Peace by Humility and Unity in a Rebuilt World
The piece argues that peace, not revenge driven treaties, requires the world to unite like wartime mobilization to solve economic and social woes. It cites Lloyd George’s war memoirs and Nicholas Murray Butler figures outlining vast costs and potential peaceful investments in housing, libraries, universities, teachers and nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lloyd George
Britain
Lloyd George
Nicholas Murray Butler
United States
Canada
Australia
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
France
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Recovery of Sunken Laurentic Gold Worth Five Million
The Laurentic wreck, a 15000 ton White Star liner sunk in 1917 by a German torpedo off Lough Swilly, yielded £5,000,000 in bullion recovered by Admiralty divers between 1918 and 1924. The private salvage firm removed bullion valued at £1,000,000 and left the rest buried in sand after the ship broke apart in deep water and rough seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
Admiralty
Lough Swilly
Northern
Ireland
Mail By Rocket from Dover To Calais
A rocket mail idea proposes Dover England to Calais France service using the Zucker aluminum rocket from the London air post exposition. Letters could cross the 21 mile Channel in about one minute with a British French government backed syndicate planning regular service. Calais would be the continental dispatch and receiving point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Calais
England
France
London
English Channel
Mount Royal Battle Over Cars On Montreal Peak
A heated dispute centers on allowing automobiles on Mount Royal in Montreal. Alderman J Allan Bray proposed cars ascend the mountain, but public protest favors preserving the mountain’s natural charm for pedestrians and cyclists. The site remains prime real estate in a city resisting automotive intrusion.
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Ald. J. Allan Bray
Montreal
Mount Royal
Bermuda
Thousands of Nazi refugees seek work abroad
About 7,500 academic and professional refugees from Nazi Germany are seeking new lives in foreign countries. The New York Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Germans notes scholars suffer most from the regime’s upheaval. A high commission coordinates refugee work worldwide, with 60 German scholars placed in American colleges and universities.
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Nazi Germany
New York
Germany
High Commission
Alberta teachers faced diverse dismissal grounds in Edmonton hearing
At Edmonton Judge MacDonald presiding, appeals over alleged wrongful dismissals of Alberta teachers reveal boards demand versatility. A Willingdon district teacher says dismissal stemmed from not playing piano while another chair claims a teacher was fired for being too high strung and striking pupils.
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Alberta
Edmonton
MacDonald
Willingdon
Wanted His Razor Portland Man Would Share With Ride
A Portland man went to the police asking for the razor his wife used in a failed self harm attempt. When asked why he wanted it he coolly replied he wished to shave. He was advised to buy a pew razor.
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Portland
Oregon
Graf Zeppelin Maintains Strong Atlantic Schedule
In fifty three crossings, the Graf Zeppelin has rarely lagged more than an hour and often arrived days ahead of plan, underscoring its reliability and speed on transatlantic routes.
Coastline Hears 47 Foot Displacement in 1899 Quake
The Alaskan coast near Disenchantment Bay recorded a 47 foot cose during the 1899 earthquake, signaling massive crustal movement. The event highlights dramatic coastal deformation observed in that historic seismic sequence.
Giant Cunard Queen of the Seas Revealed Facts
A lengthy prospectus on Cunard White Star’s new superliner, No S34, detailing size, cost, design, propulsion, and amenities. Highlights include 1,018 foot length, 73,000+ gross tons, four day transatlantic crossing, 11 decks, 60,000 cubic feet of refrigeration, four screw propellers, 257,000 turbine blades, three funnels, a 70 foot high first funnel, immense electrical system, gyroscopic stabilizer, and a 7 million pound insurance valuation. The Clyde yards widened for launch, cost about 400,000 dollars, with John Brown & Co. building.
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Cunard
Atlantic
Englan
France
Mauretania
Fenicher
Toulus
Clyde
John Brown & Co. Ltd
Te First Cunarder
Britannia
Quebec
Hamilton
Ottawa
Halifax
Vancouver
Pacific Ocean
New York
Jersey City
Staten Island
Edmonton Aero Club marks 25th Canadian flight anniversary
At Edmonton the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club kept multiple planes aloft for 15 hours 15 minutes dawn to dusk to commemorate the 25th anniversary of flight in Canada. C North Lawle started at 5 00 a m and Sven Jensen landed at 6 35 pm after a storm dimmed the sky. Miss Margaret Fane was the only woman pilot participating in the tribute to Casey Baldwin and the Silver Hawk flight first staged 25 years ago in Nova Scotia.
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Edmonton
Canada
Northern Alberta
Sven Jensen
Margaret Fane
Casey" Baldwin
Nova Scotia
Expedition Probes the Lost World of Southern Venezuela
A scientific expedition ventures into southern Venezuela seeking untouched habitats and undiscovered species. Researchers map dense forests, document unusual wildlife, and study geological formations to expand knowledge of this remote region.
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Venezuela
London Flatela tower promises hotel style flats for ten
London unveils Flatela a $10,000,000 block of flats with 50 units housing 1,200 residents. The building provides in house shopping dining barbering and beauty services. A 16 foot wide terrace around the top floor offers sun bathing and exercise space.
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London
Speakers Sound Loudness Tied to Cold Hallwear
Tests show actors in colder venues project louder as heavy audience clothing absorbs more sound, making voices carry less. The finding suggests adjusting acoustics or amplification in chilly halls to ensure intelligibility.
Amazon River length from Ucayali headwaters
The total length of the Amazon river from its headwaters at the Ucayali basin is about 2,300 miles, indicating a vast tropical river system that traverses multiple South American regions and ecosystems.
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Amazon River
Ucayali
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