World Happenings Briefly Told
Mam Goversi ir Granville Ryrie named Agerranan High Commissioner in London. Haraguichi of Ja fen reports 3,274 killed and 6,734 injured in the earthquake zone with vast building destruction. Mountain game releases planned near Spenins Bridge. Manitoba farmers seek British and Scandinavian laborers for spring work. Captain F. J. Marigold sets new navigation record to Toronto Port. The City of Jerusalem will inaugurate the first British air route from England to India with Lora Plumer to christen the airship. Canadian schoolboys earn top medals in the King’s Trophy and Imperial Challenge Shield for marksmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Land Selement
Canadian Pacific Railway
F. J. Marigold
Tralhousie City
Toronto
Port Dalhousie
Marigold
Sik Bat
Jerusalem
Dritish Imperial Airways
England
India
Lora Plumer
Palestine
Kalandia
Cairo
Karachi
Col J. Thompson
King George
Chinese Telautograph Lets Telegraph Send Chinese Script
The Belin telautography system allows Chinese characters to be transmitted by telegraph for the first time. Inventor M. Belin notes the alphabetless Chinese writing with 590 ideograms requires translation without such a system. Gen. Chang Tso-Lin funded the Paris return and ongoing installation of the telegraphic photograph method.
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Paris
Chang Tso-Lin
M. Belin
Gen. Chang
France
World revolutions and empire strife grip modern politics
J L Garvin argues in the London Observer that abandoning world revolution endangers socialism in Russia and that British imperial power faces its limits in Asia. Manitoba reports a $7,645,441 road program since incorporation, with road maintenance rising as the province builds a bank highway system. The funeral of the late Emperor of Japan is noted with public reaction.
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Trotsky
Russia
British
China
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
J. L. Garvin
London Observer
Manitoba
W. RE. Clabb
Good Health Is First Essential Conference Address on Preventable Disease
A Canadian conference of public health leaders in Montreal heard Sir George Foster and Sir Arthur Currie stress that good health is essential for a virile nation. They cited that 30 percent of deaths and up to 20,000 annual disease cases in Montreal are preventable, urging voluntary and governmental health funding and action.
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Ie Wihsikory Board
Canadian Legal Hygiene Council
Homer of Otimans
Gheorge Foster
Nis
Celeral
Ifon
King
Jon Ral
Hie
Grea
Arthur Currie
Merit University
Montreal
Labour proposal to retire 65 year olds to ease jobless
Lady Cynthia Mosley suggested pensioning workers aged sixty five to make room for unemployed England. She claimed about 600000 people could be retired on pensions and doles savings would fund the pensions at a Labour meeting.
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England
Cynthia Mosley
Oswald Mosley
Doles
House on Turntable A French design to rotate a villa
A prominent French architect A. model unveils a Nice villa mounted on a modified railroad turntable with an electric motor to rotate the house. A strong pivot shields against wind. The model lists a $56 000 house with an $8 000 turntable, though cheaper versions may place the turntable around $500. Doctor McTavish’s son Sandy earns praise after medical school with a quip about curing Mrs Macgregor, revealing the old doctor financed his son's education. London evening classes rise 14640 2 year as day scholars fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
McTavish
Sandy
United States and Canada to Cooperate on Mining Problems
Officials from the United States and Canada announce a formal policy of cooperation on mining problems affecting both nations. The agreement aims to pool research, reduce costs, and share results in areas like the recovery and use of minerals, with prior informal exchanges already showing mutual benefit between the two neighboring countries.
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Great Heritain
United States
England
Dorsey Lyon
Republic
Britain
Canada
Charming bloomer dress pattern for young girl
Winnipeg notices a bloomer dress pattern showing shirring around the neck and sleeve edges with lace detailing on the skirt. It notes elasticized bloomers, sizes 2 to 8 years, demands yardage for size 4, and lists 20 cents for the pattern. It promotes a Fashion Book offering similar styles for children at 10 cents per copy.
How To Order Patterns Address- Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern No. Site Name Town Stire rm Mistress to new maid Nora you don t seen to know about finger bowls Didn t they have them where you worked fast Nora No ma am they mostly washed themselves afore they come to the table.
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Nora
Rival bishop-elect to tour vast Canadian diocese
Ralph Sherman, Anglican bishop-elect of Caledary, will lead in a diocese nearly twice the size of England. He will travel widely across Canada using the Canadian Pacific Railway and oversee a parish with the Prince of Wales among its followers.
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Niles
England
Ralph Sherman
Caleary
Reyal
High River
Sherman
Quebec
Saint John
New Brunsewick
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Attaining Supremacy In the Mediterranean
The memorandum to Parliament shows Britain aiming to match France and Italy in the Mediterranean by year’s end. The Atlantic will rival France’s fleet, with Gibraltar enabling rapid force coordination between seas. Malta will host ten battleships as Nelson and Rodney join later.
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Mediterranean Sea
France
Ialy
Atlantic
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Malta
First Sea Lord Beatty
Nelson
Rodney
China
Indies
Australia
Canadian national parks offer pristine tourist paradise
The appeal lies in untouched wilderness despite traveler conveniences. Primeval forests border towns and roads, lakes abound with fish, and upland meadows glow with wildflowers. The parks promise renewal for both body and spirit.
Kingdom of God in Jesus teachings and mission
The lesson discusses Jesus preaching the Kingdom of God, its present yet future meaning, and its inner reign in the heart. It outlines four sermons on the Kingdoms formation, principles, development, and power, ending with the disciples proclaiming the Kingdom after the resurrection.
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Peter Reemues
Jesus
John the Baptist
Judaeaa
Galilee
Tias
Jesus Cane
Caiaphay
God
Lyman Abbott
Plan to Eliminate Fog Using Static Electricity Flights
Army and Navy groups plan experiments in Chicago to test removing fog over Lake Michigan with static electricity from airplanes. Success could aid a proposed $3,000,000 airport on the lakefront and improve aviation operations if fog is reduced.
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Michigan
Army
Navy
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Living Longer The Mayo View On Longevity
Dr Charles Horace Mayo told Washington audiences that life expectancy has risen from about twenty in 1650 to fifty eight today. He blamed better self care but warned against risky behavior. He claimed gland transfusion is bunk and quipped about controlling dangerous ages for men and women.
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Charles Horace Mayo
Washington
Export Trade in Beef Cattle Stressed for Britain
Dr W. Gris dale Deputy Minister of Agriculture told the House of Commons Agricultural Committee that Canadian breeders should push beef cattle exports to Britain. With lower rates and stronger British buying power, Western Canada sees a bright future in exporting beef.
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WW. Grisdale
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
Rothwell
Western Canada
Amazing X ray reveals old Korean medical practices in Pyongyang
An X ray at the Christian hospital in Pyongyang shows 42 copper needles embedded in a man’s abdomen used over four years to treat indigestion. The piece notes a Siberian religious sect living underground from age 19 until death and ends with a quip about giving people half a chance.
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Christian Hospital
Pyongyang
Korea
Siberia
Manitoba to aid settlers with information bureau and inspectors
The Manitoba Government plans special assistance for settlers within its borders this year. A bureau of information will be set up to advance unused agricultural lands, with inspectors under the Agriculture Minister to aid placing new settlers in desirable locations. The piece notes the origin of fire insurance in London after the 1666 fire.
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Manitoba
Bureau of Information
Minister of Agriculture
Ancient Laws And Modern Theories On A Five Day Week
Organised labor in the United States seeks a five day work week arguing that modern production and transport enable more work in fewer days. The article questions feasibility citing food production, transportation, and steel needs, suggesting farming and rural depopulation risks, and noting Canada as heavily agricultural faces greater social burdens if urban gains are pursued.
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United States
Feouni
Howe
Burt
Canada
Princess Louise Reaches Eightieth Year In Canada
Canadians recalling Royal visits note Princess Louise Duchess of Argyle has entered her eightieth year. She came to Canada near the end of the 1870s with Lord Lorne then Viceroy, married in Windsor, and became Duchess of Argyle in 1900 after her father in law's death. Her affinity for Canada endures.
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Rideau Slouse
Louise
Duchess of Argyle
Royal
Marcusioness of
Windsor
Queen Victoria
Canada
North West Territories to tax fur exports under new act
Legislation to empower the Commissioner in Council under the Northwest Territories Act to impose an export tax on furs exported from the Territories to Canada or abroad will be introduced in the current Parliament session. Hon. Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, announced the measure.
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Cennel
Northwest Territories
Canada
Charles Stewart
Interior
Alberta Co Operative Credits A Million Doles
The 1926 annual report to the Legislature shows about a million dollars advanced to Alberta farmers under the Co operative Credits Act. Twenty three societies with 1355 members operated under the scheme. The entry notes Sir John Wallop as the source of the verb wallop for the dictionary due to his defeats of the French.
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Alberta
Wallop
Sir John Wallop
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House of Fomimons
Cossier
Haraguichi
Ja Fen
Tempenish
Columbia
Manff National Park
Wainwright National Park
Spenins Bridge
London
Corr Soo
Peter
Che Ewperer
U.S
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tapio
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Stirerm
Bishop Sherman
West
Princess Louise
Governor-General of
Alberta Co Operative Credits
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