Beautification of Ottawa gains top federal board heads
The Ottawa Beautification Commission names experts from Montreal and Toronto to lead urban renewal. Mentreal born Holt, a premier light and power engineer, will steer wiring burial and street beautification. Toronto planner Howe Smith advances a Humber Valley vision turning farm lands into city property and waterfront boulevards for a grand civic makeover.
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Federal Board
Home Saint
Frank Panning
Toronto
Ottawa
Mentreal
H. &. Holt
Torosto
Smith
Brant Darling
Holt
Montreal
Rolt
Andie
Howe Smith
Mr. Holt
National Trust Co
Humber
Lambton Golf Club
Humber Valley
Harbor Commission
Dramatic Job Seekers Earn Attention in Sir Herbert Tree Tale
Sir Herbert Tree recalls a letter from a house decorator seeking an acting role despite epilepsy. He included samples of literary drama and requested a newspaper clipping be returned to prove his dramatic instinct. The clipping described a prisoner who pleaded his own case in a markedly dramatic fashion.
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Herbert Tree
Arthur Roberts Thwarts Theatre Panic With Quick Joke
The English comedian Arthur Roberts calmed a theatre crowd when scenery caught fire. He reassured the audience from the footlights promising there was no danger. His quip about risk and his presence persuaded spectators to remain calm.
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Arthur Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Sapphires Rise in Queensland Gem Production for 1912
The annual Mines Department report notes Anakie field workers excel with sapphire output valued around 161900 and total gem and industrial corundum value near 200000, marking about a 40 percent rise from the prior year.
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Queensland
Anakie
Engineering and Mining Journal
Suffragists In India Rally For Women's Enfranchisement
The suffrage movement gains momentum in India with successful meetings and strong public interest in equal voting rights for women. Organizers report widespread engagement and support from local communities and reform groups.
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India
Port Harcourt Found as Terminus for Riches of West Africa Rail
Reuters reports a new trunk railway for Federated Nigeria will run 55 miles from the coast to Port Harcourt. Lieut Hughes aboard the Ivy uncovered a deep creek, cliffed coastline, and a hidden Bonny River channel, justifying the line’s western terminus amid rich palm oil and coal prospects.
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Sir Tugard
Federated Nigeria
Reuters Agency
Port Harcourt
Lieut. Hughes
R.n.br
Ivy
Juju
Uganda
Africa
Udi
Hughes
Sierra Leone
Jang
Mai
Bonny River
Railways
Marine
Mr Churchill's Dash by Taxi to Balmoral
Mr Churchill arrived at Perth on the way to Balmoral and, missing the ordered car, ordered a taxi. He said he must attend the King at 7.39 and rode sixty miles to Balmoral to keep the appointment, with a cinematograph operator ready to film the moment.
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Mr. Churchill
Balmoral
Perth
Mmotion
Convicts as Heroes Across Prisons and Fires
A historical account praises convicts and trusties for bravery in fires and crises at Sing Sing Dartmoor and Portland prisons. It recounts Sing Sing’s 23 July breakout thwarted by 200 trusties, Dartmoor’s 1895 wash-house blaze, 1891 blizzard rescues, and violent inmates restrained by fellow convicts and warders.
Exterminating Wasps by a Jam Manufacturer’s Expert
Fred Peck of Messrs. Chivers & Sons Ltd Histon Cambridge hunts and injects cyanide potassium into wasp nests. He has destroyed over 200 nests and accounted for about 8 000 queen wasps. Wasps devastate orchards and apiaries, harming bees kept to fertilize fruit trees on large Chivers orchards.
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Fred Peck
Messrs. Chivers & S0ns, Ltd
Histon
Cambridge
Mr. Peck
Messrs. Chivers
Queen's Dress Views Cost Royal Pupil For Princess
Queen Mary severely criticized low cut afternoon frocks at a dancing school run by Mrs. Marshall causing a royal pupil to drop from the class. The Queen visited the school and objected to the attire, saying the princess would not join.
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Queen Mary
Muses In Bride's Carriage at Nortorapps Norfolk
Miss Rosalind Murray married Mr. A. J. Toynbee in a registrar office ceremony at Nortorapps Norfolk. A bridal carriage drawn by a dower bedecked black mule team carried the bride past the village blacksmith who fired a three volley salute.
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Nortorapps
Norfolk
Rosalind Murray
A. J. Toynbee
Fred
The Defect In His Dressing
A renowned English professor of surgery, famed for meticulous care, asks a new student to diagnose a dressing during a clinical demonstration. The student blushes, hesitates, and finally quips that the professor’s tie is off color and not straight, highlighting a comic dressing error in a tense teaching moment.
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England
Britain
Hi S Sadies
A Judge Requests Lift to Breakfast in 1883 Memoir
In Memoirs of Famous Trials, Rev. E. V. Burnaby recounts Lord Bowen asking friend J C Matre to drive him to the Lord Chancellor's breakfast on 2 November 1883. The note requests a buggy from Cornwall to Selborne for a social breakfast described with playful sarcasm.
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E. V. Burnaby
Lord Bowen
Justivs
J. C
Selborne
D. V
Lady B
Cornwall
London
Selporne
Ceylon Tea Exports Reach Over Twenty-Five Million
Ceylon yearly exports tea valued at more than 25.209 million dollars. Trade reports show strong shipments to international buyers, reflecting sustained demand and growth in year end figures.
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Ceylon
Startling finds in river gutters recall lost property cases
A South African river mud yields a church plate buried unseen mirroring Sussex village losses. Tales recount a five pound note blown across a beach circle unseen by hundreds and a cigarette case that released coins by chance. In each case recovery hinges on improbable luck and stray moments.
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Highbury
Sussex
South Africa
Joseph and His Brethren remembered in Sunday lesson
A newspaper correspondent recalls Sir Herbert Tree's Joseph and His Brethren. A Sunday school class studies the Bible tale and the minister’s questions reveal the pupils’ quick understanding. One child adds a sharp jab about selling Joseph too cheaply.
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Herbert Tree
Joseph
Jacob
Mantelpiece thieves and church window raids haunt England
The piece describes highly specialized crime adapting across eras from London mantelpiece thefts to pilfered church stained glass. It notes gangs targeting old houses and churches, motives unclear, with hotels once stalked by a doormat thief and porch climbers exploiting entrances.
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England
London
Lincoln's Inn Fields
America
So-and-So
Sir George’s Clever Badger Draw Bet
A York cavalry tale recalls Sir George Wom’s wager with officers over a badger in a barrel. He claimed a six month old retriever would draw it, and the dog entered tail first, seized the badger’s tail, and dragged it out as the pup rushed forward, winning the bet.
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York
Eng
Sir George
John
Boy Confuses Bo Laird Roberts With His Father
The Glasgow event planned to feature Lord Roberts was canceled at short notice. A local notability replaced him, but ticket holders were informed he would not attend. A youth awaiting two tickets misheard and believed his own father and mother were coming to see him rather than the famous general.
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Lord Roberts
Glasgow
Bo Laird Roberts
Faither
Mother
Herring Season Closes Amid Heavy Yet Losses
The Scottish herring season closed with a total catch of 1 200 000 crans worth about £2 800 000 in Britain. Despite the large catch the curers faced heavy financial losses and bears loss in the industry.
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Great Britain
Old Man Falls From Window in Street
An elderly man fell from a second story window into the street as a crowd gathered to see if he was hurt. His daughter rushed to tell his mother, who calmly replied that she had seen him pass the window.
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Windsor Magazine
Dér or at Sea Navy Doctor Falls Into Medicine Chest Tale
A veteran naval surgeon recalls a young medical crank who treated all diseases with seawater. His habit angered the crew until he fell overboard and a sailor quipped the doctor had fallen into his medicine chest.
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London Telegraph
Why They Are Bachelors
The article asserts Earth hosts about 1.706 billion humans with 5.5 million more men than women. It argues many men remain bachelors because most women are believed married or sure to marry, aside from a few who become bachelors due to unwilling partners.
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Willy Nilly
Mummies Produce Paint from Bitumen Byproduct
Ancient bitumen turns mummies brown with age. Grinding bitumen and mummy shreds yields a brown pigment suitable for painting certain hair tones. This finding explains a method to extract a unique brown color from preserved remains.
Conversation Quietly Favors Listening Over Speaking
A remark on dialogue notes that many people rush to speak and miss what others say. It emphasizes the habit of planning one’s own reply rather than truly listening to contemporaries during conversations.
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Rochetou
Too Many Indeed Changes of Name Stir Regret
A wry reflection on women who regret not changing a husband’s name before it was altered. The line hints at social pressures and personal autonomy in name changes.
The Toothbrush Care and Replacement Guide
Practical health hint explains daily tooth cleaning and the toothbrush role. It notes sterilize before and after use and replace when bristles wear. It recommends a monthly replacement and a brush that is not too stiff to avoid gum irritation while stimulating gums.
The Double Red Cross Symbol Against Tuberculosis
The double red cross became the I A T B symbol in 1902 with Dr G Sersiron proposing it in Paris. It is now used worldwide by anti tuberculosis workers and many US groups including associations, sanitariums, dispensaries, and open air schools. the emblem signifies the war against tuberculosis.
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Berlin
G. Sersiron
Faris
L’association Centrale Francais
France
United States
Speedy pitching and Walter Johnson’s fast ball
Senator pitcher Walter Johnson is praised for extreme speed. Tom Hughes notes Johnson wears out three catchers mitts per season and has a powerful fast ball estimated at 126 forty seconds by an Hartford ordnance expert. Ed A Goewey comments add a local flavor to wartime baseball lore.
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Tom Hughes
Senators
Walter Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Ainsmith
Walter
Hughes
Hartford
Ed A. Goewey
Lestie
Bustle Returns in Paris Fashion Reports
A Paris fashion note describes dresses with full back drapery extending below the waistline, creating a Japanese styled bustle. A New York observer recalls the bustle as a revival and cites memories of a valentine with grotesque bustle verses from the era.
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Paris
New York
Norway’s Bergero Tree Planting Society Plans Vast Forest Restore
Founded in 1900, the Bergero Tree Planting Society of Norway aims to reforest the western mountains and unfilled acres as they were centuries ago. Backed by wealthy donors and government aid, the project has planted 26 000 young trees over about 14 000 acres in Bergen and surrounding counties since its start thirteen years ago.
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Norway
Bergero Tree Planting Society
Bergenbus
Curious Swiss Bequest For Beer On Two Dates
An editor of Schweitzerische Volkswacht inherits 20 dollars yearly from an unknown donor. The will stipulates that on January 1 and August 1 each year, 10 dollars is paid on condition the editor drinks a glass of beer on those two days. The legacy ends upon the editor’s death.
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Schweitzerische Volkswacht
Bebweitzeriache Volkewacht
Taf Lacston
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