World Happenings From RFF Highlights Global Notes
A collage of foreign and domestic items: Howard of Penrith receives a British barony on the king’s birthday while Professor Ludwig Stein, a famed philosopher, retires to Salzburg after an operation. Indian wheat ships dominate Great Lakes trade. UK shipbuilding joy follows Franco-Italian pact. Chicago teachers face unpaid back pay totaling 6.5 million dollars as vacation season begins. Massachusetts marks 200 years with Sir Ronald Lindsay’s address. G W Jones arrives in Canberra to advise on sales tax. UK unemployment climbs with 1,933,500 employed, up 42,925 from last week and 780,254 above last year.
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Howard
United States
Penrith
Ludwig Stein
Salzburg
Austria
Great Lakes
Lake Shipperv Clearance Association
France
Italy
J. Ramaay MacDonald
House of Commons
Chiccago
Massachusetts
Ronald Lindsay
G. W. Jones
Canberra
Australia
Government of
Commonwealth
Ministry of Labor
Canada Set to Surpass U S in Gold Output Soon
Canada made rapid strides in gold production surpassing the United States last year as Canadian output grew while U S mine reports showed smaller returns. Alaska and Philippine mines also noted, but engineers say Canada will exceed U S production in the near future as major properties expand. Twenty five years ago Canada was not expected to overhaul the U S in a century, yet it achieved this in under a quarter of a century.
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Canada
United States
United State
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Unite States
Linoleum Fortune From Lancaster Painter's Son
The report asserts Linoleum fortune of thirty to forty million pounds tracing to a Lancaster painter who started a shop with a picture framing side business. He improved cloth by cork powder, creating Linoleum and amassing wealth. Lord Ashton began working in the family factory early and proved a strong businessman. A toad catches prey with a sticky long tongue.
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Lora Ashton
Lancaster
America
Lord Ashton
Safety finger tests to detect rail strain under load
An electrical device described to the American Society of Testing Materials measures bending and twists in rails under heavy loads to improve safety in steel construction. J P Shamberger of Pittsburgh described the invention, designed by J G Ritter of Westinghouse. The two-part telescoping finger records tiny movements as a locomotive passes, converting them into measurable electrical signals for wear assessment.
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American Society of Testing Materials
J.P. Shamberger
Pittsburgh
J. G. Ritter
Westinghouse Flectrica Manufacturing Company
Women Move North to Churchill Port on Hudson Bay
On Hudson Bay at Churchill, four women arrive this May aboard the Muskeg Limited joining Mrs A Gibson, wife of the Church of England minister, to form the largest female community yet. The new residents are Mrs Martin and her daughter Margaret, and Mrs Claude Johnson wife of the CN Railways division engineer, who will stay through autumn, as Churchill gains a notable gender balance.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
A. Gibson
Church of England
New Lady
Muskeg Limited
Martin
United Church
Margaret
Claude Johnson
Canadian National Railways
Californian girl guards forest from Black Mountain summit
A young California woman works as a fire watcher on Black Mountain in the San Jacinto range. From a stiltsupported log cabin she scans hundreds of square miles for smoke, signals danger, and relies on an Alsatian dog Mina and mule-assisted supply. Water comes from a dammed spring. She dislikes storms but feels no loneliness in the mountain solitude.
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London Daily Mail
Black Mountain
San Jacinte Range
Mina
Forestry Service
Grain stock declines and irregularities noted in June reports
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports week ending June 27 1830 grain stocks fell 3 77 508 bushels with Wheat down 2 281 683 Oats 356 580 Barley 3 771 Flax 38 061 Rye 387 411 and total stocks 172185608 bushels A Caroma paper mentions a domestic incident after a ceremony involving Smith and Roney family members Police report Roney family observed at the match Candy making noted as hazardous industry Rusticy airplanes on regular service now carry 22 passengers.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Rarley
Fashionable cotton shanting dress with Buddha yellow trim
An attractive cotton shanting dress in Buddha yellow features a white pique shawl collar, turn back cuffs, pocket flaps, and a belt that creates a slim waistline. Style No. 3489 offers sizes 16 to 48 inches bust, requires 2 yards of 40 inch material, and can be made from men's cotton shirting fabric for sportswear.
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Lyn Béinch
Deborah and Barak Defeat Sisera in Biblical Siege
A Sunday school lesson on Judges 4 1 5 previews the victory of Deborah the prophetess and Barak over Sisera as Israel seeks deliverance from Jabin. The piece notes Deborah as a palm tree judge and explains her role, while a Tangential travel stat and a quirky insect and perfume fact conclude the devotional.
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Jabin
Exad
Shamgar
Sisera
Canaan
Israel
Jehovah
Fand
Deborah
Barak
Matthew Henry
Lapidoth
Lapdoth
Tabernacle
Rama
Bethel
Ephraim
Jugh
Tel
Kait
Keem
Ha Fak
Canadians Increase Meat Consumption In 1929
The Live Stock Branch reports a rise in meat intake by Canadians with beef up by about 28 million pounds and per capita gain near two pounds. Beef, veal and mutton totals jumped from 648.6 million to 676.8 million pounds in 1929, while the broader beef and mutton group rose by 8.3 million pounds per year per capita.
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Dominion Department of Agriulture
Outdoes King Of Birds In Aerial Hunt Mystery
A flock of eagles raiding sheep ranches near El Paso Texas were killed by a passenger laden airplane within eight hours totaling nine birds. A rancher had spent a year attempting to shoot them from the ground. White pine dominates 90 percent of North Sea pattern work due to its ease of shaping durability and minimal shrinkage. Sir Harry Lauder announces his first annual farewell tour of the country scheduled for 1931 and will be seen by audiences who saw him in his early days.
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Paso
Texas
Harry Lauder
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Caroma
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Roneys
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the Prize Livestock OF the
Regina
Col “Pac” Samtley
Oklahoma
Durham
England
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John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
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Toronto, Ont
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