World Happenings Briefly Told
The British minister to Switzerland on behalf of Indias signed the Geneva convention. A US commission rejected Belgiums first plan to refinance its 490 million debt. Lord Beaverbrooks Defy Express hints Earl Beatty may succeed Fyng as Canada governor general. Soviet contracts for cotton valued £293 400 with Lancashire firms. Austin Nelson died and pilot Worthington Kempt was seriously injured when an aeroplane fell at Packard Field Detroit. Admiral Sah-Cheng-Ping urges firm stand for freedom of seas. Berlin Moscow air line starts daily service. Moscow to London in 30 hours. Zeigier and Coe died in a Los Angeles aeroplane spin. An anarchist failed to assassinate King Alfonso at Saint Sebastian. Mona Bates the Canadian pianist, Anom Setab, wins praise in Vienna and Dresden. Sir Park Goff to lecture on disarmament in Washington.
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Belgium
United States
United States Commission
Defy Express
Worthington R. Kempt
Kempt
Packard Field
Detroit
Sah-Cheng-Ping
Peking
Mona Bates
Gave Two Orations At Own Funeral
Charles W. Lau a Davenport Iowa farmer and former school board member died after recording two speeches on phonograph records three months earlier. The deceased’s voice spoke at his home funeral service and later at the crematorium, delivering farewell remarks and critique of church conditions.
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Lau
Chicago
Dutch Engineer Claims Lifeboat to Withstand Capsizes
Rotterdam naval engineer Herr Schutteren unveils a new lifeboat design claiming it cannot capsize and offers full protection from exposure. After successful small tests he will sail from Rotterdam to London with six companions, then to New York. The current model is 25 feet long 8 feet wide and 44 feet deep.
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Herr Schutteren
Rotterdam
London
New York
Unmarried Civil Servants Face Penalty Under New Order
A new order introduces an equal pay basis for bachelors and spinsters in the Free State civil service. Upon marriage men receive a lump sum and a pay rise, while women who wed must retire but receive a substantial dowry.
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Free State
European Student Relief Aids Hungry Rural Learners
About 256000 students seeking education in Europe receive aid from the European Student Relief organized under the World's Student Christian Federation. The program supports hungry and ragged youths determined to pursue schooling.
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Europe
European Student Relief
Student Christian Federation
Criticism of Uncensored Recollections Targets Churchill Lineage
The debate centers on Captain Wright's Portraits and Criticisms and its alleged libels on public figures now deceased. Winston Churchill calls Uncensored Recollections a long overdue uncensored attack, citing harsh judgments of Lord Randolph Churchill and others. The publisher defends delaying withdrawal as another favorable work followed earlier.
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William Gladstone
Peter Wright
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston
Moros Ask Roads and Schools from Manila Government
The Moros, veteran tribesmen in the Philippines, present a request for more roads and schools to the Manila government. A century of American civilizing influence has brought peace, roads, and schools, while some locals push independence. The writer notes that many prefer American rule and express skepticism about readiness for independence.
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Moros
Manilla
Philippines
New York Evening Post
Post Office to Test Zone Plan in Toronto
Canada to adopt a metropolitan postal zone system for faster sorting and delivery. Toronto will be divided into ten districts numbered 2 to 13 excluding seven and eleven, with letters addressed by district number. If successful, the change will roll out to Montreal.
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Toronto
Canada
Jno. Nicholl
Regina
Montreal
John Smith Lving
John Smith
College Street
Ontario
Wash-suit fashion for boys ages two to six
The article describes summer wash-suits for boys with Devonshire cloth, center-front closures, high necks, and practical pockets. It notes blue percale variants with frilled cuffs, set in sleeves, and knee-length trousers. Sizes 2, 4, 6 years. 4-year size needs 1½ yards of fabric. Price 20 cents. Fashion Book offered at 10 cents with a coupon for patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fastcolor
Devonshire
Pattern Orders Ad Minted at Winnipeg Newspaper
Local notice lists pattern orders and pricing for Winnipeg residents. Readers are instructed to send 20 cents plus stamps to 175 McDermot Ave to obtain patterns, with a pattern name and town details required for fulfillment.
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Winipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Governor General Baron Byng Returns From North Canada
The Governor General of Canada Baron Byng has completed a historic northward journey. He traveled thousands of miles into Canada’s northern hinterland meeting Eskimos Indians missionaries and traders. At Aklavik he toured the settlement and spoke with locals before visiting Eskimo camps near Kittigaruit and receiving native gifts.
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Canada
Baron Byng
Dominion
Aklavik
Kittigaruit
Haig Says He Would Honor Governor General Post
Field Marshal Earl Haig, arriving in Glasgow after a Canada visit, said at 65 he would welcome the honor if offered the governor generalship. He praised Canada as a wonderful country with good prospects for those willing to work, and spoke highly of his Jubilee visit to Calgary.
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Earl Haig
Glasgow
Canada
Dominion
Farl Haig
Calgary
Lady Byng Prefers Outdoors as Flowers Thrill Victoria Visit
The governor general of Canada and his wife revealed a taste for open-air life and gardens during their Victoria visit. Lady Byng, a devoted gardener, has collected about 400 plant varieties for her English gardens, with only twelve failing after transatlantic transfer.
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Lady Byng
Victoria
Canada
England
Call Relief Conference Plans for Jewish Aid
A nationwide conference of Jews will meet in Philadelphia on September 12 to discuss continuing relief for co-religionists in Europe and Palestine and a plan to settle 100000 Jews in Russia as farmers by 1927. The call, issued by David A. Brown, cites 15 million dollars needed to fund the plan.
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Europe
Palestine
Russia
Philadelphia
David A. Brown
General Necessities Corporation
New York
United States
Steam engines in aeroplanes predicted by scientists
Dr. John Haldane at the Institute of Mining Engineers gathering in Cardiff predicts steam engines will replace internal combustion for aero planes and cars as steam pressure increases and engines shrink. Sir John Cadman adds oil will pass as coal reclaims future roles in energy use.
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John &. Haldane
Institute of Mining Engineers
Cardiff
Wales
Haldane
John Cadman
Austrian Engineer's Monoplane Soars to 300 MPH Claim
An Austrian engineer unveils a rotor driven monoplane said to reach 300 miles per hour and rise nearly vertically. He claims it can cross the Atlantic in twelve hours and the British Air Ministry is reportedly interested and may fund an experimental model.
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British
Air Ministry
Prince of Wales declines 65 carat diamond in Kimberley
The Prince of Wales refuses a 65 carat diamond in Kimberley but accepts a 12 carat stone. The smaller gem is rare in Toronto yet available in New York or London, while the 65 carat stone is not a commercial proposition and could be worth about 10 thousand dollars.
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Prince of Wales
Kimberley
Toronto
New York
London
Prince Woul
Toronto Star
Desks Supplied In London Schools To Suit Growning Children
The average British schoolboy and girl have grown large due to outdoor exercise. Desks in schools are not large enough as boys reach five feet ten inches and girls five feet eight inches, prompting measures to supply larger desks for developing children.
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London
Population surge in England over a century
A hundred years show England’s population rising from eight million to thirty two million. The piece notes a drastic population increase and implies emigration surpasses immigration in Engizod.
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England
Engizod
New Breakwater Test Uses Perforated Pipes In California
A new breakwater concept is tested off California shores using perforated pipes buried just under water. Compressed air is pumped into the pipes to produce bubbles that allegedly break up waves effectively.
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California
Quiet Kitchen Crash Breaks Household Calm
A kitchen crash draws the mistress's ire as Sarah responds calmly that nothing is being done and that all is finished. The moment captures tension in a domestic setting.
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Sarah
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE Horizonta
A crossword puzzle page lists clues across and down for multiple entries. The grid includes definitions ranging from grammar terms to celestial, culinary, and geographic words, with abbreviations for directions and measurements.
Greetings Conveyed Between Arctic Explorers
A message from Baron Pyng of Vimy aboard the Distributor relayed greetings from Mackenzie River explorers to an eastern Arctic expedition led by George F. Mackenzie. The missive, transmitted via W. W. Cory and O. B. Finnie, wished the Arctic voyage crew success in their challenging task north of Labrador.
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Canada
Arctic
Itawa
W. W. Cory
Interior
Baron Pyng of
Vimy
Distributor
Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie River
Mr. Cory
Finnie
North-West Territories
George FP. Mackenzie
Arctic Circle
Labrador
Truck crashes into Halifax parlor in Blowers Street incident
Mrs. Julia Poole entertained an unwelcome guest when a large motor truck plowed through the side of her two storey Halifax home and halted in the dining room. The driver was arrested after losing control on Blowers Street.
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Halifax
Julia Poole
Blowers Street
Ball Speeds Across Sports and Lightning Marks
Discussion compares cricket ball speed near ninety miles an hour to golf ball speeds around 250 feet per second and tennis ball serves about 125 feet per second. It notes that lightning can cause serious injury and leaves leaf vein like marks on the body as a lesson from electricity.
Shingle Cottage Clad With 2200 License Plates In Seattle
A summer cottage in Seattle, Washington, clad with discarded license plates from nearly every state, uses about 2,200 plates for its exterior.
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Oscer Lemdahi
Seattle
German Firms Offer Ships on Credit to Soviet Navy
Krupp Wharf and Deutsche Wharf proposed building several tank steamers and passenger ships for the Soviet commercial navy department on 10 to 15 year credit with 10 percent cash. Moscow memorandum says terms acceptable and abroad orders funded by profits from existing Russian shipbuilding ventures.
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Krupp Wharf
Deutsche Wharf
Soviet Commercial Navy Department
Commercial Naval Department
Moscow
Commercial Navy Department
Nurse throws ink bottle at Prince of Wales film in Dublin
Dora Maguire, a Dublin nurse, hurled an ink bottle at a cinema screen showing the Prince of Wales tour films in South Africa. She was fined £8 and ordered to compensate a girl musician whose clothing was damaged. She denied personal objection to the Prince but opposed cheering those who aided the Black and Tans.
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Prince of Wales
South Africa
Dublin
Dora Maguire
Ireland
Irish Free State
Memorial for Scott expedition unveiled near Devonport
A national memorial to the Scott expedition members who died on the 1515 South Pole dash was unveiled near Devonport, Captain Scott’s birthplace, funded by a national subscription. China’s area is 4 225 004 square miles with a population of 456 006 000.
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Devonport
England
Captain Scott
China
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Onsen
Colin
Mee
North
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