Mine Disaster in Derbyshire Rescues Locate 52 Bodies
In Duckmanton Derbyshire on May 11 an explosion at Markham colliery killed 52 miners found after 12 hours underground with 27 charred bodies brought up and 79 official deaths. Rescue crews searched amid gas, dust, and roof falls as families prepared for identifications. Prime Minister Chamberlain conveyed condolences.
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Duckmanton
Derbyshire
England
C.P
Markham
de Lo
Chamberlain
Harry Crookshank
Tiwag
House of Commons
Royal Commission On
Accident injures officer during Romanian Independence Day parade
A police agent Spiridon was slightly wounded when his pistol dropped from his holster and discharged as he entered an automobile after a military review in Bucharest celebrating Romanian Independence Day. The official Rador account noted no mention of King Carol, though Reuters placed him nearby.
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Bucharest
C.p.havas
Rador
Rumanien
Spiridon
Carol
Reuters
Weather shifts to mild. frost ends with 67 degrees
The region experiences no frost last night as temperatures rise to 40.9 with a noon reading of 67. Farmers anticipate a strong seeding season and gardens grow faster. Country roads improve from weekend moisture and become passable.
Chicago and Boston Fight In Low-Scoring Drift
A battered box score shows Chicago 2 Boston 4 in a late game on a damp afternoon. Gabler and Sewell pitched for Chicago while Grove and De samtels worked for Boston.
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Chicago
Boston
Gabler
Sewell
Grove
Desamtels
Good Fighting Weather Signals New Offensive on Eastern Front
In Hendaye France on May 11 a dispatch reports return of good weather for the Spanish civil war front. Insurgent forces launch a general offensive against government lines that had held through nearly three weeks of rain.
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Hendaye
France
C.P
Victoria Day Observed On Usual Date in Canada
Ottawa May 10 Victoria Day cannot move from May 24 to May 238 to allow a Monday celebration. Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons the holiday is fixed by statute and can only be changed by Parliament. The Governor-In-Council has no power to fix the day as with Thanksgiving and other holidays.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Federal government silent on Pacific air line to New Zealand
Ottawa reports that Canada is not involved in negotiations over ownership of Pacific islands along a proposed Canada New Zealand air route. Britain and the United States reportedly discuss the issue while Canada focuses on Trans Atlantic plans and TC A expansion beyond borders.
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N. Zealand
Ottawa
Canada
Pacific Islands
New Zealand
London
Great Britain
United States
Dominions
C. D. Howe
Brazil Cracks Down on Rebel Uprising in Rio
In Rio de Janeiro a fascist revolt against President Getulio Vargas was crushed after street fighting and failed seizures of government buildings. The assault targeted Guanabara Palace and naval facilities, with arrests and casualties reported as authorities said the situation was controlled.
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Rio
DE Janeiro
Brazil
C.P
Getulio
Vargas
Integralist Action
Greenshirt
Guanabara
Filiptro Meer
Guanabara Peace Palace
Eduardo Tavares
Foreign Spy Ring Stirs U.S. Security Probe
The Federal government moves to uncover a widespread spy ring accused of stealing army secrets as major military exercises loom. U.S. Attorney Lamar Hardy says witnesses will be called before a federal grand jury this week. Four suspects are in custody including 26 year old Johanna Horst, a German citizen, alleged as the pay-off agent.
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New York
United States Army
Army Air Force
Erican
United States
Lamar Hardy
Johanna Horstman
Three Die In Fire At Montreal Home
A Montreal fire on Montee St. Michel left Mrs. Etienne Langlois 50 and two daughters dead and the father injured. Three others escaped unharmed.
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Montreal
C.P
Montee St. Michel
Etienne Langlois
Alberta seeks power to conserve Turner Valley gas
The Alberta legislature would gain power to apply gas conservation policies in Turner Valley under a government bill advancing to third reading in the House of Commons. Millions of cubic feet escape daily, enough to illuminate Montreal and Toronto, a waste described as the greatest economic loss in Canada. The bill aims to affirm provincial authority to conserve gas and apply rules across Alberta, avoiding field targeting.
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Ottawa
C.P
Alberta
Furner Valley
House of Commons
Turner Valley
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Dominion
T. A. Crerar
Haile Selassie Plans Plea Before League Council
Fugitive Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie left London for Geneva at 6 50 p m to personally plea for non recognition of Italy s conquest of Ethiopia before the League of Nations Council. The move surprised the Ethiopian legation which had denied plans to travel.
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London
C.p.havas
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Geneva
Italy
League of Nations Council
Short Grass Meeting Features P.F.R.A Speaker
Mr George Spence director of rehabilitation P F R A will be a guest speaker at the Short Grass Stock Growers Association annual meeting. The P F R A work links to the ranching issue as rehabilitation of range lands is vital to the business.
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George Spence
P.F.R.A
Short Grass Stock Growers’ Association
Ilive
Kinsmen Give Away Car At Hat Stampede
Tickets go on sale for the second annual Kinsmen car draw tied to the Stampede July 7 to 9. A Ford or Deluxe Sedan is the grand prize to be awarded on the final night with Mayor Bullivant supervising. Proceeds support boys work and Kin Gym activities in Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat
Paid vacations for Yorkshire mine workers recognized
The Association of Yorkshire mine owners group recognizes paid vacations for mine workers marking a shift in labor benefits and corporate policy within the region.
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The
Association of Yorkshire
Should Great Britain Build Her Planes At Home
In Parliament today MPs condemned war plane procurement delays and dependence on Canada and the United States. Viscount Astor called the supply coordination a public scandal while Wing Commander Wright urged exploring mass production, proposing Morris factories convert to aircraft output.
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Great Britain
London
C.P
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Viscount Astor
J. A. C. Wright
Lord Nuffield
Morris Automobile
Independent arbitral board urged to align CN and CP railways
Ottawa May 11 An Ottawa Senate railway committee heard S W Fairweather CN R chief of economics urge creation of an independent tribunal with statutory powers to compel economic cooperation between CN R and CP R He argued such a body should not be run by the railways and could pursue efficiency without harming either line He noted CP R has opposed compulsory economies and said voluntary cooperation should be explored before drastic steps are taken. no arbitral board has been sought by either railway.
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C.N.R
Ottawa
C.P
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Senate Railway Committee
S. W. Fairweather
C.P.R
Fairweather
Arthur Meighen
Fainweather
Black Con
Westmorelandgd
George P. Graham Serpin
McCorkle Transferred to Lethbridge Sawmill Branch
J E McCorkle manager of Revelstoke Sawmill Company Ltd is promoted to a Lethbridge branch and will leave at month end. He is succeeded by L Christensen of Wetaskiwin arriving next week. McCorkle has 13 years in Canada lumber, with roles from Shackleton Sask to Medicine Hat.
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J. BE. McCorkle
Revelstoke Sawmill Company Ltd
Lethbridge
L. Christensen
Wetaskiwin
McCorkle
Canada
North Carolina
Revelstoke Company
Shackleton, Sask
Gleichen
Medicine Hat
Revelstoke
Becker Lumber Company
Edmonton Case Divides Buck Creek Estate After Murder Trial
Mgr. Justice J. Shepherd dismissed Mrs Frank Conradson's claim to Carl Anderson's 84000 Buck Creek estate. The court ordered equal division among three sons and a sister. Anderson, once a Vancouver lodger, was killed in a shack fire. Frank and Edward Conradson were acquitted of murder in 1834.
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Edmonton
C.P
J. Shepherd
Supreme Court
Frank
Conradson
Carl Anderson
Buck Creek
Anderson
Vancouver
Alberta Anderson
Edward Conradson
Social Crediters Plan Saskatchewan Tour
Edmonton May 11. Hon Solon Low Alberta treasurer and A J Hooke Red Deer M L A will tour southern Saskatchewan speaking for the Social Credit party. They expect to open at Maple Creek next Monday as BE Manning Alberta provincial secretary acts as chief organizer for the West Canada Social Credit Association during the Saskatchewan election campaign.
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Edmonton
May Li
Solon Low
Alberta
A. J. Hooke
Social Credit
Red Deer
Saskatchewan
Social Credit Party
Maple Creek
BE. C. Manning
Westae Canada Social Credit Association
Shanghai Air Attack Strikes Suchow and Amoy
Reports describe air raids in Suchow causing 4,000 casualties and widespread destruction. Over 300 bombs were dropped on the city igniting fires and damaging houses as Japanese forces press bombardment along the Lunghai railway and toward Amoy. British and other foreign evacuation efforts are noted as necessary.
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Shanghai
Suchow
Lunghai
Amoy
Gator
Fukien Province
M.S. Miana Steod
Macdonald urges lower tariffs to aid Canada provinces
Premier Angus L. Macdonald of Nova Scotia told the Canadian Club of Toronto that reduced tariffs would ease the national burden. He claimed Ontario bears about 80 percent of Canada’s industry and cited estimated net benefits of 50.6 million for Ontario and 30 million for Quebec, with Nova Scotia facing losses. He warned Western provinces also suffer under current duties.
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Toronto
Angus L. Macdonald
Nova Scotia
Paria
Canada
Jars Beachs
Tong
Bec
Ontario
Macdonald
Quebec
Provincial Commission of Economic Inquiry
Laust
Mazi
Lawrence of Arabia identity mystery challenged by Sara Aaronsohn
London May 11 The theory that Lawrence of Arabia shunned women is challenged by new claims about Sara Aaronsohn a red haired British agent who shot herself rather than reveal Lawrences identity during World War I She led a secret service in Palestine and allegedly helped dedicate Seven Pillars of Wisdom to her in a complex exchange with German agents involving a bedroom revolver and a lost letter
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C.P
Lawrence
Arabia
Sara Aaronsohn
S.A
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Sara
Jerusalem
Farka
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