The Human Factor In Automobile Accidents
A Canadian and U S safety discussion notes rising road tolls in 1935 and stresses that human error, not faulty cars, drives most crashes. Data from Ontario shows most accidents occur with apparently good equipment, urging individual and family actions, plus school and tax-funded safety education.
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United States
Canada
Merritt Denison
Canadian Home Journal
Ontario
Motor Vehicles Department
Has Three Kiineys A Curious Case From Detroit
A Detroit case reports San ford Gets Jr of Brown City Michigan aged 17 with three kidneys, described as an upside down stomach anomaly. Dr George C Burr identified the extra kidney during surgery and the youth recovers.
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Detroi
Sanford Gets, Jr
Brown City
Mich
George C. Burr
Doctors near the bottom of life expectancy in Britain
An article notes that doctors average about sixty years of life, behind steel puddlers who average even less. Dr. Anderson of the British Medical Association cites on call duties and infection risk as factors, while judges and pardons live longer than most. An upcoming registrar general report may update these findings.
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Britain
Dr. Anderson
British Medical Association
Sand
Englishman Holds Clue To Missing Parents Of War Baby
An unknown Englishman in Bruges holds the only clue to the identity of Louis Albert de la Rue found as an infant on a 1918 French battlefield. He seeks British help to locate his parents, recalling the officer who saved him near Bailleul-Hazebrouck and his christening details in Rouen.
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Louis Albert de la Rue
Bruges
de la Rue
Bailleul-Hazebrouck
Bailleul
Rouen
Sisters of Our Lady of
Western Producers Seek Representation for Imperial Conference
At the third Western Agricultural Conference in Calgary the group urged the Dominion government to invite primary producer organizations to nominate representatives to accompany official delegates in London for 1937. It also urged broad provincial participation and uniform enabling legislation if the Natural Products Marketing Act is upheld.
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Dominion
London
Calgary
Supreme Court of Canada
Seismograph to Measure Flight Vibration at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology announces a new seismograph for aircraft to record artificial earthquakes caused by engine vibration. The device aims to locate epicenters within planes to prevent rapid weakening and part failure while aviation power and speed rise. The report mentions a Swedish sailboat invention for autonomous sail handling.
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Massachusetts Institution of Technology
Centenary Ride of Pickwick Coach Sparks Dickens Fest
The Commodore coach reenacts Dickens era as part of a March 30 centenary celebration of The Pickwick Papers. Dickens Fellowship hosts a 49th convention with 49 branches from Toronto to Brisbane represented.
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BT Sae
Pickwick Papers
Charles Tickens
Commodore
Pickwickians
Rochester
London
Golden Cross
Dickens Fellowship
Pickwick
Mr. Tupman
Winkle
Alfred Jingle
Bertram Mills
Toronto
Edmonton
Victoria
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
Brisbane
Alberta Dry Belts Put Under Special Areas Act
A special survey committee led by S. Longman urges placing dry belt regions under the Special Municipal Areas Act. It recommends direct relief, discontinuing special agricultural relief, and advancing water development, irrigation projects, and improved farming practices.
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Alberta
Special Survey Committee
S. Longman
75 horsepower tractor shatters spruce log haul record
At Sipanok River camp of The Pas Lumber Company a 75 horsepower caterpillar diesel tractor hauled 34 loads of spruce logs nine miles to mill yards. The log train stretched nearly 300 yards weighing about 1400 tons while E. J. Morris, ex city engineer of Regina, operated the tractor. The Sipanok camp sits 70 miles northeast of Nipawin.
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Sipanok River
Pas Lumber Company
Sipanok River Camp
Nipawin
E. J. Morris
Regina
Regina Flying Club
Balfour Technical School
Possibilities Of Television And Silent Conditioning
Andrew W Cruse chief of the electrical division of the U S Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce outlined potential television developments. He warned plans are not yet practical but predicted sound conditioned buildings could mute noise and devices may reveal enemy maneuvers, speed commercial message transmission, and aid science.
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Andrew W. Cruse
Electrical Division
U.S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Ice disks used to steal gas in London meter case
Gas inspectors uncovered a London consumer using ice disks to pay for gas. The man dropped disks in the meter slot while large gas usage and dampness suggested coin theft. Investigators concluded ice disks were substituted for coins to drain the meter.
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London
Dates in Bran Cookies From Historical Recipe
A vintage recipe lists butter and brown sugar creamed with egg, milk, and water. It folds in Quaker Natural Bran flour salt and baking powder then dates, poured into greased pans and baked at a moderate oven for a gentle, fragrant batch.
Very Heavy Coinage From Sweden War Time Hoard
Carl Sakiison of Chimney Rock Wisconsin collects coins and documents. He owns a 344 pound Swedish coin minted in 1719 during war with Russia and Denmark to prevent funds leaving the country.
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Carl Sakiison
Chimney Rock
Wis
Sweden
Russia
Denmark
Safest Driving Hour Given in Pennsylvania Survey
A Pennsylvania survey of accidents finds the safest driving time is between six and seven in the morning on Wednesdays.
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Pennsylvania
Relief Loans to Provinces Reach Over 111 Million
Federal treasury advances to provinces under relief legislation total more than 111 million. Manitoba 15,028,086 Saskatchewan 46,834,986 Alberta 22,779,000 British Columbia 26,947,880. Housing loan additions show Prince Edward Island 31,500 Nova Scotia 682,000 New Brunswick 648,700 Quebec 2,609,687 Manitoba 1,095,000 British Columbia 1,701,500.
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House of Commons
W. M. Ryan
Libb
Saint John Albert
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Dominion
Prince Edward Taland
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
In Both Languages Radio News Service Allocation
The Radio News Service has supplied French and English program and schedule news to newspapers, magazines, and broadcasting stations. In response to a House of Commons question by Joseph Manette Lib, Jacques Carders, Marine Minister Howe stated the service has operated since July 1 last, costing $599 for the first six months.
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House of Commons
Joseph Manette
Catherine the Great Fosters Spring Violet for 150 Years
Catherine the Great noticed an early spring violet in a park and placed a sentry to protect it from being plucked. She forgot to rescind the order, and guards remained at the spot for 150 years, preserving a historic plant protection tale.
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Catherine the Great
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