British Aviator Survives Spin Trial Escape Near Colnbrook
Flight Lieut. C. S. Staniland, test pilot and racer, endured a severe 7000 foot flat spin during secret aero plane trials near Colnbrook Middlesex. He escaped by jumping sides twice, parachute finally deployed, aircraft crashed two miles away. Staniland famed for speed records and 1928 Schneider Trophy selection.
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C. S. Staniiland
Colnbrook
Middlesex
Air Ministry
Staniland
Poe House in Philadelphia Shines as Public Shrine
The Philadelphia home of Edgar Allan Poe, restored to its original 19th century look, opens as a public shrine. It displays manuscripts, first editions, and artifacts including a stove, desk, and bedroom furniture, with a bust of Pallas in Poe’s study.
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Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe
Pallas
Red Hats Cited for Deer Season Safety in Ozarks
In Mis souris rugged Ozarks the use of red hats or red feathered hats is noted as a signal to avoid mistaking a hunter for a deer. Last year reported fatalities were none and the red signaling is credited for safety.
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Missouris
Ozarks
Unnecessary Accidents Mechanical Condition Of Cars
Justice Kelly in the Supreme Court at Whitby warns that many automobile accidents are caused by cars long past scrap status. He cites court cases and victims, noting that dangerous, uncontrollable vehicles remain on highways. He urges enactment of laws to keep unsafe cars off the road for pedestrians and safe drivers.
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Kelly
Supreme Court
Whitby
Ontario
Oshawa
Parliament to Debate Titles for Canadians Next Session
Discussion on whether Canadians should be allowed to hold titles from the king will be opened in January. Labor MP Humphrey Mitchell of Hamilton East expects to push a full debate and a resolution to keep the ban, except for judges and military officers. Premier R B Bennett indicated the government did not consider itself bound by the 1919 Nickle anti titles motion.
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Federal House
Humphrey Mitchell
Labor
Hamilton East
R. B. Bennett
How He Understood It
A small boy seeking registration at the Griffintown club of Federated Charities of Montreal misheard the Recording Angel as a woman. After the registrar’s book was missing he was sent to fetch it from Miss Mackay and, in bravado, announced to Mrs Sayers, "please give me the Resurrection Book."
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Griffintown Club
Federated Charities of Montreal
Flea Discovery in East Prussia Becomes World News
Scientists report discovering what is claimed to be the world’s oldest flea in Baltic amber found along the shore at Palmnicken East Prussia. The insect is estimated at 5000 years old and housed inside a fragment of amber.
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Prussia
Palmnicken
East Prussia
Baltic
Lancashire Woman Claims Edison Links With Notable Inventions
A Lancashire woman, Nell Bradshaw of Heaton Chapel near Manchester, claims kinship to Edison and showcases four advanced inventions. Her amber fog lamp, rubber life-jacket with multiple pockets, a robot signals system, and a thief alarm for unattended cars are demonstrated with notes of testing by Stockport police and interest from the Ministry of Transport.
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Edison
Nell Bradshaw
Heaton Chapel
Manchester
Miss Bradshaw
Stockport
Ministry of Transport
Thatean S.O.S
Bradshaw
New York
England
Aunt Mamie Williams Seeks Peace Over Lost Pounds
Misses Mamie Williams of Jacksonville Florida once weighed 798 pounds and now claims neighbors caused her to shed 200 pounds. She says they have made her feel poorly and wants peace and quiet so she can regain the lost weight. She is forty eight and tends a garden where much of her food is grown.
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Mamie” Williams
Jacksonville
Florida
Mrs Peck Wonders Why Men Praise Silent Woman
Mrs Peck notes the woman is very pretty yet silent and wonders why men speak highly of her. Mr Peck responds that he knows the reason.
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Mrs. Peck
Mr. Peck
Streamlining Cars Cut Wind Resistance for Efficiency
The text notes that early auto design used horse carriage lines with long front noses and wind resistance. It says 80 percent of fuel goes to overcoming air drag, and streamlined shapes will reduce drag, improve comfort, and enable better weight distribution. The Institute of Aero-Dynamic Research predicts future lines will become broader at the front and taper to the rear.
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Institute of Aero-Dynamic Research
Japan Faces Large Budget Deficit and Armament Costs
A Tokyo cable reports Japan will run a deficit of 270 million dollars next year while allocating 351 million for navy and army. The Ottawa Journal notes the paradox, and other papers cite New York Times and Toronto Star figures showing a 307 million dollar deficit in 1923 and combined military spending of 586 million.
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Tokyo
New York Times
Japan
Ottawa Journal
Ne York Times
Toronto Star
Black diamonds rise in Brazil river washings
The article notes black diamonds or carboras, four cents per carat, found mainly in Brazil river washings, as the rarest and highest priced form among industrial diamonds.
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Brazil
River O
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