Canada Bans Gold Export in Emergency Order
Canada imposes a gold export ban effective Oct 19 1931 through March 1 1932 to meet obligations payable in gold. The order limits exports to licensed entities and assigns penalties up to 1000 dollars or up to three years imprisonment for violations. Prime Minister Bennett announced the measure and outlined licenses for Canadian chartered banks.
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Canada
Hon
H. B. Bennett
United States
Dominion
Dominion of Canada
France Buys Canadian Cattle Shipment Sets New Export Opportunity
The movement of 173 head of Canadian cattle valued at over 500 000 francs aboard the SS Minetonka opened a new export channel to France. Arrival impressed French agents who may buy heifers and breeding stock to rebuild France's depleted herds. Canada and Switzerland are the only allowed suppliers. Switzerland has no surplus, making Canada an attractive partner.
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France
Canada
Switzerland
Dominion
Weather Quakes Dust Storms Roil California Coasts
A day in California featured a slight San Diego earthquake a dust storm halting ships at sea hail and lightning and high heat in Southern California Los Angeles area saw rain lightning and a southeast gale. Santa Barbara hit 98 degrees while nearby Buckhorn District snow and frost covered the hills.
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California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Buckhorn
Santa Barbara Forest
Everest and Ocean Depths Measured by Survey
The Coast and Geodetic Survey reports Mount Everest in the Himalayas rises 29,141 feet above sea level. The deepest ocean point found is 34,200 feet below the surface in the Pacific, placing extremes of height and depth within reach.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Pacific
Germany's Wheat Crop Estimated at 212 Million Bushels
Germany reports a wheat crop estimate of 212,120,000 bushels for the year. A stray quoted line from Lustige Kolner Zeitung in Cologne is noted as a cultural aside.
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Germany
Good Cattle Markets France Looks to Canadian Cattle for Supply
French cattle shortages due to strict import rules push reliance on Canada. Swiss policy reserves own stock, leaving Canada as the sole foreign supplier. Farmers expect a steady influx of bulls, heifers, and steers to replenish lean stock and bolster Paris meat markets. A northern Paris farmer endorses Canadian cattle, noting they thrive in France and could support large herds if transport costs allowed.
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France
Paris
Ministry of Agriculture
Switzerland
Canada
Dwight Morrow and the Rule Six of Humble Opinion
The piece lauds Dwight Morrow for adhering to a rule six principle, urging public figures to avoid self importance. It argues his conciliatory approach and willingness to test his views against others advances constructive debate and problem solving. It calls for more leaders to adopt this mindset.
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Dwight Morrow
Morrow
Characteristics Of John Bull Revealed In Harper’s View
Mary Borden in Harper's Monthly portrays John Bull as a reserved, solitary figure who avoids being known and seeks to be left alone. She credits him with practical social insight, quiet courtesy, and tact, distinguishing him as a patient observer of human affairs rather than a thinker of philosophy or art.
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John Bull
Mary Borden
Harper's Monthly
New York
You can Tell the Tourist by His Distinctive Attire
A poem fragment notes that each nationality reveals itself through clothing details yet the speaker concedes limited ability to describe the American tourist. The verses contrast English, Spanish, Canadian, and American travelers through attire motifs.
Water dominoes debuts as Catalina Island sport
The article notes a new sport called water dominoes introduced at Catalina Island. It describes the unique aquatic version and nearby participation, highlighting local interest and potential exhibition events.
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Catalina Island
One Cause Of Drouth From Montreal Despatch
Montreal despatch cites Julius McIntyre meteorological expert linking Canadian west drought to Chicago water diversions. He says Windy City water draws Lake Superior and St Lawrence levels, weakens prairies rainfall, and swells the gulf stream, causing Europe rainfall and storms in Britain France. He cites broader hurricane exposure in southern states and Caribbean due to altered Atlantic currents.
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Toronto Star
Montreal
Chicago
Julius McIntyre
University of Toronto
Europe
Great Britain
McIntyre
France
St. Lawrence River
MclIntyre
South Atlantic
West Indies
Gulf Stream
Long Delayed Award for Bath Hero in El Teb Battle
Frank Yerbury of Bath receives a war medal fifty years after the 1884 El Teb action in Egypt in which he saved a comrade. The medal comes with a pension of $50 yearly. Also noted is Japan planning low rate loans for farmers.
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Frank Yerbury
Bath
England
el Teb
Egypt
Are You Efficient Mr. Charles Runcorn Quotes Twelve Efficiency Questions
The piece lists twelve questions from Efficiency Magazine cited by secretary Mr. Charles Runcorn of the Co-Operative Permanent Building Society. Questions probe self control discipline temper management and how leaders interact with subordinates.
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Charles Runcorn
Co-Operative Permanent Building Society
Efficiency Magazine
Trade with South Africa Slows as Firms Buy via London
U S trade with South Africa is largely at a standstill with many Cape Town firms preferring London purchases. The shoe trade suffers as a Cape Town firm orders 100000 pairs from a Northampton firm. A father sends a world tour postcard to his college son noting the Spartans’ cliff.
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United States
South Africa
Cape Town
London
Northampton
Nurse Morphed Lion to Death in Nyasaland Tale
In Liuli Nyasaland villagers terrorized by a man eating lion seek help from English nurse missionary Ethel A Hall. She kills an ox with morphine to lethal effect, lures the beast to feed, then the lion collapses and is killed by locals. A triumphal procession follows and the body rests outside her hut.
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Liuli
Nyasaland
Ethel A. Hall
R.N
Pot
Miss Hall
Start Early For Health To Reach 70 Average
William H. Mayo of the Mayo Clinic says people may average age 70 in 25 years if they guard health between ages 30 and 50. He notes no new treatments exist today but personal care and cooperation with physicians can extend life as individuals adopt healthier habits earlier in life.
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William H. Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
American College of Surgeons
New York
Edison forecasts and fulfillments loom in modern tech
In 1910 Edison predicted the helicopter like aero plane and one man car routes to save labor, first talking movies would replace silent film, synthetic silk would boost fashion, and Rayon has appeared as prophecy comes true. The notes show early 20th century foresight aligning with later innovations.
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Edison
Toronto
Britain’s swift campaign charts a two week record
The piece notes Britain aims to set speed records in elections with Parliament dissolved on October 7 and polls opened October 27, a 20 day gap before counting. It contrasts US election volatility with Britain’s rapid process and mentions America’s vast gold reserves.
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Great Britain
United States
Britain
Regina Daily Star
Radium Prospects at La Bine Point Declared Valuable
Ottawa reports from August annual review highlight La Bine Point pitchblende on Great Bear Lake as a very valuable source of radium. Ore could cover shipment costs at $400 per ton, with transport improvements needed. current limits include a small boat and manual handling. Suggestions include larger tugs, scows, a truck road or light railway, and possible damming of rapids though ice conditions pose obstacles. Discovery by Gilbert La Bine in May 1930 prompted testing that points to economically significant vein deposits.
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la Bine Point
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories
Hugh S. Spence
Spence
Fort Norman
Great Bear River
Gilbert la Bine
Indians Face Growing Blindness On Morley Reserve
The Morley Indian Reserve risks widespread blindness from trachoma within years. The Calgary Albertan reports 15 children at the Morley school are under treatment, about six Indians are blind, and around 18 more may go blind without effective action.
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Morley Indian Reserve
Calgary Albertan
Morley
Emperor Hirohito Promotes Home Industry Values
The emperor of Japan advocates buying home products, with the palace largely using domestically made goods. Foreign items are rare, limited to French wine and Havana cigars at state dinners. His western style clothing is home spun, and even his wrist watch from Nagoya is a silver plated $2.33 piece.
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Hirohito
Japan
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Nagoys
Victoria resident to visit Siam royalty in Bangkok
Will Visit Royalty R. P. Butchart of Victoria British Columbia and Mrs Butchart accepted an invitation to be guests of the King and Queen of Siam in Bangkok. They will depart shortly before Christmas. The royal couple had been guests of Mr and Mrs Butchart in Victoria before returning home.
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R. P. Butchart
Victoria
B.C
Robot powered Edison station lights 300000 homes solo
A New York Edison Company distributing station supplies home lighting for about 300000 families with no attendants. The system relies on automated controls to manage power delivery across the city.
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New York Edison Company
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