Pope Rejects Mussolini Accord on Church Reform Laws
Pope Pius XIII rejects any fascist claim to legislate ecclesiastical reform. He sent a letter to Cardinal Gasparri denying church government is bound by any agreement with Italy. He notes clerical experts consulted by the state do not imply church endorsement and calls for negotiations and lawful terms with the Holy See to proceed.
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Mussolini
Pius
Vatican
Gasparri
Holtders
Holy Bee
Pope
Holy See
Will Names Six Bankers As Pallbearers Inoddly Terse Exchange
A lawyer notes the deceased named six bankers as pallbearers and asks to replace them with friends. The reply is terse, suggesting no change. The Boston Transcript fragment hints at a final, curt moment in the will drafting.
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Boston Transerip
Island of Anticosti to Become Protected Game Reserve
A measure aims to proclaim Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St Lawrence a protected reserve. The goal is acclimatizing breeding and conserving all kinds of game and wildlife. Hon J E Perreaul supports the plan as part of broader conservation efforts.
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Anticost
Gulf of Bt Lawrence
Seenilea
Livingstone Relative Wes Nephew Dies at 36
A fragmentary obituary notes Wes Nephew Livingstone Rome, linked to the famous explorer David Livingstone. It recalls 1871 when Stanley led a relief expedition into Africa and says the relative died at thirty six, with journals later saved and given to the world.
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Stanley
Heart of
Africa
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Polar expedition plan abandoned due to broken snow motors
Alexander M. Stith and Captain George H. Wilkine Staith abandon their attempt to haul supplies for a Wikies polar expedition to Point Barrow. They started from Fairbanks with 15 tons of gasoline but engines repeatedly failed, reaching only seven miles in two weeks along the Seven mile trail, casting doubt on fulfilling the voyage and considering enlarging the aviation field to support the monoplane effort.
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Alexander M. Stith
Trans Polar
Point Harrow
George H. Wilkine
Staith
Fairbanks
Alaska
Point Barrow
Wilhine
Hungarian Nobility Settles Land in Manitoba Dairy Farm
The Canadian Colonization Association brings Hungarian noble families to Manitoba under the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1825 Julius von Plossek de Zseltha and Count Gesa Paeltfy secured land near Hazelton to create a premier dairy farm. Three more noble families joined, including Count Fi ary of Budapest, forming a growing settlement.
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Manitoba
Canadian Colonization Association
Transtyvania
Julius von Plossek de Zseltha
Imperial Hungarian Hussars
Gesa Paeltfy
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hazelton
Fiary
Budapest
Germany's Industrial Postwar Recovery Seen in Report
Liverpool Weekly Post notes that Sir Philip Dawson will publish a work on Germany's industrial situation. It cites cautious optimism among professionals and families recovering from poverty since the war, with hard work and teutonic effort for recovery. It mentions Prussianism’s decline and lingering French hostility during Ruhr occupation, while bankers from America and England are cited as possible financiers.
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Germany
Philip Dawson
Ruhr
Liverpool Weekly
Post
Rattlesnake Oil Starts New Texas Medicine Trade
Rattlesnake oil, selling for $109 a gallon, spurs a new Texas industry centered in Cisco. The process harvests rattlesnakes during dormancy, using dynamite to locate dens in hills. Dens yield small quantities per stake, though multiple snakes can be found in a single den.
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Texas
Cisco Long
Libel Question Over Tombstone Inscription
Blanche Bellaver of Lichfield contemplates a suit against the boy's relatives over a tombstone inscription that accuses her of causing six year old Lester Buttel’s death. A coroner’s jury exonerated her of blame, but the libel claim lingers.
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Blanche Dellaver
Lichfield
Lester Buttel
Blanche Bellaver
Miseetlaver
Truth vs Deception in Extraordinary Cases
Aesopian reflections on lying to save lives. A doctor may misdirect a patient to prevent greater harm. The discussion cites Herod and John the Baptist as examples, arguing that necessity can justify deception when outcomes prevent worse events.
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Herod
Johe
Radio era expands as stations and amateurs push limits
The report notes Chicago and Edmonton broadcasting plans and new stations in King Edward Park. It highlights two way Atlantic radiophone tests, Vancouver amateur contact with a ship in Discovery Sound over 50 minutes, and Paul Rader's Chicago ministry conducting long Sunday services via radio.
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King Elware Park
Edmonton
Internationa Bible Students Association
Mitchell
Windsor
Mayer Sa
Atlantic
Ragland
American Telephone and Telegraph Company of York
Ial Ral
Paul Rader
Chicago
Rater
National Radio
Staton Wht
Athens
Woman Leaves Three Millions For Animals
A Victorian era Englishwoman endowed animals with a large fortune, dictating estate provisions and charitable bequests. The will directs funds to animal welfare through the REBECA and related trusts, with others benefiting from the remaining estate under church and town authorities.
Fashion Pattern for a Youthful Raglan Sleeve Dress
A 10 to 14 year old youth pattern features raglan sleeves, a convertible collar with long tie ends, and an embroidered pocketed bodice. The circular skirt is in two pieces attached at the low waist. No 1259 includes size 10 with 1 yards 3 inches of fabric and costs 29 cents. The Fashion Book offers additional patterns for 10 cents per copy.
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Foe
Avery
Canada leads world in per capita electric power generation
A historical report states Canada ranks second globally in total energy developed and per capita output, with 78 thousand kilowatt hours per person. It notes Canada’s overall installed capacity at 8,099,192 kilowatt hours and mentions a Swiss boycott of the conference while Russia refuses to participate. The piece also covers Henry Ford purchasing the Caleb Taft blacksmith shop in Sudbury for his historical collection near Wayside Inn.
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Canada
Switzerland
United States
Russia
Secont
M. Vorovsky
Caleb Taft
Chestnut Hill
Mase
Longfellow
Henry Ford
Ford
Wayside Inn
Sudbury
Crossword Puzzle Fragment from Historic Page
Fragmented crossword listing partial clues and garbled entries. Reads as a mix of horizontal and vertical hints with mis-typed words and incomplete phrases, mentioning people, ranks, measurements, and objects. Includes references to Roman attire, Indian, empress, and various cryptic fragments from a damaged puzzle page.
Fixed Easter date eyed as calendar reform nears
A Stabilized Easter Simpler Calendar is Desirable and Fixed Date May be Nearer. The text discusses Easter as a fixed feast, race to align Western and Eastern Christian calendars, and potential reforms debated since 1582. Ecclesiastical usage and secular convenience push toward a common date.
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Vatican
New York
Old Silk Letter From Corean Church Persecution Found
An ancient silk letter, written in 1901 to the Bishop of Peking, details plans to save the persecuted church in Corea. The document, painted on silk and containing thousands of Chinese characters, was intercepted, and both the writer and bearer were killed. Chinese missionaries recovered it from police archives about thirty years ago after dispersal.
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Peking
Corea
China
Lee
Canada sees coal import decline sparks insight
The Don board secretary C. D. Hotchkiss notes falling American hard coal import to Canada, from about 2.5 million tons in 1924 to 2.0 million tons in 1925, highlighting missed opportunities for substitutes and economic impact, Kingston Standard.
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Don Board
C. D. Hotchkiss
Canada
Kingston Standard
Eclipse photography costs and voyage summary
Three prominent travelers on the CPR steamship Ranpress of Russia photographed the total eclipse from Sumatra on January 1. Scientists Captain J Dotinlek of Yale and Harvard students Wilson Powell and Adrian Rubel joined the Swarthmore College expedition. Plates sent to New York will be developed in Philadelphia with results in about two months.
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Ecyas
CPR
Ranpress
Russia
Vancouver
Orient
J. Domtetok
Yale University
Harvard
Wilson Powell
Adrian Rubel
Swashmore College
Istana
Sumatra
Miller
Dotinlek
New York
Swathmore Laboratories
Philadelphia
Change In Direction Of Japanese Current Reported
A perceived shift in the Japanese Current following a quake three years past is noted by Alaskans. The event is linked to unusual herring movements near Douglas Alaska and Kin Alaska as researchers and locals speculate on its effects on currents and fisheries.
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Japan
Alaska
Douglas
Good Honey Customers Trade With Netherlands Strong Growth
Last year Canada exported 262000 pounds of honey valued at 326420 to the Netherlands, a substantial rise from the prior year. The Hollanders are among Canada’s top customers, with the Florida region noted as 22 miles wide in the article.
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Canada
Netherlands
Streits
Florida
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