Channel Tunnel debate echoes through wartime era warnings
The St. Catharines Standard surveys historic habeas orbit of the Channel Tunnel idea from Napoleon to 1930 policy White Papers. It notes Britain’s fear of invasion, mixed business enthusiasm, and past attempts halted by trade concerns. It cautions the tunnel may be reconsidered after the war.
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Englash Channel
New York
Trias
Channel
Napoleon
Fox Wellington
England
Calais
Dover
Europe
Chamberlain
Great Britain
English Channel
South England
Channel Steamship Lines
Board of Trade
Rhine
St. Catharines
Draper’s Early Fast Action Camera Found in Smithsonian
The first fast action camera by Dr John William Draper produced the living portrait in 1839 or 1840. After eight years of verification by Rev Howard C. Dobbs, Draper’s box camera rests at Hampton Sydney College and will be housed permanently in the Smithsonian in Washington.
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John William Draper
Draper
Europe
Daguerre
Talbot
Howard C. Dobbs
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Hampton Sydney College
Virginia
Too Much For Russia confiscates Gevering book
The book Making of a Nation by Gevering was seized in Russia at the request of the Ministry of Culture due to a passage claiming a major German victory hinges on a clash between the Swastika and the Soviet Star. The author contends a Soviet win would destroy Germany and trigger blood terror spreading to Europe.
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Gevering
Russia
Ministry of Culture
Germany
Europe
Cattle Early Establishment in Canada Traced to Champlain Era
The article notes cattle first set in Canada around 1608 with Champlain bringing a few head to Quebec. By 1632 cattle were in Acadia, and a 1647 census records 886 head.
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Canada
Champlain
Colony
Quebec
Acadia
Rubber Tire Testing at Dominion Experimental Station
Experimental data from Swift Current Saskatchewan show weight and air pressure as key factors for rubber tired equipment. Heavier load reduces traction wheel slip. non freezing ballast increases draft with weight. Front tires need 30 to 35 psi for best steering. keep tires dry and store weights off season.
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Dominion
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
G. N Denike
Trailblazing engineer Westbrook leaves Vickers amid Weybridge strike
Trevor Westbrook, 40, resigns as Vickers Armstong general manager prompting 7,000 Weybridge workers to threaten to strike. He recalls 24 years at the firm contributing to Schneider Trophy wins, Spitfire production, bomber programs, and plant revamps. He hints at a future with several job offers but says he will stay due to the war.
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Trevor Westbrook
Vickers-Armstrong
Weybridge
Surrey
Air Ministry
United States
Vickers
Southampton
England
Brooklands
Cornell students map Churchill bird life for study project
Ralph S Palmer and Lawrence Grinnell graduate ornithology students from Cornell University will spend about two months at Churchill Manitoba researching nesting birds and mammals. They will produce colored moving and still pictures and aim to complete the life history of the Redpoll, a sparrow family member, about which little is known.
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Ralph S. Palmer
Lawrence
Grinnell
Cornell University
Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg Free Press
Fishermen Join Royal Canadian Navy on Pacific Front
Describes fishermen from Cape Flattery to Alaska and along Canada's Pacific coast who have become Royal Canadian Navy units. They operate in fjords and coastal inlets to observe and report back to headquarters, illustrating a civic lesson for citizens.
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Cape Flattery
Alaska
Canada
Pacific Coast
Royal Canadian Navy
Longevity Of Borden Cabinet Members Highlighted
The Toronto Star notes that among the Borden cabinet seventeen deceased members show a strong longevity pattern with four living past eighty and others above seventy. Premiers also show long lives with King and Meighen in their sixties and Bennett nearing seventy. Examples include Sir Charles Tupper and Sir Mackenzie Bowell near 94, Borden at 82, Laurier at 77, and Macdonald at 76 amid frailty and wartime strain.
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Bruno Nantel
Borden
Mr. Nantel
Canada
Messrs
King and Meighen
Mr. Bennett
John Thompson
England
Charles Tupper
Mackenzie Bowell
Robert Borden
Wilfred Laurier
John A Macdonald
New Cadets at Royal Military College Admit
The Department of National Defence announced that 100 cadets will be admitted to the Royal Military College in September. The academic year will run from September to late July, with two year courses and emphasis on science and engineering. Cadets must be 16 to 19 years old.
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Department of National Defence
Royal Military College
Trade Wisdom: Content With Your Small Craft
A compact reminder that mastering a humble trade yields steady sustenance. The verse urges fulfillment in modest work and steady growth through patient skill.
Spitfire Fires 120 Rounds A Second With Eight Guns
The British Spitfire delivers rapid fire from its eight gun configuration, shooting 120 rounds per second, highlighting its heavy armament and burst capability in aerial combat.
Appeal For Faith At First Church of Christ Scientist Meeting
Thousands of Christian Scientists gathered in Boston for the annual First Church of Christ, Scientist meeting. Messages from The Christian Science Board urged trust in divine Mind and the limitations of force to guarantee lasting good.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Harry C. Browne
Christian Science Board of Directors
Christ Jesus
George Shaw Cook
Vancouver veteran longs for another combat call
67 year old F. W. Knights of Vancouver, a veteran of four wars who has earned many medals, wears the Corps of Commissionaires uniform but desires a khaki uniform and another chance to fight.
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F. W. Knights
Vancouver
Corps of Commissionaires
Shrinking curb parking in major business districts
In representative American cities the legal curb parking space has declined from one third to one half over the past decade, reducing available space for vehicles in business districts.
Early Civil War machine gun described as harrel array
An 1860s device used in the U S Civil War consisted of multiple 50 calibre musket harrels mounted in a cylindrical casing, forming an early machine gun concept.
Courage Must Be Maintained in the Atlantic War Cry
The Halifax Chronicle urges continued courage and resolve amid dangerous war news. It recalls past dark hours and stresses Allied victory as fighters endure a maelstrom of fury. It appeals to Americans to match Britain's and France’s determination against potential invasion.
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France
Great Britain
Atlantic
Halifax Chronicle
Settlement Opened for Poor Indians in London District
A settlement for poor Indians in Lambeth street Stepney opened with greetings from Mr Gandhi read at the ceremony. Funded by Mr Thomas Tufton from Cambridge University for £10000 and opened by Lord Snell. He likened India Britain to a co partner in developing a great people. An experimental orange painted highway reportedly cuts road glare by about 40 percent. India’s 239 million Hindus include a 50 million Muslim minority.
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Gandhi
Lambeth Street
Stepney
Thomas Tufton
Cambridge University
Lord Snell
India
Moon Lacks Air Water and Has Longer Day
The moon has no atmosphere and no liquid water. Its day lasts about 29.5 Earth days, roughly 14 times longer than a single Earth day.
Nazi total war comes home as German planes kill boys at play
The St Thomas Times Journal reports Edgar Ansell Mowrer’s account from the French front describing a German air raid near Trois Maissons that killed two young boys among playing soccer youngsters. A captured French Curtiss aircraft released fire from 30 feet and fled, leaving a hospital-bound child and Paul Magnette dead. a brutal example of Nazi cruelty and a call for ruthless Allied retaliation.
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Edgar Ansell Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
France
Curtiss
Paul Magnette
Hitler
St. Thomas
The King's Right Of Access To Admiralty Noted
The King exercised his constitutional right to enter the Admiralty during intense naval fighting to seek the relevant minister's advice. This power is rarely used but safeguarded as a vital link with Government. He may not enter the House of Commons while it is in session due to a long standing rule.
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Admiralty
George
House of Commons
Tanks vulnerable to Allied cannon planes
Military sources say 70 ton German tanks lack top armor and are susceptible to Allied cannon planes. The planes drop shells that explode inside the tanks, destroying them from within.
The Colonel Demands His Bat Man Boots
The Colonel orders one of the unit cars to his location by phone but learns the Major is in the Vauxhall, the Adjutant has the Bentley, the Medical Officer uses the Austin, and the Quartermaster has borrowed the Colonel’s bicycle. He then erupts, calling for his batman to fetch boots or he will walk.
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Vauxhall
Batman
Americans Fearful As Modern War Breaks Boundaries
The Toronto Saturday Night notes growing American unease as war becomes a new kind of game with no clear limit, extending even into the bleachers and everyday life.
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Toronto
Solomon Surprises Boy with Priceless Wisdom
A school scene features a teacher asking about value of a lot and a boy quoting a royal judgment. The exchange echoes Solomon with a vow to weigh worth beyond price, blending quest for money with moral insight.
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Sheba
Solomon
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