World Happenings Briefly Told
A world disarmament conference will be called in late January 1932 by the League of Nations Council. Marshal Petain joins the French immortals as a successor to Foch. William Hohenzollern turns 72 at Doorn. John L. Lewis urges wage scale stability for prosperity return. Swedish aviator Lundborg dies from a crash while rescuing Nobile. Holt’s will funds Salvation Army social and emigration work to about 1 million dollars. Ahmedabad protests observe of the king's birthday. Britain seeks U.S. steps on factory conditions and deportations. Canada prepares for the 1931 census with extensive workforce data collection.
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League of Nations Council
Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
Marshal Foch
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Einar Paul Lundborg
Nobile
Salvation Army
John Bromilow Holt
Lancashire Aluminum and Brass
Ahmedabad
India
State Department
Seattle
Washington
Canada
Still Giving Out Decorations From Exiled Kaiser
A Berlin lawyer, P Bloch, shows an imperial certificate from Wilhelm II awarding the Knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. The document thanks the recipient for legal work and conviction in rights against malice, despite the Kaiser’s exile.
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Order of Hohenzollern
Wilhelm Imperator Rex
Berlin
P. Bloch
Kruschen Salts Marketed Worldwide as Health Booster
An overseas health fad touts Kruschen Salts as six salts in one tonic boosting vitality. Consumers are urged to take half a teaspoon daily before breakfast, improve diet, and exercise to keep organs active and blood flowing.
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Great Britain
Germany
Helland
Australia
South Africa
Eruschen
Paris to New York Pattern Clothing Model Preview
All Tingey patterns are designed in Paris and cut in New York. A versatile black canton crepe ensemble suits all day wear for the chic Parisienne. The peplum design lowers at the waistline with a smart flat hipline and front rise of the peplum for slendering. A V neckline and sleeve roguish touches enhance charm, with options in woollens crepe satin or velvet sized 14 to 20 and 36 to 40. Ready for delivery, hand cut, send 25 cents with order details to Fashion Bureau.
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Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
MacMillan Plans Arctic Expedition To Map North of Labrador
Cmdr Donald B MacMillan announces a summer expedition to map ice bound territory north of Labrador. An airplane is ordered in Los Angeles to aid mapping near Nain with chief pilot Charles Rocheville aboard. Three ships will carry 50 men. base at Nain with goals south west of the coast 250 miles north of Nain. sail date June 20.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Labrador
Los Angeles
Cal
Nain
Baffin Land
Charles Rocheville
MacMillan
Arctic
Alexander Forbes
Boston
Sir Wilfrid Grenfell
St. Anthony
Newfoundland
Valuable Indian tomb received for National Museum
An eight foot wooden sepulchre relic from the Musqueams tribe, found near Vancouver by Harlan I. Smith, arrives in Ottawa for the National Museum. The carved tomb on a boat like platform likely held a chief and his wife and is about 75 years old with only one other known example of this type.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
National Museum
Fraser River
Vancouver
Harlan I. Smith
Dominion
Canadian exhibitors to display at British Empire Fair in Buenos Aires
Forty eight Canadian firms and institutions notify the Department of Trade and Commerce of their intention to exhibit at the British Empire Fair in Buenos Aires from March 14 to April 27. Provinces contribute displays with Montreal firms including transcontinental railways, Royal Bank of Canada, and Sun Life. Toronto Brantford Hamilton Weston Ottawa firms follow, with Agriculture and National Art Gallery among Ottawa exhibitors.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Buenos Aires
Prince of Wales
Montreal
Royal Bank of Canada
Sun Life Assurance Company
Toronto
Brantford
Hamilton
Weston
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
National Art Gallery
RAF Air Exercises Surpass World Circumference in Two Days
During two days and three nights of Royal Air Force exercises last year, British aircraft reportedly covered a distance exceeding twelve times the equator. About 250 planes participated in 6314 hours of sustained air activity between the fictional Red Colony and Blue Colony, flying constantly through day and night and in bad weather.
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Royal Air Force
Red Colony
Blue Colony
Transparent shoes aid fitting by showing where foot is pinched
A Paris shoe store introduces partly transparent shoes for men and children to simplify trying on footwear. Each model is stocked in transparent form to reveal pinch points and assist in selecting a perfect fit. A playful exchange at the box office notes a humorously mistaken family relation as two characters seek tickets.
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Paris
British Firefly I wins Belgian aircraft contest
The British Firefly I built by Fairey Aviation of Hagdes Middlesex and powered by a Rolls Royce 550 hp engine wins a Belgian competition to select aircraft for the Belgian Air Force. Claimed as the fastest of its type, it exceeds 200 mph with full military load. Belgium orders 45 units.
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Belgium
Fairey Aviation Company
Hagdes
Middlesex
England
Rolls-Royce
Bird Banding Coordinated by Canada and United States Agencies
Voluntary teams across Canada and the United States place aluminium bands on wild birds to gather data on migration and life histories. The effort is a joint program between the National Parks of Canada Branch in Ottawa and the Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington D C.
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Canada
United States
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Moose Jaw Board of Trade Shows Government Film on Resources
At the Moose Jaw Board of Trade annual meeting on January 15 attendees watched a Provincial Government film about Saskatchewan natural resources. The documentary reportedly opened many members eyes to the province’s vast and varied resources.
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Moose Jaw
Octopus Catches Reported Off British Columbia Coast
An official report notes that 55 000 pounds of octopus were caught in 1928 and 28 000 pounds in 1929 off British Columbia. The octopus were incidental byproducts of other fishing, mainly from small draggers' nets.
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British Columbia
Childs quarrel over suitor in mining town exchange
A father warns his daughter about her young man, she retorts that he is poison to him. A local tourist asks if the town is healthy to settle in, and the hotel proprietor quips that it is healthy if you settle but unhealthy otherwise.
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Daughter
Life on Mars and Venus claims from Harvard Astronomer
Harvard astronomer Dr. Leon Campbell argues Mars and Venus may host life. He notes livable Martian atmospheres, daytime temperatures around 60 F with large drops, and suggests canals are natural water courses. He adds Venus shows similar life potential.
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Leon Campbell
Harvard University
Mars
Venus
Dr. Campbell
Harvard
Campbell
Increase Bread Rations in Soviet Union Amid Wheat Surplus
Soviet Russia plans increased bread rations due to a large wheat surplus though 1930 grain exports were high. Spring sowing will cover about 44 million acres, up from 27 million in 1930, as the collective system spreads. Authorities say 120000 tractors and 5000 autos are planned for 1931 to aid farmers.
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Soviet Russia
Loudest Noise Seen in Quiet Store Clocks
A Montreal scientist laments global noise but ignores the loudest sound of all the ticking in a store that does not advertise, illustrating how silence and market invisibility create the real din.
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Montreal
British RAF tests afloat airplane off Felixstowe coast
Squadron Leader Goodwin landed an ordinary service aircraft on the sea off Felixstowe with outward opening fuselage panels and flotation bags to stay afloat for four hours. The plane briefly sank after landing but floated again, and the uninjured pilot was rescued by a boat.
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Royal Air Force
Felixstowe
Goodwin
Accidents in British Factories Reach High Toll Last Year
Reports show nearly 150000 accidents occurred in British factories over the past year, highlighting ongoing safety concerns across the industrial sector and prompting calls for tougher enforcement.
Leaning Tower in St Moritz Highlights Historic Church
A leaning tower in St Moritz marks the old town church, dating to 1573, and remains the sole surviving section of the structure. Britain imposes a new traffic rule setting the minimum motorcycle rider age at 16.
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Pisa
Switzerland
St. Moritz
Britain
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