World Happenings Briefly Told
London gains telephone link with Stockholm. Opden Armour, head of a large packing firm, dies in London after six weeks of typhoid. Britain and Yugoslavia sign debt funding for 127.5 million dollars in 62 annuities. Hindenburg stamps to mark birthday fund charities. Few join diamond rush at Wolverdiend versus Grasfontein. Record fall wheat yield reported in Merkham Township Ontario. Sixteen deaths from pneumonia on the British steamer Sutlej. Lemieux name approved for Cumberland Sound islands. Peggy Hall denies and pursues transatlantic flight funding. Road route surveys ordered between Prince George and Alberta boundary.
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Merkham
Ontario
R. L. St. Iver
Dawson
Sutlej
Trinidad
Calcutta
Capetown
Prince Chorge
Boundary
Alberta
Public Works Department
North Thompson River
How Icebergs Are Destroyed by Thermite Charge
A 500 foot iceberg with a central 90 foot deep hollow and a green lake is struck by an iceberg demolishing party. They drill holes then place thermite charges fired by fuses to generate extreme heat, causing the iceberg to crack and disintegrate within hours.
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North Atlantic
Storms Slow Atlantic Travel Despite Plans for Air Travel
A British forecast notes storms, not distance, impede Atlantic crossing but predicts progress with airships and multi motor planes. Britain advances dirigible links to Canada and India, while sea crossing could come with aviation within years. An aging pension scheme is set for British Columbia and the Yukon.
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Atlantic Passage
Ocean Weather Bureau
Britain
England
Canada
India
Australia
British Columbia
Yukon
Peter Heenan
Tribute To Mr Baldwin A Patriot In The Best Sense
The Ottawa Journal lauds Mr Baldwin as a prominent leader whose political faith and generosity helped steer Britain through tough times. It praises his stance against output restrictions, his defense of British workers, and his belief in maintaining stability to avoid revolution.
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Baldwin
Lauber
England
Ottawa Journal
Canadian Teachers' Federation Elects New President for 1927 28
Dr KE A Hardy of Toronto was unanimously elected president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation for 1927 28 at the federation's eighth annual meeting in Toronto. Officers chosen include Vice President C W Laidlaw of Winnipeg and Secretary Treasurer Mo J Coldwell of Regina. Proposals urged higher entrance standards for normal schools and longer training before teaching certificates are issued.
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Dr. Hardy
Toronto
KE. A. Hardy
Teachers’ Federation
Federation
C. W. Laidlaw
Winnipeg
Mo. J. Coldwell
Canadian Food and Drug Act enforcement report summary
H M Lancaster outlines the Food and Prog Act administered by the Health Department to prevent misrepresentation and adulteration of foods. In one year Canada had 26 food and drug inspectors, opened five laboratories, and examined over 16 000 samples including imports and retail goods. Destruction occurred for certain deteriorated items, and 39 prosecutions for adulteration were launched after willful misconduct was found. The report also notes the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and ends with a humorous party exchange.
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Canada
Department of Health
H. M. Lancaster
Dominion
R. J. A. Asayat
Federal Health Department
Ottawa
Halifax
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Hamburg
Powerful Canadian locomotive leads Royal opening of Union Station
The first train into the new Union Station at Toronto on August 6 was hauled by a 326 ton Northern Type locomotive built in Canada. The royal train traveled Kingston to Toronto powered by the Titan of the Steel Rail and tickets issued marked the ceremony with Ticket No 1 for His Royal Highness.
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Union Station
Toronto
H.R
Prince of Wales
Canadian National Railways
British Empire
Canada
Titan
Kingston
Royal
Canadian National
Prince George
Baldwin
Montreal
Dominion
Sarnia
Line To Fort Churchill Rail Link By 1929 Says CN Engineer
C S Gzowski chief engineer for Canadian National Railways states the Port Churchill line should reach near completion by late 1929. He notes flat terrain at Churchill eases terminal setup and muskeg and frost depths match past Hudson Bay railway experience. Clearing and grading will start in summer 1928 with track laying and bridging planned for 1929.
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Port Churchill
C.S. Gzoweki
Canadian National Railways
Hudson Bay
Gzowski
Churchill
HI. B
Ambergris Find Off Gloucester 312000 Value
A Gloucester fisherman discovers a lump of ambergris worth 312000 about 15 miles offshore after spotting a flock of seagulls. Ambergris, a rare buoyant substance used in perfumery, forms as a morbid secretion in a sperm whale.
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Gloucester
Mass
Friendship Bridges or Britain and United States Bond
After Geneva collapse critics fear rift between Britain and the United States in the wake of the peace bridge dedication. Vice President Dawes asserts Anglo American friendship remains firm based on common ideals, self preservation, and shared civilization. The event signals enduring ties beyond verbal disputes.
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Geneva
Britain
United States
Ruah
Fort Pirie
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Canada
Dawes
Peace Bridge
Speed Limits and Motoring Pressure Rise in Public Debate
An editorial notes a push for higher speeds as motorists demand more power and the Department of Highways raised the country limit from 25 to 35 mph. It laments growing speed dangers, cites theft and a cover up in a Canadian incident, and ends with a cynical quip about public risk and law.
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Department of Highways
Hut
Cara
Notorists
Chatham Newa
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London
Stockholm
Sweden
Opden Armour
Teat
Suga Slavia
Hindenburg
Wolverdiend
Transvaal
Grasfonieln
Daily Mails
Johannesburg
Lemieux
Cumberland Sound
Baffin Island
Franklin District
Northwest Territories
Rodolphe Lemieux
Sacha
Peggy) Hall
Santa Ana
Mr. Baldwin
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Regina
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wilbur
Orville Wright
William
Gladys
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tafnion
McDermott Ave
New Station
Stion
J. H. McKinnon
Virginia
Kamloops
B.C
Fort Churchill
Nathan
David
Uriah
Patrick
Matthew Kine
Philadelphia Record
Reulists
W. David
Rcm
Mingh Black
Tlondon
Laming Worthington-iMoyans
House of Commons
U.S
Chicago
Chietre
Faiiure
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