World events briefed from across the globe report bills and deaths
New York snow removal costs reach 5 400 000 for February. Charlie McLeod of Massey Harris dies in Toronto at 85. British empire may promote raw silk. Edmonton together with grain board to set up an appeal board. Prince of Wales may begin regular work at Buckingham Palace. Massacre near Damascus leaves about 40 villagers dead. influenza deaths rise in Dallas with 20 fatalities. Canada’s trade totals 1 881 000 000 in ten months to January, up 316 600 000 from last year. Gutenberg Bible bought for 106 000 by Dr A S Rosenbach. Dr Schumacher claims discovery of the cancer bacillus. On to the Bay Association reelects Brig Gen R W Patterson. Winnipeg mayor Lieut Col Webb made honorary president. Saskatchewan vice presidents named.
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New York
Charlies McLeod
Massey Harris Company
Toronto
Department of Overseas Trade
Board of Grain Commissionert Bave
Edmonton
Board of Trade
London
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Maruneh
Damascus
Dallas
Tex
Customs Department
Anderson Galleries
A. 8. Rosenbach
Philadelphia
Joseph Schumacher
Microbiological Society
Schumacher
R. W. Patterson
Winnipeg
Col. Webb
Saskatchewan
J. H. Wilson
F. J. James
Regina
O. D. Hill
M.L.A
Melfort
J A. Caulder
Moose Jaw
George Edwards
Cambridge professor endures six days in sealed box
Professor Joseph Barcroft, named professor of physiology at Cambridge University, spent six days in a hermetically sealed glass box to study how to calculate oxygen in blood under certain conditions. The researcher, renowned for riskier gas experiments during the war, reportedly lost his left pulse during the ordeal.
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Joseph Barcroft
Cambridge University
Barcroft
World gasoline driven vehicles rise as US leads totals
The American Department of Commerce reports as of January 1 this year the world totals reach 25 973 928 gasoline driven vehicles up from 22 700 344 in 1925. US totals include 17 317 357 passenger cars 80 000 buses 2 446 579 trucks and 155 000 motorcycles. UK ranks second with 1 474 573 vehicles followed by France and Canada.
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Department of Commerce
United States
United Kingdom
Prance
Canada
Tourists Pass Banff Road Record Amid National Park Figures
Banff National Park superintendent reports over $1000 in tourist traffic on the Banff road this season, an increase of about 34 000 visitors from the prior year. The remark on traveler fatigue rounds out the quirky note.
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Banff Road
Banff
Banff National Park
Hair Growth Theory From Instrumental Practice
A humorous theory suggests stringed instrument players, about 100000, would show few bald heads while brass players would have many bald heads in summer observations. Scientists claim stringed music stimulates hair growth and experiments on partly bald individuals support this, though cornet and horn players supposedly lose hair earlier due to blowing strain on circulation.
Woman Veterinary Surgeon Shatters Field Boundaries
Aleen Cust, daughter of the late Sir Leopold Cust, is noted as the kingdom’s lone woman veterinary surgeon. She began practice in Ireland, built a large clientele, once needing four horses to cover the countryside, and has now settled on the borders of the New Forest.
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Aleen Cust
Leopold Cust
Ireland
New Forest
Fashion frock with high collar and princess lines
The article describes a young stylish frock with an erect collar and long sleeves, a left shoulder closure, a circular skirt with movement, and color contrast between satin or metal cloth bodice and velvet skirt. It notes a wide brocade ribbon at the hips tied in a bow, sizes 16 to 20, yardage, sash, and price details for fabric and Our Fashion Book.
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Lelong
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern No Name Size. After a man gets off one witty remark he is expected to give a continuous performance.
Radio amateurs and transmitters tied to daily life in 1920s notes
The report covers R T St James in Chicago receiving KFI Los Angeles football broadcasts at 12 36 pm and R H Skinner in Egypt hearing his wife in Pittsburg. It notes a 30 kilowatt transmitter at Ft Leavenworth as a key US government link and a Burgess study finding fewer harms from high power stations. It cites a 10 000 mile Vancouver Antarctic contact by Earl Chang, tax action on Montreal radio owners, rising farm radio ownership and prices, and a 1000 mile range for certain receivers under normal conditions.
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R. T St James
Chicago
KFI
Los Angeles
R. H. Skinner
New York
The
Sphinx
Egypt
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Manufacturing Company
Ft. Leavenworth
United States
George K. Burgess
United States Bureau of Standards
Vancouver
Earl Chang
Discovery Inlet
Antarctic Ocean
Montreal
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Cusson
Crossword Puzzle Word Grid list
Across and down clues cover heavenly bodies trees money fluids names furs Lakes bodies parts of the body and many common terms. Includes entries for walk domesticated weapons timber farming implement and more with numerous short definitions and cross references.
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Nevada
Plans for world's first plastic surgery hospital in New York
The Plastic Hospital planned for New York aims to open this coming summer with a staff of leading ethical surgeons. It will offer a free clinic for the poor and a low fee facial repair department for moderate means, funded by a wealthy donor. The Metropolitan medical fraternity will finance the hospital.
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New York
Plastic Hospital
Metropolitan Medical Fraternity
Mayo Brothers‘ Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Gordon New
Honored In Constantinople The World’s Oldest Hamal
Zara Agha, claimed to be 150 years old and the oldest man alive, is saved from starvation as Constantinople appoints him doorkeeper for the municipal council. The aged hamal, once a carrier of furniture, gains bread, cheese, a uniform, and a warm seat.
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Zara Agha
Constantinople
Hamal
Hamals
Turkey
Association of Humals
Ermine Bey
Zara
Wonderful Invention Of Irish Engineer
An Irish engineer's fog light system at Dublin Harbor uses a light beam to trigger a bell. The lamp's rays hit a sensitive electro photo cell in a distant lighthouse, and when fog obscures the beam the bell rings. It is described as the world's only machine of its kind in operation.
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Dublin Harbor
Thunder Bay District Poised to Lead Global Newsprint
Five years from now the Thunder Bay district, including Nipigon, will become the world’s largest newsprint paper centre says F N Young manager of the Thunder Bay Paper Company. Many companies already operate there and large timber grants from the Ontario Government require major plant expansions by the concessionaries to meet grant conditions.
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Thunder Bay
Nipigon
F. N. Youngman
Thunder Bay Paper Company
Ontario
Evolution lecture claims humans in constant unseen communion
Sir Oliver Lodge argues in a recent lecture on evolution that the human race has millions of years of existence on Earth. He indicated his opinion that mortals are constantly in communion with an unseen force beyond the visible world.
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Oliver Lodge
Survivor of Lucknow Siege Reflects on 53rd Wedding Anniversary
Mrs. William Moss of Great Yarmouth England marked her 53rd wedding anniversary and is noted as one of the few living survivors of the 1857 Lucknow siege. She was seven during the siege.
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William Moss
Great Yarmouth
Eng
Lucknow
World's Richest Oil Well Spurs Alberta Production
Alberta wells show high output with the Turner Valley Royalite well near Calgary yielding 400 barrels daily of nearly pure naphtha. In contrast Wainwright field near Edmonton produces 80 to 100 barrels daily while U S averages in 1924 range from 6.59 barrels per well to 55.53 in California and 41.84 in Wyoming.
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Alberta
Calgary
Turner Valley
Wainwright
Edmonton
United States
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Montana
Rocky Mountain Area
Wyoming
Queen Alexandra on Newfoundland and colonial stamps
The article notes that only three stamps bore Alexandra's image amid her ties to England. In 1897 Newfoundland issued a three cent orange with her portrait, and the coronation issue features her on the green ten cent stamp. In 1908 Quebec tercentenary, she shares the two cent carmine stamp with King Edward, hailed as the finest of her three philatelic portrayals. A German scientist invented a process to roll metal foils so thin they are transparent yet elastic.
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England
Newfoundland
Alexandra
Quebec
Edward
Canada seeks share of Pacific cable profits amid dispute
Hon P C Larkin's statement says Canada's £1,000,000 share of losses on the Fiji to Canada cable justifies a claim to profits now that the venture is profitable. Postmaster-General Charles Murphy warns Britain Dominion partnership would end if duplication proceeds without Canada's consent under the 1911 British Act. Canada argues the Pacific cable board lacks authority to duplicate without consent and may require Canada’s retirement from partnership.
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Canada
P. C. Larkin
Fiji
Charles Murphy
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific Cable Board
British Columbia Coal Mines Set World Low Death Rate
The British Columbia coal industry posted a world record low death rate in 1925. The minister of mines announced fatalities per 1,000,000 tons mined stood at 2.4 percent, the province and the world’s lowest figure among major coal regions.
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British Columbia
Personal guard of Prince of Wales expanded in England
The Prince of Wales now has a doubled bodyguard of elite picked men and will keep them close during public appearances. Authorities provide no reasons for the enhanced protection. In England 22,000 women are employed as electrical workers.
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Prince of Wales
Elx
England
French Scientists Announce Lecajan Vaccine in Paris
At a French Academy of Medicine meeting in Paris, M. Zoeller of Val de Grace and M. Ramon of Paris reported a new lecajan vaccine usable with anti typhoid. Academy members praised the claim with M. Roux noting the vaccine immunizes recipients for life and anti toxin tests by the pair showed positive results.
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Paris
M. Zoeller
Val de Grace
M. Ramon
French Academy of Medicine
Academy
M. Roux
Ufe
Ramon
Zoetler
Lower Duties Conference Opens on 1926 Budget Tariff Talks
The Liberal and Progressive factions have begun the Lower Duties Conference on the 1926 budget. An agreement on several features is reported with a likely tariff cut on automobiles as the main change. Progressives seek further reductions on pumps, pump pipes, lubricating oils, and farm tools.
Italian Aviator Abandons Genoa to Argentina Flight
Italian aviator Casagrande abandoned a voyage from Genoa to Argentina begun on November 4. An engineer from Italy found the aircraft too badly damaged to continue and ordered the plane dismantled and shipped back to Italy.
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Casagrande
Genoa
Argentine
Ialy
Italy
Lawmen Face Challenge as Righteous Minds Muster
A compact note reflects on police efforts to curb crime while encouraging lawful conduct among citizens. Authorities stress discipline, community cooperation, and steady enforcement to restore order and trust.
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W. NU
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Pela
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