May Day Riot in London Sparks Fights and Protests
London observers report thousands of police keeping order as Fascists and Labour supporters clash in Hyde Park and Westminster. Nine arrests, huge Labour rally with 200000 attendees, and charged political rhetoric accompany the day’s demonstrations.
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A.P
Hyde Park
Wwild Mosley
Megihera
Londa
Hydrk
Westminster
Marliament
Chamberlain
Spain
Herbert Morrison
Labor
House of Commons
Park
Britain
Italy
Morrison
Labor Party
Moscow
Russia
Red Square
Lanin
Joseph Stalin
Central Committee
Communist Party
Klementi B. Voroshiloff
Germany
Austria
China
Voroshiloff
Red Army
A. I. Yegoroff
Defence
I. P. Beloff
Minsk
P. F. Dybenko
Leningrad
Crash of another airliner near Formia kills nineteen
Rome May 2 A.P. Nineteen persons including an Albanian minister and an American woman Helen Lincoln died in a Rome bound airliner crash from Tirana. The craft halted at Brindisi then hit dense clouds near Formia and crashed into a mountainside burning with the loss of crew and passengers from several nations.
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Rome
A.P
Iinister
Helen Linckoln
Djaffter Villa
Tirana
Albania
Ahmed Zug
Geraldine Appony
Hungary
Free City of
Danzig
Brindisi
Tyrrhenian
Formia
Maranon Valley
Montreal Herald staffer R L Werry dies at 72
R L Werry aged 72 a Salina Ontario native and longtime Montreal Family Herald and Weekly Star staff member has died.
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R. L. Werry
Salina, Ont
Montreal Family Herald
Weekly Star
Anglo Italian Pact Aids Palestine Promise
Prime Minister Chamberlain disclosed an oral Anglo Italian understanding on Palestine as part of the Rome pact signed April 16. Britain and Italy pledged to respect each other’s interests in Palestine, with Italy abstaining from actions that would embarrass Britain and Britain protecting Italian interests.
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Great Britain
Italy
Palestine
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Rome
Europe
Musuoini
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Earl of Perth
Galeazzo Ciano
Guerrilla Terrorists Reported In Shanghai Under Tense Patrols
May 2 Shanghai reports claim thousands of Chinese guerrillas slipped into the city to harass Japanese forces. International settlement police doubled patrols and searched refugee camps for armed guerrillas and explosives. Two bomb throwers were arrested after a failed truck bombing, with claims of over 2,000 infiltrators and up to 5,000 special agents ready to wage a terrorism campaign.
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Sitanghai
C.P
Shanghai
International Settlement
National Salvation Association
Pioneer Col William A Lyndon Dies at 64 in Calgary
Col William A Lyndon 64 a Calgary veteran rancher of the Calgary and Claresholm districts died at his home. Born in Sault Lake City Utah he came to Alberta 52 years ago drove a covered wagon to Calgary witnessed the first train in 1885 served in France in the Great War Enlisted 1915 with the 18th Canadian Mounted Rifles later attached to the British army staff president of the Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association in 1903 survived by Mrs Lyndon two sons Charles A and E Lawrence Lyndon and two daughters.
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Calgary
C.P
William A. Lyndon
Claresholm
Lyndon
Sault Lake City
Utah
Alberta
France
18Th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Medicine Hat
Southern Alberta Pioneers’ and
Charles A
Hdmonton
E. Lawrence Lyndon
Camden
N.J
General Motors Reports First Quarter 1938 Net Income
General Motors Corporation announced a net income of 8 264 418 dollars for the first quarter of 1938. The report highlights a solid start to the year with earnings driven by core automotive operations and related segments.
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General Motors Corporation
Phillies and Red Sox slugfest ends in 18 17 win
In a high scoring American League affair Philadelphia belts Boston 18 to 17. Kelly and Hayes pitched for Philadelphia against Marcum and De sautela as New York records fall in the National League scene Brooklyn defeats New York 7 to 4 with Fitzsimmons and Spencer leading the mound effort. Pittsburgh tops Cincinnati 8 to 6 behind Blanton and Berres on the hill.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Kelly
Hayes
Marcum
Desautela
Brooklyn
New York
Fitzsimmons
Spencer
Melton
Danning
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Blanton
Berres
Vandermeer
Lombardi
Newfoundland Ship Reported Safe At Fisher Island
The Pioneer mission boat with 13 aboard, last seen leaving Englee on a 60 mile voyage to St Anthony April 25, was icebound at Fisher Island near St. Anthony. Some crew members were reported safe as authorities confirmed the vessel's status.
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ST. Johns
Nld
C.P
Roth
United Church Mission Boat Pioneer
Englee
St. Anthony
Fishet Island
Progress Club Meeting Set for City Hall
The Medicine Hat Progress Club will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday night at 3 o'clock in the Council chamber City Hall. A full attendance is requested.
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Medicine Hat Progress Club
Council Chamber
Hitler Sees Germany Ahead in Labor Shortage Amid May Day Rally
Berlin May Day celebration under Chancellor Hitler highlights claims that Germany faces a greater labor shortage than other nations while pledging to match achievements with European rivals. He previews an Italy visit with Mussolini to discuss supposed accords and broader questions from Rome to London.
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Fuehrer
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Mussolini
Lustigarten
Europe
Rome
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Friedrich Wilhelm Gaus
Foreign Office
Gaus
Munich
London
Runaway Oil Truck Averted by Calgary Driver Saturday
Calgary man Alan Toone narrowly avoided disaster when his seven ton gasoline truck accelerated through Third Street traffic. He steered through dense crowds, crashed the vehicle into a CPR fence, and stopped in CPR garden after the brakes failed near Fifth Avenue. Police report the near-miss occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday as he attempted to slow for intersection traffic and misfired ignition.
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Alan Toone
Calgary
Third Street
C.P.R
Cc.p.r
Toone
Downshire Street Hill
Macleod Trail
Fifth Avenue
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Local Irrigation Talks Reported by P.F.R.A. Director
Mr. George Spence director of P.F.R.A. and colleagues John Vallance Ben Russell met E L Gray on Saturday for a conference on local irrigation projects. Dr F W Gershaw and A P Burns also attended the parley.
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George Spence
P.F.R.A
John Vallance
Ben Russell
E. L. Gray
F. W. Gershaw
A. P. Burns
Japs Disappointed With Gains Made Recently
Shanghai reports say Japan admitted meagre gains in 24 hours on the Shantung front. Tokyo claims heavy naval air attacks hit rail lines and supply trains near Lunghai and Yangtse corridors. In China, troops and regional forces bolster central fronts as Chang Hsueh-Liang and Chen Chi-Teng join the national defence council.
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Shantung
Tancheng
Shantung Province
Lunghai
Yangtse River
Hankow
Canton
South China
China
Kansu
Mingisa
Chiang Kai-shek
International Settlement
National Defence Council
Tese
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chen Chi- Teng
Royal Wedding in Potsdam Civil Ceremony
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Hohen zollern and Grand Duchess Kira of Romanoff wed in a civil ceremony at Cecilienhof Castle in Potsdam Germany on May 2 during the royal event.
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Germany
Louis Ferdinand
House of Hohenzollern
Kira
House of Romanoff
Cecilienhof
Fire Claims Two Children in Ottawa Home
Ottawa dispatch reports a deadly house fire at the Lacasse residence killing two young sisters Jeannine two and three month old Allo Lacasse and injuring four others with mother Rene Lacasse in hospital, condition critical.
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Ottawa
C.P
Nelsan d. Lacasse
Jeannine Lacasse
Allo
Rene Lacasse
Tory Leader Push For Lawson Nomination In Ottawa
In Toronto on May 2 the York South Conservative Association backed a revolution urging Hon. Karl Lawson MP to accept the leadership nomination at the national Conservative convention in Ottawa this July.
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Toronto
C.P
Karl Lawson
York South
Ottawa
Conservative Association
Splendid Rains Reported Across Wide Area
A timely rain began around 1 p.m. yesterday and lasted until 1 p.m. today, with showers continuing. Total moisture reached 1.98 inches in the city, stimulating plants and lawns, while reports from Calgary to Swift Current show widespread precipitation, including 1.45 inches at Strathmore and .66 inch at Abbey Saskatchewan.
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C.P.R
Genewal
Calgary
Swift
Strathmore
Abbey, Sask
Fox Valley
Moshing
West’s misfortune blamed on production pattern shift
Ontario Premier Hepburn told the Rowell Commission that the confederation balance favors the prairies. He argued the West suffers less from policy than from wheat decline and the broader shift to diversified agriculture and industry. He warned against upsetting confederation to aid farm income.
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C.P
Confederation
Prairies
Hepburn
Ontario
Rowell
Prairie Provinces
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