Two Sides To Story Of Speed Record Flight
A chartered Imperial Airways airliner met the Queen Mary at Cherbourg and flew to Budapest via Paris Munich and Vienna, completing 4000 miles in five days at speeds up to 170 mph. Radiotelegraph service lets travelers stay in touch, but the human body cannot keep up with such rapid pace. The New Outlook.
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Europe
Imperial Airways
Cherbourg
Paris
Munich
Vienna
Budapest
Zurich
World Happenings Briefly Told
Francis John Savage a 15 year old Edmonton boy aimed for London to join the British navy after leaving Edmonton. In France all children from 1 to 14 are enrolled for aero aviation instruction. Red Kelly, 82, former prominent hockey player, died in St Boniface hospital Manitoba. Stamp collectors note King Edward VIII stamps. Marvin Wolf of St Lawrence Stamp Club cites progress in the UK. Erest Bakewell resigns from the British Columbia Co operative Commonwealth Federation. Susan B Anthony to appear on US postage stamp as suffrage pioneer. Bernard Shaw honored at a London testimonial dinner for H G Wells on his 70th birthday with 500 attendees. Sir Henry Wellcome estate inheritance taxes yield £968,754. Palestine reinforcement: 1500 troops aboard the steamship California as part of 15,000 to quell Arab terrorism.
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Inntending
London
England
Francis John Savage
Edmonton
Sonn
Red” Kelly
St. Boniface
Man
Edward VIII
United Kingdom
Marvin Wolf
St. Lawrence Stamp Club
Erest Bakewell
British Columbia
Mackenzie
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of British Columbia
Susan R. Anthony
Martha Washington
Bernard Shaw
H. G. Wells
Henry Wellcome
Palestine
California
Holy Land
West Yorkshire Regiement
Hampshire Regiment
Coronation Attendance Question Weighs Queen Mary
Debate over whether Queen Mary will attend the coronation of King Edward VII next May centers on personal wishes. No precedent for a widowed queen attending her husband's successor's coronation, though past royal attendances varied. Queen Alexandra did not attend Edward VII’s coronation, and Mary’s choice hinges on a queen consort absent from the crown.
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Mary
Edward VII
England
Alexandra
George V
Queen Mary
Rest for Radium Needle Workers Sparks Debate
Workers filling radium needles face a risky, repetitive job behind lead screens. They handle tiny radium salts shaped into needles used for implants in diseased tissues. An essayist notes that those who wait in line are often mocked as figures of fun.
Fragmented OCR makes shaky royal marriage note
An unclear text fragment discusses circumstantial evidence about a royal marriage doubt and possible separation. It references King George, Buckingham Palace, and a possible move to reassure factions, with phrases about a wife and monuments, but the passage is garbled with misread names and dates.
King Edward’s fondness for rustic Austrian ballad noted
The king requested three encores in a Vienna nightclub after hearing a dialect song about Langenlai village near Vienna. An Iowa researcher found 38,000 relatives after 12 years of study, while a sweepstake alternative and France’s agricultural labor force are mentioned in a broad summary of topics.
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Edward
Vienna
Langenlai
Secret Soviet submarine flotilla fueled by Pacific plan
Reliable sources reveal a hidden number of 40 to 60 submarines based at Vladivostok. The boats, built in European Russia and shipped 6 000 miles to secret yards, are kept unlisted in naval manuals and trained crews expand as operations grow. Soviet forces in the Far East total about 500 000 soldiers backing air and submarine defenses.
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Russia
Vladivostok
Japan
Pacific
Far Eastern
Physician Dr H R Atle Delivers Tale Craft Advice
Halifax physician and short story writer Dr H R Atle shares tips on gripping readers by placing the hero in trouble early, noting even biblical stories contain crafted suspense. He recalls wartime writing begun during conflict and the shift from rejection slips to published tales shaping his career.
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H.R. Atle
Halifax
Daniel
Bia
Democracy Protects People And Gives Them Every Freedom
Hon Vincent Massey told Canadian Club in Toronto that democracy is more than a word and that Europe shows the dangers of dictatorial rule. He praised the British Empire and the United States as bulwarks against liberty losses, noting religious liberty press freedom and free speech as essential privileges. He urged citizens to exercise the power to elect governments that reflect the people's will.
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Vincent Massey
London
Toronto
Europe
British Empire
United States
India Autonomy Hopes Amid Federation Talk
The Marquess of Linlithgow told both houses that interim autonomy for provinces could lead to federation in India. He noted a brief transitory period before federation and referenced British acts seen as paving the way. He argued the British empire faces a provocative contrast with Europe's dictatorships as Britain and India pursue representative government.
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Marquess of Linlithgow
India
Tadlabil
Europe
Great Britain
Real Tunnel at Waoma University Advances Aeronautics Research
Real Tunnel at Waoma University will let engineering students study high speed wind effects. An eighty five foot steel tunnel powered by a 400 horsepower natural gas engine cost 16000 dollars and was built by Works Progress Administration technicians. Researcher Joseph Liston says it will test wind resistance of airplanes, cars, trains and boats and support new courses in airplane testing and aerodynamics.
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University of Waoma Engineering
Works Progress Administration
Joseph Liston
Glamis Castle Guide Memoir Reveals Royal Connection
Ducies acted as guide to HRH the Swites of York and knew Glamis Castle history in depth. She spent her girlhood there and once used her knowledge for a practical joke. Before her marriage a party of Americans praised her maid like performance and tipped her generously to keep the secret.
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York
Glamis Castle
Glamis
Crochet Rug and Scarf Pattern 5289 Explains Two Color Rug
A crochet pattern offers a two color rug or white with color, plus a matching towel end. It suggests using rags rug yarn or candlewicking and includes instructions and charts for the rug. The bathroom or bedroom decor can benefit from this colorful project.
Japanese Treasure Exhibit In Boston Through October
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard University receive honors from the Japanese Emperor for partnerships in promoting Japanese art. A 136 object exhibition travels from Japan and local collections to Boston, tracing Buddhist to Tokugawa periods, on view until October 25.
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United States
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Harvard University
Japan
Boston
Imperial Household
Boston Museum
Museum of Fine Arts
Harvard
Underground St Emilion church with graveyard on roof
The monolith church near St Emilion is carved from rock in the eighth century. Its graveyard sits atop the underground temple with a 200 foot steeple above, the structure measuring 124 by 65 feet and a fifty two foot roof. An LA man, J R Williams, chased a supposed accident to witness a fall and broke his leg. A magistrate notes middle aged women drivers offend least under speed laws due to experience at staying under thirty.
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St. Emilion
Saint Emilion the
J. R. Williams
Los Angeles
Williams
Air Traffic Control Lights Up U S Sky Lanes
A historical report describes the U S Bureau of Air Commerce quickly implementing an Airways tram control system to ease congestion in air lanes. Operators monitor route maps and radio traffic to sequence planes by altitude and speed, coordinating moves at airports to prevent bottlenecks.
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United States
Bureau of Air Commerce
Nagging Linked to Higher Sickness, CMR Finds
The Medical Research Council reports a survey showing offices with frequent nagging have higher sickness rates. A general grousing attitude fosters disease germ cultivation, while justice and consideration create a mental environment that resists illness. A case contrasts a petty nagger with a sunny-minded head.
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Medical Research Council
British Medical Research Council
A Dangerous Plaything and its Lethal Threats
A circular from the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers warns toy air guns and slingshots injure and kill birds and people. It cites a blind institution where 200 children lost sight from toy weapons. The piece notes Our Dumb Animals reports a death's head moth emitting mouse-like squeaks.
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Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
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