World Happenings Briefly Told
Three American regiments screened invitations to visit, a former German crown prince is reportedly removed from Berlin, influenza cases rise in Montreal, Dijon hosts the world s tallest lighthouse for air navigation, Queen Victoria etchings shown in London, French and Belgian forces evacuate Westphalia, William Galbraith dies in Prince Albert, BC apple crop estimate drops, influenza outbreak in Fort Yukon Alaska, Ramsay MacDonald rumored to visit Canada privately, Ontario declares closed season for game birds, Czar dining room furnishings sold to a US bidder for 500000.
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Queen Victoria
London
Lendacer
Rabr
Westphalia
William Galbraith
Sackatchewan
Hudson's Bay
Prince Albert
Okanagan
British Columbia
Fort Yukon
Alaska
Pacific
American Red Cross
Ottawa
Ramsay MacDonald
British Labor Party
Canada
Vic
Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries
Port Arthur-Fort William
United States
Morning Post
Leningrad
Aberdeen’s frugality fodder sparks ad spin
A London investigator debunked Aberdeen jokes claiming the city holds a single Jew resident and that locals are stingy. He found barbers refuse tips, a four cent Aberdeen postcard was given away, and many shops used window signals. The piece cites a band of joke writers promoting cheerful tales about Aberdonians for advertising.
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Aberdeen
London
Aberdorn
Bonne Entente Scholars See Two Races Living Side by Side
The passage notes a growing recognition in Canada of the value in two great races coexisting. It asserts progress toward a Bonne Entente, though it acknowledges the process takes years or centuries to cement such unions, but stresses that cementation occurs in time. Source: L'Action Catholique, Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
L’action Catholique
Quebec
Canadian Peonies Presented to Royal Family Heads
Canadian flowers arrive at Wembley from Montreal grower W Ormiston Roy. Three thousand peony blossoms sent to England aim to promote Canada as home of the peony. A special basket is delivered to Buckingham Palace by J Roy for the Queen.
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Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Mar-garet Lloyd George
Wembley Exhibition
Montreal
W. Ormiston Roy
Canada
Buckingham Palace
J. Roy
Quebec Moves to End Driving Violations This Season
Quebec’s road department vows to curb motor law violations as the motoring season opens. Officials aim to safeguard public safety by ensuring license suspensions and penalties deter unsafe driving.
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Quebec
Department of Roads
Giant 52-ton carpet laid in London restaurant foyer
The world's largest carpet, 5 200 square yards in area, was installed in a London restaurant foyer. Weighing 52 tons, it required 170 men to drag it into place over several hours.
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Loodon
Meer
Savoy
Heers
Canadian Exhibit Plans for New Zealand Fair Granted Space
Canada will exhibit at the New Zealand International Exhibition in Dunedin from November 1, 1925, to April. The Canadian Government Exhibition Commission plans a 24 866 square foot pavilion showing resources and projects. J C Tercotte will design the Canadian display and travel to New Zealand. space is limited and 80 to 90 manufacturers may participate.
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Hage
Mua
Saunas
New
J. C. Tercotte
Ottawa
New Zealand
Canada
Christchurch
Candle Ends Reward Vanishes With Buckingham Rebuild
A century ago a Buckingham Palace official received all state candle ends as a perquisite. The practice yielded income as thousands of half burnt ends were sold to a tallow chandler. With recent redecorations, the royal candle sticks are removed and the perquisite ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buckingham Palace
Visioning the Future and The Inferiority Complex Debate
The Toronto Globe commentary argues against exaggerated claims of Canada’s poor conditions. It notes the persistence of an inferiority complex among critics, often tied to party sentiment or romanticized distant prospects. It cites a London cable about Britain’s troubles, suggesting outsiders overstate issues while real problems exist.
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Canada
Great Britain
Ernest Marshall
London
The
Globe
John Bull
Toronto Globe
Polar Airship Views by Dr. Eckener Say North Pole Study Feasible
Dr Hugo Eckener Director of Iron declares airship exploration near the North Pole feasible despite limited dangers from local storms. He says Zeppelin can determine land and water at the pole map areas depth of waters and if a shallow lake or deep ocean exists and aid studies of currents meteorology and polar lights.
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Hugh Eckener
North Pole
Hugo Eckener
Iron
Pole
Zeppelin
Eckener
Cattle Space Shortage Affects Eastbound Shipments
Ottawa officials report a shortage of cattle space on eastbound vessels as more Canadian cattle seek overseas markets. A conference with cattle shippers and the agriculture department yielded no public results. Officials expect relief in September with grain shipments, enabling mixed cargoes on vessels capable of carrying both cattle and grain.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Department
Son of Lord Cheylesmore Capt Eaton Farms Alberta Lands
Captain Francis Ormond Henry Eaton, heir to Lord Cheylesmore, farms two sections at Alix Alberta after serving with distinction in World War I and earning the DSO with the Grenadier Guards. He left Cambridge in 1914 joined the Grenadier Guards, served on the front 1914–1917, retired after the war, and spends summers in Alberta while winters in the south of France.
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Francis Ormond Henry Eaton
Alberta
Alix
Alta
Lord Cheylesmore
England
Bisley
Happy Valley
Eaton
Grenadier Guards
Cambridge University
D.S.O
France
Patterns Ordering in Winnipeg Newspaper Union Address
Readable text shows an old instructions page from Winnipeg asking readers to send 20c or stamps to obtain patterns. Includes address 175 McDermot Ave. and mentions patterns and size. No clear event or date, but indicates ordering process and payment method.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Noble Game of Golf Toronto Claims Premier City Status
The article notes Toronto as Canada's premier golf city with 22 clubs and about 14 000 active players up from 3 000 in 1913. It cites a three million dollar annual golf bill and places Ontario after Toronto with 104 clubs in the province. Winnipeg and Montreal trail with 14 and 13 clubs respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Ontario
Winnipeg
Montreal
Dominion
Calgary
The King of Optimists and a Jail Visit
An optimistic tale centers on Sam, a colored man jailed after a deadly incident. Mose, his friend, is already imprisoned for stealing chickens. Sam claims no charge and explains he shot his wife, noting justice is lenient with harsh outcomes and executions are common in their view.
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Sam
Mose
Chocolates Drop From Dirigible Delights Tarentum Party
In Tarentum Pennsylvania a package of chocolates fell into Andrew Lucas’s yard during a neighbor party. The box bore the message Have some chocolates and be happy and was signed by the dirigible s cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Andrew Lucas
Tarentum
Smart Two Piece Skirt Overblouse Fashion Pattern
This description details a country club smart two piece outfit with an overblouse and jabot, long sleeves with cuff links, deep hip band, and fitted skirt with side front closure. Sizes range bust 34 to 44 inches and waist 26 to 34 inches with material yardage notes. Patterns cost 20 cents and include a five cent coupon.
Canadians Honorary Delegate Heads to France for Memorials
Dr. Victor Morin president of the Montreal Historical Society sails to France to unveil a Brest monument to Louis Hemnon author of Marie Chap delaine and other works on French Canadian life. He will also place a memorial tablet at Neuville sur Vaud in the Champagne district commemorating Paul Chomedey Sieur de Maisonneuve founder of Montreal.
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Victor Morin
Montreal Historical Society
France
Canada
Brest
Louis Hemnon
Marie Chapdelaine
Neuville-sur-Vaune
Champagne
Morin
Paul Chomedey
Sieur de Maisonneuve
Montreal
Immigration from Britain Expected to Rise in 1926
W R Little, the Canadian immigration commissioner in Great Britain, arrived in Ottawa and predicts a much larger flow of British families to Canada next year. He says the processing system this year will simplify next year's intake and conferences have reduced duplication of effort by the government and the two railway systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
W. R. Little
Great Britain
Ottawa
Canada
Burbank Declines Shamrock Bloom Project
The article notes that Luther Burbank declined to develop the shamrock blossom for the Celtic Fellowship. It states he lost hope of achieving a worthy result and no year of him kissing the Blarney Stone is given in current biographical references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
Celtic Fellowship
Mr. Burbank
Free School Books For New Brunswick Pupils
The provincial plan provides free school books to fifty thousand children in New Brunswick up to grade five. About 20 000 urban pupils and 30 900 rural pupils will benefit as the program progresses. Over 300 shipments have been sent and hundreds of applications received from districts.
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New Brunswick
School
Alligator Surprises Elk River Swimmers
Reports describe swimmers fleeing to shore as a large alligator surfaced in the Elk River. The text notes a past circus disbanding in a nearby town with no alligators released into the river.
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Elk River
Lake Titicaca Quietly Rises Above Sea Level
Lake Titicaca sits atop the Andes at about 12,500 feet, claiming status as the world’s highest navigable body of water. The location, renowned for its elevation, draws attention to its unique altitude and maritime features.
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Titicaca
Andes Mountains
Divers to salvage Japanese transport Yasuka Maru
Expert divers from Tokio prepare to salvage the Yasuka Maru, sunk by German forces in the war, reportedly carrying £500,000 in bullion aboard. A sobering note remarks that prideful leaders often avoid the heaviest burdens.
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Tokio
Nest of Confetti in Leicestershire Church Yard
A goldfinch atop Barwell Parish Church roof builds a nest of confetti in a nearby garden during weddings. The note adds that many ill people forgive their enemies on the belief reconciliation hinges on recovery.
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Barwell
Leicestershire
England
Farmers Must Co-operate in Global Movement Says Toronto Professor
Toronto University professor C R Pay told the American Institute of Cooperation in Philadelphia that farming needs organized cooperation to balance production with fair distribution. He warned isolated farmers are their own worst enemies and urged unity amid rapid growth of cooperative networks worldwide.
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American Institute of Co-operation
Philadelphia
C. R. Pay
Toronto University
Pay
Fay
California
Willow Twig Saves Mount Logan Climbers
Six men led by Captain A. W. McCarthy reached Mount Logan summit in near disaster. After 48 hours wandering in extreme cold with no food, they re found their way by a willow twig marking the trail and finally reached safety aboard the Alaska bound for Seattle.
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A. WU. McCarthy
Wilmer
B.C
W. W. Foster
D.S.C
Vancouver
Read
Andrew Taylor
McCarthy
Foster
Allen Carpe
New York
Map Of Reindeer Lake Covers Huge Area In Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan
The topographical survey of Canada’s interior department releases a new map of Reindeer Lake region in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It covers canoe and dog train routes, river rapids, portage lengths, and aids geological studies for prospectors traders trappers and government travel. The nearest rail link is Canadian National at The Pas about 269 miles from the lake’s south end.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Reindeer Lake
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hudson’s Bay Company
Revillon Freres
Brochet
Canadian National
Pas
Straw Hat in Industry Drives Factories and Faith
A straw hat is a small object that powers ninety six factories and supports a $30,000,000 industry. It proves proverbs by showing the wind’s direction and helps engineers with efficient single wheel handling and sharp turns. The saying also notes that a man who pays his debts is not always the most promising.
Arctic Forests foresees profitable Arctic cultivation for white settlers
In The Arctic Forests, Michael N. Mason argues northern regions are not doomed by latitude but by remoteness and transport effort. He cites expanding occupancy of former back of Beyond territories in Canada and asserts new lands offer opportunities for exploitation and success for manhood open to discovery.
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Michael N. Mason
Canada
Arctic
Ife
Mr. Mason
Flag Committee Dismissed Over Canadian Flag Question
A government panel of departmental officers chaired by the deputy minister of national defence was appointed months ago to accept suggestions and designs for a Canadian flag. No current committee exists to review proposals as the flag project was dropped for now. Some submissions, including English ideas, had been received.
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Australia
New Zealand
Hits Mare
Noe
Hoi
England
Cancer research moves toward definite cure say Mayo
Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester calls London’s reported infective cancer agent discovery a step in ongoing research toward a cure. He notes British findings are interesting but cautions they are not definitive and that scientists worldwide, including Germans, Americans, and others, continue cautious progress toward control of cancer.
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Charles H. Mayo
Rochester
London
Dr. Mayo
New York
Chicago
Photo Sculpture: New Artistic Results From English Inventor
A London inventor H. Edmund unveils Photosculpture, a camera based method replacing sculptors. An exhibition in London will show the process where nine negatives and two cameras create a high relief bust, with lights and a screen projecting carved lines on the negative.
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London
H. Edmund
Germany backs fund to build Zeppelins for Pole flight
A nationwide drive in Germany seeks subscriptions to fund a new Zeppelin. Dr Hugo Eckener aims to fly to the North Pole and plans talks with explorer Roald Amundsen. Unions propose seven cents per member and municipalities a half cent per citizen to finance the project.
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Germany
Hugo Eckener
Direcor
Zeppelin Company
North Pole
Eckener
Raold Amundsen
Britain Fines Bus Driver for Blocking Car Pose
A British driver who refused another car a moment to pass was fined 25 dollars. The report notes the odd moral reflection on begging daily happiness versus bread.
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Great Britain
Population trends reveal England and Wales census insights
The census volume shows England and Wales population rising from twelve to thirty eight million over a century and a surge in female numbers. Unmarried women outnumber men nationwide, with Lancashire and the East Riding of Yorkshire leading. Marriage prospects appear higher in the north than in the south.
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England and
Wales
Lancashire
Weat
Yorkshire
West Riding
Derbyshire
Durham
Northumberland
London
Hampstead
North
South
Training For Ocean Trip by Canadian Canoeist Smith
Lieut. Smith the Canadian canoeist begins a 2000 mile training voyage along the River Roeder toward Bergen. He has stirred excitement in Maly and Paris after showing daring trail craft and leaping from a bridge into his canoe. Five thousand spectators cheered as he started from Pless Prussia toward Bergen.
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Lieut. Smith
Atlantic
Roeder
Bergen
Smith
Maly
Italy
Paris
Seine
Pless
Prussian
Berg N
Disarmament Question from General Sir Frederick Maurice
In New York General Sir Frederick Maurice, director of military operations for Great Britain, says disarmament is gradual and nations will seek security before reducing arms. He cautions the time may not come when all nations fully disarm.
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Frederick Maurice
Great Britain
New York
Ancient Gates Returned to Chinese Village in 1899 Refit
The gates removed by the British in 1899 were ceremonially reinstalled in Kamtin New Territories. Governor led the event with government officials and Chinese and European residents present. The speeches praised Anglo Chinese friendship and village goodwill amid cordial ceremony.
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Kamtin
Valuable Russian Platinum Shipment Sent to London Bank
A Russian steamer Lieutenant Schmidt landed a trio of chests on a London wharf near London Bridge. Reported to contain platinum worth £950,000, the safes were guarded and awaiting removal to a London bank, wrapped in wood and under heavy security.
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London Bridge
London
Schmidt
California Leads Widows Among States by Population
The census bureau reports about 12 percent of women over 15 in California are widows, the highest share among states. North Dakota has the lowest percentage. Coffee origins trace to Abyssinia, not Brazil, which now provides two thirds of global supply. The library of Alexandria was destroyed in the 7th century by Omar, who advocated reading only the Koran.
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California
North Dakota
Abyssinia
Brazil
Alexandria
Omar
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Dijon
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City
King of Optimists
Clipses
From
Britain
Burbank
N.B
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Grieves
Willow Twig
Mount Logan
Mount
Logan
North America
Norman H. Read
Boston
Robert Morgan
Harvard
Seattle
Arete
Dian
Zeppelin Co
Russia
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