Canada and Americas tied by new wartime links in 1924
The Globe reports on cross border links shaping the Western Hemisphere with Canada exchanging ministers with Argentina and Brazil. It notes Canada seeking Pan American Union membership and growing ties from Alaska to Argentina amid postwar trade shifts and shared development goals.
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Europe
Central America
United States
Brazil
Asia
Canada
Argentina
Chile
South America
Mexico
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Patagonia
Electric stove pioneer George A Hughes sparks a warm idea
A Fargo reporter named George A Hughes investigates electric light rates after a blackout. He develops the electric stove, forms Hughes Electric Heating Company, and it later merges with General Electric to become Edison General Electric Appliance Company. Hughes becomes a national authority and urges digging for facts.
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George A. Hughes
Hughes
George A
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Hughes Electric Heating Company
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Edison General Electric Appliance Company
Chicago
Kidnap Plot Deepens as Two Men Confront Brannen Case
In a tense room hid by a screen, the narrator overhears two men arguing over a ransom and a hidden safe. A gunshot and explosion end the confrontation, leaving one man injured and the other to plan a final theft as police close in.
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Plutarch
Mr. Brannen
Quarrel
Buddy
Spike
Hugh Brannen
March
Spike Sellers
Trap door chase ends with capture in secret room
In a tense confrontation the narrator uses a flashlight and a gun to force Spike to reveal a lever and spring a trap door. A chase ensues as Spike is cornered, a shot is fired, and Andrew arrives shouting for mercy before police arrest the prisoner and a doctor is summoned.
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March
Africa
Andrew
Sally
Roberts
Cracker Ballads and Ballots Campaign Song Quiz
A comic page quiz recalls campaign songs tied to presidential runs. Questions ask which defeated candidate used Sidewalks of New York and which tunes tied to Hot Time in the Old Town and Happy Days Are Here Again. Also asks about Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, a song claiming the candidate emerged from the wilderness, and a Republican using a Stephen Foster tune in the last decade.
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Tippecanoe
Tyler Too
Stephen Foster
Leader of the Greek army Alexander featured in Today's Puzzler
A crossword style list presents horizontal and vertical clues with answers including military leader Alexander the Great and related terms such as knife, molding, observ e, serf, stomach, fortunes, numeral, hangman knot, and more across both directions.
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Alexander
General Wavell of Desert Strategy and Resolve
A profile of General Archibald Wavell detailing his career from the South African War to Egypt. The piece highlights his silent authority, desert combat philosophy, and wary relations with politicians. It notes his training under Allenby, his cautious rise, and his decisive command during looming war.
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Co operative leaders urge postwar trade revival drive
Waling Dykstra, once manager of the International Co operative Trading Agency in London, asserts that the American cooperative movement should lead in reviving international cooperative trade after the war. He calls for proactive action to rebuild cross border exchanges and promote global cooperation.
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International Co-operative Trading Agency
London
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