World Happenings Briefly Told
Sister Emma Durham who nursed Alfred Lord Tennyson died in London. Viscount Halifax said Britain would resume friendship with Italy. Canadian Daily Newspapers Association held its Ottawa meeting with 25 directors. Germany nears completion of a 26 000 ton battleship. Jerusalem court sentenced three Aruba to death. Montreal port expected 10 000 000 bushels Argentine corn transhipped for US use. Gazet Van Chen t Ghent to cease publication Jan 4 1887 after 270 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Durham
Alfred Lord Tennyson
London
Viscount Halifax
Privy Geal
House of Fords
Italy
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
Ottawa
Germany
Jerusalem
Aruba
Montreal
United States
Gazet van Chent
Ghent
Belgium
May Be Explanation On Bullfighting And Civil Strife
The text discusses whether cruelty in bullfighting dulls public sensitivity during Spain's civil strife. It argues that cruelty to animals practiced or witnessed without protest dulls finer human character and empathy.
Royal Mounted Patrols Far North Near Top of World
Two Canadian Royal Mounted Police officers patrol from Craig Harbor to the Bache Peninsula. They work as scientists and weather observers, facing dangers, rescuing explorers, and aiding trapped trappers in the Arctic wilderness. The account describes their diverse duties and the strain of isolation, including a dramatic amputation and a trapper driven to madness and murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellemere
North Pole
Canaian Royal Mounted Police
Craig Harbor
Bache Peninsula
Corgner
Mining Recorder
White Wastes
Lord Nuffield Offers Oxford $6 Million for Medical Research
Lord Nuffield former Sir William Morris donor of cheap English cars offers Oxford University over 6 million dollars to expand medical research. The move prompts questions on state spending efficiency. Shortage of glycerine due to armament demand and lower production reduces use in automobile antifreeze solutions. Stradivari's varnish formula remains unique. Russia plans to boost commercial vehicle output by 130000 units and has built 16 oil refineries this year with a capacity of 3,220,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nuffield
William Morris
Oxford University
Ottawa Journal
Russia
World War Peace Plea From Lady Aberdeen at Dubrovnik Congress
Ishbel Marchioness of Aberdeen urged a world wide women's peace campaign at the International Council of Women congress in Dubrovnik. She said women oppose expendi ture and war and called for liberty respect and a League of Nations style effort led by mothers and young people against conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishbel
Marchioness of
Aberdeen
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
International Council of Women
Lady Aberdeen
Marquess of Aberdeen
Canada
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
Council
League of Nations
England
Springfield Man Awakens After Ten-Year Coma
H William Lord of Springfield Massachusetts has slept for a decade in a trance that medical experts cannot explain. He responds only to his wife who has cared for him through ten years of unconsciousness. Lord recalls little of the years and cannot read or write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
Springfield
Mass
H. Wiliam Lord
Lord
Canada
Editor for a Day in McGill College Paper
Major W. E. Gladstone Murray, new head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, edited a one‑off McGill daily edition for the graduates reunion. The issue, produced entirely by McGill graduates, carried a leading editorial by Murray and material by alumni formerly with the student paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill College
W. E. Gladstone Murray
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
McGill
McGill Daily
Canada
Major Murray
Chief Architect Fuller Retired After Forty Years Service
Chief Architect T. W. Fuller of the public works department retired after more than 40 years of federal service. His retirement takes effect on November 3, and C. D. Sutherland was named acting chief architect for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Fuller
Public Works Department
Department
C. D. Sutherland
Hitler Decrees Rubber Ban Under Self-Sufficiency Plan
The Reich restricts real rubber use as Germany moves toward a four year economic self sufficiency. Decree issued by the Reich commissioner for rubber bans rubber in many goods affecting daily life and apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Third Reich
Reich
Man lives on Embankment with £2000 fortune yet sleeps rough
Edward Merrill inherited £2 islington fortune from his uncle James Linkerson. He signs for about £2 annual interest from solicitors and spends the rest on food and cigarettes while sleeping on paper-covered seats along the Embankment. He loves the life and travels by day. His money was invested after he was found penniless in Kensington Gardens. The piece notes world coal reserves may last 500 years at current use levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames Embankment
Edward Merrill
James Linkerson
Islington
Merrck
Merrill
Kensington Gardens
Uve
Mat
Sunday School Lesson Explores Paul's Jerusalem Visit
The lesson reviews Acts 21 1 23 30 Romans 2145 and devotional reading 1 Corinthians 437 25. It notes Paola reception at Jerusalem with gifts from Grecian Jews and Gentiles and the elders urging Paul to prove observance of the law by financing a Nazirite purification. A riot at the temple led to rescue by Chief Captain Lysias amid charges of teaching against Moses law. Eight TV receivers marketed in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paola
Jerusalem
Paul
God
Luke
Temple
Asia
Israel
Antonia
Claudina Lysias
Bears Deface Park Signs In Great Smoky Mountains
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park bears damage new wooden signs posted along trails. They rip off boards and splinter them, showing a preference for older unpainted signs with carved letters. A theory blames the oil in the green on white paint for attracting the bears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Washington
Brain
Japanese wives Day: husbands perform all chores in Tamatsu
In Tamatsu near Kobe an annual rite had husbands cleaning floors washing dishes and doing family laundry while wives enjoyed food and drink. The town hall event saw the entire populace participate as men acknowledge wives duties on a day of shared labor and celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tamatsu
Kobe
Missionary Wounded in Bus Hold Up Near Chengtu
Mrs. L M Hockin a United Church of Canada missionary based in Kiating 100 miles south of Chengtu China was shot in the left arm when bandits held up the motorcycle convoy she rode toward Chengtu. Her home is in Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Hockin
United Church of Canada
Kiating
Chengtu
China
Bandita
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Appleford
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