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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1933
Page
4
An unsigned letter and images claim three London businessmen faced misfortune after acquiring wooden Buddha idols and a stone figure. The first man suffered pneumonia and burglary after a parcel arrived. the second lost memory after a friend received them. the third was bedridden, with his wife fearing further trouble.
A Waterloo Ontario motorist recounts a mysterious figure with a patriarchal beard who boards his car, chats briefly, then vanishes from the back seat as the vehicle speeds along. A Galt observer disputed the tale while a Kitchener lawyer corroborated the eerie encounter noting the event concluded on June 7.
Aubrey D. Smith brought several tiny toy automobiles into police court to demonstrate how speeding might occur in real traffic. He argued the speed was necessary for protection of himself and others and was acquitted by Magistrate J. L. Barnhill.
Frank Worthington Simon, noted architect of Manitoba's Legislative Buildings and fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, died at Mentone France on May 19. He also designed the Edinburgh International Exhibition and the Liverpool Cotton Exchange.
A patrol report details two unknown aboriginal villages on New Britain where widows seek strangulation to free spirits. In New Guinea, Officer H. R. Niall notes men sometimes refuse to kill, prompting ritual deaths by the widow’s kin. Separately, Long Island Railroad tests a German built railbus at the Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition. The Austro Daimler Puch vehicle, 286 feet long, 8 feet high, 42 passengers, 90 mph, uses dual control and wheels on separate axles, with rubber balance wheels inside and steel wheels guiding.
Venice opens to motor traffic as a new 2.5 mile bridge links the lagoon city to the mainland. Built for 4.5 million dollars, the crossing runs parallel to the 87 year old Ponte Sulla Laguna railroad span. Residents fear disruption of Venice’s tranquil life while gondolas and drivers share waters and roads.
A hotel and restaurant built as a boat sits at 2464 feet above sea level along the Lincoln Highway east of Pittsburgh. From its deck tourists can view three states and seven countries spanning the surrounding countryside.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas City predicts dollar wheat by year end 1933 and future price rises will lift employment and wages. He champions engagement in farm relief and expects wheat returns to farmers to reach a dollar.
French authorities claim a global espionage syndicate operates on commercial lines with branches in major centers. The group gathers naval, military, and aerial defense data for paying nations, employing an English-born head and international lieutenants including women. Industrial espionage and transfers to rival powers are noted, with several spies linked to the syndicate in French court cases.
At 92, Frau Amalia Schlegel has crossed the North Atlantic 62 times and plans her 63rd voyage to while away time. She says she travels alone because she is old and “all alone in this wide, wide world.”
Large Scottish estates announce direct sales to consumers, bypassing intermediaries. The move aims to expand access to estate products and strengthen local markets across regions.
Killorglin in Ireland keeps its goat festival with a parade for Puck the goat. Tourists flock to the town as crowds raise funds via a three day reign ending in an auction by the town bell man.
Captain D Arcy Rutherford of London crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais in a surf boat towed by a speed boat. He held a tow-rope to a 13 mph boat, reaching Calais in 1 hour 40 minutes. Rough wash from a steamer forced him to lie flat several times. The cold was intense as he wore only shorts and a sweater.
Scotland sees rapid hostel expansion for walkers with overnight stays for a nominal fee and breakfast. From nine hostels in 1931 to thirty two by 1933, bed nights rose from 3 129 to 22 336 last year and are expected to surge further this season.
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