Global Wheat Surplus Persists Amid Looming Stock Draw
Donald M. Marvin outlines a persistent world wheat surplus as 1930s stocks remain above annual needs. US output estimates approach 737 million bushels with waning domestic demand and rising spring wheat prospects. European and Russian crops vary, while China imports surge. policy and trade shifts will determine future consumption and stock levels.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
United States
Europe
Danube
France
Germany
Spain
Belgium
Holland
Roumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Jugoslavia
Italy
United Kingdom
Russia
India
China
Australia
Slavery Still Exists Worldwide Rally to End It
A Regina Leader-Post report notes that slavery persists in China Arabia Liberia and Abyssinia with brutal practices still seen. The League of Nations and Britain push a global campaign aimed at freeing millions of enslaved people, urging influential individuals to join the effort.
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British Dominions
League of Nations
Arnold Hodson
Sierra Leone
Africa
China
Arabia
Liberia
Abyssinia
Great Britain
Regina
Proposal To Divert Northern River Waters
The plan to divert the Ogoki River waters away from James Bay toward the Great Lakes via Nipigon River drew public attention. Estimates place the new horsepower at about 200,000 though immediate need is unclear. despite this, added flow could help maintain lake levels by countering deeper channels and heavier outflow.
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Ogoki River
James Bay
Great Lakes
Nipigon
Ontario
Carrier Pigeon Aids German Police In Blackmail Case
A pigeon released from a plane led Frankfort on the Main police to the blackmailer who demanded a large sum from a consular service member. The bird carried the note back and allowed tracing of the suspect, now serving a prison term.
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Frankfort-on- Main
Germany
New Instrument Measures to 3 000 000th of an Inch
A newly invented device can measure to three millionths of an inch. Researchers say the tool may aid motorists in locating precise parking spaces by providing extreme dimensional accuracy.
San Marino’s 6-Hour Day Keeps Clocks Quiet
In San Marino the oldest and smallest republic, no clock strikes more than six times. The day is divided into four parts of six hours each, shaping local timekeeping and daily life.
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San Marino
Mystery Of Stonehenge Sparks Eternal Debate
The international congress of archaeologists at Salisbury Plain debated Stonehenge’s origin with no consensus. Experts admit evidence is insufficient while continuing to argue about who built it and why, joining other ancient mysteries in the realm of enduring riddles.
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Stonehenge
Salisbury Plain
Java
Rome
Montreal Star
Old fire horse Sandy dies after 30 years service
In Evanston Illinois the aged fire horse Sandy was demoted when the department modernized and spent decades pulling a garbage wagon. He lived frugally on oats and hay, and died at the incinerator just as his burden ended, sparing the city a bullet.
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Sandy
Evanston
Illinois
Not Afraid Of Work: 90-Year-Old Spinner Reflects on Life
Mrs. Christian McMillan, who celebrated her 90th birthday, recalls arriving in Winnipeg in 1885 from Waterville Nova Scotia. She spun through 5,000,000 yards of yarn and wove blankets and suits in early days, now knitting gloves for her family and lamenting that spinning feels like merely passing the time.
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Christian McMillan
McMillan
Winnipeg
Waterville
N.S
France’s Paper Trail Through Life From Birth to Grave
London Saturday Review notes that the French live with multiple required documents from birth to death. Citizens receive a carnet de famille, a carnets militar, and a carte d elector, with a possible carte d identite. They carry several papers, all police certified, to retain legal identity.
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London Saturday Review
Rubber Covered Milk Carriers Aim To Quiet Bottles
A rubber company designs rubber covered milk carriers to reduce the rattle and early morning noise from milk bottles. The invention focuses on muffling bottle clatter while keeping milk delivery efficient for households and dairy firms.
Cuba Agricultural Workers Paid Low Yearly Wages
Agricultural workers in Cuba receive annual pay ranging from 200 to 400 dollars, reflecting low wage levels amid the island’s labor practices and economic conditions.
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Cuba
Thrilling ascent of Agiakchak crater extreme heat record
Rev Father Bernard R Hubbard and a Santa Clara University party reached Agiakchak the largest active crater, 21 miles circumference, 3009 feet drop, reporting bed temperatures melting tin and copper. They explored a 3 mile crater, noted blue vapors possibly over 2000 degrees, and documented the new fumarole and gas hazards.
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Agiakchak
Goor
Bernard R. Hubbard
Santa Clara University
Victoria
Rod Chisholm
San Francisco University
Marge
Katmai
Father Hubbard
Santa Clara University of California
Father Gaites
Rod Chttsholm
Kenneth Chisholm
Edgard Levin
Santa Clara
Aniakchak
More Automobiles On Canadian Farms
Dominion Bureau of Statistics data show Canada with 726,623 farms hosting 321,306 automobiles. Ontario leads in cars per farm at 1 per 1.53 farms. Quebec trails with 1 per 5,106 farms. Provincial ratios, tractor counts up since 1921, and equipment density across the Dominion are detailed.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Chromium surfaced plates print paper money
The article explains how modern money is produced using a steel engraving mold, electroforming a chromium plated printing plate, and duplicating the original design. It also cites unrelated quips about pockets, baths in 2000 B C, an Egyptian tomb finding, and England developed rubber treated waterproof rope.
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England
New Market For Flax Opens In Ontario Canada
Hamilton Spectator notes Canada may rival Russia in flax exports to Ireland. Lewis Gray of the Northern Ireland delegation visited Ontario flax districts to assess fibre potential. Canadian flax, grown mainly in Western Ontario, has passed from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to Ireland via Quebec.
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Canada
Russia
Ireland
Hamilton Spectator
Lewis Gray
Northern Ireland
Economic Conference
Ontario
New France
West
Nova Scota
New Brunswick
Quebec
Gray
Salvage Feat At Sea Draws Admiration
The piece praises Italian salvage crews for recovering millions in bullion from the British liner Egypt off the French coast and notes a lone diver off Donegal coast, with the Laurentic torpedoed in 1917. A London syndicate hired a sixty year old tug and diver to recover gold, including a $100,000 ingot, amid rough seas and shifting wreckage.
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Egypt
Donegal
Ireland
Laurentic
Admiralty
St. Thomas Times Journal
Danger In Old Tires On Kingston Road Claim Loss Of Life
A blowout on the front tire of an old model coupe on Kingston Road killed one person and left six injured. The piece warns about dangers of worn tires and high speed on highways and urges motorists to ensure tires are serviceable.
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Kingston Road
Canada processed cheese output tops twelve million pounds
The annual processed cheese produced in Canada last year totaled 12,048,012 pounds with 1,148,316 pounds exported. Eight firms produced this cheese: six in Ontario, one in Quebec, and one in Alberta. Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
The New Television Drafts for Debts
A brief item notes a new television apparatus praised for displaying drafts of outstanding debts, as described in Lustige Blaetter of Berlin. The snippet emphasizes the device’s usefulness and novelty without broader context or details.
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Lustige Blaetter
Berlin
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