Seas Recede as British Isles Coastline Diminishes yearly
Scholars warn that the British coastline shrinks by about one square mile annually as erosion removes cliff, land, and historic ports. Norfolk and Suffolk suffer the worst losses with towns fading into the sea, while defenses cost millions to hold back the encroaching waters.
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Norfolk
Suffolk
Cromer
Shipden
Shipden Church
Overstrand
England
Rye
Winchelsea
Sussex
East Anglia
Great Britain
Minehead
Brackpool
Scarborough
Yorkshire
Cleveland death of female impersonator Benjamin Pearson
Benjamin Pearson also known as Gene Pearson a 31 year old female impersonator and member of the Dumbells Theatrical Company died suddenly in Cleveland Ohio. Born in Toronto he had been active in theatrical work for many years.
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Benjamin
Gene) Pearson
Dumbells Theatrical Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Pearson
Toronto
Two Capitals Stand as Capetown and Pretoria Seat
The Union of South Africa features dual capitals with the legislature based in Capetown while Pretoria hosts the rest of the government, making it a unique constitutional arrangement.
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Union of South Africa
Capetown
Pretoria
Bandmaster Sylvester's Grammar Fight in Chicago Schools
James Sylvester a Chicago bandmaster with World War I service and prize winning bands at Westcott Junior High faced dismissal after failing a required English exam. He argues his musical mastery and parsing skill justify his calling, while the Chicago Daily News notes in certain school settings a capable bandmaster can outweigh pedantic grammarians.
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James Sylvester
Naples
149Th Field Artillery
Westcott Junior
Chicago
Sylvester
Troufi
Chicago Daily News
World musk plant scented again after global search
A rare scented musk plant was found in a tiny Gulf of Georgia island district after a worldwide hunt. A botanist detected the familiar perfume near a wild musk patch, now sent to museums as gardeners and florists anticipate a revival of its delicate odor once widespread in Queen Victoria’s era.
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Gulf of Georgia
Queen Victoria
The Rarest Gift From Life
A reflective poem noting that gifts need not be material. The speaker values intangible offerings like whispered prayers hopeful thoughts and memories that uplift the heart. The poem contrasts traditional gifts with life’s fleeting yet precious moments and cherished recollections.
Wisconsin farmer fires on relatives mistaken as gunmen
A Wisconsin farmer opened fire on relatives after mistaking them for attackers, killing a cousin and wounding two. The incident echoes a separate tale of an English train stopped by a passenger alert, where a nervous man claimed the delay would make him late for his wedding and faced a probing guard who asked if he pulled the emergency cord.
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Wisconsin
Portugal Wheat Crop Breaks Yearly Records
Portugal's wheat harvest set new national records this year as yields surged across major farming regions, signaling a strong agricultural season and potential impacts on domestic supply. Farmers reported unusually high output amid favorable weather and robust market demand.
New Monthly Steamship Link Aims to Boost Canada Trade
A Halifax launched steamship service connects Canada with Java Singapore Ceylon the Malay Archipelago Egypt and Ceylon to boost direct trade. The first ship will reach Halifax early January 1933 after calls at Singapore and Ceylon. The service, arranged by the Canadian government department of trade and commerce, targets Canadian exports including rubber canned pineapples pepper tapioca flour peanuts tea and cotton from Egypt.
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Halifax
N.S
Malay Archipelago
Java
Netherlands East Indies
Ceylon
Egypt
Canada
Singapore
Department of Trade and Commerce
The Color Line Threatens New York Church Service
A New York church faces disruption as a minister backed by his bishop welcomes negro worshippers. Opponents offer no argument, only deep seated color prejudice. The color line extends beyond the Potomac and west to Tennessee, though north of Washington Jim Crow cars do not exist. Danish commodity prices rise from a year ago.
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New York
United States
Potomac
Tennessee
Washington
Publicity as deterrent in criminal cases emphasized by judge
In Kitchener Judge Clement rejected a motion to bar reporters from a criminal court case. He argued publicity is a penalty and deterrent, and innocent defendants have nothing to fear while the guilty must endure press names.
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Kitchener
Clement
Explaining George Washingtons hinged false teeth findings
An American Dental Association authority states Washingtons dentures used a strong spring hinge that sometimes opened wide leaving him unable to close his mouth. The description reframes his reputed difficulty speaking clearly in public.
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The
American Dental Association
George Washington
Canada Australia trade rises and wheat shipments grow
Government weekly review notes increasing trade with Australia and Canada’s stronger export flows to Britain and continental Europe. In the first seven months of the fiscal year Canada's exports to Britain, Holland and Belgium rise, while overall exports lag last year but show resilience amid a stabilizing business climate.
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Canada
Australia
Great Britain
Europe
Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Holland
Belgium
Canadian Co operative Associations Count and Distribution
The 1 452 co operative associations in Canada report 525 216 members under two main groups marketing and purchasing. Marketing has 803 associations with 374 516 members. purchasing 467 with 49 361 members. Credit and savings societies total 13 with 48 254 members, mostly in Quebec. There are 92 Community Hall Societies, 86 in Saskatchewan, total 5 749. Miscellaneous societies number 77 with 47 336 members.
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Canada
Department of Labour
Credit and Savings Societies
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Pacific Science Congress To Meet On Pacific Coast In 1933
Canada to host 31 nations at the Pacific science congress during summer 1933. Plans set for the fifth meeting in Vancouver and Victoria in June, then postponed to likely next June on the Pacific coast due to economic conditions.
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Canada
Vancouver
Victoria
Pacific Coast
Weight change from poles to equator estimated
The U S Naval Observatory reports that a body weighing 191 pounds at the earths poles would weigh 190 pounds at the equator.
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Poles
U.S. Naval Observatory
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Atlantic
Peter
Paul
Portugal
Poo H.P Way da
Walton-on-Thames
Denmark
Pacific Science Congress
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