Dream Of Peace Voices At British Science Meeting
Professor Sir Edward B Poulton opened the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting with a hopeful address on evolutionary thought and a dream of a world without war. He cited past discussions and urged science and international cooperation to end armaments and wars.
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Edward B. Poulton
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Edward
British Association
Sir Edward
Michael Foster
Dover
Boulogne
Michael Fosters
Arthur Schuster
Manchester
Edward Thorpe
Edinburgh
Mountie marksman bets on training over legend in duel talk
Sergeant D. E. Forsland of Alberta's K division says modern RCMP training outruns legendary quick-draw shooters. He notes a present day contest demands rapid four-shot draws at long range within about four seconds, a tougher standard than old west feats.
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West
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
D. E. Forsland
Alberta
Edmonton
W. C. Bryan
Duke of Connaught
Forsland
R.C.M
Air Transport Moves Ten Thousand Sheep Across Russia
Ten thousand sheep will fly from Ashkhabad to the Tashuaz region in Tajikistan because no railway exists. Planes are used as a cheaper alternative to overland driving, with nearly two months required to move all sheep, while each flight covers the distance in about three hours to supply collective farms.
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Ashkhabad
Tashuaz
Tadjikistan
Russia
Guarding Against World Depressions Shared U S Great Britain Role
The Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter argues that preventing severe business downturns hinges on the United States and Great Britain sharing responsibility. It notes minor fluctuations may occur but recovery depends on sterilized gold reserves and sound banking, with recovery speed tied to banking system health.
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United States
Great Britain
Royal Bank of Canada
Germany trains young women as colonizers for future roles
Trained As Colonizers notes Germany has started a school to prepare young women as colonizers or helpers for families abroad. Officials say the program targets future return of lost lands, with students sent to countries hosting large German expatriate communities.
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Germany
Monarch Attends Coronation as Individual Figure
A ruling monarch does not attend another king's coronation as a participant but may appear as a single honored observer. The event highlights ceremonial roles and status within royal protocol.
The Farm Cat Quietly Guards a Barnyard Family
A New York Times poem describes a farm cat basking beside the barn and watching her kittens at play. The speaker hints the cat could tell of missing birds and young animals, suggesting stealthy predation by the creatures nearby.
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Sun
Jobs Boom in Japan Amid Munitions Growth
Welfare bureau reports 2,300,000 jobs offered last year in Japan while only 1,780,000 workers seek employment. War industry demand creates labor shortage. In Netherlands over 250,000 tons of fish caught in the last year.
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Japan
Welfare Bureau of the Home Office
Tokyo
Netherlands
Famed Bucking Horse Dynamite Dies in Washington Pasture
Dynamite, a legendary Western rodeo bucker famed for twisting and bucking, died peacefully at 24 in a lush Tonasket pasture after 19 years of spectacular performances. He tossed over 1,000 riders at major shows including Pendleton and Calgary and never fatally injured a rider.
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Dynamite
Tonasket
Wash
Northwest
Pendleton
Calgary
Cattle Movements From Saskatchewan Drought Areas Plummet
O Freer, administrator of the drought area cattle marketing service, announced in Winnipeg that demand pushed the 17 009 head mark by August end. Only 1 600 head had grazed at Carberry Manitoba, the remainder sold to eastern buyers.
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Saskatchewan Drouth
O. Freer
Drouth
Science Finds Air Conditioning For Pullman Train
Science could not pry open the Pullman windows so it installed air conditioning on the train. The retrofit improves passenger comfort during travel.
Ancient Bronze Age Burial Unearthed On Jutland Peninsula
Sophie Wilds recounts a 3000 year old discovery of a blonde young woman buried in an oak coffin within a 14 foot barrow on the Jutland peninsula. Artifacts include a bronze belt plate, woven belt, ornate jewelry, a child’s cremated remains, and a two piece woollen dress. The archaeologists date the woman to about 1000 BC, a Bronze Age Lady.
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Jutland
Sophie Wilds
Scientific American
Canada as Capital of the British Empire Says Editor
Colin Brookes editor of the London Sunday Despatch told a Toronto service club that Britain’s seat of empire is a doomed island and Canada could become the imperial capital. He predicted possible move by 1939 with Toronto as the administrative center if Canada remains steady.
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Great Britain
Canada
Colin Brookes
London Sunday Despatch
Toronto
Brookes
Empire
United States
The Clean Basket and a Pure Mind
An Arab Chief asks his son to fetch water in a basket. The water leaks away, yet the father says the act cleans the basket. He explains that even if words aren’t kept, their passage purifies the mind and makes it clean.
Wisecracking Skeptic Outwits Reasoning in Courtroom
A sharp wit derides explanations as a matter of habit, leaving reasoning stymied as humor clashes with arguments. The exchange highlights how sarcasm can obscure logic and frustrate serious inquiry in a public setting.
Hair Stretches Significantly Then Rebounds, Study Notes
Researchers observe hair fibers extending about a quarter of their length under tension and returning close to their original length upon release. The finding highlights hair’s elastic properties and potential applications in materials science.
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