War fears spread across continents as Europe readies for conflict
The article notes two opposing views on imminent war in Europe while powers expand arms and conscript troops. It describes rapid shifts in attention from Spain to China and concerns over potential European intervention, with Britain seen as pursuing rearmament.
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Europe
Atlantic
Spain
China
Japan
Willy Nilly
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Turtle Causes Traffic Tieup in Cambridge Square
A 20-pound snapping turtle was picked up by a Cambridge patrolman in Central Square while crossing toward a seafood grill. Traffic clogged the square until the turtle was removed by a patrol wagon and taken to the Animal Rescue League of Cambridge Massachusetts for care.
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Animal Rescue League of
Cambridge
Mass
Central Square
Hughes
Has Become A Habit Three Escapees From Devil's Island
Three detectives cornered 39 year old Elie Rondeau on a Paris cafe terrace ending his latest escape. In his pockets were identity papers belonging to three different men marking another successful manhunt and capture.
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Devil's Island
Elie Rondeau
Paris
Pembroke Mayor Fred Gay, 77, Self-Sufficient Serene Leader
Pembroke Wales mayor Fred Gay, a 77 year old civic figure, is described as self supporting. He knits his own socks bakes his bread and can cut and make his shirts. He says he has long been able to knit his own socks and claims to be an excellent nurse as well.
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Fred Gay
Pembroke
Wales
Windsor Death Rate Dwarfs Detroit Murders
Windsor Ontario reports a murder rate only one fifth that of nearby Detroit Michigan across the river, highlighting a stark regional crime gap.
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Windsor
Ont
Detroit
Mich
Private Royal Retreat at Windsor Forest Hidden From Publicity
The King and Queen keep Royal Lodge Windsor Forest as a private home following the example of George V and Mary at York Cottage. They favor the garden work, enjoy weekend visits from the two princesses, and seek quiet in a place where visitors rarely intrude. Windsor Great Park remains open to the public but is seldom busy between Windsor Castle and Virginia Water.
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Royal Lodge
Windsor Forest
King George V
Queen Mary
York Cottage
Sandringham
Sandringham House
Queen Alexandra
Windsor Great Park
Windsor Castle
Virginia Water
London
Apple Stevens' Recipes for Applesauce Roasts and Desserts
Alice Stevens offers home cooking tips from Penticton B C detailing applesauce with roast pork and turkey accompaniment, methods to preserve fruit, and a recipe for a mixed fruit cake using brown sugar cocoa and applesauce. Readers may write for free advice.
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Alice Stevens
Home Service
Penticton
B.C
Hopes for Fleet in Singapore Ready by 1939
The article notes Singapore aims to field a complete fleet for the Pacific once the naval base is finished in 1939. It highlights the Malay Peninsula’s southern island as a strategic point and mentions Australia and New Zealand as expected contributors to Britain defense units.
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Singapore
Pacific
Malay Peninsula
Australia
New Zealand
Great Britain
Population of Greater London at end of June 8,2042
The population of greater London stood at 8,203,942 as of the end of June.
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Greater London
Rapid Electric Drying Proposed for Moscow Walls
An Moscow inventor proposes using fine wire rows embedded under plaster to dry new walls quickly. City power, stepped down, sends current through the wires and heat conducts through the plaster, shortening drying time to under a day for winter construction projects.
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Moscow
Russia
Central Saskatchewan Drought Humor From Wingard Elevator Agent
A Wingard elevator agent reports drought severity in Central Saskatchewan but notes a humorous angle. A telephone message says a farmer sent his crop into town by his brother and to be sure and send the sack back, reflecting lightness amid hardship.
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Saskatchewan
Wingard
Lake Superior Bottom Depths Measured Below Sea Level
Measurements show lake bottom depths at the southern basin reach 1,180 feet below the surface in rare spots and 578 feet below sea level in other areas, indicating substantial underwater relief near the lake’s floor.
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Lake Superior
Pioneer traveler Mrs Jobe Akeley tours western Canada
At 51 Mrs Jobe Akeley widow of Carl Akeley explorer and sculptor travels through Revelstoke and Field B C Calgary and Waterton Lakes Alberta. She made 10 exploratory trips into northwestern British Columbia visiting the Fraser headwaters and Mount Sir Alexander region under Canadian government sponsorship. Mount Jobe in the Canadian Rockies was named for her by the Geographical Board of Canada and she received a decoration from the King of Belgium for Belgian Congo explorations.
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B.C
Jobe Akeley
Carl Akeley
Canada
Revelstoke and Field
Calgary
Waterton Lakes
Alta
Akeley
British Columbia
Fraser River
Mount Sir Alexander
Canadian Rockies
Mount
Jobe
The
Geographical Board of Canada
Goodyear Wins 1839 Rubber Vulcanizing Patent
Charles Goodyear secured a patent in 1839 for vulcanizing rubber. Japanese chemists pursue rayon production from soy bean husks as a new textile source.
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Charles Goodyear
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