German Planes Hit British Coast in Coastal Raids
German warplanes raided Britain's east coast from Scotland to the Thames estuary dodging fighters and guns while crowds watched. The tanker El Oso struck a mine in the Irish Sea with 36 crew saved. an Italian ship Traviata also sank after hitting a mine. The Leonard Pearce foundered in a collision and was later rescued.
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London
Scotland
Thames Estuary
Irish Sea
Britain
Eoso
Reuters
Rome
Leonard Pearce
Alberta Legislature Session Begins February 15
Premier Aberhart announced the next Alberta legislature session will start February 15. A provincial general election is expected this year, likely making this the last session for the present Social Credit government elected August 22, 1935. This would be the ninth session since 1935 with four regular sessions and four special gatherings so far.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
British Ambassador William Leeds Returns to London Amid Finland Crisis
Sir William Leeds, ambassador to Moscow, arrives in London with Lady Leeds for a supposed vacation. Political sources doubt a return to Moscow, as Soviet reporting indicates Russia is committed to continuing its Finnish campaign despite possible consequences.
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London
Sir William Leeds
Moscow
Lady Leeds
Sir William
Russia
William Leeds
Ammunition Recovered in Dublin Raids Across Border
Police raided areas along the Ejire-Northern Ireland border and seized 120000 rounds reportedly stolen by the Irish Republican Army. New raids in Meath and Kildare counties raised the total recovered to within 100000 of the 1000000 stolen December 23 from Phoenix Park Arsenal in Dublin.
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Dublin
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Meath
Kildare
Phoenix Park
Mistaken for spies halted three women en route to entertain troops
Bettie Bucknelle star of Aladin and two companions traveling to a theatre for the British expeditionary force were stopped by French detectives who questioned passports. An interpreter quickly clarified the situation, and they were released after police assistance.
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France
Bettie Bucknelle
Danish Volunteers Arrive to Aid Finland in War
The first company of Danish volunteers has reached Finland to support its Finnish neighbors against Soviet Russia's Red Army invaders, per National Tidende.
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Penhagen
Finland
National Tidende
Assailants Captured in Attempt on Phillips in Shanghai
Shanghai authorities announce the capture of three men who tried to assassinate C. Godfrey Phillips the British commissioner general and secretary of the council. Phillips escaped injury and left the scene after the attack.
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Shanghai
C. Godfrey Phillips
Council
Phillips
Ottawa recruits reinforcements for first Canadian Division
The Canadian Defence Department released details on recruiting a quota of reinforcements for the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force to begin training at centres across Canada as soon as possible. Recruits aged 19 filing ages 19 by April 15 and May 15 will be cleared from depots, with arrivals varying by centre staff and housing. Each quota includes tradesmen to replace losses in units.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
Defence Department
Canada
Hungary and Italy seek Balkans front against Russia
Hungary aims to unite with Italy to block Russian expansion in southeastern Europe and settle disputes with Roumania. King Carol to be pressed for a quick reply to Hungarian overtures while Csaky reports weekend talks with Ciano. If Roumania settles Transylvania grievances, Budapest and Rome pledge support against any Russian move in Bessarabia.
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Budapest
Italy
Europe
Hungary
Roumania
Balkans
Carol
Count Stephen Csaky
Crown Council
Count Ciano
Transylvania
Bessarabia
Canadian Air Officers Battle Training Methods in England
Three senior Royal Canadian Air Force officers have travelled to England to study Royal Air Force training procedures for possible adoption in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The officers are Air Commodore G O Johnson, Group Captain C M McEwen of Trenton, Ontario, and Group Captain L F Stevenson of Camp Borden, Ontario.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Royal Air Force
Canada
National Defence Department
G. O. Johnson
Air Council For Organization and Training
C. M. McEwen
R.C.A.F
Trenton
Ont
L. F. Stevenson
Camp Borden
Canada Watson Sask J H Riesen harvest record claim
Saskatchewan farmer J H Riesen of Watson district claims a national record for harvesting. He says he was first to harvest a grain crop in the first week of January, returning 16 bushels per acre from 100 acres of flax left in fall. A combine harvested the grain in January.
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Watson
Sask
J. H. Riesen
Canada
Beached German Mine Found Empty of Explosives
Danish authorities examining a beached German mine near Hjverig found it filled with stones instead of explosives. Naval circles speculate sabotage at German munitions plants or that German mine fields included dummies.
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Copenhagen
Hjverig Foud
Natonal Tidende
Alberta Credit Unions in Edmonton Report
Alberta has 23 active credit unions with 2 192 members. Hon E C Manning minister of trade and industry announces. Since 1938 about 84000 has been loaned to credit unionists. Total assets of all unions are 44449.91.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E. C. Manning
Minster of Trade and Industry
Stimson Urges U S Arms Export Ban To Japan
Henry L Stimson former secretary of state wrote to the New York Times urging Congress to bar export of arms munitions and raw materials to Japan. He argued American merchants supply ore steel and scrap iron for bombs and oil for aviation fuel, saying a policy reversal by Japanese leaders is needed to restore stability in eastern Asia.
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New York
Henry Lo Stimson
United States
New York Times
Congress
Japan
Eastern
Asia
Britain's New World Largest Minefield
Britain builds a vast sea minefield from Kinnaird's Head to the Thames to shield east coast shipping. The field, valued at about £30,000,000, links with another barrier closing the Dover Straits and extends 4 to 8 miles offshore, 30 miles wide in places, with mines at various depths for subs and surface raiders.
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Briiain
Kinnaird’s Head
Scotland
Thames
Barrale
Scandinavia
Praise for India’s War Effort By Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithgow the viceroy of India lauded Indian support for the Empire’s war drive at a luncheon. He hailed offers of men money and material as abundant and timely and warned that unity in India is the main political hurdle. He said Allied strength grows daily as the enemy weakens.
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Bombay
India
Lord Linlithgow
Faith in League of Nations Aid for Finland Grows
Geneva Rudolf Holsti Finland's League of Nations representative says Finland's plea for practical help against Russia is being realized aid comes as planes guns ammunition to fight the aggressor and medical supplies to heal the wounded The world will know the extent of aid after the war The Brazilian government offers to lend prestige to any private Finland aid effort Sixteen replies have been received from league members.
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Geneva
Rudolf Holsti
Finland
League of Nations
League
Russia
Holsti
Navy chief warns on Western Hemisphere defense
The United States Navy’s chief of operations said the fleet could not defend the Western Hemisphere comfortably against a coalition of have-not powers, signaling limits in regional security capacity.
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Washington
United States Navy
Western Hemisphere
War Loan Film Preview Calls Canadians to Invest
Ottawa releases a motion picture short titled Modern War Is Total War to persuade nationwide purchase of the first national war loan. Shown in 700 theatres, the film features Prime Minister Mackenzie King along with ministers Lapointe Rogers and Ralston in a discussion of the loan’s importance and Canada’s heavy munition and supply needs. Laborers, farmers, woodsmen, craftsmen and business people appear showing plans to participate.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
J. L. Ralston
Norman Rogers
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
U.S. Extends 10 Million Credit to Norway
The United States extends a ten million dollar credit to Norway to purchase American agricultural products manufactured goods and other supplies. Officials compare this aid to the ten million dollars advanced to Finland after Russia's move against her as part of a broader effort to bolster Scandanavia amid the Soviet invasion.
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Washington
United States
Norway
Scandinavia
Finland
Russia
Canada Guilded for War Loan Support in Montreal
Financial and industrial leaders in Quebec gathered at a luncheon to back Canada’s first war loan of the second Great War. Speakers including Hon. Charles Dunning Hon. J. L. Ralston and Rt. Hon. Ernest Lapointe urged public and private wealth to fund the effort emphasizing loan size liquid assets and Canada’s strong credit.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Charles Dunning
Britain
Mr. Dunning
Dominion Finance
Naonal Subscription Committee
J. L. Ralston
Ernest Lapointe
Justice
Spain Aids Finnish Cause With Arms Shipment
Paris dispatch says Russian weapons captured from Spanish Republicans are en route through France to Finland for use against the Red Army. Spain has sent tanks artillery and machine guns to Finland. Italy may send Italian materiel via France as Germany reroutes shipments amid bans. Twenty German officers head to Moscow to study Soviet production.
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Paris
Spain
France
Finland
Rome
London Daily Express
Franco
Germany
Italy
Europe
Reich
Paign
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Officers to Face Trial in Finland War Reports
Reports reach Norwegian and Finnish quarters that over 100 Soviet officers are recalled from the Finnish front to face trial before special courts of people's commissars. The Finns claim a 30 mile frontier strip east of Lake Kianta is free of enemy troops, while a last division of the Russian army corps is trapped near Suomussalmi Kukamma.
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Copenhagen
Lake Kianta
Kukamma
Suomussalmi
Leningrad
Karelian
German Rail System Declines Warned By Paris Experts
Paris experts report German railways in neglect with deteriorating rolling stock and lines. Observers who have flown over Germany note a fall in rolling stock from 70 000 cars in 1933 to a 50 000 car shortage in 1939.
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Paris
Germany
Aklavik Fire Destroys Royal Canadian Signals Quarters
Aklavik residents battled seven hours against an undetermined fire that consumed the living quarters of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals crew. Word reached Edmonton of the hard fight in bitter cold as the post lay damaged and the crew displaced.
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Edmonton
Aklavik
Arctic Post
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
German Funds Back Irish IRA Activity
Dublin correspondent reports intensified Irish Republican Army activity is financed partly by funds from German sources in the United States.
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London
Dublin
News Chronicle
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
United States
Lumber ships bound for Britain from British Columbia ports
Reliable sources report 50 to 60 ships were assigned to load lumber in British Columbia for United Kingdom ports. The exact pickup period was not disclosed.
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London
British Columbia
United Kingdom
China Among World's Largest Wheat Growers
China ranks as one of the top wheat producing nations, reflecting its extensive agricultural sector. The country cultivates vast acreages and contributes significantly to global wheat supplies, supported by diverse regional farming practices and evolving crop policies.
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United States Congress
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Denmark
Heligoland
North Sea
Dover
League For Help
U.S. Navy
New Jersey
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Roosevelt
Cromwell
Sity
Aid For
Mr. Ralston
B.C. Lumber
China
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