Redcliff Man Dies After Friday Night Slurring and Fall
Witnesses recount a Redcliff man William Dempsky seen drinking before the Oddfellows hall dance and later found dead with a fractured skull. Witnesses place him at various locations from the hotel to the dance hall while noting heavy intoxication and a fall or blow as the possible cause. The postmortem confirms a fractured skull and the police investigate onward.
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Mrs. Stone
E. L. Stone
Redcliff Review
Review
William Dempsky
Mr. Stone
Déempsky
Langley
Relaw
Dr. Wad
Oddfellows Hall
Ward
L. Stone
Dempsky
Constable Kitchen
Sergeant Allen
R.C.M.P
Medicine Hat
MacCharles
Kay Neilson
Stone
Bodmar's
Neilson
Langley Stone
Ross McLaughlin
Demosky
All Peaceful in The Corridor Of Poland
Geneva reports the Danzig dispute ends in calm as Poland agrees to reduce the Westerplatte guard to normal levels after the League of Nations assurance. Danzig will maintain order themselves, while Ramsay Macdonald and Sir John Simon continue talks with delegates.
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Geneva
Free City
Danzig
Poland
Westerplatteeninsula
League of Nations
Westerplatte
League
Switzerland
Ramsay Macdonald
Great Britain
Sir John Simon
Fire at Bridge Street blacksmith shop
At noon the fire brigade responded to a blaze in a car on a grease rack at a blacksmith shop on Bridge Street. The fire started apparently from a short circuit and was extinguished before substantial damage occurred.
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Bridge St
Ogilvie Wheat Prices Show Mixed Futures
Wheat price figures indicate a May 50 percent split with July 517 and October 533, suggesting a broad 58 percent shift. No. 1 November 4934, track 49 percent, street 3014 reflect measurement terms in the market report.
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Ogilvie
Western Provinces Weather Report With Mixed Conditions
The western provinces show mostly fair conditions with cooler temperatures in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Ontario experiences fairly general rain or sleet, while Alberta is forecast to be fair today and Wednesday with rising temperatures.
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Winnipeg
Regina
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Alberta
Theatre Fire Kills Forty One in Mexican Town
In Ahualalco near Guadalajara, a Hidalgo theatre fire followed a short circuit in a high tension wire. Panic caused a stampede at the doors killing twenty and trampling twenty more. forty one people died and seventy were gravely injured.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Ahualalco
Hidalgo Theatre
Two More Die In Arrowwood Bridge Crash
Calgary March 14. Arrowwood Creek on the Sunshine Trail 20 miles east of High River claimed two more lives Monday afternoon after a car skidded past a short steel bridge plunging 15 feet into the creek bed. John J. Wilson and Alexander Yeats, both West pioneers, died almost instantly. William Gray, a third victim, died Sunday evening after his car crashed into the bridge end. Gray’s two passengers survived with minor injuries.
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Calgary
Arrowwood Creek
Sunshine Trail
High River
John J. Wilson
Fifteenth Avenue West
Alexander Yeats
Twenty-ninth Avenue Southwest
William Gray
Twenty-seven
Gray
Beer Bill Passes House Pledging Swift Action
U S House approves the Beer bill amid Roosevelt push for quick enactment. Speaker Rainey says votes exist and Senate leaders plan rapid passage before week end. Brewery Trade editor Du bin cites 146 licensed breweries with 1 to 5 million barrels stored ready for retail once legalized.
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D.C
House
Roosevelt
Rainey
House of Representatives
Senate
Capitol
Chicago
Joseph Dubin
Brewery Trade
Dubin
Sir Henry Thornton Dies at 62 in New York Hospital
Sir Henry Thornton K B E former chairman of the Canadian National Railways died in a New York hospital at 62 after pneumonia and uremic poisoning following abdominal surgery. Born in Logansport Indiana in November 1871 he built CN R into a unified system and served as director and president from 1922. He faced parliamentary criticism later and resigned August 1 1932. He married Virginia Dyke Blair in 1901 and Martha Matriss in 1926. he had one son and one daughter. He held wartime railway posts and received multiple decorations.
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New York
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Henry
Henry Worth Thornton
Towim
D of Directors
Sir Henry
J. Hungerford
United States
England
Canada
Hap
Virginia Dyke Blair
Martha Matriss
C.N.R
Canadian National Board
Maritime
Cuba
Logansport
Indiana
Banking Reopenings Boost U S Business Activity
United States markets show renewed confidence as hundreds of banks in over 230 cities begin phased reopening under President Roosevelt’s plan. Treasury Secretary Woodin reports deposits exceed withdrawals in reopening cities and fear era ends. Wall Street recovers, Canadian dollar firm, and over‑the‑counter Treasury dealings resume with limited scope but improving funds flow.
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New York
Roosevelt
Washington
William Woodin
the Treasury
United States
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
France
Peru rebel leader Jiminez dies in suicide
Lima dispatch reports Lieut Col Gustavo Jiminez head of a string of uprisings in Peru killed himself today. The crisis followed failed revolts and heightened tensions across the country.
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Jiminez
Lima
Peru
Gustavo Jiminez
US to push law for world arms embargo power
The United States government informed Great Britain it will press for legislation granting the President authority to declare an arms embargo against any nation in the world.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Great Britain
Another shock strikes Los Angeles earthquake today
A new quake in the 40th in a series hit Los Angeles at 11 01 a m causing further brick fall from weakened structures and prompting concerns over building safety.
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Los Angeles
Mar
New York Stock Exchange Sets Resume Date
The New York stock exchange directed all members to be ready to resume business tomorrow.
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N.Y. Stock Exchange
New York
The
New York Stock Exchange
Provincial debate calls for govt industries dept in the West
In Edmonton March 13 F C Moyer Independent Drumheller urged establishing a provincial government in dustries department to sustain mine revenue. He noted coal industry profits while agriculture posted losses, and pressed for economic reforms and debt relief plans.
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F. C. Moyer
Drumheller
House
D. M. Duggan
Duggan
Banks Reopening After California Earthquake Briefs Shortages
Long Beach and Los Angeles report reopenings as banks repair and find funds for food. A mild 4 19 a m tremor marked the 39th quake. death toll in the region rises to about 55 in Long Beach with Canadians among the dead. ongoing shocks aid cleanup and recovery efforts.
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Long Beach
Calif
Los Angeles
Mar
School Board Approves $19,000 Budget Cut for 1933
The School Board adopted a year budget reducing demand to 148000 for 1933 from 167000 in 1932. Nurse Smith reported February health good with no communicable disease, though coughs and colds were common in classrooms. Attendance for February totaled 2266, down 12 from January and 159 from February 1932. one new pupil enrolled, eight returned, sixteen left, five were home sick. Highest attendance was 98.75 in Miss Mary Carr's Elm Street room. lowest was 83.95 in Miss Viola McLean's Alexandra High School. Thirty three rooms had no rates. sixty five rooms reported rates.
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Nurse Smith
Mary Carr
Elm St. School
Viola McLean
Alexandra High School
Lion Bears and Russian Bear Capitulates
London reports six British subjects and twenty five Metropolitan-Vickers Electric Company employees arrested in Moscow were released but forbidden to leave the city and must report to police daily. Allan Monkhouse and Charles Nordwall, detained directors, telephoned home to say they are safe and at liberty. The incident draws wide attention as the Daily Mail notes possible governmental apologies or a break in relations.
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London
Moscow
Allan Monkhouse
Charles Nordwall
Daily Mail
Metropolitan- Vickers Electric Company
Canada’s Public Debt Figures Revealed in Ottawa
Ottawa on March 14. Dominion statistician R H Coats testified before the banking and commerce committee that Canada’s total public debt including Dominion provincial and municipal obligations stood at 6 539 728 053. The tally excludes the unguaranteed debt of Canada relating to the Canadian National Railways which would add about 300 million if included. Hon W D Euler quoted a 580 figure at 3 600 000 covering all obligations.
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Duggan
Dominion
Railways
Rominion
Canada
C.N.R
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Great Britain
London
Australia
Iban Council
Ottawa
R. H. Coats
Dominion Statistician
Banking and Commerce Committee of
House
Canadian National Railways
W. D. Euler
Waterloo
North
Scouts from Canada plan Hungary jamboree tour in 1933
In partnership with the Canadian General Council of Boy Scouts, Canadian Pacific steamships arrange a 1933 jamboree tour for Scouts heading to a camp near Godollo Hungary from August 2 to 15. Delegation status is unofficial. participants sail July 21 aboard the Duchess of Athol and join the British contingent in London.
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Canadian General Council of Boy Scouts
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Goddole
Hungary
Canada
Dominion
Canadia General Council
Duchess of Athol
Imperial
London
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Goddolo
Cherbourg
Paris
Australia
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