World Happenings Briefly Told
Reperia by J D Soper on Canadian Arctic expeditions will complete in 1978. Rev John Carter of Toronto becomes mayor of Oxford. H J Browne predicts 1906 will lack a summer. agri culture affected. Canadian Red Cross Hospital opened at Englehart Ontario. Lincoln Goldie presided. Over one hundred thousand travelled by water between Canada and the US in the year to June. Memorial tablet for Sir Willem Price at Kenogami Armistice service. Quebec port shows 78 289 passengers landed to Nov 7 for Canada and the US. Sir Horace Rumbold to head League of Nations inquiry into Bulgar Greek fighting. Manitoba Power to spend 2 005 000 on new lines for Fort Alexander mills. The death ray inventor promises spacelike beams. luminaphone shown. Winnipeg engineer John Smith touts stationary engine with self manufactured power. Vice Admiral Sir Roger Keyes slightly injured in plane crash. pilot and officer hurt.
Alberta links with U S long distance in historic inauguration
Alberta's wide long distance service connects with Montana Colorado and Arizona through a joint Alberta Government Telephone partnership. Repeaters in Lethbridge Calgary and Medicine Hat link to Montana copper circuits extending north from Shelby. First commercial call was Edmonton to Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Brett
Montana
Colorado
Ari Wna
Anglin
Ottawa
Ontario
United States
Pastoro
Canada
Mountain States
Edmonton
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Big Slump Hits Global Shipbuilding After War
The department of commerce reports a sharp summer decline in world shipbuilding. Third quarter 1925 data from Lloyds Register show a drop of more than 150000 tons with motor vessels down 40000 tons and overall construction decreasing in Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, and Denmark. Only Haly and Holland posted increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Lloyd'a Register
Britain
Ireland
Germany
France
Denmark
Edmonton’s Rise to Major City Status in 1906
Edmonton became an adult among cities on November 7. Two years earlier, on November 7, 1904, it was proclaimed a city. Population surged from 7,500 to 65,378. Daily train arrivals reach 20, telephones in use 13,484 with 450 lines, turning the fur trade era into a provincial hub for government and education and the gateway to Arctic resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic Fur Lands
Octogenarian Teaches Swimming in Ta coma Natatorium
T Richards 89 known as Dad teaches swimming to all ages at the Ta coma municipal saltwater natatorium in Washington. He specializes in teaching children and notes girls learn faster, continuing a longtime water involvement despite aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Richards
Tacoma
Wash
Broadcasting Luck Calls Oakland Ducks in New Device
A new duck calling device called VOTus by Val fete Gan Ciel Radio apparatus has been installed in Oakland. With the October shooting season opening, a humorous quack sound echoed through the duck blinds, signaling the invention’s debut in local hunting circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Votus
Valfete Gan Ciel
Endurance Limit in Friendship Between Saint and Self
A terse reflection on human endurance and loyalty. It notes that one who defends others may tire with time and eventually yield. The text uses simple imagery to warn that steadfast support has limits and fatigue can overcome even the strongest ally.
Chinese Honor Lady Bountiful in New York's Chinatown
Annie Wong, a former actress and wife of Sun You Wong, was honored with a historic funeral procession by 200 Chinese Merchants' Association members. Her death prompted an unprecedented district tribute with seven floral carriages, five bands, and a large funeral cortege. A feast of roast pig, roast duck, and rice cakes was left on the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinatown
Chinese Merchants’ Association
China
Annie Wong
Sun You Wong
Kemal Pasha Orders Straw Hat Protection In Ottoman State
The Ottoman president instructs the governor to shield wearers of straw hats from punishment as old law restrictions loosen under the new law repealing prior sumptuary rules. This marks straw hats as a legal novelty, with echoes of their first mentions in Elizabethan England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemal Pasha
Constantinople
Ottoman Republic
Crescent City
Elizabeth
England
Mussolini's Daughter Refuses Trip Without Permission
Edda Mussolini, famed for rescuing a swimmer, telegraphed her father asking permission to join friends on a meteor trip. With no reply, she was urged to go, but she declined, declaring I am a disciplined Fascist and will not move without the Duce's consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Edda
Cattolica
Duce
Britain commission new super-cruiser Effingham as flag ship
Work began on the British battleship in 1917 and after years of build time the vessel is commissioned as a flagship on the East Indies station. The long name H.ASS. Methuselah reflects the extended construction period.
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H.ass. Methuselah
Britain
East Indies
Father Still Owes Eighteen Dollar Birthday Debt
A dialogue reveals a girl saying her father gives a dollar each birthday and she is now eighteen. The man asks how much he still owes, implying a larger cumulative debt remains to be settled.
Surgeons Revert To Old Bloodletting Practice at Johns Hopkins
Surgeons reexamine past methods as modern antiseptic study led by Dr. Hugh M. Young of Johns Hopkins Medical College discusses blood purification and injections named digermicides. The American College of Surgeons forms a committee on antiseptics for a symposium honoring Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister on their centennial birth in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Young
Johns Hopkins Medical College
American College of Surgeons
Dr. Young
Lister
Pasteur
Circles Globe In Small Boat Is Completed By Harry Pidgeon
Harry Pidgeon, 64, a photographer dubbed the library navigator, completed a 34 foot Islander circumnavigation covering 38 600 miles in a homemade craft. He arrived in San Pedro California after sailing from San Pedro November 18 1921 via the South Seas Indian Ocean Mauritius Capetown St Helena and the Atlantic to Panama. He learned navigation from library books during construction.
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Harry Pidgeon
San Pedro
Cal
Marquesis Islands
Torres Straits
Indian Ocean
North Battleford editor active in regional press
M P Cameron R McIntosh BA Western Canada editor to Ottawa publishes three weekly papers The North Battleford News The Tur neford Record and the St Walbure Times He long served Saskatchewan Press Association and Canadian Club leadership roles and joined the 1924 European press excursion with royalty receptions and Marshal Foch in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron R. McIntosh
North Battleford
Western Canada
Ottawa
McIntosh
North Battleford News
Turneford Record
St. Walbure
Europe
Great Britain
Belgium
Marshal Foch
Paris
The
Battlefords
Saskatchewan
Canadian Clubs of Canada
Simple frocks from one pattern for street wear and dances
Fashion notes present two dresses: a flowered frock with side lace panels and a raised waistline, and a plain bordered frock with flat revers and gathered sleeves. Sizes range 16 to 20 years, fabric yardages listed, price 29 cents. Fashion Book available for home dressmakers.
Trying To Fix Easter Date The International Calendar Move
Moses B. Cotsworth leads an international push to fix Easter Sunday on the second Sunday in April. In 1928 a conference with board of trade officials could apply the plan, which ties to the 13 month year concept and Leap day features. Cotsworth, a Vancouver native, has worked in New York and London and advised the League of Nations on calendar reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses DB. Cotsworth
Toronto
Board of Trade
Cotsworth
Vancouver
B.C
New York
London
Geneva
League of Nations
One Ticket For Fourteen Children
A Burlington train conductor near Jewell City Missouri found Mrs Frank Scott with one ticket for herself and thirteen children. She carried the family Bible to prove all were hers. The Scotts married under ten years have nineteen boys with five sets of twins. The thirteen were under five and rode free while visiting relatives in Canada.
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Burlington
Jewell City
Frank Scott
Canada
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions for pattern requests from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Readers are told to send 20 cents by coin or stamps and to wrap the coin carefully for mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Penny in the Slot Radio Listening Stations Debut in Rome
Rome introduces penny in the slot radio listening stations. For a penny a listener wears two headphones and hears one selection. A single Master receiver feeds many phones, but the operator controls the program chosen for each ear.
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Rome
New Colonization Plan for British Families to Canada
London reports a proposed scheme by the department of immigration and overseas settlement board calling for 56 000 British families to migrate to Canada within five years. The plan envisions settlement on Canadian farms in distinct communities rather than colonies with no known official connection to existing schemes.
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Department of Immigration
Overseas Seelement Board
Canada
United Kingdom
Drial
Department
London
Dominion
Savings Accounts Totals in Hawaii Banks This Year
The year reports 101,516 savings accounts in Hawaii banks with total deposits of 21 708 371 75. Anglo Saxon accounts led the totals while Japanese deposits rose by over a million dollars from the prior year.
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Hawaii
Wit Quip on Free Citizens and Social Limits
A witty remark contrasts a free citizen's choices with constraints from conscience wife landlord and neighbors. The quote, attributed to a unnamed wit, reflects social boundaries in personal conduct.
Oriental P Mrs Thompton Sets Egypt Women Most Advanced
Mrs Thompton, after a year in India China and Egypt, declares Egyptian women are most advanced in politics and social work. She says Chinese women gained equal citizenship since 1912 and are progressive in professions and civic life. She notes Indian women lag due to the caste system.
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Fear
India
China
Egypt
Chinese Republic
French Canadian Xmas Train Trip to Old Quebec
Several hundred French Canadian residents from Western Canada will travel eastward by special train over Canadian National lines to spend Christmas in Quebec. The trip, organized by L Association Catholique Franco Canadienne de la Saskatchewan, departs from Alberta on December 17, Saskatchewan on December 18, and Manitoba on December 19. They will attend midnight mass at Ste Anne de Beaupre and then return to Montreal before dispersing across Quebec.
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Canadian National
Western Canada
Canadian National Railways
Quebec
Canadian National Lines
Liaison Francais
L’association Catholique Franco- Canadienne de la Saskatchewan
Arty
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ste Anne de Beaupre
Montreal
Manitoba Handbook Highlights Growth Prospects
J H Evans deputy minister of agriculture asserts no Manitoba crop failures this year and prompts interest in provincial opportunities. A revised Manitoba handbook from the Interior Department’s natural resources intelligence service offers detailed guidance for settlers and visitors, outlining development in industry and shericulturally related areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Evans
Manitoba
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
May Be Important Discovery At Toronto Academy Meeting
Prof W Blair Bell of Liverpool University and honorary director of the Liverpool Cancer Research Institute told Toronto physicians of a successful cancer treatment using the chemical agent lead. He cited several cases of remarkable results and said about 56 patients were believed well out of roughly 290 of treated cases.
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Toronto Academy of Medicine
W. Blair Bell
Liverpool University
Liverpool Cancer Research Institute
Deacing
Academy
Mountain climber Seymour Gubb cremated ashes scattered
From the summit of a high lake district peak the cremated ashes of Seymour Gubb were scattered as a fitting funeral rite for a climber. Gubb, who served as headmaster of Taunton's School in Southampton for three years, was noted as a mountain climber for many years. Fellow climbers led the funeral service.
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Lake District
England
Seymour Gubb
Gubb
Taunton's
Southampton
Giant salamander may live beyond half a century
A newly studied giant salamander species shows potential lifespans exceeding fifty years. Researchers note slow growth and ancient lineage hinting at longevity, with implications for conservation and understanding aging in amphibians.
The Himalayas Rise as World’s Loftiest Mountains
The Himalayas in south central Asia are described as the loftiest mountains on earth, surpassing all other ranges in height and scale. Their rugged peaks dominate the landscape, influencing climate and geography across the region.
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Himalayas
South Centre
Asia
Watch Your Step Sign Placed Above Jaccelerator
In a safety note for readers, the town installs a warning sign just above the jaccelerator to remind pedestrians to mind the gap and tread carefully in that area. The sign serves as a visual cue near the device where foot traffic crosses the path.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Compilation
A long list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues labeled by numbers. Includes entries such as drive out from clutch es animal girl s name cleansing agent plant fragrance hesitate goddess retributive justice compass flower pester dry performs male descendant next in order after the eighth secretion from inflamed tissues stages of life container aff irmative lukewarm color head cover plural fundamental pours man s nickname repeated as a lesson part of verb to be whirl none by a melody disease cry of sheep tunes negative interior thigh of an animal aeriform fluid property shallow dishes ikastens lair Ireland constant irritating desire touching slander diver diver garret propedler short sleep employ part of ap a7 story edible fr appal noblemen treadle mental image abdomen enormous servant retard man s name article span oo reval acaa bb r dem
Tenth Commandment One Reason Why Canada and U S Live Peacably
Canadian officials report 2 066 000 automobiles crossed the border last summer carrying 9 000 000 travelers. Americans outnumber Canada by population while sharing language and currency, with no border tensions. The piece argues mutual restraint keeps peace between nations.
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Canada
U. S
Povilion
States
United States
America
San Francisco Bulletin
Hoover Says U S Living Standards Peak Historic High
Secretary of Commerce Hoover announced in the Commerce Department annual economic review that living conditions in the United States last year were the highest in history. He cited near full employment, high wages, efficient railroads, balanced prices, and a gradual return to stable currencies and normal international business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
Nineteen Lepers In Dominion Reported At Lecture
A Simcoe lecture announced nineteen lepers in Canada with ten in New Brunswick and nine in British Columbia. Rev H N Ronkie of the Mission to Lepers, founded 1874, spoke as traveling secretary. The mission runs 95 stations in 13 countries and estimates over a million lepers worldwide, with 16 706 reached so far.
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Canada
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Simcoe
H.N. Ronkie
Mission To
Demonstration Of Heart Sound Recorder By Columbia Phonograph Co
The Columbia Phonograph Company in New York demonstrated a device for phonographic recording of heart sounds. It aims to save thousands of lives annually by enabling better diagnosis of heart diseases. The system records sounds too faint for the human ear to hear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Phonograph Company
New York
Ayrshire Cattle Win Six Champion Cups at Royal Dairy Show
A cablegram from the Canadian Ayrshire Association reports Ayrshires capturing six champion cups at the Royal Dairy Show in London, highlighting strong performance by the breed in a major exhibition.
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Ayrshire Association
Great Britain and Ireland
Ayrshires
London
Make-up Motive Questioned By Writer
A commentator argues that many women use makeup not from vanity but as a shield for lacking nerve. The remark reflects social attitudes of the era toward gender styling and self-presentation.
Alaskan Base Suggested for Polar Flight Start
Captain Bob Bartlett, veteran Arctic navigator and Peary party member, says polar flights require a large Alaska base and could work if started from the Alaskan coast in the Polar Basin. He warns against attempting from Etah with limited prep and small planes.
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Alaska
Bob Bartlett
Commander Peary
Pole
Bartlett
Etah
Alaskan
Polar Basin
Toronto Doctor Describes Serum for High Blood Pressure
Dr F H Starr of Toronto described a liver extract serum at the American College of Surgeons congress in Philadelphia as a potential aid against high blood pressure. He noted William J Mc Donald worked on the serum at the University of Toronto labs but said detailed efficacy could not yet be stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
F. H. Starr
Canada
American College of Surgeons
Philadelphia
Starr
William J. McDonald
University of Toronto
Hidden London Stamp Hoard Worth 75000 After 60 Years
A long buried stamp collection found in a London Mayfair bureau was worth 75000 dollars, halfpenny Ceylon sheets from 1858 are among the rare items. The owner’s husband’s grandfather started the collection, and European collectors will attend the sale.
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Mayfair
London
Europe
Walking Stick Farm Techniques in England
English growers peg down saplings to grow right angled handles. From the reclining stalk, the plant sends vertical shoots forming walking sticks. This method creates curved stems useful for cane production.
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England
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Reperia
J. D. Soper
Arctic
John Carter
Oxford
H J. Browne
Washington, D.C
Canadian Red Cross Hospital
Englehart
Ont
Lincoln Goldie
Research Bureau Shipping Board
Willem Price
St. James
Kenogami
Horace Rembold
Madrid
Manitoba Power Company
Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company
Fort Alexander
H. Grindell Matthews
John Smith
Roger Keyes
Pritish Mediterranean Fleet
Haly and Holland
N.Y. Ye
Bountiful
Jomne Hopkins College
Library
M.P
Clipse
Provine
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Liverpool
Lair
Dem
Chest of Drawers
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