Unemployment Report Sparks Debate Over Responsibility and Public Works
The Purvis National Commission on Employment favors national unemployment insurance coordinated with employment offices. A dissenting member urges local and provincial relief responsibility. Western opposition grows to direct relief, favoring well planned public works as a temporary lift and economic return.
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Purvis National Commission On Employment
House of Commons
Canada
Mary Sutherland
Vancouver
Commission
Must Be Getting Soft Up at Yellowknife on Great Slave Lake
Prospectors at the latest gold strike complain of hotel shortages forcing them to dress and undress in public. Windsor Star notes a contrast with hardy 1898 Trail era practices. A note adds it is possible for fish to stay alive after freezing in ice.
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Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
The
Windsor Star
Rough Oil Yields and Animal Nerve Speeds
A 100 gallon sample of crude oil yields about 44 gallons gasoline, 36 gallons fuel oil, 6 gallons kerosene, 3 gallons lubricants, 3 gallons lost, and some miscellaneous products. Nerve signals move about 400 feet per second in humans, but only around 80 inches per second in octopuses.
Emergency Grain Reserve urged for Britain by Holt Line head
Philip Halpin chairman of the Holt Line calls for an emergency grain reserve to cover at least six months for the British Isles. He argues low freight rates and cheap wheat make immediate action sensible and cautions that oversupply of ships could hamper profitability if not state controlled to avert starvation risk.
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British Isles
Philip Halpin
Holt Line
Halpin
Britain
Kruschen Salts Said to Restore Job in Miracle Change
A housebound husband with back rheumatism returns to work after using Kruschen Salts, hailed by his wife as a miracle. The letter credits the product with dissolving uric acid crystals and easing pain, noting other salts failed.
Seven Young Men Plan High Risk Everest Ascent
An expedition of seven climbers will attempt Mount Everest without oxygen or wireless gear and with minimal provisions. They aim to prove a man can reach 29,000 feet without artificial breathing aid and hope past heavily equipped expeditions failed due to excess gear.
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Mount
Everest
Memorial Window for King George V Unveiled at Winchester
A memorial window commemorating the affection of the American people for the late King George V will be unveiled at Winchester Cathedral. Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy will dedicate the window over the south nave entrance on July 12.
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King George V
Winchester Cathedral
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Chewing Gum Earns Backing From Marquette Dean
The Stratford Beacon-Herald notes Dean Mabel Mannix of Marquette University supports chewing gum for stress relief and study focus. The piece humorously calls for guidance on proper chewing technique and disposal, and even safe handling of razor blades.
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Mabel Mannix
Marquette University
Marquette
Dean Mannix
Stratford ‘“Beacon-Herald
Baron Franckenstein Leaves British Post After Anschluss
Baron Franckenstein, Austrian minister to Great Britain since 1920, resigns after the Anschluss and stays in England. He will pursue golf hunting and tennis and collects Oriental art. Viscountess Elibank offers a cottage in Hampshire.
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Baron Franckerstein
Belgrave Square
St. James Club
Piccadilly
Great Britain
Baron Franckenstein
Hapsburg Empire
Hapsburgs
Vienna
England
Elibank
Hampshire
New York Times
Night watchman claims Louis XIX title in New Orleans
A man in New Orleans proclaims the French throne title Louis XIX by direct descent, despite history ending Louis XVII. The claim contrasts with official history and monarchy.
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France
New Orleans
Louis XIX
Louis XVII
Egypt weighs new tomb for Pharaohs near pyramids
Egypt plans to rebury its Pharaohs sealing them in a mausoleum possibly at Giza or Heliopolis. The act follows past moves from museum display to Zaghloul Pasha’s tomb and back, with many alarmed that the tomb relocations bring bad luck.
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Egypt
Cairo
Zaghloul Pasha
Zaghloul
Giza
Pyramids
Heliopolis
Sweden develops Diamant II spring wheat for imports cut
The Washington agriculture department reports Sweden has developed a new spring wheat named Diamant II. It aims to reduce imports of North American grain, with Sweden previously importing about 1.5 million bushels annually mainly from the United States and Canada. The Diamant II program began experiments in 1923.
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Sweden
Washington Agriculture Department
United States
Canada
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Benson
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Lee
Para-Sani
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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