United States to Inspect POW Treatment in Germany
The United States will inspect British and French prisoners of war in Germany to ensure humane treatment under a 1809 treaty. The embassy and consulates will oversee rights such as medical care, mail, nonoverlapping housing, wages, defense counsel, and appeals, with sick or injured soldiers to be repatriated promptly.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
Geneva
France
Britain
Currency values and public sentiment in Canada and the United States
The Ottawa Journal argues the 90 cent value of the American dollar versus the Canadian dollar is market driven by supply and demand, not U S attitudes. It explains how currency discounts affect buyers and sellers on both sides and notes implications for Canadian exporters like newsprint producers.
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Canada
United States
New York
Great Britain
Ottawa Journal
Italian breakthrough promises drip free teapots
A 4 capillary groove inside the teapot lip reportedly stops drips. After 20 years of work Italian inventors demonstrated water and other liquids pour with no moisture on the lip, as the liquid retracts into the groove.
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Italy
World Digest
Ring Gift Sparks Father Daughter Exchange
A ten year old recalls receiving a valuable ring from her father and offers to show it. Edna expresses a fondness for antiques while Eva highlights the conversation. The text notes the Jewish population worldwide as over 14,621,000.
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Eva
Edna
Egypt Nearly Doubles Alcohol Consumption Tax
Egypt raises its liquor tax sharply nearly doubling the rate. The move aims to boost revenue and affects importers retailers and consumers across the market.
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Egypt
Hope For The Future By Dr Wallace At Montreal
Dr C Wallace principal of Queen s University Kingston Ontario told the Young Men s Canadian Club in Montreal that education offers hope for the future and urged a wider kind of study to prepare a generation that can rise above catastrophies and rebuild after twenty five years.
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C. Wallace
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
Montreal
Wallace
University of Alberta
Earth
Canada urged to speed forest protection and replanting
The Niagara Falls Review says Canada risks criticism from future generations for cutting and burning forests with little replacement. It cites Britain planting over a million trees weekly and warns without action Canada could face floods drought and poverty like China.
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Great Britain
Forestry Commission
Niagara Falls Review
Nature
Canada
China
Experiments Point to Windpipe Blockage in Drownings
Dr Gordon Bates of Toronto told the American Hospital Association that many drownings result from a windpipe spasm rather than water in the lungs. He cited Banting led experiments at the University of Toronto showing opening the windpipe before artificial respiration could save lives. Life guards could be trained to perform this intervention.
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Gordon Bates
Toronto
Health League of Canada
American Hospital Association
Frederick Banting
University of Toronto
Bates
New York Radio Host Mistaken Identity and Odd Facts
The street scene includes George McCoy’s radio program where a man claims the name Neville Chamberlain, backed by papers showing his role as sergeant-at-arms aboard the liner Queen Mary. Other items note a teacher pun and the value of New York City garbage as fertilizer, plus a claim about Navajo origins.
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George McCoy
New York
Neville Chamberlain
New York City
Better Than Average Woman Crack Revolver Shot
Mrs Ivy Semper of Spadina Road Forest Hill Toronto has practiced pistol shooting for about two years and won the ladies section of Windsor police evolve shoot with a score of 91 out of 100. Her win was only surpassed by veteran policemen. The widow of P C William Semper of the Forest Hill police force she first became interested in guns through her husband and later joined Queen City's Ladies Revolver Club.
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Ivy Semper
Spadina Road
Forest Hill
Toronto
Windsor Police Evolve
Semper
Editor Arthur Griffith Retells Prime Wordplay
Miami Herald editor Arthur Griffith presents a quip about a Negro man who explains his success by saying he never attempts the impossible and always cooperates with the inevitable. The anecdote showcases his daily editorial tone and regional flavor.
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Arthur Griffith
The
Herald
Miami
Florida
Steam Driven Car Sparks Run In England
John Bestwick of Leek Staffordshire built a steam driven automobile with paraffin heater. It can reach 60 miles an hour and achieve 30 miles per gallon, proving undeterred by gasoline rationing. Revenge is sweet: anger releases sugar into the blood.
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England
John Bestwick
Leek
Staffordshire
Spelling of Defence and Defense Discussed in Canada
The Toronto Star notes defence has become widespread and explains Canada uses the two spellings defence and defense. It traces origins from defens and shows Ottawa documents follow the British form defence.
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Canada
Toronto Star
United States
Ottawa
Courage of Queen Mary Inspires Women in War Effort
Queen Mary, famed for her wartime resolve, again motivates British women to prepare for current duties. Her steadfast bearing and leadership are cited as a measure of national resolve and duty.
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Mary
Arad Hous es Camouflaged for Air Raid Precautions
Private houses in Arad Roumania have been painted khaki to meet air raid precautions. Fences are coated in a special green shade to aid camouflage as announced by authorities.
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Arad
Roumania
Temperature extremes at Earth’s poles and equator
The text notes that the average annual temperature at the pole is about zero degrees Fahrenheit while at the equator it is about 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Serum for cancer research destroyed in war
Dr Thomas Lumsden of the London Cancer Hospital reported at a conference in Atlantic City that a cancer destroying serum and laboratory materials were destroyed as London became a clearing station for air raid casualties. He said the material could be produced again after the war.
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Atlantic City
Thomas Lumsden
London Cancer Hospital
England
London Hospital
London
Dr. Lumsden
Keen Blind Fans Supportive Football League Interest
A Royal London Society official notes hundreds of blind men and boys attend matches with sighted companions providing commentary. The group, keen on football pools, is respected for expert tips and active season attendance.
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Royal London Society For
London News Chronicle
Katanga Copper Union Shifts Output to France
The mining union of the Upper Katanga region in the Belgian Congo will supply its entire copper output to France for the rest of the year and into 1940. The union produced 120000 tons in 1938.
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Katanga
Belgian Congo
Germany
France
A Family Affair at Brantford Battery RCA
The 54th Battery RCA at Brantford Ontario grows a family heavy unit with 170 members. Five sets of brothers, one trio of brothers, and a father and son among the personnel show more than ten percent kinship. Dental enamel is noted as the hardest enduring tissue in the body.
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54Th Battery
R.C.A
Brantford
Ont
Color and camouflage in warship design
The piece surveys camouflage methods for ships and aircraft, noting grey hulls, zig zag patterns, spot patterns, and landscape matching. It highlights French research into a transparent paint that mimics light color, potentially making hulls match water and aircraft blend with sky, aiding wartime stealth.
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France
Winnipeg Free Press
British Sea Power Argument Echoed by Lord Lothian
Washington columnist notes Lord Lothian cites Mahan to argue Britain can endure any naval threat. He warns defeating Britain's navy, not commerce, sinks Britain. The piece recalls Courageous and Athenia losses as not breaking confidence and recalls Nelson era tactics.
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Ist
Germany
Russia
Japan
Lord Lothian
Britain
Mahan
Athenia
War Ace Brooke-Popham Recalled From Kenya Governor Post
Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, a pioneering air officer and early war ace, has been recalled from his Kenya governorship where he served since 1937. He helped ready British East Africa’s defenses and formerly directed Britain’s air defenses in 1933 35. A Dutch factory produces gases including neon and helium from liquid air.
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Robert Brooke-Popham
Kenya
Sir Robert
Britain
Holland
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