World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
A chaotic summary reports incidents including a hospital incinerator fire in Ontario with $4,000 in medical waste, Rhodes Scholar winner David M. Tursball from Winnipesuaukee, Turkey’s radio monopoly collapse, a US gunboat moving field guns to Canton, a record stock sale at $310,000 by William J. Baroni, and shifts in international affairs with Canada’s Red Cross admission and Sir Robert Borden chairing a new Canadian Institute of International Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otwa
David M. Tursball
Winnipes
Manitoba
Rhodes
Oxford University
Turkey
Sacramento
Canton
Shameen
William J. Baroni
Stock Exchange
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Arthur Currie
Robert Borden
Canada
Council
New Jersey Engineer Announces Gravity Neutralizer
John Johnson, a radio engineer in Newark, says he has suspended a miniature plane and a fifty pound weight by neutralizing gravity and claims commercial development could cut transatlantic flight to five or six hours from New York to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ternays Johnson
New York
Paris
Newark
Johnson
Prairie Provinces sweep honey prizes at Royal Winter Fair
The three Prairie Provinces dominated honey exhibits at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Manitoba won first in deat colored extracted honey and granulated honey, while Saskatchewan took second and Alberta third in those categories. Manitoba claimed first in comb honey and all three top spots in beeswax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Toronto
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Decline of Traveling Salesmen Across Wholesale Trade
The article notes a sharp drop in traveling salesmen from about forty to four for a wholesale drug house. Despite this decline, the business has grown each year as communication shifts to mail, telephone, and telegraph, reducing reliance on itinerant representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostles of Good
Kaiser to Open Private Theatre at Doorn Mouse Grounds
The former Kaiser plans a private theatre within his home grounds at Doorn Mouse. The project stems from his wife Princess Hermine who tires of village life. He confirms plans to leave the temperance society and notes increasing drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Doorn Mouse
Princess Hermine
Old Fashioned Christmas Spirit Still Strong Says Woman's Home Companion
The September issue of the Woman's Home Companion argues the new fashion of Christmas outshines the old. It asserts Christmas cheer remains true and earnest, with families gathering, gifts exchanged, and a shared reverence for the Christ-child amid modern bustle.
1436 Men and Youths House Coat Pattern Ad
Attractive two piece house coat pattern No 1436 offers sizes 34 to 46 inches. View A uses 344 yards of 36 inch or 2 yards 54 inch material with % yard contrast. Price 20 cents the pattern. Fashion book features many smart apparel designs from style centers. Ye book priced 10 cents per copy.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Calon Pattern No
The notice lists an address in Winnipeg for pattern orders. It references Pattern No and asks for size and name. The fragment is incomplete and lacks clear individuals or organizations beyond Winnipeg and Calon.
B C Fruit Ships to England in Historic Vancouver Load
The first cargo of British Columbia pears to England left Vancouver aboard the motorship Lochgoill. One thousand cases formed the shipment as part of a growing apple movement and expanding fruit and vegetable trade to the Antipodes. The British Museum houses fifty five miles of books and must annually make room for thirty five thousand more volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Vancouver
England
Lochgoill
Antipodes
British Museum
Only children play ball Men make s a business of it
A brief observation notes that while children enjoy playing ball the sport has become a commercial enterprise driven by adult involvement and business interests.
E J Fink Retires After 60 Years With Railways
E J Fink, a veteran train dispatcher and telegraph operator, retires from Canadian National Railways after six decades of service. At retirement he remains the longest serving telegrapher globally, ending his career with the Winn EE division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Fink
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Fink
Winn
Radio’s Early Broadcast Claim and Monopoly Charges
Reginald A. Fessenden testified at a federal trade commission hearing that GE and AT&T and other firms conspired to monopolize radio. He cited the first broadcast on December 24, 1908 from Martha’s Vineyard and proclaimed radio’s development lagged twenty years behind its potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald A Fessenden
Boston
Federal Trade Commission
General Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Martha's Vineyard
Hidden Talent Woes and The Scales Of Earth
A reflective parable about talent kept in a napkin and offered for gain. The author argues such talent, once released, loses weight in the balance, proving earthly care dulls its value and purpose.
First BC tobacco shipment sent to Great Britain
W. F. Bremner in charge of the provincial crop ships the first lot of tobacco grown in British Columbia to Great Britain. Rumor says Ontario interests plan a curing plant at Vancouver to manage the export trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
British Columbia
W. F. Bremner
Ontario
Vancouver
Water Power Capacity in Canada From Developed and Undeveloped Sites
Canada’s water power resources total about 20,197,000 horsepower under average low flow and 22,113,200 horsepower when considering at least six months of reliable generation. The figures distinguish developed sites from undeveloped potential across the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Female workers in Germany near half of all workers
Female workers in Germany number nearly 50 percent, higher than in 1907, reflecting a rise in female labor participation over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Manitoba to Have Powerful Radio Plant in Canada
Premier Bracken announced Manitoba will upgrade to a 5 kilowatt station at the Agricultural College site, with the present station at Brandon as an auxiliary. The Winnipeg CKY 14 station will be rebuilt to provide all year service, crystal control, and separated modulation, vastly expanding reach and promoting the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canada
Bracken
Agricultural College
Brandon
Dominion
Winnipeg
CKY 14
Tross
Birth Of Jesus At Bethlehem In Luke and Matthew
The lesson centers on the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph travel from Nazareth. It notes the decree of Caesar Augustus and the shepherds who receive the angelic announcement of a Savior, Christ the Lord, destined for all people.
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Jesus
Bethlehem
Caesar Augustus
Palestine
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Galilee
David
Christ the Lord
Christus
Christ
Messiah
Martin Luther
Calvary
Heart of
God
Lfe
Jesus Christ
William PF. McDowell
Wealth of H B Area Opens Manitoba Map for Canada
Cyril M T Young argues at Winnipes meeting that the Manitoba tiling region north of Hudson Bay will spur national wealth. He cites ore value potential, rail links, coal and salt needs, timber, and supply chains from Alberta Saskatchewan British Columbia Manitoba and Ontario to fuel growing mining and allied industries along the Nelson river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Hudson's Bay Railway
Cyril M. T. Young
FE. R.gs
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Board of Trade
Youris Meus Board of Trade
Winnipes
Nelson
Churchill River
Sherritt Gordon Flin Flea
Churchill
Young
Rouyn
Quebec
Canadian National
Wmii Flon-Sherritt
Nelson River
Ontario
British Immigration Boost to Saskatchewan Under Colonization Plan
An executive session of Saskatchewan colonization boards in Regina reports 1927 saw a rise in British settlement with 200 British families moved to the province under a colonization plan. Including single British settlers, total settlers rose 70 percent over 1926. In eight months of 1957 about 6,900 settlers arrived, up 2,000 from all of 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian West
Colonization Boards of
Saskatchewan
Regina
Silver Bell To Honor Lord Nelson Battle Ship
A solid silver bell is to be presented to the Lord Nelson battleship built on the Tyne. Made by a Newcastle silversmith, the bell will weigh about 2,500 ounces or 150 pounds upon completion and will be the largest silver bell ever made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nelson
Britain
Tyne
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Humorous Reflection on Ambition and Luck
A wry line notes how some struggle to balance goals while a towering figure rose from humble beginnings. The remark frames success as a paradox of direction and scale.
Duchess of Atholl Launch Highlights Canadian Pacific Fleet
The Duchess of Atholl is launched on the Clyde as the first of four Duchess class liners for Canadian Pacific. The four 29,600 ton vessels will serve Montreal to the Old Country and Continental ports, totaling 72,900 tons launched in October and November.
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Ess of Atholl
Clyde
Canadian Pacific
Duchess of Atholl
Atlantic
Montreal
Quebec
Old Country
Continental
St. Lawrence
Recipe for Week Cake with Nuts and Fruit
Step by step instructions mix cake flour baking powder salt cream shortening with sugar beat eggs fold in chopped almonds coconuts citron sultana raisins almond and vanilla extracts fold in egg whites and bake in a prepared leaf pan at a slow oven for two hours a pound yield is described with adjustments for Jarver cake.
Souvenir Hunters Hit English Heritage Sites
A report lists thefts from England's heritage sites including Anne Boleyn's Innocer at Windsor's Deans Cloister No 2, Avonside Church key at Stratford on Avon, Roman pavement from Chester Museum, thirty prayer books from Westminster Abbey, and snail flint stones from Windsor Castle walls. A doctor with two children is mentioned in a separate quip about the doctor keeping the best for himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Anne Boleyn
Deans Cloister
Windsor
Avonside Church
Stratford On Avon
Chester Museum
Westminster Abbey
Winlsor Castle
Prisoner Claims Lawyer Took His Ten Dollars
In a courtroom exchange the judge asks if the man has anything to offer before sentencing. The prisoner replies that he had ten dollars but the lawyer took it. The remark highlights a claim of attorney fees impacting the defendant’s presentation.
Grain Movement Across Border Boosts Wheat Pool Sales
Montana farmers haul grain to stations on Canadian Pacific lines just north of the border in southwestern Saskatchewan. Large quantities are on the move for sale to the Wheat Pool, with duties paid and a premium of about $5 per load compared with delivery to Montana route elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Canadian Pacific Railway
International Boundary Line
Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool
Prairie Provinces Swine Population Rise 1921 to 1926
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports five year increase in farm swine across the Prairie Provinces of Canada. From 1921 to 1926 numbers rose by 547244, reaching 1,055245 in 1921 and 1,602449 in 1926.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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Japan
Godfrey Locker Lampson
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Elijah Cadman
Salvation Army
Renewa
International Committee of Red Cross Societies
Canadian Red Cross Society
International
Fladio Engineer
New Jersey
The
Temperance Society
Vikingen
Oslo
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Aron
Calon
Mcbermot Ave
Towa
Eer
B.C
B.C. Tobacco
Matthew
H. B
Petty Barclay
Betty Barclay
Market Grain
Boundary
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