World Happenings Briefly Told
Reunion of Northwest rebellion survivors planned for July 26 in Toronto. British nobleman Lord Edward Montagu seeks adventure and plans to join the Spanish region. Quebec passes a 10 million plan to promote colonization by a 41 to 8 vote. British Columbia hours reforms to six hour day fail. Greek ex-Premier Velizosl forecasts monarchy restoration. Montreal cafe owner J E Pageot prefers soda bottles to revolvers in a staged duel. Sax the Great Dane to guard the Dionne quintuplets hospital in Callander Ontario. Distillation of fuel alcohol from surplus low grade potatoes to be studied by Edmonton growers. Soviet authorities announce arrest of 1074 aristocrats and moneyed class. some to be tried for activities for foreign countries, others exiled east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Lord Edward Montagu
Quebec
British Columbia
Eleutherios Venizelos
J. E. Pageot
Montreal
Pageot
Soviet Union
Hogs Graded in Canada Fall From 1934 to 1935 Eight Weeks
Canada graded 473 011 hogs in the first eight weeks of 1935 compared with 517 324 in the same period of 1934. New Zealand led UK butter imports in 1934, overtaking Denmark as the top supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Denmark
Petroleum Fractions and Distillation Basics
Petroleum comprises hydrocarbons found worldwide from California to Romania. Crude oil, trapped in anticlines, distills into methane and ethane, naphthas, pentane, hexane, gasoline, kerosene, lubricants, paraffin, and asphalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oklahoma
Russia
Mexico
Dutch East Indies
Galicia
Persia
Romania
America
Colonel Drake
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Baku
Caspian Sea
Amicable Arrangements Merged With Workers’ Rights
Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. urged cooperation over conflict, presenting the co operative committee system as an alternative to trade unions. He spoke at the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy meeting in Winnipeg, where he received a platinum medal for his contributions as 300 members listened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
Trail
B.C
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Institute
Blaylock
Winnipeg
J. Blaylock
Tait McKenzie
Royal Mint
Ottawa
Italian scientists unveil sea killer torpedo with no warning
A new torpedo using ammonia gas as motive power dissolves instantly in water and leaves no trail, offering no warning to victims. The claim contrasts with present air driven torpedoes that reveal bubbles. Also noted: remarks on brains and cooperative committees, and a co op plan at Trail smelter. Mentions Germany Scotland England waging war on muskrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaylock
B.C. Smelter
Montreal Ad Club hears Canada may reach 1935 tourist peak
D Leo Dolan of the Canadian Travel Bureau in Ottawa told the Advertising Club of Montreal that 1935 could match or exceed the 1929 tourist earnings of 309 million dollars. He described tourism as the healthiest money for the Dominion, boosting employment and farm and fisheries product distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Ottawa
Advertising Club
Montreal
Dominion
Free Transit for York Blind Receives City Backing
York city backs a plan to provide free trolley and bus rides for the blind. The initiative would ensure access to public transport for visually impaired residents, enabling independent travel and participation in daily activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
England
Sunday School Lesson on Humble Living and Spiritual Dangers
The lesson centers on First Peter chapters five and three with devotional ties to Isaiah. It warns against sensationalism and spiritual sleep, urging humility under God and sobriety amid peril. The devil is described as a lion, serpent, or angel of light, with Nero's persecution cited as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffatt
Apostle
Jesus Christ
Nero
Nazareth
J. M. Jowett
New Plane Tests Radio Compass Over Pacific Flight
A swift government mono plane tested in Oakland California soared twice over the Pacific Ocean to evaluate an improved radio compass. Officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce said the instrument could become the keystone of a water navigation system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Oakland
Cal
U.S. Department of Commerce
Blood Makes Up One Thirteenth Of Body Weight
A physiological fact notes that blood volume equals roughly one thirteenth of a person's body weight, indicating the body's circulatory system carries about seven to eight percent of mass as blood in typical adults.
A Law Every Mother Should Know and Observe
A health note urges mothers to avoid giving unknown remedies to children and recommends Phillips Milk of Magnesia for children, with doctors endorsing it for over six decades. The product is advertised as made in Canada for parental peace of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Canada
Free Entry for Canada Poultry and Dairy to UK Through 1935
Canadian poultry and dairy products enter the United Kingdom free of duty until November 1935 under Ottawa agreements. After that date the British government with Dominion partners may place these goods under a supply regulation system from all sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sax
Cairndonia
York Mills
Dionne Quintuplets’ Hospital
Callander, Ont
George Hyslop
Edmonton
Wincarus
Toing
Good Drug & Dept Stores
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Samatae
Seeineys Ds
Germany
Scotland
Travel Bureau
Peter
Phillips’ Milk F
Vlagnesia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Edwardsburg
Eee
The
Canada Starch Co., Limited
Sho
Calgary
Emonton
Rina
Ceres
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