World Happenings Briefly Told
Internal troubles in British Columbia push for Crestovia to be handed to the Sons of Freedom. Queen Mary turns 64 with wide felicitations. Canadian minister Hion urges pursuit of Oriental trade. Cattle shipment rules eased for open decks in summer. 20 to 30 trade treaties to be revised in a year. Canadian whisky exports slump in April. W G Duncan moves from Prince Albert to Calgary SSB. Gold claims revived near Holmfield Manitoba. British and Canadian Dental Associations plan Toronto meeting in July 1932. Russian civil aviation to open world’s longest airline from Moscow to Irkutsk and Vladivostok August 1.
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Peter Veregin
Crestovia
Sons of Freedom
Mary
Hion
Herbert Marler
Tokyo
Canada
Great Britain
House of Commons
HL H. Stevens
W. G. Duncan
Prince Albert
Selier Settlement Board
Calgary
Alberta
Long River
Badger Creek
Holmfield
Man
British Dental Association
Canadian Dental Association
Toronto
Ontario Dental Association
Moscow
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
German Railways Test Locomotives For Stability
Locomotives of the German railway undergo yearly examinations on a special test stand. Each engine is run for many hours to simulate actual operation and performance is carefully checked. The whirling wheels of the stationary engine can reach speeds resembling eighty miles per hour.
Alberta anglers land over two million pounds of fish in 1930
Alberta fisheries authorities estimate that more than 2,211,000 pounds of fish were caught by anglers in the province in 1930, a several hundred thousand pound increase over 1929. Pike accounted for about half of the total catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Fisheries
Alberta Fisheries Authorities
London Times and Telegraph react to adjourned grain conference
The London Times editors lament the adjournment leaving the wheat problem unresolved but note the committee may sustain cooperation and curb excessive competition. The London Telegraph also doubts a quick remedy for over production, urging mixed husbandry in wheat producing countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
World Grain Conference
the Times
London Telegraph
Ogopogo Vanishes From Okanagan Valley
Reports state the famed Ogopogo has died after two years unseen by lakeside towns. Inquiries confirm the legendary creature likely passed away from natural causes, with hopes for a carcass to be found for national display. The sea serpent reportedly features a sheep head and a 50 foot body and has long served as a trademark for interior fruit products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okanagan Valley
Lake Okanagan
Froth Blowers Disband After Charity Milestone
The Proth Blowers from 1924 founded by Sir Alfred Fripp wind up per a London Gazette notice. They left a legacy of charity including $500,000 raised for children, funding for 50 hospital rats, and $70,000 for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides activities in port areas. The item also notes livestock values in Western Provinces and stray observations on social behavior and industry.
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Order of Froth Blowers
Organization
Merry Souls
London Gazette
Alfred Fripp
Proth Blowers
Sunday School Lesson on Christ's Crucifixion and Forgiveness
Lesson centers on Isaiah’s prophecy of healing through Jesus wounded for transgressions. It covers Calvary, the crucifixion with two thieves, the casting of lots for Jesus’ garments, and Jesus’ prayer Father forgive them. Commentary by Smyth and Erdman emphasizes forgiveness, redemption, and the torn temple veil as signs of salvation.
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Jesus
Calvary
John
Matthew
William Blake
Christ
G. A. Studdert Kennedy
Paterson Smyth
Holy of Holies
Charles R Erdman
Canadian Pacific unveils eight day transcontinental freight
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces a faster freight service from Vancouver to Montreal cutting transit from nine to eight days. The Winnipeg to Montreal leg drops from four to three days boosting exporters with 24 extra hours to prepare shipments and ensuring connection to Montreal steamships.
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Vancouver
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboards
Tansportation Department
Winnipeg
Middle West
Research Council surveys grains and waste materials
The National Research Council announces an exhaustive survey of grains and other waste materials. Additional studies aim to develop processes turning waste into commercially valuable products. Balsa wood’s buoyancy allows it to support nearly ten times its weight. Tuberculosis most affects people aged 15 to 25.
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National Research Council
Race mixing as solution to tensions, says Vancouver anthropologist
Dr Charles Hill Tout argues intermarriage of Japanese Chinese and white races in British Columbia could produce a superior race within ten generations. He warns prejudice risks a future race war and urges ending beliefs in racial superiority and granting India self government to prevent alignments with Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Charles Hill-Tout
Vancouver
Toronto
Hill-Tout
Royal Society of Canada
India
Europe
Hil-Tout
Western
Canada
Russia Keeps It Up Country Steadily Forging Ahead
Russia advances toward its five year oil goal two and a half years early and surpasses Venezuela as a top oil producer while wheat output tops a billion bushels. U S remains first in oil. War prep costs rise and Russia orders 100 tanks from a British firm. Mooring mast cost for St Hubert airship project tallies at 1.846 million dollars. Oldest bells in the United States date to 1682 in St Augustine.
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Ountry
Russia
Venezuela
United States
St. Hubert
Que
House of Commons
Donald Sutherland
National Defence
Pecanery Dog Scene Described Amid Fire and Escape
A chaotic scene unfolds with a dog named Scottie and a group camp under threat as embers rise and tents shake. A tense, cold night follows as rescuers and onlookers observe a fraught escape plan. A coordinated effort aims to free captives and move toward safety.
Fragmented OCR passage from unknown story
A highly garbled text fragment presents a chaotic scene with stray phrases and unclear actions. Several misread names and locations appear, but concrete facts or a coherent narrative are not discernible from the legible portions.
Durant names ten greatest thinkers and poets in new book
Dr. Will Durant lists Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, St Thomas Aquinas, Copernicus, Bacon, Newton, Voltaire, Kant and Darwin as history’s top thinkers. He excludes Jesus from the thinker list, calling him an influential figure of faith, and also ranks Shakespeare among the ten greatest poets with Homer, David, Euripides, Lucretius, Li Po, Dante, Keats, Shelley and Whitman.
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Will Durant
Confucius
Plato
Aristotle
St Thomas Aquinas Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
Charles Darwin
Shakespeare
Hats Come Off in Commons For Speaking Habit
Three House of Commons figures are known for removing hats when they address the Assembly. Hon W R Motherwell, Jean Francois Pouliot, and Lt Col T H Lennox are named along with Lt Col Reginald Geary when present. Lennox’s headwear draws comment with a vivid red tie and bright banded hat. The piece notes the Pisa marble tower as a separate curiosity.
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Stouse U. C
House of Commons
W. R. Motherwell
Jean Francois Pouliot
Temiscouta
Quebec
T. H. Lennox
North York
Reginald Geary
South Toronto
Col
Lennox
Hal Uways
Combine
Society
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Ted
Ogopogo
Froth Blowers
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Johnny
Poland
Calon
St. Augustine
Fla
Scottie
Meron
Jimmy
Scotin
Faewme
Castain
Otiontess
Ileus Beida
Coronel
Guleuis
Theo
Bartos Pound
Finca
Jame
Nme
Forden
Pisa
England
Brooder Houses
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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