Exhibition of Childhood London Opens with Royal Relics
An April 19 exhibition titled Children throughout the Ages displays relics tracing child life from 600 BC to Queen Victoria. Highlights include Queen Elizabeth's christening items, Charles I’s clothing, Napoleon’s gift to the King of Rome, toys from Mary and the Prince of Wales, and a 1750 pewter feeding bottle. Proceeds benefit a London charity.
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London
B.C
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Holbein
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Napoleon
Rome
Madame Tussaud
Kate Greenaway
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Harry Lauder’s New Mansion Strathaven Nearing Completion
Sir Harry Lauder’s new mansion at Strathaven in Scotland is receiving finishing touches and will be ready for occupancy in a few weeks. The planning has received close attention and the building includes many historic and unique features.
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Lauder
Sir Harry Lauder
Strathaven
Scotland
Aqueduct Top-Pipe Sections Found in Kustendil Dig
Workmen excavating for a new building in Kustendil Bulgaria uncovered an ancient aqueduct. The top pipe sections can be removed for cleaning and study by engineers and archaeologists.
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Kustendil
Bulgaria
Auto driving ages by gender in English statistics
A new English study finds men safest to drive between ages 20 and 30 while women show the safest driving window from ages 20 to 40. The results come from recently compiled statistics in England.
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England
Witty Exchange Sparks Humor Over Bill Payment
A merchant and a customer clash over a pending bill with the merchant asserting a gentleman never asks for money and the customer pressing for his due. The merchant replies that if payment is not forthcoming he then questions the giver's gentility, underscoring a sharp, old world sense of propriety.
Soviet Union Maintains Scientific Food Institute
The Soviet Union runs a scientific food institute with over 200 research workers as part of its collective feeding program for large populations.
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Soviet Union
Age of oldest rocks estimated between 25 million and 1.6 billion years
Geologists assign a broad age range to the planet’s oldest rocks, estimating them to be between 25 million and 1.6 billion years old. The wide span reflects uncertainties in dating methods and rock formation histories.
Weary Days Sleepless Nights Wrack the Nervous System
The piece promotes Milburn's H. & N. Pills as a remedy for sleepless nights and nervous exhaustion. It claims the product restores sleep, tones nerves, and uplifts spirits, presenting a remedy for weary men and women through renewed mental and physical vigor.
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Milburn
Strange Accidents At Sea Recall Mutual Collisions
Officers of the steamer Beechpark in Saint John recount two mutual collisions. Chief Engineer David Thomson aboard the Volumnia recalls a ight across the English Channel when troop carriers ran without lights and hit a stocky trawler, sinking it with five of 39 saved. Captain Will Masson describes the Montpark crash in 1919 near Tyne mouth as a ship shadowed by fog, its crew jumping to life rafts while the unknown vessel vanished.
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Beechpark
Saint John
David Thomson
Volumnia
English Channel
Admiralty
Thomson
Will Masson
Montpark
Tyne
Masson
Progress For Persia Five Year Plan Promises Mechanized Rugs
The shah of Persia unveils a five year plan to mechanize hand loom industries and standardize carpet production. Factory looms will replace patient traditional weaving, risking loss of distinctive color variations and authenticity as dye chemistry and uniformity approach American oriental rug quality.
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Persia
Motorists Pay Over a Quarter of Canada’s Revenues
A Canadian government statistics report shows automobile owners paid 45.5 million dollars in 1932 33 to provincial treasuries. Gasoline taxes totaled 24.95 million and license fees 20.55 million. Ontario motorists supplied 35.9 percent of revenue, Quebec 32, Nova Scotia 27.2, New Brunswick 27.3, Alberta 24.1, Prince Edward Island 22.7, Saskatchewan 19.8, British Columbia 17 and Manitoba 15.45 percent.
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Canada
Government
Bureau of Statistics
Treasuries
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Hungary to Build World’s Highest Radio Broadcast Tower
Hungary plans a 932 foot steel tower on an island south of Budapest with a telescopic shaft reaching a total height of 1,022 feet. The project aims to spread Hungarian culture and keep expatriates connected with the homeland.
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Hungary
Budapest
Telephones in Iceland Nigeria and Belgian Congo totals
Iceland reports 4773 telephones while Nigeria lists 2000 and Belgian Congo 1420, showing uneven telephone penetration across regions and highlighting colonial era communications disparities.
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Iceland
Nigeria
Belgian Congo
Restricting Rubber Supply Debate Draws Global Trade Winds
W L Clark notes Britain and Holland control 95 percent of world rubber, the United States consumes half, and talks on restricting supply unfold among British Dutch circles. The 1928 Stevenson plan failed as price swings followed, and current Dutch East Indies tensions threaten any restriction. US seeks participation as top consumer. Soviet Russia could disrupt wheat pacts if rubber limits falter.
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W. L. Clark
Border Cities Star
Great Britain
Holland
United States
Dutch East Indies
Soviet Russia
Alberta Motor Licenses Boost Revenue This Year
Premier Brownlee reported Alberta motor license revenues reached 800000 dollars for January and February underscoring provincial receipts. Legislature discussed extending the license year from January 1 to April 1 and forming a prairie moving picture censor board with estimates under review. An appropriation of 8900 dollars was enacted, up 20 dollars from last year.
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Alberta
Brownlee
Opoosition
Alberta Motor Association
Moving Picture Censor Board
Prairie Provinces
Censor Board
Prince George Tours Bechuanaland in cordial meeting with Tshekedi
Prince George arrives in Bechuanaland on tour and meets Chief Tshekedi of the Bamangwato to ease tensions after the banishment and reinstatement saga. Tshekedi presents skins and the prince returns a walking stick while greeting Queen Semane and the royal mother.
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Prince George
Tshekedi
Bechuanaland
Rhodesia
King George
Queen Semane
World's Largest Television Machine Unveiled at Fort Erie
The giant set, built by A. A. Sanabria of Chicago at Horton Steel Works Fort Erie New York, will premiere May 1 at the Century of Progress in Chicago. It features a 30 foot screen and a transmitter over 5000 pounds. The system promises to display an entire scene at once with high definition.
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Horton Steel Works
Fort Erie
N.Y
Chicago
A. A. Sanabria
England Bricks Shortage Delays Construction of Homes
England faces a brick shortage that slows many new house builds. Builders warn that supply gaps push completion dates later and constrain housing output nationwide.
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England
Britain Contemplates Flying Show The Flag In Canada
In the House of Commons Oliver E. Simmonds urged sending detachments of British aircraft to Canada to display the Royal Air Force. He said Canada had never seen a squadron of British planes, though U S units visit annually. Sir Philip Sassoon called the idea very interesting.
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House of Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Dominion
Oliver E. Simmonds
Duddeston
House
United States
Simmonds
Ottawa
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Philip Sassoon
Air
Passenger Train Pooling Adds Savings For Railways
The pooling of Montreal Toronto Ottawa Toronto and Montreal Quebec passenger trains will start March 11. Combined, it saves about 1,000,000 train miles annually, split roughly halfway between the CNR and CPR. Each company is estimated to gain about 500,000 dollars per year. Hon. R. J. Manion announced this in the House of Commons, citing a telegram from CNR board chairman C. P. Fullerton.
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Montreal
C. P. Fullerton
C.N.R. Board of Trustees
We’re Slipping Socially Says Brandon Sun Card Toll
The Brandon Sun reports a social trend with 62 Christmas cards sent and 41 received, highlighting a gap in holiday greetings and a reflection on community connections this season.
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Brandon Sun
Dickens as Reporter and Writer in Serial Works
A discussion on Charles Dickens, noted for starting as a parliamentary reporter and later creating serialized fiction. The piece cites his early press career in Parliament and his enduring impact through serial installments like Pickwick. It references his accuracy and the New York Times remark on his disciplined newspaper training.
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Dickens
Pickwick
New York
New York Times
London cuts meat use in 1933 linked to diet and economy
London consumed 10 thousand tons less meat in 1933 than 1932 as dieting trends slimming efforts and the popularity of canned goods among week-enders and the unemployed are cited as causes in the report.
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London
Traffic in Titles Made Illegal in Germany
Germany enacts a law banning traffic in titles and headlines marking an official move to curb misleading or sensational phrasing across print and online media. The measure targets deceptive use of road terms to attract readers and aims to standardize journalistic language nationwide.
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Germany
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