European foes unite in mourning King George V in parade
In London and Windsor a funeral procession for George V drew unlikely allies. Grand Duke Dmitri and Maxim Litvinoff marched beside former Queen Victoria Eugenia and exiled royalty. Crowned heads and former rulers stood with revolutionaries and exiles as the king’s memory brought unlikely, historic accord.
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London
Europe
George V
Britain
Windsor
Dmitri
Archduke Otto of
Hansburg
Carol II
Diplomats Quietly Convene in London After King V Funeral
London reports say European leaders and diplomats used the King George V funeral to hold private talks in west end hotels and embassies. Notable figures Maxim Litvinoff, Baron Von Neurath, and Prince Von Starhemberg were linked to discreet discussions and possible encounters with Archduke Otto during exile.
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London
A.P
Europe
George V
Maxim Litvinoff
Konstantin von Neurath
Prince Vast von Starhemberg
Austria
von Starhemberg
von Neurath
Otto
Hapsburgs
Vienna
Steeneckerzeel Castle
Belgium
Felix of
Luxembourg
Prince von Starhemberg
Procession Honors Fallen European Royals at Funeral
A grand London funeral for Edward VII drew leaders and exiled royals from France Portugal and Germany. Victorious allies escorted defeated German officials while monarchs from across Europe attended, as Baldwin and his cabinet stayed at Windsor until the king’s bier arrived.
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Hohenzollern
Frederick
Prussia
Kaiser
Victoria
Great Britain
London
Stanley
Baldwin
Windsor
Europe
Edward VII
George V
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Sarajevo
George I
Greece
Prince
Serbia
Alexander I
Yugoslavia
Marsaille
Michael Alexandrovitch
Hinds Freed of Perjury Charge in Calgary Trial
Alfred Hinds Calgary oil operator and former Merland Oil president was acquitted on a perjury charge after a 10 minute jury deliberation in the Assize Court. In Paris, Ernest Flammarion leading publisher died at age 90.
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Hinds
Calgary
C.P
Alfred Hinds
Merland Oil Company
Assize
Ernest Flammarion
France
Paris
Slaying of Little Bobbie Franks Ends in Prison Cell
In Stateville Penitentiary Richard Loeb, 30, famed for the 1924 Chicago thrill slaying, was killed yesterday by fellow convict James Day, 28, who confessed to the slaying after Loeb reportedly pursued him with improper advances. Day described a frenzied fight over a razor, with Day claiming he wrested the weapon from Loeb and acted in self defense.
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Joliet, II
A.P
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Stateville Penitentiary
James Day
Loeb
Will McCabe
Day
Joseph Ragen
Edward Powers
Investi‘sr
Nathan Leopold
Chicago
Loebb
Leopold
When Every Man Can Possess An Auto
Ontario Attorney General Roebuck told the Supreme Court a Dominion wide minimum wage and a 48 hour work week are essential to Canada. He argued for a national standard of living under peace order and good government powers. The judge asked who would set the standard and Roebuck replied he would like to see every man own an auto one day.
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Ottawa
C.P
Roebuck
Ontario
Supreme Court
Canada
Dominion
Justice Cannon
Workers return to Sherbrooke rayon plant after layoff
At Sherbrooke Quebec the Dominion Textile Company announces 425 workers will resume duties tomorrow after a week off. The return follows a drop in Japanese rayon prices but competition remains strong, with no night shift for now. Most workers had been moved from Verdun four months earlier to test rayon production.
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Montreal
C.P
Sherbrooke, Que
Dominion Textile Company, Limited
G. Blair Gordon
Gordon
Verdun
Mintreal
Dominion Textile
Sherbrooke
King Edward Receives Soviet Leader at Buckingham Palace
King Edward, after his father’s funeral, met Anthony Eden and then held talks with Austria’s Prince von Hartz, Germany’s Baron von Neurath, and Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinoff. The reception marked a historic first as a Soviet leader was hosted at Buckingham Palace.
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London
Paris
Hitler
Rhineland
Italy
Egypt
Anthony Eden
Ernst von Starhemberg
Austria
Konstantin von Neurath
Maxim Litvinoff
Buckingham
Italians Capture City of Wadara In Advance
DOLO January 29 Italian forces seized Wadara after heavy fighting that left about 50 Ethiopians dead. Ras Desta Demtu prepared for a last stand as his centre column failed to regroup. A Swedish Red Cross unit was captured near Wadara with ammunition in trucks bearing the Red Cross emblem. The same bulletin reported success on the Eritrean front and the capture of Ras Desta’s battle flag.
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Rome
C.p.havas
Red Cross
International Red Cross
War Office
Ras Desta Demtu
Wadara
Neghelli
Ras Desta
Mogadiscio
Djibouti
Neghilli
Dawa Parma
Manchoukuan Troops Revolt Slays Four Japanese Officers
A revolt by Manchoukuan troops against Japanese garrison commanders occurred near Khabarovsk Siberia. Four Japanese officers were killed in the uprising reported today.
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Moscow
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Borah Attacks Townsend Plan as Impractical
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho urged a broad living platform at the Republican convention and urged restraint in federal actions abroad. He supported a $50 to $60 old age pension for those over 60 but called the Townsend plan impractical. He also favored anti-lynching legislation only if constitutional and urged a hands off foreign policy while criticizing Wagner Costigan proposals.
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New York
William E. Borah
Idaho
Townsend
United States
Tei
Borah
Shrine Hall
Brooklyn
Cleveland G.O.P
Wagner- Costigan
Employment Slump For December Noted In Canada
Ottawa reports December employment fell by 52,374, about 90 percent of the 15 year average. Nationwide survey shows 9,409 firms with payrolls totaling 933,107, down from 985,481 last December a 5.3 percent drop. Construction and manufacturing show the steepest declines.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics Today
Alberta Busters Headed to Australia for Stampede
Two Alberta cowboys Herman Linder and Warner Linder left Cardston for San Francisco to join Lee Farris for travel to Melbourne to represent Canada at the International Stampede and Rodeo event during the exhibition. American contenders Johnny Snyder Frank Snyder and Joe Walsh from California also participate.
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Calgary
C.P
Alberta
Melbourne
Australia
Canada
Herman Linder
Warner Lnnder
Cardston
Alta
San Francisco
Lee Farris
United States
Johnny
Frank Snyder
Joe Walsh
California Cowboys
Allies Discuss Limitation of World Navies in Britain
Representatives from the United States France and Italy are understood to have agreed in principle to Britain's proposal for limits on the world's major navies for discussion purposes only. Britain presented maximum sizes for warships and armaments and urged safeguards against a new sensational type of ship.
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London
C.P
United States
France
Italy
Nine earthquakes shake Cacahuatepec with no casualties
Nine shocks were felt in Cacahuatepec Oaxaca today causing damage to several houses. Over the last forty eight hours the region has endured twenty nine earthquakes with no deaths reported so far.
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Cacahuatepec
Oaxaca
Mexico
C.P
New Brunswick Rejects Transfer of Power to Amending Act
New Brunswick has not agreed to transfer power to amend the British North America Act from the United Kingdom to the Dominion parliament. A Dominion provincial committee met in camera to discuss petition methods to enact legislation granting Canada the right enjoyed by other self governing Dominions to amend its own constitution. No official announcement followed the closing session.
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Otlaa
New Brunswick
United Kingdom
Dominion
Canada
Canadian Wheat Sales Parley Aimed at Promotion
Ottawa January 29 Canadian Trade and Commerce Minister Hor W D Buler invited grain growers dealers exporters Wheat Board cooperative producers and millers to a November 25 Winnipeg conference to seek sustained action promoting Canadian wheat sales and use regardless of current surplus.
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Ottawa
C.P
Hor
W. D. Buler
Winnipeg
Quints Sue Over Unauthorized Use of Names
In New York on January 29, attorney T. Raymond St. John announces a lawsuit for damages and an injunction against Lincoln Stores of Rochester. The case seeks relief for the unauthor ized use of the Diogne quin tuplets names in selling five doll sets.
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New York
T. Raymond
St. John
Lincoln Stores, Inc
Rochester
N.Y
London Police Under Fire Over King George V Funeral
Police Commissioner Sir Philip Game convened a chiefs meeting after the funeral crowds for King George V overwhelmed London. Ambulance crews treated 10 000 people, and hundreds returned to work bruised as critics called the route arrangements inadequate and dangerously narrow.
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London
C.P
Philip Game
Scotland Yard
George V
News Chronicle
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Ras Desta Denta
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States
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