World Happenings Briefly Told From Various Nations
Languages of all races will be preserved on phonograph records for a museum collection in Paris. Canada Czechoslovakia trade talks advance with definite winter condition. Sir Thomas Lipton makes his sixtieth voyage to the Waite on the Leviathan and challenges American yachts for 1929. Toronto publishes Mackenzie King book with London and New York simultaneous editions. Geneva Red Cross committee studies civilian protection from chemical warfare in Brussels January 16, 1919. Telegraph records show Jewish messages in U S surpass other groups. Prince of Wales and Premier Baldwin invited to Canada Club dinner November 21 in London. Duke of York expected to visit Canada in 1929 and open Toronto’s Royal York hotel. Western candidates pass October medical council exams. four from the West practice in any province. Germany represented at London Salon of Photography exhibition for first time since 1914. Argentina’s prosperity grows with increased product demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
CzechoSlovaka
Sir Thomas Liptor
United States
Western Union ‘Telegraph Co
Prince of Wales
Stanley Baldwin
Canada Club
London
Toronto Telegram
Cam ‘Ada
Duke of York
Cannada
Toronto
Royal York
Empress of Japan Liner Being Wrecked for New Ships
The Empress of Japan, once a famed liner, is being stripped at Japanese yards. A wrecking crew removes fittings as rivets and plates are praised for their original condition. The vessel, part of a trio with the Empress of India and Empress of China, marks a transition to new ship production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameriapress
Japan
Biver Aicbea
North Vac
Prithsit Yard
Eliper
Japaese
Canaan
Express of Japan
Empress of Japan
Gaekwar
Baroda
Early Home Of Mankind Find Skull In Africa
A male skull, declared a perfect specimen of early humans about 25 000 years ago, was brought to the United States by Dr. George L. Collie of Beloit College. Collie, representing the Logan Museum, borrowed the skull from M A Dobruge of Algeria for examination by U S scientists. He said Africa, not Asia, was the early home of mankind and noted other recent African discoveries supporting this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George L. Collie
Beloit College
Im. Collie
Logan Museum of
Beloit
M.A. Dobruge
Africa
Colle
Asia
Boomer dress pattern features two piece skirt and elastic bloomers
Vintage pattern details describe an attractive Boomer dress with a two piece gathered skirt finishing at the back opening. Round neck with a fitted collar, short sleeves with pointed cuffs, and bloomers with elastic at top and leg casings. Size 2 and 4 offered with yardage and material price notes.
Manitoba Aviation League Formed To Promote Aeronautics
Manitoba forms the Aviation League of Manitoba with leaders including JA Tierardson UT Crabb and D C Coleman to advance aeronautics, promote air routes, regulations, and organize volunteer air cadet squadrons for youths while outlining broad objectives at the Royal Alexandra Hotel event with Major General J H MacBrien addressing the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RK Clady
Charles ¢Ttner
J Hunter
N. Jones
W. A. Kingsland
AW. Met
W. McCurdy
Hugh Osler
RM Parkhill
CS. Riley
J A. Sully
W. A. Straith
Roh Webb
F. C. Woodstan
J. 11. Mac Brien, CB
Cmg
Iuncheon
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Wheat Rust Report Advances Western Canada Fight
J H Craigie of the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory at Manitoba Agricultural College completed a detailed wheat rust study. The National Research Council in Ottawa will review the work before public release, with the authoritatively hinted forward step for western farmers. A second note recalls the Hill 69 sale and the Ypres salient memories. Spain's trade with France continues to grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
J. H. Craigie
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Manitoba Agricultural College
National Research Council
Ottawa
Craigie
Mr. Craigie
Hill 69
Ypres
Fragmentary note on severe illness in old diary text
Fragmented OCR fragment mentions severe illness and fever with garbled surrounding words. No clear names, places, dates, or events are identifiable. The text appears incomplete and not enough to establish a coherent news item or identify individuals or organizations.
Radio In Demand For All Purposes
Requests flood Chicago radio stations as listeners seek music wedding marches time zones travel tips and practical help. From St Louis to Nebraska Illinois to Ohio callers ask for travel guidance mortgage basics vacuum cleaner recommendations and a cherished caramel cake recipe.
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WHT
Chiago
Chicago
Aistance Ved
St. Louis
Hhe
Safe Flight Moves Gold Across Europe
Doubt about air travel safety for valuables fades as an air express line ferries a consignment of gold from London to Amsterdam. The shipment faced cold but enjoyed moderate insurance rates, reinforcing confidence in air routes for transporting bullion and coins.
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London
Amsterdam
Visionary Photogram Via Fog Shown By Baird In London
J Baird the young Scotch inventor of television recently demonstrated photographs and a camera using a tele vision ray before the British Association in London The plates are sensitive to infrared rays unseen by the human eye and allow pictures through opaque fog Baird foresees aerial photography in future wars from aircraft above clouds hidden from ground observers
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J. Baird
Ikktish Association
London
Baird
Red Oil Demand At Evening Service Station
A woman orders a quart of red oil at a dusk service station, prompting the attendant to hesitate and stutter. She insists, stating her debt is settled, and repeats the request with a firm cadence amid the dimming light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Amos 8 14 Lesson Reflects Judgment on Judah and Idols
Sunday School lesson centers Amos 2 4 3 15 and Psalm 15 18 with devotional notes on Lucan references. It explains that Judah’s persistent sin and rejection of Jehovah, plus the worship of unreal Baalim and Astaroths, invite divine fire upon Jerusalem and shared doom with neighboring nations.
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Lucan
Amos
Judah
Dummeton
Jerusalem
English Twins Begin 5000 Mile London To Karachi Trek
Twin brothers Donald and Douglas Burton start a long walk from London to Karachi aiming to travel through France Italy Yugoslavia Bulgaria Turkey Arabia and beyond. They pledge to travel rough with no money and rely on aid, with fourteen years in New Zealand and care for no funds until they reach France.
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London
England
Karachi
India
Donald
Douglas Burton
France
Italy
Jugo- Slavia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Arabia
Car
New Zealand
Tai
Serers
Channel
Greenland Debated as Former Tropical Region by Danish Explorer
Danish explorer Lange Koen reports from Copenhagen after Greenland expedition returning with eight tons of fossils plants and animals. He claims evidence Greenland was once tropical with signs of hot springs and abundant wildlife. German bid for Trans Atlantic traffic noted with two 4 ton coal burning ships planned for 1929.
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Lange Koen
Copenhagen
Sat
Greenland
Koch
Two Assis
North By Sound
Denmarkhaven
England
Pedestrian Waves Miniature Horn to Cross Southampton Street
A South ampton pedestrian asserted his right of way by carrying a small motor horn on his walking stick. He sounded warning blasts to motorists as he crossed, drawing attention to his safe passage and the need for caution at street crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
Fragmentary Quote from Journal Amurant Parle
An odd historical snippet presents dialogue about leaving a place and a paid for item or service. The text centers on hesitation to depart despite prior spending, reflecting a personal or theatrical exchange. No identifiable individuals, organizations, or locations are clearly named in the readable portion.
German Aristocrats Seek Canadian West Settlement
A party of about 1b former German aristocrats surveys land in the alburg district Sae land 19 the St atetewan, aiming to establish a settlement in the Canadian West. Notable figures include Dr Smidel von Seeberg and Count Otto von Den Mages, with plans to return to Germany in spring after reporting on land conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian West
Alburg
Saeland
Germany
Smidel von Seeberg
Berlin
Minaetz
St Wabburg
Otto
World Record Wheat Yield Set in Alberta by Noblefond Grower
Noblefond's C. 8. Noble, an Alberta farmer and former American, breaks his 1915 wheat record with 74,090 bushels on 1,200 acres, averaging about 7 bushels per acre. The piece notes prior records, the variety from Macdonald College, and the rising popularity of winter wheat in milder Alberta winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Noble
Noblefond
Ottawa
Foreign suspect in police interview sparks wireless broadcast
A New York police probe of a foreign vagrant born into a linguistic puzzle led to interpreters and language professors joining the effort. Broadcasts warned listeners of the enemy stealth as the ailing captive, identified as a Laplander, faced explanations from authorities amid Canadian tank activity reported earlier in the year.
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New York
Fea
Seth
Laplander
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AMOND
Windsor
Ontario
Museum of Languages
Paris
Mackenzie King
Geneva International Red Cross Committee
Brussels
Belgium
Medical Council of Canada
A. J. Buell
Vancouver
F. M. Jones
Victoria
W. H. Munn
Summerland
B.C
C. A. Ryan
Famoas
Shine
Winnipeg Newspan
vOny
Winnipeg
Cason
McDermot Ave
Manitoba Aviation League
Spain
Nate
Royal Hunters
Prince Michael Sturdza
Washington, D.C
Princess Sturden
Rocky River
Canadian Rockies
Jasper National Park
Journal Amurant, Parle
Will
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