Britain Faces Duty Over Mosul Amid Mandate Debate
The piece reviews Britain’s role in Iraq after World War I, noting the League of Nations ruling Mosul part of Irak and Britain’s obligation to protect its ward. It states Britain resists a twenty five year mandate while implying a possible conflict with the Turks to safeguard Christians and Kurds, despite no desire to govern the region.
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Porcigs
Geneva
Mosssare
Kingdom of
Irak
Great Britain
Mosul
Britain
Mesopotamia
Canada’s Precious Metals Expansion Sees Untapped Wealth
Canada leads in gold and silver output with rapid growth but vast mineral areas remain underexplored. Northern Ontario and British Columbia show strong production while other provinces attract development. Prospectors and geologists uncover new undeveloped wealth, presenting opportunities for engineers and capitalists to grow Canadian mineral regions.
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Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ontario
British Columbia
Canadian Beekeeping Push Targets Nationwide Harvest
A department of agriculture bulletin urges expanding beekeeping in Canada noting a billion-dollar harvest and large nectar waste. It cites a Manitoba honey surge, Saskatchewan output about 66 times 1918, and a single Alberta beekeeper surpassing provincial totals in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Imwichbridge
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Bulletin
Unwell Boy Seeks Doctor After New Year Dinner
A small boy, feeling unsettled after a New Year dinner, is advised by his mother to visit a doctor. The jovial physician asks about the ailment and the boy replies with a muddled feeling of not knowing how he feels.
Beating the H C S Charles and Horace Exchange Old Shoes Tale
A fragmented dialogue recalls a marriage and a rough start. Horace quips that they are still eating and wearing old shoes tossed during the ceremony, highlighting hardship after a wedding.
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Charles
Horace
Geyser Near Seattle Fires From Salty Pool In Green River Canyon
A strange geyser near Green River canyon 36 miles southeast of Seattle shoots flames from a six foot pool of highly mineral water. The eruptions vary with gas presence, can reach 106 feet, and occasionally fail to erupt. Nearby flames over a bubbling stream add to the mystery as locals seek explanations.
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Green River Canyon
Seattle
Green River
Tacoma
Dry Land Garden at Lethbridge Shows Summerfallow Benefit
Dominion experimental station at Lethbridge Alberta recommends summerfallow dry land gardening. Vegetables planted in rows three feet apart with windbreaks as snow traps reduce hand labor and boost moisture access. Barnyard manure is incorporated the year before planting for soil buildup. Superintendent W H Fairfield notes the plan's value for dry land farmers.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Dominion Experimental Station
Summerfallow
W. H. Fairfield
Mr. Fairfield
Experiment With Flowers Shows Alcohol Affects Poppies
University of California botanists conducted an alcohol exposure test on six California poppy buds. Only the water plant bloomed while the others leaned and entered varying stupors as liquor amount increased. Alfred E. Pillsbury photographed the study with a movie machine and still camera using a synchronized microscope.
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University of California
California
Alfred E. Pillsbury
Remarkable 98 Year Service Span In Family Household
Nava Carlotte born in Mexico in 1815 died December 25 in Escout France at 110, still serving as a domestic for the family she first joined in 1827. She followed the family to France and remained with them until her death.
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Nava Carlotte
Mexico
Escout
France
Paris to London Night Air Service Initiated
A night air service between Paris and London will start along the Imperial Airways line. If freight proves successful a night passenger service will be added. The London Paris route is now lit at ten points by ground lights and flashing beacons.
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Paris
London
Imperial Airways, Limited
England’s first public-purposes telegram leads to arrest
A historic telegraph message sent for public use in England aided police in capturing a murderer. The incident marks a milestone in communication assisting law and order.
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England
American tourism boom drives record European travel
The wanderlust of Old World Americans left 64 to 100 million dollars abroad last summer. A surge in American visitors to Europe set a record with 140,749 Americans sailing to Europe from Atlantic ports in the peak season. About 20,000 Americans departed from American ports for Italian and other Mediterranean destinations, totaling around 200,000 travelers who experienced Europe during the vacation period.
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Cam
Europe
United States
Reseta
Alaska
Atlantic Conference of Steamship Mines
Atlantic Seaboard
Mediterranean
Okanagan Apples Opens Indian Market Reach
The Canadian trade commission in Calcutta promoted Canadian apples to Indian importers. A first shipment of MacIntosh Reds Delicious and Newton apples was sent by the Associated Growers, with December 1925 deliveries for the Christmas trade. A larger consignment followed, with another planned in January, aiming to undercut Kashmir apple prices.
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India
Calcutta
Kashmir
Farleigh St. Marys Retta Sets World Dairy Record in BC
The senior yearling Jersey heifer Farleigh St. Marys Retta, bred at Summerland by the Dominion experimental station, produced 9,013 pounds of milk and 524 pounds of butter fat in 305 days, exceeding the prior world record by seven pounds of butter fat, announced by the central experimental farms in Ottawa.
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British Columbia
Jersey
Farleigh St. Mary’s Retta
Dominion Experimental Station
Summerland
Central Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Estate Division Law Leaves Heirs After Lawyer Fees
When an estate is divided under law the heirs receive what remains once legal fees and costs are settled. The excerpt underscores how estate distribution can favor attorneys and creditors before beneficiaries.
Canada Elates Progress in Bovine Tuberculosis Control
The 1925 report shows 1 675 fully accredited tuberculosis free herds in Canada and 2 100 undergoing accreditation. A restricted area plan tests large cattle populations, with Carman district Manitoba boasting 16 500 cattle largely free and the Quebec counties of Huntingdon Chateauguay Beauharnois testing 53 642 cattle last year.
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Dominion Health of Animals
Minister of Agriculture
Canada
Carman
Manitoba
Huntingdon
Chateauguay
Beauharnois
Province of
Quebec
Penny Paid Lot to Build Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit
Mary Watson Hudson, a Detroit citizen, bought the site of the future Book-Cadillac Hotel for one cent under a Congressional land grant after Detroit’s 1805 fire. A decade later a speculator bought the tract for $150, illustrating early speculative land sales in Michigan.
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Detroit
Mary Watson Hudson
Detrot
Congress
New UV Sun Bath Fabric Lets Rays Pass
A new fabric described by Popular Science Monthly allows ultraviolet rays to pass through while feeling like silk making sun baths accessible to all.
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Popular Science Monthly
Waiter and the System Improve Service Claims
A diner voices frustration with service and notes the arrival of an efficiency man whose system is being tested to improve operations. The exchange suggests ongoing staff changes and attempts to streamline customer experience.
Ocean to Ocean Ford Commemorative Tour Across Canada
A Ford touring car undertook the Ocean to Ocean trip from Halifax to Vancouver to mark Ford Motor Company of Canada's twenty first anniversary. J Flickeneger and a publicity department member drove 4794 miles, 853 on CP rail steel tracks, starting September 8 and finishing late October. The journey stayed on Canadian soil with educational motion pictures recorded and shown to the Dominion government. The car ran mostly on its own wheels aside from three punctures and several track changes, aided by Canadian Pacific Railway cooperation. Key rail changes occurred at Quebec Bridge, north of the Sault, Algoma Central, and along the north shore of Lake Superior toward Nipigon and Ignace, with CP staff coordinating to minimize collisions with through trains.
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Ford Motor Company of
Canada
J. Flickeneger
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Vancouver
British Columbia
C.P R
Dominion
Filckenger
Canadian Pacific Railway
Quebec Bridge
Sault
Algoma Central
Canadian Pacific
Lake Superior
Schreiber
J. J. Scully
Western Lines
Nipigon
Ignace
J. J. Horn
C.P.R
Canada Heads Into New Year With Bright Prospects
The Dominion highlights co operation and marketing poultry as a growth path and notes Canada’s broad gains in agriculture mining forestry and fishing. It forecasts record production and rising tourism with strong worldwide goodwill and a shift of investment toward Canadian industry.
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Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Canada
United States
North America
British cinemas reject compulsory British film quota
A national ballot of British movie house proprietors favored by the board of trade shows 679 against and 609 for a plan to require screening a percentage of British films. The Cinematograph Exhibitors Association plans to put the decision before its general council for discussion.
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Moving Picture Houses
Britain
United States
Board of Trade
General Council of the
Cinematograph Exhibitors’ Association
Imperial Oil forms Dalhousie Oil Company in Turner Valley
Alberta based Imperial Oil Company of Canada announces the creation of a new firm named Dalhousie Oil Company to operate its Turner Valley properties. The group recently finished Calgary refinery, touted as among North America's most modern, and already operates several Turner Valley wells with a pipeline linking the field to Calgary.
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Turner Valley
Imperial Oil Company of Canada
Dalhousie Oil Company
Alberta
Imperial Company
Calgary
All Men
North America
Western Butter For Britain Market Ready to Take Supply
British buyers allied with Old Country wholesale producers are in Western Canada seeking a steady stream of creamery butter. Western Canadian butter is in high demand abroad and dealers expect to take nearly the whole output if a reliable supply is arranged.
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Western Canada
Alberta poultry exports surge to eastern Canada and beyond
It is estimated that in the past year Alberta exported 60 000 cases of eggs and 5 000 000 pounds of poultry to Eastern Canada and the Old Country. Years ago the province was a major importer, but campaigns by the Provincial Government and other interested bodies have reversed the trade balance.
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Alberta
Canada
Old Country
Divers find treasure ship near Crimean War site
Divers locate a sunken vessel forty feet beneath the Black Sea that matches the bulk of the Black Prince, sunk with twenty five thousand dollars in gold and silver for allied army payments. The discovery is reported from Moscow.
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Light Brigade
Black Sea
Moscow
Alimony Still Paid After Loud Speaker Gone
In a terse remark a speaker notes that alimony payments continue despite removing the loud speaker, signaling ongoing financial obligations amid changes. The comment underscores unresolved personal arrangements and hints at disputes over equipment removal.
Saskatchewan Corn Growers Plan 1926 Convention Dates
The Saskatchewan Corn Growers' Association executive nominates November 17 and 18 for the 1926 convention at Estevan town hall. M P Tullis will negotiate seed supply with northern grown corn varieties for next year. Prairie Nurseries Limited Estevan donates a $260 cup for the best Yellow Flint corn, with a permanent trophy and a yearly replica for the winner. The show is expected to be unusually successful.
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Saskatchewan Corn Growers’ Association
Estevan
M. P. Tullis
Epitaph Claims Mercier Omelette Invention By Restaurant Manager
A tombstone inscription copied near Dijon, France, praises Pierre Mercier, restaurant manager, 1943 1903, as inventor of the famous Mercier omelette. It notes his son in Rue Dijon, Sofia, Bulgaria, as sole proprietor of the recipe.
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Dijon
France
Pierre Mercier
la Bulgaria
Sofia
Family of twelve all named with L
A family consists of 12 children all starting with the letter L. The names include Lenora Lydia Lola Laura Lee Lemuel Lillian Luther Louis Lucille Lester and Lawrence.
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Lenora
Lydia
Lola
Laura
Lee
Lemuel
Lillian
Luther
Louis
Lucille
Lester
Lawrence
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Dominion Livestock Branch
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Saskatchewan Corn Growers
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