Eden warns of world near abyss and war risk
Stratford speech by Anthony Eden former foreign secretary warns that retreat leads to wider confusion and crisis, urging firmness in defense of liberty and law. He says optimism is unfounded and international tension worsens, insisting Britain and allies must stand firm despite looming threat of war.
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England
Anthony Eden
Eden
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Italy
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Mr Hull
United of State
Naim
Secretarions
Speed Trial Postponed After Car Trouble
London speed ace Captain George Eynton steered his Thunderbolt through the measured mile before motor trouble halted further attempts. The official time of 34985 miles per hour was recorded as the latest readout, with plans to resume the assault on the world speed record later this year after the giant racer sustained damage in a five mile incident.
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Bonneville Santras
Vitah
George Eynton
London
Grain elevator lease announced for Vancouver facility
The Dominion government leased the 2 December grain elevator at Vancouver to Alberta. Lew Hutchinson, chairman of the board of directors, announces the terminal has capacity of 1 690 000 bushels.
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Calgary
Vancouver
Dominion
Alberta
Lew Hutchinson
Brother of Louis Riel Dies in Canada
The obituary notes the death of Lews Riel brother of Louis Riel organizer of the 1885 Northwest rebellion. He was born in the St. Vital district near Win pipes and lived there all his life and did not take part in the rebellion.
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Ing
Louis Riel
Mr. Riel
St. Vital
Winpipes
Withdraw Volunteers Remove Foreign Aid In Civil War
Premier Juan Negrin announced Spain will withdraw all foreign volunteers, including new Spanish nationals, to end foreign intervention. The plan, backed by an international committee in London, aimed to evacuate up to 110,000 volunteers from both sides, but insurgent acceptance stalled by conditions. Canadian Mackenzie Papineau Battalion members were noted among the volunteers.
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Juan Negrin
League of Ne Assembly
Spain
Negrin
International Committee For
London
International Brigade
Mackenzie- Papineau
League
Sion
Per
Britain
Windsor Man Unsure Despite Inheritance Claim
Norval McKim a Windsor public schools instructor and his sister Judyen Ball of Tillsonburg, may receive half of the estate of William Moosomin of Regina, Sask, as awarded by a king's bench court. The estate goes to the late Robert McKim, Norval’s father, who died a month ago. McKim remarked he’d be more impressed with cash in his pocket.
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Windsor
Arold Norval McKim
McKim
Jud Yen Ball
Tillsonburg
William T. Moosomin
Sask
King's Bench Court
Regina
Robert McKim
Norval
Veteran pensions hindered by doctors focusing on files
Capt. C. P. Guman of Ottawa, a naval and army association officer, told delegates that many disabled ex soldiers struggle to obtain pensions because pension doctors spend more time on office files than on conducting actual medical examinations.
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Gila Winnipeg
C. P. Guman
Ottawa
Army and Navy Association
Associatention
Engineer Dies on Canadian Pacific Railway in Kootenay Division
BC engineer Hunter, who served 34 years with Canadian Pacific Railway in the Kootenay division, died after a hospital stay. He began as a wiper in 1804, was promoted to engineer the following year, and spent his career advancing through the shops and lines.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Kootenay
Hunter
Ottawa Debates Revisions to Canada United States Trade Pact
Cabinet discussed proposals from Washington on revising the Canada United States trade agreement. No details were released. Acting PM T A Crerar said negotiations were pretty well advanced but did not forecast a signing date. Separate Anglo American talks may influence completion. Mackenzie King improving from sciatica attack.
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Ottawa
Washington
United States
Mackenzie King
Freight train wreck near Creston injures no one
Fourteen cars of a heavy Canadian Pacific Railway freight loaded with lead and zinc concentrates left the rails six miles west of Creston British Columbia. A broken flange on a zinc concentrate car caused the accident. Three transients riding the freight jumped as two cars slid off and plunged 39 feet down an embankment near the highway. None were injured.
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Creston
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kootenay
Calgary refuses French school for Catholic children
A committee of French speaking ratepayers asked the Calgary separate school board to open a French school for French Catholic children. The application was refused at a board meeting.
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Calgary
Soviet shift in policy toward Europe and Asia debated
Observers foresee a possible Soviet turn away from Europe toward Asia if Czechoslovakia falls to Germany. Pravda hints Britain and France may face consequences in Asia or Africa as central European moves unfold, with Romania and Danubian states likely to accept German hegemony. Poland already leans with Germany, complicating Western security and alliance dynamics.
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Europe
Moscow
Asia
Choslovak
Mos
West States
Czechoslovakia
France
Roumania
Danubian
Themelves
Abardon
Janice
Poland
Germany
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Britain
Africa
Roumania Seeks Allied Policy On German Drive East
Bucharest fears a German push and awaits Britain's and France's firm stance before shaping policy. Romanian circles note Soviet aid carries risks for the moment. Observers see Italy tied to Germany as a vassal.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
France
Italy
Honorary President Named for Mounties Veterans Group
Vancouver honors Royal Canadian Mounted Police veteran W. O. Wood as honorary president of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veterans Association in Vancouver. Wood’s father, Inspector Zachary Wood, led veterans in 1898 guarding a $150 gold shipment to Fort Yukon, Alaska. John W. Woodside, Ottawa minister, becomes moderator of the United Church of Canada succeeding Rt. Rev. Peter Bryce of Toronto.
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Vancouver
Wood
Royal Canadian Mount Police
Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veterans’ Association of
Zachary Wood
Alaska
Tidal wave devastates eastern U S. hundreds dead
A massive tidal wave and gale struck the eastern United States from New York to New England. At least 108 people are dead or missing, with 90 deaths on Long Island and many more across Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Cities and towns faced power cuts floods and widespread damage.
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New York
Thal Ave
United States
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Long Island
Massachus
Rhode
New Han
England
New England
William M. Wolfe
Yates Coastguard
Easthampton
New Jersey
Hartford
Boston
Set New Record Lethbridge Grain Markings Hit Peak
On Sept 19 the Lethbridge railway division of the Canadian Pacific records a new all time high for grain handling with 1.177 million bushels of wheat and 6 thousand bushels of other grains. The wheat weighed 35,310 tons, equivalent to about 800 car loads and 23 train loads to move to the main line.
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Lethbridge
Canadacifc
Tof
Gold Shipments To US Reach New High This Year
Gold shipments to the United States rose to 112.516 million dollars, a new peak for the period, with the rise attributed to a crisis in central Europe and sustained buying by banking houses. The momentum has increased over recent weeks as foreign demand strengthens.
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United States
Europe
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