World Happenings Briefly Told
New motor cars on the roads in the United Kingdom numbered 2 735 in March compared with 33 746 in March 1933. Charles & Thomas &4, who capped a stormy career as United States senator and governor of Colorado by defying Roosevelt's 1933 order against gold hoarding, are dead. Canada's greetings were extended to the Prince of Wales on his birthday June 23 by the Governor General, the Earl of Beaconsfield. Henry Lawson Boyle, 16, attempting his first flight at Herby airport, Yorkshire, crashed and burned to death 10 minutes after takeoff. Dr. William Boyd, professor of pathology in Manitoba Medical College, has accepted a similar position at Stanford University, California. he will leave Winnipeg in August. The International Institute of Agriculture estimates drought will reduce European wheat harvest this year by 260 million bushels. 1934 harvest is expected at 1 470 600 000 bushels. Rt. Rev. Ernest William Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham, urged Britain to disarm even if alone to avoid war. Some 10 000 Rotarians joined the 29th Rotary International convention in Detroit. Nowak Kazimierz, Polish journalist, arrived in Cape Town after bicycling across Europe and Africa.
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United Kingdom
Charke & Thomas &4
United States
Colorado
Roosevelt
Wm. Boyd
Manitoba Medical College
Stanford University
California
Winnipeg
International Institute of Agriculture
Canada
Charles Saunders
Ottawa
America
Confucian Fragments Not Lottery Tickets in Montreal Case
Judge Lacroix dismissed thirteen actions against Montreal Chinese accused of running lotteries. Police testified slips with Chinese characters were to be lottery tickets, but a Confucius scholar showed the fragments were poem fragments. The judge noted absence of a ticket prize or drawing.
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Confucius
Lacroix
Montreal
Charles Coderre
Clock Seven Minutes Fast Guards City History
In Gorlitz a 650 year old clock has run seven minutes fast since a 1953 plot to murder town councillors unfolded at noon. A conspirator altered the mechanism, causing would be attackers to arrive early and be arrested by the watch. The clock remains seven minutes fast as a memory.
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Gorlitz
Silesian
Hawks Declares End to Air Speed Records Visit Detroit
Captain Frank Hawks, famed aviator, visiting Detroit says he is through breaking speed records. He calls speed flying circus stuff and cites safe flying as the real job for air pilots. Hawks had recently been in China for work with an American aircraft company and came to Detroit to take delivery of a new aerodynamic automobile.
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Frank Hawks
Detroit
Hawks
China
Population Density of Java Questioned
A remark noting Java's status as one of the world's most densely populated places with about 40 million residents in less than 60 000 square miles highlights the region's extraordinary population concentration.
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Java
Set Up Laboratories Om Mountain Peaks
Two Colorado peaks over 14 000 feet will host experiments by renowned scientists. Dr Joyce C Stearns of Denver R D Bennett of MIT and Carold Bowman of McDonald College Canada will study cosmic rays atop Mount Evans. Dr Robert A Millikan of Pasadena will install equipment on Pike s Peak near Colorado Springs.
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Colorado
Joyce C. Stearns
Denver
R. D. Bennett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carold Bowman
McDonald College
Canada
Mount Evans
Denver Mountain Park
Robert A. Millikan
Pasadena
Compton
Will
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Trained Engineers Needed Warn of Global Competition
Former United States Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada told the 1934 Colorado School of Mines graduates that world competition in metal production grows keener. He urged emphasis on technical progress and improved methods to win the balance of success for the nation.
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United States
Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
Colorado School of Mines
Nature Balance and Man's Interference Seen Through History
A columnist argues that human intervention shapes breeds and crops from cattle to wheat and flowers. He contends dominion given by God includes improving species and managing pests, noting examples from livestock to corn, noting benefits of planned cultivation.
How To Order Patterns from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders addressed to Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The notice provides ordering guidance and contact details for readers seeking pattern catalogs and delivery information. It names the Winnipeg organization as the pattern supplier and indicates the mailing address.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man and nature a partnership in gardening and dominion
The speaker argues humans have dominion over nature and should partner with God to develop raw materials. He cites opposing views about disturbing balance, then praises man's role in shaping continents into gardens and includes Ida M. Thomas's poem Making a Garden to illustrate cooperative work with nature.
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North America
Ida M. Thomas
Niagara Falls and Great Lakes Formed by Melting Ice Caps
The article explains that four ice ages have shaped Earth, with the last covering about 12,000,000 square miles of which 6,000,000 remain icy. It notes life persisted between ice ages and attributes the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls to melting ice caps carving Rocky terrain.
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Niagara Falls
Great Lakes
Western Plains
Hemlock's Poison Origins and Plant Similarity
The statement notes that hemlock is not poisonous and claims Socrates used poison from a plant like wild carrot. It wrongly describes the plant as nonpoisonous and misstates poisoning sources.
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Socrates
Woman's Intuition Outshines Man's Knowledge in Debate
A local column argues that a woman's intuition can surpass a man's knowledge in tackling complex decisions. The piece emphasizes perceived insight, prudence, and social perspectives shaping judgment.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Chronicles Focus
The lesson centers on Hebrews 13 6 The Lord is my helper I will not fear What shall man do unto me The devotional reading is Psalm 2 1 9 and the lesson covers II Chronicles chapters 14 through 16.
Asa and Azariah counsel reform in Judah and Benjam in
The Spirit of God comes upon Azariah who warns King Asa and Judah that divine favor depends on loyalty to God. Asa then leads reforms removing idols, destroying heathen rites, and purging Jerusalem of the image of Astarte, including discarding the queen mother Maacah and restoring burnt offerings altar.
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Azariah
God
Oded
Asa
Judah
Zerah
Benjamin
Jehovah
Matthew Henry
David
Solomon
Azariah the
Son
Abijah
Ephraim
Maacah
Astarte
Jerusalem
Lemonade Craft From This Week's Recipes
A summer lemonade recipe guides readers to extract lemon juice, dissolve 1 cup sugar in it, then add 6 cups cold water. Serve over crushed ice with four lemon slices placed on the glass rims. The method aims to yield authentic tasting lemonade.
Corn Flake Pasta Crumb Mixture Recipe
A brief recipe describes grinding corn flakes to crumbs, sifting, then creaming butter with sugar and mixing in the crumbs. The dough is pressed into the bottom of a mold or pie pan for baking.
Man Alterations Surpass Earth’s Nature Over Ages
A historical remark compares human activity to natural changes, claiming mankind has reshaped the landscape far more in five millennia than nature has in five million years. The quote emphasizes long term human impact on earth’s surface.
Byrd Pole Trip Fund Nears Sixteen Thousand Backers
About 14 000 persons contributed to finance Admiral Byrd’s present trip to the South Pole as supporters rally behind the expedition with public money and private gifts.
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Admiral Byrd
South Pole
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Prince of Wales
Earl of Beasborough
Henry Lawson Boyle
Herbery
Yorkshire
Ernest William Barnes
Birmingham
London
Great Britain
Rotary International
Nowak Kazimierz
Warsaw
Cape Town
Europe
Africa
School of Mines
Safi Aron
Ruth Rogers
Batiste
Igarette
Nature
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Betty Barclay
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