Captain Blood Enterprise in Caribbean Strait
In a dramatic sea chase Captain Blood defies Bishop and royal agents aboard the Arabella in a perilous escape. Lord Julian and Wolverstone clash as Blood plots a covert surrender to save Arabella while keeping his crew intact. Miss Bishop’s sudden return adds tension to the bolstered mutiny aboard the Jamaica fleet.
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Blood
Jeremy
Weolverstone
Bishop
England
Miss Bishop
Lord Julian
Peter
Captain Blood Encounters Jamaica Shoreline Arrival
The scene opens with Miss Aravello Bishop awakened as Captain Blood and allies rush about the ship. Lord Julian sees land ahead as three white ships pursue, and Wolverstone taunts him about another sea fight to come. Blood admits haste and prepares to reveal his discovery.
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Aravello Bishop
Lord Julian
Lori Julian
Captain Blood
Jamaica
Wolverstone
Doctor Advised an Operation in Provost Alberta
A reader from Provost Alberta recounts severe pains that led a doctor to recommend surgery. After trying testimonials and treatment, the patient reports improvement and returning to daily housework, crediting the recommended operation and remedies.
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Provost
Alberta
Cain Macesa
Seoon
Captain Bloed Commands Crew On Sun Deck
In a fragmentary scene Cele urges action aboard the Speke with Captain Bloed taking decisive control. The captain orders his crew to return to the sun deck, warning that threats will not suffice, and signals a tense continuation of the pursuit.
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Cele
Ran
Bloed
Tropical Valley Expedition Sets Out From Vancouver
A second expedition into British Columbia north of the Stikine River aims to reach the Tropical Valley of the Far North. Led by George Platzzer, it will be backed by wealthy Americans and accompanied by air freight and supplies by aeroplane from Prince Rupert. The first party, led by Frank Perry with Charles Macintosh and son, Col. Philip Longergan, seeks rich placer gold, platinum and metals, with possible oil and coal in the vast virgin region.
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British Columbia
Stikine River
Vancouver
George Platzzer
Prince Rupert
Frank Perry
Perry
Charles H. Macintosh
Canadian Northwest Territory
Klondyke
Yukon
Charles MacIntosh
Philip P. Longergan
Seattle
Plan For Trans Atlantic Wireless Calls Seen Possible
The London Morning Post reports practicable wireless experiments at British stations hinting at commercial wireless telephony with the United States. Services could operate during mornings, evenings and nights in summer and 24 hours from September to April except at sunset, with a central exchange linking subscribers to New York or Rocky Mountain exchanges for direct numbers in Chicago or San Francisco.
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United States
London Morning Post
Morning Post
New York
Rocky Peini
Chicago
San Francisco
Inventor Of Motor Cars To Elwood Haynes Dies in Indiana
The obituary notes Elwood Haynes of Kokomo Indiana who died recently. It credits him with inventing the automobile and recalls his first horseless carriage of eight miles an hour. His original car is preserved in the Smithsonian Institute along with early locomotive artifacts.
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Elwood Haynes
Kokomo
Indiana
Chicago
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Toronto
Soviet Challenge to Marconi Invention Claim
The Soviet government disputes Marconi's wireless discovery, asserting Prof. A. Popov of the Electro-Technical Institute of Leningrad invented and used radio communication in 1895, two years before Marconi publicly announced his discovery.
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Russia
Marconi
A. Popoff
Electro-Technical Institute of
Leningrad
London Dignity in a Silly Exchange
A brief exchange shows Mrs Jerkins defending dignity as Mrs Haskins asks a question. The retort ends with Mrs Awkins remark and a quick exit from the room.
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London
Haskins
Jerkins
Awkins
A man may be fast asleep but rath siow when awake
A fragment suggests a proverb about vigilance, implying a person who is normally lazy may be more alert and capable when awake. The line emphasizes readiness and unexpected energy in action.
Feeding Calves Worth While at the Show
Edmonton Bulletin notes that prize money and fancy prices encourage farm youth to raise quality calves. A seven hundred pound calf at 65 cents per pound could fetch 455 dollars plus prize money, with plans for a larger, better line-up at next spring’s show.
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Edmonton Bulletin
Vitamins Are Stored Sunlight Says English Specialist
Dr Hector Munro, an English specialist, argues vitamins are stored sunlight. He says 60 percent of health breakdowns stem from waste products, and light energy stabilizes the blood. He notes rays right of the spectrum, captured by fruits like oranges and lemons, are the vitamins. The plant dies when these rays are excluded.
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Hector Munro
Sectional prejudice and Canada’s linguistic divides
The Vancouver Province argues that Canada faces sectionalism due to vast geography and imperfect knowledge. It notes Quebec’s population rivals the four western provinces and that British origin communities outnumber the French two to one. Some English speakers view Quebec as distant and foreign, a separate language province.
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Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Vancouver
French Want British Troops On Rhine
A Paris newspaper states that if Britain recalls troops from the Rhine frontier, she should leave a small force with vessels to protect them while France covers the rest. The piece argues ten thousand British soldiers would count more toward reparations than twice as many Frenchmen.
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Britain
Rhine
le Fargo
Paris
Census reveals divorce rate in United States rises
The census bureau data show a rate of seven divorces per 10 000 married people annually in the United States, indicating a rising trend in the nation's marriage separations.
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United States
Census Bureau
How Robert M. Koenig Found Remedy for Pimply Skin
The article describes Koenig’s experience with recurring pimples and his discovery that digestive poisons affect skin. He tried Carter's Little Liver Pills after reading a doctor's claim that stomach and bowels influence complexion and reports noticeable improvement.
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Robert M. Koenig
Carter
The Political Wrecker and the Seeds of Harm
The London Morning Post laments figures who pursue personal gain over national good. It warns that idealists and reformers in a hurry can be the state’s deadliest enemies, destroying sober progress with well intentioned but imprudent aims.
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London Morning Post
Alberta Education Chief Calls Grade Eight the Baseline
Jion Verren Baker minister of education told several hundred Alberta teachers at the fifteenth annual convention that the province needs a grade eight education as the minimum objective for every pupil. He framed this as the foremost educational problem facing Alberta.
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Alberta
Jion. Verren Baker
Berlin Exhibit Highlights Olden Day Hats For Public
The Berlin exhibit of clothing contrasts 100 years of style with today. High hats towers above modern headwear and look shaggy, like a Newfoundland dog. Museums lent curious straw hats that drew smiles from the crowd.
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Oid Styss
Berlin
Record Opium Seizure on Achilles Steamer at Seattle and Vancouver
Blue Funnel Line steamer Achilles carried a vast opium consignment totaling 590 tins valued at about 41300. Officers seized the first 290 tins in Seattle and the second 300 tins after departure for Vancouver. The first portion went to U S customs and the second to Canadian authorities.
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Seattle
Vancouver
Blue Funnel Line
Achilles
Melling
United States
Fur export out of Canada tops livestock value last year
The Edmonton Bulletin notes that raw furs shipped from Canada last year earned sixteen million dollars in undressed form, surpassing all exported livestock. It argues the hinterland is not waste land and that fur production remains strong even as supply tightens, pushing prices higher.
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Canada
Edmonton Bulletin
Boy Confesses Love Through Sharing Gift
Five-year-old Jimmy tells his mother he is in love with Hilda because he gives away anything he does not want. He explains love by the gesture of sharing possessions with the girl.
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Jimmy
Hilda
The greatest stand ever made for civilization was the faketand
A bold assertion compares a so called faketand to civilization’s greatest stand. The remark hints at a controversial object or idea serving as a symbol or stand in a historical or cultural debate. No further details are provided.
Bravery of Jersey City Fire Cat Recovers Kittens
A mother cat bravely reentered a burning building in Jersey City to save her four newborn kittens. A heavy water stream knocked her across the street, but she returned each time to rescue another kitten before collapsing with her brood. A homeless Polish girl then carried the cat and the kittens to safety in her skirt.
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Jersey City
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Calgary Stampede filming deal with Hoot Gibson
Negotiations closed for Hoot Gibson and Universal Film Company to shoot Calgary Stampede scenes this summer with Guy Weadick. A large company will travel to Calgary and spend about $100 000 on the production for the next Gibson picture release.
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Hoot Gibson
Universal Film Company
Guy Weadick
Calgary
Calgary Stampede
War Between US and Japan Declared Impossible
Tsuneo Matsudaira, Tokyo's new ambassador to the United States, said war between the United States and Japan is not only unlikely but physically impossible. He spoke in New York asserting no issues require armed settlement and that Japan is not retaliating over U.S. immigration laws. He also denied a secret Russia Japan treaty.
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United States
Japan
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Tokio
Pacific
Matsudaira
New York
Russia
Mersey River Tunnel to Connect Liverpool and Birkenhead
Popular Science Monthly notes a planned Mersey River tunnel linking Liverpool with Birkenhead and nearby towns. The two deck tube will include one for autos and one for streetcars with an internal diameter of 44 feet, larger than the Hudson River tunnel nearing completion.
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Mersey River
England
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Popular Science Monthly
Hudson River
Survivors mark tenth anniversary of Ypres battle banquet
Ottawa survivors of the First Thirty Thousand and Red Chevron Association celebrated the tenth anniversary of the second Battle of Ypres with a banquet on April 22 in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Red Chevron Association
Ypres
Alberta Sunflower and Fodder Corn Grow With Dairy Demand
Alberta shows rapid growth in forage crops with sunflowers for silage reaching 160 650 tons and fodder corn at 269 888 tons. Dairy production neared 23 million dollars last year and expands as Britain imports more butter and cheese demand rises.
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Alberta
Britain
Baby's Own Tablets Endorsement from Mothers
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for their health benefits to babies. The remedy is touted as an ideal laxative that relieves stomach and bowel derangements, banishes constipation, aids teething, and fights colds and fevers. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Prediction of Horse Shortage Alarms Breeders Gazette
G. E. Wentworth of Illinois warns in the Breeders Gazette that a market age shortage of horses is imminent. He notes the 6-year-old cohort will vanish next year, with few 5-year-olds and no 7-year-olds soon after, raising concerns about future supply.
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G. E. Wentworth
Illinois
Breeders Gazette
Japan Navy Announces Plan For Twenty Two Warships
The Japanese navy department reveals a build program totaling 124 900 tons with eight first class cruisers three second class cruisers ten destroyers and an aircraft carrier mother ship to support operations.
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Japanese Navy Department
Manitoba Honey Output in 1924 From 1800 Beekeepers
Manitoba beekeepers produced 1 302 000 pounds of honey valued at 195 000 dollars from 22 119 colonies in 1924. Official returns from the provincial apiarist show 1 800 beekeepers in the province contributed to the total.
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Manitoba
A Determined Man Declares Bluff Will Not End Marriage
A man vows to stay with his wife despite her bobbing her hair. He tells ET that he was told the wife would make him leave, but he insists he will remain committed to the marriage and prove he cannot be bluffed.
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Lam
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