The World In A State Of Constant Political Economic Restlessness
A contemplative essay argues that the civilized world remains in an unstable equilibrium marked by frequent insurgencies and shocks since 1914 18 and the Sarajevo crisis. It notes Britain France Germany and the United States experiment with new economies while old routines fail to return, predicting continued turmoil until effective diagnosis replaces nostrum solutions.
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Sarajevo
Austria
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Canada
America
France
British
Governor General Extends Patronage to Junior Farm Club
Realises Its Value Club members and associates with farm youth gain honor as His Excellency the Governor General the Earl of Bessborough extends patronage to the Canadian Council on Boys and Girls Club Work The move should spur greater club activity and deepen the sense of opportunities offered by this agricultural extension effort.
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Earl of Bessborough
Canadian Council On Boys
Canada
Architect of Circumstance
A quotation on how character shapes fate. It argues that man designs his environment rather than being defined by it, noting that one person builds palaces while another builds hovels. Bricks and mortar gain meaning only through the architect's plan.
Arms Theft Bites Nation as 1027 Guns Looted
William Stanley acting United States attorney-general reported that 1 027 guns including ten machine guns and 23 110 rounds of ammunition were stolen from national guard armories across 29 states since January 1 1932. The Justice Department asked the War Department to urge state governors to stop these thefts and enforce the new federal machine gun law.
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National Guard
William Stanley
United States
Department of Justice
War Department
Stanley
Reich decree allows duty free import of grains into Germany
Under the Reich cereal organization a decree from the finance and agriculture ministries allows rye wheat pelt barley and oats to be imported duty free through July 31 1935. Officials say imports will be allowed only when a cereal shortage is acute in Germany.
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Reich Cereal Organization
Germany
Ministers of Finance and Agriculture
Private American Investments Abroad Reach High Total
Nearly 170 billion dollars of American money is privately invested in foreign countries, highlighting a large international capital footprint and the global reach of U.S. investors.
Wiley Post Aims for Altitude Record in Self Made Suit
World traveler Wiley Post plans a high altitude flight to surpass 47 352 feet using a self designed rubberized airsuit and a Winnie Mae aircraft fitted with a 420 horsepower motor and two superchargers. The test targets data for the London to Australia derby next October and the suit carries rubberized trousers with a rubber top and aluminum head gear.
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Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Lindbergh
St Louis
Post
Rock Slide at Niagara Drops Massive Boulders into Gorge
The Niagara Falls slide projects a 30 million pound rock pile above the water as sightseers crowd Goat Island. Mist hides the scene while water roars over dry rock and a 200 foot mist plume rises from the gorge. The event follows 1931’s major slide and prompts reflections on Niagara’s geologic fate. Brazil exports to Canada rise in 1933 34, totaling 327 thousand dollars in agricultural goods.
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Niagara Gorge
Horseshoe Falls
Goat Island
Brazil
Canada
Water ouzel learns to dive for food among songbirds
The water ouzel is the sole song bird that has mastered diving underwater to feed.
British Dominions Emigration Society Returns from Canada
Robert Culver secretary of the British Dominions Emigration Society concludes his forty second visit to Canada aboard the Cunard White Star liner Ascania from Montreal He cites improved Canadian business conditions and growing confidence among leaders He notes the society assists emigrants with grants loans and post arrival help via managers and committees in Montreal Toronto Halifax and Saint John N B
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Canada
Britain
Robert Culver
British Dominions Emigration Society
Cunard
Ascania
Montreal
Mr. Culver
R. Gordon Burgoyne
Toronto
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
Color-Music Invention Lets Pianos Diffuse Light At Home
English electrical engineer I Shamah unveils a color music device for home piano use. The system tones each piano note to a unique shade, enabling tunes like God Save the King in red white and blue or Moonlight Sonata in yellow and silver. A second invention lets listeners feel music through a tingling arm pulse via two metal tubes.
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I. Shamah
Shamah
Telephone Of The Future From Sir John Fleming
Sir John Ambrose Fleming, 83, pioneer of the thermionic valve and wireless telegraphy, says in a recent talk that telephones will be vastly improved from 1934. He envisions possible pocket devices and more elaborate systems but declines to reveal his current lines of work.
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John Ambrose Fleming
Sir John Fleming
Making The Roads Safe In British Courts
The Hamilton Herald reports strict judgments on careless drivers. Kaye Don faces further sentencing while a girl, spared by mercy, serves six months for manslaughter after claiming illness and alcohol use. Her license is revoked and driving disqualified for life.
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Kaye Don
Hamilton Herald
Dominions Emigration Society Cites 52 Years Of Service
The British Dominions Emigration Society founded in 1882 has assisted over 37 000 to emigrate and says it never charged interest on advances. Led by Princess Louise and supported by figures like the Marquess of Salisbury, it focuses on reuniting British families in Canada and easing transport costs for wives and children left behind.
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British Dominions Emigration Society
Kitto
R. B. Bennett
H.R.H
Princess Louise, Duches of Argyll
Marquess of Salisbury, KG
GCV
Canada
Mr. Culver
Britain
Made Fast Trip A Homing Pigeon
Arthur Milner of Sault Ste. Marie owns a homing pigeon that traveled 501 miles from Minneapolis to Sault Ste. Marie in 25 hours. Released in Minneapolis at 9 a.m. the bird arrived next day at 10 a.m. Bridge and bridge tournaments are viewed as gaming in England.
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Arthur Milner
Sault Ste. Marie
Minneapolis
First Motorcycle Fiftieth Anniversary Noted in Germany
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first motorcycle. Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built it in Stuttgart, with a later milestone of the first motor-boat on the Neckar River. Police raided their shop amid fears of petrol power and counterfeit money suspicions. The following year produced the first horseless carriage with a 1.5 horsepower engine, reaching 11 miles per hour.
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Gottlieb
Pulpit on Wheels Draws Attention at St James Church
A movable pulpit on tram lines in St James Church Clovesley was reduced in height after 1888. It could block the altar in one position and hide the preacher from the gallery in another. Before sermons the sexton moves the pulpit to the center, then returns it after.
World’s Largest Wine Vat Under Construction in Germany
A colossal wooden vat rises in Bad Duerkheim Germany destined to surpass Heidelberg’s famed wine cask. Grounded on concrete foundations it will hold about 350000 gallons compared with Heidelberg’s roughly 50000 gallons.
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Heidelberg
Bad Duckheim
Germany
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