King Edward May Plan Empire Tour After Coronation
London reports a Daily Herald forecast that King Edward will tour the Empire after his coronation, with a nine to ten month itinerary including dominions and colonies. A possible accession ceremony in each Dominion capital and an imperial durbar in Delhi are noted.
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Daily Herald
Empire
Mary
Edward
York
Gloucester
Kent
Delhi
India
Buckingham Palace
Baldwin
Anthony Eden
King George
Windsor
King Award
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Maxim Litvinoff
Train derailed by snowslide in Japan kills twenty three
A snowslide east of Yamagata in northern Japan derailed a train, killing 23 and injuring 63 as three coaches slid over a cliff. The Cheltenham flyer in the United Kingdom recently logged its 1,000th run at a record speed of 713 miles per hour.
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Tokyo
United Kingdom
Power Firms Seek Federal Disallowance of Ontario Legislation
The Dominion government was asked to disallow Ontario legislation that cancelled contracts between the Ontario hydro commission and Quebec hydro electric companies. Montreal Light Heat and Power Consolidated filed the application on behalf of Beauharnois Power Corporation with Deputy Minister W Stuart Edwards in Ottawa. The move marks Beauharnois first action against the cancellation as Ottawa Valley Power bondholders pursue a Toronto action to strike down the act as ultra vires. The disallowance could be ordered without hearings.
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Federal
Rat
Ontario
Ottawa
Beauharnois
Ottawa Valley Power Corporation
Toronto
Department of Justice
Roosevelt seeks 2.25 billion for soldiers bonus funds
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a 2,249,178,375 appropriation to meet the soldiers bonus. The veterans bureau estimated 2,237,000,000 needed for cashing the bonus with the rest for admin costs. Industrial groups and brokers moved to profit from the payout while the American Legion cautioned veterans against early pledges. Washington weighed tax implications of funding the bonus and the end of AAA taxes.
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Washington
United States Congress
Speaker Burns
Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion
New York
Burns
Riddell to Return to Geneva After Ottawa Clarification
Montreal reporting that Dr Walter A Riddell Dominion of Canada advisory officer to the League of Nations will return to Geneva. He will retain his post held for several years after officials said a recent sanction episode was due to a misunderstanding.
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Walter A. Riddell
Montreal
Dominion of Canada
League of Nations
Mackenzie King
Gazette
Ottawa
Tribute Of News Vendors In Montreal Mourning King
On January 28 Montreal news vendors observed King George I's death with quiet tribute. Vendors stayed home or joined mourning throngs in city churches while citizens bought papers in hotels restaurants or newspaper offices.
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Montreal
George I
British Army Flyers Killed in Sudan Crash
Three British army fliers were killed when their plane crashed near Port Sudan in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the air ministry announced. Names given: Flying Officer Sylanus George Gonnoly, Lieut. Frank Vaughan and Under-Officer Frank Campling.
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Uondon
Port Sudan
Sudan
Air Ministry
Sylanus George Gonnoly
Frank Vaughan
Frank Campling
Canadian family speaker dies after Christmas broadcast
William Clement Richardson, 57, Ottawa city weighmaster and former Hazeldean farmer, who spoke for Canadian families on the Christmas Day Empire broadcast with King George, died January 25, exactly a month after his participation. He was buried the same day as his sovereign.
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Canada
King George
William Clement Richardson
Hazeldean
Here
Richardson
Duchy of Cornwall Revenues Not to Go to Duke of York
Canadian Press learns there is no basis for rumors that King Edward plans to divert Duchy of Cornwall revenues to his brother the Duke of York. Decision will take time and depend on Parliament action, with civic changes likely needed.
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Duchy of Cornwall
London
Edward
Duke of York
Duke of Cornwall and
York
Wheat Conference Called To Promote Use Of Canadian Wheat
Hon W D Euler minister of trade and commerce invited grain growers dealers exporters the wheat board cooperative producers and millers to confer February 25 in Winnipeg on promoting sale and use of Canadian wheat. The conference aims at sustained action to promote sale and use without focusing on the current surplus but on the long term outlook.
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Ottawa
W. D. Euler
Queen Mary thanks nation for sympathy after King George death
London Queen Mary issued from Buckingham Palace a message of gratitude to the people of the United Kingdom and the empire for the sympathy shown after the death of King George. She expresses deep thanks, notes personal sorrow, and urges continued loyalty as her son ascends the throne.
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London
Mary
Buckingham Palace
United Kingdom
Empire
George
National unemployment relief commission delayed by parliament
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the establishment of a national commission on unemployment and relief will be delayed until Parliament can plan the necessary legislation and appropriations. The move was intended for the first measures to be laid before the house.
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Jon
Ottawa
National Commission On Unemployment and
Mackenaie King
Crowds Injured at London Funeral Prompt Tightened Plans
Officials criticized after 10000 injures as crowds gathered for King George's funeral. Duke of Norfolk and Police Commissioner order reports from procession route superintendents to plan coverage for King Edward's coronation next year. Rapid influx of visitors from suburbs and 2,000,000 transit riders blamed for disturbances. authorities seek lessons to prevent repeats.
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London
George
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
Philip Game
King Edward
Nations Extend Boycott to Deserter States
Geneva reports sanctions leaders are widening the Italy boycott to Austria Hungary and Albania. A League of Nations committee noted Britain buys Yugoslavian goods formerly from Hungary. Most league members maintain Italy sanctions, with questionnaires planned to map Italy's trade trends.
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Geneva
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Albania
League of Nations
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
League
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