League of Nations viability in the face of aggression
The piece argues that despite failures such as Japan and Mussolini, a strengthened League of Nations remains crucial. It urges decisive action by member states to sustain collective security, warning that without courage the League could die and world peace with it. It cites sanctions on Italy as a test and references Ludendorff’s total war warning to emphasize urgency.
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League of Nations
League
Iin
Japan
Moree
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
Africa
Winnipeg Tribune
the Tribune
Yesteryear
Ludendorf
Germany
Les Annales
Paris
James Barrie Spends 76th Birthday Quietly at Flat
Sir James M Barrie marked his 76th birthday on May 10 in the famous flat where Peter Pan was born. Callera, visitors barred, were told by his Scottish housekeeper that the author was Verra weel. Sprig of heather from Kirriemuir carried greetings from the author who will never grow old as friends sent flowers and telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Barrie
Peter Pan
Sprign
Heather
Kirriemuir
Man from Blackburn drives pony and trap to London
Tom Whitlam of Blackburn Lancashire completed a 210 mile journey to London in six days in his pony and trap. He says the trip proves horse and cart remain dependable and safe despite traffic and fumes. Dolly the pony appeared unhappy with the travel conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Whitlam
Blackburn
Lancashire
London
Dolly
Mournful Ginger Seeks Boots and Saddle Return
A brief note expresses a wish that someone would return the mourning ginger’s boots and saddle, framing the gesture as a charitable act. The plea emphasizes kindness and the value of restoring personal gear to its owner.
Ear reconstruction from rib cartilage shown at AMA meeting
Earl Padgett demonstrated a plastic surgery method for building a new ear using a rib cartilage framework. Skin from the neck covers the cartilage and is replaced with thigh skin to avoid neck scars. A pedicle flap from the temple provides blood supply as the ear is shaped and placed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Kansas City
Earl Co. Padgett
May Develop Native Army for Ethiopia Under Mussolini
The piece reports Mussolini’s plan to build a large Ethiopian native army as Addis Ababa grows as an Italian city and occupation of Ethiopia appears near. It describes Badoglio’s praise of Ethiopian soldiers’ bravery, future European leadership, and Italy’s half‑century colonial experience as a base for recruitment among subjugated groups.
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Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
New Ultraviolet Air-Killing Rays Invented for Surgery
Dr. Deryl Hart of Duke University Medical School unveiled a new ultraviolet germ-killing system at the American Association of Thoracic Surgery. Long slender tubes frame light above the operating table, using selected wavelengths to destroy airborne bacteria in 60 seconds without harming humans. Tubes designed by Dr. Robert F. James and Dr. Harvey Rentschler of Westinghouse Lamp Company.
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American Association of Thoraci Surgery
Deryl Hart
M.D
Duke University Medical School
Robert F. James
Harvey Rentschler
Westinghouse Lamp Company
Must Discard Old Clocks In City Oversight Plan
Los Angeles orders 200000 sixty cycle clocks to replace existing 50 cycle timekeepers as Boulder Dam electric system nears operation. Old clocks with 60 cycle impulse would cause citizens to speed up 20 percent faster than before.
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Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Man Eats 17 Steaks in Two Hours at Tampa Restaurant
An unidentified man entered a Tampa restaurant and declared he was hungry. He consumed 17 steaks, 34 rolls, and 14 beers in two and a half hours. The article warns acid sufferers to avoid three fruits: cherries cranberries and plums.
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Tampa, Florida
Two Halifax Women Look Forward To Queen Mary Voyage
Two elderly Halifax residents with a combined age of 197 recall historic sea travel. Mrs Fanny Lenoir once stepped onto Britannia in 1840, while Mrs Loring W Bailey crossed the Atlantic on Cambria 87 years ago. Both aged mariners cherish memories of early routes and metals, and anticipate the Queen Mary’s maiden voyage.
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Halifax
Fanny Lenoir
Britannia
Halifax Harbor
Loring W. Bailey
Liverpool
Cambria
Bailey
Canada
New Brunswick
Lucy
Air-Conditioned Trains Promise Increased Comfort on CNR Lines
Toronto Telegram notes progress in improving railway travel with air conditioned coaches to be introduced on 1 main line of the CNR. The feature promises cooler summers and warmer winters, reducing dust and smoke, and is expected to restore public goodwill and patronage.
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C.N.R
U.S
Toronto Telegram
Princess Juliana Turns 27 In Dutch Royal Question
Princess Juliana marked her 27th birthday on April 30 as Dutch public opinion pressed for a royal wedding. Citizens debated a suitable prince consort while noting constitutional limits that bar a foreign monarch or heir from marrying the queen and restricts her residence to the Netherlands.
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Juliana
Netherlands
Honored Priest Damien Laid To Rest In Belgium
After years of service among Kalawao lepers, Father Damien was buried in a Louvain crypt following a state in Holy Heart chapel. Thousands filed past his coffin as a monument to his memory is planned. His body was exhumed for the belated homecoming from Kalawao where he died February 15, 1889.
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Damien
Belgium
Malakai
Hawaiian Islands
Louvain
Holy Heart Chapel
Kalawao
Far East airmail route to circle Earth in 17 days
It will soon be possible to circle the earth by air in 17 days once the two remaining gaps in the Far East circuit are completed.
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Earth
Far East
Newest Light Control Cameraman In Hollywood
Ernest Palmer, a Hollywood cameraman, is credited with a new light control technique using cellophane to reduce glare. He notes that natural light is hard to regulate and covers windows with clear cellophane to cut glare, uses yellow cellophane for morning sun, and applies yellow sheets when backgrounds are shaded in the afternoon.
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Hollywood
Ernest Palmer
Selected Recipes for Bread Making Process
A recipe note lists dry ingredients including whole wheat flour, wheat flour, baking powder, bran, soda, salt, and Mazola. It instructs mixing dry ingredients with syrup, Mazola, and sour milk, beating, pouring into a bread pan, letting stand one hour, then baking at 350 degrees for about 1 hour to yield one large loaf.
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Edwardsburg “Crown Brand
Montreal to Australia One Way Shipping Service Announced
Montreal Shipping Company, agents for the North German Lloyd line, announced a one way shipping service between Montreal and Australian ports. Three vessels, Weigand Augaburg and Wide, will operate the maiden run from Montreal on July 15.
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Montreal
Montreal Shipping Company
Lloyd Line
Weigand
Augaburg
Wide
Bishop Baddeley Travels By Moving Diocesan Cruiser
Rt Rev W H Baddeley bishop of Melanesia travels the diocese aboard a 300 ton motor cruiser named The Southern Crosse which serves as his home and moves under its own power. Accompanied by Mrs Baddeley he sails from Vancouver aboard the MV Aorangi on May 20 en route to Auckland where he will meet the schooner fleet and continue northern to southern Melanesia.
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Melanesia
Solomon Islands
New Hebrides
Montreal
Duchess of Richmond
W. H. Baddeley
M.C
Eighth East Surrey Regiment
Baddeley
Vancouver
Aorangi
Auckland
England
Australia
New Zealand
Bishop Baddeley
Casgrain proposes single Empire ambassador in Washington
Senator J. P. B. Casgrain of Montreal advocates appointing one Empire ambassador to the United States rather than multiple Canadian or Dominion ambassadors. He argues the vacant Canadian post should not be filled and a single ambassador would avoid potential embarrassment from divergent Dominion viewpoints.
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Washington
Casgrain
British Empire
Dominions
Senate
J. P. B. Casgrain
Liberal
Montreal
United States
Empire
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