World Happenings Briefly Told
Colonel C A Repington, war writer, died of apoplexy at Hove on May 25. French and opposition reach accord on Vatican embassy. Duke of Northumberland named Knight of the Garter after Marquis Curzon’s death. Railway Act amendments fight false billing. Crown appeal rights in criminal cases to be restored after code changes. Canadian Dutch trade pact passes. Marshal Joffre attends Earl of Ypres funeral at Westminster Abbey. Ulster faces a dry day push on July 12 following Free State St Patrick’s Day. Dr Donaldson Dowling dies in Ottawa. exhibited coal and oil field discoveries. Imperial Government to join New Zealand exhibition next November. Britain may exhibit in New Zealand art gallery. Karl Marx memorial tablets in London houses banned by London County Council museums committee.
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Netherlands
Marshal Joffre
Earl of Ypres
Westminster Abbey
Ulster
Free State
St. Patrick’s Day
Donaldson Bogart Dowling
Canada
Ottawa
Imperial
New Zealand
Karl Marx
London
London County Council
Northern Wireless Station Planned at Aklavik
The North West Territories and Yukon Wireless System will establish the most northerly main station at Aklavik in the Mackenzie River delta this summer. A sub station will also operate at Herschel Island as customs and immigration port for summer navigation. The project is a joint effort of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and the territorial Interior Department.
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North West Territories
Yukon
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Edmonton
Arctic
Coronation Gulf
Alaskan
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Department of the Interior
Herschel Island
Alaska
Prince's Imperial Tour framed as duty not pleasure
London Daily News argues the Prince’s tour covers vast parts of the British Empire and offers intimate knowledge of lands and peoples. It insists the journey is not a pleasure trip but a fatiguing imperial duty conditioned by ceremony and official business.
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British Empire
London Daily News
Principle of modern advertising as truth over deceit
Exponents of modern advertising insist truth is more potent than deceit. Advertisers must have something worth selling and then inform the public how it can serve them to advantage, the Mamilion Herald notes.
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Mamilion Herald
Spy networks and Jutland plans reveal prewar German readiness
Professor Bernard Wilden-Hart told the Liverpool Geographical Society that Germany had 8000 spies from Berlin to Brussels years before 1914. He said German billets in Belgian towns were prearranged and that British intelligence learned German naval plans for Jutland 24 hours before the move, noting the English fleet acted first.
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Britain
Gattie
Bernard John Wilden-Hart
Europe
Liverpool Geographical Society
Germany
Berlin
Brussels
Wilden-Hart
Imperial Japanese University
Nagoya
Russia
Japan
Poland
Battle of
Jutland
Largest World Banquet at Olympia To Honor Memorial Fund
More than eight thousand guests will attend the August banquet at Olympia hosted by the United Grand Lodge of England for its million memorial fund. Duke of Connaught will preside. Fifteen hundred waitresses will serve, with over 60,000 plates and dishes, 24,000 glasses, and 10,000 pieces of cutlery. Mesers Lyons and Co. supply glass and china. Seven kitchens will operate under a central office, electrically equipped like a war ship conning tower.
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Olympia
United Grand Lodge of England
Duke of Connaught
Mesers, Lyons and Co., Ltd
Dog Devoted To Master By the Death of Rex
Rex the red haired hotel dog at Aldershot’s Hotel Victoria showed steadfast loyalty to Lt Col E M Murray. At the colonel funeral Rex sat beneath the Union Jack coffin, followed the funeral cortege to the graveside, then vanished for two days and died soon after returning home.
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Rex
Earl of Ypres Dies at 73 Career Redrawn in Quiet Life
The Earl of Ypres Field Marshal French dies in Deal England on May 22 at age 73. A WWI hero he retired in 1921 after Leaving Ireland. His last public appearance was July 8 1923 at a Canadian memorial unveiling near Ypres. His heir is his son Viscount French.
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Earl of
Ypres
French
Deal
England
Ireland
Progress of the Dirigible Becoming More Air-Worthy
The New York Post notes that dirigibles remain cumbersome and largely experimental but grow progressively more air worthy each year. They are not yet masters of the skyroads like airplanes yet show slow, sometimes painful, gains in safety and reliability.
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New York Post
England’s Large Stock Farm Run by Lady Barker
Lady Barker of Barwell Court manages one of England’s largest stock farms famed for Percheron horses. She is both owner and superintendent of the farm stock.
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England
Lady Barker
Barwell Court
Ex-Khedive of Egypt Starts Bank in Constantinople
The ex-Khedive of Egypt who lost the throne in 1914 is launching a bank in Constantinople. He and his family remain very wealthy from possessions in Egypt and he is described as a Turk by descent.
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Egypt
Constantinople
Exquisite Camisole with Lace Trim Options
The article describes a fitted camisole design with shaped or ribbon straps and envelope drawers scalloped and edged with lace. It suggests fabrics like nainsook crepe de chine or broadcloth silk and notes opportunities for embroidery, drawn work, or lace trim. Pattern No. 1010 fits bust sizes 34 to 44 inches with yardage details for sizes 33 to 36 or 40 inches wide.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order notice lists location at Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg with pattern number and size. Requests payment of 20 cents and stamps and instructs wrapping the coin carefully.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Aerial Taxi Service Flourishes in Southern Saskatchewan
Sas kat oon aviator Lieut O H Clearwater has moved flying gear south and formed a 16000 aerial company with aerodromes at Shaunavon and Bracken. He bought Moose Jaw aviation firm, now fields four planes. The service transports Shaunavon doctors on country calls up to 200 miles, receiving two to three calls daily since March.
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O. H. Clearwater
R.A.F
Saskatoon
Shaunavon
Bracken
Moose Jaw
Clearwater
English landlords turn to golf courses on estates
England's major landowners are leasing idle estate land to create golf courses to boost income. The Cecil family pioneered an eighteen hole course, now others imitate with tennis courts and polo grounds. Near cities these setups attract weekend golfers who pay about a half-crown per round. the Marquis of Queensbury has added tennis courts on his estate.
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England
Cecil
Marquis of Queensbury
After the Holidays What is your favorite book
A humorous dialogue contrasts a reader’s passion with a banker’s view as a holiday chat reveals preferences for reading and finance. The exchange playful mocks debt and interest, hinting at lighter social notes in a column.
Tablet Dedication Honors Edison At Menlo Park
Mrs. Thomas A Edison unveiled a bronze tablet honoring Edison at Menlo Park New Jersey with about 600 guests. The Edison Pioneers donated the tablet, set in a granite boulder on the Lincoln Highway near the original labs, bearing a 1879 to 1882 inscription commemorating his work for humanity.
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Menlo Park
N.J
Thomas A. Edison
New Jersey
Edison
Lincoln Highway
Mr. Edison
Ben
Thomas Alva Edison
King Declines Welsh Castle Legacy For Royal Stewardship
King George refuses a bequest of Gwyred Castle in Wales and 250000 for its upkeep from the late Countess of Dundonald. The will hoped the castle would be a permanent royal residence, but the gift passes to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England to be used as a priory.
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George
Gwyred Castle
Wales
Countess of
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
England
Augustus
Exploiting the Arctic Beyond the Arctic Circle
The Boston Transcript notes Arctic exploitation is feasible with coal mining in Spitzbergen and suggests Canada will map Arctic riches in Baffinland. It recalls Americans’ early involvement and warns against underestimating northern resources, citing Alaska’s Seward Folly as historical caution.
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Arctic
Baffinland
Arctic Circle
Spitzbergen
Alaska
Far North
Seward
Boston Transcript
Tiger on platform telegram to Calcutta stationmaster
Telegraph from East Indian Railway reports the stationmaster obeying orders to seek instructions after seeing a tiger on the platform eating a conductor. The message was sent to the Superintendent’s Office in Calcutta.
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East Indian Railway
Calcutta
Great grazing area found in British Columbia interior
The office of Hon. T. D. Patullo minister of lands announced a discovery from T. P. McKenzie grazing commissioner detailing a vast interior BC tract more than 50 miles wide capable of sustaining 200000 head of cattle year round.
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British Columbia
T. D. Patullo
T. P. McKenzie
Forever Love or Permanent Ware
A playful exchange between Kate and Kirk centers on everlasting affection and a joke about hair curling as a permanent ware. The banter highlights romance themes with light humor and quirky miscommunication.
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Kate
Kirk
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Mixed With Incomplete Entries
Readable clues include celestial bodies haul earth interlaced needy abbr. country sense rodents os trich preposition utterances Babylonian city plundered manipulate seventh note of dia tonic scale chem suffix invulnerable rankle Ever sickness Toward Highland dialect at sea assortments Ever poet Good transgression make haste month of the rear stone cook before a fire low as a cow smell compass drenched family circle entreaty sue shoot of a plant against shine crude boat flowerless plant with feathery leaves latticework frame skies meaty European owl tawny color fasten together period navigates organs of hearing reposes one who is afraid pace rough and riotous small cooking apparatus limbs lubricate suffix indicating one to whom an act is done execute
Camp New York to Open as 5000 Cap Auto Camp
New York prepares a vast auto camp to serve automobile tourists this summer. Camp New York spans forty acres at Baychester Avenue and Boston Post Road within city limits, thirty minutes from Times Square, with parking for a thousand cars and amenities including a store, restaurant, AAA information bureau, community house, utilities, police protection, laundry, post service, and entertainment facilities for families.
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New York
Baychester Avenue
Boston Post Road
Times Square
American Automobile Association Information Bureau
New Gas Discovered From Solar Eclipse Findings
Professor Frederick Slocum of Wesleyan University reports a new gas detected during the recent total solar eclipse. Initial observations in January indicate a previously unrecognized gas in the sun's atmosphere, though its name and properties are not yet known.
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Frederick Slocum
van Vieck Observatory
Wesleyan University
Slocum
Peggy the faithful sheepdog honored by VFW in Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia the Veterans of Foreign Wars paid tribute to Peggy an English sheep dog honored with a flag draped casket and military salute. Peggy served with British forces in Flanders and was wounded multiple times credited with saving many lives.
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Norfolk
Peggy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Flanders
Clergyman Refuses Higher Salary in Colonial Tale
Colonel Hugh Clark recounts a Kingston Standard story of a clergyman in the old days offered a raise from 400 to 600 dollars but declining it citing hardship collecting the original 400. The tale underscores perseverance in early community life.
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Hugh Clark
Kingston
Rockefeller Gives Million for Art Education Promotion
Mr Rockefeller donated one million dollars to promote education in art. The move aims to stimulate demand for standards in painting and raise public interest in artistic training.
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Rockefeller
Answer The Last Week's Puzzles 1E in Lime
A concise note frames this item as a puzzle tease from the prior week. It hints at solutions, with minimal players named and no explicit results, preserving a light newspaper tone.
Noted Singer Honored With Empire Title at Covent Garden
Madame Albani, famed Canadian prima donna now living in London, is named dame of the Order of the British Empire. A benefit concert at Covent Garden drew royalty including Princess Mary and leading arts figures. Bouquets were presented by Madame Melba and Mrs Kendal to the honoree in retirement.
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Order of the
Madame Albani
Covent Garden
London
Royal
Princess Mary
Madame Alban
Madame Melba
Mrs. Kendal
French Peaceful People Fear Another War Across Classes
Sir Philip Gibbs quotes World’s Work describing French citizens from peasants to professionals as united in dread of a second inevitable war. They see no consensus on how to avert conflict, though opinions differ on policy. France is portrayed as deeply pacifist yet anxious about future hostilities.
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France
Sir Philip Gibbs
New York
Witty London Dinner Speech by Bishop Vaughan
Bishop Vaughan of Sebastopolis, brother of Father Bernard Vaughan, delivered a witty dinner speech in London. He joked that at such dinners it helps to have a big gun a canon or even bishops but noted that the bigger the gun the bigger the bore and the longer the speech the bigger the tire.
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Bishop Vaughan
Sebastopolis
Bernard Vaughan
London
Prince to Lead London Scottish Association Chief
The Duke of York plans a life in Scotland and will soon head the London Scottish group the Scottish Association. His interest in Scotland grows as schemes loom, with finances often a focus in his plans.
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Duke of York
Unte
Scotland
London
The
Scottish Association
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