Plane plans for trans Atlantic aviators abandoned
World happenings brief notes several items from around the globe. Plans for extension of the Spanish trans Atlantic aviators led by Commander Ramah Franco have been abandoned. Premier Bruce of Australia considers cutting ocean fares for immigrants. A Vancouver lumber mill death occurred when Robert Maitland suffocated beneath sawdust. Edward Noble, BC Orangeman, died February 21 at Cedar Cottage after walking in a July parade at age 68. A Quebec lumber dealers convention urged abolition of the stamp tax. Count Robert De Caix told the League that France will grant Syrians a form of government like Irak under British guidance. Hon. H. W. Newlands KC reappointed Lieut-Governor of Saskatchewan. Germany’s industrial crisis worsens unemployment in the Ruhr. A British air service for Cairo, Burma, and possibly Australia is under planning. W. L. Mackenzie King declared elected to Canada’s House of Commons for Prince Albert. Diplomats paid respects to the King at St James’s Palace.
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Ramah Franco
Bruce
Australia
Edward Noble
British Columbia
Cedar Cottage
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Quebec
France
Robert de Caix
Mandates Commission
The
League of Na
Cairo
Egypt
Burma
Sifton W. Bratcher
British Air Ministry
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
House of Commons
Prince Albert
St. James’ Palace
Political Trickery Menace To Democracy
Sir Arthur Currie at Montreal cites Abraham Lincoln as a model for Canadian politicians. He warns that political agitators appeal to crowds and create east west, creed and class divisions, undermining democracy. He contrasts Lincoln with leaders who bow to parties and frames such trickery as dangerous to democratic governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Arthur Currie
G.C.M.G
McGill University
Montreal
John A. Macdonale
Wilfred Laurier
United States
Arthur
Lincoln
Canada to clarify position on Locarno Treaty
Government denies dis associating Canada from the Locarno Treaty and notes the Dominion need not act to stay outside its terms. The treaty does not apply to the British Dominions unless they accept it. An announcement to state Canada's position is expected in the house. Ernest Lapointe said no step will be taken before parliament is consulted and the matter will be discussed in parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Meighen
First Iron Transatlantic Steamboat Crossings
The Royal William became the first iron steamboat to cross the Atlantic in 1831, built in Canada. The Dominion bears the honor, and a tablet in Ottawa's Parliament Buildings commemorates the historic voyage.
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Royal William
Canada
Dominion
Parliament
Ottawa
Sunday School Teacher Quip Sparks Debate Among Boys
A Sunday School exchange features a teacher asking which boys go to heaven and a boy named Arthur replying that only the dead go. The humor reflects churchyard humor of the era with a child’s blunt comeback.
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Arthur
CNR Plans 1926 Branch Line Builds Across Canada
The Canadian National Railway budgets 5.896 million for 1926 to extend 163.3 miles of branch lines. Major projects include Turtleford Sask with 44 miles of track at 1.57 million, Dunblane Central Butte Sask at 1.0 million, and Rosedale Sask at 915,660. Two branches, Kingclear-Vanceboro NB and Grande Feriner Que, will have no work this year. Last year branch line spending totaled 9.522 million with Kamloops Kelowna BC leading the outlay.
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Canadian National Railway
House of Commons
Dominion
Turtleford, Sask
Dunblane- Central Butte, Sask
Rosedale, Sask
St. Paul S.E
Alta
Acadia Valley
Kingclear-Vanceboro
N.B
Grande Fresnier
Que
Railway Department
Kamloops- Kelowna
B.C
Dunblane-Central Butte
Sask
Hann-Warden
Westerners push 6 per cent long term rural loans
Western Liberals and Progressives launch a drive under the Rural Credits Act to bring 6 per cent long term loans through government. Experts say farmers may face 7 per cent without a government guarantee and tax exemptions. With guarantee, bonds could cost under 6 per cent after admin costs.
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Rural Credits Organization
United States
Brain capacity shown to resist overwork in study says scientist
Sir Denison Ross and Sir Arthur Keith challenge the notion that brain overwork causes illness. Ross argues the brain can hold many vocabularies and endure heavy study, while Keith links brain fever to physical defects or neglect, not mental strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison Ross
School of Oriental Studies
Arthur Keith
Britain
Keith
Cricket oil for airplanes found in Algiers export
United States consul in Algiers reports discovery of oil extracted from crickets suitable for aircraft as it resists freezing at high altitudes. Eighteen tons of crickets were shipped from Algiers to Holland for oil production and crickets are gathered there for use as chicken feed elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Algiers
Holland
Britain abandons Brennan helicopter in favor of autogiro research
The air ministry plans to discard the Brennan helicopter program after spending 254000 to date. It will focus on the Lacierra autogiro and developing four or five machines based on the Spanish Windmill concept praised at Farnborough. Experts say the autogiro matches hoped helicopter capabilities with simpler principles.
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Brennan
Air Ministry
Wiiliam Brancker
Farnborough
Wrights
Russia Eyes U S Trade With Food Exports
Officials of the Russian commissariat of agriculture say Russia will export to the United States in six months six billion eggs eighty million pounds of butter forty million poultry and wild fowl. The U S could absorb seven million dollars of sausage casings ten million dollars of wool and related products. They urge Russian producers to compete for this trade.
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Commissariat of Agriculture
Russia
United States
England
Germany
Paris Fashion: Eclipse 6 Ease Tonal Breakfast Coat Charm
Fashion note from Paris highlights a tailored breakfast coat designed for leisure. Heavy crepe de chine with puff trim buttons at the side, offered in four sizes 36 to 48 inches. Materials include corduroy or quilted satin. Pattern No 1225 sells for 20 cents. fashion book costs 16 cents.
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Paris
Pattern Orders and Billing Inquiry in Winnipeg
A fragmented notice from Winnipeg lists Pattern NO cscs with a request for a 20 cent coin or stamps and addresses at 175 McDermot Ave. The snippet includes a bill collector line and a quip about calling tomorrow, with a playful exchange about a young lawyer.
Radio notes and curiosities across the world
G B Shaw argues radio serves theatres by training actors for silent performances. A Johannesburg program heard in London Ohio on a three tube set. Experts blame aurora borealis for poor reception. An English street light reportedly broadcasts radio daily. A Vienna college begins remote lectures at 10 p m lasting about two hours. Rough handling of tubes damages sets and prompts replacements. A Montreal CKAC station suffered five thousand dollars in damage when a mouse shorted a fuse, ending the program. Frank Neill of Whitehead Ireland reports a 12 000 mile wireless link to Melbourne with 35 metre wavelength. Howden’s voice was heard for 15 minutes.
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G. B. Shaw
Johannesburg
South Africa
London
Ohio
Vienna
Austria
Montreal
CKAC
Australia
Frank Neill
Whitehead
Belfast
Ireland
Melbourne
Howden
Eskimos Battle Ocean In Coal Rescue At Point Barrow
Desperate Eskimos rush to save a winter coal supply as a fierce storm drives rain snow and hail and a rising sea threatens a mammoth pile of sacks. Men carry sacks on their backs while women and children haul them to safety leaving over a hundred tons secured.
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W. A. Newhall
Point Barrow
Alaska
Disease Decimates Indians at Fort Good Hope
Reported by L. Romanet manager of the Hudson's Bay Company the epidemic at Fort Good Hope on the lower McKenzie River has caused twelve hunter deaths. The disease appeared in fall and their deaths have demoralized the fur trade early this winter.
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Fort Good Hope
McKenzie River
L. Romanet
Athabasca
McKenzie
Hudson's Bay Company
French Women Offer Wedding Rings to Bank of France
Thirty seven women in a St Denis factory propose to melt their wedding rings into gold coins to aid France’s finances. They urge the editor of Intransigeant to pass the offer to the government, predicting millions will follow.
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St. Denis
France
Intransigeant
Women's Page
Bank of France
Ancient eclipse lore by Calippus and Ptolemy record
An. eclipse predicted by the Athenian Calippus in 326 B.C. with the first dated observation on March 19, 721 B.C. The lunar event was accurately recorded in Babylon, Mesopotamia, per Ptolemy.
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Calippus
Ptolemy
Babylon
Mesopotamia
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Historical Page
A long list of crossword clues across many numbers with definitions and potential answers including small casks hypothetical forces endure deserve heroic poem cylindrical pulley amorous abbreviation afterthought almond milk extract correct sick pertaining Isis beverage scarcity loom worker engineering degree continent sower annexing cushion color pope name conjunction ship improver like springs forth Mohammedan princes mass of heap serpents chair tilde ooze numb beseech wise man rushing onward teeter beast ring perform stockbroker equipment send back coast small body of land myth daughter Chinese measure distance fastened with cord turn to advantage adjudges color also yet ruins auricles girl's name elevates come into sight approach idle talk above article of apparel diagonally striped fabrics mineral spring point of compass
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Isis
War Veteran Offers Body for Deafness and Blindness Research
Leonard George Charman a 20 year old former member of the 18th and 142nd Canadian Battalions offers to submit his body to any scientific society or laboratory for experiments to help others. He is deaf nearly blind and writes that life holds nothing for him yet hopes his sacrifice may benefit future patients. His sole remaining joy is his love of flowers and he plans to plant a small plot if his offer is not accepted by next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard George Charman
Charman
Prince Responds to Paris Request on Umbrella Fashion
The Prince of Wales addressed a Paris newspaper request by endorsing an umbrella fashion lead. Soon after, he appeared at the Bath Club with a crook-handled folded umbrella, inspiring imitation among Bond Street's fashionable youths.
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Prince of Wales
Paris
France
Bath Club
Bond Street
Super Flying Boats Construction Aimed At World’s Largest Aircraft
British authorities pursue two giant seaplanes under construction. One will carry two 1,000 horsepower engines and weigh over 15 tons when loaded. Another will have three engines totaling 2,100 horsepower and room for thirty passengers in a luxurious saloon.
Figures Explain Slow Recovery Of France
Analysis by Gaston Cadoux shows World War losses of 1,363,000 French men. Of these, 669,000 were farmers and land workers, 235,000 were in industry, 159,900 in commerce, 21,000 in civil service, and 40,000 in liberal professions. France’s population remains below 1914 levels, with one seventh of agricultural male workers killed.
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France
Gaston Cadoux
Paris Statistical Society
Germany
England
Alsace
Lorraine
Inventions Extend Radio Use Across Wavelengths
Engineers foresee simultaneous transmission by multiple transmitters of the same wavelength. L William Skala of Prague University engineering school has announced an invention tested in Be rwyn Berlin suburb. The device claims to enable wireless telephony for all uses now served by wired service.
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L. William Skala
University of Prague
Skala
Berwyn
Wished Him Well Daughter Dialogued About Marriage
A daughter tells her father she is engaged for nearly two years and asks about marriage. The father advises that if she truly loves the man she should let him stay happy and wait.
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Robert Maitland
Vancouver
H. W. Newlands
K.C
Saskatchewan
Mr. Newlands
Richard Lake
Ruhr
W. N. OU
CNR
U. S
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Colin
Hamilton Spectator
Eskimos
Horizonta
Kring
Eurytua
Orchaila
Prince
Great Britain
Pria'a “Eetir
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