World Happenings Briefly Told
The Manitoba Music Teachers' Association promotes a chair for music at the University of Manitoba. Sir William Henry D. Haggard dies at Mentone France. Sergius Sinavsky a spy is sentenced to death in Russia. Italy attracts 1 506 000 tourists amid Holy Year events. CN R signs coal contract for 609669 tons from Nova Scotia. G G Coote moves to reduce tariffs on autos in Alberta. A Communist demonstration occurs in Peking with no national flags. Norge airship to be commanded by Colonel Nobile as attempts polar reach. Baroness Clifton among London bar candidates aims to practice as barrister. Soviet Government sells Czar dinner service costing 50000 now offered at a fraction. Provincial honey pools forecast as the future via one selling agency per Gooderham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry D. Haggard
Rider Haggard
Mentone
France
William
Sergius Sinavsky
Russia
Italy
Canadan National Railways
British Empire Steel Corporation
Nova Scotia
C. B. Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Manitoba Beekeepers Association
Instalment Collector Dialogue Feels Far From Home
In a Brooklyn Eagle snippet a child questions a visitor about the father’s presence. The visitor identifies as an old friend Bill, prompting the girl to recount the father’s habit of avoiding bills at home. The exchange captures a domestic, humorous snapshot.
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Bill
Broklyn Eagle
Crossword Puzzle From Historic Page Clues Mixed
A jumble of crossword clues lists across and down entries with mismatched numbers and directions. The readable items include references to plants, animals, prepositions, and common words from a vintage puzzle layout.
Satin frock with circular flounce and tunic silhouette
A fashion notice describes a satin afternoon dress with a slim bodice and full rippling tunic. It features a front tie fastening, a circular set-on flounce forming a centre V, long tight sleeves, and a one piece front and back with the flounce joined separately. Sizes 34 to 42, price 20 cents. pattern No 125. A fashion book offers multiple styles at 19 cents per copy.
Radio notes and broadcasts across the airwaves
The piece covers experimental regenerative circuits for longer radio range, attempts to link American and English telephone voices by radio, a CKCK Regina address on unity by George F Edwards of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers, a prank called Eiffel Tower traced to Philadelphia, and a letter from a South Dakota cowpuncher about listening to radio and cold weather. It also includes tips on careful handling of headphones and a simple hook to hang headsets when not in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CKCK
Regina
George F. Edwards
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Philadelphia
Radio Week
France
Eiffel
South Dakota
KOA
Denver
Aviation Safety Efforts Include Cierva Auto Gyro Planes
Harry orders sent to an aeroplane factory for two new inventions to improve safety. The Cierva auto gyro windmill is to be installed in two 400 horsepower planes to help land safely in thick fog. The Savage transom antistall gear will equip an Imperial airway 16 seater to control the level at low speed and prevent motor stall and nose dives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Imperial Airway
African tour party maps routes in darkest Africa to aid Rhodes
Crossed Africa in autos Major Court Trett of the British army and four European companions reached Cairo on January 24 after a 7 000 mile expedition from Cape Town begun September 23 1924. The journey aimed to map transport routes through Africa to fulfill Cecil Rhodes ambitions and faced perils from wild animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Court-Treatt
Cairo
Africa
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Insulin Pure Crystal Discovery Reported by Johns Hopkins
Dr John J Abel presented a chemically pure crystalline form of insulin discovered with Banting and Best to the Chicago Institute of Medicine. The finding could enable exact analysis of insulin components and potential synthetic production. It may also yield chemicals acting as diabetes preventatives beyond current treatment uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Banting
Best
Toronto
Chicago Institute of Medicine
John J. Abel
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Abel
How To Order Patterns from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order note from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermott Ave lists pattern number size and name with town and province. Requests 20 cent coins or stamps and to wrap coins carefully.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Colin
Gas experiments near factory force tenant dispossession
The British War Office sought to evict tenants from 16 adjoining houses at St Helen's Lancashire citing risk from ongoing gas experiments. The factory and houses are government owned and the court ruled the Crown not bound by Rent Restriction Act, absolving tenants from protection while noting only the government knows the risks.
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British War Office
St. Helen's
Lancashire
A Challenge To The Rural School Trustees
In Saskatoon Rev. G W Kirby argues rural Canada schools need a square deal. He cites trustee influence and tax attitudes, urging active participation in the Saskatchewan school trustees convention to push reforms. The Regina event February 17 to 19 features premiers, judges, professors, ministers, and music, with discussions on resolutions and educational progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
G. W. Kirby
Calgary
Canada
Department of Education
Saskatchewan
Regina
C. A. Dunning
Brown
K.B. Court of Saskatchewan
G. W. Weir
University of Saskatchewan
J. Latta
Archdeacon Davidson
H. J. Snell
Alberta
Regina College Conservatory of Music
Automobile death toll rises in 1925 survey findings
The National Safety Council reports a 1925 auto death toll of 21,000, a five percent rise from 1924. More than 90 U.S. cities contributed, noting declines in Los Angeles and New York due to street upgrades and enforcement, while Chicago and other areas saw increases.
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National Safety Council
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Prince Henry Seeks Staff Post in South Africa
A Cape Town dispatch in the London Daily Express reports Prince Henry, brother of the Prince of Wales, has applied for a position on the staff of his uncle, Earl of Athlone, governor general of South Africa, influenced by favorable royal impressions from the Prince’s recent tour.
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Prince of Wales
South Africa
Prince Henry
London Daily Express
Cape Town
Earl of Athlone
Wheat trade rises sharply with Orient Canada
Transportation officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway announced a 500 percent increase in Wheat trade with Orient Canada this season compared with 1924 25 and a large rise in shipments through the port of Vancouver.
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Canada
Orient
Varcouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Women Are Seldom What They Seem and Are Glad Of It
A brief remark notes that women often present a certain image while enjoying the irony that their behavior is not as it appears, hinting at social expectations and hidden attitudes.
Duke Talk Dampened by Silence in Mabel’s Matchmaking
In a private exchange Riseir confirms chatter about Mabel's potential marriage to a duke but notes he did not mention the proposal. Madge recalls the rumor while Riseir refrains from discussing it directly.
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Madge
Mabel
Riseir
Leads In Electric Power Canada Tops Per Capita Output
Canada leads per capita electric power generation worldwide, with 878 kw hours per person, according to Electrical World on January 9. The United States outputs 64 413 403 000 kw hours. Canada ranks ninth in total customers but heads in station operations with high per capita generation. Canada has 18 255 316 waterpower hours available for energy and 2 075 998 bp estimated for maximum six month delivery.
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Canada
Electrical World
Switzerland
United States
The
H.p
Prices Hit Fresh Highs at New York Fur Sale
Prices at the opening session of the eleventh annual winter fur sale in New York show mink from New England at 41 dollars, double October levels. Eastern Canadian mink reach 18.25, and British Columbia Manitoba pelts top at 14.75. White fox 50, blue fox 66, cross fox 61, lynx 30, wild cat 7, Japanese mink 2.2, kolin sky 3.4, fisch 3, Chinese weasel 1.
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New York
New England
British Columbia
Manitoba
Kolinsky
Western Dairymen Propose Western Canada Association
At the annual meeting in New Westminster the British Columbia Dairymen's Association advocates forming a Western Canada Dairymen's Association to unite the four western provinces.
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Western Dairy Association
Western Canada Dairymen’s Association
Western Provinces
British Columbia Dairymen’s Association
New Westminster
Mistaken Identity Across Continents In Jest
A witty exchange contrasts fame across realms as the Shah of Persia misreads beauty as the Abbey’s notoriety. The Duchess of Westminster quips that Teheran would mistake her for the Abbey, highlighting playful vanity and social circles.
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Persia
Westminster
Teheran
Salaries and Wages in the United States Reach 32 Billion
The total salaries and wages paid across the United States in a year are estimated at about 32 billion dollars. This figure reflects widespread earnings across industries and regions, indicating substantial payroll activity nationwide.
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U.S
Corn acreage expansion in Alberta 1919 23
In 1919 Alberta planted 900 acres of corn. The next year acreage rose to 7000, then 15600 in 1922, 43900 in 1923, and 68000 last year.
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Alberta
Thirtieth Story Will Carry Searchlight
A giant searchlight to project rays 150 miles will be mounted on the Broadway Temple skyscraper on Broadway at 173rd Street. Final plans for the 24 story building approved with apartment section due for occupancy next October. The beacon tower will rise 30 stories above street level.
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Broadway Temple
Church Building
Breadway
One Hundred Seventy Third Street
Ame
Monument for Oarsman Ned Hanlan Funded by Toronto Board
The Toronto board of control votes a grant of 5000 dollars toward a monument to the late Ned Hanlan the famous oarsman in Exhibition Park.
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Toronto Board of Control
Ned Hanlan
Oarsman
Exhibition Park
Self-Poisoning Linked to Constipation Warned By Scientists
The article notes rising self-poisoning linked to poor health from constipation. It claims modern habits reduce natural secretions needed for regular elimination and suggests Nujol as a remedy that softens waste and aids elimination without overtaxing the intestines.
Also Mentioned on This Page
University of Manitoba
Manitoba Music Teachers’ Association
G. G. Coote
MacLeod
Alta
House of Commons
Peking
Aero Club
Norge
Rolland Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
North Pole
Nobile
London
Baroness Clifton
Earl of Darnley
Lady Clifton
Ee Ree Ues Wade Renee
Cook Medicine Co
Batschase
N. U
Horizonta
Napoleon
U. S
Minard
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