Uncanny Machines Used to Verify Canada Census
Canada counts its 1931 census with two unique machines the verifier and the tabulator. They process 240 facts per card at high speed, sorting and cross classifying data for provinces cities and districts. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics built these Ottawa machines costing about 15000 dollars each and they have run 15 months without issue.
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Canada
City of Toronto
City of
Toronto
Census Bureau
Ornton
Super- Dominion Bureau
Jaunty jumper dress pattern for girls ages 12 to 28
A simple jaunty jump per dress pattern for girls features a straight jumper skirt with an inverted center front plait, attached bodice with suspenders, and a tailored guimpe. It suggests mouse grey woollen mix for the jumper and pale grey wool for the guimpe, Style No 974, sizes 12 through bust 42, price 20 cents.
Barter system discussed by Premier Bennett in Toronto
Premier RB Bennett addressed the Toronto Board of Trade noting barter's past use and hinting some favor returning to it. He cited Canada’s growing urban population, diminished export trade, and recovery to fifth place among exporters amid sacrifices. He called the railway problem a major cloud over the country and defended railway costs as partially offset by provincial guarantees and big harbor investments.
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Toronto Board of Trade
RB. B. Bennett
Canada
British Columbia to stock streams with young fish
Provincial game commissioner Bryan Williams announced a three centre program for propagating brown trout, rainbows, and Scottish salmon in scientific feeding ponds at Cowichan Lake, Qualicum on Vancouver Island, and Stanley Park Vancouver. Young fish will be released into province streams and lakes to boost sport fishing. A new oxygen tank system will enable long-distance transport without danger.
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British Columbia
Bryan Williams
Cowichan Lake
Qualicum
Vancouver Island
Stanley Park
Vancouver
Ontario Town Finds System Costly Auditing Bill
Chelmsford Ontario town council spent 275.95 to audit town clerk H J Gratton and found the municipality owed three cents. J T Dionne of Sudbury won 60 in fees for auditing. town owed 196.95 plus 19 expenses for a second auditor after losing a lawsuit.
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Ontario
Chelmsford
Ont
H. J. Gratton
J. T. Dionne
Sudbury
Advertising demand sparks talk of a turning corner
The Acton Ontario Free Press notes publishers would welcome a third of the mail requests for free publicity as a sign of progress, while the Oshawa Times quips the wastepaper basket is the most overworked office item.
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Acton
Ontario
Free Press
Oshawa Times
Timber ties contracts flow to Fort William and Port Arthur firms
Railway contracts for more than 850 000 ties have been awarded to nearly twenty timber operators in Thunder Bay area Fort William and Port Arthur. About 3 000 men will gain work in camps across the timber region while smaller contractors procure thousands of ties from settlers and farmers. Both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways placed the contracts as winter woods operations surge with camps opening and work expected through spring and summer.
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Thuber
Thunder Bay Area
Fort William
Port Arthur
Thunder Bay
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
World demand would outstrip factories says Campbell
Gerald Campbell the British consul general told an open forum at the Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Brooklyn that if people spent half a dollar more daily the world would demand merchandise beyond five continents production. He urged Britain and the United States to lead universal peace and warned dissolution of the British Empire could cause global chaos. He said Neighbors remain poorly understood.
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Continents
Gerald Campbell
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
Campbell
Great Britain
United States
Big Ranching Developments Near South Africa Plant
The British Liebig Company plans to start a large meat packing plant in Southern Rhodesia South Africa to capitalize on an extensive cattle-raising district. The move is expected to spur major ranching development in Rhodesia and the Transvaal. The Testey Meat Trust has also acquired ranching rights in the Transvaal.
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Liebig Company
South America
Rhodesia
South Africa
London Daily Herald
Transvaal
Testey Meat Trust
A Bride’s Lobster Dinner Needing Husband’s Help
A Middle West bride planned a gala first anniversary dinner with live lobsters. The cookbook lacked how to kill them, so she phoned her husband to come home early and do the neck wringing.
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Middle West
Road transport cuts rail traffic in France
A report notes that rising road transport competition is causing heavy losses for railways across France, impacting month by month and drawing attention to the strain on national rail capacity and finances.
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France
Algeria Spends Over 7 Million on New Highways
Algeria allocated more than seven million dollars to build new highways in the past year, reflecting a government push to improve road transportation. The initiative aims to reduce travel times, support trade, and stimulate regional development.
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Algeria
King George Receives Knight Hood For Royal Stamp Collection
The King Edward VII era hobby of philately is celebrated as he is knighted and honored for maintaining what is described as the finest and most comprehensive postage stamp collection in the British realm. The vast collection, housed at Buckingham Palace, spans colonies from Antigua to Zanzibar and includes rare Mauritius Post Office issues and British West Indies stamps.
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Edward Denny Bacon
Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Royal Philatelic Society
London
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
Antigua
Zanzibar
Mauritius
Great Britain
British West Indies
H.M.S. Thrush
British Guiana
Heligoland
Hong Kong
India
Straits Settlements
Victoria
Tonga
Air Post
Empire
Einstein Proposes World Minds Unite For Global Problems
Albert Einstein sketches a plan for an international committee of the 25 greatest minds to act on grave world issues. Jacob Landau of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency relays that the group would speak up when peace is threatened and injustice occurs. Invitations would go only to top intellectuals.
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Albert Einstein
Jacob Landau
New York
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Landau
Pasadena
Einstein
Russia's Dream Vanishes Over China and Soviet Realities
Hong Kong Press notes Moscow may abandon hopes of adding China to the Soviet Union. The Commissars turn to realities and appear ready to compromise with disliked terms as they reassess the Red movement in Kiangsi and Henan.
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Russia
China
Kiangsi
Henan
M. Stalin
Hong Kong
Expensive Exhibit Elephant Finds Home at Woodland Park
Tusko the elephant, famed for eating a ton of hay weekly, now resides in special quarters at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. About 100,000 visitors have seen the creature since city possession, after touring employs in Portland Olympia Chehalis and Tacoma before leaving the traveling circus for high costs.
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Tusko
Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle
Washington
Portland
Olympia
Chehalia
Cenatralia
Tacoma
Lumber Exports Drop Amid U S Tariff Impact
British Columbia waterborne timber exports to the United States fell from 172,562,000 feet in 1931 to 48,347,000 feet in the first six months of 1932. Officials attributed most of the decline to the United States’ $3 tariff.
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British Columbia
United States
A Dangerous Job for London Zoo Snakes
A London Zoo story notes several snakes stare at spectators with glass eyes after losing eyes in accidents. Keepers fitted glass replacements but every shed causes the eyes to pop out, needing reinsertion. The article imagines trying this on a boa constrictor.
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London Zoo
Christ of the Andes statue stands 26 feet high
A statue depicting Christ rises 26 feet atop a granite column 22 feet tall in a prominent display. Local observers note the monument forms a striking silhouette against the surrounding landscape and serves as a landmark for visitors.
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Maple Leafs
Red Horner
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago
George
Alberta
Soviet
Elephant
Zea
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