World Happenings Briefly Told
A May report shows Germanys reparations total 160,106,000 marks via the office of the agent. Ireland’s Free State government joins efforts to promote tourism. Olympic attendance reached 589,234 spectators, 136,?06 deadheads. Henry Cockshutt becomes director of Canadian Pacific Railway, replacing the late Sir Edmund Osler. The first Baron MacDonnell dies in London aged 61, noted for Ireland tenure 1902 to 1960. A Paris report on German cadets bound for Morocco is denied. James A. Logan resigns from the U.S. reparations commission in Paris. Latvian law bars alcohol sales at schools and public venues. Belgium plans a July debt funding talk with the U.S. Sing Sing inmates may own radios. T D Brown K C elected to University of Saskatchewan senate. Irish home industry protection in the budget shows initial success.
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Henry Cockshutt
Ontario
Canadian Pacifi Railway
Edmund Osler
Baron MacDonnell
Beinford
London
Ireland
Anthony MacDonnell
Paris
Morocco
Abd-el- Krim
James A. Logan
Kellogg
Decrease in Drug Addicts Reported in Canada
A paper by F. W. Cowan, Ottawa federal health superintendent, read at the Chief Constables Association of Canada meeting, shows a clear drop in narcotics addicts in Canada over two years. The study disputes the link between narcotics use and crime, noting fewer young women and men becoming addicts. Cowan urges medical care and treatment over imprisonment.
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Canada
F. W. Cowan
Federal Health Department
Ottawa
W. C. Crabb
Welland
Ont
Chief Constables’ Association of Canada
Cowan
Cost of Shipping Crucial to BC Mineral Development
Sir John Davies of Swansea urged the British Columbia chamber of mines to show capital investors the cost of bringing minerals to market. He argued that shipping costs determine property development and the mobilization of natural resources for industry.
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John Davies
Swansea
Great Britain
Wheel Chair Tourist Tracks Cross Country From Clovis to New York
James Thompson, an invalid for 16 years, propels himself across the country in a wheelchair. He began in Clovis New Mexico and reaches Indianapolis where he reports occasionally traveling up to 35 miles per day with truck lift assistance.
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James Thompson
Clovis
N.M
New York
Indianapolis
American Born Canadians in Canada by Census
The Canadian census shows 374 024 residents born in the United States with 237 994 naturalized. Western Canada contains 244 066 American born residents. Birds are wise as they build a new home each spring. The income tax has been abolished.
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Canada
United States
Western
Canada backs push for Washington conference on outlawing poison gas
Canada joined the call for a Washington hosted conference to outlaw poison gas in warfare. Dr. W A Riddell recalled Canadian troops' early gas exposure at Ypres in 1915, supporting Mr. Burton’s proposal. The session favored drafting a special protocol to ban asphyxiating gas, with open signature to all nations. If not possible, a US invitation for a Washington conference would be extended.
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Canada
Washington
Geneva
T. E. Burton
United States
W. A. Riddell
Burton
Ypres
Paul Boncour
France
War Widow Recovers Long Missing Battle Locket
A Winnipeg widow, Mrs. S. J. Bevan, receives a gold locket worn by her husband who fell at Vimy Ridge. The keepsake and photographs, sent from Ottawa after a long journey from the battlefield, show “Baby Bevan” and the soldier’s service details albeit weathered.
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Winnipeg
France
S. J. Bevan
Harriet
Vimy Ridge
Dominion Department of National Defence
Imperial Graves Commission
Ottawa
Baby Bevan
Mr Bevan
Ist. C.mlr’s
Monoplane overturns at Ruby Alaska during Yukon flight
A monoplane operated by the Fair Banks aeroplane corporation carrying three passengers and two crew turned over on a landing at Ruby Alaska. It was en route from Fairbanks to Nome. No injuries occurred and the passengers continued by gasoline launch down the Yukon River.
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Fairbanks Aeroplane Corporation
Ruby
Alaska
Fairbanks
Nome
Yukon River
Home sewers craft dainty lingerie patterns
The article describes easy to make lingerie including fabrics like nain sock silk mull voiles crepe-de-chine and cotton crepe. It notes finishing at neck and armholes with binding and ribbon shoulder ties and mentions a bertha option with lace. Pattern No 1029 offers sizes 36 40 and 44 inches bust with yardage estimates.
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Berthy
How To Order Patterns In Winnipeg
Fragmentary notice from the Winnipeg newspaper lists an address 175 McDermot Ave and instructions to send payment by 20c coin or stamps. It mentions patterns and a wartime or union context, with incomplete details about the supplier and ordering method.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
World’s Most Unique Motor Highway Proposed for Hudson Bay Line
Winnipeg engineer R M Haultain suggests tourists travel to Hudson Bay by driving own cars along the government railway. He would reserve odd days for northbound and even days for southbound traffic with light derailing shoes for emergencies. He argues minimal railway investment and potential freight revenue to CN. He aims to submit the plan to railway authorities.
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Northland
Hudson’s Bay Line
R. M. Haultain
Winnipeg
Haultain
Ambitious Nantucket Mushroom Breaks Through Concrete
A mushroom in Independence Lane, Nantucket, grew to about five inches in diameter, forcing its way through two inches of solid concrete after a hump appeared in the walk and the surface subsequently cracked.
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Nantucket
Independence Lane
Persecution Under Herod and Peter's Imprisonment
The lesson notes Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, at odds with Jerusalem leaders. James is beheaded to please the Jews, and Peter is imprisoned during Passover, as executions pause for the festival. A judgment on public appetite for applause follows.
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Dames
Peter
Sherod Agrippa 1
Herod the Great
Palestine
Jerusalem
James
John
Josephus
Herod
Mariamne
J.H. Jowett
Location Change for Board of Grain Commissioners
The Canada Grain Act residence clause was amended to move the board from the Head of the Lakes to Winnipeg. Debates
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Board of Grain Commissioners
Head of the Lakes
Winnipeg
Agriculture Committee
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
Fort William
Manion
W. R. Motherwell
Motherwell
T. A. Crerar
Auto Plane Is New Racer At London Showing
A hybrid miniature craft is unveiled in London claimed to set world land speed records. The front resembles a motor car with two wheels, while the rear mirrors a flying machine. A powerful front engine powers wheel drive and tail surfaces lift the craft into flight as it speeds.
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London
Britain and Canada urged closer business ties speech
F W Field Britain's trade commissioner in Canada urged stronger intimate business relations and more British capital invested in the Dominion during a Victoria Square Empire Day celebration speech.
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Britain
Canada
Dominion
F. W. Field
His
Newfoundland
Victoria Square
Australia orders two cruisers and two submarines in Britain
Contracts for Australia two 16 060 ton cruisers and two submarines have been placed in Great Britain. The total amount is £3 500 000.
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Australia
Great Britain
Envy Drives Harsh Words to Tough Critics
A reflective line notes that people rarely praise the successful, and that envy fuels harsher judgment of those seen as inferior, suggesting social dynamics of scorn and aspiration.
Crossword Puzzle Answers From Clipped Page
A historical crossword list presents clues and numbered answers across and down including terms like male cat, system, merit, ascend ed, and more. The fragment hints at a themed puzzle with various definitions such as wind, dross, vessel, and pronouns aligning with classic crosswords.
Algarsson Abandons North Pole Flight
Algarsson has abandoned his planned North Pole voyage this year due to late airship delivery. Commander Worsley states the team will instead move to Spitzbergen for geographical and meteorological research to inform a possible flight next year. He notes the expedition requires additional funding from British Columbian firm to proceed.
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Grettir Algarsson
North Pole
Worsley
Spitzbergen
Communists In Britain Stir Controversy At Glasgow Convention
Reports differ on a Glasgow Communist congress with estimates of only about 5,000 adherents in Britain. Observers note mixed reactions from workers and unions while speeches reflect familiar revolutionary rhetoric. A Greenock boy of 12 led his peers claiming they form the vanguard of a revolutionary army.
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Glasgow
Great Britain
Greenock
Eating Up Our Income in North America
The Vancouver World reports that ten years ago 20 percent of earnings covered food, now 27 percent. Dr Paul Nyström notes North American income last year reached about 68 billion dollars with nearly half spent in retail stores and over 18 billion on food tobacco and soft drinks.
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Paul H. Nystrom
Retail Research Association
Vancouver World
Illuminated Animals Delight at Wembley Lawn Show
Illumined creatures adorn the Wembley lawns with a crocodile toads and glowing squirrels. The bright white rabbit attracts the most affection from young visitors who hug him while the other displays loom less friendly.
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Wembley
Ancient olive trees found on Majorca island
Archaeologists report finding olive trees over 1000 years old on the island of Mallorca. The discovery highlights the long cultivation of olives in the Balearic region and offers insights into historical agricultural practices.
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Island
Majorca
New Mounted Police Post to Lead Northern Arctic Expedition
George P. MacKenzie former Yukon gold commissioner will head the party reaching northern outposts this summer aboard the Arctic. The voyage will bolster Mounted Police reliefs, sustain northern island administration, and likely establish a new post on Ellsmore Island.
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George P. MacKenzie
Yukon Territory
Department of the Interior
Arctic
Ellsmore Island
Fish Culture Fund Votes in Commons
A House of Commons vote approved 370000 for fish culture plus several related items. Funds include 30000 for building fishways and clearing waters 95000 to assist deep sea fisheries conservation and development 2000 for the fisheries Intelligence bureau maintenance and 10000 for investigations into practical and economic fisheries problems.
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House of Commons
Fisheries Intelligence Bureau
Nothing Coming To Him After Harvest
A planter recalls renting land to a Black neighbor with a one quarter share of the corn. At harvest the renter asks if the share was received. The neighbor replies there was no quarter to share and that three loads were his.
Ontario cuts farm loan rate to save farmers money
Ontario farmers will save about $42,500 annually as the provincial government reduces the interest rate on farm loans from 6 to 4 1/2 percent. The total loan pool affected amounts to $8.5 million.
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Ontario
French Doctor Performs Sixteen Animal Blood Transfusions
A French physician reports sixteen successful transfusions of animal blood to human patients. The practice suggests potential medical advances and raises questions about compatibility and safety standards in experimental transfusion work.
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State Department
Sing Sing
T. D. Brown
K.C
Regina
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
J. F. Bryant
Free State
Is Advocated
B.C
Down
H. B. Ansiow
C.W.N.A
Maritime Provinces
Granbie
Campbelltown
N.B
Ansiow
C W.N.A
Clipse
Bagman
PRR
Hudson Bay
Auto Plane
Lee
Merry
Anssayer
Ae ‘ F
Lael
Algarsson
Isles
Pieiail
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