World Happenings Briefly Told From The Global Ledger
Prince Alejandre Murat heir of General Murat dies in Paris. Swiss settlers in Western Canada total 490 this year with more expected next year. France’s prime minister Clemenceau may write another debt letter. Imperial Oil reports 16 000 600 cubic feet daily gas flow at Erickson Coulee near Coutts. Bonn says without Germany the League of Nations dies. Air disarmament vote reversed 7 to 5 at preliminary conference. Two Victoria children climb Mount Edith Cavell in favorable conditions. Painleve authorizes Canadian memorials in Bourlon Dury Courcelet Quesnel Santerre. Senator Marconi unveils a wireless loud speaker capable of ten-mile reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doulting
Erickson Coulee
Coutts
Alberta
Montana
Imperial of Company
Tariff Board Sees Range of Demand For Duty Changes
Applications before the advisory tariff board seek increases and decreases in customs duties on items from iron and steel to foreign magazines. Corporations and associations including Algeria Steel Corporation British Empire Steel Corporation Magazine Publishers Association Canadian Manufacturers Association Vancouver Price Patterson and others request investigations into duties on iron steel wood tops corn and cane syrup. A Western Canada woman seeks a review of wheel chair duties.
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Advisory Board On Tariff and Taxation
Iron and Steel
Algeria Steel Corporation
British Empire Steel Corporation
Publishers’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Price, Patterson
Vancouver
Woo
Tops
British Columbia Sugar Refining Company
Western
Canada
Lady Cecil Visits Western Canada to Aid British Women Immigration
Hon Lady Cecil, vice-chairman of Overseas Settlement for British Women, tours homes of British women newly settled in Western Canada. She praises progress and aims for increased immigration of a quality class. after Canada, she plans a similar mission in New Zealand.
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Lady Cecil
Western Canada
Canada
Cech
New Zealand
Parker Emphasizes Canadian French-Canadian Ties in Muskoka
Noted writer and parliamentarian Sir Gilbert Parker spoke at the Muskoka Assembly on Forty-one Years After, praising Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the French-Canadian loyalty to the British flag. He recalled crossing the continent with Laurier, visiting him in his house, and the enduring friendship despite past critics over reciprocity with the United States.
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Gilbert Parker
Muskoka
Wifrid Laurier
Toronto
Quebec
Sol
U. K
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfri Laurier
House of Commons
United States
Laurier
Honor Portuguese Explorer Compatriots in India Erect Memorial
Portuguese citizens in India honor Vasco da Gama by a monument at Nova Goa Panjim. Born 1460 died 1525, he opened routes to India, a pivotal achievement in world history, celebrated by Indian Portuguese as their hero.
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Vasco da Gama
India
Nova Goa
Panjim
Witchcraft Lingers Across Europe In Modern Times
A Staffordshire case recalls witchcraft persists in Europe despite laws, with reports from the Highlands and historic executions estimated between 1484 and 1782. Modern mentions include wax figures used in bewitching and lingering superstition across regions including Denmark.
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Staffordshire
England
Europe
Highlands
Stunning polka dotted crepe dress with front emphasis
A fashion description highlights a frock with polka dotted crepe, front focus design, convertible collar, long front opening, inverted plaits and pockets, side seam fullness, gathered sleeves, and a back belt. It lists sizes 34 to 44 in bust and fabric yardage for size 36. Price 20 cents. A Fall Fashion Book offers more styles for 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg
Pattern order details from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermott Ave. include pattern number, size, and customer name and town. The fragment indicates a catalog or mailing form for pattern requests in Winnipeg with fields for ge size and pattern number.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Seed orders reach interior British Columbia from Ontario
An Ontario seed house has ordered 2000 sacks of yellow pine cones for seed and 500 sacks of Douglas fir cones received at Kamloops. The coast hosts a Dominion seed plant at New Westminster, but this marks the first interior BC order of notable size for such seed.
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Kamloops
Ontario
Coast
New Westminster
British Columbia
Dominion Express Company Rebrands After Forty Four Years
The Dominion Express Company will soon operate under the name In Canada and the United States signs on office windows will reflect the change. Incorporated in 1873 and part of the Canadian Pacific Railway since 1882, the firm has grown with the country and now handles hundreds of millions of dollars in goods daily. President W. S. Stout notes the firm’s history of expanding markets and helping develop Canadian trade. A commemorative booklet detailing its career and current activities is being distributed.
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Dominion Express Company
Great Transportation Agency
Canadian Pacific Express Company
Canada
United States
Civilized World
van Hdrne
The
P.R
Canadian Pacific Railway
H.G. A. Kirkpatrick
George Kirkpatrick
Ontario
W. S. Stout
Express
Stout
Boy Climbs Highest Mountain Becomes Youngest Mount Scawfell Peak
A six year old Lancashire boy and his grandfather reached Mount Scawfell Peak, the highest in England, at 1 55 PM with aid refused. The ascent included his father and uncle and a Keswick guide who offered a shilling if he made it solo by two thirty. Edmonton fur auction opens Northwest Territory market with 125000 dollars in pelts sold to firms in New York Montreal Winnipeg.
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Scawfell
England
Lancashire
Keswick
Seawfell Pike
Edmonton
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie River Park
New York
Montreal
Winnipeg
US Army develops aerial torpedo with 1400 pounds TNT
The United States army develops an aerial torpedo carrying 1400 pounds of TNT. Fired from an airplane it travels at 200 miles per hour and can reach a target twenty miles away.
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United States Army
Crossword puzzle clues and grid outline
A dense list of crossword clues is presented, including across and down hints with numbers and fragmented entries. The text mixes definitions for body parts, foods, actions, adjectives, and objects, interspersed with stray letters and misprints, suggesting a collage from a newspaper puzzle page.
New Acreage Signed to Wheat Pool by Saskatchewan Farmers
Over five hundred Saskatchewan farmers joined the pool in one week ending August 24. Acreage signed totals 55 497 acres of wheat with dates from August 19 to 24: 10 822 on Aug 19, 9 400 on Aug 20, 10 097 on Aug 21, 7 945 on Aug 22, 7 000 on Aug 23, and 10 233 on Aug 24. About 6 000 additional acres of coarse grains also joined the pool.
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Saskatchewan
Foods Held In Storage In Canada 1925 Salmon Pack
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service notes large food stocks to meet demand. Fresh meats in Canada average about three pounds per person, butter and cheese two pounds per person, and fish over one and a third pounds per person. The 1925 salmon pack in British Columbia totaled nearly 2,000,000 cases.
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Natural Resources — Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Columbia
New Discovery on Helium Stars by Frost at Yerkes
Twenty five years of study at Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay Wisconsin led by Dr Edwin B Frost and colleagues concludes helium stars about 368 in number move at four miles per second and are paired with companion stars rather than planets. they are youthful hot giants, with helium first observed in the sun in 1868 and on Earth in 1895. A companion star is common among these helium giants, and related work on about 500 white dwarfs is nearing completion with results to be published in about two years.
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Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Williams Bay
Wis
Edwin 8. Frost
Frost
Dr. Frost
Storrs BW. Barrett
Otto Struve
Astrophysical Journal
Dr Frost
Population Growth Sparks Colonial Interest in Germany
Experts warn Germany's population is rising and may require colonies to house surplus people. Death rate stands at 12 per 1000, about 2 percent below 1913 and far below the peak of 25 per 1000 in 1918. Postmarks trace to 1702 with "Warrington" provincial mark before adhesive stamps.
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Germany
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Prince Alejandre Murat
Joachim Murat
Caroline
Napoleon I
Paris
M. Clemencens
France
Ann
League of Nations
M. J. Bonn
College of Commerce
Berlin
Air Disarmament Committee
Victoria
B.C
Edith Cavell
Rockies
M. Paul Painleve
William Marconi
Marconi Company
Marconi
Cowes
Suc
Cess
Tariff Board
London
Quail
United States Biologics Survey
Mount Erie
Sir Gilbert Parker
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Harmles
Mrs. Maloney
Wass
Denmark
Boy
Edmonton Fur Market
Paradise
Banner
Sharp
Sour
Lee
Horizonta
Manitoba
Rosser Manitoba
Warrington
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