World Happenings Briefly Told
William Bowie Atkinson ARCA the Cemadian turdecape painter died in Toronto. Canada’s 1976 wheat crop is estimated at 348426060 bushels, down from 411276000 last year. One thousand sixty nine returners entered Winnipeg on three trains from the Old Country and the continent. Franco announces plans for a world war next year leaving Spain in April with his wife and Mechanic Rada. Seven hundred people died in New York last year from bootleg liquor per J W Quillen. Angola treason trial reveals Turkey driven into war by Enver Talent despite cabinet opposition. John Henry Mears to attempt another global circumnavigation. leaves New York soon. Canada immigration up 65 percent in first five months of year 1926. Sheriff Colin Inkster celebrates 83rd birthday in Winnipeg. Three passengers killed when a captive balloon basket dropped at Kempston near Bedford England. Rt Hon John X Merryman M P dies in Cape Town. born 1841 Somersetshire England. led South Africans Government 1908 10
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Canada
Winnipeg
Franco
Spein
Mechanic Rada
New York City
J. W. Quillen
Byreau of
Internal Revenue
John X. Merryman
South Africa
Capetown
Somersetshire
England
States Unite Against Russian Reds Threat Across Asia
A London conference of dominion secret service chiefs reports a bloc of states from Egypt to India and China ready to oppose Soviet propaganda. Sir Charles Tregart will head Scotland Yard’s propaganda section for five years. In Sudan, the governor resigned under extremist pressure as England stands firm. In Hedjaz, Suleiman Ibn Saud rejects northern offers. Mesopotamia resists propagandist interference.
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London
India
Turkey
Hindustan
Russia
Egypt
China
Charles Tregart
Calcutta
Scotland Yard
Sudan
England
Hedjaz
Sulian Ibn Saud
Mesopotamia
Belgium Quietly Takes Lead in Rail Privatization Plan
Belgium moves to transfer state railways to private management to cut the national debt. King Albert orders bondholders to swap treasury bonds for preferred stock in the National Railroad Company as it assumes control of the rail system. A separate hospital scene shows a black caller speaking with a nurse about a patient named Joe Brown.
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Belgium
Europe
Treasury
Albert
National Railroad Company
Mayors of Canadian Cities Invited for New York Exposition
After a McAlpin headquarters meeting in New York Henry Coleman announced plans to bring nearly all Canadian city mayors to the January 1927 exposition. The event at the Manhattan Opera House will run from January 14 with Maple Leaf decor and province by province entertainment. Mayor Walker will greet the visitors.
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Viswt NY
McAlpin
New York
Henry
Canada
Thomas Foster
Toronto
M. Martin
Montreal
Quebec
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Ottawa
Walker
Dominion
Atlantc City
Autumn Tournament Opens At Jasper Park Lodge Golf Links
The first annual autumn tournament at Jasper Park Lodge runs September 11 to 18 with an international field expected. Prizes will be unique and highly prized. entry should include full name club membership and address sent to C L Weldon. Other sports available include tennis swimming riding hiking mountain climbing and motoring with fishing and hunting trips possible outside the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Park Lodge Golf Links
C. L. Weldon
Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper
Alberta
Making Yokohama Beautiful Reconstruction
Yokohama Japan will be a new city when reconstruction after the great earthquake is completed. Resident Marshall Martin, en route from Canada to England, says the work is about one third finished and surveying and planning are done. Wider streets and modern buildings will make Yokohama one of the most delightful cities in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Marshall Martin
Canada
Montreal
England
Divers to Salvage Camera From Kashaboine Lake Wreck
Do minion forestry service hires Frank Stewardson and assistants to recover a camera and instruments from the bottom of Kashaboine Lake after the E Y wreck on July 22. The site lies about 54 feet deep and the diver expects to reach the gear. duplication of the camera would take months. Also notes Africa's eight to nine hundred languages and dialects in use among natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stewardson
William
Dominion Forestry Service
Kashaboine Lake
Stewardson
Africa
New Frocks with Simple Lines and Flowered Materials
The article describes a soft fluttery frock with a wide ribbon sash at the low waistline and batteau neck. It notes sizes 16 18 and 20 years, materials needed for size 18, and the price of 20 cents for the pattern. It promotes a Fashion Book priced 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order notice from the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave lists pattern numbers and jeans sizes. It directs readers on selecting sizes and submitting orders through the union's pattern service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Training Of Children In Saskatchewan Priestly Effort
English ladies trained in Sunday School work began work in Saskatchewan around 1920 using a travelling van to gather prairie children for religious instruction. Miss Bosanquet funded a girls school in Regina in 1918, run by the Sis ters of St John the Divine at St Chad's College, to provide religious and secular education for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Regina
Qu’Appelle
Sisters of St. John the Divine
Church of England
Canada
St. Chad’s College
Walking After Doctor’s Order Brings Awkward Start
The dialogue notes a character named Algy taking up walking as a doctor’s suggestion. The initial sessions feel odd, described as awkward, especially since there is no windshield to provide a barrier or sense of safety.
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Algy
Office Furnishings Insured Except The Clock
A humorous exchange shows an insurance agent asking about insuring office furniture against theft and the boss replying that they want everything insured except the clock because everybody watches it.
Legion of the British Empire Service League Charter Granted
Letters patent incorporating The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League were issued by the secretary of state. The charter empowers the region to establish organize and regulate provincial district and local bodies and to form ladies auxiliaries. It marks a unification effort among Canadian veterans organizations following Field Marshal Earl Haig's visit. The group shifted from seeking a royal charter to securing incorporation under the Companies Act after Parliament dissolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Legion of the
Legion
Canada
Ladies’ Auxilaries
Field Marshal
Earl Haig
British Empire Service League
Alberta to Exhibit at U S Fair in Sioux City Iowa
Alberta will be represented at the big state fair in Sioux City Iowa during the inter state fair week starting September 19. The exhibit will feature grains and grasses in sheaf and threshed forms, coat tar sand and illustrative materials. The government exhibition tent has been promised a good location on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Sioux City
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Condensed Milk Advocated As Safeguard For Infants
The London Daily Mail reports that replacing fresh milk with condensed milk reduced tuberculosis in zoo animals, then notes Borden Eagle Brand promotes condensed milk as pure infant food. The piece argues Eagle Brand offers a safer alternative to mother’s milk for infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
London Zoological Society
Borden Company Limited
Eagle Brand
Veherence crossword clues puzzle list
A long OCR crossword clue set with numbered across and down items including grade school style hints like 6 A marsh grass 11 Endeavored earnest ly and 12 Pertaining to the air 14 A negative reply 15 A pattern 117 God of the midday oo and sun 18 A single unit 20 A mineral called saltpeter 21 Furthermore Having actual existence 24 Strike gently 25 To fasten up 26 Sharp 28 To fertilize obs 29 To merit 30 Melted rock 31 To unite man and woman 34 Indentation 37 Alone in its class 38 To stake 40 An assumed character 41 Frigid 42 The thigh bone 44 A noisy disturbance 45 Hush 46 A small close fitting helmet 48 Selenium abb 49 Drawing of a vessel through water 51 Exultant 53 To cook 54 Any deliberate assembly 9 1 Made reparation 2 Railroad abb 2 A minute mark 4 A chamber to bake in 5 To send in return 1 A farinaceous meal To look into Skill A New England state abb 10 Eternal or infernal 11 To breathe through the nose 13 A cup shaped vessel with handle 16 Principal divinity of ancient Memphis 19 Ardently 21 An apparatus for charging water 23 Artful 25 To have the flavor of 27 Lacking moisture 28 A human being 31 Damop 2 Fix firmly 33 Half 35 Confined 36 Cut into shape with blows 38 To harass 39 Harmonious sounds 42 Faith a form of oath 43 Trust 46 Cry of a sheep 47 Reddish brown 50 Grief 52 Toward something.
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Memphis
Jethro’s Wise Counsel Teaches Shared Workload
The sunday school lesson highlights Jethro advising Moses to delegate tasks. It cites Exodus 18.1-27 as the core story with the golden text “To each one his work” from Mark 13.34. The devotional reading is Psalm 106.1-5, guiding praise and reflection.
Evil Reputation of Changu and Lake Edward Area
Report describes Changu as a harsh domain with cannibal tribes known as Ba-Changu, famed for teeth filed to points and hostile relations with neighbors. It notes depopulated regions due to raids, sleep sickness, and tsetse fly, with Lake Edward near midnight plains and unmarked Kikurei pools and papyrus islands.
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Lake Edward
East Africa
Changu
Bankora
Darr Forest
Kikurei
Jethro Questions Moses On Daily Judging Duties
Jethro observes Moses’ full day spent answering inquiries and judging disputes. Moses explains he settles issues and teaches statutes and laws as God’s representative. Jethro warns that there may be overdoing even in well doing, urging delegation.
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Jethro
Moses
Reuel
Matthew Henry
Egypt
God
S. R. Driver
Matthew Henrys
Caen Zeebrugge Mole Tablet Unveiled by Belgian Royal Prince
In 1918 British sailors earned honor at Zeebrugge Mole where a commemorative tablet was unveiled by Prince Charles second son of King Albert. Mrs Gibbs mother of the fallen commander laid flowers beneath the memorial in a ceremony marking the raid.
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Mole
Zeebrugge
Prince Charles
Albert
Belgium
Gibbs
Linking Empire By Radio Beam Transmitters
Radio beams will connect London with Canada and South Africa by May 1, with Australian and Indian circuits expected ready by July, according to reports to the department of commerce.
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London
Canada
South Africa
Department of Commerce
Water power rise strains coal industry demands
World coal output has stagnated at about 1.25 billion tons annually while demand for heat light and power climbs. Europe’s water power use increased from 23 million hp in 1920 to over 35 million hp by 1923 with British sources noting advantages of water power such as low wear and maintenance and absence of dust smoke and clinkers.
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Bankers Trust Company of New York
British Information Service
Europe
New CN Rail Siding Names for Turtleford Branch
Sidings on the Turtleford southeastern branch of the Canadian National Railways are named Hartwell Livelong Fairholme Glaston Robinhood Medstead Glenbush Bournemouth and Rabbit Lake.
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New
Turtleford
Canadian National Railways
Hartwell
Livelong
Fairholme
Glaston
Robinhood
Medstead
Glenbush
Bournemouth
Rabbit J Lake
Splendid Safety Record On Canadian National
Workmen's Compensation Board of Manitoba ues Sir Henry Thornton with a congratulatory letter praising Canadian National Railways safety. Commissioner Chas Newcombe notes accidents for six months ending June 30 show 1084 in 1924 with 3 fatalities, 872 in 1925, and 778 in 1926, calling it a gratifying state of affairs and commending safety leadership.
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Workmen's Compensation Board of Manitoba
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Chas. K. Newcombe
Board
Winnipeg
Sir Henry
Canadian National Rail
Manitoba Compensation Board
Italian Immigrants Arrive Among 576 Third-Class Travellers
A party of 150 Italian immigrants arrived in Quebec aboard the Ascania as the largest single Italian group landed here this year. They will work on land in Ontario, the prairie provinces and British Columbia. The remaining third-class passengers were mainly Poles Hungarians and other central Europeans bound for western provinces.
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Quebec
Ascania
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Reading Lesson Sparks Family Comedy
A master asks about the meaning of divers diseases during a reading lesson. Tommy replies water on the brain. A suitor seeks the daughter’s hand and is met with a curt, approving nod.
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Tommy
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William Bowie Atkinson
ARCA
Angola
Enver
John Henry Mears
Globe
Linton Wells
Edward S. Evans
Mears
Department of Immigration and Calonization
Colin Inkster
Legislative Council of
Manitoba
Kempston
Bedford
Eag
Joe Brown
WW. N. US 164
Guardian of Health
New England
Daugh
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