Royal Commission Probe Into Ottawa Trek Attracts Wide Attention
Saskatchewan inquiry into the On to Ottawa relief camp striker march, from Vancouver to Regina, stands as a major national event. The commission seeks reliable testimony to determine motives and actions, clarifying whether charges of trying to overthrow government are true or false, and urging witnesses to come forward without fear or favor.
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Canada
Royal Commission
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Vancouver
Regina
British Columbia
Alberta
Coates Announces Pan American NZ United States Service
Prime Minister Joseph G. Coates says arrangements with Pan American Airways are complete for a nonstop service between the United States and New Zealand. The flying boat route is expected to begin next August with air service linking the two nations.
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Joseph G. Coates
Pan American Airways
United States
New Zealand
Aztecs Use Chocolate Beans as Money for Elites
In Aztec society chocolate beans functioned as currency and consumption of the beverage was restricted to the upper classes. The practice highlights social division and ceremonial value attached to cacao in pre colonial Mesoamerica.
Vast Animal Diversity Cited With Counted Varieties
A claim lists about 1 110 distinct animal and insect kinds worldwide with many varieties in each group. It breaks down examples to 120 000 spider types 50 000 butterfly types and 40 000 fly types.
Ramono Lil Gypsies Newspaper Reaches Global Subscriptions
The gypsies own paper Ramono Lil has drawn readers worldwide since its first issue debuted recently in Belgrade Jugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Artificial heart feeds cow udder to milk and tests butter fat
Dr. W. E. Petersen of the University of Minnesota demonstrates an artificial heart sustaining an udder in milk for 15 hours, aiding a new Minnesota Babcock butter fat test. He notes the system uses a lung to oxygenate blood and maintain body temperature, improving creamery testing accuracy. In Durban, Natal, M. Franklin Kline, age 22 days younger than his peers, travels the world eastward for 11 years, claiming 1,250,000 miles and editing a major ship and travel guide.
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W. E. Petersen
University of Minnesota
Petersen
Minnesota
Durban
Natal
M. Franklin Kline
Osaka Shosen Kaisha Company
Japan
Tennessee
South Africa
Transvaal
Kline
Illuminated Highways Vision From the British Association
A. T. V. Robinson predicts illuminated highways may remove headlamp dependence on busy roads within a decade. He notes future drivers will perceive oncoming vehicles as silhouettes against lit backgrounds and may hear traffic signals via car radios.
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A. T. V. Robinson
Ministry of Transport
British Association
Mr. Robinson
Careful Driver Stops at Rail Road Then Gas Tank Crash
A cautious motorist halted near a rail crossing to scan for danger. Hearing nothing but a distant noise, a following vehicle rear ended his car and ruptured the gas tank in a collision near the crossing.
Definition of mandarin in Chinese governance
The term mandarin is used by foreigners to describe government officials of all ranks in China.
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China
Quaker Oats Offers Dionne Quintuplet Bowls
The Dionne quintuplets are featured on chromium bowls offered as premiums by Quaker Oats. Demand for the bowls comes from families across Canada with both adults and children sending requests. Quaker Oats credits vitamin rich oats for the children's health and notes editors praising oats for minerals and protein.
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Canada
Quaker Oats
The
Domimon
Quaker Oats Company
Flying torpedo boats stun with record speed and packing power
A 200 ton class "mosquito boat" capable of 65 mph launches two torpedo tubes and can sink battleships. Described as westpocket or flying torpedo boats, they maneuver under smoke screens at Baltic maneuvers. Crews total 22 with eight on deck eight in engines and six officers.
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Germany
Baltic
West Pocket
United Press
Charming Fall Pattern for Matrons and Youths
Ellen Worth presents a simple model for all ages with a slim front plait skirt and back darts to slim the figure. The dark cotton print, wool challis, and rayons suit the design. Pattern No 497 fits sizes 14 to 40 bust. size 16 needs 37 1/2 yards of 35 inch material. Patterns 15c. mail to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Grasshopper Menace Lighter This Year in Manitoba
Dr. R. D. Bird of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory reported to the Manitoba grasshopper control committee in Winnipeg that 1936 infestations are much lighter than in past years. He identified the heaviest egg bed deposits south and southeast of Winnipeg and noted lighter infestation across a wide swath of southwestern Manitoba. Cut poppies keep best if floated on lukewarm water.
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R. D. Bird
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Brandon
Man
Manitoba Grasshopper Control Committee
Winnipeg
Bird
Manitoba
Prominent Canadian affairs writer Frank Yeigh dies at 75
Frank Yeigh longtime lecturer author and authority on Canadian affairs died in Toronto after a brief illness. Born in Burford Ontario he studied there before moving to Chicago for secretarial and publishing training. He served as secretary to A S Hardy and later edited the Canadian Advance. He married Kate Westlake in 1892 and Annie Louise Laird in 1908. He traveled through Europe and in 1920 became the Canadian representative for Save the Children Fund.
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Frank Yeigh
Toronto
Burford
Ont
Chicago
A. S. Hardy
Ontario
Canadian Advance
Kate Westlake
Annie Louise Laird
Robert Laird
Kingston
British Isles
Europe
Save the Children Fund
League of Nations
Saskasal Endorsed For Indigestion Relief In Letter
A reader praises Saskasal for curing indigestion and enabling broad eating. The ad notes 10 weeks of treatment for 69 cents and urges others to try the remedy. The Vancouver waterfront dispute case is cited with Justice H. H. Davis blaming longshoremen.
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Department of Labor
H. H. Davis
Supreme Court of Canada
Vancouver
Corn borer feeds on 167 plant types in the United States
The corn borer is reported to subsist on all herbaceous plants and has been recorded feeding on at least 167 kinds of plants across the United States.
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United States
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