World Happenings Briefly Told
An earthquake in Rangoon Burma causes widespread damage and casualties. The Pas International Derby will feature top dogs racing 120 miles on March 14 and 35. British Columbia Airways announces a 16 passenger teaplane service between Victoria Vancouver and Seattle. Five minutes after a payroll delivery, robbers steal $10000 from Mallory Steamship Co office in New York. Fur farmers expand in British Columbia with 32 black and silver foxes and mink. Fifteen Jewish workers are wounded in a riot at Petah Tikveh with twenty arrests. Dr Willis Luther Moore head of the US Weather Bureau for 38 years dies at 71 in Pasadena. Victor Bruce and wife end a non stop run after 15000 miles in 220 hours 32 minutes. All known Communists excluded from Quebec Labor Party convention. Communist re affiliation denied 56 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia Airways, Limited
Victoria
Vancouver
Seattle
Mallory Steamship Company
New York
Columiia River
British Columbia
London Daily Express
Jerusalem
Petah Tikveh
Palestine
Jaffa
Willis Luther Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Pasadena
Cal
Victor Bruce
Fingland
Monthery
Paris
Quebec
Labor Party of Canada
Montreal
Crude Farming In Spain Faces Economic Crisis If Plow Remains
The article describes a 10,000,000 acre Spanish wheat region largely sown and harvested by hand. It warns that Castilian wheat cannot compete internationally, with imports restricted and wages low. It calls for tractors, deeper tilling, and more fertilization to avert disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile
Spain
America
Argentina
Dialogue Fragments Reflect Domestic Moment
A brief exchange shows a wife waking as a partner apologizes for staying up. The lines reveal domestic tension and casual humor in a late night scene.
Silk cocoon harvest and city garbage dumping plan
The fall silk cocoon yield in Japan reached about 970 million pounds. New York City dumps over a million cubic yards of garbage monthly by barge. The market notes constant demand with buyers for every gold brick available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
New York City
Power site shift eyed for Flin Flon project by Whitney interests
Drafts from the Whitneys of New York indicate a possible move from White Mud Falls to land Falls Island Falls on the Uhreba River as the preferred power site. Land Falls offers 94 600 horsepower, while White Mud would exceed 50 horsepower with a large surplus. rate controls have cooled White Mud's appeal. Interior Department asks for a quick decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teland Falls
Island Falls
Uhreba
Neleon
Whitneys
Sherritt Gordon
Beat Power
Lawa
White Mud
Jnland Falls
Whitney
Interior Department
Smart Two Piece Flared Skirt Pattern No 1700
The pattern shows a two piece flared skirt joined to a bodice with a vestee and round neck. Sizes 34 to 42 with specific yardage for 39 inch and 54 inch fabrics. Price 20 cents for the pattern and 10 cents for the Fashion Book.
How To Order Patterns address Winnipeg Newspaper Cales
Pattern guidance appears garbled and includes an address at 175 McBurnot Ave Winnipeg. The readable fragments reference ordering patterns and a Winnipeg location but lack clear event details or outcomes. No names, dates, or organizations are clearly conveyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Cales
McbDermot Ave
Vacation recreation grounds for Berlin children
In the woods near Berlin the city sets aside vacation recreation grounds for children. For thirty six cents a week, youngsters are transported daily to and from these parks and provided three meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Appointment to Western Region Agricultural Agent Aide at CNR
Manitoba native and Manitoba Agricultural College graduate appointed assistant to the Agricultural Agent of Canadian National Railways in the Western Region with headquarters in Winnipeg. The appointee, formerly supervisor of illustration farms at Brandon, succeeds T P Devlin, now superintendent of colonization work at Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Agricultural College
Guild
Brandon
T. P. Devlin
Sasksatoon
Water as a Lubricant for Rubber Bearings
A new system claims rubber bearings lubricated with plain water can replace oil lubrication in heavy machines running at 6000 rpm. Water circulates through grooves while grit is carried away, potentially cutting costs and altering high speed machinery like ships turbines. The method, developed by two English engineers, could reshape lubrication in engineering.
Fire destroys the ill fated Ryo Yei Mara fishing vessel
The Japanese fishing boat Ryo Yei Mara, blamed by Misaki fisheries for bringing bad luck, drifted 11 months with 12 crew members sickened and died. The ship, valued at about 17000 dollars, was secretly towed to Puget Sound, burned to ashes, and the wreck disposed of after plans to return it to Japan were abandoned. A diary aboard notes the survivors dying by May 1927 after departing December 5, 1926.
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Pacific
Puget Sound
Japan
Misaki
Washington
Gospel Message and Forerunner Role in Mark
The lesson explains Mark 1 1 15 focusing on Jesus as the Christ the Son of God and John the Baptist as God s messenger preparing the way It emphasizes gospel beginnings in individuals and urges a revival of ethics and social righteousness as prep for the Lord s coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
God
Jesus the Christ
Mark
Christ
John
Bethlehem
Matthew
Luke
J. D. Jones
Jesus
John the Baptist
Jesus the Son of God
Charles Reynolds Brown
Sugar From Waste Wood Forecast by Dr Ormandy
Dr W R Ormandy told the Society of Chemical Industry in England that dried sawdust treated with hydrochloric acid in a designed plant yields sugars including glucose suitable for human food. Some sugar is impure and fermented into alcohol for motor fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Ormandy
Society of Chemical Industry
England
Nothing To Hinder A Holidaying London Girl And Farmer
A young London girl holidaying in the countryside grows friendly with a farmer. They find a cow and calf rubbing noses. The farmer jokes about joining in and the girl encourages him, saying it is his cow.
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London
Doukhobors Plan Expansion to Veregin Saskatchewan Colony
Leader Peter Veregin Jr announces a phased expansion of the Doukhobor colony centered at Veregin Saskatchewan aimed at 30 000 to 50 900 members. The plan preserves existing colonies while creating a new immigrant community from Central Russia and places debt liquidation and financial stabilization as initial steps.
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Peter Veregin, Jr
Canada
Veregin
Saskatchewan
Russia
Unspoiled By Honor Gate Watchman Patrick Fitzgerald
Patrick Fitzgerald, veteran gate watchman at the Proctor and Gamble plant on Staten Island, remains unspoiled by honor as he serves on the board of directors. He finds satisfaction in the esteem of his fellow employees and continues in his modest role.
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Patrick Fitzgerald
Proctor and Gamble
Staten Island
Fitzgerald
Glencarnock cattle win big at Chicago 1927 expo
Western breeder Triumphs as four Glencarnock Stock Farms animals take top spots at the Chicago International Exposition 1927. Revelation seven prize aged bull and grand champion. Edella first prize senior cow and champion. Glencarnock Jensie ninth first prize two-year-old heifer. other winners include junior yearling and grand champion female. Background includes breeders and judges from Briarcliff Farms and Aberdeen Angus circles.
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Revelation
Edella
Glencarnock
Glencarnock Stock Farms
Brandon
Man
H. Co. Harrison
Harrison & Ryan
San
Canada Claims Lowest Divorce Rate Worldwide
At a London Mothers Union meeting figures show Canada with one divorce per 161 marriages, the United States at one in 7.6, and other nations ranging from Sweden one in 33 to Japan one in eight. The note adds US divorce rose from one in 17.1 to one in 7.46 over 22 years, with 2,270,069 divorces in the US between 1876 and 1916.
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Canada
Mothers’ Union
London
United States
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Germany
New Zealand
Switzerland
Japan
Highland crofter refuses 22 conditions loan paper
A Highland crofter told by a Scottish Land Court member at the Caithness Association dinner refused to sign a government loan document. He said he would not keep 22 rules to receive a house when keeping the Ten Commandments earns him a mansion in the skies.
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Scottish Land Court
Caithness Association
Prince Arthur of Connaught recounts Africa governorship tale
Prince Arthur of Connaught recalls serving as Governor General of South Africa. He describes a trip up the Zambesi where a paramount chief delivered a lengthy welcome. After the speech, a native interpreter summed it up in one line: the chief was pleased to see him.
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Prince Arthur of
Connaught
South Africa
Zambesi
Germany demands strict tests for driving license
In addition to a fee above one hundred dollars, applicants must undergo an extremely rigid mental and physical examination in Germany.
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Germany
Great Britain Claims Speed Records In Multiple Vehicle Disciplines
Britain now asserts records across aeroplane, submarine, steamship, railway, automobile, and motorcycle categories. The sweeping claim positions Britain at the pinnacle of speed achievements across diverse transport modes.
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Great Britain
Hawaii Surpasses One Car Per Ten People
Hawaii now boasts one automobile for every ten residents while the national ratio stands at one car for six people, highlighting a slower per capita car ownership growth in Hawaii compared with the United States overall.
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Hawaii
United States
A Most Dangerous Practice in War Talk
A French public figure warns that a European war could erupt in 1835 and suggests the United States may not ally with Britain. He argues naval rivalry fuels antiwar sentiment, while warning against war-peddlers who incense conflict. He calls for silencing war prophets and focusing on peace.
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Ube
Europe
United States
Immense Crane Erected For London Railway Project
A massive crane for the Metropolitan Railway $3,750,000 building rises as the largest of its kind. It features a 150 foot single leg, a 100 foot steel lattice jib, and a central pivot allowing full circle rotation. The device self rotates at night to face wind and is operated by a single person.
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Metropolitan Railway
Democrats Preserve Donkey Symbol in Philadelphia
The Democratic auxiliary of Philadelphia passed a resolution favoring retention of the donkey as the party symbol. It called the donkey a docile animal when pleased but capable of kicking when displeased, responding to the Women’s Democratic Club’s push to replace it with the American Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Democratic Auxiliary of
Philadelphia
Women's Democratic Club
Alcohol Consumption in Canada for 1926 27 Declines
National Revenue figures show per capita alcohol consumption in Canada for the year ending March 31 1927 was 54 percent below the long term average. The long term average is about 86 percent of one gallon per person annually, while 1926 27 fell to 32 percent of a gallon.
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Canada
Department of National Revenue
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Outhring
Rangoon
Burma
Flin Flon Power Site
Raadam
Moustique
Charles
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Yokohama
China
Shanghai
James Dupf
Chaim
The
Doukhobors
Saskatchesy
Almandranco
Talon
London Railway
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