World Happenings Briefly Told
Convicted from fingerprints on a mirror they had stolen, three elderly men were sentenced at Bombay to imprisonment of one to three years. Ontario education suits order compulsory Civics teaching in all public and high schools starting in October. A new text book will be ready soon. Business is better across Canada and morale in the West is improved. Robert O. McCulloch of Galt Ont president of the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada gave a cautious interview in Victor. A pearl said to protect wearers from danger was found among relics from a Manchi prince tomb near Peking by grave robbers. Lady Byng of Vimy informs Dominion headquarters that the Canadian Legion will take part in the Vimy anniversary in July next year. A device bore through the brain to burn away tissue and stop a crime wave is reported. A fluid claimed to cure infant idiocy is announced by Dr Tracy J Pitman of Boston Children's Hospital. Nearly 27 million dollars of new ordinary life insurance were sold in Canada and Newfoundland in August, a slight rise from last year, with Saskatchewan sales at 996 thousand dollars.
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Ontario
Plowsn
Peip- Ing
Byng
Lord Byng
Dominion
Canadian Legion Arie
Tracy J. Pitnan
Boston
Hoapital
Canada
Newfoundland
Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau
Toronto
Saskatchewan
England Receives Relic Jewel For Art Collection Fund
The Armada Jewel, a famed Queen Elizabeth relic, is returned to Britain. Lord Wakefield donated it to the National Art Collection Fund. formerly part of the Pierpont Morgan miniature collection, it will be housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London after a London sale at 2700 guineas.
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Ada
Armada
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
London
Lord Wakefield
National Art Collection Fund
Pierpont Morgan
Victorian and Albert Museum
Kensington
Gideon Bibles Faded to 25 in Detroit Hotel Rooms
A 1928 Gideon Bible distribution left 25 of 1 100 copies in a Detroit hotel. The check reveals most Bibles have vanished from guest rooms over the decades, highlighting loss of a historic hotel religious artifact.
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Detroit
Ireland advances high speed air link to London and New York
The Irish Free State government envisions a three day Atlantic air service using Douglas type aircraft to intercept liner routes off Galway and speed passengers to London. Amphibian planes would connect Dublin with London Paris Brussels and Berlin, shortening Galway to London to about three hours.
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London
New York
Galway
Ireland
Southampton
Dublin
Paris
Brussels
Berlin
Mauretania Farewell Voyage Moves Old Harbor Pilots
The Boston Post notes ships stir strong emotions as the liner Mauretania makes its last trip from New York. The dean of New York pilots left his holiday to guide her out, recalling guiding her maiden voyage 28 years earlier and wiping tears as she departed on her final sail.
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Mauretania
Cose
New York
New York Harbor
Hudson
Boston Post
Cosmopolitan Federation Formed by Canadian Clubs
A district convention in Saskatoon formed the Canadian Federation of International Cosmopolitan Clubs with clubs in Saskatoon Winnipeg Calgary and Vancouver. Lovel Smith of Saskatoon named first district governor Jack Bates Edmonton chosen district lieutenant governor Walter Caswell Saskatoon secretary Herman Stevens Calgary treasurer Jack Colbourne Edmonton sergeant-at-arms. Delegates from Winnipeg Edmonton and Calgary attended and Vancouver planned to join.
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Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Calgary
Vancouver
Lovel Smith
Jack Bates
Edmonton
Walter Caswell
Secretar Herman Stevens
Jack Colbourne
Hunt for Beeston Castle Treasure By Northwich Chemists
A group of young Northwich chemists and engineers search Beeston Castle Cheshire England ruins for a legendary hoard of gold and jewels said to be hidden in a 366 foot well attributed to King Edward II. Historians note link to Henry IV. throne while legends insist the treasure remains unrecovered.
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Beeston Castle
Cheshire
England
Northwich
Edward II
Ireland
Henry IV
French to Install TV Station on Eiffel Tower Top
Georges Mandel announced the French government will install a television broadcasting station on the Eiffel Tower. The station will operate within six months on a 180 meter wavelength and be located on the tower’s top platform.
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Eiffel Tower
Georges Mandel
Pests and Telegraphs
Eiffel
Alberta Coal Reserves and Geological Briefing
Alberta holds about 40 200 000 000 tons of coal in 4737 square miles of soil Dr J A Allan head of geology at the University of Alberta explains Alberta’s terrain and formation Sir Montague Barlow leads a one man commission into collieries identified in the report A teacher prompts a child about saving a dollar a week for four weeks and what it could buy A Soviet telescope project aims for the third largest lens worldwide
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Alberta
Montague Barlow
J. A. Allan
University of Alberta
Tommy
Mineral Salt Harvest At Little Manitou Lake
In mid December the Department of Natural Resources of Saskatchewan prepares a unique harvest at Little Manitou Lake Watrous. Crystals form in the lake each year at freeze up and must be collected within ten days.
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North American
Little Manitou Lake
Watrous
Saskatchewan
Department of Natural Resources of Saskatchewan
Manitour Lake
Lake Saline Harvest Boosts Saskatchewan Resource
At Watrous a government team in warm gear gathers saline lake crystals with special shovels. The lake’s medicinal qualities are increasingly recognized, driving growing harvest operations and cementing its status as a key provincial natural resource.
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Watrous
Munitions Control Board to Oversee War Industry
United States forms national munitions control board to supervise arms and war supplies. Secretary Hull leads the effort with the secretaries of the treasury war navy and commerce. Key tasks include registering manufacturers and exporters by Nov 30 and licensing future munitions shipments, defining war material categories, and supplying arms data to the President for possible embargo actions.
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United States
US National Munitions Control Board
Hull
Secretaries of the Treasury, War, Navy and Commerce
Roosevelt
Canadian binder twine sources for grain harvest
The binder twine used to harvest Canada's grain comes from many sources. Canadian made twine supplies most domestic demand with exports leaving the Dominion. Imports include Great Britain Ireland Holland Belgium and Germany contributing to the Canadian market.
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Canada
Dominion
Great Britain
Ireland
Holland
Belgium
Germany
England and Wales Wheat Acreage Shifts Under Act
Wheat acreage in England and Wales rose from 1 288 000 acres in 1982 to 1 660 000 in 1933 and 1 771 000 in the present, while the oat crop has been cut by 205 000 acres. A resolution urges the Dominion year. In Montreal the Canadian Fisheries Association unanimously approved a 100 000 dollar appropriation for publicity in Canadian newspapers to boost domestic fish consumption.
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England
Wales
Dominion
Montreal
Canadian Fisheries’ Association
Courageous Clergy Keep Morale Amid Tough Times
A Presbyterian minister accepts a Quebec call with $450 yearly from the congregation and up to $1,600 funding from the assembly, trusting Canada will recover. He remains cheerful, ready to serve, and views the faith-driven sacrifice as Christian fortitude inspiring others.
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Quebec
Dominion
Canada
Windeor Star
Grape vine from riding switch grows into long plant tale
A farmer named Dr Dick from Diamond Creek Victoria left a riding switch at Smithy’s near Heidelberg Germany. The smithy’s lad planted it as a grape vine cutting. It grew into a vine 35 yards long spanning a fence and along a hotel wall.
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Erman
Diamond Creek
Victoria
Heidelberg
Germany
Smithy's
Tony
Acros
Quotations About a Walking Encyclopaedia Britannica
A quoted remark by Sir Charles Grant Robertson describes a person as a walking Encyclopaedia Britannica who is nonetheless the most useless and stupid man on earth.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sir Charles Grant Robertson
Colourful four inch afghan blocks pattern 5439
Pattern 5439 offers complete instructions for an afghan and matching pillow tops and chair sets. Use scraps of wool of different weights to create 4 inch squares in diverse colors for a jeweled effect. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Paris aims for quiet by policing uproar and noise
The London Spectator notes Paris declares itself the quietest capital in Europe and orders police to suppress offensive noises. It cites bans on night motor horns and disruptive devices, urging immediate action on complaints while contrasting with London’s ongoing noise issues.
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Europe
Paris
London
Thore
London Spectator
Wars of Conquest and British Empire Claims
Ottawa Journal argues against labeling British actions as wars of conquest. It contends Britain defeated the Boers then granted independence, occupied Egypt to curb chaos, seized Mesopotamia, took Palestine and trained its people for self rule, and absorbed India into a path toward self government. It rejects the notion of ongoing conquest.
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South Africa
Britain
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Palestine
India
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Busy Year Of Solar Eclipses Revealed By Observatory
The sun will endure five solar eclipses this year the most since 1805 and second occurrence since 1255. Professor Alfred H Joy of Mount Wilson Observatory notes the lunar passes and earth shadow making this a record year with no similar totals until 2485.
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Alfred H. Joy
Mount Wilson Observatory
Reuter
Pasadena
Sumatra cyclists finish 5000 mile ten year world tour
Two Sumatran cyclists who do not believe in speed arrived at Bombay on a ten year tour begun from Sumatra in July 1931. They travelled over three and a half years, covering 5000 miles on bicycles with long stops in Indo China Siam and Burma and various parts of India to study languages people and religions.
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Sumatra
Bombay
Indo-China
Siam
Burma
Ford not seeking political role amid business outlook
Henry Ford told The Detroit News he has no interest in a Ford for President drive or in politics. He predicted business and wage trends would rise and said the next year's campaign would not affect business. The article also notes 1996 US public debt projected at 34.258 billion dollars and D. E. Warford of Sawtelle California claiming to be America's most tattooed man.
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Henry Ford
Detroit News
Ford
Boom
Motor Magnate
United States
D. E Warford
Sawtelle
Calif
America
French colony St Pierre and Miquelon offered self rule
After nearly 300 years under distant oversight, St Pierre and Miquelon may adopt home rule with elected representatives instead of a France appointed governor. The plan would let the 5 000 island residents decide acceptance or rejection.
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St. Pierre and Miquelon
Newfoundlind
France
North America
Home Administration
A Dog's Day in Tavistock Gazette Parody
A Tavistock Ontario Gazette item imagines a dog’s 24 hour day as one hour digging a rat two hours gnawing a bone one hour waiting for a cat one half hour begging to enter the house and remaining time sleeping on a mat by the door.
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Tavistock, Ont
Westminster Streets Still Lighted by Likely Gas Lamps
Fifty five miles of Westminster streets in London continue to be lit by gas lamps rather than electric lighting, reflecting the enduring transport infrastructure setup in the historic borough.
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Borough of
Westminster
London
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