World Happenings Briefly Told
The Rothesay dock on the Clyde is temporarily closed due to shipbuilding decline. The Canadian Pacific Railway pays no six month dividend for 1932. Scotland plans 30 new churches in seven years, Edinburgh and Glasgow to receive several. Japanese Olympic reps plan buying cabin space for winning athletes. Newton Mass suburbs show two cars per family with 14 000 families and 23 000 automobiles. Florenz Ziegfeld leaves estate to Billie Burke and Patricia. An air taxi from Imperial Airways carried a London woman to Chelmsford to place a grave wreath. John Erskine praises art and agriculture as creative professions. San Francisco opens a $6 million municipally owned opera house to be dedicated as a war memorial with Tosca opening Oct 15. British Columbia logger protests export of logs amid lumber outlook.
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Clyde
Canadian Pacific Railway
Church of Scotland
Scotland
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Newton
Mass
Boston
Florenz Ziegfeld
New York
California
Billie Burke
Patricia
Imperial Airways
London
Chelmsford
Essex
John Erskine
San Francisco
United States
British Columbia
Britain Faces Growing Unemployment Aid Burden
Britain's unemployed total rises to 2,811,792 with about 7.5 million people dependent on government or local relief. July's jobless increase and a year rise strain the relief system as a wandering unemployed fringe grows amid a quarter of the population seeking aid.
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United States
Bonus Army
Great Britain
Britain
Canada Predicts Cattle Exports To Britain Limited
Canadian Minister of Agriculture Hon. Robert Weir says Canada will ship under 25 000 head of cattle to the United Kingdom next year even if Britain lifts restrictions on Canadian cattle. He rejects reports of 100 000 to 400 000 head annually, saying they would alarm British farmers without basis.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Britain
Robert Weir
Weir
Material mimics glass from natural gas for UV transmission
A new material resembling glass and not fragile enough to stop sun UV rays is made from natural gas. A barber jokes about hair thinning with a tonic while a customer denies. A witty remark about breaking into a safe at home ends the fragment citing Muskete, Vienna.
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Muskete
Vienna
McGill Scientists Find Notable Stellar Electrical Findings
Prof J Foster and Dr A Vibert Douglas of McGill University report promising results from studies of electrical fields in stars conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria and in Pasadena California. They caution that full conclusions require further re-study before declaring success.
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J. Foster
A. Vibert Douglas
McGill
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
Foster
Douglas
Rockefeller Foundation invites Miss Smellie to study maternal welfare in Europe
The Rockefeller Foundation extends an invitation to Miss Elizabeth Smellie, chief superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada, to visit England Denmark Austria Germany and Italy in the coming months to study maternal welfare conditions. She plans to sail in September and return mid December.
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Victorian Order of Nurses
Canada
Rockefeller Foundation
Elizabeth Smellie
Miss Smellie
England
Denmark
Austria
Germany
Italy
Pattern and Ship News From Early 20th Century Era
The article describes a dress pattern No. 630 with size options and fabric ideas including crepe silk and organdie. It then details the SS Lemoyne of Canada Steamship Lines, the largest grain carrier, opening the Welland Ship Canal on August 6 with the Earl of Bessborough officiating and Imperial Conference delegates attending. It covers Lemoyne’s design, record cargoes of wheat and coal, height of canals records, and the ship’s role in bridging Upper Lakes shipping to Kingston and eastern ports.
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Great Lake
SS. Lemoyne
Canada Steamship Lines
Welland Ship Canal
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Empire
Ottawa
Midland
Ontario
Lemoyne
Upper Great Lakes
Fort William
Lake Ontario
Prairies
Upper Lakes
Kingston
Welland Canal
S.S. Noronic
Upper Lake
Northern
Toronto
Hamilton
Noronic
Ashcroft
Gleneagles
Port Col
S.S. Lemoyne
Stanley Baldwin
R. B. Bennett
How To Order Patterns Eee Te Weee A8
This article outlines steps to order sewing patterns with emphasis on choosing sizes and materials. It notes item availability, payment methods, and delivery timelines while guiding readers through the purchase process.
Oldest Known Human Skull Found in London
Professor G. Elliot Smith announced at the international congress that the skull called the Lloyds skull was found in blue clay 40 feet deep during Lloyds building work in Leadenhall Street. It is a 50 year old woman and Smith calls it the earliest genuine Homo sapiens, surpassing Java Man and Peking Man. Attendees were surprised and left to inspect the skull.
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London
G. Elliot Smith
University of London
International Congress of
Lloyd's
Lloyd's Corporation
Leadenhall Street
Smith
Java
Submarine Rendered Useless By New British Invention
A British Admiralty detector tactic makes submarines visible and trackable from surface ships. Trials show destroyers locating and destroying submarines within hours. The moving point system reveals a submarine’s exact position and distance regardless of depth, with no known countermeasure yet.
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Admiralty
Inside or outside pocket question from fashion writer
A male fashion writer asks if money should be kept in an outside pocket. The reply is no, indicating a preference for hiding money or using secure storage.
Reserved For Royalty Life Guards Escort Tradition
The text explains that royal escort privileges are limited to members of the Royal Family and foreign heads of state. It notes the Duchess of York lacked royal status before marriage and thus had a police escort, while post marriage she gains Life Guards protection. It traces the Royal Life Guards origin to Cavaliers with Charles II and their reorganization in Holland.
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Duchess of York
Metropolitan Police
Life Guards
Royal Life Guards
Charles II
Holland
First Gas-Lighted Street in London 1807
In 1807 Pall Mall in London became the first street lit by gas with credit to a German named Winzer later Windsor. His profit estimate reached £229,000,000 yearly and he planned to redeem the National Debt and pay shareholders 1000 percent. The company failed, yet Winzer helped popularize gas lighting.
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Pall Mall
London
England
Winzer
Windsor
Doctor’s sulpher joke about girls sparks reaction
A doctor lectures a girls class and jokes that the human body contains sulphur. A student asks how much, and the doctor replies it varies by girl, prompting the onlookers to remark that some make better matches than others.
Korea's Split Marriage Certificate Practice
A claim notes that Korea is the only country where a marriage certificate is equally divided, with half held by the wife and half by the husband. This unusual custom highlights formal separation of spouses’ legal documents within Korean civil practice.
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Korea
Booklovers Demand Removal of New Irish Book Tax
Readers in the Irish Free State rally against a recently introduced book tax, arguing it will curb access to literature and burden publishers. Campaigners call for repeal as protests and petitions circulate.
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Irish Free State
Duke of Portland Receives Royal Victorian Chain
The King of England has conferred the Royal Victorian Chain upon the Duke of Portland, honoring his service and standing within the royal circle. The announcement notes the historic honor and its significance within British honors.
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Duke of Portland
Naval Armaments and the Offensive Definitional Debate
A critical essay argues that classification of naval weapons as offensive or defensive hinges on usage. Submarines, battleships, and bombers are deemed defensive only by their actual employment. The piece cites the U-boat, Q-boat, and peashooter as examples, concluding that weapon nature follows usage. It notes nations apply a defensive label to a club plus arms, prompting wider contention.
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Geneva
Montreal Star
Testing Out New Device To Prevent Panicked Flight Control
Engineers from the department of national defence test a new jointed control stick that disconnects under excessive force to prevent student panic in flight. The instructor’s stick remains normal and can override the student’s control by pulling his stick.
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Department of National Defence
Iceless Refrigerators Popular On Colorado Farms
On Colorado farms, homemade iceless refrigerators use damp canton flannel stretched over crates to keep butter milk vegetables and fruits cool. A simple setup by extension economist Mary Sutherland notes capillary action cools contents as water in a pan keeps the cloth wet.
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Colorado
Mary Sutherland
Colorado Agricultural College
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