Hindenburg Disaster Rips German Airship Apart
The Hindenburg, world's largest airship, exploded and burned at the naval field near Laxzeburst New Jersey. Death toll reported at 33 of 97 aboard with 20 passengers and 44 crew survivors. theories cite static electricity from rain and rope contact or engine sparks as causes. The craft had left Frankfurt 76 hours 23 minutes earlier on its opening 1957 passenger season.
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Laxzeburst
Germany
American Zeppelin Company
Harry Brune
Limters
Naval Air Station
von Meister
Busy Days For Tweedsmuirs Active Program Until September
The governor general and Lady Tweedsmuir will tour Canada this year beginning with coronation ceremonies in London and a May 15 official dinner at Government House. They plan garden parties, a Western Ontario tour to May 22, two weeks in Quebec, and a June 23 CMA speech, followed by a long West and Northwest trip including the Calgary stampede and a Mackenzie River journey toward Akijavik. The trip may include a plane segment and ends with a return via Prince Rupert and the Skeena river Totem Pole preserve.
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Ottawa
Government House
Ontario
Womlbine Park
Toronto
the Citadel
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Canadian Medical Association
Calgary
Mackenzie River
Akijavik
Tweedsmuir Park
Bella Coola River
British Columbia
Alexander Mackenzie
Pacific
Montreal
Prince Rupert
Totem Pole
Skeena River
Royal visit schedule to Wales in July
The King and Queen will depart London on July 13 and visit Cardiff and Swansea the next day. On July 15 they travel to Aberystwyth to open the National Library of Wales buildings and then to Caernarvon where they are greeted by Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George at Caernarvon Castle.
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London
Wales
Cardiff
Swanaea
Aberystwyth
National Library of Wales
Caernarvon
David Lloyd George
Castie Constable
Train wreck in Nova Scotia kills several on two trains
A line of runaway coal cars plunged into the Ocean Limited near Springhill Junction and collided with the Montreal Halifax flyer. At least four were killed including engineer Clarence Bauer and J A Leblanc, with 25 passengers injured, four seriously, as cars toppled down a 25 foot embankment and one train car burst into flames.
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Springhill Junction
N.S
Canadian National Railways
Crack Ocean Limited
Clarence Bauer
Moncton
N.B
J A. Camille Leblanc
Alfred Leger
Maccan
Ernest Long
Leblanc
Dominion Troops To Mount Guard At Buckingham Palace
Dominion troops will Mount guard at Buckingham Palace for 24 hours marking a historic first. Canada will provide sentries Sunday noon to 6 pm, Australia will hold a full guard Monday for 24 hours, New Zealand Tuesday noon to 6 pm, and South Africa Thursday noon to 6 pm. Bands come from the Brigade of Guards. Indian troops may mount guard May 18.
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London
Dominion
Buckingham Palace
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
New Canadian Planes to Combat Smugglers on Atlantic
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will acquire four De Haviland Dragon Fly cabin biplanes as a new weapon against rum-runners on the Atlantic coast. One plane may base at Shediac New Brunswick with others at suitable maritime points. Each plane has a 130 horsepower engine and cruises about 200 miles an hour.
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Ottawa
Atlantic
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Shediac
N.B
Maritimes
Lady Mackenzie Dies in London
Cable from London reports the death of Lady Mackenzie wife of Sir Alexander Mackenzie former president of the Brazilian Traction Company She was formerly Mabel Blake daughter of the late Hon S H Blake.
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Toronto
Lady Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Brazilian Traction Company
London
Mabel Blake
S. H. Blake
Parole Boards Urged for Each Canadian Penitentiary
Rev J D Hobden of the John Howard Society urged the royal commission on Canada's penal system to establish a separate parole board for every penitentiary and to remove the military atmosphere from institutions. The commission will resume private hearings at the British Columbia penitentiary in New Westminster for about ten days. The proposal argues local boards provide closer contact with prison issues than Ottawa panels.
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Vancouver
Canada
Royal Commission
J. Dinnage Hobden
John Howard Socety
Joseph A. Archambault
Superior Court of
Quebec
R. W. Craig
K.C
Winnipeg
J. C MecRuer
Toronto
British Columbia
New Westminster
Here
Hobden
Ottawa
Nations Agree to Co operate on World Problems
London reports British and European co operation with the United States on world economic problems. Ambassador-at-large Norman Davis secured pledges from European statesmen and notes 22 nations signed the international sugar conference agreement to stabilize production and marketing. Davis hailed the talks as a model for future negotiations.
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London
Norman Davis
United States
Roosevelt
Davis
Governor General to Attend Calgary Stampede in Cowboy Regalia
Lord Tweedsmuir will arrive in Ottawa in western regalia for the Calnary stampede next July. Mayor Andrew Davison urged Him to wear a ten gal lon hat bright bandana kerchief and rest of the cowboy outfit. Government House staff say His Excellency is delighted and will enter into the stampede spirit.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Andrew Davison
Calgary
Government House
Ontario Surplus Report Highlights Hepburn Budget Figures
Premier Hepburn announced a surplus of $9,313,938 in Ontario's fiscal year ending March 31 and a substantial reduction in passenger auto license fees before October. The statement shows net ordinary revenue of $80,488,439 vs expenditures of $71,174,501, with direct employment relief at $13,270,057 and a budget surplus estimate of $7,343,000.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Hepburn
Immigration to Canada Drops to Two Year Low
Ottawa reports that immigration last year fell to 12,023 new arrivals, the lowest in two years and the smallest since Confederation. An additional 5,064 Canadians returned from the United States, with most newcomers settling in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Italy Moves to Expand Navy Under Rome Berlin Axis
Rome pledges an ocean going fleet as Mussolini unveils a 1937 38 budget plan. Admiral Cavagnari outlined building two 35 000 ton battleships already under construction at Genoa and Monfalcone and dockyards at Naples Spezia Ancona Leghorn Taranto seek contracts for additional battleships and flotillas.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Rome- Berlin
Mussolini
Domenico Cavagnari
Chamber of Deputies
Genoa
Mediterranean
Monfalcone
Adriatic
Naples
Spezia
Ancona
Leghorn
Taranto
Canada regains fifth in world trade for 1936
Canada returns to fifth place among the world’s trading nations in 1936 with total trade of 1,638,000,000. Exports rose 22.6 percent to 1,027,902,000 while 24 leading nations posted only a six percent rise. Britain United States Germany France lead the list.
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Ottawa
Canada
W. D. Euler
Great Britain
United States
Germany
France
Japan
Belgium
Netherlands
India
South Africa
Australia
Argentina
Free State Seeks Munitions Factory Tender, Kilkishen
The government invites bids from British and German munitions firms for Ireland's first factory at Kilkishen County Clare. Officials note German firms are also invited and the site has been surveyed by German engineers amid suspicions of a link to British rearmament plans.
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Dublin
Free State
Kilkishen
County Clare
Eden open to inquiry into Basque bombing
Foreign Secretary Eden signaled the government’s openness to an international inquiry into the Basque city of Guernica. He urged a neutral state led probe to examine the bombing and urged that Britain back a move by Spain to have the incident investigated by the 27 nation non intervention committee.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Guernica
Europe
Pablo de Azcarate
Germany
Refugees From Bilbao Sail To Bordeaux Under British Escort
Two Spanish liners the Habana and Izarra with about 5 000 women and children left the Biscayan war zone for refuge in France, escorted by the Royal Oak and two British destroyers. An insurgent cruiser and destroyer loomed, but withdrew as the ships headed for Bordeaux, with many children wearing name destination cards. The Habana bore Red Cross markings on its hull.
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Bilbao
Spain
France
Biscayan
Habana
Izarra
Bordeaux
Royal Oak
Almirante Cervera
Velasco
Red Cross
Curb Relief Demands Action From Government
Sir Edward Beatty, president of Canadian Pacific, urged at the annual meeting that strong government action is needed to curb relief expenditures rising despite revival. He warned the Duff commission’s cautions are being ignored and called for a logical, taxpayer friendly railway consolidation with political sponsorship.
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Montreal
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Duff Commission
Flood Relief Drive Gains $150 000 for Ontario Victims
Toronto officials report Red Cross contributions for western Ontario flood victims reached 150000 with a goal of 250000. The appeal continues as officials seek additional funds.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Red Cross Society
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Frankfort
Main
Tweedsmuirs
View-Kregal
Western Plains
Lady Pleabeth Paget
Queen Elizabeth
Lady Elizabeth Paget
Marquis of
Anglesey
Irish Free State
Britain
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