World Happenings Briefly Told
Royal Canadian Air Force officer W W P Stewart transfers from Jericho station to Winnipeg. British tug King's Cross collides in the North Sea off the Humber. Warren Packard dies in a seaplane crash near Grosse Pointe Michigan. Tokio conference covers education for Japanese girls. Arctic mail service to Fort McMurray to Aklavik to start in November. A British army aeroplane crashes after takeoff at Heliopolis. three killed, four injured. Mail from the Montrose reaches Rimouski then Montreal Toronto Hamilton London Windsor. Hematite discovery on Lake St Joseph island by Watts and Jennings could boost Canada’s iron sector. ore body one mile by four miles.
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W. W. P. Stewart
Royal Canadian Air Force
Jericho
Winnipeg
King’s Cross
North Sea
Humber
Warren Packard
Grosse Point
Mich
Empire
Tokio
Fort McMurray
Alberta
Aklavik
Northwest Territories
Peter J. Vennot
Heliopolis
Canadian Pacific
Montrose
Rimouski
Montreal
Toronto
Hamilton
London
Windsor
Canada
Lake St. Joseph
George Watts
R. A. Jennings
Razor Blades Find New Use as Prizes Abroad
A missionary collected about 300000 used razor blades after a request for disposal. The blades, unwanted locally, became prized by African natives and were used as prizes in a fifty a side football match.
Youngest Graf Zeppelin crewman dreams of airship life
Ernst Fischbach, a 15 year old steward aboard the Graf Zeppelin, shipped April 10 and hopes to become an airshipman through study. He recalls sailing amid a past voyage when damaged motors forced Dr Eckener to turn back, and he remains earnest about his future.
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Graf Zeppelin
Ernst Fischbach
Ernst
Eckener
Leeds University Shows Tough New Sheep At Royal Show
A new breed of sheep adapted to poor land was exhibited by Leeds University at the Royal Show in Harrogate England. The breed yields a high quality fleece of about 10 pounds.
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Leeds University
Harrogate
England
Conquerors Reach Mount Alexander Peak After Long Alpine Quest
A New York party led by Dr Andrew Gilmore and Miss Helen Buck with Dr Mary Godard Potter and Frank Waterman along with J Waffs and B Comstock of New Jersey reached Mount Alexander near Prince George B C. The ascent from Devona through Smoky River country used Curly Phillips guide service and included climbs of Reisplendent and Chown. Waffs plans to attempt Mount Robson next.
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Mount Alexander
Continental Divide
Prince George
B.C
Andrew Gilmore
New York
Helen Buck
Mary Godard
Potter
Frank Waterman
J. Waffs
B. Comstock
More Powerful Motors For New Zeppelins
Dr. Leister Kelp of the Hamburg American Line says the company may finance new Zeppelins with stronger motors. The ships could reach about 95 miles per hour and offer regular trans oceanic service regardless of weather. Fare Germany to the United States could drop from 2000 to 1000 dollars within years.
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Leister Kelp
Hamburg American Line
U.S
Graf Zeppelin
Germany
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The article notes ordering patterns from the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave. It also cites census data showing 1 561 men and 2 706 women among centenarians in the 1920 U S census.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
United States
Oil From Tomato Seeds Used In Fine Soaps
The oil extracted from tomato seeds is used in the manufacture of fine soaps.
Old Settler Deported for Immigration Violation
John Donaldson Ross a Scottish dairy expert deported from Willow Glen Montana to Scotland aboard the Adriatic after violating U S immigration quota by living in the United States for years. His wife and two young daughters accompanied him and arrived at Ellis Island after a nationwide train journey of deportees. Ross had moved from Canada to Montana eight years ago and married there before crossing into the United States.
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U.S
John Donaldson Ross
Willow Glen
Montana
Canada
Scotland
Anaconda Copper Co
United States
Ellis Island
Ross
Historic Apartment Preserved as YMC A Founder Room
A London room above a drapery shop in St. Pauls Churchyard preserves the first meeting site of Sir George Williams who founded the Young Men’s Christian Association. The room and table were lifted during rebuilding and remain intact as pilgrims visit from around the world to honor the founder. The association later rented a coffee house room for half a crown a week.
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Sir George Williams
Young Men's Christian Association
St. Paul’s Churchyard
New York Bank Skyscraper Wings Toward World Heights
Looker On writes in the London Daily Chronicle that a new bank building in Wall Street will reach 840 feet with 63 storeys, nearly the height of a mountain. The structure would surpass Britain's Salisbury spire and even the height of Egypt's pyramids when compared to St Paul’s cross distance.
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London Daily Chronicle
Wall Street
New York
Britain
Salisbury Cathedral
Cross of St. Paul's
Egypt
Compass Needle Shifts at Churchill Across Two Centuries
The magnetic compass at Churchill on Hudson Bay rotated 24 degrees west of north in 1700, 1 degree west in 1800, and 10 degrees east in 1900, indicating a total 34 degree directional change over two centuries.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
Drunk as a judge confessed in police exchange
A humorous exchange between an officer and a judge ends with the officer claiming the prisoner was drunk. The judge clarifies the saying by correcting the metaphor to "drunk as lord" in a light courtroom moment.
Recipes For This Week
Butter flour and sugar form a batter with scalded milk and eggs. Melt butter stir in flour and hot milk then boil. Pour onto beaten yolks with sugar and salt, cool, fold in stiffly beaten whites and bake thirty to thirty five minutes in a slow oven. Serve with hard sauce or cream.
Peach Jam From Ripe Fruit and Family Quarrel Chuckles
Instructions show making jam with 10 pounds peaches 6 pounds sugar and 2 cups water. Soft fruit used for jam, stones removed, sliced then simmered in water until thick and jelly like. Pack into hot jars and seal. Puzzle scene features a puzzled father and a boy claiming likeness to mother.
Walrus tied as priciest captive animal
The walrus proves the costliest to maintain in captivity with annual food expenses of 2000 dollars. That sum could feed three elephants for a year, highlighting the high care costs of large marine mammals.
Unusual Copenhagen Church Built as N F Grundtvig Memorial
A Danish church in Copenhagen is uniquely designed as a gigantic organ in memorial to preacher N F E Grundtvig. Nearby stands the Church of Our Saviour with a 288 foot corkscrew tower featuring external winding steps to the summit.
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Copenhagen
N. F
Grundtvig
Denmark
Church of Our Saviour
Sandy Moore Tests Strength in Fingers
In a playful exchange, Moore is praised for tremendous finger strength while Sporer quips he built it with the last quarter inch of his lead pencils. Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in Paris on July 4, 1884.
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Moore
Sandy
Sporer
Bartholdi
United States
Paris
Sunday School Lesson Focus Nehemiah and Devotion
The lesson centers on Nehemiah from chapters 2 through 7 with the golden text The people had mind to work from Nehemiah 4 6 and a devotional reading from Psalm 85 1 7 It emphasizes planning courage and communal effort in rebuilding Jerusalem walls.
Explanations on Ridicule and Nehemiah’s Wall
Excerpts discuss mockery faced by Nehemiah as he rebuilds Jerusalem’s wall. Tobiah Sanballat and critics fear the effort but Nehemiah remains steadfast, rallies workers, and completes the project in fifty two days amid opposition.
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Sanballat
Samaria
Nehemiah
Jerusalem
F. W. Boreham
Tobiah
Biah
William George Jordan
Farmers discuss cyclone damage and missing barn
Two farmers meet in town after a cyclone. One admits damage to his land while the other wonders about his new barn, which he cannot yet locate. The tale notes early clocks with no dials relying on hourly chimes.
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Hank
Crown Jewels Shine With 82,800 Carats Of Diamonds
The finest piece in the Russian crown jewels collection features an 82,800 carat diamond setting. The gleaming artifact stands as a symbol of imperial opulence and enduring historical value.
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Fffeen
Poole
Cunard
Antonia
Y.M.C.A
Betty Barclay
Wall OF Jerusalem
f.C.b
Toromto
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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