World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of international notes with figures on income tax, awards, and political figures. Sir Francis Lewis Castle is named to the overseas security committee while Field Marshal Plumer assumes duties as Palestine high commissioner. Contributions to education, science, and medical research are mentioned alongside aviation updates and a weather of political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lewis Castle Flood
London
Agriculture and Fisheries
Isabella Forke
Robert Forke
Progressive Party
House of Commons
Alter
Pipestone
Simon Gratz
Philadelphia
Soya bean flour eyed as cure for Soviet food shortage
In Moscow officials consider soy bean flour a new staple from Dr Ladislaus Bere seller of Budapest. Fifteen to twenty mills operate but lack proper gear to feed ten million people with a meat and egg substitute. One pound equals two pounds of meat plus half a pound of wheat flour, potentially freeing 600 tons of meat and eggs daily for export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Budapest
Ladislaus Bereseller
Uncomfortable Antiques And Royal Comfort
The article notes high prices for antique furniture yet warns they are often uncomfortable to sit in. It recalls Queen Alexandra visiting York as Princess of Wales and staying at the treasurer’s house. Dining at the Deanery she sat in a lounge chair and joked about the idea of a comfortable chair after much weariness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Alexandra
York
Princess of Wales
Treasurer's
Deanery
Dean Purey Cust
Marty
Prohibition of Traffic in Drugs Supported by Canadians
The Ottawa Journal asserts broad Canadian support for drug prohibition with little tolerance for addicts and traffickers. It commends the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for aggressively pursuing those exploiting the drug habit as among the most despicable criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa Journal
When Everybody Says It No One Knows It For Certain
A terse reflection on certainty in gossip and the unstable nature of shared beliefs. It likens unsolicited declarations of love to war, suggesting heightened risk and potential conflict when feelings become public knowledge.
Eskimos Face Extermination Risk From White Habits Says Doctor
Dr D E Scott, medical officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, warns that Eskimos and delta Indians may be exterminated by disease as they adopt white habitation. He cites rising tuberculosis, cancer and parasitic infections from raw foods, noting fitness of northern law abidance but occasional murders in eastern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Scott
Edmonton
Aklarix
Mackenzie River
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic
Department of Indian Affairs
Scott
Delta
Sil
Russia's Coal Strategy Under World Strikes Cited
The Paris NYT correspondent reports Bolshevik leaders urged British miners toward a strike while Moscow courted European buyers for Russian coal to supplant English production during a slated shortage. The piece argues Bolshevik brain drain left Russia unable to compete domestically, pushing reliance on foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Paris
New York Times
Moscow
Europe
Russia
Minneapolis Journal
Ontario Plans Driving Permits and Tests for Motorists
Ontario will require every motorist to obtain a driving permit next year. Hon. G. S. Henry told the Canadian Automobile Association meeting in Toronto that compulsory driver examinations would follow. Violations would be recorded on the permit and could lead to revocation of the license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
G. S. Henry
Public Works and Highways
Canadian Automobile Association
Toronto
May Abandon Dirigibles in U. S. Programs
The government is poised to focus on aeroplanes after the Shenandoah disaster. Likely actions include selling Los Angeles, closing Lakehurst, curtailing helium extraction, and concentrating funding and effort on airplanes. The shift, already planned for economic reasons, gains urgency due to the damage to lighter than air ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Ite
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Cities set 35 mph limit on Rhode Island highways
Rhode Island towns declare 35 miles per hour as the proper auto speed to keep roads clear of congestion after large road expenditures. They note highways cannot be cluttered by slower traffic as children in Glasgow ride streetcars for one penny, with routes extending up to twenty five miles.
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Rhode Island
Glasgow
Frilly step in chemise pattern for home dressmakers
A simple step in chemise pattern with lace trim and scalloped edge options. Sizes 36 40 44 available with busts 34 36 28 40 42 44 correspondingly. material needs and 20 cent price noted. Fashion Book offers patterns and a five cent coupon.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
An address based note requests pattern orders via mail from Winnipeg at 1756 McDermot Ave. The item lists include names, town and province, with price or postage details such as 20c cola or stamps, and careful wrapping. The text resembles a period ad for mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Graves Found Of Massacred Christians In Japan 1637
Dr Earl R Bull a Methodist missionary in Loo Chow Islands Japan reports finding burial grounds for 11000 Christians believed slain in the 1637 uprising During inspection an inscription claims 33000 Christians were killed and buried in separate graves heads buried together bodies moved to prevent unification The massacre nearly wiped out Catholic converts in the country.
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Earl R. Bull
Methodist Episcopal
Loo Chow Islands
Japan
Burral
Bull
Open Big Conference on Child Welfare at Geneva
An immense effort to improve the welfare of the world s children began with the first child welfare congress in Geneva. Seven hundred delegates from 58 countries attended, including the United States and many Latin American republics. Andre Oltamara was elected president and the Marchioness of Aberdeen led the education section. Also unearthed in Ur of the Chaldees was a sculpture showing workmen carrying mortar up ladders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
Andre Oltamara
Marchioness of
Aberdeen
British shipyard forecasts motorship era replacing steamers
A British ship building firm predicts gasoline motorships will supplant steamships. It is constructing 13 large vessels intended to be operated by gasoline motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fim
Gasoline Motora
Poor Remuneration For Technical Work
A New York appeal for fair pay for city engineers and technical staff highlights the low earnings compared with ditch diggers and trades. The piece argues underpayment threatens future technical education and Feuerwehr? No, it warns a brain drain if white collar professions remain underpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City of
Toronto
China Boycott as War Substitute Warns Canadian Merchants
The Toronto Globe notes that China’s boycott is seen as a substitute for war, affecting Canadian exports including wheat flour lumber auto flow and whisky. It suggests merchants in the Dominion with Orient ties will face disruption, while Canada’s Commonwealth status provides some counterweight.
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South China
Great Britain
Dominion
Orient
China
Dakota
Minnesota
Canada
British Commonwealth of Nations
Toronto Globe
Fewer Immigrants Under New Law In 1924 25
Immigration analysis shows a 68 percent drop in net arrivals as quotas reduced entries. Italians led emigrants with 20 948 leaving while Canada and Mexico supplied 130 193 immigrants, nearly two thirds of the net figure. Germany Great Britain Ireland Free State and Sweden failed to meet quotas. Total 291 814 compared with 706 896 the prior year.
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United States
Germany
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Sweden
Canada
Mexico
Napoleon’s Night Gatekeeper Becomes Imperial General
Nighttime encounter at a French outpost leads to an unlikely career turn. The sentry, following orders, denies passage to a recognized Napoleon who refuses to reveal identity. Promoted next morning, he rises to become a celebrated general under the empire.
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Belting Bargain Quip Echoes in Courtly Exchange
A brief ledger-style line shows a clerk asking for a waist measure and a reply compares it to the length of the speaker's left arm. The exchange hints at a humorous or informal commerce scene, framed in period speech.
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Ebout
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues From an Old Page
A crossword puzzle with numerous across and down clues spanning diverse topics. Clues include chemistry and geography terms, common words, and archaic spellings, some with partial letter counts and variant spellings. The list blends standard crossword entries with nonstandard or garbled phrases, reflecting an OCR puzzle source.
Disabled workers craft royal bedroom suite for Princess
At Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops in Fulham Road London disabled veterans including a porter and a waiter are finishing a seven piece cream lacquered bedroom suite for Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles. The team, led by a former market gardener, has completed most woodwork and will soon seal the lacquer on panels and furniture pieces.
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Lord Lascelles
Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles
London Daily Mail
Lord Roberts
Fulham Road
N.W
London
Turks Abandon Old Customs Embrace European Dress Edict
The Turkish Republic moves away from fez and turban toward European attire for officials as mandated by the council of commissairs. Priests may wear turbans only and must uncover inside government offices.
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Council of Commissairs
Evolution Talk Sparks Stuttering Mose Exchange
Rastus flubs his line in a rustic exchange about transformation from cocoon to butterfly while Mose frets on the idea of ancestry and creation. The brief dialogue hints at a playful, dialect rich moment between two speakers.
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Mose
Rastus
Iso
Crown Prince Umberto Granted 96000 Dollar Maintenance
Crown Prince Umberto of Italy is approved to receive 96000 dollars annually for main maintenance. The decision sets his living support at a fixed annual sum.
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Umberto
Italy
Passing Of Arkansas Newspaperman James A Cruikshank
James A Cruikshank 43 veteran newspaperman and former Saskatoon Star editor died in Little Rock Arkansas where he served as Daily News business manager. Born Bearsden Scotland he led the Hantey Herald and worked for Northern Crown Bank. Abscess of the brain caused death. Survived by widow and six children. Funeral held in Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Cruikshank
Saskatoon Star
Saskatoon Phoenix
Regina Post
Regina Morning Leader
Little Rock
Ark
The
Daily News
Mr. Cruikshank
Bearsden
Glasgow
Scotland
Hantey Herald
Northern Crown Hank
Huge jewel cache found in former tailor to the czar house
In a house once occupied by the tailor to the czar named Lidval now running a Paris bank, a vast collection of gold and silver items set with precious stones and diamonds was uncovered. A jewel box held 47 elaborately made gold articles and blue diamonds totaling 223 carats, along with many gold enameled cigarette cases snuff boxes rings and tiepins.
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Lidval
Paris
Demand For Domestics To Aid Saskatchewan Farms
Saskatchewan farmers seek household help under the Imperial Government overseas settlement scheme. The provincial bureau contracted 160 domestics from the British Isles, but only about half have arrived. Most requests come from farm women anxious for domestic workers.
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Saskatchewan
Bureau of Labor and Industries
British Isles
Th Bureau
Unlucky Men and Earthquake Taxes
A quip recalls men so unlucky they fear tax collection after an earthquake strikes, implying misfortune delays tax payment and natural disaster impact. The remark ties calamity to fiscal duties and timing.
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San Francisco
Europe Union
Batista Grassi
Aldershot
Springfield
U. S
Clipse
Bi Ashion Rae
Province
Ireland
Marsh
Pacific Island
Princess
Tenance
Western Papers
Arkansas
Leningrad
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