World events and royal visits mix with disasters and diplomacy
A jumble of 1920s era items includes Sir James Crag reportedly resigning as premier of the north, England currency dealings, May rail accidents with 37 deaths and 223 injuries, Panama Canal profits, floods leaving hundreds of thousands homeless in Galicia, a fatal 800 foot fall near Minot NY, King George hosting Ignace Paderewski and bestowing a high order, Soviet Polish border tensions drawing a protest, and Sir Robert Whigman’s appointment as colonel in the Royal Warwickshire regiment.
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James Crag
North Bre
Mank
England
Holland
South Africa
Canadian Railways
Panama Canal
King George
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Buckingham Palace
M. Welkoff
Volhynia
Robert Whigman
Egypt
Atbara
Khartoum
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Millan Northern Expedition Aims New Radio Feat
Radio messages from the Arctic are part of the McMillan Northern Expedition led by Eugene F. McDonald Jr. The plan includes set up transmitting stations near the 11 degree North Pole line to broadcast a Wakimos language program and describe the expedition. The venture faces skepticism as a first attempt with limited prior observations.
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Arctic
Defence appropriations pass House of Commons vote
Estimates for the department of national defence totaling 12,900,000 passed the House of Commons in committee. main opposition arose over cadet services. permanent force 4,800,000 non permanent militia 1,610,000 totals 11,880,850 war graves 475,000 war claims 425,000. artillery services amendment to reduce 100,000 was defeated by division.
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House of Comment
Department of Naonal Defence
House of Commons
Imperial War Graves Commission
Robert Forke
Seek To Reduce Losses Iton Love
Farmers feeders and shippers of live stock in Ohio form the Livestock Loss Prevention Association to cut losses from injuries in transit. Officials say at least 60 percent of losses are preventable and blame falls roughly on producers and railways. Bruising from handling in yards and cars is noted as a serious fault. Paris Saube Soviet Parla society title refuses to recognize Ambassador and Mme. of Soviet Russia. Mme recently tried to give a tea but none attended. An effort to raise two wa fe is mentioned. Twenty-thr es of the gaimale recently are tvel tm England.
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Ome
Ohio
Paris
Saube Soviet Parla Society
Mme
Russia
Tvel
England
Prince of Wales to visit Nipigon for moose hunt fall
Secretarial note from Nell McDougall of Nipigon Ontario records a letter inviting the Prince of Wales to Canada for a moose hunt in Nipigon with a playful remark about marriage. McDougall befriended the heir five years ago when he learned trout fishing in the Nipigon River.
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Prince of
Nipigon
Island
Cox
Mr. McDougall
McDougall
Prince of Wales
Rushed Cargoes To Avoid Custom Duties
Clocks watches and silks were hurled into England as aeroplanes and steamers rushed to bypass new McKenna duties. Croydon Airport served as the hub with urgent Paris and Zurich flights delivering silk from France and watches from Switzerland before the July 1 tariff.
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Paris
London
England
Croydon
Britain
France
Switzerland
Zurich
Medical Supplies For Deep Sea Fishermen Yacht Voyage
Strathcona II, a 90 foot yacht of unknown tonnage, sailed from Southampton to St Johns Newfoundland carrying medical supplies for deep sea fishermen along 600 miles of coast. Captain A R T Kirby, wounded at Zeebrugge, leads the Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen mission with Dr W T Grepfell as medical chief to establish stations and survey navigational needs. The party may be away two years.
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Labrador
Southampton
Queenston
St Johns
Newfoundland
A. R. T. Kirby
Zeebruge
W. T. Grepfell
Royal National Mission
Dr. Kerentell
St. Johns
Northwest
Earl Haig heads Empire Service League meeting in Ottawa
At the biennial conference in Ottawa delegates from Britain Ireland Northern New Zealand Burma and Rhodesia gathered under presiding Field Marshal Earl Haig former commander in chief. The American Legion was represented by Commander Drain dead. Camille Flammarion wills his heart to his birthplace Montigny Le Rot and burial plans were announced by the mayor. War stories and distant travels mingle with curious notes on peanuts reaching China from a missionary voyage decades ago.
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British Empire Service League
Ottawa
Great Britain
Irish Free State
New Zealand
Burma
Rhodesia
Earl Haig
American Legion
Drain Dead
Legion
Camille Flammarion
Montigny-LeRot
Montigny-Le-Rot
Treaty With West Indies Boosts Imperial Trade Pact
The British American trade agreement ties Canada and the West Indies into a broad preferential arrangement aimed at expanding markets for Canadian and inland products while reducing costs of living. Viewed as an imperial pact, it seeks to keep trade within the empire, directing maritime port activity toward Canadian commerce and boosting sailings and transit through Canadian ports with preferences from 60 to 7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
West Indies
United States
American Fashion King and Queen Embrace Horn Rimmed Glasses
The New York Sun notes royal approval for horn rimmed eyeglasses in England as King George and Queen Mary wear and endorse the bold frames at Wimbledon and in public. Advocates claim comfort, stability, and reduced breakage compared to metal designs, signaling a cultural shift.
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England
King George
Queen Mary
Wimbledon
Little
Isle
New York Sun
Education and Ability Limitations in Human Learning
The article argues that education cannot create minds. it works within the mind’s capacity. It cites the danger of equating efficiency with education and notes education’s dependence on the material it operates on. It references Cape Argus and mentions Canadian Ambassador L C Amery in the British House of Commons regarding a Canadian ambassador to the United States. It also mentions a memorial at Hedge End for Great War yachtmen and a tiny model yacht weighing three grains in the memorial site.
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Educaion
Cape Argus
L. C. Amery
Dominions
House of Commons
United States
Amazing but True Observation Sparks Curious Reactions
A playful remark contrasts a bold claim about 92624 sanatears and stars with a taunting notice about wet paint. The piece hints at gullibility and the urge to test obvious statements. It reads like a quirky, local editorial aside.
Scholarships Awarded By Canadian Council for 1926 36
The Canadian Council announces three $1200 fellowships to D Chataway, A B McClay, and John Russell for the 1926 36 academic year. Nineteen $1000 studentships and twenty seven $750 bursaries are also granted to graduates to foster trained research workers in Canada. Applicants undergo scientific and research evaluation. fellowships require independence, and studerships require post graduate experience.
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Jona Resmareh
We Motel
Bammer
Academe
Mise
Chataway
Mautrods University
McClay
Toronto University
John Russell
McGil University
Couner
Canada
Himelif
N. D. Clare
Manitoba University
W. M. Martin
Alberta University
J. D. Wilhelm
Saskatchewan University
L. L. Bolton
C. G. McLachlan
C. Silvertz
British Columbia University
HJ. Fraser
PA Macdonald
W. F. Riddell
Manitoba
N. J. Atkinson
J. J. McLeod
L. E. Paynter
W. Bowles
Saskatchewan
1. W. Bell
LW. Jones
Alberta
WE Ham
W. W. Simpson
British Columbia
Western Canada Form New Livestock Group Under CS TA
A new organization of animal husbandry men from western Canada forms to affiliate with the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. The provisional executive will lead, with the 61st annual meeting planned in Winnipeg next Christmas alongside western agronomists. Members include Dominion prairie experimental farm super intendents, university animal husbandry staff, livestock commissioners, and investigators such as C M Leamouth and G H Hutton. The provisional committee lists N J Tins ee, W H Gibson, F L Reed as secretary, and P Sackville as University of Alberta chair.
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Animal Husbandry Men of Western ‘Canada
Farm Association
Animal Husbandry Men of
Western Canada
Canadian Society of Technical Agricturists
Cs.t.a
Winnipeg
Western Agronomists
Dominion Experimental Farm
Prairies
Universles
C. M. Leamouth
Saskatchewan
G. H. Hutton
CPR Agricultural Department
N. J. Tinsee
Manitoba
W. H. Gibson
F. IL. Reed
Lacombe
P._ Sackville
University of Alberta
Waterworks Plant for London Water Supply
London’s new waterworks project sits sixteen miles from the city, covering 723 acres with a capacity of 50 million gallons daily from the Thames. The intake channel feeds through three meters and roller sluices into a draw-off tower, then to tel throats and three pipes, delivering water to the main for city use.
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London
Corner Stone Laie Jane Laid at Calgary Service
Corner Stone ceremony held in Calgary for Corner Stone Laie Jane of the Corner Stone 16 Laie Jane program with Rev A Mueller and Pastor Frederick Me Brand from St. Louis. Edmonton institution to wear a stylish hat and $250,000 Luther an Auer noted. July 8 event referenced.
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Cordia College
Lutheran
Auer
Edmonton
Mike
Frederick
Rea
St. Louis
Cai
Mueller
Jone
Calgary
Crossword Puzzle Jumble of Clues and Fragments
A scrambled crossword puzzle snippet lists numerous clues and garbled terms such as Exclamation, Enemy, Anticipation, Cleaning Implement, Insect, Beverage, Fractions, Splendors, and others. The fragmentary text mixes numbers and partial words, forming an unreadable grid of crossword hints without coherent entries or solutions.
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Netter
When North and South Meet Prominent Irishmen Attend Dinner
Prominent Irish figures from both north and south attended a London Irish Club dinner. Attendees included Timothy Healy and the Duke of York, as James Craig missed due to a brother's death and William T Cosgrave could not attend. Governor Healy praised King George's role in the Irish settlement and the easing of turmoil in South Ireland.
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London
North
Ireland
Ir James Craig
Rap
William T. Cosgrave
Free State Executive Council
Timothy Healy
Free State
Duke of York
Inter
T. P. O'Connor
Healy
King George
Manitoba Paper Mill Plans Erected on Winnipeg River Fort Alexander
A 200 ton paper mill costing 4 500 000 will employ 600 men year round and 1 200 for seven months each year. Fort Alexander at the Winnipeg River mouth near Victoria Beach will host the mill, a joint project of Spanish River Pulp and Paper and J K & McArthur Interests of Winnipeg. Construction starts immediately. Fort Alexander is about 75 miles north of Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Fort Alexander
Man
Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company
J. K.& McArthur
Winnipeg River
Victoria Beach
Canadian National Rail
Lake Winnipeg
Winniper
Up In The Air The Cities Of The Future
Prederick Kiesler, a young Viennese architect, outlines a Paris decorative iris exposition idea. He predicts houses on aerial platforms raised by steel girders, hundreds of feet above ground, with rapid elevators in towers. Platforms could span rivers or rise from lake bottoms, enabling dwelling units to float above gardens and roads.
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Sert
Cordingo Prederick
Tar Sands Paving Machine Aids Alberta Roads
Thos. Draper, president of McMurray Asphaltum and Oil Limited in Waterways Alberta, says a new machine converts Alberta tar sands into road material. The device is designed for street paving and oil extraction from sands and reportedly passed tests at Petrolia with sands from Waterways.
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Alberta
Thos. Draper
McMurray Asphaltum
011 Limited
Waterwaye
Alta
Draper
Han
Teste
Petrolia
Marriage of Raspberry Acres farmer after sale trip to Europe
Architectural Effect details farmer Gulletson of Raspberry Acres who sold the south 40 and married after a 50 year courtship. The couple tours Europe and views Pisa, joked that the builder must have been drunk. The piece blends whimsy with a playful life anecdote.
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Farmer Gulletson
Europe
Pisa
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