Global trade moves eyed as Britain US France push early relief
Reports say Britain United States and France will launch concerted moves to restore normal trade flows early this year. Alberta Liberals schedule province convention April 3 in Calgary to elect a new leader. A British Commons bill would legalize tips in hotels and restaurants with penalties for offenders. Winter HQs established by British Canadian Arctic expedition at Repulse Bay north of Churchill. The 1934 Arms Embargo Act restricting munitions sales to the U.S. for the Chaco war was deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Alberta
Liberals
Calgary
Edmonton
House of Commons
T. H. Manning
Repulse Bay
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Exkimaux
Roosevelt
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Supremie Court
Britain to Keep Five Overage Cruisers Amid Tense World
Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons Britain will retain five aged cruisers slated for scrapping under the 1930 London treaty due to the deteriorating international situation. He noted 200,000 tons of new ships laid down in 1936 and said bids for capital ships would be invited. If European dangers rise or defence progress stalls, statutory trade restrictions might be considered.
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Great Britain
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Samuel
Hoare
London Tubes Carried 468 Million Passengers in 1935-36
The London Passenger Transport Board reports the underground system moved 468 million passengers in 1935-36. A Board official notes the tubes never break even financially since opening in 1890, mainly due to construction costs. Costs have fallen from about 5 million dollars per mile to 3.25 million per mile with better methods, though difficult bore sites keep some routes at the old rate.
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London
London Passenger Transport Board
London Tubes
London Daily Telegraph
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Tip For Spaghetti Eaters Mr Franklin Solves Dining Issue
A regular at Grand Central Childs named Mr Franklin fondly loves spaghetti. He carries a medium pair of scissors from his breast pocket and uses them to trim the dangling ends of each fork full, a simple, repeated dining ritual.
Young oysters swim for 48 hours then settle for life
A brief note explains oyster larvae swim freely for about two days before attaching to a surface and maturing in a fixed location, beginning their lifelong reef role.
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Ean
Secret chambers and hidden stairs in grand houses of old
The article surveys concealed spaces in historic homes such as Glamis Castle and other estates. It recounts hidden rooms behind movable paintings and mirrors, false staircases, and concealed cupboards, noting secrecy was essential and discoveries often came centuries later. It highlights devices used to observe rooms unseen and evade detection.
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Earl of Strathmore
Glamis
Charles II
Ban on Free Legal Advice By Newspapers Broadcasts
State Appellate division bans free legal advice in newspapers or radio outlets, forbidding attorneys from answering law questions publicly and warning that violators face professional misconduct charges. The ruling stems from a complaint about the goodwill court of the air and claims of insufficient factual basis in opinions.
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United States
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
Goodwill Court of the Air
The
County Lawyers Association
Balloonist Piccard Advances Passenger Skyward Plans
Professor Piccard, famed stratosphere balloonist, disclosed at Le Mans during an international balloon race that he would charge £20,000 for a passenger on his next ascent. He has 22 ticket requests and aims to reach 17 miles in height, calling the upcoming flight his most ambitious.
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Professor Piccard
le Mans
Prince Michael Makes First Day On Factory Line
Prince Michael heir to the Romanian throne completes his first day of manual labor on an automobile factory assembly line. The 15 year old prince, skilled with tools, plans to work again at noon and donates his wage to aid the unemployed. Sir Hubert Wilkins, famed British explorer, is said to have designed another submarine for travel beneath ice. About 70 gallons of pure oil are contained in the body of an elephant.
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Michael
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Pattern 4276 Anne Adams frock design with buttons
The Anne Adams Pattern 4276 offers a gay frock with a rolled collar and puffed sleeves in a choice of fabrics from cotton challis to silk crepe. Available in sizes 14 through 42, size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 89 inch fabric. Illustrated instructions included. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Streets Paved With Cans In West Palm Beach
Tin can valley becomes a reality as D. D. Howard, long time streets chief, uses discarded cans from the city incinerator for road beds. He says cans replace about half the crushed rock and cut roadbed costs in half. The can based streets reportedly support a foot of material, rolled to half that thickness, as well as rock surfaced roads.
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West Palm Beach
Florida
D. D. Howard
Department of Streets and Public Improvements
Howard
No more frog legs on menus in China ministry order
A ministry of industries decree ends frog consumption in China deeming leaping amphibians more valuable for agriculture than for eating. A separate note reports a South Carolina cotton road strip eight years old remains unrepaired and in excellent condition despite traffic.
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China
Ministry of Industries
South Carolina
Sinai general offers nonmiracle Exodus explanation
Major Jarvis Bey, governor of Sinai for 14 years, told an Ethnic study group in London that the Exodus pillar of fire could be a weather phenomenon. He proposes Israelites crossed a sand strip between the Mediterranean and Lake Pardawil when the sea briefly flooded the land, arguing no Egyptian record supports a monumental flight.
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Red Sea
Cs. Jarlvia
Sinai
London
Jarvia
Middle’ East
Jarvis Bey
Jarvis
Mediterranean
Pardawil
Totem Poles Chopped as Kitwanga Flood Rages
Native residents of Kitwanga on the Skeena River in British Columbia chopped down seven totem poles during June floods to prevent loss downstream. Poles had stood on concrete bases for nine to eleven years through joint preservation by the national museum Indian affairs and Canadian National Railways. One pole was swept away. one-third of the poles reportedly damaged or removed. Dominion archaeologist Harlan J. Smith noted the flood’s severity and the poles’ embedding might have resisted ordinary waters.
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Kitwanga
Skeena River
British Columbia
National Museum
Department of Indian Affairs
Canadian National Railways
Prince Rupert
Harlan J. Smith
Dominion
Effect Of War Service Died From War Wounds
Vienna figures show 8,538,000 killed or died of wounds in the war among combatants. After Armistice 19,000,000 wounded were treated and more than 15,000,000 died from effects of war service.
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Vienna
Signaling Error Sparks Blame After Collision
After the crash the woman declares she signalled as required and the man retorts that her signal misled him, reflecting a dispute over fault and communication in the incident.
Milk Composition Reveals Water Content At Eighty Seven Percent
A historical note states that four fifths or 87 percent of cow's milk is water while the remaining portion consists of milk solids including sugar fat and protein.
Convicts in England Fall Dramatically Under Victoria
During Queen Victoria's reign the convict population dropped from 59000 to 6000, reflecting a major shift in England's penal system and criminal justice approach.
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England
The Word as Logos in John’s Gospel
Sunday school lesson explores Logos meaning in Greek and its use by John to label Jesus Christ as the revealed word of God. It discusses how Jesus completes God’s eternal plan, with references to Atkins Dawson and Clark comparing Christ to divine self-revelation and the cosmic beginning.
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Logos
God
Gaius Glenn Atkins
John
Jesus Christ
Galileo
Luther
Christ
J. W. Dawson
Jesus
Henry W. Clark
Flight Punishes Tribal Feud In New Guinea
Charles Bates district officer described how a pilot in his plane halted a savage tribal fight in the New Guinea valley north of the Chimbu and Waghi rivers. He warned both sides of serious measures and soon after a patrol, a plane display ended the battle. Bates spent 14 months among 60,000 natives in that region.
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New Guinea
Sydney
N.S.W
Charles Bates
Bates
Mr. Batea
Chimbu
Waghi
Has Made Valuable Discoveries By Petrie On Palestine Frontier
At 83 Sir Flinders Petrie resumes excavations on Palestine's south western frontier after 65 years of work. He has authored over 100 books on lost civilizations. Lady Petrie assists, and their expeditions employ about 400 servants, mostly Bedouin Arabs, for meager wages.
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Sir Flinders Petrie
Palestine
Lady Petrie
What A Capitalist Is What is a capitalist
Stratford Beacon Herald asserts that capitalism is broader than wealth and industry. It argues that farmers, small shop owners, life insurance holders, and savers are capitalists. It notes that despite the Great War, only Petain and Pershing among Allied leaders remain alive.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Allied High Command
Petain
Pershing
Reindeer Reserve Planned for Northern Labrador
Frederick S. Lawrence of New York, formerly of Peace River Alberta, receives right from the Commission of Government to select a million acres for a northern Labrador reindeer preserve. Plans call for importing two thousand head of reindeer from Scandinavia with a ship from St John’s to perform two voyages, a thousand more later, and government approval after examination. The venture aims to aid Newfoundland and Labrador residents with food pelts and potential economic benefits while noting the easier sea voyage for reindeer versus Alaska overland transfers. The Montreal Gazette and daily John’s press flag the project as an interesting development to watch.
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St. John’s
Newfoundland
Frederick S. Lawrence
Peace River
Alberta
New York
Commission of Government
Labrador
The
Daily News
Scandinavia
Alaska
Mackenzie
Canada
St. John's
Montreal Gazette
Safety ForPlanes Two Way Wireless Voice System In Operation
Major J Genet of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals announces two way wireless voice communication is in operation for aircraft and licensed planes with required equipment. Seven RCCS stations cover northern Saskatchewan Alberta and the North West Territories to improve safety over vast uninhabited areas. Flyers can receive weather updates and report trouble, enabling rapid post‑inflight communication and rescue.
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Northland Aviation
Historic Tablecloth Signed by 47 English Figures
A historic tablecloth once owned by the wife of an English clergyman is now with Miss Agnes Manzies of Vancouver. It bears signatures of Cecil Rhodes Lord Salisbury Charles Parnell Lord Derby Lord Lansdowne and the Duke of Bedford among 47 signers. Autographs include Rubinstein Coleridge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Sir Percy Drummond.
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Agnes Manzies
Vancouver
Cecil Rhodes
Lord Salisbury
Charles Parnell
Lord Derby
Lord Lansdowne
Duke of Bedford
Rubinstein
Coleridge
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Percy Drummond
Keeping Up With Science Echoes Industrial Arms Race
The piece draws a parallel between highway and auto engineers and those who build safes, armor, and other defenses. It argues that stronger designs prompt new methods to defeat them, citing constant upgrades in safety, durability, and speed as a perpetual cycle. An odd line mentions albatross flight.
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New York Times
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