World Happenings Briefly Told
Reported incidents from around the globe include toy army aviators escaping injury after planes collided at 2000 feet over a field, Sweden debating sleeping sickness cures, a June 26 international race for the Duke of York’s gold trophy, and a claimed Indian hospital plan in Saskatchewan. Paris notes 147 unemployed. London had 800,000 pre-strike. Chicago reports a $5,000 reward for murder information. A French troop column buried 3,000 Druse massacre victims, while Poland announces a new cabinet under Premier Witos and Foreign Minister Morawski.
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Toy Army
Paris
London
Ber Ir
Duratour
Tours
Chicago
Robi Crowe
Hie Asistant
William H. McScherin
Sourkda
Earsison
Igo
Poland
Witos At
Morawkl
Fetal Keegan
England Sets Optics Lead After War Knowledge Gains
The Imperial College of Science and Technology in South Kensington hosted an opening noting that Britain has reclaimed supremacy in lenses and optical instruments after wartime advances. The exhibit showed progress in optics since 1922, including range finders, periscopes, and field glasses, and stressed optics' vital role in modern life and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial College of Science of Technology
South Kensington
England
Germany
Revea
New York Sees Strange Rotor Ship on Harbor Voyage
An odd craft resembling a ship with two rotating rotor towers entered New York harbor. The vessel carried building stone on an experimental 200 mile trip, powered by a rotor-propelled system claimed to cut fuel use by about 70 percent. Inventor Anton Fletther greeted the ship at quarantine as tests showed rotors enabling motion when the main engine paused.
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New York Harbor
Anton Fletther
Ain
Baden
No. 1264 and 128 Young Children’s Pattern Catalog
An excerpt from a fashion book offering patterns for boys and girls, including No 1264 blouse with scalloped edges and No 128 straight trousers. Mentions sizes 2, 4, and 6 years, fabric yardage, price 20 cents, and a Fashion Book showing style ideas for well dressed children.
Work On H. B. Railway With Over One Hundred Men Employed
Dr Campbell superintendent of the railway accompanied by prier and construction engineers Turner and Thomas Turnbull surveys the Hudson Bay Railway. They plan to complete the muleage to Kettle Rapids and resume track work with additional equipment and men to pull heavy trains this fall. Over 100 men are already replacing tires as eighty pound rails are restored to shape. The 232 mile line, despite years of use, can rival Canada’s first class main lines.
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Campbell
Pailan National Rail
Prier
CNR
JW. P
Thomas Turnbull
Hudson Tay
Kettle Ri
Hutson Bay
Canada
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipes Newspaper Union
Pattern order guide from Winnipes Newspaper Union lists address at 175 McDermot Ave and pattern number referencing. Names and town unclear. reader advised to contact location for specific items.
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Winnipes Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipes
Money In the West Prairies Reach High Figure
The Financial Post estimates prairie province receipts at 1 billion dollars, a rise from last year. Sources include Agriculture 725 million, Industrial 10 million, Mines and fisheries 40 million, and Orientals trade 50 million. Singapore Java Siam trade cited as growing, aided by roads built by Britain, France and the Netherlands. A. T. Muddiman notes brisk commerce. federal ministries discuss continued air patrol cooperation in British Columbia fisheries.
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Prairie Provinces
Financial Post
Far East
Singapore
Java
Siam
Rave
Cana
A. Ti. Muddiman
Air Stations Allotment Under Consideration in Canada
The question of air stations in Canada is under consideration. Hon. E. N. MacDonald informs the House at Ottawa that defence is involved and notes complaints about air service conditions at certain points in British Columbia and Alberta.
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Canada
E. N. MacDonald
National
Ottawa
British Columbia
Alberta
Costs Of Immigration Aid In Canada Reported
In the eleven months ended February 28, the Federal Government spent 247 530 on ocean and railway fares for immigrants. Of this amount 130 708 are recoverable loans. Land settlement assistance cost 284 725 and immigrant maintenance 19 161.
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House of Commons
Gov
Heavy Cargoes For the Orient Trade Growth from Vancouver Ports
Local merchants report a revival in China and Japan trade with Vancouver as liner bookings surge. The Kanadian Pacific steamers show heavy cargoes and a partial recovery in Oriental commerce, signaling a return to normal activity in the region.
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China
Japan
Vancouver
Largest Lumber Cargo on Record Reported by Oregon Paper
An Oregon newspaper notes the Monticello carried what it calls the largest lumber cargo ever loaded on a ship. It states 62 356 612 board feet were aboard, a figure tied to historic shiploads and distant trade, with unclear origin and fragmented context.
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Oregon
Monticello
Portland
Wonderful Feat For MacMillan Expedition Rewiing Mowe Mah
MacMillan plans a Labrador and Greenland expedition with a crew of scientists and landsmen. Captain MacMillan seeks hardy explorers with intestinal fortitude and readiness for six months of training to live on ships, pilot icefields, and perform sea and deck duties. Ralph Robinson, his first mate, is highlighted as a proven crew member.
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Donald B. Mactan
Aiton
Pield Museum
Labrador
MacMillan
Ralph Robinson
Alcohol Addiction in Russia Raises Alarming Stats
Moscow rector Dr Alexander Shotomvtich says 6,000 Russian workers annually overindulge in alcohol. He reports 65 percent addicted and average spend 13 percent of yearly earnings on drink, based on official registrations, noting many self-supply alcohol and freight cars long fully loaded with it across 6000 miles.
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Alexander Shotomvtich
Department of Health
Moscow
Sholomvitch
Vladivostok
Leningrad
Russia
Germany Cannot Engage In Military Aviation
The article discusses changes to the Versailles Treaty affecting German military aviation. It notes modifications to horsepower limits and climb rates and mentions separate carveouts agreed among France Belgium and Germany. It references a four year pace of progress and a possible accord between the nations under the treaty terms.
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Versalles
France
Germany
Belsun
Germit
Clarence Davis grows wealth farming in Champion district
Clarence Davis moved from Genesco Minnesota to southern Alberta and built a productive farm empire. Starting with $1,200, he purchased a quarter section and developed it into a valued property, now worth about $50,000 with a thriving operation.
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Champion
Alberta
Clarence Davis
Genesco
Mlinots
Tnd
Davis
Rapid Rise in Canadian Tourist Traffic by Car
The newspaper notes a sharp growth in automobile tourism into Canada. In 1924 nearly 1.595 million entries occurred, in 1925 one day entries rose, and by 1928 about 966 thousand entered. Ontario saw 1,209,090 travelers, New Brunswick 467,555, and Quebec 111,983 in a single day.
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Canada
Ontario
New Brunswick
Quebec
The Largest Bell in England Lifts London Tower
A fragment notes a seventeen ton bell hanging in a St Pauls tower with links to the cathedral’s famed bell tradition. The entry hints at the weight and location but lacks full details or context.
Canada’s War Debt Compared to U S Civil War Era
A Toronto Star reflection contrasts Canada’s wartime borrowing with the United States two billion dollar debt at the close of the Civil War. It notes the huge figures and hints at the implications for Canada’s foreign trade and national outlook.
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Canada
United Staten
United States
Lincoln
United
Toronto Star
Changing Names Of Cities In Russia
The article notes that over sixty Russian cities have been renamed by the thevik authorities to erase czarist or church associations. Petrograd became Leningrad, Tearksin to Stalingrad, and others like Trotsky, Elizabethgrad, and Alexandropol were rebranded to honor Soviet leaders, with Leninkan cited for Alexandro pol in Armenia.
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Russia
Thevik
Petrograd
Peter the Great
Leningrad
Lenin
Tearksin
Volga
Stalingrad
Joseph Stalin
Pashine
Trotek
Trotsky
Elizabethgrad
Gregory Zinoviev
Communist International
Alexandropol
Armenia
Leninkan
Nicholas Lenin
Canadian Peer Plans Life of Christ Biography
Lord Heaverbrook proprietor of the Daily Express announces a life of Christ. The Morning Post notes readers find the manuscript vividly arresting and the work produced with great reverent sincerity.
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Christ Lord Heaverbrook
The
Daily Express
Christ
Morning Post
Plant Psychology Claims by Jagadis Bose Draw Attention
A fragment reports Indian psychologist Jagadis Chandra Bose conducting plant experiments. It notes claims that plants show consciousness, with tests where a carrot in water became intoxicated as recorded by a cresco graph, and that chloroform affectively altered the plant’s state.
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Stusien Weking
Jagadis Chandra Bose
India
Farrier
Jagadis
Farms Hands Placed Quickly in Canada from England
A group of forty three young men trained at Claydon England center were sent to farms in Canada under H. K. Blue. They arrived in Toronto from England and Ontario runs were arranged. The visit to see the men placed exceeded expectations.
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England
Canada
Claydon
Ree
H. K. Blue
Toronto
Ontario
Wrt
Auto Industry Sees Record Production in 1926
Canada’s mobile industry reports record output in 1926 with 161,570 cars produced by Canadian auto factories. Passenger cars totaled 124,458 and trucks 15,268, reflecting a nine percent rise from 1920 and surpassing the 1926 figures. Total production value reached $110,884,804 with nine parts and wage totals around $35,280.
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Canada
Seat TL
C: 1
Nevada editors plan national memorial for Mark Twain
Editors across Nevada propose erecting a memorial near the cabin where Mark Twain wrote his early works and plan to move the old Territorial Enterprise building to a new site in Virginia City. The project aims to celebrate the American humorist and his Mississippi-centric legacy with a national scope.
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Nevada
Asa
Mark Twain
Huge Turtle Landed in Kal Fay South Africa by Sophia Skipper
A large turtle was landed at Kal Fay South Africa by the skipper of the Sophia. He used a vine and tackle for the capture. The animal weighed about ten tenths of a ton according to local observers and was exhibited on Kalk Bar before transport.
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Kal Fay
South Africa
Sophia
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Rene
PUPPY
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Mountaineuss Seale
Berted
Ammit
M Dalloz
Land of Soviets
Ermany
Englana
St. Paul's
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