World Happenings Briefly Told
Turkish operators ponder a wage strike after pay demands. H C Carter of Victoria Australia invents a gas mark generating ozg gen aiding masks for divers and miners. The world’s largest saxophone in London stands 22 feet high with a four foot diameter bellows. Basait Colorado asks for free water from the state utilities commission. A Bergamo village finds a skull filled with coins inside a hollow wall during demolitions. Commercial travelers in California use homing pigeons to push orders. David Shaw of Cleveland provides for his horses’ upkeep and graves. Irene Ward says Britain must have housing and food to deny communism. US AFL backs world court support in Washington. Canada to join British Industries Fair in February London Birmingham. Canada Chamber of Commerce helps create Canadian London exhibit. Lupin Smiley of Grand Canyon Arizona, 104, falls from horse for first time in a century and is injured.
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H. C. Carter
Victoria
Australia
London
Basait
Colorado
State Public Utilities Commission
Bergamo
Italy
California
David Shaw
Cleveland
Britain
Misa Irene Ward
Toronto
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Sensational Ore Find Near Terrace Shocks Miners
A Terrace dispatch reports sensational ore samples from the Vanarsdol area near Terrace B C with assays from 75 to 250 dollars per ton. Veins on the Silver Bow claim traced to adjoining properties. William Van Meter and the George Little syndicate plan tunnels on their claims two and a half miles from the Canadian National Railway for rapid development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrace
B.C
Vanarsdol
Canadian National Railways
Silver Bow
William van Meter
van Meter
George Little
Eskimo crew loathe city life stay in Pagwa Ontario
Four young Eskimo seamen who joined the Jean Revillion in Liverpool Nova Scotia are unimpressed by urban sights. They prefer tobacco and will winter in Pagwa Ontario. The schooner cannot sail north before spring, so the natives remain at Pagwa until overland transit to Baker Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Revillion
Liverpool
Montreal
Pagwa
Ontario
Baker Lake
Dominion Introduces Compulsory Railway Patrol Legislation
The government proposes nationwide patrols of railway lines through forested areas to prevent locomotive caused fires. A farmer mentions oats and a humorous dialogue with Pavey about horse fodder, highlighting rural voices amid the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Communists in Western Canada Under Ottawa Scrutiny
Ottawa widens watch on communist activity in western Canada. Winnipeg publications are being scrutinized and likely action will follow where laws are violated. Government focus includes labor movements and indoctrination of youth with Soviet ideas. A May Day speech by a Winnipeg youth spurred deportation of a family to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Sach
Dominion
England
Immigration Department
Labor Department
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Simple chic youth frock with front flare and yoke back
Fine wool twill frock features a flaring front skirt and a gentle yoke back. It shows small braid loops with round buttons on a convertible collar, full sleeves with oriental trim, and a diagram for No. 1222 in sizes 16 18 20 years. Materials and price details included.
Britain’s Nile Offer: Generous Yet Challenging for Sudan
T. B. Barron notes in the Nineteenth Century that Britain’s proposal to regulate the Nile aims to harness a great river for vast development while seeking a neutral international body to oversee water rights. Egypt seeks Sudan evacuation and a semi independent state under British direction, contending water needs must serve Egyptian priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Sudan
Great Britain
Nile
England
T. B. Barron
Vagrant Children In Russia Factory Schools Traced
More than 300000 homeless children in Russia alarm officials says the education commissar. Moscow Lenin Kharkov and other centers report widespread vagrancy with waifs sleeping on streets. The Central Lenin Fund funded by the government and donors proves insufficient as factory schools plan to teach trades alongside basic schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Lenin
Kharkov
Central Lenin Fund
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order note from the Winnipeg union lists address 175 McDermot Ave and asks send 20¢ coin or stamps for pattern numbers and sizes, with care in wrapping coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Colin
Sweden's Unusual Summer Sets Record Warmth and Rain
Sweden reports an extraordinary summer with several days warmer than Egypt and July averages higher than Paris. Rainfall reached three times normal while sunshine nearly matched the 1914 record. Crop prospects look unusually favorable for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Egypt
Stockholm
Paris
New Fire Fighting Plane For Manitoba
A seven passenger twin engine flying boat is being tested at the Dominion Government aerodrome at South Marsh near Ottawa. If satisfactory it will be sent to Manitoba to cover a major forest area with fire protective duties. The craft, similar in size to a standard plane, has two 200 horsepower engines and can travel 90 to 100 mph. If successful, more of the same type may be built for fire wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
South Marsh
Ottawa
Manitoba
Alberta Builds Roads to Complete 3.5 Million Program
By 1927 the Alberta Government expects to finish its 3.5 million road project. Hon. Alex Ross notes a 1.5 million federal grant will aid the effort as sub grades are laid on 2,500 miles of highway. Six hundred miles are surfaced and about 250 miles gravelled with plans to gravel all main routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Alex. Ross
Ontario Honey Exports Surge to European Markets
Ontario apiaries report a record high crop of honey with 1,200,000 pounds moved through the cooperative. The product now reaches Scandinavia, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Re-Operative Association
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Alberta Sugar from Raymond Factory Expands Market
Alberta made sugar from Raymond Alberta beet factory is claimed to be on par with Cuban cane sugar. With plans to expand cultivation in Southern Alberta the market reach is expected to grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Alberta
Alberta Leads With Surge In Motor Car Licenses
More than 62 000 motor cars are operating in Alberta this year against about 47 000 in 1924. Receipts from car licenses up to mid September total $912 000, compared with $845 000 for the whole of 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Left-Over Dinners Save Cost in Household Chat
A dialogue notes how a couple plans meals to economize by repurposing leftovers. One partner jokes about cooking more for dinner to stretch groceries, the other affirms thrifty habit and shared domestic strategy.
Cosmic Rays Discovery by Millikan and Cameron
Dr. Robert A. Millikan of Caltech and G. Harvey Cameron announced at the National Academy of Sciences that powerful cosmic rays are more penetrating than any prior rays. Cameron, a Saskatoon native and University of Saskatchewan graduate, is noted for his role in the collaboration and teaching fellowship at Caltech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
America
G. Harvey Cameron
A. W. Cameron
Nuiana Collegiate Institute
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Millikan
National Academy of Sciences
Madison
Wis
Cameron
G. H. Ling
FE. L. Harrington
California Institute
Secret German codes reach British hands via Magdeburg wreck
London reports a German officer drowned when the Magdeburg struck a mine off Odensholm. Russians recovered the officer and found secret naval codes on him. A copy reached the British admiralty, aiding the fleet at Jutland, while Germans remained unaware of the loss.
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Admiralty
London
Magdeburg
Odensholm
Esthenian
Gerans
Jutland
Prince of Wales to Report to Premier Before Empire Tour
The Prince of Wales will hold talks with the premier of the day, Baldwin, at York House about his return. An ambassadorial report extends to the lord mayor and citizens of London, to be delivered at a state luncheon, recalling the King’s Wake up England speech. The occasion promises an address of unusual interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Empire
Baldwin
York House
London
England
Liverpool Weekly Post
Canadian White Leghorn Pen Sets Egg-Laying Record
Langley: J H Mufford’s White Leghorn pen wins the fifth egg-laying contest at Dominion experimental farm Agassiz with 2683 eggs total. The ten-bird pen averages 268.3 eggs per bird, a Canadian record and possibly a world record under official test, per station superintendent W N Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley, B.C
J. H. Mufford
Langley
Dominion Experimental Farm
Agassiz
B.C
W. N. Hicks
Equine Casualties in the War on the Western Front
The official veterinary history records 120 886 horse and mule casualties on the western front in World War I. Of these, 178 killed and 1 868 injured by gas and 51 308 killed and 67 532 wounded by shotgun.
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Western Front
Veterinary Services
BC Whaling Industry Produces Whale Bone Meal and Fertilizer
The British Columbia whaling industry yields about 460 tons of whale bone meal annually and a smaller amount of meat and blood for fertilizer. A portion is sold within the province while the remainder is exported mainly to the United States.
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British Columbia
United States
Crossword puzzle clues list with mixed numbers and hints
A long mixed set of crossword clues covering various definitions including verbs nouns adjectives and abbreviations. Entries reference beings actions quantities measurements and objects such as god of love near spread to dry steal engineering degree vehicle moving ship related terms and pronouns with numerous orphaned or misnumbered markers throughout.
Faced Ordeal At Sea A Bristol Voyage Ends In Sandbank
William S. Unitt and his 16 year old daughter reached Bristol after a perilous voyage toward New Zealand in the ton yacht Merganser. They endured three day gales off Finisterre, had bowsprit swept away, a French trawler collision, and a near sighting of a steamship before the vessel ran aground on a sandbank near Carminha Harbor. Both survivors say they would attempt the voyage again.
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William S. Unitt
Bristol
New Zealand
Mr. Unitt
Finisterre
Carminha Harbor
Britain's Unemployment Dole Under Scrutiny by Twelve Members
A twelve man British inquiry committee of high standing will study the unemployment dole system and its impact on worker morale. The panel, mandated by the labor department, will survey administration across industrial communities as the dole acts near expiry next June, seeking reforms before reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Revered M Glasson Visits Ose Jamiesons in Cautionary Tea Talk
The Rev Angus M Glas son visits the Jamiesons and declines tea coffee cocoa and soda offering a humorous glimpse of Scottish hospitality. It is noted that about 800 million people worldwide wear shoes of some kind.
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Angus M’glasson
Ose Jamiesons
M’glasson
Mrs. Jamieson
Rescue Atop 100 Foot Chimney Save Steeplejack
Large crowds watched Harold Edginton overcome by fumes at the top of a 100 foot chimney in Witton England. Bert Cross, employer’s son, climbed the shaft to lash Edginton to boards and position his head to avoid fumes. Birmingham firemen then rescued him and he was taken to hospital in serious condition.
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Witton
England
Harold Edginton
Bert Cross
Edginton
Birmingham Firemen
New Pulp Mill Construction Advances in Manitoba Venture
Col H C L Jones vice president of the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company states that work has begun on a 250 ton pulp and paper mill in Manitoba. The plant will mirror the Espanola Ontario mill and the construction coalitions on both sites are alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company, Limited
H. C. L. Jones
Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company
Espanola
Ontario
Old Man Hicksy Plans Country City Property Move
Silas and Miram discuss Silas man Hicksy aiming to relocate his city property to the country to make a good hen turn. He quips that he bought the Brooklyn Bridge in the city.
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Hiram
Silas
Miram
Brooklyn Bridge
Shore Talk Sparks Quiet Waves and Quiet Truths
A brief dramatic exchange finds Mrs. Gairleigh at the shore asking about the sea’s speech. The husband dismisses it as noise, likening waves to people who make noise without saying much.
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Pavey
Clipse
Saskatchewan University
Prince
Ves
Commission of Twelve
Hidimie
Tomasiemeir Panioioiail
Giliair Digg
Eisini Rit
New Pulp Mill
Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company
Hicksy
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