World Happenings Briefly Told
The 400th anniversary of the first printed English Bible will be celebrated next October 4. The US Department of Agriculture estimates total wheat area for harvest at 190,954,000 acres, up from 185,276,000 in 1994. Britain accepts the Sultan of Lahore's £500,000 gift for a Singapore naval base. The US Treasury reports a deficit of 3,133,471,205 in the first 11 months of the year. Soviet Russia vows steellike policy toward Far East defense. The venom of black widow venom is claimed to relieve angina pain. The Countess of Bessborough donates 237,799 to the King George Liver Jubilee fund, bringing total to 420,529. No plans to amend the annuities branch beyond current limits. Alexander Korda acquires world rights to a film version of Revolt in the Desert.
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Bureau of Agricultural ‘Economics
Britain
Sultan of Lahore
Singapore
Ramsay MacDonald
Commons
United States
Russia
Far East
Karl Radek
Investia
American Institute of Homeopathy
Linn J. Boyd
The
Homeopathic College
US trade policy criticized as global recovery obstacle
Peter Molyneaux editor of a Texas weekly denounces U.S. commercial policy as the greatest obstacle to world recovery. He points to Hawley Smoot tariffs, war debt attitudes, Johnson Act enforcement, and trade barriers, while endorsing reciprocal trade and currency stabilization as essential. The piece argues that current policies block lasting international exchange.
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United States
Peter Molyneaux
Texas Weekly
Carnegrave
de Valera
International Conciliation
Endowment
Congress
Reciprocal judgments enforceable across Ontario and Alberta
Ontario cabinet uses reciprocal judgments enforcement act to make Alberta and Ontario court orders enforceable in each province. Alberta enacted a similar measure to enforce Ontario judgments. Five provinces including British Columbia Saskatchewan New Brunswick Alberta and Ontario have adopted reciprocal enforcement actions. A unrelated dialogue and anecdote about a late office boy and a London stadium capacity follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Large Shanghai Apartment Complexes Face Setbacks
Several major apartment buildings in Shanghai encounter budget overruns and delays as construction firms cite supply chain issues and regulatory hurdles. Local officials say housing supply remains a priority despite mounting project challenges.
Vimy Pilgrimage Spurs Peace Movement Across Canada
The 1996 Vimy Pilgrimage, as a Great Peace Movement, funds travel for ex service members and families from Montreal to France and England. The program covers rail, lodging, meals, passports, and insurance with no profit to the Legion. The air memorial unveiling at Vimy Ridge on July 26 marks a historic turnout of Canadians and international representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Cutie
Montreal
France
Belgium
Vimy Ridge
England
London
Tilbury
Canada
The
Legion
National
Ypres
Albert
Etaples
Mona
Walter 8
Allward
Dominion of Canada
the Honourable
Mewburn
Cmg
Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission
Gypsy Theft Probe Leads to Fortune Teller Visit
Cleveland police Sgt Charles Mec Williams visits Mary Krafick’s home to question her about a $900 theft by gypsies while reading her fortune. She is away at another fortune teller having tea leaves read, her husband says.
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Charles Mec- Williams
Cleveland
Mary Krafick
Novel transport method tested for wounded on aircraft
A method of transporting wounded persons on stretchers suspended under the wings and fuselage of an aeroplane was successfully tried out at Moscow. Three Red Cross doctors participated in the test and reported positive results.
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Moscow
Red Cross
Pattern Prices Slashed Amid Wardrobe Bonanza
The ad proclaims pattern prices cut from 200 to 15 cents, with years of 0 cent pricing for readers. It promises the same service at the lowest cost and notes Fashion Books reduced from 20 to a lower price.
Shirtwaisty dress gains appeal for vacations
A fashion note by Ellen Worth highlights a smart shirtwaisty dress with a front paneled skirt and back yoke. It praises quick fabrication using one-piece sleeves and back, suitable fabrics include washing silks rayon and cottons. Patterns 15c. mail orders to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Manuscript on Royal Air Force life disclosed with delay
A manuscript titled The Mint records life in the Royal Air Force and was described as forceful, with publication blocked before 1990. The document, linked to Leaves Manuscript Lantern or The Invenae of Arabia, mentions sailing the Amazon river for days with no shore in sight.
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The
Invenae. of
Arabia
Royal Air Force
the Mint
Armour Named U S Minister to Canada
The appointment of Norman Armour as Minister to Canada drew praise from major papers. The New York Herald Tribune lauded his training and temperament and noted his cordial empathy for Canadians and strong Canada-US relations. The New York Times called it a merited promotion and said the post signals continued strong representation of American culture and world affairs to Canada.
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Norman Armour
Canada
United States
The
New York Herald Tribune
Armour
New York Times
Laureate of Canada Honored at Canadian Authors’ convention
Sir Charles G D Roberts of Toronto is hailed as the laureate of Canada and given an ovation in Montreal as he chairs the Canadian Authors Association annual convention. Winnipeg’s Professor Watson Kirkconnell notes peers’ gratification and the group adopts a resolution to sponsor a poetry magazine with feasible publication plans.
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Canada
Charles G. D. Roberts
Toronto
Montreal
Canadan Authors’ Association
Dominion
Lst
Watson Kirkconnell
Winnipeg
Sir Charles
Kirkconnell
Jere Gibbon
Bradford schoolmistress trains boys to league runners up
Miss B Casey of Bradford School in Bradford England trained her boys football team to win second place in the league for the second year running. She learned the game by watching her brothers and is a capable hockey player. Using blackboard sketches she illustrates new plays as the team scores 55 goals while rivals total eight.
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B. Casey
Bradford School
Bradford
England
Casey
Silver Jubilee Forest Park Planned for Argyllshire
A proposal to create a national park in Argyllshire's Loch Long district covers over 30 000 acres. The plan, promoted to memorialize King George's 25 years on the throne, would be discussed by a committee meeting in Edinburgh and would be called the Silver Jubilee Forest Park.
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Scotland
Argyllshire
Edinburgh
Loch Long
Strange effect of music on some listeners described
A Cape Town hospital case details a 28 year old servant who suffers fits triggered by listening to classical music. She reports no musical sense yet recalls attacks began at nineteen and recur with a first class orchestra. Light dance music had no effect. Other similar cases exist.
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Cape Town
Orange vitamin salad with coconut and carrot garnish
A fruit salad recipe for four to six servings uses orange slices on lettuce with grated coconut and carrot. Serve with a butter mayonnaise flavored with orange juice, plus a brittle almond studded base baked to a crisp sheet and rolled.
Concert Of Pacific Nations Resolution At League Convention
The London Ontario branch of the League of Nations Society submits a resolution urging Canada to initiate a concert of Pacific nations outside the League since the United States and Japan are not members. The item notes the resolution’s aim and context.
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League
Ottawa
London
Ont
League of Nations Society
Canada
Dominion
League of Nations
United States
Japan
Little Journeys In Science World War Chlorine Mines Facts
The 1st attack on April 22 1915 used chlorine gas concealed in trenches and carried by wind to incapacitate. Chlorine's applications range from textile bleaching to paper pulp, shellac, and chemical synthesis, with water purification reducing typhoid in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Man
Dominion Drama Festival Receives Royal Charter
The Dominion Drama Festival is to be perpetuated after the Earl of Bessborough’s departure. Hon. C. H. Cahan announces a royal charter for a new body named The Gov of the Dominion Drama Fes. It memorializes His Majesty’s Silver Jubilee and grants authority to hold estate and grants up to 25 000 in real estate. It provides for officers prizes and awards under prescribed conditions.
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Dominion Drama Festival
Earl of Bessborough
C. H. Cahan
Dominion Drama Fes
Cahan
Canada
Kansas City Tot Symphony Eyes Japan Trip in 1996
Thomas Bruce leads a 95 child Kansas City tot symphony ages four to nine, with training starting as young as two. The group performs demanding pieces such as Rachmaninoff and may travel to Japan in 1996, with children also taking turns directing performances.
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Kansas
95 Tote
Japan
Thomas Bruce
Kansas City
Tribute to Sir James H MacBrien Receives Royal Honor
Sir James H MacBrien commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received the title Knight Commander of the Bath in the King's birthday honors list. He said the honor is a tribute to the RCMP and its work, not just a personal accolade.
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James H. MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bath
James
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Authors’ Association
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