Britain Defers War Debt Payment Signals Revision Push
The article outlines Britain's deferral of a 261 million dollar instalment to the United States, signaling a push for substantial revision of war debt terms. It argues London seeks lower payments or broader relief, citing Britain’s large loan to the U S during WWI and ongoing unequal burden, while emphasizing a need for amicable settlement and world recovery.
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Great Britain
United States
France
Britain
London
Washington
Canada
Moveable Birthday Date Dismisses Milwaukee Man Pension Claim
A Milwaukee man’s shifting ages across records led to the rejection of his old age pension application. He was listed as 45 in a life insurance policy, 58 in relief records, 66 in marriage papers, and 70 in the pension file, with seventy as the required minimum. A woman’s aid is cited as pivotal for self-made men in such cases.
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Milwaukee
Unknown Specimens Shared with Amherst College Entomology
Three crane flies collected by King Leopold of Belgium were received at Amherst College for classification by Dr. Charles P. Alexander. The unknown Tipulidae resemble mosquitoes and are long-legged and slender.
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Leopold
Belgium
Amherst College
Charles P. Alexander
Girl Castaway Good Heavens Cannibals Sailor
A light hearted dialogue from a play or column traces a sailor’s joking reassurance as a castaway faces threats of cannibals with a lampooned blend of fear and humor. The exchange captures nautical melodrama in a brief vignette.
China Seas Safe Guidance Effort Presses On
The Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs maintains navigation guidance despite bandit threats that have damaged beacons and lightboats. Lighthouses near Anking and Christmas Island suffered robberies in 1931, but surveys continue on Tungting Lake with updated marks and river notices shared with the public.
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China Seas
China
National Lighthouse Service
Sir Robert Hart
Robert
Yangtze
Marine Department
The
Chinese Maritime Customs
Robert Hart
Anking
Anhech
Christmas Island
Flag Made by Prisoners in German Camp Unveiled in Manchester
Ex-Petty Officer James Allen recounts a flag sewn by prisoners in Sprottau, Silesia, using scrap cloth smuggled by Russians. Made to British instructions, it debuted at a funeral and flew at 21 events before a German general objected briefly, muttering a harsh remark before allowing others to proceed.
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Manchester
England
James Allen
Sprottau
Silesia
Trade Invasion Shifts in 1933 World Markets
Department of commerce annual world economic review for 1933 reports Japan expanding exports to the United States Latin America and Europe amid growing overseas sales and a victory in the Philippine textile market.
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Japan
United States
Department of Commerce
Latin America
Europe
Africa
Col John Hopton Buried At His Rifle Range Estate
Col John Hopton a famed rifleman known to Canadian and overseas marksmen was buried at his 1 500 yards range firing point on his Hertfordshire estate fulfilling his wish He competed at the Bisley Empire meet for 36 years
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Col
John Hopton
Bisley
Hertfordshire
Aspirin Claims Instant Relief From Neuralgia
An ad touts aspirin tablets as delivering rapid relief for neuralgia and headaches. It explains a two second disintegration upon moisture and urges buying only Bayer labeled aspirin to ensure authenticity and avoid substitutes.
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Bayer
Zoo Fatality at Whipsnade as Lions Kill Employee
A zoo worker, Stanley Lewis Stenson, was killed after entering the lion pit to recover a visitor’s hat. Spectators tried to help but two lions were killed by keepers, and others were forced back as the attack continued. The victim fell 16 feet and died from head injuries.
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Whipsnade
Exq
Stanley Lewis Stenson
Stenson
Shined Shoes Of Prince Hardy Bent Of Digby Nova Scotia
Shined shoes of Hardy Bent, veteran bootblack from Digby Nova Scotia, famed for polishing King Edward VII as Prince of Wales in Toronto. He celebrates his 78th birthday in July and has run his stand 35 years. A journeyman who also polished in New York Halifax Saint John and other cities. He plans ahead with an old-age pension.
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Hardy Bent
Digby
Nova Scotia
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Toronto
New York
Halifax
Saint John
Hardy Peg
Morton twins at Peggy's holiday party
Grandma suggests inviting the Morton twins to the holiday party and Peggy notes they are exactly alike, implying one invitation suffices.
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Grandma
Peggy
Morton Twins
Bel gian Army officer touts fireproof airplane material
Major Van de Rollehem claims a new asbestos based compound treated with three chemical baths and baked to high heat renders aircraft fireproof. Tests near Brussels show papers in two boxes inside the material survive a quarter hour in fire and a mini plane coated with it burns gasoline without damaging the aircraft. The major sat in the cockpit for 10 minutes amid flames while cabin temperature stayed at 74 degrees.
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Major van de Rollehem
Brussels
Animals as witnesses in Sardinia court trials
In Sardinia animals served as witnesses to a homicide case where a householder swore the killing was justifiable before a dog cat or bird observer. If the animal showed no contrary sign the man was freed. Germany leads in motorcycles owned and operated.
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Sardinia
Germany
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promotes Liver Health
An advert claims low spirits stem from a sluggish liver and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a safe, purely vegetable stimulant. It contrasts them with harsh calomel and other products, urging readers to ask for the brand by name and pay 25 cents at druggists.
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Carter
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