World Happenings Briefly Told
Poland adds a post office for every 6300 people and the Central Bank of Shanghai shipped 5.1 million dollars in gold bars to Vancouver aboard the Empress of Asia. The Irish Free State rejected Bray casino plans as 31 French war veterans visited London as honorary British Legion members. Copenhagen hosted an international radio conference ending June 9 with drafts for Madrid 1932. Toronto delegates return from the World's WCTU with wheat-filled souvenirs from Alberta. Economic strain blamed for US trade depression by Senator Davis. Charles Lindley Wood celebrates his second birthday, linked to Lord Irwin. Dickens tributes mark the writer’s death anniversary at Westminster Abbey.
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Poland
Central Bank of
Shanghai
Vancouver
Copenhagen
Denmark
Madrid
Toronto
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Four Corners
Alberta
United States
Senator Davis
Pennsylvania
Charles Lindley Wood
Halifax
Great Britain
Lord Irwin
India
Charles Dickens
Boston
Westminster Abbey
Dickens
Believes Wars Inevitable Says British Scientist
Sir Arthur Keith, rector at Aberdeen University, argues wars are natural pruning by Mother Nature. He states a world without war is impossible, though his own dream envisions everlasting peace. He compares principles of growth to farming, noting ideas of progress and conflict.
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Sir Arthur Keith
Aberdeen University
Ingenious Tank Tests Validate Cunarder Model
An 18 foot scale Cunard liner model underwent extensive tank tests in a 300 foot facility to simulate Atlantic seas and wind. The apparatus used wave and air flow systems to study funnel gas, ventilation, and deck contamination with the aim of refining funnel designs for minimal deck smoke and improved safety.
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Ieee
North Atlantic
Cunard
Platinum output surges for Canada in 1930 figures
Canada’s 1930 output of platinum group metals totalled 68,116 fine ounces, up from 20,827 in 1929. Value rose to $2,439,128, with exports reaching $1,628,598. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics released the revised figures. X ray studies at Field Museum indicate pyorrhea was common in ancient Egypt.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Field Museum
Ancient
Egypt
Vital Statistics Eighth Annual Report 1928 Issued
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics has issued the eighth annual vital statistics report for 1928. It includes detailed tables on parents of births, decedents by age and origin, causes of death by nativity and conjugal status, and occupation data for certain deaths. It covers births, deaths, marriages by locality and special tables for Indian populations as well as Yukon and North West Territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Yukon
North West Territories
Great Lakes Water Levels Hit Record Lows
Ottawa experts warn Great Lakes and St. Lawrence levels are far below seasonal averages. If rainfall remains light through Ontario Manitoba and the U S midwest grain transport could suffer in the coming fall due to reduced lake movement and lower water levels.
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Great Lakes
Ontario
Manitoba
United States
Department of Marine
Ottawa
St. Lawrence River
Department
Yukon executive retires after long service in Arctic work
Major Burwash retires from civil service after a career with the Yukon and North West Territories branch of the Department of the Interior. Major Lockie Burwash is named investigator for the name branch, and the Mackenzie retirement aligns with departmental staff cuts. A Soviet teachers club in London opens for Soviet employees’ children with 20 pupils learning English and Russian.
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Orge P. Mackenzie
Yukon
Yukon and
North West Territories
Department of the Interior
Civil Service
Lockie T. Burwash
Name
Canada
Mackenzie
Thenterior Department
London
England
Lab
Train Scene Recalled In Fragmented Rail Tale
A garbled reminiscence describes a train incident with a dog and a soaked scene. It hints at a passenger recalling a quick halt and a near jump by a locomotive as the event unfolds.
New Experimental Farm Near Regina Opens to Help Moose Jaw Weyburn Area
The Dominion Government launches a capers farm two miles south of Regina and near Highway 6 to study soil drift, weed control, summer fallow, stubble preparation, and forage crop economics across about 3,000,000 acres of heavy clay soil.
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Dominion
Regina
No. 6 Highway
Moose Jaw-Weyburn
Plane Speed Record Exceeded in Training Flights
Reported drills for Schneider Cup training show pilots possibly surpassing 360 mph in seaplanes while races run. Canada trained teachers across 46 normal schools and 12 universities in 1930 with about 70,000 employed teachers each year, while archi pped disputes from 1820 to 1900 number up to 110. The text notes volatile behavior under stress.
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Canada
August H. Orlebar
Brakeman crafts locomotive on towel in Stratford
Elmer Ridsdale of Stratford Ontario a 55 year old brakeman finished a unique three foot locomotive and tender design on a plain white towel. He traced the pattern from Canadian National engine No 3464, completed after 90 hours of work and now plans a similar design of a White Star Liner.
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Stratford
Elmer Ridsdale
Ontario
Ridsdale
Elmer
Canadian National
B Street
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Scottie
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