World Happenings Briefly Told
Heavy poles in Western Japan crown thirty persons and destroy evon 4564 hovers. The late Queen Alexandra’s jewelry valued at over $4,400,000. The Duke of York to visit Australia to open Parliament in Canberra. Bin Smith trains in East Pay at Red Lake taken over by Guggenheim Interests. Assays report high silver gold zinc and copper. A J McLean appointed manager of Bar U ranch holdings in Alberta. Barker estate in Toronto valued $23,470. Canadian Nations Railways weekly earnings rise to $4,952,030. Wayagamack Pulp and Paper to take option on Anticosti Island for six million. Sir Ronald Lindsay named ambassador at Berlin. will be replaced in Prague. Viscount Willingdon named Knight Grand Cross. Tornado and hail devastate 60 000 acres in Saskatchewan. one dead five injured. Alberta savings certificates near 1925 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mtte
bin Smith
East Pay
Red Lake
Guggenheim
New York
A. J. McLean
Public Works
Alberta
George Lane
Bar "U
Joseph Samuel Barker
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Toronto
Rea
Canadian Nations Railways
Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company of Canada
Anticosts
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Senator Menier
France
Ronald Lindsay
Gerlin
Ronald
Constantinople
Geo. Russell-Clerk
Prague
Viscount Willingdon
Daren Byng
Canada
Order of St. Michael and St. George
London Gazette
Alberta Premier Coal Producer Largest Tonnage in Canada
Canada produced about 13.13 million tons of coal in 1925 valued at 49.26 million dollars. Alberta led with 5.87 million tons, up 679,302 from 1924, while British Columbia rose to 2.84 million tons. About 25,032 people, including 1,542 salaried workers, were employed in mines in 1925, earning 33.2 million in salaries and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Delivery of Cabie Letters Change in UK Ireland Holland
Cabie letters to Great Britain Ireland and Holland will be delivered next morning after filing or as soon after transmission up to 1 p.m Greenwich. Canadian National Telegraphs reports that cable letters will no longer wait until noon. Rates are $2.10 for initial 26 words to Britain and Ireland and $1.66 to Holland with excess words at six and eight cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
Holland
Greenwich
Canadian National Telegraphs
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Hotland
Chinchilla Rabbit Industry Leader Returns with Breeding Stock
J. HC Palmer, a Vancouver Island fur farmer, spent a year in England studying chinchilla rabbits and fur use. He returns with 24 animals valued at 7800 dollars to establish breeding stock on his farm.
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J. HC. Palmer
Vancouver Island
England
Small Man and Dog Guard Fence Like Ferocious Watchdogs
A tiny man and his small dog are described as ever ferocious behind a fence. The text also notes some spider webs are strong enough to trap birds, illustrating surprising natural strength.
Belgians Open to Truths on Congo Slavery Policy
Public opinion in Belgium is ready to hear frank truths about Congo exploitation as church and state leaders prepare for the International Conference on the Congo Mission in Le Zoute. King and Crown Prince advocate moral progress and welfare as colonial justification while inviting observers from Britain France and Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Road Signs to Mark All Major BC Roads for Travelers
Officials plan thousands of warning signs across the province to alert motorists to dangerous curves grades and stopping points before main highways. Marked railroad crossings will require buses to stop before proceeding under new highway regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Simple line frock model 1359 for full-figured figures
A home sewing pattern for a semi fitted bonlice frock with flare sides in sizes 38 through 48 inches bust. It uses printed material with plain neck facings collar and trimming. Pattern No 1359 requires 3% yards of figured material and a portion of plain contrasting fabric. price 20 cents. Also offers a Fashion Book for 10 cents with cutout material chart and step by step instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tfe
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
A Winnipeg notice instructs readers on pattern orders via the Union at 2175 McDermot Ave. Pattern numbers are to be referenced as shown in the notice. The item format and ordering method are outlined for interested customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Visit of Beauharnois descended noble tours Canada
The Count de Beauharnois, descendant of Charles Marquis de Beauharnois who ruled Canada for Louis XV, joins cousin Marquis di Albizzi for a thirty day Canadian Rockies tour and a grand Pow-Wow in the Ptar migan Valley. He sails from Cherbourg aboard the Melita then travels CPR across Canada, tracing La Verendrye's Quebec era and recalling Fort William's past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmitri
Leuchtenberg
de Beauharnois
Charles
Marquis de Beauharnois
Canada
Louis XV
Marquis di Albizzi
Canadian Rockies
Ptarmigan Valley
Cherbourg
Soviet Simplifies Foreign Prospectors Entry To Russian Gold Fields
The Moscow based Soviet council of defense orders easier entry for foreign gold prospectors with permits costing 3 gold rubles. Applicants must prove proletariat origin and have grammar school or less education. Foreigners must work under Soviet laws limiting gold carriage and wealth accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Council of Work and Defence
Moscow
Isvestia
Russia
Siberian
Wireless Telephone Trials On German Airliners Talk To City Subscribers
Wireless telephone experiments on German air liners enable passengers to use a receiver and speak with any city subscriber in Germany. Tests between pilots on two night routes and landing fields succeeded. A pilot circling Stockholm spoke with Templehof Field Berlin for five minutes despite a thunderstorm.
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Germany
Stockholm
Sweden
Templehofer Field
Berlin
Remarkable Von Ferrary Stamp Sale Shocks World
The Von Ferrary collection, famed as a world treasure, has been confiscated by France and is being sold in Berlin with fourteen sales completed under M. Gilbert. The collection includes stamps valued in the hundreds of thousands of francs, with individual pieces like a rare British Guiana stamp selling for 1,975,000 francs. Arthur Hinds of Utica, New York, purchased one piece for about 32,500 dollars. The owner died as the Great War began, leaving a fortune scattered to the four winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
von Ferrary
Paris
British Guiana
Arthur Hinds
Utica
N.Y
Switzerland
Postal Museum of
Berlin
M. Gilbert
Marquis of Reading recalls ocean years and rise to power
Forty years ago a full rigged ship carried the future Marquis of Reading up the Hooghly as a ship's boy polishing brasses. He later became viceroy and governor general five years ago, recalling sea lessons that shaped his career from two years at sea to a stock exchange stint, then law, and finally a high earning position. A garage sign in a western town touts genuine parts and mockingly notes the man with a wooden leg.
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Indian
Hooghly
India
Earl of
Oxford
Stock Exchange
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Across Entries
A crossword style list presents horizontal and vertical clues for many entries. The items include common vocabulary such as exclamation of regret tropical plant larceny and other everyday words with several paired definitions.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Verse
The lesson centers on Jehovah as strength and salvation drawn from Exodus 15.2, with study of Exodus 13.17-22 and 14.10-16 and a devotional reading from Psalm 37.1-7. It highlights faith in God during journey moments and relies on the theme of divine guidance and deliverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medieval War Lab
Jehovah
Exodus route choice in biblical crossing to Canaan
The article cites biblical analysis of why the Israelites avoided the shortest coastal path from Rameses toward Canaan. It argues God directed them along the Red Sea wilderness route to prevent discouragement and defeat and to demonstrate divine power, with commentary from Dr. J. E. McFayden and Dr. W. L. Watkinson on divine purpose guiding detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Red Sea
Rameses
Canaan
Mediterranean
Israel
J. E. McFayden
W. L. Watkinson
World’s Non Stop Flight Record Set by Two Aviators
Captain Junier and Lieut Cordil lers established a new world non stop flight record traveling 2949 miles in 29 hours. They departed Paris and landed in Omsk Siberia despite storms and near empty gasoline tanks. The prior record was set in June by the Arrachart Brothers from Paris to the Persians.
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Junier
Lieut
Cordillers
Paris
Omsk
Siberia
Arrachart Brothers
Training Farm Extension Opens at Goudhurst Kent
Sir George McLaren Brown of Canadian Pacific Railways opened a new 21900 pound extension to Fegans training farm at Goudhurst Kent. The 367 acre farm provides training for 156 orphans and destitute boys for emigration to Canada or for farm work at home.
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George McLaren Brown
Canadian Pacific Railways
Fegan
Goudhurst
Kent
England
Canada
When a Man Is Sick He Expects Family Silence and Groans
A saying notes that when a man is ill he often expects the household to pause all activities to listen to his complaints and suffering. The line reflects social expectations about caregiving and attention in families.
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Lsten
Mexico Decree Forces Churches to Close and Abolishes Orders
The Mexican government issues a broad religious decree that restricts clerical activities and forbids holding services with few exceptions. It dissolves some religious orders and allows confiscation of church property, prompting protests from minor groups and concern over wealthy estates. Diplomatic efforts by the United States and Britain aim to secure service rights for nationals, though the 1888 treaty clause may offer limited help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Crumbling Alaska Mountain Collapses After Glacier Pressure
Reports of a volcanic eruption sparked an inspection near Cordova Alaska as a glacier at the base pressed on the peak. Dust from falling rock was mistaken for smoke while rock slides ranging from 500 to 2000 tons thunder down to the valley below.
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Cordova
Alaska
England devices mic magnifies watch tick to engine roar
A microphone invented in England magnifies the ticking of a watch until it sounds like a gasoline engine explosion, illustrating early audio amplification experiments.
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England
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Japan
Queen Alexandra
Duke of York
King George
Australia
Parlamen Ic
Camberra
Whidron
Gerald
Atwater
Spy Hill
Sask
Chinchilla
Motor
Soviets
the Marquis of Reading
Prairie Nurseries
Estevan
J. F. Creighton
M.L.A
A. M. Tasey
T. C. Davis
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Saskatchewan
E. J. Campbell
Estevan Board of Trade
Theos. M. Molloy
Indian Memorial Post
Fis
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