Stirring Mounted Police Career Ends in Retirement
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police sees the retirement of assistant commissioner Theodore A. Wroughton after 37 years. Joining as a constable, he rose to inspector and then assistant commissioner, patrolling vast regions from trackless wilds to the Yukon. He sentenced 2,600 in Yukon police court and helped make Rawson streets notably safer.
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Saskatoon
Saab
Royal Canadian Mounted Sorce
Theodore A. Wroughton
Wroughton
Yukon
Avette
Yukon Territory
Rawson
Premier's Daughter Ishbel Mar-Donald Gains Society Praise
London reports Ishbel Mar-Donald, the premier's daughter, earning praise from society for handling royal ceremonies with sincerity and modesty. Commentators note she blends freshness with directness, avoiding artificial airs while growing into a notable social beauty. The piece also notes the term fortnight as a contraction of fourteen nights.
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London
Ishbel Mar- Donald
Daugter
Talbel
Air travel to reshape American cities proposed
Colorado Springs June 23 A Cleveland Ohio speaker at the National Association of Building Owners and Managers convention says aerial transport will remake cities with rooftop landings and uniform height limits. He expects skyscrapers to host landing fields and bridges to connect districts.
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Colorado Springs
Cole
Airlines
Ostriches for Berlin Races With Ita Hans Jockeys
Forty ostriches with Ita Hans jockeys head to Berlin for ostrich races and handicap events using horses in the program.
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Ita- Hans
Berlin
Distillery Pays Dividend With Pint of Product
Hamburg Germany June 23 A four distilling company announces its dividend for the last fiscal year will be a pint of its product for each shareholder The expense of delivery will be borne by the recipients The note cites the rentermark stabilization and rising prices pushing drinkers toward beer instead of whiskey.
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Hamburg
Germany
American Civic Center Planned for Shanghai
Shanghai plans an American civic center in the French concession tied to a new American School and the Community Church. The first church unit will seat about 600 for services and later convert to a Sunday School, with a three story annex for a social hall and pastor residence. The congregation of about 550 spans 25 denominations.
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Shanghai
Community Church
Astronomical Telescope Awe Inspires 300 Million Light-Year Universe
Iowa City report notes Dean George F. Kay of the University compares human vision to the Yerkes Observatory telescope and explains scientists estimate the universe at about 300 million light years in diameter at 186000 miles per second light travel.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Yerkes Observatory
Wisconsin
George F. Kay
Dean Kay
Small Area of Iowa Corn Is Cultivated Twice Says Report
Iowa crop survey shows less than ten percent of corn area cultivated a second time due to slow growth and frequent rains. Counties report mixed progress with several counties noting stand improvements, replanting, and weather impacts on corn, oats, pastures, and other crops across the state.
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Iowa
DFS
Dubuque
Black Hawk
Dickinson
Lyon
Woodbury
Dallas
NYC Heroin Use High. Few Prescriptions by Doctors
An estimated 76,000 ounces of heroin are used annually in New York City, but only 58 ounces are prescribed by physicians, highlighting a large gap between medical supply and street use. This sharp discrepancy underscores the scale of illicit distribution and the challenge for public health authorities.
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New York City
Alfalfa Cutting Delayed by Wet Weather
Weather slows alfalfa cutting on hillsides while pastures and orchards show good growth. Farmers report delays in field work due to persistent wet conditions and soft ground affecting equipment and access.
Pekins Ban Cocker Queues From Rikisha Pulling
Peking police issue order restricting men who wear queues from pulling rikishas. The ban aims to discourage the practice, which has largely ceased among city coolies.
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Peking
Cocker
Ten Day Egg Production and Freshness Highlight
The West Coast and California produce ores year round and fresh eggs can reach consumers within ten days of laying. This ten day egg is superior to storage eggs common from Christmas until March.
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West Coast
California
Seaweed Cultivation for Human Consumption in Japan
Japan expands seaweed farming for food use. Growers cultivate varieties used in traditional dishes and modern products, supported by coastal facilities and research on yields. Local markets show rising demand as regional producers scale up operations.
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