Britain Leads on Disarmament but Nations Pause
The piece argues world leaders fail to act on disarmament after World War I. It notes Britain's large reductions since 1914 and questions whether others will follow. It urges mental and spiritual disarmament to accompany cuts in armaments, claiming Britain set a leading example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
United States
France
League of Nations
League
China
Manchuria
Italy
Great Britain
House of Lords
Lord Londonderry
Air
Britain
Russia
John Simon
Sir John
Sir John Simon
Royal Engineers
British Commonwealth
Thousands Gather for Welsh Mountain Sheep Drive
The largest drive of the Welsh mountains drew twenty five thousand sheep from the Mignevit range across three counties. Buses, dogs, and shepherds filled the landscape as the second annual dip of the season unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mignevit
North Wales
Household Drudgery The Bane of a Woman's Life
An advertisement promotes Mulburn's H. and N. Pills as a remedy to strengthen the system and restore health for women who feel weak and run down. The copy emphasizes household fatigue and general weakness as the target of the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulburn
Infra-Red Rays in Crime Detection and Medicine Lecture
Sir Robert Robertson spoke at a joint Manchester meeting on infra red rays and their use in crime detection, medicine, and dyestuffs research. He explained ray ranges, noted infrared photography’s advances including Everest imagery and long distance U S landscape work, and discussed medical and tropical fabric dye studies needing further research beyond the visible spectrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Robert Robertson
Society of Chemical Industry
Manchester
Sir Robert
Robert
Everest Range
United States
Tropics
Battle Over a Priceless Stamp Threatens Auction
Mrs. Arthur Hind, widow of a Bradford-American silk magnate, sues to keep the British Guiana 1858 one cent stamp from sale as part of her late husband’s collection valued at least a million pounds. Bela Sekula of Lucerne plans to bid in London, hoping to secure the sole specimen worth about £10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Atlantic
Arthur Hind
Bela Sekula
Lucerne
Switzerland
British Guiana
Sekula
End of Day Horn Blown In Ripon Once More
Ripon keeps a medieval custom with a horn blower at 9 o clock in the market square. The Wakeman’s horn dates from 886, and an ordinance later required the horn to sound at four corners of the cross each evening. Three blasts are now also sounded outside the mayor’s house. The horn remains worn by the Sergeant at Mace on ceremonial occasions.
Boss Offers Interest In Business Prompting Firing Threat
Bill says the boss offered him an interest in the business today and Joe asks for confirmation. Bill recalls the offer was tied to his future with the firm, implying that without taking an interest soon he would be fired.
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Bill
Joe
Definite Improvement In Trade Of Canada
The Bank of Montreal annual meeting highlighted improving world trade, rising Canadian external commerce, and better business conditions. Sir Charles Gordon noted Britain’s strong credit and London as a financial center, while opposing views on a central bank cited political risks. Bank leaders cited strong assets and over one million Canadian deposit accounts amid calls for caution about artificial barriers to recovery.
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Canada
Bank of Montreal
Sir Charles Gordon
Sir Charles
Great Britain
Britain
London
Royal Commission On
Royal Commission
Federal Reserve
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Jackson Dodds
Dodds
Citzens
Music in Hands and World Peace Talk Highlighted
A Chicago appearance features a boy who makes tunes by rubbing his hands, imitating animals and birds with surprising accuracy. In Toronto, Sir Robert Falconer stresses regional conferences and League support to avert war, noting China and Japan and the need for Pacific solutions.
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Chicago
Traverse City
Robert Falconer
University Women’s Club
Toronto
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Orient
America
Robert
China
New World
Manchukuo
Japan
United States
League of Nations
Heavy Cattle Exports Rise As Canada Ships 50 000 Head
Canada ships over 50,000 live cattle to Britain this year, up from 16,935 last year to this date. From December 2 to 6 exports totalled 1,203 head, lifting the yearly total to 50,193. The S S Concordia and S S Manchester carried cattle to Glasgow and Birkenhead respectively with prices ranging from 5.8 to 19 cents per pound live weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Britain
United Kingdom
S.S. Concordia
Glasgow
Birkenhead
S.S. Manchester
Cast-Iron Road Blocks Established in Oldham England
A new industry in Oldham England makes cast-iron blocks for road surfacing. An experimental length is laid at Moorside with 20 pound blocks measuring 11 1/2 inches square. Blocks are bonded with bituminous solution and non skid studs. The design is registered.
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Oldham
England
Moorside
Tess and Bess exchange sly witticisms on rumors
A brief cartoonish exchange shows Tess warning about believing rumors while Bess quips that repeating them can spread them. The two women exchange a sharper line about truth and gossip in a lighthearted moment.
Luxury Flats Block Planned for HammerSmith London
A three acre site in Hammer smith London will host a block of 360 flats and 30 shops. The design includes an underground private roadway for tenants to shop inside the building. The project, estimated at £500,000, will employ over 1,000 workers and aims to be Europe’s largest flat block.
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Hammersmith
London
England
Europe
Man Faces Inevitable Tax of Nature
A reflective line notes that all living beings must eventually pay the debt of nature despite attempts to sidestep earthly collectors, underscoring mortality and the certainty of fate.
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Ripon
Alfred the Great
Bank OF Montreal Annual Meeting
Tess
Bess
Hardie
G Thing
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