Canada Raises Wings and Walls Across Skies
Eileen Vollick, 18, trains at Hamilton aerodrome seeking a pilot’s license in Canada. Captain George Wilkins plans a Seattle voyage, then Arctic renewal. Justice Riddell re elected Toronto head of the Canadian Social Hygiene Council for the ninth year. Manitoba cricket to Vancouver next August with team chosen after tests. Espionage case in Odessa sees eleven sentenced to death. three others receive ten years. two acquitted. U S Court of Appeals reverses Cook’s probation in Arctic stocks case. Canada to tighten dairy inspections to comply with Lenroot act. Americans may bring 100 dollars of personal goods without duty. Economy vs neighbor stinginess.
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Reuter Disputch
Odessa
Rowmania
United States Court of Appeals
United States District Court of Northern
Texas
Frederick A. Cook
Dr. Cook
British Field Marshal Haig asserts victory would come without US aid
In a speech to the British Empire Services League Earl Haig defended Britain’s war effort. He argued the British Empire bore the main burden for 18 months and would have won in the end even without American intervention, praising Allied endurance and discipline while blaming German missteps for the war’s outcome.
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U.S
Haig
United States
Field Marshal
Earl Hale
France
Flanders
British Empire Servies League
Great Britain
British Empire
America
Mons Honors Canadian Soldiers Who Liberated City
Burgomaster Maistriau of Mons unveils a plaque honoring Canadian troops for capturing Mons and freeing the city after German occupation. He praised General Sir Henry E. Horne Lieut General Sir Arthur Currie Major General F O W Loomis and Brig General J A Clark as honorary citizens and noted Clark joined the Mons Bar.
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Méns
Mons
Maistriau
Ot Mons
Hlon
Rodolphe Lemieux
House of Commons
Burgomaster
Henry E. Horne
First Army
Arthur Currie
F. O. W. Loomis
J. A. Clark
Special Classes Highlight Manitoba Bred Live Stock
Manitoba bred livestock gains focus at the Provincial Exhibition with amateur entrants in sheep and cattle. Ayrshire Holstein Aberdeen Angus Shorthorn and Hereford breeds are expected to be well represented by exhibitors who have not shown outside Manitoba in Class A fairs.
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Manitoba
Sunshine Bottled for Global Delivery Predicted in Berlin
A report before the Association of German Chemists in Berlin suggests sunshine could be bottled and shipped worldwide. German scientists envision giant sun engines along the Nile converting water into hydrogen stored in quartz bottles to be burned for light and heat in colder regions.
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Association of German Chemists
Berlin
Nile
Noted British Author Jerome Dies After Illness in Northampton
Jerome Klapka Jerome, famed author of Three Men in a Boat, dies in Northampton while on a motor tour after a period of illness. The English humorist and playwright, born 1859 in Walsall, achieved wide fame in Britain and the United States for his witty prose and stage works including the Passing of the Third Floor Back.
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Jerome KK
Jeruinoid
Northampton
Jerome
England
Mr. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome
Walsall
Jerome Clapp Jerome
Georgina Henrietta Stanley
Marylebone
America
Great Britain
Amundsen Abandons Explorations for Aviation Focus
Captain Roald Amundsen, famed polar explorer, sails from Vancouver to Japan to deliver lectures. He says aviation will unlock future exploration and that he is too old to fly, intending to retire from exploration and pursue northern travels with a gun and rod. He wishes to revisit Canada’s north above Athabasca.
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Roald Amundsen
Vancouver
Amundsen
Japan
Captain Amundsen
Norge
Nobile
Canada
Athabasca
Sweden unveils lighter concrete by gas foaming
A Swedish innovation aims to reduce concrete density by injecting gas into a cement sand and gravel mix while still curing. The foamed concrete forms many small air pockets, making it lighter yet as strong as standard concrete.
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Sweden
Sunday School Lesson with Biblical Allusions
A devotional reading centers on Matthew 4.19 and 1 Peter 3 5 1 11, weaving quotes from Van Dyke Longfellow Tennyson and Whittier. It invites reflection on self restraint faith following Christ and light through darkness with literary allusions.
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Peter
Henry van Dyke
Invention to Test Quality of Diamonds
M Melaval a French chemist at the Lyons police laboratory has devised a method to test diamond quality using ultra violet rays. By passing UV through a screen the purest white stones show clear pictures while yellow stones appear darker and imitation gems go black, enabling near mathematical assessment and preventing substitution during deposits.
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M. Melaval
Lyons Police Laboratory
M. Malaval
Married women more disappointed in love than spinsters
A short survey suggests married women report more romantic disappointment than spinsters. The study highlights shifting views on marriage fulfillment and social expectations.
Not Guilty Yet Advised to Return Necklace
The dialogue notes a jury finding the thief not guilty while advising return of the Hammerbilt necklace. It defines a chirotonsorist as a master barber and explains chirontonsory as an old time barber shop up to date. The text also cites the word and its frequency in the Bible.
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Jim
Ned
Life Of Early Canadian Settlers In Upper Canada
A London Adventurer piece contrasts Loyalists to earliest Upper Canada settlers. It describes long Atlantic voyages and pioneer life with minimal possessions, building a shanty from logs, clearing land, planting potatoes corn and wheat, enduring isolation, and adapting to harsh forest life as winter nears.
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Old Canada
U. S
Sahara
Upper Canada
London
French Postman Francois Dole Reveals Air Ship Invention
Ernest Dole a postman from Lespilles near Avignon shows a model of a new air machine powered by a compressed air motor and high pressure tubes. The device aims for instant vertical lift and pilot safety via wing parachutes, with a Lyons trial planned.
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Ernest Dole
Lespilles
Avignon
France
Santos Domont
Lyons
Germany Warns Soviets Over End of Propaganda
German correspondents quoting Foreign Minister Stresemann say Berlin warns Soviet Russia to end communist propaganda abroad. He calls Moscow's moves a disruptive ploy and notes some countries’ hotheads press for extreme measures while responsible leaders prefer not to break with Russia.
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Streseman
Berlin
Germany
Soviet Russia
Russia
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Manitoba Cricket Association
Lenroot
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Customs Court
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Sir George Hkeienne Cartier
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White Star Line
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Longfellow
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Tennyson
Galilee
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Whittier
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Mrs. Browning
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
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Berengaria
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F. O. Roberts
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