World Happenings Briefly Told
United States flyer team arrived in Paris after 118 days and 239 hours of travel. Sir Sidney Razeseed-Wells, 55, heart specialist and Conservative MP for London University, died July 14. A memorial for 21 pro jockeys and 11 gentlemen riders killed in the war will be erected at Karihorst racecourse near Berlin. Prince of Wales departure for Canada fixed Aug 23 aboard the Jherengaria. Diamonds worth over $1,000,000 seized. nine crew members of the Duilio detained after New York raid. Emeralds and shells found in a Minneapolis market hen. Hebrides fisheries agreement with British Columbia expected soon per Minister Patullo. Andrew Jenkins, famed Niagara Gorge rope rider, died at Galt, age eighty.
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Sidney Razeseed-Wells
London University
Karihorst
Berlin
Prince of Wales
Canada
Prince
Jierengaria
Arcotes
Hebrides Islands
British Columbia
T D. Pattullo
Andrew Jenkins
Niagara Gorge
America
Galt, Ont
Fish Freezing Plant Planned at Lesser Slave Lake
A modern fish freezing plant with a 150000 pound capacity will be installed at Lesser Slave Lake to develop fishing in the area. The project aims to expand industry and processing of local catches.
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Lesser Slave Lake
Canada Benefits Seen From New US Immigration Quota Law
The new United States quota law, effective June 30, favors Canada by reducing quotas and favoring five year residence in Canada. It may shift migration westward as foreign nationals require visas and head taxes, affecting routes and demand for Canadian ports. Canadian-born residents are exempt from quotas. non‑Canadians face visa and head tax. Immigration figures show shifts in Austria to Turkey and Canada’s own rising arrivals in 1924.
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Norman
Rankin
Canada
United States
Dominion
France
Canadian
Royal Mail Steam Packet
U.S
Austria
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Roumania
Russia
Sweden
Pritzerland
Jugo-Slavia
Turkey
Co operative Marketing Plan Backed by Alberta Farmers
Calgary meeting of the United Farmers of Alberta heard about pooling Pool Farm Products under a non profit cooperative marketing committee. The idea mirrors the Pincher Creek district success where farm goods are marketed through this system. No official statement was issued. only preliminary work has been completed.
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Calgary
United Farmers of Alberta
U.P.A
Pincher Creek
Father scolds son over worn shoes seek scooter
A father chides his seven year old son for wearing out two pairs of shoes in three months. After thinking, the boy suggests buying a scooter to solve the problem.
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Jimmy
The Pace That Kills and The Drive for Thrills
A Kansas City Star reflection warns that speed mania and craving for thrills grip both young and old. It argues plain living and moderation must prevail and notes the wreckage caused by pursuit of excitement amid modern conditions.
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Coolidge
Kansas City Star
Canada wheat crop estimate set at 318 million bushels
Preliminary figures from the Bureau of Statistics show Canada wheat production this year at 318 640 000 bushels, down from last year's 474 199 999. The report also lists estimated yields for oats barley and flax seed across Prairie provinces and all Canada with noted revisions possible due to sowing areas and seasonal conditions.
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Bureau of Statistics
Prairie
All
Canada
War Explosives Stumps With Picric Acid
More than 45,000 American farmers in 28 states used war surplus picric acid to clear 250000 acres and remove stumps from about 86000 acres. Nearly 8,000,000 pounds of this explosive have been applied to agriculture by the United States Bureau of Roads. Savings over commercial explosives total about 750000 dollars, with broader benefits as farm acreage increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chemical Society
United States Bureau of Roads
Worm Exterminator Promises Quick Child Relief
The advertisement proclaims no child should suffer an hour from worms and offers a simple yet strong remedy called Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to provide prompt relief.
Wireless stations to replace moccasin telegraph in northern frontier
Government officials travel to Fort Simpson and Fort Herschel to establish wireless stations that will span the north and connect populated centres. The moccasin telegraph will be replaced by the wireless telegraph as the old order gives way to new technology. A final note recalls a mysterious phenomenon that appeared last November off the Arakan coast and vanished.
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Fort Simpson
Fort Herschel
Edmonton Bulletin
Araken
Bay of Bengal
Polish Boy Scouts impose total ban on alcohol and tobacco
The Polish Boy Scouts have introduced a complete prohibition against alcohol and tobacco within their organization, aiming to enforce a strict code of conduct for all members.
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Boy Scouts
Quote on Poverty Gaining Practical Experience
A man can gain more practical experience from poverty in ten days than from riches in ten years. The remark contrasts hardship with wealth to emphasize learning from deprivation rather than luxury.
Divers Extract German Vessels From Scapa Flow Jungle
Divers salvage scuttled German warships at Scapa Flow from 1918 amid dense seaweed tangles and barnacle growth. Chief Diver MacKenzie reports enormous weed barriers as they slash to doors and portholes while engines and interiors remain intact. Champagne bottles and glassware are found in officers quarters, and the ships show little life around them besides crabs and lobsters.
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Scapa Fiow
MacKenzie
Hindenburg
Scapa Flow
Pact Accepted By U S Agrees To Tangier Convention Terms
The United States informs Britain France and Spain it will accede to the Tangier convention signed in Paris on December 18 1923 under conditions. The conditions call for broader interpretation of provisions affecting U S rights in the zone a clear open door policy by the new administration and joint administration's full responsibility for safeguarding American interests. The Paris agreement ends extraterritorial rights in Tangier and establishes a joint administration.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Spain
Paris
Tangier
Aid To World Peace Through Commonwealth Unity
The British Institute of Foreign Affairs aids world peace by fostering common purpose within the British Commonwealth. In its three years of work it has proven valuable and now seeks increased support to expand its deeds and fields of activity.
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British Commonwealth
British Institute of Foreign Affairs
Manchester Guardian
Miller's Worm Powders Promote Healthy Growth in Children
Advertises Miller's Worm Powders as sweet and palatable to children. Claims the medicine ends worm troubles, strengthens digestion, and imparts a healthy tone to the system aiding development.
Canadian Floral Medal Established For New Plant Varieties
The Canadian Horticultural Council offers a yearly gold medal for the best new florists plant variety recorded with the council. The prize is funded by the Canadian Florists' and Gardeners' Association. The council’s Registration Committee will judge the entries.
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Canadian Horticultural Council
Canadian
Piorists’ and Gardeners’ Association
Temptation Theme in Jesus Wilderness Test
Sunday school outlines Jesus fasting in the wilderness as part of consecration after baptism. It notes the devil as a force outside man and cites Garvie on Jesus revealing his temptation to disciples after Peter’s rebuke. The lesson links the temptation to the call and path to divine appointment.
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Jesus
Nazareth
Jordan
God
George Adam Smith
A. E. Garvie
Satan
British Columbia Lumber Mills Benefit From Japanese Orders
British Columbia mills see early gains from revived Japan orders. About 1.5 million feet of large squares have been sold as buyers prefer fresh cut stock while local lumber stocks run low in the province.
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British Columbia
Noiseless Airplanes Prove Highly Practical, Says Air Service
Recent experiments by the United States Air Service testing noiseless airplanes are described as eminently successful. The findings promise an immense boon to aviators and imply a new era in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Service
Unidentified Migrants Amid Shelter Raid In Germany
Police raided the Asylum for the Shelterless in Germany uncovering 1,280 undocumented individuals, 157 with active warrants for theft and related crimes, 22 forged papers, and a man who faked his own death before fleeing after his father’s dismissal from civil service.
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Germany
Hale
Two Wrecks on a Bench Share Advice Tale
Two battered men sit on the common bench. One boasts he never takes advice, while the other admits he follows everybody's counsel. The exchange ends with a wry shrug at human folly.
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Meath
Alberta
H. T. Thorne
Fleming
Sask
HN. Gison
Edgerton
Alta
Peng
Sle Sievers
Cox
Minard
Scapa
Commonwealth
Hargrave St
Aero Cushion Inner Tire Agency
Winnipeg
Man
Wingham, Ont
Lyekny A Ee
Ogden
Liverpool
Temptation
B.C
Dowminton Express
Cook’s
Frente
Pena
Londées
Esamen
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