World Happenings Briefly Told In Paris And Beyond
United States fysta arrived in Paris after 18 035 miles in 118 days with 229 lying hours. Sir Sidney Russell Wells heart specialist and Conservative MP for London University died July 24. A memorial will be erected at Bakihorst racecourse for 21 professional jockeys and Wil gentlemen riders killed in the war. Prince of Wales departure for Canada set for Aug 23 aboard Berengaria. Narcotics raid seized over 1 000 000 value on Italian-American liner Dollio. crew and captain detained in New York. Betty Smilow bought a hen in Minneapolis yielding three emeralds and four 22 calibre shells. Hebrides fishermen to British Columbia coast agreement likely soon per Minister Patullo. Andrew Jenkins, famed rope-walker, died at Galt Ontario at eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Russell-Wells
London University
Bakihorst
Bertin
Prince of Wales
Canada
Berengaria
Dollio
New York
Betty Smilow
Minneapolis
Modern fish freezing plant planned at Lesser Slave Lake
A new fish freezing plant with a 150000 pound capacity will be sustained at Lesser Slave Lake to aid the further development of fishing in the lake.
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Lesser Slave Lake
Canada Benefits From New US Immigration Quota Law
The United States new quota law takes effect June 30 and favors Canada by reducing quotas and excluding most Canadian non residents. It may push migration toward Canada as a preferable route and impacts visas, head taxes, and national quotas with Canada-born residents exempt. The article notes anticipated shifts in European and Canadian emigration, with detailed national quotas and early Canada immigration figures for 1924. A closing anecdote shows a father and son exchange about shoes and a scooter.
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Norman B. Rankin
Canada
United States
Dominion
France
Canadian
U.S
Austria
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Roumania
Fais
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
Jugo-Slavia
Turkey
Provincial Co operative Marketing Plan Discussed At UFA Meet
Pool Farm Products Provincial wide co operative marketing scheme was proposed to form a provincial based non profit body handling all farm products. Calgary saw the preliminary step by the United Farmers of Alberta cooperative marketing committees. Pincher Creek district successes were cited as a model. No official statement issued. only preliminary work noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberts
Calgary
United Farmers of Alberta
U.F.A
Pincher Creek
The Pace That Kills Speed Mania Warned
A Kansas City Star excerpt condemns speed mania and thrills seeking. It stresses that both youths and adults are drawn to sensational pursuits, urging moderation and reasonable behavior as President Coolidge advocated for a rational, restrained generation. The piece views reckless thrill seeking as dangerous and destructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plato Hying
Coolidge
Kansas City Star
Wheat Crop Estimates Show Large Canadian Decline
Preliminary figures from the Bureau of Statistics place Canada’s wheat crop this year at 318,640,000 bushels, down from 474,199,999 last year. The report lists expected yields for oats, barley, and flax across Prairie Provinces and all Canada, noting figures may change with revised sown areas and seasonal effects between June 30 and harvest.
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Bureau of Statistics
All Canada
Farmers Use War Picric Acid for Land Clearing
More than 45,000 American farmers in 28 states used war surplus picric acid to clear 250 000 acres and remove stumps on 86 000 acres. The American Chemical Society reports nearly 8 million pounds used by the U S Bureau of Roads, with savings over commercial explosives totaling about 750 000 dollars and substantial gains in cultivable land for small farms. A quack line about a worm killer follows unrelated.
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U.S
American Chemical Society
United States Bureau of Roads
Wireless stations to replace moccasin telegraph in north
Government officials travel to Fort Simpson and Fort Herschel to set up wireless stations, signaling the start of a northern wireless network. The moccasin telegraph will be phased out as civilization’s newest communication form extends to populated centers across the north. A Baltic island near Arakan coast was reported and then vanished. Polish Boy Scouts ban alcohol and tobacco. A maxim notes practical learning from poverty outweighing riches.
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Fort Simpson
Fort Herschel
Edmonton Bulletin
German Ship Sunk At Scapa Flow Still Encrusted By Seaweed
Divers salvage work at Scapa Flow uncovers tangled seaweed choking access to doors and portholes on the German ships scuttled in 1919. Hindenburg’s officer quarters yield chome bottles. engines and interiors remain intact. unusual lack of fish noted as crabs and lobsters roam.
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Scapa Flow
MacKenzie
Hindenburg
Pact Accepted By U S Agrees to Tangier Convention Terms
The United States informs Britain France and Spain it is willing to accede to the Tangier convention signed in Paris on December 18 1923 under conditions. These include detailed interpretation of provisions affecting US rights in the zone and open door policy. The convention abolishes extraterritorial rights and sets a joint administration for Tangier.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Spain
Paris
Tangier
British Commonwealth unity aids world peace says Guardian
Aid To World Peace Commonwe But for world peace for the salvation of a pacific civilization in the world almost the first condition is the common understanding the unity and strength which we know as the British Commonwealth. The Institute supplies cement for this and helps fill it with a common purpose. It has been established now for three years and has done excellent work but fresh fields of activity open before it and it needs additional support. Miller's Worm Powders are sweet and palatable to children and will end worm troubles, strengthening digestion and imparting a healthy tone to the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Commonwealth
British Institute of Foreign Affairs
Manchester Guardian
Floral Medal Offered by Canadian Horticultural Council
The Canadian Horticultural Council will award a gold medal each year for the best new florists' plant variety entered for the year. The Canadian Florists' and Gardeners' Association provides the medal, with judging by the council's Registration Committee.
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Canadian Horticultural Council
Canadian Florists’ and Gardeners’ Association
Cruelty To Animals Varying Views Across Nations
Arnold Bennett argues in favor of tolerance on cruelty issues after visiting Spain and witnessing bullfighting. He claims English critics have no standing to judge Spaniards while fox hunting and otter chasing persist. He contrasts bullring cruelty with cruel horse racing in the Grand National and cites Canada’s steel trap practices. He urges focusing on domestic kindness to animals. The Ottawa Citizen notes authorities in London fail to summon cowboys, hoping attention shifts to animal treatment.
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Arnold Bennett
Spain
Canada
Canadians
London
Ottawa Citizen
Ancient Clock Stops at Hampton Court and Death Follows
The famed Clock of Death at Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace stopped on June 13 signaling an imminent palace death. Elderly Miss Jane Cuppage, daughter of General Sir Burke Cuppage, was found dead that night. The clock, restarted next morning, showed no clear cause for the stoppage.
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Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII
Palace
Jane Cuppage
Burke Cuppage
Waterloo
Londen Bridge
British Columbia Lumber Mills Soar On Japanese Orders
British Columbia lumber mills see renewed demand from Japan with purchases reaching 1,500,000 feet of large fresh cut squares. Japanese buyers favor fresh cut stock, drawing down limited provincial lumber reserves as orders resume.
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G.C
British Columbia
Air Service tests show noiseless airplanes successful
Recent trials by the United States Air Service on noiseless aircraft indicate high practicality and promise an enormous boon to aviators, enhancing stealth and efficiency for flight operations.
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United States Air Service
Unidentified Guests at German Shelter Raid Prompt Inquiries
A police raid at the Asylum for the Shelterless in Germany uncovered 1,204 men and 76 women with no identification. Seventy-two were linked to crimes, 22 carried forged papers, and three men believed dead were found alive. A 27 year old shopkeeper formerly bankrupt vanished after his father’s civil service dismissal, leading to a suspected suicide.
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Germany
Two Wrecks Share Advice on the Common
Two battered old wrecks sit on a common bench. One boasts he never took advice from anyone. The other replies to encourage him to “Shake, brother,” admitting he followed everybody's advice.
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Fysta
Hebrides Islands
T. D. Pattullo
Andrew Jenkins
Niagara Gorge
America
Galt
Ont
Whittle
Thorne
Fleming
Sask
Gays
Heon
Mos
Edgerton
Altagaya
Yan. Os
Jimmy
Araken
Bay of Bengal
Boy Scouts
Aero Cushion
Inner Tire A
Hargrave St
Winnipeg, Man
Wingham, Ont
Jimi
Ogden
Mr OR
Mae Curpree
Liverpool
Minard
Cook
Beist
Therapisn
Therapions
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