World Happenings Briefly Told From Global News Clippings
A jumble of items reports on wartime plans, legal reform, and shipping developments. Japanese efforts to expand training and law access surface, while Ireland and Britain discuss ports, telephony, and lighthouse construction. French exports to Germany rise in early 1925 with a surge in imports, and notable elder stateswomen and pioneers are noted among obituary-like items.
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London
Bank of Montre London
Belgium
Germany
Mra
Loutaa Mallandaine
British Columbia
Victoria
England
Tynemouth
Townsend
New Alcohol From Bread Fumes NBC Sheds Light
An Italian engineer named Andrustan, age 48, claims bread baking fumes can yield alcohol. After four years and a Berlin bakery setup, he can extract about a pint and a half from 220 pounds of bread. This waste product approach could save Germany millions in fuel and food costs, potentially altering bootlegging dynamics in the United States.
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Andrustan
Berlin
Germany
United Stat
Grasshoppers as Food Mentioned in Historical Memoir
Fragmentary text records discussions on grasshoppers as human and animal food. It notes insects as feed for humans and camels, methods of preparation such as drying and roasting, and a quote attributed to Caliph Omar about eating grasshoppers.
International Crime Label Shaped in League Talks
Robert Ceti, a British delegate to the League of Nations Assembly, urged designating aggressive warfare as an international crime and pressed for arbitration. Britain pledged support for arbitration and disarmament study. The assembly approved preparatory work for a possible disarmament conference and regional security pacts, and asked the council to assess progress toward general security.
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Robert Ceti
Council of the League
Courageous Woman's Himalayan Trekful Mountain Return
Madame David, famed for two years in a 12000 foot cavern and fourteen years in inaccessible China and Tibet, returns with her Tibetan adopted son after crossing the 16000 foot barrier toward Lhasa. The travelogue notes her monastery study and claims she was among the first foreigners to reach and depart the forbidden city undiscovered.
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Madame David
China
Tibet
Lhassa
Ching
Forbidden City
Fuel For Motors Volume Surges With Oil Production
The article notes rising oil output and gasoline figures, with crude oil output around 62 million barrels and gasoline production near 7 million barrels. It predicts larger gains as investment climbs to billions and U.S. consumption reaches over 1.4 billion dollars in value. It also mentions Kipling discussing New Zealand kiwis and a quip about the cost of living.
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United States
The Jobot Frock Pattern Described in Fashion Book
A vintage pattern description outlines a straight frock with a tailored silhouette, yoke back, and long sleeves. It notes sizes 36 to 44 inch bust and suggests materials. the fashion book promises stylish, practical steps for dressmakers at ten cents per copy.
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Yatda
Tnehmat
Pelee
Young Brooklyn Poetess Nathata Crane Receives Honor
Nathata Crane a 12 year old Brooklyn poet has earned invitation to the Society of Composers. Her first book The Janitor s Boy has reached sev en editions in New York and two in England, coming shortly after the first English edition sold out in three weeks. The society honors young writers and includes few Americans of greater fame.
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Nathata Crane
Brooklyn
Seve
New York
England
Socles
London
King Lr
France to Enter Light Horse at Royal Winter Fair
The article notes France will compete in light horse divisions at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto after a delegation reportedly accepts the invitation. It also mentions Premier Palnteve ordering November elimination contests at the Saumur cavalry school to select seven officers, with the first three heading to Toronto and then New York. Belgium is said to send three officers and mounts to both Toronto and New York shows. A separate note covers a planned Dominion forest reserve along the Hudson Bay Railway Mile 142 with curvey work and reforestation efforts featuring jack pine cedar and hemlock.
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Toronto
Palnteve
Saumur
New York
Hudson's Bay Rafina
Polar voyage attempt and new dirigible plans
The text details a project by Arnold around North Pole exploration using a lighter than air craft. It notes past failures and a proposed new experiment with a large airship, referencing prior MacMillan expeditions and the polar atmosphere. It mentions Navy involvement and past plans for a flight canceled by the navy.
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Nowald Auundsrn
North Pole
Spitabergen
Bian
Navy Department
Detroit Cree Press
Submarine Tractor For Divers Opens Deep Sea Salvage
A submarine diver craft combines a steel cylinder on a tractor, housing two passengers, rated for 200 feet depth with an electric motor for underwater travel. Small windows overlook the sea bed, with compartments for divers to enter sunken wrecks. It can be lowered from a ship or operate remotely and has seen salvage use in Long Island Sound.
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Long Island
Sound
Exiled Landowners Face Confiscation in Soviet Polities
Russian authorities move to exile hundreds of former landowners under an old decree of the Soviet Union. Deportees may seek homesteads in Siberia and other Soviet regions, with committees near the Polish frontier overseeing the process. In Gomel district 125 families were targeted. crops were harvested and postponement followed. Nearby, 115 individuals were chosen including two large landowners of 40000 and 96000 acres. a widow avoided deportation by marrying a soldier.
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Siberia
Gomel
Improper English Warning Signs Placed Near Schools
A reader from Blenheim Ontario criticizes faulty English on signs near schools. She notes examples like "School-Go Slow" and urges correct usage such as "Go Slowly" or "School Zone" and "School-Caution." A separate item mentions Jonesboro Indiana service disruption due to bathing girls using lines for wet bathing Mrs. dots.
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Esshe Blenheim
Blenteim
Great Briain
Jonesboro
Ind
Crossword puzzle list of clues and fragments
The page column shows a jumble of crossword clues and garbled text including numbered hints such as Godly, Girr's name, possesive pronoun, and various stray words. It resembles a crossword puzzle puzzle card with incomplete entries and misread letters.
Tiny aircraft sets speed claim over 202 mph at Curtis Field
Naval aviator L Scott Williams flew a micro aeroplane at Curtis Field Long Island en route over a kilometer course. The craft with a 4160 Curtis motor reportedly reached speeds surpassing 343 miles per hour but officials cautioned the record may not be recognized due to flying over the required distance.
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Lcott
al Williams
Couran
Curtis Field
Long Island
Curtis
Bennett
Adviers
Washington
Williams
Curtice Field
Prospecting notes on Fort William gold area report
A provincial geologist reports on the Fort William region gold potential. While not a strong gold proposition, the area shows indications worth further prospecting in townships. Summer discoveries sparked a gold rush with many participants. gold is generally low grade and unprofitable to mine without sulphide, though some quartz samples ran as high as 38.50 per ton.
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Imnity
Fort William
Edmonton
U. S
Wonderful Surgical Work Rebuilding Faces of Muted Soldiers
A Lancet account by Dr Alexander Lannon details modern facial reconstruction for soldiers with smashed jaws and disfigured features. At Sidcup Hospital since March 1920, 2944 operations have been carried out by skilled facial surgeons funded by the ministry, transforming doomed patients into living, sighted individuals through delicate technique and extensive resources.
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Teos
Ministry of Pensions
Alex. Lannon
Sia
Sidcup
Central Alberta settler drive funds boosted by board plan
Edmonton business leaders launched canal canvass and a publicity push aimed at bringing settlers from the United States to Central Alberta. Subscriptions total about 34 000 dollars with 16 000 dollars set as the objective, signaling progress toward financing for future settlement campaigns.
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Edmonton
Focal Board of Trade
United States
Alberta
Flowers and lectures stir club gossip over tickets
In a brief exchange the club chairman asks Mra Croecus to reserve tickets for Prof Pundit's Budd family lectures. The other woman responds with enthusiasm about flowers, praising the speaker and the event.
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Mra
Croecus
Pundit
Remarkable Young Weightlifter Claims World Title
Three year old Anthony McKinley of Ballyeastie claims to be the best lifter in the world for his age. He reportedly lifted a 20 pound weight 312 times with his left hand in 3 minutes and 370 times with his right in 2 minutes 46 seconds to astonished onlookers. He walks 20 miles daily and can stand on his head, noted as a former weightlifting champion.
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Marve Anthony McKinley
Jo Street
Ballyeastie
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St John's Hospital
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Hartlepool
North Dakota
Sioux Falls
N.D
Constance Pecet
Neteralin
Robert Cecil
Kipting
New Zealand
Moe
Rudyard Kipling
Mr. Kipling
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
English Authors’ Soc
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Royal Winter Fair
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Wonen
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Geean
America
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