Eastern Locarno and Europe’s fragile peace drive
In the Commons Baldwin links Britain's security to aerial power as Europe fears war. The proposed Eastern Locarno would bind Germany, Russia, Poland and others to frontiers and mutual aid, potentially curbing Nazi aims and stabilizing borders including Danzig and the Polish Corridor. A Southern Locarno could guard the Mediterranean status quo with Turkey, Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Rhine
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Ramsay MacDonald
Dover
Chanceler Dolimas
Austria
Europe
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Reich
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Berlin
Danzig
Europ
Eally
Russia
Baltic States
Czecho-Slovakia
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Upper Silesia
Locarno
Curbing Crime Woman lead in drive against Dillinger style depredations
A feminine crusade against crime to curb Dillinger type depredations received United States Department of Justice praise and strong backing from a powerful women’s organization. William Stanley says women can influence local government cautioning crime levels and supporting a central bureau for crime data. If crime is unusually high they can demand improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Justice
William Stanley
Sunday School Jokes Prompt Impressive Punchline
A Sunday school teacher makes a point about not taking Bible miracles literally. He asks what an impression is and a girl voices a sharp answer that a dent in a soft spot is an impression.
Odd Indian Professions Revealed In Census Report
The Census Report lists unusual Indian occupations such as grasshopper sellers and water pourers. It states 37,778 people earn from astrology, fortune telling, and related arts. It also notes regulations about stemless apples, Great Lakes storminess, and women’s shoe size averaging five and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Government of India
India
Summer Complaint Attacks and Home Remedy Claim
The notice warns that summer diarrhea can be severe and that treatment should start immediately with Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry sold by druggists for 88 years. It emphasizes quick action to prevent weakness and prostration from the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Dr. Fowlers
Hotels by Camel Convoy Reach Far Sahara Posts
French forces push south into the Sahara erecting hotels for officials officers and travelers. Buildings arrive in 200 lb parcels on camel convoys after 45 day desert journeys to Timi moun. French engineers outline the sites while Arabs fear the Evil Eye and labor is done in mud bricks and palm beam girders. Desert ships and camels suffer foot issues on soft sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Timimoun
Algeria
Drouth Relief Extends Across South Dakota
Drouth in South Dakota forces guards to patrol water holes in the western region while the water famine drives gaunt cattle and meagre yields. Federal drouth relief has totaled 26.6 million dollars since 1932, not including corn hog wheat benefits or cattle purchases. Winter wheat yield is projected around 4.5 bushels per acre with 42 thousand of 296 thousand acres unplanted.
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South Dakota
C. J. Borum
State College of Agriculture
Brookings
Sculptography in Japan Aids Exact Replication of Figures
Sculptography developed in Japan allows photographing persons or objects in solid form. It aims to replace the human element in sculpture where exact likeness matters more than artistry, similar to photography replacing painting for precise replication.
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Japan
Expedition crosses Asia in fitted Automobiles De Luxe fleet
A expedition plans to traverse Asia from Syria through Persia and Pamir to China and back via India in a fleet of Automobiles De Luxe equipped with spring beds shower baths and radio sets.
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Asia
Syria
Persia
Pamir
China
India
Model Hospital System Uriah Free State Plan and Funding
The Irish Free State hospital system aims to create a coordinated network funded by a model endowment and sweepstakes totaling 15 million dollars with equal awaiting distribution. The hospitals commission, led by Michael Doran, seeks League of Nations health guidance while integrating twelve sweepstakes to prevent waste and ensure efficient growth.
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Uriah
Hospitals Commission
Michael Doran
Henry Ford
Commission
Soviet Arms Exports From Britain Reach Record Levels
A London newspaper claims Britain exported arms totaling £2,482,246 mainly to Soviet Russia. The shipments, including machine guns and munitions, required Whitehall permission and were driven by Russia’s preparations for a possible clash with Japan. Paraguay and Bolivia applications were refused by the Foreign Office.
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England
Ruassis
London
Great Britain
Russia
Whitehall
Japan
Paraguay
Bolivia
Foreign Office
Flags Raised Huge Sam Flags Donation to Australian War Memorial
Edward Solomon of Melbourne presented World War era flags that raised hundreds of thousands for soldiers and refugees to the Australian government. The Kitchener flag, signed in trenches by Joffre and Haig, traveled 200000 miles, carried autographs of Jellicoe, the King and Queen, then returned to Australia in 1918.
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Edward Solomon
Melbourne
National War Memorial
Canberra
Kitchener
Joffre
Haig
Admiral Jellicoe
Australia
Prairie Provinces Industrial Output 1932 Report
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta saw 1932 manufacturing goods worth 187,451,377 with 2,687 establishments and 38,864 workers. Flour mills led at 24,246,761. meat packing 23,704,599. butter and cheese 15,754,928. central electric stations 15,693,275.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Central Electric
Simon Denies Jewish Heritage Amid Antisemitism Claims
British foreign minister Sir John Simon denied being Jewish in a letter to a correspondent. He warned against distortion that could imply sympathy with antisemitism, calling such sentiment un-English and blaming reports that his ancestry influenced the government since he became foreign minister.
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Sir John Simon
Sir John
Britain
Raindrop radium detected by Carnegie scientists
G R Wait and A G McNish of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism report finding radium in raindrops, presenting evidence of radioactive material in precipitation and the potential implications for understanding atmospheric radioactivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Wait
A. G. Mcl Nish
Carnegie Institution
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Daughter to Mother: Waiting for Dad in Bed
A daughter asks if her mother will sit up for Dad, but the mother replies she cannot speak well due to a bad cold, making the effort unnecessary.
Agricultural notes reveal declines and trade shifts in 1934
Agricultural notes show 36,863 fewer hogs graded in Canada in the first half of 1934 versus 1933, trends in bacon exports to the United Kingdom, and July 14 1934 livestock totals in Alberta pounds. The report covers fruit packing rules under the Fruit and Honey Act 1934, June cattle exports to the UK, honey shipments labeling, and warnings about overloading the Monday livestock market.
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Canadas
United Kingdom
Alberta
Trinidad and Tobago
Canada
British West Indies
Beef Bulletin
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Livestock and Meat Trade Review
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Feminine Crusade Against
United States
Great Lakes Region
Sahara Desert
Drouth
Automobiles de Luxe
Model Hospital
Sytem
World War Fund
Nene
G. Howard Ferguson
Stremuer Buson
Sir James Waterlow, Bart
Goplford Parc
Mamilton
Owtalio
N. U
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