World Happenings Briefly Told
A snapshot of global notes from June 21 to events impacting Canada Japan and Mexico. Highlights include Halifax’s 176th birthday civic holiday plans Boy Scout leader training subsidies from Japan to a school, Canadian penitentiary staffing figures, a 103 year old teacher’s death, Mexico’s locust control budget, Vancouver annexation recount shifts, seed history to Sydney Australia, and a German pacification stance.
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Halifax
Civic
Germany
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Oaxaca
Chippapas
Vancouver
South
Sydney
Australia
Tubercular Veterans Consider Colony Scheme In Canada
Major N F Parkinson deputy minister of soldiers civil re establishment announced at Ottawa that Canada may adopt England s colony scheme for tubercular veterans The plan would place patients in colonies with healthy surroundings and provide them with suitable occupations to keep them content and engaged The aim is to ensure veterans stay within the colonies rather than leave for other arrangements It follows England s example where such colonies have been used successfully
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England
N. F. Parkinson
Golf In Far North Becomes North West Territories Pastime
Inspectors Fraser and Fletcher of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Fort Smith have opened a four hole course 600 miles north of Edmonton. Fletcher arrived bearing new clubs and balls as other officers take up the royal game. Play largely among trees, but Mounties enjoy the challenge.
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Mounted Police
Edmonton
North West Territories
Fraser and Fletcher
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fort Smith
Fletcher
Bones of Peter the Hermit Found in Belgium Cloister Site
The bones attributed to Peter the Hermit, a key preacher of the First Crusade, are reportedly found at Huy Belgium as work to level a cloister area uncovers the relics. Peter of Amiens was born around 1030 and died at Huy on July 11 1115.
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Peter the Hermit
Huy
Peter of
Amiens
Belgium
Asia
Fraud charges over silk from straw scheme exposed
Several individuals face fraud counts for trying to sell stock in a company claiming a secret process to convert straw into silk. The case highlights alleged misrepresentation about the venture’s technology and funding prospects.
Talking Films Promised At Wembley Exhibition
Wembley exhibition introduces talking films as Britain’s first showing. Mr R B Salisbury presents Phonofilm in association with De Forest Phonofilms, an all British company holding British rights. Films are produced at De Forest’s Clapham studio with synchronized sound and picture.
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Wembley
Britain
R. B. Salisbury
Messrs
de Forest Phonofims
de Forest Company
Clapham
Phonofilm
Proposed Canadian Flag Likely No Action This Year
A government committee formed to study flag designs was discharged after critics argued Parliament should decide first. Premier King announced an order-in-council cancelling the committee, making further discussion unlikely in this session.
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King
House of Commons
Port Of Vancouver Trade Report Shows 1923 Exports
The Vancouver Merchants' Exchange reports 1923 export distribution with United Kingdom 20.606 million dollars Japan 20.9 million China 13.645 million United States 13.122 million Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million Mexico 3.535 million France 2.16 million Belgium 1.325 million and to British Columbia points 42.2 million. These figures cover major markets and export totals only.
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Vancouver
Belgium
British Columbia
Shakespeare Katharometer measures fly respiration in London
London scientists demonstrated a Shakespeare Katharometer that records a blue bottle fly breathing. The instrument is claimed to measure plant respiration, water vapor in air, and tiny gas leaks in balloon envelopes. Tests aim to assess medical research value.
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Royal Society
London
Western Canada Wheat Crop Seen As Record Start
Andrew Kelly of Western Canada Flour Mills predicts a record prairie wheat crop the best in many years. He states that barring accident the region could produce the greatest harvest in Western Canada’s history.
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Andrew Kelly
Western Canada Flour Mills
Western Canada
Bill to toughen Dairy Industry Act penalties approved
A special committee of the senate on agriculture and forestry approved a bill to amend the Dairy Industry Act. The measure seeks heavier penalties for infractions and to remove administration weaknesses without any amendments.
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Dairy Industry Act
Senate On Agriculture and Forestry
Cold Storage Plant Planned at Edmonton by P Burns Co
Plans for a modern cold storage and creamery plant at Edmonton involve an expenditure possibly $100 000, including equipment by the P Burns Company. Upon completion the factory will handle nine refrigerator years of butter daily.
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Edmonton
P. Burns Company
Childs party frock designs grow with charm this season
Designs for children grow more fascinating each season. No 1032 in fine French voile offers light filmy colorings for little girls. The two piece dress closes at the back with short kimono sleeves and circular flounces. Sizes 8 to 14 years require 3% yards of 36 inch material and 2% yards of 5 inch ribbon for sash.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Pattern Union
Pattern address in Winnipeg at 175 McDermot Ave. lists order details for Town Size Province. Request 20 cents in coins or stamps and wrap coin carefully for pattern mailing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Extend Time For Pensions Application
A senate special committee approved an amendment to the Pensions Act extending the filing deadline for pension applications to seven years after discharge for retirement from the forces. The change accompanies the pensions and canteen fund bills as inquiry into funds advanced to the Great War Veterans Association continues. Previously applications expired August 31 1924.
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Senate
Great War Veterans’ Association
Logan Honored in New York and London Fifty Years After Death
Resolutions from the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy call for a duplicate portrait of Sir William Logan to hang in the Canada House London and another in New York by the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The portrait is to mark the fifty year anniversary since his death.
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William Logan
Canada
New York
London
Toronto
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Canada House
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Canada Wheat Crop Quality In 1924 Exceeds Standards
Dominion bureau of statistics reports 95 percent of the 1924 wheat crop merchantable. Out of an estimated 262,700,000 bushels total, 250,096,000 bushels met standard versus 454,204,000 in 1923 with 6 percent loss and a 474,199,000 bushel crop.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Tell the Wife You Were Where You Were Not
A brief note urges telling a spouse a false location to create a belief you were at a spot different from where you actually were. It frames deception as a way to maintain appearances and avoid questions.
Old Age Pensions Plan Not Inaugurated This Year
A House of Commons committee reports that implementing old age pensions now would cost about $23,000,000 annually. It urges provincial premiers to hold a conference during Parliament recess to study a cooperative approach, with the conference report to be tabled next session. The federal justice department notes pensions fall under provincial jurisdiction, with possible federal aid. The committee stresses the reform is important but not affordable in current finances.
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Special Committee On
House of Commons
W. G. Raymond
Federal Department of Justice
Dominion
Canada
Rural Credits Bill Aims Ten Million For Agriculture
Hon. J. A. Robb introduces a rural credits bill authorizing advances up to 10,000,000 dollars to provinces to back long term farm loans. Advances secured by provincial bonds. total advances not to exceed 10.9 million dollars.
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J. A. Robb
Amundsen's North Pole Discovery Shocks World
The piece reports that Roald Amundsen and his Arctic party have peeled back half the shroud of ignorance about the North Polar cap. They reveal extensive polar exploration and two key facts: no land in the polar basin north of Norway, and a vast sea and ice expanse. It hints any new continent would lie on the Canadian and Siberian slopes of the crown of the world.
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North Polar
Roald Amundsen
Polar Basin
Norway
Northland
Cost of Administration in Rupert’s Land and Territories
The Federal Government spent 122,755,806 on administration and development of Rupert’s Land and the Northwest Territories since their 1870 unity under Imperial Order in Council. Land sales brought in 28,780,250 and other revenues 32,251,288.
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Rupert’s Land
Northwest Territories
Territories
Canada
House of Commons
Notable British Marchionesses Featured in Public Life
A brief note highlights two prominent marchionesses. One spent part of her childhood in a workhouse, while another, famed for queenly beauty, once worked in a shop.
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Britain
Marchionesses
Earl of Minto offers Alberta ranch for sale
The Earl of Minto lists his Alberta ranch adjoining the E P ranch owned by the Prince of Wales for sale through his London agents. The property is described as offering rich shooting and fishing opportunities.
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Earl of Minto
London
Alberta
Prince of Wales
Minto
Proof Positive Secrecy Claims Amid Engagement
In a playful exchange the line reveals Mary is keeping her engagement secret. The confidant asserts the secrecy through a direct admission. The scene captures a lighthearted domestic moment about confidential plans.
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues List
A long list of crossword clues appears with numbers and partial phrases for across and down entries. The clues cover definitions for rooms, penalties, notices, tools, names, plant, rivers, Latin terms, animals, and various parts of speech. The page appears as a working puzzle with many entries and some OCR garbled segments.
Erect Main Wireless Station At Aklavik
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and the Northwest Territories and Yukon interior department plan to establish the Arctic main wireless station at Aklavik in the Mackenzie Delta this summer. A sub station will also be set up at Herschel Island as customs and immigration port for vessels from Alaska during open navigation.
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Northwest Territories
Yukon
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Edmonton
Arctic
Coronation Gulf
Alaskan
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Luxuries In Wilderness At Fort Simpson Egg Boat Feasts
A Fort Simpson dispatch describes a rugged northern community of fifty two living 1000 miles northwest of Calgary who consumed eggs oranges and cigarettes from the first egg boat of the season. Eggs were drained in an hour leaving empty shells as the scow docked at Simpson Landing on the Mackenzie River.
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Fort Simpson
Simpson Landing
Mackenzie River
Health note links fashion to ultraviolet intake
Dr Leonard Hill of the National Institute of Medical Research says fashion choices such as low cut necklines short skirts and spider web stockings increase ultraviolet exposure in women and girls. He argues this improves health compared with boys who wear more clothing.
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Leonard Hill
National Institute of Medical Research
Australian Governors Move to Native Appointment
Four Australian premiers from Queensland Tasmania South Australia and Western Australia decide to petition the British Government to appoint governors who are Australian born or national by future practice.
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Queensland
Tasmania
South Australia
Western Australia
Island of Sumatra Epider Sighting Report
A large creature described as an epider over eight inches wide on the back and seventeen inches with legs spread is reported in the jungles of Sumatra. The sparse account mentions a strange insect like beast seen by locals near dense foliage.
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Island
Sumatra
United Church of Canada election praised in Times editorial
The London Times lauds the moderator election of the new United Church of Canada. It says the body may unite 700 000 members beyond denominational lines and hopes it will attract more support and include Presbyterians and possibly the Anglican Church of Canada.
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United Church of Canada
London ‘Times
Anglican Church of Canada
Memorial Window Unveiled at York Minster by Duchess of York
The Five Sisters’ Window in York Minster was unveiled on June 24 to honor women who served in the Great War. The Women’s National Memorial lists forty three Canadian names on a scroll and will inscribe all deceased servicewomen on an oak screen beside the window. A panel will feature Canadian Nursing Sisters with their badge, and the Memorial Screen records the diverse roles of women in service to the Empire.
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York Minster
H.rih
Duchess of York
Empire
Confidence Exchange Over a Dollar Request
A brief dialogue shows a young man asking for a dollar and a friend agreeing that confidence exists but lacking funds. The exchange highlights a moment of trust without immediate payment.
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Chicago Motor Club
Victoria
B.C
United States
Ikalukpiak
Eskiimo
Chitty
R.cm.p
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
France
China
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Peking University
Ww. N. U
Great Britain
Port of Vancouver
Pacific
Dairy Industry
Clipse
Sir William Logan
Amundsen
Rupert's Land
N.W. Territories
Minto Ranch
Horizonta
Insurance
Collinas
Beverage
Northern Territory
London Times
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