Japanese vessels circle Nanking over missing consul
Tokyo reports Koki Hirota says the matter is serious and threatens Sino Japanese ties after the disappearance of Eimei Kuramoto, Japanese vice consul in Nanking. Four Japanese warships converge on Nanking to demand a full investigation as Chinese authorities search for clues.
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Tokyo
Koki Hirota
China
Nanking
Eimei Kuramoto
Foreign Office
Bimei Kuramoto
Idzumo
Hankow
Ashi
Tsushima
Shanghai
Loday
Kuramoto
Mexican Coast Braces for Gulf Storm Threat
The Mexican coast from the Texas line to Vera Cruz girds for a tropical hurricane advancing slowly from the Gulf about 100 miles off Tampico. Honduran reports tally 500 drowned at Ocotepeque with total dead possibly up to 1,000 from last week's storms.
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Tampico
Mexican
Texas
Vera Cruz
Tropica
Gulf of Mexico
Honduras
el Salvador
Tegucigalpa
Britain plans 50 more air squadrons to reach parity
London reports expansion of the Royal Air Force by 50 squadrons, about 600 aircraft, aiming to match any nation within striking distance and building 20 new airfields over an estimated five years. Geneva notes the disarmament conference adjourned for a breathing space as four committees study arms control, security pacts, and mutual assurances.
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London
Britain
France
R.A.F
Geneva
Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Russia
Taxing lands held by public bodies debated in Commons
In Ottawa today Thaggas Reid asked the uptown minister if lands held by the harbor commission in Vancouver could be taxed. The prime minister said lands under the British North America Act could not be taxed.
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Ottawa
Sune
Soldier Settlement Board
Thaggas Reid
Lib
New Westminsterv
House of Commons
Harbor Commission
Vancouver
Senate backs silver purchase plan as bonus fails
The U S Senate rejected immediate payment of soldiers' bonus certificates and approved the administration silver purchase plan by 55 to 25. The bill authorizes buying silver and issuing silver certificates up to a quarter backed by silver, returning to the House for action on amendments before a White House signature. Earlier, the cash bonus amendment was defeated 51 to 41.
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Washington
Mgnt
House
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Local Wheat Prices and Weather Forecast Fragments
Probs scattered showers with mid afternoon temperatures around 82 and 54. Ogilvie grain dept reports July 8% split Oct 80 4 Dec 81 14 No 1 Nov 78 track 78 street 58 14.
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Ogilvie Grain Dept
Australians Win Nottingham Test by 238 Runs
Australia defeated England by 238 runs in the opening test of the season. Australian bowlers exploited a crumbling pitch as England collapsed after a late attempt to secure a draw, with England 268 and 144 in response to Australia 374 and 273 for eight declared.
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Nottingham
Australia
England
Floods and landslides sweep Central America killing thousands
The Associated Press reports a hurricane across Central America caused floods and landslides killing at least 2,500 people with many more feared dead. El Salvador and Honduras sources say villages wiped out by landslides from volcanic mountains after aerial surveys. In Sampacho Argentina, 6,000 residents faced more than 50 earthquakes injuring several and leaving many homeless.
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Associated Press
Central America
el Sabvador
Honduras
el Salvador
Sampacho
Argentina
Trans-Canada Air Service Planned for Next Year
Vancouver June 12 A trans Canada air service will be inaugurated sometime next year George M Ross Montreal secretary of the Canadian Flying Clubs Association declared yesterday in an address to a Vancouver service club. He said the main objective is a line linking Vancouver with Halifax and Sydney with a route map completed and the service practically assured to start next year.
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Vancouver
Sydney
Ross
Dominion
Textile trade hopes in Canada voice tariff debate
Wallace N. Ormrod of Quilt Manufacturers Ltd Manchester says Canada should raise tariffs to protect its textile industry noting wages in Canada and Britain are similar. He visits Canada to gauge expanding textile trade and cites Britain’s improving but stressed industry amid competition from Japan and India.
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Victoria
Canada
Great Britain
Wallace N. Ormrod
Quilt Manufacturers’ Ltd
Manchester
England
Ormrod
Demand for Small Change Unprecedented in U S History
Washington June 11 Secretary Henry Morgenthau reports a demand for small change unprecedented in U S history. Coins including pennies nickels dimes quarters and half dollars have been shipped so fast that supplies at federal reserve banks the treasury and the mints are nearly exhausted. He offered no explanation.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Town Council Mediates Flin Flon Strike Effort
In Flin Flon Manitoba a rain soaked strike picket line of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting workers continues as the town council offers mediation. Royal Canadian Mounted Police guard food supplies to the plant while negotiations stall and a separate Noranda strike proceeds with 300 workers.
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Flin Flon
Hudson Bay Mining, and Smelting Company
Man
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Mine Workers’ Union of Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg
Burned plane wreckage found after Catskills crash
Wreckage of a 16 seat American Airlines liner vanished Saturday in the Catskills. W H Hallock and Lee Ford located six bodies burned beyond recognition and one unburned wife. The crash near Ulster County killed seven aboard including Clyde Holbrook and Ada Huckeby.
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Debruce
A.P
Inchon- Baup Paix
Catskills
W. H
Hallock
Snip Inva Forest
Ulster County Line
New York City
Lee Ford
Newark
N.J
Chicago
Livingston Manor
Here
Clyde Holbrook
la Grange
Ill
John Barron, Jr
Ada. Huckeby
William Bader
Harold C. Goppins
William A. Cass
Buffalo
Harry Pinsley
New York
Edmonton
Hanna
Alta
James D. Mason
Holbrook
Minneapolis
Royal Air Force
Germany
United States
Junin
Argentina
Pan-American-Grace Airways
Mar Chiquita
Charles F. Lindenberg
Los Angeles
H. GreigeVeder
Marie Milla
Martinex
Chile
Carlos Alessandri
Maggie Cline Dies in Fairhaven at 75
Maggie Cline, a performer known for reviving vaudeville era tunes, died at her Fairhaven home at age 75. The singer gained fame in the 1990s with the song “Throw Him Down McCloskey,” purchased for five dollars.
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Maggie Cline
Opinion Divided On Loan Policy in Canada
Ottawa June 12 A division of opinion existed on borrowing public savings through savings offices to fund farm loans Prime Minister R B Bennett told the House of Commons during debate on amendments to the farm loan board Aimed at aiding farmers burdened by debt only slight progress was made in the discussion.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Farm Loan Board
Dionne Quintuplets Hold Their Own Says Doctor
Dr. A R Dafoe reported the Dionne quintuplets now over two weeks old are holding their own and much improved. Mrs Oliva Dionne can eat at the family table and rests in bed. outdoor access is hoped for by week’s end.
Massey Urges Public Will to Avert War at Kiwanis Meet
Toronto reports show Vincent Massey tells Kiwanis convention that popular resolve can force governments to prevent war. He warns against relying on resolutions or force, urging world publics to choose peace. Robert Manion echoes call for internal reform to avoid another crisis or world war. Premier Angus MacDonald lauds old idealism.
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Toronto
Vincent Massey
Washington
Kiwanis International
Robert J. Manion
Dominion
Kiwanis
Angus MacDonald
Nova Scotia
Rain Dampens Crops Across Medicine Hat Region
A heavy downpour drenched the east end of Medicine Hat and nearby areas last night into this morning. The rain extended one to three hours east of the city toward Swift Current and reached south to the Hills, bringing much needed moisture to growing crops.
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Medicine Hat
Mass Buying Powers Stevenson Committee Evidence
The Stevens committee heard testimony on mass buying by Eaton's to lower prices. F M Johnson and audit officials said Eaton's pooled Madras muslin purchases, ordering 232000 yards between October and December 1933, enabling lower prices across Toronto Montreal and Winnipeg stores. Scottish weavers initially quoted 8.5 cents, then accepted 7 cents, with Toronto laid-down price at 10 percent and a 16 cent sale price, a 50 percent markup.
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Ottawa
Stevens
F.M. Johnson
Eaton
Madras
Scotland
Eaton’s
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Knife Slaying Rocks Susanville Crowd as Suspect Held
In Susanville California June crowds gather after a knife slaying leaving a grocer and family dead and a neighbor wounded. Peter Alesi a 46 year old lumber mill worker is expected to face a murder charge. authorities cite a recent quarrel with victim Joe Fazio over relations with the grocer’s wife or daughter.
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Susanville
Calif
Peter Alesi
Sierra Nevada
Honey Valley
J. B. Leavitt
Joe Fazio
Sadie
John
Lena Amistani
Alesi
Grover C. Julian
Fazio
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Guillermo M. Marquex
Havana
Cabanas
Jefferson Caffery
U.S
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Evershiv
FT Anus
Corbett Ashby
Kungary
Italy
Henderson
Arthur Henderson
Germay
Friends of Disarmament
Ashby
U Enate
Trans-Can
Halifax
G. H. Ross
Canot
Noranda
Que
Noranda Mining Company
H. L. Roscoe
Wlin Flow
Manitoba
U.S. Steel Trouble
Pittsburgh
Steel Workers’ Union
JM. F. Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Tighe
Filot
Bennett
Mass Buying
Eaton CO
Medicine Hat Lodge
A. F
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