Global Briefs Reach Across Nations In World Happenings
Cardinal Lili dies as secretary of state. Poland seeks a UN Council seat. Lithuania requests League intervention over frontier clashes. Belgian King Albert to open Rotary gathering in Ostend with 7000 attendees. Fuad to visit London in June. Madrid bullfights banned by mayor. Franco returns to Spain aboard a warship. Magnette proposes repaying pre armistice Belgian debts via Dawes receipts. Norges dirigible tests Rome flight. Spahlinger recovers in the Riviera. Australian wheat pools invite Canadian delegation in August. McDonald notes Canadian Australian wheat pool collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lithuania
League of Nations
Poland
Albert
Belgium
International Rotary Clubs
Ostend
King Fuad
King George
London
Strom Madrid Talifights
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Franco
Spain
Argentina
Germany
Charlies Magnette
Henry Spahlinger
Riviera
Geneva
Australia
J. M. McDonald
Adelaide
South Australia
St. Paul
Minn
Pope Rebuffs Mussolini Move on Ecclesiastical Reform
Pope Pius repudiates Fascist Italy’s plan to push ecclesiastical reform laws without Holy See approval. In a letter to Cardinal Gasparri he warns no agreement exists and clerical experts invited by the government do not act with papal mandate. He pledges no negotiations while conditions imposed on the Holy See persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Pius Thas
Vatican
Gasparri
Holy See
Banker pallbearers finish the job for long-time patron
A lawyer notes the decedent named six bankers as pallbearers. The reply says those bankers have carried me so long they might as well finish the job. The quote reflects a wry, final respect from a Boston Transcript anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Island of Anticosti Declared Protected Reserve Measure
Hon J E Perreault proposes to declare Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St Lawrence a protected reserve under colonization, mines and fisheries policy. The motion aims to safeguard the island’s resources and regulate access and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Perreault
Colonization, Mines and Fisheries
Anticosti
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Smart girl frock with raglan sleeves and tie collar
Adapted for ages eight to fourteen, this smart frock features raglan sleeves, shoulder fullness, embroidered patch pockets, and a two piece circular skirt attached at the low waist. Convertible collar offers wear options, sizes 8 10 12 14, fabric yardage and price noted.
Crossword puzzle clues list compilation
A long garbled crossword clue prompt lists numbers and hints for across and down entries, including instruments, suffixes, verbs, orientations, celestial bodies, and other common crossword terms. The passage reads like an OCRed puzzle key with incomplete words and missing punctuation.
Nephew of Livingstone Dies in Ontario Residence
Newick Mackenzie Livingstone, eldest nephew of famed explorer David Livingstone, died at his Western Ontario home on 63 Fern Drive. He was in his early sixties, and his age places him as a young man during Livingstone's 1871 relief expedition to Africa. The obituary recalls the explorer’s death two years later and the global sympathy at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Livingstone
Fferen'’S Drive
Western, Ont
Newi Mackenzie Livingstone
Mr. Livingstone
Nps
Branley
Heart of Africa
Africa
Itc
Robert Randolph Bruce
British Columbia
England
Canada
Montrose
Windermere
B.C
Plan to haul polar supplies abandoned due to snow motor failures
Captain George H. Wilkins halted Alexander M. Smith’s attempt to haul 15 tons of gasoline and provisions from Nenana to Point Barrow for Wilkins’ trans polar expedition. Two snow motors broke down, achieving only 70 miles in two weeks of the 700 mile trail. Wilkins believes aviation field expansion could allow expedition monoplanes to take off fully loaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander M. Smith
Point Barrow
George H. Wilkins
Smith
Nenana
Fairbanks
Alaska
Wilkins
Radio and Wireless Trends Stir Public Interest Across Cities
An opinion from corporation counsel in Chicago declares late night radio loudspeakers dis orderly. Edmonton builds the International Bible Students' new station in King Faware Park. Windsor plans parks entertainment with amplifiers. Atlantic radiophone talks reach a new high, with Vancouver amateur Earl Chang signaling 10 000 mile contact for over fifty minutes. Rev Paul Rader in Chicago conducts long weekly services on WHT under a ten year contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Counsel
Ip Chicago
British Isles
Alberta
King Faware Park
Edmonton
International Bible Students’ Association
Mitchell
Windsor
Windsor Parks
Atlantic
England
American Telephone
and Telegraph Company of
New York
Vancouver
Earl Chang
Chang
Discovery Inlet
Antarctic Ocean
Paul Rader
Chicago
Rader
WHT
Hungarian nobility establish dairy colony in Manitoba
In 1925, Julius von Plossek de Zsolna and Count Gesa Paelffy, exiled from Transylvania, led Hungarian nobles to a Manitoba land grant near Hazelton under the Canadian Pacific Railway. They built a first rate dairy farm with three more noble families joining, and Count Bela Szapary of Budapest later secured an adjoining farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canadian Colonization Association
Translyvania
Julius von Plossek de Zsolna
Imperial Hungarian Hussars
Gesa Paelffy
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hazelton
Bela Szapary
Budapest
Germanys Industrial Situation and Postwar Recovery
The writer notes Germany’s recovering middle class after the war and describes poverty endured by professionals and families. He cites capital shortages and the need to attract investments from American and English bankers. The piece mentions Prussianism as dead, limited hostility toward English, and strong French resentment during Ruhr occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Philip Dawson
M.P
Teutonic
Ruhr
Liverpool Weekly Post
English Lady Leaves 3 Million for Animal Welfare
Mrs S M Grove Kent of London bequeathed over 3 million dollars to animal causes. She left £50,000 to the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals, £10,000 to the RSPCA with anti vivisection conditions, and £9,060 to the Anti Vivisection Hospital Battersea. Residue funds to found a society opposing sport and protecting animals. She despised hunting and braving game for sport. The RS PCA trustees declined the £50,000 due to attached conditions. Colleagues described her as a charming old lady from a mid Victorian era background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Grove-Kent
London
R.S.P.C.A
Battersea
rattlesnake oil industry thrives in Texas medicine trade
Rattlesnake oil, sold for about 100 dollars a gallon, spurs a new Texas industry. Cisco, long a Texas oil hub, now sees hunting and processing dens for rattlesnakes. Dynamite is used to access dens, snakes are rendered into oil, and multiple snakes per den yield small quantities but can add up quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cisco Long
Would Be Unusual Case Libel Suit Over Tombstone Inscription
Blanche Bellaver of Litchfield HL may sue relatives of six year old Lester Buttel killed after running into her car. The tombstone inscription reads Lester Buttel killed by Blanche Bellaver Oct 1 1925 and a coroner's jury cleared her of blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Bellaver
Litchfield
Lester Buttel
Miss Bellaver
Truth vs necessity in deceitful acts cited by Rev Cadman
The quote argues that lying can be justified to save lives or prevent greater harm. It cites a doctor deceiving patients, a man misdirecting a killer, and Herod as examples to show that truth may be overridden by paramount necessity in extreme cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herod
John the Baptist
D. S. Parkes
Cadman
How To Order Patterns Aderees Winnipeg Newspaper
Instructions outline pattern orders from the Winnipeg newspaper office located at 175 McDermot Ave. The notice lists page channels and contact details for subscription and pattern requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adérees
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Canada leads world in per capita electric power generation
Canada now tops the world in electricity per person with 878 kw hours per capita. Switzerland and United rates follow with 505 and 484 kw hours respectively while Canada’s total installed electric power reaches 8 099 192 000 kw hours placing it second globally in power developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Switzerland
Unité
Henry Ford Buys Old Taft Blacksmith Shop
Henry Ford purchases the Caleb Taft blacksmith shop in Chestnut Hill Mass. The plan is to add the building to his collection of historic structures near Wayside Inn Sudbury as part of his interest in preserving local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Taft
Chestnut Hill District
Mass
Longfellow
Henry Ford
Ford
Waryside Inn
Sudbury
From the bachelor’s Viewpoint: marriage as failure
A bachelor views marriage as a failure because he himself cannot marry. The piece surveys personal conflict, social expectations, and the tension between independence and partnership in domestic life.
A Fixed Easter date could be near
The New York Sun notes Easter 1926 falls April 4 with Ash Wednesday Feb 17 and cites Vatican talks on a fixed Easter. It suggests Western churches may adopt a fixed date, Eastern churches likely to follow, while 1582 reform concerns may delay progress. A unified calendar appears desirable to scientists, churchmen, and business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
New York Sun
Old Silk Letter From 1801 Tells of Saving Corea Church
An ancient silk letter dated 1801 to the Bishop of Peking outlines plans to aid the persecuted Corea church. Sent via the Vicar Apostolic of Seoul and the pope received the document after missionaries recovered it when police archives were dispersed. The writer and bearer were arrested and killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Peking
Corea
China
Soviet Not Enter Swiss Radio Conference
Russia declines to join the international radio conference under the League of Nations inviting Switzerland March 25. Moscow says it is interested but will not participate while the conference is held in Switzerland due to the Soviet boycott following the murder of M Vorovsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Russia
League of Nations
M. Vorovsky
Canada Cuts Hard Coal Imports Says Dominion Official
Secretary C D Hotchkiss notes imports of American hard coal declined from 3 5 million tons in 1924 to 2 million tons in 1925. Canada saves substantial sums by seeking substitutes for anthracite as reported by the Kingston Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Fuel Board
C. D. Hotchkiss
Canada
Kingston
Expensive Sun Eclipse Photographed By Scientists
Three prominent passengers on the CPR steamship Empress of Russia paid about 30 000 dollars per minute to photograph the total solar eclipse. The party included Captain L Dominick of Yale University and two Harvard astronomy students, Wilson Powell and Adrian Rubel, as part of the Swarthmore College expedition to Sumatra on January 14. Placed under the direction of Dr. J A Miller the plates will be processed in Swarthmore Philadelphia and results expected in about two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P.R
Russia
Vancouver
Orient
L. Dominick
Yate University
Harvard Astronomical
Wilson Powell
Adrian Rubel
Swathmore College
Sumatra
J. A. Miller
Dominick
New York
Swathmore Laboratories
Philadelphia
Change In Direction Of Japanese Current
A Douglas Alaska herring fleet operator says the Japanese Current has altered its course since the 1923 earthquake, forcing Alaska fish to seek new havens. He notes no snow this winter, sunny days, and temperatures around 45 to 50 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Alaska
Douglas
Canada Exports Large Honey Shipments to Netherlands
Last year Canada sent 262000 pounds of honey to the Netherlands valued at 26420 dollars, a sharp rise from the prior year. Hollanders stand as Canada’s second largest honey customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Netherlands
Gulf Stream Width Measured at 32 Miles in Florida Straits
In the straits of Florida the gulf stream is reported to span 32 miles across. This measurement highlights the current’s broad reach near Florida, with potential implications for navigation and marine studies.
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Straits of Florida
Gulf Stream
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Cardinal Lili
Cardinal Gasparri
Pagal
League of Nations Council
Norges
Rnald Amundsen
North Pole
Rome
The
Clipse
Brazil
House of Lords
Livingstone
Canada’s Electric Power Development
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