Global brief notes and varied events across nations
Parachutists escape injury after a collision above Langley Field Virginia as two planes are destroyed. Swedish doctors claim a sleeping sickness cure. Thames hosts its first international boat race for the Duke of York’s gold trophy on June 26. The British government rejects plans for an Indian hospital in Saskatchewan. Paris reports 147 unemployed amid a pre strike banquet as London and Berlin show larger jobless totals. State's Attorney Crowe offers 5000 reward for information on machine gun slayings and beer runners. French troops bury 3000 comrades from a past massacre near Soueida. Poland unveils a new cabinet led by Premier Witos with Morawski remaining foreign minister.
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Langley Field
Virginia
Baronn Klint and
Hegelund
Sweden
River Thames
Chicago
Rolt
Crowe
William H. McSwiggin
Soueida
Poland
Witos
Morawski
England Tops In Optical Craft Since War
The Imperial College of Science and Technology in South Kensington hosts a major optical convention showing Britain now leads in lens making and optical instruments. War time gains in range finders periscopes and field glasses boosted British industry to front rank and optics are crucial to modern science and daily life.
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Imperial College of Science of Technology
South Kensington
England
Germany
Trade boosts Canadian cars in Far East regions
Orientals of the Far East in places like Singapore Java and Siam have developed brisk trade in Canadian automobiles due to good roads built by the British French and Dutch governments according to A B Muddiman former Canadian trade commissioner to those parts.
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Far East
Singapore
Java
Siam
A. B. Muddiman
BC Fisheries Air Patrol Seeks Defence Cooperation
The Department of Marine and Fisheries negotiates with the Department of National Defence to secure cooperation for continuing a summer air patrol of British Columbia fisheries. The talks aim to maintain surveillance and enforcement over fishing areas and ensure compliance with regulations.
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Federal
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Department of National Defence
British Columbia
World’s first rotor ship Baden Baden sails into New York
The 600 ton German rotor ship Baden Baden reached New York Harbor under wind power alone, a nine knot passage up the river carrying building stone. Inventor Alston Flettner praised rotor efficiency and fuel savings while the vessel averaged 168 miles per day on a 6200 mile voyage.
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New York Harbor
Alston Flettner
Baden- Baden
Work On H B Railway Progress On Hudson Bay Line
D R Campbell superintendent of construction with C N R engineers J W Porter and Thomas Turnbull inspect the Hudson Bay Railway. They plan detailed mileage checks to Kettle Rapids and expect more equipment and workers to finish the line to Hudson by fall. Over 100 men are replacing ties as eighty pound rails are relined and restored for mainline standards across 332 miles.
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D. R. Campbell
Canadian National Rail Ways
Western Lines
C.N.R
J. W. Porter
Thomas Turnbull
Hudson Bay Railway
Kettle Rapids
Campbell
Hudson May
Canada
Money In the West Revenue Reaches High Figure
The Financial Post estimates Western revenue from all sources at 1.05 billion dollars for last year, up from 860 million. Breakdowns show 725.1 million from agriculture, 150 million industrial, 50 million from tourism, and 10 million from mines fisheries etc, with increases in every division since 1924.
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Prairie Provinces
Financial Post
Air Stations in Canada Under Consideration
The question of allotment of air stations in Canada is under consideration. Hon. E N MacDonald minister of national defence informed the house at Ottawa following complaints of air service conditions at certain points in British Columbia and Alberta.
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Canada
E. N. MacDonald
National Defence
Ottawa
British Columbia
Alberta
If Some People Stop Climbing Hills
A reflective line suggests fatigue from pursuing goals and the idea that avoiding near impossible tasks could reduce tiredness in the world. It implies human effort and perception shape energy and motivation.
Little Brother Suit and Little Sister Dress Ad
A children’s sewing pattern feature describes No 1286 in sizes 2 4 and 6 years with a pasty Oliver Twist style suit and a matching No 1284 sister dress. The outfit includes a three scallop front blouse with scalloped collar and cuffs and short sleeves, plus straight trousers that button to the blouse. The price for the suit is 20 cents. the Fashion Book offering is 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Union 175 McDermot
Pattern ordering guidance appears to be listed for the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The text references Pattern No. and includes a fragment indicating a method to order patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper
Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Immigration Costs in Canada Government Expenditure Details
In the eleven months ending February 28, THE Federal Government spent 247,520 on immigrant ocean and railway fares. Of this amount 130,703 are recoverable loans. Land settlement costs reached 284,725 and keep of immigrants cost 13,161 in the same period.
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House of Commons
Heavy Cargoes for the Orient Signaling Trade Recovery
Vancouver ships report heavy cargoes bound for Japan and China as early signs of a partial recovery in trade with China. Merchants note improved volumes, with Canadian Pacific steamers showing strong bookings.
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Japan
China
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Monticello’s Record Oregon Lumber Cargo Sets World Milestone
The Monticello loaded in Portland Oregon the largest lumber cargo ever set on a ship at sea totaling 6 356 612 board feet. This quantity furnished material for 365 ordinary houses and marks a historic record in timber shipping.
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Oregon
Monticello
Portland
Wonderful Feat Scaling Mount Melje
Two French mountaineers scaled Mount Melje, 13065 feet, the highest peak in the French Alps. They skiied to Promontoire Refuge at 10335 feet, slept in a snowbound hut, then braved giant icicles and an 80 foot ice wall to reach the summit. A flagstaff planted by a prior climber aided their return.
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Melje
M. Dailoz
Alcoholic drink kills thousands of Russian workers annually
Professor Alexander Sholomvitch of Moscow's health department reports that about 6,000 Russian workers commit suicide each year due to alcohol. He notes 65 percent are addicted and spend 13 percent of earnings on drink, and adds that home brewed alcohol among peasants is not counted in official figures. He estimates the annual Russian liquor consumption would fill a continuous freight train line from Vladivostok to Leningrad.
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Alexander Sholomvitch
Department of Health
Moscow
Sholomvitch
Vladivostock
Leningrad
Russia
Germany Abstains From Military Aviation Accord
Negotiations on modifications to the Versailles Treaty as it affects German aviation ended with a Franco German Belgian pact. German military flights remain prohibited though horsepower and climb limits are adjusted. Separate accords allow cross border overflight by aviators of the three nations.
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France
Germany
Belgium
Davis proves farming potential in Champion district
Clarence Davis, a settler from Geneseo Illinois, showed farming viability in Southern Alberta's Champion district. Starting in 1905 with 1200 dollars, he acquired a quarter section and now farms 960 acres, fully paid for, valued at about 50000 dollars.
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Champion
Alberta
Clarence Davis
Geneseo
Illinois
Davis
Big Tourist Trade Boosts Canada Auto Influx
The number of tourists entering Canada by automobile rose rapidly. In 1925 one day saw 1,945,035 cars, up from 1,534,885 in 1924 and 966,499 in 1923. Ontario received 1,209,090 visitors, New Brunswick 467,555, and Quebec 111,383.
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Canada
Ontario
New Brunswick
Quebec
England's Great Paul Bell Tops St Pauls Tower
The largest bell in England is Great Paul, weighing seventeen tons, hanging in a St Pauls Cathedral tower. The immense bronze bell draws interest due to its size and historic placement within the London landmark.
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England
St. Paul’s Cathedral
MacMillan Expedition to Labrador Greenland Landsmen Trainfor Ice
Captain Donald B. MacMillan leads Field Museum scientists on an Arctic voyage to Labrador and Greenland. He will train landlubbers into capable sailors with six months of intensive drills while a crew includes the first white woman to enter the territory.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Field Museum
Labrador
Greenland
MacMillan
Ralph Robinson
Canada’s Two Billion War Debt Echoed by Toronto Star
The Toronto Star notes Canada’s two billion dollar war debt echoes a Civil War era U S figure. It contrasts Canada’s big wartime liability with its record foreign trade last year totaling about 2.258 billion dollars, marking a century scale fiscal comparison.
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Canada
United States
Lincoln
Toronto Star
Changing Names Of Cities In Russia
More than sixty Russian cities have been renamed by Bolshevik authorities to sever ties with the czarist era. Petrograd became Leningrad, Tsaritsin was renamed Stalingrad, Gatshina became Trotsk, Elizabethgrad is Zinovievsk, and Alexandropol in Soviet Armenia is Leninkan, reflecting endorsements of Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoviev, and allied leaders.
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Russia
Petrograd
Peter the Great
Leningrad
Lenin
Tsaritsin
Volga
Stalingrad
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Gatshina
Trotsk
Leon Trotsky
Elizabethgrad
Zinovievsk
Lord Beaverbrook to write life of Christ for Daily Express
The Morning Post reports Canadian peer Lord Beaverbrook is composing a life of Christ. Readers who have seen the manuscript praise its vivid arresting portrayal and note the work reflects great and reverent sincerity.
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Lord Beaverbrook
The
Daily Express
Christ
Morning Post
Plants Have Minds and Feelings Say Jagadis Bose
Indian psychologist Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose argues that plants possess hearts and brains and can feel. He reports experiments showing plant consciousness and responses to water, chloroform, and alcohol, noting mood shifts and unconsciousness similar to animals.
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Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
India
Sir Jagadis
Farms Hands Placed Quickly In Canada Arrival
A party of forty three young men trained at Claydon England arrived in Toronto and were placed on Ontario farms within an hour. H K Black assistant manager coordinated placements and followed up with each man noting results far beyond expectations.
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Canada
Claydon
England
H. K. Black
Toronto
Ontario
Auto Production Surges in Canada in 1925
The bureau of statistics reports 1925 output of 161 970 vehicles from i1 factories including 124 458 passenger cars 22 144 trucks and 15 368 chassis. Production rose 22 percent from 1924 and 10 percent from 1923 with total value around 110 and 35 380 418 dollars for parts and repairs compared with 88 480 418 in 1924.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Nevada editors seek national Mark Twain memorial site
Working with the State Editorial Association editors plan a national memorial to Mark Twain. They propose placing a building at the cabin where he drafted Huckleberry Finn or moving the old Territorial Enterprise building at Virginia City to the site, a place connected to Twain’s early cub reporting work.
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Nevada
State
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Territorial Enterprise
Virginia City
Twain
Huge turtle landed at Kalk Bay pier by Sophia skipper
The Kalk Bay skipper of the Sophia hauled a massive turtle weighing about 700 pounds using simple line and tackle. The animal was placed on display at Kalk Bay Pier for visitors to view.
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Kalk Bay
South Africa
Sophia
Kalk Bay Pier
Born leaders of men are women claim
A concise assertion states that most leaders of men come from women. The line emphasizes women as primary progenitors of leadership in society.
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