Mining Coal Fatalities Across Canadian Provinces 1921 1922
A federal labor report compiles coal mine fatalities by province. Alberta and British Columbia show high fatality rates per ton produced, with 1921 detailing peak outputs and multiple provinces reporting ratios per thousand employed. Saskatchewan Manitoba New Brunswick have sparse data.
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Alberta
Federal
Department of Labor
British Columbia
British Colmbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
New York's Trinity Church Stands As Wealthy Parish
The Trinity church in New York reported 1922 income around 1 250 000 with pew rent only 230 and over 1 100 000 from building and land rents. It paid 80 000 to the pastor and assistants and about 300 000 yearly in taxes on business holdings. The church's assets approach 15 000 000 with more than 10 000 communicants and five daily services, the mother church remaining open constantly.
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Ye Trinity Organization
New York
Trinity
Los Angeles
Unanimous Letter Sparks Protection Request in Court
A scared Black man rushed into the sheriff's office with a signatureless note claiming imminent harm to his wife. The sheriff questions the need for protection while the man insists the note is a unanimous letter, asking how to know which wife to spare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkey
Gulf Coast Lumberman
Increased Value of Fish Catch Across Coasts in June
The June sea fish landings on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts totaled 19,164 cwt with a value of 3,313,095 dollars. The catch declined 131,887 cwt from June 1922, yet Pacific coast value rose by 230,319 dollars while halibut and salmon catches were near 1922 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Department of Fisheries
Jenne
Church Dedicated to St Nicholas in Apulia Seaport
A church in the Apulia seaport town honors St Nicholas with relics received in 1887 from Smyrna. The saint, once bishop of Lycia, lies beneath the altar crypt. The article notes Peter the Hermit preached the first crusade at Bari in 1095.
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Karl
Apulia
Italy
Nicholas
Santa Claus
Smyrna
Lycia
Bari
Peter the Hermit
Airplane Accidents Linked to Exhaustion Not Fear
Major H. Graeme Anderson of the Royal Air Force says fear does not cause early-plane crashes. He cites nerve exhaustion within a flight hour as a primary factor, noting reduced practice flights cut exhaustion. He advises pilots eat before dawn flights and passengers sit in the rear seats for safety, plus a fire escape parachute system for the cabin.
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H. Greame Anderson
Royal Air Forc
Anderson
Value of Cow Testing in British Columbia Farms
G. H. Thornberg notes eight years of cow testing in British Columbia shows herds on test average the milk and fat of more cows than before. In 1915 the average cow yielded 6517 pounds of milk and 265.2 pounds butterfat. by 1922 milk averaged 7073 pounds with 316 pounds butterfat, a significant gain for dairymen using testing programs.
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British Columbia
G. H. Thornberg
Agricultural Gazette
Women in note worthy posts across nations and towns
Exeter appoints a woman glazier at the Cathedral and a woman engineer skilled in electric wiring plus a woman stock broker. Ramsgate selects a woman town councillor as mayor next year who funds beautification of the east cliff. A woman lectured at the Royal Institution for the first time. Japan seeks women in its War Office. Argentina names a woman farmer and writer as Vice Minister of Agriculture.
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Exeter
Ramsgate
Royal Institution
Japan
Argentina
Prussian Girl’s Queer Revenge in Berlin Court
Fraulein Erna, a Berlin typist, faced a court after a scheme to torment her former employer. At daybreak he received a flower bouquet with a friendship card then a flood of gifts by telephone. The ruse, orchestrated after dismissal, ended with Erna fined after confession.
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Fraulein Erna
Berlin
Scchemming
Marquise Arconti Visconti Left Family in Poverty After Wealth Gift
The late Marquise Arconti Visconti, famed philanthropist, willed $1,000,000 to the University of Paris. She separated from her large impoverished family, whose members faced bailiffs as she donated a famed Chateau of Gaesbeck to Belgium with its art collection. Her life intertwined with scandal, philanthropy, and strong prejudice. Witnesses to her marriage reportedly included Victor Hugo and Emmanuel Arago.
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Marquise Arconti- Visconti
University of Paris
Marquise
Salt its surprising versatile uses across home care
Salt cleans stains and prevents set in by rubbing with salt and hot soap water. It relieves fatigue in hot baths and aids colds with warm foot soaks. Salt tea mixtures serve as antiseptic gargles used by singers. It cleans utensils, drains and smells, acts as a weedkiller, and helps preserve food. It even cleans stonework when used with scrubbing.
Belgium Seeks Canadian Exhibit Train Tour in France
Senator Dandurou reports the Canadian Exhibition train draws tens of thousands in France. pamphlets explain Canada’s resources. A Belgian delegation in Lille, led by a minister, suggested extending the tour to Belgium.
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Canada
France
Dandur and
Dominion
Lille
Belgium
Heaviest Man in World Claims Slovene Citizen Title
The heaviest man in the world is described as Liouba Vale vitchovitehh, a Slovene citizen weighing 540 pounds and standing 5 feet 10 inches. He reportedly eats large meals including whole joints of meat and chickens, with special iron chairs and reinforced bedsprings built for him.
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Slovene Republic
Liouba Valevitchovitehh
Edison inventions boost U S employment says Times
The World Wizard II estimates Edison inventions now employ about 1,000,000 Americans. The work is described as clean wholesome and well paid, improving minds and ambition. The Los Angeles Times hails Edison’s genius as vital to the country beyond earthly measures.
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Thomas A. Edison
Americas
Edison
Los Angeles Times
Chinese father uses law to chastise disobedient sons
In Wei-hai-wei Civil Court a Chinese father, claiming weakness, disciplines two over forty-four year old sons who tried to seize his property, receiving a strap from the court. The sons submit and endure the correction, while the parent feels vindicated and pleased by the outcome.
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Wei-hai-wei
Diamonds Feel Colder to the Tongue Than Paste or Glass
A brief observation notes that diamonds feel notably colder on the tongue compared with paste or glass. The comparison highlights the distinct thermal properties of diamonds in practical handling.
Minister’s meeting tale sparks insistence on no more appeals
In Boston a minister recounts a negro clergyman pestering his bishop with pleas. The bishop finally orders no further appeals. The clergyman’s next missive claims it is a report and references a derelict hospital train in Mesopotamia now serving a native sheikh as a Turkish bath.
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Boston
Mesopotamia
Will of human kindness yields poor quality goods
A sharp remark on charitable intentions contrasts with actual outcomes as sympathy efforts often produce little tangible value. The line mocks generosity that fails to translate into meaningful help or lasting results.
Your Teeth and the Color of Smiles Across Asia
An editorial urges universal tooth cleaning, noting Asia’s prevalence of yellow brown stains from betel nut chewing and contrasting it with Western green stains on children's teeth. It warns stains lead to decay and advises professional removal to keep teeth normal colored for confident smiles.
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Asia
Self-Dampening Iron Aims Precise Steam Delivery
A British firm introduces an electric steam iron with a built in water tank that drips water onto the hot plate to dampen fabric exactly when needed. Steam delivery is adjustable by a screw and can be turned off for dry ironing. Beyond home use it suits laundries and tailor shops.
Britain rules India keeps progress with help from Britain
The piece argues that India lacks government, praises British rule for over a century, and expresses hope Indians will govern themselves in time, asserting India would be worse off if natives were free to self rule.
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China
India
Great Britain
Britain
Washington Post
Not So Crazy Wheelbarrow Riddle
A man believed to be insane wheels a wheelbarrow upside down on the grounds. When asked to turn it right side up he retorts that if he does bricks would be placed in it and he would be forced to wheel them.
Moisture Mother Appears In Playful Bath Mischief
A humorous vignette centers on a youngster and his mother in a domestic bath scene. The boy confirms he placed his father’s new book in the bath after overhearing the father complain it was too dry. The exchange captures light family dynamics and a playful misunderstanding.
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Willian
Father
European statesmen weigh wars to curb population
The Rochester Herald notes a call for statesmen to study widening the use of war as a population control tool and to investigate the possibility of an American grade crossing as a strategic measure.
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Rochester Herald
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