Challenge Of The Far East Foretells Western Crisis
Lord Snell argues in Ontario that the far eastern challenge to Western civilization is the era’s most serious. He cites Asia’s rise, Japan's aims over China, and Western responses including naval power and possible Pacific alliances. He predicts possible peace dictates by England, America, and Russia if nations cooperate.
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Far East
Lord Snell
House of Fords
Canbdian Institute On
Geneva Park
Orillia
Ont
Asia
China
Japan
Singapore
United States
Pacific
England
America
Russia
Silver Jubilee Express Sets Speed Record on 100000 Miles
The Silver Jubilee express of the London and North Eastern Railway achieved a world record by running 100000 miles in nine months at an average 67.1 mph. Of that, 86567 miles averaged 70.4 mph and 18283 miles exceeded 80 mph. The London to Newcastle distance is 268 miles, and four locomotives Silver Link Silver King Silver Fox and Quicksilver shared the work.
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London and North Eastern Railway
Hitchin
London
Newcastle
Silver Link
Silver King
Silver Fox
Quicksilver
St. Thomas Times, Journal
Seed Shortage Sweeps North America Derby Declared
Edmonton declaration by W. T. G. Wiener to the Canadian Seed Growers' Association warns of an unprecedented seed shortage. He notes a region spanning Prince Albert to Kentucky and New Brunswick to California faces severe supply strain.
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New Mexico
North America
Edmonton
W. T. G. Wiener
Ottawa
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Prince Albert
Kentucky
New Brunswick
California
Brantford Remembers First Long Distance Telephone
Sixty years since the first long distance message was sent between Brantford and Paris on August 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell tested in Brantford and Boston with his father and uncle listening at the receiver. The Brantford-Paris experiment proved voice transmission over wires was practicable and a memorial to Bell stands in Brantford.
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Brantford
Dominion Telegraph Company
Paris
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Melville Bell
David C. Bell
Tutela Heights
Boston
Bell
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Brantford-Paris
W. D. Griffin
Telegraph Company
Duke of Devonshire
Canada
Bell Homestead
Fort Erie man finds four, five and six leaf clovers
George Green of Fort Erie Ontario reports finding a four leaf, a five leaf and a six leaf clover on his lawn. The unusual crop is showcased at The Times-Review editor's desk as a possible sign of luck. A careless horse and buggy driver nearby emphasizes manners and safety.
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George Green
Fort Erie
Ont
Dame
Green
Times-Review
Carlsbad Hosts First Rattlesnake Derby Event
Carlsbad New Mexico staged its first rattlesnake derby with seventy five snakes. Competitors were placed in a 100 foot circle with tails to a heated metal plate at the starter's signal. The snake that reached the edge won while ringside seating was kept safe behind a double fence.
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Carlsbad
New Mexico
Literary Digest
Snowy High Passes Challenge Mountain Roads
Snow falls every month across the Rocky Mountain crossings where elevations range from 9000 to 12000 feet, yielding 300 to 660 inches of annual snowfall. Local highway maintenance struggles are highlighted by Engineering News Record as frosty conditions begin after May 1 in South Africa indicating ongoing winter. The term greyhound derives from the Icelandic word for dog, not color.
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Rocky Mountains
Engineering News Record
Legends and Salt Superstitions Through History
The article traces salt related beliefs from ancient times to modern sayings. It cites Indian salt production, possible links of spilling salt to Arabs or Hebrews, and the Hebrew notion of salty equating to barren. It notes Eastern views tying salt to friendship and the seating rank in early Christian meals, giving rise to the phrase he sits above the salt.
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India
Golfer Claims Favorite Course and Past Hole in One
A golfer boasts this is his favorite course where he once made a hole in one. A joking exchange with the caddie follows as the scene shifts to a courtroom where a judge asks about waiving rights to appeal and a husband mentions a black eye.
Prisoner Costs Split: Inmate Versus Parole Supervision
The article notes annual costs for a convict in prison at 435.19 dollars and for supervising a convict on parole at 46.81 dollars, highlighting the disparity in state spending between incarceration and parole programs.
Prehistoric Hippo Remains Found Near Eastend Saskatchewan
Geologists from Ottawa unearthed a rich pocket of Oligocene mammal remains in Calf Creek near Eastend. The find includes jaws skulls and bones of titanothere elothere rhinoceros and hippopotami totaling 625 specimens. The Ottawa museum expects further expeditions to expand the collection.
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Calf Creek
Eastend
Sask
Ottawa
Fenley Hunter
Flushing
New Jersey
Albert C. Silberling
Harlowtown
Montana
Charles Sternberg
Canada
Titanothere
Elothere
Lindbergh Breaks Privacy Rule for Copenhagen Autographs
Col Charles A Lindbergh abandoned his privacy rule and appeared at the Danish Biological Institute where scores of Copenhagen children waited hours for autographs from the famed flyer. The Colonel stepped out and signed for each child, a rare personal gesture. Alaska sable is noted as a fur trade name for the common skunk.
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Lindbergh
Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Danish Biological Institute
Alaska
Sea Serpent Reported Off Summerville Beach Nova Scotia
A sea serpent resembling famed creatures from BC and Scotland appeared off Summerville beach drawing hundreds of bathers. Reported 50 to 100 feet long with a small head, it moved in an undulating wake, bobbed, and showed vertebrae as witnesses including prominent Liverpool businessmen chased it in a 28 foot boat before it vanished into deep water.
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Nova Scotia
Summerville Beach
British Columbia
Scotland
Liverpool
Alben Roy
Bien
J. L. Brinkley
del Rio
Texas
Moderate Size Farm Shifts to Smaller Holdings and Irrigation
A farm expert argues big scale farming is a mistake and advocates moderate sized holdings. He says the West should focus on irrigation with buffalo grass revival, locating farms near rivers. cites the Columbia and Coulee valleys, Colorado and northern California as irrigated examples. He notes Gulf Coast draining projects and flood relief by investing in irrigation to assure steady crops.
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Columbia
Coulee
Northwest
Colorado
California
Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf Coast
Canvassing Day Fails For Reporter With Can Openers
A reporter spends a day selling can openers and narrates door to door rejection. He faces sarcasm from a Scottish woman, a No Canvassers notice, and finally a patient elder who accepts a demo can opener before speaking no English.
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Howe
German women lead wanderlust in labor front trips
The women's bureau of the German labor front reports that among over 5 million participants in Strength Through Joy vacation trips, 43.95 percent were women, reflecting a rising trend in travel among German women.
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German Labor Front
Editor Garvin Leads The London Observer’s Power
The London Observer under J L Garvin exerts the empire’s weightiest editorial influence as a dominant voice in the British press. Garvin steers a near one man sheet shaping policy and public opinion across the empire.
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London Times
J. L. Garvin
The
London Observer
Profitable Plum Production On Prairie Farms
Prairie fruit interest grows as plum production rises at Indian Head Experimental Farm. Many Manitoba Native plum varieties excel. plant in shelterbelts, cross pollinate with same bloom period, and trial plum sand cherry hybrids carefully. Plant pits in fall, seedling rows, transplant at two years, and request pit samples.
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Prairies
Indian Head
Manitoba
Assiniboine
Popular King Edward Charms London Observers
A Toronto Mail and Empire correspondent reports from Wellington barracks in rain where King Edward reviewed troops, near 25 feet away behind an iron fence. The king, youthful and genial, joked about the rain and impressed with grace and health, noting his brisk pace touring six camps and remaining fresh the next day.
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Toronto Mail and Empire
J. W. Barry
London
Wellington Barracks
Stokowski
Theory of Western origins of Chinese glass is challenged
London University scholar Dr C G Selingman presents evidence from engraved glass beads found at Silchester in England and Loyang in China. He argues that as early as 500 to 300 B C Western merchants traded widely, and by the third century B C the West had taught the Chinese to make glass, disproving the notion of China as the sole source of civilization in ancient times.
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China
East
C. G. Selingman
London University
Silchester
England
Loyang
Married People Live Longer, Statistics Show
Insurance data for the United States and Canada indicate that married men and women outlive singles and show lower death rates from major causes. The text notes that couples can live on less than two when sharing resources.
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Bank
United States
Canada
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Monmouthshire
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East End
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