Abolition of Devils Island Penal Colony in French Guiana
The French government ends recruitment to Devils Island penal colonies in Guiana under Premier Daladier's order. Convicts already there serve out terms. new prisoners go to French prisons or to solitary confinement. The move aligns with humanitarian criticism and draws parallels to Australia and Siberia.
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Devils Island
French Guiana
Marc Rucart
France
Daladier
Guiana
England
Australia
Siberia
Alfred Dreyfus
Salvation Army
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ireland to Defend Itself Yet Rely on Britain for Aid
The article notes that Eire will claim autonomous defence but will largely depend on Britain's navy and air power. It contrasts Irish and Canadian arrangements, highlighting that Dublin will resist foreign occupation while Britain would provide major military support if attacked. The piece criticizes the imperial system as convoluted.
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United Kingdom
Eire
Ethiopia
Austria
Britain
Great Britain
Canada
Eiie
St Thomas
Nip the Bendigo Dog Gets Gold Tooth
Nip, a Bendigo mongrel with a toothache, had the tooth extracted by his Bendigo dentist owner without fuss or anaesthetic, and a gold tooth was fitted. The event made Nip more valuable and famous in Bendigo.
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Nip
Bendigo
Milk retains nutrients when it sours
Sour milk does not lose its nutritional value. The fermentation process preserves the vitamins and minerals, making sour milk still a useful source of protein calcium and energy despite the altered taste and texture.
British aviator and Bristol 138A set height record
Flight-Lieutenant M. J. Adam aboard a Bristol 138A officially holds the world height mark at 53,937 feet or 16,440 metres. The achievement, dated June 30, 1937, has been recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. Adam received the Air Force Cross and the Air Council of Great Britain's congratulations.
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M. J. Adam
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Adam
Air Council of Great Britain
Three Melbourne Lads Catch Record Sharks for Living
In a year they built a home-made 40 foot cutter. Hughie Alan and Bill Haldane earn their living hooking sharks. The trio just achieved a record day, landing 50 boxes of boneless shark flesh worth about 200 dollars.
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Hughie
Alan
Bill Haldane
Melbourne
Australia
Birds Accept Human Homes As Cities Grow
As civilization advances birds increasingly use man made houses for nesting. Urban development reduces natural nest sites pushing birds toward human habitation.
Intrepid flyer Corrigan completes nonstop cross country flight
Intrepid Los Angeles airman Douglas P. Corrigan vacations in New York after a nonstop trans continental flight in a 1929 Curtis Robins plane valued around $900. He landed at Roosevelt Field Long Island with under five gallons of fuel left from an initial 250 gallons, carrying no parachute and no radio or blind flying instruments.
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Douglas P. Corrigan
Los Angeles
New York
Corrigan
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
King Farouk Dines On Cake Cheese And Lemonade
A member of the Egyptian Chamber of Deputies met King Farouk and his young wife in Cairo. The royal couple, out driving, accepted the invitation to dine with the statesman with Farouk selecting the menu. He chose cake cheese and lemonade.
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Egyptian Chamber of Deputies
Farouk
Cairo
China's Gunpowder Invention Sparks Peaceful Gas Mask Debate
A witty essay cites China's invention of gunpowder centuries ago and imagines modern peacekeeping needing gas masks for the dove of peace. The reflection ponders technological progress and its impact on international sentiment and safety.
Interviews Shape the Quiet Big Names in Newsrooms
Experience shows reportersly note that the so called big names are usually prominent figures who speak readily when approached. They treat interviews as routine events and maintain dignity without effort while reporters expect such chats as normal in their career.
Admonished Defendant Denies Violence During Praised Baby Encounter
A magistrate questions a man over an unprovoked attack on Mrs Brown as she admired his baby. The defendant feigns surprise at the accusation while the woman in the dock jokes about a menagerie remark and the pram sighting.
Lang and Zangwill Charity Reading Exchange
Andrew Lang invited Israel Zangwill to a charity author reading but received the laconic reply If A Lang will Zangwill. The exchange highlights a witty terse reply from Zangwill to Lang's request.
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Andrew Lang
Israel Zangwill
A Lang
Zangwill
Forgotten Ports Named as Britain Weighs War Shipping Diversion
Leslie Burgin, British minister of transport, hints government may divert wartime shipping from east to west coast rendering once great medieval harbors like Fowey Lafracombe and Portsmouth as potential defensive assets. South coast Cinque Ports towns such as Winchelsea New Romney and Sandwich once supplied 57 ships and now survive as tourist and coastal craft hubs.
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Leslie Burgin
Great Britain
Britain
Plymouth
Severnmouth
Wales
Clyde
Fowey
Cornwall
Calais
Edward III
Lafracombe
Portsmouth
Lymington
Winchelsea
New Romney
Sandwich
England
Women Outlive Men in 1938 League of Nations Data
The League of Nations 1938 statistical yearbook shows women live longer than men across regions from Chicago to Cape Town and that longevity is rising for both genders. It notes the global population aging, with fewer under five and more over sixty in the United States and similar shifts in France England and Germany.
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League of Nations
League
Chicago
Yokohama
Naples
Cape Town
United States
France
England
Germany
Boston Man Takes Western Vacation Encounter
A Boston man on a Western trip meets a Salt Lake City Mormon girl who proudly says Boston is home to a missionary from their Sunday school. The exchange highlights cross town and faith connections during a casual greeting.
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Boston
Salt Lake City
Unclaimed Property Chief Accumulates 7600 at Vancouver General
Secretary Oliver Phillips of Vancouver General Hospital has built up 7600 in unclaimed patient property over 25 years. A roomful of effects remains on hand while the hospital holds items until they are needed to settle any patient bill from their sale.
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Oliver Phillips
Vancouver General Hospital
American claims to charm cobras with saxophone
A man asserts he can charm venomous cobras using a saxophone, a claim that astonishes locals as he demonstrates in a street performance. Spectators watch as the snakes coil and sway to the music amid curious onlookers and police nearby.
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Scotland
China
Royal Air Force
The
Far East
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