World Happenings Briefly Told
Canadian editorials contest Confederation themes and Esperanto as a world language. Canada immigration rose 48 percent in June to 18 652 from 12 191. Lloyd George plans US visit in 1924 to meet Welsh Americans at the Fisteddfod. Kronau Saskatchewan reports Nazi-like activity with increasing damage. Post Office issues a service booklet. changes to Sons of England title defeated. US to pursue a moderate naval program after Geneva failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Inmigra
Travid Lloyd George
United States
Sons of “England Benefit Society
Ottawa
Coolidge
Wilbur
Navy
Highland Festival Promises Grand Scottish Games in Canada
The Highland Musical Festival under Prince of Wales patronage will be held September 1 to 5 at Denil in the Canadian Pacific Hockies. Seventeen regiments will send pipers for the trophy funded by J W Heatty of the CPR. Scottish music artists Ruth Matheson and others will perform, with Indigenous Rockies tribes joining in song and dance. A CPR booklet explains event details and tickets available via agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liis Royal Highness
Prince of Wales
Canada
Denil
Canadian Pacific Hockies
J. Wheatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Fravidson Thomson
Ruth Matheson
J. Campbell Meinnes
Jeanne Ims
Rockies
Seouland
Ontario Grain Pool Membership Grows Quickly
J O Daley of Manitoba Co operative Wheat Producers Ltd returned from Toronto where he aided the Ontario grain pool. Membership rose from 7500 to about 9600 as new contracts arrive daily. Pool operates on five year contracts for wheat barley and oats with strong outside interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Daley
Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers Ltd
Toronto
Ontario Grain Pool
Mr. Daley
Farmers of
Ontario
Alberta restricts beaver trapping north of township 69
Alberta’s Game Branch announces a no trapping policy for beaver north of township 69 for the upcoming season and extends the 20 year closed season as beaver numbers decline. South of 69 permits will be issued where farm damage by beaver warrants, while Long Island reports a plane flight of 290 pounds at 70 mph powered by a 23 horsepower engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Provincial Game Branch
Alberta
Township 69
Long Island
Mystery Seaplane Tests at Calshot Air Station
Secrecy around Calshot England air station easing briefly as British journalists glimpse seven Schneider cup contenders. American and other national reporters barred. Speed test results remain secret though Nipier 55 reportedly reached 312 mph, unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calshot
England
Italy
Britain
Firestone Announces Major Hamilton Plant Addition
Firestone officials unveiled an important addition to the Hamilton plant. On the displayed group photo are W. A Pope sales manager H Foreman assistant superintendent Russell J Kelley advertising counsel 3S 3 DuMoulin of Firestone Canada C A Meyers chief engineer Leonard Firestone Earl W BeSaw vp and general manager Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A Pope
H. Foreman
Russell J. Kelley
DuMoulin
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Canada, Limited
C. A Meyers
Leonard
Firestone
Larvey
Tirestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Earl W. BeSaw
Firestone Tire: and Rubber Company of Canada
Hamilton
Firestone Plant To Be Enlarged Shortly
Harvey S. Firestone president and founder visits Hamilton during Jubilee Week with his son and chief engineer. He announces a 35 percent expansion of the local Firestone plant to boost capacity and add 200 to 300 jobs, with work to begin immediately and tenders to be called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Hamilton
Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone ‘Fire & Rubber Company
Ak“ron
Ohio
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company of Canada, Limited
Leonard
Meyers
Canada
Mr. Firestone
Lamilton
Bnt
Firestone Company
United States Faces Grave Agricultural Decline Warned
Dr Henry Taylor of Northwestern University warns of a grave agricultural decline in the United States noting a 1926 farm income share of 9.7 percent, 31 million acres removed from use 1920–25 and 444 farm bankruptcies per working day. He cites population shifts from rural areas and a trend toward potential food shortages if lean years persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry ©. Taylor
Institute For Research of Land Economies
Northwestern University
Taylor
Alberta oil fields yield two strong strikes in Turner Valley
Reports from the Alberta Provincial Government confirm two recent strikes in the Turner Valley Field. Palhou sie No 5 shows a heavy crude flow testing about 4 Beaume at 4325 feet. Regent well produces about 60 Beaume at 2305 feet.
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Alberta
Turner Valley
Palhousie No. 5
Regent
Britishers For Prairies 400 Families Placed This Year
F. R. Herzer manager of the Canada Colonization Association states the group has placed 400 Old Country families in the Prairie Provinces this year and that 100 other families will arrive before year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Herzer
Canada Colonization Association
Prairie Provinces
Labrador Knight Wilfred Grenfell Wins Spurs On Coast
Newfoundland has its own knight Wilfred T Grenfell who has spent decades fighting disease loneliness and winter on the Labrador coast He has long served as a magistrate improving lives and bringing brightness to many He recently joined the Knightly Order of St Michael and St George in a royal honor reported by the Vancouver Province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Labrador
King Winter
North
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Vancouver
Not Worn Out Yet Sun expected to shine 160000000000 years
French scientist Charles Nordmann estimates the sun will provide heat and light for 160 billion years. He credits atomic theory for the longer life and says the result reconciles geologists and astronomers against the old 16 million year limit.
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Charles Nordmann
Nordmann
May 1927 Turner Valley crude output totals 22835 barrels
Metallurgical Bulletin reports May production in Turner Valley, combining Royalite well yields and purchases. Royalite No. 4 produced 18693 barrels, Royalite Nos. 1 2 and 3 yielded 757, and 3385 barrels were bought from other producing wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Valley
Metallurgical Bulletin
Maltese Dogs Vanish from Malta Island
Maltese dogs once beloved in Victorian times are no longer found on their native island of Malta as local sources report their disappearance from the region.
Germans Return To Military Splendor
The German Reichswehr prepares brighter uniforms with gold lace and trimmings, signaling a shift from drab field gray toward a look reminiscent of imperial days. A defense decree rejects full restoration of past glory but aims to boost parade appearance as other nations adopt spectacular attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichswehr
Ie Defense Minister
Fatherland
Germany
Surplus War Stock Sold After Armistice Cleared
Surplus British war stocks valued near 4.9 billion dollars, left unsold since the armistice, are finally disposed of. Items ranged from pins to a 25 million dollar motor truck plant. airplanes sold slowly. Poison gas cartridges and other munitions were dumped at sea totaling 25 million dollars. Railway lines in Belgium Greece and Palestine were among assets disposed of. The British government sold its clock of pickled herrings for the troops in service. Moose Jaw Medicine Hat remarks and a humorous cross border train exchange appear among miscellaneous items and jokes. Installment plan home purchases contrasted deeds with rent receipts.
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Charles J. Lyon
London
Department of Commerce
Washington
Belgium
Greece
Palestine
War Liquidation Board
Decrease In Butter Exports Reported For Twelve Months
Canadian butter exports fell sharply through June 1927 from the prior year, with shipments totaling 97,732 cwt vs 224,904 cwt. Export value dropped to 3,931,466 from 8,518,423, prompting calls for stronger promotional efforts to restore Canada’s market share in the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
United Kingdom
South African Flag Debate Deepens Over Shield Design
The Sa government faces a heated dispute over the proposed flag design as General Smuts rejects enlarging the shield to appease opposition. He urges including historic flag elements while Natal leaders warn against undermining the Union Jack. Smuts calls for a slow, consultative path toward a nationally agreed flag by consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iertwog
J. C. Smuts
South Africa
Natal
General Smuts
Portland Test Validates Tuberculosis Cure On Cattle
Five months after selecting ten cows condemned for advanced tuberculosis the Portland clinic tested a cure by Dr George Kirkpatrick. Three cows were slaughtered and deemed free of disease by U S inspector Dr A J Dinze, fitting for human consumption, marking a key climax of the official study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Kirkpatrick
Portland
A. J. Dinze
City Health Bureau
Final Buffalo Shipment Leaves Wainwright Park
The last batch of 218 buffalo departed Wainwright Park bringing this season’s total to 1944 animals headed to their northern home. Over three years shipments to the north have reached 5585 head with only six failing to endure the rough rail and water journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright Park
Wainwright
Soldier settlers dominate British Columbia at World Poultry Congress
A statement by Robert Forke shows at least ten BC soldier settlers exhibited at the congress. Several settlers have proven highly successful in poultry farming. The page also features a light humor exchange about sleep talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Forke
Soldier Settlement Board
British Columbia
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DD. A. McGregor
Vanegeyer
Tion
Highland Musical Festival
Banff
Sean
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taffio
N. V
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sete
Towa
Firestone Officials
Famous Tire Corporation
Industry
Henry Taylor
Cood
David
Nathan
Hageal
Israel
F. H. Morrison
God
J. H. Jowett
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
CPLR
Oshkosh
Palm Beach
Oregon
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