World Happenings Briefly Told
A compilation of concise regional notes: a 70 year old note from Macarthur and Knowles bank in Prince Albert found. Victorians known for long lifespans. Ross Lay Cemetery records show 50 of 245 buried were over 80, with nearly half over 70. Germany proposes disarmament terms, including 105 mm mobile guns and tank abolition. F J Burd of Vancouver Daily Province re elected director of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. 154 Doukhobor children returned to Nelson settlements after almost a year in coast institutions. The Pas delegation urges Manitoba to finish a Churchill rail hotel this summer. Mono Road line in Ontario ends with fatalities and injuries. One million trees to be planted in Valcartier by unemployed workers, funded by Dominion and Quebec governments. Royal Victoria College fee reduction to 450 dollars from 500. Over 1.6 million Canadians on direct relief, monthly cost about 6 million dollars.
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Macarthur
Knowles
Prince Albert
North West Territories
Victoria
Ross Lay
Germany
F. J. Burd
Vancouver
Royal Victoria College
McGill University
Canada
Charlotte Whitton
Canadian Council On Child and Family Welfare
Rumor of Japanese Officers in Fishing Roles Denied
H Kawamura Charge d Affaires of the Japanese legation in Ottawa dismisses claims by Thomas Reid Liberal New Westminster stating Japanese naval officers disguised as fishermen were taking up fishing work to spy on Canada's Pacific coast.
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H. Kawamura
Ottawa
House of Commons
Ty Thomas Reid
New Westminster
B.C
Canada
Pacific
Archbishop Abbot's School in Guildford Closes Over Funds
The historic Archbishop Abbot's School in Guildford England ends operations after a long checkered history and a failure to secure sufficient funding. The closure leaves alumni and local supporters reflecting on its 353 year lineage and contributions to education.
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Archbishop Abbot's School
Guildford
England
Five Strathcona Fellowships Awarded by Yale University
Yale University announces five Strathcona fellowships for transportation research. Recipients include Robert A. Emerson Morden Manitoba S Milne Gossage Montreal Palmer E Savage Montreal Thomas M C Martin Warsaw Wisconsin and Lyell R Shellenbarger Hopkins Minnesota. All winners have railroad experience including two third generation rail men.
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Yale University
Strathcona
Robert A. Emerson
Morden
Man
S. Milne Gossage
Montreal
Palmer E. Savage
Thomas M. C. Martin
Warsaw
Wis
Lyell R. Shellenbarger
Hopkins
Mann
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Uprooted Trees Mar Arbor Day Event in Ladysmith
Jealous children not chosen for the Arbor Day ceremony in Ladysmith uprooted and stripped several trees planted by the mayor and magistrates. Town officials had hosted lectures music and refreshments for schoolchildren before the incident.
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Ladysmith
South Africa
Mauretania Plans Five Summer West Indies Cruises
Cunard liner Mauretania to sail from New York on Saturdays for 12 day trips to Port of Spain La Guayra Willemstad Colon and Havana with two days in Panama and two in Havana. Sailing dates July 8 22 Aug 5 22 and Sept 9.
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New York
West Indies
Port of Spain
Trinidad
la Guayra
Venezuela
South America
Willemstad
Curacao
Colon
Panama
Havana
Cuba
Arthur Randles
Cunard and Anchor Donaldson Lines
Canada
West Indian
Mauretania
Aircraft Demand Causes Round-the-Clock Work at De Havilland
In Edgware Middlesex Britain De Havilland Aircraft factory runs full staff day and night as demand soars. The plant reports a 40 percent rise in business and delivery times lag behind orders.
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Edgware
Middlesex
England
de Havilland Aircraft Factory
Liver Health Ad Amid Hazy Copy
An ad style fragment touts liver health remedies with catchy lines about bile and cleansing. It references Carter's Little Liver Pills and mineral water, though the text is garbled and hard to parse. The readable portions hint at promoting digestive aid products.
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Carter
Jesus Enters Jerusalem as Messiah in Humble Triumph
Sermon notes recount Jesus riding a colt into Jerusalem to publicize his claim as the Christ. The lesson traces his deliberate choice of public worship, the prophesied entry, and the consistent character from Bethlehem to the cross, as described by Hugh Black.
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Jesus
Holy
Christ
Bethphage
Bethany
Ben Hur
Jerusalem
Galilee
Bethlehem
Hugh Black
Mount Royal Cuts Taxes As Budget Balance Achieved
Mount Royal Mayor T S Darling announces a balanced budget and a tax rate cut from twelve to eleven mills. Estimated revenue 100 838 dollars versus expenditures 98 995 dollars, achieved by trimming non essential spending and tight maintenance. Darling has been acclaimed for 21 consecutive one year terms.
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Quebec
Mount Royal
Montreal
T. S. Darling
Darling
Governor General and Lady Bessborough to Visit Regina Grain Show
Officials announce an unofficial plan for the Governor General and Lady Bessborough to tour Regina during the Worlds Grain Exhibition and conference. They are expected to spend a day or two in the city in conjunction with the event.
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Bessborough
Regina
Tennis racket diet inspires tiny English invader
A small insect, about a quarter of an inch long, has invaded England and is oddly linked to tennis rackets as its preferred habitat or diet, triggering local curiosity and concern.
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England
Winnipeg garden contest aids unemployed in summer plan
A city wide garden contest organized by the Winnipeg Women's Canadian Club seeks to foster self help among the unemployed. Winnipeg is divided into 12 zones with total prizes of 250 dollars. Each contestant receives 12 tomato plants and zone centers will be set up to store and distribute produce.
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Winnipeg
Manchester compensation ruling classifies officer as worker
In a recent compensation claim case in Manchester England the judge ruled that a policeman is in a worker.
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Manchester
England
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Toronto
Frank Sandell
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Dominion
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TSNOX
Ruth Rogers
McDermot Ave
Cunard
Zechariah
Ogden
Ogdens
Women’s Canadianlub
Ec Sa
Fey
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