Ireland Eyes Jubilee Boycott as Independence Talk Grows
The New York Times reports Ireland may refuse official Jubilee greetings and consider independence moves under President de Valera. It notes Irish reluctance to celebrate under British rule, legal limits on offices and unemployment relief if severance occurs, and the political calculation shaping the Dail's stance.
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Ireland
George
Irish Free State
Duke of Kent
Marina
England
Scotland
de Valera
New York Times
The Panoply Of State In Windward Leeward Islands
The Windward and Leeward Islands cover about 1346 square miles with roughly 300000 people. A formal administration includes two governors six administrators and commissioners two colonial secretaries four chief justices four attorneys general and a crown attorney among senior posts. Salaries for these officials are substantial. The system aims to preserve dignity and imperial prestige while preparing for potential Dominion status in the future.
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Windward
Leeward Islands
West Indies
Trinidad
Port of Spain
Ex-Judge Turned Bank Cashier Safeguards Funds
In Kansas a judge who failed to win re election becomes a bank cashier. A man tries to cash a cheque and presents letters and a business card. The cashier refuses for lack of identity. The ex judge explains that paying out money requires caution.
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Kansas
Exterminate Sharks Aimed by Multinational Naval Air Attack
San Francisco reports a joint British Dutch and Portuguese naval air plan to attack Timor sea sharks to protect future air travelers. J Harold Dollar says forces and 46 rajahs will back the drive while Hermes and flotillas head toward the area.
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Timor Sea
Australia
San Francisco
J. Harold Dollar
Dollar
Melbourne
Timor
Hermes
A Mechanical Planter Boosts Planting Speed in England
A mechanical planter sets and waters crops at 12,000 plants per hour in Sprowston near Norwich and 25,000 per hour in the Fens for celery. An experienced hand planter tops 700 per hour. English scientists report Britain evaporates about 142 million tons of water from its surface annually.
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Sprowston
Norwich
England
London Sunday Graphic
Great Britain
Britain Sees Wheat Rise in England and Wales
The Ministry of Agriculture reports an 11 percent rise in wheat production and a 6 percent increase in wheat acreage across England and Wales last year. Production reached 1,748,000 tons, up 17,000 tons, with planted acreage totaling 1,759,410 acres.
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England
Wales
Ministry of Agriculture
Losing Proposition in Finishing Poultry Economics
A Dominion Poultry Husbandman article argues buyers and producers lose money selling and buying underfinished poultry. Finishing increases edible flesh, improves quality, and reduces waste. It cites Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm data showing added flesh costs about five cents per pound, boosting whole-bird value. Canadians eat less poultry than Americans due to quality issues.
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Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Arabs Learn Paper Making From Chinese
The text traces early writing materials from stone and clay to waxed boards and leaves. It notes straight lines favored for carving, wax tablets used by Romans, and ninth century Arabs learning paper making from Chinese prisoners. It ends with a garbled claim about a railway sale due to electrification.
Entertainment Spending Report in Stockholm Reaches 8.8 Million
Stockholm observers report about 8.8 million dollars spent on entertainment in the past twelve months. The data highlight consumer appetite for events, venues, and media, with tourism and local businesses benefiting from rising activity.
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Britain
Hollywood
London
Charlies Laughton
George Arliss
Anna May Wong
Marian Marsh
Fay Wray
Fur Farms
Vancouver
C. B. Fowler
Stanley Park
South America
Bolivia
North American
Sendish
Stockholm
Sweden
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