Mob Hurtles Windows and Church Goods in Quebec City
A mob of 200 to 1,500 attacked a Christian Brethren meeting place in Hawinigan Falls Quebec. Twenty seven people reportedly died in fear upstairs as stones bottles ice and eggs pelted the scene. The crowd smashed plate glass windows and wrecked the chapel furniture including the pulpit after a member outside ridiculed the sect triggering the disturbance. Police Chief Lengval commented on the death toll?
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HAWINIGAN FALLS
Quc
Lengval
Flying Bixbys Complete Flight Despite Delays
Flying Bixbys wrap a globe circling flight landing in San Francisco at 3:66 am PST after a 10 day delay. Engine trouble near Calcutta and magneto issues in Tokyo prevented breaking the 73 hour 5 minute 11 second world record. The duo declined comment on a future attempt citing possible financial backing needs.
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AN FRANCISCO
Bill Odom
Calcutta
Tokyo
Bixbys
Rob
Dianna
Midway Island
German Ship Sighted Debris in Baltic Search Area
A German steamship reported sighting what appeared to be airplane wreckage in the Baltic Sea off Oeland island near Stockholm. The lead hints at a possible clue to the fate of a US Navy plane missing since last Saturday night in the Baltic region.
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Baltic Sea
Ocland island
United States navy
Baltic region
The Left Hand Corner Free Enterprise Town Speech
A historical note outlines a 1867 speech event titled The Left Hand Corner Free Enterprise Town Speech. It references a discussion of banking and enterprise themes framed by local civic discourse. The source suggests a period voice and asks readers to consider 19th century economic ideas.
Canadians surprised by pre Confederation bank count
A London Free Press article notes 1867 saw about 35 chartered banks in Canada with only 10 in Newfoundland. It traces bank failures before Confederation and growth after, citing Bank of Upper Canada and other events shaping sentiment toward Confederation.
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Canada
thcey
A. R. Ford
London Free Press
Newfoundland
Bank of Upper Canada
U S Spokesmen Predict Closures As Output Drops
The U S soft coal industry faces reduced output and rising unemployment with many mines closing. In 1947 soft coal mines produced 631 million tons. now a normal market is around 400 million. Estimates foresee 30 000 miners and 59 030 transport workers to lose jobs as oil gas and diesel erode coal demand.
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PITISBURGE
United States
National Coal association
NCA
James Poyd
United States Bureau of Mires
Jobless Miners Back to Work in Pass Forties
In Bellevue on April 13, 48 laid off Hullcrest Mohawk miners are being absorbed into other coal mines across the Pass, including Michel and Fernie. Current unemployment shows 240 men and 30 women registered out of work, with rapid declines expected as summer approaches. Coleman mines may run four days weekly, and strip mine output at Hillcrest Mohawk increases.
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BELLEVUE
CNP Bureau
Hullcrest- Mohawk
Pass
Michel
Fernie
Coleman
Dominion
Hillcrest-Mohawk
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Visit High River
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor made an unplanned stop at High River’s Memorial Centre before returning to Calgary. They arrived with W G Waddilove and local ranch figures, charming attendees and staff in blue jeans as a neighborly gesture amid a Calgary stay.
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Plyto
High River Memorial
Guy Weadick
High River
Calgary
Mr. Weadick
Memorial Community Centre
IGH RIVER
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
E.P
Pekisko
Palliser
Windsors
W. G. Waddilove
Raymond Clifford
Bar U Ranch
Douglas Newton
A. C. Newton
Building Strike Cripples BC Construction Projects
Victoria April 13. A strike by 71 workers at Evans Coleman and Johnson Ltd, a leading BC building materials supplier, halts work on public and private buildings. Delivery of supplies has dropped to a trickle, delaying millions in construction as negotiations stall and 500 tradesmen are sent home.
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VICTORIA
Evans, Coleman and Johnson Ltd
British
Secretary General Eyes Moscow Visit Over China Deadlock
The United Nations secretary-general may travel to Moscow to seek a breakthrough in the ongoing deadlock over China, aiming to secure progress through diplomatic talks with Russian officials. The move underscores UN diplomacy amid tense Cold War-era stalemates.
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United Nations
Moscow
China
Trygve Lie May Visit Moscow On UN Deadlock Talks
Lake Success N Y April 13 The UN secretary general Trygve Lie left open a possible trip to Moscow as part of his April 22 European tour He might take Konstantin Zinchenko the Russian deputy UN secretary general as a security council aide The talks would center on the China representation issue that has paralyzed the world body and sparked a crisis in the organization.
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Konstantin E Zincchenko
V. M. Molotov
minwter
Zinchenko
security council
Lie Lie
Moscow
world organization
ravest Cris.s
Pass Fears Floods As Snow Melts
BLAIRMORE April 13 The CNP Bureau reports rising concern that a May flood is likely due to heavy snowpack. Towns and the provincial government have begun dredging to mitigate damage, with considerable work already done in Cole.
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BLAIRMORE
CNP Bureau
Cole
Starts Sixth Year as President Truman Heads Forward
Washington reports Truman began his sixth year in office with renewed confidence after stepping into leadership in a time of crisis. Senators Lucas and Brewster weighed in, praising his readiness to push his own program while Republicans hope for his longevity rather than his agenda as the White House marks a routine anniversary.
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WASHINGTON
Harry S Truman
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scott Lucas
Illinois
senate
Owen Brewster
Maine
Truman
Russians Streaming Into Shanghai On Red Heels
Report from Hong Kong dated April 13 notes about 88 foreigners arriving from Communist China to Shanghai after a ban on foreign travel eased. The group, mostly civilian technicians and workers, says no Russians in military uniform were seen. arrivals claim Russians are offering superior housing in Shanghai, stirring local resentment among residents.
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ONG KONG
Shanghai
China
Reds
Hong Kong
sgllen
Shanzhai
Bert Saunders Dies After Alberta Highway Crash
Bert Saunders 62 of Blairmore and former Lethbridge resident died at Crow's Nest Pass Municipal hospital shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday, about 24 hours after his car plunged down a 50 foot embankment on No 3 highway near the Alberta-B.C. border. He was returning from a business trip to Michel, B C when the Plymouth rolled five times. Saunders, manager of Sartoris Motors Blairmore, survived by his widow Annie McCormick of Lethbridge. He had lived in Lethbridge, earlier led Hyde and Saunders Hayard Grain Company, and headed Alberta Knights of Columbus lodge.
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BLAIRMORE
CNP
A. C
Bert” Saunders
Lethbridge
Crow's Nest Pass
Alberta-B.C
Mr Saunders
Blairmere
Pass
Michel
B.C
Sartoris Motors
Sid Emery
Saunders
Mr. Saun
NEWS BULLETINS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
Quebec guards Conrad Asselin and Emmanuel Audet face manslaughter charges after a patient died at St. Michel Archangel Mental Hospital. Arthur Pare, 48, died April 5 following an alleged beating by staff. Edmontons contracts total over $900,000 for Winnifred to Taber and Lacombe to Tees road surfacing. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will visit Banff before continuing to Ottawa. Three workers injured in a drilling fire at Martin Well No 3 near Calmar, one in critical condition. Fort Frances coach Bob Ninnear says he has been fired as hockey final preparations begin in Winnipeg. Dagmar Kacerovska, 23, receives a 15-year sentence in Prague for high treason.
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QUEBEC
Conrad Asselin
Emmanuel Audet
St. Michel Archangel
Arthur Pare
eats
Quebec City
EDMONTON
department of public works
National Paving Company Limited
Calgary
Winnifred
Taber
Lacombe
Tees
Ponoka
Ole Mannix-O’Suaillivan Paving Company Limited
DUKE AND DUCHESS
BANFF CALGARY
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
tomerrow
Banff
Canadian Pacific Railway
Waterles
Ostarie Hockey
Jame
HIGH TREADON
PRAGUE
Czechoslovakia
Dagmar Kacerovska
United States
her
gemight
high trease
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Harry Befus
BRAZIL
Rio de Janeiro
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Baltic
Associated Press
TOCKHOLM
U.S
JIM BROOKE
Herald
Nobleford
Box
TRYGVIE LIE
Trygve Lie
USSR
Harry Truman
White House
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