World Happenings Briefly Told
Dame Clara Butt bequeaths 15000 pounds to the Royal College of Music after dying in January. A Commons bill to abolish hanging is postponed for another year. Byrd Antarctic expedition medals approved by Congress. Navy appropriation of 528000000 for next fiscal year agreed by conference. Amherstburg High School to add highway safety course this Sept. Kenyan case involves beating a native servant with thorns. Glasgow shoplifter eats bolts and glass. Eugene Field widow’s home saved by 2600 mortgage payment from Phi Delta Theta. Trans Atlantic phone rate cuts to London-Montreal and London-New York take effect July 1.
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Clara Butt
Royal College of Music
House of Commons
Richard
Michel Reneiris
Nairobi
Kenya
Joseph Shalopski
Glasgow
Eugene Field
Phi Delta Theta
Field
G. C. Tryon
London
Montreal
New York
Patronage Critique Sparks Civil Service Reform Plan
Prof. R. Macaregor Dawson of the University of Saskatchewan urged reforms to curb political patronage in Canada’s civil service. He proposed an examination system to weed out poor candidates, a merit-based gradation and promotion, and salaries to attract top talent, noting only about 53 percent of 62 000 positions are Civil Service Commission filled. He pointed to income tax, penitentiary, and the radio commission as areas outside the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Macaregor Dawson
University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Political Science Association
Dominion
Civil Service Commission
Income Tax Branch
Penitentiary Service
Radio Commission
Civil Service Act
When you’re putting coal on the furnace
A terse saying compares stove use to modest dressing, suggesting practical steps like adding coal and installing screens without implying nudity. The line plays on a homely metaphor about home maintenance and personal modesty.
Aylesbury Limits Dwellings to One Dog per Home
In Aylesbury England authorities have ruled that only one dog may reside in each house. The decision affects households with multiple pets and outlines enforcement expectations for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aylesbury
England
Pioneer Resident Recalls Alberta Oil Discovery of 1879
William McCardell, Banff pioneer, cites a letter from Joseph Lake stating that in November 1879 crude oil was found near Exshaw and Waterton Lakes. He notes samples sent to Ottawa showed 98.5 percent lubricating oil and five percent vegetable matter, with Homestake Oil Company later forming to develop the find.
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
Waterton Lakes
Homestake Oil Company
London Scientist Tests Protozoa Filtration For Pools
A London researcher watching bacteria vs protozoa notes the protozoa beat bacteria and uses that dynamic in a new filtration idea for swimming baths. The method would siphon bath water through earth filters seeded with protozoa to control microbes, reducing reliance on chlorine.
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London
Strand
Edward H. Ellis
Hand Polishers Preserve Old Methods in Soviet Trade
Despite mechanization sweeping many trades in Soviet Russia, floor polishers continue to work with brushes cloths and bare feet. They pride themselves on maintaining a traditional polish method and have resisted new electrical polishing devices.
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Soviet
Russia
Catherine the Great
Fresh Air Pollution Figures Stir Public Debate
The article notes Britons inhale vast particle counts from coal smoke auto exhaust rubber dust and tobacco ash per breath. Advocates for stricter government action use the data to illustrate lung exposure and push for tougher pollution controls.
Global Thunderstorms Feed Vast Lightning Flashes
On average 1,800 thunderstorms are active worldwide at any moment, producing about 360,000 lightning flashes per hour. This estimates global electrical activity and helps study atmospheric weather patterns.
War relic returns to Victoria font cover from Ypres cathedral
Victoria has sent back an elaborately carved oak font cover five feet tall once from St. Martin's cathedral in Ypres Belgium. The piece disappeared after German shelling in 1915 and was later identified among relics returned following Allied appeals.
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St. Martin's
Ypres
Belgium
Victoria
Christ Church
Longevity Theory Shot Down by Cairo Milkman at 112
Rem Mohamed a Cairo milkman claims 112 years old and still milks goats and delivers door to door. He attributes longevity to abstinence from drink and smoking and avoiding mental strain while maintaining three meals a day. He has one marriage. his wife survives and their youngest son is 65.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rem Mohamed
Mohamed
Many Telephones in London Homes
About 500 people in London own telephones in their bathrooms and many have a phone in every room. Some subscribers even place telephones in their conservatories.
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London
Agony in Gethsemane and the Father's Will
In the Garden Jesus prays not his will but the Father’s as he faces the cup of suffering. The scene in Luke 22 39 46 and the later cry on the cross reflect a struggle followed by renewed assurance of divine love and support. The devotional reads Isaiah 53 1 6 and notes the mystery of Christ’s trial and the strengthening angelic visit.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Kidron
Gethsemane
Reuen Thomas
Charles Lewis Slattery
Fpapini
Christ
Luke
Cannot Be Tamed Sea Gulls Ruled by Instinct
Dr. John Tait of McGill University reported to the Royal Society of Canada that hatchlings captured days after birth cannot be tamed. He explained a parent bird’s warning calls create a lasting fear conditioning, making the young gull wary of unfamiliar animals unless captured right after hatching.
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John Tait
McGill University
Montreal
Royal Society of Canada
Ottawa
Tait
Four Sacred Cave Snakes Arrive at London Zoo from Malaya
Four five foot long Sacred Cave snakes with two white stripes have arrived at the London Zoo from Batu caves in Johore Malaya. The reptiles represent a species never before kept in captivity and were captured during an astonishing expedition through subterranean passages guarded by native temples where entry is forbidden to outsiders.
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Malaya
London Zoo
Batu
Johore
Manitoba Donation of Icelandic Book Collection
Arnijotur B. Olson of Gimli Manitoba donates 2500 Icelandic volumes to the University of Manitoba. The priceless collection follows a long accumulation and is described as unequalled in any Canadian university. President Sidney E. Smith announces the gift.
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University of Manitoba
Arnijotur B. Olson
Gimli
Man
Sidney E. Smith
Boy Canadian University
Garden Insect Enemies and Control Tips for Warm Weather
General garden insects split into two groups: foliage eaters and sap suckers. Use poison sprays for biting pests and a burning spray for suckers, often combined with lime sulfur and arsenate. Aphids are treated with whale oil soap or nicotine products. fungus diseases react to Bordeaux Mixture or finely ground sulfur.
Captain Hosken Receives Pacific Ship Efficiency Trophy
At Vancouver B C a ceremony on board the R M S Empresa of Canada docked there Captain A J Hosken R N R commander and his crew received the Chairman s shield emblem of superiority across life saving discipline maintenance and passenger control on Pacific fleet ships. The shield first awarded in 1929 by Sir Edward Beatty, now marks Hosken s fourth win.
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A. J. Hosken
R.N.R
R.M.S. Empresa
Canadas
Vancouver
B.C
Pacific
Edward W. Beatty
Hosken
R.M.S. Empress of Russia
L. ED. Douglas
Rm.s. Empress of Japan
R.M.S. Empress of Canada
K. J. Burns
National Egg Eating Day Sought To Mark Summer Festival
Old custom fades as Chinese faith in eggs wanes and poultry groups seek a government proclamation of Lih Hsia or beginning of summer as national egg eating day. Eggs have long topped the festival menu though belief in their efficacy fades.
Turkey's Young Women Petition for Equal Military Education
Turkish girls aged 16 to 20 petition the Ministry of Education to receive military education and be treated the same as male recruits, arguing for compulsory service.
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Turkey
Ministry of Education
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Scorn Electric Devices
AIRE
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William B. Leeds
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Grochet
Alice Brooks
Thease
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alive Brooks
Manitoba
Lee
Gasg
Efficiency
Mosken
Eien
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