Free City of Danzig a Historic Hanseatic Port
The Free City of Danzig covers 754 square miles with about 490000 people. Five percent are German, and the city is under League of Nations protection via a High Commissioner. Poland administers foreign affairs and railways, but sovereignty remains shared with Germany in a complex historical claim over this Baltic port.
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Free City of
Danzig
East Prussia
Poland
Balic Sea
League of Nations
Polish Republic
Gdansk
Germany
Danwig
Dansk
Pomerania
Teutonic Knights
Prussia
Long-serving footman Alfred Winny dies at 99 in Windsor
Alfred Winny, a 72-year family retainer and former perfect servant winner, died at Queensmead Windsor aged 99. Born near Sandringham Norfolk, he served the Marlborough Churchill family from footman to butler until illness. Lady Edward Spencer-Churchill mourned their bond and noted his oils portrait in the library.
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Alfred Winny
Queensmead
Windsor
Winny
Norfolk
Sandringham
Jane
Duchess of Marlborough
Lord Edward Churchill
Churchill
Edward Spencer-Churchill
London
Edward
Lady Edward
London Sunday Times
Spelling Starling Cat Clue From Victoria Public School
A Kingston pupil misspells cat as C beg your parron t after being taught to say beg your pardon instead of Eh The tale reveals how a simple phrase altered a child’s spelling The piece also notes the ptarmigan turns white in winter and blends with snow while observing that a new world begins from material already present The Gist highlights creation from chaos
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Victoria Public School
Kingston
Farm Mortgage Lifter Pig-Raising Expands In Canada
The department of agriculture notes the pig industry kept farms afloat during low mood years in Canada. Ontario leads production with Alberta close behind, 1937 marking a record hog output and peak Canadian bacon exports to Britain. Britain remains the top bacon market, with Canada supplying about 25 percent of imports.
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Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Ontario
Alberta
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Great Britain
Nature
Britain
Denmark
Brandon Sun
Muskrats for Finland voyage from Montreal aboard Beaverford
A group of 40 emigrant muskrats are shipped from Montreal to Finland aboard the Canadian Pacific Beaverford. The animals, prized breed, will be handled by Finland's agricultural department for breeding. Weather has long hindered such shipments, which prefer spring travel and dark conditions.
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Finland
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Beaverford
Finnish Department of Agriculture
Lakes
King sanctions expansion of Guards battalions at palace
The War Office says the King signed an order of the day approving a Second Battalion of Irish Guards and a Second Battalion of Welsh Guards, expanding the Guards to 12 battalions from 10. The Guards, famed for mounting guard at Buckingham Palace, currently include three Coldstream, three Grenadiers, two Scots, one Irish and one Welsh battalions.
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British War Office
Irish Guards
Welsh Guards
Guards
Coldstream Guards
Grenadiers
Mount Guard
Buckingham Palace
Europe at a Crossroads Like a Hitchhiker with Three Suitcases
A reflective piece compares Europe to a hitchhiker at a crossroads, each suitcase symbolizing unresolved options and uncertain directions. The metaphor signals ongoing strategic choices affecting the region's future, hinting at pressure, risk, and possible shifts in policy and alignment.
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Europe
If Your Argument Is Sound You Won't Need To Raise Voice
A succinct aphorism notes that a sound argument requires no raised voice. It emphasizes calm discourse and logical clarity over theatrics or intimidation. The statement underscores reasoned debate as the proper path to truth.
America Enriched by Refugee Cultural Talent, Ickes Says
Secretary Ickes spoke to the American Guild for German Cultural Freedom stating Germany enriched the United States with about 400 cultural refugees in six years. He praised exiles who endure tyranny, carry on culture abroad, and help American letters music and science, noting refugees’ talents uplift the nation.
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Germany
United States
Ickes
American Guild For German Cultural Freedom
Europe
America
Designer of the Teddy Bear Richard Steiff Dies at 62
Richard Steiff, the German born toymaker who created the teddy bear, died at Jackson, Michigan at age 62. He moved to Jackson in 1923 and left a legacy of the famous stuffed bear loved by children worldwide. The British Broadcasting Corporation reports nearly 10 000 televisions sets in operation in England beyond the 30 mile service radius.
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Jackson, Mich
Richard Steiff
Steiff
Germany
Jackson
British Broadcasting Corporation
England
Chamberlain laments dictators' speeches interrupting reading
At the Royal Literary Fund anniversary in London, Prime Minister Chamberlain joked that dictators' speeches steal his time for romantic reading. He recalled Arthur Balfour’s 1912 toast and said modern literature should offer escape from daily life.
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Royal Literary Fund
London
Chamberlain
Arthur Balfour
Fund
Mr. Chamberlain
Navy cancels midshipmen cruise to Europe
The United States Navy cancelled the annual midshipmen practice cruise to Europe due to the European crisis. Fourteen hundred Naval Academy first and third class members will receive a three month training on this side of the Atlantic instead of the Baltic voyage planned with three battleships as the backbone of the Atlantic squadron. The note ends with a reflection on the era's challenge of balancing motorist duties with gentlemanly conduct.
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United States Navy
Europe
The
Naval Academy
Atlantic
Baltic Sea
Flickers Cause Damage in Metal Drain Pipes
A report notes flickers peck holes in metal drain pipes causing leaks and maintenance concerns. Local utilities advise inspection for compromised plumbing and potential repairs to prevent water damage.
Leadership talk at Kingston banquet voiced British traditions
Hon. Norman Rogers, Minister of Labor, told a Kingston banquet that leadership must reflect British traditions and cautioned against alien leadership styles. A charter was presented to the Kingston branch of the British Imperial Comrades Association as he urged unity to resist dictatorial threats.
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Norman Rogers
Labor
Kingston
British Imperial Comrades Association
World’s heaviest road load moved from Brightside Foundry
A 170 ton ingot mould, claimed to be the heaviest road moving load, was hauled from Brightside Foundry to the Vickers works of the English Steel Corporation in England on a 14 wheel vehicle. Police kept the road clear to sustain a steady speed of two to three miles per hour. In British Columbia Canada 1937 coal production reached 1 439 499 tons, up 100 000 tons from 1936.
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Brightside
Vickers Works
English Steel Corporation
England
British Columbia
Canada
French Chamber to study Channel Tunnel plan in June
Foreign Affairs Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies will review a resolution for two full sized rail tunnels and a road tunnel. The project would span 32 miles of rail tunnels including 20 miles under water, take five years, cost 22 million pounds, with a pilot tunnel first. Public support exists in France and approval could bring British backing.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
French
Chamber of Deputies
France
Baron Emile d’Erlanger
Channel Tunnel Co. Ltd
England
Dover
Calais
Brothers Harringtons Build Wealth in Cattle Trade
Twin brothers from Woodstock and later Maryville built a vast cattle brokerage network in the Middle West. They moved from farm life in Pillsbury to North Dakota markets, expanding to five agencies and handling about 250000 cattle cars last year. Their success funded annual cheques near three million dollars.
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Woodstock
H Garfield Harrington
H. Gladstone Harrington
Maryville
N.C
Middle West
North Dakota
Harrington
Erie
Pillsbury
A Man of Note Dr Marcel Pochon Heads Port Hope Radium Plant
The Toronto Telegram lauds Dr Marcel Pochon as man of the month for directing radium plant operations in Port Hope. Media attention ranges from Life to Magazine Digest as he gains notice at Ottawa events and parties. Noted for his Paris work with Mme Curie, he reportedly understands the full radium process and has lived in Canada since 1932.
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Toronto Telegram
Marcel Pochon
Port Hope
Life
Commentator
Magazine Digest
Lowell Thomas
Gaul
Ottawa
Eve Curie
Dr. Pochon
Mme. Curie
Paris
Old Times Street to become Hull museum street
John L. Dowick of the American Express Travel Service says Old Times street in Hull will recreate life in old England with 30 plus shops. Cobble paving, a whipping post, stocks and irons, and antiques from across England will be displayed including an old drug store with two golden serpents of Aesculapius on its doorposts.
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Hull
John L. Dowick
American Express Travel Service
Old England
England
Aesculapius
Pilot develops system using dry ice to cool gasoline planes
A New York transport pilot creates a cooling system that uses dry ice and alcohol to chill gasoline in airplane tanks, making the fuel virtually non inflammable and safer for transport and handling.
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New York
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