England begins scientific crime prevention program
The Association for the Scientific Treatment of Delinquency and Crime launches a movement in England to found a National Institute for crime prevention. It outlines stations for first offenders to receive physical and psychological examinations and treatment at clinics without losing freedom, aiming to save youths from crime and reduce prison costs. Canadian observers are urged to watch the experiment.
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England
Association For the Scientific Treatment
National Institute For
Regina
Monkeys taxed as bipeds despite quadrumanus claim
A Folkestone cargo of six monkeys triggered a customs dispute over their feet. London board ruled monkeys are quadrumanus four handed like a bridge game, so no duty disputes. the piece notes the absurdity and adds a quip about dandruff cures sold in large bottles.
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London Customs Board
Folkestone
London
H. M
Consignees
Board of Customs
Sage Board
Fragmentary Munich quote appears in Fliegende Blaetter
A fragment from Fliegende Blaetter in Munich shows a brief exchange about reaching the top with assurances and confident phrases. The readable text conveys optimism without a clear event or date.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Munich
Magicians Of the Past Illusions That Mesmerized Crowds
A New York Sun retrospective recalls famed magicians such as Kellar Hermann the Great and Thurston. It notes innovations like the Levitated Lady and the talking head, plus rivals who mocked the ventriloquistic fake. The piece contrasts magic’s era with modern science and radios and phosphorescent displays.
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Kellar
Hermann the Great
Thurston
Patent Office
Edison
New York Sun
Saskatchewan Grain Elevators Capacity Figures
Grain Storage Facilities Saskatchewan reports 3 229 country elevators with capacity 103 162 850 bushels and two interior storage elevators holding 11 000 000 bushels. Private elevators in the province hold 4 500 000 bushels.
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Saskatchewan
Calendar Is Left Behind Father Time Sprints Ahead Six Hours
The article explains the calendar struggles to align with the solar year, gaining days in leap years to compensate for the annual six hour deficit. It notes centuries divisible by 400 add an extra day, while 1700, 1800, and 1900 are common years, but 2000 is a leap year, keeping the cycle within twenty six seconds.
Prince of Wales gains Commodore role at Royal Thames Club
The Prince of Wales is added to the list of Commodores at the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Commodore position becomes available after Lord Queenborough steps aside to allow the prince to assume the role at this historic club.
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Prince of Wales
Commodore
Royal Thames Yacht Club
Lord Queenborough
Italian Heir Likely To Receive Fortune
Italian courts end a 1867 dispute over Baron Trombetta’s vast Calabria funds. Giovanni Trombetta, Milan postal clerk, emerges as chief heir after a century and a half, with the state retaining a substantial share. The fortune traces to an abbey trust and monastery wealth once managed by Capucin monks.
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Italy
Giovanni Trombetta
Milan
Antonio Trombetta
Montebello Jonico
Calabria
Educated In Many Places Mary Marsh’s International Path
Mary Marsh daughter of the United States consul at Sydney Nova Scotia traveled widely for education. Born in Manila she studied in Ottawa, the United States, Mexico and Montevideo before finishing high school in Sydney. She studied at Dalhousie University for two and a half years and will graduate from the University of Strassbourg in Germany where her father has a new consular post. Paint exposed to the weather lasts about five years.
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Mary Marsh
United States
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Misa Marsh
Manila
Phillipine Islands
Ottawa
Mexico
Ladies’ Institute
Montevideo
Uruguay
Dalhousie University
University of
Canadians to Have All Canadian Highway in Two Years
Samuel L. Squire of Toronto, chairman of the Canadian Good Roads Association, said an all Canadian Highway with only a lake crossing from Fort William to the Sea will enable cross country travel in two years. He cited progress in northern Ontario, Kenora to Fort William, and Newfoundland joining the association. He urged provincial cooperation between urban and rural areas to improve roads for tourists and farmers alike.
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Canada
Samuel L. Squire
Toronto
Canadian Good Roads Association
Edmonton
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Fort William
Squire
Ontario
Kenora
Newfoundland
Vancouver expands grain storage capacity and port
Vancouver will increase elevator capacity by 1,475,000 bushels at a cost around 375,000 dollars. The upgrade aims for an early October receipt of grain, boosting total storage beyond 17,000,000 bushels. A 4,000 ton wheat shipment to Vladivostok is planned. western grain flows from Vancouver have risen amid Alberta and Saskatchewan exports.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay
Vladivostok
Millionaire Rag Picker William H. Kearns Dies Intestate at 70
Chicago rag picker William H. Kearns died intestate at 70 leaving stocks and bonds totaling about 1 million dollars. A brother and sister posted a 2 million dollar bond pending estate disposition. Greece plans to construct 2100 miles of new highways.
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William H. Kearns
Chicago
Kearns
Greece
Quote from Hummel on perseverance in Hamburg
Fragment quote discusses death by boredom and perseverance. No verifiable context or event. Named person Hummel appears, location Hamburg, but no date or organization. Summary reflects a social remark rather than a reported incident.
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Bill Hay
Amos and
Ardy
Victoria
British Columbia
U.S
Quebec
Sir Frank Dyson
Montcalm
New England
Magog
Parent
Berlin
New Hampshire
Mattocks
Royal Astronomical Society
J. F. Cameron
Solar Physics Observatory
Cambridge
J. F. M. Stratton
H Dingle
Imperial College of Science and Technology
Hummel
Hamburg
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