World Happenings Briefly Told in Paris and Onward
The tricentenary of Champlain's death was observed in Paris with exercises stressing Franco Canadian friendship. Princess Mary has left hospital after an operation on June 4. Hitler permits enlistment of foreigners in the German army. Fanning Islands offers two islands for sale to British subjects. France faces a large budget deficit prompting drastic economies. Soviet charges Japan and Germany threaten war in Europe. W J Roche resigns as civil service commission chairman with a $7,500 retirement gratuity.
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Champlain
Paris
Mary
Adolf Hitler
Ministry of War
Geman
Fanning Islands, Ltd
Fanning
Washington Islands
Honolulu
Ussr
Japan
Siberian
Germany
Russia
W. J Roche
Civil Service Commission
Fort Knox to bury vast gold reserves under guard
United States officials reveal plans to vault gold valued in the millions at Fort Knox Kentucky as 1300 soldiers patrol the site. Treasury draftsmen race to build a large underground vault moving gold from New York and Philadelphia with recent shipments including nearly three billion dollars from San Francisco to Denver. The aim is to shield bullion from invasion or mobs while the nation stocks exceed nine billion dollars.
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United States
Fort Knox
Treasury
Army Post
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Denver
Rocky
Mountains
Appalachians
Making Tour Of World Hind to Write Special Articles
Dr. E. Cora Hind, noted Manitoba University honoree and Winnipeg Free Press journalist, sails from Montreal aboard the Duchess of York for an 18 month world tour. She will visit European agriculture regions and new farm lands, writing special articles en route for her long-time paper.
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Cora Hind
E. Cora Hind
University of Manitoba
Montreal
Duchess of York
Miss Hind
Canadian
Europe
Winnipeg Free Press
Fox in Hounds Pack At Boyle Harriers Hunt
A fox broke cover during a Boyle Harriers Hunt meet in northern Ireland and was chased by the pack. A strange dog joined the hounds but proved to be a fox. It slipped into brush near a hill and vanished as the hunt pressed on. Nearby, a pessimistic note recalls farming’s rough era since autos replaced horses. Within 50 miles of Spokane, Washington, there are over 90 freshwater lakes.
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Boyle Harer
Northern Ireland
Seaman Bracco Won Medals Yet Died In Poverty
Italian born American Salvatore Bracco earned medals and honors after rescuing crews in 1925 and 1929 including the Ignazio Florio and Florida incidents. Despite awards from five cities Mussolini and a confessional honor, he died in New Jersey in poverty while supporting his wife and son on seven dollars fifty weekly relief.
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Jere
Salvatore Bracco
Harding
Ignazio Florio
Bracco
Benito Mussolini
SS. America
Florida
Virginia Capes
James J. Walker
New York
Italy
New Jersey
Cavell Grave Neglected In England Draws Protest
The grave of Edith Cavell is said to be neglected at Life's Green near Norwich Cathedral with rough gravel and a dogged, unkempt appearance. Visitors from many places report scant care despite prior protests and actions by authorities including the Dean and Chapter. A wreath of artificial poppies and few bedraggled daffodils lie on the grave.
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Edith Cavell
England
Norwich
Nurse Cavell
Swardeston
Les
Life's Green
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
Instructions to make cherry juice and jelly from ripe cherries. Detailing juice extraction with water, optional almond extract for stronger flavor, then combining juice with sugar and fruit pectin. Boil until rolling boil for half a minute, skim and pour into jars, using paraffin seals. Yields about ten glasses of jelly.
Strawberry Frosting Recipe From Frugal Cakes
Classic strawberry frosting made with confectioners sugar condensed milk and fresh strawberry pulp. Mix sugar with condensed milk then press strawberries through a sieve to obtain pulp add lemon juice and beat until smooth. Spread on a cold cake or cupcakes using about two layers worth.
New Powerful Ray Nazi newspapers report discovery
Reports claim Germany has found a new radio active micro wave more powerful than Hertzian rays. Scientists say the ray could warn ships of approaching contact by signaling their location via loudspeaker on the vessel.
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Germany
National Youth Administration Plan Formed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt created the National Youth Administration under work relief to provide jobs, apprenticeships, and training for youths aged 16 to 25. Miss Josephine Roche and Aubrey Williams will direct the program, with $50 million set aside to aid about 500,000 youths through work relief, school support, and college training.
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United States
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
Josephine Roche
the Treasury
Aubrey Williams
Harry L. Hopkins
Golf Bunker Metaphor Sparks Platform Debate
A statesman calls a party platform a mighty consideration while the other quips that a platform in politics is like a bunker in golf. It must be followed but the skill lies in avoiding it, highlighting a playful take on political rules.
Dutch planes bring geography lessons to schools
The government provides aeroplanes for school use allowing Dutch children to study geography by flying over the portion of Holland that serves as their daily lesson. This program places aircraft at schools to enhance geographic education.
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Holland
Leprosy Cure Report by French Scientists
Two French scientists announced a positive culture of the leprosy bacillus for the first time since 1871. Dr Albert Vaudremer and Mile Brun presented seven years of work to the French Academy of Medicine showing the bacillus cultivated with serum from leprosy patients that killed the bacillus within 24 hours.
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French Academy of Medi
Albert Vaudremer
Mile. Brun
Armaner Hansen
Vandremer
Nickel design change proposed by Canadian minister
Finance Minister 5 N Rhodes would alter the Canadian nickel’s design and size if not for abundant slot machines. Pressed in the house by W D Euler to reduce the coin, Rhodes called it one of the most hideous coins and cited telephones and machines as factors keeping the design. He hoped future changes would align coins with artistic tastes.
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Canada
5. N. Rhodes
W. D. Euler
Lid
North Waterloo
Rhodes
Beaver From Germany Arrives in Edmontons with Nutrias
A shipment from Hamburg, Germany brought 40 nutrias to Edmonton after a long voyage. The animals, a beaver species, were imported for fur production.
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Germany
Newcastle
Hamburg
Edmonton
The
Fashionable handmade neckwear for knitters and crocheters
Readers are invited to top outfits with handmade neckwear as a fashion trend. Knitting and crocheting guide mentions a Jabot lace collar and a Perle cotton round collar with simple lacy stitches. The ad promotes patterns and requests 20 cents in stamps or coin for Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Custer Massacre Tales and Survivor Accounts
Brown recounts Little Big Horn aftermath based on Standing Rock survivors. He notes Sitting Bull spared Gen ral Custer’s life, Reno’s retreat action blamed, and Rain-In-The-Face misrepresented. Indians reportedly stripped whites for retreat to Canada. claims on scalping and Mutiation denied.
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Sitting Bull
Ral
Brown
Custer
Little Big Horn
Reno
Tom Custer
Canada
Ontario to Let Contracts for Highway Building
Hon. Peer Heenan announced in Port Arthur that Ontario will start contracting road work instead of relying on the relief camp system. Heenan said camps cost at least twice as much and that a mile of road could be built by a contractor for about half the price, with fair wages, citing a northwestern Ontario section that cost $55,000 under the camp system.
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Peer Neenan
Ontario
Port Arthur
Great Lakes
Heenan
Widely Known Dr Ste Crae Dies in Philadelphia
Dr Thomas McCrae a renowned physician and medical author died in Philadelphia at 64 from complications after an operation. Ontario native and brother of Canadian poet John McCrae, he served 23 years as a professor at Jefferson Medical College and was an associate of Sir William Osler. In 1927 he treated UK Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald during a US visit.
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Ste Crae
Philadelphia
Thomas McCrae
Ontario
McCrae
John McCrae
Canadian Army Corps
William Osler
Jefferson Medical College
J. Ramsay MacDonald
England
United States
Unrest in Monaco Amid National Crisis and Unbalanced Budget
Monaco faces a national crisis driven by low mood as unemployment rises among its 22,000 residents whose main work serves tourists. Gambling receipts for the year ending March 31 are estimated at 70,300,000 francs, down 24,000,000 from 1931.
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Monaco
Reckless drivers face two year license suspensions
A garbled report notes a judge or official condemns reckless driving with a two year suspension of licenses. It mentions police, tests, a speedster, and a physician’s cautious conclusions about sleep and driving, interwoven with random phrases about equality and marriage.
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England
Svrvate Star
Forakin
Atlanta
Lite Journeys In Science Explain Atoms And Electrons
A 1845 science note describes atoms as 92 kinds of elements with hydrogen as the lightest and uranium the heaviest. It explains electrons orbit protons in a tiny nucleus, compares atoms to solar systems, and notes speeds and sizes while highlighting spectroscope and X-ray methods revealing atomic structure.
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Woo
Secret of Nickel Steel Sword Believed From Serbia
A mining prospector in old Serbia claims to have found a 1,000 year old piece of nickel steel believed to be the secret behind legendary magic swords. The metal resisted boring, and Vienna analysis confirmed its unusual hardness, suggesting ancient origins before nickel steel was rediscovered 950 years ago.
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Old
Serbia
Vienna
Actor Stops The Show At Port Braila Theatre Raid
An actor in a Mussolini style outfit caused a theatre in Braila Roumania to be closed by police after his act drew complaints. The Italian consul was informed and the next day police sealed the theatre doors.
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Braila
Roumania
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