World Happenings Briefly Told
The Alting in Iceland was dissolved and general elections will be held June 20. Dorchester unearthed 20,000 colme from a third century Roman legion, with 1,060 purchased by the British Museum. Hitler allegedly eats no butter for four years per Otto Dietrich. A UK oil from coal program is under review. Protestant church elections ordered by Hitler will be postponed to autumn. The Duke of Gloucester resides at York House, St James's Palace. Welsh City crew arrested in Hakodate for photographs in a fortified zone. Pension applications congestion cleared. 601 remain before quorums. Manitoba seeks 400000 loan and 100000 housing grant from Dominion.
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Dorchester
British Museum
Hitler
Otto Dietrich
National Zeitung
Ensen
Committee of Imperial Defence
United Kingdom
Duke of Gloucester
York House
St. James's Palace
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Hakodate
Japan
Canadian Pension Commission
Estate Taxes Debate on John J. Wealth and State Burden
A Windsor Star opinion argues against taxing a long time entrepreneur after death. It asserts John J. paid substantial taxes, funded employment and charity, and supported public projects, and should not have to surrender wealth to the state upon death. The piece frames estate taxes as punitive and misaligned with the contributions of a productive citizen.
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John J
Windsor Star
Roosevelt Links World Peace to Democracy in Pan American Day Speech
President Roosevelt addressed the Pan American Union board on Pan American Day, arguing that durable world peace relies on ongoing democracy maintenance and democratization. He warned that insecurity fuels militarism and restricts freedoms, urging continued democratic development across the Americas.
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Roosevelt
Americas
Ancient Fossil Find Reveals Lost South American Life
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology reports discovery of fossils and skeletons of previously unknown animals buried in quicksand and swamps in South America dating to about 175 million years ago.
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South America
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
King Henry VI Founds Eton College in 1440
King Henry VI established Eton College in 1440 as a preparatory school for King's College Cambridge. The institution aimed to educate boys for higher study and royal service, shaping early English education.
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Henry VI
Eton
King’s College
Cambridge
New Canadian coin series to range from cent to dollar
Canada will mint a new coin series this year in cooperation with British and French mints. The obverse will bear King George VI, with reverse designs including a canoe and voyageur on the dollar, a caribou head on 25 cents, a fishing schooner on 10 cents, a beaver on 5 cents, and a two leaf maple on 1 cent, all dated with the year and grained edges.
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Charles Dunning
Ottawa
George VI
T. H. Paget
Royal Mint
London
Paris
Georges
Canada
Home Improvement Plan Aids Canadian Home Lifes
The Home Improvement Plan aims to foster home consciousness across Canada. It links affordable loans to renovation needs, hoping to revive construction jobs and relieve relief rolls by boosting activity in building trades and related industries. Communities backing the plan foresee substantial local benefits per the Woodstock Sentinel-Review.
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Dominion
Canada
Woodstock Sentinel
Rothschild Treasures at Auction from Historic London House
Victor Rothschild heir of the famed Rothschild family puts the family treasures up for auction. The Edo residence in London, owned by the family, will be sold as he pursues science near Cambridge University.
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House of Rothschild
Europe
Victor Rothschild
Lord Rothschild
London
Cambridge University
Cow Entitled to Eight Feet of Highway Ruling
Montreal judge Mr. Justice A Firest dismissed a $167 damage suit by motorist Gaspard Crepin against farmer John T Goodfellow after his cow was struck by the car last summer. The car was damaged and the cow killed.
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Justice A. Firest
Montreal
Gaspard Crepin
John T. Goodfellow
Telephone Ownership in Britain and Ireland Reaches 1,996,897
Great Britain and Ireland have four telephones for every 100 persons, totaling 1,996,897 instruments. The figure highlights the era's growing communications network and regional saturation.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Average four earthquakes daily in Japan
An average of four earthquakes occur daily in Japan, with seismic activity noted across the archipelago. Scientists monitor tremors and classify events by magnitude while governments emphasize preparedness and building standards.
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Japan
Shirr ing Adds Brightness To Win Dress Feature
Anne Adams presents Pattern 4966 with shirring on sleeves and yoke for a bright fashionable dress. Describes a demure neckline, fluttering skirt, and choices of fabrics such as floral print and silk crepe. Includes sizes 12 through 40 and yardage for size 16, with step by step instructions and a 20 cent pattern order payable to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Mary M. Phillips 81 Founding Leader of Junior Red Cross
Mary M. Phillips of Montreal, founder of the Junior Red Cross Society, died recently. A pioneer Red Cross worker from the 1909 Canadian branch, she established Greenfield Park Junior Red Cross Society and helped spread the movement to 52 countries. She received honorary councillorship in 1931 and the King's jubilee medal, and was honored in Washington by the American Red Cross for her youth work.
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Mary M. Phillips
Junior Red Cross Society
Montreal
Red Cross
Miss Phillips
Greenfield Park
American Red Cross Society
Washington
Amish and Mennonite Farmers Shun Modern Help in D C Visit
The New York World Telegram muses on Amish and Mennonite farmers from Pennsylvania who travelled to Washington to oppose government aid for a $125,000 PWA consolidated school. They reject relief and luxuries, preferring to keep children in local schools and walking. Their cheerful, quaint stance contrasts with broader modernity.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
New York World-Telegram
Glacier Priest Plans Northland Expedition for Tuberculosis Study
Jesuit Rev Bernard Hubbard announces his 11th Arctic voyage to King Island in the Bering Sea lasting a year and a half. He plans experiments on 190 tuberculous Eskimos using seal oil as a preventative, with Dr Victor Levine of Creighton University aboard to study vitamin D and other fats for lung health.
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Bernard R. Hubbard
King Island
Bering Sea
Victor Levine
Creighton University
Omaha, Neb
Sturgeon fishing returns to two lakes and a river in Manitoba
E. M. Stevenson announced a limited sturgeon season allowing 100000 pounds from Lake Winnipeg 20000 from Cedar Lake and 50000 from the Nelson River near Hudson Bay to mark the first such opening in ten years. Fishermen gathered after a decade. The article notes anecdotes about residents and wildlife including red squirrels and short tailed shrews.
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Manitoba
E. M. Stevenson
Lake Winnipeg
Cedar Lake
Nelson River
Hudson Bay
Call and Promise in Abrahamic Faith
Debates the call to leave Ur and Haran, Abraham’s obedience at age 75, and the divine promise that he would become a great nation. Notes the inheritance of Canaan, the blessing of all nations through him, and Abraham’s faithful journey as foundational to Genesis and the biblical narrative.
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Palestine
Abraham
Terah
Ur i
Haran
Jehovah
God
Kent
Hamon
Israel
Christ
Sarai
Canaan
Airplanes Of The Future Winged liners face the sky
Lawrence D. Bell, Buffalo firm president, envisions a flying wing without fuselage weighing 50 to 500 tons and speeds over 200 mph. Passengers shift into the wing to reduce parasitic drag while four engines power future ships. He predicts wings will narrow into a crescent and dirigibles become obsolete.
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Lawrence D. Bell
Buffalo
Keller Opens Japan Tour with Yokohama Welcome
Helen Keller arrived in Yokohama to a large greeting by seven Japanese peers led by Prince Tokugawa and leaders of blind organizations. She will lecture and introduce a new talking book to Japan's 200000 blind residents and was a guest at Emperor Hirohito's cherry blossom party. Alice Barnett of London appeals to Queen Elizabeth to release her husband from Singapore where he is stationed until 1942 after their marriage last year.
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Kyesato Tokugawa
House of Peers
Miss Keller
Japan
Hirohito
Alice Barnett
London
Elizabeth
Singapore
Ancient Egyptian jar claims 3000 year beauty secret
A newly uncovered relic from Egypt is a face cream jar said to be over 3,000 years old. The report notes ancient beauty practices and hints at early cosmetics used to smooth wrinkles.
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Egypt
Gardening tips for a thriving spring lawn and beds
The article advises starting annual flowers from seeds or plants, interplanting with tulips and spring bulbs, and using quick growing annuals to fill gaps. It notes late season perennial and shrub planting in Canada, weed control, spring lawn care, mowing and rolling, seed quality for deep green lawns, and fall storage planting timelines. It emphasizes soil weed germination after sowing and annual fertilization to suppress weeds.
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Canada
New British Range-Finder Aims At Unerring Air Attacks
Halifax Chronicle reports a claimed early 20th century range finder that directs anti aircraft shells to moving German planes. Claimed to have neutralized raids since 1918, with 15 shots at 15 targets hitting each time. The device is electrically controlled and allegedly made air warfare safer and more practicable.
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Britain
London
Halifax Chronicle
San Francisco Heiress Plans Arctic Sea Floor Expedition
Louise A. Boyd, a San Francisco society heiress with multiple national decorations, will sail from a Norwegian port aboard Veslekari to chart the sea bottom north of Norway and explore a potential submarine ridge linking Greenland and Spitzbergen. She will act as photographer on the voyage.
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Norway
San Francisco Society
Louise A. Boyd
Veslekari
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Boyd
Ruald Amundsen
Amundsen
Miss Boyd
Franz Josef Land
Picard Plans New Stratosphere Flight in Denmark
Professor Auguste Picard announced a planned flight to reach 30 kilometers, estimating a $60,000 cost and seeking business backing. He would partner with a sponsor but rejects liquor and tobacco firms, favoring advertisers from soap, motorcars, or vacuum cleaners. The U.S. capitol in Washington took 70 years to complete.
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Auguste Picard
Denmark
Picard
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The
Junior Red Cross
AIR Force
British Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Hanworth Aerodrome
Helen Keller
Emperor
Yokohama
San Francisco
Professor Picard
Capitol
Washington, D.C
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