World Briefly Told Highlights From Around the Globe
A wide-ranging digest notes events including a hospital operation in Oxford, Lewis Lawes taking a chairmanship against capital punishment, and prize offers for India rubber substitutes. It also reports disbandment of the Ulster special constabulary, a Bermuda Railway bill passage, France and Germany negotiating, a ship repair contract in Victoria, Belgium’s 1926 budget surplus, a medals award in Ottawa, a New York factory owner donating profits, a French shell accident near Soissons, and a Canadian governor general commission for agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Lawes
Sing Singerteen
League For the Abolition of
Bonnet
India
Ulster Special Constabulary
London
Helfast
Hermuda
Legislative Council
Victoria
Belgium
War Office
Desmond T. Thurke
Foot Guards
Ottawa
Bisley
Hae
Morriss Rosenwasser
New York
Soissons
France
Canadian Gazette
Jor. J. Wr. Grisdale
Dr. Grisdale
Dominion official outlines steps to cut US coal use
C P P Hotchkiss, executive secretary of the Dominion fuel board, testifying in Halifax before the royal commission on the coal industry described measures to solve Canada's fuel problem. He said encouraging British anthracite imports and coke from bituminous coal would lessen American coal consumption or at least improve quality and reduce prices. He noted Alberta's campaign to boost its coal use had proven successful amid official figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P P. Hotchkiss
Dominion Fuel Board
Halifax
Royal Commission
Canada
Alberta
Health-promoting wartime style verse for youth in Canada
A collection of health slogans urges Canadian boys and girls to eat greens and digest vegetables to stay well. The verses emphasize daily good health habits and keeping a “book of health” with vegetable leaves as a symbol of nutrition and vitality.
Yukon educator Willian Galpin buried by pioneers
Willian Galpin, a 25 year Yukon teacher who came from Maidstone England where he led St Peter and St Paul for 24 years, died in Dawson City and was buried under the Yukon Order of Pioneers. His widow resides in Dawsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Galpin
Yukon
Qrocer s Clerk Should I order some more fresh eggs
Dialogue notes a grocer clerk asking about restocking eggs while another voice says the cellar holds enough fresh eggs for a couple of months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qrocer
Sjrocer
New Observatories Planned for Grouse Mountain and Santa Clara
Prof Shearman leads construction of two joint observatories in Canada and the United States. The Grouse Mountain facility near Vancouver will house a two meter diameter instrument. Santa Clara’s facility will coordinate meteor observations and photographing comets. Funds were raised before the war and a highway to Grouse Mountain is underway. The Grouse site will surpass Lick Observatory in height.
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Grouse Mountain
Varroaver
Father J. & Ricard Memorial Observatory
University of Santa”mara
California
Shearman
Bio Laboratories
Meentaln
Callfernia Observatorice
Roo Mountain
Santa Clara Observatory
Grouse Mountain Observatory
Vancouver Harbor
Lick Observatory
San Jose
Salifernia
Paris Fashion Patterns for Velveteen Blouse and Jxtap Skirt
The article describes a jumper style frock with a velveteen blouse and a swing skirt joined to a bodice top. It details blouse No 1044 with sizes 34 to 42 inches bust and fabric needs, and skirt No 1023 with sizes 38 to 44 inches bust and yardage. It lists pattern prices 20 cents each and a Fashion Book priced 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Faile
Western Progressives Assert West as Economic Unit
MP elect C. H. Spencer of Batoche River Alta and MP elect Milton N. Campbell of Mackenzie Sask spoke at a Farmers' Union conference on monetary reform. They pledged the Progressive party will not blanket support any group but will act in the west’s best interests, focusing on Hudson Bay Railway and a rural credit system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Progressive
C. H. Spencer
Batule River
Alta
Saskatoon
Spencer
Farmers’ Union
Progressive Party
West
Hudson Day Railway
Milton N. Campbell
M.P
Mackenzie
Lincolnshire Attacks Government Cattle Slaughter Policy
A London report notes the Marquis of Lincolnshire deriding the policy to slaughter cattle to end foot and mouth disease. He cites 300000+ cattle killed since 1902 at 45000000 in cost. Lord Bledisloe defended the policy, arguing disease outbreaks declined, with about 250000 in compensation paid since last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lord
Marquis of
Lincolnshire
Lord Bledisloe
Ministry of Agriculture
Lord Wiedisloe
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Union at 176 McDermot Ave. requests 20 cents, coin or stamps, and provides abbreviated payment instructions for customers seeking pattern numbers and delivery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Manitoba Stone Called Equal To Continent's Best
Manitoba building stone from Tyndall Garson area quarries is praised by ecologists and engineers at Winnipeg convention as equal to all other building stone on the continent. Canadian use rises as Parliament and court buildings show its quality. quarries near Garson and Tyre-dall supply large blocks for external and internal work in buff and blue varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Tyndall
Dominion
Winnipeg
Canada
G. G. Ommanney
Department of Colonization and Development
Regina
Fort Wiliam
Sault Ste. Marie
Toronto
Quebec
Garson
Tyre Dall
Lac du Bonnet
Canadian Pacifi Railway
Gurson
Elephant Receipts: Elephant Steals Owner's Circus Cash
A Bratislava message tells of a greedy elephant in a travelling circus. The proprietor kept savings in a stall box under his bed in the caravan and, upon returning, found the elephant had torn open the box and eaten the last paper notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bratislava
Timne
Canada’s Favorable Trade Balance Rises on Wheat Boost
Canada reports a larger favorable trade balance for the year ending November 20 1925 with exports at 1 220 000 000 and imports at 874 000 000 a gain led by a strong wheat harvest. The prior year ended November 30 1924 saw exports of 1 058 000 000 and imports of 813 000 000 for a 245 000 900 favorable balance. Wheat exports in the last four months reached 47 900 000 vs 87 000 000 a year ago, while overall exports rose 12 009 000 and imports 61 006 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Marko Turlakoff Fined for Alcohol Fraud Under Stambulisky Cabinet
Former minister of finance Marko Turlakoff was fined 14 000 pounds on charges of selling alcohol with intent to defraud the government. The sentence included three years imprisonment and four years loss of civil rights. A yan is always anxious to help another if he sees a chance to help himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marko Turlakoff
Unvder
Yan
Wider Highways To Handle Surging Traffic In U S
The piece argues for new broad highways to manage growing motor traffic. It notes England plans a 226 mile cross country highway with no towns or cross streets and envisions a dual roadway with no speed limit. It urges the United States to build the finest highways and road control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Washington Port
Russian 1913 Romanov stamp hoard to be sold in London
The 250000 stamp collection of the late Nicholas of Russia will be sold soon by a London philatelic agency. The collection features the Roman off issues of the Russian stamps released in 1913 after four years of preparation by the Russian Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas of Russia
Philatelic
James Downie Dies. War Hero and Prize Basket Player
James Downie aged 43, blinded in the war, died recently in a Vancouver military hospital. His basket work had won prizes at Wembley and Toronto exhibitions. He leaves brothers in Glasgow his birthplace and in Chicago Kingston Ontario and Edmonton Alberta.
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James Downie
Wembley
Toeronto
Vancouver
Glasgow
Chicago
Kingston
Ont
Edmonton
Alta
The Ultimate in Solitude at Summer Resort
A fragment notes a theme of seeking absolute solitude with a quoted line about loving to be alone and a reference to a summer resort in November, mentioning an individual named Nielson.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List for Horizontal and Vertical Entries
A dense list of crossword clues including cereal grass and over, regulated, preposition, negative, juice from apples, insect, toward, valleys and triumphs, plural fruits, created, invited, restrains, just, exercised the franchise, vacuum, more rational, fourth note, sea eagle, large country estate, golf term, agent suffix, wanderer, shape, heads, possessive pronoun, annoyed, leased, violently distracted, foundation, chart, near, large cupolas, always, nourished, suffix agent, impressions, conceals, likewise, covered with small slabs, interior, supply food, assisted, insipid, common Ugquid, draw off gradually, rhythm, in front of nautical, giver, thronged together, weathercocks, turn, rescued, distant, speck, harbor, rodent, marsh, geometrical ratio, that man.
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Harbor
Marsh
British Columbia Motorists Pay Highest Taxes in Dominion
The Automobile Club of British Columbia reports BC motorists face the heaviest charges with 29.67 dollars per vehicle from fees and gasoline taxes. Comparisons show Prince Edward Island 26.07, Nova Scotia 25.77, New Brunswick 23.71, Quebec 24.66, Ontario 15.35, Manitoba 21.07, Alberta 23.71, Saskatchewan 17.24 per vehicle.
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British A Columbia
Dominion
Automobile Club of
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada Colonization Association settles 550 families
The Canada Colonization Association reports 550 families were settled in Canada last year under manager T O Herzer. Of these, 107 families located in Alberta and are said to be faring well. A Visitor boarded a ship and asked the cook if he was the mate. the cook replied that he is the man in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canada Colonization Association
T. O. ¥. Herzer
Alberta
Bofla
Moscow Abandons State Wards Policy Amid Child Welfare Crisis
The Soviet Union and Moscow abandon the policy of raising children as state wards and shift back to family care. As marriages erode and parental duties loosen, thousands of "bezprizorni" youths roam the streets in gangs, stealing, mugging, and even murdering, living in empty houses. Authorities plan to counter the issue by offering foster homes to these youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of Soviet Republics
Moscow
Bezprizorni
Atst
PGE Policy Proposes Land Grants to Complete Railway
Premier Oliver introduces a BC Legislature bill to set aside 16,076,000 acres in four blocks for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and seek Dominion land returns from the Peace River block. The plan also asks Alberta for land grants to connect the line with its lines, and a cash and land subsidy to finish the road to the province’s eastern boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Dominion
P.G.E
B.C
Oliver
Peace River
Province of
Alberta
Trans-Canada wave length set for log distance relay work
The Department of Marine and Fisheries allocates a 62.51 metre wavelength named Trans-Canada for log distance relay use by Canadian amateur radio enthusiasts. It will be used exclusively for long distance work with other parts of the empire until March 31, 1927, while 198 and 119 metre wavelengths are allotted to other services and not available to amateurs in the next fiscal year.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Trans- Canada
Empire
Department
Queen Alexandra Photographs Faulty Wolferston Bridge
Queen Alexandra recorded architectural interest by photographing the Wolferston railway bridge near Sandringham. After developing the film she spotted a faulty support and repeated the shot uncovering the same peculiarity. The bridge was later found seriously at fault.
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Queen Alexandra
Wolferton
Sandringham
Leicester Streets Paved With Domestic Dustbin Clinkers
In Leicester England streets are paved with stones made from clinkers collected in domestic dustbins. The unusual recycling method highlights early 20th century urban waste reuse practices and local industry responses.
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Leicester
England
Canadian Roses Reach Britain In Fine Condition
A Montreal to London shipment of roses arrived in perfect condition after the prior success with peonies from Canada. A Lowe and Shawyer representative from London inspected the roses and hailed their beauty and freshness comparing them favorably with English blooms.
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Canada
England
Montreal
George McLaren Brown
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
Lowe and Shawyer
Uxbridge
Not So Bad For Our Ship
The Canadian Government Merchant Marine reports its first operating profit of the season while Lord Inchcape, a British shipping magnate, calls the era the worst shipping has ever seen. The exchange hints at industry tensions between nations in Toronto Mall and Empire.
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Lord Inchcape
Toronto Mall
Empire
Auto fuels Detroit growth while toll rises in crashes
The article notes automobiles boosted Detroit's population but also caused fatalities and injuries. It states 827 people were killed and 10,262 injured in automobile accidents this year, illustrating both positive and negative impacts of the auto on the city.
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Detroit
Toronto
Empire
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