How Scotland Yard Was Established In 1842
A 1940s portrait of New Scotland Yard detailing origins from the 1842 detective division, its move to the Whitehall yard, and the shift to a modern, crime-preventing administration. It describes CID leadership, criminal records, fingerprint bureau, and special branch, contrasting romance with disciplined law enforcement.
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Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police
Royal Palace of
Whitehall
London
London Metropolitan Police Force
London Police Administration
New Scotland Yard
Thames Embankment
England
City of
Criminal Investigation Department
CID
Criminal Record Office
Britain
Aid For Doctors New Device Detects Heart Disease Early
Temple University Medical School announces the electrokymograph a device to photograph heart motions for early diagnosis. Dr. Bert B Boone of Schwenksville Pa led two years of work with the U S Public Health Service showing the machine reflects heart motions on a fluorescent screen and converts them to light impulses to reveal abnormal activity.
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Philadelphia
Temple University Medical School
Bert B. Boone
Schwenksville
United States Public Health Service
Feather Boom in South Africa Mirrors Prewar Prosperity
Ostrich feather wealth returns to South Africa as prices soar and farmers in the Little Karoo expand breeding. In Oudtshoorn Calitzdorp and Ladysmith districts about 20,000 birds are raised, up from roughly 2,000 earlier, with numbers rising monthly.
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South Africa
Little Karoo
Cape
Oudtshoorn
Calitzdorp
Ladysmith
Insect Infested Grain Is Cleaned Before Transport
Railroad cars used to carry insect infested grain from country points to terminals are cleaned with compressed air to prevent any remaining insects from infesting later grain loads. The grain is cleaned and fumigated if needed under the Stored Product Insect Investigations of the Entomological Division Science Service Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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Science Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British color lighting praised for exports and trial at Glasgow
A British invented color lighting system that can be dial adjusted to suit moods is expected to have high export value. The technique is being tried out for the first time at King's Theatre in Glasgow.
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King’s Theatre
Glasgow
Remembered By Troops Lady In White Sang At Durban Docks
Durban's Lady in White Perla Siedle Gibson received a King’s certificate of commendation for singing to all departing and arriving troops at Durban. Col. Stubbs presented the honor, recounting how her singing calmed about 3,000 non European troops on a tense arrival.
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Durban
Natal
Perla Siedle Gibson
E. T. Stubbs
Middle East
Lady In White
Durban Bay
South Africa
Revival of UK watch and clock industry sparks education college plan
The watch and clock industry in the United Kingdom is being revived with a National College planned by the Ministry of Education. The sector employs about 10 000 workers and aims to produce two million timepieces this year, rising to five million next year. Over the next four to five years the workforce is expected to reach 25 000 directly involved in manufacture.
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United Kingdom
Ministry of Education
Not Always Pure Water From Country Wells
A Montreal Star observation warns that rural well water, though praised for purity and natural taste, may carry disease risks. The piece weighs the charm of old well drinking against potential contamination and cautions city dwellers moving to the countryside about avoiding unchlorinated sources.
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Montreal Star
German Prisoners of War In Britain Reach 210851
A listing notes the total number of German prisoners of war in Britain as 210,851. The data adds context to wartime manpower and captivity statistics in the Allied sphere.
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Britain
Canada Aims for Polar Cooperation Over Arctic Wealth
Ottawa Citizen notes Ambassador Pearson argues Arctic development should be peaceful and cooperative among Great Powers. Aviation unlocks resources like gold, uranium, oil while reducing isolation, but warns against exclusive militarization and Maginot Line mindsets. Cooperation within the United Nations is essential to avoid dangerous rivalries.
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Canadian Arctic
Canada
Hon
CB. Pearson
Dominion
United States
Pearson
Arctic
U.S.S.R
USA
Mr. Pearson
North
United Nations
Iran
Great Bear Lake
Arctic Circle
Canadian Northwest
Red River Valley
Ottawa Citizen
Chieseh Brighten the Corner Sampler Pattern 7442
Cites a quaint old time cross stitch sampler for home decor. Notes pattern 7442 with transfer sampler 134 by 1514 in. Requires twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Depart ment, Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Queen Mother Gift Bible For Coventry Cathedral Church
A despatch from England to the National Council of the YWCA reports Queen Mother presented a bound Bible to the new Coventry church being built on the ancient cathedral site. The Bible was a gift to Her Majesty from the YWCA and other women of the United Kingdom on her marriage to the late King George V.
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England
National Council of the Ywca
National
YWCA
Great Britain
Coventry
Young Women's Christian Association
United Kingdom
George V
Distinctive Canadian literature debated in Canada
The London Free Press notes that developing a truly Canadian literature is still debated. It observes the pull of other English-speaking lands and questions the integration of Canadian nationality, suggesting a need for real Canadians without hyphens before outstanding Canadian writers emerge.
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London Free Press
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H. J. Axion
Metropolios
U.S
Lord Inverchapel
Russia
Lillian Mary Petiit
Cambridge
Eng
Sir Isaac Newton
Royal Prussian Post
Sweden
Elbert C. Marvel
Inwood, N.Y
Brooklyn
Chieseh
New Church
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