World faces possible war as Mussolini and Haile Selassie clash
The article warns that Italy and Ethiopia edge toward war, with Western powers and League of Nations bodies urging united action. It cites potential global fallout under Article 16 sanctions, stressing that any member deciding an act of war must act to uphold the covenants and public awareness remains crucial.
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Italy
Euiopia
Pe Ih
League of Nations
Haile Geliaasso
Committee On International Law
The
Canadian Bar Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Council of the
League
Council
Massive Niagara Gorge Rock Slide Blocks Rail Line
A 500 ton rock slide roared down the American side below the lower bridge at Niagara. Boulders and shale piled on the tracks of the International and parade to the gorge brink. Officials say it will take considerable time to clear the railway line.
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Niagara Alia
Northward Bird Survey Evaluates Northwest Territories Breeding Areas
Biologists L J Goldman and C K Gillham of the United States Biological Survey completed a two month survey of waterfowl breeding sites across the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta. They traveled by air from Fort Resolution to Edmonton, noting extensive nesting areas on lakes up to Fort Resolution. Gillham said results will be shared with his government before release.
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Northwest Territories
Alberta
L. J. Goldman
C. K. Gittham
United States”biological Survey
Washington, D
Edmonton
Fort Revolution
Gillham
Albuquerque
N.M
Fort Resolution
Women and Combines Ease Farm Work in Kansas
Farmers' wives rejoice after threshing ends at van Jess Denton farm in Alms Kansas. Reported meals show 1 man for dinner and 27 for supper. At another farm using a big combine, three men harvested 165 acres in one day, illustrating how machines cut labor for women.
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van Jess Denton
Alms
Kansas
Harvard Astronomer Dr Anne Cannon Wins Prize for Spectral Classification
Dr Anne J Cannon of Harvard, in Toronto as a delegate to the American Astronomical Society, receives the Ellel Richards prize for outstanding work by women in research. She has classified over 400000 stars and Harvard is praised as a mecca for spectral observations.
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Anne J. Cannon
Harvard
Toronto
American Astronomical Society
Cannon
Madame Carie
France
Ellel Richards
Waa
Dr. Cannon
Intricate Plate Folding Puzzles Queen Mary Construction
Reports from Clydebank indicate the Cunard White Star super liner Queen Mary faces complex plate work as no two steel plates are identical. Plates are curved and large with rivet hole alignment in over ten million pairs, requiring precise overlapping of each plate with six neighbors. A half model at the yard aids engineers in planning the detailed assembly.
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Cunard
Clydebank
New York Times
Pavlov Honored By Tsarist And Bolshevik Governments
The News of the World notes Prof. Ivan Pavlov, a leading Russian scientist, for expanding nervous system study linking brain to digestion. He won the 1904 Nobel Prize, and at 85 Soviet funds support his laboratory with £10,000 last year and £2,000 annual pay. He rose from humble origins and is quoted as daring to answer Stalin.
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Ivan Pavlov
H. G. Wells
Stalin
Siamese twin dahlia displayed as new autumn bloom
A two-headed pompom dahlia grown by Mrs W G Gordon of Sooke BC was shown at Victoria. The back-to-back flowers form a pink ball and experts call it a queer aberration of nature, potentially a forerunner of a new variety.
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Victoria
Mra. W. G. Gordon
Sooke
B.C
Village battles rat plague with concerted effort
In Chilthorne England a rat infestation has men joining an anti rat army to defend a farm and curb the siege. A Portland Oregon resident has invented a metal plate painted with a Stopwatch like device to teach music to children.
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Chilthorne
England
Portland
Ore
Gas Test Well update at Kakwe structure in Hudson Bay area
A report from Hudson Bay Junction notes the fourth gas test well at the Kakwe structure encountered gas at 275 feet. Four holes were drilled for geological data on a very large structure. A separate oil test is considered justified in the Piewie hills with plans reportedly to ship a rig to Hudson Bay Junction.
Okapi Displays At London Zoo Spark Public Interest
Léo the okapi, a rare African mammal, draws attention at London Zoo. The creature blends giraffe zebra and deer traits and is noted as shy and nearly extinct due to hunting by local tribes in its native Sturi forest.
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London Zoo
Leo
London Zoo Society
Léo
Africa
Sturi Forest
Bitter complaint on natural gas cutting Alberta coal market
Mayne Reid, counsel for 10 coal companies, told Sir Montague Barrow that natural gas use in Cambricn last year deprived mines of 350000 tons of coal. He warned that truck and bus competition to railways has reduced steam coal demand during the Alberta coal industry investigation.
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Alberta
Cambricn
Montague Barrow
Mayne Reid
Reid
Sir Montague
Fashion Fancies Show New Winter Pattern Lines
An advertisement describes a wool jacket and wool jersey dress with velveteen jacket in red and brown. It lists sizes 8 through 14, fabric yardage, and ribbon measurements. It promotes pattern No. 675 and urges readers to send for patterns and overviews of designs for every occasion.
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Crome
Harmer Siream
Winniper
Sounds Like Good Scheme For Husbands Left At Home
A feature from the Times Journal outlines a proposed catering and valeting service for husbands whose wives are away. The plan would deliver breakfast and dinner, store leftovers, and even wash socks, with thermos kept meals and bagged socks for daily return. The piece notes some wives may not approve yet argues the scheme highlights appreciation upon return.
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Loddon
Hubby
Thomas Times-Journal
Land vanishes on Esquimalt coast amid tax sale confusion
A San Francisco seller discovers a longtime Esquimalt land parcel he paid taxes on for over 50 years has disappeared. He travels to Victoria and Esquimalt to locate title, finding no trace. His father, who bought the land sixty years ago, left it to the son. officials suggest flood or underwater loss as the fate. The municipality later settles by reimbursing the tax purchase price.
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San Francisco
Victoria
Esquimalt
Land Registry Office
Great Ben Churnich Cliff Demolished in Historic Blast
A 500 foot high granite cliff on Ben Churnich near Bon Awé is blown apart by dynamite in a planned four year effort. A signal from Loch Etive triggers the blast. 1,000,000 tons of granite are freed, costing $20,000 and employing 400 quarrymen for six years.
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Scotland
Ben Churnich
Bonawe
Loch Etive
Dramatic stage climax as villain seizes heroine
The play builds to a climax with tears in the audience as the villain abducts the heroine. The hero finds his heart broken and declares her gone with trembling hands while a theatre boy shouts a snack cry from the gods.
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Gales
Bird at Egginton Rectory Nest Decorated by Moorhen
A moorhen at Egginton Rectory Derbyshire built a nest by a garden stream among reeds and irises. The edge of the nest was daily decorated with sprays gathered from nearby flora, creating a small, delicate display.
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Egginton Rectory
Derbyshire
Boston artist halts work after police and ambulance response
Spectators watched a youth scale a roof in Boston to paint a waterfront view. Fearing self harm the artist's actions prompted workers to call police and an ambulance, stopping the rooftop mural.
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Boston
Soviet paratroopers execute mock airborne assault drill
Soviet strategists staged a large airborne landing during maneuvers with troops leaping from aircraft armed with rifles and sub machine guns. They captured an airfield but were later repelled by a mobilized defense backed by tanks and armored trains in a simulated rear attack.
Advice For Everyone Doctor Says People With Colds Should Be Isolated
Dr. Gordon P. Jackson of Toronto urges isolation for colds explaining their high contagion and financial impact. He notes colder nights reduce resistance and warns the public undervalues the common cold’s seriousness.
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Gordon P. Jackson
M.D.H
Toronto
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