World Happenings Briefly Told
A collection of brief items notes Geneva opium convention signing by a British minister for India. US rejects Belgium’s debt funding proposal. Lord Beaverbrook hints Earl Beatty could be Canada’s governor general. Soviet contracts for cotton valued at £365000. Detroit plane crash kills Austin A. Nelson. pilot Worthington R. Kempt injured. Chinese navy urged to demand freedom of seas. Berlin Moscow air service launched. Moscow to London in 36 hours. Los Angeles crash after Zeigler buys plane. both die. Anarchist fails to assassinate King Alfonso. Mona Bates known as Anom Setab gains praise in Vienna and Dresden. Sir Park Goff chosen to lecture on disarmament in Washington talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sah-Cheng-Ping
Peking
Air Hne
Berlin
Moscow
London
Two Orations From Phonograph At Lang Funeral
Charles W. Lang farmer and former Davenport school board member had two speeches recorded on phonograph records before his death. At his funeral home service and at the crematorium the voices spoke, offering farewell thoughts and criticism of current church conditions aimed at family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Davenport
Iowa
Charles W. Lang
Lau
Chicago
Dutch naval engineer unveils self-righting lifeboat
Has Model Lifeboat Herr Schutteren of Rotterdam invented a lifeboat that cannot capsize and protects occupants from exposure. After successful small-scale tests the inventor and six friends plan to sail from Rotterdam to London then to New York in the latest model, now 25 feet long, eight feet wide, and four and a half feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Schutteren
Rotterdam
London
New York
Civil Service Ends For Married Women In Free State
An order introduces equal pay for unmarried workers in the Free State civil service. On marriage, new hires receive a lump sum and automatic pay increase. Women who marry must retire but receive a dowry.
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Free State
Determined Students Seek Education in Europe Amid Hardships
About 250 000 hungry ragged students strive for schooling in Europe aided by the European Student Relief organized under the World’s Student Christian Federation. The effort helps secure education for disadvantaged youth across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
European Student Relief
Student Christian Federation
Churchill Attacks Book Over Criticisms of His Father
Winston Churchill denounces a controversial volume about public figures, including his father Lord Randolph Churchill, calling the work uncensored recollections. The publisher defends keeping the book in print noting recent favorable references to Randolph Churchill in a later release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gladstone
Peter Wright
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston
Moros Ask Manila for Roads and Schools
The text describes old Moros urging the Manila government to build more roads and schools. It contrasts past tribal life with civilizing influence, noting Americans brought peace, roads, and schools, while independence movements are led by a few half caste politicians and the mass prefers American rule.
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Moros
Manilla
Philippines
New York Evening Post
Canada Move to Zone Postal Plan for Toronto
Postmaster Jno Nicholl at Regina reports Canada will trial metropolitan zone mail routing in Toronto first with ten districts. Each district will carry a specific number from two to thirteen excluding seven and eleven, and letters must include the district number in the address.
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Canada
Jno. Nicholl
Regina
Toronto
Montreal
John Smith
College Street
Ontario
Call Relief Conference Aims Mass Jewish Aid Plan
A nationwide Jewish conference in Philadelphia on September 12 will discuss continuing relief for European and Palestinian co religionists and a plan to settle 100000 Jews in Russia as farmers by 1927. David A. Brown leads the call from the General Necessities Corporation. Over 200 leaders support the effort with an estimated 15 million dollars needed to fund the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Palestine
Russia
Philadelphia
David A. Brown
General Necessities Corporation
New York
United States
England Population Growth Over a Century
Over one hundred years England’s population rises from eight million to thirty two million. The increase is described as natural due to a higher emigration rate than immigration.
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England
Wash-suits for boys highlight summer clothing trends
The article details two boys wash-suit styles in Devonshire cloth and percale, with sizes 2 4 and 6 years, showing design features like center-front closure, high neck, turn-back cuffs, and pockets. It notes material yardage for size 4 and prices 20 cents for the suit and 10 cents for Our Fashion Book with a coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fastcolor
Devonshire
How To Order Patterns In Winnipeg
Pattern requests from the Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave are handled by mail. Send 20c in coins or stamps and wrap the coin carefully. provide pattern number name town and province to receive the requested pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Governor General Returns From Northern Dominion Journey
Baron Byng, Governor General of Canada, completes an unprecedented northern tour spanning thousands of miles. He met Eskimo and Indian communities, missionaries, and traders, inspected Aklavik, visited a fishing camp near Kittigaruit, and received native gifts while sharing a breakfast of fish and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Baron Byng
Dominion
Aklavik
Kittigaruit
Haig Responds on Governor-General Post Visit to Canada
Field Marshal Haig, arriving in Glasgow after a Canada trip, says he would feel honored if offered the governor-general post. He is in his 65th year and seeks rest but would accept the role. Haig praises Canada and enjoyed the Jubilee in Calgary.
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Farr Haig
Glasgow
Canada
Dominion
Earl Haig
Calgary
Lady Byng’s love of flowers inspires Canadian garden focus
The visit of Canada’s governor-general and Lady Byng highlights outdoor life over indoor receptions. A ardent gardener, Lady Byng has collected 400 plant varieties for her English gardens, with only twelve failing to thrive after transfer across the Atlantic and replanting in England.
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Lady Byng
Victoria
Canada
England
Steam Engines in Aircraft Predicted by Haldane
Dr John Haldane told the Institute of Mining Engineers in Cardiff that steam engines could replace internal combustion engines for aircraft soon. He argued higher pressure steam would yield smaller, lighter engines, ideal for aeroplanes and cars. Sir John Cadman added oil's era would pass as coal revived in new uses.
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John 8. Haldane
Institute of Mining Engineers
Cardiff
Wales
Haldane
John Cadman
Austrian Engineer Creates Vertical Rotor Monoplane
An Austrian engineer claims a rotor based monoplane that can reach 300 mph and climb almost vertically. He says it could cross the Atlantic in twelve hours. The British air ministry shows interest and may build an experimental model per his specifications.
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British
Air Ministry
New Breakwater Using Perforated Pipes Tested
In California researchers test a novel breakwater made from perforated pipes placed underwater. Compressed air is pumped into the pipes to create bubbles that disrupt incoming waves, claiming effective wave breaking with this method.
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California
Prince of Wales accepts 12 carat diamond in Toronto
The Prince of Wales declines a 65 carat Kimberley diamond but takes a 12 carat stone. The larger 65 carat gem is impractical commercially, while the 12 carat diamond is scarce in Toronto though available in New York or London. A 2 carat gem runs about $600 per carat, with value rising for larger stones.
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Prince of Wales
Kimberley
Toronto
New York
London
The
Toronto Star
London School Desks Sized For Larger Pupils
The average British school child has grown taller due to more outdoor exercise, making standard desks inadequate. In London, five foot ten inch boys and five foot eight inch girls are common, prompting a decision to provide oversized desks to match improved student development.
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London
Untitled Kitchen Crash Sparks Mistress Inquiry
A maid named Sarah shows calm deflection as dishes crash in the kitchen, and a mistress demands order asking what is happening. The exchange reveals tension and a mysterious sense of finality with the line It’s all did.
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Sarah
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE Horizonta
Puzzle clue list presented in a newspaper style with numerous numbered hints across multiple rows. Includes definitions for common words such as decorative neck wear and sixteenth tone along with cryptic cross references and partial entries.
Greetings from Mackenzie to Arctic explorers on Arctic voyage
A message received in Ottawa from Baron Byng of Vimy sent greetings to George P. Mackenzie and the eastern Arctic expedition aboard the steamer Arctic. The note, transmitted via W. W. Cory and O. S. Finnie, conveyed best wishes from the Mackenzie River area to the Governor General’s party aboard the Distributor in the Arctic Ocean.
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Canada
Arctic Land
Arctic
Ottawa
W. W. Cory
Interior
Baron Byng of
Vimy
Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie
Mr. Cory
O.S. Finnle
North-West Territories
George P. Mackenzie
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
Labrador
Truck Crashes Into Halifax Home Drawing Room
Mrs Julia Poole in Halifax city center housed a truck that surged through the side of her two story building and stopped in the dining room. The driver was arrested after losing control on Blowers Street. This marked a third such incident in as many years for the resident.
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Halifax
Julia Poole
Blowers Street
Ball speeds from different sports compared
A cricket ball struck from the bat travels about ninety miles an hour, a golf ball driven from a first class tee reaches roughly 250 feet per second, and a tennis ball served by a skilled player leaves the racket at about 125 feet per second.
Marks on Skin After Lightning Strike Reported
After a lightning strike a person shows leaf vein like streaks on the skin. Medical observers describe this as a temporary manifestation from electricity passing through tissues and advise rest and observation.
Auto Tags Pioneers Shingled Seattle Cottage With Plates
Oscar Lemdahl of Seattle improvised a summer cottage facade using discarded license plates from almost every state. Two thousand three hundred plates cover the structure, giving it a unique, patchwork appearance.
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Oscar Lemdahl
Seattle
Wash
Soviet considers foreign ship orders from Krupp and Deutsche wharfs
German firms Krupp Wharf and Deutsche Wharf offered to build commercial and passenger ships for Russia on credit for 10 to 15 years with 10 percent cash. The Soviet commercial navy department found terms acceptable and planned to order several tank steamers and passenger ships. A Moscow memorandum argued that foreign orders would not harm domestic shipbuilding since government funds for Russian shipbuilding were already allocated and profits from abroad ships would cover abroad costs.
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Krupp Wharf
Deutsche Wharf
Soviet Commercial Navy Department
Commercial Naval Department
Moscow
Commercial Navy Department
Nurse Ink Thrown at Prince of Wales Film in Dublin
In a Dublin police court nurse Dora Maguire was fined £8 and ordered to compensate a girl musician whose clothing was ruined when she hurled ink at a cinema screen showing films of the Prince of Wales on a South Africa tour. She said she opposed cheering those who aided the Black and Tans.
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Prince of Wales
South Africa
Dublin
Dora Maguire
Ireland
Irish Free State
Memorial unveiled for Scott expedition dead near Devonport
A national memorial honoring the Scott expedition members who perished returning from the failed 1913 South Pole dash was unveiled near Devonport, England, funded by a national subscription. China is listed at 4 225 000 square miles with a population of 456 000 000.
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Devonport
England
Captain Scott
China
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India
Geneva
Belgium
United States Commission
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Earl Beatty
Lord Byng
Austin A. Nelson
Worthington R. Kempt
Kempt
Packard Field
Detroit
Hampton Zeigler
W. R. Coe
Los Angeles
Coe
Zeigler
King Alfonso
Spain
Saint Sebastian
Paris
Mona Bates
Park Goff
House of Commons
Washington
Ww. N. U
Winston Churchill
North
Haig
Byng’s
Horizonta
God of Love
Clore
Alde
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