Earthquake in Anatolia May Cause Up to 50000 Deaths
In Anatolia officials warn the death toll from the Wednesday quake could reach 50,000 as freezing weather and disease threaten survivors. Relief trains push food and medicines into ruined towns like Erzincan. blocked roads and collapsed bridges hamper aid. Authorities fear further tremors in ten days while Istanbul observatory director says the quake stemmed from 16 miles underground and may cause more movements before the area stabilizes.
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Ankara
Anatolia
Erzincan
Fred RE
Pas Bearthy
Dafoe to resign guardianship of Dionne quints
Toronto reports Dr Allan Roy Dafoe's resignation from the Dionne quintuplets guardianship board will be accepted with him remaining as the children's physician. Ottawa sources say the move is expected mid next month and may lead to dropping lawsuits against Dafoe, with the quints to stay under Dionne guardianship.
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Toronto
Allan Roy Dafoe
Ontario
Oliva Dionne
A. R. Dafoe
Callander
St. Jacques
Dionne
Dr. Dafoe
Irulia
J. A
Valin Evalt Bay
Ont
Percy
Trade Pact Battle Opens as Davies Attacked as Lobbyist
Washington dispatch notes Representative Daniel Reed censuring the administration for appointing Joseph E. Davies as a special assistant to Secretary Hull. Reed accuses Davies of acting as a super lobbyist using salons and patronage to push the trade pact program. Davies is ambassador to Belgium and former envoy to Russia.
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Washington
A.P
Daniel Reed
New York
Joseph E. Davies
Wool Payments Made to 293 Edmonton Producers
The Alberta Provincial Sheep Breeders' Association issued cheques totaling 78 048 pounds of wool to 293 Edmonton wool producers. The payments, announced by secretary E L Holmes, total 13 908 pounds in value and were mailed yesterday.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Provincial Sheep Breeders' Association
E. L. Holmes
Guardians Named as Wilson Doctor Seen in Quint Fund
The report notes Wilson appointed as official guardians while a doctor remains paid from a medical fund shifting to the quintuplets. St. Jacques confirms the arrangement and ongoing medical support.
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Wilson
Quints
St. Jacques Sait
Year 1939 Saw Russia Swin From Ideals to Aggression
The article traces the Soviet Union’s 1939 shift from collective security rhetoric to realpolitik. It notes initial calls for an anti aggression bloc, chiefly with France and Britain, and describes Soviet-German talks, the Molotov Ribbentrop pact, the invasion of Poland, and early gains in the Baltic states before Finnish resistance and setbacks. It highlights leadership changes and Allied reactions as the year closed.
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Moscow
Cp-Havas
Adolf Hitler
France
Great Britain
Mocaimed
Jesnesy
Maxim Litvinoff
Vyacheslaff Molotov
Germany
Soviet Union
Minish
William Strong
Foreign Office
Museow
Rulgia
Carte Blanche
Poland
Estonia
Tuatvia
Lithuania
Rimland
Joachim von Ribbentrop
U S.S.R
Britain
Reich
Red Army
Russia
Latvia
Hine
Turkey
Dardanelles
iKrance Ahd
Winland
Baltic States
Eborder
People’s Democratic
Otto Kuusinen
Lake Ladoga
Petsamoa J
F. Richardson Re-Elected by Acclamation at Legion Meeting
At a well attended Canadian Legion meeting Comrade President F G Richardson presented his annual report and a summary of activities for ex service men and dependents. The year saw membership rise. The annual general meeting is set for January 25 with officers and executives duly noted. Letters of thanks accompanied Christmas hampers and gifts to country members' children.
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Canadian Legion
F. G. Richardson
Mackenzie King
William Aberhart
Hector Lang
F. W. Gershaw
R. Ford
W. Bielby
Legion
Dominion Command
Erratic Weather Hits New England Style Across Hours
The report details rapid temperature swings with melting, rain, sleet, hail and snow. Highs reached 33 above yesterday, fell to 383 above and 3 below in the night, then noon readings showed 25 above while Lethbridge read 37% above.
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New England
Lethbridge
Ireland to seek emergency powers against IRA activity
Dublin reports the Eire government will summon the Dail next Wednesday to consider a request for special powers to counter IRA activities. Observers fear a potential Ulster flare up as security forces report recovering 50 000 to 80 000 of the 1 000 000 rounds looted from Phoenix Park arsenal. Twenty suspects are jailed while caches continue to be found.
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Dublin
Eire
Dail
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Ulster
Phoenix Park Arsenal
R.A
Alberta to host Empire air training unit observers
A unit of 500 students and 150 staff will be set up in Alberta under the Empire air training scheme. Hon. W. A. Fallon, minister of public works, announced the plan and said he had asked Minister of National Defence Northah Rogers for information on suitable accommodation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
Heister
Northah Rogers
National Defence
Battleship Safe After Submarine Attack Confirmation
The Admiralty announced a German submarine attacked a British battleship causing three deaths and some damage. Officials offered little detail on the ship’s identity or attack timing, but unofficially the battleship was reported safe and continuing on its course. The Queen Elizabeth class includes Queen Elizabeth Warspite Valiant Barham and Malaya, each with eight 15 inch guns.
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London
C.P
Admiralty
Leaders see Germany cannot win war says Nazi officials
Information from the National Union of Railwaymen and Railway Review indicates Nazi leaders increasingly believe Germany cannot win. Premier Daladier told the French senate that France will not yield without material guarantees and noted navy actions against submarines and contraband. Military credits of 55.034 billion francs for early 1940 were approved by the senate. Snow and cold slowed western front movements except patrols east of the Moselle.
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London
National Union of Railwaymen
Germany
John Marchbank
Uion
Railway Review
Paris
France
Daladier
Moselle
Rumor Campaign Threatens Canadian Tourist Trade
Ottawa officials say Nazi propaganda fed rumors about Canada harming tourists, from seizure of goods to conscription. Dolan notes inquiries span from Buffalo to far locales, undermining U S visits. Officials boost outreach and urge tourists to use standard exchange rates to protect the industry.
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Ottawa
C.P
D. Leo Dolan
Bifedif Fron
Canada
Dolan
Buffalo
United States
Laurentians
Foreign Exchange Control Board
New England Commercial Angle Crop Rises 60 Percent
The commercial angle crop in New England showed a 60 percent increase over 1938 production, reflecting a notable growth in regional agricultural output.
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New England
Russians Bomb Own Lines In Mistake
London listeners reported a Russian station broadcast peace proposals to Finnish listeners over the Finnish Lahti wavelength. The announcer claimed Russians wish to end hostilities as Finns. Finnish circles in London dismissed the proposals as ridiculous.
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London
C.P
Alberta coroner verdicts outline Orion double murder
Inquests led by Coroner Dr. J R Patterson concluded Irene Bodin age 20 of Orion and Ray Ridley age 23 of Taber were killed by Ernest Bodin with a rifle near Orion on Dec 15 1939. Ernest Bodin then killed himself. The jury verdicts detail gunshot causes and sequence of events with testimony from RCMP officers.
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J. R. Patterson
Irene Bodin
Irene Héh Ridley
Ernest Brodin
Helen Bodin
Orion
Alberta
Ernest Brotfujss
Lyint Ray Ridley
Miberta
Ernest
W. G. O. Rose
M. H. Smith
Edward O’connor
C J. Kent
H. Armitage
J. A. Bell
War fronts shift as Allies advance amid Belgian coast fighting
From The Canadian Press dispatch dated December 29 1914 reports French and Belgian troops pressing Germans along the Belgian coast capturing St Georges. Allies advance in upper Alsace between Cernay and Thann while the Battle of Sarikamish begins in the Caucasus.
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St. Georges
Alsace
Cernay
Thann
Sarikamish
Caucasus
Warless Golden Age Predicted by Harvard Professor
Harvard geologist Dr. Kirtley Mather told the Sigma Xi society in Columbus that humanity is in a crematory stage and that a warless golden age is possible in the distant future. He said cooperation and scientific progress could lead to full use of Earth’s resources, with nations ending disputes over soil coal oil minerals and other essentials.
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Harvard
Columbus, O
Kirtley Mather
Harvard University
Earth
Mather
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