Plan to separate Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land
A British plan proposes partitioning Palestine into Jewish and Arab states. It envisions a Jewish state along the northern coast with a coastal panhandle, an Arab state including Trans-Jordan areas, and international guarantees. Military conventions and minority protections would accompany the treaties, with immigration capped and land sale restrictions during transition.
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Holy Land
Trans- Jordan
Palestine
Zionist Organization
Trans-Jordan
United Kingdom
League of Nations
Panhandle
Lake of Tiberias
Beisan
Megiddo
Maritime Plain
Rehovot Fot
Ancient Indian girl's skeleton found near Treesbank
Stuart Criddle, Treesbank museum director, unearthed a circa 2000 year old Indian girl's skeleton five feet beneath the surface near Treesbank, about 120 miles west of Winnipeg, now housed at the Manitoba Museum, with well preserved bones.
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Treesbank
Here
Manitoba Museum
Stuart Criddle
Francoist Offensive Near Madrid Forces Heavy Battle
Government troops launched one of the war's heaviest offensives to break insurgent lines on Madrid's western front. About 25 000 government troops moved against insurgents near Navalcarnero, while Villanueva de la Canada fell and Brunete remained disputed. Government claims said Francoist lines buckled south of Bacorial as insurgent supply routes were targeted.
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Gover
Hendaye
Madrid
Iran
Excorial
Navalcarnero
Villaneuva de la Canada
Jose Mias
Brunete
West Central
Bacorial
Francisco Franco
Paso de Campo
University City
Ten Thousand War Veterans to Gather in Brantford
A tent city for 10 000 Great War veterans from Canada and the United States will rise at Agriculture Park Brantford July 31 to host part of the 25 000 veterans expected for the ex-imperials convention and reunion. The camp known as Salisbury will run July 31 to Aug 2 with streets named after great battles and James Cook as camp commandant. Members of Black Watch Royal Navy South African Old Contemptibles Fourth and First Battalions and other units will be under canvas, with at least 70 Imperial army regiments represented.
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Brantford
Canada
United States
Agriculture Park
Salisbury
James Cook
Black Watch
Royal Navy
Old Contemptibles
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Imperial Army
Edmonton to Great Falls inaugural air service test flight
W Leigh Brintnell of Mackenzie Air Service piloted a test flight over the Edmonton to Montana route. He flew 1 000 miles round trip to Great Falls and back, plus a 200 mile Edmonton to Calgary leg in one hour five minutes. Brintnell said delivery of twin motored craft at 200 mph will start this route when available. The Beechcraft test landed in Edmonton after an 11 hour day with stops.
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Edmonton
Yukon
Alaska
Montana
W. Leigh Brintnell
Mackenzie Air Service
Great Falls
Calgary
Brintwell
Beechcraft
Calgary Exhibition Shortborn cattle titles awarded
Mystic Prince owned by Duncan Campbell of Moffatt Ontario won grand and senior championships for Shortborn bull at the Calgary exhibition. Princeton Republic from the EP Ranch Pekisko Alberta owned by the Duke of Windsor earned reserve grand and reserve senior ribbons. Two Glenburn animals shown by F. H. Deacon of Unionville Ontario judged junior champion and reserve junior bull. 2211.
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Calgary
Mystic Prince
Duncan Campbell
Moffatt, Ont
Princeton Republic
Pekisko
Alta
Duke of Windsor
Glenburn
F. H. Deacon
Unionville
Ont
Chuck Wagon Race Injuries at Calgary Stampede
Calgary Stampede chuck wagon races thrilled spectators as wagons splintered and horses ran wild. Two riders were injured and a third escaped serious harm after a 10 foot air collision. George Emery outrider for Bremner outpost from De Winton suffered internal injuries while Jack Higgins of Big Valley, Alberta, broke a leg.
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Calgary Stampede
Calgary
George Emery
Bremner Outp Rt
de Winton
Jack Higgins
Big Valley
Airo
Salmon Catch by Walwyns At St. Johns Maryland
Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn and his son Lieut Walwyn led a six day fishing party at St Johns Maryland catching 102 salmon. The father took 36 fish weighing 211 pounds while the son caught 66 fish totaling 396 pounds. A third rod in the party added 75 fish and 450 pounds.
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St. John's
Humphrey Walwyn
Lieut. Walwyn
De Valera Carries On Dublin Presses New Irish Charter
President Eamon de Valera defied Labor to oppose him and declared Fianna Fail’s policy justified. The new constitution, approved in the referendum 599,635 to 452,602, will be in operation within six months as the fundamental law of the state.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Dail
Labor Party
Labor
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
de Valera
Commission to study Britain's industrial population spread
Prime Minister announced a royal commission to probe the causes shaping Great Britain's industrial population distribution. The panel will assess current patterns, future shifts, and the drawbacks of urban industrial concentration, chaired by Sir Montague Barlow with 12 members including two women.
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Imvision
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Montague Barlow
Sir Montague
Alberta
Geneva
United States awards Curtis Wright $4.11 million contract
The War Department awarded Curtis Wright Corporation of Buffalo a 4,113,550 dollar contract for 210 pursuit aeroplanes. The planes are low wing all metal cabin monoplanes with radial air cooled engines, 1,100 horsepower, and a speed exceeding 300 miles per hour.
Trail Blazing Atlantic Flight Praised by Press
London reports applauded Imperial Airways Caledonia and Pan American Clipper III for crossing the Atlantic as a precise test of meteorology and aircraft capability. Papers credited rapid transatlantic communication potential, while urging tempered enthusiasm about the era’s new pace of travel and commerce.
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London
Imperal
Caledonia
Atlantic
The
Times
Daily Mail
Morning Post
Canada
Yorkshire Post
Oriental clash near Peiping sparks heavy Japanese Chinese fighting
Reports from Peiping describe renewed fierce clashes between Chinese and Japanese troops at Fengtai and Lukowkiao, with artillery, trench mortars and machine guns in use. Casualties listed for Japanese. Chinese losses not stated. Japanese reinforcements rush from Fengtai to Lukowkiao as a war council meets near the battlefield.
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Tokyo
Manchukuo
Fengtai
Peiping
Great China Wall
Lukowkiao
Domei
Lukowk Ao
Tientsin
Home Improvement Plan Tops per Capita Use in Canada
New Waterford N S leads communities in home improvement plan use under government sponsorship with financial institution cooperation. Mining towns like Nelson Trail Timmins face scarce mortgages as firms fear ghost town risks, so government loans are being mapped for residential repairs.
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Toronto
New Watertown
N.S
New Waterford
Nelson and
Trail
British Columbia
Timmina
Ont
Butter prizes awarded at Calgary exhibition
Calgary Manitoba and Alberta exhibits dominated the creamery butter classes with Manitoba taking 24 firsts 42 seconds and seven thirds Alberta claiming 26 firsts 75 seconds and 11 thirds Saskatchewan entries won four firsts and one second Quebec one second and one third.
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Calgary
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
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