Border Bill Reframes Immigration Patrol For US Gates
The interstate commerce committee backed a border bill unifying customs and immigration patrols under treasury command. It restricts entry to designated points while allowing border residents to cross freely. about 700 agents would form the core force, with future expansion possible and no Prohibition agents included.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Treasury
Civil Service Force
Ogden L. Mills
The
Dewar Declares Work Keeps Life Worth Living
London millio n heiress John Arthur Dewar, 38, says retirement would feel like death after learning he inherited a substantial sum from his uncle Lord Dewar. He plans to continue the racing stable and emphasizes that work gives life meaning beyond the fortune.
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John Arthur Dewar
London
England
Lord Dewar
Dewar
Refused the Bargain at Broadway Shoe Store
A hotel man entered a Broadway shop to buy shoes offering five pairs that belonged to a deceased buyer. The clerk unveiled the bargains but the man declined the dead men's offer, preferring a living pair that squeaked as he purchased it.
Profitable Visitors and Odd Facts in Brief
American visitors to Great Britain are estimated to spend up to £15,000,000 annually on entertainment and services while visiting. The note questions the label income tax as funds leave the country. Also, a fact about Africa's largest frog weighing over ten pounds at times.
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Great Britain
First Tea Package Press Used by Late Peter Larkin in Kingston
The first press invented by Hon. Peter C. Larkin for packaging tea into pounds was found in Kingston in Hugh Cooke’s grocery store. Larkin, once Canada’s High Commissioner in London, promoted tea packaging and later sent his original apparatus to Mr. Cooke via the Italian Warehouse owner James Henderson. The device survived decades and fulfilled Larkin’s prophecy of fortune.
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Peter C. Larkin
Hugh Cooke Kingston
Mr Larkin
Canada
London
Eng
America
Kingston
Mr. Larkin
James R. Henderson
Larkin
Mr. Henderson
Deserves Consideration: Canadian Grumbling vs American Optimism
A Canadian writer notes a difference between Canadians and Americans. He says Canadians tend to grumble while Americans emphasize the best of their situation. The piece suggests Canadians may need balanced optimism and cites Southern confidence as a model for youth and national pride. The discussion calls for public consideration and discourse.
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United States
South
Canada
Regina
Syncopation Joke Confounds Couple Over Health Hint
A patient told by a specialist to tell his wife he is suffering from syncopation to explain his drinking asks what syncopation means. The husband says he does not know either, and the wife later checks the dictionary to find irregular movement from bar to bar.
Publicity and Church Activities Debated by Toronto Presbytery
The Toronto Presbytery briefly debated whether newspaper publicity for church affairs is valuable or embarrassing. They concluded publicity generally should aid church activities, depending on the subjects discussed, and that activities should be of a kind that publicity cannot fail to help.
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Toronto
Opium Dosing of Infants Reported in Indian Mills
Opium is eaten by children in many Indian regions and smoked in a few districts. In central and western areas babies are dosed to keep them quiet, a practice rising in alarm in industrial zones, especially Bombay cotton mills where youngsters up to three or four years old are regularly doped while mothers work.
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India
Bombay Cotton Mills
Ford praises aged leadership in industry
Henry Ford reiterates that business depends on mature leaders and warns that removing all men over 55 would leave brains short of brains to run industry. He credits older mentors for guiding his own career while praising today’s youth and their opportunities.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Problems To Be Solved By Society On Air Travel Risks
The text argues society has not solved human life and health issues from the automobile and should begin by muffling airplane motors to reduce danger. It warns the death rate from cars is a warning of what airplanes could cause and urges early action to apply remedies.
An Effective Silence and Australian Ice Cream Gadgetry
A long winded speaker was ended by a bell from the chairman causing the orator to sit down. A guest envies a bell at home for quiet. Flappers in Australia adopt the idea and a washing machine attachment makes ice cream.
Arctic possessions worth the trouble says Mackenzie
George P. Mackenzie head of Arctic expeditions argues Canada should keep Arctic interests. He cites Alaska value after the 7 million dollar sale and fur exports. He praises the Eskimo people as worthy and hopes civilization protects them.
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Canada
George P. Mackenzie
North-West Territories
Ottawa
Arctic
Mackenzie
Pen Preserved With Inscription From 1930 Agreement
The historic pen used by Premier Anderson of Saskatchewan to sign the Natural Resources agreement has been silver mounted for archival display. It carries the inscription Pen used to sign the Natural Resources agreement, March 24, 1930. The pen also bears Made in Great Britain.
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Anderson
Saskatchewan
Great Britain
Britain
H.R.H
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Girl Guides
Medina
King George
Queen Mary
Great Durbar
India
Alberta Map Distribution To Calgary Trade Offices
Some 25,000 maps of Alberta have been sent to the Calgary Board of Trade offices for distribution by the Alberta Development Board southern section. The booklet contains concise information valued by visitors as they travel through Canada and the United States.
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Alberta
Calgary Board of Trade
Alberta Development Board
Canada
United States
Value Of Libraries Premier Ramsay MacDonald Speech
Premier Ramsay MacDonald spoke in Manchester on the value of libraries arguing that money spent on books is a capital investment. He warned a library unused is a charnel house and urged careful selection and regular reading to gain true wealth from literature.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Manchester
MacDonald
The Age Limit and Youth in Leadership
Sociologists warn that industry replaces middle aged workers with youth and view forty five as senile. Captain John K. Davis, offered command of the Discovery to go to Antarctica, declined citing a younger man, though he is forty six.
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John K. Davis
Discovery
Antarctic
Davis
Captain Davis
Elevators Link Bahia Two-Tier City Transport Relocation
Bahia gains two large high speed American elevators to move commuters between the city's two levels. Each lift connects upper and lower districts, promising faster crossings and reduced street congestion for residents and visitors.
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Bahia
Canada Sets The Pace
S H Logan general manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce says Canada has outpaced the world in many sectors since 1926. He notes Canada leads in wheat exports and ranks high in autos, hydro power, and metals, while coal and petroleum lag but grow faster than global averages. The piece emphasizes Canada’s rising production and future potential.
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Canada
Mackenzie King
S. H. Logan
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Logan
Dominion
Arctic Love Letters Mix Up Told By Yukon Bishop
The Rt. Rev. I. O. Stringer spoke to the Women's Press Club in Toronto recalling 38 years of mail mail delivery in the Arctic. He recounted Indian runners delivering letters lost in ice and dried around a campfire before envelopes were sorted. Mrs Stringer received a love letter addressed to Jock from a hopeful admirer. The bishops tale notes some blamed the Indians for mixed letters, they replied Didn’t everybody get one. Some did not claim letters meant for them.
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Arctic
I. O. Stringer
Yukon
Women's Press Club
Toronto
Streetcar Struggle Sparks Witty Exchange
A stout elderly woman fights to climb street steps as a conductor teases her with a quip about yeast. She retorts that if he had more yeast as a girl he'd be better bred, and she would rise better with more yeast himself.
Regina Chosen as Site for World Grain Exhibition
A booklet on Regina as the World Grain Exhibition site notes the city as the center of the hard wheat area. It states a 100 mile radius holds half the province population. Estimated market wealth stands at 2,264,008,000 dollars with yearly buying power of 332,606,625. Regina’s population is about 40,000.
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Regina
Candy budget prompts playful quip from Hamburg reader
A brief exchange from Hummel Hamburg features a playful pun about pennies and sixpences. A sitter asks why someone is crying and receives a joke about buying candy for a girl.
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