Universal fingerprinting gains limited Canadian interest
A discussion on universal fingerprinting notes public indifference in Canada despite strong support in the United States and other nations. Proponents cite benefits from fraud prevention to saving lives, with John Tenbroeck outlining twelve practical values including highway safety, identity verification, and reducing nameless burials. Police chiefs may back the plan at the upcoming convention, echoed by police bulletins.
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United States
Canada
Toto
Ontario
John Tenbroeck
Thoreld
Ont
Tenbroeck
United States of America
Rotary
Lions
Kiwanis
American Legion
Women's Clubs
Crown of Conquered Ethiopia Sent to Mussolini
The jewel encrusted crown and imperial scepter of Haile Selassie were presented to Premier Benito Mussolini by Marshal Graziani after Addis Ababa fell in May 1936. Mussolini ordered the items displayed in Rome's Colonial Museum and praised Graziani's Ethiopian campaign progress. The report notes 136 Italian deaths in Ethiopia from 1937 to February, bringing official toll since 1935 to 1,732.
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Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Rodolfo Graziani
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Rome
Graziani
Doctor links warm bath to imagination and boasting
A doctor states that a warm bath stimulates imagination and explains why a man who bathes warmly may come downstairs claiming he has just had a cold one. The remark highlights humor over physiology.
Eight Day Garden Party Lights Up Victoria Spring Week
Victoria hosts an eight day spring garden party from May 4 to 11 with a curated list of gardens. Noted estates include Lady Barnard at Esquimault and Mrs. Nicholson among others as enthusiasts gather to compare designs and plants, sparking lively debate.
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Victoria
Pacific Coast
Lady Barnard
Esquimault
W. C. Nichol
G. H. Barnard
Rheumatism Relief From Kruschen Salts Cited by User
A reader describes years of agonizing rheumatic pain worsened by wet weather and credits Kruschen Salts with restoring peace and reducing pain. The ad notes uric acid crystals as a cause and claims two ingredients dissolve them while other components aid natural expulsion.
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Kruschen
Lost mining stocks found at auction sale in Calgary
E. J. Prescott bought a mattress at an auction and an envelope dropped from it containing mining shares valued at $3900. He notified police, the owner Mrs. C. E. Kilner of Calgary was located, and the stocks were returned two hours before she boarded a train to England.
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E. J. Prescott
Calgary
C. E. Kilner
England
Britain installs first car washing equipment in Sheffield garage
Do Fast Work Industrial Britain claims the only car washing equipment of its kind in Great Britain and the second in the world has been installed in a newly opened Sheffield garage by Viscount Nuffield. Thirty men are employed on this chain driven system that washes and lubricates a car every eight minutes.
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Britain
Great Britain
Sheffield
Viscount Nuffield
Birds Ride Warm Updrafts Over Steamer’s Wake
Observers note birds sailing above a moving steamer aided by upward deflected air currents and warm air from funnels creating rising air columns.
Refreshing Anne Adams Frock Pattern 4735 For Spring
Promotes pattern 4735 for a V neck frock with bow yokes puffed sleeves and a flared skirt. Available in misses and women sizes 14 to 42, requires 4 1 4 yards of 39 inch fabric in light synthetic or chiffon. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for order.
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Anne Adams
ABC
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
First Indoor Flight of Aero Plane in Closed Hall
An autogyro designed by Professor Focke and piloted by Fraulein Hannsicth, named by Marshal Goering as flight captain, safely rose to the Deutschlancalle roof, moved along, turned, and descended without incident. A doctor warns against increasing prescribed doses, taking medicine in darkness, using old medicines, neglecting label reading, and failing to shake bottles before use.
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Professor Focke
Fraulein Hanniscitch
Marshal Goering
Forest Felling Hinders Passage Through Regrowth
A proverb notes the difficulty after cutting forests as younger growth and vines mingle with remaining trees. South Africa’s railways test dry ice in refrigerator cars to preserve perishable goods during transport.
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Government Railways
South Africa
Kept Title And Decorations For Slatin Pasha
The late Baron Sir Rudolf Carl Von Slatin Pasha held Austrian, English, Egyptian titles and served four thrones. He died in 1932 at 75, after a life linking Khartoum’s fall, Gordon’s head event, and a dramatic escape. His daughter Baroness Winterstein-Gillespie visited in 1938. The War Office credited his pay despite enemy status.
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Rudolf Carl von Slatin Pasha
Lawrence
Arabia
Slatin Pasha
Sudan
Richard Viner
Daily Sketch
Victoria
Edward
George
Austria
Gordon
Khartoum
Baroness Winterstein-Gillespie
London
Great Britain
War Office
A Matter Of Opinion
Two friends meet in the street. One man with a broken arm in a sling notes a disagreement between his doctor who says two weeks and his lawyer who says twelve, highlighting a difference of opinion.
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Tolcnto
Progra
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Sade
Bayer Company , Limited
Windsor
Ontane
Bayer
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