Britain Leads in Disarmament While World Fades to War
The piece laments minimal progress at the World Economic Conference and the World Disarmament Conference. It cites Britain’s large reductions in air, naval, and land forces and argues that mental and spiritual disarmament must precede physical cuts, urging global leadership to follow Britain’s example.
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Germany
Japan
United States
France
League of Nations
League
China
Manchuria
Italy
Great Britain
House of Lords
Lord Londonderry
Air
Britain
Russia
John Simon
Sir John
Sir John Simon
Briain
Royal Engineers
Great Briitain
Luxury flats planned for Hammer Smith London largest in Europe
A three acre site in Hammer smith London will hold 360 flats and 30 shops in a single block with an underground private road. The project is expected to be Europe’s largest flat block, employing over 1,000 workers at an estimated cost of £500,000. The design aims for tenants to shop inside the building. The closing quip notes a playwright’s line about married men.
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Hammersmith
London
England
Europe
Quebec Eels Wind Up In Hamburg And New York
Import duties by Germany push prices up for Canadian eel exports. Quebec nets bring 3 cents per pound last year and 5 to 6 cents this year. About 500000 pounds head to Hamburg with another similar amount to New York and German Americans. The eel trade supports 250 to 350 workers each season. A death reference ends with a grim moral line.
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Quebec
Hamburg
New York
Household Drudgery The Bane of a Woman's Life
A Victorian style ad claims women suffer from drudgery and nervousness. It asserts Milburn's H. and N. Pills restore strength, health, and better sleep for weak and run down women, describing symptoms like hot flushes dizziness and breathlessness.
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Milburn
Pickford Sues Fairbanks for Divorce in England
Mary Pickford a Toronto born film star has filed for divorce from Douglas Fairbanks now in England alleging mental cruelty indifference and neglect in their marriage.
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Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
England
Royal Railroad Station in Paris Transformed to Tea Room
The Paris landmark once famed as the Railraod Station of the Kings has become a tea room and American Bar while still handling local traffic. It hosted monarchs and Woodrow Wilson in 1918 but now the pomp has faded and royal arrivals occur largely unseen.
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Royal
Paris
Woodrow Wilson
Clemenceau
Poincare
Elefant Parisiennnes
Loutet and
Fallieres
Kings
Edward VII
Victor Emmanuel
Carmen Sylvia
Roumania
Oscar II
Sweden
George
England
Parliament to Meet January Twenty Fifth
The Parliament will be summoned on January 25 with three new Liberals elected in Restgouche Madawaska and Mackenzie Yamaska to be introduced. One Liberal vacancy remains in South Oxford due to Thomas Cayley’s death. Key debates will cover the Bank Act revision and a central bank, plus unemployment relief and public works. The government since August 7 1930 is led by Prime Minister R B Bennett. House party strengths: Conservatives 137 Liberals 88 Lib Prog 3 Progressives 1 United Farmers of Alberta 9 Labor 3 Independent Labor 1 Independent 2 and one vacancy.
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Restgouche-Madawaska
Mackenzie
Yamaska
South Oxford
Thomas Cayley
Canada
Wi!l
R. B. Bennett
Conservatives
Liberals
Progressives
United Farmers of Alberta
Labor
Independent Labor
Independent
Bellboy Rescues Pin From St John’s Hotel Window
In a St John’s New Brunswick hotel a bellboy volunteers to retrieve a valuable stick pin dropped by a fifth floor guest. The guest helps by gripping the bellboy’s feet as he leans out the window on the third floor to recover the item. He safely returns to the room after securing the pin. The exchange hints at tired staff and routine concerns within the hotel.
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St. John's
N.B
Infra-Red Rays and Crime Detection Lecture Highlights
Sir Robert Robertson explains infra-red rays range and uses in crime detection, medicine, and dyestuffs research. He notes infrared photography reveals skin conditions, fog penetration, and Everest imagery, and cites US landscape work. He warns further research beyond the visible spectrum is needed for concrete tropical dye findings.
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Sir Robert Robertson
Society of Chemical Industry
Manchester
Sir Robert
Robert
Everest Range
United States
Tropics
Battle Over 1858 British Guiana Stamp War
Mrs. Arthur Hind widow of Bradford-American silk magnate sues to block sale of the unique 1858 British Guiana one cent stamp valued at 10 000 pounds. Bela Sekula of Lucerne plans to bid as the stamp from Hind’s late husband’s world famous collection goes to auction in London. Hind seeks to keep the memory of her husband who died at 44.
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London
Atlantic
Arthur Hind
Bela Sekula
Lucerne
Switzerland
Sekula
Definite Improvement In Trade In Canada Noted
At the annual meeting of the Bank of Montreal, President Sir Charles stated that Canada shows definite improvement in business and external commerce, with volume growth and a firmer trade outlook. He praised Great Britain’s improved conditions and credited Canada’s faith in proven methods for restored confidence in London as a financial center.
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Canada
Sir Charles
Bank of Montreal
Sir Charlies
Great Britain
Britain
London
Royal Commission On Banking
Charles Pointed Bank
Royal Commission
Boy With Strange Talent Demonstrates Hand Music in Chicago
A former boy in Chicago reveals a unique gift of producing tunes by rubbing his palms. He began after a cold day when he noticed a squeal and has since demonstrated sounds from frogs to birds, teaching friends in Travers City though few notes, often practicing at home and in the woods.
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Chicago
Travers City
Western cattle trade eyed for Alberta deal
A British cattle importer plans to buy 1000 head of feeder cattle direct from ranchers in Lethbridge and central Alberta. The stock will stay with farmer feeders through the winter and be shipped to the Old Country in spring. Ranchers receive cash and farmers earn seven cents per pound for gain.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Old Country
Wakeman's horn signals Ripon’s daily 9 o'clock close
The Wakeman's horn, given to Ripon in 886, is still blown at 9 pm each evening by the horn blower in the market square. An ancient ordinance requires it to sound at the four corners of the cross, with three blasts near the mayor's dwelling on ceremonial occasions.
Moving Mountain Draws Tourists To Durango
The Durango Chamber of Commerce estimates about 5,000 visitors came to see Car bon Mountain in the past three months. The moving peak draws crowds as the landscape shifts and emits smoke. Bill notes his boss offered an interest in the business or risk termination.
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Durango
Bill
Joe
Kingston Solicitior weighs Roosters as animals for law
City solicitor of Kingston Ontario ponders if a rooster can be classified as an animal for legal purposes. He leans to yes. City council recently declared crowing a nuisance but current by laws bar residents from suing to stop it.
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Kingston
Ont
Mass sheep drive gathers twenty five thousand in Wales
In North Wales the Mignevit mountain range across three counties hosted the second annual sheep dip. The event drew about twenty five thousand ewes and rams as teams of dogs shepherds and herders moved through the landscape.
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Mignevit
North Wales
Tess Dialogue Echoes Rumor and Repeat
The fragment shows Tess remarking you can’t believe everything you hear while Tess counters by saying you can repeat it. It captures a conversational joke about rumor and repetition.
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Tess
Canada in Central Position in World Peace Efforts
Sir Robert Falconer told the University Women's Club in Toronto that regional and world conferences hold key to resolving disputes. He argued Canada sits at the center of the world and must engage Asia and the Pacific, warning that unrest in the Orient could affect America. He urged support for the League of Nations.
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Sir Robert Falconer
University Women’s Club
Toronto
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Orient
America
Robert
China
Sir Robert
New World
Manchukuo
Japan
United States
League of Nations
Heavy Cattle Exports From Canada to Britain Surpass Year Prior
Canada shipped over 50 009 head of live cattle to the United Kingdom this year, up from 16 935 last year to the same date. From Dec 2 to Dec 6 exports totaled 1 208 head, raising the yearly total to 50 193. The S S Concordia sold cattle to Glasgow. Prices ranged from 19 cents for useful steers to 5.8 cents for bulls with various grades in Birkenhead and Manchester markets.
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Canada
United Kingdom
S.S. Concordia
Glasgow
Birkenhead
Manchester
Commerce
Cast Iron Road Blocks Produced in Oldham
A new industry operates in Oldham England manufacturing cast iron blocks for road surfacing. An experimental length lies at Moorside Oldham with blocks weighing 20 pounds and 11 inches square, laid with a quarter inch of bituminous solution bonding between them. The blocks are irregularly studded for a non skid surface and the design has been registered.
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Oldham
England
Moorside
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Alfred the Great
Robert Falconer
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Hamilton
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