War hate fades as German scientists urged to join British meeting
British scientists debate inviting German delegates to the next year's gathering of the Royal Society adjunct. Proponents argue for cross national cooperation to heal postwar animosities while noting Germany's past scientific contributions and Nobel laureates. Opponents fear reviving tensions from World War I. Regina Post.
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Britain
TiGdh Association For the Advancement of
Edlemee
Southampton
Association
Germany
Teutons
France
England
Regina Post
London Still Tops as World’s Largest Metropolis
The debate over whether London or New York is the world’s biggest city continues. Britannica 1921 figures crown London by about 1.5 million, while American estimates push New York toward eight million in the metropolis area. Berlin is third. Chicago and Paris follow in the discussion.
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London
New York
Encyclopedia Brittannica
Berlin
Chicago
Paris
Toronto Star
Manitoba Cuts Loan Rate For Farmers
Premier Bracken announced a 0.5 percent reduction in the Manitoba Farm Loans Association rate from 7 to 6 1/4 percent. He said further cuts depend on prompt borrower obligations and aim to make money cheaper for farmers.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Farm Loans’ Association
Bracken
Borrowing Seven Children and Cinder in the Eye
A wry remark implying a substitute for an excursion train involves borrowing seven children and placing cinder in the eye to imitate the experience. The quip suggests absurd, practical jokes or mischief without referencing a real event or person.
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Cinder
Chief Cause of World War Fear and Alliances
Viscount Grey of Palladon argues mutual fear drove World War I. He cites German armament and the Triple Alliance as cause, France and Russia forming the Dual Alliance, and Britain seeking security through the Anglo-Japanese pact and the Entente. He warns Germany feared perpetual fear and questions Europe’s resolve to prevent future war.
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Viscount Grey of
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
France
Viscount Grey
Europe
Remarkable 102 Year Old Irishwoman Bets Independence
Mary Agnes Haddican, age 102, from Holloway, London, walked to Royal Northern Hospital for an ingrowing nail and returned alone. A cheerful, grey haired widow with seven deceased children, she relies on state pension and local shopkeepers for care. She maintains independence, doing her own housework and weekly cleaning from nine to five.
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Mary Agnes Haddlean
Holloway
London
England
Royal Northern Hospital
Haddican
Efficiency in Aviation Europe Outpaces Continent
Captain Arrachart completed a three day circuit of Europe by aeroplane touching Belgrade Bucharest Constantinople Moscow Warsaw Copenhagen and Paris Villa coubley arriving five minutes late after 7 500 kilometers. The journey used three flights of 11 hours 15 minutes 12 hours 15 minutes and 14 hours 30 minutes with no mishap and no fatigue.
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Europe
Arrachart
Belgrade
Bucharest
Constantinople
Moscow
Warsaw
Copenhagen
Paris
Villacoubley
Unnecessary Waste In Cough Medicine
A well dressed man visits a doctor and complains about the cough remedy. He notes rapid improvement after a quarter bottle and accuses the remaining three quarters of being wasted. The doctor apologizes and asks for the reason.
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Weill
This Car Came Back Theft of Car Near New York Home
Maurice Pauls motor was stolen from in front of his New York residence and later found stalled nearby. The suspect was arrested when he returned with gasoline, bringing fresh trouble for the owner.
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Maurice Paul
Paul
New York
The Idea That Wisdom Lies in Selective Revelation
A reflective aphorism notes prudence in sharing knowledge. It suggests restraint in disclosure while valuing informed communication and thoughtful speech. The quote emphasizes balance between inner knowledge and outward communication.
Canada’s motor industry grows to world ranking and exports
The booklet Facts and Figures of the Automobile Industry in Canada shows the industry has existed twenty one years, employs over 100000 Canadians, supports more than 500000, and ranks high in ownership and export value. Canada now exports more cars than it imports, with strong growth expected.
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Canada
Automotive Industries of Canada
Trade Association of Manufacturers of Automobile Manufacturing
Dominion
United States
Great Britain
Dominion of Canada
Notaries Public in Early Church and Québec Province
Notaries were historically appointed by early Christian fathers to collect martyr memoirs. The role evolved into a legal position attesting deeds and writings for authenticity. In Québec, notaries form a branch of the legal profession and their acts are official.
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Quebéc
Victoria Exempts Panama Pacific Elevator From Taxes
Victoria residents vote overwhelmingly to tax exempt the proposed million dollar Panama Pacific elevator at Ogden's Point. The move backed by the mayor aims to bolster a grain shipping business anchored at the island port.
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Victoria
Ogden’s Point
Man's Egotism Pardoned If It Avoids Vanity
A reflective aphorism notes that a person's ego can be tolerated when it remains measured and does not slip into outright vanity.
Cattalo Yak Cross Breeding Tried At Wainwright Reserve
The Canadian Government herd at Wainwright exceeds a large number of buffalo. Experiments under A G Smith and ranch chief Jim Wilson seek a hardy cattle type that can forage on sub Arctic winter pastures. Crosses include buffalo cow with domestic bull producing cattalo, then cattalo with yak showing potential. Other crosses, yak with domestic, yield rapid growth. Elk moose deer also inhabit the reserve which also serves as a bird sanctuary.
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Wainwright
A. G. Smith
Jim Wilson
India
Big
White flag origin as dog tail wag signal of peace
A scientist explains the wagging tail of dogs as a wig wag signal of peace dating back to when dogs were enemies. He notes the term white flag derives from this habit and that any white spot on a dog is often found on the tail tip.
Creation of the World Debated by Geologist and Archbishop
An English geologist addressing the British Association said the earth’s crust is between one and ten billions of years old. He contrasted this with Archbishop Usher’s fixed creation date of Oct 4 BC 4004, noting the theologian’s knowledge was more exact than his own.
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British Association
Usher
Hamilton Herald
Vast Distances in Space Baffle Telegraph Travel
A discussion on cosmic distances compares a lightning fast telegram to stars far beyond our reach. Even at 186000 miles per second signals would need millennia to reach Alpha Centauri and beyond, with news from 1066 and 1815 remaining undispatched to distant suns.
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Alpha Centauri
Waterloo
William the Conqueror
England
Bethlehem
Prince of Wales Footmark Mystery Draws Tourists
Tourists crowd Aberfeldy Castle in Scotland seeking the Prince of Wales footmark from a seven year old incident. While the area was under guard with a barrier, the young prince pressed a footprint into fresh concrete. The secret leaked when a former London policeman told visitors last year, sparking renewed curiosity.
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Abergeldie Castle
Scotland
Prince of Wales
London
Abergeldie
Two Travelers at Wexford Church Revealed by Verger
In a Wexford church the minister asked who the strangers were as the verger whispered two commercial travellers from White's Hotel were shown into a pew. The incident frames a Pat Reply on the biblical text Paul and Apollos.
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Wexford
Paul
Appollos
White's Hotel
Causes of Crime by Rev J Phillips Jones M A
The article lists intemperance as a major crime cause and argues liquor sales fuel police court business. It cites authorities in Britain and Canada noting drink as a primary factor, plus addiction to habit forming drugs. Feeblemindedness is identified as another crime source, with statistics from Alberta and British Columbia. The piece urges compulsory treatment and colonization to curb the feebleminded and reduce crime.
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J. Phiilips Jones
Social Service Council of Canada
New York City
Lord Alverstone
Great Britain
Federal
Department of Health
Fomos
Canada
Sing Sing
Alberta
Ontario lumber industry to face reforms says minister
Hon. Dr. Forbes Godfrey, Ontario health minister, says heavy losses from accidents cost about 1 million yearly. He notes 30,000 workers in the industry last year with 4,724 injuries and estimates medical care and workmen compensation raise the price of lumber by fifty cents per thousand feet of tuber and thirty cents per cord of pulpywood.
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Ontario
Forbes Godfrey
Cheese Production in Canada in 1924 Output and Value
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports 1924 Canadian cheese production at 151,673,880 pounds valued at 24,518,724 dollars. Output rose by 49,564 pounds from 1923, while value fell by over four million dollars. The average price per pound was 16 cents in 1924 compared with 19 cents in 1923.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Fishing For Planes Nets for anti-aircraft defense
Aeroplane defense nets are deployed by attaching them to parachutes. Nets are shot upward and released by bombs bursting in the air, spreading across the flight path to intercept enemy aircraft. The plan hinges on paratroopers and parachute delivery to create a protective screen against raids.
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First Notaries Public
North
Prince
Castle
Trafalgar Square
Charing Cross
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wembley
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