Norway Model of Democracy Praised by London Times
The London Times notes Norway as a model for other nations with one of the world’s most democratic systems. It highlights universal suffrage for those over twenty five, inclusion of women, deputy members, and the Storting’s duties. It describes pay, privileges, and attendance rules, plus Norway’s centralized yet efficient local government structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storting
Tae
Stortingsman
Norway
London Times
Blind Man Reads Papers by Ear Using Selenium Device
A new electrical instrument enables a blind man to read by ear. Selenium's light dependent current drives a telephone receiver to convert light into audible sounds. By illuminating printed letters, different sounds distinguish letters, allowing newspapers to be read via the typereading octophone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fournier d’Albe
British Association
Ania cresting experiment in navigation with Royal George
A Canadian navigator aboard the Royal George will test a wireless navigation device. It enables determining position within fifty miles of a wireless station or ship without compass or sextant and can steer toward a distress signal's source even if the vessel cannot show its position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal George
Suppressing Opium Traffic At The Hague Conveys Pact
The Hague conference reached an agreement on an international convention to suppress opium traffic and other habit forming drugs once ratified by adherent powers. Delegates from 44 nations participated though some states abstained or have not signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirr International Opium Congress
The
Hague
Naoma
Canadian Rural Life Needs Reform and Co operation
In Canada the rural situation mirrors U S concerns with farm profitability and worker welfare. Rev John MacDoug argues for scientific farming and co operation, citing water access, labor conditions, and the impact of hired help on family life and nation building. He urges higher wages, better housing, and cottage homes to improve efficiency and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cas. Welfare League
Hoosevelt
Country Life Commission
United States
Canada
Iell
Sohn MacDoug
Spencerville
Caterio
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Labo
Lawyers Convicted in Russia for Insulting Justice During Beilis Trial
Twenty five lawyers were found guilty of insulting the ministry of justice during the Beilis trial. M Sokoloff and M Kerenski received eight months in prison, the rest six months each. The protest accused Kiev court and ministry of justice of racial enmity. Political rights are removed but civil rights remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Justice
Mende
Beiliss
M. Sokoloff
M. Kerenski
Kiev
French Apples Packed in Nests for Market
The finest French apples are prepared for sale by wrapping in tissue and placing them in nests made of excelsior or straw, a traditional packing method known as packing in nests.
Indian conservationists aid forest protection in Canada
Indigenous fire wardens in Northern Manitoba join the Dominion forestry program. Sixty three Indians volunteered to discuss fire plans, with several enlisted as fire-rangers. Fire loss on 125 000 square miles was under 0.09 percent, aided by showers and new towers and wireless telegraphy linking remote rangers to Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Manitoba
Canada
Forestry Branch
Pas
Fort Churcill
Ottawa
America
When Everyone Will be Wealthy Paish Predicts 1944 Wealth Boom
Sir George Paish, editor of the Statist, told the National Liberal club’s Political and Economic Circle that Britain’s economy is strong and will grow. He forecast incomes rising above poverty, wealth doubling every 30 years, and by 1944 a national income of 4,000 millions and wealth over 30,000 millions pounds, enabling social reforms with ample funds.
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George Paish
Statist
National Liberal Club
Great Britain
Liberal Party
Bennett Burleigh War Writer Dies in London
Renowned war correspondent Bennett Burleigh died at his London residence aged nearly seventy. A Scotchman from Glasgow, he fought in the Civil War, later reported campaigns for the London Daily Telegraph, and covered many major conflicts including Egypt, Sudan, Madagascar, Ashanti, Morocco, Somalia, and the Balkans. He also dabbled in politics and authored several books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Burleigh
London
Glasgow
London Daily Telegraph
Madagascar
Morocco
Burleigh
Bisley
Toronto
British Admiralty Abandons Hospital Ship Maine
The Maine, a hospital ship donated by American women during the South African War, went ashore June 17 in the Firth of Lorne Scotland. Officers say repair costs would exceed the vessel’s value, prompting abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Firth of Lorne
Scotland
Bonneisaré Alidsi UnknOFG Named in Mexico Wealthy Lady Scene
The article notes Bonneisaré Alidsi UnknOFG as a notable figure among affluent women in Mexico, highlighting social prominence and fashionable circles. It outlines her status within high society and hints at her influence on local cultural trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonneisaré Alidsi Unknofg
Mexico
Universal Penny Postage Urged by Reform Leader
Sir John Henniker Heaton, veteran postal reformer, urges Charles Hobhouse to appoint an imperial postmaster general with rank to push postal telegraphic and cable reforms. He calls for a dominion overseas conference to set a uniform penny cable rate and move toward universal penny postage worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hensiker Heaton
Charles Hobhouse
Sir Henniker
Dominions
United States
British Empire
Oil for the Navy and Britain’s offshore oil plan
British government works on a navy oil scheme with secrecy to prevent price spikes. Admiralty aims to build vast oil stores on British shores along main sea routes to back up coaling stations. Agents operate globally from the United States to Canada prospecting for oil, with California highlighted for Pacific supplies and Sir Owen Philipps and Lord Pirrie linked to the California aspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Britis
United States
Brazil
Persia
Canada
Pacific
California
Owen Philipps
Lord Pirrie
Confidante of State Secrets Rothschild as Global Banker
Leopold de Rothschild of London, a principal in the Rothschild banking house, is described as the confidant of ambassadors and ministers at St James and the most sought after by governments for financial advice. The article notes his influence in money markets, government loans, railways, and international monetary affairs through his St Swithin's Lane bank.
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Leopold de Rothschild
London
England
Rothschild
St. James
House of Rothschild
Mr. Rothschild
St Swithin'’s Lane
Weppold de Rothschild
Maple Sugar Souvenirs On Dominion Day
The CPR offered maple sugar souvenirs to dining car passengers and a maple leaf in a box with a miniature Canadian Ensign and The Maple Leaf For Ever. Quebec's agriculture ministry expands the program by funding maple sugar souvenirs and supporting farmer education on tapping and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P
United States
C.P.R
Quebec
Quebec Ministry For Agriculture
CPR
Census of Seals Planned for Pribilof Islands
Three U S commissioners and two Canadian colleagues will summer at the Pribilof islands to study seal propagation in northern waters. The team includes W H Osgood of the Field Museum, Dr George H Parker of Harvard, and Edward A Preble of the U S Biological Survey. They will assess breeding grounds on St Paul and St George islands and measure the impact of harvesting on population growth. A census of seals returning to the rookeries will be conducted. methods remain undecided. The herd numbered at least 1 500 000 when the islands changed hands, but has declined amid policy changes including a five year slaughter ban begun in 1912 to feed natives. The 1912 census counted 215 940 seals, up 30 000 from 1911, and the forthcoming count will reveal growth under protection.
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United States
Pribilot Islands
W. H Osgood
Biological Department
Field Museum of Natural History
Chcago
George H. Parker
Harvard
Edward A Prebel
United States Biological Survey
North
St. Paul
St George
Rockies
Osgood
Islands
Pribilof Islands
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
United States to Lead Atlantic Derelict Patrol
The United States will establish an international derelict patrol in the North Atlantic under the London treaty to remove shipping hazards. Two cutters will warn icebergs from Halifax routes and then search for derelicts, with headquarters planned for the Azores and either Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. Costs are shared by Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S. with others. The patrol begins this year, though the treaty takes effect July 1, 1915.
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North Atlantic
United States Revenue
Seneca
Miami
International Maritime Conference
London
Halifax
Europe
America
Azores
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
United States
Cherze
Great Britain
France
Germany
Sperry Demonstrates Gyroscopic Stabilizer For Planes
In Bezons near Paris two American Sperry and his son showcased a forty pound stabilizing device for aircraft using quadruple gyroscopes powered by engine electricity. The system maintains both vertical and lateral balance, recovering from momen tary tilts within seconds as performers mounted a Curtiss waterplane at 600 feet. Observers included Commandant Barres and Capt Charlie with several air experts watching demonstrations and automatic water takeoffs.
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Ior
Bezons
Paris
Amercans
Sperry
Seine
Commandant Barres
Charlie
French Army Air Corps
Maurin
Renard
Barnes
Dairy Stock to Face Rigid Inspection Under Plan
The Dominion Department of Agriculture outlines a cooperative program with cities to license dairies, inspect cattle for tuberculosis, and regulate milk safety. Inspections, reactor culls, pasteurization rules, and compensation provisions aim to prevent diseased milk from entering the supply.
Menelik Still a Mystery Disputed Death Resurfaces
British minister Thesiger reports in Adis Ababa that facts about Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia remain unknown and no one admits he is dead. He completed a 1116 mile frontier march with Abyssinian guards to Nairobi, crossing lava plains where camels carried water.
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Menelik
Abyssinia
W. Thesiger
Adis Adeba
Thesiger
British East Africa
Nairoba
Germans Use Medieval Punishments For Women Criminals
Report notes how two women were severely harmed by heads men with clocks and axes amid a wave of female cases in Germany. The piece contrasts growing opposition to capital punishment in the United States with German authorities and claims Germany alone maintains this medieval method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Demonstrates New Receiver Before Royal Society
Lieutenant-Colonel George Squier, military attache at the American embassy, showed a new radiotelegraphic and telephonic receiver to Royal Society members. The device uses ordinary street wires as an antenna with no mast, allowing long distance messages to be received clearly. The apparatus is described as cheap simple and capable of handling multiple messages without interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society
Colone
George Squirer
Theo
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Rural Life
Sir John Hensiker Heaton
Imperial
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Order In Council
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Department of Agriculture
Menel'k
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