World Happenings Briefly Told from Global News
Russia's five year plan completed early. Safed merchants fined for Arab boycott clash over a Jew watch sale. German training flight crash kills all aboard. air ministry silent on numbers. Germans abroad ordered to sign consular recruitment lists. Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe visits London after inheriting $3 million in 1929. Canada fixes 32 cent rate on the German mark under a trade pact. Canadian penitentiary probe to study English systems in July. King knighted Earl of Clarendon at Windsor. Earl just returned from South Africa. Earl Beasborough to chair League of Nations loans committee after Chamberlain.
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Russia
Safed
Palestine
Berlin
Air Ministry
Duchess of Roxburghe
Mary Goelet
Newport
Rhode Island
London
Earl of Clarendon
Order of the Garter
Windsor Castle
South Africa
Earl of Beasborough
Canada
Austen Chamberlain
League of Nations
Four Treasuries Veteran Women Pocketed Small Cash Sums
Four elderly women, all veteran treasury employees, were caught with marked bills in their possession after years of small thefts. Treasury officials dismissed them without prosecution due to length of federal service and the thefts totaling only a few dollars. Names were not released.
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United States Treasury Department
Treasury
Seret
The
Revival Heart Device Demonstrated By Washington University
A new machine revives human hearts after death and restarts rhythmic beating for study. Dr. William Konitz described a system where an artificial circulation supports entire organs like liver or kidney. He contrasted it with the Carrel Lindbergh device and noted experiments run six to seven hours.
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American College of Physicians
William B. Kouitz
Washington University
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Charles A. Lindbergh
Konitz
Sweden to host two day festival for 400 year Jubilee
Sweden plans a two day festival around Gripsholm Castle near Stockholm to mark a 400 year anniversary. trumpets from castle towers will announce the opening as the lake hosts air boats motorboats and a flotilla. regiments in full dress will perform and 40000 seats and 20000 for dining are anticipated. royal family and dignitaries will attend with a royal gun salute and marching bands.
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Gripsholm Castle
Stockholm
Sweden
Gripeheim
Gustavus Vasa
Europe
Gustav
Memorial unveiled at Windsor linking Windsor bonds across seas
King George unveils a cenotaph memorial to George V in Windsor England. He calls it a link between the royal borough and Windsor Ontario in Canada. The gift comes from the people of Windsor Berkshire and Windsor Ontario. Some English leeches from Orkney and Shetland are noted. The piece mentions the first corkscrew patent in the United States to P Buaker in 1860.
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George
Windsor
England
Windsor Castie
George V
House of Windsor
Royal
Dominion of
Canada
Berkshire
Ontario
P. Buaker
Summer frock by Anne Adams pattern 4371
The Anne Adams Pattern 4371 offers a charm full summer frock with an open V bodice lace trim capelet sleeves and a slimming panel front. Available in sizes 34 to 46, this versatile dress suits parties clubs and informal events. illustrated instructions are included. Send 20c to Winnipeg Pattern Dept for details.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Great Lakes Region Faces Possible 1663 Style Earthquakes
Dr. William H Hobbs of Michigan and Dr. A P Coleman of Toronto discuss a potential Great Lakes quake comparable to 1663 calamity. Hobbs links glacial rebound and recurring minor shocks to delaying a major event, while Coleman calls the prediction extreme yet worth considering.
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Great Lakes Region
San Francisco
Japan
William H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Great Lakes
A. P. Coleman
Toronto
Hobbs
Hobbs’ Assumpton
S.ince
Hobba
North America
Coleman
Hallowe'en
Leonardo da Vine Explains Earthshine Moon Illumination
Leonardo da Vine first explained the phenomenon of earthshine, noting that the moon’s darker portion is illuminated by sunlight reflected from the Earth. The insight marks an early understanding of how Earth’s reflected light contributes to lunar visibility.
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Leonardo da Vine
Waephants Contradict Popular Superstition
A curious saying claims waelephants are neither arrasa nor mice, debunking a popular superstition with a note on cultural beliefs and debunked myths.
Abraham and Angels Visit Sodom Bible Lesson Summary
Golden text proclaims James 5:16. The lesson outlines Abraham hosting three visitors, his intercession for Sodom, and God’s justice. It notes Abraham’s pleas for mercy from fifty down to ten, and the fate of Sodom, Lot, and his family, highlighting righteous intercession and divine judgment.
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John
Abraham
Jehovah
Sodom
Gomorrah
Dummelow
Cites
Lot
God
Canada Must Weigh Britain War Involvement, Senator Says
Toronto Telegram notes Senator Molloy asserts 9 to 10 percent oppose Canada joining another European war. He warns Britain could fight alone if Canada has no stake, urges understanding Canadian interests tied to Britain and Empire as global stability risks rise. He recalls Ethiopia and Mussolini as warning signs. The piece ends referencing tides caused by the moon's gravity.
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Nada
Britain
Molloy
Canada
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Italy
Mussolini
Io Man
Toronto Telegram
Birds May Live Up To Twenty Five Years
Robins sparrows and thrushes commonly reach ages around 25 years in the wild studies indicate longevity among small songbirds. Researchers note varied lifespans influenced by predation disease and food supply across habitats.
Edging Plants and Summer Crops for Canadian Gardens
The article recommends alyssums for white dainty edging and portulaca for bright yellow and red blooms thriving in sun and dry soil. It lists nasturtiums marigolds calendulas and petunias among favorites, plus zinnias in multiple sizes for a large display. It also suggests Swiss chard broad beans broccoli kale cabbage and tomatoes plus melons squashes leeks and radishes for varied vegetable options suitable for Canada.
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Canada
Health menace seen for trailer tourists over sanitary conditions
Health authorities warn that growing trailer life risks health problems from unsafe milk and water plus waste disposal. Dr J W McCullough urges boiled or treated water and pasteurized milk when possible, recommends dairy pasteurization and proper milk storage, and calls for provincial action on tourist regulations. A stray joke about compasses at Woolworth closes the piece.
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J. W. 8. McCullough
The
Health League of Canada
Health Department
Health League
Golf balls early crafted from Norsehide and feather stuffed cores
Historical note describes golf balls formed from Norsehide canes filled with feathers, outlining early construction before modern rubber and core designs. The item highlights material innovation in ball making and the shift to standardized equipment in golf history.
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Royal Commission
Joseph Archambault
Commission
U.S. Treasury
Orkney
Shetland
Anne Adame
Unday
Cor
Earth
Rey
Woolworth
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