Eastern Locarno: Britain eyes peace amid European tensions
A British Commons debate on Britain's aerial frontier and Nazi aims frames the proposed Eastern Locarno pact. The accord would bind Russia, the Baltic states, Poland, Czecho Slovakia, and Germany to frontier guarantees and mutual aid, curbing Berlin's expansion. A Southern Locarno may follow to preserve the Mediterranean status quo with Turkey, Italy, Greece, and Yugoslavia.
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Rhine
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Ramsay MacDonald
Dover
Dollfuss
Austria
Europe
Germany
Adolph Hitler
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Reich
Berlin
Danzig
Russia
Baltic States
Czecho-Slovakia
Locarno
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Upper Silesia
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Curbing Crime Propels Women’s Civic Drive
The United States Department of Justice backs a feminine crusade to curb Dillinger type crimes. William Stanley, acting attorney general, praises women’s role and notes plans for a central bureau to compare local crime forms and spur improvements.
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United States Department of Justice
William Stanley
Odd Indian Professions Include Grasshopper Sellers and Fortunetellers
From the India Census Report comes a list of unusual occupations such as grasshopper sellers, water pourers on gods, hailstorm averters, blood suckers, gold nail setters, bullock horn breakers, cradle swingers, and ear wax removers. It notes 37,778 people earn a living as horoscope casters, astrologers, wizards, witches, mediums and fortune-tellers.
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West
Government of India
India
Hotels in Sahara Desert Move South with French Expansion
As France pushes deeper into the Sahara to pacify Arab tribes, hotels for officials officers and travelers are built far south in parcels. Camel caravans 45 days trek to Timimoun deliver windows doors furniture and other equipment while engineers sketch outlines in sand to appease local superstition.
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Sahara
Timimoun
Algeria
Model Hospital System in Irish Free State Aims for Coordinated Network
The Irish Free State hospital system plans a permanent endowment with 15 million dollars spent and an equal amount awaiting distribution. The hospitals commission led by Michael Doran seeks League of Nations health section guidance. Twelve sweepstakes funded the fund as it crafts a coordinated national model to reduce waste and overlap.
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Irish Free State
Irish Free States
Hospitals Commission
League of Nations
The
Michael Doran
Henry Ford
Commission
Free State
Not A Jew Sir John Simon Denies Jewish Origin
British foreign minister Sir John Simon wrote to a correspondent to deny being Jewish. He said such rumors are unfounded and would misrepresent him as anti-Semitic, which he condemns as un-English. The letter notes claims of his ancestry shaping government policy.
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John Simon
Sir John Simon
Sir John
Britain
Impressive Lesson Ends With Dent in Soft Spot
A Sunday school teacher questions literal readings of Bible miracles. He tests vocabulary by asking for the meaning of impression. A sharp student replies that an impression is a dent in a soft spot, delivering a humorous twist to the lesson.
Prairie provinces industrial output tops 187 million in 1932
Dominion Bureau of Statistics data show Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with factory sales of 187,451,377 and 2,687 manufacturing plants. Employment reached 38,964 with wages totaling 42,435,765 while materials purchased stood at 92,247,846 and value added reached 95,203,531. Flour and feed mills led, followed by meat packing and dairy products.
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Canada
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Central Electric
Soviet Buying Arms Behind Britain Export Record
A London paper claims Britain exported arms totaling 2,482,246 to Soviet Russia, mostly machine guns and munitions. Whitehall had to approve large shipments as Russia rushes to stockpile weapons for a likely conflict with Japan, with Paraguay and Bolivia also pressing for licenses but refused by the Foreign Office.
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England
Russia
London
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Whitehall
Japan
Paraguay
Bolivia
Foreign Office
Japan Develops Sculptography Aims for Exact Likeness
Japan develops sculptography to photograph subjects in solid form, replacing ordinary sculpturing. Sponsors claim it substitutes the human element with exact likeness, mirroring photography's role in art and science.
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Japan
Stemmed apples endure if stem remains intact and skin unbroken
The article notes that apples with any stem portion left at the stem end are not stemless and remain valid if the skin has no breaks. It also states the Great Lakes region is regarded by meteorologists as one of the stormiest areas globally.
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Dr. Fowler
Great Lakes Region
Agricultural Notes From Dominion Dairy And Farm Reports
Canada reports 36863 fewer hogs graded in the first half of 1934 versus 1933. Beef soup uses cheaper cuts rich in extractives. Bacon exports to the United Kingdom surge, outpacing last year. Alberta pounds list stray livestock on July 14 1934. Trinidad and Tobago remain the largest eastern Caribbean colony by area and trade grows with Canada. Proper packing rules govern fruit and honey shipments including designated marks on shipments with multiple producers.
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United Kingdom
Alberta
Trinidad and Tobago
Canada
British West Indies
Beef Bulletin
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
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