Violent Deaths Rise in Canada in 1985 Report
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes 6885 deaths from external violence in 1985, the highest since 1931. Automobile accidents caused 1224 deaths, personal crises 902, and homicides 153. Prince Edward Island had 2 fatalities. Saskatchewan led with 4a rate per 100,000.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Tsa
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Alberta
New Brunwick
Saskatchewan
Prairie highways block tourism windfall in Canada
A 1930s analysis notes prairie provinces lose tourist revenue to British Columbia Ontario and Quebec due to fewer paved roads and weaker highway maintenance. It argues maintaining and dust reducing gravel networks, plus targeted advertising, could boost prairie share of Canadian tourist income, which totaled about 202 million dollars in 1935. Saskatchewan alone earned under 1 percent.
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Prairie
Canada
United States
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Modernized Turkey’s Leader At Forty Six
Has Mustafa Kemal Pasha, founder of the Turkish Republic in 1923, faced eight assassination attempts in ten years yet remains a modernizing force. nicknamed Grey Wolf he altered the fez, veil, calendar, and veered from dervishes while separating church and state and promoting art schools. Born to a minor official, 56, educated at the Military College. Ankara hosts seven monuments to him. A British invention of a paper-banging machine is noted.
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Mustapha Kemal Fasha
Mustapha Kemal
Grey Wolf
Turkey
Ankara
Musimpha Kemal
Military College
New Fire Extinguisher Puts Out Blaze In France
A novel fire extinguisher model demonstrated in France successfully suppressed a blaze, showing rapid heat and smoke reduction. Researchers from a French lab and engineers tested the device under controlled conditions, noting its potential for industrial and municipal use.
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France
Demonstration of novel cooling bombs in France and Italy
In Ventura France three demonstrators Signor Redaelli Signor Finzi and Herr Puschner from Austria staged a blaze in cooperation with the Strasbourg Fire Brigade. Stage houses were set alight with petrol and rubber to show a bomb that cools and suppresses fires. The device allegedly extinguishes flames on a large scale and prevents postfire debris.
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Seemsy
France
Ventura
Signor Redaelli
Signor Finzi
Italy
Herr Puschner
Austria
Strasbourg
Chocolate Marshmallow Layer Cake Recipe
A detailed bake by mixing milk and chocolate in a double boiler then folding with flour and baking powder. Cream butter with sugar until light, beat yolks with lemon color and vanilla, combine with cooled chocolate and flour mix, bake slowly, finish with marshmallows and chocolate frosting.
Inaia Has D4d Bridge Description From Kashmir
A wickerwork bridge over the Inesum River in Kashmir is built from hazel twig ropes arranged in a three-line cross pattern. A walk rope and a guiding rope are held by V shaped branches every six feet. Despite a fragile appearance and gale swaying, the bridge is described as very sturdy.
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Inesum
Kashmir
Amazon river giant fish Tae puarucu found in tributaries
A fragment notes Tae puarucu or tresa water fish lives exclusively in the Amazon and its tributaries. Described as whale like, it can reach substantial weight, indicating remarkable size within its habitat.
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Amazon River
Invisible Light From Lamps Predicted By Manager
Hull England forecast that lamps will emit invisible light alongside visible light. J N Waite, general manager of the Hull Corporation Electrical Department, says scientists aim for greater efficiency and beauty. The piece also notes Chinese musical instruments including drums and flutes.
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J. N. Waite
Hull (England
The Shetland Islands Its Geography and Industry
The Shetland group comprises 100 islands with 27 inhabited. Mainland Yell Unst Fetlar Bressay and Whalsay are largest. Terrain is low peaty soil and limited cultivation. Cattle sheep Shetland ponies wood noted. Fishing and whale industry play major roles. Norse origin with rule until James III of Scotland wed Margaret of Norway. Beeswax in auto manufacturing uses 93 million bees.
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Inetiana
Mainland
Yell
Unst
Fetlar
Bressay
Whalsay
Shetland
Island
James III. of
Scotland
Margaret
Princess of
Norway
Demographic ratios show gender balance shifts
Statistics indicate that among ages 75 to 80, three men are matched by four women, and among those over 85 by four men, there are seven women, highlighting gender imbalances in older cohorts.
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Germany
Colate
Inaia
Ogden
Ogden’s
Chantecler
Vogue
Opden
The
Shetland Islands
Auntil
Rey Tn
Ory Quirpen
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipes
Araetats
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