World Happenings Briefly Told
Approximately 1 660 candidates contested for less than 59 seats in the Reichstag. The estate of Sir Alfred A Smithers former chairman of the Grand Trunk Railway who died August 22 last had been probated at £40 000. The British Empire Exhibition executive council unanimously approved continuing the exhibition in 1925. Two air force officers were sentenced to death for remaining in active service during the Communist outbreak at Reval Estonia. Anton Fletther creator of the Rotor sail less wind propelled ship is flooding invitations to visit neighboring countries. A trust fund of about 40 000 000 dollars for charitable and educational purposes was announced at Charlotte NC by James D B Duke. James Bayne a negro laborer injured when his hand was caught in a Toronto street car door. a jury awarded him 6000 dollars. A parchment roll found in an old Tudor house at Barnard Castle proved to have been inscribed in the reign of Edward. Lack of an adequate aircraft industry is a grave concern to the United States Government per the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics annual report to Congress by President Coolidge. Franco German commercial talks hint at a vast European steel trust including France Germany Great Britain Belgium Luxemburg Poland and Czecho Slavia.
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James Bayne
Toronto
Barnard Castle
Durham
Edward
United States
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Congress
Coolidge
France
Germany
Great Britain
Belgium
Luxemburg
Poland
Czecho Slavia
C N Railways Pledges Dominion Steel Sourcing
Sir Henry Thornton president of the C N R told the Sydney Board of Trade that Canada should supply all steel used by the system in the Dominion. He promised to order as much steel as possible from Sydney while ensuring equal consideration for other Canadian steel makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railway
Canada
Dominion
Sir Henry Thornton
C.N.R
Sydney N.S., Board of Trade
Steel Company of
Sydney
Henry
London toy maker abolishes telephones in office
Walter Brown of London, a toy manufacturer, has eliminated telephones in his office and uses a large staff of boys to deliver messages around the city to improve office efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brown
London
Brown
Skeleton of King Richard III Found in Leicestershire
Archaeologists report the discovery of what is believed to be the skeleton of King Richard III in Leicestershire. The monarch is said to have died in 1483 at the Battle of Bosworth Field. The remains were presented to the local museum.
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Richard III
Leicestershire
Baile of
Bosworth
Railroads Handle 70 Million Baggage Pieces in 1923
The nation’s railroads processed about 70 000 000 pieces of baggage during the year 1923. This record reflects heavy passenger travel and freight movement across major routes and hubs nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Device Replaces Larynx for Speech
Experiments by Dr J Mac Kenty in New York, disclosed to the Baltimore Medical Society, show patients with throat cancer and removed vocal apparatus breathing through a neck hole can speak through a device. Developed by Harvey Fletcher Wegel and Lane of Western Electric, the system uses a pad at the neck opening, a rubber tube to a stimulator that vibrates vocal cords, outputting monotone speech through a short pipe into the mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. MacKenty
New York
Baltimore Medical Society
Harvey Fletcher
Messrs. Wegel and
Lane
Western Electric Company
MacKenty
Ancient Aged Health Advice on Heart and Nerve Tonic
After middle age health declines with weaker heart action and hot nerves. The article urges elderly readers to use a tonic to maintain vigor and energy and stay unimpaired. It emphasizes aging bodies needing strengthening measures.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills praised by Whitestone user
Mrs. M. O'Connor of Whitestone Ontario reports lifelong heart trouble relief after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She says they stopped her shortness of breath and fainting spells and keeps them stocked at home. Sold at all druggists and dealers.
Soviet push to force French aid amid famine and revolt fears
The article reports Soviet leaders fearing a Red Army revolt if unpaid and unfed, with 10 to 20 million in the Volga and Caucasus facing famine. It describes attempts to pressure Britain and France for loans, Soviet propaganda in India Egypt and Mesopotamia, and a mission from Kolomitzeff to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
Volga
Caucasus
Grand Duchess Cyril Aims for New York Backing in Russian Restoration
The Grand Duchess Cyril, wife of the self proclaimed Emperor of Russia and sister to the Queen of Romania, travels to New York to seek a millionaire buyer for a chateau near Nice and to raise funds for Russian throne restoration propaganda. Grand Duke Cyril remains in Germany after France’s recognition of the Soviet. he is slated to reside in Yugoslavia as Germany and Italy refuse harbor until he halts anti Moscow activity.
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Cyril
Russia
Romania
New York
Nice
United States
Grand Duke
Germany
France
Jugo-Slavia
Aly
Moscow
The Last Asthma Attack Promises Lasting Relief
Lt. J. D. Kellogge's Asthma Remedy claims to reach the smallest bronchial passages and restore health. It asserts reliable relief with continued use producing lasting effects and can be inhaled as smoke or vapor.
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J. D. Kellogge
Antelopes Increase Inside 40 Miles of Taber Alta
Within 40 miles of Taber Alberta an estimated 1609 antelopes are gathered and harming farmers green feed reserved for cattle. The species briefly neared extinction but is rebounding under protective measures. Antelopes also inhabit the Brooks district.
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Taber
Alta
Brooks
Trade With the Motherland Under Imperial Conference Rules
Proposals from the Imperial Economic Conference would favor Empire exports while taxing foreign goods. Canned salmon and lobster, raw apples, honey, dried fruits, sugar and tobacco face new duties or preferences. Empire dried fruit would enter the British market free, foreign dried fruit taxed ten shillings sixpence per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominions
New York Skyscrapers Admired by London Architect
G Topham Forrest, London County Council architect, on a U S trip, says New York’s tall buildings blend classic beauty and modern function. He believes London does not need skyscrapers as they would worsen traffic and congestion.
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London
New York
G. Topham Forrest
London County Council
United States
Municipal
America
Forrest
Chicago
Washington
Woman Captain Sails Russian Warship from Port Talbot
A Russian ship Tovariseh left Port Talbot under a woman commander Comrad Dialchenki with a crew of 60. The original captain, released from a Russian prison, disappeared upon arrival as Soviet agents failed to locate him. Friends claim he fled to avoid immediate reimprisonment.
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Port Talbot
Glamorganshire
Comrad Dialchenki
Tovarishh
Russia
Canadian design chosen for Harding memorial in Vancouver
The Kiwanis International Council Chicago selected Charles Marega of Vancouver B C to sculpt a memorial for President Harding. The monument will feature a semi circular seat with two female figures carrying a relief of Harding, flanked by the shields of Canada and the United States and an olive branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marega
Vancouver
B.C
Kiwanis International Council
Chicago
President Harding
Harding
Canada
United States
Trade With Australia affects Canadian imports and exports
Jay Elder, new commissioner for Australia to the United States, says Australian imports into Canada are nine times higher than Canadian goods entering Australia. He notes Canada granted reductions on 14 commodities in exchange for Australia’s 12. Commodities likely to rise include fish, gloves, machinery, papers, corsets, pipes, glass, and vehicles. Australia may boost currants and raisins exports while Canada gains newspaper freight preference and currants access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Canada
Jay Elder
United States
Elder
Britain’s War Debts and Pound Sterling Worth
The document notes Britain delaying war debt payments to the United States while France remains calm about its debt and franc depreciation. It states Britain pushed for sterling’s return to prewar value, with the pound at 4.6238 dollars in New York. It adds Britain’s people owe a yearly sum equal to Britain’s coal output value, about 500 thousand dollars daily for sixty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
French Republic
Britain
New York
Toronto Telegram
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Promoted for Wound Healing
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a quick healer for persistent sores. It claims to stop sloughing remove proud flesh draw out pus and promote new skin with many endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. Thomas
Wireless link first between Britain and South Africa
On December 3 Sir Edgar Walton the South African high commissioner in London achieved a wireless contact with Premier Hertzog at Milnerton marking the first wireless message between Great Britain and South Africa. Observers say reflector use could boost signal strength and enable automatic reception of high speed messages.
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Great Britain
South Africa
Edgar Walton
London
Premier Hlertzog
Milnerton
Union
Empress of Russia Welcome Amid Bachelor Passenger Wave
The Empress of Russia returning from the Pacific carries a first class passenger list with over half of the travelers being bachelors. Among them is an 18 year old Dutch lad tall and a small Filipino, highlighting the ship's unusual bachelor influx on this voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Invasion of Mice Delays Turkish Government Work
Constantinople facing a mouse infestation that halts important legislation as officials seek methods to eradicate the rodents. The problem extends to government buildings and other parts of the city, disrupting normal operations.
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Constantinople
Western Horses Win At Ottawa Show
Western entrants marked a first for the Ottawa horse show and winter fair as Leslie and Davidson of Watrous Saskatchewan won the Booth cup for the best six horse team in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Crossword fever prompts Montreal booksellers push dictionaries
Crossword puzzle craze grows in Montreal as local booksellers report a rush on dictionaries and bulky volumes. Stock is being rescued from top shelves for immediate hand sale and dusting prior to display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Tule Cypress Crowned as Oaxaca State’s Giant Tree
The Tule cypress in Oaxaca is described as the world’s largest tree with a circumference of 154 feet marking its status in the state. It notes that California hosts taller trees but Tule holds the widest girth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Tule
Oaxaca
California
Ah Yenn Pays Ransom for Brother in China
A Victorian Chinese man Ah Yenn paid 3000 dollars to ransom his brother and family from bandits in China. The brother sister-in-law and kin have arrived in Victoria and Ah Yenn remains proud despite poverty.
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China
Ah Yenn
Victoria
Dialogue Fragment Sparks Months of Awaited Answer
A brief exchange shows a couple quibbling with anticipation, she replies that an answer has been ready for months, he asks a long awaited question. The lines suggest ongoing emotional tension and readiness for a major personal moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
English Astronomer States Matter in Stars Is Extremely Dense
An English astronomer contends that matter exists in some stars in such density that a teaspoonful would weigh more than typical earthly matter. The remark underscores the extreme compactness of stellar interiors and the challenge of understanding celestial bodies.
Abbe Moreux Foresaw 1928 War Amid Solar Flare Theory
The Bourges Observatory director Abbe Moreux suggests that solar activity drives national mood and predicts a major conflict or crisis in 1928. He cites past European warnings from Brussels in 1910 and 1916 about 1914 1918 and ties the solar curve to magnetic storms that could signal government peril.
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Abbe Moyeux
Bourges Observatory
Paris
Abbe Moreux
Brussels
Europe
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator for Child Worms
A historical note proclaims Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a safe and reliable medicine for a child troubled by worms.
Device Cuts Aircraft Noise Through New Exhaust, Gear System
The Daily Express reports a new device that quietly vents exhaust gases from airplane engines without reducing speed or lift. A gear arrangement attached to the engine enables a propeller to operate without load, while increased internal bracing minimizes wind noise through wires and spars.
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Daily Express
Saskatchewan Legislature Backs Branch Line Motion
Unanimous assent in the Saskatchewan Legislature endorses A. J. Hindle's branch line resolution from Willowbunch. The plan calls for a three year programme to introduce legislation for additional Canadian National Railway branch lines and reintroduce defeated Saskatchewan bills, with senate veto powers seen as warranting modification.
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Saskatchewan
A. J. Hindle
Willowbunch
House of Commons
Canadian National Railways
Senate
Duel Between German Baron and American Pilot Over Dijon
A World War II air duel over Dijon ended with German Baron Daron Hans von Ninghausen captured after wounds from an American pilot. The Baron later married Mrs. Bertha M. Wendell sister of former American pilot Charles Cummings. The couple plan to settle in Omaha after the Baron sold his German holdings.
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Dijon
France
Daron Hans von Ninghausen
Omaha
Bertha M. Wendell
Charles #. Cummings
The
Foreign Legion
Wendell
Red Cross
Germany
Motorists Should Be Efficient in Driving Standards
A Harfiten Herald opinion argues that motor car drivers require strict fitness tests akin to locomotive engineers. It urges ensuring eyesight and general competence before allowing driving on crowded streets, stressing the need to regulate speed and steer safely.
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Harfiten Herald
Long Distance Radio Record Reached by UK Ship
The Norwegian ship Sir James Clark Ross at 15 degrees from the South Pole relayed via radio that signals from KFS in San Francisco were strongly heard and asked the station to listen for a report. Officials call this one of the world’s greatest long distance radio records and plan efforts to establish direct two way communication.
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James Clark Ross
South Pole
KFS
Federal Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Cure Seen for Blind Veterans May Restore Sight
Dr. Bonnefon in Bordeaux claims optic nerve integrity enables partial sight restoration. He reports success in at least 14 of 230 blinded veterans treated, suggesting a potential breakthrough in wartime eye injuries.
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Bonnefon
Bordeaux
France
Homicide Death Penalty Reported by Life Insurance Study
The study found that out of 146 homicides sampled at random only one person faced the death penalty. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company published the report outlining the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Saskatchewan Her Infinite Variety a Distinctive Local Book
The Saskatchewan Authors Association releases a new volume titled Saskatchewan: Her Infinite Variety. It features about 100 pages with 16 pages of province scenes and contributions from a dozen writers expressing what Saskatchewan means to them. The book is praised for its descriptive skill and beauty.
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Saskatchewan Authors’ Association
Saskatchewan
Will Delay Peace Protocol By League Council Move
The League of Nations council privately decided to defer the Geneva peace protocol and disarmament conference talks at Britain's request till the March meeting. All members backed the postponement in a friendly, harmonious debate. The session noted the protocol as a living instrument evidenced by Spain's signature while Britain sought adjournment.
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Council of the
League of Nations
Great Britain
Spain
Will Await Federal Action On Alberta Farm Loan Act
The Alberta Farm Loan Act remains inoperative awaiting Dominion Government action on a Canada wide rural credits plan. Provincial treasurer R G Reid notes Ottawa tax conference discussions and anticipates federal legislation in the next Parliament session.
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Canada
R. G. Reid
Ottawa
Women in Korea Face Strict Seclusion Within Family
In Korea the sexes are rigidly separated even within the family circle. Before the Japanese era began a lady of rank in Korea was more carefully guarded than even a Mohammedan woman of similar social position.
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Korea
Providence Man Requests Refund for Marriage License
A Providence resident mailed back his marriage license to the city clerk and asked for a refund after changing his mind about the marriage. The notice notes the man returned the document as a cancellation in Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence, R.I
Prince Will Visit Argentina Visit Stirring British Ties
Reports say the Prince of Wales will visit Argentina after trips to South and West Africa in spring. The announcement sparked sensation in Britain with speculation that the visit could elevate the Buenos Aires legation to an embassy status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Argentina
South
West Africa
Great Britain
The
Evening Star
Buenos Aires
Britain Hopes France Will Pay Its Debt to U S
France has begun negotiations for funding its debt to the United States. London financial and political circles show considerable stir with expectations that if France settles with the United States it will also address its obligations to Great Britain.
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France
United States
London
Great Britain
Policeman’s Death Questioned Over Absent Minded Quote
A joking remark attributed to a wife about her policeman husband’s death suggests he may have forgotten to breathe. The comment raises questions about the circumstances and causation.
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Reichstat
Alfred A. Smithers
Grand Trunk Railway
Executive Council of the
British Empire. Exhibition
Air Force
Reval
Esthenia
Anton Fletther
Charlotte, N.C
James DB. Duke
C.N. Steel
Dodds
N. U
Milburn
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Maly
Communist Internationale
Viladimir Kolomitzeff
French
U.S
New York Buildings
Commonwealth
Chy Eczema
Cuthura
Sylvia B. May
Marshfield
Minard
Branch Line Motion
Pole
Cure For
Canadas Clover Lands
Kraft-Maclaren Cheese CO. Limited
League
Alberta
Linimeat
Neuraigia
Prince
Africa
No Rock
Bone
State
Lakeside Coals, Ltd
Edmonton
Dominion Express
CARON
Patent Attorneys
Ont
Arnott Institute
Kitchener
Radio Catalogs
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