World happenings briefly told in a snapshot of 1930 events
Carymon Belljairs delivers an affidavit accusing 652,200 Soviet prisoners in lumber camps last May. US-Law bars Russian lumber and pulpwood unless shown not from convict labor. Viscount Willingdon named earl as he becomes India’s Viceroy, replacing Lord Irwin. he also ends tenure as Canada’s governor-general. Bermuda council votes against auto use by physicians. seaplane squadron sold to Brazil at 870000 lire each. Soviet Russia agrees to join a European Federation commission but reserves stance. UK imports from Russia reach 35,466,000 bushels of wheat in 1930.
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Carymon Belljairs
Ramsay Macdonald
Russia
United States
The
Treasury
Viscount Willingdon
India
Lord Irwin
Lord Willingdon
Canada
Bermuda
Legislative Council
Brazil
Rome
Portuguese Guinea
Soviet
League of Nations
Commission
House of Commons
Walter Robert Smith
Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Holograph Wills Legalized in Saskatchewan Legislature
The new Wills Act allows any resident to make a handwritten will without witnesses in Saskatchewan. The provision survived a strenuous committee fight after a standing vote that split 21 to 20, defeating Liberal member T. C. Davis's bid to strike it out.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Davis
Prince Albert
Canada’s Low-Priced Power at Global Conference
Canada plays a leading role at the World Power Conference with forty eight nations, showcasing affordable energy and potential for industrial growth. A dinner scene follows with a memory-jogging moment as a professor recalls a proposal. The Khyber Pass in Afghanistan is noted as India’s main route, about 30 miles long.
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Canada
Khyber Pass
Afghanistan
India
Canada Wheat Yield Reaches New High Amid Area Shifts
The Canadian Government Bureau of Statistics reports 1930 wheat production at 397,872,000 bushels, up over 2,000,000 from earlier estimates. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta combined account for 374,500,000 bushels, with oat, barley, rye, and flaxseed outputs also detailed for the three provinces. London touts itself as the cleanest city, washing 48 miles of streets nightly at a cost of $5,000.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
London
Fashion patterns and yardage for children and women
A catalog-like notice lists multiple pattern numbers No. 175 No. 661 No. 3898 No. 951 and No. 828 with sizes and fabric requirements for dresses jackets blouses and ensembles. It promotes ordering a Fashion Magazine with sewing lessons for 15 cents and asks readers to send 25 cents plus name address pattern number and size.
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Fashion Bureau
Three Questions For Germany To Answer
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, British delegate to the League of Nations preparatory disarmament commission in Geneva, asked Germany three questions about peace and war. The questions cover the fate of youths, the high costs of armaments, and commitment to peaceful dispute settlement.
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Viscount Cecil of
Chelwood
League of Nations Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Geneva
Boersen Courier
Aerial Progress In the North Opens New Travel Era
The North sees rapid aerial transport growth with air mail service and fleets from three mineral companies moving prospectors and supplies across Northwest Territories. The Royal Canadian Air Force now plays a key role in surveying and transporting officials. At a Mackenzie River post, twelve planes were observed in a single day.
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Northwest Territories
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mackenzie River
Publishers Notice on Precision in Newspapers and Coffee Trade
The piece discusses careful handling in publishing and printing, cites a husband wife anecdote about authority at home, and notes Colombia exports to the United States account for about nine of ten pounds of coffee. It frames precision as essential in journalism and trade.
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Colombia
United States
Sunday School Lesson February 22 Examines Jesus Mission
The lesson centers on Luke 8 and Isaiah 61 with emphasis on Jesus preaching in cities and villages accompanied by the twelve disciples. It notes the ministry of women such as Mary Magdalene Joanna Susanna and others who supported Jesus, plus the Parable of the Sower with details of seed outcomes in different soils and concludes with the claim that Germany has 5 360 movie theatres.
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Luke
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
Magdala
Sea of Galilee
Marys
Joanna
Chuzas
Herod Antipas
Mary
Susanna
Dean Stanley
Palestine
Carter's Little Liver Pills Benefit Suffering Blackburn Man
Mr Frank Chatburn of Blackburn writes he suffered from acid stomach and constipation until using Carter's Little Liver Pills. After the first dose he felt improvement and now can eat anything without disagreeable after effects. The pills are promoted as a tonic for sick headache biliousness and constipation. Available from druggists for 25 and 75 cents.
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Frank Chatburn
Blackburn
Carter
Prosperous London Newsdealers See High Profits
Alexander MacLaren testifies before the House of Commons Select Committee that many London newsdealers earn substantial incomes. He cites a street seller making 15000 dollars yearly, another with 10000 dollars, and several at 12500 dollars, noting widespread profitability in the trade.
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London
England
Alexander MacLaren
National Federation of Retail Newsagents and Stationers
House of Commons Select Committee
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Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Point Arena
Mt. Hamilton
Lick Observatory
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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Germany
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Spohn Medical CO
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Ramsay Co. Sey
Ottawa
Paris Specialty Co
F. Casier
Montreal
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