Aftermath of War Draws League Criticism Over Assyrian Plight
The Montreal Star notes a League of Nations report detailing the Assyrian remnant's plight. Thousands lack a homeland in Syria and Iraq, facing drought, famine, and denial of basic planting rights. Aid and a peaceful settlement are urged.
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Europe
League of Nations
Britain
Iraq
League
Ghab
Syria
Khabur
Euphrates
Montreal Star
Not A Desirable Place Humans Would Find Very Unpleasant Conditions On Moon
Dr H Spencer Jones warns in the BBC Listener that a manned moon mission would face extreme heat during a 14 day daylight period followed by rapid cooling at sunset and brutal frost at midnight. Even with protective gear humans could not survive long amid intense radiation, vacuum, and abundant micro-meteoroid impacts.
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Moon
H Spencer Jones
Astronomer Royal
BBC Listener
Man hunts wolves for Broadway return with Laflamme
Joe Laflamme, a 225 pound former Montreal policeman, plans to assemble a team of seven timber wolves to parade down Broadway between now and November. He previously exhibited nine wolves at Madison Square Garden in 1926 and recalls crowds cheering as his team toured. He expects to source wolves from Saskatchewan and Gogama Ontario, using padded beaver traps and canvas harnesses to manage the animals.
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Joe Laflamme
Broadway
Montreal
Madison Square Garden
Laflamme
Harvard Team Reports Unmapped Peaks in Alaska Range
Bradford Washburn led a four man Harvard expedition from the Chugach mountains to Alaska and reported at least a dozen unmapped peaks over 10,000 feet, with vast glaciers. They celebrated the first ascent of Mount Saint Agnes on June 19.
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Harvard
Chugach
Alaska
Bradford Washburn
Mount Saint Agnes
Toronto dentist flies north to Arctic missions and mining camps
Dr C G Ellis a Toronto dentist leaves Edmonton by air for Akiavik in the Arctic circle then proceeds to Qld Crow in northeastern Alaska to visit Anglican mission schools. He notes a shift in labor needs as agriculture automation reduces the share of workers required from 83 to 17 per 100 over a century.
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C. G. Ellis
Toronto
Edmonton
Akiavik
N. T
Arctic Circle
Qld Crow
Alaska
Arctic
United States
Wide Differences in Driver Ability Highlighted by Tests
Commissioner Foote of the Pennsylvania Motor Patrol notes most people lack driving knowledge. Three young men with high mental test averages at the Motor Police Training School are to be dismissed for failing the machine driving ability test.
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Foote
Pennsylvania Motor Patrol
Pennsylvania Motor Police Training School
Providence Journal
Medical Use of Mustard Gas Promoted for Breathing Ailments
Dr. K A McLaren of Toronto told the International Hahnemannian Association in Philadelphia that mustard gas, though deadly in war, may aid respiratory disease in infinitesimal doses. He cited ten experimental cases where a dilution of one part gas to one million parts water relieved bronchial pneumonia bronchitis loss of voice and labored breathing.
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International Hahnemannian Association
Philadelphia
K. A. McLaren
Toronto
McLaren
Lazy Beavers Exiled For Idleness With Tail Marking
A historical note describes lazy beavers punished by exile from their home settlement. Males are singled out and, in some cases, have their tails cut off as a branding of disfavor.
Napoleon’s Coronation Ring Returns to France After 100 Years
The Coronation Ring, one of Napoleon’s crown jewels, has come back to France from Austria after being missing for more than a century. The emerald ring features eagle claws a dove of peace and a Holy Roman Empire style canopy.
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France
Austria
Holy Roman Empire
Gerard
Malmaison
Marie Louise
London Times
Youngest ordained minister marries couple in eight year old ceremony
Florence Brinkman aged 21 and Clifton Hoffman aged 23 chose Rev. Charles E. Jaynes Jr the youngest ordained minister in the world to perform their wedding. The Jayneses of the Four Square Gospel Church in Cleveland Ohio say their son was ordained last July at an international conference. A note on Japan mentions two distinct alphabet sets for men and women.
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Florence Brinkman
Clifton Hoffman
Charles E. Jaynes, Jr
Jayneses
Four Square Gospel Church
Cleveland
Ohio
International Ministerial Federation
Canadian Pilots Take Wing for Royal Air Force
London announced 31 650 volunteers to join the force including 2 100 pilots. Canadian flyers trained in cities have migrated to England at their own expense, with about 200 pilots currently serving in the RAF and more expected as recruitment broadens to observers apprentices and specialized workers.
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Great Britain
Royal Air Force
London
Kingsley Wood
R.A.F
England
Inmates Graduate On Commencement Day At Virginia State Penitentiary
A Richmond class of 75 inmates at Virginia State Penitentiary celebrated a commencement Day. Graduates aged 25 to 50 earned certificates for completing elementary studies. Exercises took place in the prison chapel with the state prison board as honorary guests.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia State Penitentiary
State Prison Board
England’s Only Poisonous Snake The Common Viper
A concise note states that the common viper is England’s sole poisonous serpent. It adds a literary aside mentioning Victor Hugo and a long sentence from Les Miserables.
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England
Victor Hugo
Wrong Environment What makes Jack a dull boy
London psychologists conclude home environment poverty lack of steep lack of food influence dullness in children. A study of 350 Cockney kids aged six to seven shows 46 percent never saw an animal beyond common pets 16 percent think sheep bigger than cows 23 percent had never seen grass and 98 percent had never seen the sea.
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Jack
London
Scotland Yard examines aliens in Britain in vast task
The special branch of Scotland Yard reviews aliens in Great Britain with an estimated 200000 individuals. Each will be questioned and checked, with residence and suspicious spies scrutinized, reflecting Britain as a traditional sanctuary for refugees and the long history of organized holding companies dating to 3000 B.C.
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Scotland Yard
Great Britain
Britain
Weeds and Weed Seeds Challenge Clean Seed Supply
A 78 page bulletin from the Dominion Department of Agriculture explains how weed seeds in soil undermine seed quality and crop yields. It cites Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario and Quebec surveys showing high seed counts at various depths and warns how quickly fields can become contaminated if weeds are allowed to go to seed. The text notes prolific producers like wild mustard pigweed and tumbling mustard and offers seed cleaning apparatus guidance available free from Ottawa.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Beavers in Terrebonne Colony Demonstrate Tree Cutting
The Canadian Beaver Restoration Colony near Terrebonne, 20 miles from Montreal, showcases beavers trained to cut trees in daylight. Founded in 1980 by Edward Lavoie the “Beaver Man,” the colony claims to raise third generation beavers and features Jacques Cartier a four year old 60 pound beaver who can cut a two inch poplar in 90 seconds.
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Terrebonne
Montreal
Edward Lavoie
Grey Owl
Lavoie
Jacques Cartier
Brockville Recorder and Times
Great Opportunities In A Democratic Canada
The Oshawa Times notes Canada’s democratic frame and recalls Finance Minister Charles A. Dunning who arrived from England as a teen and worked as a farm boy earning nineteen dollars a month, illustrating upward mobility in the country.
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Canada
Oshawa Times
Charles A. Dunning
England
Halifax police recover watch from Greek steamship
Captain Gerassimos Michalitsionas of the Greek steamer Esperos praised Halifax police for recovering a gold watch stolen from his cabin during last Christmas visit. The item was forwarded to him in Athens five months later.
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Gerassimosh Michalitsionas
Esperos
Halifax
Athens
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