World Happenings Briefly Told
Three American military regiments have agreed to visit Great Britain and France next May. The former German Crown Prince traveled from Berlin to Breslau by aeroplane. About a thousand horses are reported ill or convalescing from influenza in Montreal. A new lighthouse in Dijon, France aids aviation navigation. Etchings by Queen Victoria are on display in London. French and Belgian forces evacuate Ruhr region. William Galbraith, longtime Hudson’s Bay manager at Prince Albert, dies after illness. Okanagan apple crop estimated at 1,883,800 boxes versus 2,160,509 last year. Influenza outbreak in Fort Yukon, Alaska grows serious. Ottawa rumors place Ramsay MacDonald visiting Canada privately. Ontario closes partridge and other game seasons in Port Arthur–Fort William. The Czar’s dining room furnishings reportedly sold to a U.S. bidder for 500,000.
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Montreal
Dijon
France
Queen Victoria
London
Lancseer
Ruhr
Westphalia
Wiliam Galbraith
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Horticultural Department of
British Columbia
Fort Yukon
Alaska
Pacific
American Red Cross
Bonne Entente Aimed At Canada Two Races Unite
The piece notes growing belief in the Bonne Entente as a peaceful settlement to have two great races living side by side in Canada. It says progress is slow and may take centuries, but the union will be cemented in time, with definite shared benefits for the country.
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Canada
L’action Catholique
Quebec
Canadian peonies sent to royal homes from Montreal
Three thousand peony blossoms shipped from Montreal by Mr. W. Ormiston Roy arrive at Wembley to boost Canada as the peony capital. A special basket is taken to Buckingham Palace by Mr. J. Roy for Queen Mary Princess Mary and Dame Margaret Lloyd George.
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Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Dame Margaret Lloyd George
Wembley Exhibition
Montreal
W. Ormiston Roy
Canada
Buckingham Palace
J. Roy
The King of Optimists and the Jailed Sam
A poem narrative portrays Sam, a Black man praised for optimism under disaster, jailed for two weeks after admitting he shot his wife. His friend Mose earlier went to prison for stealing chickens, questioning Sam about his charges.
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Sam
Mose
Divers to Salvage Yasuka Maru Wreck off Tokio
Expert divers prepare to depart Tokio to salvage the Japanese transport Yasuka Maru sunk in wartime action. Reports say the vessel carried about 500000 dollars in bullion aboard, sparking renewed interest in the wreck.
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Tokio
The Man With A Swelled Head Prompts Social Exclusion
A proverb notes that a man with an inflated ego suffers less than those forced to accompany him. The remark contrasts pride with social burden, highlighting collective judgment over personal vanity.
Canada Seeks Large NZ Exhibition Display
Canada plans a major pavilion at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition in Dunedin from November 1, 1925, to April 20, 1926. The Canadian Government Exhibition Commission will occupy 24 800 square feet and promote resources, tourism, and industry with J O Turcotte designing the layout. Applications for space are urged to Ottawa.
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Canada
New Zealand
Dunedin
Canadian Government Exhibition Commission
Dominion
J. O. Turcotte
Government
Ottawa
Christchurch
Candle Ends Supply Vanishes From Buckingham Palace
A historical note describes how a royal perquisite granted a lord steward’s assistant: all candle ends from State apartments were sold as waste, creating income for a noble family. With Buckingham Palace redecorations, the candlesticks and the candle end profits disappear, as electric light remains.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Visioning the Future on Canadian Conditions
The Toronto Globe letter argues against widespread pessimism about Canada and Britain. It labels the so called inferiority complex as outdated and notes outsiders like Ernest Marshall exaggerate problems. It cites a London cable and urges balance between favorable facts and complaints.
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Canada
Great Britain
Ernest Marshall
London
Globe
John Bull
The
Toronto Globe
Chocolates From the Sky Drop Delights Tarentum Party
A package of chocolates fell from a dirigible into the yard of Andrew Lucas in Tarentum Pennsylvania during a neighborhood party. The box bore the message Have some chocolates and be happy and was signed by the dirigible cook.
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Dirigible
Los Angeles
Andrew Lucas
Tarentum
Lake Titicaca as World’s Highest Navigable Lake
Lake Titicaca sits 12,500 feet above sea level atop the Andes and stands as the highest navigable body of water in the world.
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Lake Titicaca
Andes Mountains
Girl's bold jump at proposal shocks timid stereotype
The line suggests a girl is not timid as she readily accepts a proposal. The remark counters a stereotype by highlighting her confident reaction in a typical courtship moment.
Zeppelin view of polar flight reports no risk to science
Dr Hugo Eckener, head of the Zeppelin works, told German Publishers' Association that polar airship work faces only weather hazards from localized storms and hot cold air interactions. He argued the airship can map land water distribution at the North Pole and aid studies of ocean currents meteorology magnetism and polar lights.
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Hugh Eckener
North Pole
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin
Publishers’ Association
Eckener
Cattle Space Shortage Ties Up Eastbound Ships
Ottawa officials report shortage of cattle space on eastbound vessels as most available capacity is full. Cattle shippers and department representatives discussed the issue with no public results. Officials expect relief in September when grain shipments start and mixed cargoes may be possible.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Department
Smart Country Club Wardrobe Two Piece Skirt Set
Describes a two piece skirt outfit with a long sleeve overblouse and jabot. Details include a hip buttoned closure, youthful collar, turn back cuffs, and fitted waist with fullness held by an inner band. Sizes range bust 34 44 and waist 26 34 with yardage for fabric noted. Fashion Book offers patterns at 20 cents with a five cent coupon.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering details from the Winnipeg News Union advertise patterns with a postal request and small payment. Send 20 cents with stamps and wrap carefully. Include pattern number name town and state or province in your order.
Son of Lord Cheylesmore Captains Ormond Eaton Farmed in Alberta
Captain Francis Ormond Henry Eaton, eldest son of Lord Cheylesmore, farms two sections at Alix Alberta after serving with the Grenadier Guards in World War I. He was decorated with the DSO for gallantry and spent summers in Alberta, winters in the south of France.
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Francis Ormond Henry Eaton
Alberta
Alix
Alta
Lord Cheylesmore
England
Bisley
Lord Greylesmore
Happy Valley
Eaton
Grenadier Guards
Cambridge University
D.S.O
France
Arctic Far North Will Be Profitable For Cultivation
In The Arctic Forests, Michael N. Mason argues the Arctic can support white settlement and profitable cultivation, countering the view of harsher life with latitude. He notes remoteness and transport toil as main hardships and cites northern Canadian territories now seeing occupation and farming opportunities.
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Arctic
Michael N. Mason
F.rs. P.gs. F.zs
Canada
Arctic Forests
Canadian Territories
Noble Game of Golf City In Canada
Toronto lays claim as Canada’s premier golfing city with 22 clubs and about 14 000 active golfers. The sport has become a major industry driving a three million dollar annual golf bill, with Ontario totaling 104 clubs and Winnipeg and Montreal trailing closely behind.
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Toronto
Canada
Ontario
Winnipeg
Montreal
Dominion
Calgary
Aberdeen jokes and ads spark a stingy image
A London investigator finds Aberdeen barbers refuse tips, a four cent postcard giveaway, and shop window signs. A band of joke makers allegedly crafts daily jests about Aberdonians’ supposed thrift as a marketing tactic.
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Aberdeen
London
New Brunswick Offers Free School Books Up To Grade Five
The provincial government pledges free school books for fifty thousand pupils through grade five. Twenty thousand urban and thirty six thousand rural students benefit, with over 300 shipments sent and hundreds of applications already received from districts.
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New Brunswick
School
Burbank Spars With Shamrock Over Irish Flower Idea
The article notes Luther Burbank declining to develop a larger Shamrock plant for the Celtic Fellowship. It questions whether the project can yield a flower worthy of the Irish nation. It also asks about the year Burbank allegedly kissed the Blarney Stone, noting no biographical source provides the date.
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Luther Burbank
Celtic Fellowship
Mr. Burbank
Tribute to Canadians France to Honor Memory of Two Former Residents
Dr. Victor Morin president of the Montreal Historical Society sails to France to officiate at a Brest monument unveiling for Louis Hemnon author of Marie Chap delaine and other novels on French Canadian life. He will also arrange a memorial tablet in Neuville sur Vaude village church to honor Paul Chomedey Sieur de Maisonneuve founder of Montreal.
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France
Quebec
Victor Morin
Montreal Historical Society
Canada
Brest
Louis Hemnon
Marie Chapdelaine
Neuville-sur-Vaune
Champagne
Paul Chomedey
Sieur de Maisonneuve
Montreal
Immigration from Britain to Canada predicted to rise in 1927
W R Little Canada's immigration commissioner in Great Britain arrives in Ottawa and forecasts a much larger flow of British families to Canada next year. He credits this year's processes with future simplification. Conferences reduce duplication between government and two railway systems, yielding beneficial results.
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Dominion
W. R. Little
Great Britain
Ottawa
Canada
Ancient gates of Kamtin restored amid Anglo Chinese friendship
The gates removed by the British in 1899 were formally reinstalled at Kamtin in the New Territories. The governor presided with government officials and prominent Chinese and European residents in a ceremony marked by cordiality and enthusiasm, praising Anglo-Chinese goodwill and village support.
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Kamilin
Kamtin
The Useful Straw Hat Manages Industry and Ingenuity
A straw hat is described as a small item with wide impact in ninety six American factories and a $30,000,000 industry. It is praised for guiding winds of proverb faith, aiding engineers who note its single wheel rolls faster than a bicycle on two, and its turning sharp corners without tipping.
World’s Largest Carpet Laid at Savoy in London
A colossal carpet weighing 62 tons and spanning 2 200 square yards was rolled into the Savoy Restaurant and foyer in London. It required 170 men to drag the immense rug into place during the hotel’s quiet early hours.
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London
Savoy
Alligator Surprises Kansas River Swimmers
A large alligator surfaced startling swimmers in the Elk River forcing them to shore. The text notes a past incident when a circus dispersed and two alligators were released into the same river.
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Elk River
Coffee's origins and Brazil's coffee dominance
Coffee is believed to have been grown first in Abyssinia. It is not native to Brazil, a country that now furnishes two-thirds of the world’s coffee supply.
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Abyssinia
Brazil
Understanding Forgiveness When Health Returns
A reflection notes that many ill people grant forgiveness to foes while sick, yet anticipate that mercy may fade if recovery occurs. The idea contrasts compassion with pragmatic shifts in attitude once wellness returns.
California tops widows share in nation census data
More widows on the coast state of California now claims a higher share of widows than any other state. About 13 percent of women over 15 are widows according to the census bureau. North Dakota reports the lowest percentage.
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California
Census Bureau
North Dakota
Destruction of Alexandria Library by Omar in the Seventh Century
A claim states Omar ordered the library of Alexandria destroyed in the seventh century and mandated the Koran as the sole book for reading. The account links the act to a religious ruling and asserts a lasting cultural impact.
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Alexandria
Omar
England Population Grows Sharply Since 1921 Census
The 1921 census reports England and Wales population rising from 12 million to about 38 million with more females. Unmarried women outnumber unmarried men by about 153 per thousand nationally and higher ratios appear in Lancashire and West Riding of Yorkshire. Marriage prospects seem stronger in northern counties than in the south.
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England and
Wales
Lancashire
West Riding
Yorkshire
Derbyshire
Durham
Northumberland
London
Hampstead
North
South
Training For Ocean Trip By Canadian Canoeist
Lieut. Smith, a Canadian canoeist, trains 2000 miles along the River RodER to Bergen for an Atlantic crossing in an 18 foot canoe. He recently visited Italy and drew large crowds in Paris and Pless Prussian as he demonstrated a safe bridge jump and paddled the Seine.
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Lieut. Smith
Atlantic
Roder
Bergen
Smith
Italy
Maly
Paris
Seine
Pless
Prussian
Berg
Disarmament Talked By British General In New York
General Sir Frederick Maurice, director of military operations for Great Britain, said disarmament is improving slowly and nations will seek security before fully surrendering arms. He cautioned that total disarmament is unlikely in the near future.
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Frederick Maurice
Great Britain
New York
Vast Russian Platinum Shipment Bound for London Bank
Two large safes wrapped in wood and filled with platinum, weighing three tons total, lie on a London wharf near London Bridge under guard awaiting transfer to a London bank. Reported value is £950,000. the chests were landed from the Russian steamer Lieutenant Schmidt and sent by the Russian Soviet Government.
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London Bridge
London
Schmidt
Quebec Moves to Curb Traffic Violations This Season
Quebec authorities report about fifty drivers have had licenses revoked since the motoring season began. The roads department pledges strict enforcement to end or lessen motor law violations and reduce danger to travelers.
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Quebec
Department of Roads
Goldfinch Builds Confetti Nest During Weddings
A goldfinch atop Barwes Parish Church in Leicestershire builds a nest of confetti in a nearby garden as weddings proceed, creating an odd festive scene amid the ceremonies.
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Barwes
Leicestershire
England
Road Hog Fined After Bus Blocks Car Passage
A British bus driver was fined $25 after refusing to allow another car to pass for 2 percent of a mile. The incident drew notice in local traffic reports and highlighted driver courtesy concerns.
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Great Britain
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