World Happenings Briefly Told
Europe’s queen celebrates birthday on October 29. E W Beatty becomes Canadian Olympic Committee appointee. Halifax exported 89 476 barrels of apples in September, over double 1928 figures. Kaye Don plans a Daytona Beach speed attempt in a near completed car. Ramsey MacDonald hints at a Hudson Bay trip despite opposition. Six men bail out from a 19 passenger plane to show safe descent at Roosevelt Field New York.
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Europe
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Halifax
Kaye Don
Daytona Beach
Florida
Quebec
Ramsay MacDonald
Hudson Bay
Roosevelt Field
New York
New Zealand Tops World for Infants Death Rate Record
A historical report states New Zealand has the lowest infant death rate on record, making it the best place to be born. It notes broader health issues among adults and highlights goitre linked to iodine-poor soil, with iodized candy and iodized salt used to combat it. Cancer is described as a common concern.
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New Zealand
Sir Car Sik
Rick Robertson
Body Of Prospector Found By Mounted Police In Far North
The body of Joe Rutherford an old time prospector who died in a 10 year old blizzard in the far north was found by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Tom R Cowan of Toronto Rutherford's partner was notified and the body was buried where found.
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Founded
Joe Rutherford
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tom R. Cowan
Toronto
Rutherford
Mounted Police
Joyce
Chesterfield Inlet
Clever cross examination wins tramway case
A legal example shows F E Smith defending a tram company. The plaintiff claimed permanent injury from a work accident, but Smith's technique revealed the exaggeration by asking the man to lift his arm before and after the incident, exposing the lie and securing a verdict for the defense.
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Piafotid
Lord Birkeenhead
F. E. Smith
Mr. Smith
Lord
Shipment of Pure Bred Rams Reaches Western Prairies
Four carloads of 275 purebred rams from Ontario have arrived in the western provinces, part of a planned series. The Lincolns Cotswolds Leicesters Hampshires Southdowns and Cheviota were chosen by Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Limited officials with support from the National Research Council frodl committee. Previously large consignments went to the Western States for breeding.
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Ontario
Western Canada
Prairies
Canadian Co-Operative Woolgrowers Limited
Frodl
National Research Council
Alberta Produces Majority Of Canada Crude Petroleum
Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show Canada produced 470,238 barrels of crude petroleum valued at $1,643,025 in the first six months of the year. Alberta contributed about 86 percent, with 405,970 barrels produced, marking a rise of 168,676 barrels and $682,267 compared with the first half of 1928.
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Alberta
Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Smothering spells hinder Kelowna woman’s breath
Mrs. T. W. Roth of Kelowna British Columbia reports a year long battle with smothering spells that made walking even short distances impossible due to gasping for breath. A friend advised trying an unspecified remedy.
Readable Fragments From Advert To See Lea Co.
Fragmentary notes mention Lea Woronte Ontario and See Lea druggists. The text hints at a product recommendation with phrases like I can now recommend them to everyone and a price box at all druggists. Details are incomplete.
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T. Bibura Co
Lea
Woronte
Market for British Columbia apples grows in Asia
Trial shipments of BC apples in 1928 establish a market in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. Over three years boxes entering Java rose nearly 50 percent since 1926, with 1929 expected to show further gains as Australia and the U S Pacific coast remain major suppliers.
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Dutch East Indies
B.C
British Columbia
Malaya
Java
Australia
United States Pacific Coast
Lead and zinc shipment moves from Field to world markets
A large movement of 1,500 tons of lead and zinc concentrates from Field inc will flow through the Port of Vancouver. Zinc is destined for Japan and lead for the United States. The article notes regional construction details and a Massachusetts built house.
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B.C
Field,inc
Vancouver
Japan
United States
Canadian Prosperity Tied to Crop Yields Says Beatty
E. W. Beatty of Canadian Pacific Railway tells St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce that Canada remains prosperous despite stock and grain concerns. He credits successive crops for improvement, notes desire for balanced growth between agriculture and natural resources and industry, and says Canada is still mainly an agricultural country when crops are large.
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E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Catherines
Isaiah's Universal Peace Vision in Sunday School
Devotional lesson on Isaiah 2 4 11 etc foresees a future era of universal peace. The text cites Isaiah’s prophecy of nations streaming to Jerusalem seeking the God of Jacob and transforming war tools into farming implements, echoed by Tennyson and modern interpretation.
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Isaiah
Assyria
Judah
Mount
Moriah
Eborah
Jerusalem
Jenovah
Gar Fiscen
Israel
Jacob
Jerusalent
Palestine
Gaius Glenn Atkins
Parliament of Man
Federation of the World
Tennyson
Lighted Arrows Plan Aims To Guide Liners At Sea
Experiments by the Royal Dutch line test three large lighted arrows on the Batavier V bridge to indicate course. A horizontal arrow to port and one to starboard plus a vertical arrow up show directions, aiming to reduce collisions from misread signals. British and Dutch authorities monitor for general adoption.
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Futuve
Royal Dutch Line
Batavier V
Beer Brewing In Canada Sees Growth In 1928 Output
Canadian breweries expanded in 1928 with gross production at 60.91 million dollars, up from 1927 by 116 thousand. Net production reached 10.17 million while establishments rose to 78 and capital invested climbed to 67.15 million. Provinces listed include Ontario 36 and British Columbia 10 among others. Materials costs totaled 20.74 million with malt and other inputs varying. Imports rose to 248 thousand dollars from 223 thousand the prior year.
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Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Honesty Noted at British Museum Reading Room
The Reading Room superintendent Mr Sladen, just retired, says honesty among the British public is well known and that losing a book is a very rare occurrence.
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British Museum
Sladen
American Cars Invade Iceland Rallying Inland Motors
American automobiles are rapidly placing ponies in Iceland with growing adoption of U.S. built vehicles and increased interest in performance models across the island nation.
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Iceland
Nature's Speed Records Across Animals and Human Flight
The upine tailed swift supposedly reaches 220 mph over Asian mountains, the Florida tarpon covers 80 mph, and the Indian cheetah is tagged at 60 mph. Man trails these but cannot beat a bee sized fly recorded at 815 mph.
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Asia
Florida
Castoria and its gentle aid for infants and children
An advertisement notes Castoria as a trustworthy nightly aid for infants unable to sleep and a mild remedy for older children with coated tongues from sluggish bowels. It emphasizes regular use beyond emergencies and identifies the product wrapper as Charles H. Fletcher.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
New British Family Reunion Association aids Canadian settlement
A new Dominion wide body named the British Family Reunion Association formed by the Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway aims to stimulate British emigration to Canada. It will be supported by Hudson’s Bay Company and other groups to help British families settle in Canada, enabling heads of households to bring relatives over time and assist established Canadians to sponsor kin abroad.
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British Family Reunion Association
Canada
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
Hudson's Bay Company
Great Britain
Record cargo shipment from Saskatchewan to Port Arthur
200000 bushels of No 1 hard wheat loaded from Saskatchewan pool terminal No 7 into a tow barge at the twin ports of Port Arthur and Fortam by Saturday October 12. Consigned to Brie, Pa.
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Port Arthur
Fort ‘Am
Saskatchewan Pool Terminal No. 7
Brie
Eastern firm seeks gopher pelts for fur trade study
The Lethbridge Herald says an eastern firm aims to secure a large supply of gopher pelts for experimental fur trade work. The Board of Trade has received communication on the matter.
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Sanching
Alberta
Lethbridge Herald
Board of Trade
Long Lived German Horse Exhibited At 43
A 43 year old horse exhibited in Germany is reputed to have done all farm work on a 16 acre property. It has reportedly traveled 18 miles daily with a light waggon since it was three years old.
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Germany
Navy son identified by old country road meeting aunt
An elderly woman asks a sailor if her son Jack serves in the Navy and which ship he is on. The sailor confirms there may be two ships involved.
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Jack
Comedian Wheat For India Sets Sail From Montreal
A cargo of 252,696 bushels of Canadian wheat bound for Calcutta left the Port of Montreal on Tuesday October Sth. The shipment marks a direct India trade initiative as the vessel heads toward its Asian destination.
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India
Montreal
Stratford Festival Company to Visit Regina for Four Plays
Stratford Up on Avon Festival Company returns to the Grand Theatre Regina for three nights starting Monday November 11 presenting Much Ado About Nothing Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night. The troupe includes George Hayes Wilfrid Walter Roy Byford Eric Maxon Gordon Bailey and others. Performances: Monday Much Ado About Nothing Tuesday Romeo and Juliet Wednesday matinee Julius Caesar Wednesday Twelfth Night.
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Famous Festival Company
Western Canada
Regina
Memorial Theatre
Shakespeare's
11Th Place
Grand Theatre
George Hayes
Wilfrid Walter
Roy Byford
Eric Maxon
Gordon Bailey
William Calvert
Oliver Cromble
Kenneth Wicksteed
Ernest Hare
R. Eric Lee
Jack Bligh
Geoffrey’ Wilkinson
C. Rivers Gadsby
Noel Sft
Joyce Bland
Fabio Drake
Mary Holder
Olive Walter
Miriam Adams
Dorothy Francis
Maud Garth
Julius Caesar
One Form Of Plundering On Inflated Capital
The Western Home Monthly criticizes a U S lawyer who converted a $10 000 fee into gas company stock and, through control of shares, grew his capital to at least $55 000 000. He profits via inflated capital and usury, while consumers pay high electricity rates. Governments must examine profit rates in money making concerns to protect borrowers and consumers.
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Toronto Telegram
United States
Western Home Monthly
Just Right For Upset Stomach and Early Tech Feats
The notes praise Tisulated Magnesia for quick relief after stomach upset. A 1899 steam tractor demonstration near Morris Man showed speed, ploughing ten furrows at 114 mph with a twelve foot swath. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin served as an officer in the U S balloon corps during the Civil War.
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Timper
Morris Man
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Balloon Corps
United States Army
New Bridge Plan Aimed at Vancouver Traffic Growth
The British Columbia government plans a new bridge across the north arm of the Fraser River from Vancouver to ease rising freight and passenger traffic. Construction is set for completion by spring 1930, with the span detailing a length of 190 feet.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser River
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Minard’s
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