World Happenings Briefly Told
Internal troubles in B C aim to settle as Peter Veregin is asked to hand Crestovia to the Sons of Freedom. Queen Mary turns 64 on May 26 and greetings pour in. Canadian minister to Tokyo urges expansion of Oriental trade. Cattle exports to Britain may use open decks in summer. 20 to 30 trade treaties to be revised next year per H H Stevens. Canadian whisky exports slump in April. W G Duncan assumes Soldier Settlement Board superintendency in Calgary. Gold claims revived near Holmfield Manitoba. British Dental Association to meet with Canadian in Toronto July 1932. Russian civil aviation plans August 1 start of long Moscow to Irkutsk Vladivostok route.
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B.C
Peter Veregin
Crestovia
Sons of Freedom
Mary
Long River
Badger Creek
Holmfield
Man
British Dental Association
Canadian Dental Association
Toronto
Ontario Dental Association
Moscow
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Special Test Locomotives of German Railway Examined
German railway locomotives undergo yearly checks on a special test stand to assess stability and performance. Engines run for hours as if on a scheduled trip, with careful evaluation of performance and wheel dynamics reaching high speeds.
Alberta anglers catch over two million pounds in 1930
Alberta fisheries authorities estimate anglers caught more than 2,211,000 pounds of fish in 1930, a rise over 1929. Pike accounted for about half of the total catch, reflecting strong sport fishing activity in the province.
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Alberta
Disappointed Over Result Of Conference
The London Times editorial laments the world grain conference adjourned with the problem unresolved. It notes prices may rise if wheat supply shrinks, though the method harms producers and consumers. It credits the committee with keeping cooperation alive and restraining excess competition. The London Telegraph agrees no remedy was found and cites mixed husbandry as the real solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
World Grain Conference
the Times
London Telegraph
Crucifixion and Salvation Reflections in Sunday Lesson
A devotional text on the crucifixion of Jesus focusing on Isaiah 53 and Luke 23. Includes commentary on Calvary, the soldiers casting lots for Christ's garments, artistic depictions, and sermons by Studdert Kennedy Paterson-Smyth Erdman about forgiveness, darkness at crucifixion, and the veil torn, highlighting redemption and eternal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Luke
Jesus
William Blake
Christ
J Paterson- Smyth
Holy Place
Holy of Holies
Charles R. Erdman
Ogopogo Declared Dead After Two Years Absence
The famed Ogopogo of Lake Okanagan in British Columbia is believed dead after not being seen for two years. Inquiries confirm natural causes or old age, and there is hope the carcass will be recovered for the national museum.
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Okanagan Valley
B.C
Lake Okanagan
National Museum
Froth Blowers Disband After Charity Record
The Ye Ancient Order of Froth Blowers announces voluntary wind up per a London Gazette notice. Founded in 1924 by Sir Alfred Fripp the group raised over $500,000 for children’s charities in four years, endowed 50 hospitals with $2,500 each, and contributed $70,000 to Boy Scouts and Girl Guide troops in poor districts.
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Order of Froth Blowers
Organization of
Merry Souls
London Gazette
Sir Alfred Fripp
Froth Blowers
Porr
Livestock Valuations by Western Provinces
Values of livestock in the Western Provinces are given in the latest estimates. Manitoba 53741000 Saskatchewan 112846000 Alberta 94065060 and British Columbia 27355000.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Salt Exchange Between Father and Son
The hired man asks the boy to pass the salt but Johnny hesitates, glancing at his mother. He whispers that his father said the man wasn’t worth it, revealing a family tension over respect and fairness.
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Little Johnny
Pedestrians urged to “play the game” with motorists
A writer advocates pedestrians cooperate with drivers as they walk. He notes pedestrians may hop skip and jump to avoid danger and stresses mutual caution in traffic.
Poland Sinks Major Share of 1930 Steel to Soviet Russia
Polish steel output in 1930 saw nearly a quarter of production shipped to the Soviet Union. The figure underscores the bilateral trade flow between Poland and Soviet Russia during the interwar period, reflecting industrial and economic ties.
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Poland
Soviet Russia
Fast Freight Service Shaves Day from CP Rail Run
Canadian Pacific Railway announces a rapid freight schedule cutting coast to coast transit from nine to eight days. Montreal deliveries shift earlier by a full day, with Winnipeg to Montreal reduced from four to three days. Exporters gain an extra 24 hours to prepare shipments while maintaining Montreal steamship connections.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboards
Transportation Department
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Middle West
New Uses For Wheat Surveyed By National Research Council
The National Research Council announces an exhaustive survey on new uses for surplus wheat and other grains. Additional studies seek methods to convert waste materials into commercially valuable products.
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National Research Council
Balsa Wood Buoyancy Noted for High Support
Balsa wood demonstrates remarkable buoyancy, able to support nearly ten times its own weight, highlighting its use in lightweight, floatable structures and crafts.
Tuberculosis Strikes Hardest Between Ages Fifteen and Twenty Five
Health researchers note TB mortality and morbidity peak in the 15 to 25 age bracket. Experts urge targeted screening and public health campaigns for young adults to curb spread and improve outcomes.
Anthropologist backs mixed race intermarriage as solution
Dr. Charles Hill-Tout of Vancouver argues in Toronto that marriages between Japanese Chinese and white groups in British Columbia could yield a superior mixed race within ten generations. He warns prejudice risks a future race war and urges breaking down racial arrogance to prevent India aligning with Europe’s foes.
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British Columbia
Charles Hill-Tout
Vancouver
Toronto
Hill-Tout
Royal Society of Canada
India
Europe
Western
Canada
Russia Keeps It Up
Russia's wheat crop tops a billion bushels and oil output reaches five-year goals two and a half years early. The nation overtakes Venezuela as the world’s second-largest oil producer while the United States remains first. Britain reports Russia’s war prep spending up 184 percent since 1924 and orders 100 tanks from a British firm as Russia’s army grows stronger.
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Russia
Venezuela
United States
Cost of St Hubert airship mast 1.85 million
In the House of Commons Hon. Donald Sutherland stated the airship mooring mast at St Hubert Quebec including land buildings and improvements to March 31 1931 cost 1 846 569 16 exclusive of operating charges. The oldest bells in the United States date from 1682 and hang in the Moorish belfry of the Spanish Cathedral at St Augustine Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Hubert
Que
House of Commons
Donald Sutherland
National Defence
United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Escape Plan With Fu Hsu The Interpreter In Wild Frontier Tale
A tense escape unfolds after a captured interpreter Fu Hsu aids the narrator. They free the prisoner and dog, ambush bandits by tying burros in a line to mislead pursuit, and slip toward a mountain valley to elude danger.
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Fu Hsu
Foo Soo
Scottie
Blandit
Durant lists ten greatest thinkers and poets names
Dr Will Durant ranks Confucius Plato Aristotle and others as the ten greatest thinkers in world history in Adventures in Genius. Jesus is praised as influential but not included among the thinkers due to faith and mystic vision. Shakespeare is deemed an artist first and is listed among the ten greatest poets with Homer Dante Keats and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Durant
Confucius
Plato
Aristotle
St. Thomas Aquinas Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Sir Isaac Newton
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
Charles Darwin
Shakespeare
Hats Come Off When Speaking in Commons Says Report
Three MPs noted for removing hats while speaking in the House of Commons are Hon. W. R. Motherwell Jean Francois Pouliot and Lt Col T H Lennox with Lt Col Reginald Geary often joining. Lennox wears a red sand colored band on his hat and a bright red tie to match. The leaning tower at Pisa is stated as marble in the passage.
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House of Commons
W. R. Motherwell
Jean Francois Pouliot
Temiscouta
Quebec
T. H. Lennox
North York
Reginald Geary
South Toronto
Col
Lennox
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Tokyo
Great Britain
H. H. Stevens
W. G. Duncan
Prince Albert
Soldier Settlement Board
Wee
Orrou
Calgary
Alberta Fisheries
Paris
G. A. Studdert Kennedy
Ogopogo
Iay
Jimmy
Sfiendd
Captain Jimmy
Star Building
Borden
World
Pisa
England
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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