Emperor Selassie orders reprisals and Ethiopian command shifted
Reports recount Haile Selassie ordering a refrain of Jijiga region flogged for cowardice in battle and detachment of his troops and property to another Ethiopian commander. Also noted are reduced long distance telephone rates in Manitoba, Red Cross aid to Ethiopian wounded, Britain’s shipping regulation scrutiny, and a 200 inch telescope mirror milestone.
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Haile Selassie
Jijiga
Manitoba
Carey T. Grayson
United States Red Cross
Japan
International Red Cross
Britain
Board of Trade
Alberta
Calgary Board of Trade
Mounties Study Law and Grazing Limits in Foothill Country
An inquiry into grazing practices and land use in foothill ranges prompts questions about acre use per steer, pasture recovery, and restrictions. Seth Howland and Bilz Hamilton discuss how much land a beef operation consumes, while local authorities and a benevolent association manage care and burial provisions for past residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Howland
Howland
Texas
Seth
Bilz Hamilton
Helen
Buzz
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
Birds Kill Within Flocks A Curator Recalls Murders
P A Traverner of the National Museum Ottawa notes that birds attack and kill their own, recounting incidents at Lake Winnipeg, Point Pelee, and the St Lawrence where gulls, hawks, and ravens kill conspecifics in dramatic fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Traverner
National Museum
Ottawa
American ‘ Ornithologists’ Union
Lake Winnipeg
Point Pelee
St. Lawrence
Cousin Pays Visit to Canada Lord Tweedmuir in Ottawa
Buffalo resident William Buchan Reid traveled to Canada to greet Lord Tweedmuir, four decades after they last saw each other in Scotland. Reid recalled their school days, noting Tweedmuir, now governor general, showed early literary interests and public service. The encounter highlights a cross-Atlantic family link across generations.
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Buffalo
Canada
Lord Tweedamair
William Buchan Reid
Scotland
John Buchan
Dreamer
Ottawa
Lord Tweedamuir
Answ
Aberdeenshire
William Reid
New Census Of Stars Boosts Sun Sized Densities
A Virginia University survey reported to the National Academy of Sciences increases the estimated number of stars comparable in size to the sun. By counting dwarf and giant stars, P. Van ie Kamp and A. N. Vyssotsky of the Leander McCormick Observatory suggest more potential sun like worlds and planet systems may exist, expanding the statistical likelihood of similar extraterrestrial conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Sciences
Charlottesville
P. Vanie Kamp
A. N. Vyssotsky
Leaner McCormick Observatory
University of Virginia
Forgotten Fortunes Net $20 Million Held by Debt Commission
London announces nearly 20 million dollars in unclaimed British Government securities and accrued dividends held by the National Debt Commissioners. One Consols holding approaches 1 million dollars with no claimant. Details mix with anecdotes about individuals and misconduct, including references to a man named W Prance and a local bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British National Debt Commission
British National Debt Commissioners
London
Our Way to Style Pattern 3464 Dressy Sweater Blouse
The pattern outlines a dressy sweater blouse with fanlike knit pleats and self pattern in the body created by knit and purl. It suggests pairing with a simple knitted skirt for an easily made outfit and notes sizes 16 18 and 38 40 with illustration and material list. Send 20 cents to obtain pattern 5484 and related details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
National Memorial to be unveiled on Vimy Ridge
The national memorial on Vimy Ridge will be unveiled Sunday July 26 1936 according to Hon Ian MacKenzie minister of national defence. The announcement came during the Canadian Legion birthday banquet attended by 1200 ex service men their wives and friends with Brig General Alex Ross Dominion president presiding.
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Canada
Vimy Ridge
Ian MacKenzie
National Defence
Canadian Legion
Alex. Ross
C.M.G
Yorkton
Sask
Admiral Jellicoe
C. G. Power
Burial of Big Brother Movement secretary in Toronto
Frank T. Sharpe, secretary of the Big Brother Movement, was buried in Toronto after a funeral attended by a Jewish rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest, a United Church minister, juvenile and domestic relations court judges. Rabbinic readings, prayers, and tributes highlighted his religious life and youth work in Toronto.
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Frank T. Sharpe
Big Brother
Toronto
United Church
Sachs
Michael McGraw
Gilbert Agar
Do. A. Gowans
Sharpe
Hawley Mott
Nehemiah Lessons On Mind To Work And Rally Against Enemies
A Sunday School lesson summarizes Nehemiah 4 through 6, highlighting the people’s "mind to work" as the city walls rise rapidly despite ridicule from Sanballat and Tobiah. It covers coordinated attacks by enemies, Nehemiah’s vigilant defense, and the final 52 day completion followed by dedication and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saabalat
Toibiah
Sanballat
Samaria
Tobiah
Nehemiah
Tobbiah
Jerusalem
Halt! Sergeant Corrects Recruits in Cavalry Drill
A sergeant halts a new squad and quizzes a recruit named Jones. Jones says he was a horse driver before enlisting. The drill resumes with the sergeant correcting orders and the squad marching on.
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Jones
Rank of mandarins shown by colored stones
Determine the ranking system among Chinese mandarins by stones colored to denote rank. The highest rank wears a red ruby or pink tourmaline, the next coral or garnet, the third beryl or lapis lazuli, and the bottom rank white rock crystal or other stones.
Chicago Bears Original City for Skyscraper Birth
Chicago is identified as the true origin point for the skyscraper design and development, contrasting with New York. The claim highlights Chicago's early innovations in tall building construction and urban architecture.
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Chicago
New York
Tomb of American Sinologist Lies Among Chinese Buddhist Monastery
Alan Priest, curator at the Metropolitan Museum's Oriental department, has a newly finished tomb in the Buddhist monastery of Chief Tai Ssu near Peiping. The Ming dynasty graveyard houses his tomb, shaded by 400-year-old shrines and giant evergreens. Priest, a Harvard alumnus and leading sinologist, gained favor with the abbot after visiting China as part of an archaeological expedition and is finishing a Chinese subjects manuscript.
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Alan Priest
Oriental Department
Metropolitan Museum
Tai Ssu
Peiping
Priest
Grim Curio for Sale at Selfridges London Cabinet
A highly ornamented cabinet with a murderous history on view at Selfridges in London. Once given to Lucrezia Borgia by Caesar, it hides a needle in the key handle and secret drawers said to hold poisons. It later passed to Cardinal de Medici, Czar Alexander I, the Romanoffs, and Rasputin before being owned by Baron von Landauer and offered for 3000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Selfridge's
Lucrezia Borgia
Cardinal de Medici
Alexander I
House of Romanoff
Rasputin
Baron von Landauer
Largest Wind Jammer Fleet Sails to Australia for Britain
Captain Guntaf Erikson of Maren hamp Finland, famed former sea captain now owning the largest wind jammer fleet, sends five vessels to Australia to be loaded with grain and merchandise for Britain. His fleet totals 26 ships with a gross tonnage of 68,670.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guntaf Erikson
Marenhamp
Finland
Australia
Britain
Erickson
Proving Their Manhood in Polynesian Rite
Polynesian boys enter manhood through a painful series of tests. after completion their backs bear sharks teeth tattoos. A single twitch during the ordeal results in banishment from the tribe.
Proposal Rejected Amid Hospital Hospital Scene
A terse exchange reveals Tom proposing by his auto and the responder refusing him inside a hospital setting. The brief incident highlights a personal relationship moment wrapped in a medical environment.
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Tom
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