Democracy And Liberty In The English Character
A discussion on liberty rooted in English parliamentary democracy as framed by Mr Baldwin and The Times. It links self-government to eight centuries of English form, cites North American history, and warns democracy can be eroded by covert moves restricting liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Baldwin
Mr. 1S
Mr. Palwin
London Times
The
Times
Baldwin
Great Britain
Mr. Baldwin
England
Canada
Wberry
United States
North America
Winnipeg Alderman Backs Horn Ban Experiment
Alderman Margaret McWilliams urged a one to two month prohibition on blowing automobile horns in Winnipeg to make life for pedestrians safer and more pleasant. She argued horns are more dangerous than helpful to public traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McWilliams
Winnipeg
Civic Trafic Committee
Age joke during hearing with two women, lawyer and witness
A woman lawyer asks the witness about their age. The witness replies that their ages are about the same. The exchange appears in a courtroom dialogue snippet.
Ideal vacation described amid tobacco export figures
A lighthearted travel passage contrasts with a 1935 trade report noting Canada exported 6,103,449 pounds of leaf tobacco from January to June. The UK received 5,792,961 pounds, British West Africa 238,400 pounds, British West Indies 52,895 pounds, Belgium 11,680 pounds, and other countries 7,513 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United Kingdom
British West Africa
British West Indies
Belgium
Cracked Jokes Highlight Mild Domestic Repartee
A husband taunts his wife about breaking her possessions and she retorts that even he is cracked. In a separate vignette a woman dismisses palmistry while a taxi driver accepts a fare, underscoring humorous social exchanges in a dated snapshot.
Bendix Trophy Race Victory By Chicago Pilot Mister Mulligan
Benjamin O. Howard, a Chicago air mail pilot, won the Bendix trophy race flying the white cabin plane Mister Mulligan from Los Angeles to Cleveland. He finished in eight hours, 33 minutes and 163 seconds, beating Col Roscoe Turner by under a minute while a dead pilot Cecil Allen was found at the race start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin O. Howard
Chicago Air Mail
Mister Mulligan
Cleveland
Burobank Union Air Terminal
Los Angeles
Howard
Col Roscoe Turner
Cecil Allen
Cape Patterns for Daytime and Evening Wear Featured
A fashion feature outlines capes for daytime and evening using various materials from tweed to silk. The pattern Kyle No. 659 suits small to large sizes, with yardage details for 39 inch fabric. Mail orders directed to Pattern Department at the Winnipeg newspaper union for autumn fashion book and pattern information.
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Paris 18
Pattern Department
Win
Ewspaper Union
MeDer
Winnipeg
Met
Manitoba Creame rines Capture National Exhibition Honors
Manitoba creamenes won top honors at the Canadian National Exhibition butter contest with Manitoba 42 points to Alberta 17 Ontario 4 British Columbia 2 and Saskatchewan 1. Winkler Creamery Winkler Man received the silver cup for highest scoring exhibits. Silver medalists included Central Alberta Dairy Pool Alix Alta.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Winkler Creamery
Winkler
Man
Siver
Central Alberta
Alix
Alta
Japs Seek Immigration Privileges and Trade Access
The Tokio paper forecast Japan will push for looser immigration rules to British territories such as Australia New Zealand and Canada and for eased import limits on Japanese goods during talks with Sir Frederick Leith-Ross later this month. Britain naturalized 1000 foreign natives last year with Russians leading at 223 and Germans 138 Poles 73 and Italians 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Asani
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Frederick Leith-Roas
China
Great Britain
Germany
Poland
Italy
California’s electric lamp kills crop pests in trials
A new electric lamp attracts field and orchard insect pests and electrocutes them, using a color adjustable light within a wire cage. The device, developed by Prof. W. B. Herms at the University of California, is reported successful in orchards packing plants slaughterhouses and mushroom nurseries after extended testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
W. B. Herms
University of California
Vancouver Man Survives Death Through Exercise
William Campbell of Vancouver was given six months to live five years ago. He regained health with physical culture and now dedicates himself to saving others from drowning, aiding four people in Vancouver during one month.
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William Campbell
Vancouver
U S Murder Toll in 1930 Far Exceeds England Rate
About 12 000 murders were committed in the United States during 1930, a figure roughly seventeen times higher than England’s murder rate.
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United States
England
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Bendix Trophy
Ben Worth
Batter
Ogden
Ogden's
Schanteclerot
Speaking
Indianapolis
Firestone
Ab. Jenkins
Lake Bonneville
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