Memorial marks Wright brothers aviation milestone at Kill Devil Hill
A new memorial pylon at Kill Devil Hill North Carolina honors the Wright brothers and the conquest of the air. The sixty foot tall granite monument features a rustless steel map and niches for busts, with gallery access and inscriptions including Wilbur and Orville Wright. The site connects to the Virginia Dare Highway and Roanoke Island, linking aviation history with regional lore.
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Kildevs Hill
Killdevil Hill
Albermarny Sound
Atlantic
Albamarie Sound
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
Sligo
North Carolina
Currituck Sound
Wrights
Roanoke Island
Virginia Dare
North America
Man and apes are distant relatives says Smithsonian curator
Dr Alea Hrdlicka, curator of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, says there is no close affinity between humans and great apes. He concedes some relationship but calls them only cousins in the animal kingdom. He notes striking resemblances but emphasizes distant ancestry.
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Alea Hrdlicks
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Hrilicka
Animal Kingdom
A Conchusia Angler’s Tale Confuses a Toronto Family
A known local fisherman in Toronto is stunned by a story he heard at Sunday school. His son, growing up with tales of his father’s angling, asks what they learned at Paming school. The exchange hints at a wake involving Peter and others at sea.
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Angier
Toronto Telegram
Peter
Canadian Motor Vehicle Boom and Road Investments
Canada would form a 70000 mile motorcade with one vehicle per 100 feet of highway. In 1933 Canada registered 1,082,957 motor vehicles, 911,627 passenger cars, with 1,157,014 licensed drivers. There were 6858 gas stations and 7823 garages supporting the industry as roads expanded, and taxes on gasoline and licenses totaled over 45 million dollars. Manufacturers predicted a 1934 rise as March output climbed 14 percent from 1933.
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Canada
Canadas
One Supreme Virtue: British Sacrifice for Country
Neville Chamberlain praises the British people for their supreme virtue of willingness to sacrifice in time of danger. He cites wartime resolve shown in 1931 and notes that public endurance has saved the country, emphasizing collective duty across classes.
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Neville Chamberlain
Western Canada aims for uniform music course plan
Dr Arthur Collingwood of the University of Saskatchewan proposes a uniform music curriculum for Western Canada. He suggested forming an associate board of musical experts to raise music to major subject status in high schools with matriculation credit. A Victoria talk referenced these ideas to teachers and directors.
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Western Canada
Arthur Collingwood
University of Saakatchewan
Victoria
Callingwood
Saskatchewan farmers to join conference on soil drifting
Saskatchewan master farmers will meet with department of agriculture officials to seek solutions for soil drifting. Hon. W. C. Buckie announced the conference focusing on 1934 summer fallow handling to prevent drifting in spring 1935. Buckie urged strip farming cover crops and tillage. He sought input from farmers with drifted and undrifted summer fallows. The agriculture department published a pamphlet detailing strip farming used in Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Mit
Department of Agriculture
Areding
W. C. Buckie
Buckie
Buckle
Alberta
Where Freblem Started In Cotton Tenant Talks
W M Landers Shelby County Tennessee agricultural agent cites Adam and Eve in Eden to explain the long tenant rental problem. He comments on a proposed conference on protection of United States cotton tenants and warns that slipping in progress risks more band failures.
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Freblem
Garden of Eden
W. M. Landers
Shelby County
Tennessee
United States
Landess
Debts and the New Canadians in Canada
Count Nicolas Ignatieff of Toronto, a Russo Canadian traveler, warned at Montreal that natives avoid excessive credit. He said credit restraint aids westward stabilization and eastward welfare, and that Canada must blend new and old Canadian traits. He questioned whether international finance or pioneer spirit should drive growth.
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Jukolas Ignatieff
Toronto
Himsellf
Canada
Montreal
Count Ignatieff
London Safe From Earthquakes Says Seismologist
Dr W E Winton told a Horniman Museum audience that London remains safe due to a soft cushion of clay beneath the city. He explained that serious quakes result from lateral crustal contraction rather than volcanic activity, and that any quake affecting London would be world changing.
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London
W. BE. Winton
Horniman Museum
Old Relics Found in Pit Near Squamish B C
Beady relics believed to be worn by a forgotten Indian, dead for centuries, uncovered in a six foot deep pit near Squamish. Identified by Dr. M Y Williams of UBC geology department. No skeleton traces remain.
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Squamish
B.C
M. Y. Williams
University of British Columbia Department of Geology
Relic recalls bell ring-bolt linked to 1873 Atlantic disaster
A worn ring-bolt found in a Halifax junk shop recalls the sinking of the White Star liner Atlantic near Marr’s Rock off Prospect 25 miles from Halifax in April 1873. Five hundred sixty-two lives were lost as the ship broke apart on the rock while on a Liverpool to New York voyage.
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Atlantic
Prospect
Halifax
Marin
Titanic
Daniel Steinman
Mianpres
Ireland
Liverpool
New York
Marr
Terrace Bay
Nova Scotia
Decline of the English Cane Marks Changing Times
The piece notes that Englishmen increasingly abandon canes as symbols of manhood. It cites London firms and a shift to umbrellas, with 25 cane makers still operating but demand fading since 1920. Causes include low industry mood, more autos, crowded transport, and relaxed male dress standards.
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Panta
London
Fleet St
Pic Jeadilly
Malacca
Smallest Cuban Humming Bird Described In Calypso’s Tale
The Cuban humming bird is only two inches long and exceptionally light, described as nearly insect in weight. It rivals the hummingbird moth in size, being smaller than any known bird. The note mentions dry ice has a temperature about ris degrees below zero.
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Cuba
Exams End and Youth Face a Changing World
The Vancouver Gazette urges readers that exams are over and youths face a future with millions unemployed yet many tasks remain. It notes jobs depend on effort, cites advances in aviation and industry, and says opportunity grows with bold, capable youths in a world far from perfection.
Sun Surface Temperature Soars Beyond Previous Belief
Scientists at the Americas Physical Society report the sun’s surface may be about four times hotter than once thought. Dr. Ross Gumn notes solar atmosphere acts as a rotating electric dynamo, with outer temperatures around 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, far above prior estimates. Dr. B F J Schonlad describes thunderstorms produced by high‑energy charged particle sprays traveling from the sun.
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Speratore
Americas Physical Society
Ross Gumn
Naval Research Laboratory
Earth
B. F. J. Schonlad
Johannesburg
South Africa
Welsh barbers campaign against long hair trend
Welsh barbers launch an advertising drive to discourage men from growing their hair long in the Lloyd George style. Admirers in Wales have let their hair run in long sweeps, but barbers warn that short hair is healthier and smarter and aim to reverse the trend.
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Lloyd George
Wales
Mr. Lloyd George
Blue sheep specimens reach Smithsonian from western Szechwan
From far western Szechwan in China the Smithsonian Institution in Washington has received blue sheep specimens. The animal is one of the rare cousins of the more famous rocky sheep, with distinctive blue-tinged wool and elusive habitat.
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Szechwan Province
China
Smithonian Institution
Washington
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Aviation
Sir Thomas Lipton
Gosport
T. C. M. Sopwith
Lipton
Ave Shemrocks
Ezideavour
Dominion
Mesic Ba
Western
Hewan
Relic
Biostar
Vancouver
Holter
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