Big Ben Chimes Heard In San Francisco Telegraph Link
Since 1918 a strange broadcast carried the chimes of Big Ben to San Francisco via special telegraph and cable circuits. Notable items include appointments, deaths, wills, and a new Palestine high commissioner oath, with several international notes and a newsboy plane stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
San Francisco
Francis Lewis Castle Floyd
Agriculture and Fisheries
Overseas Settlement Committee
Europe Union
Pield-Marshal Baron Plumer
New Brideh
Palestine
Jerusalem
Commission of Palestine
Soja bean flour touted as famine aid for Soviet Russia
A Budapest physiologist Dr Ladislaus Berezeller reports to the Soviet government on introducing Soya bean flour to feed millions. Flour mills operate but lack proper machinery to supply ten million people. One pound of flour equals two pounds of meat plus half a pound of wheat flour. It could free 600 tons of meat and eggs daily for export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Budapest
Ladislaus Berezeller
Uncomfortable Antiques and Comfort in Chairs Through Time
The piece notes antique furniture is costly yet often less comfy than modern pieces. It recalls Queen Alexandra visiting York and commenting on a lounge chair after a long day, illustrating how ancestors endured while choosing sturdy, straight-backed seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Alexandra
York
Princess of Wales
Dean Purey Cust
William and Mary
Prohibition of Drug Traffic Receives Broad Canadian Support
The Ottawa Journal notes that Canadians largely back drug traffic prohibition, condemns those who exploit addicts, and praises the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for tracing drug peddlers as a noble effort deserving commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The
Ottawa Journal
Eskimos and Indians Face Health and Law Outlook in Arctic Delta
Dr. D. F. Scott returned to Edmonton after a year with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Arctic posts. He warned that the delta Eskimos and Indians face cancer and appendicitis rising with changes in housing, while tuberculosis spreads as cabins replace snow houses. He praised their lawfulness but noted isolated murders in eastern regions where missionaries have less reach.
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Scott
Delta
Indiana
Arctic
Russia Uses Coal Sales To Profit From British Strikes
Paris NYT correspondent reports Bolshevik leadership incites British miners while Moscow agents seek orders for Russian coal in Europe to fill a shortage. The piece argues Bolsheviks banished skilled Russians, leaving them unable to compete, relying on others to strike to boost Russian sales.
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Paris
New York Times
Moscow
Europe
Russia
Minneapolis Journal
Ontario Moves to Require Driving Permits for All Drivers
Hon. G. S. Henry announces Ontario plans a driving permit system next year for all motorists. The permits may later require compulsory examinations and would record traffic convictions, potentially leading to permanent license revocation.
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Ontario
G. S. Henry
Public Works
Canadian Automobile Association
Toronto
May Abandon Dirigibles Concentrate on Aeroplanes
The Shenandoah disaster triggers likely government shift away from airships toward airplanes. Officials may sell the Los Angeles and close Lakehurst air station. helium extraction could be curtailed as funding concentrates on aeroplanes for economy and safety.
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Shenandoah
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Rhode Island Sets 35 MPH Highway Speed Limit
The Age of Speed notes Rhode Island towns set 35 miles per hour as the proper highway speed. Officials argue that road funds justify higher speeds to prevent clutter from 12 to 15 mph traffic. They contrast with Glasgow where streetcar travel costs one penny. Some routes run up to twenty five miles.
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Rhode Island
Glasgow
Simple step in chemise pattern for home sewists
Undergarment craft feature shows a step in chemise with optional scalloped hem and gathered sides for hip fit. Describes bust sizes 26, 40, 44 and 36 for 34 36, plus yardage needs. Prices 20 cents for the pattern. fashion book 16 cents with a five cent pattern coupon.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Instructions list pattern ordering from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. It notes pattern numbers, names, town and province, and to send 20 colin or stamps with careful wrap.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Colin
Graves of Massacred Christians Unearthed in Japan’s 1637 Uprising
Dr Earl R Dull a Methodist missionary in charge of work in Loo Chow Islands Japan reports the burial ground of 11000 Christians believed slain in the 1637 revolt An inscription notes 3000 Christians were killed beheaded and buried with heads and bodies buried separately to prevent reunion The massacre wiped out most Catholic converts in the country.
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Earl R. Dull
Methodist Episcopal
Loo Chow Islands
Japan
Ean
Big Conference Opens in Geneva for World Child Welfare
An immense effort to aid children begins with the first World Child Welfare Congress in Geneva, 700 delegates from 58 countries including the United States participate. Andre Oltamara, Swiss education minister, is elected president, and the Marchioness of Aberdeen leads the education section. A newly unearthed Ur of the Chaklees sculpture depicts workmen carrying mortar up ladders.
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Geneva
United States
Andre Oltamara
Marchioness of
Aberdeen
British Shipyard Sees Motorships Replacing Steam Vessels
A British ship building firm predicts motorships will replace steamships, announcing plans to build 13 large vessels to be operated by gasoline motors.
Poor Remuneration For Technical Work In New York
A New York newspaper appeals for fair pay for engineers and other technical workers. It notes only about ten percent earn more than ditch diggers and many white collar roles remain underpaid compared with trades. The piece warns of a future shortage of technically trained graduates if remuneration does not improve.
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New York
City of
Toronto
China’s Boycott as War Substitute Hit by Canada Trade Note
The Toronto Globe argues China’s boycott is a substitute for war, affecting Canadian exports to Britain and risking parts of flour trade and whisky shipments. It notes limited impact due to few affected products while stressing Canada’s broader advantages in the British Commonwealth.
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South China
Great Britain
Dominion
Orient
China
Dakota
Minnesota
Canada
British Commonwealth of National
Toronto Globe
Fewer Immigrants Due to New Law Drops Net Inflow
Immigration analysis for 1924-25 shows a dramatic fall in arrivals. Net immigration declined about 68 percent as many nationalities left the U S or failed to meet quotas. Italy sent 20 948 more departures than entries while Canada and Mexico became the main sources with 130 193 in total.
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United States
Germany
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Sweden
Canada
Mexico
Napoleon’s Night Sentry Promoted to Brilliant General
A lone night road stop by a French sentry who refused to recognize Napoleon led to a quiet standoff. The next morning the sentry was promoted to officer and later became one of the emperor’s most brilliant generals.
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Belts and measurements evoke a thrift shop exchange
A brief dialogue portrays a clerk asking for a lady belt size and a boy replying with a humorous visual cue that the belt length equals his left arm. The exchange captures a slice of everyday street conversation.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Across Numbers and Directions
A bundled list of crossword clues covering horizontal and vertical entries with varied lengths and hints. Includes definitions for actions sounds, animal mentions, prefixes, suffixes, geographic names, and common crossword staples, all arranged by clue number and orientation.
Disabled workers craft princely cream lacquered bedroom suite
A team of Crippled Veterans at the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops in Fulham Road is completing a seven piece cream lacquered bedroom suite of Honduras mahogany ordered by Lord Lascelles for Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles. Wounded veterans with one or two limbs disabled work under a lacquer foreman, including a former waiter who, after initial struggles, becomes a premier painter of lacquer pictures in London.
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Lord Lascelles
Honduras
Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles
London Daily Mail
Lord Roberts
Fulham Road
S.W
London
Turks Adopt European Dress, Abandon Fez and Turban
The new Turkish Republic shifts away from traditional garments as the council of commissioners orders officials to wear European fashion and hats. Turbans remain allowed only for priests who must uncover within government offices.
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Council of Commissairs
Fragmentary stage dialogue on butterflies and origins
Dialogue excerpt shows Rastus and Mose discussing a butterfly emerging from a cocoon and pondering ancestry. The stuttering delivery emphasizes the moment as a theme of transformation and origin.
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Mose
Rastus
Crown Prince Umberto Granted 80 000 Yearly Maintenance
Crown Prince Umberto of Italy receives an annual maintenance allowance of eighty thousand dollars to cover living costs and official duties. The arrangement confirms his financial support while his royal status continues.
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Crown Prince
Umberto
Italy
Passing Of Noted Canadian Newspaperman James A Cruikshank
James A Cruikshank aged 43 a veteran newspaperman and former news editor of the Saskatoon Star Saskatoon Phoenix Regina Post and Regina Morning Leader has died in Little Rock Arkansas where he was business manager of the Daily News An abscess of the brain caused death He is survived by his widow and six children The funeral was held in Little Rock Arkansas
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James A. Cruikshank
Saskatoon Star
Saskatoon Phoenix
Regina Post
Regina Morning Leader
Little Rock
Ark
Daily News
Mr. Cruikshank
Bearsden
Glasgow
Scotland
Hanley Herald
Northern Crown Bank
Huge Jewel Cache Discovered in Leningrad Home
In a house once used by the Czar’s tailor Lidval, now a Paris banker, a vast trove of gold and silver items set with stones was unearthed. One jewel box held 47 gold pieces and blue diamonds totaling 338 carats, plus numerous gold enamel cigarette cases boxes rings and tie pins.
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Lidval
Paris
Demand For Domestics In Saskatchewan Farm Women Seek Help
Saskatchewan farm wives await household help sent from the British Isles under the Imperial Government overseas settlement scheme. The provincial bureau of labor and industries arranged for 100 domestics, but only about half have arrived, with most demand stemming from farm women.
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Saskatchewan
Bureau of Labor and Industries
British Isles
Th Bureau
Unlucky Men and Taxes Amid Earthquake
A wry observation notes some men are so unlucky that an earthquake would not swallow the land until after they had paid the taxes on it. The remark reflects a dry, ironic take on fiscal duties and misfortune.
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Kabeila Forke
Robert Forke
Progressive Party
House of Commons
Datista Qrassi
Plata
Aldershot
Springfield
England
U. S
Lipses
Province
Boycott
Ireland
Marsh
Rurns
Ceed
Princess
Western Papers
Arkansas
Leningrad
Czar
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