Vacancies in High Office to be Filled by Ottawa Government
Ottawa signals a busy cabinet week as the government plans to appoint numerous high office posts and finalize legislative steps. Prime Minister Mackenzie King will lead discussions to set parliamentary program and policy ahead of his Geneva delegation.
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Ottawa
C.P
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Canadian National Directorate
Bank of Canada
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
National Commission On Employment and Relief
Sixteen Plotters Executed in Moscow for Anti Government Plot
In Moscow, sixteen men accused of conspiring with Leon Trotsky to overthrow the Soviet government and kill Stalin were sentenced to be shot. The proceedings followed dramatic public interest as Zinoviev and Kameneff confessed, claiming to be master plotters. The verdict allows execution within 72 hours. appeal lies to the presidium of the Central Executive Committee.
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Moscow
A.P
Joseph Stalin
Leon’ Trotzky
Norway
Central Executive Committee
Communist Party
V. V. Ulrich
Gregory Zinovieff
Jean Kamenetf
Aivere
Cry Radio
Hadcast
Zinoviel
Kameneff
Ulrich
Port Arthur Elevator Fire Destroys Historic Structure
A blaze at the Gillespie Elevator in Port Arthur destroyed the workhouse of the oldest elevator at the lake Superior port. Loss is estimated around $100,000 with damage to adjacent docks from flying embers. Grain in storage remained unaffected though handling equipment and cleaning machinery were lost. Cars of grain on nearby tracks were moved to safety.
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Port-Arthur
C.P
Gillespie Elevator
Lake Superior
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Beling
Spain Seizes Control of 600 Industries In War Emergency
Madrid reports government declares control of nearly 600 industries since the civil war began five weeks ago. Jose Benito says intervention prevented collapse, with some plants taken over lock, stock and barrel and others reopened. Factories produce war materiel, shells, ammunition, uniforms, and planes for the Madrid area.
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Madrid
Jose Benito
Spain
Benito
Barcelonn
Madtia
Gutate Works
Bénard
Huleva
Big airplane for flight over Rockies
Air Commodore Herbert Hollick Kenyon arrived in Vancouver with Canadian Airways Lougheed Electra to run experimental flights over the British Columbia Rockies. The 10 passenger plane was picked up at the Burbank factory and will be fitted with radio and instruments, with flights expected to begin in about two weeks.
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Vancouver
C.P
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Canadian Airways Ltd
British Columbia
Rockies
Hollick-Kenyon
Burbank
Calif
River Levels Rise After August Drought End
River level measurements show a decline to a season low on August 8 followed by a gradual rise. After a slow start the recent week’s rains accelerated the increase. from August 19 to this morning the river has risen by ten inches.
Free Wood for Farmers in the Cypress Hills
W H Gray secretary of Excelsior announced a plan allowing resident farmers of the Municipal District of Excelsior to obtain free fire wood from the Cypress Hills. Ra&ngér George Ambroise will direct collection, with parties of ten to thirty wagons urged to arrive after the first gold rain. Previous permits costing one dollar and fifty cents per load are done away with.
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W. H. Gray
Excelsior M. D
Excelsior
Cypress Hills
Ra&ngér
George Ambroise
Ambrose
Albanian Revolt Against 75¢ Ripens In North
Paris reports martial law after alleged revolt against King Zog in the north. Several officers arrested and two army divisions mobilized for emergencies. Tirana dismisses reports as entirely false and says Albania remains calm.
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Paris
C.P
Albaniia
Tier'ana
Alig
al- Bahia
Premier Speaks of Using the Whip in Alberta Victory
Calgary April 23 Premier Aberhart speaks at the Social Credit thanks giving service marking the first anniversary of Social Credit's provincial victory. The sermon notes movement within Alberta though in brisk barque of faith and trust, and the service attracted over 11 000 attendees at the Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute grounds.
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Calgary
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute
Exhibition Grounds
Rowell Sees Soviets Aiming for Peace at Pacific Talks
Newton W. Rowell, Canadian delegate to the Institute of Pacific Relations, told the Yosemite convention that Soviet Russia’s ideal is peace. He noted Russia’s League of Nations ties and openness to nonaggression pacts and border arbitration, warning against a drift to nationalism and danger of slipping backward.
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Yosemite
Calif
Newton W. Rowell
Toronto
Institute of Pacific Relations
Russia
Tie
League of Nations
V. EL. Molylev
Japan
Germany
Flying Boat Plunges Into Mirabella Gulf
Two passengers died when the Imperial Airways flying boat Scéripi crashed into the gulf of Mirabella off Crete on the Alexandria to Brindisi route. Names given were P A C Forbés and G Wilson Dixon. The pilot Captain Wilcoxon Stewart and a wireless operator were slightly injured. The accident occurred Saturday.
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London
C.P
Imperial Airways
Scéripi
Gulf of Mirabella
Crete
P.A. C. Forbés
G. ‘Wilson ‘Dixon
Poe
Wilcoxon Stewart
Alexandria
Brindisi
Forest Fire At Banff Passes Over Horse
Banff Alta August story tells how a horse saved by battlefield like use in fighting fires survived Banff National Park blaze. Firefighters lost the horse in smoke near dusk but found him the next morning in a muskeg patch with only a tail tip burned. The animal, nicknamed Asbestos, carried gear during the blaze.
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Banff
Alta
Banff Springs
Pat Brapwster
Banff National Park
Attorney to Take Evidence in $1 Million Libel Suit
Boston lawyer Francis S. Burns announced he will take evidence Wednesday in a $1,000,000 slander and libel action brought by J Raymond Cornell of Boston against actress Mary Pickford. The filing cites damages and defamation.
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Boston
C.P
Francis S. Burns
J. Raymond Cornell
Mary Pickford
Burns
ANL Aims Repeal of Canadian Reciprocal Trade Pact
The executive committee of the American National Livestock Association urges repeal of the Canadian reciprocal trade agreement or Senate ratification of all treaties under it. They claim the pact caused a sharp drop in cattle prices and that imports under it have been disproportionately large given actual numbers.
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Denver
Colo
A.P
American National Livestock Association
United States Senate
Uzcudun Reemerges After Communist Death Rumors
In Pamplona on August 24 Paulino Uzcudun the Basque heavyweight claims survival after a false report of his death. He describes a 50 mile trek through woods and mountains to return from the dead and says Communist propaganda wrongly claimed he was killed for wearing a clean shirt and smoking fine cigars.
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Pamplona
Spain
Paulino Uzcudun
Wendy
Rebel Spain conflict and international reactions widen
An international wire reports Manuel Azana sending baggage to Valencia amid rebel advances toward Burgos and Seville. Rebels bomb targets. Libyan–German arms embargo discussed. Britain and France react with warnings and diplomatic notes as tensions rise across Madrid, Burgos, and Lisbon.
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Madrid
Hendaye
Frantz
C.P
Manuel Azana
Valencia
Burgos
Seville
Badajoz
Asid
Endayi
France
Trun
Thédeadthsin
Ortex.De Serate
Oyarzun
Berlin
Germany
Spain
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Andre Francois-Poncet
London
C.B
Gertatty
Britain
Thair
Gibel Zerjon
Paris
Fréich Foreign Office
Ee Can
Lisbon
Ees
Moscow
Maxim
Litvinoff
M. Payard
Soviet Union
Italy
Portugal
Pamplona
Spanish Ae
Zita Sees Pope in Private Audience at Vatican
In Gandolfo Italy on August an exiled former Empress Zita of Austria attended a private audience with the Pope. She was accompanied by a man and a woman and was reported in the scene amid political notes.
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Bete Gandolfo
Italy
Pépe
Pius
Zita
Itiottier
Hapsburg
Queen Mary Sets Atlantic Crossing Speed Record
The Queen Mary completed the crossing from Cherbourg break waters to Ambrose lightship in four days seven hours and 12 minutes at an average speed of 30.01 knots. Officials said the voyage lowered the existing record by four hours and 30 minutes, with an improvement of 0.36 knot over the previous best.
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New York
Baden Mary
Ambrose
S.T
Atlantic
Cunard White
Star Line
Mary's
Yun
Cherbourg
Southampton
Michigan Republican Senator Couzens backs Roosevelt for re election
Detroit August 24 Senator James Couzens announced he would support President Roosevelt’s reelection triggering swift reactions from both parties. Leaders including Frank Murphy and George Welsh urged continued support for the Roosevelt administration as Couzens, up for renomination, indicated he might campaign for the Democratic ticket after the Michigan primary.
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Detroit
Michigan
James Couzens
Roosevelt
Couzens
Frank Murphy
Philippines
George Welsh
Wilbur Brucker
Tee
Arthur Vandénfbrg
Anhourivemerit
Bullin
Labene
Seflator Couzens
Chatsham
Senate
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Vienna
Kurt Sckuschnigg
Catholic Storm Troops
Lord Elibank
Leon Trotsky
Port Arthur
H. E. Khoblaugh
Bernard Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Rowell
Gulf of
Mirabella
Sues
Little Mary
Uzcudun
Ungens Red
Ry Wusergem
C.P. Cable
Mellila
Repulse
Gibraltar
Europa Point
Queen Mary
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