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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Aug 05, 1926

Page

6

Eastern opposition leader amid Fascist regime critique

A fragmented report notes Pee Taschareau of Quebec as a prominent opponent of Fascist governance. Other items mention low tuberculosis testing rates, a Saskatchewan tuberculosis free initiative, cattle sector praise, a Russia agricultural machinery demand, and ships sold by United American Lines to Hamburg American.

Pee ‘ Taschareau Quebec Akatchewan Mast Mountain Innel Russia Commercial Intelligence Journal United American Lines Resolutey Relance Cleveland Hamburg

Wrangell Island Colony Aims for Are Counted Prospects

Survey notes rough plans for a Ruisean colonization on Wrangell Island north of Siberia. It cites 20 Chuckshees families, 100 dogs, 25 equipment units, 3000 reindeer pelts for cloth, and one large Eskimo skin boat. Lenin Miiroff calculations imply a hard years ahead due to cold, isolation, fuel scarcity, and food shortages.

Wrangell Island Siberia Lenin Miiroff

Royalty and Fashion Commerce Draws Attention Across Courts

Paris gossip centers on Marie and Duchess Marie visiting an embroidery house where a queenly figure learns the trade. The scene inspires talks of female artisans and women in business as nobles employ compatriots in dressmaking ventures and shop administration.

Conmierte Paris Marie Obelewski Princeas beLskol Milly Annton Attings

Britain and France set terms on war debt settlement

In brief remarks to the House of Commons Winston Churchill announces a long term payment plan between Britain and France. The terms cap total French payments at about 60 million pounds with annual installments shifting over time and safeguards if reparations falter.

Fouron Caillens Great Britain France House of Cazimphe Winston iGhurenin M. Cailiaux Leveretin Bank of England Bank of France Britain

Britain rewards German firms for spoiling forgeries

European bankers run a private detective network to stop wholesale forgeries linked to the German Reichsbank. They uncovered attempts by German engravers in British colonies to produce counterfeit English pound notes. A German firm sent samples and ordered thousands of reproductions, shipped inside records. The Reichsbank notified the Bank of England and the British government, via the German embassy, issued a 50 pound reward.

Recordians Reichsbank Bank of Eng- Tang Germain Firma

Canada Wins Kolapore Cup in Bisley Marksmen Victory

Canada defeated eight-man selections from India Jersey Guernsey and the Gold Coast to win the Imperial Kolapore Cup for the second consecutive year. Led by Lieut Desmond Burke Ottawa King's prize winner, they led by ten points after the ten-shot 200 yard round and extended the margin at 500 yards before a final 600 yard shoot.

Canada Ieee Bisley Ganaua Marksmen India Jersey Guernsey Gold Coast Desmond Burke Ottawa Bret Tound

Road Improvements Awarded in Saskatchewan Contracts

Announcement from the Dominion Minister of Highways states contracts for road improvements in Saskatchewan have been awarded. Oliver Hanson and Oscar Hanson of Matewan are hired to upgrade the Midate to Halbrite route at about $24 500. Fred Manaix of Calgary receives the Morse to Reed Lake three mile stretch for roughly $25 000. H S Stewart of Battleford is awarded the Baldwin to Freenont project.

Saskatchewah Provings of Saskatchewan Midate Halbrite Oliver Hanson Oscar Hanson Matéwan Sask Morse Reed Lake Fred ‘Manaix Calgary Asia Baldwin Freenont Stgwart Battleford Aperorins

Viscount Matsudaira Visits Canada En Route to Japan

The Viscount Kelmin Matsudaira, attaché to Prince Chichibu of Japan, travels from Quebec via Montreal to Vancouver after landing. He plans a months vacation with family before sailing to Yokohama, aims to sample Canadian fishing and painting, and notes cordial Anglo Japanese royal relations.

Viscount Kelmin Matsudaira Prince Chichiba Japan Carude Quebec Empress France Montreal Windsor Trans-Canada Limited Vancouver Yokohama Balliol College Oxford Chichibu Magdalen College Princes of Wales Dominion British Columbia Canada England

Fashionable printed crepe dress with flounced trim

A description notes printed crepe dresses with alightly flared flounces and gathers at shoulders. It mentions neck opening, long set in sleeves with narrow wrist bands, sizes 34 to 42, price 20 cents, plus a fashion book priced 10 cents.

Bow To Order Patterns

A fragmentary clipping reports pattern orders and a postal address for a newspaper union. The legible text mentions Winnipes ci Hachc oss Blomeecieceho and a brief note about a sorting or water-related item.

Phinaloes Newspaper Union McDermot’ Ave Winnipes ci Hachc Oss Blomeecieceho

Missing Persons Bureau Tales From New York City

A 1917 to present overview notes the New York Police Department Missing Persons Bureau handles over 25,000 disappearances yearly, with more than 120,600 cases since 1917. It states 99 percent of missing adults and children are eventually found, often due to financial or domestic issues and involvement of another party.

Eing Parsons Benesis New York / Citicatt Dinziy Peracas New York Police Department Jak baMinz Alice Ayres

Swift Punishment Compared to Delays in Trials

The Detroit Free Press argues swift punishment for murder as a substitute for dilatory judicial proceedings. It notes 151 Homicides in England and Wales in 1923 versus 208 in New York City, reflecting population differences. It cites few executions in England and Wales, about 16 in New York, and links swift justice to reduced crime but warns against eroding habeas corpus rights.

Engined Wales New York City England New York New York State Detroit Free Press

Lord Byng to Remain in Canada Through September

The report states His Excellency Lord Byng will stay in Canada into mid or late September as his term nears expiration. It notes Governor General meetings with his successor are arranged in Quebec, and timing is not fixed to a specific date or political events.

Lord Byng Lord ‘Hyng Canada Lord Willingdon Jong England Ching Lord ‘Willingdon Quebec Ottawa

Mystery Woman of British Near East Diplomacy Dead

Miss Gertrude Bell, 60, Oxford graduate and famed Near East diplomat, served as British intelligence agent in Egypt during World War I and helped shape postwar policy. Also notes Alberta sheep industry growth with a 25 percent rise in numbers and a wool clip around 2,000,000 pounds.

Gertrude Be Miss Bell Oxford University Near East Egypt Orcles Bagded End Alberta

Linguistic Puzzle From Mysterious Ledger of Archaic Terms

A fragmented glossary fills the page, listing numbered clues for old words and phrases. The entries pair definitions with stray letters and nearly illegible hints, suggesting a puzzle or lexicographic exercise based on etymology and archaic usage.

Passover and date of the new nation’s birth

Devotional lesson discusses the Passover as the birth of Israel as a nation, citing Exodus and prophetic reflections. It notes various calendar beginnings from Abib to Nisan and the shifting year starts after the Exile, with Rabbinic and ecclesiastical timing considerations.

Rabbi Wise Moséa Aaron Nisan Egypt Edersheim

Plans Of Crow Trap For Tree Distribution Furnished

Crow trap plans and specifications invented by Jack Miner have been provided to the Biological Survey in Washington. The U S department of agriculture previously indicated sharing blueprints for nationwide tree-distribution use. Iceland faces economic crisis amid poor fishing and currency instability threatening the harbor season. Canada and the United States consider cooperative efforts to manage wildlife and fisheries amid market stress.

Biological Survey Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C United States Department of Agriculture United States Yeoland Iceland

Safer Flying Craft Promised By Guggenheim Fund

The Guggenheim Fund trustees say air travel will be as safe as land or sea and announce an international competition to design safer aeroplanes. They plan to appropriate 150000 to 200000 dollars to finance the contest and aim to stimulate commercial air transportation beyond military use.

Board of Trustees Guggenheim Fund For the Promotion of Aeronautics Haaten Og Arrival Af Eruise

Prince of Wales Receives U S Bison Statuette

At Gowell Park Essex a ceremony with 150 Boy Scouts present saw the Prince of Wales accept a bronze statuette of an American bison from United States ambassador Alanson B. Houghton. The gift honors the unknown scout who did a good turn to a U S tourist and helped inspire the Brant movement.

Gowell Park Essex Prince of Wales Boy Scouts United States Alanson B. Houghton Tha Boy Scouts Goodwill and Friendshsp

Traffic Police in Constantinople Attracts Tourists

Descriptions highlight Turkish traffic police in Constantinople wearing bright red and white uniforms with brass helmets and batons. Observers note their pride and striking appearance as tourists view them.

Trafic Police Constantinople

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