Welles Ends U S Germany Visit Heads to Paris
Sumner Welles wrapped up a fact finding mission in Germany with talks at Karin Hall with Hermann Goering and a session with Rudolf Hess. He then left Berlin for Lausanne and on to Paris and London, following Italian discussions in Rome.
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Berlin
United States
Sumner Welles
Germany
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Welles
Goering
Karin Hall
Hitler
Lausanne
Switzerland
Ms.t
Sooo
rVelles
Koering
Hess
Paris
London
Rome
England
Scotland
Passenger Ship Domala Bombed by German Plane
The Admiralty reported a German Heinkel bomber attacked the British liner Domala in the English Channel on March 2. The 8,441 ton passenger ship, carrying 14 British Indian subjects repatriated from Antwerp, suffered a captain's death and a major fire. 108 people are missing or feared dead, with many survivors injured. Rescue efforts continued as ships assisted in the search.
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London
C.P
Admiralty
English
Antwerp
Belgium
Lieut Gov Hamber Hospitalized in Vancouver
Lieut Governor E W Hamber of British Columbia is in hospital in Vancouver with unspecified illness but doctors say there is no cause for concern.
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E. W. Hamber
B.C
Vancouver
German Divisions Go to Russian Caucasus
London report says rumors in foreign circles claim Germany has sent two army divisions to the Russian Caucasus. The correspondent notes the unconfirmed reports come from eastern Europe and raises questions about Soviet explanations and notification to relatives if true.
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London
C.P
The
Press Association
Germany
Russian Caucasus
Europe
Lapointe Condemns National Government Proposal in Canada
In Vancouver on March 4, Justice Minister Lapointe denounced Et Manion's plan for a national government as a dark wartime gesture and warned Canadians against voting for a government formed in the dark. He defended the current Dominion administration as united, cooperative, and the only truly national war government, urging voters to focus on continuing the war effort.
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Vancouver
Mar
Et. Manion
Firnest
Alt
Cadions
Dr. Mason
Jesedler
Lapointe
Manion
Canada
Isquiah
Dominion
Five Above Freezing Warms City Streets This Weekend
Temperatures stay above freezing with melting snow and ice over the weekend. Highs reach the forties on Saturday and Sunday, with a noon reading of 37. A single accident occurs when a woman in slipping conditions suffers a fractured hip.
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Intling
Mercy Plane Lands At Medicine Hat
A Regina stretch-equipped airplane flew to Medicine Hat carrying A. E. Nelson from Comrey after injuries on his face and neck were deemed serious. The Pattison ambulance met the flight and transported Nelson to the General Hospital where Dr. B C Armstrong assessed the injuries as not as severe as feared. Nelson is expected to recover in a few days.
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Waco
Regina
J. Weaver
Medicine Hat
Pattison
A. E. Nelson
Comrey
General Hospital
Nelson
B. C. Armstrong
Britain Faces War Leadership Shakeup Amid Air Attack
London newspapers call for changes in Britain's war leadership after a German Heinkel bomber attack on the liner Domaia in the English Channel. The Daily Mail questions naval and air force supremacy and suggests younger officers may be needed for new aerial warfare methods and tactics.
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London
Britain
English Channel
Domaia
Athenia
Daily Mail
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Mes
Junior Board Dinner Moves to Tuesday Next Week
The J B T executive advances its March regular dinner meeting from Wednesday to tomorrow evening at 6 30 at the Assiniboia hotel. Films of a Vancouver to New York scenic trip will be shown around 8 with both members and prospective members urged to note the change.
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Vancouver
New York
J.B.T
Assiniboia
Matador Ranch Drives 3400 Steers to Rail for Shipping
Matador Ranch in Hartley County Texas completed a 20 mile cattle drive to Murdo shipping pens. John Mackenzie says the homogeneous herd of 3400 aged steers, gathered from Alamocitos division, reflects the old time practice of selling by the head rather than by weight. Cowhands herded the cattle through Yellow Gate pasture and into a 1,920 acre gathering area before moving to the railhead.
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Matador
Hartley County
Tex
John Mackenzie
Matador Land and Cattle Co
Alamocitos
Yellow Gate
Tle
Murdo
Mackengale
Mackenzie
Murdo Mackenzie
Sir John Simon Warns Against Any Placidity
London March 4 Sir John Simon cautioned that victory cannot be cheap or easy and warned against complacency after six months of war He noted Allied unity and Empire consolidation but warned of false security from quiet days He urged resilience to face Hitlerism for as long as necessary and to strive for its disappearance He cited Germanys tough population and warned neutrals against easing pressure.
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London
Sir John Simon
Germany
Great Britain
France
United Kingdom
Herbert Morrison
Bristol
Glasgow
Harold Nicholson
Uitler
Russia
John
Cyclists Meet Tonight to Form City Club
A meeting of all those interested in cycling will be held in the courtroom at City Hall tonight at 8 o'clock to organize a club. The aims are to arrange sports and trips and further the interests of cyclists. several clubs already operate successfully across Canada.
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Canada
Germans Down Belgian Plane Pilot Killed
BRUSSELS reports Germany apologized for the killing of a Belgian army aviator after a clash between three Belgian planes and a German bomber. Berlin outlined a German account claiming the bomber acted over Belgian soil following an encounter with English and British pursuit aircraft.
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Brussels
Germany
France
Berlin
A.P
Vicomte Davignon
Foreign Office
Wrecked Air Liner Discovered Along Persia Coast
Imperial Airways announced that wreckage of the Hannibal missing with 42 aboard was sighted by a search plane along the Iran coast. Observers could not determine the fate of all eight remaining occupants. four passengers and four crew were aboard.
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New Delhi
Imperial Airways
Iran
Persia
Finnish Forces Repel Attacks on Viipuri and Far North
Helskini dispatch reports Finnish high command says forces repelled three separate assaults aimed at Viipuri while fighting Russians near Petsamo and northeast of Lake Ladoga, claiming 1200 enemy casualties in the Arctic region. Paris notes German divisions entering the front lines and raids across the Rhine Moselle, with prisoners captured in the Vosges as aerial activity intensifies.
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Lake Ladoga
Switzerland
Helsinki
Viipuri
Arctic
Petsamo
Daily Army
Bay
Vuoksi River
Agrapan
Paris
Reichswehr
Rhine
Moselle
Vosges
Wissembourg
Labor Objects To Conscription In Corio By election
Victory of Labor candidate J J Dedman in Corio Victoria cited as endorsement of anti conscription policy and opposition to deploying Australian troops overseas. Dedman led with 25 207 votes to United Australia 21 725 and Communist 1441 as rivals.
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Sydney
Labor
Corio
Victoria
J. J. Dedman
J. T. Vinton-Smith
United Australia
Government Party
Great Area In Shenandoah Caves In
A 16 block area in central Shenandoah Pennsylvania caved in today toppling homes and splitting factories. Police Chief Frank Alinsky said no residents were injured and abandoned mine workings beneath the district likely caused the ground to settle. The sinking began near 1 am and continued seven hours later with houses split and doors jammed, forcing escapes through windows.
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Shenandoah
Frank Alinsky
Alinsky
Italy protests British blockade over German coal
Rome protested Britain's blockade of German coal ships to Italy and criticized contraband control and sea mail interceptions as violations of the 1907 Hague convention. Mussolini's government issued a strong note to the British embassy accompanied by a harsh fascist Grand Council statement calling the move arrogant.
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Rome
Italy
Britain
London
Admiralty
Inter
Charles.p
Gup
Associated Press
Wester
Mussolini
Roberto Farinacci
Grand Council
Il Regime’ Fascista
Farinacci
England
Assault case opens in Supreme Court Parkes feud
The opening of the Supreme Court criminal sittings presents two assault charges against William Parkes Jr and his father G William Parkes with both pleading not guilty and opting for trial by judge alone. Crown counsel Varley Mulligan and defence W Grow appear as proceedings proceed from a ranch stock sale scene in Medicine Hat with Parkes Sr objecting to taking horses.
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Justice Tweedie
Supreme Court
Court House
William Parkes, Jr
G. William Parkes
Varley Mulligan
W. —. Grow
Leo Shabatka
Mulligan
W. A. Begg
K.C
Shabatka
R. M. Chamberlain
Medicine
Hat
Charles
Sherman
Parkes
John Dawson
William Parkes
Medicine Hat
Dawson
W. Parkes, Jr
Salvation Army Suspected Of Espionage Reported in Tokyo
A report from Tokyo indicates authorities suspect the Salvation Army of espionage as government and military officials discuss procedures for handling the case. The brief notes heightened scrutiny and potential regulatory action amid the allegations.
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Salvation Army
Tokyo
Ben
Gené Hata Clare
8Ang
Ney
Mo Ald
Sa Sahin Sh. Spam
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Regina, Sask
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