Education reforms boost China's school enrollment in 22 years
Dr. Lo Chia Lun from National Central University notes dramatic growth in China’s education. From 1912 to the present, primary enrollments rose from about 2.8 million to over 21 million, and high school students from 52 thousand to about 404 thousand. Government funding rose to more than $24 million with $36.5 million for new buildings. He credits shift to Western teaching methods, elimination of ancient feudal schooling, and the adoption of written record keeping. He also cites emergence of boy and girl scout groups and athletics as factors, while urging further reform and better equipment.
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China
National Central University
Lo Chia-Lun
Loa
Brain Surgery Past Fifty Years The Maida Vale Milestone
The article notes brain surgery began with a 50 year horizon, citing Maida Vale Hospital London as a pioneer. It recalls opposition in 1884 85 and celebrates progress from Broca Hughlings Jackson Ferrier Macewen and Goddee in establishing brain tumor treatment and functional mapping.
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Maida Vale Hospital
London
Maldsa Vale
London Times
Broca
Hughlings Jackson
Ferrier
Macewen
Glasgow
Goddee
Victoria Culonist
Bavarian State Opera to Install Two-Story Revolving Stage
Munich's Bavarian State Opera plans a new two floor revolving stage. The system can raise or lower ten yards. During one scene is performed, the next scene is prepared on the second floor for near continuous performances.
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Bavarian State Opera
Munich
Zeppelin Type Airships Plan Transpacific Mail Route
A Japanese company reportedly plans to buy three Zeppelin type airships for mail service between Tokyo and Moanchuukine with regular flights to the United States anticipated in the near future.
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Tokyo
Moanchuukine
United States
New Russian stamps depict war’s toll and refugees
New stamps to showcase the great war’s impact including scenes of war widows and injured veterans, cities struck by bombardment, refugees, and the disruption of life. The design themes reflect devastation and aid networks across affected regions.
Kaiser’s Ambition as Napoleon of Peace Revealed
British documents on the origin of the war show Wilhelm II’s belief in a divine mission to keep Europe at peace. Lord Granville's report details a 25 year record of peace, and a warning that any breach would trigger a forceful smash, issued with dramatic gesture. The exchange followed the baptism of Prince August Wilhelm’s son, highlighting prewar tensions and royal assurances to maintain balance.
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Napoleon
Government Printing Office
Willhelm II
Lord Granville
Lord Gray of
Falloden
Kaiser
Prince August Wilhelm
England
France
Russia
Austria
Europe
Postal Penalty Practices Across Countries Compared
The article surveys how nations handle unpaid postage. Great Britain and many colonies send the item with recipient payment. the United States often returns it to the sender for correction. Canada mirrors Britain with stamps and indelible cancellations. Denmark uses a red note left by a postman requesting payment of the postage due.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Denmark
Posta
Subdued Husky Wolf Heroics By Far North Boy
Fort Chipewyan Alberta reports 15 year old Iga dore Simpson trapped a huge timber wolf, subdued it, and harnessed it to his dog team for a three day homeward trek. The wolf reportedly slept indoors at night before his mother ordered it shot. Simpson also recounts chasing a moose on Peace River last summer, leaping to its back and slitting its throat.
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Igadore Simpson
Edmonton Journal
Fort Chipewyan
Alberta
Young Simpson
Simpson
Peace River
Here
Building Speedy Plane Col Roscow Turner Plans Record Flight
Col Roscow Turner, noted speed flyer, discloses plans to build a menoplane aiming to reach 400 miles an hour to reclaim the world speed record from France. A new device at the Hospital for Infantile Diseases in New York City can add up to two inches to shortened limbs after paralysis or disease.
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Col Roscow Turner
France
Ack
United States
New York City
King George VI’s church status differs by country
In England he is Episcopalian while across the Tweed into Scotland he is Presbyterian due to each nation’s established church.
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England
George VI
Tweed
Seudami
Haig Memorial Window Unveiled at Aldershot Church
Objections arise over details of a memorial window to Earl Haig in St Andrew's Garrison Church Aldershot England unveiled by the late York. The window by W J R Cook Edin b h depicts the supreme sacrifice of British soldiers with the cross, Haig’s battles arms and the Flanders poppy. It shows Royal Engineers repairing a bridge infantry charges air fighting tanks no mans land medical staff and cavalry skirmish with troopships and a camouflaged gun in action.
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Earl Haig
St. Andrew's Garrison Church
Aldershot
England
Latire
York
W. J. R. Cook
Edinburgh
Christ
Royal Engineers
No Man’s Land
New Type Motorcycle Uses Shaft Drive For Power
A motorcycle developed in Germany uses a shaft drive to transmit power to the rear wheel instead of a chain and sprocket. The system is claimed to improve power delivery and offer smoother operation.
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Germany
Waited Too Long Woman Loses Chance at Auction
An Englishwoman at a London Chris tie auction room delayed paying after admiring a century old escritoire. She fingered interior fittings and a secret drawer sprang open, revealing about 15000 sovereigns. The attendant claimed the cash for his firm as negotiations were incomplete.
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Christie
London
Music seen not a sign of intelligence says editor
A Musica l America editor, aA. Walter Kramer, dismisses the belief that music elevates human nature as bunk. While at five musical organization conventions, he argues that most music makes people no better and may reflect wickedness. He cites that being musical does not prove intelligence.
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Walter Kramer
Musical America
Kramer
Witty exchange hints at changing opinions
A compact dialogue reveals remarks about a person’s evolving judgment. The lines suggest he is not as foolish as before, with a backhanded jab implying he has merely become thinner rather than wiser. The exchange captures a sharp, informal tone.
New Use For Potatoes Could Aid Canadian Industry
The Canadian Observer notes a seven million bushel surplus of potatoes last year and cites economic scientists in Ottawa proposing uses to replace imported corn in food products. If viable, these findings could benefit farmers forced to sell surplus at about forty cents daily, as diet trends shift and science expands potato applications to strengthen industry resilience.
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Canada
Ottawa
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Japanese Bicycle Magnate Donates Fortune to Social Service
K Okazaki, Japan’s leading bicycle maker, vows to give his wealth to social work after his son influenced him. He spent three years aiding the poor, wore a band calling for doubled inheritance tax, and now places 1 million yen with a committee including Nishida Tenko, Col Yamamura, Tokutomi, and Dr Kagawa to fund social projects.
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Japan
K. Okazaki
Nishida Tenko
Okazaki
Col
Yamamura
The
Salvation Army
Tokutomi
Tokyo
Dr. Kagawa
New Outlook
Not So Unreasonable English Spelling Analysis
The piece argues that English spelling appears complex due to vowels representing multiple sounds. It contends spelling is based on underlying, not obvious, reasons. Recognizing these reasons trains readers to question appearances and resist jumping to conclusions, supporting careful reasoning.
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Christian Science
Monitor
Smoker's Clock Exhibit in Berlin via Cigar Box Timepiece
A smoker's clock crafted from a cigar box base sits on display in Unter den Linden Berlin. The hands are cigars with a large cigar for minutes and a small one for hours. Sixty six cigar tips trace the circumference for minutes and a large briar pipe forms the pendulum. Monkeys and apes suffer tooth trouble in the shaman beings.
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Unter den Linden
Berlin
Horses Stir Passions at Ottawa Winter Fair and Royal Show
A reflection on the unifying appeal of horses observed during Children's Day at the Ottawa Winter Fair and a Royal Winter Fair horse show. Despite urban distance from farming, both children and adults cheered for horses, especially a display of seven black Percheron stallions from Montreal, proving the horse touches emotions no machine can replicate. The piece cites Dr Grisdale on the horse’s long domestication and unique place among farm animals.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Grisdale
Guatemala offers land for German Jewish refugees
Guatemala invites thousands of German Jews to settle with 5000 acres of free land in Galapa province. Families must farm the land, avoid trading, and have at least 1600 dollars capital. President Unico supports Jewish colonization while opposing Nazi activity. Japan hints at accepting 50000 Jewish refugees into Manchuria.
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Guatemala
Galapa
Unico
Japan
Abei
Germany
Manchoukius
Alliance Weekly
Grain Varieties Comprehensive Tests Across Canadian Farms
The Dominion department of agriculture and the cereal division at the central experimental farm in Ottawa conducted extensive variety tests across Canada. The report identifies grain varieties considered most reliable for general cultivation, by district, at the present time.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Frog Growth and Breathing Misconceptions Examined
A fragment discusses frog biology, claiming frogs do not drink water and instead absorb it through the skin. It asserts frogs do not breathe but swallow air, and mentions skin splitting during growth with reference to a giant swallowing it.
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