League of Nations in peril and need for stronger action
The piece argues that the League of Nations faces collapse amid failures to curb Japan and Mussolini and urges renewed courage and unity among members. It cites sanctions against Italy as still viable if nations display resolve and warns that without a stronger League civilization risks renewed global war.
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Mustatin
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Wallan
Italy
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Mussolini
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Yesteryear
the Tribune
Ludendorf
Germany
Les Annales
Paris
Sir James Barrie Celebrates 76th Birthday
Sir James M Barrie celebrated his 76th birthday quietly on May 10 in the famous locale. Immortal Peter Pan was born. Guests who could not meet him sent greetings as the author recalled his native Scotland. The piece notes well wishes from friends and remarks on insects devouring a tenth of the world's crops.
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Peter Pan
James M. Barrie
Toe
Tim
Kivie Sai
Pee
Oman
Prefers Old Fashioned Way Ponyman Drives to London
Blackburn man Tom Whitlam drove his pony Dolly and trap from Blackburn to London covering 210 miles in six days. He says the trip proves travel by horse remains dependable and safe despite traffic and fumes, though Dolly appears unsettled by the journey.
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Tom Whitlam
Blackburn
Lancashire
London
Tome
Dolly
Plastic surgery fashions new ear from rib graft technique
Demonstrated to the American Medical Association in Kansas City by Earl C. Padgett. A rib cartilage forms the shell shaped framework for the artificial ear while skin from the neck covers it and is later replaced by thigh skin to hide neck scarring. The neck skin is moved via a pedicle flap from temple to ear, supplying blood and enabling shaping.
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American Medical Association
Kansas City
Earl C. Padgett
May Develop Native Army for Ethiopia In Italian Plan
The article discusses Mussolini's aim to create a large native Ethiopian army as Addis Ababa nears full Italian control. It cites Marshal Badoglio on Ethiopian courage, notes European officers may lead to victory, and anticipates recruitment from groups under Addis Ababa and hostile to the emperor, leveraging fifty years of colonial experience.
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Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
New Ultraviolet Germ Killing Rays For Operating Rooms
Dr Deryl Hart of Duke University Medical School announced a new device that kills air borne bacteria on the operating table using slender tubes framing the light. The ultraviolet rays hit germs in 60 seconds without harming humans. Tubes were 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, MD
Duke University Medical School
Robert F. James
Harvey Rentschler
Westinghouse Lamp Company
Los Angeles Orders 200000 Sixty Cycle Clocks
Los Angeles plans to replace the present 50 cycle timekeepers with 60 cycle clocks as Boulder Dam’s electric system comes online. The shift aims to prevent citizens from speeding up by about 20 percent under the new impulse cycle.
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Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Unidentified man eats 17 steaks in two hours at Tampa restaurant
An unidentified man entered a Tampa restaurant and, claiming hunger, ate 17 steaks and 34 rolls and drank 14 beers in two and a half hours. The report notes dietary advice about acid people avoiding cherries cranberries and plums.
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Tampa
Florida
Two Halifax Ladies Recall Vessels as Queen Mary Looms
Two Halifax women aged 103 and 94 recall sailing days from 1840 Britannia and 1847 Cambria to the Atlantic. Mrs Fanny Lenoir remembers meeting Britannia in Halifax harbor as a child, while Mrs Joring W Bailey recalls crossing the Atlantic on Cambria. Both cherish changes from wood to steel and look forward to the Queen Mary maiden voyage.
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Halifax
Fanny Lenoir
Britannia
Halifax Arbor
Joring W. Bailey
Liverpool
Halfax
Cambria
Lucy
Air conditioning on CN railways to improve travel comfort
The Toronto Telegram notes railways will air condition all main CN lines in response to dust and smoke irritations in travel. Officials have talked before but now push a cure, promising cooler summers, warmer winters, and cleaner interiors to win back patronage and public praise.
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C.N.R
U.S
Toronto Telegram
Dutch Princess Juliana’s Birthday Amid Marriage Questions
Public talk in the Netherlands swirls around Princess Juliana as she marks her 27th birthday on April 30. Citizens press for a royal wedding while noting constitutional limits that bar her from marrying a foreign sovereign or his heir and restricts her residence to the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Juliana
Leper Apostle Father Damien Buried in Belguim Crypt
Honored after years of service, Father Damien the leper apostle known for life on Mota island and Kalawac leper settlement died February 18 1889. His body was exhumed for a belated homeland burial in Louvain Belgium as crowds gathered to honor his memory.
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Seupum
Motakai
Hawaiian Islands
Louvain
Belgium
Atate
Holy Heart
Thody
Belum
Kalawac
Circling the Earth by Air Advances in Far East
The project aims to circumnavigate the globe in 17 days once the last two gaps in the circuit in the Far East are closed. The plan envisions a rapid aerial route completing the world circle.
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Earth
Far East
New Light Control Cameraman Uses Cellophane in Hollywood
Ernest Palmer, a Hollywood cameraman, is credited with a new light control technique. He explains that natural light is hard to regulate, so he covers windows with clear cellophane to reduce glare. Morning sun is tempered with yellow cellophane, and shaded backgrounds in the afternoon use yellow cellophane for contrast.
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Hollywood
Ernest Palmer
Holywood
One-way Montreal to Australian ports 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 Augsburg and Wide will start the run from Montreal July 15.
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Montreal
Montreal Shipping Company
Lloyd Line
Weigand
Augs-burg
Wide
Bishop Baddeley Sails To Melanesia On Living Motor Cruiser
Rt Rev W H Baddeley bishop of Melanesia travels by his 300 ton 110 foot motor cruiser The Southern Cross to Auckland after landing in Montreal aboard the Duchess of Richmond He is accompanied by Mrs Baddeley and will be met in Auckland by his mobile diocese home a moving 110 foot vessel staffed by white officers and native crew Bishop explains Melanesia work is funded by England Australia and New Zealand contributions The bishop once commanded a regiment and served in the Great War
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Melanesia
Solomon Islands
New Hebrides
Leutenant
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Baddley
Vancouver
Aorangi
Auckland
Southern Cross
England
Australia
New Zealand
Bishop Baddeley
Empire Ambassador Proposal Dominates Casgrain Debate
Senator J. P. B. Casgrain of Montreal urged representing the British Empire by a single ambassador in Washington rather than multiple Dominion envoys. He suggested not filling the Canadian post to avoid conflicting opinions. The plan argues one Empire envoy would prevent potential embarrassment. Halstead street in Chicago is highlighted for its racial diversity. Germany bought nearly two thirds of Brazil’s cotton last year.
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Casgrain
British Empire
Dominions
Senate
J. P. B. Casgrain
Liberal
Montreal
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Empire
Germany
Brazil
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