Triggers of Earthquakes Explored in 1930s Theories
The piece surveys multiple proposed triggers for earthquakes including microseisms, ocean and solid earth tides, and earth tides. It mentions isostasy and asthenoliths as models for crustal balance and magma movement, with quotes about Harlan P. Stetson and Chase S. Osborn offering differing views on tides and wobble as unbalancing factors.
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Italy
Continents
House of Cards
Harlan P. Stetson
Perkins Observatory
Delaware
Ohio
Chase S. Osborn
United States Senate
Michigan
Prince Albert National Park A Canadian Playground
A Saskatchewan region north of the fertile belt offers crystal lakes and abundant wildlife. White birch and conifers reach unusual size while pickerel pike and gray trout thrive in lakes and streams. Prince Albert National Park, set aside in 1928, stands as a key addition to Canada’s national reservations.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Prince Albert National Park
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Tour to the Orient
More than thirty reservations have been made for a business men tour to the Orient this fall with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The voyage will depart Vancouver on October 15th and H. R. McMillan of Vancouver, the excursion’s chairman, expects at least fifty more bookings before sailing day. The piece also notes a remark on the high cost of living and quotes a Hamburg saying.
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Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver
H. R. McMillan
Shoplifters Driven by Compulsion Not Need Says Toronto Store Chief
The head of an indoor detective squad at a major Toronto department store says most shoplifters steal out of idiosyncrasy, not need. Women account for about 80 percent of cases, and shoplifting spans socio economic classes. mild handling is common unless guilt is denied or apparent bad character is shown.
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Toronto
Counterfeit Bank Notes Circulating in Canada Warning
The post office department warns that counterfeit Bank of Nova Scotia ten dollar notes are in circulation in Canada. The fakes copy the January 2 1929 front, are darker and blurred, with a 1924 back in deeper blue, crude numbers, and some notes slightly smaller or correct size. The paper appears greasy with a shiny finish.
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Bank of Nova Scotia
Canada
Post Office Department
Politics Are Precarious in Parliament Says Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal notes that politics is volatile as Parliament renews itself every two decades. It observes that since 1911 over 400 men have entered Parliament briefly, many fading into oblivion, with ten-year spans or about two sessions serving as the typical career length for a parliamentarian.
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Laurier
Ottawa Journal
English Flying Touring Party Opens Europe Tour
The initial group of 200 amateur pilots began their European tour from England, stopping first in Frankfort for four days of sightseeing and a banquet at the local sports club. They then moved to Friedrichshafen and continued to additional cities across Europe.
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Europe
England
Frankfort
Germany
Friedrichshafen
European
Coal varieties in Alberta and British Columbia
Western Canada coal holdings include numerous coal types in Alberta and British Columbia. Authorities classify Alberta’s high grade lignite and sub bituminous coals as domestic coal to distinguish them from ordinary lignite.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Tagging Deer Aids Study Of Life History And Habitat
Conservation efforts expand with deer tagging to track life history, range, and feeding habits. Michigan wildlife officials tag fawns to map movements, compare data over years, and identify factors shaping habitat needs for future refuges and sanctuaries. Similar programs may spread across states with wild deer populations.
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American Game Protective Association
New York
Conservation Department of Michigan
Election for new director at Monaco IHB
Mapping the Seas notes a new director will be elected to the International Hydrographic Bureau in Monaco. It recalls historic navigators Christopher Columbus Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan, highlighting Magellan's 1526 Pacific voyage and his death in the Philippines, plus the fleet's return to Seville after circumnavigating the globe.
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International Hydrographic Bureau
Monaco
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Cape of Good Hope
Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific Ocean
Spain
Java
Malacca
Spice Islands
Straits of Magellan
Magellan
Philippines
Seville
Hoboes Flag Train On The Hudson Bay Line
Two foreign men flagged a mixed train south from Churchill and jumped between box cars to reach The Pas. The conductor halted the ride, removed the pair from between the cars, and sent them to the day coach before collecting fares and continuing.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Pas
Sweets do not boost calf weight in Minnesota study
University of Minnesota College of Agriculture experiments show calves relish molasses in grain but gains remain unchanged compared with regular diets, not offset by sweetness. Berlin railways moved 445 million passengers last year. Linoleum lasts longer when waxed occasionally.
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University of Minnesota
College of Agriculture
Berlin
Eclipse Visibility Prompts New Zealand Radio Study
Scientists aim to observe a total solar eclipse visible at Tin Can Island New Zealand this month. The New Zealanders have borrowed instruments from England and the New Zealand Radio Research Committee will study radio signal transmission along the eclipse path to shed light on reception problems.
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Niuafou
Tin Can Island
New Zealand
New
Definition Of A Gentleman From A Sporting Peer
Lord Lonsdale, a veteran sporting peer, shared definitions of a gentleman at a luncheon in Pontypridd Glamorgan. He said true gentleness comes from intent not birth and praised men who do right in any walk of life as good men and gentlemen.
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Lord Lonsdale
Pontypridd
Glamorgan
Swedish inventor’s phonograph tones echoed by curved cardboard
A curved sheet of cardboard serves as a makeshift soundbox to reproduce the tones of a Swedish inventor’s phonograph. This improvised component demonstrates an inventive approach to sound transmission and phonograph amplification.
Canadian National Appoints Atlantic Region Agent
Canadian National names a General Freight and Passenger Agent for the Atlantic Region with headquarters in Moncton New Brunswick. The post of General Passenger Agent is abolished.
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Atlantic Region
Moncton
Appointed District Passenger Agent Oversees Northeast Territory
An official appointment designates a District Passenger Agent based in Moncton with oversight of New Brunswick and Quebec regions from Matapedia to Riviere du Loup and Edmundston to Monk, excluding the Gaspe Peninsula.
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Moncton
New Brunswick
Quebec
Matapedia
Riviere du Loup
Edmundston
Monk
Gaspe Peninsula
Homestead Policy Hangs On Despite Regional Transfers
Canadian land transfers to Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia bring renewed attention to the free homestead policy. Officials indicate the policy will continue in most areas for now, while asserting future changes remain possible. The tradition began after 1870 with Hudsons Bay Company lands, and 58 years of free farm land entries have followed. Homesteads cover 160 acres with a $10 fee and residence requirements. Current surveys show Manitoba about 3.9 million acres, Saskatchewan 3.0 million, Alberta 14.872 million. Canadians lead in entries, followed by Americans and English.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Warning to Hunters Urges Safe Gunning Practices
Carlos Avery of the American Game Protective Association urges hunters nationwide to cooperate with state game officials and conservation groups. He warns against shooting at movement or sound and stresses muzzle safety, unloading during rests, and never aiming at anyone to prevent accidental injuries as the 1930 season opens.
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Carlos Avery
American Game Protective Association
Mr. Avery
Ice Cream Freezer Aboard Hudson Bay Schooner Northbound
The Hudson's Bay Company schooner Old Maid No. 2 left Vancouver for the Western Arctic carrying what is believed to be the first ice cream freezer to pass Behring Strait. Cargo included peanut butter fruit salad grape juice canned grapefruit lobsters jams vegetables and countless candies likely for Christmas gifts along with fence wire for fox farms and a mysterious parcel labeled hip hat.
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Canada
Old Maid No
Hudson's Bay Company
Vancouver
Arctic
Behring Straits
Princess Giovanna Treats Wounded Soldier After Crash
Princess Giovanna daughter of the King of Italy trained with the Red Cross aided artilleryman Manton Morani after a horse fall. She bound his wounds and, with her chauffeur driving at high speed, rushed him to a hospital.
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Giovanna
Italy
Red Cross
Manton Morani
London of Dickens revived in Dexter guide
The book The London of Dickens by Walter Dexter surveys streets and houses named in Dickens novels, tracing sites from Westminster Abbey to the Strand. It notes changes since Dickens and praises the author’s focus on plausible locations while acknowledging Wade’s Dickensian tours.
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London
Westminstre Abbey
Fred Wade
Wade
Walter Dexter
Cecil Palmer
Dickens
St. Martin's Church
Trafalgar Square
David Copperfield
Peggotty
Strand
Golden Cross Hotel
Pickwickians
Betsy Trotwood
David
Copperfield
Mr. Dexter
Dicken
Dexter
First Nova Scotia Apples Exported to Liverpool in 1849
The first apples exported from Nova Scotia were shipped from Halifax to Liverpool in 1849 by sailing vessel, fetching $2 per barrel. In 1856 a schooner carried 700 barrels to Boston at $275 per barrel, showing early colonial trade. A remark notes a good English waiter as the best servant in the world.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
Liverpool
Boston
U.S.A
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Western Canada Coal
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