World Happenings Briefly Told
Clarence Chamberlin makes a third attempt to break the world duration flight record but is forced down by wing ice. A memorial statue for Samuel Gompers is proposed in Washington by Rep Casey. Nine Hazleton miners are rescued after over twelve hours trapped by a coal fall. Earl of Athlone’s governorship in South Africa extended to 1928. Veronese painting The Repentant Magdalen purchased by the Canadian National Gallery. Alberta Wheat Pool awards Vancouver terminal elevator contract for 2,500,000 bushels, ready by Sept 1, 1928. One Shot, oldest Blood Indian, dies at 85. Viscount Byng of Vimy is created a viscount after service as governor-general of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gumpers
American Federation of Labor
Casey
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Hazleton
Earl of Athlone
South Africa
Paul Veronese
Canadian National Gallery
Alberta Wheat Pool
Northern Construction Company, Ltd
J. W. Stewart
Vancouver
Blood Reservation
Blood Reserve
MacLeod
Alta
Baron Byng of
Vimy
Governor-General of
Canada
Viscount Byng
Air Route Via Yukon Proposed as Global Link
Dr Alfred Thompson, former Yukon MP, predicts the Yukon could become a major air corridor linking Asia and Europe. He envisions a northern route through British Columbia or the Yukon to the Aleutians, with airships as the primary travel mode and seasonal Yukon stations when rivers open.
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Yukon
Asia
Europe
Alfred Thompson
British Columbia
Dr. Thompson
Siberia
China
Japan
Phillippine Islands
Future of the Hudson Bay Railway urged for north country
Senator George Gordon of North Bay calls the Hudson's Bay Railway essential to northern Canada noting it would open mining districts and even if grain cannot be moved its impact remains vast. He urges young men to work north as Canada’s future lies there. He observes a shift from banks to service stations as a sign of changing money flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's Bay Railway
North Country
George Gordon
North Bay
Canada
British Secretary Foresees Atlantic Air Line Era
British Secretary of State for Aviation predicts a future great British air line across the Atlantic via Canada, with initial passenger mail service followed by cargo runs. He notes distances to London from Montreal and Toronto highlight proximity and the need for cross Atlantic feasibility, with tests planned by the air ministry and Col Burney for private use.
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C. M
Pion
British Air Line
Atlantic
Cart River
Treckies
Vancouver
Churchill
London
Montreal
Elmonton
Toronto
Canada
New
Col. Amery
Iceland
Greenland
British
Air Ministry
Col. Burney
A Canadian River That Loses Itself
A Jasper National Park feature describes the Maligne River in Alberta. The river originates in Maligne Lake, flows to Medicine Lake, and disappears into a dry stretch before reforming further down the valley. The Maligne exits into the Athabaska and carves a deep canyon along its course.
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Jasper National Park
Alberta
Athabaska
Maligne
Maligne Lake
Canadian Rockies
Medicine Lake
How To Order Patterns From Address Winnipes
Fragmentary text describes ordering patterns from a Winnipes newspaper union location at 175 McDermot Ate. The listing references patterns and a torn note with unclear names and no usable ordering details.
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Winnipes Newspaper Union
McDermot
Winnipes
Wireless sending outfits to cover distant messages at Canadian sites
Wireless for the North reports new sending outfits to be installed at The Pas and Cold Lake Manitoba enabling messages beyond 150 miles with receivers possible at greater ranges. One set will be at The Pas and another at Sheritt Gordon Mines Limited northern ore field headquarters. A wireless set is already in use at the Flin Flon mine.
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Pas
Cold Lake
Manitoba
Sheritt-Gordon Mines, Limited
Flin Pilon
London Dublin Air Service Planned By Imperial Airways
Negotiations are underway between Imperial Airways Limited and the Air Department of the Irish Free State for a London to Dublin air service. Passengers would fly from London to Liverpool by air express and continue by a 15 passenger flying boat. The trip aims to take about four hours versus ten hours by boat and train.
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London
Dublin
Imperial Airways, Limited
Air Department
Irish Free State
Liverpool
Past Pride Returns as A Proud Echo
The line hints at people clinging to memories, accepting that pride may stem from what is behind them. It notes a reflective stance toward history and personal identity without naming individuals or events.
Appointment of A Ledingham as assistant general freight agent
A Ledingham has been named assistant general freight agent of Western Lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway with headquarters in Winnipeg. He joined CPR in 1907 and has served in freight roles since then, including chief clerk, contracting freight agent, and city freight agent before this appointment.
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A. Ledingham
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Ledingham
Canadian Pacific
International Friendship Echoes in Canada U S Ties
Hon. William Phillips United States Minister to Canada spoke before the Canadian Club Ottawa Montreal on the growing exchanges of official and unofficial courtesies. He cited Lindberghs Ottawa visit colonial jubilee Niagara peace bridge war memorial Arlington Cemetery remembrance wreaths and visits by Governor General Lady Willingdon and Premier King with Kelloggs planned February return.
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Canada
U.S
Montreal
William Phillips
United States
Phillips
Col
Lindbergh
Ottawa
Peace Bridge
Niagara River
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Lady Willingdon
King
Frank B. Kellogg
Saskatchewan honey output climbs from 1922 to 1927
A report from the field crops branch of Saskatchewan’s agriculture department shows honey production rising from 24 000 pounds in 1922 to 500 974 pounds in 1927. In 1927 comb honey totaled 64 042 pounds and extracted honey reached 486 952 pounds.
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Saskatchewan
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Sunday School Lesson Shows Crowds Follow Jesus
The lesson notes how crowds from Galilee, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond Jordan, and Sidon followed Jesus due to His healing power and personality. It cautions that religious hostility forced retreat to the Sea of Galilee while stressing that Christ’s presence drew the masses and shaped the church’s role.
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Jesus
Sea of Galilee
Galilee
Jerusalem
Idumea
Jordan
Tyre
Sidon
God
Germ of Moon Blindness Discovered by Mayo Scientist
Dr Edward C Rosenow of the Mayo Foundation Rochester Minnesota announced at the 29th annual meeting of the Society of American Bacteriologists that an organism he found induces moon blindness in horses in tests. He suggested a serum might stop spread if further tests confirm the findings.
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Edward C. Rosenow
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minnesota
Society of American Bacteriologists
Rosenow
Winnipeg Growth and Arctic Police Presence Highlight Ledger
Last year twenty two new industries started in Winnipeg and district while twenty one existing plants expanded in the city area. Manitoba output in 1927 is estimated at about 170 million dollars. The northernmost police station on Herschel Island marks Royal Northwest Mounted Police reach. Epigrams note that an hour of talk can undo a day of fasting and reputation rises and falls without clear merit.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Herschel Island
Arctic Ocean
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Trains Deemed Safer Than Automobiles by Railway Official
W Jones of Canadian National Railway in Winnipeg argues trains are not dangerous and credit safety culture. He notes CN employs over 37 000 first aid volunteers on a 3 000 member system and promotes Safety First and uninjured first aid to curb motorist carelessness.
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W. Jones
Montress
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Canadian National
St. John ‘Ambulance Association
Jones
Do Not Eat Turkey in New Zealand
A National Poultry Bulletin report says New Zealand has about 77 000 turkeys with little demand. Trade Commissioner Julian Foster notes local producers handle the supply. Prices range from 1 70 to 6 00 for younger birds, hens about 2 40, gobblers 3 60 to 6 00. A California hatchery produces three million chicks annually.
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New Zealand
Poultry, Butter and Egg Bulletin
Julian Foster
Department of Commerce
New
Heart Was So Weak Five Weeks Bedbound in Canada
Mrs. F. Wilson of Lethbridge Alberta recalls a bout with heart weakness that kept her bedridden for five weeks despite initially feeling well. Her aunt advised rest and caution, highlighting the severity of the cardiac episode.
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Clarence Chamberlin
Great Northern Airway
Thompson
Future of
Minard
SpeotakOans
Liniment
Atlantic Air Service
Dominion
Totim
Northern Depot
York
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TafRioy
aNae
North
Simmllion Sars
London-Dublin Air Service
Manitoba Industries
Old London
Canning Town
Hammersmith
Thames
Tower of London
Lambeth Palace
Tower Bridge
Victoria Embankment
Scott
Turkey
California
Gamine
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