Explosion mars visit of king and queen to Ulster
Deliberate mine near Belfast parade injures none but shatters windows and sparks further violence as King and Queen visit Ulster. Police uncover train-plot aims while thousands greet the royals aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert amid a heavy security display and widespread public support.
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Belfast
Northen Ireland
Brin
Dunville Park
Academy Street
Ireland
Belfast Lough
Northern Ireland
Lisburn Road
Free State
Fires menace timber stands near Grassy Lake Saskatchewan
Prince Rivert forest fires threaten valuable timber stands 100 miles northeast of here as Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources officials report. Additional fires burn in Candie Lake and Montreal Lake districts to the north.
Wheat Market Revival in Chicago Port Exports Commanded
The United States re enters the international wheat market after a two year gap amid the largest U S crop in six years and a decade’s worth of value Export boats depart Chicago with 188000 bushels bound for Europe via Montreal Argentine corn ships availability prompts wheat movement to Montreal First sale of southwestern wheat to Canada reported Domestic prices fall 14 to 29 cents a bushel versus Winnipeg despite transport costs
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Chicago
Europe
Montreal
Canada
Winnipeg
Kansas City
Disposal Of Livestock Regina Market Prices Winnipeg
Government officials announce a plan to move surplus livestock from drought areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta to Winnipeg markets with an initial price of a cent and a quarter for canners. The scheme aims to dispose of all stock immediately, accepting cattle from drought zones and likely moving 50 000 to 100 000 head under the plan.
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Regina
Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskashhewan
J. G Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Wheat treatment shows smut-free crop in Harwich trial
On J A McGeachy's Harwich township farm the hot water treatment to remove smut yielded a wheat crop with no disease while untreated grain showed smut signs. Harvests neared 50 bushels per acre for treated wheat and over 30 bushels for untreated, with heat and timing limiting final yields.
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Chatham
Ont
J. A. McGeachy
Harwich
McGeachy
Land donated for King George V Memorial in London
Sir Philip Sassoon announced the state will gift land valued at £80000 in Abingdon Street London for the King George V Memorial. The plan, awaiting parliamentary approval next session, includes a statue opposite Victoria Tower in the heart of the Empire as part of the national memorial.
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London
Abingdon Street
Philip Sassoon
Philip
Victoria Tower
Empire
Air Line Across North Pole Rumored by Soviet Leader
Soviet leader Kikbail Gromoff proposes a polar air route from Moscow to California via Canada and the United States within two years. Critical needs include a chain of radio beacons, notably in Canada's northwest region.
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North Pole
New York
Moscow
Canada
United States
Kikbail Gromoff
California
Canadian Northwest
Editor sees Japan plan to smash China
Victoria D G Crighton of the London Daily Telegraph said Japan aims to smash China after arriving from an Oriental trip. He cited Chinese troop clashes in the Peiping sector as the pretext for a Japanese push, noting Chiang Kai Shek's northern front could not deter stronger Japanese forces.
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London
Japan
Victoria
D. G. Crighton
London Daily Telegraph
China
Crighton
Peiping
Chiang-Kai-Shek
Rock slide disrupts CPR line near Field B C
Severe rain in the Rockies triggers a rock slide three miles east of Field Alberta cutting the Canadian Pacific Railway right of way for about 200 feet. Telegraph service was out for over an hour as Mount Stephen shed debris. Field lies roughly 30 miles from the Alberta border.
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Calgary
Rocky Mountains
Field
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alberta
Mount Stephen
Treaty Ratified On Pacific Salmon And Halibut Fisheries
Ottawa and Washington ratified conventions regulating Pacific coast sockeye salmon and halibut fisheries. International commissions to control and regulate them were provided. The agreements had already been approved by both parliaments, making the move largely formal.
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Ottawa
United States
Stand By The League London Great Britain's Armament Policy
Fort of Plymouth under-secretary for foreign affairs told the House of Lords that Great Britain's armament will never be used contrary to the League of Nations covenant. He affirmed continued government policy of League membership and strengthening the League through broader membership and loyal cooperation. Lent Davies urged two reform aims: moral reform to uphold law and order, and stronger League machinery to fulfill duties.
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London
Great Britamn
Plymouth
House of Lords
League
Davies
Dutch Airliner Crashes at Hal Near Brussels
A Dutch commercial airliner crashed near Hal Brussels during a Rotterdam Brussels Paris run. Ten passengers and five crew members perished including a stewardess. Initial reports cited a mid air explosion with possible causes including motor backfire or lightning strike. Survivors not reported.
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Brussels
Hal
Rotterdam
Paris
Get Work In Ontario Windsor Job Applicants Reach 20
Twenty men from Saskatchewan and Manitoba applied at Windsor employment bureau for work, superintendent A. J. Cooper says all were placed. Westerners find wage differences. harvest hands on the prairies earned $4 to $9 daily, while Ontario harvesters make $25 to $30 monthly, with some farmers paying more.
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Windsor
Gas proof shelters eyed for key London sites
Sir Philip Sassoon told the House of Commons that Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace and the houses of Parliament were surveyed to select gas proof and bomb proof shelters. Preparations for implementing the scheme are now under way.
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London
Philip Sassoon
House of Commons
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Parliament
Foreigners in Tientsin Brace for Firefights Barricades Rise
British French and Italian concessions throw up barricades to shield foreigners as Chinese and Japanese troops wage a surprise offensive in Tientsin. Stray bullets kill a French assegmented soldier and wound a Chinese constable. Japanese planes bomb areas to deter Chinese forces amid ongoing clashes near the east railway station and an air base. General Li Wen-Tiet says Chinese gendarmerie will adopt defensive action as Japanese pressure mounts.
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Tientsin
Japan
North China
Shines
East Railroad
Li Wen-Tiet
German Grain Stockpiling Amid Looming 1938 Shortage
Germany, facing reduced domestic wheat production and potential 1938 shortage, has stored grains including wheat and rye. Imports in the first five months reached over 72 million bushels costing about 20 million dollars, averaging 1.35 dollars per bushel, far above 1936 levels. Rye imports rose to nearly 3.5 million bushels from 0.5 million.
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London
Germany
B C Complaint Over Cattle Transport Costs to B C
Victoria Hon K M MacDonald BC agricultural minister sent a protest to Ottawa over alleged unfair treatment of BC farmers under the federal plan to pay half the transport costs for cattle. He said authorities did not offer free transport for cattle brought to British Columbia as they did for eastern purchases. Last year transport was provided both east and west.
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Victoria
Hon. K
MacDonald
British Columbia
Spain and rebels race toward civil war end in 1937
Vasencia reported foreign minister Tone Giral Pereira warned the urgent Spanish movement faces collapse within months. Italy and Germany dispatched more aid to General Francisco Franco as Madrid Valencia officials predicted the war could end before 1937’s close without decisive intervention.
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Spain
Tone Giral Pereira
Italy
Germany
Francisco Franco
Madrid-Valencia
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