World Happenings Briefly Told
Marcus G. Geroy jailed for threatening letters to the Prince of Wales and found mentally unbalanced. Army side says Winnipeg Rifles allied to Rifle Brigade. Paris reports a livestock anthrax serum by Decloux and Ennis. Port Arthur Winnipeg highway work began in September with a road party leaving Port Arthur. Henry J. Case, 85, inventor of harvesting machinery, dies in Poughkeepsie. German records to publish wartime diaries from the front at Potsdam. Duchess Du Mouchy, friend of Empress Eugenie and Murat descendant, dead. Detroiters Evans and Bennett complete Winnipeg to Vancouver auto trek via Fraser Canyon. Ramsay MacDonald says premiership cost was high, doubt future holders. Rust resistant wheat claimed by Samuel Larcombe, Manitoba, with higher yields.
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Marcus G. Geroy
Prince of Wales
Winnipeg Rifles
Rifle Brigade
Imperial Army
Edmund Decloux
Ennis
Paris
Port Arthur-Winnipeg
Menoeft
Port Arthur
Shabaqua
Henry J. Case
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Mr. Case
Potsdam
Duchess du Mouchy
Eugenie
Tuileries Court
Napoleon
Murat
E. C. Evans
A. F. Bennett
Birtle
Man
Manitoba
Larcombe
Locomotives Reach Buenos Aires From England
Seventeen full sized locomotives weighing 13 tons each arrived aboard the motor ship Delais for the Argentine Southern Railway. The ship was specially designed to unload and place the engines directly onto the rails for immediate service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
England
Delais
Sothern Railway
Peace River Region Emerges as Last Great West
Sir Henry Thornton voices optimism about the Peace River country calling it the last great west. He argues that if 50 percent of its land is cultivated, wheat output could exceed all current Canada production, with rich poultry, cattle and sheep potential. Eliha Stewart notes near Great Slave Lake ripening wheat by July, and cites need for eastern and western outlets to unlock broader western expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River Region
Henry Thornton
Peace River
Canada
Eliha Stewart
Great Slave Lake
Stewart
Hudson Bay
Pacific
Toronto Globe
Wembley Exhibition A Financial Failure
Viewpoint states all dominions will not continue exhibits at Wembley next year. British Empire Exhibition officials regret the loss this year but praise its educational value. Canadian exhibitors wish to repeat. Photographs of Canadian boniness babies attract attention, Australia follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominions
Wembley
Australia
Trans-Canada Highway Nears Completion Across Dominion
At the Cana dian Automobile Association annual meeting in Toronto Dr P E Doolittle announced that outside Ontario a single link remains to connect a dominion trans continental highway with contracts for the Rockies section now let by the British Columbia government. Ontario minister James Lyons said only two gaps remain in Ontario and survey work proceeds. Kenora to Manitoba border road under construction and due for traffic by next summer. Port Arthur Fort William to Kenora to be completed within three years. Dr Doolittle was elected president and W C Robertson of Toronto secretary.
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Canadian Automobile Association
Toronto
P. E. Doolittle
Ontario
Rockies
British Columbia
James Lyons
Lands and Forests
Soo
Fort William
Kenora
Manitoba
Port Arthur
Dr. Doolittle
Association
W. C. Robertson
Canada’s Road Investment Yields Growth in Auto Traffic
Over five years Canada spent 191 million dollars on roads, with foreign tourist revenue totaling 118 million. Automobile tourist traffic from the United States has tripled in three years, rising from 617,387 American cars in 1921 to 1,942,387 in 1923. The figures come from John B. Harkin, Commissioner of Parks.
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Canada
John B. Harkin
Dominion of Canada
Dominion
United States
Harkin
Garden Plans Prompt Green Tomatoes and Pickle Seed
Mrs Newlywed asks the grocer to deliver one dozen green tomato plants and two packs of sweet pickle seed as she and John start their garden this afternoon.
Deetors Claim Hard Work Extends Life
Deetors argue that perseverance in one’s trade leads to longer life as workers maintain regular habits by staying close to their profession.
Government plans swift coal survey to cut smoke nuisance
The Government of Great Britain intends an immediate rapid survey of coal seams to assess replacing 140 million tons of raw coal with smokeless fuels derived from carbonization and gasification. Aimed at navy and merchant marine fuel, motor fuels, and reduced smoke in towns, with health and housing benefits for people.
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Government of
Navy
Mercantile Marine
Great Britain
Move To New Farms Certs Issued To Southern Alberta Farmers
Certificates issued by the Department of Agriculture to Southern Alberta farmers seeking to move to other parts of the province reach eighty five, about 60 families. Inquiries continue and many may use the free transportation. Moved farmers settle in scattered districts from the extreme southwest to the Westlock area north of Edmonton, with most spreading between these points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Westlock
Edmonton
Clark's Beans with Pork Promotes Nourishing Diet for Children
Public notice promotes Clark's Beans with Pork as a nourishing food for children and all ages. It highlights strong health benefits and urges households to choose Clark Kitchens products for wholesome meals.
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Clark
Soviet Russia Raises Army Pay and Talks Armament Talks
Russia’s army has doubled pay and promised further increases. The Soviet Government would attend a conference on armament reduction if held outside Switzerland. Switzerland rejects Russian subjects and refuses to admit Russian representatives after the Vorovsky assassination in Lausanne in 1923.
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Russia
Switzerland
M. Vorovsky
Lausanne
Sores Flee Before It Dr Thomas Electric Oil Ad
Many afflicted have driven sores away with Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. The notice urges others with similar troubles to apply this remedy at once. It emphasizes the oil’s power beyond its low price and claims nothing else compares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Monument Erected In Port of Spain For War Heroes
Trinidad unveils a memorial in a park center to honor Great War fallen and living veterans. A tall white column features a victory figure and a Trinidad soldier shielding a wounded comrade, with four broad steps and a $50,000 cost funded by public subscription and government funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Port-of-Spain
Samuel Henry Wilson
Jamaica
Signs Mistress dialogue in a Mae Sexton humor piece
A humorous dialogue contrasts a woman who signals with a beckoning hand to come with a daughter who signals refusal by shaking her head. The exchanged lines reveal a playful gender dynamic and comic brevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maia
Sunday School Lesson Jesus Makes a Missionary Tour
Devotional reading and sermon excerpt highlight Jesus daily seeking solitude to renew strength through prayer. It contrasts crowded ministry with the need for living faith to draw people, urging church notables to show Christ’s power to revive weary souls and restore first love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Cepernaum
Simon Peter
Christ
Gennesaret
Compulsory Arbitration Backed by Nations At Geneva Pact
At the Geneva convention MacDonald and Herriot led a program for compulsory arbitration to end war and aid disarmament talks. All 46 national delegations agreed to study a system with guarantees and mutual assistance to enforce arbitration. The aim is to strengthen global solidarity and security through pacific dispute resolution, backed by force if needed.
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MacDonald
Herriot
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Cunard Chairman Foresees British Ocean Shipping Lead
Sir Thomas Royden, chairman of Cunard, expressed optimism at the Mersey training ship Conway prize day. He cited Britain's historical share of ocean-going ships and praised British crews, saying the country will remain paramount in global shipping despite a pre-war drop from 44 to 33 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Royden
Cunard Company
Mersey
Conway
Like a Grip at the Throat Asthma Remedy Ad
A historical notice touts Dr J D Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful agent that relieves restricted air passages and ends sleep disruption. It claims thousands have benefited and says the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere.
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J. D. Kelloge
Granfer’s Churchyard Math In A Cornish Tale
An elderly Cornish man explains his pre service habit with a wink. He says he does not know other work but always counts forty myself. The quip hints at simple arithmetic ritual before worship.
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Granfer
Short Story Prize Goes to Young Pen
A class assignment yields a tiny tale by a small boy. He writes a brisk pattern: one bull, two toreadors, one bull, one toreador, one bull. The London Morning Post notes the quirky efficiency of the winning entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Morning Post
Cheese Dishes as Satisfying Meatless Alternatives
Guidance promotes cheese as a nourishing economical substitute for fish on meatless days. It highlights the high nutriment of cheese relative to lean beef and offers a recipe for Cheese and Mazaroni Loaf with Kraft Canadian cheese, macaroni, vegetables, and eggs baked in a water-bath.
Grain Relief Drive Appeals for Refugees Evicted from Turkey
Franx Yeigh the Canadian representative of Save the Children appeals for cash or grain to aid refugees evicted under the Lausanne treaty. Elevator companies grain and agrarian groups in three western provinces back the effort and will collect wheat for the fund. Britain and other parts of the British Empire are aiding destitute war victims arriving in Greece while the Near East fund supports orphans.
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Turkey
Franx Yeigh
Save the Children” Fund
Veigh
Great Britain
British Empire
Greece
Salonika
Black Sea
Near East Fund
United States
Sex disparity in England physician workforce reported
A statistical note shows 42 000 medical practitioners in England and only 2 000 are women, highlighting gender imbalance in the medical profession and calls for attention to diversity in recruitment and retention.
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England
New Channels Of Commerce At Wembley Exhibition
Canadian cheese finds direct market at Wembley with eight thousand pounds weekly used by caterers and London cafes. A Canadian dry milk dealer sold five year output to a British firm valued at 800000 dollars. Fruit displays drew European orders for over 1000000 boxes. European demand prompts a 100000 dollar plan for a London permanent establishment. Sixty percent of exhibitors hail Wembley, with indirect business gains in the hundreds of thousands and new trade channels opened.
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Wembley
London
Corns Are Painful Growths Hollo Way’s Remedy
Corns cause pain and discomfort in daily activities. The Hollo way's Corn Revover promises removal of corns with direct application.
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Holloway
Germany Expands Tobacco Use Postwar
Postwar Germany sees a surge in smoking with cigarettes and cigars rising in popularity. Imports of raw tobacco have grown notably compared with prewar levels, even as the German population declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Murder tree pest spreads from Brazil to London garden shops
A dangerous strangler tree with aerial roots, termed a murder tree, was found in Brazil and has recently been imported to Kensington Gardens in London, signaling a potential invasion of exotic flora into UK gardens. The plant’s aggressive growth could threaten surrounding trees and urban green spaces.
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Brazil
Kensington Gardens
London
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