Nationalism vs Internationalism in a Troubled World
A columnist argues the world is at war today between aggressive nationalism and the push for true internationalism. After World War I efforts like self determination and a League of Nations, extreme nationalism fuels tariff walls and restricted trade, worsening poverty and fear. The piece urges abandoning barriers and embracing interdependence to reduce arms and economic conflict.
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League of Nations
Europe
Saskatchewan Honey Output Sets Historic High in 1930
Saskatchewan produced 685,551 pounds of honey valued at 108,257 dollars in 1930, the province's largest output, up 280,649 pounds from 1929 and 263,249 pounds from 1928. Dominion total honey yield was 31,169,683 pounds, Saskatchewan accounting for just over two percent. Manitoba produced 10,110,128 pounds and Alberta 1,878,948 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Manitoba
Alberta
Derby Sweepstakes winner fired for gambling tied to employer
Havant grocer G R Standing fired longtime employee Harry Wheeler after Wheeler won a $500 Derby Sweepstakes prize. Wheeler had bought a ticket under the alias Jumbo and listed Standing’s address, provoking the employer to dismiss him for gambling opposition.
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Harry Wheeler
Havant
England
G. R. Standing
Standing
Wheeler
Oklahoma convict granted seven months leave to harvest crops
Jim Crowell, serving a twelve year term for manslaughter, receives a seven months' leave of absence from the Oklahoma State Prison. Neighbors petitioned Acting Governor Robert Burns, saying they needed him to harvest their crops as the only threshing machine in the area.
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Jim Crowell
Oklahoma State
Lis
Crowell
Robert Burns
Census Tallies Edmonton Population at 79059
A civic census in Edmonton records the city population at 79059, up 1502 from 1930. Of residents, 61336 live on the North Side and 17723 on the South. The census shows a near even sex balance with 39540 males and 39519 females.
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Edmonton
Willingdon Arts Competition Announces Final Year Awards
Ottawa hosts the Willingdon arts competition final year awards with $100 prizes in music for violin and piano and for vocal solo setting. George Bowles of Winnipeg wins with Im Promtu. F Llewellyn Harrison of New Glasgow takes $100 for Winter's Poem. Gladstone Evans of Toronto earns $100 for Wanderlied. Dinah Lauterman of Montreal wins $200 in sculpture for Head of an Indian Chef. Pegi Nicol of Ottawa wins painting with Log Cabin. honorable mentions go to J W MacDonald Vancouver for Lytton Church Ten by F H Varley Vancouver and Vera O Weatherbie Vancouver.
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Willingdon
Ottawa
Earl of Willingdon
Govenor-General
Canada
Dominion
George Bowles
Winnipeg
F. Llewellyn Harrison
New Glasgow
N.S
Gladstone Evans
Toronto
Dinah Lauterman
Montreal
Pegi Nicol
Lytton Church
B.C
J W. MacDonald
Vancouver
F. H. Varley
ARCA
Vera O. Weatherbie
Using Movies To Trace Brain Action At AMA Convention
A presentation at the American Medical Association annual convention in Philadelphia showed how moving pictures from St Elizabeth Hospital in Washington reveal facial expressions and movements of patients who later died. The brains mounted under glass display the damage tied to these expressions, helping observers recognize similar brain troubles in living patients and prompt action before it is too late.
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American Medical Association
Philadelphia
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Washington
Government Institution For
Treasures Unearthed By Veteran Explorer
Veteran explorer Sir Aurel Stein unearthed silk older than Christianity in a China to Eastern Asia cache along an ancient high road. He has faced Chinese obstruction on a fresh expedition. His career spans uncovering traces of bygone civilizations, including desert tracks of a motor car in Syria East.
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British Museum
China
Asia
Sir Aurel Stein
Sir Aurel
Syria
Vancouver Exhibition Progress and Wound Care Ad
Vancouver Exhibition Association nears completion of new buildings with about 300000 dollars planned spending likely by August. Some factories store ca bolic acid for wound cauterization, while Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers quick action without scarring or skin damage.
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Vancouver Exhibition Association
Dr. Thomas
Chinese Returns Hor Party Passes Through Vancouver
A large party of Chinese with their wives and families arrived in Vancouver via the Canadian National Railways. The group traveled from the British West Indies and South America and were en route to China.
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Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
British West Indies
South America
China
Manitoba Bergillum Deposits Development Push Underway
The Industrial Development Board of Manitoba says it is in touch with about thirty United States firms regarding the development of beryllium deposits in Northern Manitoba.
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Manitoba
Industrial Development Board
United States
United States Reports Armed Forces Totals for League Disarmament
The United States presents for global disarmament talks a full summary of forces. Land forces total 189,957 with 13,080 officers, naval strength 109,886 including 10,420 navy officers and 1,030 officers plus 17,500 Marines. The army legal strength is 280,000 enlisted, warrant officers 640, and officers 17,728. Marines listed as average strength.
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United States
League
Navy
Marine Corps
Betty Barclay Week Recipe Corners Pie and Soup Dish
A meatless week menu presents a lemon pie filling with sugar flour cornstarch and lemon then meringue baked to brown followed by a hearty soup dish using stock onion vinegar sugar and bacon drippings. A fragrance note extols Persian palm tones for skin care and beauty benefits.
Decline in Canadian Building Permits in May
May reporting 61 cities to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show permits valued at 11,868,000, down from 13,786,000 in April and 20,321,000 in May last year. First five months of 1931 total 49,001,000, the lowest in a decade, with Montreal higher than last year in April and May. Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver down, St Boniface and North Vancouver up. A stray sentence about trout and gear follows.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
St. Boniface
North Vancouver
British Plane Will Carry Robot Pilot for Cape Town Flight
Squadron Leader C. R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant D. L. Rett head a team chosen to attempt a world long distance non stop flight to Cape Town. A Fairey Napier monoplane, nearly the two pilots’ craft, will be ready by July end with August trials. They plan a late autumn bid to surpass the 5,625 mile record set by Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, weather permitting. The route to Ceylon is favored. The craft carries 1000 gallons of fuel and includes a robot pilot to relieve the crew during the flight. Gayford, a WWI ace, has RAF service in Egypt and India and participated in the 1928 Khartum to Cape Town race. Bett, involved in Africa flight in 1927, is cited as part of the team.
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Cape Town
C. R. Gayford
D. LG. Rett
Ceylon
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Gayford
Reypt
India
Khartum
Bett
Africa
Platinum Wire So Thin It Weighs Little
Discovery explains drawing platinum into wires 500 millionths inch thick. Sivil of Baker and Co describes a process showing 25 000 miles of wire weighing 85 ounces, enough to girdle the globe. The note adds asthma remedy claims by Dr. Kellogg and a Detroit comptroller Roosevelt relative to unemployment insurance talk.
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Cecil 8. Sivil
Baker and Co
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Sivil
Dr Carter's Little Liver Pills advertise liver tonic relief
An archaic ad claims Dr Carter's Little Liver Pills offer a vegetable laxative with tonic liver benefits. It promises relief from stomach upset constipation biliousness and headaches and notes availability from all druggists for 25 cents.
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Hong
Carter
Co Operation Best Way Of Doing Business With Canada
The London Times editorial echoed the British trade mission's view that cooperation with existing Canadian interests is the best path for Britain. It urged complementary goods to Canadian production, joint marketing in Canada, and avoided competition to mutual advantage.
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Sax
Canada
The
London Times
Dominion
Federation of British Industries
Some Regulations Needed Hon Manion On Bus Rail Competition
Hon R J Manion Minister of Railways and Canals in the budget debate in the House of Commons urged regulations for motor bus competition with railways. He said bus and truck services injure Canadian railways using expensive equipment on their own tracks and that railways should not face unregulated competition on public highways funded by taxpayers.
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R. J. Manion
Hon
House of Commons
Canadian Railways
Manion
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment Mandate Remedy
An archival notice promotes Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as a speedy cure for burns sprains felons blood poisoning soft corns warts and scald feet. It is listed as valuable for inflammations and muscular rheumatism in a vintage advertisement style.
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Douglas
Manitoba Peat Beds Survey Request Noted
A vague request from persons interested in the peat industry seeks a survey of peat beds in northeastern Manitoba, filed with the Federal Department of Mines.
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Federal Department of Mines
Manitoba
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International Association of Comptrollers and Accounting Officers
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