Changing World Seethes With Unstable Global Balance
The article argues that modern history shows a cascade of political and economic upheavals since 1914 18 with Sarajevo as a turning point. It notes public mood, rising unrest, and failed attempts in Austria Germany the United States and Britain to craft new economic orders while warning prophets misread the flexible world.
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Sarajevo
Austria
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Hooke
Canada
America
France
British
Governor General Extends Patronage to Junior Farm Club Movement
Realises ts Value Junior Farm Clubs members and associated with club work will appreciate the honor accorded to the junior farm club movement by His Excellency the Governor-General the Earl of Bessborough who has extended his patronage to the Canadian Council of Boys and Girls Club Work The recognition should encourage greater activity among club members and stimulate a deeper sense of opportunities in agricultural extension.
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Earl of Bessborough
Canadian Council
Canada
Architect of Circumstance Quote on Character
A reflection states that man is the architect of circumstance, not its creature. It argues character shapes living spaces, as bricks and mortar become palaces or hovels through design, with the architect turning raw materials into meaning.
Criminals Steal Arms From Armies Across States
William Stanley acting United States attorney general said thieves have taken 1,027 guns including ten machine guns and 23,110 rounds from U S national guard armories in 29 states since January 1, 1932. He noted the Justice Department asked the War Department to urge state governors to halt the thefts and reminded that the new federal machine gun law aims to close firearms channels to criminals.
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U.S
Underworld
National Guard
William Stanley
United States
Department of Justice
War Department
Stanley
Grain Duty Free Under Reich Decree on Cereals
Under the Reich cereal organization decree, rye wheat pelt barley and oats may be imported into Germany duty free until July 31 1935. The cereal organization is believed to allow imports only when Germany faces acute shortage. Nearly 170000000000 dollars of American money is privately invested abroad.
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Reich Cereal Organization
Germany
Ministers of Finance and Agriculture
Wiley Post to test high altitude flight in new suit and mast
World traveler Wiley Post plans a high altitude ascent using a self built flying mast and an enhanced Winnie Mae ship with a 420 horsepower motor and two superchargers. The mission aims to test an air tight rubberized suit for extreme altitudes and gather data for the London to Australia derby prize while asserting possible flight at extreme heights. The report notes a stray line about a water entel as a separate item.
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Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Lindbergh
Post
Wester
Australia
Niagara Falls Rock Slide Darkens View Over Gorge
A 30 million pound rock mass rose above Niagara Gorge near Horseshoe Falls in the second major slide since 1931. Sightseers filled Goat Island as a mist hid the view, a 200 foot water spout erupted, and Canada’s lip appeared to move, signaling further geological change and possible long term extinction of the falls. Brazil's 1933-34 agricultural exports to Canada reached 327,511 dollars, up 202,108 from the prior year.
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Niagara Gorge
Horeeabee Falls
Goat Island
Canada
Niagara Falls
Brazil
British Dominions Emigration Society Head Returns from Canada
Robert Culver secretary of the British Dominions Emigration Society concludes his forty second visit to Canada aboard the Cunard White Star liner Astoria from Montreal. He cites improved Canadian business conditions and signs of progress among influential figures. The society’s manager in Canada is R Gordon Burgoyne of Montreal with active committees in Toronto Halifax and Saint John. Emigration aid includes grants or loans plus advice for settlers after arrival.
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Canada
Britain
Robert Culver
British Dominions Emigration Society
Cunard
Montreal
Mr. Culver
London
Stepney
Lord Lloyd
Lord Middleton
Archibald Weigall
R. Gordon Burgoyne
Toronto
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
British Dominions Emigration Society Turns Fifty Five
The British Dominions Emigration Society founded in 1882 has assisted over 37,000 to emigrate. It notes no interest charged on advances and highlights a Prime Minister’s tribute on its 50th anniversary. The society, led by Prebendary Kitto, counts HRH Princess Louise and other dignitaries among its patrons and focuses on reuniting British families in Canada and Britain.
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British Dominions Emigration Society
Kitto
R. B. Bennett
Hrh
Princess Louise, Durchen
Argyl
Lst
Marquess
Salisbury
G.C.V.C
Color Music by I Shamah Adds Robotic Light Show to Pianos
English electrical engineer I Shamah unveils a color music device for home use as a piano attachment. It modulates piano vibrations to assign exact color shades to notes, allowing tunes like God Save the King or Moonlight Sonata to be expressed in coordinated color patterns. He also proposes a second invention that lets users feel music by holding two metal tubes as a tune is played, producing a pulsing tingling sensation.
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I. Shamah
Shamah
Telephone Of The Future From Sir John Fleming
Sir John Ambrose Fleming, 83, a pioneer in telephones and inventor of the thermionic valve, predicts telephony will drastically evolve from 1934. He notes the phone is in its infancy and could become pocket portable or far more elaborate, but declines to reveal current lines of work.
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John Ambrose Fleming
Sir John Fleming
British Courts Punish Motorists to Make Roads Safe
The Hamilton Herald notes two cases where mercy or harshness in sentencing reflected road safety aims. Kaye Don awaits sentence while a girl, spared further punishment by jury mercy, receives six months for manslaughter after claiming illness and alcohol use. Her license is revoked and lifelong driving ban imposed.
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Kaye Don
Hamilton Herald
Pigeon Makes 501 Mile Journey From Minneapolis
A homing pigeon owned by Arthur Milner of Sault Ste. Marie covered 501 miles from Minneapolis to Sault Ste. Marie in 25 hours. It was released in Minneapolis early morning and arrived at 10 am the following day. The note mentions England viewing bridge and bridge tournaments as gaming.
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Arthur Milner
Sault Ste. Marie
Minneapolis
First Motorcycle Fifty Year Celebration Planned in Germany
The fiftieth anniversary of the first motorcycle will be celebrated in Germany with a monument to Gottlieb Daimler in Schorndorf. Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built the first motorcycle in Stuttgart, the same year the Neckar saw its first motor boat. Police raided the Daimler workshop over counterfeit suspicions, and wires on porcelain insulators misled people into thinking electricity powered the device. The next year produced a horseless carriage with a 144 horsepower cylinder, capable of eleven miles per hour.
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Gottlieb
Pulpit on Wheels at St James Church Clovel ley
A pulpit on tram lines at the Church of St James Clovel ley was lowered from its tall, ugly form before 1888 to improve sightlines. In one position it hid the altar, in the other the gallery crowd could not see the preacher. Before sermons the sexton moves it to the center. after, it is returned.
Giant wine vat under construction in Bad Dürkheim
A colossal wooden cask in Bad Dürkheim Germany will dwarf Heidelberg’s famous barrel its foundations rest on concrete and it will hold about 350000 gallons far surpassing the 50000 gallons of the Heidelberg vat a world largest wine vat in progress.
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Heidelberg
Bad Duckheim
Germany
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Tha T. Millburn Co. Ltd
Oat
Entel
England
Sexton
Carter
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