Canada Must Bar US Crime Infiltration This Spring
Vancouver mayor warns of a US crime wave migrating into Canada as spring traffic rises. The piece urges strengthened police, updated equipment, and swift judicial action to stop robberies, murders, and bombings before widespread gang intrusion. It names cities like Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto and cites federal efforts to curb violence in the United States.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
United States
Vancouver
Calgary
Regina
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Quebec
Toronto
Land of the Stars and Stripes
U.S.A
G. G. McGeer
McGeer
Chicago
Prince of Wales orders linen luncheon cloths at Fort Belvedere
The Prince of Wales uses two tone blue red and yellow Irish linen luncheon cloths with napkins at Fort Belvedere. He has ordered copies to be made by disabled soldiers in two sizes for breakfast and luncheon use.
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Prince of Wales
Fort Belvedere
Energy supplies for mankind by Gustav Egioff
Gustav Egioff of Chicago told the American Chemical Society that Earth holds energy supplies enough to meet mankind’s needs for thousands of years in his address before the society.
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Gustav Egioff
Chicago
American Chemical Society
Not Very Encouraging In Highlands Kirk
A village kirk seeks a new minister and one candidate after preaching returns to inspect the church. He tells the beadle he is merely looking, then receives the grim warning that he may never see the church again.
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Highlands
Up Trips Only in Wairobi Court House Elevators
The new court house in Wairobi Kenya restricts electric elevators to upward traffic only. Officers earning under $3 000 annually are barred from riding them at any time.
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New Court House
Wairobi
Kenya
California scientist links freezing to curing diseases
A California scientist asserts that freezing a person could kill any disease they harbor. The claim is paired with an unrelated belief that decapitation would permanently cure dandruff.
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California
Harold Lloyd Nicknamed Luke By Far East Fans
Chinese movie fans in the Far East call Harold Lloyd Luke. The nickname appears in regional chatter reflecting Lloyd's popularity and playful reception among audiences.
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Far East
Harold Lloyd
Luke
Dictionary Of Colors Shapes Alberta Fur Market Boost
A British Color Council two volume dictionary standardizes color naming aiding industry and art. Alberta fur trade eyes market growth with a 1935 level sales pace. Alberta buyers from Milan, London, New York and others attended the Edmonton sale, with $2,000,000 in last year’s furs and a $16,000 weasel consignments.
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The
British Color Council
Edmonton
Milan
Italy
Vancouver
London
Montreal
Seattle
Toronto
New York
Winnipeg
Alberta
Scotland Yard’s Black Museum chief retires after 36 years
Chief-Inspector Ralph Rowe, head of the Criminal Records Office at Scotland Yard, retires after 36 years. He is described as the only man who knows the history of the hundreds of gruesome exhibits in the Black Museum and has filed records on more than 600,000 criminals. Rowe, a thief-taker by training, helped steer many offenders toward reform after serving their sentences.
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Scotland Yard
London Metropolitan Police
Ralph Rowe
Criminal Records Office
Yard
Rowe
Canada
L. Mitchell
James Muir
Harold G. Hesler
Mitchell
Ontario
Toronto
Muir
Hesler
Soup To Dessert Highlights Soybean Conference
Guests at the East Texas Chamber of Commerce Soybean Conference opening at Corsicana sample soybean dishes from soup to dessert. Glen D. Davis notes a full soybean menu including soup salad substitute vegetables bread pie and coffee and milk.
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East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Corsicana
Glen D. Davis
Global Ocean Volume In Gallons And Cubic Miles
The oceans total 327,672,000 cubic miles of water, with each cubic mile holding over 1,100,000,000 gallons. This establishes a massive global water estimate across all seas.
Canadian Entomologist Elected 1936 AAEE President
L. S. McLaine, chief of the Division of Foreign Pests Suppression, Dominion Department of Agriculture, was elected president for 1936 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Economic Entomologists in St. Louis. He has worked in entomology and plant quarantine in Canada since 1913, helping build the Plant Inspection Service into a leading program.
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American Association of Economic Entomologists
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
L. S. McLaine
Dominion Department of Agriculture
McLaine
Canada
Plant Inspection Service of
Arthur Gibson
Selected Recipes for Lard Butter Mixture Dessert
Melt shortening and molasses with sugar and sour milk then add boiling water. Mix with sifted flour baking powder soda spices and salt. Beat briskly and bake in a greased shallow pan at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve cut in squares with whipped cream or sauce.
Do reptiles eat reptiles in tropical Australia?
Austral News from Darwin reports a cattle station hand pulled a huge goanna from a lizard’s mouth and found a snake protruding from the lizard. The goanna had seized the snake mid meal, while the snake had partly eaten a centipede.
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Australia
Austral News
Darwin
Improvements in food storage and transport technologies
Tests of Durum wheat for macaroni, barley for malting, better cold storage facilities for foodstuffs, a winter heating method for railway refrigeration cars, a mapping instrument for detailed aerial photographs, and a new aircraft ski superior to wheels are reported as innovations.
In any quarrel the smartest quits first
A compact aphorism notes that wisdom often sidesteps conflict. It underscores the value of restraint and prioritizing peace over winning. The line suggests cleverness lies in disengagement when dispute risks escalation.
Royal Bank of Canada 67th Annual Meeting Outlook
The bank leader Morris W. Wilson traced Canada’s recovery through higher manufacturing, mining, and agricultural prices while noting relief and wage improvements. He warned against repudiation of contracts, urged safeguards on provincial debt, and predicted a brighter 1936 with continued growth and optimism.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Officer Service on Warship Canada in 1880 Fleet
King George V served as a sub-lieutenant on a British warship named Canada in 1880. The vessel was part of the North American and West Indian Station fleet activities.
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King George V
Canada
North American and
West Indian Station
Camphor Offerings and Time Calls Highlight City Habits
A brief note notes that 90 percent of camphor used in India is burned as religious offerings while in New York City residents spend about $3,000 daily on telephoning for accurate time.
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India
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American Association of Entomologists
Meg
Sydney G. Dobson
Wilson
Dominion
British Empire
Great Briain
S. G. Dobson
Cologne
Germany
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