World Happenings Briefly Told
A snapshot of global items notes 715 deaf and blind in the U S and Canada, Interior buys Flower Port Island for a national park, George Eastman donates 1 million for Paris school children clinic, U S coast guard rescues 6004 last year, government to spend 10000 on heart research, Jack Miner experiments on bullfrog farming in Ontario marshes, Edison honored by German inventors, Japan population 64 447 000 with 4 017 000 gains, Quebecer Jesse Ryme rescued from James Bay, Port Dover aims to be a sockeye salmon hub, future rockets may shuttle tourists Europe in three hours, Sao Paulo coffee swap plan with Soviet wheat.
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United States
Canada
Department of Interior
Flower Port Island
Georgian Bay
George Eastman
Paris
United States Coastguard
Hamburg
Thomas A. Edison
Erfinderhaus
Association of
Inventors
Japan
Jesse Ryme
Quebec
James Bay
Port Dover
Lake Erie
America
Europe
Fritz von Opel
Germany
Brazilian Agricultural League
Russia
Sao Paulo
Rail cars to gain bright color to cut crossing crashes
The Canadian National Railways will paint the fronts of eight self propelled cars in bright yellow and red during winter to draw motorists attention and reduce crossing accidents. The new color scheme will appear on western region runs including Winnipeg to Somerset Saskatoon to Regina via Dunblane and Moose Jaw and between Victoria and Kessinger on Vancouver Island.
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Canadian National Railways
A. McCowan
Western Region
Winnipeg
Somerset
Saskatoon
Regina
Dunblane
Moose Jaw
Victoria
Kessinger
Vancouver Island
Canadian dollar at par in New York market
The Canadian dollar touched par on December 1 in the New York money market, the lowest since August 20. Bankers attributed the move to seasonal cross border fund flows and large Canadian purchases of U S funds. Mexico is weighing tax and freight rate cuts.
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New York
United States
Carbon Monoxide Warning Campaign In Saskatchewan
A Saskatchewan health memo urges motorists and households to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning as winter nears. It outlines dangers from exhaust, furnaces, and gas appliances, plus ventilation tips, safety steps, and guidance for treating exposure. The plan includes pamphlets with license plates and garages.
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F. D. Munroe
Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
Department of Highways
Mexico Bans Death Penalty in New Penal Code
President Ortiz Rubio approves a penal code banning the death penalty for federal districts and territories and extending the ban to the army. The reform also abolishes the jury system, classifies duelling as a crime, imposes medical liability for patient deaths, and allows detention and isolation of vagrants.
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Ortiz Rubio
Britain restricts Russian lumber shipments for 1930 31
Ottawa reports that shipments of Russian lumber to Great Britain are limited to 500 000 standards for the present year and 600 000 standards for 1931 rather than the proposed 750 000 and 850 000 standards. The limits follow negotiations between Russian sellers and the central soft wood buying corporation, a group of about seventy major British lumber importers.
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Great Britain
Department of Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
Soft Wood , Buying Corporation
Global sheep population and wool output summary
World sheep numbers total about 700 million, roughly one per three people. Russia tops with 116 million, Australia follows with 9 million, and the United States has about 47 million. Global wool clip is around 3.5 billion pounds.
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Russia
Australia
United States
Cambridge shelves house over a million books and maps
Cambridge University reports twenty miles of shelves holding a million and a quarter books nearly 200000 maps and over 100000 manuscripts showcasing vast scholarly holdings and archival depth.
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Cambridge University
Believes Glass House Keeps Health For 84-Year-Old in Bournemouth
Miss Geraldine Fitzgerald of St James Square Bournemouth, aged 84, favors living in a glass house she built in her garden four years ago. She says sunlight and warmth boost her health, claims she walks seven miles daily, and credits no doctors. She suffers past illnesses including typhoid and diphtheria and uses an oilstove for cooking with candles for light.
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Geraldine Fitzgerald
St. James Square
Bournemouth
England
Miss Fitzgerald
Partridge Flocks Reported Moving Eastward in Manitoba
Hundreds of Hungarian partridge flocks observed in western Manitoba this year indicate eastward movement from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Observations compiled by B. J. Hales, principal of the Normal School, a recognized bird life authority, document the trend.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
B. J. Hales
Normal School
Railway Mileage In Canada 1929 Increases Noted
Canada operates 42 381 miles of steam railways. In 1929 net mileage rose by 386 miles and total track mileage by 411 miles reflecting growth in railway infrastructure.
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Canada
Graf Zeppelin Overhaul Sets Stage for 1931 Flight Plans
The Graf Zeppelin completes 155 flights in 1930 covering 14 275 miles and carrying 6 278 passengers and 2 200 000 pieces of mail and freight weighing 12 166 pounds. It will be shored in its hangar for gas removal and a full inspection before tests. Office officers expect to estimate normal airship length from the study and outline possible 1931 North Pole flight depending on the economy. A new Zeppelin, LZ 128, will be built in a larger hangar as inflation by helium becomes standard after the R 101 disaster.
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Zeppelins
North Pole
Giant lizard creature found preserved in ice near Cordova Alaska
Reports from Valdez Alaska describe a 42 foot long lizard like carcass with a six foot head and a 16 foot tail found on Glacier Island near Cordova. Believed preserved since prehistoric times by ice from the Columbia glacier, with ice slowly releasing it to the sea.
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Valdez
Alaska
Glacier Island
Cordova
Columbia Glacier
Britain’s New Air Craft Marvel Nears Completion
Work on a British rival to the German DO-X flying boat begins. The monoplane has a 160 foot wingspan, a two deck hull for five passenger saloons with berths, and a 33 ton weight. It is designed to carry 50 passengers and fly 1000 miles at speeds over 120 mph with luxurious furnishings.
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Britain
Father of six daughters reveals family size
On a train journey to the North a haggard man says he is the father of six daughters. The bachelor jokes about feeding six mouths, and the man replies that his family numbers twelve since all his daughters are married. The exchange highlights a humorous twist on household size.
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Haggard
Wheat Crisis Past Says Stine At MarketingOfficials
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics official O C Stine told the National Association of Marketing Officials that the world wheat crisis is past and global consumption may rise. He cited Russia's record 34 million acres and heavy Black Sea exports, noting U S production hit a record and carryover will shrink about one million bushels. He also described Russia competing with Canada and possible future curtailment of exports.
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O. C. Stine
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
National Association of Marketing Officials
Stine
United States
Russia
Black Sea
Canada
Languages Decline Among Small Peoples
The Vancouver Sun notes language as a defining human tool and laments the loss of spoken languages. It cites Cornish dying out in Cornwall within the last century, illustrating how once vibrant tongues fade from use along with broader cultural loss.
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Cornwall
Vancouver Sun
Cat at Rom ford Court Delivers Unlikely Dismissals
A black cat entered Rom ford Police Court in London and sat on an omnibus conductor’s knee. The cases against the two conductors were dismissed after the cat was passed to another conductor. The cat then sat beside the magistrate and the next defendant, whose case was also dismissed.
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Romford Police Court
London
England
Musk Ox Study Diary Chronicles Northland Expedition
An archival diary recounts W. H. Hoare and J. Knox on a 1928 29 expedition into the Thelon game sanctuary east of Great Slave Lake. They trek musk ox country, endure blizzards, establish a cabin, and document winter life and dangers in Canada’s Arctic north.
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Department of the Terror
W. H. Hoare
Oco
Thelon Game Sanctuary
Great Slave Lake
Hanbury
Canada
Greenland
Dominion
Muskox
M. Hoare
Thelon
Ford Lake
Artillery Lake
Reliance
Hoare
Knox
American Pompeii in Arizona to be explored by university team
University of Pennsylvania Museum plans an expedition next year to locate the so called American Pompeii near Flagstaff Arizona. Dr Harold S Colton says ruins lie under basaltic sand 18 to 20 feet thick and drift sands. Tests suggest primitive people had keener vision but worse hearing than civilized men.
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Arizona
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Harold S. Colton
The
University
Flagstaff
Ariz
Colton
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Jack Miner
Ontario
C.N.R
Mexico
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
F. D. Munroe, M.D
Glass House
Partridge
Graf Zeppelin
United States Authority
Department of the Interior
Pompeii
Brooder
Wellington St. W
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Toronto, Ont
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