Debt burden of Canada public finances analyzed in star article
Major J. Greetham de Lorimer, a recognized statistician, outlines in the Montreal Daily Star the vast national debt. He cites $18.225 billion in bonded and other securities with 51 percent foreign held and 49 percent Canadian, and notes $11.428 billion or 62.7 percent as dead weight debt payable from taxation. He assigns per capita shares for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and blames higher government costs for the debt, proposing potential reforms to reduce legislatures and governmental scope.
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Great Britain
United States
Major de Lorimer
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
House of Commons
Maritimes
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
England
Farming Professions Rise Terns of Technical Agriculture
The article notes agricultural institutions elevating farming to a science and technical profession. It highlights weather conditions guiding expectations and the shift toward specialized, mechanical precision in agriculture.
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Chatham News
Ink missing in Swellendam office prompts mystery
In Swellendam South Africa city hall ink vanishes from a locked room after foreman P Heyns leaves, filling a saucer before it empties by morning. Meanwhile Britain plans to extend use of its 20 000 bicycles for mail delivery and add many motorcycles.
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Swellendam
South Africa
P.heyns
Great Britain
Titanic Mummy Curse Tale Ties Actor to Ocean Tragedy
The article recounts Tom Terriss, an English actor, allegedly drawn into a curse linked to a mummy case. After buying and shipping the case amid warnings, misfortune followed: gun accidents, deaths of companions, and finally the Titanic disaster in 1912 with 1500 lives lost, the case ending up in the Metropolitan Museum before the ship sank.
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mid-Atlantic
Tom Terriss
Egypt
Terris
Alexandria
England
London
British Museum
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Platinum to gold: UC scientists claim transmutation via cyclotron
Dr. E Lawrence and Dr. J M Cork used a cyclotron to accelerate deuterium nuclei to 5 000 000 volts and fire them at platinum foils. Some platinum atoms allegedly absorbed the particles and transformed into lighter elements, approaching gold in the periodic table.
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National Academy of Science
University of California
E. ©. Lawrence
J. M. Cork
Leacock Says Canada Feels Like Home for Britons
Professor Stephen Leacock of McGill resists returning to England saying Canada’s distances isolation and climate appeal. The Brantford Expositor notes many British-born settle in the Dominion. The piece also notes over 9 million dollars will be spent this year on new roads in the Transvaal.
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Dominion
Stephen Leacock
London
McGill
England
Brantford
Transval
South Africa
The King's Birthday Not Official Public Holiday
The article states King Edward VIII's birthday on June 23 need not be observed as a public holiday. It notes statutes declare a sovereign's birthday is a public holiday, affecting government, banks, schools, and offices, while commercial observance remains undecided. It compares to King George V's June 3 birthday, which was not widely observed, and to Canada’s July 1 holiday.
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Edward VIII
George V
Post Office Revenue Lag Profit Of 3 Million In Year
Postmaster General Elliott reports to the House of Commons that the post office department earned an operating profit of 3 million dollars in the year ending March, with net revenue totaling 32,507,400 dollars. He notes the building charges to the department are zero and discusses rent and upkeep practices as a potential parliamentary question.
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Post Office Department
Elliott
House of Commons
A. A. Heaps
CCF
Winnipeg North
Sone Department
Mr. Elliott
Scholarships Awarded to Thirty Canadian Students
Thirty students from thirteen Canadian universities received postgraduate awards for 1936 37 from the National Research Council in Ottawa. Two fellowships of 700 dollars each, eleven studentships of 600 dollars each and seventeen bursaries of 500 dollars each were distributed to support advanced science training. The council aims to develop a corps of well trained scientists to advance research and industrial development in Canada and to promote utilization of raw materials and expansion of markets.
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Stuuens
National Research Council
Ottawa
Canada
Bishop Praises Northwest Opening Led by Air Power
Right Rev A H Sovereign of Athabaska notes air pioneers Wop May and Punch Dickens in opening up the northwest. He calls Fort McMurray the largest commercial air base in Canada and credits mining growth at Great Bear Lake and Goldfields with population influx.
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A. H. Sovereign
Athabaska
Toronto
Sovereign
May
Punch” Dickens
Fort McMurray
Canada
Great Bear Lake
Goldfields
Cheap 20 Cent Watches Trigger Swiss Industry Outcry
The Swiss watch industry protests cheap watches selling at twenty cents. Many plants have gone bankrupt and are repurposed to mass produce watch parts. Peasants assemble parts in spare time, lowering costs per gross far below standard assembly wages.
Queen Mary to retain active role after mourning ends
Unclear OCR text suggests Queen Mary may continue public involvement after the court mourning period ends in autumn. It mentions a plan by His Majesty regarding her mother’s leadership and potential return to public life.
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Order of the British Empire
Mary
Bie
Sal
Spanish Cup Cakes From Old Recipe Text
A vintage recipe describes making Spanish cup cakes with butter sugar eggs flour spices and milk. The batter is creamed then alternately mixed with dry ingredients and milk, baked in cups at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, cooled and topped with a white icing and a cherry or nut garnish. If desired the tops may be hollowed and filled with sweetened whipped cream or custard before reassembling and icing.
Radio ticker pace no longer thrills as old clips
A radio account of a world series game loses edge without the ticker pause. Announcers build feverish momentum as the pitcher rubs his mouth before the wind up. The Times recalls the suspenseful old pause when Ball one or Strike one defined the moment.
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Eas
New York Times
Famine in China Swells Death Toll Across Provinces
A famine sweeping Szechwan and North Henan threatens millions in China with death. Reports say 10 to 30 million natives may perish or die of starvation. Hunger drives cannibalism claims and parents selling children for food. Deficiency diseases imperil millions, doctors warn.
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Szechwan
Henan
China
Englishwoman Blenkiron Completes Sahara Twice on Motorcycle
Florence Blenkiron of England crossed the Sahara Desert on motorcycle twice in 12 months. She started from London last year with Miss Theresa Wallace in a sidecar to Cape Town, then returned alone in September, reaching South Algeria in February. She left a worn machine in the desert and traveled home by bus. She is believed the only woman to cross the Sahara alone.
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Sahara Desert
Florence Blenkiron
England
London
Theresa Wallace
Cape Town
Miss Blenkiron
Algeria
Sahara
Architect W Ralston Wins Dominion Housing Prize
W Ralston, a Toronto architect, received the first prize of 500 dollars in the Dominion Housing Act design competition announced by Finance Minister Charles Dunning. Two third prizes of 100 dollars each went to Arthur W Davidson of Brockville Ontario and W F Williams of Nelson British Columbia. Beryllium is a metal about one third lighter than aluminum. Employment in Austria is greater than a year ago and is rising.
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W. Ralston
Toronto
Charles Dunning
Arthur W. Davidson
Brockville
Ont
W. F. Williams
Nelson
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