Canada’s Trade Decline Tied to Fear and War Aftermath
Official figures show Canada’s imports and exports fell from 1929 to 1933, with total trade down to about one third of five years earlier. The article argues fear of war and postwar tariffs disrupted global commerce, depress4ng prices, investment, and employment, and warns restoration requires restored confidence and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Dominion
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Canadians Accept Higher Taxes Yet Reject Extravagance
A Kitchener Record item notes Canadians, likening them to John Bull, will shoulder tax burdens to shore up national finances. They will pay and scrutinize government spending, rejecting extravagance and political maneuvering that diverts public funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Canuck
John Buil
Sang-Froid
John Bull
Kitchener Record
Cattle Shipments From Canada to Britain Rise in 1933
Canadian live cattle exports to Britain surged early in 1933 with 7 863 head exported from January 1 to March 23, up 7 454 from a year earlier. Shippers expect heavy Montreal onward shipments as St Lawrence navigation opens to meet British orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old England
Canada
Dominion
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Britain
Akron disaster blamed on ship's weak carrier room
Dirigible expert Dr. Hugo Eckener rejects storm theory for the Akron tragedy. He cites inquiry reports indicating a break in the airplane carrier room caused the crash, noting the room with training planes was a known weak point. New York reports linked the disaster to broken ribs in the airship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Eckener
Akron
Eckener
New York
Unbreakable Milk Bottle Made in Pittsburg
An unbreakable bottle molded from cellulose gains its shape as standard half pint pint and quart glass containers. It is impregnated through its walls with opax a tasteless odorless wax like material. The bottle resists water and lactic acid and fits existing filling and capping machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Rediscovered varnish secret linked to Italian violin masters
Trieste based Dr. Ferruccio Zanier claims to have rediscovered a resin from Persian plants as the base of a secret varnish used by Italy’s classic violin makers to deaden and sweeten string tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferruccio Zanier
Trieste
Italy
Persia
Flying Squad Arrests Totals From Last Year
Record shows 600 arrests by Scotland Yard Flying Squad last year. In 450 cases prisoners were violent and 150 carried firearms. Squad strength is under forty officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Squad
Scotland Yard
Large Landward Movement In Canadian Farm Settlement
Between 1930 and 1933, the Canadian government departments and railways helped 10 733 families, plus 23 253 single men, total 76 918 people, settle on farms. Quebec and Alberta also expanded land settlement, with 5 694 families and 19 223 homesteads respectively, while provinces elsewhere pursued similar programs and individual settlers moved independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Quebec
Alberta
Tax Burden Outlines Size of 1932 Relief Needs
The Argonaut notes that 1932 taxes would hire nearly 18 million men at $15 weekly for a year. It compares tax receipts to military costs, household burdens, and mortgage relief, claiming taxes could pay all farm mortgages and fund large public projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Air Force
Panama Canals
San Francisco
London Hosts Enjoyment Week Amid Fireworks Display
Under Lord Mayor’s guidance London launches Enjoyment Week from May 27 to June 3 with general rejoicings and a fireworks show on the King’s birthday. The aim is to lift public morale and promote London as a tourist hub with a pageant procession and gala demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gilbert
Inventor of moving picture camera dies penniless
Jean A. Le Roy, credited by Surrogate office as the father of the motion picture industry, died penniless after failing to patent his projection machine in time. He publicized moving pictures in 1894 but delayed patenting, allowing others to reap vast profits and leaving him dependent on charity in his final years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean A. le Roy
le Roy
Zit
New York
Mystifying Magic At NY Benefit Show Ends In Pancake Trick
An audience in a New York theatre witnessed a bizarre benefit performance by the Society of American Magicians. A man pretended a woman burned to death while a skull posed questions, and a derby hat was used as a batter bowl producing six hot pancakes. The crowd enjoyed Joe Kelso's hat trick as the hat remained undamaged. Separately, nut crops from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia were reported as successfully grown, including chestnuts and walnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Society of American Magicians
Joe Kelso
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Milburn Company Lad Promotion Note
A brief notice credits The T. Milburn Co for a lad, indicating a personnel or promotional reference. No further details available in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Milburn Co
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BROWN
Will
Barden
Dirigible
U.S
San Francisco Paper
Lord Mayor of
Piiows
Ailburn's
Fred Bingham
Swift Current, Sask
Milburn
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