World Happenings Briefly Told
The Ike and Duchess of York return to Portsmouth on June 27 after six months in Australia. League of Nations decides to invite the United States to Geneva transit conference on Aug 24. An aeroplane crash near Winner SD kills three during a hearing aid rescue attempt. Canadian employment rises with 43,696 more workers on June 1 than May 1. Kirghiz noblemen arrested and banished with 726,000 sheep confiscated. Boulinbachich aims for Belgrade to New York flight. Ontario population 3,108,000 in 1925 urban 1,478,189 rural 1,629,811. 207 Americans taxed on incomes over 1,000,000 in 1925. Rodolphe Lemieux elected foreign member of Paris Academy. Regina to host western Canada dairy convention Feb 7-10, 1928. Saskatchewan Dairy Association approves.
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Jugo Slavia
Boulinbachich
Belgrade
New York
Ontario
United States
Non
Rodolphe Lemieux
House of Commons
Paris Academy of Moral and Political Science
Academy
Cardinal Mercier of
Marines
Regina
Saskatchewan Dairy Association
Caravel Model Gift to Viscountess Willingdon from Winnipeg
Gift presented to Viscountess Willingdon by Gift for Lady Willingdon Directors of Winnipeg General Hospital and provincial government. A silhouette model of a 15th century Spanish caravel El Rayo De Sol was crafted by the Winnipeg Psychopathic Hospital occupational department under Miss J. M. Stewart. The token marks her visit to the city.
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Winnipeg General Hospital
Viscountess Willingdon
Winnipeg
Government and Hospital Board
Honor Two Canadians Mount Names On BC Alaska Boundary
The United States Geographic Board officially names two mountains on the BC Alaska boundary in honor of Canadians. Mount Fawcett rises 16 miles southeast of the Stikine River elbow, and Mount Willibert, 12 miles southeast of the Unuk River, stands 6 782 feet high.
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British Columbia
Alaska
United States Geographic Board
Thomas Fawcett
P.T S
Mount Fawcett
Willibert Simpson
International Boundary Commission
Willibert
Unuk River
Caddie Theft Tale Sparks Irish Banter on Links
On an Irish links a choleric colonel blamed his caddie for stealing a lost ball. A moment later the ball was found and both joked that they misjudged each other. The exchange ends with playful forgiveness as the boy quips about labels.
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Arrah
Will Tour Canada for Poultry Congress Delegates
Delegates from about forty nations will tour Canada after the World's Poultry Congress in Ottawa. A special train will depart August 1, visiting Quebec, the Maritime provinces, Western Canada, Rocky Mountain spots, Vancouver, Victoria, and Niagara Falls, ending at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on August 31. Around 3000 delegates from the United States are expected to join portions of the trip, coordinated with Canadian government departments and railways to showcase Canada’s extent and resources.
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Ottawa
Canada
Oast
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Halifax
Nova Semia
Winnipeg
Brandon
Hegina
Mocee Jaw
Saskatood
Edmonton
Caleary
Rocky Mountains
Vancouver
Victoria
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Canadian Railways
Cansygla
United States
Britain to guide Egypt in government, says Sir Cecil Hurst
Sir Cecil Hurst, legal adviser to the British foreign ministry, told an English speaking union and Chicago council of foreign affairs audience that Britain must be the foreign power guiding Egypt. He argued the Suez Canal is vital as the approach to British dominions in the Far East and Australia, asserting Britain must control Egypt’s strategic arteries.
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Egypt
Sir Cecil Hurst
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
English Speaking Union
Chicago Council of Foreign Affairs
Chicago
Suez Canal
Far East
Cecil
Miracles in Crime Detection Move Toward Police Cooperation
Seattle criminologist Luke May, president of the North West Association of Sheriffs and Police, spoke at the Chief Constables Association of Canada convention about laboratory breakthroughs in solving crimes. He cited dropped matches, fabric fibers, blade nicks, hair strands, and finger prints as keys to detection and urged centralized coordination among state and provincial bureaus, noting Nelson the suspected strangler was captured through such cooperation. He called the suspect’s crime in the Dominion the sorriest day of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Constables Association of Canada
Luke May
Seattle
North West Association of Sheriffs and Police
Dominion
Canada
Nelson
Mr. May
Advanced Legislation Creates Pure Bred Sire Area in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Pure Bred Sire Area Act took effect May 1 and is the most advanced scrub sire elimination legislation in the Dominion, mirroring Ireland’s Live Stock Breeders act. It is expected to improve provincial livestock quality, with rural municipalities petitioning to join the area.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
Coffee and Spice Trade in Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 50 establishments in the coffee and spice sector with a capital investment of 8,865,438 and gross output of 14,169,009. Manufacturing adds 3,012,770 in value, with port shipments at 6,791,091 and exports of coffee and imitations at 18,065.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Biscuit Factory Planned for Calgary by Independent Biscuit Co
The Independent Biscuit Company will build a Calgary Alberta factory this summer and have it running by September employing 100 workers. The company capitalization stands at 250000 dollars.
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The
Independent Biscuit Company
Calgary
Alberta
Samuel Farewell Address and His Blameless Record
In a solemn farewell Samuel resigns as judge and presents his tenure as faithful. He recalls his youth and asserts he has walked before the people, asking for witnesses that he took nothing improper from anyone. The congregation testifies to his integrity, invoking God as their witness and citing Psalm 24 imagery of clean hands and a pure heart.
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Samuel
Jehovah
Saul
Paul
Miletus
God
Prince of Wales Still Unwed After Active Year of Rumors
The Prince of Wales Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor remains single after a year rich in “engaged” and “married” rumors. Observers note public preference for a strongly English wife, with a traditional match seen as most popular among Britons. Separately, the United Grain Growers plan a Port Arthur grain elevator costing $2,000,000 to store 5,500,000 bushels, set to open next February and featuring a 600 foot frontage and a 1,000 foot dock to serve ships.
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Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor
Prince of Wales
Victoria Louise
Prussia
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Buckingham Palace
Olga
Russia
England
United Grain Growers
Port Arthur
Lake Sup Rer
Thunder Bay
Settlers Bring Large Cash Reserves to Canada Growth Drive
Canadian National Railways officials report a spring surge of settlers to Winnipeg with over a million dollars in ready cash, drawn from Denmark Holland Britain and the United States. They plan marketing tours to Europe to boost farm produce sales and say the west can absorb more settlers as labor demand rises. Minister W R Motherwell urges optimism for Canada’s development and resource use. Detectives in Canada test a new verbal communication system to identify criminals.
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W. D Robb
Canadian National Railways
W. J. Black
Winnipeg
Montreal
Robb
United States
Canada
Denmark
Holland
Britain
States
Europe
Department of Natural Resources
London
Sean
Colonization Department
Saskatoon
Robin Redbreast and the C P R
An amused note about a robin nesting atop the rail line near Meadowdale station on the PLR a symbol of safety and soft treatment for travelers and trains. The piece blends railway life with natural humor at a rural stop twelve miles from Corpenter.
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PLR
Meadowdale
Corpenter
Wireless photo telegraphy could revolutionize telegrams
Experiments by M. Wright of the Mar coni Company show wireless transmission of facsimile newspaper pages. The system would allow whole pages to be filed at one end and received as exact photo replicas at the other, potentially linking Montreal and Vancouver or London and Canada by wireless photo transmission.
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M. Wright
Marconi Company
Wrishit
Montreal
Vancouver
London
Canada
Saskatchewan Livestock Board seeks five thousand dollar grant increase
The Saskatchewan Livestock Board asks the provincial government for a $5,000 annual grant increase from the current $10,000. The extra funds would cover $1,000 in board expenses and $4,000 split between Regina and Saskatoon winter fairs. Officials cited fairs as essential to the province's livestock and poultry industry and proposed sending a five boy livestock judging team to Toronto's Royal Fair.
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Saskatchewan Livestock Board
Legislative
Regina
M. Hamilton
Fleerkgn
R. W Johns
Saskatoon
Elderkin
Mr. Jobing
Toronto
Radio Station Planned for Hudson Straits This Summer
Commander Edwards announced a radio unit will join the air force expedition to erect a long range station on the Hudson Straits. The facility is to provide daily Ottawa connections and is expected to be permanent once established this summer. Reading the broader notes, coal mines in British Columbia produced 854,236 long tons in the first four months, up 154,929 tons from 1926, while technological progress cites the 1876 Corliss engine at Philadelphia’s Centennial with 1,400 horsepower and modern steam turbogenerators delivering 60,000 horsepower.
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Hudson Straits
Edwards
Marine Department
Air Force
Straits
Ottawa
Fort Simpson
Norway House
Greenland
Iceland
Stalin
British Columbia
Corliss
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Ike and Duchess of York
Portsmouth
Australa
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Geneva
Winner
Eafl
Lady Willingdon
Fawcett
and Simpson
Panama Canal
Justice
Ovnegetes
Empire
Chief Constables Association
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
View
Tapio
Winnipee Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
jTeown
Tet Eee
G. A. Cunliffe
Canadian National Railway
W. D. Robb
W. R. Motherwell
Conat
Buffalo National Park
Ee Arb
Robin Redbreast
C.P.R
Robin
Canadian Pacific
New Wireless Discovery
Saskatchewan Livestock Board Ap
Voronto
Plan
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