St Patrick's Day Banquet at Assiniboia Hotel
St Patrick's Day was celebrated at the Assiniboia Hotel with a parish sponsored banquet. Father Michael Fitzpatrick chaired and noted two minute speeches while Father Moriarty of Calgary paid tribute to Ireland. Mayor Bullivant praised the new church across the river and others welcomed visiting clergy as Medicine Hat marked the event.
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Assiniboia
Ireland
ST. Patrick
Father Moriarty
Calgary
St. Patrick’s
Assinboia
Michael Fitzpatrick
Saint
Father Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Medicine Hat
Father Graham
Regina
G. J. Fox
Supt. Shields
Father Dupont
St. Patrick's Church
Third St
Fifth Avenue
H.C. Yuill
God Save the King
Bullivant
St. Patrick's
Orangemen
C. Hall
W. F. Weiler
Kidd
Dean Fitzpatrick
Weiler
Ferguson Seeks Hearing in Canada Hydro Inquiry
Howard Ferguson the Canadian High Commissioner to Britain sent a note to the Beauharnois committee denying ties to the Beauharnois Ontario Hydro contract. He asked to testify in Canada and refuted a report that he blocked a contract until a $200,000 payment was secured from then Ontario premier Ferguson.
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London
Mar
Howard Ferguson
Great Britain
Beauharnois Committee
Canadian Senate
Canada
Sverguson
Andrew Llaydon
Robert O. Sweezey
Beauharnois Co
The
Hydro
Ferguson
Ontario
Handicrafts Exhibition Draws Huge Crowds at City Hall
A reporter fights through a crowded path to the Handicrafts Display in the Council Chamber. The scene features a diverse array of local crafts, children’s art, basketry by the blind, and a fashion show with a musical program. The exhibition runs late with extended hours due to strong interest.
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Horatius
Army and Navy Sweepstakes Winners Listed at St John’s
Memorial Hospital sweepstake winners on the Grand National include first prize of 12053 to a Virginia catgn New York City entrant, second prize 4821 to Celia Jacob of Brooklyn, and third prize 2416 to Ephrem Berube of Cap Chat Quebec. Other lucky tickets noted include W Aubin Montreal West and G Hyde San Francisco with additional holders in Winnipeg and Hollis.
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St. Johns
Memorial Hospital
Virginia
Catgn
New York City
Celia Jacob
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ephrem
Berube
Cap Chat
Gaspe County
Que
Quebec
Army
India
Rowton
Canada
Calcutta
Vancouver
B.C
George H. Gray
Shaun Gollin
Hep
Mrs. Gray
Collingwood
Air Mail Notes Arrive Times For Eastbound and Westbound Flights
Eastbound Boeing CFAMQ arrives at 8 30 with pilot Kenyon. Westbound Fokker CFAIK arrives at 9 10 with pilot Jarvis.
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Kenyon
Jarvis
Dumbartonshire Returns Conservative Seat In By Election
In Dumbartonshire Scotland Commander A D Cochrane Conservative won the by election with 16749 votes. Labor candidate Tom Johnston received 13704 votes Scottish Nationalist 5178 and Communist 2870. The by election followed Lt Col J G Thom Conservative being elevated to the Indian High Court.
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Dumbartonshire
Scotland
A. D. Cochrane
Tom Johnston
R. Gray
H. McIntyre
J. G. Thom
Indian High Court
De Valera Warned Over Irish Oath and Land Annuities
On March 18 in Birmingham Neville Chamberlain warned Eamon De Valera that Britain would view with grave concern any suggestion the Irish Free State suspend the oath of allegiance to the Crown or the land annuities due to Great Britain.
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Birmingham
Eng
Neville Chamberlain
Exchequer
Eamon de Valera
Great Britain
First Body Recovered From Submarine M-2 Disaster
Divers removed the first body from the sunken submarine M-2 today in Weymouth England and carried it to Portland. Fifty six crewmen perished when the vessel sank off Portland January 26. the craft was found February 3 wedged between two wrecks with the conning tower hatch open.
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Weymouth
Eng
Associated Press
Portland
Shipping Rates on Cattle to Old Country
Ottawa reports reduced live cattle shipping rates from Saint John New Brunswick to the United Kingdom. The Canadian press notes the cut in rates aims to ease export costs for cattle traders and bolster shipments to Europe amid ongoing trade adjustments.
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Ottawa
Saint John
N.B
United Kingdom
Olcott's Sweet Voice Stilled Forever
Paris reports Chauncey Olcott noted singer died at Monte Carlo after long anaemia. He passed away at the Villa with wife and son by his side. Funeral planned for New York, with sailing from Ville Franche anticipated tomorrow.
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Paris
Chauncey Olcott
Monte Carlo
Shipping rates cut for cattle as Montreal trade expands
Robert Weir, Minister of Agriculture, announced plans to extend ports to include Montreal shipments with navigation opening. Months earlier, shipping companies lowered rates from Saint John to 12 dollars per head for heavy cattle and 10.80 dollars for lighter animals.
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Montreal
Robert Weir
Saint John
New Clue Links Lindbergh Kidnapping to Mexico Route
Hopewell N J March 17 18 fresh from a secret conference at Col Charles A Lindberghs home police pressed the hunt for the 20 month old child. Mexican officials said crack secret service operatives head to the border in a possible Mexico route for the kidnappers. State police continued checking the Sourland area and the Lightfoot servants inquiry follows reports of a chisel linked to the ladder used in the abduction.
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Hopewell
N.J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Secret Service
Linebergh
H. Norman Schwarzhoff
Swarzkopf
Gofar
Franklin Park
Leandro Lightfoot
Forbra Wins Grand National at Aintree
The 91st Grand National at Aintree saw Forbra carrying 147 pounds win the steeplechase by three lengths over Egremont with Shaun Gollin in third. Sixty horses started, only nine finished, in front of a record crowd estimated at over 200000 with major transport arrivals.
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Liverpool
W. Pasonage
Forbra
Egremont
Shaun Gollin
J. Haney
Foresight
Thynbra
EB. C. Paget
White Eagle
W. H. Midwood
D. Williams
Golden Bay
Forbin
Rimell
Hamey
Egremonts
Shaun Goilin
G. Elliott
Tamiasha
Near East
Aspirant
Heartbreak Hill
Annandale
Stott
Sea Soldier
Lex Wilson
St. Mary's
Ont
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Grable
Gregalach
Premier Brownlee defends unemployment relief handling
Edmonton March 17 Premier J E Brownlee rejected Calgary Edmonton Lethbridge and Medicine Hat mayoral charges over relief payments. He said no complaints arose at Tuesday meeting, accounts were promptly processed and forwarded, and that provincial share totaling about 1.5 million dollars shows minimal unpaid balances.
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Edmonton
J. E. Brownlee
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine
Hat
Watson
Ottawa
Dominion Director of
Medicine Hat
Dominion
Rector Named for St. Mark's Anglican Church West Toronto
Rev. R. S. Rayson has been appointed rector of St. Mark's Anglican Church in West Toronto, reflecting a leadership change at the parish.
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R. S. Rayson
St. Mark's Anglican Church
West
Toronto
Sino-Japanese Peace Talks Near. Troop Repatriation Underway
Shanghai reports clearer prospects for a Sino-Japanese peace parleys as three Japanese transports carry troops back to Japan. Tokyo instructs government to drop certain conditions to push talks forward. Osuke Matsuoka, Japanese envoy, expects a formal conference by Sunday or Monday.
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Shanghai
Japan
Ansiece
Tokio
Osuke Matsuoka
Herd
Plot Aims to Kill New South Wales Premier Lang at Harbor Opening
A London wireless message reports an alleged New Guard plan to abduct and throw Premier J. T. Lang of New South Wales into Sydney Harbour during the harbor bridge opening. The anti communist group, described as ex soldiers and workers, lacks official Australian backing and details remain unclear.
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Sydney
Australia
J. T. Lang
New South Wales
Sydney Harbor Bridge
A. O. Willis
London
New Guard
Lang
Nate Self
Eral
Ir House of Commons
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Beauharnois
Dumbartonshire Returns
DE Valera
Olcott's Sweet
Mexico
Southern Republic
Noll
Crile
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Oy Willis
Gagner
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