World Happenings Briefly Told
Izvestia reports unqualified approval of Turkey's request to fortify the Dardanelles. Halifax hears CN steamships Prince Henry and Prince David may resume New York cruises. Hyderabad’s Nizam to address Empire Day for BBC May 24. Scout bears Dr. Leopold Von Hoesch body from Dover to Wilhelmshaven. Soviet industry up 13 percent in Q1 1936 vs year ago. Mellon Institute notes pneumonia advances and new tuberculin diagnostic aid. German railways load whole car on a motor truck to deliver cargo. F Napier Denison retires after 37 years in meteorology. King becomes patron of the National Rifle Association. Duke of Gloucester elected president. King Edward donates £250 to king's prize.
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Nizam of
Hyderabad
British Broadcasting Corporation
Scout
Leopold von Hoesch
Britain
Dover
Wilhelmshaven
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
F. Napier Denison
Dominion Meteorological Observatory
Gonzales Heights
Government Meteorological Department
National Rifle Association
Duke of Gloucester
King Edward
Chinese Art Treasures Return to China via Destroyers
Hundreds of priceless Chinese artworks dating from before Christ were convoyed back to China by British destroyers after an exhibition at Burlington House in London. The collection, loaned by the royal family and private collectors, required years of negotiations to secure temporary departure, and traveled aboard HMS Suffolk.
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London
China
Burlington House
England
H.M.S. Suffolk
Parachute Medical Service Formed by 34 Surgeons
A parachute medical service has been organized by 34 surgeons and physicians trained at a Soviet parachute school. The team will respond to urgent calls by plane and descend by parachute where landing fields are unavailable. Headquarters are at Moscow civil airfield.
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Moscow
Origin of Cambridge University Traced to Medieval Growth
The origin of Cambridge University in England is obscure and likely grew from a local educational movement in the twelfth century. The text notes uncertainty about its exact beginnings and links to early learning efforts in the region.
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Cambridge University
England
Miner Birthday Famed Naturalist Turns 71
The celebrated naturalist Jack Miner marks his 71st birthday on April 10. He is praised by Edgar A. Guest and Irvin S. Cobb for his vital role in popularizing bird sanctuaries and his lifelong devotion to birds, children, and education. Miner highlights friends as his greatest asset and urges living for life over merely earning a living.
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Jack Miner
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit
America
Irvin S. Cobb
Ottawa Citizen
Watt
Bell
Explorer Finds Rapid-Growth Bean in Southern Asia
An explorer reports discovering a bean in Southern Asia that grows at an astounding rate. The standard method is to plant the bean in the ground and jump clear to avoid danger.
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Asia
Million Dollar Wrigley Sign Lights Times Square
A one million dollar Wrigley Spearmint Gum sign dominates Times Square Broadway from 44th to 45th Street. The ten story structure features 21 independent flashing units, 1084 feet of neon tubing, and almost seventy miles of wire.
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Wrigley
Times Square
New York City
Broadway
44Th
45Th Street
Wrighley
Toronto
Spain's women win new freedoms and public presence
The piece traces a dramatic shift in Spanish life as women gain education and suffrage, moving from cloistered roles to visible public life in Madrid and across the country. It notes women outnumbering men among Madrid voters and highlights changes in attire, independence, and public activity alongside a mention of a South African mint facility repurposed for ammunition.
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Spain
University of Madrid
The
Republic
Madrid
Dividing Of Territory Warns Of Future Global Struggle
Major-General W. A. Griesbach of Edmonton spoke at the United Services Institute of Nova Scotia meeting in Halifax. He argued nations split into haves and have nots with Britain Russia and France having vast productive land while Germany Japan and Italy face crowding. He warned the British Empire will be tested and history shows such tests may lead to war and tribulation for survival and security.
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W. A. Griesbach
Edmonton
United Services Institute of Nova Scotia
Halifax
Great Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
British
Griesbach
Ancient tomb near Hsuchow to yield vast vaulted chambers
Archaeologists near Hsuchow in northern China uncover a massive tomb dating to around 900 A.D. The subterranean complex features numerous vaulted halls, described as large enough to house the living rather than the dead, potentially clarifying obscure points in regional history.
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China
Hsuchow
Pattern 5559 Hat and Purse Crochet Set
Describes a spring accessory set with a guimpe hat and rib stitch brim plus a braided trim. Includes complete instructions, stitch list, and materials. To obtain pattern send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arta Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
Gardening tips for fruit and rock gardens in cold climates
The article urges North climate gardeners to include hardy fruits like strawberries gooseberries currants Saskatoon berries and cherries and to use grafting to grow multiple apple varieties on one tree. It touts rock gardens with alpine plants and climbers, noting vines protect walls and require little risk to brickwork, while suggesting many plant types for year round bloom.
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Canada
Arctic Circle
Richmond
St. Lawrence
Peace Conference Proposals From Latin American States
The State Department in Washington released peace proposals from three Latin American governments. They urge forming a League of American Nations to preserve peace in the western hemisphere and were sent to President Roosevelt by heads of 17 South and Central American states in acceptance of the inter American peace conference invitation.
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League of American Nations
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Proposal for Pacific power split by Ishimaru
A Tokyo navy commander argues in a just published book that power in the Pacific should be divided among Great Britain the United States and Japan with each nation ruling its own domain. He specifies America in the eastern Pacific Japan in the western Pacific and England in the southern Pacific.
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Pacific
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Tota Ishimaru
Ishimaru
America
England
Why People Past 40 Feel Weaker and Tired
An era of fatigue and health complaints is blamed on excess stomach acidity in many over forty. The remedy offered is Phillips Milk of Magnesia after meals and before bed, available as liquid PHILLIPS or tablets made in Canada.
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Canada
Phillips
al Crt
Wealth and want in the parable of Dives and Lazarus
The lesson reads Luke 16 with Proverbs 22 2 and I John 3 13 18. It contrasts Dives in luxury with Lazarus beggar at his gate and notes Lazarus carried to Abraham's bosom while Dives dies and suffers in Hades. It mentions mining planes use and a Brown county Indiana hunting tract for archers.
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Dives
Lazarus
Lydia
Europe
Nile
Eleazar
God
Abraham
Hades
Brown County
Indiana
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Saturn
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