World Happenings Briefly Told From The News Pages
The largest map in the world is being made in San Francisco, 600 feet by 18 feet. Copper River Alaska reports the largest caribou migration in 25 years. Britain's claim against Rumania for war debts falls from 26 million to 16 million pounds. New York Times items show coal strike losses at 165 million dollars. Manitoba's government telecommunication system shows September earnings of 17,069.9 dollars. Foot and mouth disease spreads in Lancashire with two new outbreaks and cattle destruction. Winnipeg Electric Railway bylaw of 13,127,006 dollars not up for voters in November. A public park in Hawaii at Kealakekua will include Captain James Cook's monument and surrounding British territory. Traffic in London rises from 125,000 to 155,000 tons. Hyde Park Corner from 99,000 to 140,000 tons. Tutankhamen tomb reopened October 12 with sarcophagus and wreaths preserved.
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San Francisco
Copper River
Alaska
Britain
Rumania
New York Times
Manitoba
Lancashire
Enc
Winnipeg Electric Railway
Territory of
Hawaii
Kealakekua
Kona
James Cook
Elephant and Castle
London
Hyde Park Corner
Relics of Ancient Mayas Unearthed by Hedges in Honduras
About 200 Maya artifacts unearthed by F A Mitchell Hedges in British Honduras are now in the British Museum. Most pieces are pottery fragments including a small smiling head felt to resemble modern forms. The finds suggest Maya printing and pottery moulds, hinting at an advanced lost civilization.
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F. A. Mitchell Hedges
British Honduras
British Museum
London
Mitchel Hedges
Factory Speeches Boom Sell Millions in 1924
A Pennsylvania factory markets after-dinner and other speeches selling three million items in 1924 with plans to double in 1925. Prices range from 219 cents to 408 cents per speech, with bundles and additional offerings including snappy stories toasts short prayers and ideas for entertaining committees and introducing speakers.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Turks and Mosul Clash Over John Ball Champion
A Boston Transcript extract notes the Turks pressuring John Ball out of Mosul, praising Ball as the fastest champion in the universe. The piece suggests the Turks, if not termed young Turks, might understand the situation better.
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John” Ball
Mosul
John
Boston Transcript
Frailty of Men of Strength and Early Deaths
The article notes that famed strongmen like Eugene Sandow and Sigmund Breitbart died young or early due to accidents or illness. It argues that bulging muscles mask frailty and that envy can harm health as even the strongest men may neglect self care.
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Sigmund Breitbart
Canada
John Marx
Sandow
Marr
Eclipse Fashions by Jesne Date Autumn Frock Pattern
Autumn silhouettes shape the women with generous proportions. A simple tattered crepe frock features four tucks, a convertible collar, short or long sleeves, and shaped pockets. Pattern No. 1127 comes in sizes 40 to 48 inches bust for 4.5 yards of 46 inch or 3.5 yards of 54 inch material. Book price ten cents.
Direct telephone link tested linking Alberta with Canada and US states
Lieutenant Governor R G Brett with Minister W W Smith announced a successful direct telephone service test connecting Alberta with Colorado and Arizona via Helena Denver and Phoenix. Premier Greenfield attended as officials watched. Ottawa and Vancouver calls were postponed due to a short circuit near Wetaskiwin.
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Alberta
Canada
R. G. Brett
W. W. Smith
Fontana
Colorado
Arizona
Helena
Denver
Phoenix
Lne
Greenfield
Ottawa
Vancouver
Wetaskiwin
Mars Temperatures Measured By Washington Scientist
Dr. W. W. Coblentz of the bureau of standards in Washington uses a delicate instrument to estimate Mars surface temperatures. He finds a mean annual temperature near 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with occasional readings around 100 degrees below zero. Much work was done last August when Mars was closer to Earth.
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Mars
W- W. Coblentz
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Coblentz
Earth
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A notice explains pattern orders sent to 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg with pattern number name town size and payment by 20cc coin or stamps.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Proof of Opportunities: Farmers Report High Wheat Yields
The article cites farmers across Western Canada showing strong results. E Rasmusson of Crooked Lake Alberta reports 45 bushels per acre on 41 acres of Red Bobs wheat. C W Johnstone of Deloraine Manitoba also averages about 45 bushels per acre. Aberdeen Sask district yields range 40 to 45 bushels with some fields achieving 110 bushels of oats per acre around Saskatoon.
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Canada
E. Rasmusson
Crooked Lake
Alberta
Edmonton
Journal
C. W. Johnstone
Deloraine
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Aberdeen
Sask
Saskatoon Star
Drastic Reform In Turkey Shuts Monasteries Reforms Religion
A Turkish government decree closes all monasteries in the republic and allows only secular religion. About 20,000 monks and dervishes lose their livelihoods, with the dervishes categorized as howling, whirling, and whispering. The move aims to remove a powerful educational and social class that feeds on peasant superstition.
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Republic
New Health Society Formed by British Leaders
The London Daily Express reports that three former prime ministers the Earl of Oxford and As quith the Earl of Balfour and Ramsay MacDonald along with prominent physicians have formed a New Health Society. It aims to create a golden age of health in England focusing on disease prevention and a new lifestyle. The society will be inaugurated in December with a nation wide propaganda campaign.
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London Daily Express
Great Britain
Earl of Oxford
Asquith
Earl of Balfour
Ramsay MacDonald
England
Daily Express
Just Settlement urged for China and foreign powers
Hon. N. W. Rowell after returning from the Orient told a luncheon that force cannot settle the China issue. He urged a just settlement granting China autonomy over tariffs and foreign trial rights while protecting foreign trade, noting the China boycott has crippled British trade.
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Toronto
China
N. W. Rowell
K.C
Motor Car Maintenance Advances Highlighted by Insurance Chief
G D Finlayson, superintendent of insurance for Canada, addressed the Ontario Fire and Casualty Insurance Agents Association in Toronto. He cited a booming auto industry and estimated 500,000 pleasure cars in Canada with maintenance costs around 25 dollars a month, totaling about 150 million annually, a figure linked to national debt history.
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G. D. Finlayson
Dominion of Canada
Ontario Fire and Casualty Insurance Agent's Association
Toronto
Finlayson
Mr. Finlayson
Canada
Hungarian Settlers Setti¢é to Alberta Ranch
Baron Joseph Csavossy and his brother Andre have bought a ranch in the Cochrane district Alberta. They plan to bring several Hungarian families as settlers over Canadian Pacific Railway routes and provide them with improved land on the Csavossy estate upon arrival.
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Joseph Csavossy
Andre
Cochrane District
Alberta
Hungary
Canadian Pacific Railway
Csavossy
The First Potatoes Arrive and Spread in Europe
The potato plant, native to Chile and Peru, was likely brought to England from Santa Fe in tropical America by Sir John Hawkins in 1565. Some credit Sir Francis Drake in 1586. Sir Walter Raleigh notes Ireland’s first cultivation in County Cork.
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Chile
Peru
South America
England
Santa Fe
Tropical America
John Hawkins
Francis Drake
Ireland
Walter Raleigh
County Cork
Crossword craze reaches Soviet land with Premier Baldwin
The piece notes Premier Baldwin’s fondness for crosswords and his habit of weaving word layouts into security and disarmament talks. It adds that Britain's leader struggles to find puzzles tough enough and jokes he may be now attempting Russian word games amid growing popularity.
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Premier Baldwin
Britain
Crossword Puzzle Clues From an Old Newspaper Page
A reader noted a dense horizontal crossword with numerous numbered clues across and down including entries like Province in Canada abbr and ancient orders of architecture. The page lists many definitions such as stinging insect sailer mock and many more, reflecting a complex puzzle layout.
Removal of Tattoos and Secret Ink Formula Revealed
Paris police report Antoine the knife thrower, a noted apache, confessed to discovering a tattoo removal method. He described applying tannic acid solution under the skin with fine needles, then treating with nitrate of silver to form a crust that heals, erasing tattoo ink in weeks.
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Antoine
Paris
Bertillon
Canada’s Best Cook Awarded to Mrs. J. Hamilton
Mrs. J. Hamilton of Toronto won six first prizes at the National Exhibition cooking contests for brown bread milk buns canned strawberries canned raspberries strawberry jam and orange marmalade. Her white bread and cookies placed second and third. Born as Margaret Merchant on a farm near Owen Sound she spent 25 years in Toronto.
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Canada
Toronto
J. Hamilton
Windermere Avenue
Mrs. Hamilton
Travel Note on Ocean Liner Cabin Safety
An insurance authority offers a travel note claiming the cabin of an ocean liner is among the safest spots aboard and a Pullman berth follows. It urges readers to stay home if they must travel and to act at their own risk in this Spokane Spokesman-Review item.
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Jrngle
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Our Country Canada is Great and Bold
A compact editorial tone praising Canada’s future strength and pride. The author urges confidence and determination, predicting success for the nation. The piece closes with a quip about the flivver and a locomotive being struck by lightning as a humorous aside.
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Canada
Winter dust bath materials for fowl kept simple
Those planning a winter dust bath should supply material before freezing weather. Road dust is largely mythic. ordinary earth works better and is easier to obtain. Fowls prefer earth to road dust and it keeps the house less dusty. Dry road dust is better than wet earth since the latter freezes and becomes unavailable when needed.
Washington Reads War Debts and Shifts Policy
Kingston Standard notes a claim that Washington plans to cancel French war debt and questions whether Britain would also be affected. The piece probes the logic and potential consequences of debt relief policy and its geopolitical implications.
1858 Milestones: Ottawa Capital Choice and Atlantic Cable
In 1858 Canada adopted the decimal currency system. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of United Canada, later the Dominion’s capital. The Atlantic cable linked England and Nova Scotia in the same year.
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Canada
Queen Victoria
Ottawa
Dominion
England
Nova Scotia
Wembley Exhibit Shows Unwrapped Food Dangers
A Wembley display simulates a grocer shop with unwrapped cheese oatmeal bread sugar and dummy rats to prove proper packing matters. Real rats later invaded during the night and consumed all the exposed goods, underscoring the lesson with heavy loss.
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Wembley
Made Difficult ascent by 79 year old Miss Wheston
Englishwoman Miss Wheston, long resident in Switzerland, aged 79, climbed the Wetterhorn with only two guides. She reportedly felt no ill effects after the 12,000 foot ascent. The feat surpasses previous records for women of any age, while three younger women failed. one lost her life attempting the climb.
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Miss Wheston
Switzerland
Wetterhorn
Conference to boost cattle tuberculosis eradication plan
Hon. W. R. Motherwell, minister of agriculture, signals a conference of provincial governments and municipalities to devise a stronger eradication programme. The push supports the department's move toward tuberculosis-free cattle areas, though a candid warning about consequences is noted.
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W. R. Motherwell
Department of Agriculture
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