World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of 1924 fire losses, a Hampstead sale to Anderson Gallery, New York. New York City reports over one million schoolchildren return to 26,000 teachers in 700 buildings. Fur thefts worth 156000 found in a Long Island roadhouse. Diet Building arson suspects held. possible incendiary fire. Delaware River Bridge deaths total 12 since May. Buffalo bakers report 18572 bakeries with 417 million invested employing 127495. Penny postage may resume in South Africa January 1. Sofia reprieve arrives as communist rope tightens. Typhoon at Tsingtao sinks two sailors. Bristol’s Mary Jarrett dies at 105. Yukon parcel post suspended during winter. Fraser River Canyon bridges planned near Spuzzum, BC.
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Viscount Leversmime
Hampstead
England
Anderson Gallery
New York City
New York
Long Island
Diet
Tokio
Delaware River
Camden
Buffalo
N.Y
United States
Bristol
Mary Jarrett
Yukon
Yukon River
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Ontario Vet Surgeon Claims Cancer Cure
London Ontario veterinary surgeon Dr. T. W. Galbraith says after five years of work he has discovered a cure for cancer named jasin. He reports injecting cancer virus into himself last fall and curing it with issin, claiming the substance can prevent cancer and confer immunity. Tests on dogs horses and goats support his claim as he asserts reaching a cure.
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Ontario
T. W. Galbraith
London
Ont
Dr. Galbraith
Jasin
American Farmers Buy 33 Farms in Saskatchewan Districts
Three U S farmers travel home after purchasing 33 farms in Snipe Lake and Eston areas Saskatchewan. They expect to move families to Canada in fall or early spring. Settlers express satisfaction with western conditions and foresee further influx from favorable observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Snipe Lake
Eston
Saskatchewan
French Flier Posts Speed Record Over Four Hours
The article notes that real speed seekers should fly, citing a French aviator who exceeded 156 miles per hour for four hours, while an automobile’s 80 mph rise per hour seems weak by comparison.
Big Exhibition Boosts Canadian Trade At Wembley Expo
The second year of the British Empire Exhibition proves more beneficial to Canadian commerce than 1924. It cites 135000 cases of salmon sold from the 1923 pack and orders for 1924 1925 packs. Canadian firms expand in London with a rubber company branch and 25000 rubber boots bought. A government buyer purchases 75000 Canadian plows. 130 new Canadian firms appoint permanent London representatives to pursue export business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Rubber Company
London
Wembley
Surgeon Performs Delicate Operation on Boy
Dr Herbert H Schoefeldt of the Children’s Hospital in Washington D C saved five year old Melvin Jones with a heart repair after scissors punctured his chest during a fall. The surgeon pulled back ribs, opened the chest with forceps, stopped a quarter inch gash and placed the heart back. Blood from the boy’s father was transfused to sustain him.
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Melvin Jones
Herbert H. Schoefeldt
Children’s Hospital
Washington, D.C
Wheat Pool Aims to Benefit Farmers and Country
The Galt Reporter argues that mass farm marketing helps the country, not a combine, and that farming needs a living wage. A strong Wheat Pool is seen as guiding the agricultural class to stability, with wider economic benefits if farmers gain steady income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Galt
Heavy Cost Of Elections Under Dominion Act
The Dominion general election costs two million dollars under the Dominion Elections Act. The chief electoral officer directs conduct, while the auditor general oversees the financial outlay. About 242 returning officers are paid according to constituency size and polls. Major costs include printing stationery and voter registration expenses.
Fire destroys Japanese Diet buildings in government district
Fire devastates two storey wooden Diet Buildings housing Japan's legislative branches injuring several people. Loss estimated at 1 million dollars. A government library in one building lost many valuable documents. A temporary structure will replace the destroyed buildings as a modern replacement is years away. The Diet was previously destroyed by fire and rebuilt 34 years ago.
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Diet
All-Metal Seaplane Inverness Built for Reconnaissance
A new all metal seaplane built in Glasgow for the air ministry carries the designation Inverness. Its metal floats and hull enable it to withstand rough seas and support long distance reconnaissance missions for the fleet.
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Glasgow
Air Ministry
Inverness
Paris Fashions Frill Up Blouse Styles In New Trim
PoMerns Paris showcases two blouse modes with white crepe de chine and printed silk. A front yoke gathered back, convertible collar with pansy purple trim, pocket tabs and cuffs. Sizes 34 to 42 bust. price 26 cents. Home sewing guide offers a fashion book for 10 cents with material charts and instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Advertisement-style notice describes ordering patterns by mail from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg pattern number and recipient name and town or province are requested with 20 cents in coins or stamps, wrapped carefully for sending.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Centenarian Jellicoe Aunt Celebrates 104th Birthday
Miss Catherine Jane Jellicoe of Southampton marks her one hundred fourth birthday with messages from across the empire including a telegram from the King and Queen of England. Naval hero visit and gifts from local orphans highlight a lively day of congratulations.
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Earl Jellicoe
Catherine Jane Jellicoe
Southampton
England
British Empire
Miss Jellicoe
Fewer Labor Disputes Reported in August
The federal labor department notes August saw fewer industrial disputes than July and August of last year. Seventeen disputes affected 12,902 employees, causing 102,516 lost working days, compared with 14 disputes and 226,433 days in July and 16 disputes affecting 9,472 workers for 206,115 days in August 1924.
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Federal Department of Labor
Wealthy British Columbia Apples Ship to South Africa
Reports from Vancouver say shipments of BC wealth apples to South Africa arrived in good order last season. The favorable quality has led to repeat orders for 1925 delivery. The note mentions Chinese reaction as a cultural aside.
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British Columbia
South Africa
Vancouver
Remarkable Flying and Sailing Plane Built for Britain
An aeroplane that also functions as a sailing ship has been completed for the British Government and will be handed to the Royal Air Force for trials. It features special light masts and sails over 1,000 square feet, can convert to a trim sailing ship if engines fail, and aims to reduce long overwater flight dangers.
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Royal Air Force
United States
Rohrbach
Canadian August 1925 Trade Up With Strong Agricultural Exports
A summary from the department of customs and excise shows Canada’s August 1925 trade rising to 194,388,288 dollars, up from 136,791,203 in August 1924. Imports reached 81,974,474 dollars, while exports totalled 111,409,525 dollars, led by a surge in iron products and nearly doubled agricultural and vegetable exports to 38,238,341 dollars. For the five months to August 31, imports averaged 374,057,656 dollars and exports 462,817,429 dollars, compared with 333,228,163 dollars imports and 401,131,225 dollars exports a year earlier.
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Department of Customs and Excise
Inventor Frank Garland Dies at 71 in New Haven
Rapid Fire Gun inventor Frank Milton Garland died at his New Haven home after years of illness following a shock in Europe on a secret mission for President Wilson. Born in Henniker New Hampshire, he joined Winchester Arms at seventeen and later developed the Gatling type gun. He surveyed China’s resources with Li Hung Chang at the end of the China Japan war.
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Frank Milton Garland
New Haven
Conn
Europe
Wilson
Mr. Garland
Hennaker
N. H
Winchester Arms Company
Maxim
Garland
China
Li Hung Chang
Chilliwack Merchants Shift To Cash Graded Eggs
In Chilliwack British Columbia merchants refuse eggs in barter and instead sell to a single dealer in poultry who pays cash on a graded basis. The dealer and a feed merchant buy all district eggs not shipped to Vancouver, claiming the move is fairer to farmers and dealers.
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Chilliwack
B.C
Vancouver
Snon
Belgium drivers equip emergency kits for road injuries
In Belgium nearly all motorists carry emergency kits to assist any injured person found along the way.
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Belgium
Russia Buys Large Ammunition Shipment from U.S.
In 1820 Russia contracted to purchase ammunition from the United States valued at more than five million dollars, signaling a major arms trade transaction between the two nations. The deal highlighted U.S. export capacity and Russian military procurement during the period.
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Russia
United States
Crossword Puzzle Clues Snap Short Race
Puzzle presents seven clues with scattered letters and partial hints. Readers encounter definitions for popular craze prefix meaning out of sharp sound merits misty alleged mesmeric force council of court conundrum and a jumbled theme line.
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Council of Court
Helium Waste Compared to Shenandoah Loss
The loss of 150000 dollars worth of helium when the Shenandoah was destroyed highlights helium scarcity. Helium, safer than hydrogen and essential for dirigibles, is scarce in the United States and Canada. Ontario and Alberta gases contain helium that is largely untapped, with Bow Island and Calgary showing significant annual waste.
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Shenandoah
United States
Los Angeles
Canada
British Empire
Ontario
Alberta
Bow Island
Calgary
Vancouver
World’s Radio Fair Demonstrates Wireless Egg Cooking
At the World’s Radio Fair a demonstration showed an egg cooking on ice using wireless power. A frying pan on an ice block heated red hot by waves, cooking the egg. The effect allegedly used a wireless lamp and high frequency current, claimed not novel to radio circles but new to the public.
Journalists Named to Senate Strengthen Canada’s Upper Chamber
The appointments of Mr. J. Leis of Toronto and Mr. W. A. Buchanan of Lethbridge to the senate are praised as merited. They are seen as a strong addition who will support needed reforms and help make the chamber more serviceable and powerful in Canada’s interests. The selection is approved in journalistic circles.
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J. Leis
Toronto
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
Alta
Senate
Canada
Kingston Whig
True Friendship Between Women Questioned by Men
A remark states that men doubt true friendship between women, implying scrutiny of women’s bonds. The line suggests gendered perceptions of female relationships and trust.
Production Of Fishes History In Canada 1924 totals
The total value of Canada’s fish production for 1924 was 44 534 235 dollars, up from 665 545 in 1923 and 1922. Salmon led with 13 784 920 dollars, halibut 5 878 5m, lobster 4, pack of salmon rose to 1 749 068 standard 48 pound cases, the largest on record. Other key species include food herring mackerel whitefish and pickerel with value gains over the previous year.
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Canada
Pepe
Egyptian fakir claims pain immunity tested in Paris
Scientists study an Egyptian fakir who allegedly controls his nervous system. In a dramatic experiment Thara Bey endures cataleptic fits with heavy weights and needles while assistants record no injuries. A motorist in Hoghton finds a woman's handbag with odd contents including a live frog and cigarettes.
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Paris
Thara Bey
Abdo
Hoghton
Piton
Bolton Road
Henry VI King of England in Columbus Era Tale
A historic note places Henry VI on the throne of England during Columbus discovery of America, tying medieval kingship to the age of exploration and the world beyond.
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Henry VI
Englai
Columbus
America
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