World Happenings Briefly Told
British Columbia seeks cooperative support from the provincial government for lumber tariff preference in Australia. Italy allocates 160 million lire to rebuild earthquake districts in Middle South Italy. Sarojini Naidu may compromise with government short of full independence. The London naval treaty clears Lords stages and gains royal assent. American grain supplies show wheat up and corn oats rye barley shifts. Ramsay MacDonald invites opposition leaders to nominate cross party delegates for an India round table conference. UK unemployment nears two million with 1,972,700 out of work. Brandon police seek a suspect who passed a $20 bill for a $1 at a hotel, a sophisticated counterfeiting case detected by a bank review.
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Italian Council of Ministers
Middle South
Italy
Sarojini Naidu
Daily Herald
Mahatma Gandhi
House of Lords
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
India
Great Britain
Ministry of Labor
Brandon
First Official Test of Radio Phone System Between Flin Flon and The Pas
Mr Bracken and his son Bruce Bracken conducted a combined radio and long distance telephone talk with Mrs Bracken in Winnipeg from the Hud son Bay Mining and Smelting Company staff house in Flin Flon. The premier’s conversation marked the first official test of the new system and the results were entirely successful.
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Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Flin Flon
Bracken
Bruce Bracken
Winnipeg
Pas
Marconi records successful transatlantic phonograph test
Inventor on a yacht near Genoa sends a message to Sydney about 11 000 miles away and the recording is retransmitted by wireless back to the sender. The test shows perfect reception and quick two way transmission.
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Marconi
Genoa
Sydney
Australia
Danish Film Fans Prefer Silent Pictures and Music
Motion picture fans in Denmark favor silent films and soft music over sound films. In Copenhagen the shift is clear due to linguistic difficulties as texts are only partially translated and few Danes understand English.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Winnipeg Hydro to Bring Power From Neilson River
J. W. Sanger of the City of Winnipeg Hydro says new developments and technical improvements allow transmitting heavier voltages. This makes it feasible to bring power from the Neilson River to Winnipeg.
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J. W. Sanger
City of
Winnipeg Hydro
Winnipeg
Neilson River
Quote Fragment From Lustige Sachse In Leipzig
A quoted remark from Lustige Sachse in Leipzig warns trespassers of prosecution while noting a lack of money. The line captures a humorous regional character and a quick, witty exchange.
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Lustige Sachse
Leipzig
Chinese Stowaways Rescued After Coal Bunker Ordeal
Six Chinese stowaways aboard the British freighter SS Benarty survived a two week voyage in a coal bunker after fumigation and cyanide gas scares. They were found near New Westminster and handed to Vancouver immigration authorities for deportation. crew reportedly helped them with meals during the journey that began July 4 from Yokohama.
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Canada
Benarty
New Westminster
Calcutta
Yokohama
Vancouver
Amended Grain Act Takes Effect September First
The Canada Gazette announces that the Grain act as amended will come into force on September 1. Rewritten after the agricultural committee’s recommendations, it followed a two session review with many amendments.
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Canada Gazette
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
Little Girls Frock Patterns For Tiny Tots
Describes sprigged dimity pink frock with front opening and bows, cape collar, kilted skirt, bloomers with knee elastic, size 2 4 6 years. Shows playtime option in red white gingham and various fabric combos with pattern price 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders are handled by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Contact staff for size options and available designs.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Australia’s Wheat Harvest Officially Set at 126 Million Bushels
The harvest figure covers Australia including Tasmania and spans the 1929 to 1939 period. It records a total of 126,477,000 bushels, signaling an outlook for the grain crop across major farming regions during that decade.
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Australia
Tasmania
Nourishing camp meals with Borden's St Charles Milk
Outdoor life centers on hearty food and milk. The feature shows how evaporated milk packs richness for camps, fish chowder, corn breads and pancakes, with dilution rules and practical cooking tips for inland and waterfront outings.
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Borden
St. Charles
Lost Purse Found After Eight Years In Field
A Michigan farmer’s pocketbook lost in 1922 while helping his brother in law harvest hay reemerged. Koene Vanden Bosch found the worn purse in a field. the contents included $35 and the owner reclaimed the money through the Treasury Department.
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Jacob Slagh
Michigan
Koene Vanden Bosch
van den Bosch
United States Treasury Department
Commercial planes must greatly speed to satisfy speed ace Williams
Lieut. Alford J. Williams says current top speeds of 130 to 150 miles per hour would ruin commercial aviation and urges the public to stop treating air travel as transportation and see it as a hobby.
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Alford J. Williams
Farmer Brains Praised In Ottawa Gathering
J. Lockie Wilson told provincial fair judges at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa that farming is the most scientific business today. He urged greater cooperation between scientists and farmers to advance agricultural work.
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J. Lockie Wilson
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
BC Hydro Power Potential Revealed on Northwest Coast
Government engineers report unprecedented hydroelectric potential in British Columbia coast north of Vancouver. Two new sites Tahtsa Lake and Eutsuk Lake could yield 1,800,000 horsepower by diverting lakes’ waters west to the sea, while the Chilko Homathko project remains capable of about 1,200,000 horsepower.
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Canada
St. Lawrence
British Columbia
Vancouver
Parliament Buildings
Victoria
Coast
Tahtsa Lake
Eutsuk Lake
Fraser
Wheat Pool Elevators Share Grows in Saskatchewan Pool
By July 16 1930 87.12 percent of pool wheat delivered to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool passed through Pool Country Elevators while 12.88 percent went via Line Elevators The figure compares with 74.60 percent through Pool Elevators at the same date last year The report also notes a Chefoo consular district in China with a good roads campaign.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Chefoo
China
Hannah’s Prayer and Samuel’s Nazarite Vow in Shiloh
Hannah prays at the sanctuary in Shiloh for a son, vows he will be a Nazarite, and names him Samuel after God. She returns home, and after weaning, brings Samuel to the Lord with the required offering and presents him to Eli the priest.
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Hannah
Elkanah
Shiloh
Tabernacles
Peninnah Flikanah
Jehovah
Ramah
Samuel
God
Eli
Ontario Grain Pool Announces Initial Wheat and Feed Grain Payments
The Ontario Grain Pool states initial payments to members are 65 cents per bushel for numbers two three four red white or mixed wheat and 29 cents per bushel for number two white oats and barley at making grade. After maximum deductions for local handling net payments are 60 cents and 25 cents.
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Ontario Grain Pool
French coin shortage sparks stamp demand from business men
French business leaders told the Ministry of Finance there is a shortage of 50 centimes coins, roughly two cents, in circulation and urged a new stamp. The ministry estimates 446,000,000 fifty centime pieces are currently circulating.
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Ministry of Finance
Climbers Complete First Ascents Of Eight Peaks In Jasper Park
Dr Max Strumia and Dr W R Hainsworth led a party that completed first ascents of eight peaks over 10 000 feet in the upper Athabasca River region behind Maligne Lake. They climbed Mount Christie Mount Belanger and three peaks of Mount Maligne among others, enduring avalanches and snow slides.
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Athabasca River
Maligne Lake
Canadian Alpine Club
Max Strumia
Philadelphia
W. R. Hainsworth
New York
Newton Waffe
Orange
N.J
John F. Lehmann
Everett
Mass
Strumia
Hainsworth
Christie
Fryatt Creek
Belanger
Wolley
Mount
Maligne
Strumin
Switzerland
France
Italy
North America
Jasper Park
Curly” Phillips
Humane Association Awards Honor Canadian Drowning Rescues
At a board meeting of the Royal Canadian Humane Association investigating governors awards were given for rescues. Alexander Branch Quayle of Ladysmith Nanaimo B C earned the award for saving Thomas Atkinson from drowning on April 13 1930. Samuel Rutherford of Regina Sask received the prize for saving Harry Hine from drowning on July 11 1929.
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Royal Canadian Humane Association
Alexander Branch Quayle
Ladysmith
Nanaimo
B.C
Thomas Atkinson
Samuel Rutherford
Retallack Street
Regina
Sask
Harry Hine
Dodge in Paris Launches Book with Champagne Unveiling
In Paris a boulevard bookseller uses a ceremonial bottle break to inaugurate the first sale of a new work. The author and a crowd of friends witness the launch as copies go on display for purchase.
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Paris
Russian plan to dam Dnieper for 350000 horsepower
A report claims the Russian government is pursuing a scheme to dam the Dnieper River to generate 350000 horsepower. Details on location, timeline, and official entities involved are not specified.
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Dneiper
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Winnipeg Hydro Developments
Tahiong
Annebelle Worthington
Amy Smith
Speaking of
Borden's
Camp Corn Dodgers
Rita Davies
Toronto
Miss Davies
Hart House
Bryn Mawr School
B.C. Hydro
Humane Association Awards
England
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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