Welcome From the Populace to the New King and Queen
Coverage outlines the public welcome to the Duke of York and Duchess as potential king and queen, noting their health, personalities, and past public appearances. It highlights the couple’s plans for an empire tour and their 1913 Halifax and Niagara Falls connections, plus the Duchess’s charm and the Duke’s eased speech.
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Edward
Canada
Royal Navy
Halifax
Niagara Falls
Ont
Toronto
Duke of York Poised to Become King of Great Britain
With King Edward VIII's abdication, Albert Duke of York becomes heir to the throne. Known as an industrial prince for his factory and mine work, he has led the Industrial Welfare Society and focused on improving workers lives. He also prepared to guide his heir Princess Elizabeth while Edward pursued other aims.
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London
Edward VIII
Duke of York
Great Britain
Dominions
Albert
Edward
Simpson
Prince of Wales
Duke
Industrial Welfare Society
George V
Princess Elizabeth
Airliner Crash at Croydon Kills Inventor and 13 Others
A K L M airliner crashed four minutes after takeoff at Croydon airdrome during dense fog. Fourteen people died including autogyro pioneer Juan de la Cierva and Admiral Arvid Lindman. 17 aboard with 3 survivors. Wreckage damaged homes as plane veered off runway and burned.
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Croydon
Eng
Juan de la Cierva
Croydon Airdrome
Walter Schuberk
von Bemmel
Fraulein von von Gertman
de la Cierva
Arvid Lindman
K.L.M
Baron Gottfried Meyern-Hohenburg
Germany
Luli Deste
Charles Robert Dickson
Stockholm
Pearson
Wegelius
van Arne
Donkelaar
Kurt Hoene
Hoene
Miss Lipsey
Skept
Hautzmeyer
Verkerk
Purley
England
Hands Off Spain Session Claims German Aid To Spain
German ambassador Von Ribbentrop told the Hands Off Spain committee that 35 000 Soviet citizens and as many officers fight for the Spanish government. Soviet ambassador Maisky said 6 000 German troops support the insurgents. Britain and France sought assurances from Berlin Rome and Lisbon to join a noninterference pact aimed at mediation for a truce and plebiscite. Moscow signaled support if others join. Von Ribbentrop asserted Germany backs curbing foreign volunteers in Spain.
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London
Spain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ivan Maisky
Britain
France
Berlin
Rome
Lisbon
Jewish medical student on trial for Nazi leader murder
David Frankfurter a 27 year old Jewish medical student was called to trial in Chur Switzerland charged with assassinating Wilhelm Gustloff head of the German Nazi party's Swiss branch. Prosecutors seek 18 years rather than life. He allegedly said my bullets should have struck Hitler. The death sparked international outcry and German diplomatic protest.
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Chur
Switzerland
David Frankfurter
Wilhelm Gustloff
Hitler
New Brunswick Names Purple Violet Official Flower
Fredericton officials declare the purple violet as New Brunswick official flower joining other provinces with an emblem. The choice marks a provincial symbol reflecting local flora and cultural heritage.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Miller Wins Vancouver Mayoral Race Over Three Opponents
Alderman George Miller defeated three opponents including L D McDonald C E Thompson and former mayor L D Taylor to win the Vancouver mayoral race with 16028 votes a 3985 plurality over McDonald The total vote was 37957 with Miller to take office Jan 1 succeeding G G McGeer who did not run again.
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Vancouver
George Miller
L. D. McDonald
C. E. Thompson
L. D. Taylor
Miler
McDonald
Thompson
Taylor
McGeer
Miller
G. G. McGeer
M.P
Civic Finance Committee
King Edward Renounces British Throne for George VI
King Edward VIII abdicates the throne in London. The Duke of York will succeed as King George VI. Prime Minister Baldwin announced a message signed by the King. The monarch said he could no longer discharge the duties with efficiency or satisfaction to himself.
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London
Edward VIII
Edward Algernon Fitzroy
House of Commons
Duke of York
George VI
Baldwin
Edward
Welsh Wins Hastings East By Election In Ontario
Conservative Dr. Harold E. Welsh a Roslin country doctor won the Hastings East by election over Liberal Dr. H A Boyce of Deseronto to fill the seat left by J F Hill. Liberal manager James Cox conceded the win after a hard fought campaign led by Premier Hepburn and Conservative leader Rowe. Col Drew urged the premier to call a general election to settle political issues.
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Madoc
Ont
Harold E. Welsh
Roslin
Ontario
Hastings East
H. A. Boyce
Deseronto
Dr. Welsh
J. F. Hill
James Cox
Welsh
Hepburn
Rowe
Hastings
Drew
Soviet Union joins Britain and France in Spanish civil war mediation
Moscow informs Paris that the Soviet Union agrees to join Britain and France in mediation and will refrain from direct or indirect intervention. The note says Russia accepts the mediation plan without reservations and seeks strict neutrality guarantees from other powers.
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Paris
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Russia
Edmonton Seeks Ideas Committee to Map Jobless Relief Plan
City council approved formation of an ideas committee to map a works program for Edmonton unemployed. Representative businessmen were being called on to assist aldermen in determining the best method of taking jobless off relief and putting them to work at fair wages.
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Edmonton
Planes Carry Philippine Flood Aid In Cagayan Valley
U S and Philippine army planes sped medical supplies and relief teams to the flood ravaged Cagayan valley where thousands reported dead or missing after a typhoon. Villages flooded, crops and livestock washed away as waters cover a 100 mile long farming region. Communication was wiped out.
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Manila
Cagayan Valley
Philippines
United States
Cagayan River
Army Air Service
Mills of Canada mines hits October gold record
Mills of Canada mines ground out a new monthly high with 334,080 ounces of gold in October, surpassing September. At $34.99 per ounce, output in London costs Canadian funds $11,689,459. For ten months in 1936 total production reached 3,080,611 ounces, up 14.8 percent from the prior year, with Manitoba and Saskatchewan rising 10.8 percent to 18,691 ounces and Yukon gold at 7,446 ounces.
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Ottawa
Mills
Canada
London
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Yukon
French Chamber Passes Bill Against Newspaper Campaigns
The French Chamber of Deputies approved by 359 to 193 a bill banning campaigns against public figures and imposing penalties for agitation against French authority in the colonies after debate noting the Salengro case.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Roger Salengro
Chamber
Canada Holds High Share of World Wheat Trade
Winnipeg reports the Turgeon royal grain commission heard data showing Canada averaged 38.92 percent of world wheat trade in 1925-29 and 32.48 percent in 1930-34, highest among nations. U S imports shrank from 4.399 billion to 1.322 billion in 1929-32, while Canada promoted high quality to retain market leadership.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
James McAnsh
Canadian Wheat Board
C. B. Davidson
W. F. Geddes
Board of Grain Commissioners
Davidson
United States
U.S
Geddes
Commission
Canada, Said Mr. McAnsh
Argentina
Australia
United Kingdom
McAnsh
Prestige of Baldwin Reaches Highest Peak in Commons
London reports Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin riding a peak in prestige as MPs hail his handling of King Edward VIII abdication. Rumors of retirement and Chamberlain's succession arise amid broad cross party tributes and Labor conference divisions.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Edward VIII
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
James Maxton
Independent Labor Party
George Buchanan
Independent Labor
Baldwin
Commons
First To Abdicate London Edward VIII First British King to
Edward VIII became the first king of Great Britain to abdicate in over 500 years ending the shortest reign since Lady Jane Grey. He ruled 11 months and left a lasting mark as the king who abdicated for love.
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Edward
London
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Jane Grey
Richard II
Richard
Henry
Balinbroke
Ireland
Plantagenets
Henry IV
James II
France
William of Orange
England
Thames
School Building Collapse in Porto de Moz Kills Dozens
In Lisbon reports a school building collapse in Porto de Moz during Catholic Action anniversary ceremonies burying up to 500 people. Forty four children died and 360 were seriously injured, most aged nine to ten.
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Lisbon
Porto de Moz
Catholic Action
Portugal
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Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Empire
Buckingham Palace
George Miller Defrat
Abyssinia
Addis Ababa
Aster
Toba
Edward VII
Henry VIII
Holy Roman Empire
Charles V
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