World Happenings Briefly Told
Sir Archibald Geikie, former president of the Royal Society and Geological Society of London, is dead. Canada reports weekly business failures. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia show small totals. Saskatchewan Rhodes scholar 1925 named from six applicants. U.S. divorces rise 11 percent, marriages up 8.4 percent. Russia appoints Madame Kollantay ambassador to Norway. U.S. soldiers cost per year rises by over ten cents. Butter consumption increases. U.S. agriculture notes higher feed usage. Canada failures week ended Nov 7 total 28. Canada totals by province listed.
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Archibald Geikie
Royal Society
Geological Society of London
Switzerland
Crimany
Central News Dispatch
Charles W. Lightbedy
Yorkton
Bark
Saskatchewan
Rhodes Echolar
Rhodes Echolarship Committee
United States
Canada
Dun
Manitoba
British Columbia
Moscow Special Commission Seeks Foreign Loans for Modernization
A Moscow Soviet delegation travels to Germany, France, and Britain to secure loans for a sweeping modernization plan. The commission aims to build two subway lines, a comprehensive omnibus and taxi network, new tramways, and upgraded sewage and canal systems, reshaping Moscow’s urban future.
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Special Commission
Moscow
Germany
France
Great Britain
Why Rheumatism Often Comes Back
An advertising notice touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism by building blood purity to expel poisons through bowels kidneys and skin. It cites EK Davis of Dinmore Sask as a testimonial, claiming recovery after multiple doctors and six to eleven boxes, urging sufferers to try the remedy.
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Nature 'O
Dr. Williams
EK. Davis, JP
Dinamore, Sask
Williams
Willams
Pink Ville
Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractor Claims Quick Corn Relief
An ad touts a hot foot bath combined with Putnamia’s Painless Corn Extractor to remove corns quickly. It promises immediate relief and satisfaction after one or two applications, with the product priced at 25 cents at all dealers.
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Putnam
Putnamia
Swiss Settlers Society Formed to Aid Immigration to Canada
A society named for Swiss settlers was incorporated to promote successful Swiss immigration to Canada. It plans to study settlement problems and distribute information to Swiss prospective and established settlers for the best possible environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canada Gazette
Provincial cooperative elevator company formed in British Columbia
The Sas katchewan Cooperative Elevator Company announces its incorporation with offices in Previa and Vancouver and a capital of 5 million dollars. The venture aims to advance regional grain handling and storage through a provincial cooperative structure.
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Saskatchewan
Previa
Vancouver
British Columbia
Garett
Sample Bach Free ty Mall 4 fureas
Ad may read like a quirky mall notice for quirky items and shaving products. It hints at new shaving stick offerings and brand names though readability is limited and fragmented.
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Ty Mall
Anti Rolling Device Demonstration For Atlantic Liner Proves Successful
The Hapag liner Albert Ballin on its New York to Hamburg crossing faced rough seas as anti rolling tanks operated. A gyroscope pendulum indicated a six degree roll with tanks active, while the ship rolled to sixteen degrees when the device was removed.
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Hapag
Albert Ballin
New York
Hamburg
Rocket Plane Joins French Air Service Experiments
The French Air Service tests a rocket plane with no conventional engine. Propulsion is produced inside the cabin by burning gas in a chamber and ejecting it rearward through a nozzle to create thrust, claiming speeds surpass ordinary motors.
Germans Hope to Buy Back Lost African Colony
The London Daily Mail reports Germany may regain control of part of its former Kamerun colony in Western Africa. About 56 009 acres of valuable plantations are to be auctioned in London by the late government with restrictions on buyers' nationalities. Geneva dispatches note a German unofficial representative seeks support from the League of Nations for a colonial conference to restore Kamerun under mandate with anti slavery and anti forced labor provisions.
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Kamerun
Africa
London Daily Mail
London
Geneva Dispatches
Aoge
Permanent Mandate Commission
League of Nations
Germany
Kameran
Doctor Grenfell’s Vast North Sea Missionary Practice
Wilfred Grenfell, lecturing in western Scotland, once served as house surgeon at the London Hospital. He has spent nearly 60 years in the North Sea and Labrador as preacher, missionary, physician, and surgeon. Described as having one of the world’s biggest practices, his work among Northwestern Atlantic fishermen has safeguarded the physical and spiritual welfare of about 60 000 men.
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Wilfred Grenfell
Scotland
London Hospital
Frederick Treves
North Sea
Labrador
Sir. Grenfell
Atlantc
Bees Swarm West Steamer On Yokohama Voyage
Bees swarmed on a boom in front of the bridge of the West during a Yokohama to Portland trip. Captain Getting, on the bridge, said the bees remained for several hours. This is the first recorded sea swarm for the vessel.
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West Nomenum
United States Weather Bureau
Yokohama
Portland
Oregon
Mertain II
Getting
Hoa
Soviets Begin Built Merchant Marine in Soviet Russia
Soviet Russia has begun creating its own merchant marine by laying keels for eight cargo boats and four passenger steamers. Vessels will be built in Soviet shipyards, mainly at Pailov Iron Works and Baltic Shipbuilding Yards in Leningrad, costing about 1.8 million dollars with tires. Completion expected early in 1926 as aim is to lower freight rates and compete with foreign shipowners.
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Soviet
Russia
Grill Ber
Pailov Iron Works
Baltic
Leningrad
Foverntwnat
Nine Farmers Near Fort Vermilion Yield Wheat Average
Threshing returns from nine farmers near Fort Vermilion on the Peace River show an average wheat yield of 20 bushels on gere for the past season. Wheat has been grown at this far northern Alberta point for 20 years. The London Times notes edelweiss grows in Brompton Churchyard and other hidden places, countering the belief it only thrives in the Alps.
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Fort Vermilion
Peace River
Bamonton
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Edelweiss
Alps
London Times
Brompton Churchyard
Salary Cut for Boy Emperor Under Peking Regime
A new pact by the de facto military government in Peking abolishes tithes in the Mazehu household and reduces the imperial allowance from 4 million dollars annually to 500 thousand. Additional funds are set for factory establishment for Manchu retainers.
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Peking
Yokohama Population Recovers After Quake Hit
Census figures show Yokohama now houses 349 000 residents, up from 250 000 a year after the earthquake. The current total sits within 106 000 of the prequake figure, signaling a near return to former size.
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Yokohama
Australian Doctors Spotlighted for Surgical Breakthrough
Dr Charles Mayo calls three Australian surgeons De N D Boyle John L Hunter and H B Devine the greatest contribution to surgery at the congress. Their work involves a sympathetic nerve operation seen as a new frontier in surgical exploration and a North Polar style expedition in the field. All three served with Australian troops in the war and developed paralysis treatment through bullet injury methods.
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Mayo
Charles Mayo
De_N. D. Boyle
John L Hunter
H. B. Devine
Human Mail Refused After Aviation Stamp Gift
Chester N. Weaver, a San Francisco automobile dealer, was refused mailing as a human air mail passenger after being decorated with 718.08 dollars worth of air mail stamps for an anticipated New York trip. Paul Henderson, second assistant postmaster general, ruled that no one but department officials may ride in air mail at this time. The telegram implied future passenger service may be possible later.
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New York
Chester N. Weaver
San Francisco
Paul Henderson
Weaver
Department
Air Service
May Be Governor Overseas Appointment Looms for Duke of York
Report suggests the Duke of York is likely to receive an overseas governorship in the near future dependent on political conditions in early 1945. India supports the move and Australia is inquiring while no decision is final. If the couple decline India, it may be due to their son’s youth.
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Duke of York
India
South Australia
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Praised by Ontario Reader
Mrs Geo EO Bowman of Morrisburg Ontario writes that after two years of severe heart and nerve weakness she improved quickly with Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She states she can now walk stairs without resting and strongly recommends the remedy to others with heart trouble. The pills are sold by The TO Millan Limited in Torrente, Ontario.
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Geo EO Bowman
Morrisburg
Ont
Milburn
Milbura
TO Millan
Torrente
Duel on Hull Streets Ends with Umbrella Bet
In Hull two local businessmen staged a duel using umbrellas to settle a bet payment. The incident lacked injuries or poison and conveyed a curious, lighthearted street scene amid a tense contest over money.
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Hull
Ostrich Roast Featured At Australian London Dinner
A 20 pound ostrich roast was served at a London dinner hosted by Australians. The bird arrived from Australia in a block of ice and was roasted on a spit over an open hearth. The text also notes Indian ink is made from burnt camphor and claims the Chinese guard the processing secret.
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London
Australia
Record of Viceroy Read undergoing long service in India
The article traces the career of the Viceroy of India Lord Reading, noting his three year tenure and record in representing multiple governments. It recalls his early life as a boy fleeing to Bea, his path from stockbroker to law, and the ascent from barrister to K.C., Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, Knight, Lord Chief Justice, Peer, and finally high office as viceroy.
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India
Lord Reading
Lloyd George
M. Bonar Law
Baldwin
Ratisay Michonalat
Bea
K.C
Knight
Photo of radio wave flash at National Radio Exposition
A radio wave flashed from Great Britain and formed a photograph in Grand Central Palace New York during the National Radio Exposition. Major J G Harbord president of RCA and Helen Keller with Harold Bolster exposition director were photographed by an unseen radio photographer based in Carnarvon Wales. Noted radio engineers witnessed the historic first experiment of this kind.
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Great Britain
Grand Central Palace
New York
J. G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Helen Keller
Harold Bolster
Carnarvon
Wales
Norwegian election yields narrow Conservative Agrarian majority
Resulting Storthing coalition maintains Prohibition despite Conservative opposition and Agrarian support. The combined majority of Conservatives and Agrarians rests on two seats, shaping policy on liquor provisions in the new assembly.
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Storthing
A Splendid Investment in Science and Prevention
The Kingston Standard cites the St. Thomas Times-Journal urging state endowment of scientists to discover disease causes and prevention. It notes a commencement with Dr. Banting and asks why more funding cannot follow.
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Thomas’ Eclectric
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Banting
Kingston Standard
First Hungarian Vessel Oceana Reaches Montreal for Grain
The Oceana sailing from Budapest became the first registered Hungarian ship to dock in Montreal carrying a grain cargo.
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Montreal
Oceana
Budapest
Flyer Delay After Cow Damages Plane at Brooks Field
An officer at Brooks Field San Antonio reports Lieut Robert Wimsatt delayed while a cow damaged his plane wings and stabilizer near the Fort Worth flight during a routine business stop. He patched the holes and stood guard as repairs were completed.
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Brooks Field
San Antonio
Tex
Lieut
Robert Wimsatt
Wimsatt
Fort Worth
New air service planned from Cairo to London
Aimed at shortening the journey from Baghdad to London by fifteen days, the route will use special passenger planes designed for desert crossings between Cairo and Baghdad. Planes will offer in air meals and day saloons converted to sleeping compartments at night. Banana trees grow 30 to 40 feet tall in a single season.
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Cairo
Bagdad
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Thomas
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StorTi
Grenfell
Ceylon
Ireland
Legislative Council
Minard
Holloway
Carter
Nature
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