Plot to Overthrow Spanish Government Revealed in Madrid
Madrid authorities disclosed a vast conspiracy to overthrow the republic and establish a proletarian state. Plans included a general strike, sabotage, and massacres guided by leftist elements in the air force and army. A truck seized with machine gun ammunitions and weapons linked to Francisco Ordonez sparked broad alarm as Premier Samper and President Zamora pledged swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Austria
Oviedo
Trubia
Ricardo Samper
Alcala Zamora
Spain
Francisco Ordonez
Madrid University
Cray
Giant wedding cake for George and Marina planned
The winning cake for George and Princess Marina will reach seven feet eight inches high and weigh about 500 pounds. Ordered from an Edinburgh bakery famed for its pastries, it will be one of the largest in the United Kingdom and sent to London in several pieces. The couple are staying at Balmoral Castle with the king, queen, and Marina’s parents.
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George
Marina
Greece
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
London
Prince George
Almoral Castle
Creamery Survey Starts in Alberta Communities
A creamery study begins in Daly and Edmonton under the joint efforts of the provincial dairy branch the University of Alberta and the Dominion department of agriculture. The survey aims to determine butter manufacturing costs in Alberta and the expense of trucking or delivering cream supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famonton
Daly
Edmonton
Provincial Dairy Branch
University of Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Ship Reaches Craig Harbor Onawa in Arctic Mission
Wireless despatches from the interior report the SS Nascopie carrying the Dominion government party has reached its far northern objective at Craig Harbor on the south coast of Pliesmere Island in the eastern Arctic.
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Onawa
Arctic
Craig Harbor
Pliesmere Island
Department of the Interior
Nascopie
Dominion
War Denounced by Church of England in Canada Synod
The General Synod of the Church of England in Canada denounced war as a means to settle disputes in a resolution. Canon WH Davison of Montreal move and Magaziate JE Jones of Toronto seconded it, aligning with Lambeth Conference principle. EE Richards of Victoria opposed, sparking cries as Archdeacon FG Scott defended Currie’s wartime message to veterans.
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General Synod of the
Church of England
Canada
Tev
WH Davison
Montreal
FG. Scott
Quebec
Richards
Arthur Currie
Archdeacon Scott
University
Toronto
Communists Attack Queen Willhelmina In Dutch Parliament
Three Communist parliament members shouted insults after Queen Wilhelmina finished her throne speech and were arrested as an infuriated crowd sought confrontation. Police moved the MPs to prison via a secret route amid rising hostility outside the parliament building.
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Prague
Svecactsaman
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Het
War danger eases as League debates Far East and Chaco
Delegates at the League of Nations discussed efforts to end wars in South America and the Far East. Russian spokesmen privately claimed improved Japan Russia relations and suggested Japan and Germany might return to the league. Others shared cautious optimism but offered no timelines.
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Geneva
South America
League of Nations
Far East
Chaco Boreal
Japan
Russia
Germany
League
Canadian Fisheries Association backs advertising grant
J C Eckman Vancouver and John Duthaven Prince Rupert BC named as incidents of the Canadian Fisheries Association at the 19th annual canoe. Captain Frederick W Wallace Montreal elected president. Dominion government urged to vote 100000 for newspaper advertising to grow Canada's home fish market. Canada’s annual fish week set for October 29 to November 2.
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Canadian Fisheries
Montreal
J.C. Eckman
Vanccouver
John Duthaven
Prince Rupert
Canadian Fisheries Association
Frederick W. Wallace
Aren
Dominion
Canada
City debate over new relief funds and lottery proposal
A broadside criticizes the city plans to raise relief funds via spew taxes and a municipal lottery. A legal fight against the lottery is threatened. Mayor F. H. Laguantia admits the lottery has about one chance in ten of being legalized.
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F. H. Laguantia
Refugees Flood Taekow Region Abrupt Transfer Considered
An influx of bedraggled refugees floods Taekow after floods from the Yellow River devastate homes and crops in Hopei and Henan. Officials discuss moving thousands to unsettled Sub Yuan areas for rehabilitation as rescue slowly proceeds and Changyuan is cut off by surrounding floodwaters.
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Taekow
Yellow River
Subyuan
Souther Hopei
Henan
Changyuan
Rush To Nome Sends Supplies To Reach Stricken City
Nome residents plan a rapid relief effort to reach a stricken city before freeze up. Plans include moving lumber, food, and medical supplies by rail and ship as Alaska Steamship cuts freight rates in half to ship construction materials from Seattle aboard the Detrood.
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Nome
Alaska
Sears
Alaska Steamship Comp
Seattle
Detrood
Tragic Voyage Inquiry Details Death on Liner
Testimony from 18 year old MIT student William Wesley Tripp identifies crew actions obeying orders from the bridge may have altered fate aboard the Havana bound liner. Captain Robert R. Willmott died of indigestion hours before a fire, with fourth officer Howard Hansen testifying no violence marks on the body. Rumors of foul play persist as cabin charred remains are examined for poison evidence.
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Oyer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Wesley Tripp
Havana
Robert R. Willmott
Howard Hansen
Moro Castle
Calgary Voters Reject Public Works Plan
Calgary property owners overwhelmingly vetoed a Dominion funded public works program totaling 180000. Only one fifth of registered voters cast ballots as mayor Davison sought Alberta government support to redirect funds to civic finance. Votes favored repairs for the horse show building at exhibition grounds and an assembly hall with gymnasiums near Western Canada High School, while a public swimming pool proposal failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Bu &Poriny
Dominion
Andrew Davison
Edmonton
Alberta
Exhibition Grounds
Western Canada High School
Daughter of Premier MacDonald sails Melbourne centenary
Aliss Ina MacDonald, daughter of Ramsay MacDonald, left London on September 1 for Melbourne via the Suez Canal to attend the Melbourne and Victoria state centenary. Advices say she will return home by Canada, guided by Canadian Pacific Steamship Company.
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Vancouver
Aliss
Inena MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Melbourne
Suez Canal
Victoria
Canada
Canadian Pacific Steamship Compieee
No Lives Lost In Alaska Fire Report
It is found that the two Eskimos reported missing in the $3,000,000 Monday fire are safe. This means no lives were lost in the incident.
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Alaska
Insurance plan in Canada for the unemployed
Montreal Premier RB Bennett plans an unemployment insurance scheme for Canada announced by Ward C Pitfield at the Montreal Conservative Association meeting. Pitfield, a leader in the party, said the plan would take effect if provinces agree, noting provincial power over civil rights and mortgage legislation.
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Montreal
RB. Bennett
Canada
Europe
Ward C Pitfield
Montreal Conservative Association, Inc
Pitferd
Pri
Mr. Pitfield
Circus Lion Escapes Cage Sparks Panic During Parade
A circus lion escaped its cage during a Richmond parade and dragged a horse before charging crowds on North Boulevard. Patrolman John Robert Paul fired five times as the beast attacked a horse, then took refuge at Hawkins Johann Sheet Metal Works. Guards fired multiple times and a policeman finished the wounded animal with a bullet.
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Excape
Richmond
Bor
Liberty
North Boulevard
John Robert Paul
Hawkins-Johann
British Films London Expands Twickenham Studios
Julius Hagen announced a major push to boost British cinema from the enlarged Twickenham studios in London. He spent about $2,000,000 to equip the facility, which already ranks among England’s largest with modern devices including underwater filming gear. Six major films are planned, with an anticipated $9,000,000 likely to be spent in the first year of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Twickenham
Julius Hagen
England
Hagen
Canadian banker appointment praised by visiting official
Sir Edward R. Peacock, Bank of England director born in Canada, arrived in Toronto to visit his mother and praised the selection of G. F. Towers as governor of the central bank of Canada.
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Quebec 1
G. F. Towers
Central Bank of Canada
Edward R. Peacock
Bank of England
Edward Is
Canada
Toronto
Silk Stocking Breakthrough Claim At Calagasie University
A. G. Sandoz, a technician at Calagasie University, claims to have evolved a wash or rinse solution for textiles that makes them stronger and more elastic, promising a runless silk stocking for every girl.
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Halifax
A. G. Sandoz
Calagasie University
New Bank Notes Size Change Reported for Canada
The Bank of Canada plans to issue new bank notes in about four months. The notes are expected to be six inches long and two and a half inches wide, compared with current notes at seven and a quarter by three and a quarter inches. United States notes are noted as sixty five and one half by twenty one and one quarter inches.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bank of Canada
United States
Doukhobors fined and jailed for forest fire duty
Nelson 26 eight or eleven Doukhobors were fined 25 dollars and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for failing to fight forest fires. Three who produced doctors certificates were dismissed. They appeared before Stipendary Magistrate John Cartmel.
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Nelson
John Cartmel
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Church of Fagard
Hazus
Thomas White
Royal Commission On Maritime Rights
Oninese
New York
Eigirt
Morse Castle
Faming Ward
United States Department of Commerce
Ess
Hight Doukhobors
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