Gas Explosion in Texas School Tragedy
New London Texas suffers a catastrophic gas explosion at a school in the East Texas oil belt. About 700 pupils and 40 teachers were in the building. hundreds are killed or injured and chaos ensued as rescue efforts and martial law were imposed.
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Texas
New London
United States
London
East Texas
Dallas
Troy Durangail
James V. Allred
National Guard
Red Cross
Acore
W. C. Shaw
Henderson
BC police end border license checks at Alberta entry
Victoria announces the police will stop stopping motorists at the Alberta border to verify licenses. Large signs will be placed at Crow's Nest entry points directing drivers to report to the nearest police office for license checks.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Alberta
Sloan
Crow’s Nest
Manitoba Health Plans Address Feeble Minded Children Rise
In Manitoba the department of health reviews ways to handle the growing number of feeble minded children. Minister Hon. LB Griffiths stated this in the legislature.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Department of Health
LB Griffiths
Eldorado to Build Arctic Fuel Line to Bear River
Gilbert LaBine, Eldorado Mining director, confirms a sub Arctic pipeline will run the full Bear River rapids length to move fuel oil for Eldorado. The line, about miles, to be completed when weather allows, with Eldorado adding diesel electric capacity and a new horsepower unit this summer.
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Toronto
Ont
Edmonton
Bear River
Eldorado Gold Mines, Limited
Gilbert LaBine
Eldoradio
Eldorado
Imperial
Norman
Great Bear Lake
Coronation Choir selections announced for Canada
At least 20 Canadian singers will join the coronation choir for London events. Sir Ernest MacMillan of the Toronto Conservatory of Music is asked by Prime Minister Mackenzie King to survey available Canadian voices. Western representatives are named for handling applications: Saskatchewan, Arthur Collingwood. Alberta, Vernon Barford. British Columbia, Stanley A. Blight.
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Toronto
Empire
London
Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Mackenzie King
Canada
Saskatchewan
Arthur Collingwood
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Alberta
Vernon Barford
Anglican Cathedral
Edmonton
British Columbia
Stanley A. Blight
Vancouver
Report On Relief Camps Ottawa
Defence Minister Ian Mackenzie tabled in the House of Commons a final report on relief camps closure. By February 29, 1936, 20 467 men remained in camps with 8 125 in railway work 641 in farm work 3 376 in other jobs and 504 medically unfit.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Defence
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence Department
Alberta Finances Under Canadian Bank Probe
Three Bank of Canada officers led by Alex Skelton arrived in Edmonton to examine Alberta's financial position. J R Beattie and J J Deutsch accompany the inquiry, expected to last at least two weeks and mirror methods used in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Deanna Durbin to be named honorary colonel of the Canadian Legion Los Angeles branch in Hollywood.
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Edmonton
Bank of Canada
Alberta
Alex Skelton
J. R. Beattie
J. J Deutsch
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Hollywood
Cal
Deanna Durbin
Canadian Legion
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Toronto
Record cattle loading in Saint John sets Canadian port pace
Shippers report an all time Canadian port loading record with 211 head of cattle loaded on a freighter in 27 minutes at Saint John New Brunswick. Officials expect the speed to stand across Canadian ports.
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Saint John
N.B
Canadian Mining Institute Names Hon Michael Dwyer President
Hon Michael Dwyer minister of mines for Nova Scotia was introduced as the institute president for 1937 at the Montreal convention. He will take office in April. A planned address to Premier Maurice Duplessis was cancelled due to the premier's busy schedule. Dr J A Allan of Edmonton and others opposed a proposed reorganization to create a professional section, noting the institute is not an engineering society or trader group.
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Montreal
Michael Dwyer
Nova Scotia
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
J. A. Allan
Edmonton
Allan
Aid From Japan In Spain Could Help Franco
London reports a Manchester Guardian diplomatic correspondent says Japanese officers are aiding the Spanish rebels. The note adds Franco’s incompetence is worsened by lukewarm foreign volunteers, including Italians and Germans, and that German authorities struggle to recruit genuine volunteers.
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London
Spain
Manchester Guardian
Franco
Africa
Grman
Wheat Probe Sessions 10 to Resume Soon
Ottawa informed counsel that the Turgeon royal grain commission will resume hearings in Vancouver on Wednesday March 31 after adjournments for holidays. The inquiry, begun December 1, seeks to study all grain trade aspects with focus on foreign markets for Canadian wheat and flour.
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Winnipeg
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
Ottawa
Vancouver
W. F. A. Turgeon
Regina
T. W. Grindley
J. E Coyne
Commission
West
Calgary
Edmonton
Canada
Justice Turgeon
J. L. Ralston
K.C
Montreal
Deterrent To Crime Ottawa
A Commons committee chaired by George W. McPhee recommends retention of hanging in capital cases. It finds the rope as swift as the lethal chamber and equally deterrent. The report, tabled after Dr. J. K. Blair’s bill, calls for no change amid cited execution errors.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
George W. McPhee
Lib
Yorkton
J. K. Blair
Wellington North
Alberta's Lieutenant Governor Dies After Illness
Hon. Philip Carteret Hill Primrose, 73, who became lieutenant governor of Alberta on Oct. 1, 1936, died at government house after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 23, 1864 in Pictou Nova Scotia, he studied at Royal Military College Kingston and later joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, serving as inspector at Regina during the North West rebellion.
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Edmonton
Philip Carteret Hill Primrose
Alberta
Government House
Col. Primrose
Pictou
N.S
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Regina
Italian Troops in Cadiz Report Spurs Allied Probes
London reports confirm inquiries into a large force of Italian soldiers said to have landed at Cadiz in an Italian ship on March 5. Eden told Parliament he had received these notices. Britain and France were said to be offered concessions in Spanish Morocco by the insurgents, a proposal deemed out of the question.
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London
Great Britain
Rome
Spain
Eden
House of Commons
Cadiz
France
Morocco
Mechanized Units in Egypt Test British Strike Power
In the desert southeast of Hebouan 8000 British troops fought two mock battles aided by planes and tanks. The maneuvers marked the first major test of mechanized units and included Egyptian officers taking executive roles in British operations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mussolini
Italy
Libya
Hebouan
Marketing Plan for Wheat Targets Government Policy
Ottawa faces critiques in Parliament as ministers defend the 1935 Wheat Board Act and the Turgeon royal commission. Dispute centers on minimum price provisions and the board’s delivery rules for the 1936 crop, with Conservative leaders arguing an overreach and possible repeal without authority.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
House of Commons
W. F. A. Turgeon
E. E. Perley
Qu’Appelle
House
Committee of Ways and Means
R. B. Bennett
Wheat Board
Mr. Bennett
Gardiner
Transport Bill Defeated in Senate in Party Line Vote
The transport bill was killed on third reading 30 to 18 as Conservatives opposed and Liberals supported. Only one Conservative joined the Liberals, with two Liberals voting against. Transport Minister C D Howe said no revival this session. The measure would have expanded the board of railway commissioners to cover shipping, aviation, and interprovincial traffic, but was defeated after weeks of consideration. The Senate adjourned to March 30.
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Ottawa
Senate
George Lynch- Staunton
Hamilton
D. E. Riley
High River
William Duff
Antigonish-Guysboro
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Leo Dandurand
Arthur Meighen
Dandurand
Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
Board of Transport
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Meighen
Senate Railway Committee
Head of the Lakes
Father Point
British Army Plans for 1927 Budget and Expeditionary Readiness
Alfred Duff Cooper tells the House of Commons that Britain must keep an expeditionary force ready to serve anywhere at short notice. He outlines army estimates totaling £82,174,000 for 1927, up £26,293,000 from 1936, stressing the Empire’s aim to preserve peace and the army’s duty to mankind.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
House of Commons
Duff Cooper
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Ski Club
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