Momentous Washington Conference Aims at World Economic Peace
A historic meeting in Washington between Premier Ramsay MacDonald and President Roosevelt signals a series of preliminary talks ahead of the June World Economic Conference in London. Both leaders seek practical solutions across monetary systems trade tariffs debt and armament to restore global employment and fost er cooperation.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Roosevelt
United States
London
New York
Toto
Barr Colonists Mark 30 Years Of Saskatoon Growth
The Barr colonists who arrived on April 17, 1903, helped Saskatoon grow from a hamlet on the South Saskatchewan River to a city of about 45,000. Nearly 2,000 settlers found a new life there, with many moving on to Lloydminster. an American visitor noted strong impressions of soldiers at Whitehall and the Bank of England. The text also mentions King Fuad of Egypt opening a recent International Tourist Congress in Cairo.
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Barr
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Pioneer West
Lloydminster
Whitehall
Bank of England
King Fuad
Egypt
Cairo
Why does popcorn pop and how steam expands
The article explains that popcorn pops because moisture in the kernels turns to steam when heated. The growing internal pressure of the steam causes the kernels to explode, producing the familiar popped corn. In a separate vignette, a father arrives at a boarding school and is chastised humorously for being asked for money after a late train.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The Mysterious Basil Zaharoff Fleeted in Monte Carlo
Visitors describe Sir Basil Zaharoff driven daily in a palatial car through nearby districts. The aging financier, famed for arming nations and amassing about 75 million dollars, now appears weary while reflecting on power and fortune. Born in Odessa to Greek parents, he learned ten languages early and rose as an armaments intermediary.
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Monte Carlo
Basil Zaharoff
Sir Basil
Odessa
Russia
Outdated Weapons and Future Warfare Warned by Forster
In a Spectator piece, E. M. Forster argues future warfare will be universal, with bacterial bombs and poison gas. He says the old chivalry is gone, battles will affect civilians, and all kings and nations may fall in a total catastrophe.
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E. M. Forster
The
Spectator
London
Sugar exports from Cube reach nearly three million tons
The Cube empire shipped about 2.9 million tons of sugar in the previous year, reflecting strong overseas demand and continued growth in its commodity export program.
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Cube
Legend of Amy Johnson Flight Told as Far Away Kingdom Tale
A story traced from a Java published legend recounts how Amy Johnson allegedly fled home as a learned daughter, built a flying device with a plumber, then crossed seas to reach an island where her father would reward her return with wealth and a corrugated iron house.
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Amy Johnson
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Java
Father Lattey
Times
Heythrop College
Oxfordshire
Mansion Turned Into Flats Former Marlborough Home Sold For Flats
The Sunderland House in Mayfair once housed the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and was built in 1895 by W. K. Van derbilt at 2.5 million dollars. Its grand ballroom, 89 by 20 feet and 27 feet high, cost 250000 dollars and is famed for marble pilasters and an 8 painted ceiling. The 32 bedrooms will be converted into flats from single bachelor rooms to four or five room suites.
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Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
Mayfair
W. K. Vanderbilt
Consuelo
Duke of Marlborough
Scotland Landowner Watches Weather With Tenant
A Scottish landowner and a tenant discuss the unsettled month as the tenant notes only three fine days, two of which were lost to a saw-race. The exchange highlights rural weather talk and practical concerns of farming life.
Wool exports from South Africa rise beyond 1931 levels
South Africa increased wool exports during the previous year compared with 1931, signaling stronger textile trade activity. The report highlights higher tonnage and value, reflecting renewed international demand despite economic headwinds.
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South Africa
New Dutch Indies Salvation Army Stamp Issue
In Java and remote Dutch Indies areas the Salvation Army funds education for native children, hospital work, and leprosy relief. The four stamp set carries the Legion des Hellis name and crest, with brown central images and colors for each denomination two-cent violet five-cent sage-green twelve and a half cent cone and fifteen-cent blue.
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Dutch Indies
Salton Army
Java
Salvation Army
Germany Builds Up War Readiness With 770000 Trained Troops
Libove Noviny reports Germany has 770000 trained for war across Reichswehr 100000 Navy 15000 Regular Police 120000 Auxiliary Police 45000 Nazi Troopers 430000 Stablheim 60000. Of these 282000 are ready for immediate action and rest are training under pressure. Emphasis on military aviation and adapting commercial planes for war use.
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Germany
Czechoslovakia
Libove Noviny
Reichswehr
Navy
Stablheim
Royal Scot Express Arrives in Montreal Under Cargo Crane Arrival
The Royal Scot fastest express train arrives in Montreal aboard the freighter Beaverdale. At the docks a large crane transfers the cars from the ship to the rails while the engine is shipped in two parts for on-site assembly.
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Royal Scot
Britain
Montreal
Beaverdale
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