Trade and political notes from 1920s era brief
The report covers Canada and the West Indies trade accord third reading in Ontario, Britain's treaty ratification with Turkey over Mosul, Manitoba Bar Association election of A C Ferguson, Romanian naval orders, British Columbia potato shipment to California, grain price pause until September 1, a pigeon returning after 3 years in France, possible minister to Washington, high mine casualties in Prussia, Briand urging anti counterfeit law, and customs amendments affecting Canadian port repairs.
Canada to cut letter postage to two cents after July 1
Canada plans to restore a two cent letter rate on and after July 1 removing the 1 cent war tax imposed April 1 1925. The change matches the U S rate and is expected to boost postal business across urban and rural Canada including 37772 rural routes and about 216000 boxes. The move coincides with Confederation day next July 1 seen as a birthday gift from the government.
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Canada
United States
Mexico
James A. Robb
Dominion
British To Control Marconi Company
The Marconi Telegraph Company will remain under British control after an extraordinary meeting. No more than 25 percent of issued share capital may be held by foreigners. Directors and officers must be natural born Britons in the United Kingdom or British dominions.
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Marconi Telegraph Company
United Kingdom
British Dominions
Symbolic German uniforms dominate Geneva disarmament talks
At Geneva on May 18 delegates under League of Nations attended the opening discussions. Germany, the only major power theoretically disarmed, appeared in full military dress, underscoring the challenge of achieving moral disarmament in Europe.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Switzerland
Germany
Europe
Niagara Falls Beaut y Preservation Talks Begin
A joint Canada United States committee discusses Niagara Falls beauty preservation and water diversion limits. Canadian delegates include Col. O M Biggar Ottawa J G Johnston water powers chief and Dr C F Camsell deputy mines Ottawa. US members not yet named.
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Canada
United States
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Col
O. M. Biggar
Ottawa
J. G. Johnston
Water Powers Branch
Department of the Interior
C. F. Camsell
Prince of Wales Will Not Visit Calgary This Year
Calgary mayor reports the Prince of Wales has no plans to visit Calgary or his ranch this year. Mayor G H Webster says the royal visitor, after an audience at St James Palace in England, showed interest in Canadian conditions and asked several questions about Canada.
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Calgary
Prince of Wales
G. H. Webster
Hie
St. James’ Palace
England
Canada
Little Miss Challie Themed Frock For Young Girls
A practical challie frock for girls ages 2 to 8 is pictured with raglan sleeves and a gathered neck. Two front color thread accents run to tab edges. Bloomers are gathered at knees and waist. No. 1308 sizes 2 4 6 8. size 4 uses 2 1/2 yards of 32 inch material. Price 20 cents. Our Fashion Book priced at 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order notice appears from Winnipeg newspaper union at 175 MacDermot Ave. Pattern No eeee referenced. Public details indicate mailing or retail instruction for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Claims of long sought secret life creation by Mazur
John F. Mazur, a chemist, claims five years of work on spontaneous life from inanimate matter and seeks scrutiny from scientists. Prof. Herrick of Western Reserve University questions contamination as route to life. Lab tests for Mazur are planned at Lorain High School by science teachers.
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John F. Mazer
Mazer
Francis H. Herrick
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Prof. Herrick
Ufe
Mazur
Lorain High School
Cancer Cures and Potassium Warning by Dr Forbes Ross
Charles Walter of Toronto cites Dr Forbes Ross warning that many so called cancer cures rely on potassium. He argues orthodox medicine often ignores potassium economy and urges patients to evaluate doctors by the classification Ross outlined, urging acceptance of his potassium based approach.
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Legion
F. W. Forbes Ross
Edin
F.R.C.S
Eng. D.P.H
Lond
His Majesty’s Guards’ Hospital
London
Forbes Ross
Charles Walter
Brunswick Avenue
Toronto
Canada
Radio broadcast notes and curious broadcasts from early era
A collection of vignettes on radio practice and reception describes a preacher asleep during a program avoiding being spotted on air, a Marion Ohio resident complaining of static, and several stations in New York City acting as remote studios. It mentions England's high speed train fitted with radio for passenger entertainment and a blind man in Cambridge using a radio to read dials by touch. A Winnipeg church broadcast notes a prank where an usher relayed a message to remove a watch that sounded like an alarm clock, disrupting the sermon.
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Marion
Ohio
New York City
Winnipeg
Leslie Pidgeon
Augustine Church
Canada’s Blind Enter Profitable Home and Factory Work
Captain E A Baker M C Dominion secretary of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind says thousands of blind workers make broom basket and apron goods at home and in NI B factories. The institute is district governed with prominent public and private figures on its boards.
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Canada
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
E. A. Baker
M.C
Dominion
Bina
Institute
Baker
Quebec Government Plans Ungava Exploration by Air
The most important expedition from the Quebec Government departs shortly for a four month survey of Ungava Territory. Using three aeroplanes, the team aims to produce a detailed report on McLean's Falls, Canada’s largest falls at 800 feet high and 0.75 miles wide, as they traverse over 1,000 miles.
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Quebec
Ungava
McLean's Falls
Canada
Deaths From Appendicitis Outpace Other Abdominal Surgeries
Dr LeGrand Guerry of Columbia South Carolina told the American Surgical Association in Detroit that more than 400000 appendicitis cases were reported in 1925 across the United States and Canada with about 25000 deaths.
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United States
Canada
LeGrand Guerry
Columbia
S.C
American Surgical Association
Statler
Detroit
Guerry
Polynesian native and other crossword clues
A crossword puzzle list with horizontal and vertical clues covering a wide range of common terms including Polynesian native of New Zealand and various noun adjectives verbs and pronouns. Many entries reference languages plants animals and common objects across A to Z style hints.
Sunday School Lesson Devotional Verse and Readings
Golden Text from Psalm 51 17 proclaims a broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Lesson uses Genesis 44 18 to 45 and devotional reading from Psalm 51 8 to 14 to illustrate repentance and forgiveness themes.
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God
Benjamin Accused as Cup Is Found in Benjamin's Sack
The scene follows the brothers leaving Canaan for home with corn, until Joseph's steward accuses them of stealing the master's divining cup. The brothers protest their innocence, vow to become slaves, and Simeon suspects a trap as they search each sack. Benjamin's sack reveals the cup, prompting a swift, collective moral response.
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Benjamin
Joseph
Egypt
Dothan
C. KR. Brown
German glider pilot sets new two passenger duration record
Ferdinand Schulz, renowned German glider pilot, stays aloft for 9 hours 21 minutes 53 seconds with a student aboard, breaking his own prior record of 5 hours 43 minutes.
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Ferdinand Schulz
Schulz
Emancipation Stirs Debate Over Male Figure Among Feminists
Some extreme feminine agitators express unease that emancipation still centers on a man. The remark highlights tensions within early feminist discourse about leadership and male influence.
Practice Sparks Neighbor Fracas Over Piano Smash
Neighbors report a clash sparked by a practice session ending with threats of smashing the piano. Police were called as tempers flared and surrounding residents criticized disruptive noise. No injuries reported.
Amundsen May Return Home Through Canada
Oslo Aero Club officials say Raald Amundsen has instructed they will return to their homes via Canada after the Norge polar flight. Amundsen and crew may travel by steamer from Alaska to British Columbia if the report is accurate.
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Aero Club
Oslo
Raald Amundsen
North Pole
Canada
Amundsen
Alaska
British Columbia
Ontario department stores merge reportedly completed
The Financial Post reports a merger of 20 department stores across Ontario cities and towns. The transaction involves about 9 million dollars, with merged interests yielding roughly 10 million dollars in annual turnover.
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Ontario
Financial Post
England Faces Dole Policy Crisis Demands Change
The Dearborn Independent notes England’s dole system now harms industry as well as labor. It argues the Lloyd George welfare approach has poisoned English activity and warns that essential policy abandonment is necessary, with consequences comparable to those of wartime.
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England
Defence spending in three watertight forms is wasteful
The author argues the three branches water earth and air defense are unconnected and costly. If power shifts from sea to air, lavish funding may endanger national safety, risking death by excess spending.
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London Spectator
Ontario wheat pool talk under Farmers Co operative canvas
The Toronto Star reports agrarian circles discuss forming an Ontario wheat pool backed by the United Farmers Co operative Company and the United Farmers general organization. UFO locals are being canvassed for opinions on the project feasibility.
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United Farmers Co-operative Company
United Farmers General Organization
Toronto Star
U.F.O
Medical Service For Eskimos In Canadian Arctic
Government spokesmen stated in the house that medical service will be supplied to Eskimos in the Canadian Arctic and that Royal Canadian Mounted Police posts would be established at new trading posts of any importance among the Canadian Eskimos.
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Canadian Arctic
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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West Indies
House of Oliewa
National Assembly
Angers
Great Britain
Turkey
Mosul
Julive Miller
Michigan City
Indiana
Miller
A. C. Perguson, KC
Manitoba Bar Association
Italy
Haly
Rumania
California
Vancouver
Dandurand
Senate
Washington
Ministry of Trade
Ruhr
Briand
France
Canadian
W. F. Wilson
Customs Preventive Service For
Marconi Company
Niagara
Eeee
Mr. Edison
Arthur Goyette
Cambridge
Mass
Canadian National Institute
Tute
New Zealand
Great Plains
South America
Igher
Judah
Oslo Aero Club
Department Stores
Air Force
Wheat Pool
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