Canada faces looming war questions and defense needs
The article notes two persistent questions in Canada since 1938 about when a large war might occur and whether Canada will be involved. It discusses public sentiment shifting after Munich, the influence of events and policies, and the possibility Canada must defend itself or risk contributing to a broader conflict. It highlights Fortune polls showing U.S. willingness to support Canada and argues for strengthening Canada’s defenses in light of a bleak sea outlook.
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Canada
Fortune
United States
Munich
U.S
Hitler
Mussolini
Wheat Exports to Palestine Increase Amid Quota Rules
Canada ships 1000 tons of Manitoba wheat and 500 tons amber durum to Tel Aviv for a miller as Palestine imports fluctuate. In 1937 Canada sent 442 tons to Palestine and quarterly quotas govern wheat and flour imports. The first lighted beacon on the Pacific coast of the United States was erected in San Diego in 1893.
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Palestine
Manitoba
Tel-Aviv
Canada
Holy Land
Pacific
United States
San Diego
Calif
Mysterious disease hits game birds at Alberta convention
At the 10th annual Alberta Fish and Game Association convention delegates heard of a spreading mysterious disease in western Canada. Dr William Rowan of the University of Alberta said the illness, fatal to ruffled grouse and Hungarian partridge, has recurred in 10-year cycles with heavy losses and lakesarid water declines cited as contributing factors. The disease last appeared in 1937 and was expected again in 1947.
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Alberta Fish and Game Association
Canada
William Rowan
University of Alberta
Private Property Wur Decision Rendered In England Over Gas Masks
A Chesterfield case was dismissed after the public prosecutor failed to prove the mask was His Majesty's property. The magistrate noted damaged masks may not be replaced free of charge in war. Nearly 40,000 gas masks distributed during the September crisis over Czechoslovakia were classed as private property, with many masks damaged by children or kept as souvenirs by tourists.
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England
Chesterfield
Water basis of metric weights in early science note
The article explains that water defines the gram by density, stating one cubic centimeter of water at 29.2 Fahrenheit equals one gram. It adds a speculative aside about lunar sightlines, noting if on the moon one could see the sun and stars simultaneously.
Canada's Coal and Metals Form Impressive Freight Blocks
An economist of the Canadian National Railways describes mining output in 1937. Coal could fill a 3,000 mile train from Montreal to Vancouver. Structural materials would form two such trains, while non metals would fill another. Copper, lead, zinc, silver and gold blocks would stretch for miles in length and thickness, illustrating vast production.
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Canada
Montreal
Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National Magazine
Halifax
Voting Through Ages Across Civilizations
A brief reflection notes that voting existed in ancient Greek city states, the Roman Empire, and among Germanic tribes long before modern times, suggesting voting as a historical, cross-cultural practice.
Strain Of Modern Life Cited As Heart Stress Factor
Detroit health officer Dr Henry F Vaughan warns residents of Canada and the United States face heart disease from modern life strains. He says a hundred occurrences in every life are heart strains and everyday irritations can wear out the heart.
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Henry F. Vaughan
Detroit
Canada
United States
Vaughan
Butler predicts New York to rival world capitals
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler told the Pilgrims of the United States that New York may become the capital of western civilization in a generation or two and could succeed London as the English Metropolis as London’s era of global intellectual prestige ends.
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Nicholas Murray Butler Beieves
New York
Columbia University
United States
London
Religious composition in the Indian Empire outlined
A census fragment states that of every 100 people in the Indian Empire 68 are Hindus 22 Muslims three Buddhists three tribal faith followers one Christian and one Sikh.
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Indian Empire
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