World Happenings From Around the Globe
A collage of brief international items reports on 1 percent material losses in the United States, a Welsh seed import to ease shortages during a strike, deaths of public figures in London and Peking, a barefoot miles bet paid by a Virginia attorney, a time-stamped stamp plan for Wilson, liquor limits in South Rasela, Toronto Horse Show invitations, eight new U S postal routes, and commentary on international politics including Bolshevik talk and Trotzky's view on England.
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Wet Mon Mir J Jordan
Peking
League of Nations
China Association
London
Robert A. Lear
Weet Viewinla
Davis
Coolidge
Wilson
United States Post Office Department
Friends
Perrin Seeks Sun in Lab by 20 Million Volt Spark
In a Paris lab Professor Jean Perrin demonstrates a high voltage setup that envisions producing 20 million volts of direct current to split atomic structures and recreate sunlike radiation. He proposes hydrogen transforms into heavier atoms releasing energy, potentially powering cities with sunlike energy and replacing coal or oil.
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Timate Che Gulet
Paris
Jean Perrin
Fred M. Delany
Serene Monthly
Earth
Rey
Perrin
London to Australia in week two airships in course
England builds two British airships for Inter empire service 48 1927 with 5,000,000 cubic feet capacity. Each ship carries 20 tons. R100 and R101 will have long range and 140 passenger capacity. Top speeds reach 75 mph, with future craft planned at 100 mph to cut the European to Australian reach to four days.
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England
Australia
Air Services
Barnes
Air Ministry
Burney
Europe
Asia
Empire
Wonders Of Radio Photo Transmitted During Lecture
In New York at the fourth annual national radio exposition, a photo of RCA vice-president Davis Sarnoff was transmitted by radio as his address was broadcast. Sarnoff predicted a future when farmers can enjoy operatic broadcasts from Covent Garden and when a speaker can send his voice into every home with radio.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Davis Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Sarnoff
Covent Garden
London
Simple Belted Dress Pattern from Home Fashion Book
The pattern describes a one piece dress with a belt feature, full over the hips, and optional short or long sleeves. Neck finished with a narrow collar and center front opening. Sizes 6 to 12 years require specific yardage. book price 19 cents includes a coupon for five cents toward a pattern.
Wembley Exposition Faces Big Deficit
The Wembley Meshempire exposition faces a three million pound deficit as attendance lags. Forecasts warn the fair may lose millions unless visitor numbers rise, with 17 million pounds already paid in admissions but only half the required turnout. Critics blame lack of decisive leadership and showmanship.
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Betimete
Wembley
Nets
Ste Kates
London
Today
Manitoba Wheat Pool Reaches Eight Million Bushels in Year
At the Manitoba Wheat Pool annual meeting in Winnipeg the pool reported handling nearly eight and a half million bushels of wheat last year with an administrative cost of about three fifths of a cent per bushel. The total cost, including insurance and elevator charges, was about a cent per bushel. Three prizes of 75 dollars were voted for next year for a rural high school teacher and college student contest. A unanimous resolution barred legislature or salaried officials from serving as wheat pool directors.
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Manitoba Wheat Pool
Winnipeg
College
Stadenta
Saltament
United Furanda
Farmers Union
How To Order Patterns Areas Winnipeg Pattern No
Pattern order details from Winnipeg union at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice references process for obtaining specific pattern numbers and related areas. concise steps outline required forms and contacts for requests. Details specify location, possible costs, and anticipated processing times for pattern orders.
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Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Baby Christened in Robe Worn by Grandfather in Scotland
A baby girl in London Ontario wore a seventy year old christening robe once worn by her grandfather during his baptism in Scotland before journeying to Canada. The christening was administered by Rev Dr William Battle after the baby's aunt's marriage, linking ceremonies across generations.
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Scotland
Canada
Chris
Alexander Flaning
Crampton
Ont
Alexander Fleming
Marion Jane Fleming
Edgar Flemng
Galt
London
William Beattie
Aberdeen claim on rust resistant wheat breakthrough
Aberdeen reports a rust resistant wheat variety developed by B S NeFadden Soud 1 hrower and department of culture scientists. The finding is described as a global agricultural milestone with potential billions in value, comparable to earlier durum drought resistant wheat advances.
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Aberdeen
Let
B.S. NeFadden
Devel Reeding
department of #ort
Fort Worth
Canada Well Represented on League of Nations Committees
The Dominions and India are well represented on League of Nations Assembly committees. Canadians named include Hon. Philippe Roy in Paris on economic and questions committees, Senator Hewitt Bostock of Kamloops BC on armaments, and W. A. Riddell, Canada’s permanent representative, leading the social and political questions committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Dominions
India
Assembly of the League of Naons
Philippe Roy
Paris
Hewitt Bostock
Kunloops
W. A. Riddell
Canada
League
British Soldier Discards Uniform in Irish Free State
A British soldier from Enniskillen entered Bun Quoran Donegal in khaki with relatives. Civic Guards detained him for an offence, then gave a civilian cap and coat and released him. He later reported back to the guards and returned the civilian clothes. A separate note mentions a Donegal Mental Hospital engineer praised by the chairman for saving over £1000. In Ur of the Chaldees a sculpture fragment shows workmen carrying mortar.
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Irish Free State
Enniskillen
Free State
Bun Qoran
Donegal
Bun Foran
Othe
R Lunatic
Ireland
Radio negotiations with France fail on Canadian waves
British efforts with France over ceasing 45 and 340 metre radio wave use by ships off the east coast of Canada have stalled as Paris cannot comply. Meanwhile Germany reportedly agrees to Canadian operators' request and instructs ships bearing the German flag accordingly.
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Govrhment
Canada
Locusta Swarms and Treasure Recovery Plan Emerges
A fragmented report outlines locust swarms rising to great height to salvage treasure lost at sea since the Spanish Armada. Recovery teams estimate sunken treasure at one billion pounds, with initial operations off the Irish coast and groundings to end locust activity once complete.
Baldwin and His Pipe Breaks Tension in Miner Talks
In a pivotal moment of coal negotiations, Premier Baldwin produces his pipe and proposes a smoke break to ease the deadlock between miners, owners, and government. The gesture helps defuse formality and paves the way toward a provisional agreement within an hour. Broadcast carnival sounds from the Minnesota State Fair are set to be aired from St Paul station.
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Stanley Baldwin
St Paul
Minnesota States
Crossword Puzzle Fragment Summary
Fragmentary crossword puzzle text with scattered clues and broken entries. Reads like a mix of horizontal and vertical prompts such as Small bed, tides, five relative atoning, musical instruments, and Chinese well known terms, with many garbled letters and missing portions.
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Man's Man
World assembly debate on minority rights and Dandurand
The text reports a Geneva Assembly session where Paul Painleve praised Senator Raoul Dandurand of Canada as president designate. Painleve affirmed French civilization living in harmony with Britain, while Mee highlighted Canada sharing ground with British and French civilizations.
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Canada
Paul Jainieve
France
League of Nag Hone Assembly
Geneva
Raoul Dandurand
M. Painleve
Dandurand
Painleve
Britteh Mee
Manitoba Butter Shipment Heads to English Dairy Show
Boxes of Manitoba butter shipped to England compete in the 7th annual British Dairy Farmers' Association show at the Royal Agricultural Hall Islington London. Entries include 56 pound salted and 56 pound unsalted butter, sent by Crescent Creamery Winniper Holman Manitoba Cooperative Dairies Shoal Lake City Dairy. Show runs October 20 to 23. W A Wilson dairy products representative in England reports prospects for a strong Canadian exhibit and improving commercial art.
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Manitoba
Enaland
England
Brith Dairy Farmers’ Association
Royal Agricultural Mall
Islington
London
Crescent Creamery
Winniper
Dallagher
Holman Company
Manitoba Cooperative Dairies
Shoal Lakemery
National memorial hall site granted in Ottawa
Canada honors womanhood with a national memorial hall to serve all women's organizations. The Domision rement approved after a government delegation to the priv il last January. Location kept confidential but expected to be a prominent capital site. This announcement follows a request by Owen and others seeking a unifying memorial in the Dominion.
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National Woman's Memorial Hall
Ottawa Woman's Club
Owen
Dominion
M R Tourist Traffic Sets New Record In Canada Era
Passenger traffic this year set a new record across Western Canada rail and steamship services. Canadian National reported capacity at Jasper Park Lodge remained full all summer as tourism expanded. The Triangular Tour linked Vancouver Jasper Park and Prince Rupert spurring Atlantic coast tours and northern Rockies growth. Officials stressed heightened efforts to attract visitors from both east and west within the Dominion.
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Canadian Nations Railways
Jasper Park Lodge
We Ion
Canadian National
Alaska
Vancouver
Jasper Park
Prince
Canadian Rockies
May Prove Successful Cure For One Form Of Cancer
Dr Thomas Mundsen of the Sister Institute of Preventive Medicine reports in The Lancet a claimed cure for a form of cancer known as sa. The cure has only been tested on rats with transplanted disease, with two per cent effectiveness observed thus far.
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Lancet
Thomas L. Mundsen
Acea Br. Mundeen
Lumber Exports Rise to Japan Lead Coast Trade
The Pacific coast lumber export trade to Japan has increased steadily since the war. Metal export figures show lumber and logs totaling 568,428,000 feet in 1922, 42,821,000 feet in 1922, and a value of 39,751,000 dollars in 1926.
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Japan
Acifc
Buckinghamshire Builder Sets World Time House Record
G Holt Thomas and four men in Buckinghamshire construct a wooden small house in ten hours and six minutes, aiming to set a world time record for building a house.
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G. Holt Thomas
Buckinghamshire
Thomas
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United Sater
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Turhracie Coal
Pennsylvania
Central Executive Committee
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Ument
Toronto
Ontario
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Department
Adrall
Thes
Londor
Holland
Natn
Hellain
Leon Trotzky
York
Wonders of Radio
PSE
Hiss
Mae
Baldwin
His Pipe
Dangurand
Woman's Memorial Hall
M.R
Trafic
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