Former French Premier Sees Bright Aeronautics Future
Former French Premier M Painleve, 67, predicts trans Atlantic air travel in hours with high altitude speed aircraft. He recalls Wright brothers and Lindbergh, praising aviation progress and commercial potential while noting oxygen needs for passengers at 32 000 feet.
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Paris
New York
Paul Painiere
France
United Pres
Lindbergh
North America
LeBourget
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
Bleriot
Atlantic
Painleve
M. Painleve
One Civilization but Two Nations and Two Governments
Translation blunder by Paris interviewer muddled Austro German relations. Chancellor Schober asserted Austria and Germany are one people but two nations. French press misread as one nation two states, triggering corrective statements and a final restatement of his idea.
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Schober
Austria
Paris
London
Germany
Dr. Schober
Navy blue wool crepe dress pattern No. 3248
A children's dress pattern described in navy blue wool crepe with red grosgrain belt and self fabric bow at collarless neckline. Features molded waist, slight blousing, flared gathered skirt and front fullness, sizes 8 10 12 14, pattern price 25 cents and instructions to copy for a girl of years with 17 yards of fabric. Pattern department address noted.
The Power Of Lightning Thunderstorm Sparks And Lightning Power
An article in Tit-Bits explains lightning’s vast energy from volts to power. It notes a cat’s back sparks like tiny lightning, and a million-volt lab spark leaped ten feet, nearly wrecking a building. Most lightning flashes occur cloud to cloud, with occasional cloud to earth forks causing destruction.
Resents Removal Of Indian Carvings From British Columbia
A national museum letter from an official of the British Columbia government rails against removing Indian carvings to the United States. It notes broad opposition to removing totem poles carved grave monuments cliff paintings and rock inscriptions from the province. An archaeologist says a retired US naval officer recently took spindle whorls used for spinning goat wool from Canada while a museum representative sought such artifacts.
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British Columbia
United States
National Museum
Ottawa
Dominion
World Poultry Congress to Gather In London
Fifty five cities across the United States and Canada will send delegates to the fourth World Poultry Congress organized by the governments of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Many attendees will sail from Montreal on the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of York on July 12 for London where the congress runs July 22 to 30 at the Crystal Palace.
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United States
Canada
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Montreal
Crystal Palace
London
Radiophone Talks 200 Feet Underground and Through Stone
A newly invented radiophone enables communication 200 feet underground and through solid rock. In Germany, workers’ singing clubs are gaining popularity, reflecting rising cultural activity among labor groups.
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Workingmen's Singing
Germany
George Stephen Named VP in Charge of Traffic at CPR
George Stephen succeeds W. R. Macinnes as vice president in charge of traffic for Canadian Pacific Railway, reflecting a leadership shift in the railroad's operations. Stephen takes over responsibilities including freight and passenger movement oversight.
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George Stephen
W. R. Macinnes
Canadian Pacific Railway
Poultry From E P Ranch Revealed at World Poultry Congress
Birds from H R H the Prince of Wales Pekisko ranch near High River Alberta will be shown at the Crystal Palace London for the World's Poultry Congress July 22 to 28 1930. Windsor Castle aviary birds and Canadian Barred Rocks gifted to King George V will also attract attention. Canada plans an exhibit of 1000 birds.
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H.R.H
Barcelona
Spain
Canada
One Way To Count Cost The League of Nations Report
The League of Nations estimates the Great War cost at 363 billion dollars and 37 million lives four times Canada’s population. It says the money would have funded 181,500 garden cities eliminating the evils of congested living and its social ills.
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League of Nations
Canada
Canadian Firm Beats Records with 8000 Laundry Sets Shipment
The Beatty Brothers factory in Fergus Ontario shipped about 8000 laundry equipment sets by Canadian Pacific lines to various destinations. Every item was made in Canada and all officials and employees are Canadian.
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Beatty Brothers
Fergus
Ontario
Canadian Pacific Lines
Canada
California Fan Palm Reaches Centuries-Long Span
Some specimens of the California fan palm reach an age of 200 years, indicating remarkable longevity among native trees and prompting interest from botanists and conservationists studying long term growth patterns.
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California
SAIL INLAND OCEANS Great Lakes passenger service opens for summer
The Canadian Pacific fleet offers S S Assiniboia Keewatin and Manitoba for travelers between Toronto and Winnipeg. Passengers can depart Port McNicol and tour Huron and Superior via Sault Ste Marie to Port Arthur Fort William then connect to trans continental trains for Winnipeg and coast. The Assiniboia carries 3880 tons with 260 first class berths.
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Great Lakes
Canadian Pacific
S.S. Assiniboia
S.S. Keewatin
SS. Manitoba
Toronto
Winnipeg
Port McNicol
Lakes Huron
Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Arthur
Fort William
Provinces Seek Federal Help for National Highway
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics explains a June farm census to aid planning. Parliament debates a cross-Canada highway with Manion noting only 330 miles remain and urging Dominion support, especially for northern Ontario.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Doing Good Work On School Age Mortality And Public Health
Dr J F Rogers warns that deaths of school age children are alarmingly high with one child in five hundred dying annually in the U S. Accidents and autos account for 28 percent, many deaths from preventable diseases could be avoided with better infection control and care. The Red Cross Junior Work has mobilized about 12 million youths in disease and dirt prevention efforts.
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J. F. Rogers
Physical Education
Washington
The
Red Cross
Navajo Rug Tradition Warns Against Perfection
A Navajo woman rejects the idea of a perfect rug citing tradition that blindness would follow such an act. In the same era Czecho Slovakia marks coal production as among its largest in history last year.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Watercress Villages Honor Local Industry at Ewelme
A London Evening News writer tours watercress beds between Henley and Nettinghill and encounters Ewelme a unique village in England where a crystal stream runs through the lanes. Rustic bridges cross the water and cottage gardens frame extensive watercress beds where residents earn livelihoods.
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Henley
Nettlebed
London Evening News
Watercress
England
Ewelme
Biggest Loafer In Tokio Bakery Sign
A Japanese baker in Tokio displayed a sign reading A. Kashinura, Biggest Loafer In Tokio to attract foreign customers. The humorous error highlights idiomatic English usage and cultural missteps in foreign advertising.
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Tokio
A. Kashinura
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Department of Agriculture
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R. B. Bennett
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