Bank president calls for ten percent tariff cuts world wide
Sir John Aird of the Canadian Bank of Commerce urged a 10 percent tariff reduction in all countries to revive trade. He spoke at the bank’s annual meeting, warning against nationalizing banking and linking economic ills to wartime privileges. He urged wheat diversification and noted cautious signs from Lausanne and Ottawa talks. He favored a return to gold standard for stability.
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John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
John
Bank of Commerce
Sir John
Lausanne
Ottawa
Europe
Tragic Book-Keeping Phrase Attributed In War Note
Discussion surrounds the authorship of the phrase The Tragic Book-Keeping from a British war note. Signor Mussolini is cited as the likely author who warned Lausanne must wipe the slate and close the tragic book-keeping of the war.
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Signor
Mussolini
Lausanne
Winnipeg RCMP to equip with British motorcycles
The Winnipeg division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be equipped with British-made motor cycles due to Ottawa Imperial Conference trade agreements. A local Winnipeg firm announced an order for a complete new fleet of British machines totaling $8,000.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg
Colorado Hosts Most Peaks Among U S Mountains
Colorado contains forty two of the fifty five highest U S mountain peaks, illustrating the state’s prominent alpine geography and leading elevation roster.
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United States
State
Colorado
Bondholders spread across Canada and beyond
A Canadian government note highlights that provincial and municipal bonds are widely held. It cites Norma Rademhurst of L Abbaye France who lost a $1000 British Columbia coupon bond and will be reimbursed for interest due. The case shows bonds reach many savers, including women in Northern France, challenging perceptions of bond ownership.
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Dominions
Norma Rademhurst
L'Abbaye
St. Jacot de-la-Mar
Cotes du Nord
France
British Columbia
Fighting Radio Tax Challenge in Border Cities
A Border Cities lawyer declares he will not pay the federal radio license fee arguing it is unconstitutional and beyond federal authority. He may take the case to a higher court, potentially affecting funding for the national radio system if upheld. Brockville Recorder and Times.
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Border Cities
Brockville
Swedish Wheat Surplus Prompts World Market Sale Plan
Swed ish Grain Association announces thirty thousand tons of Swedish wheat must be sold abroad due to over supply from excellent crops. It recommends raising domestic wheat mixing to at least 95 percent and mixing some foreign wheat to compensate for gluten shortfall. The current crop is said to have better than average baking qualities.
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Swedish Grain Association
Houghton Warns of New European War Rift in World Affairs
Former U.S. ambassador Alanson B. Houghton told a New York audience that the United States cannot isolate itself but can limit its involvement as Europe potentially splits into two hostile camps once more. He warned about a renewed division between rival powers and urged prudent engagement.
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Alanson B. Houghton
New York
United States
Houghton
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Army of Unemployed Reaches 25 Million Worldwide
Figures from the League of Nelsons estimate the global unemployed total exceeds 25 million. If the line of workless individuals stood hand in hand around the equator the chain would span the globe with five feet separating each person.
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League of Nelsons
Equator
Immigration Population In Canada From The Last Census
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s total immigrant population at 2 307 525. Over 32 percent entered during 1921–1931, about 29 percent in the prior decade, and nearly 39 percent of residents as of 1931 immigrated before 1911. About 255 662 had 30 years or more in Canada, with aliens under 50 percent and 1 138 942 born in the British Isles.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
British Isles
Belter Recovers $1400 Plus Hidden $10 From Fire Loss
W A Belter of Benton Harbor Michigan brought a bag of money burned beyond recognition to Senator Vandenberg in Washington. He had stored $1400 in a fruit jar which burned in a fire. Examiners pieced the currency together and recovered the full $1410.
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Washington
W. A. Belter
Benton Harbor
Mich
Senator Vandenberg
Belter
Romance of the Vanishing Flier Paul Redfern
The piece recounts the legend of Paul Redfern who disappeared en route from Georgia to Rio de Janeiro. It claims he survived in the Brazilian jungle as a tribal king and notes a new expedition aims to locate him and return him to civilization. The narrator favors the tale as a classic blend of mystery and adventure.
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Paul Redfern
Georgia
Rio de Janeiro
Redfern
High Up In the Alps A Mountaintop Monastery
The Monastery of the Great St Bernard at 8000 feet is likely Europe’s highest year round dwelling. During the war the Alps’ isolation was briefly broken by smoke from peaks as transporters enabled winter living on peaks above the snow line. The page also includes a comic dialogue about rice and a playful line about being “thrown at me.”
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Europe
Alps
London Police Density
London maintains one policeman for every 2000 residents, reflecting a standard patrol allocation across the capital.
A Better Outlook for Wheat Prices in Canada
Saskatoon Wheat Pool secretary George W Robertson told Regina Rotary Club that easing pressure could lift wheat prices by the end of the current crop year. He noted world stocks fell about 40 million bushels in 1931 32 but remained above normal by more than 50 percent, with stock totals over 800 million bushels. He warned the surplus would persist until stocks drop below 600 million, driven by U S and Canada. He also cited a potentially poor Argentine crop and greater demand from the Orient for low grade wheat, especially from Australia.
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George W. Robertson
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina Rotary Club
United States
Canada
Robertson
Australia
Rhodes scholar David St Clair Overcomes Stutter Using Left Hand
Minneapolis native David St Clair recent Rhodes scholar winner with geology and mining studies faced stuttering at the University of Minnesota speech clinic. Doctors found that reverting him to left-hand use reorganized brain hemispheres and resolved the stutter. He plans to attend Oxford University in England.
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David St Clair
Minneapolis
St. Clair
University of Minnesota
Bryngelson
Oxford University
England
Dominion Almanac Grows to Over 600 Pages for New Year
The Canadian Almanac expands this year turning the scale at more than 600 pages. It provides extensive information on Parliament and the Legislatures, departments, legal and educational life, and wide general knowledge about Canada. editors’ efforts earn journalist and public gratitude.
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Dominion
Canada
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Gas Tank Cap Sanctioned At New York Auto Show
At the Grand Central mobile show in New York an exhibit displays a gasoline tank cap with Mock. Sponsors claim it prevents gasoline theft and allows a stolen car to run only until fuel ends since fuel cannot be added without the key.
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New York
Grand Centralpalo
Texas Leads Nation in Pecans With Large Harvest
Texas produces from one quarter to one half of the United States pecan crop, highlighting the state’s dominant role in nut production. The report notes extensive orchards and favorable growing conditions contributing to its share of national output.
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Texas
United States
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