Prosperity View from Robert Cromie on Wheat Prices and Debt
Robert Cromie of the Vancouver Sun warns that sixty-cent wheat and other low commodity prices cannot sustain Canada and the United States’ financial structures. He urges deflationary moves to align prices with interest rates, arguing that securities holders and investors must share the burden to restore prosperity. He cites Canada’s 30 trillion in wealth and the US 300 trillion, proposing two percent adjustments.
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Canada
United States
Washington
Robert Cromie
The
Vancouver Sun
Ottawa
Canada’s 1931 population growth by province
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s 1931 population at 10,374,196, up from 8,787,949 a decade earlier. British Columbia shows the largest increase at 32.35 percent, with Alberta 24.33, Quebec 21.76, and Saskatchewan 21.69. PEI, Nova Scotia and the North West Territories declined. Provinces listed: Prince Edward Island 88,038. Nova Scotia 512,846. New Brunswick 408,219. Quebec 2,875,255. Ontario 3,431,683. Manitoba 700,139. Saskatchewan 921,785. Alberta 731,605. British Columbia 694,263. Yukon 4,230. North West Territories 7,133.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Alberta
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
North-West Territories
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Yukon
North West Territories
Elderly Gentleman Purchases 64 Umbrellas for Train Leave Behind
A commuter asks for the cheapest umbrella to leave on a train. The clerk confirms it is the very cheapest and the gentleman insists on buying 64 units for his purpose.
Sweden builds weight powered rail crossing protection
A new device in Sweden uses the train’s weight to drop crossing gates and convert the energy into rotating electric light flashes as a warning signal for approaching trains.
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Sweden
Canada Reparations Paid Out Far Exceed German Receipts
The Canadian government reports that reparations from Germany under Versailles total 26,672,246 dollars, while payments for services tied to those reparations reach 704,912,472 dollars. Expenditures include reports by reparations commissioners, pensions, and family assistance for service members. It notes claims by POW groups that Germany’s payments are far smaller than Canada’s costs.
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Canada
Germany
House of Commons
H. Cahan
Ian Mackenzie
Lib
Vancouver Centre
Government of
Formidable German Bullet Aims At Armoured Targets
Military experts note a new German designed bullet claimed to reach 5800 feet per second and pierce half an inch of armour plate. Described as land counterpart to a pocket battleship, it combines speed and power to threaten tank defenses and outrun pursuing forces.
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Germany
Scotsman’s wry remark about spur in a yarn
A Scotsman visits a sorrowful horseman and asks for a single spur. He quips that if one side of the horse moves, the other will have to follow, delivering a dry rural joke about riding and wit.
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Sadler’s
Sandy
Mathematics of Babylonia and Portugal’s first broadcasting station
As far back as 1900 B.C. Babylonians studied arithmetic progressions quadratic equations and two unknown factors while Portugal plans its first broadcasting station signaling a new era in national communications.
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B.C
Babylonia
Portugal
Free Public Library Serves Three States in Arkansas Corner
In the extreme northwest corner of Arkansas a crossroads library, open with no hours or fines, serves patrons from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri within 100 miles. Lacking a librarian, it relies on an open door, kerosene lamp, and wooden stove, with about 500 books borrowed monthly from a ledger record.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
X. S
Minnesota
Check
Christian Science Monitor
Revised Kississing map sheet highlights Sherridan rise
The Topographical Survey of the Department of the Interior issues a revised Kississing map sheet for the National Topographic series to meet high demand for Manitoba mining areas. It shows Sherridan now prominent due to the Sherritt Gordon property location.
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Manitoba
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
National Topographic Series
Sherridan
Sherritt-Gordon
Greeks credited with writing first comedy about 660 B.C.
The record credits two Greek figures as authors of the earliest known comedy around 660 B.C. The claim places the origins of comic theater in ancient Greece and attributes the work to two named Greeks, marking a pivotal moment in dramatic history.
Britain Faces Emigration Challenge Amid Shifting Trends
The Midland Bank monthly review in London notes emigration needs urgent revival as global conditions improve for British settlers. It cites 1930 with a small net outward movement of 26 000 and the following year a net inward movement of 37 000.
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the Midland Bank
London
England
News Source Monopoly Between Papers and Wires
The article argues that newspapers own and control the news service, with radio stations required to source news from newspapers or press associations. It claims newspapers and leased wires are the sole origin of news and that newspapers will not yield this field to radio or others.
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Press Association
Lost Jewels Hidden in Madrid Vault 1918
A trunk containing jewels valued at 1 000 000 belonging to Infanta Falalie, aunt of ex King Alfonso, was found in a dark forgotten vault of the former royal palace in Madrid. The Infanta, living in Paris, had sent the trunk to Madrid in 1918 fearing a German invasion and later learned the jewelry was safe with authorities.
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Madrid
Infanta Falalie
Alfonso
Royal
Infanta
Paris
Indians Are Good Farmers in Prairie Provinces 1931
The Department of Indian Affairs reports progress by prairie Indians despite wet seeding and drought. Western reserves seeded 74 868 acres to grains and crops, with 36 213 acres summer-fallowed and 3 154 acres broken new land, totaling 114 235 acres under cultivation. There are 2 425 farming heads of families and per capita cultivation stands at about 0 75 acres. Wheat led, with oats barley and rye also planted. 73 421 acres seeded to grain, a prairie Indian record. Harvest totaled 668 601 bushels, about half wheat. An area of 50 000 acres is prepared for spring 1932 seed centered on wheat and other grains.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Department of Indian Affairs
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Town Vanishes Into Roman Caves Near Villa Santa Stefano
Residents of Villa Santa Stefano between Naples and Rome flee as a cave-in swallows a street and buildings along Via Leoni ne. River water seepage is blamed for the gradual collapse, with ten thousand people escaping without casualties. A fragment following describes a comic interaction about a bride and an allowance.
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Villa Santa Stefano
Naples
Rome
Via Leonine
London telephone operators join workforce at wages and hours
After training 7,000 London operators begin work on a 48 hour week earning 7.65 dollars with scheduled increases to 10.25 dollars. A quoted line from Pele Mele in Paris contrasts abstract thought with tangible objects.
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London
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