World Happenings Briefly Told
Elizabeth Phillips Hughes dies in Wales at 64. Sir William Thornycroft, famed English sculptor, dies after an Oxford operation. Lewis Lawes takes chair for abolition of capital punishment. Soviet offers 55000 prize for India rubber substitute. Ulster special constabulary disbanding under Irish agreement. 760 Belfast constables paid off. Bermuda Railway Bill passed for island wide light railway. French cabinet approves protocol for Franco German negotiations. Artemesia repairs contract awarded for about 16000. Belgium 1926 budget shows 3 million franc surplus. Lieut Desmond Burke wins 1925 King's Medal. Morriss Rosenwasser donates his NY factory to employees. French girls die in shell explosion near Soissons. Governor General extends Dr J H Grisdale as deputy minister of agriculture.
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Ulster Special Constabulary
London
Belfast
Bermuda
Legislative Council
Artemesia
Victoria
Belgium
War Office
Desmond T. Burke
Governor-General’s Foot Guards
Ottawa
Bisley
Morriss Rosenwasser
New York
Dominion fuel board plans to curb US coal imports
Hope to lessen American coal use by importing British anthracite and producing coke from bituminous coal. Hope to improve quality and lower prices. Halifax hearing covers Alberta campaign for more Alberta coal and its reported success.
Healthograms Offer Tips For Canadian Youths
Healthograms for boys and girls urge better sleep and nutrition. Messages claim eating greens prevents illness and encourages keeping a health journal with vegetable leaves. The advice stresses digestion and longevity, urging readers to digest well and stay healthy.
Yukon Pioneer William Galpin Dies in Dawson City
William Galpin a Yukon pioneer and former headmaster at Maidstone Kent England died at Dawson City recently. He taught in the Yukon for twenty five years and was buried under the Yukon Order of Pioneers. His widow resides in Dawson.
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William Galpin
Yukon
School of St
Grocer Reassures Enough Fresh Eggs in Cellar
In a brisk exchange the Magic Cellar grocer tells a clerk that they have enough fresh eggs in the cellar to last several weeks, signaling prudent stock and a plan to avoid shortages.
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Grocer
New Observatory Planned on Grouse Mountain near Vancouver
Prof T S H Shearman oversees construction of two reflecting lens observatories five feet in diameter one at Grouse Mountain near Vancouver and one at the University of Santa Clara California cooperation with Santa Clara. Grouse Mountain work focuses on minor planets and comets while Santa Clara aids in cloudy weather by charting comets and taking photographs for the local institute. Funds were raised before the war and a scenic highway to the summit is under construction. The Grouse Mountain site will be higher than Lick Observatory near San Jose California.
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Santa Clara Observatory
Grouse Mountain Observatory
Vancouver Harbor
Lick Observatory
San Jose
California
Western Progressives Eye Westward Support Policy
Alberta MP elect C. H. Spertey says Progressives will act as an economic unit in Parliament and grant no blanket support. Milton N. Campbell, MP elect for Mackenzie, asserts the party will back legislation serving western interests, focusing on the Hudson Bay Railway and a rural credit system while at a Farmers Union monetary reform conference in Saskatoon.
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Alberta
C. H. Spertey
Battle River
Alta
Saskatoon
Spencer
Farmers’ Union
Progressive Party
West
Hudson Bay Railway
Milton N. Campbell
M.P
Mackenzie
Deriding Policy as Foot and Mouth Slaughter Debate
A London dispatch reports the House of Lords debate where the Marquis of Lincolnshire, aged 83, mocks the slaughter policy for cattle to curb foot and mouth disease. Lord Bledisloe defends the program, citing fewer outbreaks and about 250,000 dollars in compensation to farmers since last September.
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London
House of Lord
Marquis of
Lincolnshire
Lord Bledisloe
Ministry of Agriculture
Canada Shows Growing Favorable Trade Balance
Canada posts a stronger trade surplus for the year ending November 39 1925 with exports of 1 226 000 000 and imports of 874 000 000, a 346 000 000 surplus, up from 245 000 000 a year earlier. Wheat export growth drives the gain as total exports rise 162 000 000 and imports 61 000 000 in the period.
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Canada
Financier Fined for Alcohol Fraud in Stambulisky Cabinet
Marko Turlakoff, minister of finance under the last Stambulisky cabinet, was fined 14 000 pounds for selling alcohol with intent to defraud the government. The sentence included three years in prison and five years loss of civil rights.
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Marko Turlakoff
Stambulisky
Man Seeks Self Benefit Behind Willing Help, Analyst Notes
A man often helps others only when it offers personal gain, illustrating self serving motivation in social behavior. The observation suggests that aid is conditional on benefiting the helper.
Paris Frock Styles and Velveteen Blouse Patterns
Fashion notes describe jumper frock designs with inverted plaits, a velveteen trend, and a youth blouse with yoke back. Pattern No. 1044 sizes 34 to 42 bust uses 2 1/2 yards fabric, while skirt No. 1033 in sizes 34 to 44 bust needs 1 1/2 yards fabric plus 1 1/2 yards lining for bodice. Each pattern 20 cents, pattern book 10 cents.
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Paris
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order note from the Winnipeg union lists the address at 175 McDermot Ave. and asks readers to send 20c coins or stamps, with wrap instructions for mail. It mentions pattern Nos. 6 and other identifiers in a terse postal request.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Colin
Wider Highways Ahead In The United States
The Washington Post argues the time is near for wider highways as vehicle numbers rise. It notes England plans a 226 mile, cross road free, two lane highway with no speed limit and suggests the US should build broad roads and superior road controls to handle 85 percent of global automobile use.
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England
United States
Washington Post
Stamp Collection of Late Nicholas of Russia to be Sold
London philatelic agency to auction the 250000 stamp Romarff issues from 1913. The Russian government spent four years preparing these stamps before their release.
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Nicholas of Russia
London
Philatelic
Romaroff
James Downie Dies in Vancouver War Hospital
James Downie aged 43 a war blinded athlete with prize winning basket work at Wembley and Toronto exhibitions died recently at a Vancouver military hospital. He is survived by brothers in Glasgow his birthplace Chicago Kingston Ontario and Edmonton Alberta.
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James Downie
Wembley
Toronto
Vancouver
Glasgow
Chicago
Kingston
Ont
Edmonton
Alta
Manitoba Stone Urged For National Use By Geologists
Manitoba building stone from the Garson and Tyndall quarries near Winnipeg is praised by Dominion geologists and engineers as equal to other continental stones. They urge national promotion after its use in major eastern Canadian buildings and in Parliament structures at Regina and Winnipeg. The stone, known as Garson or Tyndall stone, is a soft limestone with buff and blue varieties, quarried near Garson and suitable for exterior and interior work.
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Manitoba
Tyndall
Dominion
Winnipeg
Canada
G. Ommanney
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ommanney
Regina
Law Courts
Fort Wiliam
Sault Ste. Marie
Toronto
Quebec
Garson
Lac Du-Barnet
Garson c
Elephant’s greed ends circus proprietor’s fortune
A Bratislava telegram tells how a young elephant escaped during a traveling circus, opening a chest beneath a caravan bed and devouring the proprietor’s paper savings. The owner, paused from counting his funds, returned to find the beast had seized the notes through the window.
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Bratislava
Motorists Pay In B C Highest Taxed In Dominion
British Columbia motorists face the highest tax burden among Canadian provinces. The Automobile Club of British Columbia finds total revenue from fees and gasoline tax at 29.57 dollars per vehicle for 4 and 646 registered motor vehicles. Provinces show substantially lower per vehicle amounts with Prince Edward Island 26.57, Nova Scotia 25.77, New Brunswick 25.71, Quebec 24.56, Ontario 15.35, Manitoba 21.07, Alberta 23.71, and Saskatchewan 17.24.
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British Columbia
Dominion
Automobile Club of
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada Colonization Association settles 550 families last year
The Canada Colonization Association reports that five hundred fifty families were settled in Canada during the past year. Of these, 167 families have located in Alberta and are reported to be doing well under the guidance of manager T. G. F. Herzer.
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Canada
Canada Colonization Association
T. G. F. Herzer
Alberta
The Ultimate In Solitude Potter Quote
A brief note quotes Potter saying I love to be absolutely alone and mentions a suggestion to try going to a summer resort in November. The fragment highlights a desire for solitude and an off season getaway idea without broader context.
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Potter
Nielson
Harbor Visit Ends With Humorous Misidentification
A visitor boards a ship and asks the Irish cook if he is the mate. The cook replies in a joking way that he is the one who boils the mate, turning the exchange into a light nautical quip.
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Bolls
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Across Grid And Numbers
A dense list of crossword clues appears with scattered numbers and partial words. Clues span definitions for verbs nouns adjectives and misc, including geography and common phrases, requiring grid solving for a completed puzzle.
Moscow abandons ward system amid rise of bezprizorni
Moscow and the Soviet government reverse the policy of keeping children as state wards. The end of easy divorce and weaker parental duties fueled vast populations of bezprizorni orphans living in city slums. Street youths steal, murder, and evade arrest, prompting authorities to consider fostering for these children.
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Union of Soviet Republics
Moscow
PGE Plan Seeks Land Grants to Complete Railway
Premier Oliver introduces a policy to set aside up to 16,075,000 acres in four blocks for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and seeks Dominion and Alberta assistance in cash and land to complete the line to the province eastern boundary. The bill also requests unalienated lands from the Peace River block.
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Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Dominion
P.G.E
B.C
Oliver
Peace River
Province of
Alberta
Queen Alexandra's Architectural Interest Reveals Faulty Bridge
Queen Alexandra's interest in architecture and photography led to a structural check of Wolfert on railway bridge near Sandringham. She photographed the bridge twice, noting a peculiarity in a support after development. The subsequent inspection found the bridge seriously at fault.
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Queen Alexandra
Wolferton
Sandringham
Street Scenes of Leicester Paths Paved by Clinker Stores
The passage portrays Leicester England streets paved with clinker stores built from domestic éuetbins, reflecting a crowded urban scene where salvaged materials shape local commerce and landscape.
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Leicester
England
Trans-Canada wave length set aside for long distance work
The Department of Marine and Fisheries allocates a 62.51 metre wavelength named Trans-Canada for long distance relay work at the request of Canadian amateur radio enthusiasts. This band is reserved for imperial communications until March 31, 1927. Wavelengths 198 and 119 metres are allotted to other services and not available to amateurs next fiscal year.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Trans- Canada
Canadian Roses Sent to London Impress London Growers
Following Canada's successful peony shipment to England a fresh consign ment of roses was dispatched from Montreal to Sir George McLaren Brown European general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway in London. The roses arrived in perfect condition and a top London rose firm Lowe and Shawyer of Uxbridge sent a special rep to inspect them. He praised their beauty and freshness after the sea voyage and said they compared favorably with English blooms.
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Canada
England
Montreal
George McLaren Brown
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
Lowe and Shawyer
Uxbridge
Not So Bad For Our Ship Says Canadian Merchant Marine
The Canadian Merchant Marine reports its first operating profit of the season while Lord Inchcape calls the era the worst shipping has ever seen. He may argue that the profits are still modest compared with the industry’s risks.
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Lord Inchcape
Toronto Mail
Empire
Auto credit to Detroit growth and toll of deaths
The automobile is credited with boosting Detroit's population but also shows a heavy toll. This year 327 people were killed and 10,263 injured in automobile accidents in the city.
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Detroit
Toronto
Empire
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Red Cross
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Wales
William Hamo Thornycroft
Oxford
Lewis Lawes
Sing Sing Ot
League For
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Soissons
France
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Governor-General
J. H. Grisdale
Dr. Grisdale
Chafirman
New Observatory
Western
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Clipse
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