Hauptmann Arrest Ties Lindbergh Kidnap Case to Evidence
New York police report the arrest of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the Lindbergh case. Authorities recount the ransom bills found in the East River Savings Bank and Park Avenue, a gas station, and a Fordham shoe store, plus $13 750 hidden at the Hauptmann home. Hauptmann admits passing some certificates but denies ransom knowledge.
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Bruno Pichard Hauptmann
New York
Jersey
Department of Justice
St. Raymond's Cemetery
East River Savings Bank
Amsterdam Avenue
96Th Street
Corn Exchange Bank
Park Avenue
125Th Street
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Yorkville
Tremont
Hauptmann
Fordham
John Murphy
Frank Dunn
James Petrosini
New York Police Department
Wallace
New Jersey State Police
Turo
Saxony
Germany
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Arctic expedition reaches Craig Harbor post
Canada 1934 eastern Arctic expedition reaches its most northerly objective at Craig Harbor Ellesmere Island. Wireless despatches report the SS Nascoote with the Dominion government party arriving at the far northern post.
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Ottawa
Canada
Arctic
Craig Harbor
Ellesmere Island
Department of the Interior
SS. Nascoote
Dominion
Donnell Named Dominion Carilloneur at Ottawa
Robert J. Donnell of Guelph has been appointed Dominion carilloneur in Ottawa for one year during Percival Price’s absence. Price, 1934 Pulitzer Prize winner, leaves for Switzerland for a year of study.
Meisner Surrenders in Kidnapping Case and War Denounced
Meisner surrendered to Detroit detectives denying involvement in the John Labatt kidnapping and offering witnesses to prove he was in Cincinnati. The other suspect is Albert Pegram of Montreal. Separately, Canada's Church of England synod narrowly denounced war as a means to settle international disputes despite some dissent. Archdeacon Scott recalled General Currie's wartime appeal urging veterans to oppose war.
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Chereh
Eng
Labatt
Detroit
David Meisner
John Labatt
Ontario
Meisner
Cincinnati
John Hoffman
Special Investigation Squad
Hoffman
Albert Pegram
Montreal
General Synod of the
Church of England
Canada
W. H. Davison
J. E. Jones
Toronto
Lambeth Conference
E. E. Richards
Victoria
F. G. Scott
Quebec
Richards
Arthur Currie
Archdeacon Scott
Communist MPs Arrested After Queen Wilhelmina Speech
Three Communist members of parliament shouted insults after Queen Wilhelmina finished her throne speech in The Hague. Police escorted the MPs to prison by a secret route as an angry mob gathered. It marked the first time Dutch MPs were arrested during a session.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Circus Lion Breaks Free in Richmond Parade Chaos
A circus lion escaped its cage during a Richmond parade, dragging a horse and charging crowds on North Boulevard while spectators retreated. The animal fled several blocks before guards shot it dead after Patrolman John Robert Paul fired five times. The beast sought refuge at Hawkins Johann sheet metal works. police later ended it with a final shot.
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Richmond
Lon
Liberty
North Boulevard
John Robert Paul
Hawkins-Johann
Canadian Fisheries Association names officers at 19th convention
J. C. Eckman from Vancouver and John Dybhaven of Prince Rupert BC were named vice presidents, Captain Frederick W. Wallace of Montreal was elected president. A resolution urged the Dominion government to grant 100000 dollars for newspaper advertising to grow Canada's home fish market. Canada’s annual fish week runs October 29 to November 3.
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Montreal
J. C. Eckman
Vancouver
John Dybhaven
Prince Rupert
B.C
Canadian Fisheries Association
Frederick W. Wallace
Dominion
Canada
Criticism of New York Lottery Proposal Draws Fire
A broadside of criticism targeted New York City plans to fund relief through new taxes and a municipal lottery. Threats of legal action against the lottery were raised. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia acknowledged a lottery faces about one chance in ten of being legalized.
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New York
F. H. Laguardia
Doukhobors fined in Nelson fire-fighting case
Eight of eleven Doukhobors arrested for failing to fight forest fires were fined 25 dollars or jailed for one month. Three who presented doctors certificates were dismissed. They appeared before Stipendary Magistrate John Cartmel in Nelson British Columbia.
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Nelson
B.C
John Cartmel
McMillan named assistant to CPR vice president general manager
Announcement by H. J Humphrey confirms N M McMillan as assistant to the vice president and general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal.
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Montreal
N. M. McMillan
Canadian Pacific Railway
H. J Humphrey
Prince Arrives in Ceylon for Victoria Centenary
Enthusiastic scenes greet the arrival of the Duke of Gloucester aboard the Sussex in Colombo Ceylon as he proceeds to join Australia centenary celebrations.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Duke of Gloucester
Sussex
Victoria
Australia
Bennett planned unemployment insurance in Canada
Montreal reports Premier R. B. Bennett aiming to launch an unemployment insurance plan upon returning from Europe. Ward C. Pitfield, elected Montreal Conservative Association president, praised the actuarial scheme and urged provincial assent, noting provinces’ control over civil rights and mortgage legislation as a hurdle.
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Montreal
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Europe
Ward C. Pitfield
Montreal Conservative Association, Inc
Pitfield
Mr. Pitfield
Twickenham Studios Expansion Aims to Boost British Films
Julius Hagen says the enlarged Twickenham studios, equipped with underwater filming gear, mark a serious push for British pictures. He spent 2 million dollars to outfit the facility, with six major films planned and about 5 million dollars likely to be spent in the first year.
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London
Twickenham Studios
Julius Hagen
Twickenham
England
Hagen
Refugees Flee Flooded Taokow as Government Proposes Relocation
Thousands of bedraggled refugees flood Taokow after Yellow River floods devastate homes in Hopei and Henan. Officials consider moving river valley residents to unsettled Suiyuan for rehabilitation while rescue work proceeds slowly. Changyuan remains an island as flood waters surround the city.
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Taokow
China
Yellow River
Suiyuan
Hopei
Henan
Changyuan
Creamery Survey Launched in Alberta by Key Agencies
Beginning in Calgary and Edmonton a creamery survey is launched under the dairy branch of the province the University of Alberta and the Dominion department of agriculture. The study aims to determine butter manufacturing costs in Alberta and the costs of trucking or delivering cream supplies.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Provincial Dairy Branch
University of Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Sheila MacDonald Planned Return via Canada Trip
Miss Sheila MacDonald daughter of Premier Ramsay MacDonald left London on September 1 for Melbourne to attend the Melbourne and Victoria state centenary. She will return to England by way of Canada according to advices received by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company.
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Vancouver
Sheila MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Melbourne
Suez Canal
Victoria
England
Canada
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
No Lives Lost In Fire In Name Alaska
Report states two Eskimos feared dead in the $3,000,000 Monday blaze are safe. Authorities confirm no fatalities from the fire.
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Name
Alaska
Morro Castle Inquiry Reveals Engine Disobedience
In New York an inquiry details that a last order from the bridge to the engine room could have kept the Ward liner Morro Castle circling the ocean. The engine crew put engines in neutral. MIT cadet William Wesley Tripp and fourth officer Howard Hansen testified on the voyage from Havana and Captain Willmott’s death from indigestion amid the blaze.
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Havana
Morro Castle
New York
Faming Ward
United States Department of Commerce
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Wesley Tripp
Robert R. Willmott
Howard Hansen
Calgary Plebiscite Rejects Dominion Public Works Plan
Calgary property owners vote against a $180,000 Dominion financed public works program by a 5 to 1 margin as only 20 percent turnout. Voted against repairs to the horse show building for 15000, against an assembly hall and gym at Western Canada High for 95000, and against a public swimming pool for 70000. Mayor Davison seeks provincial support to repurpose the funds.
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Calgary
Andrew Davison
Edmonton
Alberta
Exhibition Grounds
Western Canada _ high school
Plot to overthrow Spanish republic exposed by government
Madrid reports the government disclosed a wide scale plot to topple the republic and establish a proletarian state through a bloody revolution. Plans included a general strike, sabotage, machine gunners hidden in trucks, attacks on officials, and takeover of arms plants at Oviedo and Trubia. Francisco Ordoñez provided key evidence.
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Madrid
Austria
Oviedo
Trubia
Ricardo Samper
Alcala Zamora
Spain
Zanota
Francisco Ordonez
Madrid University
League of Nations Feels Far East War Risk Diminish
Geneva reports indicate reduced war danger in the Far East as League delegates discuss ending the Chaco Boreal conflict. Russian officials privately claim improved Japan Russia relations and hint at possible returns by Japan and Germany to the League amid hopeful negotiations.
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Geneva
South America
League of Nations
Far East
Chaco Boreal
Japan
Russia
Germany
League
League Council
United States
Chaco
Austria
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
France
Rush To Nome Sending Supplies To Reach Fire Stricken City
Nome, Alaska plans a rapid relief push to rebuild the fire stricken city before Arctic ice blocks shipping. The Alaska Steamship Company halves freight rates for lumber, food, medical supplies leaving Seattle on the Dellwood for delivery.
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Nome
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Seattle
Dellwood
Bank Governor Pick Noted by British Official in Canada
Sir Edward R. Peacock, Canadian-born director of the Bank of England, praised the selection of G. F. Towers as governor of the central bank of Canada. Peacock arrived in Canada to visit his mother in Toronto and commented on the appointment during his stay.
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Quebec
G. F. Towers
Central Bank of Canada
Edward R. Peacock
Bank of England
Edward
Canada
Toronto
Runless Silk Stocking Claim From Halifax Scientist
Dalhousie University technician A. G. Sandoz announces a solution said to be a wash or rinse that can be applied to textiles to make fibres stronger and more elastic, claimed to produce a runless silk stocking for women.
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Halifax
A. G. Sandoz
Dalhousie University
Canada to issue new Bank of Canada notes
Canada will issue new Bank of Canada notes in about four months. The notes are reported to be six inches long and 27 inches wide, smaller than the current notes which measure 7% by 3% inches and U S notes at 65-16 by 211-16 inches.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bank of Canada
United States
Lodges Disbanded in Berlin Under Law Decree
Wilhelm Frick the interior minister issued a decree dissolving 13 Masonic lodges in Berlin. The government cited legal authority and offered no specific reasons for the action beyond the law allowing dissolution of lodges.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Frick
Interior
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Meisner Surrenders
Pau
Right Doukhobors
C.pr
Thomas White
Royal Commission On Maritime Rights
Maritime Provinces
Creamery Survey
Maxim Litvinoff
Louis Barthou
Barthou
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