Declining Tourism Revenue Raises Questions for Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a 1938 drop of 21 million dollars in Canadian tourist expenditures, a first since 1932, prompting calls to diagnose the fall and seek remedies. Officials cite King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visits, road conditions, and renewed cross border traffic as potential mitigators, urging federal support for western highway rehabilitation to boost jobs and long term gains in national wealth through tourism.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
George
Queen Elizabeth
West
United States
Lowie
Claude
Bonter
Quebec Chronicle Telegraph marks 175th birthday
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph observes its 175th anniversary. Founded June 21 1764 as the Quebec Gazette, it became the Chronicle Telegraph through mergers with the Morning Chronicle in 1874 and the Daily Telegraph in 1925.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Quebec Gazette
Chronicle-Telegraph
Morning Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
Dog Rover Seeks Credit, Barks for Snacks at Butcher
Kingston NC reader notes describe Rover, a dog owned by Tyndall, who refused a charge account claiming Rover was not reasonable. The canine reportedly visits a local butcher when hungry, barking for preferred meats and sometimes opting for frankfurters and hamburgers.
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Tyndall
Kingston
Rover
Large Baptisms Expected for Georges and Elizabeths in Canada
It is likely Canada will see an exceptionally large number of births named Georges and Elizabeths during the year as baptisms rise.
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Georges and
Elizabeths
Canada
Chrysanthemum Soup Gains Popularity in Japan
Chrysanthemum soup, prepared from chopped petals, is becoming a popular dish in Japan reflecting growing interest in floral flavored foods.
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Japan
Pampas origin in Argentina linked to Indian plains term
Argentina’s grasslands are called pampas, a name deriving from an Indian word for plains. The attribution notes the linguistic link to the broad grasslands common across the country and region.
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Argentina
Pampaa
German Industrialist Airs Plan to Move £60,000 Stocks
A wealthy German industrialist, visiting London, asks a solicitor to witness the destruction of English stock certificates in Berlin. After witnessing the fires, an affidavit is filed in London proving the loss and six months later new certificates are issued, restoring £60,000 in stocks to the German.
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England
London
Beriin
Overseas Daily Mail
Escort Ships Hlangow And Southampton Do Not Rank With Battle Cruisers
The two escorts that accompanied the King and Queen on their return voyage aboard the Empress of Britain are modern 8100 ton cruisers, the Southampton and the Glasgow. They carry 12 six inch guns, eight four inch guns, and two airplanes, speed 33 knots, oil driven, with a crew of 700. They are not capital ships and do not rank with battle cruisers or battleships. The Glasgow, famed for escaping Coronel, later joined battle cruisers at the Falklands. The admiralty will keep the Glasgow name in praise within the British navy.
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Southampton
Glasgow
Coronel
von Spee
Falkland Islands
Admiralty
Toronto Star
Colorful New Guinea Tribe Reported In Recent Discovery
Reports from Rabaul describe a newly found New Guinea district tribe with women of wide color range from brick red to nearly white. They are said to live amid constant inter-tribal warfare and carry bones of deceased relatives in net sacks on their backs. They reportedly refrain from work and live mainly for leisure.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
Biblioteca Femina aims to span nations with books by women
Grace Thompson Seton, famed hunter and explorer, leads a National Council of Women project to assemble Biblioteca Femina, a world wide library of books by women across science sociology art and travel. Canada features strongly reflecting her ties, with plans including works like A Woman Tenderfoot in the Rockies and a global network of country chairmen of letters.
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Ollector
Grace Thompson Seton
National Council of Women
Committee of Letters
Biblioteca Femina
Canada
Auxiliary Army Corps
Cowhand Ropes Eagle In Arizona Feeding Scene
A Tucson cowhand roped a large eagle from horseback as it fed on a week-old calf killed by the bird. Jose Romero of Rincon Ranch reported the eagle was too heavy to fit once restrained. Italy orders textiles to prioritize Italian fibers while polo and a Persian queen’s era are noted.
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Ariz
Jose Romero
Rincon Ranch
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