Albania Through Ages A Nation Beset By Invaders And Strife
A narrative overview traces Albania from ancient times to the modern era, noting its location on the Adriatic, historic invasions by Goths Bulgarians Serbs and Turks, medieval and postwar rulers, and a 20th century path toward autonomy under Zogu. It highlights demographics religion language and economic hardship, with key dates from the 4th century to 1928 including major shifts in governance and Albania’s alliance with Italy.
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Adriatic
Sarajevo
Ivamy
Italy
Europe
United States
Albania
Justinian
East
Mehmed Bushati
Bushati
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Russia
France
Balkan
London
Valona
Jugoslavs
Zogu
Paris
Tirana
League of Nations Jugoslavia
Zog I
Canada Tightens Code to Check Subversive Spies Threats
Toronto Globe and Mail notes plans by Canada's justice minister to amend the Criminal Code to curb subversive activities, espionage, and sabotage amid defence prep. It recalls spies on fishermen, Nazi and German agents in UK, and historic intel methods, urging swift penalties and strong safeguards.
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Canada
British Columbia
Dominion
United Kingdom
London
Berlin
England
Germany
Cromwell
Richelieu
Pere Joseph
Grise
France
Toronto Globe and Mail
Trees To Line New Yorks Fifth Avenue Elms
The Park Department approved Rockefeller planting eight elms fifty feet tall on the west side of Fifth Avenue from 49th to 53rd Street. This marks a major addition to the city streetscape beyond existing small plantings and draws praise as an outstanding contribution.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
The
Park Department
Rockefeller
Manhattan
49Th
53Rd Street
Central Park
Toronto men form boycott league against gas tax hides
A group in Toronto forms a boycott league to skip car use on certain week days. They claim sticking to the plan will make them richer and healthier by year’s end. Walking is praised as fine exercise by the Queen Sound Sun Times. Washington never occupied the White House. before dying in 1799 George Washington walked through rooms with his wife.
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Toronto
Qwen Sound Sun-Times
Washington
White House
Epiphany in the Snows to adorn Arctic Anglican church
Violet Teague the Melbourne portrait painter will donate a canvas titled Epiphany in the Snows as the altar piece for All Saints Anglican pro cathedral in Aklavik. Bishop A F Fleming touring the British Isles brought the painting back to Canada after an 18000 mile journey from the southern cross.
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London
Australia
Little All Saints
Aklavik
A. F. Fleming
Arctic
British Isles
Canada
Southern Cross
Violet Teague
Melbourne
Bishop Fleming
Canadian Arctic
Composer Weill, Nazi refugees, Weill in New York
Leonard Lyons reports from the Paradise that Goebbels summoned Berlin opera officials and complained about modern German music. He urged more operas to preserve tradition. Burgschaft, by Kurt Weill, was cited. Weill is now a refugee in New York.
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Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Goebbels
Berlin
Paradise
Germany
Kurt Weill
New York
German Bible Sales Outpace Mein Kampf in Germany
The Prussian Bible Society reports Bible sales in Germany average 950000 annually, keeping the Bible as the best seller since the Nazi rise to power in 1933, with 5 million German copies sold since 1925 and 4.4 million since 1933.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Prussian Bible Society
Two‑way radio system tested to aid miners in Yorksh ire
In a South Yorkshire colliery a two way radio system is being tested to allow trapped miners to communicate with surface rescuers during disasters. A drill showed messages could reach men behind fallen roof via a transmitter at the pithead. The concept arose after miners carried a portable radio underground and received BBC programs.
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South Yorkshire
BBC
Telephones In Canada Outpace World In 1937 Usage
Canadians average 236 calls per person in 1937, up from 222, leading the world in per head telephone activity. New Zealand ranks second with 11.97 telephones per 100 persons, Canada 11.90, while the United States tops the globe at 15.09 per 100. The world average is 1.79 per 100.
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Dominion
United States
New Zealand
Canada
U.S
Lecture on desserts and records of farming topics found
The passage notes elders recalling dried apple pie and mentions a green apple alternative. It cites Pennsylvania State College offering ice cream making class. It adds that yeast was used for bread in England in 1634 and reports Denmark's grain crop reaching a 100 million dollar level last year.
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Pennsylvania State College
England
Denmark
Television For Movies Rapid Development In Britain
Britain accelerates cinema television expansion as Gaumont-British and Baird plan to install television gear in 350 cinemas. A Boon Danahar boxing telecast in three London venues showcases live sport on Scophony and Baird systems, with Isidore Costrer arranging top artists to appear on screen.
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London
Eric Boon
Arthur Danahar
Britain
Gaumont
Baird
Sydenham
Kent
Isidore Qostrer
Gaumont-British
New York
Parachute Air Mail to Link Soviet Arctic Posts
A new regular air mail service will drop letters and papers from the air to a landmark and use parachutes for parcels. Propeller driven sleds will travel across snow at 60 mph to reach remote villages and settlements in the Soviet Arctic and eastern Siberia.
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Soviet Arctic
Siberia
Yale First Football Championship Triumph 1876
Yale secured the school’s inaugural football title in 1876 by defeating Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton, with rugby rules in force shaping the early era of intercollegiate play.
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Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Maps The Brain Map of brain activity invented by W Grey Walter
An apparatus that maps brain activity has been invented by physiologist W Grey Walter. It will be part of England's Burden Neurological Institute opening soon. The device adapts radio amplifiers and a cathode-ray tube to pick up electrical impulses as the patient thinks and relaxes, aiding diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
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W. Grey Walter
England
Burden Neurological Institute
Life Plant Fu Tieng Said to Extend Human Life
English scientists study Fu Tieng a Chinese herb claimed to extend life. Legend says Chang Li-un found its value during Charles I’s reign and died at 256 years old. The plant reportedly grows in radioactive soils of parts of China India and Ceylon and is said to be the only source of super vitamin G.
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Chang Li-un
Charles I
China
India
Ceylon
Netherland bakers allowed up to ten percent foreign wheat
The government has allowed the bread making industry to use up to 10 percent unmixed flour from foreign wheat in its products, doubling the previous limit. This policy change expands sourcing options for bakers and could impact price and supply dynamics in the sector.
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Netherland
Night Falling or Day Breaking Quip Sparks Teasing
Witty exchange between spouses blurs the moment of entry with a playful line about night falling and day breaking. The lighthearted banter centers on a domestic moment and a punny misdirection.
Language Tapestry: 1600 Tongues Across Americas
A multilingual landscape unfolds across North South and Central America with over 1600 languages spoken. Communities maintain diverse tongues amid regional shifts in usage and transmission.
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North South and
Central America
England Spends 1.645 Million on Weather Reports
The government allocates 1 645 000 dollars yearly to weather reporting and employs 661 people in the service. The article notes unusual snail shell behavior where shells spiral outward rather than coil inward.
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England
Parachutes In War Aims and Airborne Doubts From Irvin
Parachute designer Leslie L. Irvin argues that using planes to drop troops would be a personal crisis maneuver in war. He notes Russia France and Germany have tested mass parachute descents but doubts the tactic's practicality. He recalls his first risky free jump 20 years ago in Dayton Ohio and says simple jump and pull the ring are all that matter.
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Leslie L. Irvin
Irvin
England
Buffalo
Russia
France
Germany
Dayton
Harvest Time Wheat Across Months by Region
The list maps harvest months to countries and states worldwide. India begins in March, followed by subsequent regions through December with nations such as New Zealand Chile Egypt Syria Persia Asia Minor Mexico Cuba and major U S states plus European areas all noted by month.
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India
Europe
United States
New Zealand
Chile
Upper
Egypt
Lower Egypt
Syria
Cyprus
Persia
Asia Minor
Mexico
Cuba
Mayan Civilization Predates Christ in Central America
The Mayas built grand cities in Guatemala and Yucatan two thousand years before Christ. They created a calendar and a writing system. Joseph T. Goodman, a San Francisco journalist, first translated the Mayan calendar and later sold his notes to the French Academy of Science for 350000 francs. He also recruited Mark Twain as a newspaper reporter while editor of the Virginia City Enterprise.
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Guatemala
Yucatan
Joseph T. Goodman
San Francisco
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