Mukden's thousand-year hub of history and transport links
The article traces Mukden now Shenyang as a historic crossroads in northeast China. It notes its strategic corridor from the Liao River valley to a coastal gate, its roles in Russo-Japanese conflict and 1931 events, and its 1936 to 1940 population boom driven by railroads and industry.
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National Geographic Society
China
Great North Plains
Lino
Nho
Mukden
Russia
Manchuria
Washington
Thought About Man Late President Wilson Careful To Avoid Trouble
During a France visit President Wilson toured an Army post with General Pershing. Pershing displayed a soldier’s equipment bag and contents for inspection. The President ordered the gear be repacked as found to prevent disorder and potential soldier hardship. Pershing cheerfully complied.
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Wilson
France
Pershing
Swedish quarries press on with Hitler monument payment dispute
Swedish stone quarries continue work on a granite victory monument for Adolf Hitler ordered in 1940. About 500000 dollars of the contract price remains unpaid, and a prominent international lawyer has been hired to advise on collecting the bill.
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Adolf Hitler
Veterans Persist in University Courses at Ajax Annex
Young veterans enrolled after discharge from the forces show strong persistence. At Ajax, University of Toronto School of Practical Science, 1,412 students registered with over 80 percent veterans and three to five years of service. Only five have dropped out, currently using rehabilitation tuition to refresh preliminary studies.
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Ajax
University of Toronto School of Practical Science
Toronto
Globe and Mail
Outstanding Singer Nightingale Described as Vocal Star
The piece notes the nightingale as an exceptional singer with a song audible over a mile and superior to most birds, highlighting its reputation for night singing and performance.
Waterproof plastic clothes line invention announced
A new waterproof plastic clothes line that will not rust, corrode, or rot has been developed, offering a durable alternative to metal lines for outdoor use.
Keep Calm Urges UK Public Amid Dark Clouds
The Ottawa Citizen notes British papers urge calm as war clouds loom. It recalls that after the first German bombings officials warned people not to run to air raid shelters but many carried on with business, prompting removal of the notices.
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Lord Beaverbrook
United Kingdom
Ottawa Citizen
Very Old Trees Maples Maine Preserve Royal Navy Marks
A Maine grove of maples features pines marked with a faint broad arrow sign from pre Revolutionary days. The symbol indicated trees to be reserved for masts for His Majesty's ships.
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Maples
Maine
Royal Navy
Australia’s oldest working horse tied to 51 years
Black person, a 51-year-old horse owned by John Croker of Footscray Melbourne, is claimed to be the world’s oldest working horse. The animal, bought in 1895, does light building duties and spent years pulling a butcher’s cart before a timber lorr y. Croker credits its long life to a diet of chaff and charcoal.
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Australia
John Croker
Footcray
Melbourne
Mr. Croker
Dangerous Waves Warn of Shallow Water Peril
The report notes waves are more treacherous in shallow water where the bottom interferes with wave action making it hard for even experienced sailors to predict the next surge.
Warspite Battleship To Be Scrapped After Historic Service
The Admiralty signed the order to scrap the 30,600 ton battleship Warspite after a long career from the Battle of Jutland in 1916 to the Walcheren bombardment in 1944. The vessel earned fame as a grand old lady of the Royal Navy and ends service following World War II.
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Warspite
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Jutland
Walcheren
Holland
Cape Matapan
Crete
Mediterranean
Bremerton Navy Yard
Seattle
Pacific
Australia
Colombo
Ceylon
Salerno
Italy
H.M.S. Valiant
Normandy
Brest
New York Engineer Lands $10 Million India Contact
Joseph A. Sdank of the International Projects Corporation reports a $10,000,000 inquiry from an Indian client in Sind seeking development of 2,000,000 acres. He will work on straight commission with fees for engineering services as credits are arranged.
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Joseph A. Sdank
India
Sind
British India
Sdank
International Projects Corporation
New York
Karachi
Pronunciation Debate Over Australia Across Academia Airwaves
University professors and radio voices clash on how to say Australia with Dr Evatt using the old form. Sydney linguists contrast Ostralia as modern while Ostralia seems common locally. ABC officials warn against Orstralia in broadcasts, noting Ostralia is sanctioned.
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Australia
Evatt
Ostralia
A. G. Mitchell
Sydney University
Australian Broadcasting Commission
ABC
Song For Winston Composed In Prison Camp
William H. McDougall Jr of United Press delivered a song written by Rev. B. E. Bakker a Dutch Catholic priest dying in a Japanese prison camp. Churchill acknowledged receiving the dedication after Bakker, interned in Sumatra Palembang jail, died at 43.
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Winston Churchill
William H. McDougall, Jr
United Press Associations
Sumatra
B. E. Bakker
McDougall
Java
Indian Ocean
Palembang
Father Bakker
Old Circus Trick Impresses Observer
A girl at the circus demonstrated riding skills by circling the ring first on the horse’s neck then on its tail and ending beneath the animal clinging to the girth. An observer, unimpressed, noted he accomplished the feat on his first ever ride.
Gas-turbine planes offer longer range than jets
Gas-turbine aircraft trail jet planes in speed but boast a broader range, suggesting efficiency advantages for long journeys.
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Cleveland F Plain Dealer
Old City
Peking
Pere Marquette Railway
Air Ambulance Service
Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
Saskatchewan Air Ambulance
Alexandria
Halifax
Britain
Atlantic
Deutschland
Narvik
Norway
Fort Capuzzo
North African
Vallona
Winston
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Great Britain
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