World Happenings Briefly Told
Dame Clara Butt left a substantial bequest to the Royal College of Music. A Commons bill on abolishing hanging was postponed for a year. Byrd Antarctic expedition earned silver medals from Congress. A $526 million U S appropriations plan was agreed by a joint committee. Amherstburg High School will offer highway safety and automobile driving in September. Michel Reneiris faces trial in Nairobi for alleged beating of a native servant. Joseph Shalopski, awaiting trial in Glasgow, damaged his cell by chewing bolts and metal. Phi Delta Theta financed a $2,600 mortgage payment saving Mrs Eugene Field’s home. Postmaster General Tryon announced further transatlantic rate cuts effective July 1.
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Richard E. Byrd
Congress
House
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Canada
Amherstburgh High School
Windsor
Ont
Michel Reneiris
Nairobi
Kenya
Joseph Shalopski
Glasgow
Eugene Field
Phi Delta Theta
Field
112 Year-Old Cairo Milkman Defies Longevity Theory
Rem Mohamed a Cairo milkman claims to be 112 and still milks goats delivering door to door often climbing stairs. He says longevity comes from not drinking or smoking not indulging in pleasure and not tiring the brain with learning. He eats three meals daily with two beans and meat and vegetables. He has one marriage his wife lives his youngest son is 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Rem Mohamed
Mohamed
Global Thunderstorm Activity and Lightning Flashes
The world hosts about 1,800 thunderstorms at any moment, producing roughly 360,000 lightning flashes per hour. This high-energy activity reflects ongoing atmospheric electrostatic processes across diverse regions and seasons.
War relic returns from Victoria font cover
Victoria forwards an eighty year old carved oak font cover once in St Martin’s cathedral Ypres Belgium. The item stood in Christ Church cathedral Victoria BC after the war and was later brought to Canada as Allied powers seek return of looted pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martin's
Ypres
Belgium
Victoria
Christ Church
Air Pollution Figures Stir Public Debate on Health
The piece notes Britons inhale about 13 million coal particles, 700 thousand gasoline particles from cars, 37 thousand rubber dust, and 25 thousand tobacco ash particles per breath. Proponents urge stronger government action, arguing these numbers shape public perception of lung health.
Alberta crude oil discovery claims traced to 1879
William McCardell of Banff preserves letters from Joseph Lake and Howard Sibbald asserting that crude oil was found near Waterton Lakes in November 1879 by Billy McCardell and Lafayette French. The oil reportedly tested as 95 percent lubricating oil with five percent vegetable matter, with exhibits to Ottawa and later tests near Morley. A then-existing Homestake Oil Company failed after a saltwater gusher and a prairie fire ended the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
William McCardell
Banff
McCardell
Joseph Lake
Invermere
B.C
Carlin and Lake
Exshaw
Billy McCardell
Lafayette French
Ottawa
Howard Sibbald
California
Scott and Leeson Ranch
Morley
Telephones in London Homes Reach Wide Use
About 500 London residents own telephones in their bathrooms. The group includes doctors actors and businessmen. Many have phones in every room and some even in their conservatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Last War Ends War, Next War Threatens All
A measured warning tone declares the last war ended warfare but cautions that the next conflict could eradicate all life and civilization, signaling a stark shift in global security rhetoric.
Agony in Gethsemane and Jesus Prayers
Devotional reflection on the Agony in the Garden from Luke 22 39 46. Jesus seeks seclusion and prayer before his arrest while guiding his disciples to beware temptation. The piece cites Aquinas Slattery Papini and Reuen Thomas to illuminate the mystery and the Father’s supporting love during sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jesus
Kidron
Gethsemane
Reuen Thomas
Charles Lewis Slattery
Papini
Olives
Christ
Luke
Soviet Floor Polishers Defy Electric Modernization
In Soviet Russia a niche profession resists mechanization as floor polishers, dating back to Catherine the Great, continue to shine floors by hand with wax brushes and cloths. They celebrate a tradition of manual polish, thwarting introduction of electrical polishing devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet
Russia
Catherine the Great
National Egg Eating Day Called For By Poultry Industry
The poultry industry seeks a government mandate to proclaim Lih Hsia or beginning of summer as a national egg eating day as belief in eggs to prevent a sore back wanes. Eggs have long been a festival staple, but old customs fade with changing faith.
Icelandic collection donated to Manitoba University
Arnijotur B. Olson of Gimli Man donates a prized 2 500 volume Icelandic book collection to the University of Manitoba. President Sidney E. Smith announces the gift as potentially unequalled in any Canadian university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Manitoba
Arnijotur B. Olson
Gimli
Man
Sidney E. Smith
Garden Insect Enemies and Plant Care Tips
General guidance on garden pests divides insects into two groups the bite and the suckers. For biting pests apply poison while sucking pests are managed with a burning spray or combinations like lime sulfur and arsenate. Sucking pests such as aphids are treated with whale oil soap nicotine or Black Leaf 40 or other repellents from seed stores. Fungus attacks yellow brown or white spots. Bordeaux Mixture or sulphur dust help. Sulphur dust protects hollyhocks and phlox from rust when first seen. Cutworms are poisoned with sweet bran Paris Green. Main early vegetables include beans tomatoes squash cucumbers and melons. Warmer soil is needed for growth along with rich open soil. second and third sowings are still possible. Celery is set out now.
Empress of Canada Captain Wins Efficiency Trophy
Captain A. J. Hosken of the Empress of Canada received the Chairman's shield at a Vancouver ceremony aboard the ship. The trophy honors life saving discipline maintenance and passenger control on Pacific ships. Hosken has now won the award four times, the first Empress of Canada recognition.
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A. J. Hosken
R.N.R
R.M.S
Empress of
Edward W. Beatty
Hosken
R.M.S. Empress of
Turkey Women Seek Equal Military Training in Education Petition
Turkish girls aged 16 to 20 ask the Ministry of Education to grant military education and be treated the same as male recruits fulfilling compulsory service. They demand equal training opportunities and recognition in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Ministry of Education
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Clara Butt
The
Royal College of Music
House of Commons
G. C. Tryon
Montreal
New York
Coast City
Rocky Mountain Development Company
Waterton Lakes
Oil City Royalties, Limited
Waterton District
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Coleman Lamp and Stove CO
Gaso
Scorn Electric Devices
Manitoba
Efficiency
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