World Happenings Briefly Told
Revision of the Treaty of Versailles warned war looms as Churchill warns Britain. Eleven crew killed on Soviet tanker Sovnarko during loading at Krasnodarsk. Two St Paul students claim a new method to produce gas from clover. Hopei province to build vast granaries to prevent famine for 35,080,000 people. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island union urged by J Newton Harvey with Halifax capital. Algoma lighthouse keeper reports Pazisiene island wolves killing chickens. wolves abundant on the island. Toronto traffic losses from motor accidents amount to 8.5 million. call for a traffic school for drivers over 15. Ethiopian milk superstition blocks milk sales to natives by Italian army. foreigners buy cows for milk.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Sovnarko
Krasnovdsk
St. Paul
Dean R. A. Jones
MacAlester College
Hopei Province
China
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Halifax
Maritime Provinces
J. Newton Harvey
Vancouver
Lake Superior
G. N. McDonald
Pazisiene
T. D. LeMay
Toronto
Board of Control
Ethiopia
Byng of Vimy Estate Bequeathed by Former Governor General
The late Viscount Byng of Vimy, governor general of Canada 1921 to 1926, left an estate valued at 155000 pounds with legacies to his servants. He bequeathed his feld marshal baton to the 10th Royal Hussars, joined in 1883 and commanded 1902 to 1904. Lady Byng receives 25000 pounds and lifetime income from the residue. He was thanked by Parliament after the Great War and held command of the Canadian corps in 1916 17 and the third army 1917 to 1919.
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Canada
Viscount Byng of
Vimy
London
10Th Royal Hussars
Lady Byng
Lord Byng
Canadian Corps
Third Army
Village For Sale in Germany Through Public Receiver
The village of Weierhof in Germany will be sold by a public receiver after a cooperative of 40 weaving residents collapsed amid $50,000 in debts. Creditors secured a court order to sell all lands houses and goods. Ancient lore notes mayonnaise dating to 14 AD, 487 recipes referencing it, and 41 surviving Gutenberg Bibles valued around 100,000 each.
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Vilage
Weierhof
Germany
New Canada Map Issued By The Interior Department
The Topography and Air Survey Bureau of the Interior Ottawa issues a new 25 by 36 inch map of Canada south of latitude 75 at 1 inch to 100 miles. It shows physical features provinces borders towns railways and lat long lines with detailed lake and river data and major mountains. Copies available from the Surveyor General for percents per copy with a free school copy to official schools on request.
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Topograyuies and Air Survey Bureau, of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Department of the Interior
Ontario
Boston
California
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Northwest Territories
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Erie
Ontaro
United States
Canadian
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave
Winnipeg
Athabaska
Winnipegosis
Nipigon
Reindeer
la Martre
Lake of the Woods
Mackenzie
St. Lawrence
Nelson
Churchill
Columbia
Peace
Yukon
Mount Logan
Surveyor General, Cement of the Interior
Mummified Duet Found in New Guinea Coastal Caves
Limestone cave mummies near the Australian administered coast of New Guinea are believed to be about 1,000 years old. Rows show men with chins on hands, elbows on knees, revealing a long dead population. A nearby valley reveals a previously unknown pastoral people from that era.
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New Guinea
Clock to be installed as world’s super timepiece at Royal Observatory
A clock designed to lose or gain no more than a fraction of a second in a year will be installed at the Royal Observatory, London. Controlled by electricity, its pendulum swings in partial vacuum at constant temperature, with electric impulses issued each swing to regulate medials and mechanism.
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Royal Observatory
London
Eng
Center of Montana Found In Kitchen Sink Says Survey
Montana state surveyors place the geographic centre of the state in a Lewistown kitchen sink aboard a doctor’s residence. Garden enthusiasts revive interest in ancient roses grown in earlier gardens before modern hybrids emerged.
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Montanas
Lewistown
Montana
Debt Adjustment Act and Saskatchewan policy on debits
Hon. T. C. Davis outlines changes to the Debt Adjustment Act, noting 1933 Saskatchewan law limits buyer payment on farm implements except for items under $100 and binders. He emphasizes government aim to revive normal business, suspend direct relief payments this year, and ensure farmers restore credit while Debt Adjustment Board offices assist across districts.
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Saskatchewan
Debt Adjustment Board
Government of Canada
Tam Sure
Synthetic Gasoline and Global Market Turbulence
A fragmented press summary notes shifts in energy policy and trade as synthetic gasoline and related reagents move through markets. It references Australia and the United Kingdom, mentions costs of imports, and hints at regulatory or strategic implications for regional energy supply.
Will Send Petition To Safeguard Nationality Of Married Women
An appeal by the Women’s Freedom League in the new year calls for a petition from empire women to safeguard the nationality of those who marry foreigners. The aim is uniform legislation across the UK and Dominions to grant married women independent nationality, as for men or single women.
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Empire
Women's Freedom League
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Freedom Of Thought Defends University Professors
Sir Robert Falconer urged freedom of thought and expression for professors at a Winnipeg university gathering. He warned against curbing learning under fascist and Nazi regimes and noted Anglo-Saxon trends toward stifling dissent. He stressed that professors may be radical yet should be allowed to think freely.
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Shou
Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Sir Robert
Becaue
Alberta naturalization surge tied to Social Credit policy
Alberta residents rushed to apply for Canadian citizenship under Premier Aberhart's Social Credit scheme, hoping to qualify for the promised $25 monthly aid. Over the last three months applications rose to two and a half times the level of 1984, with Edmonton 466, Calgary 154, Camrose 70 for August to October, compared to last year. Also noted is Omaha child prodigy Carolyn Kutler, 17 months, who speaks English and chats with her grandmother in Jewish.
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Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
Edmonton
Camrose
Calgary
Carolyn Kutler
Omaha
Carolyn
Phosphiferine tonic promises nerve strength and vitality
Prominent claims tout Phosferine as a British tonic that soothes nerves and boosts appetite and energy. It markets in liquid or tablet form with three sizes from one dollar to one fifty, asserting relief from fatigue, insomnia, debility, indigestion, and neuralgia across ages.
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cSee
Phosferine
Shopman excused from federal jury duty in Topeka
A Union Pacific shopman drawn for a federal grand jury asked Judge Pollock to excuse him claiming busy duties at the shops. The judge quipped about whether the railroad could manage without him, and the man replied he did not want the company to find out. He was excused. The piece ends with a playful note about a Bible claimed to be free of typographical errors.
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Unon Pacific
Pollock
Topeka
Kansas
Union Pacific
Dr Dennis pare cooling aid for irritated skin relief
An oddly garbled note praises a cooling preparation by Dr Dennis for irritated skin. It claims the product soothes intense itching instantly and is described as a greaseless, stainless solution. The fragment mentions a bottle and a rare, perhaps fictional, prescription by a Dr Baia.
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Dennis Pare
Preston
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Australia
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Vicks
Mark Gous
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
Appleford
Sam
Regina
Winnipes
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