RAF Bombs Vessels Near Borkum and Sylt
British airmen bombed three German patrol vessels near the Borkum base and a naval auxiliary vessel near Sylt. The raid occurred as RAF reconnaissance over western Poland and German-occupied areas continued for the third night.
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London
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Borkum
Sylt
Royal Air Force
Poland
Great Britain
Posen
France
Germany
Leipzig
Stettin
Admiralty
Uruguay
North Atlantic
Pernamuco
Brazil
Paris
Vosges Mountains
Nied River
Britain to Reject Italian Coal Protest in Three Day Reply
London reports Britain will reply in three or four days to Italy's protest over detention of Italian ships carrying German coal. The reply will be firm but courteous, denying Britain's navy acts violate international law and noting no exceptions in the allied blockade. Italy will be told to comply. Britain remains willing to supply coal in exchange for Italian exports. Six Italian colliers were held at the Downs and eight cargoes totaling about 100000 tons were ordered unloaded. A ship released sailed from the Netherlands before March 1 deadline. Ships named Puzzuoli Ischia Integritas Pamia San Luigi Semon.
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J. F. Sanderson
London
Italy
Britain
Downs
Netherlands
Puzzuoli
Ischia
Integritas
Pamia
San Luigi
Semien
Miners Die in Chile Coal Mine Blast Near Coronel
A coal damp explosion at the Schwager mine near Coronel 25 miles south of Concepcion killed nearly 300 miners and injured about 100. Rescue squads battled flames 500 feet below the surface twelve hours after the blast, with 294 bodies returned to the surface by nightfall.
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Concepcion
Chile
C.p.-Havas
Schwager
Coronel
Here
British French warships press toward Marmara Sea
British and French warships edge toward the Sea of Marmara as they press the Dardanelles narrows. French troops take a trench system near Perthes in Champagne as Western Front activity continues.
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Sea of Marmillra
Dardanelles
Perthes
Champagne
Red Cross Spends 700 On Wool and Materials
February report shows the Medicine Hat Red Cross purchasing wool and hospital supplies. A shipment to headquarters included 418 items such as socks sweaters scarves helmets and gloves. An executive appeal warns against false pay rumors and seeks names of whisperers. Delegates to the Calgary provincial meeting are J E Davies F W Nicks and others.
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Medicine Hat Red Cross
Red Cross
Calgary
J. E. Davies
F. W. Nicks
W. J. Pushie
W. C. Camp
Those Cockroft Letters and Alberta Politics
Special from Edmonton outlines Charles Cockroft's letters criticizing the Aberhart government. It argues losses from mismanagement, cites debt refund plans, and links prosperity to production in farms, mines, and forests. The piece notes basic dividends and welfare promises revived in the campaign as Labour and price concerns resurface.
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Aberhart
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Edmonton
Alberta
Charles Cockroft
Calgary Herald
Aart
Central control urged to win war and plan postwar Canada
Premier W. J. Patterson told the Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities convention that victory in World War II must come quickly and with broad national unity. He warned delegates they may accept greater central control for now but argued lasting authority should still leave power with individuals where possible, lest Canada face a dictatorial future.
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Saskatoon
C.P
W. J. Patterson
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Patterson
Canada
Challenges Aberhart To Prove Statement
George MacLachlan an Independent candidate in Pembina riding for the March 21 Alberta general election predicts in an Edmonton broadcast that provincial elections will end old time partisan contests. He dares Premier Aberhart to prove an Independent leader and cabinet are chosen if they win, pledging to withdraw if proof is offered.
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Edmonton
George MacLachlan
Pembina
Alberta
Calgary
Aberhart
Ambulance Sled Hauls 50 Miles Through Alaska Winter
A 42 year old British Columbia trapper Mike Williams was carried by a dog sled over 50 miles to Wrangell Alaska after a paralysis left him unable to move his body from the waist down. His partner Henry Gleason helped drive the sled through ice and storm despite isolation and illness. Williams was treated at a Wrangell hospital with prognosis uncertain.
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Wrangell
Alaska
A.P
British Columbia
Mike Williams
Telegraph Creek
B.C
Henry Gleason
Williams
Stikine River
Alaska Panhandle
Prince Rupert
Drizzly Weather Across Regions With Mild Temperatures
Tremometer showed no freezing temperatures in the past 24 hours. A light drizzle with cold snow flurry yielded 0.09 inch. Temperatures ranged from 33 to 34 above zero overnight and early today. Reports extend from here to Lundridge and Edmonton.
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Alberta
Pacific Coast
Lundridge
Edmonton
Clock Presented to Mort Fulton at Medicine Hat Curling Club
At the annual Medicine Hat Curling Club meeting Bullivant presented an electric clock to Mort Fulton in recognition of his valuable service during the past season, noting he was Johnny on the job at all times.
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Medicine Hat
Crerar condemns CCF stance on war effort extent
Brandon Manitoba March 8 Hon T A Crerar federal minister of mines and resources denounces the Co operative Commonwealth Federation for deeming Canada's war effort as a side issue. He warns Canadians that victory is paramount and that delay or half measures risk defeat and harsher conquest.
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Brandon
Man
C.P
T. A. Crerar
Chamberlain Rejects Repeal of Trade Union Act
London report: Prime Minister Chamberlain yesterday refused a Trade Union Congress request to repeal the Trade Dispute and Trade Unions Act of 1927. He said the act must stay in force until after the war, banning sympathetic strikes and those not tied to wages, hours and conditions, and restricting Trades Union funds use for political purposes.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
Trade Union Congress
Trade Dispute and Trade Unions
Finland and Sweden Seek Hitler Mediation for Peace
Berlin report says Finland and Sweden plan to appeal to Hitler to mediate a Russian Finnish peace while resisting ultimatum terms. Ribbentrop meets Mussolini. Helsinki signals possible rejection of hard terms as Russian forces press Viipuri defenses. Baron Mannerheim remains at his post amid war talks and Swedish mediation rumors surface.
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Berlin
Per Evind Svinhufvud
Finland
von Ribbentrop
Germany
Arvid Richert
Sweden
Hitler
Russia
Rome
Mussolini
Helsinki
Einland
Viipuri Bay
Copenhagen
Tanner
Social Democrat
Baron Mannerheim
Stockholm
Haparanda
Dysart Retires as Premier in New Brunswick Change
Fredericton reports Premier Dysart will resign after leading the Liberal party since 1935. Attorney General J. B. McNair named as his successor, announced after a two day Liberal caucus. Dysart held the Kent County seat since 1919 and won re election last November.
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Fredericton
C.P
Dysart
J. B. McNair
Kent County
Daladier Delivers War Resolve To Welles In Paris
Daladier asserts war aims require material guarantees from Germany to curb future aggression. Sumner Welles meets Daladier for two hours as he travels from Lausanne and will confer with French leaders on politics and economy before London talks. Welles also plans talks with Sikorski and Zeleski representing Poland in exile.
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Jean Alary Havas
Paris
CP Havas
Germany
Europe
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Daladier
United States
Lausanne
Switzerland
Rome
Berlin
Welles
Auguste Champetier de Ribes
Alexis Leger
Foreign Office
Jules Jeanneney
Senate
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
London
Paul Reynaud
Wladyslaw Sikorski
August Zeleski
Queen Elizabeth Receives Thunderous Welcome in New York
The 5,000-ton Queen Elizabeth docked in New York after a remarkable cross of the North Atlantic. The liner arrived unarmed but protected by a high cable system to counter magnetic mines, signaling royal navy strength during wartime.
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Elizabeth
New York
North Atlantic
Scotland
Bay
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Crerar
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