Radio Telegraphic Service North of the Border Proves Vital
The Hamilton Spectator notes the growing importance of the government's wireless chain from Edmonton to Mackenzie River, with stations in Fort Chippewyan and Aklavik and two Yukon posts, aiding agriculture, shipping, and mining in the Great Bear Lake region. It also discusses soy bean prospects and Henry Ford's promotion of the crop as a farm factory resource.
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Radi
Beth Wes
Royal Canadian Signals
Permanent Force
Edmonton
McMurray
Yarmouth
Mackenzie River
Fort Chippewyan
Lake Athabanks
North American
Toronto
Asia
America
Henry Ford
Ford
Chicago
Hamilton Spectator
Wealthy Estates Face Heavy British Death Duties
The St Thomas Times Journal notes the British Chancellor of the Exchequer takes large death duties. The Cowdray fortunes show 1927 estate of 20 million taxed 8 million, 1932 widow estate about 7 million taxed 3 million, 1933 death taxed 0.75 million. In total nearly 12 million went to the Treasury from the 20 million origin.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Great Britain
Cowdray
Lord Cowdray
Bishop's Bride Shown In Cathedral Paintings
Norwich cathedral in England reveals 800 year old wall paintings uncovered during restoration led by Professor Tristram of the Royal College of Art. Three medallions depict the life of founder Bishop Herbert de Losinga showing his donation, ordination robes, and the completed church.
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Norwich
England
Tristram
Royal College of Art
Herbert de Wosinga
Losinga
Tristam
Cannibal Spider Exhibited in Utah Barber Shop
Mrs. Sarah Hill found three female and two male Specter spiders in Gunnison Utah. She trapped them in a fruit jar and displayed them in a local barber shop where one female spider consumed four camels.
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Sarah Hill
Gunnison
Utah
Television Trials Progress In Germany Reported Favorable
The German post office announced plans to install television telephone links between Berlin and Munich and to extend the system to larger cities. Trials showed 20 pictures a second with a cathode ray receiver and a televizing car demonstrating tone films, all amid high costs and public interest.
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Germany
Berlin
Munich
Thouganda
The Family Of Smith Charity League Expands In Australia
The Family of Smith, active in Sydney and Melbourne, asks members to perform at least a day of good deeds annually and to recruit one new partner within six months. Originally aiding the unemployed, the group now assists the needy broadly and grows rapidly.
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Smith
Sydney
Melbourne
Australia
Act Smith
Method Greatly Improves Wheat Harvest Across Prairies
A new method vastly speeds wheat production in the three Prairie Provinces. Using 200 year old techniques would demand all Canadian farmers, their sons, and hired hands working ten hours daily for 113 days from seed to harvest.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Dust Storm of 1901 Originated in Sahara Desert
The famous 1901 dust storm that swept across Europe began in the Sahara Desert. It spread widely, affecting multiple regions and landscapes with airborne sands and strong winds.
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Europe
Sahara Desert
Safeguarding Fire Calls Test in London
A new fire call system in London captures false callers by gripping the caller’s wrist with an automatic device in the call box. The device also records the caller’s location to guide firemen to the blaze, aiming to cut the roughly 150000 dollar yearly cost of false alarms.
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London
London County Council
Canada’s Gold Exports Seen At Hundred Million
Dr. Charles Camsell deputy minister of mines told Princeton students led by R M Field that exports of Canadian gold this year could reach 100 million dollars if all production is exported. The visitors spent a weekend in Ottawa touring mining centers.
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Canada
Charles Camsell
Princeton
Ottawa
R. M. Field
Hair counts and James River claim in Virginia fact
A humorous assertion notes that Americans collectively have between ten and fifteen trillion hairs. It also states the James River is the largest river in Virginia, reflecting regional pride and geographic claims.
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The
United States
Toto
James River
Virginia
Leverhulme plans strict countryside building rules in Cheshire estate
The article reports Lord Leverhulme detailing a ban on sham timber and purple roofs on his Cheshire estate. He requires plans and elevations approval by an advisory architect before any sale or lease, with specific constraints on materials and construction to curb bad development. It also covers Canada's egg grading and inspection regime, fines for misrepresentation, and the goal of elevating prices and marketing for producers through stringent oversight.
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Lord Leverhulme
London
Cheshire
Canada
epEy
Egg Inspection Star
Poultry Services
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Egg Inspection Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture Egg Inspection Service
Dominion
Should A Duck Swim
A 19th century bulletin from His Majesty's stationary office challenges farmers who believe ponds are essential for duck happiness. It states swimming is a purposeless recreation for ducks and offers only limited health or cleanliness benefits, claiming ducks gain too much exercise from swimming.
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Geese
His Majesty's Stationary Office
Smoking Firescausing Hazard Highlighted by Official
Grove Smith, Dominion commissioner, Ottawa, told the Association of Canadian Fire Marshals that tobacco caused about 10 000 fires annually. He cited 254 Canadian fire fatalities in 1933, down 31 from 1931, noting risks from cigarette use across ages and sexes.
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Grove Smith
Dominion Fre
Ottawa
Association of Canadian Fire Marshals
Smith
University of Saskatchewan Field Trials Yield Record Barley
A field of Colsess barley yielded 57 bushels per acre in threshing by the Field Husbandry Department. The hooded variety provides good feeding quality. Superior brome grass, a university strain, produced nine bushels of seed per acre.
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University of Saskatchewan
Cactus Plants Need Water Despite Austrian Economic Upturn
A short note links cactus plant health to water availability and mentions improving Austrian economic conditions. It notes summer growth benefits from adequate moisture amid rising economic indicators.
Philadelphia Zoo Moves Toward Fence Free Habitat
The Philadelphia Zoo is replacing wire fences with concrete faced moats to create fenceless animal runs. Lions tigers and leopards will roam open areas resembling their natural habitat as visitors view from slight ground rises. Two runs already open house the bison herd and Hamaz, with more to come.
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Philadelphia Zoological Garden
Wulit
CWA
Viaitora
Florence’s famed names shaping world culture and finance
Florence, Italy, long renowned as a center of culture and wealth, produced enduring figures such as Michelangelo, the Medici, Dante, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Della Robbia, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. Their legacies influence art, philosophy, politics, and science across centuries.
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Florence
Italy
Michelangelo
the Medici
Dante Alighieri
Boccaccio
Machiavelli
Della Robbia
Leonardo da Vinci
Benevenuto
Elini
Raphael
Variety of Canada Exports to South Africa Tally Over 200 Commodities
Variety of products shipped by Canada to South Africa last year includes apples rolled oats wheat four canned vegetables binder twine preserved fruit lumber and agricultural implements among more than 200 distinct commodities.
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Canada
South Africa
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