World Happenings Briefly Told
On June 24 the King and Queen met delegates at Buckingham Palace for the Imperial Press Conference. British Columbia awaits gains from a new Australian tariff extending British preferences to lumber. Bennett Scott, noted composer of Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty, dies in London. Joe V Ileneuvre and spouse perished in a Toledo airplane crash. Hoover approves transfer of submarine P-12 to the Shipping Board for Sir Hubert Wilkins polar expedition. Beattie, a Shanghai banking ant, disappears from the Empress of Russia en route to Scotland. Vincent Massey delivers UMich commencement address, awarded Doctor of Laws. L R McGregor arrives in Canada as Australian trade commissioner to promote wines.
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Buckingham Palace
Bennett Scott
Loraine Mansions
London
England
Joe V. Ileneuvre
Detroit
Toledo
Ohio
Switzerland Gains Prosperity Amid Mountains and Industry
Switzerland now spans about 19,950 square miles with a population near 4,000,000, up from 3,300,000 in 1900. It hosts 30 towns over 10,000, yet mountain regions shrink as native raw materials remain scarce. 600,000 work in productive industry, and war is absent from its concerns.
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Switzerland
Switzer 4
Canada’s Permanent Military Force Staffing and Costs
The force totals 3 943 personnel with 401 officers and 1 067 NCOs. Ottawa HQ houses 9 naval officers 49 military officers 31 air officers and 104 other ranks. Civilians total 443 with 400 permanent. Headquarters administration costs are 1 425 311 dollars annually.
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Canada
Ottawa
Exhibit For Poultry Congress
A consignment of eighty five select live poultry inspected and passed by Professor Wood of Winnipeg has been sent to Ottawa to join Canada's thousand bird shipment for the world poultry congress. The birds include some of the choicest specimens in the Dominion.
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Professor Wood
Winnipeg
Ottawa
How the Rich Farmer Equipped Himself for Protection
A Leipzig note by Lustige Sachie describes a wealthy farmer arming himself after a spate of city motor accidents. The column blends irony with social commentary, detailing personal precautions and community reactions.
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Leipzig
Accidents from Neglected Cars Prompt Call for Inspections
A National Conference report estimates five thousand traffic deaths in the last year were caused by poorly maintained vehicles. It notes fifteen percent of fatalities stem from car neglect and urges mandatory periodic inspections and certificates for old cars when licenses are issued.
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United States
National Conference On
Washington
Committee On
Pulsating Stars Theory Presented by Dr. Gunn
Dr. Ross Gunn of the Naval Research Laboratory presents a theory at AAAS that some stars do not rotate and instead pulsate by expanding and contracting. Cepheid variables are highlighted as cosmic light houses enabling distance measurements. The theory derives from studying magnetic fields around pulsating stars.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ross Gunn
Naval Research Laboratory
Gunn
District committees seek exhibitors for World Grain Show
C. Tice, secretary of the British Columbia publicity committee, reports that a large district committee representing Courtney on Vancouver Island is working successfully to secure exhibitors. Exhibits will cover several classes and reflect credit to the district when competition begins.
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C. Tice
British Columbia
Courtney
Vancouver Island
Ten Years Growth of Canada's Tourist Trade
The ten year period 1920 to 1929 saw foreign tourists spend about 1.682 billion dollars in Canada. This total nearly equals the nation’s war and demobilization outlays of 1.695 billion dollars, highlighting the rising importance of tourism to the Dominion’s economy and its potential for growth.
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Canada
Dominion
Saskatchewan Bacon Litter Contest Opens For Swine Industry
The Saskatchewan Livestock Branch and Dominion Live Stock Branch announce a summer bacon litter contest to boost the swine industry. The province is split into five regions with prize money distributed equally. Entries must have litters farrowed April 1 to July 1 and include at least nine pigs reaching marketing age.
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Saskatchewan Livestock Branch
Dominion Live Stock
Saskatchewan
J. G. Robertson
New Bern Cops Order Father’s Medication for Son
Three officers from New Bern North Carolina respond to a rush call at a rural home. An irate father asks them to compel his stubborn son to take medicine. The boy complies and ingests the dose.
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New Bern
North Carolina
Arctic tern nests thousands of miles from winter grounds
The arctic tern nests 11 000 miles from its wintering habitat, highlighting the extraordinary long distance migration of this seabird.
Hydrogen Atom: The Simplest Element in the Universe
The hydrogen atom is identified as the simplest element in the universe. Its basic structure consists of a single proton in the nucleus and a single electron orbiting it, forming the most fundamental building block of matter.
Trade With Russia in Canadian Exports Shifts 1929
L. D. Wilgress, Canadian Trade Commissioner in Hamburg, notes Soviet Russia as the primary buyer of Canadian goods in Central Europe outside Germany. He explains that Czecho Slovakia Austria and Poland receive Canadian products via Hamburg, which skews trade returns toward Germany. Canada's exports to Soviet Russia rose by 1,137,068 dollars in 1929.
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Russia
Germany
Europe
L. D. Wilgress
Hamburg
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Poland
Canada
Soviet Russia
Grammar School Trick Question Surprises Examiner
A pupil faced with a work rate riddle swore he solved it but wrote the clever answer that the field could not be reaped by fifteen men after it had already been done by twenty. The examiner read this humorous response as a witty misunderstanding of the problem.
Sunday School Lesson Focus on Faith of Abraham
July 6 golden text from Hebrews 11 8 highlights Abraham obeying when called and going to the inheritance destination The lesson tracks Genesis passages 12 1 5 13 1 12 17 1 8 18 22 33 and Hebrews 11 8 10 with a devotional reading from Psalm 23 The study emphasizes trust in God’s guidance and obedience in uncertain journeys.
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Abraham
Abraham’s Call to Leave for Canaan by Faith
A compact study of Genesis 12 1 3 detailing God’s summons to Abram to depart from his homeland with his household and follow a divine promise to the land of Canaan. It contrasts belief and faith, notes Abraham’s age and journey from Haran, and cites Marcus Dods James Denny and David J Burrell on vocation and trust in God.
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Abraham
Abra
Land
Canaan
God
Jehovah
Marcus Dods
James Denny
Sarah
Haran
David J. Burrell
German Scientist Proposes Color Blindness Correcting Lens
A German scientist has devised a spectacle lens claimed to correct the defect of color vision, offering a potential aid for color blindness. The device aims to adjust light perception to improve color discrimination for wearers.
Lemon Marshmallow Cookies From Week's Recipes
A recipe for lemon marshmallow cookies uses shortening, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and rind, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. After creaming fats and sugar, beating in eggs, and folding in dry ingredients, roll and cut dough, bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, add a marshmallow center and brown briefly.
Carrots and Cheese Bake Method
Peel and mince twelve carrots then steam until tender. Layer in a dish with liberal cheese salt and pepper. Beat three eggs mix with a pint of warmed milk to thicken then pour over carrots. Top with more cheese bake in a water bath until set.
Sunspots and Rabbits in Hudson Bay Trade Patterns
A Dominion Observatory study in Ottawa shows pelts received by Hudsons Bay Co. vary with sunspot cycles. Rabbit pelts averaged three times higher in the year before sunspot minimum than at sunspot maximum, indicating a periodic link between solar activity and fur yields.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Bremen Welcomes 228000 Tourists Last Year
Bremen attracted 228000 visitors in the previous year marking a strong round of tourism for the city. The figure underscores ongoing travel demand and hospitality activity in Germany's northern port.
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Bremen
Germany
Medical inspection of schools gains force in Ireland
A report indicates that medical inspection of schools is being increasingly implemented across Ireland, with officials emphasizing early health checks and oversight to improve student wellbeing and attendance.
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Dical
Ireland
Desert Will Become Garden Miracle in Palestine Project
An engineer named Rutenberg claims the Jordan can be raised thirty feet to flood desert land with fertilizer deposits from the Dead Sea, turning barren Palestine into a verdant area. He describes concrete walls as steps to water the desert and enable widespread electrification and cultivation.
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Jordan
Rutenberg
Transjordan
Dead Sea
Palestine
Romantic Province of Manitoba Celebrates Pioneer Spirit
The Lethbridge Herald notes Manitoba’s Romant of the West tracing Red River carts to Fort Garry and Winnipeg. It lauds early pioneers for founding a prosperous province and sets July 15 as a day of pride and continued achievement.
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Prairie Provinces
Red River
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lethbridge
Wood from cotton synthetic perfected by English inventor
A Clerkenwell man claims to have perfected wood produced from compressed cotton material indistinguishable from mahogany oak or other woods. It can be molded into any warp and used for furniture and fixtures at lower cost with equal longevity, promising cheaper house construction.
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Clerkenwell
England
Rayon Production Ingredients In Viscose Process
The process for each pound of rayon uses one and a half pounds of wood pulp two pounds of caustic soda one and a fifth pounds of carbon bisulphide and one and a half pounds of sulphuric acid.
High Andes crossing spans 15,865 feet above sea level
The Central Railroad of Peru crosses the Andes at a point 15,865 feet high. In Czecho Slovakia parliament has four teen women, ten deputies, and four senators.
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The
Central Railroad of
Peru
Andes
Czecho-Slovakia
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Commonwealth House
Hoover
Navy
US. Shipping Board
Sir Hubert Wilkins
F. F E. Beattie
Bank of
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Vancouver
Scotland
Vincent Massey
University of Michigan
Ann Harbor
L. R. McGregor
Victoria
Sydney
Poultry Congress
Ww. N. UL
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
McDermot Ave
Willion
Soccans
Moose
North Woods
Metagama
North
Ontario
M. A. Bates
Mr. Bates
Canadian Pacific Railway
Betty Barclay
West
Hurnine
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