World Happenings Briefly Told
A referendum on prohibition of tribute at Oslo was read in Parliament. The North West Territories imported 326 gallons under permit, with 157 permits issued. British peerages in 1923 rose notably, nine more than the baronet rank, second only to 1915. Paris museums raised admission to six cents. Mexico’s Nayarit disaster left 2,000 dead and thousands homeless. John Leslie was named vice-president and comptroller of the Canadian Pacific Railway by E W Beatty. Philadelphia street sellers cited strawberries at four dollars a quart. Ottawa Unemployed Association dissolved after voting to dissolve. England moves to suspend driving licenses 12 months after drunken driving convictions. Sir Henry Thornton urged ocean carrier plans from Canadian ports. Harold Raine left Ottawa for New York to head the New York bureau of the Canadian Press.
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Oslo
Norway
North West Territories
Tnc
Paris
Nayarit
Mexico
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
London
Ottawa
Harold Raine
Winnipeg
New York
Notable Comparison on Spending Between Pleasure and Education
Kineston Whiz notes that the Educational Digest reports U S residents spend about one third more on pleasure than on public school instruction. It notes tobacco use exceeds education spending, and Canadian and U S consumers allocate similar sums to cosmetics, perfumes, drinks and candy versus schooling. The piece argues education remains essential to democracy.
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United States
Educational Digest
Republic
Canada
Kineston Whiz
Economy Forces Change In British Cavalry Gear
British cavalry officers face budget cuts as spar ban reduces gilded gear. Nickel stirrups are replaced by cheaper iron versions while officers receive steal substitute spars that still shine but cut costs for the War Department.
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War Department
Skeletons Painted Red Found Near Simferopol
Russian archaeologists uncover red painted human skeletons near Simferopol. They likely belong to the Clairian race once inhabiting the Kertch Bay coast around 2064 BC. Clairian funeral custom used ochre to preserve the corpses against decomposition. The text notes the era’s advanced yet flawed logic.
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Simferopol
Kertch Bay
New Two Piece Costume with Velvet Trim
Fashion note describes a two piece costume with crepe satin and velvet, model features earth toned fingertip blouse and velvet skirt, with a snug collar cuffs and trimming bands. Diagram shows assembly, sizes 16 18 20 years, yardage details and prices for No 1243, 20 cents, and a Fashion Book offered for 10 cents.
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Earth
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order notice from the Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg lists pattern numbers names and towns with sizes. Respondents are instructed to send a 20 cent coin or stamps and wrap the coin carefully for delivery.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Premier Baldwin Warns War Could End Civilisation
In a London address to the Classical Association Baldwin warns that another major war would destroy Western civilization. He cites Rome’s decline and notes Britain risks losing its capable citizens to sustain the empire, calling western Europe’s renewed war “fratricidal insanity.”
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Stanley Baldwin
Classical Association
London
Greece
Rome
Roman Empire
Prosperity Rising in Canada Driven by Trade Surplus
Ottawa reports show Canadian exports exceed last year by sixty million dollars and surpass 1922 by approximately four hundred seventy million. A trade surplus of three hundred forty six million six hundred thousand dollars in exports over imports signals rising prosperity. The strong harvest supports western farmers, boosting general industry and foretelling a manufacturing boom next year.
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Canada
Ottawa
Burmese Ex Queen Supayalat Dies at 67 in Rangoon
Supayalat widow of King Theebaw dies of heart failure at her Rangoon bungalow aged 67. She influenced royal moves after Mindoon’s 1878 death and is linked to the 1879 Mandalay massacre amid chaotic reign.
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Rangoon
Supayalat
King Theebaw
King Mindoon
Theebaw
Mandalay
Theeban
Chaotie
Leap Year Week Proposed for German Spinsters
German spinsters press for a Leap Year week allowing women to propose. Seven days a year would be set aside in honor of St Catherine to aid unmarried women. Marriage bureau officials note 27-year-old single women face about one in five chances, as marriages rebound post war with more midlife men marrying younger women.
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Government
St. Catherine
Marriage Bureau
Germany
Accomplishment Felt From Personal Effort Says Writer
A reflective remark credits self-reliance and personal effort as the most satisfying achievement. The speaker extols finishing a task unaided as the truest stimulus to motivation and pride.
Winnipeg to Host 26 Conventions in 1926 Mecca for Tourists
Winnipeg will entertain twenty six conventions with about fifteen thousand attendees and many large tourist parties will visit Manitoba. The Manitoba Bureau reports after a U S mission that the province will be a mecca for thousands of American holiday makers in 1926.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Tourist and Convention Bureau
United States
Trade Mark Requirement Text for Turkish Goods
Government order requires all Turkish produced goods to bear registered trademarks after three months. It cites harm to national trade from mislabeling by Greek and Armenian refugees in Greece and Bulgaria selling inferior silk figs and raisins marked Turkish. Alaska produces more tin than the rest of the United States combined.
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Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Alaska
United States
Queen Alexandra Memorial Fund Planned in Honor of Dowager Queen
A subscription drive aims to raise about 50 000 dollars for a national memorial to the late Dowager Queen Alexandra. Proceeds will support the Jubilee Institute of Nurses in Britain.
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Queen Alexandra
Queen Victoria's
Jubilee Institute of Nurses
Manitoba Government Phone System Posts Yearly Profit
The Manitoba Government telephone System finished its fiscal year with a profit of 156,060 and a surplus near 85,900 over the estimated revenue.
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Manitoba
Radio progress and advertising span Seattle to Arctic Canada
Day by day radio advertising pushes coffee paint and dresses in Seattle while cheap receivers struggle against mountains. By 1899 wireless links linked England and France, now cross continental links reach America and Europe. Aklavik in the Arctic chalks up a fourth station toward Arctic civilization as Edmonton connects via a Canadian network. In Manitoba a deaf school reports nerve restoration from listening on three-tube sets. Calgary hosts Alberta Radio Experimenters Association session with technical talks and recent research notes.
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England
France
America
Europe
Aklavik
Arctic Ocean
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic
Thos. Rodwell
Te Maxtitoba School For the Deaf
Calgary
Alberta Radio Experimenters’ Association
Saskatchewan appoints canteen fund board members
The Saskatchewan Government announces the appointment of Charles Gordon Cox of Saskatoon physician James McAra Regina and Alberta White of Regina to the provincial canteen fund board under the Federal Canteen Funds Act. The three members will serve three years without remuneration to administer the residue share of overseas regiments canteen funds allotted to the province.
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Saskatchewan
Charles Gordon Cox
Saskatoon
James McAra
Regina
Alberta White
Fixed Hours Of Rest In Constantinople Model City
Constantinople adopts morality edicts to enforce rest periods from noon to two pm and midnight to dawn. Noise from pianos phonographs and street cries is banned during rest hours. Households may not beat carpets or hang laundry in streets except Thursdays and must not lie on the pavement or ride vehicles on sidewalks.
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Constantinople
Saskatchewan Hog Pool opens offices in Saskatoon
The proposed Saskatche wan Hog Pool offices have been opened in Saskatoon and meetings are being held across the province. A Farmers' Union funded delegation will travel to Great Britain Ireland and Denmark to study the bacon industry.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Farmers’ Union
Great Britain
Ireland
Denmark
Soviet Civil Marriages Replace Church Weddings
In Soviet Russia church weddings are being dispensed with due to cost and state nonrecognition. Many couples go to the state marriage bureau to wed in five minutes for about $1.59, a shift from religious ceremonies.
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Soviet
Russia
State
Mcense Bureau
Crossword Puzzle Clue List from 18 Camp
A compact compilation of crossword prompts with definitions across numbers from 1 to 67 including terms like Walks in a clumsy manner Mohammedan prince parts of a fork meadow molten rock nourished and many more with currency style markers and varying clue formats
Mennonites Return to Reclaim Western Lands
A Canadian Press report notes Mennonites who left Western Canada in 1922 1923 for Mexico have begun returning. They seek to reoccupy former farms or buy new land while pledging to follow Canadian laws and live peacefully. They are a war-averse, school church oriented group known for thrift and strong community bonds.
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Western
Canada
Mexico
Russia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Kemal Pasha Commands Turkish Reforms Dominating Press
J A Spender editor of The Westminster Gazette reports from Turkey that Mustapha Kemal Pasha stands as all powerful. Westernization drives remove fez headwear as hats flood Constantinople shops. Young Turks view Islam as obsolete amid Kemal’s reform wave.
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Mustapha Kemal Pasha
J. A. Spender
Westminster Gazette
Turkey
Constantinople
Kemal
Spender
Perhaps Says Ignatius Bim on Seven Day Rent Theory
Ignatius Bim suggests the seventh day was made for rent because seven days of solid labor would have made one weak. The remark frames a playful critique of work rhythms and rest within a rustic contemporary discourse.
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Ignatius Bim
Modern education gaps cited by critics in youth training
Critics argue the modern educational system fails to provide practical training for youth. They call for stronger emphasis on applied Birch Chair pedagogy to bridge theory and real world skills.
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Vald iChair
Canada in strong business position says Wall Street editor
An editorial in the Wall Street News praises Canada as an agricultural powerhouse with a rising crop value estimated at 1.113 billion dollars, up 117 million from 1925. It notes wheat could add about 500 million in new money and predicts a good 1926 for Canadian commerce and manufactured goods demand.
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Canada
Wall Street News
New York City
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Vincent Meredith
Bank of Montreal
Sir Vincent
Leland of Yap and the Pacific Cable Network
The Island of Yap hosts a key Pacific cable station with a branch to the Philippines and lines to Japan Shanghai and the Dutch East Indies after a severe storm. A humorous aside shows a napkin mishap as a minor moment in the scene.
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Yap
Pacific
American Pacific
Philippines
Japan
Shanghai
Dutch East Indies
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John Leslie
Canadian Pacific Railway
E W. Beatty
Philadelphia
Market Bureau
Ottawa Unemployed Association
U. S
War Office
Baldwin
Britain
Mr. Baldwin
West
Flectures
Saben
Straight
Seattle
Switzerland
Wallera
Hog Pool
Waeger
Foundations
South Africa
Horizonta
Kemal Pasha
Wall Street
Leland of
Walter
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