Imperial Press Conference delegates hosted at Buckingham Palace
June 24 throne room reception for Imperial Press Conference delegates. News briefs note Canada British Columbia tariff benefits, song composer Bennett Scott death, Veneuvre deaths in Toledo crash, P-12 transfer to Shipping Board for Sir Hubert Wilkins polar voyage, Beattie disappearance, Massey Michigan address honor, Australian trade commissioner McGregor arrival in Victoria with wine aims.
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Buckingham Palace
British Columbia
Commonwealth House
Bennett Scott
Blighty
Loraine Mansions
London
England
Joe V. Veneuvre
Detroit
Municipal
Toledo
Ohio
Hoover
Navy
U.S. Shipping Board
Sir Hubert Wilkins
F. E. Beattie
Bank of
University of Michigan
Ann Harbor
L.R. McGregor
Canada
Victoria
Sydney
Switzerland Is Prosperous and Peaceful Nation
Switzerland covers 19,950 square miles and hosts about 4,000,000 people, up from 3,300,000 in 1900. It has 30 towns over 10,000 residents, depleting mountain areas but sustaining 600,000 in productive industry. Despite scant native raw materials, the country thrives and remains free from war or war rumors.
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Switzerland
Canada’s Permanent Military Force in Ottawa HQ Details
Canada’s permanent force numbers 3 943 all ranks with 401 officers and 1 067 non commissioned officers. Ottawa headquarters employ nine naval officers 49 military officers 31 air officers and 104 other tanks. Four hundred forty three civilians work there with 400 permanent. Annual HQ administration costs amount to 1 425 311 dollars.
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Canada
Ottawa
Poultry Exhibit Sent to Ottawa for World Congress
A consignment of eighty five live birds inspected and passed by Professor Wood of Winnipeg has been sent to Ottawa to join Canada’s thousand bird shipment for the world poultry congress. The birds are among the choicest specimens in the Dominion.
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Professor Wood
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Dominion
How the Rich Farmer Equipped Himself as Pro Protection
Lustige Bachie of Leipzig details methods a wealthy farmer used for protection against motor incidents in the city. The piece outlines precautionary measures, policing, and social responses, reflecting early urban safety concerns and class dynamics in relation to traffic and personal security.
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Leipzig
Neglected Cars Linked to Five Thousand Traffic Deaths
A National Conference report estimates that carelessly maintained vehicles caused about 5000 traffic fatalities in the last year. It calls for stricter state inspections and a certificate of inspection for older cars being reissued with driver licenses.
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United States
National Conference On
Washington
Pulsating Stars and Nonrotating Theory Presented
Dr Ross Gunn of the Naval Research Laboratory advances a theory to the American Association for the Advancement of Science suggesting some stars pulsate without rotation. These stars expand and contract, with diameters increasing by millions of miles. Cepheid variables serve as celestial light houses, helping astronomers gauge cosmic distances. Gunn attributes the idea to magnetic fields surrounding pulsating suns.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ross Gunn
Naval Research Laboratory
Gunn
Grain Show Exhibitors Sought by Courtney District
C Tice secretary of the British Columbia publicity committee reports that a large district committee representing Courtney on Vancouver Island is working successfully to secure exhibitors. Exhibits will cover several classes and reflect credit on the district when competition arrives.
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C. Tice
British Columbia
Courtney
Vancouver Island
Ten Years Growth of Canada's Tourist Trade
Canada’s tourist trade expanded remarkably from 1920 to 1929 with foreign visitors spending an estimated total of 1.682 billion dollars. The sum nearly matches Canada’s wartime and demobilization outlays of about 1.695 billion, underscoring tourism as a major, rapidly growing national economic interest.
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Canada
Dominion
Saskatchewan Bacon Litter Contest Launched
The Saskatchewan Livestock Branch and Dominion Live Stock Branch sponsor a summer bacon litter contest to boost the swine industry. Five districts will share prize money. entries must farrow April 1 to July 1, sows may be grade or purebred, but sires must be registered bacon type boars, with at least nine pigs reaching marketing age.
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Saskatchewan Livestock Branch
Dominion Live Stock
Saskatchewan
J. G. Robertson
New Bern Police Help Father Administer Medicine to Son
Three New Bern officers were dispatched to a city outskirts home after a hurry-up call. They met an irate father who asked for help to make his stubborn son take a medicine dose. The boy complied and took the dose.
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New Bern
North Carolina
Arctic tern nests 11000 miles from wintering grounds
The arctic tern nests far from its wintering location, covering about 11,000 miles between breeding and warm areas. The hydrogen atom is noted as the simplest element known to man.
Trade With Russia and Canadian Exports Rise
L D Wilgress, Canadian Trade Commissioner, Hamburg, notes in the Commercial Intelligence Journal that Soviet Russia may be the only Central European country importing most of Canada’s products directly. He cites Czecho Slova kia, Austria and Poland as secondary markets, with 1929 exports to Soviet Russia up by 1,137,068 dollars, while Hamburg channels affect the Germany trade figures.
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Soviet
Russia
Germany
Europe
L. D. Wilgress
Hamburg
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Poland
Canada
Soviet Russia
Witty Answer Reverses Question in Exam
A grammar school student faced the question of how long fifteen men would reap a field given twenty men in eight hours. He wrote, The field having been reaped by twenty men, could not be reaped by the fifteen. The examiner noted the clever misdirection and the humorous misunderstanding of rate problems.
Sunday School Lesson for July 6
Golden Text from Hebrews 11.8 urges faith as Abraham obeyed when called to go to an inheritance. Lesson covers Genesis 12.1-5 13.1-12 17.1-8 18.22-33 and Hebrews 11.8-10 plus devotional reading Psalm 23 emphasizing trust in divine guidance.
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Abraham
Abraham's Call to Leave for Canaan Genesis Faith Journey
The article discusses Abraham leaving Haran at age seventy to journey with Sarah toward Canaan, driven by God’s call and promises. It contrasts belief as a map with faith as the voyage, citing Dods and Denny and quoting Burrell on choosing faith over sight. It frames God’s plan as a blessing through separation and becoming a great nation.
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Abraham
Abram
Canaan
God
Jehovah
Marcus Dods
James Denny
Sarah
Haran
Dr. Jowett
David J. Burrell
German Scientist Develops Color Blindness Correcting Device
German scientist unveils a spectacle designed to correct color blindness. Jens demonstrates potential improvement in vision and offers hope for affected individuals.
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Jens
Lemon Marshmallow Cookies From Weekly Recipe
A readable recipe fragment describes lemon marshmallow cookies. It lists shortening sugar eggs lemon juice lemon rind flour baking powder soda and salt with marshmallows. Instructions cover creaming shortening and sugar, beating in eggs, adding lemon, mixing dry ingredients, rolling, cutting, baking at 400 degrees for ten minutes, finishing with a marshmallow center browning after a second bake.
Carrots and Cheese Bake Instructions
Mince twelve medium carrots and steam until tender. Layer in a baking dish, sprinkle with cheese salt and pepper, and beat three eggs into a pint of heated milk. Thicken the mixture, pour over the carrots, top with more cheese, then bake in a water bath until set.
Sunspots and Rabbits Variations in Pelts From 1840
A Dominion Observatory Ottawa study finds pelts from Hudson's Bay Company vary with sunspots. Rabbit pelts average about three times higher in the year before sunspot minimum than at sunspot maximum, indicating a strong solar influence on fur yield.
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Hudson’s Bay Company
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
Bremen Sees 228000 Tourists Visit Last Year
Bremen drew 228000 visitors in the previous year marking a strong tourism year for the city. Local officials credited cruise traffic and city attractions for the spike.
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Bremen
Germany
Medical inspection of schools begins in Ireland
Ireland moves to enforce routine medical inspections in schools. Officials say the program aims to improve child health and early detection of conditions, with rollout across districts planned this term and ongoing training for teachers and nurses involved.
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Ireland
Desert Will Become Garden Miracle of Jordan diverted for irrigation
The article describes engineer Rutenberg lifting the Jordan River to flood the desert and transform Transjordan into a green zone. It portrays the effort as a biblical miracle and notes the expected electrification and agricultural revival in Palestine, with workers and observers witnessing the project.
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Jordan
Rutenberg
Transjordan
Jist
Dead Sea
Palestine
Romantic Province of Manitoba Full of Pioneer History
The oldest Prairie province shaped by Red River carts and Fort Garry to Winnipeg. July 15 marks a day of pride for Manitoba as pioneers’ spirit guides present achievements and future progress.
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Prairie Provinces
Red River
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lethbridge Herald
Synthetic wood from cotton claims to replace natural timber
A Clerkenwell, England inventor perfects compressed cotton material that mimics mahogany and oak, suitable for furniture and fixtures. Claimed to be cheaper and durable, it can be molded to any warp and could lower house and furniture costs.
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Clerkenwell
England
Rayon production materials in viscose process
The viscose method for producing rayon consumes per pound: one and a half pounds wood pulp two pounds caustic soda one and a fifth pounds carbon bisulfide and one and a half pounds sulfuric acid.
High Andes Crossing at 15865 Feet Noted by Peru Rail
The Central Railroad of Peru crosses the Andes at a point 15,865 feet above sea level. In Czecho Slovakia there are four teen women in Parliament ten deputies and four senators.
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The
Central Railroad of
Peru
Andes
Czecho-Slovakia
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