Peace Strengthened by Failure of Nazis and World Disapproval
The French foreign office declares peace is impossible after Chancellor Dollfuss is assassinated and says peace is strengthened by Austrian Nazi failure and world disapproval. Diplomatic sources say Italy’s troop massing on the Austrian frontier was approved by Britain and France to deter moves by other nations.
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Dollfuss
Foreign Office
Britain
France
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
Vienna Braces as Nazi Plot Fails to Seize Capital
Vienna reports a thwarted Nazi plan to storm the capital as Heimwehr prepares to defend streets with machine guns and guards around government buildings. Battles rage across Austria with Styria crushed and Carinthia demanding reinforcements. von Papen seen for possible peace, while Leoben sees heavy fighting and Nazi withdrawals. Reports also claim executions of Dollfuss attackers are imminent though unverified.
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Heimwehr
Vienna
Styria
Carinthia
von Papen
Germany
Austria
Pattullo Advocs Mutual Understanding Against Federal Aid Cut
Premier T. D. Pattullo told reporters at ore sis of Pe ore sis of Pe FIELD that Canada must endure on a basis of fairness as British Columbia joins a conference on unemployment in Ottawa. He said BC is one of the world's most favored regions and will advocate for better terms and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
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Field
B.C
C.P
British Columbia
Dominion
Minist
Bennett
Pacific
Great Eastern Railway
Ottawa
Bombardment of London Declared Over in Mock Air Battles
London reporters note the four day barrage ended with referees ruling London faced the attackers in the sham battles staged 16,000 feet above the city. A communique promised a counter offensive if war were real to calm public fears.
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London
C.P
Posse Delivers Pursuit After Farm Bank Robbery
Henderson Ky July 27 A posse of 100 men chased ten men and two women suspected bandits who held up the Farmers Bank and Trust Company and escaped with more than 34000 into a Bluff City district cornfield. The gang abandoned their automobile due to engine trouble. Officers said the bandits may have included two men and two women dressed as men and have not been identified.
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Henderson
A.P
Farmers’ Bank and Trust Company
Bluff City
Henderson County
Minneapolis backs military rule to quell trucker strike
Governor Floyd B Olson deployed 4000 National Guardsmen in Minneapolis to enforce order as truck drivers and employers clash over a peace plan. Residents faced few disruptions while measures restricted truck movement and mass gatherings. Arbitration support grows in San Francisco and Chicago, with NL Board chair Lloyd Ganson warning of further action if needed.
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Minneapolis
Floyd B. Olson
Gsota
Chicago
Lloyd Gangison
National Relations Board
Washington, D.C
Aoman
Train Kills 8 Children Near Yale Boathouse
In Shelton Connecticut seven boys and one sister die while playing cards on Housatonic river railroad tracks opposite the Yale boathouse. A northbound freight rounds a bend as a southbound train strikes the group with little warning. Victims include George Rumble 16 Charles Bierwith 12 Ruth Bierwith 14 Carl Hoffman 13 Steve Ratkevich 12 Joe Dawon chyk 14 Joseph Gentile 17 and John Gentile 16.
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George Rumble
Charles Bierwith
Ruth Bierwith
Charles
Carl Hoffman
Steve Ratkevich
Joe Dawonchyk
Joseph Gentile
John Gentile
Cures Reported at Ste. Anne de Beaupre Shrine
A 25 year old blind woman was reported cured yesterday as pilgrims crowded Ste. Anne de Beaupre on the feast day. Several other cures were claimed but not confirmed. The ceremonies were led by Cardinal Villeneuve and included 11 bishops and over 400 priests.
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Ste. Anne
Quebec
Five Dollar Reward for Name of Three Day Celebration
The control committee offers five dollars in cash for a suitable name for the three day celebration September 27 28 and 29. Suggestions must be received by Monday August 6 with duplicates counted. Address to J A King chairman second street Medicine Hat.
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J. A. King
Second St
Hats Whirl at Buckingham Palace Garden Party
Fashionable women in gowns and men in smart attire chased flying hats across Buckingham Palace lawns during a sunlit garden party. A strong wind blew hats loose, sending wide-brimmed toppers skimming the grass as couples scrambled to reclaim them.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Banana planters seek government insurance for 1934 crop
Jamaica banana planters appeal for a government guarantee of 100000 pounds to insure the 1934 crop against hurricanes. They propose the state pay Lloyds underwriters and be reimbursed by a tax on banana exports after last year's storms wiped out much of their cultivation.
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Kingston
Jamaica
C. P. Cable
Lloyds
Oregon judiciary faces budget shortfall this winter
The State Emergency Board refused a $4,000 salary appropriation to cover deficits. Circuit judges will go months without pay and Supreme Court justices face about five weeks of unpaid salary, signaling a tough winter for Oregon's judiciary.
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Salem
Ore
Jwy
C.P
Oregon
State Emergency Board
Supreme Court
Storm Leaves Texas Coast in Turmoil Killings and Missing Feared
In the wake of a gulf hurricane the Texas coast saw at least five deaths and dozens missing. Rescue teams searched muddy debris along a 100 mile coastal belt for fishermen and others swept away by the tidal surge while crops and property suffered heavy damage.
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Houston
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Italian Troops Reported Crossing into Austria Sparks Yugoslav Alarm
Belgrade reports unconfirmed Italian forces may have crossed the Austrian border near Villach. Government officials scramble to verify or deny the claim with Yugoslavia potentially mobilizing if true. Rome says no confirmation and foreign office cannot vouch for Belgrade reports.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Villach
The
Weather Brief: Warm and arid in Fair
The forecast calls for warm and arid conditions in Fair with temperatures around 88 degrees and a low near 50. Clear skies prevail through the day with little to no rainfall expected.
Hall Declared Winner In deferral Alaska election
Prince Albert Saskatchewan July 27 Liberal D A Hall of Lac La Ronge conceded victory to Jules Marion Liberal Hea La Crosse as ballots from 29 of 45 polls counted and Hall led by 413 with 16 polls remaining not expected to affect result marking a unique election battle in Canadian politics.
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Prince Albert
Sask
C.P
North Saskatchewan
Hall
Lac la Ronge
Jules Marion
Robbers flee Bank of Montreal raid in Toronto
Three armed men wearing masks robbed the Bank of Montreal at Keele and St Clair, forcing staff into a vault and fleeing in an eight cylinder car with about 25000 dollars. Officers watched highways from Toronto overnight as the heist was carried out with two gunmen handling tellers and another forcing the safe open.
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Toronto
C.P
Bank of Montreal
Keele Street
St. Clair Avenue
Plane Crash near Friedrichshafen Kills Ten
Eight passengers and three crew members of the Swiss Condor plane perished when the aircraft crashed on German soil near Lake Constance. The wreckage exploded into flames, consuming the plane and its occupants.
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Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
UFA Rally Iran Norman Priestley urges Douglas on Alberta credit scheme
At a Wetaskiwin rally on July 27 Norman Priestley vice president of the UFA proposed inviting Major Douglas to Alberta to establish a workable social credit program for the province.
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Wetaskiwin
Alta
U.F.A
Norman Priestley
Douglas
Alberta
Ontario Plans Three New Inquiries to Cut Costs
The Ontario government launched three investigations under the Inquiries Act to pursue economy measures. Daniel W. Lang will probe the Ontario air service, tied to a $100 000 annual cost, and examine possible economies. A second inquiry covers the appointment and resignation of Orillia police magistrate Daniel McCaughrin amid allegations of improper influence. A third, led by Angus German, reviews insurance carried by government departments, aiming to secure coverage at about one third the current cost. Premier Lepburn notes potential savings.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario
Daniel W. Lang
K.C
Ontario Air Service
Mitchell Lepburn
Daniel McCaughrin
Orillia
McCaughrin
Hepburn
Angus German
Canons
Beating Incident Attributed To Wife And Sons In Quebec
Montreal July 27. Elzear Arsenault a 54 year old farmer from St. Polycarpe testified he was beaten nearly unconscious by his wife 50 and two sons Osa 26 and Doria 24 after a buckwheat seed dispute. He said he was bound hand and foot with rope and struck about the face and head leaving severe bruises. Bail set at 1000 for the wife and 950 for each son.
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Montreal
C.P
Elzear Arsenault
St. Polycarpe
Que
Osa
Doria
Acre
Pater
Uum
Cooler Weather Eases Heat Wave Toll Across Nation
Chicago July 27 AP Rain and cooling breezes eased a week of intense heat across the United States claims 1150 lives. Crop experts warn rain cannot save crops which are already a total loss. Hurricane on Texas Gulf Coast adds fatalities and crop damage while Pacific Coast feels little relief. Missouri and Illinois report the highest victim counts with dozens more in other states.
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Chicago
United States
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Digby
Engelbert Dollfuss
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Alares
Pattullo
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