RCMP Chief warns of propaganda campaigns against police
Commissioner S T Woend cites deliberate campaigns to erode public confidence in the RCMP and authorities. Col Wood notes subversive accusations after police actions and urges careful judgment. The force grew to 2,598, with criticism of nonessential duties diverting crime work.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
S. T Woend
RCMP
House of Commons
Ernest la
Col Wood
Col. Wood
R.C.M.P
What Makes a Good Policeman According to a Ruling
A Supreme Court Justice in New York rejects extra credit for police candidates with college or football backgrounds. The piece weighs what traits matter: courage, fitness, normal intelligence, and strong attitudes and personalities. It muses on public desires for a near perfect officer.
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Supreme Court
Charles B. McLaughlin
New York
England
Crown Jewels for Poland Revert After Debt Forgone
Poland gains ownership of Russian crown jewels valued around 7 million dollars after the Soviet Union failed to pay 30.6 million gold rubles under the 1921 Riga agreement. The jewels were deposited as security for 15 years but forfeiture occurred when payment was not made, making the jewels Poland property on January 1.
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Soviet Union
Poland
Riga
Latvia
Russia
The Light That Failed A Humorous Exchange
A brief comic exchange notes a man’s wife away six weeks and his claim of staying home. His wife returns as the light bill arrives at 50c signifying domestic mischief and a punchline.
Ocean Salt Forms Massive Solid Rock Estimate
A reading estimates the ocean contains enough salt to form a solid rock covering about 4.8 million cubic miles. The figure emphasizes the vast chemical store present in seawater and its implication for geology and resource studies.
Crane fies Floating via Tiny Foot Balloons
A quirky note describes cranes that can fly by using small balloons attached to their feet. The idea highlights an unusual method of airborne travel aided by miniature balloons.
Japanese Deceit Allegations Tarnish Far East Trade
A St Thomas Times-Journal report accuses Japan of commercial dishonesty by stamping products as made in distant places and recounts a Glasgow shipyard tale of stolen blueprints and a sinking freighter. The piece cites views on Chinese honesty versus Japanese duplicity and warns against mislabeling origin.
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Far East
Macclesfield
Cheshire
Manchester
Sweden
Aberdeen
Great Britain
Toronto
Japan
Glasgow
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Army Cooking School Opens For Canadian Soldiers
The Canadian Government plans nutritious army rations for growth and repair as a new cooking school for the permanent force in Military District No 3 opens. Nine volunteers study under Sergeant Hird, famed as the No 1 cook of the permanent force, to remove age old army food criticism.
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Webster
Military District No. 3
Hird
P.p.c.li
Winnipeg
Fish reach Rocky Mountain region via Columbia River route
A historical note suggests fish traveled from the Pacific Ocean up the Columbia River and Pacific Creek to Two Ocean Pass in Wyoming. From there they crossed into Atlantic Creek and descended into the Yellowstone River, entering the Rocky Mountain region through the watershed connections.
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Rocky Mountain
Pacific Ocean
Columbia River
Pacific Creek
Two-Ocean Pass
Wyoming
Atlantic Creek
Yellowstone River
Electric soil shredder advances new farming equipment
A farm machinery note highlights an electric soil shredder as the latest update for modern farms, suggesting buyers will receive the device with new equipment purchases and implying streamlined field processing.
Bamboo's Rapid Growth Seen Under Microscope
A bamboo tree demonstrates growth visible under a microscope, illustrating how its rapid expansion can be tracked at micro scale. The finding highlights bamboo's extraordinary cell elongation and speed of development.
Garden of Eden dam brings water to arid land
British engineers finish the Kut Dam irrigation project to flood the arid region between the Tigris and Euphrates. A 1500 foot dam across the Tigris will feed a 212 mile canal to the Shatt el Gharraf river, with locks enabling vessels between Baghdad and Basraw.
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Garden of Eden
Kut Dam
Tigris
Euphrates
Shatt el Gharraf
Baghdad
Basraw
Frozen plane gasoline offered as fire safety fix
At Roosevelt field New York Assen Jordanoff a 42 year old aeronautical engineer and Bulgarian Great War ace demonstrated a fire resistant gasoline. The fuel is cooled to about 150 degrees below zero Fahrenheit using alcohol and dry ice so it emits insufficient vapor to ignite while remaining liquid enough to flow to the heating apparatus for engine use.
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Roosevelt Field
New York
Assen Jordanoff
Steam Power Unit Claim Promises Jet Travel From Water
Glenn W. Watson, a Detroit native with a radio typewriter used on ships worldwide, claims a steam power unit called a cold coil generator can drive airplanes across the country on a quart of water. He says it instantaneously turns water to steam and, by recirculating condensed steam, could operate engines without a boiler. He keeps secret the electric basis of the generator.
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Glenn W. Watson
Watson
Limoges to Gift Roosevelt and Allies for Peace Efforts
Limoges France completes preparations to present gifts to President Roosevelt and premiers Chamberlain and Daladier as thanks for keeping the world out of war. Roosevelt and Chamberlain to receive dinner services while Daladier will get a table centre piece and vase from a popular subscription started after the Munich conference.
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China
Limoges
France
Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Christmas Day Meals Add Up to Five or Six
A leading life insurance company claims the average American consumes five or six meals on Christmas Day. The breakdown lists breakfast main course heavy dessert nuts and candy and supper as separate meals, with snacks between meals making Christmas the heaviest working day for the stomach.
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Nearl O'Hara
New York Post
The Origins of Friday the 13th Unlucky Superstition
The article explains Friday the 13th as feared due to two linked ideas. Friday evokes the Crucifixion with danger to seamen, while the number 13 recalls the Last Supper where Judas rose first, betrayed Jesus, and hanged himself.
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Judas
Fire at Riversdale Dress Shop Sparked by Sunlit Glass
A dress shop in Riversdale South Africa was set ablaze when magnifying glasses focused sunlight ignited flammable materials. Firefighters battled the blaze as the cause was investigated and authorities inspected the scene for further risk.
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Riversdale
South Africa
Fingerprints Aid Identification Across Vast DOJ Files
The fingerprint is a sure method of identification and files of the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice in Washington contain more than 4,000,000 sets of them.
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Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington
East Africans churn milk into butter for hair care use
Some East African natives churn milk into butter not for eating but to use in hairdressing.
Debt Laws Refusers Demand End to Prison for Debts
A reformer questions why men should face prison for debt, arguing that people can resolve obligations from home rather than incarceration. The remark highlights calls for reform of debt enforcement and criminal penalties.
Quite Impossible Harrison Seeks Big Drive At 200 Yards
Harrison jokes about a golf shot while his friend warns against aiming at his mother-in-law. The pair laugh as they watch him play with a friend.
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Harrison
Anonymity in Newsrooms Draws Editorial Ethics
The Owen Sound Sun-Times warns readers that newspapers must verify truth and avoid anonymous tips. Editors require signed communications or reliable attribution to prevent libel and harm, noting that concealed sources hinder responsible publishing and accountability.
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Sun-Times
Owen Sound Sun-Times
Simple Precautions Against Influenza Circulation
The article urges individual, simple measures at early signs of illness to curb influenza spread. It cites old remedies like physic, mustard plaster, or mustard bath and notes rest or sleep aids pores to close and ward off trouble. It mentions Hippocrates and suggests personal responsibility without coercive law.
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Hippocrates
British Railway Union Broadcasts To German Workers
The Railway Review reports leaders of the British National Union of Railwaymen have broadcast to German workers from a station on the continent. John Marchbank, general secretary, and former president J. Henderson spearheaded the broadcasts to keep German workers informed on the European situation.
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British Union of Railwaymen
British National Union of Railwaymen
Germany
Railway Review
John Marchbank
J. Henderson
Youngest CPR Roadmaster Appointed at Deloraine
Robert A. Emerson aged 27 has been named Canadian Pacific roadmaster at Deloraine Manitoba. A University of Manitoba graduate he later studied transportation at Yale and is believed to be the CPRs youngest road master.
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Robert A. Emerson
Canadian Pacific
Deloraine
Man
C.P.R
University of Manitoba
Emerson
Yale
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