Pursuit on the Mackenzie Brings Margaret Fournier Back Aboard
Alan and Bill bring Margaret Fournier safely onto the steamer Midnight Sun after a raid by bandits. Constable Whipple watches from the launch while the group contends with the bandits who know the region and threaten Joyce MacMillan. The scene shifts to a young girl, Montgomerry’s daughter, amid the cargo as danger lingers after a deadly day.
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Mackenzie
Alan
Margaret Fournier
Joyce
Margaret Four- Bier
Joyce MacMillan
Bill
Whipple
Endurance
Pedneault
Alooska
Vigilant lawman seeks vengeance after fatal ambush
Alan Baker plans swift punishment as six unknown gunmen strike on the river. Joyce MacMillan returns north to aid her father Dave, while Skipper Ashmun confirms strangers knew the land and their route. Tension rises at Endurance and MacMillan trading post as a perilous river chase looms.
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Ashmun
Endurance
Elizabeth
Jimmy
Curt
Bill
Alan
MacMillan Trading Post
Joyce
Alan Baker
Ontario
Dad
Dave MacMillan
God
Belfast Suburban Traffic Signals Go Automatic
Belfast, Ireland, moves to install automatic traffic signals in its suburbs. The program aims to improve traffic flow and safety for drivers and pedestrians across multiple residential areas. Authorities expect smoother commute times and reduced collision risk citywide.
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Belfast
Ireland
Kubelik Plans Fifty Year Path For Music Life
Violinist Jean Kubelik, aged fifty two, outlines a Fifty Year Plan to live to 102. He will give concerts for thirteen years, compose for twenty five years, and listen to Mozart for the final twelve years. He notes difficulty in finding time to compose despite it coming easily when he can settle down.
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Jean Kubelik
Canada faces hunger amid crop surplus and relief dependents
In Canada the crop is excellent and elevators overflow with wheat storage. Yet 520,000 of a 10 million population rely on relief payments, while unemployment adds to the strain on public funds. The economy is not the worst, says the Kitchener Record.
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Canada
Kitchener
Distribution Of Phones In Canada 1931 Per Capita Use
British Columbians led the provinces in telephone use with 18.5 phones per 100 people in 1931. Ontario followed at 18.1. Manitoba Quebec 10.5. Alberta 9.6. Nova Scotia 9.1. Saskatchewan 9.0. New Brunswick 8.3. Prince Edward Island 6.6.
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Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Canadian Winners Crowned at Chicago Wheat and Oat Shows
The oat king and the wheat king were crowned in Chicago and both victors are Canadians. The Canadian wild oat champion remains to be identified.
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Chicago
Family of Leaders Lytton Role in Japan Manchuria Report
The piece notes Lord Lytton as Lytton commission chair and places his family among Britain’s enduring governing lineages such as the Cecils Sackvilles and Howards. It argues a British aristocratic tradition yields leaders across changes, empire, and internationalism including the League. It posits Lyttons as potential advisers in a revolution scenario.
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Lytton
Japan
Manchuria
A Lytton
Lord Lytton
Henry IV
Cecils
Howards
Sackvilles
Spencers
Churchills
League
Great Britain
Sackville
Cecil
The Rhyming Optimist Poem by Aline Michaelis
Aline Michaelis writes of late afternoon light fading over meadows and the pull of rest. The poem contrasts waning youth with lingering joy seen in remembered roses. Time brings cold fingers to the garden yet peace returns in twilight.
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Rhyming
Aline Michaelis
War Spirit Exists and Calls for New Understanding
Dr. C. W. Gordon after five weeks in Europe emphasizes a waning war spirit and hope for new ideals. He cites Geneva and the League of Nations as cautiously addressing Sino-Japanese tensions in Manchuria while criticizing the current financial system and urging money to lubricate industry.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Manchuria
Gordon
Worm Exterminator Promoted by Mother Graves
A historical notice advertises Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as an effective remedy to expel intestinal worms, asserting its health benefits for children when worms are present in the system.
Japan Would Abolish All Aircraft Carriers
Vice-Admiral Osami Magano disclosed Japan’s naval disarmament plan to the disarmament conference. It calls for abolishing aircraft carriers, reducing capital ships to 24 000 tons and 14 inch guns, retaining submarines, and cutting cruiser and destroyer sizes. It also proposes banning decks and platforms for aircraft on capital ships.
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Japan
Osami Magano
Six Arabic Newspapers Published in New York
The note lists six modern Arabic newspapers printed in New York. It states this is a publication fact about Arabic press operations in the city and identifies New York as their base.
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New York
New Beginnings and Spiritual Reminders From Two Authors
A collection of inspirational quotes on fresh starts and perseverance. Susan Coolidge and Francis De Sales offer daily renewal, patience with self, and continued effort in the spiritual life. E. B Pusey adds that perseverance gains value through new beginnings.
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Susan Coolidge
Francis de Sales
E. B
Pusey
Submarine M-2 Abandoned After Prolonged Salvage Effort
After months of rain and toil the British submarine M-2 is abandoned by the admiralty near Portland. Salvage ships raised the stern briefly but cannot recover the bow. The vessel will sink to its grave in the mud and sand, with 56 lives lost in January 1932.
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Portland Race
Admiralty
Persian palm beauty powder promises rare charm and youth
The text extols Persian palm as a fragrant cool skin enhancer. It claims the powder smooths oily complexions, acts as a beautifying lotion, tones and stimulates the skin, and leaves hands flawless and white for every refined woman.
Giant Fraser River sturgeon caught near New Westminster
A 401 pound sturgeon was landed in the Fraser River at New Westminster British Columbia as local anglers reported a record catch.
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Fraser River
New Westminster
British Columbia
Night air mail service links Frankfort and Cologne
The new night air mail route between Frankfort and Cologne has begun operating. In the United States, more than 9,000,900,000 cigarettes are smoked each month.
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Frankfort
Cologne
Germany
United States
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Gummy Montgomery
Skipper Ashman
Azzah
Leo Constantine Tormanoff
Prince Tourmanoff
Russia
Baker Memorial Library
Harvard University
Kubelik
Joe Titcombe
The
Humorist
London
Lyttons
C. W. Gordon
Ralph Connor
Europe
Appleford Paper Products, Ltd
Hamilton
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