Peace or War Undecided Says Chamberlain
British Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons the issue of peace or war is undecided as Britain stands by its commitments to Poland. He outlined diplomatic moves with Hitler and stressed readiness for any outcome while urging calm to reduce frontier tensions.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Fuehrer
Hitler
Britain
Poland
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Europe
Arthur Greenwood
Archibald Sinclair
Territorial Army
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Paul Schmidt
Neville
Nevile
Belgium Mobilizes Frontiers as War Winds Shift
Belgium reinforced front line garrisons and mobilization plans advance as war clouds loom. King Leopold meets British and French ambassadors who pledge neutrality will be respected. Health Minister Jaspar files two measures for war prisoner relief and a government information bureau. Grand Rabbi Wiener orders synagogues to offer prayers for peace.
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Brussels
C.p.-Havas
Belgium
Robert Clive
Paul Bargeton
Leopold
Henri Jaspar
Joseph Ernest Cardinal van Roey
Malines
J. Wiener
Redcliff Wil Pave Broadway Plan Moves Ahead
Redcliff Wil Pave Broadway with Edmon ton officials backing the Trans Canada highway extension into the town. Public Utilities Commission assurances say town funds will cover costs. Government delivery of road bed materials is promised soon. 3900 feet of pavement estimated at 2500 dollars. Start delayed until machinery is available.
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Robinson
M.L.A
Sangster
Redcliff
Edmonton
Broadway
Public Utilities Commission
W. A. Fallon
City of
Medicine Hat
Subversive Nazi Acts In Poland Reported
Poles blamed Germans for new subversive acts across Poland while press branded Hitler claims of German victimhood as lies. Seven killed in an explosion at Tarow rail station near Krakow. police arrested two Germans. Warsaw newspapers fronted editorials accusing Germany of trying to inflame German hatred and justify aggression.
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Warsaw
C.P
Poland
Tarow
Kracow
Germany
Mussolini notes doubt on negotiated Poland crisis mediation
Rome reports Mussolini ready to mediate between Berlin and London over Germanys demands on Poland while Italian papers say there is growing doubt a negotiated solution can be found. Fascists warn no bright hope. Italy seeks gains in Tunisia Suez Djibouti as new decree bans civil aircraft over Italy and colonies.
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Rome
Mussolini
Berlin
London
Germany
Poland
Duce
Hitler
Europe
Danzig
Italy
Tunisia
Suez Canal
Djibuti
British Note to Germany Seen as Virtual Concession
A British Foreign Office official dismisses Berlin reports as fantastic and one hundred percent lies claiming Britain's note to Germany was a near agreement with Hitler's demands.
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London
C.P. Cable
British Foreign Office
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Safety League Leader Plans Medicine Hat Visit
H. J. Roche of the Alberta Safety League will be in Medicine Hat Thursday or Friday to meet Chamber members and discuss forming a local Safety Council. Mayor H. Lang and Chief J. M. Taylor serve on the league's Advisory Board.
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H. J. Roche
The
Alberta Safety League
Chaner of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Chamber
H. Lang
J. M. Taylor
League
Philadelphia Field Hockey Team Cancelled Tournament Trip
The English tournament scheduled for Oct. 12 was cancelled due to war threats. The All-American Philadelphia girls were to sail from Montreal on Oct. 7 to participate and compete in the event.
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Philadelphia
A.P
Montreal
Belgium King and Queen Offer Mediation in German Polish Crises
Paris reports King Leopold and Queen Wilhelmina have offered Belgium and the Netherlands good offices to mediate the German Polish dispute. France and Britain signaled readiness to accept mediation, contingent on Hitler's response to a prior British note. France and Britain notified Leopold of the offer.
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Paris
C.P
Leopold
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
France
Britain
Germany
Italy
Poland
Brussels
Hubert Pierlot
Hitler
Nevile Henderson
C.P. Cable
Belgium
German Martial Law Declared in Slovakia
Slovak Premier Tiso proclaimed German martial law in nominally independent Slovakia. Notices signed by Tiso ordered all citizenship disputes and crimes to be heard in German military courts and demanded loyalty to supply the German army amid fears of Polish threat.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
C.P
Tiso
United States Keeps Close Touch With War Situation in Europe
The State Department reported a continuous exchange of crisis information between Washington and foreign governments. Hull said the United States shared data on its actions but did not advise or commit to any course. He noted no Latin American appeal to Europe was urged by the U.S. The note from Ecuador's Aurelio Narvaez praised Roosevelt's peace appeals. Editorials urged possible Neutrality Act changes to aid Allies, cash and carry style. Temperature 89 FAIR AND WARM.
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Washington
A.P
United States
Hull
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
America
Aurelio Mosquero Narvaez
Ecuador
New York Post
Independent
Germany
Britain
France
Baltimore Sun
Independent Democrat
New York Sun
Republican
Fuehrer
Hitler
Poland
J B T Executive Meeting Tomorrow Evening
The Junior Board of Trade executive will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the offices of Roxburgh and Mulligan Hull Block. Committee chairmen are asked to present written reports at this gathering.
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Junior Board of Trade
Roxburgh and Mulligan
Hull Block
Calgary seal Buster escapes again from Calgary zoo
Calgary Aug 29 Buster the zoo seal escaped again this weekend evading keeper Tom Baines and assistants. After breaking a chicken coop wire, climbing an eight foot fence, and diving into the Bow river near St George's island, he moved to Chestermere lake nine miles east via irrigation canal. Despite tempting with herring and nets, Buster remained at large as staff pursued him.
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Calgary
C.P
Buster
Calgary Zoo
Tom Baines
Bas 3Ano
Chestermere Lake
Here
Bow River
St. George's Island
Baines
Japan’s Abe forms isolationist government stance
General Nobuyuki Abe, recalled from three years’ retirement, begins building a government to uphold Japan’s isolationist policy after the non aggression pact with Soviet Russia. He aims to avoid international friction while steering between extreme nationalists and liberals and may appoint Mamoru Shigemitsu as foreign minister.
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Tokyo
A.P
Nobuyuki Abe
Japan
Germany
Soviet Russia
Manchukuo
North China
Abe
China
Great Britain
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