World Happenings Briefly Told
Cardiff advertises tenders for 60 woolen houses from Scandinavia and an Arctic exploration party sails east from Canada. Lieut Col Meredith becomes secretary of the League of Nations Society of Canada amid new resignations. Empire Press Union delegates welcomed in Auckland as Bergson resigns health reasons. Soviet travel deca planned to audit embassies. Dominion livestock shows to include all provinces at the Royal Winter Fair Toronto with BC fruit exhibit. BC legislature to convene October 26 with fall session favored. Senator Webster travels to England for Welsh coal shipments to Canada under possible US miners strike. Ontario prison food probe finds mush and syrup diet acceptable under regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
Scandinavia
North Arctic Ocean
Cape Hope
Alaska
C. P. Meredith
League ©! Nations Society of Canada
H. G. Richardson
Henri Louis Bergson
France
League of Nations
Dominion
Toronto
British Columbia
Webster
England
Canada
United States
A. L. McPherson
Ontario
Breathing bags cut gasoline losses at tanks
Standard Oil of Indiana reveals a breathing bag system that reuses evaporated gasoline in tanks. The balloon captures solar vapors by day and returns them at night, reducing the annual 50 million gallon loss. Inventors include Robert E. Wilson H. W. Atwell BE. P. Brown and E. W. Chenicek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Mines
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
American Chemical Society
Standard Oil
Robert E. Wilson
H. W. Atwell
BE. P. Brown
E. W. Chenicek
Indian
King Presents Colors To Welsh Guards At Windsor
King presents new colors to the Welsh Guards at Windsor Castle marking ten years since the regiment’s formation. He recalls the first colors at Buckingham Palace and notes the Great War deeds inscribed on the new colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh Guards
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Ireland Plans Separate Medical Register Cutting Links With UK
The Irish Free State government proposes a new independent medical register to replace the General Medical Council. From next February qualified doctors in the Free State could not practice in Britain or Northern Ireland, and vice versa for British/NI physicians. Parliament must ratify the bill. President Cosgrave says the move aims to preserve constitutional status despite some temporary disadvantages and fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Free State
Brittleh General Medical Council
Irelapid
Free State
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Senate
Daily Eireann
Cosgrave
Saskatchewan Says Auto Licenses Reach New Peak
Saskatchewan reports 68 600 private auto licenses issued by August 12, a rise of about 4 000 from 1924. Truck licenses total 6 000 year to date, with livery and dealer licenses around 1 500 each. Transfers between cars require the department, as plate transfers alone are insufficient. Half price licenses apply only to cars purchased after October 1 with an affidavit if the car hadn’t been used in the province before that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
F. W. Kerr
Mr. Kerr
Kerr
Moscow Hosts Monthly Free Theatre for Diplomats
The Moscow Government offers free monthly entertainments to foreign diplomats and correspondents. A June concert at the State Opera House featured ballet, operatic pieces, and vocal solos by Bolshevik artists. Ambassadors, consuls, and commissars attended amid international flags, including the French tri color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
State Opera House
Russia
Brief Tales From a Scottish Assembly Parachute
A Scottish General Assembly member boasts of concision while recounting a self-deprecating anecdote about his son. The boy replies to a summer term note with a cryptic RM and RSVP. He later answers an exam query by citing Hymn 345 verse 5 lines, implying sorrow vanquished and labor ended at Jordan. The piece notes Baptists number over 14 million worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottish General Assembly
Jordan
Men's and youths' garments with sizes and prices in ad
Listing describes Eclipse brand shirts, union suits and nightshirts for men and youths with multiple chest sizes, yardage requirements for fabrics, and prices. Mentions a Fashion Book with designer patterns and a 10 cent oak price per copy plus a coupon for 5 cents toward pattern purchases.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions list pattern order method from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Include pattern number name town and size, send 20 cent coin or stamps, wrap coin carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Comparatively Young Doctor Gye Noted for Cancer Germ Work
Dr Wiliam E Gye, nearing his fortieth birthday, has earned world wide notice for research on the cancer germ. His career includes early nervous system disease studies and work on poisonous dust effects. He has long been with the National Institute of Medical Research and served with the British Medical Corps in France and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam E. Gye
Gye
National Institute of Medical Research
University of Edinburgh
British Medical Corps
France
Itavy
Lure of the Undiscovered Lincoln Ellsworth Honored in Norway
The Baltimore Sun remarks Ellsworth is praised as a brave explorer and patron whose funding enabled Amundsen’s travels. It notes that wealthier individuals can inspire future discoveries through financial support and highlights exploration as a pursuit across Asia, Africa, South America, and polar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Ellsworth
Norway
Amundsen
Prince of
Monaco
William Beebe
Western
Central Asia
Africa
South America
Polar Caps
Baltimore Sun
Hardware merchant hires first boy who hasn’t lied
A red-haired youth applied for a job with G. Washington Jr. The merchant asked if he liked work and the lad replied no. The merchant then gave him the job, noting he was the first boy there today to tell the truth.
Calgary expert backs Crow’s Nest tariff for grain routes
William Innes, local transportation expert and Calgary board of trade committee chair, says the Crow’s Nest rates should apply to the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia line as well as other western routes. He argues the Edmonton line would unfairly miss benefits without government action. Assertions contrast with beliefs that rate reductions depend on government talks with CPR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River
William Innes
Calgary Board of Trade
E.C
B.C
C.P.R
Crow’s Nest
Edmonton
Dunvegan
British Columbia
Innes
Provincial Board of Trade
Dominion Railway Commission
Alberta Gives Free Insulin Through Health Department
The Alberta health department will provide free insulin to patients who cannot afford it. Hon. George Hoadley announced the policy, to be administered by the department in Edmonton. Applications will be assessed on medical and financial need, with Ontario cited as a precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Department of Health
George Hoadley
Hanna Herald
Health Department
Edmonton
Alberta
Ontario
Canada Sees Surge in Radio Sets As Demand Grows
Public interest in radio broadcasting drives a new industry. Canada spent 5,614,790 on radio sets and posts in 1924, while production reached 3,201,103. Licenses issued reached 92,996 in the year ending March 1925, led by Ontario with 41,847 and other provinces listing Saskatchewan 9,303 Manitoba 6,555 British Columbia 6,409 and Alberta 5,843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
Venice Faces Threat to Isolation by New Road Link to Padua
The article notes plans to build an automobile road from Venice to Padua and later connect it to the Padua Milan route. Venice, long isolated as an island with boat and pontoon train access, could lose its century‑old isolation due to this new road network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Padua
Milan
Italy
Amundsen Plans New Polar Air Expedition Next Summer
The Aftenposten reports Captain Amundsen after his recent North Pole attempt has arranged a new aeroplane expedition for next summer. It will depart Spitzbergen, fly over the Pole and unknown Arctic areas to Alaska with financial backing secured and Lincoln Ellsworth joining the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aften Posten
Olso
Norway
Amundsen
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Pole
Arctic
Alaska
Lincoln Ellsworth
Kelowna hosts nineteenth annual Western Canada Irrigation Association meeting
The Kelowna gathering marks a shift from barren cattle range to productive fruit country due to irrigation. Delegates from British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan attend alongside railway and government representatives at the nineteenth annual convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelowna
Western Canada Irrigation Association
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Horizontal Clues Summary
Crossword puzzle list of many numbered clues spanning oppression charts natives upon advertising Episcopal abbr Be drowsy linger males ripped affirmative cardinal point scotch perform listlessness likely to be true court proceeding Vermont city money factory part of the the bless cross etc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Episcopal
Vermont
Mourning Stripes A Blue Ribbon For Sir William Petersen
The Rio Dorado of the Peter sen Line steams up the St Lawrence in mourning with a blue four foot band around its hull. The tribute honors Sir William Petersen head of the line who died in Ottawa. Captain R Hockin leads the voyage praising speed and fuel efficiency at 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Rio Dorado
Petersen Line
St. Lawrence
Sir William Petersen
Ottawa
R. Hockin
Ocean Rate Committee
House of Commons
Ancient Mongolian culture unearthed by Ameri can Museum expedition
Roy Chapman Andrews reports from the third Asiatic Expedition that Mongolia yields 12 000 year old human culture evidence plus 40 dinosaur eggs ten million years old, dinosaur skeletons and skulls. Remains of pre Mongol humans, ancient animals, and a large collection of stone weapons and utensils are also found on the Asian plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongolia
American Museum of Natural History
Roy Chapman Andrews
Asia Magazine
Remarkable Brain American Explains Six Minds in One in London
American visitor in London Harry Kahne performs astonishing feats before a crowd. He claims six brains in one, reads a newspaper upside down, and writes backwards headlines on a blackboard while spelling correctly. He answers questions on populations and industries of major towns in Britain, Canada, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kahne
London
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Daily fruit and vegetable regimen outlined for health
The guidance recommends consuming fruit daily whether raw or cooked and a bulky vegetable such as lettuce spinach carrots or cabbage. It also lists laxative foods like prunes figs orange juice or bran cereal and requires at least four glasses of milk and water daily to flush the kidneys.
League of Nations urges universal abolition of slavery
A Geneva report from the League of Nations slavery commission says slavery persists in several Asiatic Mohammedan states notably the Arabian peninsula and Hedjaz where many slaves are Far East girls. It calls for universal abolition, freedom without compensation, a concentration point for freed slaves, punishment for slave dealers, and limits on compulsory labor with pay for public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabian Peninsula
Kingdom of the
Hedjaz
Far East
Mecca
Slavery Commission
The
League of Nations
Geneva
League Commission
Thin Metal Foil Made Transparent by Berlin Scientist
Dr Karl Mueller of the physical research bureau in Berlin claims a method to reduce metal foil to a thickness of one millionth of a centimetre while preserving elasticity. The process, applicable to all metals including gold, would render them transparent and benefit the telephone radio and musical instrument industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Mueller
Physical Research Bureau
Berlin
Mueller
Saint Christina the Virgin Body Brought to New York
The preserved body of Saint Christina the Virgin, buried seventeen centuries in Rome, is transported to New York and will be placed in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Cleveland. The presentation comes from the pope in acknowledgment of Bishop Joseph Schrembs's diocese for the House of Catacombs project by the Pontifical Commission on Sacred Archaeology.
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Christina the Virgin
Rome
New York
Cleveland
Joseph Schrembs
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Empire Press Union
Imperial Press Conference
Australia
Auckland
N.Z
Oil Company
Irteh Free State
Clipse
Rcave
I A
Tee
G. Washington, Jr
Calgary
Turkish Academy
Baltic Sea
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