England Has Five Flags
An English homeowner questions which flag may legally fly from a house as Lord Glasgow notes there is no national flag for the country. The Times columns discuss five British flags the Union Jack, White Ensign, Red Ensign, Blue Ensign, Royal Standard, and St George's Cross with varying onshore and offshore uses, raising the issue of personal banners versus official insignia.
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Canada
United Kingdom
London Times
Lord Glasgow
Times
Royal Navy
Royal Yacht Squadron
Lost Bay of Panama islands to be searched anew by Plise
Marie Plise owner of five Panama Bay islands reopens a near thirty year search into their location and ownership under her late husband Washington W. Plise a San Francisco pianist and collector who inherited the islands from ancestors granted by a Spanish king. The 1906 fire destroyed the locating map. The Plise estate traces to Spain’s records.
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Bay of Panama
Marie Plise
Washington W. Plise
San Francisco
Archie Treat
Plise
State Department
Les
Spain
As Easy As That In Brockville Relief Request Probe
An applicant in Brockville Ontario expresses no qualms about taking government funds for relief saying authorities can easily feed many people. He claims they dig gold from the ground to make all the money they need.
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Brockville
Ont
Edmonton student ships Hudson Bay birds to Royal Ontario Museum
Arthur C. Twomey of Edmonton gathers 250 bird specimens along the Hudson Bay coast from Churchill to Eskimo Point for shipment to the Royal Ontario Museum. The skins, preserved in steel cupboards, will join about 19 000 existing specimens for research and study by museum ornithologists led by L. L. Snyder.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Eskimo Point
Royal Ontario Museum
Arthur C. Twomey
Edmonton
University of Alberta
L. L. Snyder
sub-Arctic
Double Scare On Oyster Bay Commute Sparks Ticket Nudge
A nonsmoking commuter avoiding smoke finds a man lighting a cigar in a non smoking coach. He signals the conductor with a nudge as the conductor punches the ticket and moves on. The moment highlights tension over smoking on trains.
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Oyster Bayway
New Yorker
Egyptians Favor Canadian Apples Dominating Egyptian Market
Canadian trade commissioner Ives Lamontagne in Cairo states that 75 percent of apples eaten in Egypt originate in Canada, chiefly from British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. He notes Egypt previously had no Canadian apples and the United States held the trade.
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Egypt
Canada
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Ives Lamontagne
Cairo
United States
Argentina Plans 12tress Highway Conduction Project
Argentina announces a 12tress plan to construct a new highway corridor. Officials say the project will improve regional transit, create jobs, and boost trade with neighboring provinces while outlining phased development and key infrastructure milestones.
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Argentina
Germany's Electric Train Sets World Speed Record
Germany's national railways tested an electric train from Munich to Stuttgart on a 240-kilometre run in two hours 26 minutes. The train averaged over 98 kilometres per hour with a peak of 151.4 kph, the fastest for an electric train. The Flying Hamburger diesel train on Berlin to Hamburg is faster overall but not classified with the Munich Stuttgart express.
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German National Railways
Munich
Stuttgart
Berlin
Hamburg
Consul's fee raised for certificates in Vancouver
Vancouver merchants and all others shipping to Chinese ports are advised by acting consul Kienyeh Wu that the fee for consulate certificates increases from 2.30 to 3.00 Canadian dollars. The change follows instructions from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Nanking China.
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Vancouver
Kienyeh Wu
China
Ministry For Foreign Affairs
Nanking
Flying Pioneer Dame Ethel Locke-King Plans 6000 Mile Flight
Dame Ethel Locke-King, 70, aims to fly to northern Rhodesia in her own light plane. The journey totals about 6000 miles round trip. Two years earlier she enjoyed a flying vacation in Egypt with her aircraft.
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Ethel Locke-King
England
Rhodesia
Ethel
Egypt
The Charm Of England Observations On England From An American Voyage
The excerpt contrasts England with America noting differences in hedges privacy and tradition. It reflects on how returning travelers perceive England anew, appreciating its intimate landscapes and aged structures versus the vast American continent. The author questions whether Kansas plains or Omaha silos offer more charm.
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England
America
Plains
Kansas
Romney Marsh
Omaha
W. Sackville-West
the Spectator
London
Halifax Man Buys War-Era Wireless Plant
John Simon of Halifax has purchased the wireless plant and equipment built by the imperial government during the war. The site lies about three miles from Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, featuring two steel towers each 320 feet tall. Field experts note sheep prefer dandelions to Kentucky blue grass.
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John Simon
Halifax
Barrington Passage
Nova Scotia
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Market For Soy Beans New cash crop for midwest farmers
U S farmers find soy beans pay well as a crop. Flour from soy beans competes with meat and dairy products in nutrition. Production rising. beans sell from one to one dollar twenty a bushel. Large cattle feed manufacturers buy most of the beans.
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U.S
Railway saving time fastest UK service since July 17
The London and North Eastern operates the fastest railway in Britain with 23 expresses running at 60 mph or more. On the cited date all companies sped up services, saving 185 hours daily. The Flying Scotsman completes 392 miles between King's Cross and Edinburgh in 7 hours 42 minutes.
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United Kingdom
London and North-Eastern
Britain
Flying Scotsman
King’s Cross
Edinburgh
Why She's a She Locomotive Nickname Explained by Rail Official
A railroad official explains why locomotives are called she. He cites imagery of jackets, yokes, pins, shields, aprons, laps, shoes, pumps, hose, and smokey puffs. He notes trains are drawn by the engine, needing guiding and maintenance, and are steadier when hooked to a tender.
Doll Show Prize Goes to Jeremiah at Waltham Library
Jeremiah, a century-old doll with an old-fashioned cutaway, won first prize among 157 exhibits at the Waltham Public Library show. Exhibited by Mrs. Alice Reccord, the collection ranged from quarter-inch to three feet in length and ages from 5 to 80. Tomato plants thrive on well drained fertile sandy loam.
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Jeremiah
Waltham Public Library
Alice Reccord
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