World's Grain Exhibition Opens in Regina
A historic World Grain Exhibition and Conference opens July 24 in Regina Saskatchewan. The event gathers experts from many nations to discuss wheat supply prices storage and transportation with a grand display of grains and grasses in a vast exhibition building. The prairie provinces host sessions at Armories Regina College and other venues alongside a large tent city and expanded Provincial Fair. Residents of the three prairie provinces are urged to attend and explore the global grain showcase.
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Joseph
London
England
Regina
Canada
Saskatchewan
Globe
Prairie Provinces
Armories
Exhibition Grounds
Regina College
Romance of a People giant pageant in Chicago
The 3500 cast spectacle titled The Romance of a People presented Jewish history through chant dance and word in Chicago. It drew an estimated 150000 attendees and showcased progress through ages with hopes for Palestine rebuilt.
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Chicago
Palestine
Severe training under heat claims seven lives near Mount Fuji
During a recent weekend on the plains at the foot of Mount Fuji the first division endured extreme heat with temperatures near 90 degrees Fahrenheit and high humidity. Seven soldiers died, 30 collapsed, and over 100 were hospitalized after maneuvers in traditionally harsh training methods.
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Mount Fuji
United States to import wheat as Canada forecasts gains
The Ottawa Journal reports projections that US 1934 wheat output will fall short of normal and imports will rise, while Canada shows improved prospects in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta. US will likely exit export markets for the year, benefiting Canada’s carryover and strong production outlook.
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United States
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Concord Farmers Embrace Crows As Helpful Farmhands
New Hampshire farmers defend crows as beneficial, noting crows mainly eat insects and do little damage to crops. Commissioner Andrew L. Felker downplays bitter losses, saying crows help control pests and scarecrows can be folk wisdom for springtime.
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Sam
Massachusetts
Maryland
New Hampshire
Granite State
Jim Crow
Crow
Andrew L. Felker
Influence Of Women At Typographical Union Banquet
C P How ard of Indianapolis warned during the Ontario and Quebec Conference of Typographical unions in Toronto that women in control of unions and politics would end unemployment and hunger. He praised women for keeping men from worse behavior and labeled Franklin Roosevelt as the era’s greatest dictator, eclipsing Stalin Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini in power.
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C. P. Howard
Indianapolis
Ontario and
Quebec
Toronto
Franklin Roosevelt
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
United States
Tuberculosis Test Substance Under Development by NTA Researchers
The Toronto Telegram reports National Tuberculosis Association researchers are perfecting a new diagnostic substance to indicate tuberculosis infection in humans. The substance reportedly contains no foreign elements except its diagnostic purpose, has no name yet, and is not ready for commercial distribution.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Toronto Telegram
Clock With No Dial Keeps Time At Lullington Church
A church clock at Lullington Staffordshire England has no dial or hands yet is said to have kept good time for almost 400 years. It strikes the hours only and uses a rude mechanism of two heavy stones on ropes passing over pulleys in the belfry twenty feet up.
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Lullington
Staffordshire
England
New Quartz Clock Claimed More Accurate Than Pendulums
O H Caldwell described a new master clock at the Physica Club of New York meeting. Built in Washington by U S government engineers, it will be installed at the Naval Observatory to regulate official clocks and align government radio stations. The crystal quartz bar uses acoustic feedback in a temperature controlled chamber, suspended by slender threads, claiming one part in 100 million accuracy. It does not drift with lunar effects, unlike beat pendulums, and is touted as the most accurate clock known.
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Physica Club of
New York
O. H. Caldwell
Washington
United States
Naval Observatory
Caldwell
Moon
Earth
Garnet Wolseley and the making of British mobilization
A century after his birth near Dublin, Garnet Wolseley is credited by the New York Times with reorganizing the British Army, modernizing training, and enabling rapid mobilization for World War I. His work allowed the expeditionary force to rush to France in 1914 and contribute to the fighting retreat from Mons and the early Marne victory.
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Dublin
Ireland
Garnet Wolseley
France
Mons
Marne
New York Times
Great Boon To Outfitters Prepare For Immigration Look For Resumption Of Immigration
Provincial governments expect resumption of immigration from the United Kingdom to Canada. Brig. General M. L. Hornby of Lethbridge Alberta plans to sail to England to present proposed immigration plans to UK authorities. He says he is not advocating increased immigration yet, but stresses forming a definite action plan including land acquisition and farm homes. Brown is the color of the hour in German fashion, with outfits in browns and exhortations to Germans to buy. A Berlin shoe store features brown shoes as the wardrobe trend.
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United Kingdom
Canada
M. L. Hornby
Lethbridge
Alberta
England
Hornby
Montreal
Germany
Sodium vapor bulb shown as future electric lamp
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair featured Edison’s tungsten lamp as a marvel, while a Dutch sodium vapor bulb shown at a New York scientific meeting promises to outshine ordinary lamps. It reportedly gives 16 times the visibility and 3 to 4 times more light per unit of electricity with a distinctive yellow hue said to aid vision.
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Edison
New York
May Be Fall Session Foreseen For Parliament
The Canadian parliament, usually meeting early each year, may convene this fall if developments at the World Economic Conference require it. Last fall the body met to implement the Imperial Economic Conference conclusions.
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Parliament of
Canada
Prince Opens Bridges Across Thames in Gala Tour
The Prince of Wales opened three new Thames bridges at Chiswick Twickenham and Hampton Court driving over each in turn. Gala ceremonies ended with tea on Hampton Court Bridge and at Hampton Court Palace where nearly 1000 guests attended.
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Prince of Wales
Thames
Chiswick
Twickenham
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Bridge
Hampton Court Palace
Manitoba Sugar Beets Boost Hope For Local Factory
In Emerson district Manitoba an experimental crop of sugar beets proved highly successful in 1931. More than 200 acres were planted in 1932, yielding 1,687 tons shipped to Grand Forks North Dakota. Over 300 more acres are to be planted this year with a sugar factory likely to follow.
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Manitoba
Emerson
Province of
Grand Forka
North Dakota
San Quentin inmate logs 15 years of meals in detail
The San Quentin Bulletin reports a prisoner kept a long running food diary over 15 years. He recorded 2,157 hamburger buns 32,850 slices of bread 4,975 cups of tea 9,500 cups of coffee and 270,000 beans averaging 50 beans per day.
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San Quentin Bulletin
Ote
California
Cobham Eyes Nonstop Flight To Australia In Single Engine Plane
Sir Alan Cobham and Squadron Leader Helmore push a new single engine monoplane toward a potential four day England to Australia flight this year. The craft may refuel in flight from a tanker meeting along the route, carrying 280 gallons of fuel for about 26 hours at 130 to 140 mph.
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Cobham
Australia
Alan Cobham
Helmore
Australian
England
Canada Exports Rise to United Kingdom Outstrip Last Year
Canada’s exports to Great Britain climbed by about 30 million dollars in the 12 months ending May 31 1933 compared with the prior year. Total exports reached 108 076 782 dollars versus 78 961 244 dollars, with huge gains in wheat bacon barley and timber.
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United Kingdom
Canada
H. H. Stevens
Sac
Hama
New Kind Of Food Joke Hails Bride On Stingy Dinner
A playful exchange unfolds as a bride asks for a meal of stumps to surprise her husband Ray, prompting a grocer to question the odd request. In a separate note, authorities report that global motor roads now total 6,665,800 miles.
Minard's Liniment Endorsed by Manitabs Doctor
A Manitoba reader reports long trust in Minard's Liniment for family care. Dr Dowd of Gleebera notes satisfaction with the product, calling it especially good for general use after more than six decades of family practice.
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Ques
Dowd
Gleebera
Minari
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