World Happenings Briefly Told
A summary of assorted 1924 world events includes excise revenue in Britain, 9 808 714 pounds, four inmates discharged as cured in Carrville, Ottawa doctors and museum director Dr William McInnes dies at 67, Canadian railway board reports 1924 sittings and 235 cases heard, Empire Settlement Act funded 290 392 for assisted passages, Smuts policy on rights contested, and counterfeit notes from the Imperial Bank of Canada noted. Eamonn de Valera invited by Flemish agitators to lectures on national matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Carrville
Everal
Herlup Zahla
Geneva
Wiliam McInnes
Geological Survey of Canada
Victoria Museum
Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners For Canada
J. A. Robb
D. F. Kellner
House of Commang
Tan
Christian ‘Smuts
Whited
Ale
Heriang
Imperial Bank of Canada
Fssue
Acs
Eamonn de Valera
Taxi Driver Fined For Missing Train Engagement
A taxi driver was fined the minimum for failing to keep an engagement. He arranged to pick up a passenger at Kingston station to catch a Montreal train but missed it. The passenger reported the case to the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston Police Court
Montreal
Dotice
Windsor Out in Secession One See to Sune Prescription
The fragment notes Windsor seen in Section One dealing with a prescription issue titled Sune. The readable text hints at a legal or editorial caption but lacks full context or details. The item appears in a period-appropriate newspaper format with a focus on a short, observational blurb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Kraft Cheese Popularity Boosts Canadian Demand
Kraft Maclaren Cheese Company of Montreal pioneered the five pound finfoil wrapped cheese and holds a patented process that controls flavor. Canadian cheese purchases support domestic factories and farm prosperity while Kraft showcases over 60 serving recipes in a free recipe pack available by writing to Montreal.
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Bezvtifel
Canada
Kraft Maclaren Cheese Company
Montreal
Kraft Company
Butt
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Wills Endorsement Claim
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Wills as restoring nervous balance for troubled individuals. A testimonial from Mre. W. W. Aulthanse of Woodrous Ontario describes severe bronchitis, exhaustion, sleepless nights, and hours of floor pacing before using the remedy.
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Milburn
Mre
W. W. Aulthanse
Woodrous
Ont
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills promotional claim
An advertisement extols Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills as improving health and rest after use. It urges readers to purchase from druggists and cheaters, produced by The Milburn Co Limited in Toronto, Ontario.
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Alnburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Ont
Submerged Flame Powers Locomotives and Ships
English engineer Mr. Ogeur Brunler unveils a submerged flame that burns in water to instantly produce steam strong enough to drive a locomotive or steamship. A three by four foot generator could propel a London to Glasgow run, with shipping use allowing immediate departure. The flame forms from oil and air, burning at about four thousand degrees Fahrenheit, and may also aid chemical production of nitric acid and calcium nitrate by adjusting air flow.
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Ogeur Brunler
Brunter
London
Glasgow
Viner
Women in London to raise funds for hospital improvements
British women organize entertaining at homes across March May to raise 875000 dollars for Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital upgrades. Hostesses will invite guests from London society to donate from a farthing to pounds sterling in a women founded effort to support hospital improvements.
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London
Elizabeth Garret
Anderson Hospital
War concerns Britain as MacDonald attacks security pact
Ramsay MacDonald warns that a France frontier protection pact could trigger a new European war before 1950. He urges League of Nations alternatives and blast the pact as dangerous. Churchill and Chamberlain negotiations loom as Conservative stance shifts on disarmament and deterrence.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Europe
League of Nationa
Austen Chamberlain
Pretjer Herriot
Britain
France
MacKonald
Lagor Party
New Zealand Rail Officials Visit Canada On Study Tour
J. Pickard assistant traffic manager and W. R. Davidson assistant chief engineer of the government owned New Zealand railways arrived in Canada to study railway operation and conditions. Their round the world trip will include the United States Europe India and Australia as part of a broad development plan for New Zealand railways.
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New Zealand
Canada
Railways of
New Aolland
J. Pickard
Trafic
W. R. Davidson
United States
Europe
India
Australia
March Weather Harsh On Babies In Canada
The volatile March climate in Canada is hard on infants. Mothers should keep babies indoors in well ventilated rooms to prevent colds. A box of Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont helps regulate the stomach and bowels to relieve illnesses.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
France Claims Global Air Dominance With 1260 Planes
Sir Samuel Hoare announced in London that France’s naval, military, and colonial air forces total about 140 squadrons, averaging nine planes each. Britain fields 30 squadrons at home with 12 planes each, plus 18 squadrons in the Middle East and Asia, totaling roughly 576 aircraft.
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France
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Samuel
London
Great Britain
Ireland
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Palestine
India
Transcontinental Link Planned for Alberta to Reach U S
Alberta residents soon will communicate by phone with New York San Francisco and other U S points. Within three months Alberta’s government telephone network will connect with Transcontinental systems via three long distance lines to the southern border through Montana. The move promises near continent-wide telephone access for Alberta.
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Alberta
New York
San Francisco
United States
Aouthern
Montana
Diamond Dyes Color Things New
Beautiful bone dyeing and tinting is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes. Just dip in cold water to tint or boil to dye permanent colors. Each 16 cent package includes simple directions for dyeing lingerie, ribbons, dresses, coats, stockings, draperies, and more. Tell your druggist material type whether wool silk or cotton or mixed.
Austrian Engineer Adapts Rotor To Airplane
Austrian engineer Herr Gligorin, Vienna University graduate and pilot, claims a combined propeller and rotor driven plane applying the Flettner principle can cut transatlantic flight time. He reports Vienna tests showed speeds over 300 miles per hour with a 120 hp motor and 3,000 foot ascent in two minutes.
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Herr Gugorio
Vienna University
Herr Gligorin
New York
Europe
Vienna
Large Farm Sold to Canadian Colonization Interests
The George Laney farm at Na maka Alberta was sold to Canadian colonization interests. The 13 320 acres valued at about 650000 includes Nawaka elevator with 30000 bushels capacity and well kept buildings. Rosedale ranch near Camrose in Bittern Lake district also sold to settlement-focused colonization buyers.
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George Laney
Namaka
Alts
Lane
Nawaka Station
Alberta
Rosedale Ranch
Bittern Lake District
Camrose
Manitoba Free Press
Real Gold Diggers on Brooklyn Beach
Gold diggers work along a Brooklyn beach sifting sand for rings and trinkets. Several are making a good living from the finds and selling valuables recovered from the shore.
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Brooklyn
British Pensions Paid 72 Million to War Veterans
The government paid 72 million pounds to World War I veterans and dependents of those killed. The figure reflects disbursements by the British government for war-related pensions.
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Brideh
First General Assembly of United Church in Toronto
The first general assembly of the United Church of Canada will meet in Toronto on June 11. An invitation to hold the meeting at Trinity Methodist Church has been extended, a large Toronto church with seating for about 1,600.
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General Assembly of the United Church of Canada
Toronto
Trinityy Methodist Church
Easter Evening Appearance as Told in Luke Summary
Sunday school lesson discusses Luke 24 13 to 53 and Luke 24 36 to 43 detailing Jesus appearing to Emmaus travelers and the disciples in Jerusalem. It notes the resurrection accounts, Jesus inviting peace and showing flesh and bones to prove his risen body. It ends with a brief ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a trusted people’s remedy.
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Luke
Christ
Peter
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Jesus
A. E. Garvie
Poland Pays Debt Following Britain's Lead On U S Funding
Poland votes to fund its national debt with the United States, paying over a million dollars this year and spreading repayments through 1984. The report notes an endorsement by the Chamber of Deputies. It adds a health advisory about worms in children and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
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Great Britain
Poland
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Hastings Playhouse Adopts Stage Costume Night
Audience members at Hastings England are urged to wear costumes like the actors in The Knight of the Burning Pestle a period play staged with all performers in ancient dress. The notice also mentions a Manitoba redistribution measure affecting legislature seats and voter registration plans.
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Hastings
Eng
Manitoba
Bracken
Nus sia to Buy Electrical Goods Abroad in 1925 Deal
Nus sia announces plans to purchase electrical products from abroad valued at 16,500,000 rubles during 1925. The agreement outlines foreign sourcing and a large import commitment, with Forey Throat Ute noted in the announcement.
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Rugdia
Nussia
East Africans Demonstrate Loyalty to British Empire Chiefs
The Duke and Duchess of York left Nairobi for Nganda East Africa after a private reception at Government House. Native chiefs and headmen appeared in full regalia and pledged loyalty to the King and pride in imperial status. The Duke promised to convey their message and presented each chief with an ebony staff bearing the Rose of York badge.
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Duke
Duchess of York
Narobi
Nganda
East Africa
Government House
Rose of York
Canada to seat two officials on imperial economic board
Dominion government announces the appointment of L. C. McQuatt from the live stock branch and J. Jorsythe Smith from the trade commission service as Canada's representatives on the new imperial economic committee. The body will study improving overseas food product marketing in Great Britain.
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Dominion
L. C. McOuatt
Lve Stock
Department of Agriculture
J. Jorsythe Smith
Trade Commission Service
Department of Trade and Commerce
Imperial Aconomic Committee
Great Britain
Bibliography Counts of Einstein Works by Nation
Morris Lecot of the University of Louvain reports a total of 3 773 books about Einstein and relativity with 436 published in Germany. England contributed 1 160 titles followed by France 690 Italy 215 and Holland 126.
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Wrof
Morris Lecot
University of Louvain
Germany
England
Italy
Holland
Man Prepares for a Gluttonous Life Says Howe Quote
A fragment from K. W. Howe's Monthly reflects on appetite and self restraint. It notes that when a man becomes his own bowl he will eat as much as he wants, leading to trouble.
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K. W. Howe
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