Courtauld Imprisoned In Igloo Two Months On Greenland Ice Cap
Augustine Courtauld told how he survived two months buried under ice and snow in a Greenland igloo. A blizzard covered the shelter blocking the opening except for a chimney air slot. He endured long darkness, ate seal meat, and relied on a gasoline lamp to melt snow for drink.
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Courtauld
Greenland
Associated Press
Augustine Courtauld
Albin Ahrenberg
H.G. Watkins
Sarai
Watkins
Inferno in Shirane Mares 500 Buildings Burned In Japan
Tokio May 14 One person died twenty seriously injured and thirty slightly hurt in a vast fire at Shirane Machi about 150 miles north of Tokio last night. The blaze caused about 1 500 000 yen in damage and destroyed the town bank town hall post office theatre and temple before it was controlled.
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Tokio
Shirane
Machi
No New Airships Policy Backs R-100 as Experimental
May 14. Premier Ram eau told the House of Commons that Britain will not build new airships for now and will keep the R-100 as an experimental airship without alterations.
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Rameau
Wilip Donald
House of Commons
Great Britain
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipes May 14
Grain inspection figures for Winnipes summarize activity with totals: heat 449 cars examined and barley 38, flax 0, other grains 1. The year prior recorded higher counts in several categories.
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Winnipes
Pingle Residence Entered by Thieves
Thieves entered the Pingle residence on Fourth Street during Tuesday evening. Entry was gained through a broken rear basement window. A quantity of canned goods and kitchen cutlery were taken. police investigate with no other losses reported.
Earls Son Killed in Nairobi Flight Crash
Denys Finch Hatton son of the Farm of Winchelsea and Nottingham died in an aviation accident at Voi while flying from Mombasa to Nairobi He was a prominent big game hunter who escorted the Prince of Wales on a hunting expedition last year
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Nairobi
Kenya
Africas
Denys Finch Hatton
Winchelsea
Nottingham
Voi
Mombassa
Prince of Wales
Conversion Loan May Reach Half Billion Objective
Montreal May 13 The booming success of the convertible loan sparks talk of raising the limit from 50 million to 500 million. The issue would be a historic Canadian finance move, with bonds redeemable years ahead and a 4 4 percent rate. Banks expect large commissions and a windfall from sales and mobilization. If market trends hold, the next issue may bear 14 percent interest.
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Montreal
Impresi
N Seni
Canjtan Finance
Gome
Bian Hanks
New York
Doings in Parliament May 14 Ottawa
Yesterday in Parliament the Senate sat and the House of Commons discussed a resolution by J. Garland of Bow River about establishing a central bank of discount. Today the Senate will sit and the House will consider Government business and estimates.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
J. Garland
U.F.A
Bow River
Australia Works Toward Informal Conference on Policy
Prime Minister Scullin urged a weeklong adjournment of Parliament starting May 20 and invited Senate members to join an informal conference to craft a common policy amid Australia's economic challenges. The opposition’s stance remains unclear as Scullin criticizes Senate responsibility while preparing a new bill to cover a 25 million pound London payment.
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Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
Scullin
Senate
James Scull
Commonwealth Bank
London
Scullir
Canada Bank System Endorsed by Premier in Parliament
In Ottawa on May 14 the Canadian banking system was endorsed by Prime Minister R B Bennett in the House of Commons. He said the system meets essential needs, provides safe deposits and adequate borrowing facilities, and could be expanded if deemed desirable. The debate arose during a motion by G C Coote.
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Canada
Bennett
Ottawa
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
MT. Kennel
G. C. Coote
U.F.A
Macleod
Alberta
Laval asks Briand to continue at Geneva post defeat
Paris dispatch reports the French Cabinet urged Aristide Briand to travel to Geneva for the European Federation committee meeting with Francois Poncet, resisting his resignation to keep leading Pan European efforts and the League of Nations Council amid street clashes and scattered arson.
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Paris
Associated Press
Aristide Briand
Geneva
Committee On European Federation
Francois
Poncet
Briand
Laval
Pan-European Organization
League of Nationa Council
Cairo Rioters Clash With Police in Railway Shops
Rioting workers clashed with police in Cairo railway shops on May 14. Reports say as many as 30 were killed with many more wounded after police used machine guns to quell the mob. Disorder spread later in the day.
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Cairo
Egypt
Auto Chase Ends in Two Deaths in Arlington
A stolen car pursued by police plunged 40 feet down a dead end embankment in Arlington mass killing two occupants and injuring three others. The deceased were John Scott 22 of Watertown and Mrs Helen Flynn 22 of Somerville.
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Arlington
Mass
Jonn Scott
Watertown
Helen Flynn
Somerville
Plane overturns at Local Airport after rough landing
A west bound mail plane turned turtle at Local Airport during a rough landing. Pilot Jarvis escaped unharmed and continued west on a relief plane from Moose Jaw around 7 am. The overturned craft is not severely damaged and a similar incident occurred nearby yesterday with Pilot Kenyon.
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Jarvis
Moose, Jaw
Kenyon
Canadian Immigra tion Official Mixed Up In Liquor Case
May 14 in Auburn Maine Seth May, Maine federal prohibition director, announced that Robert OShaughnessy, a Canadian immigration official, was arrested in Danforth for selling and unlawfully possessing liquor. He allegedly wore his uniform while selling a quart to a federal prohibition agent. Harry Byers, a Danforth grocer, was arrested for unlawful possession and taken with OShaughnessy to Bangor for arraignment.
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Auburn
Maine
Seth May
Robert O’shaughnessy
Danforth
O’shaughnessy
Harry Byers
O'Shaughnessy
Bangor
Employment Given Under Joint Relief Ottawa May 14
Latest figures show 272,690 persons employed in Canada up to April 20 under the Joint Federal provincial municipal program of public works. The total man-days worked reached 5,651,576 with direct relief to 66,547 families and 257,176 individuals.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ther
Municipalizieg
Dominion
Inpivieuers
Nova Scotia
Prinée Eolward Island
New
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Rail Company
Canadian National Railways
Ottawa Senate blocks radical national ID bill
The Canadian Senate on May 14 defeated a plan to require all citizens to register with government agencies and carry an identification card with a photo. Senator Casgrain cited 4000 Moscow agents, while opponents argued it intruded on private lives and was an unpopular measure.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canada
J. P. B. Casgrain
Montreal
Moscow
W. H. Willoughby
Raoul Dandurand
Dandurand
Rodolphe Lemieux
Robert Forks
George Foster
Marler Returns From Canada Trade Mission Visit
Hon. H. Marler returns from Vancouver with information on potential Canadian trade with Japan and China. He plans to brief Prime Minister Bennett and Cabinet as Langley prepares a tour of Canadian centers to present export opportunities, while praising Canadian missionaries and trade officials for progress and cooperation.
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Japan
Shanghai
Nanking
Hong Kong
Korea
Manchuria
China
Legation
Paul Sykes
Marler
Orient
Anglican
United Church
Vancouver
Ottawa
Nationalist government vows censorship of Shanghai facilities
The Nationalist Ministry of Communication announced today that internal and wireless facilities from the Shanghai settlement would come under government censorship. If enforced, this would mark a first in history as foreign cables from the national city face government scrutiny amid loyalties to Canton.
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Shanghai
Aj 1
Ministry of Communication
Hong Kong
Canton
Gove
Olysoffipite
Cénie
Lipton Admitted to Royal Yacht Squadron Honor
Sir Thomas Lipton, who just turned 81, was elected a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron in London. The occasion marks the first time a man of humble origin gains admission to the elite club, with the King serving as Admiral of the institution.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Royal Yacht Squadron
Trans-Pacific Flier Seiji Yoshihu Lands After Fog Bank
Shana Japan May 14 reports trans-Pacific flier Seiji Yoshihu aimed to fly from Asia to the United States. A fog bank forced a landing on Kurile Islands near Muroten. London dispatch notes Bank of England cut rediscount rate to 2.0 percent. Simla reports tentative November date for second round conference on constitutional status of oral structures committee to meet in September.
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Shana
Japan
Seiji Yoshihu
trans-Pacific
Muroten
Daca Kurile Islands
United States
Uahiru Island
Simla
India
London
Unclear Victorians Celebrate Queen Victoria Day
A garbled note recalls William Setchell achieving a royal tribute during a week, mentioning a Queen Victoria day celebration on April 24. The fragmentary text preserves names and a date but lacks full context.
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William Setchell
Venery Tiles
Piapger
Six Hour Day Proposed by Col Nelson Spencer in British Columbia
A Vancouver dispatch to Labor reports Col Nelson Spencer proposing a six hour day in British Columbia. He urges government and industry leaders to plan the shift to avoid social unrest, urging interprovincial action and orderly introduction amid industrial change.
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Vancouver
United States
Washington
D.C
British Columbia
Nelson Spencer
Tolsmerly
Nelson Spéxicer
Mil. A
Legisse
Indus
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Rena
Neiin
H. Marler Ha
Orig
Herbert Marler
Pacific
Lipton
Ociated Press
Bank of Ingtend
Col
Nelson Spencer Ma
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