World Happenings Briefly Told
A compilation notes various oddities and events worldwide including a sixophomere song in London and a 22 foot high structure with a four foot bell, Farah Colorado water request, a skull with coins found in Bergamo, pigeons used by commercial travelers in Mallfernia, and memorial stones planned for horses of David Shaw. It also covers Britain labour views, Canada’s participation in a British Industry Fair, and Supla Smiley the Grand Canyon Havasupai elder thrown from a horse at 164.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MC. Carter
London
Farah
Colorado
Uullities Commission
Bergamo
Italy
Mallfernia
David Shaw
Diareefender
Cleveland
Comimuniem
Britain
Mies Irene Ward
Toronto
Canada
Birmingham
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
High Commissioner
Supla Smiley
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Sensational ore find near Terrace boosts mining interest
A Terrace dispatch reports ore from the Vanarsdol area near Terrace BC showing sensational assays from 75 to 250 dollars per ton. Veins on the Silver Bow claim, located by William Van Meter, extend to adjacent claims as the Van Meter and George Little syndicate plan tunnels for development two and a half miles from the Canadian National Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrace
B.C
Vanarsdol
Canadian National Railways
Silver Bow
Willliam van Meter
van Meter
George Little
Eskimo Seamen Pair Journey Near Parwa Stay
Four young Eskimos joined the Arctic fur-trading schooner Jean Revillion in Liverpool Nova Scotia for overhaul. They prefer tobaco and dislike city life. They travel from Montreal toward Pagwantario for a winter stay and may cross by land to their home at Raker Lake in spring.
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Jean Revillion
Liverpool
N.S
Montreal
Pagwantario
Parwa
Raker Lake
BC Lumber Expands Markets to US and Overseas
British Columbia lumber firms now ship spruce to Boston and New York and fir to Florida and Cuba as new markets open in recent months. Demand from New York and other Atlantic ports remains steady with stronger than normal activity in Britain, Asia, Australia and South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Cotmbia
Roston
New York
Florida
Cuba
Atlantic
Britain
Asia
Australia
South Africa
Dominion Patrol Keeps Railways Safe Despite Forest Fires
A report notes compulsory railway line patrols through forests to prevent fires and protect the Dominion's pre weather operations. Communications mention oats and a line about persons asking who the measures serve, with a partner warning to avoid humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Kegeralby
Estimated Cost to Provide Work Shoes in District
The document estimates a per employee cost of about 4000.906 to supply work wear shoes for staff, outlining budgetary implications and procurement notes for implementation.
Curb Red Activities Communists in Western Canada
Dominion Government intensifies scrutiny of alleged communist activities in Western Canada. Deportation of a Winnipeg family to England cited amid seditious speeches by a youth at a March demonstration. Immigration, labor, and RCMP departments collaborate on enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Winnipeg
England
Immigration Department
Aber Department
Royal Canadian Mounted Bbide
Britain’s Generous Offer on Nile Control and Sudan
The Nineteenth Century’s T R Barron lauds Britain’s blueprint for Nile management. Egypt would evacuate Sudan to form a semi independent state under British guidance while water needs stay subordinated to Britain’s view. A defensive alliance and neutral international body would oversee Nile control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Sudan
Great Britain
Nile
England
T. RB. Barron
Vagrant Children in Russia Face Overcrowded Factory Schools
Russia counts more than 266 000 vagrant children. The education commissar calls the situation menacing to welfare and launches factory schools for the homeless. Centers in Moscow Leningrad Kharkov and others are overrun by waifs who sleep on sidewalks half naked and half starved. Central Lenin Fund for vagrant children has been insufficient despite government and private contributions. The factory school aims to teach trades alongside general education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Leningrad
Kharkov
Central Lenin Fund
New Fire Fighting Plane Tested for Manitoba Fire Duty
A new Aysey twin engine flying boat is being tested at the Dominion Government airdrome near Ottawa. If satisfactory it will be flown to Manitoba to serve in forest fire protection. It matches an ordinary plane in size with 200 horsepower but can reach 90 to 100 mph. If successful, more units may be built for firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aysey
Dominion Government
South Marsh
Ottawa
Manitoba
Thought Caste And Ailing Patient A Banter Tale
A pessimistic patient tells a doctor he will never recover despite the physician’s upbeat attempts. The patient mocks the doctor’s optimism, noting the doctor’s own past illness contrasts with the current prognosis and his belief the doctor had a good clinician.
Ontario Honey Exports Rise to Scandinavian and European Markets
Ontario apiaries report exceptionally high quality honey with 1,200.40 pounds moved through the cooperative. The product is now reaching Scandinavian countries and several European nations including France Belgium Holland Germany and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Co-Operative Association
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Resonant Note Breaks Thin Glass Weasel Pitch
A thin glass weasel breaks when vibrations from a violin note at the exact pitch cause resonance. The high notes on the violin pulse at 1000 vibrations per second, demonstrating how precise frequency triggers glass failure.
German Ace Richthofen Admired by British Soldiers
Baron Von Richthofen, Germany’s premier airman, earned respect from British troops as a chivalrous foe. His red-winged plane symbolized fearless skill, and his spectacular death near the British lines drew full military honors at Fricourt Cemetery with Allied officers attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron von Richthofen
Germany
France
Richthofen
Fricourt
Rocky Mountain Sheep Shipped to California Preserve
Ten Rocky Mountain sheep including nine ewes and one ram were sent from Canada to Northern California for a 259 00 acre San Luis Obispo preserve. The shipment, the largest to leave Canada, was bought by I S S Horne of Horne’s Zoological Garden. the Pacific Coast Sportsman Club of Northern California controls the area and plans propagation and preservation.
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Rocky Mountain
California
Canada
I. S. S. Horne
San Luis Obispo
Pacific Coast Sportsman Club
Banff
Horne
Zoological Garden
Kansas City
Brooks
Alberta
Control Of Headlights Forecast By Manitoba Government
Hon D L McLeod municipal commissioner says regulations to curb glare from headlights are likely after tests with the Manitoba Motor League. Rules based on state laws and past summer tests may be adopted, with initial education to motorists on low focus adjustment rather than immediate act amendments. Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
D. L. McLeod
Manitoba Motor League
McLeod
Book Week ranking questioned at Ottawa University Club
Dr C D Skelton Under Secretary of State for External Affairs told the University Women’s Club in Ottawa that Book Week’s world rank was the babye pith and warned against public zeal for a yearly slogan while noting spending on cosmetics gum and hockey exceeds that on books.
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Canada
C. D. Skeltoms
University Women’s Club
Ottawa
Sepfaker
Dr. Skelton
Alberta-Made Sugar Expands Market In Southern Alberta
Alberta sugar from Raymond factory shifts focus to beets grown locally and aims to rival Cuban car related products. Industry hopes for broader reach as growing operations extend into Southern Alberta.
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Raymond
Alberta
Dinner economizing with leftover dishes
A dialogue shows a couple discussing frugal cooking habits. She affirms she cooks more for dinner than they use and jokes about saving by using leftovers, highlighting domestic budgeting.
Eclipse style frock with convertible collar and oriental trim
Clipse Fine wool twill fashions a youthful frock with a flaring front skirt and simple chic lines. Features include a convertible collar with button loops, banded full sleeves with oriental trimming, and a diagram for pattern No. 1222 in sizes 16 18 20 years. Fabric: 4½ yards of 36 inch or 4¼ yards of 40 inch. Price 20 cents. fashion book available 10 cents.
Rays From Cosmic Spaces Baffle Earthly Knowledge
Dr. Robert A Millikan of Caltech announced at a National Academy of Sciences meeting in Madison Wis that cosmic rays far exceeding hospital X rays have been discovered and measured. G Harvey Cameron who shares credit with Millikan is a Saskatchewan graduate and University of Saskatchewan gold medallist now teaching at Caltech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
America
G. Harvey Cameron
A. W. Cameron
Nutana Collegiate Institute
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Fr. Millikan
National Academy of Sciences
Madison
Wis
Cameron
G. H. Ling
E. L. Harrington
California Institute
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg request 20¢ coin or stamps. Include address pattern number size name town and province for delivery. Wrap coin carefully and send patterns with payment.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sweden Reports Unusual Summer Weather Records
Sweden’s official two hundred year weather records show a summer with higher July temperatures in Stockholm than Paris, hotter days than Egypt on several occasions, rainfall triple the norm, and sunshine hours near the 1914 record. Crop output was unusually abundant and harvest conditions favorable.
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Sweden
Egypt
Stockholm
Paris
Alberta Plans $3.5 Million Road Build to 1927
Alberta government aims to complete a $3.5 million road building programme by 1927. Hon. Alex Ross announced that the province will receive a $1.56 million federal grant. The plan covers 2,500 miles of highway with 600 miles surfaced and about 2,500 gravelled, leading to gravelled main highways across the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Alex. Ross
Sunflowers Prove Superior Silage On Heavy Soils In Cool Regions
The 1924 23 experimental farms report shows corn favors light soils while sunflowers yield more profit on heavy soils. It was long known corn prefers lighter ground but sunflowers perform well on heavy clay. In cool regions where corn struggles, sunflowers serve as a satisfactory substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Forecast For Next Summer Humbug Warned By Meteorologist
J Patterson of the meteorological bureau Toronto labeled weather prophets humbugs and warned that no one can predict next summer's weather with certainty. He spoke to the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto and described a summerless year outlook for 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Patterson
Meteorological Bureau
Toronto
Royal Canadian Institute
Patterson
Secret German Naval Codes Revealed After Magdeburg Sinking
London reports a curious World War I tale. A German officer drowned when the Magdeburg hit a mine near Odensholm and a diver recovered a pouch containing secret naval codes. Russians alerted authorities, enabling the codes to reach the British admiralty, aiding the fleet at Jutland.
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Admiralty
London
Magdeburg
Odensholm
Esthenian
Jutland
Prince’s Empire Tour Report To London Mayor
The Prince of Wales plans a report to Sir Baldwin after meeting him at York House before a tour. An address to the lord Mayor and London citizens will follow at a State luncheon, recalling the Wake up England moment by the future king.
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Prince of Wales
Empire
Baldwin
York House
London
England
Liverpool Weekly Post
Langley Pen Sets Dominion Egg-Laying Record
The J H Mufford White Leghorn pen from Langley BC wins the fifth egg-laying contest at Agassiz BC with a grand total of 2683 eggs from ten birds averaging 268 eggs each. W H Hicks, superintendent, notes the Canadian record and possible world record under official test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
J H. Mufford
Dominion Experimental Farm
Agassiz
B.C
W. H. Hicks
Scot Christian Visitor Refused Tea Cocoa and Whisky
The Kev Angus M Glasson, a Scot, visited Ue Jamiesons and was offered tea cocoa and whiskey but refused each. The exchange shows a polite, brief social call with several requests declined.
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Angus M’glasson
Ue Jamiesons
M’ Glasson
Mr. Jami OR
Crerar Reelected UGG President at Winnipeg Directors Meeting
Hon. T. A. Crerar remains president and general manager of United Grain Growers Ltd after a directors meeting in Winnipeg. Appointments include vice presidents Jones Kennedy and the S S Law secretary, with Crerar and others on the executive committee and further re election of board members.
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United Grain Growers
T. A. Crerar
United Grain Growers, Ltd
Winnipeg
Jtce Jones
J. Kennedy
He S&s Law
C. Rice Jones
Judge Accuses Defendant in Jug Break Controversy
Court records reveal a dispute where the judge accuses the defendant of breaking a jug on the plaintiff. the accused claims no intent to break the jug. The exchange highlights conflicting statements as the case proceeds.
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers From a Newspaper Page
A catalog of crossword clues and partial answers including entries for Captor Purchasers of securities Near Spread to dry Steal Engineering degree Vehicle used for moving Pertaining to ships Wing like organ Trad of love Pinch An astringent Watery portion of certain animal fluids Small bodies of land Dutch merchant vessels Reward Perceive Mohammedan princes Kitchen utensil Kind of duck Illuminated Was concerned Bond Pronoun Belonging to Negative Possessive pronoun Kind of deer Fame Desires earnestly Jumbled type High explosive Cooking apparatus Projection in a wall Long narrow piece of leather Implement Echo and hints cover a wide range of crossword vocabulary and puzzle references.
Faced Ordeal At Sea A Father Daughter Sail To New Zealand
William Unitt and his 16 year old daughter reached Bristol after a perilous voyage in the ton yacht Merganser. Off Pinistere in September they battled gales for days, losing bowsprit and gear in a collision, narrowly escaping a sinking steamer, and finally running aground near Carminha Harbor. Both say they would try again.
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William
Unitt
Bristol
New Zealand
Mr. Unitt
Pinisterre
Carminha Harbor
Britain forms inquiry into dole and morale impact
Twelve men of high standing are appointed by Britain's Labour Department to conduct a thorough inquiry into the unemployment insurance system, known as dole, and its effects on worker morale. The committee will survey administration across industrial communities as state aid expires next June, aiming for an early report.
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Department of Labor
Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
World War Veterinary Casualties On Western Front
Official history of the veterinary services records 120 456 total horse casualties on the western front. Of these, 18 killed and 1.56 percent wounded by gas while 51 208 killed and 67 432 wounded by shotgun.
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Western Front
Veterinary Services
Rome Paved in Caesar Era and Early Roads
The text notes pavement work under Caesar Augustus from 27 BC to 14 AD in Ooci streets and mentions the Applian War highway paved around 212 BC. It also recalls St Paul traveling along this road from Purtoli to home.
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Rome
II Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Ooci
Italy
St. Paul
Purtoli
Alberta Motor Car Operation Rates Rise Ahead of 1924
More than 62 percent of motor cars are operating in Alberta this year, compared with over 47,000 in 1924. Total receipts from car licenses up to mid September reach 912 006 dollars, versus 545 000 dollars for all of 1924.
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Alberta
Spruce Tops Canada Forest Wood Use in Amber and Pulp
Spruce dominates Canada forests as the most abundant species and serves as the principal wood for amber and pulp production across all forest regions.
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Canada
Thrilling Rescue Of A Steeplejack At Witton
Large crowds watched Harold Edginton rescued from a 100 foot factory chimney in Witton England. His employer's son Nert Cross climbed the structure to lash him to boards and position his head to avoid fumes. Firemen brought Edginton to safety and he was taken to hospital in serious condition.
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Witton
England
Harold Edginton
Nert Cross
Edginton
Birmingham
New Pulp Mill Under Way in Manitoba Venture
Work has started on a 250 ton pulp and paper mill by the Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company Limited. J L Jones, vice president of the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company, backs the project. The mill will resemble the Espanola Ontario plant and share similar construction conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company, Limited
J. (. L. Jones
Spanish River Paulp and Paper Company
Thémil
Espanola
Ontario
Old Man Hickey Seeks Hiram Over Property Move
Fragmentary dialogue shows Old Man Hickey seeking Hiram about moving his city property to the country. The exchange hints at plans and a described “hen run.” The text includes garbled names and unclear context reflecting a damaged newspaper snippet.
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Hiram
British Columbia Whaling Industry Sends Whale Products Abroad
The British Columbia whaling industry ships about 400 tons of whale bone to seaworthies and 90 tons of meat and blood for fertilizer. A small portion is sold as fertilizer locally, with the remainder mainly sent to the United States.
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British Columbia
United State
At the Shore Gairleigh Discusses Waves and Silence
A shore scene features Airs. Gairleigh and Maria in conversation about the sea. Gairleigh notes waves are loud yet uncommunicative, likening them to noisy people who say nothing substantial.
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Gairleigh
Maria
Beet wood praised as aircraft material from Sitka spruce
A report highlights Sitka spruce as a top beet wood for aircraft manufacture. It notes the wood is light and strong and measures inches in diameter at maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
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Organized Labor
United
World Court
American Federation of Labor
Washington
B.C. Lumber
Parner
Bite
Org
fa@ory school
Logden Tatler
Baron von Richthofer
Clipse
Saskatchewan University
British Admiralty
Prince
M’glasson
Alele
Eamits
Commission of Twelve
IOIL
Aic
Ie Jr
Rieis
New Pulp Mill
Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company
Rie
Hickey
Profitazie Whaling Industry
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