World Happenings Briefly Told
The King approves an alliance of Prince Albert volunteers with Hed fordshire and Hertfordshire regiments. Atlantic airliners are ten years away. Byrd previews big sight in New York. Palestine quake casualties: 200 killed, 556 seriously injured, 275 slight injuries. Toronto aviators form Canadian Aeronautic Association. Volcanic eruptions blamed for poor salmon run in Bristol Bay. First seaplane for Dominion Airways patrols West Kootenay. A West Kootenay forestry pilot arrives in Nelson from Quebec. Irish Free State thanks Prime Minister for condolences on Kevin Higgins death.
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Byrd
France
New York
Irish Free State
W. L. Mackenzie King
William T. Cosgrave
Kevin Higgins
Russia Builds War Readiness in Week of Defence
Moscow reports War Commissar Voroshiloff says the Week of Defence ended mass false security and spurred active preparation. He notes Red army and fleet strengthened, officers trained, morale higher. Finance Commissar Bruckanov vows peasants will fund defences amid a larger war budget. The week included a rally with gas attack, tank demos, and sports.
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Moscow
Voroshiloff
Red Army
Bruckanov
Canadian Protest Against Branding Foreigner Label
Dr Ge Dragan of Saskatoon addressed about 250 at St Julien annual school fair and sports day. Pupils from 106 schools displayed exhibits as community members protested the use of foreigner labels toward Ukrainians and Canadians with Ukrainian ancestry.
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GE. Dragan
Saskatwon
St. Julien
Canadian fliers vie for London flight opportunity
The notice recalls Canada’s World War II air force contributions and implies many veterans still qualify to pilot aircraft. It notes Francis N. Richards of Stamford Conn at 76 as a rival to inventor Thomas Fulson, who holds nearly 1,000 patents, rivaling Edison’s 1,206.
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London
Canada
Francis N. Richards
Stamford, Conn
Thomas Fulson
Edison
Marking Graves Of American Soldiers In Overseas Cemeteries
The War Department announced orders for more than 22 000 white Italian marble headstones for American soldiers buried in eight permanent overseas cemeteries in France Belgium and England. The Sarc ones American Cemetery near Paris will receive the first installations by September ahead of the American Legion convention. total headstones planned 30 7560 over four years. Each marker bears the soldier’s full name rank regiment division and home state with death date. military decorations shown as MH DSC or DSM. Unknown dead markers read Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.
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France
Belgian
England
War Department Thas
Sarcenes
Paris
American Legion Convention
Banbury Cross Saved From Demolition in Oxon Shire
Banbury Cross in Oxfordshire will be spared from demolition after a compromise by the mayor. Railings to be removed and lamps moved back to widen the roadway. News of the campaign to remove the landmark circulated worldwide provoking broad support from Americans and other dominions.
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Banbury Cross
Banbury
Oxfordshire
America
British Dominions
Charming simple frock pattern with shirred bodice
Pattern No 1596 for misses and women in sizes 16 18 20 features a shirred skirt connected to a shirred bodice with shoulder shirring and long sleeves. Contrasting bias facing and a full front panel. Requires yardage for sizes 18 and 36 bust. pattern priced 26 cents and fashion book 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No es
Instructional fragment notes pattern ordering in Winnipeg at 115 McDermot Ave. Mentions Union and Pattern No es with size and name details, but text is incomplete. The readable portion implies a guidance notice on pattern orders for a Winnipeg audience.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Tesla claims success with wireless power for air travel
In New York on his 71st birthday Nikola Tesla asserts experiments prove wireless power can drive airplanes and airships from central stations. He envisions huge plants broadcasting power through space to propel aero nautical travel and irrigate farms, saying power can reach around the world with minimal loss.
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Acording
Nicola Tesla
Ile
Tesla
New York
Smitjan
Jugoslavia
Niagara Falls
Testa
Historic sites chosen for early memorials across western Canada
The historic sites and monuments board selects Old Brandon House near Brandon Manitoba and Fort Carlton in Saskatchewan for early memorial marking. Other sites include Banfield Creek on Vancouver Island for the Pacific cable terminus completed in 1902 and Victoria Port Victoria as a Hudsons Bay post central to Vancouver Island's early government. Point Grey Vancouver marks meeting of Vancouver and Spanish explorers in 1792. Skeenan River telegraph site was named in 1865 with telegraph wire for transatlantic links. the Atlantic cable lay in 1866 and the project was abandoned.
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Brandon House
Brandon
Man
Fort Carlton
Saskatchewan
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
Ottawa
Banfield Creek
Barkely Sound
Vancouver Island
B.C
Canada
Australia
Victoria
Port Victoria
Hudson's Bay Company
Atlantic
Western wheat pools set aside 8 million for safety and projects
Over three years Western wheat pools have earmarked about 8 million dollars from elevator and commercial reserve deductions to secure the organization and fund its plans. About 3 million of the 1926 pool proceeds will be diverted to commercial and elevator reserves.
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Western Wheat Pools
Golf Champion Defends Western Canada Open Title at Moose Jaw
The Minaki Lodge course champion of the Canadian National Railways prepares to defend his open title in Moose Jaw this month. He aims to repeat his earlier victory as the top golfer in western Canada, facing regional rivals and hosting clubs in Saskatchewan.
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Minaki Lodge
Canadian National Railways
Western Canada
Moose Jaw
David and Jonathan Friendship Deepens After Goliath Victory
Sunday School lesson summarizes the bond between David and Jonathan following David’s triumph over Goliath. It highlights Jonathan’s sacrificial love, covenant pledges, and the mutual exchange of gifts as a model of noble friendship and selfless generosity.
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Imrid
Goliath
Jonathan
Jonathan Way
Abner
David
Israel
James Stalker
Quarles
Children ride with King George and Queen Mary to Buckingham Palace
Four hundred children from London's East End, pupils of St Thomas school Stepney, travel to Buckingham Palace in ten General Omnibus Company buses to meet the King and Queen after prior disappointment. They are greeted with hot buns cakes lemonade and uniformed attendants.
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London
East End
George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
St. Thomas School
Stepney
Palace
General Omnibus Company
Canada’s sixtieth anniversary praised by Chicago Daily News
The Chicago Daily News extols Canada’s vast extent, growing population, strong trade, abundant resources, and diverse cities from Ottawa to Vancouver. It notes chief industries in agriculture, forest products, fisheries, and power, and highlights friendly U S relations as a key strength.
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Canada
Laurentic Launch Highlights White Star Ocean Liner
The Laurentic, a 19000 ton White Star liner, was launched at Belfast and will be ready for winter use. It will sail on Mediterranean cruises, enter the Canadian trade next spring between Liverpool and Montreal, and share with the Albertic the title of largest cabin liner on the St Lawrence route with capacity for 1600 passengers in cabin, tourist, and third class.
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White Star Line
Belfast
Liverpool
Montreal
Star
Albertic
St. Lawrence
If Alfred the Great Endured Today His Views Would Be Futile
A student imagines Alfred the Great in the modern world, predicting his elderly perspective would render his views useless. A street scene follows where a young woman tells a constable a man tried to kiss her, prompting the officer's reassurance about another man approaching. The line about honesty notes its link to low cost.
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Alfred the
Byrd forecasts airworthy ocean planes for transoceanic flight
Commander Byrd envisions multi meter craft similar to the Fokker America to cross oceans. He says engineers will make seaworthy planes that start in rough weather and endure storms, eventually allowing passengers to fly oceans as routinely as ships cross them.
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Byrd
America
Southampton
New York
Canadian Pacific praised as great transit giant in Wood Struthers review
The New York firm Wood Struthers & Co reports a strong financial and operational position for Canadian Pacific Railway. It highlights steady dividends, high book value, and vast transportation and ocean shipping assets while noting wartime disruptions and future growth potential in Canada and beyond.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
New York Investment and Banking House of Wood, Struthers & Co
Moore
Canadian Pacific
Dominion of Canada
British Columbia
Dominion
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Prince Albert Volunteers
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Hedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
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Palestine
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Behring Flex
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J4d
Vancouver
West Kootenay
Forestry
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Quebec
Russia
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Carlton
Ned McKenna
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Fleet
Willingdon
McMaster’s Island
Saint Andrews
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Lincoln Park
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Chicago Daily News
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Pacific
Tts
Guebec
Great Britain
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Stormes
C.P.R
India
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