Ringing Message to the Youth of the Empire
Prime Minister Baldwin urged Empire youth to defend democracy and serve the common good in a 9,600 strong Royal Alberta hall rally. He warned that future governments face big problems and urged readers to put duty first while stressing monarchy as a unifying symbol. The address praised the king and queen, and warned of disillusion with past treaties and ongoing conflicts.
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Sabotage in West Kootenay Dorset Burns Buildings
Police dispatched to two West Kootenay centres to probe repeated sabotage after 11 buildings destroyed or damaged since April 4. A farm building burned at Winlow after clamps on a mooring cable were removed near Casnegar, while a Doukhobor youth admitted obstructing CPR tracks near Grand Forks. No charges yet.
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Air Mail Across Atlantic Soon, Says Postmaster General
New York postmaster general James A. Farley opened a new downtown post office and predicted trans Atlantic airmail within a year. He cited Dick Merrill and John Lambie’s recent round trip as proof and said the government is working with foreign governments to achieve the milestone.
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Fresh Fish Export Trade Conference in New York
Government officials from Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta attend a conference here this week to discuss the fresh fish export trade to the United States. The main goal is to establish a credit investigation bureau in New York to protect against fishermen shipping on consignment to financially irresponsible recipients.
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Remains of Viscount Snowden Cremated at St John’s
The private service for Viscount Snowden, also known as Philip Snowden, former chancellor of the exchequer in three governments, was held at St John’s crematorium in Woking Surrey. Rev H J Taylor led the ceremony and praised the late statesman for “a brave day’s work for all the people.”
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Edmonton Doctor Dies in Russia During Mosquito Work
Dr Harry G Timbres of Edmonton well known for his bacteriological research died in Kazen Russia on May 2 from typhus contracted while conducting anti malaria experiments for the Tropical Institute of Moscow He was the son of Mr and Mrs H G Timbres of Edmonton and educated there before graduating in medicine at Johns Hopkins Baltimore and studying at the London School of Tropical Diseases.
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Call for Spanish Civil War Air Bombing Ban
The International Non-Intervention Committee urged both factions in Spain to abandon bombing from the air and to humanize the war in other ways. A draft appeal will be prepared for approval at the committee’s next meeting.
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Madrid Volunteers Suffer Heavy Losses in Civil War
Reports estimate the 1 700 United States volunteers who enlisted for the government side have lost over 500 dead, about 30 percent. British volunteers reach 1 000 with around 600 killed, and French volunteers total 15 000 with 3 000 slain. The Abraham Lincoln battalion led the American effort, entering Spain in December and January and fighting near the Jarama river south of Madrid on February 12.
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Jurist Van Devanter to Retire from Supreme Court
Associate Justice Willis van Devanter informed President Roosevelt he will retire from the United States Supreme Court on June 2. The 78 year old jurist, long regarded as a Conservative, sent the notice in a letter to the president.
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Move To Higher Ground After London Flood
Five homeowners filed applications for city owned lots to move their houses from the flood affected area. The city indicated it was agreeable to trading plots on higher ground.
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De Valera Says Free State Loses British Market
Dublin protest cites missed trade opportunities as Irish Free State faces Brit ish market challenges. Costello cites Canada’s approach and Ottawa talks, while De Valera argues Britain's stance underpins partition. Opposition presses partyline as debates touch annuities and economic war.
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Phone To China Washington Opens With Roosev elt Ceremony
A wired radiotelephone link between the United States and China began May 1 in a State Department ceremony attended by Franklin D. Roosevelt and top American and Chinese officials.
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