Ernest Bingley Traps Punder in Bold Two Hundred Split
Ernest outplays Hubert Punder over a two and a half million dollar bid for PPP as Sir Peter and allies threaten legal action. Punder concedes twenty thousand pounds, while Ernest returns home to a celebratory birthday dinner where the Earl praises him and reveals gratitude.
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Punder
Ernest
Sir Peter
Otis G. Wyncoop
Wyncoop
E.F
Mr. Bingley
Hubert Punder
Birthday Tensions at Bingley Hall
Lady Rosa notices changes as Ernest frets over their father’s imminent ouster from the ancestral home. The family plans a quiet birthday breakfast while Rosa recalls finding initials carved in the oak tree R and E. The Earl of Bingley enters the room unaware of his looming doldrums.
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Rosa Bingley
Ernest
Rosa
Father
Lady Rosa
Earl of Bingley
Canada Outlines New Indian Vocation Programs in Commons
Hon. T. A. Crerar proposes large northern tracts set aside for trapping and hunting by Indians to revive the fur trade and preserve traditional livelihoods. Plans include training as guides, forest workers, and beadwork artisans for tourism, with education shifting toward self supporting work in native environments. The Indian population now about 118,000, growing at 1.4 percent annually, with Eskimos seen facing a similar future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
House of Commons
T. A. Crerar
Indian Affairs
R. B. Bennett
Crerar
Northwest Territories
Mr. Bennett
Rae
Arctic
Beards Fashion Sparked 14th Century Spain Trend
Bearded faces grew fashionable in 14th century Spain with many men wearing false beards of varied shapes and colors to match outfits and moods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Everest Expedition Retires for Recuperation in Kharta Valley
The 1938 British Everest expedition led by W. W. Tilman has retired to the Kharta Valley with all seven members safe but weakened by influenza. They stayed near the 23,000-foot jumping-off point as an early southwest monsoon hindered further climbing, and no more attempts were expected this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalimpong
Bengal
London Daily Mail
Mount Everest
Kharta Valley
W. W. Tilman
Dispatch
Purported Silk Trust Chief Sentenced Amid Tree Loss
The article alleges Y. Kamoneeff, once head of the Armenian silk trust, faced death by firing squad after claims of destroying 600000 mulberry trees. It notes the trees were reportedly harmed by silk worm parasites, not direct action by Kamoneeff, and questions how his execution would ease conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. Kamoneeff
Armenian Silk Trust
Trust
Motorcycle Grandmother Rides 1900 Miles in Idaho
Marie Blasius, 77, of Idaho Falls, rides 1900 miles on a motorcycle with her son as passenger. She favors bikes over cars for ease and visibility. The piece notes how resort hotels use letters A B C on registers to mark guest status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Blasius
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Bennett urges broader Canadian art in Ottawa gallery
Opposition Leader Bennett tells the House of Commons Canadian artists are underrepresented at the National Gallery in Ottawa and questions some works on display. He suggests labeling a painting "Van Dyck" as "after" the artist. Works Minister Cardin agrees that Canadian artists should be encouraged and will refer Bennett's remarks to the gallery board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gallery
Ottawa
House of Commons
Bennett
Pre-low mood era in Canada bemoaned by Fredericton Gleaner
In a Fredericton Gleaner piece, the writer laments a shift from optimism about Canada’s resources and future to a fashionable gloom. The piece warns unwarranted pessimism can be as damaging as excessive optimism to national progress.
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Canada
Fredericton
Busy Week for Traveler and Bethlehem's Name Origin
A commercial traveler searches pockets for a lost pencil during a small Monday order. The piece notes the word bedlam derives from Bethlehem, once a London lunatic asylum. Greek residents in Australia present a fund to buy a military plane.
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Bedlam
Bethlehem
London
Australia
Trooping of the Color Parade Draws Crowds at The Mall
Thousands including Canadians cheered as King rode with the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent in the Trooping of the Color ceremony on the royal birthday. The King wore scarlet and gold with the Order of the Garter as Queen Mary and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret accompanied by Life Guards drove past. Queen Elizabeth stayed at Windsor recovering from a cold.
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Dukes of Gloucester
Kent
Scots Guards
Order of the Garter
Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Kent
Royal Fusiliers
Mary
Elizabeth
Margaret
Victoria Memorial
Windsor
Can Be Overdone In Clearing Brush By Goats
A. T. Semple of the United States Soil Conservation Service warns that using goats to strip land can harm pastures if overdone. Grazing too long with too many animals prevents grass tops from feeding roots and stores, leading to weaker grasses, poorer grazing, and increased erosion risk.
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A. T. Semple
United States Soil Conservation Service
St. Thomas
Mystery bones found near Cochrane puzzle on identity
John Work head clerk Ontario department of mines received a letter from Cochrane Ontario describing a discovery by a trapper: a pile of human bones a bag of decomposed rocks and a geologist magnifying glass in a small metal box. He believes the box may help trace the dead man’s identity and notes its resemblance to Hudson's Bay Company geologists equipment from fifty years ago.
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John Work
Ontario Department of Mines
Cochrane
Ont
Mr. Work
Hudson’s Bay Company
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Pete Tyler
P.P.P
D.S
Empire Food and Drink Syndicate
Great Britain
Dr. van Tromp
Mr. Silver
Sir Mark Newsome
Mr. Punder
Funder
Pennyton
Earl
Crump
Ana
Scalawag
Bingley
Qta
Wue
PN Sas
Ae Iit
Firestone Tires
Sentinel Tires
Firestone
Everest
King George
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