World Happenings Briefly Told
Mrs George Dewey widow of the Manila Bay hero died at her residence. The British Columbia government favors federal radio control in Canada in reply to Ottawa. Sir Robert Burnett died at 79, physician to the Marquis of Lorne when Canada’s governor general. John A Stiles named chief executive of the Boy Scouts Association in Canada. The 18th amendment sustained as valid by the Supreme Court. Government to continue enforcing the Volstead law. Walter Lindrum summoned to Buckingham Palace for a demonstration before the King and Queen. Earldom conferred on Viscount Willingdon in Official Gazette. Sir Alexander Gibb invited to study ports at Halifax, St John, Quebec, Montreal and Vancouver. Big Bill Thompson wins fourth Chicago mayoral nomination in Republic primary by an estimated 45,000. Judge Joe Lyle loses by that margin.
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British Columbia
Canada
Ottawa
Robert Burnett
Marquis of Lorne
John A Stiles
Boy Scouts Association
Supreme Court
Walter Lindrum
Buckingham Palace
Viscount Willingdon
India
Alexander Gibb
Halifax
St. John
Quebec
Montreal
Vancouver
Big Bill’ Thompson
Republic
Chicago
Joe Ea Lyle
MacMillan Plans Arctic Expedition With Planes
Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan outlined a three section expedition into Baffin Land and the North Polar region next summer. The voyage starts June 20 from Wiscasset Maine, followed by Dr Alexander Forbes of Boston and Sir Wilfred Grenfell of London. Three aeroplanes will be carried to study glaciers and the potential for a new glacier age.
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Arctic Explorer
Baffin Land
Donald B. MacMillan
North Polar
Wiscaset
Maine
Alexander Forbes
Boston
Wilfred Grenfell
London
Persian Balm and Antarctic Discovery Reported
Persian Im promotes daintiness charm and beauty with a nonsticky quick absorption leaving a cool fragrance and a finishing white complexion. A wireless message reports Norwegian whaler Torlyn discovering new Antarctic land continuing Mawson’s claim from last year.
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New Land
Antarctic
Torlyn
Mt. Robertson Land
Douglas Mawson
Asthma remedy advertised by Dr Kellogg promises relief
The notice extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it dissipates the asthma cloud by removing the cause and restores normal bodily trim and mental happiness. The item adds a note about a new cable between Sweden and Germany with a special line for radio broadcasting.
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Sweden
Germany
Brighton Street Singers Face City Permit Rule
Street performers in Brighton England must obtain city permits to legally perform in public spaces. The new rule requires applicants to secure approval from municipal authorities before busking, with penalties for unpermitted performances.
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Street Singers
Brighton
England
Gillett's Lye Promotes Easy Home Cleaning
A household advertisement promotes Gillett's Lye as a safe faster cleaner for bathrooms walls floors sinks and bathtubs. It claims disinfection and cleaning in one operation and suggests weekly use in the toilet bowl to keep it clean and free running. A free booklet is offered detailing many uses.
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Gillett’s Lye
Gillett's Lye
British Air Ministry Measures Daily Sunlight in London
Every day at the Air Ministry offices a glass ball device records the sun’s intensity. Heat from the sun burns paper beneath the ball, producing marks used to compute the city’s sunshine amount.
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London
Air Ministry
Carter's Little Liver Pills Claim Clear Complexion
Miss E Thomson of Clapham reports Carter's Little Liver Pills improve complexion by addressing liver and stomach troubles. She says they stimulate the liver and expel constipation poisons via druggist recommendation. Sold by all druggists 25¢ and 75¢ red pigs.
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E. Thomson
Clapham
Carter
Work For Russian Women Could Boost Soviet Labor
Soviet government weighs using hundreds of thousands of women in industry to solve a severe labor shortage. With millions of women inactive and thousands of jobs unfilled, state care for children would accompany mothers entering the workforce.
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Soviet Union
Time Has Tested It Eclectic Oil Proves Blessing Worldwide
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil has been on the market for over fifty years and gained high favor across Canada and beyond the seas. Its excellence is praised as a cheap liniment even at double the price.
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Thomas
Canada
Beards Return as European Fashion Sparks Debate
American tourists report facial hair revival abroad yet doubt its lasting American appeal. A jokey note suggests transposing beard hair to the scalp as a remarkable, if fanciful, achievement.
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Europe
America
Government and Private Steel Works in Japan May Merge
Reports indicate potential consolidation between government backed steel facilities and private producers in Japan. Analysts say a merger could affect supply chains, pricing, and industry competition, with official clearance expected from regulators.
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Japan
New Plane Promises Stallless Safe Flight
Inventor A A Merrill unveils a new aircraft tested at Glenn H Curtiss airport in New York. Henry White piloted the craft through several short flights with near perfect landings as experts and financiers observed. The design features movable wings adjustable over a 14 degree arc to prevent stalls and dives and ensure stable landings.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
New York
Henry White
A. A. Merrill
White Plains
N.Y
California Institute of Technology
Wright Brothers
Octave Chanute
Langley
Love Your Neighbor and God, Juried by a Scribe
The lesson interprets Jesus answering a scribe on inheriting eternal life and uniting love of God with love of neighbor. It recalls Deuteronomy and Leviticus commandments, then explains love as character through thoughts of Robertson and Whittier, stressing purity truth and mercy as expressions of divine love.
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Jesus
God
Frederick W. Robertson
Whittier
Boundary Agreement Approved by British Columbia Legislature
Minister N S Lougheed announces BC accepts the Alberta British Columbia boundary as surveyed by a joint commission from 1913 to 1924. The legislation finalizes the boundary line after years of study and approval by the legislature.
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British Columbia
N. S. Lougheed
Alberta
Miller's Worm Powders Offer Quick Worm Expulsion
A mother learns her child has worms and can use Miller's Worm Powders to expel all worms from the system. The remedy may cause vomiting, but that is a sign of thorough work and does not warrant concern.
Japs Angry At Soviets Over Fishery Concessions Threat
Rising anti Soviet sentiment in Japan follows reports that the Soviet Union will cancel Japanese fishery concessions in Siberian waters due to Japan’s overdue royalty payments. Tokyo officials warn of possible retaliations as tensions mount.
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Soviet
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Siberian
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator and domestic tale
An advertisement extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a remedy for worm infested children. A brief domestic joke follows with a young wife learning to cook while her husband is away and his return leading to another departure abroad.
Telescope reveals vast star panorama beyond naked eye
The article notes that while the sharpest human eyesight perceives about 3,000 stars, the largest telescope ever constructed can observe roughly 1.5 billion stars, vastly expanding celestial reach.
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Manila Bay
Westnet
MacMillan
Corns Asta
Putnams Corn Extractor
Gsillett
Gil
British Air Ministry
Lanier
B.C. Boundary
Castoria
Spohn’s
Spohn Medical CO
Dept
Goshen
Ind
The
Ramsay Co
Suttawa
Jon
Buckley
Catherine
Clarence Ean Box
Thomloe
Ontario
Lydia E. Pinkham
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