Military Man Heads Czech Cabinet In Crisis
President Eduard Benes urged the army to shield Czechoslovaks from unfriendly elements as General Jan Syrovy formed a cabinet to confront Sudetenland surrender anger. The new government, described as orderly and experienced, is led by the army’s inspector general but labeled not a military regime.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Jan Syrovy
Syrovy
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Milan Hodza
Hitler
War
Austria
Hodza
Kamil Krofta
Sudetenland
Benes
Surovy
Spain to Withdraw All Foreign Volunteers in Civil War
Premier Negrin announced Spain will immediately withdraw all foreign volunteers and those who became Spanish nationals since July 1936. The move aims to show non intervention is upheld and avoids blame for foreign involvement in Spain.
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Geneva
Juan Negrin
League of Nations Assembly
Spain
International Committee For Non-Intervention
London
Negrin
International Brigade
Mackenzie- Papineau
League
Britain
Mount police veteran group names Vancouver honorary president
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veterans Association of Vancouver elected Commissioner S. T. Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as honorary president. His father, Inspector Zachary Wood, led veterans in 1898 to guard a $150,000 gold shipment in Skagway, Alaska.
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Vancouver
S. T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veterans’ Association of
Wood
Zachary Wood
Skagway
Alaska
Brother of Louis Riel Dies in Winnipeg
Alex Riel, last surviving brother of Louis Riel and organizer of the 1885 Northwest rebellion, dies in Winnipeg. He was born in the St. Vital district and lived there his entire life, though he did not participate in the rebellion.
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Winnipeg
Alex Riel
Louis Riel
Mr. Riel
St. Vital
Grain from Alberta ships east as coast terminals fill
Grain terminals on the Pacific coast are at capacity, so Alberta wheat trains move east to the head of the lakes. The Canadian Wheat Board says Alberta shipments will still be paid on Vancouver basis while grain moves east for now. Alberta car loadings total nearly 12,000 this year, up sharply from 1937, with Calgary facilities strained and a single day saw 400 cars dispatched.
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Calgary
Pacific Coast
Alberta
Head
Narrow Escape Near Creston Heavy Freight Derails
Fourteen cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight carrying lead and zinc concentrates left the tracks six miles west of Creston B C. A broken flange on a zinc concentrates car caused the derailment. Three transients aboard jumped as two cars plunged 30 feet down an embankment toward the highway. No injuries reported.
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Creston
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kootenay
Local Engineer John P Hunter Dies in Grand Forks
John P Hunter, a locomotive engineer for 34 years with the Canadian Pacific Railway Kootenay division, died in hospital in Grand Forks B C. He began as a wiper in 1904 and became an engineer in 1905, after joining the railway in 1904.
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Grand Forks
B.C
John P. Hunter
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Kootenay
Hunter
Postponed Trials Stop Eyston’s Record Bid at Bonneville
Captain George Eyston of London drove the Thunderbolt at Bonneville Salt Plaza Utah but faced motor trouble and postponed a bid to raise the world speed record of 357.5 mph. His official speed reached 349.85 mph before damage to the racer ended further attempts for the year.
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Bonneville Salt Plaza
Utah
George Eyston
London
Eyston
Eden Warns World Faces War If Crisis Deepens
Former foreign secretary Anthony Eden told an English speaking union dinner in Stratford on Avon that retreat only widens confusion. He warned that optimistic forecasts are unfounded and urged Britain to stand firm for liberty and law to avert a final calamity. He cited Mr Hull on peace with justice and warned the crisis is deteriorating.
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Stratford-on-Avon
England
Anthony Eden
Mr. Eden
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Mr. Hull
United States
Ottawa cabinet weighs Canada United States trade proposals
The Canadian mission’s proposals from Washington on revising the Canada United States trade agreement were reviewed by the cabinet council with no details released. After the meeting, Minister T A Crerar said negotiations were pretty well advanced but gave no signing timeline. Simultaneous Anglo American talks may affect the pace. Mackenzie King is improved after sciatica.
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Ottawa
Washington
T. A. Crerar
Natural Resources
Mackenzie King
Canada
United States
Lethbridge Sets Grain Marketing Record
All time grain marketing record set on the Lethbridge division of the Canadian Pacific. Farmers delivered 1 177 000 bushels of wheat and 8 000 bushels of other grains on Sept 19, totaling about 35 310 tons and roughly 800 car loads or 23 train loads to shift to the main line.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Pacific
Gold shipments surge to record levels in September
New York reports an additional 15.8 million dollars in foreign gold arriving in September, bringing total U S shipments to 112.518 million. Banking circles call this a new high for the period since the movement began weeks ago, with the surge driven by the central European crisis.
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New York
United States
Europe
New Moderator Elected for United Church of Canada
Rev John W Woodside of Chalmers United Church Ottawa was elected moderator succeeding Rt Rev Peter Bryce now at Metropolitan United Church Toronto.
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Toronto
John W. Woodside
Chalmers United Church
Ottawa
United Church of Canada
Peter Bryce
Metropolitan United Church
Windsor Instructor Vows to Keep Working After Inheritance News
Norval McKim, a Windsor public schools training instructor aged 52, reacts to a court ruling granting him and his sister Judgen Ball each a share of 110000 from the estate of William T. Hind. The late Robert McKim, Norval’s father, was awarded the estate by a Regina court. McKim quips that he would be impressed only if cash was in hand.
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Windsor
Ont
Windsor Public Schools
Norval McKim
McKim
Judgen Ball
Tillsonburg
William T. Hind
Moosomin
Sask
King's Bench Court
Regina
Robert McKim
Norval
Roumania Seeks Allied Stand Against Germany
Roumania anxious over Germany's eastern push seeks Britain and France's firm policy on resisting the Reich. Bucharest would align its direction only after such a ruling, with Soviet aid viewed as risky and Italy seen as a German vassal.
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Bucharest
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
France
Roumania
Italy
Eastern U S Hurricane Devastates Seven States and Canada
A massive hurricane sweeping through seven states and into Canada killed about 429 people across Rhode Island Massachusetts New York Connecticut New Hampshire New Jersey Vermont and Quebec with further losses expected. The storm caused widespread destruction disrupting power lines and communications and prompting evacuations along the New England coast.
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New York
Canada
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Vermont
Quebec
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
New York City
North America
Charles L. Mitchell
New England
Providence
R.I
Weather Bureau
William M. Wolfe
United States Coastguard
Moriches
Easthampton
Long Island
New Haven
Hartford
Boston
South Shore
Britain launches plan to remodel League of Nations
Geneva reports Britain aims to reshape the League to attract Germany and other former members. Prime Minister Chamberlain may discuss Germany's return in talks with Hitler. Richard Butler urges immediate separation of the league covenant from the Versailles treaty, removing punitive obligations and stigma.
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Geneva
Great Britain
League of Nations
Germany
Chamberlain
Godesberg
Adolf Hitler
Britain
League Assembly
Richard Austen Butler
League
Versailles
Butler
Revision of Soviet policy signals shift from Europe to Asia
Diplomatic observers foresee drastic changes in Soviet foreign policy as pressure over Czechoslovakia could push Moscow to reduce influence in Western Europe and seek dominance in Asia. Izvestia warns that Czechoslovakia’s fate mirrors France, while Pravda hints Britain and France may face Asian repercussions if central Europe moves toward German hegemony.
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Moscow
Europe
Asia
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Izvestia
France
Roumania
Danubian
Poland
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Britain
Central
Africa
Pension Delays Blamed on Office Focus by Doctor
Capt. C. P. Gilman of Ottawa, Dominion adjustment officer of the Army and Navy Veterans' Association, told delegates at the association convention that pension doctors often focus on office files rather than conducting proper physical examinations, hampering disabled ex-servicemen seeking pensions.
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Winnipeg
C. P. Gilman
Ottawa
Dominion
Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Association
No French School Blocked by Calgary Board
A request from French-speaking ratepayers to open a French school for French Catholic children was refused by the Calgary separate school board several months ago after a committee petitioned for the facility.
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Calgary
Dominion leased Vancouver grain terminal to Alberta pool
The No 2 terminal grain elevator at Vancouver owned by the Dominion government was leased by the Alberta wheat pool. Lew Hutchinson, chairman of the pool's board, announced the facility has a capacity of 1,654,000 bushels.
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Calgary
Vancouver
Dominion Government
Alberta Wheat Pool
Lew Hutchinson
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