Dominion Finances Accelerate as Conference Advances Ottawa May 9
The Dominion Provincial Conference on finances proceeds as the Relief bill for 1936 gains royal assent. Labor Minister Rogers meets Manitoba officials as Quebec Ontario and other provinces prepare to attend. A $39 million railway deficit appropriation for 1936 is approved with a new forward funding approach.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion
Labor
Rogers
Manitoba
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
R. B. Bennett
J. M. Armstrong
The
Dental Experimental Warm
Badoglio Named As Viceroy of Ethiopia
Rome reports Mussolini to mobilize as Italy proclaims its empire over Ethiopia. Proclaimed viceroy Badoglio designated as troops reach Addis Ababa and expand patrols toward Dire Dawa Zeker. Italian forces number about 30,000 amid ongoing occupation and strategic talks at Palazzo Venezia.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Adunata
Ethiopia
Dyce
Grand Council
Council of Ministers
Palazzo Venezia
Harar
Diredawa
Addis Abahar
Victor Emmnuel
Ag. Igmperor
League of Nations Council
Addis Ababa
Pietro Badogno
Addis ‘Ababa
Coalhurst Mine Explosion Causes Union Findings Challenged
The Coalhurst Miners' Union states inadequate ventilation and hell signaling wires carried excessive voltage caused the Dec 9 explosion that killed 16 miners, opposing Justice Lunney's government inquiry conclusions after 72 witnesses and two months of waiting for a report.
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Lethbridge
C.P
Alberta Mines Act
Coalhhurst
William Ramage
A. Robinson
Coalhurst Miners’ Union
Justice Lunney
Alberta
Hell
Hindenburg Completes Atlantic Flight Setting Record
The Hindenburg completed its first north Atlantic flight in a record 61 hours 58 minutes arriving at Lakehurst New Jersey. Captain Ernst Lehmann commanded the airship as Hugo Eckener greeted a crowd of about 5000 and a special post office crew handled a 2200 pound mail load.
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Lakbehurst
N.J
C.P
North Atlantic
Naval Air Base
E.D.T
Akg
Friedrichshafen
Ger
York City
Lakehurst
Hugo Eckener
Ernst A. Lehmann
Northern Ministers weigh Italy sanctions stance after Britain
Foreign Ministers of Norway Sweden Denmark the Netherlands and Finland met in Geneva to note Britain policy before forming a collective position on continued sanctions against Italy. They condemned Mussolini's Ethiopian conquest and urged the League to take a strong stand, but no decisions were made pending Britain's plans.
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Geneva
C.P
Great Britain
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Finland
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
United States Hit By May Blizzard
Tornadoes, blizzards, heavy rains and heat marked the nation. Five injured and buildings wrecked in Hanna Oklahoma, four injured in Gore Oklahoma, one killed by a twister at Bonham Texas. Torrential rains closed Hanna roads. One hundred fifty travelers stranded atop Raton Pass were rescued or reached safety.
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Chicago
C.P
United States
Hanna
Okla
Gore
Bonham
Tex
Raton Pass
Agnes Macphail Criticizes Armory Vote in Commons
Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to Parliament and longtime pacifist, led a debate over a $19,433 armory grant for Seaforth Highlanders in Vancouver, arguing homes and public needs outweigh armory spending. The discussion touched on national defense and the role of militia, with support and opposition from multiple MPs. A train collision near Lacombe killed A R Dwan and his wife.
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Ottawa
C.P
Agnes Macphail
Ufo-Labor
Grey Bruce
Armory
House of Commons
Ganada
Seaforth Highlanders
Vancouver
Bennett
Grant MacNeil
C.C.F
Vancouver North
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Department
Canada
Toronto- Broadview
United Kingdom
MacNeil
Torwand
France
Woodsworth
Supreme Court
Vancouvr
Police On Trail Of A Girl Lost 28 Years Ago
RCMP say a letter from an Alberta farmer claims Olive Duplaw, now a 36 year old woman, is alive. Olive disappeared on a Fort William to Kenora train trip in 1908. a search by hundreds of men followed the train stop at Pine. Police resumed the inquiry but have not released the farmer’s name.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Olive Duplaw
Fort William
Kenora
Ont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta
Olive
Sybil
St. Pierre
Lakehour
von Lane 18
Pine
Pope Pius XI to plead for peace at expositions opening
Vatican officials say Pope Pius XI will plead for pacification of peoples when he opens the International Catholic Press Exposition next Tuesday. He will cite the gathering of many nationalities as an example of peace and fraternity for nations to follow.
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Vatican City
A.P
Pius XI
Holy Father
Nephew of Menelik Aims to Seize Ethiopian Throne
Reports from Jerusalem quote unconfirmed dispatches that an army of 120000 Ethiopians marches on Addis Ababa from the south led by Dagat Taye, the nephew of the late Emperor Menelik, who plans to seize the throne.
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Jerusalem
Mayo
Ethiopia
Addis-Ababa
Dagat Taye
Menelik
Ethionia
Britain Sees Yet Another Unsolved Murder Case
In London May 9 a third unsolved murder surfaces as Constance May Hind, 24, is found battered in Soho. The woman is partly clothed, dead on a bed with head and throat wounds. authorities suspect a hammer or poker and possibly a knife.
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London
C.P
Sentinna Ward
Ius
Soho
Constance May Hind
Oil boom hits Monalta and Wainwright area
A May 9 report from Edmonton notes an oil strike at Monalta No 1 near Wainwright followed by a rush of activity. Over 12,000 acres have been claimed, with an estimated flow around 100 barrels per day.
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Moanailta
Edmonton
Monalta
Wainwright
Ice spray planned to melt Athabaska Clearwater river ice barrier
Edmonton May 8 Canadian Airways seeks a large pumping outfit to spray water at the junction of the Athabaska and Clearwater rivers near McMurray to melt an ice wall 75 feet wide and 25 feet high formed by recent floods. A mud and sand blanket delays sun melting and summer aviation startup. Riverboat wharfs at Waterways face a similar risk.
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Edmonton
C.P
Athabaska
McMurray
W. R
Canadian Airways
Regina Men Appeal Entered in Riot Trials
Five remaining Regina trekkers head to trial in Regina and King’s Bench court for rioting and assault linked to Dominion Day disturbances. One 15-year-old to be tried in juvenile court. Crown stays proceedings on six trekkers, eight men jailed, five acquitted. Appeals announced for seven convicted men.
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Regina
C.P
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Stanley McKinnon
King’s Bench Court
P. G. Makaroff
K.C
BE. M. Hall
Canadian Press defends equal access to air news
Ottawa May 8 Canadian Press general manager J B I Livesay told the Commons broadcasting committee that CP seeks only an equal opportunity to broadcast Canadian news to radio stations, not a monopoly or subsidy. He outlined CP's operations and answered questions on network emissions and news services to the national network.
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Ottawa
C.P
Transradio
J.B. I. Livesay
The
Commons
Herbert Moore
Transradio Press
Livesay
Moore
Fion
C. D. Home
Canadian Radio Commission
Ethiopian leader plans Geneva appeal over Italian actions
Wolde Mariam, under a new Ethiopian secret capital, will travel to Geneva Monday to request justice against Italy. He notes some government disorganization but says the cabinet and functionaries operate from the new capital. Meanwhile Italian troops under Graziani seize Harar, 30 miles from Diredawa, amid riots and looting reports.
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Paris
Legation
Mariani
Anorue Berding
Alberta Plans 160 Million Debt Refund in June
Alberta Premier Aberhart announced the government aims to refund most of the province debt totaling 160 million dollars at a lower interest rate before the end of June. He expressed confidence the program would start within seven weeks and said details would be released later.
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Calgary
C. P
Alberta
Aberhart
Communists to Participate in Government of France
Paris reports Communist cooperation in the forthcoming Leftist government as the decisive factor in cabinet negotiations. Blum allegedly sought Communist support in the Chamber and participation in his administration. Sarraut has contacted Edouard Daladier to shape a continuous policy until the new government assumes power.
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Paris
C.P
Leon
Sotiaiat Party
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Sarraut
Edouard“ Daladier
ana@ylum
Census Leader to Teach Enumerators in Western District
W. Ed. Gow in charge of the district census leaves tomorrow for Basano, Gleichen and Brooks to conduct instruction classes for enumerators next week. In the following week he will teach at Manyberries, Foremost and Bow Island.
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W. ED. Gow
Bassano, Gleichen and
Brooks
Manyberries
Foremost
Bow Island
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie to London Trip
Jerusalem dispatch reports Haile Selassie plans to travel to London within three or four days as part of a formal imperial party itinerary. The move signals continued engagement with European leaders amid regional tensions.
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Jerusalem
C. P
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
London
Alberta Livestock Plan Aims Finished cattle on Alberta farms
Edmonton May 9 A Social Credit plan proposes finishing unfinished Alberta cattle on selected farms for export. A central marketing company would buy unfinished stock at market rates, ship to feeders, and pay farmers when cattle are sold abroad. Feeding associations would operate nationwide with depots in Edmonton and Calgary.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
W. N. Chant
Social Credit Caucus
D. B. Mullen
Social Credit
Calgary
Meg
Eee
Constanhey Te Ce
Eger
Tha Mharketage Company
Ai Marketing
Orig
Ohi
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