A Complex View of Gold Standard Debates and Inflation
The column argues that public debate on money and gold standards has spread misinformation. It notes Britain abandoning the gold standard, Canada and the United States halting gold exports, and US government inflation backed as sound money. It questions how Canadian inflation would affect exchange and primary producers, calling the topic a non fitting jig-saw puzzle.
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United States
Great Briain
Canada
Great Britain
Dominion
New York
British Empire as Security for US Loan
The British Empire was put up as security for a $3,000 loan in US currency to pay 500 sailors of the cruiser Norfolk in New Orleans. The payroll due date arrived as banks were closed and sailors faced shore leave without funds during a courtesy call.
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United States
Norfolk
New Orleans
Flying Squad of Scotland Yard Net 600 Arrests Last Year
The famous flying squad of Scotland Yard made over 600 arrests in the last year. Four hundred fifty cases involved violent prisoners and one hundred fifty of them carried arms. The unit has fewer than forty members.
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Flying Squad
Scotland Yard
Sun Will Shine Again
The piece argues the world is adjusting after an economic strain and promises opportunities for enterprise for trained minds as efficiency and waste are being routed. It reflects Ottawa Journal tone about cautious optimism and future growth.
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Ottawa Journal
Tiny electric light detected from three electrons
The smallest quantity of light ever detected electrically involves a flow of three electrons. Processes for refining used coils are being tested in Italy.
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Italy
Perfect wheat in Churchill terminal elevators tested
Two weeks of inspection by T O Cliff and staff with Winnipeg grain commissioners found 2 500 000 bushels of wheat in Churchill port storage in perfect condition Tests checked bin temperatures and the power plant operated well This mid winter test marks a first for the port and crews will move into the port by mid May Shore ice extends about three miles into the bay and harbor work experts say ice breakers could open Churchill harbor for shipping now
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Churchill Terminal
T. O. Cliff
Pas
Man
Cliff
Board of Grain Commissioners
Winnipeg
Churchill
Churchill Harbor
Canadian landward move tops wartime shifts
Dr. W J Black of Canadian National Railways reports a major migration from cities to rural farms in the past year. CN assisted 3 402 families to new farm homes covering about 500 000 acres and helped settle 1 413 unemployed families under relief schemes funded by Dominion and provincial governments and municipalities.
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Canada
W. J. Black
Canadian National Railways
Queen Chooses Comedies at the Theatres
The Queen favored comedies during a theatre visit to see her first talking picture. The program, led by a popular British film, supported Richmond Hospital with proceeds. The Royal Family have long enjoyed talkie films, especially the younger members.
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Queenary
Richmond Hospital
Fruit Tree Acreage and Tree Counts in Canada
Canadian census data show 279 472 acres planted to fruit trees. Within this area there are 10 548 918 apple trees 1 015 465 peach trees 601 502 pear trees 822 875 plum trees and 667 705 cherry trees.
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Canada
Ice Shortage Hits Nova Scotia Lakes Threaten Ice Supply Next Summer
Nova Scotia faces an ice famine as thousand lakes failed to yield usual ice for ice men. Only three to six inches formed vs sixteen to twenty. Truro remains deepest source. icemen prepare extra stock for outside demand. Winter 1932 33 in Halifax was mild with rare freezes and severe storms.
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Nova Scotia
Truro
Halifax
Caribou and fish plentiful in far north say fur trader
James Darwish of Fort Rae on Great Slave Lake notes abundant game and fish in the north country. He makes his first trip out of the Territories in 20 years, describing how radio and airplane have modernized sub Arctic life. The 700 mile route now takes six to seven hours by plane. Mail runs monthly instead of twice yearly, and furs can be sold soon after trapping.
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James Darwish
Fort Rae
Great Slave Lake
Territories
sub-Arctic
Darwish
Steel
Scotland Yard Uses Films in Hunt for Murder Suspect
Scotland Yard employs motion pictures to trace criminals. A large man hunt in Great Britain used films shown in nearly all English theatres, displaying a police description and a wanted man portrait to enlist public help.
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Scotland Yard
Great Britain
England
Greece Adopts Vehicle Rule Limiting Cars by Plate Number
In Greece a fuel saving measure imposes driving bans by license plate parity. Even numbered plates may operate only on Monday Wednesday and Friday, while odd numbered plates may operate on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
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Greece
Fortune in Antiques Lures Treasure Find in New York Hotel Lobby
A New York hotel owner discovers antiques including a $5,000 Louis XV desk a $10,000 grandfather clock and a $50,000 Italian marble mantle in the lobby. The items, heirlooms of the late father-in-law of the owner, had sat unused for a decade as decorative pieces. An antique collector spotted a maker’s name on the desk and offered to buy pieces, prompting the owner to consult a dealer.
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New York
Sunspot Disrupts Telegraph Systems At Bucknell Observatory
Professor John Gold, Bucknell University Observatory director, reports a sunspot about 5,000 miles wide at cycle minimum. He notes such spots have disrupted telegraph and telephone lines and caused radio disturbances during past periods, and cites the recent week as showing similar effects.
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John Gold
Bucknell University Observatory
Gold
Editor and poet argue over where poetry should be written
A young versifier asks if poetry should be written on one side of the paper. The editor replies that it depends on the poetry and that much poetry should not be written on either side of the page.
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