World Happenings Briefly Told
A snapshot of events from Canada and beyond. A 70 year old vault at Macarthur and Knowles in Prince Albert, NW Territories, is preserved. Census data notes aging trends in Victoria. In Hay Cemetery last year 245 buried. 50 more than eight years old, nearly half reached 70. Germany proposes 105 mm mobile gun calibres and tank abolition at the disarmament talks. F J Burd of Vancouver Province, Canadian Press director, re elected as American Newspaper Publishers Association director in New York. Doukhobor children 154 from public institutions returned to Nelson settlements. A Pas delegation urges Manitoba to finish a Churchill railway hotel this summer. The last train on the abandoned CPR line at Mono Road, Ontario killed A Stewart and injured F Sandell. One million trees to be planted in Valcartier by unemployed men with Quebec government support. Royal Victoria College tuition cut from 500 to 450 dollars with next term opening. Canada’s direct relief receivers exceed 1.6 million. monthly cost about 6 million dollars per Miss Charlotte Whitton.
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Pote
Macarthur
Knowles
Prince Albert
North West Territories
Victoria
Ioss Hay
Germany
F. J. Burd
Vancouver
Royal Victoria College
McGill University
Canada
Charlotte Whitton
Canadian Council On Child and Family Welfare
Banks In Three Countries US Operates Under Many Laws
A Boston Transcript correspondent notes readers asking why U S banks close less often than in England or Canada. The piece says Britain runs under five strong national institutions with one regulatory framework, while the United States has thousands of banks with forty nine distinct laws and authorities, strong in some states and weak in others.
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England
Canada
Transcript
Jin
United States
Great Britain
Barclays
Lloyds
Provincial
Midland
Westminster
Massachusetts
Boston Transcript
Rising air travel demand after City of Liverpool crash
The Imperial Airways notes a surge in flights to Paris, with about 130 passengers per day, up from 90 before the City of Liverpool disaster. Easter bookings are the largest ever, planes duplicated, more aircraft added, and officials call it the greatest demand for airliner seats seen.
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Liverpool
France
Imperial Airways
Paris
No More Mass Marriages At St George's London
The new St George the Martyr Rector Rev E C Cook in Borough High Street Southwark bans Easter mass weddings saying the rite cannot be a solemn sacrament when many couples are married together. He notes couples saved time but did not desire the practice and vows no more mass weddings.
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St. George's
London
England
St. George the Martyr
Borough High Street
Southwark
E. C. Cook
All Saints
South Lambeth
Change in leadership at the Boys Own Paper editorial desk
The Boys Own Paper is set for a rare editorial transition as Geoffrey Richard Pocklington retires after 11 years at the helm. The long serving editor helped shape boyhood literature for decades, with contributors and readers linked to figures like Henry Kingston Jules Verne and Whymper.
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British Empire
Geoffrey Richard Pocklington
Pocklington
B.O.P
Henry, Kingston
Jules Verne
Talbot
Baines
Reed
Ascott Hope
W. G. Grace
Captain Webb
Niagara Rapids
Whymper
Matterhorn
Prunes and Egg Whites Bake In Gentle Oven
A recipe instructs boiling 12 large prunes, pitting and mashing them, beating 3 egg whites with 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, folding in prune pulp, then baking in a greased dish at 250 degrees for about 20 minutes. Serve warm with cream or custard.
Jellied Shrimp Salad Recipe Card
A simple shrimp salad combines tomato soup, gelatin, and sugar with shrimps arranged in a mold. Heat soup and season, bloom gelatin in cold water, mix into hot base, pour over shrimp, chill until firm, and serve on lettuce with mayonnaise and sliced hard boiled egg garnish.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Zechariah 9 9
The Sunday lesson centers on the prophecy of Jesus the king entering Jerusalem with justice and salvation. It cites Mark 11 1 33 as the lesson text and Revelation 5 9 13 as devotional reading, highlighting Christ’s triumphal entry and royal mission.
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Zechariah
Jesus Enters Jerusalem as Messiah in Humble Triumph
A sermon-like piece recounts Jesus riding a colt into Jerusalem amid public acclaim, framing His approach as purposeful rather than fearfully private. It contrasts worldly royalty with Jesus’s consistent character from Bethlehem to the cross, citing Luke 19 and The Prince of Peace.
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Jesus
Holy City
Christ
Bethphage
Bethany
Ben Hur
Jerusalem
Galilee
Bethlehem
Hugh Black
Yale Awards Five Strathcona Fellowships for Transport Study
Yale University announced five Strathcona fellowships to study transportation problems. Recipients include Canadians S Milne Gossage and Palmer E Savage of Montreal, and Lyell R Shellenbarger Hopkins Minnesota, with Robert A Emerson Morden Manitoba and Thomas M C Martin Warsaw Wisconsin. All winners have railroad backgrounds, two are third generation railroad men.
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Strathcona
Yale University
Robert A. Emerson
Morden
Man
S. Milne Gossage
Montreal
Palmer E. Savage
Thomas M. C. Martin
Warsaw
Wis
Lyell R. Shellenbarger
Hopkins
Minn
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Iceberg Patrol Guides Ocean Travellers Against Ice
The article notes ship passengers rely on safeguards while ocean liners cross the North Atlantic. Experts test Arctic water flow from Davis Strait past Newfoundland to predict iceberg movement. The Coast Guard cutter General Greene and other ships patrol Arctic seas and warn liners racing between America and Europe.
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North Atlantic
Arctic
Davis Strait
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
General Greene
America
Europe
New York Evening Post
Jealous Children Uproot Arbor Day Trees in Ladysmith
Jealous pupils passed over in the Arbor Day program allegedly pulled up and stripped trees planted by the mayor and magistrates amid a ceremony in Ladysmith South Africa. The incident followed speeches about trees and school entertainment on the sports ground.
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Ladysmith
South Africa
Aircraft Demand Lifts De Havilland Plant Workload
Edgware in Middlesex sees high morale as British civil aircraft gain popularity. De Havilland factory runs full staff day and night to meet demand with orders outstripping deliveries, reflecting a 40 percent rise in business in recent months.
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Edgware
Middlesex
England
de Havilland Aircraft Factory
Mee Cee Sme Ess Om Ae Seater Ew
A compact phrase list appears to tease a phonetic reading of letters forming a name or code. No clear event person or organization is identifiable, leaving a fragmented fragmentary item with no actionable news content.
Closure of Abbot's School Ends Guildford’s 353-Year Run
The Archbishop Abbot's school in Guildford England, famed for its 353-year history, has closed due to persistent funding shortfalls. The shutdown ends a long chapter in local education and leaves the community reflecting on the institution's legacy.
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Archbishop Abbot's School
Guildford
England
Westerners Named Royal Society Fellowships 1934
Three western students earned Royal Society of Canada fellowships for advanced research in English literature geology and history. James Roy Daniels of British Columbia George Alan Harcourt of Alberta and George F G Stanley of Alberta were awarded valued at 1560 dollars each for pioneering work.
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Royal Society of Canada
James Roy Daniels
British Columbia
George Alan Harcourt
Alberta
George F. G. Stanley
Mount Royal Town Cuts Taxes and Maintains Budget
Mount Royal mayor T. B. Darling announces a balanced budget with a tax rate drop from 12 to 11 mills. Estimated revenue stands at 100,838 against expenses of 98,995. The surplus and tax cut come from trimming non essential expenditures and keeping maintenance tight. Darling has served 21 consecutive one year terms by acclamation.
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Quebec
Mount Royal
Montreal
T. 8. Darling
Darling
Governor General and Lady Bessborough to visit Regina grain show
The Governor General and Lady Bessborough are expected to visit Regina during the Worlds Grain Exhibition and conference. Officials say the royal visitors plan to spend a day or two in Regina during the event, according to unofficial word from an authoritative quarter.
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Bessborough
Regina
Japanese Officers Allegedly Infiltrating Canadian Coast Guard Fishing
H Kawamura Charge d Affaires of the Japanese legation at Ottawa rejects claims aired in the House of Commons by Thomas Reid Liberal New Westminster that Japanese naval officers posing as fishermen obtained work to study Canada’s Pacific coast.
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H. Kawamura
Ottawa
House of Commons
Thomas Reid
New Westminster
B.C
Canada
Pacific
Tennis insect invades England as tiny racket-loving pest
A minuscule insect about a quarter of an inch long is described as invading England, with tennis rackets cited as its odd preferred diet. The odd anecdote highlights a curious, almost humorous, nature note from the era.
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England
Winnipeg garden contest for unemployed planned this summer
A city wide garden contest organized by the Winnipeg Women's Canadian Club seeks to foster self help among the unemployed. It divides Winnipeg into 12 zones, offers total prizes of 250 dollars, distributes 12 tomato plants per contestant, and sets zone collecting centers to save produce with monthly scoring on growth, planning, yield, and home use.
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Winnipeg
King George Fully Recovered Shows Vigor in 1928 Comeback
For the first time since his 1928 illness, King George resumes royal duties with strong enthusiasm. Levees, courts, race meetings, theater attendances, troop inspections, and yachting fill his spring and summer program, signaling recovered health as physicians ease supervision. The king has been seen in public without hat or topcoat as proof of renewed vigor.
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George
Manchester judge rules policeman not a worker in claim case
In Manchester England a compensation claim case ends with the judge ruling that a policeman is not a worker. The decision affects the claimant's status and potential entitlement under worker related schemes.
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Manchester
England
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
Betty Barclay
The
Iceberg Patrol
Wolon
McDermot Ave
Mee
New Clarion, London
Ogden
Ogdens
Women's Canadian Club
King George
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