World Happenings Briefly Told
Five thousand American Legion members and auxiliary ladies will visit Winnipeg for two days in August. A British Empire Trade Exhibition will be held in Buenos Aires from March 14 to April 27, 1931. India House in London was opened by King George with hopes of peaceful progress. Unemployment figures show 1,815,300 unemployed in Britain on June 23, 697,493 above last year. Sir Joseph Ward of New Zealand, aged 74, has died. Ralph Collins of Edmonton won second prize in an Optimist International oratorical contest in Erie, Pennsylvania. Seven boys from US and Canadian clubs competed, David Wolf of Washington, DC, won first. Gretna Green marriages to be illegalized by next fall. weddings to be conducted by cleric or registrar only. Quai d’Orsay has proposed Arseg Henry as French minister to Canada. Hon. Jean Knight to head the French Government Press Bureau.
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American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Winnipeg
Empire
Buenos Aires
India House
London
George
India
Britain
Joseph Ward
New Zealand
Joseph
Ralph Collins
Edmonton
Alberta
Optimist International
Erie
United States
Canada
David Wolf
Washington, D.C
Quai D’orsay
Arseg Henry
Siam
Jean Knight
France
Plans To Visit the Moon at Horst Baltic Bathing Place
Professor Oberth has built an exact model rocket to travel to the moon. The vessel will be launched by its own gas explosion and carry instruments to sample the atmosphere. An automatic parachute will recover the rocket after its motors burn out. The model aims for about 100 kilometers height and hopes to reveal valuable atmospheric data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horst
Baltic
Professor Oberth
Alberta Wheat Boost Sent to Shriners in Toronto
Hon. George Hoadley, Alberta Agriculture Minister, dispatched 5,000 Alberta wheat samples to American Shriners visitors at Toronto. Alberta holds the world wheat championship at Chicago's International Exposition four times in seven years, last year awarded to Joseph H. B. Smith of Wolf Creek.
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Alberta
George Hoadley
Toronto
Chicago
Joseph H. B. Smith
Wolf Creek
Building Permits Rise Across 61 Canadian Cities
May permits in 61 Canadian cities totaled 19.6 million dollars while the January–May 1930 period reached 65.27 million. A collection of assorted notes follows, including an unrelated quip about eyelids and peace, and remarks on Italy’s naval plans.
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Canada
Arctic Quest Seeks Air Route From England to North America
Fifteen explorers with average age 23 sail from London aboard the Quest for a year in Greenland and Iceland. Led by H C Watkins the team aims to study meteorology for a potential England to North America air route across the Arctic. They base on Greenland coast and atop the ice cap, with gear including airplanes, boats, sledges and government instruments.
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London
Quest
Arctic
Greenland
Iceland
Royal Geographical Society
England
North America
H. C. Watkins
Spe
Watkins
Labrador
Spitzenbergen
Faroe Islands
Canada
Scotland's War Memorial Honors All Who Served
The Rock of Edinburgh hosts a grand memorial honoring every Scottish regiment and all workers in the Great War. Bronze friezes, stained glass, and carvings depict sailors, artillerymen, airmen, nurses, and even animals. A marble block bearing names of fallen Scotsmen sits in the shrine, creating a global pilgrimage site.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Vancouver Boy Wins Trip To England
Vancouver sixteen year old Ross Farquharson won the national championships at Ottawa as the best all round Canadian model aircraft builder. He captured both senior indoor events and added outdoor results to finish with 17 points and a guest trip to England hosted by Lord Wakefield of Hythe. J A Chamberlin of Toronto placed second with 15 points from indoor and outdoor events.
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Ross Farquharson
Vancouver
Ottawa
England
Lord Wakefield
Hythe
J. A. Chamberlin
Toronto
Farquharson
Canadian Coke Gains Ground Against Anthracite
In recent years Canadian coke has risen in domestic use, diminishing its role as a rival to anthracite, long seen as the standard fuel in Ontario and Quebec.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Parable Preference Cited by Minister in Youth Exchange
A minister asks a boy which parable he favors and the boy replies with the tale of the multitude that loafs and fishes. The exchange hints at simple faith and the familiar miracle story in a casual, domestic setting.
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Willie
Smart and Wearable Children's Frock in Linen Print
A bright yellow and white linen dress for children features a plaited skirt, belted waist, yellow bone button, and cap sleeves. Styles include sizes 6 to 14 with fabric requirements, versatile color options, and a 25 cent price in stamps or coins.
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Shantung
How To Order Patterns in Winnipeg
A brief notice from the Winnipeg newspaper union lists an ordering address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg with guidance on pattern orders. It mentions Portland style and sizing notes for customers.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Remarkable Record Seven Hundred London Firms In Century or More
London boasts seven hundred firms that have stood in business for a century or longer. The city’s enduring commerce defies changeable fashion, new inventions, and generational shifts, underscoring a praiseworthy tradition of industrious enterprise.
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London
Loyal to Prejudices Despite Inconstancy
A reflective line notes steadfast loyalty to personal biases despite variable behavior. It emphasizes constancy of belief over fluctuating actions.
BBC Plans to Broadcast Niagara Falls Roar
The British Broadcasting Service aims to transmit the sound of Niagara Falls in a broadcast experiment. The project seeks to capture the falls' thunderous roar for listeners and showcase new sound recording and transmission techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Broadcasting Service
Niagara Falls
Prince of Wales Takes First Glider Lesson Near Lewes
The Prince of Wales learned gliding under Robert Kronfeld near Lewes Sussex. Kronfeld, reputed world champion, led a demonstration on operating the glider. The prince did not pilot the craft, remaining under RAF escort and unlikely to fly solo for state reasons.
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Prince of Wales
Lewes
Sussex
Robert Kronfeld
Prince Long
Royal Air Force
Montreal’s rapid growth lifts city to fifth largest on continent
Montreal has more than doubled its assessable property value to 1.2 billion dollars within a decade. The population rose from 625,000 in 1914 to about 1,000,000 today. Street mileage grew from 153 to 600 miles, and municipal revenue jumped from 10.5 million to 36.75 million.
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Canada
Montreal
Four Men Reunite After a 31 Year Trafalgar Square Pact
A London reunion brings together Mansfield, MacDonald, Chilton and Bite honoring a vow made when six decorative artists learned their studio would be razed in 1899. Telegraph greetings arrived from two absent colleagues, preserving the annual meeting tradition.
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Trafalgar Square
London
England
H. E. Hansfield
G. MacDonald
G. Clifton
E. Bite
Brown
Edwards
Mansfield
MacDonald
Chilton
Bite
Agricultural Conventions to Meet Around Regina Show 1932
A Regina committee decision proposes inviting large agricultural conventions to convene before or after the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in 1932, in cities other than Regina, allowing delegates to attend the Regina session.
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West
Regina
Legislative Wheat Pool Referendum Proposed for Pool Members
Delegates of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool decide to hold a referendum on legislative pooling. Ballots will be mailed from head office by August 1, and each contract signer is asked to register a vote on the question.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Call of Moses From the Burning Bush and Revelation
The lesson examines Moses in the wilderness at Horeb where the burning bush signals God calling him to lead the Israelites from oppression in Egypt. It compares Moses vision to Christ’s wilderness temptation, notes the sense of holy ground, and highlights Moses recognizing God’s will to deliver his people.
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Moses
Egypt
Promised Land
Jethro
Midian
Horeb
God
Christ
Jeremiah
Wordsworth
J. H. Jowett
Jacob
Bethel
Pass Elevations in Rockies Highlight Three Railway Routes
The Topographical Survey publication shows the Alberta British Columbia boundary passes for railways. Crows Nest Pass sits at 4,453 feet, Kicking Horse Pass at 5,320 feet, and Yellowhead Pass at 3,711 feet.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Rocky Mountains
Crows Nest Pass
Kicking Horse Pass
Yellowhead Pass
English Students For Canada Move At Queen's University
Hamilton Fyfe new headmaster at Queen's University Kingston says English public school boys will go to Canadian universities like Rhodes scholars go to Oxford. The plan aims to create a steady stream of English students studying in Canada.
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Hamilton Fyfe
Queen's University
Kingston
Oxford
Reciprocal Trade Urged by British Empire Banks
Representatives of leading British banks meeting at Hambro's Bank in London urged reciprocal trade among the Empire to keep an open market for Empire products. Sir Eric Hambro presided as they pressed urgent measures to promote inter imperial trade and suggested duties on non Empire imports while keeping Empire access open.
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Hambro’s Bank
London
England
Eric Hambro
Britain
London Goods Traffic Underground Line Proposal
A plan to remove goods traffic from London streets proposes fifty four underground stations and seventy five miles of tubes costing about 200 million dollars. Promoters aim to connect termini docks and stores with private stations, handling 125 million tons annually and a port trade of 144 million dollars yearly. They claim congestion costs 120 million per year and railways cite 300 thousand dollars daily losses at Billingsgate Market.
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London
Billingsgate Market
Early Canadian newspapers and silk imports details
The piece notes Quebecs first newspaper in 1764 the Quebec Gazette and 1785 royal gazette and new brunswick advertiser in Saint John. It also mentions the 1793 Upper Canada Gazette and American Oracle at Niagara and reports China importing artificial silk with eight large or nine small eggs needed per pound.
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Quebec
Quebec Gazette
Royal Gazette
New Brunswick
St. John
Upper Canada
Niagara
Newark
Upper Canada Gazette
American Oracle
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Gretna Green
Elopers
Italy
Mummel
Hamburg
Www
N. UL 1846
Cialist
Scotland’s War Memorial
Legislative
Mrs. Browning
Rockies
English Students For
London Traffic Project
China
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Brooder
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