WeatherBeaten Lifeboat Set for World Circumnavigation
An English open lifeboat 33 feet long with a nine foot six inch beam and a crew of five sails from Thana in May for a two and a half year voyage around the world toward New York as its first port of call. Captain George Everett Hitchens will command the craft fitted with wireless and an auxiliary engine. The voyage will test ration plans and data will be sent to English authorities.
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Battery
New York
Thana
Lifesaving Service of
Great Britain
George Everett Hitchens
Coastguard
Pondoon
Penzance
Jo Cosely
Arrest of Stephen in Acts Aids Jewish Critics
Sunday school lesson centers on Stephen's arrest after Greek speaking Jews dispute with him. The text notes Stephen's wisdom and miracles, then their charge of blasphemy against Moses and God, leading to death punishment under Jewish law.
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Stephen
Holy City
Italy
Pompey
Rome
Moses
God
World Happenings Briefly Told
Ontario School Teachers Federation backs stricter mic training for continuation schools. Idaho battleship detachment to Australia New Zealand revised schedule, arrives Sydney July 23. Calgary ministers plan a protesting parade for Protestant missions. Elwood Haynes dies at 68 in Kokomo Indiana after illness. Canadian Authors Convention in Winnipeg June 25 26 27 with copyright debate. British Columbia roads $4 million plus, license and gas tax revenue. Congregational Union of Canada to disband. delegates join United Church council June 10. London Ontario schools seek cuts to curb high secondary education costs. Domestic science and manual training in colleges to be cut saving $100000.
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Idaho
Ausatia
New Zealand
Sydney
Wear
Calgary
Te Canadian Authors’ Association
Wienipex
British Columbia
Congregational Union of Canada
Toronto
Congregational Church
General Council of the United Church of Canada
London
Ont
Board of Education
Trade talks set in Ottawa for June 19
A Canada British West Indies conference to arrange a new trade and transportation agreement will convene in Ottawa on June 19, per an official announcement.
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Canada
Ottawa
Mrs Margaret Phipps Praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
In Chatham Ontario Mrs Margaret Phipps recounts relief from severe morning sickness and stomach distress during motherhood after taking Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She credits the remedy with stabilizing her health and enabling her to recover strength.
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Chatham
Ont
Dr. Pierce
Innocent pay for guilty in postwar finance
The article argues Mr Wilson sought to curb German reparations at a peace conference. It contrasts Germany’s recovery with Britain’s heavy taxation, noting official figures of 15 pounds 18 shillings per person versus Germany’s 4 pounds 18 shillings 4d. The piece quotes the London Daily Mail and ends with a medical ad remark about Holloway's Corn Remover.
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Wilson
Germany
Britain
France
London Daily Mail
Imperial cruisers to visit Canada this summer
A fleet of imperial cruisers including HMS Calcutta Curlew Constance and Capetown will visit Canada this summer. The first three will reach Washington on June 9 then Halifax around June 16 and Quebec August 2 with a stop in Montreal around August 31. Capetown will visit the Pacific coast only. The admiral may visit Ottawa to pay respects to the governor general.
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Imperial
Eastern Pointe
Pacific Coast
Canada
HMS
Calcutta
Curlew
Constance
Capetown
Washington
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Ottawa
Queer Sentence for Lawbreaker in New York Court
A young driver without a license was ordered by a magistrate to attend night school nightly and study American history and lawmaking methods. A probation officer will ensure the sentence is carried out faithfully.
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New York
Phosphorus in the Human Body Could Make 2 200 Match Heads
A statement notes that the human body contains enough phosphorus to manufacture about two thousand two hundred match heads. The fact highlights the element’s presence in bones teeth and tissues.
Invisible Light Opens New Medical Research Field
Dr. Robert W. Wood of Johns Hopkins described invisible infrared light as a tool for military signaling and fraud detection. He explained ultraviolet and infrared illumination can reveal forgeries and altered documents and may help detect hidden cancerous tissues in medical research.
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Robert W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
American Chemists Society
Wood
Canada Reports Falls in Net Debt for March and Year
The finance department reports a decrease in Canada’s net debt for March by 1 882 272 compared with March 1924 and a fall in ordinary expenditures by 2 898 182. For the year ordinary revenue dropped 55 087 819 while ordinary expenditure fell 7 033 464. Net debt at year end stands at 2 4103 005 035 with a yearlong decline of about six million.
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Finance Department
Canada
Germans Suffocate American Wood Alcohol Industry
The American Chemical Society in Baltimore warned that German chemists are producing synthetic methanol from water gas and shipping it in large quantities, threatening the $100,000,000 wood alcohol industry. Dr Franz Fischer of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute outlined a related process to make liquid motor fuels from water gas.
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America
American Chemical Society
Baltimore
Franz Fischer
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Mulheim-Ruhr
League of Nations Plans Annual 600 Best Books List
The League of Nations proposes a yearly compilation of 600 top books from the previous year across countries. The plan aims at closer intellectual contact and covers subjects from history and science to theology and literature, including art, geography, travel, and literary history.
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League of Nations
Important Discovery Tarnish Resistant Silver Alloy from Sheffield
A meeting of the Institute of Sheffield announced a new alloy, 92.4 percent silver, with hallmark eligibility. Tests show standard silver tarnishes quickly while the alloy remains barely discolored after fifteen minutes, and resists sulphur exposure far longer. A separate note cites Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a safe germifuge for delicate children.
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Sheffield
Institute of Sheffield
Nerviline Promises Quick Stomach Cramp Relief
Advertises Nerviline as a powerful stomach remedy for cramps and fermentation. Claims twenty drops in sweetened water remove cramps instantly and notes the medicine is five times stronger than typical remedies. Encourages home use and purchase at 35c from dealers.
Ireland Names New Trade Commissioner in Shanghai
The Irish Free State adds another government commercial representative in Shanghai. The new trade commissioner says Ireland plans to expand foreign trade substantially in the coming years.
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China
Irish Free State
Shanghai
Ireland
Tourists Spent Over 400000 in Alberta for 1924
The Calgary Automobile Club estimates that Eastern Canada and United States visitors spent more than 400000 on necessities in Alberta during 1924. The figure excludes purchases from the Alberta Government liquor commission.
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Calgary Automobile Club
Canada
United States
Alberta
Liquor Commission
Alberta Coal to Ontario Shipment Plan Announced
Premier Greenfield explains a staged coal transfer from Alberta mines to Ontario markets. An initial 25 000 ton experimental shipment will test freight rates, followed by 100 600 tons moving east under the agreed basis with the Dominion Government.
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Greenfield
Alberta
Ontario
Montreal
Dominion
Southern Alberta Beet Growers Form New Association
A new cooperative named the Southern Alberta Beet Growers' Association has been formed to support the sugar factory planned by the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Raymond this year. The group aims to back the project and promote beet farming in the region.
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Southern Alberta Beet Growers’ Association
Raymond
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
More Beer Consumed Canada Last Year
The 1924 customs report notes Canada had 64 licensed breweries, down from 66, while malt liquor output rose to 44,080,490 gallons from 36,902,066. Exports reached 189,993 gallons, leaving about five gallons per capita for home use, with Canadians also consuming under a quarter gallon per head of hard liquor.
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Canada
Department of Customs
Heart and nerve tonic for aged readers
After middle age minor illnesses grow harder to shake off. The heart action weakens and nerves become less steady. This period demands a tonic to maintain health and energy.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Endorsement
Mrs. M. O'Connor of Whitestone Ontario reports relief from heart trouble after using Milburn's H and N Pills. She, aged 80, says she keeps them in the house and expects more years with their help. For sale at all druggists and dealers.
To Say the Most Visitor
A brief dialogue depicts a painter and a visitor discussing a wife’s painting teacher and her aptitude as a student remarks the painter finds her notably apt and quotable in a witty exchange
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