Peace Plan Talk Opens With MacDonald Mussolini Meeting
Premier MacDonald meets Premier Mussolini in Genoa for urgent talks on organizing peace in Europe. He cites Geneva contacts and world-wide discussions as underscoring the gravity of the problems facing civilization.
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TS Visis
Hwe
MacDonield
Great Britain
Mussolini
Europe
Ostia
Mary
MacDonald
Rome
Balboa
Halian
Genoa
Haly
Tnt Tum
Geneva
Il Duce
Ishbel
Sir John Simon
League of Nations condemns Peru over territory seizure
Geneva March 18. The league of Nations council unanimously adopted a report condemning Peru's occupation of territory ceded by treaty to Colombia and demanding immediate evacuation by Peruvians. Colombia accepted the report, while Peru urged the council to open inquiries instead.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
Peru
Colombia
Counsil
Tragedy at Mother's Grave: Father and Children Shot
Philadelphia report says 28-year-old railway clerk Gach Friend and his three young children were found shot to death at the grave of his wife. Friend was shot through the head, a pistol nearby. the children lay under a blanket. The mother had died January 5 at age 26.
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Philadelphia
Gilert
Friend
Gach
Duff Appointed As Chief Justice
Ottawa reports three major judicial appointments with Lyman P. Duff elevated to Chief Justice of Canada. The former supreme court judge and head of the Duff Commission will fill the vacancy caused by I A Anglin’s death. Frank J. Hughes and LMNtew Armour receive new high court roles in Ontario and Canada. Duff, born January 7 1865 at Meaford Ontario, is a widower.
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Ottawa
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Duff Commission
Dominion
Canada
Lis
I. A. Anglin
Frank J. Hughes
K.C
Toronto
Duff
Lmntew Armour
Supreme Court of Ontario
G. H. Sedgewick
Supreme Court
Tariff Board
Meaford
Ont
Charles
Isabel Duff
Toronto University
Fergus
Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Progress Report on Forthcoming Schools Music Festival
The seventh executive meeting for the School Music and Dramatic Festival saw strong attendance. President Joe Marsh noted progress, a Medicine Hat News cup donation, and thanks extended to donor B F Souch. Syllabus mailed to schools, pieces chosen span Pilgrim's Chorus, Rest Thee Babe, Ye Banks and Braes, Now Is the Month of May, The German Band, The Daisy, Mistress Mary, and Little Maid. Music sold via Assiniboia Music Co and Edmonton libraries while Mr Bullen supplies three titles.
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Joe Marsh
Medicine Hat
B. F. Souch
Medicine Hat News
Pilgrim's Chorus
Bishop
Mary
Assiniboia Music Co
Edmonton
Bullen
Sixth Street
Bendemeer
Edmonton MLA proposes pact with Dominion on BNA Acts amendments
Col. F. C. Jamieson of Edmonton moves a resolution urging the government to seek Dominion consent via provincial assembly before any British Parliament amendments to the 1867 and 1920 British North American Acts. He says approvals should come from the Legislature as a whole.
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Edmonton
Mar
Col
F. C. Jamieson
Col. Jamieson
Arsenal 1 Wolverhampton 2 dominates top matches
Football results from the First Division show Arsenal losing 1 2 to Wolverhampton while Blackpool crushed Aston Villa 6 2 and Derby Middlesbrough along with several others left unplayed. Second and Third divisions feature varied scores including Bristol City 5 Southend United 1 and Exeter City 1 Cardiff City 0 with many fixtures unplayed. Scottish and Welsh leagues list several notable results such as Airdrieonians 3 Dundee 0 and Kilmarnock 2 Rangers 6.
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Arsenal
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
Chelsea
Blackburn R
Bolton W
Blackpool
Aston Villa
Derby
Middlesbrough
Everton
Newcastle
Leeds
Chesterfield
Notts Forest
Fulham
Plymouth Arg
Lincoln City
Burnsey
Millwall
Grimsby Town
Notts County
Manchester U
Port Vale
Tottenham H
Southampton
Oldham Atn
Swansea Town
Stoke City
West Ham
Bradford
Southern Bournemouth
Brighton
Brentfor
Gillingham
Bristol City
Southend U
Clapton Orient
Aldershot
Coventry City
Crystal Pal
Exeter City
Cardiff City
Luton Town
Reading
Newport County
Norwich C
Northampton T
Queen’s P. R
Swindon T
Bristol Rovers
Torquay Utd
Watford
Barnsley
New Brighton
Darlington
Mansfield Town
Doncaster R
Rotherham VA
Gateshead
Rochdale
Halifax Town
Barrow
Hartlepools Utd
Chester
Hull City
Accrington Stan
Stockport Co
Southport
Tranmere Row
Carlisle Utd
Walsall
Crewe Alex
Wrexham
York City
Airdrieonians
Dundee
Celtic
St. Mirren
Cowdenbeath
Ayr United
East Stirling
Third Lanark
Hamilton A
Aberdeen
Hearts
Falkirk
Kilmarnock
Rangers
Morton
St. Johnstone
Partick
Motherwell
Queens Park
Clyde
Eviction Threat Looms Over 900 Vancouver Families
The Lodging and Restaurant Keeper's Association threatened eviction of about 900 families in rooming houses to push for higher shelter rates. Alderman W W Smith says relief officials will handle each case individually with no general rate increase and aims to keep tenants housed while awaiting broader funding. Officials estimate the extra monthly cost at 4500 to 5000 dollars, with requests already sent to federal and provincial authorities for one third of the rise.
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Vancouver
Lodging and Restaurant Keeper's Association
Civie
Ald. W
W. Smith
Ald. Smith
Halt in debt adjustment urged by head of trust firm
Edmonton March 17 The head of the National Trust Company Toronto urged Parliament's agricultural committee against further debt adjustment laws. J M Mac Donnell said mortgage interests invest in Alberta in good faith and warned that writing down debts would harm security values and investors. He cited four companies with thousands of loans and debentures and urged continued protection of securities.
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Edmonton
J. M. MacDonnell
Toronto
National Trust Company
Agricultural Committee
A. B. Claypool
U.F.A
Didsbury
Alberta
R. D. Tighe
I.C
Mortgage Loans Association of Alberta
Fire men battle Windsor Castle blaze near ancient wing
London reports Windsor Castle narrowly escaped extensive damage after flames swept an old section. Firefighters fought hard to prevent a major outbreak as the king and queen were not in residence at the time.
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London
Windsor Castle
Famous Duke of Abruzzi Dies in Somalia
The Duke of Abruzzi, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and noted explorer, has died in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 18. The report marks the passing of a renowned adventurer and royal creditor of fame.
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Mogdishu
Somalia
Abruzzi
Victor Emanuel
France to pay 19 million in war debt interest
Paris reports that a resolution by Rene Richard asks the Chamber of Deputies to authorize payment of 19 million dollars in interest on war debts to the United States. Former Premier Herriot and Painleve support the move as a gesture since America is in trouble.
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Paris
United States
France
Chamber of Deputies
Rene Richard
Herriot
Painleve
Richard
Herriott
America
Land Settlement Scheme Discussed With City Council
S. H. Gandier met with the city council to discuss the provincial land settlement scheme. About a dozen applicants were examined for eligibility and several selections were made, though final choices rest with the government committee. The government seeks settlers likely to prove successful.
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S. H. Gandier
Everton City set for English Cup final showdown
Everton beat West Ham United 2-1 and Manchester City won 3-2 over Derby County to reach the English Cup final on April 29. In Scotland Motherwell advanced to the Scottish Cup final with Clyde 2-0, as Celtic and Hearts drew. Scotland also defeated England 3-0 in an international rugby fixture.
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London
Everton
Manchester City
West Ham United
Derby County
Glasgow
Scotland
Wales
Mirthful comedy thrills Empress crowds with Family Upstairs
A large audience enjoyed The Family Upstairs at the Empress Theatre. Mollie Currie and Stewart Blanchard led a skilled cast under the Catholic Women's League, with C S Blanchard directing and Malcolm Stewart and Norman White assisting. The light farce set in a New York parlor depicts a lively, practical family with sharp humor and strong performances.
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Emprey
Catholic Women’s League
C. S. Blanchard
Malcolm Stewart
Norman White
Stewart Blanchard
Ansious
Mr. Blanchard
Anna Marie Kane
Louise Heller
Sidney Martin
Charles Grant
Miss Kane
Louise
Crawford Goode
Annabelle
Tootie” Bell
Prisoner Clark escapes by swapping with drunken cellmate
Joseph E. Clark, jailed with a Vancouver bank robbing suspect, escaped by impersonating a comatose cellmate and securing a $250 bond. The pair are tied to a March 9 kidnapping of Customs Patrolman Belanger at Bellingham and a later Eureka slaying that killed Stephen Kent and Lester Quigley. Clark’s presumed confederate, George Manning, is linked to a January bank robbery in Vancouver. The incident followed a police alert and an armed confrontation near Eureka.
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Glendale
Cal
Joseph E. Clark
Vancouver
United States
Eureka
Clark
George Manning
Manning
Bank of Commerce
Manning Stand
FE. L. Belanger
Bellingham
Wash
Belanger
Stephen Kent
Lester Quigley
Sabotage Claim Ties British Workers to Dam Project
A Reuters correspondent reports in Riga that British Metropolitan-Vickers Electric Company employees were arrested in Russia amid claims the Dnieprostroi dam project involved sabotage. Russian authorities allege turbine blades corroded by sand or acid, alleging malicious intent. the turbines were built to power Russia with equipment the company supplied.
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London
Reuter’s
Riga
Latvia
Russia
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company
Metropolitan-Vickers
Budget Debate Concludes In Alberta Legislature
Edmonton March 17 After two weeks the budget debate in the Alberta Legislature concluded with a recorded vote 36 to 24 on Mr Speake’s motion to adjourn to supply. Liberals and Labor backed the motion while Conservatives and Independents supported the government. Speaker Joseph M Dechene and Hon Mr Reid spoke as debate closed with charges over state relief and public works probes vs a royal commission suggestion.
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Edmonton
Speake
G. Reid
Liberals
Labor
de Bate
Joseph M. Dechene
St. Paul
Reid
Dechene
Public Accounts Committee
L. McPherson
Publi Works
Government House
Reif
Agai
Dee
Cepartment
Homoata
Ince
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Miklas
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Gilbert Friend
F. J. Hughes
E. Armour
B.N.A. Act
Eglish League
General Hospital
Los Angeles
California
U.S.A
Celtics
Gwladys Warner
Miss Callahan
Chris Robertson
J. E. Clark
Orillia
Empress
L.A
Uma
J. M. Dechene
Royal Commission
Milos
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