Soviet to Seed 250 Million Acres in 1931 Plan
Moscow May 2. Soviet Russia plans to sow 250 million acres this spring with 70 million to wheat and the remainder to corn, rye, oats and flax. Total area for all crops will be 350 million acres for 1933 under the two year plan. Harvest expected excellent but farm machinery shortfall of about 50 percent in six months alarms officials.
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Mooscow
Associated Press
Soviet
Russia
Rosetov
United States
Soviet Union
Postponed by Plane Trouble and Economic Strain Report
Reykjavik reports the steamer Odinn halted near the ice barrier while a search plane trouble forced abandonment of a Greenland expedition to locate Augustine Court jid, a British scientist. Separately Soviet industry lags, with only 14,591 of 31,150 planned machines produced, forcing reliance on US imports to harvest this year's crops. Russia faces feeding 162 million people with uncertain export surplus.
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Reykjavik
Associated
Ess
Odinn
Greenland
Augustine Courtjid
Red'c
Seriovg
Devel
Capone sought for questioning in Chicago homicide inquiry
State's Attorney detectives in Chicago questioned Alphonse Capone as part of their probe into the death of a man whose charred body they believe may be that of gangster Racketeer Bij Daineer de Poke Hietler. The body was discovered last Thursday in a burning ice house nearlington.
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Chicago
Alphonse Capone
Baineer
De.Pike” Hietler
Ington
Auto Crash Near Toronto Kills One Injures Two
A car with Robert Huxtable, William Huxtable, and Dr W Falconer crashed into a hydro pole near Toronto Ontario. Robert Huxtable died instantly while Dr Falconer suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and was not expected to survive. A Dominion survey shows March marriages in cities over 10000 fell ten percent from 1920.
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Toronto
Ont
Robert
William Huxtable
W. Falconer
Robert Huxtable
Falconer
Dominion Bureau
Hutterites Turned Back At the Canadian Border
Ottawa reports that Alberta has enough Hutterites to operate the Wolf Creek colony, leading to rejection of the South Dakota Hutterite request to enter Canada. Minister W A Gordon notes provincial agreement and ongoing cooperation with Alberta authorities on immigration.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Wolf Creek
A. Gordon
South
Dako
Canada
Wolfreek
South Dakota
Gordon
Quebec Irregularities Report Triggers Prosecution Pledge
Ottawa May 3 irregularities in Public Works departments were investigated and government pledges prosecution regardless of party. Minister H A Breyart said any confirmed malfeasance would be pursued. Pouliot implicated men paid for unperformed work and political meetings with departmental funds.
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Ottawa
Shean Works Departments
Conamen
Public Works
House of Us
Rcpurse R Ag Aie
Y. Oulie
Pouliot
Orksien
Riviere du Up
C. Dube
Ory
Stewart
Thege
Temiscouta
Seeding General In This District Reports Wheat and Oats Arrivals
A carload of wheat arrived for farmers as seed grain from the Provincial Government. About 1,400 bushels are on hand with an estimated 500 more needed to fulfill district applications. Oats requests total about 2,000 bushels with a carload expected over the weekend. Seeding is general. high winds have dried topsoil and rain is needed. Support varies by region from Medicine Hat to Brooks and Vauxhall, with rye planting in Retlaw district.
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C.P.R
Medicine Hat
Swift Current
Brooks
Vauxhall
Retlaw
Killed Three Sons Then Suicided in New Jersey
Garfield New Jersey May 2 John Lubic a confectionery man in Passaic returned home early today and shot each of his three sons in the head then turned the gun on himself Mrs Anne Lubic the mother slept in an adjoining room and survived she said he had been worried by lack of business at his store
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Garfield
N.J
John Lubic
Passaic
Anne Lubic
Flames Crackled In the Jail At Whitby
Whitby Ontario May 2 Canadian Press Chief Constable H Quantrill carried an unconscious prisoner to safety after hearing flames and cries for help in the jail. He wrapped a handkerchief over his mouth and nose and carried the man through smoke to the street. Damage from the fire totaled 1000 dollars.
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Whitby
Soldiers Preferences and Boulinger bill debated in parliament
The Liberal member for Bellechasse urged changes to preferencing for returning soldiers favoring former Canadian Corps members over natives who did not serve. Bou langer also proposed raising five year residency for foreign born applicants and abolishing Civil Service Commission deregulation, with cabinet exceptions to residence rules. The debate adjourned after hours of support and opposition, likely resuming Monday.
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Chimmons
Sear Boinger
Bellechasse
Corps
Canada
Quebec
Boulanger
Othole
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Strange Death Of An English Diplomat In Arctic Exile
Winnipeg May 2 John Hornby gave up a brilliant British diplomatic career to live as a hermit in the Canadian Northwest. Capt James Critchell-Bullock, who lived with him for a year, recalls him as the Hermit of the Arctic. Hornby died of starvation after years of isolation, with RCMP taking 26 months to recover bodies.
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Winnipeg
John Hornby
Canadian Northwest
Hornby
James C. Critchell-Bullock
Friday
Arctic
Critchell- Bullock
Hornty
Adlard
Christian
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Critchell-Bulock
Parliament acts on appropriations amid sitting pause
Ottawa May 2 The Senate did not sit as the House of Commons passed appropriations totaling 74 540 000 for public buildings haz oars dredging and related works across Canadian provinces. Private members hour adjourned two bills: one by Oscar Bouranger to restrict Civil Service preference to returned soldiers and another by J S Woodsworth to amend the Criminal Code on speeches at public meetings.
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Ottawa
Coweta Press
Senate
House of Commons
Canada
Oscar Boulanger
Lib
Bellechasse
J. S. Woodsworth
Lab
Winnipeg
North Centre
DO X Flight Continues From Canary Islands toward South America
Commander Friedrih Christianen of the German seaplane DO XK announced from Rio de Oro that he would depart tomorrow morning for Balana in Portuguese West Africa. The leg covers about 950 miles to the next stop on his South American voyage.
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Las Palms
Canary Islands
Associated Press
Friedrih Christianen
Do-Xk
Rio de Oro
Balana
Portugese
Fined for Fighting After Lane Altercation
Police court yesterday fined R Wise and J Kowalawski five dollars and costs each for fighting. The pair had an argument last Saturday and adjourned to a lane near Hewitt and Black's store to settle it with a physical fight.
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R. Wise
J. Kowalawski
Hewitt and Black
No clear headline from fragmented data
Fragmented OCR shows numbers and items but no coherent event or subjects. Reads like a partial ledger or crops and livestock figures with multiple incompletely captured terms.
Guillotine Still Used In Germany In Degenerate Murder Case
In Regensburg Bavaria on May 2 the guillotine was used to execute Hrnck Tetzner a torch murderer who set a stranger aflame in an attempt to defraud a life insurance company Hans Reichardt an 80 year old executioner carried out the sentence his sixtieth since he began duties more than a generation ago
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Regensburg
Bavaria
Associated Press
Germany
Hrnck
General Motors Banquet Marked Beny Firm’s Growth and Opening
Mr. Carl Beny and his son Charles presided at a General Motors banquet in the White Lunch hall celebrating the opening of the Beny & Son Limited remodelled garage and GM’s support. Charles Beny Jr spoke of a seven year growth from North Railway Street to the current expanded enterprise. His father and staff received praise for loyalty and partnership as GM’s banquet was noted for its role in the business’s progress.
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Carl Beny
Charles
General Motors
Beny & Son’ Limited
Beny Agency
Chas, Beny, Jr
North Railway Street
SS. G. Jamison
Universal Garage
Mr. Beny
Mr. Beny, Sr
Fire Threatens Athabasca as Winds Save Town
A shifting wind saved Athabasca from a large bush fire that swept toward the town and High School. Fire crews and residents fought the flames under Fire Chief Falconer, then the wind shifted, steering the blaze away. Reports say fires also raged near Pigeon Lake with timber losses and widespread smoke across Alberta.
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Edmonton
Athabasca
Spirit River
Add
Alberta
Falconer
Albert
Blake
Swatow May Day executions reported and unrest in Calgary
May Day violence spreads from Swatow to Calgary as eight eight Communists are executed in Swatow while Calgary police break up a May Day demonstration arresting seven men. The event follows a crowded scene near the Provincial Government employment bureau and City Hall where delegates sought mayoral address amid police action and banner seizures.
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Swatow
China
Calgary
Sixth Avenue
Second Street
Jabez McLean
Fred Liventosky
Eighth Avenue East
Zevol Collins
Second Avenue East
Emil Jencen
Fourth Avenue East
William Imley
William Geddes
Ninth Avenue East
William Martin
Gus Rettschlag
John Blake
J. Brightwell
City Hall
Davison
Finelly
Partridges
Rogers
Menortly
Phil Luck
Andy Devison
Claude Bradley
Prices and trade notes from Britain and Canada
In Ottawa May 2 reports indicate market shifts for chilled beer and live cattle affecting Canadian markets. Commissioner A Scott notes cattle movements to ports including Manchester and Birkenhead with thousands of head involved, reflecting early year trade patterns.
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Ottawa
Gagnaine
Portuguese President Under Fire as May Day Riots Erupt
Lisbon reports say President Carmona and his cabinet hid as May Day unrest surged. Police used machine guns in Radio Square, two killed and about twenty wounded. In Madeira the rebel junta at Funchal reportedly surrendered to naval forces.
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Associated Press
Carmona
Madeira
Funchal
Radio Square
Sades
Portugal
Oscar Carmona
Pia Haart vi
Aes
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