World Happenings Briefly Told in Kingston Memo
The Kingston branch of the Great War Veterans backs amalgamation of veterans groups in Canada. Turkish women gain dress freedom. A ferry capsized in the Maghna River near Langalyia, drowning 100. Belgium debt talks postponed till November. France may pay about 60 percent of its debts to Britain and the U.S. Emigrant aid to Australia to be boosted. Faithful the Shorthorn bull sells for 60 000 dollars at Buenos Aires show. Miss Weston climbs Wetterhorn, a 12 000 foot Alpine milestone. U.S. car traffic to Canada exceeds five hundred thousand in summer. Niagara Falls sees heavy U S tourist arrivals. Mount Vesuvius erupts with ash and night glow, no immediate danger.
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Exchange
Calcutta
Maghna River
Langalyia
Washington
Debts and Co Operation Mentioned by Bishop Brent
The Boston publication Our Dumb Animals notes Bishop Charles H. Brent of Buffalo urging America to consider debts to Britain and Europe. He argues 2,000,000 men are owed to Great Britain and calls for greater cooperation with Europe, criticizing cautious U.S. actions.
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Great Britain
Europe
Boston
Charles H. Brent
Buffalo
Hamilton
America
Clubs For Working Girls Benefit City Employees
A new city club opens to serve women workers from smaller firms lacking in-house facilities. Members can eat at low cost and use the social center to prepare for sports or evening engagements without traveling home to the suburbs.
Master and maid joke about a cigar smoking sweetheart
A master teases a maid by claiming her sweetheart waits outside because he is smoking one of the master's cigars. The maid questions the claim with playful doubt as the exchange ends.
First Japanese Woman Bandit Captured After Highway Robberies
A 25 year old former fencing teacher from Kyoto is arrested in Tokyo as the first solo female bandit in Japan's annals. She preyed on male victims on unfrequented roads using a stiletto and robbed them nightly for three months.
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Tokio
Kioto
Nagoya
Japan
Baby layette pattern offers time saving designs
The pattern includes a full layette for a new baby with a long dress, gertrude skirt, barrow coat, diaper band shirt, nightrobe, and petticoat. Yardage and prices given: dress 1 1/2 yards, nightrobe 1 5/8 yards, shirt 7 1/2 inches, diaper band 1 1/2 yards. The Fashion Book features multiple styles and a five cent coupon with pattern purchase.
Peveril Sets Sail To Replenish Hudson Bay Posts
Supplies and livestock destined for Hudson's Bay posts depart on the Peveril under Inter-Continental Transport Company charter to replace the Bay Eskimo losses. Capt J H Parkinson leads with Capt J Lloyd assisting. 1019 ton register carries 1100 tons of cargo. Crew of 20 plus four spares, including J Cantley and L Graham returning to the Arctic voyage. The voyage lasts several months with winter departure planned.
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Hudson's Bay
Arctic
Peveril
Inter-Continental Transport Company
Hudson's Bay Company
Bay Eskimo
Ungava Bay
J. H. Parkinson
J. Lloyd
J. Cantley
L. Graham
Praise From Indian Prince Maharajah Over Salvation Army
The Maharajah of Patiala, visiting London, praised the Salvation Army after inspecting its men’s hostel in a poor London district. He lauded founder William Booth for military style relief work and said the Salvation Army is doing much for his country, expressing pride as a soldier in serving the King-Emperor.
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Salvation Army
Patiala
London
William Booth
Saluation
How To Order Patterns Adcorees Winnipeg
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg publisher lists Pattern No 4 with fields for size name town and order details. Includes address at 175 McDermot Ave and directs customers to submit pattern selections.
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Adcorees
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
All Steel Aeroplanes to Fly London India in Days
London built all steel planes announced by the British air ministry aim to cover about 8 900 miles from England to India in roughly three days. Each four to five crew craft will use three 2 600 horsepower motors and target 100 mph plus. Passenger capacity 20 to 25 with sleeping quarters and hot meals by electric cooker.
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London
England
India
Ai Ministry
Double Pacific Cable To Give Double Service Next Year
Sir Timothy Goghlan says the Fiji Islands to Bamfield Vancouver Island cable will be completed next year allowing a doubled service. He notes the Fiji to Australia section already duplicated and travels from Australia to England.
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Fiji Islands
Bamfield
Vancouver Island
Timothy Goghlan
Cable Board
London
New South Wales
Victoria
Australia
Timothy
England
Key 1881 to 1882 Canadian milestones
The spring 1881 census counted 4 324 810 people in the Dominion. May 2 marked the first sod for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Royal Society of Canada formed and met first on May 25 1882. Regina became the North West Territories capital on August 23 1882.
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Dominion
Canadian Pacific Railway
Royal Society of Canada
Northwest Territories
Regina
France Proposes Commemorative Medal For War Dead Parents
The Federation of Fathers and Mothers of those who died for France asks every French mother and father of war dead to wear a new silver and bronze medal. It bears a soldier’s head with a mourning black band and red blood strips, crowned with thorns and laurels to symbolize martyrdom and glory.
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Federation of Fathers and
France
Tokyo Society Seeks Modern Bob Hairstyles
A group formed in Tokyo admits only women who have abandoned traditional elaborate hair for the modern bob. The society promotes a contemporary look among Japanese girls embracing a simpler, streamlined hair style.
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Tokio
Japan
Canada beef trade expansion boosts British meat market
Canada, the empire’s bread basket, grows its trade in fresh beef, ham and bacon. With brands and quality meeting demand, the opportunity in supplying Britain appears practically unlimited. Vancouver report.
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Canada
Vancouver
Canada’s Rising Prosperity and Government Obligations
The New York Sun reports Canada’s government obligations totaling 96 million dollars due in September, with 20 million to be paid off and the remainder refunded in New York or London for best terms. In two months Canada will have about 45 million to meet maturing debts, illustrating sound finances. The piece highlights Canada’s recovery from war efforts, and growth in agriculture mining and tourism with easy entry and exit for visitors and minimal red tape.
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United States
J. A. Robb
Dominion
New York
London
Canada
New York Sun
Passports hold value in Canada Britain talks
Negotiations on abolishing Canadian passport requirements for visitors to England conclude that keeping the passport system aids verification. A Dominion officer notes the inconvenience of procuring a passport may vanish at a British port, but advocates say passports speed arrivals and establish bona fides.
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Canada
Britain
England
Dominions
Size of Waves Measured by Special Camera
A German paper reports that a specially built camera accurately measures ocean waves. Ordinary waves reach two to four yards high, high seas nine yards, and violent gales ten to twelve yards. Largest waves crest to crest about 500 yards long, with one wave replacing another every twenty seconds, giving a speed near twenty yards per second.
Canadian universities and colleges in 1924
The Dominion bureau of statistics bulletin shows 1924 college and university totals. Canada had 52 639 students in higher education, about one eighth of the population, with 83 institutions operating that year including six agricultural, two technical, two law, one dental, one pharmacy, one veterinary science, 28 theological, 39 affiliated, plus one higher commercial studies school, one college of art and one military college.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Unsparing Note on Budget Balance and Wealth
A London Sunday Express quote contrasts poor and rich living by budget balance, noting the happiness of weekly balance for some and the misery of overspending for others. It presents blunt platitudes on financial prudence and inevitable consequences of debt.
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London Sunday Express
Dolls Reach Santa Land by Dog Sled Journey
A large shipment of dolls and jig saw puzzles was sent to the northern settlement of North America. The final leg of the journey covered the last 1,000 miles by dog sled.
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North America
German scientist studies birds from plane
A German scientist reports from an airplane that birds rarely fly above 1,000 feet and only a few species reach speeds over 25 miles per hour.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Mixed with Numbered Entries
A dense compilation of crossword clues with numbers and partial entries across topics like actions, nouns, adjectives, and abbreviations. The list includes hints for forms of verbs, body parts, colors, animals, and directions, with scattered errors and stray characters.
Mystery of abandoned Hyde Park mansion remains unsolved
A German widow once occupied a grand Hyde Park area mansion and vanished twelve years ago after dinner. Staff were dismissed and the home left untouched with meals still on the table. Taxes have been paid yearly, and a veiled woman visited six years ago. The owner, Mrs. Jannette Oliver Vetch, is said to live in Monte Carlo.
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London
Continent
Hyde Park Gates
Kensington Gardens
Jannette Oliver Vetch
The Chinese Point of View on Trade Pricing
The piece cites a Canton anecdote to illustrate perceived British attitudes toward Chinese trade. A visitor saw Mah Jongg sets priced at five dollars each and was quoted six dollars each for a bulk order of 250, the explanation being that producing many sets entails more trouble.
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W. Bankes Amery
Overseas Settlement Department
British Empire
Sydney
Australia
Canton
Pope Presents Painting to Regina Coeli Prison
Pope Pius presented a valuable painting to Regina Coeli Prison where major criminals are kept. The artwork honors Giuseppe Cafasso known for charitable and religious work among Turin prisoners.
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Pope Pius
Regina Coeli
Giuseppe Cafasso
Turin
Fishermen Seek Admiralty Compensation Over Net Gun Damage
Fisherfolk who recently hauled up machine guns snagged in their nets near the Thames Estuary claim compensation from the Admiralty for damage to their gear.
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Thames Estuary
Admiralty
Old Bachelor Resembles Scissors With One Blade
A humorous image describes a solitary bachelor as resembling a pair of scissors that has only one blade, highlighting a quirky comparison without further context.
Britain’s Prince of Wales Maximizes Trade Ties in Argentina
London correspondents and Reuters highlight the Prince of Wales as Britain’s business ambassador during his South American tour. They stress opportunities for British investment in Argentina and increased trade, noting perceived postwar price competitiveness and editorial emphasis on Britain’s curiosity about Argentine markets.
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London
Reuters
Prince of Wales
South America
Prince
Great Britain
Argentine
Britain
United States
Germany
Canadian dollar stays above par on New York exchange
New York financial experts cite improving business conditions and optimistic Canadian financing plans as reasons for the Canadian dollar maintaining an above par premium on the New York exchange. Prospects of a good crop and heavy U S tourist spending in Canada are also noted.
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United States
Dominion
Canada
New York
New York Exchange
Police Chief Circulates Suspect Photos Worldwide
A city police chief circulated a full face three quarter and profile photo from the morgue to catch a criminal. Later a telegram from a German city reports two arrests and a third on the trail, noting the chief’s success. The piece ends with a wry remark on snoring and sleep.
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Deutsche Juristen-Zietung
Germany
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