Canada Bans Gold Export Under License Rules
Canada bans export of gold from October 19 1931 to March 1 1932 unless licensed. The order allows only licensed exports by Canadian chartered banks and carries penalties up to 1000 dollars or three years imprisonment for unauthorized exports. Prime Minister R B Bennett announced the measure to protect domestic gold reserves while meeting international obligations.
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Canada
Lcense
R. B. Bennett
United States
Dominion of Canada
Dwight Morrow
Dwight Morrow's Rule Six Guiding Public Manner
The piece extols Dwight Morrow's rule six Dont take yourself seriously as a guiding principle for statesmen. It argues the rule fosters open debate and respectful consideration of opposing views. It praises Morrow as a conciliator who tested his views against others and invites more public figures to adopt this approach for problem solving.
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Dwight Morrow
Morrow
Cattle Trade Study Sees Canada Suppling France
French farms face dwindling native cattle as meat prices rise in Paris. Import rules limit arrivals to Canada and Switzerland with Canada seen as best hope for robust bulls and steers. A northern Paris farmer says climate suits Canadian stock and transport costs limit scale.
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France
Paris
Jean
Ministry of Agriculture
Switzerland
Canada
France Buys Canadian Cattle In Major Shipment
The movement of 173 head of Canadian cattle valued at over 500000 francs aboard the SS Minetonka marks a new export development. Arrival impressed French agents who plan to purchase heifers and steers to rebuild France’s depleted herds. Canada and Switzerland are the only permitted sources, and Canada gains a strategic opportunity due to its health standards.
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France
Canada
Switzerland
Dominion
California Weather Mix Brings Thunder Snow and Heat
A single day in California brought a range of conditions from a slight San Diego earthquake to a dust storm and hail in various southern regions. Los Angeles saw rain and a southeast gale while Santa Barbara endured heat up to 98 degrees. Far inland frost covered hills in the Buckhorn District of Santa Barbara forest, contrasting with nearby ice formation.
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California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Buckhorn
Santa Barbara Forest
Remark in German column with a cautionary note
A clipped German line from Cologne humor column warns a boy to guard belongings while bathing. The quip adds a mordant joke about drowning and keeping the loot as a punchline.
Characteristics of John Bull in Harper’s Monthly
A compact portrait by Mary Borden contrasts John Bull with revealing traits. The piece describes him as a private, unsociable realist, a practical pessimist who prefers solitude, and a quiet, courteous observer of human affairs. It frames him as a subconscious socialist valuing civility and listening.
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John Bull
Mary Borden
Harper's Monthly
New York
One Cause Of Drought One Cause Of Drought
Montreal dispatch cites Julius McIntyre linking drought in the Canadian west to Chicago water diversions. He says Chicago’s taking of water lowered Great Lakes levels and redirected moisture to Europe, causing Britain to have a dry summer and France floods, with Gulf Stream changes also increasing Atlantic storms.
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Toronto Star
Montreal
Chicago
Julius McIntyre
University of Toronto
Europe
Great Britain
Mr. McIntyre
France
St. Lawrence
McIntyre
South Atlantic
West Indies
Gulf Stream
Emperor Hirohito Advocates Home Industry Support
The emperor promotes a home industry policy with a pledge to patronize local products. Foreign goods in the imperial palace are rare and limited to French wines and Havana cigars for state dinners. western attire, including a Nagoya made wristwatch costing $2.35, is home spun or locally produced.
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Hirohito
Japan
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Nagoya
Everest Height Marks Break Through Sea Level Data
The Coast and Geodetic Survey reports Mount Everest in the Himalayas rises 29,141 feet above sea level. The deepest ocean point found is 34,200 feet below the Pacific surface.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Pacific
Are You Efficient Very Few People Could Qualify
Mr Charles Runcorn secretary of the Co Operative Permanent Building Society cites twelve efficiency questions from Efficiency magazine. The items probe self control temper calmness discipline respect for workers patience handling difficult people interviewing subordinates and maintaining harmony.
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Charles Runcorn
Co-Operative Permanent Building Society
Efficiency
Edison Predictions Foreshadow 20th Century Innovations
The article notes Thomas Edison's 1910 forecasts including helicopter inspired aircraft, one man cars for light traffic, talking pictures replacing silent films, and synthetic silk enabling rapid fashion changes, with the claims that several prophecies have since been fulfilled.
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Edison
Toronto
Trade Standstill Hits US South Africa Links
Trade between the United States and South Africa is nearly at a standstill with many firms in Cape Town preferring buying via London. The shoe trade suffers. a Cape Town firm has placed an order for 100,000 pairs with a Northampton firm.
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United States
South Africa
Cape Town
London
Northampton
Valuable Source Of Radium At La Bine Point
The pitchblende deposits at La Bine Point on Great Bear Lake are described as a very valuable source of radium by Hugh S. Spence a mines branch mineral technologist. He notes current ore value could cover shipment costs but transport improvements are needed for meaningful production.
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la Bone Point
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories
Hugh S. Spence
la Bine Point
Spence
Fort Norman
Great Bear River
Gilbert la Bine
Indians Face Blindness Threat on Morley Reserve
A Calgary Albertan report warns half the Morley Indian Reserve may go blind from trachoma unless action is taken. It cites 15 children in school under treatment, about six already blind, and roughly 18 more likely to lose sight, with limited aid available.
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Morley Reserve
Morley Indian Reserve
Calgary Albertan
Moriey
Britain Sets Speed Record in Quick Elections
The piece notes Britain dissolving Parliament on October 7 and voters casting ballots on October 27, a 20 day interval. It argues rapid elections reduce fever and uncertainty, contrasting with United States election cycles and trade volatility. A brief satirical quote from Stockholm closes the item.
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Great Britain
United States
Britain
Regina Daily Star
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Bethune
Great Seportance
Sondagsnisse-Strix
Stockholm
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