Radical Cuban Leader Guiteras Killed in Matanzas Harbor
Authorities report government soldiers killed radical leader Antonio Guiteras after a battle at Matanzas harbor. Four soldiers and a follower died, and a cache tied to a $500,000 kidnapping case was found near Guiteras. Guiteras, long allied with the navy, was born in Philadelphia.
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Havana
Edmund A Ctester
A.P
Antonio Quiteras
Seifar
Navy
Tanzas Harbor
Yana
Guiteras
Fatimio Falla Bonet
Matanzas
United States
Philadelphia
Earhart completes 2100 mile non stop Mexico City to Newark flight
Amelia Earhart lands at Newark in 14 hours 22 minutes after takeoff from Mexico City. crowds surged past police as she touched down at 9 28 50 p.m. E S T. Earhart reports headwinds only over the Gulf of Mexico and an average altitude of 10 000 feet. Her landing was timed by Lt. Richard Aldworth and Mexican officials presented flowers in the hangar.
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Newark
N.J
J. Newman Wright
A.P
Amelia Earhart
Mexico
D.F
New York
E.S.T
George Palmer Putman
Miss Earhart
Gulf of Mexico
Richard Aldworth
National Aeronautical Association
Eduardo Villa Senor
Portes Gil
Aiisa Earhart
Atlantic
Pacific
Burbank
México
Syve Bie
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Wilmeritz
Lou Gordon
Harbor Grace
Nild
Culmore
Ireland
Honolulu
California
Living Death to Be Introduced in Germany
Berlin May 9. The future Reich penal code will be based on Nazi concepts and classify offences into four groups. Death by the ax is deemed too lenient for violators of the regimes rules. Treason will head the list of crimes as attacks against the safety of the people and state.
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Berlin
C.p.havas
Adolf Hitler
Fleet of 48 patrol planes takes off for Midway Island
In Honolulu on May 9 a squadron of 48 U S Naval Patrol planes stood on the line for a secrecy enveloped take off. The fleet aims a 1323 mile flight to Midway Island signaling the United States remote Pacific territories via air links.
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Honolulu
United States Naval
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
United States
Pacific
Mrs. Van Der Elst Stages Anti Death Penalty Demonstration
In Durham England on May 9, John Bainbridge a 24 year old soldier was hanged for murder. Outside the prison Violet Van Der Elst Militant opponent of capital punishment staged another demonstration. She sent a telegram to the King and Queen in a futile bid to delay the execution.
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Durham
Eng
C.P
John Bainbridge
Violet van der Elst
Robbers in Police Uniforms Seize Payroll Cash
Five robbers, three in police uniforms, entered the Edison General Electric Appliance Co plant on West Taylor Street, Chicago, and took 3800 dollars meant for payroll. They gained entry by claiming they were investigating a prior robbery.
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Chicago
C.P
West Taylor Street
Edison General Electric Appliance Company
Soviet visa row ends in press freedom victory
Paris reports the Soviet government cancels a decision to refuse Le Matin a visa to accompany Pierre Laval on his Moscow trip. Paris papers unite in protest and threaten to withhold correspondents, framing the reversal as a victory for press freedom.
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Paris
C.p.-Havas
le Matin
Pierre Laval
Moscow
United Front
Soviet Union
Mercy Flight Saves Manitoba Woman by Unique Triangle Signal
Pilot Herb Seagrim of Wings Limited completed a remarkable mercy flight from God's Lake to Winnipeg to obtain husband consent for surgery. He relayed a request by wireless and received a three-limb ice triangle signal from the hospital lake, enabling the operation to proceed successfully.
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God's Lake
Man
Herb Seagrim
Wings
Winnipeg
Here
Seagrim
Italy Presses Diplomatic Push Over Ethiopian War Supplies
Rome reports the Giornale d Italia says Italy filed protests with arms-supplying nations to Ethiopia. Mussolini’s government eyes conciliation talks with Ethiopian representatives on neutral ground, though many expect the effort to fail amid ongoing military buildup rumors.
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Rome
C.P
Giornale d'Italia Today
Italy
Ethiopia
OME
Benito Mussolini
Ethopia
Dominion Wheat Acreage Is Reduced
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics forecasts a three percent fall in Canada's spring wheat area for the year. Intended acreage reaches 22,807,900, down from 23,559,400 in 1984 and far below the 1932 peak of 26,016,100. Saskatchewan leads declines with 530,000 fewer acres, a four percent drop. Manitoba and Alberta show three percent and two percent decreases respectively.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Britain sets minimum air fleet at 1600 planes for peace talks
London dispatch reports Britain will require 1600 aircraft as a minimum in plans for an air Locarno separate from the five point German proposal. The plan, to be shown to France and Italy, follows Geneva 1938 shifts in minimum needs. In a separate item, a golf club fire in Winnipeg kills one man and injures three, with a fallen telephone pole blamed.
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London
C.p.havas
Great Britain
Daily Telegraph
Locarno
Germany
France
Italy
Geneva Air Commission
Golf Club
Winnipeg
Man
C.P
Southwood Golf Club
Robert McLenaghen
Family Troubles of the Ringlings in Court
Mrs Emily Ringling testified about the dissolution of her marriage to John Ringling former circus owner. She claims she loaned him 50000 dollars and exchanged a 50000 dollar cheque for his note on December 15 1930. She says four days later they wed and he urged her to sign a waiver of dower rights which she resisted.
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New York
A.P
Emily Ringling
John Ringling
Ringling
Prairie Seeding Progress Mixed Across Prairie Provinces
Soaking rains across the Prairie provinces eased after steady falls since Monday. Moisture is ample for sub soil and southern germination while northern areas lag as seeding remains delayed in Saskatchewan and across the north.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Prairies
28 Russian children drown in river excursion disaster
Twenty eight Russian children died when a leaky ferry boat carrying them on an excursion filled with water and foundered on the River Pilot. Thirty others swam ashore, authorities reported.
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Kharkoff
C.P. Cable
Air Ministry warns firms on foreign orders as RAF expansion urged
London May 9 The air ministry told aircraft and engine makers not to accept foreign orders and urged faster production in anticipation of expanding the Royal Air Force. Britain’s new aviation program aligned with Germany will be revealed on May 22.
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London
C.P
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Britain
Germany
Plentiful Spring Rains Spur Night Plowing in Canada Parshall
Farmers in Canada Parshall report heavy spring rains delaying planting. They have installed powerful lights on tractors to continue plowing at night between showers while sewing is done during the day.
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Parshall
N.D
Winnipeg Livestock Market Report May 8 C P
Cattle 415 head. Steers 7.50 heifers 6.00 fed calves 7.00 cows 4.50 bulls 2.75. Stocker steers 4.50 stock cows and heifers 3.50 milkers and springers 40.00. Calves 360 head choice vealers 5.50 common 4.00. Hogs 1010 head select bacon 1.00 premium 8.15 butcher 1.00 heavy 7.65 extra heavy 6.50 lights 8.00 sows 6.50. Sheep nil handyweight lambs 6.25 sheep 2.50.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Jelly fish fossil claims 250000 years old near Cortland
Cornell University scientists report finding fossilized jellyfish near Cortland New York estimated at 250000 years old. The discovery reportedly challenges jokes about human evolution arising from ancient jellyfish.
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Ithaca
C.P
Cornell University
Cortland
N.Y
Edmonton May Day Strike Tests City Quiet
Mayor Clarke called a special meeting of the City Council for Friday to address the escalating relief strike in Edmonton. Pickets continued around cafes as unemployment tensions threaten to flare into trouble.
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Edmonton
C.P
Clarke
Toronto man sentenced to life imprisonment and lashes
Henry Williams, a Black man in Toronto, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Patrick Kerwin to life imprisonment and 25 lashes for a grave offense against a five year old girl. Williams protested innocence and claimed coercion to sign a police statement.
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Toronto
C.P
Henry Williams
Patrick Kerwin
Williams
Charge of manslaughter laid against RCMP captain
In Lunenburg Nova Scotia Captain J C Kelly of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police faces a manslaughter charge after El don Tanner’s son William Tanner was killed May 2 in a motorboat chase off the port. About 140 kegs of rum were later unloaded from the seized craft Acadian.
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Lunenberg
N.S
C.P
J. C. Kelly
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Acadian
G. E. Berringer
Eldon Tanner
William Tanner
Kelly
Manchuria Enacts Rules to Regulate Immigrant Labor
Manchuria adopts new regulations to manage the annual influx of up to a million coolie workers. A Foreign Affairs official says the measures protect local workers and exclude anti Manchoukuoan and other undesirable elements. Foreign laborers must carry identification cards issued by authorities.
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Hsinking
Manchuria
C.P
Department of Foreign Affairs
Manchoukuo
Austrian Monarchists Alarmed by Venice Pact
Rome May 8 Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg plans a Florence trip Friday to seek Italian aid a apolitical alarm over a Venice week pact between Italy Hungary and Austria that could hinder the restoration of the Hapsburgs.
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Rome
A.P
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Florence
Italy
Venice
Angela Joyce Sues British Peer Over Balm Suit
In London a court heard letters from Lord Revelstoke to Angela Joyce Miss England 1930 as she sues for heart balm. Revelstoke denied promising marriage and stood with Lady Revelstoke at the counsel table while Joyce, who went to Hollywood to act, attends the case.
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London
C.P
Lord Revelstoke
Angela Joyce
Angela
Revelatake
Baring Brothers
Joyce
Hollywood
New Brunswick to hold provincial Election on June 27
Premier L P D Tilley announced at a caucus that the New Brunswick provincial election will be Thursday June 27 with nomination day set for Thursday June 20. The last election occurred June 19, 1930. The caucus also discussed party organization.
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Fredericton
C.P
New Brunswick
L. P. D. Tilley
Jan Cupid Grins As Shattered Romance Mends In 50 Years
In Garnett Ontario Miss Agnes Johnson prepares to marry Archie Parker who plans to travel from Monmouth Oregon for the 50 year reunion of a quarrel that ended in a postponed wedding. Her gown will reuse the original design with satin and lace. After the ceremony they will live in Monmouth Oregon.
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Jan Cupid
Garnett
Ont
C.P
Simcoe
Hullsville
Agnes Johnson
Archie Parker
Monmouth
Oregon
Tiff Parker
Ontario
Miss Johnson
Will of Architect Francis Rattenbury Bequeaths Jewelry and Allowance
Probate reveals that Francis Rattenbury left his young wife jewelry personal effects and an allowance of about 350 dollars monthly. Rattenbury, a 67 year old architect who built on Canada’s Pacific coast, faced a murder charge as his widow stands trial in Bournemouth England.
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Bournemouth
England
Francis Rattenbury
Rattenbury
Canada
Pacific
Fernie shooting: Harmis killed in cold blood in forest
Harmis died from two gunshot wounds while three coworkers worked three miles from camp near the British Columbia border. Ball, arrested later, is accused after witnesses said jealousy over his wife sparked the attack. An inquest was opened and adjourned for eight days as police continue the investigation.
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Harmis
Dorr
Accordman
British Columbia
Duthie
Fernic
Ball
Fernie
Fairbain
Cranbrook
Wymann
Flagstone
Great Northen
Empire Prime Ministers Pledge Loyalty to King at Royal Levee
Overseas leaders voiced loyalty to the Crown at Buckingham Palace as the King and Queen Mary appeared on the balcony. Prime Ministers Bennett Lyons Forbes Huggins Bhore Cunliffe-Lister and MacDonald attended, delivering addresses of devotion and pledges of continued empire unity. The King expressed gratitude and vowed to work with the dominions in the years ahead.
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London
C.P
R. B. Bennett
Empire
Palace of St. James
Mary
Loci Sivek Joe
J. B. Hertzog
South Africa
J. A. Lyons
Australia
G. W. Forbes
New Zealand
G. M. Huggins
Southern Rhodesia
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Newfoundland
Joseph Bhore
India
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Ramsay MacDonald
Pacific
Bennett
Canada
King and Queen Surprise London Drive Through City
Their Majesties surprised crowds at Buckingham Palace by an unscheduled drive through London. They rode with Lord Claude Hamilton as equerry, traveling via Vauxhall Bridge, Lambeth, Battersea, and Wandsworth while bystanders flooded streets with cheers.
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London
C.P
Buckingham Palace
Claude Hamilton
Vauxhall Bridge
Lambeth
Battersea
Wandsworth
Bennett Sails Home After England Visit
Prime Minister Bennett left Euston for Liverpool to sail aboard the Duchess of York for Canada. He felt much better after a brief English sojourn and called the royal silver jubilee inspiring, saying he would take strong impressions home to Canada as the ship docks in Montreal a week later.
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London
C.P
England
Bennett
Euston Station
Liverpool
Montreal
Canada
Navy censorship hides movement of seaplanes from Pearl Harbor
The United States Navy imposed censorship to conceal the location of 46 seaplanes taking part in fleet maneuvers. Departing Pearl Harbor, the planes aimed for Midway Island 1,323 miles west, with some possibly forcing landed on Barron Island due to a storm.
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United States Navy
United States
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Honolulu
Midway
Barron Island
Cami
Prairie weather slows farm work across Saskatchewan and Alberta
Rain and snow beat down on most of Saskatchewan and Alberta delaying farm work. Manitoba expected to receive more precipitation, further hampering field activities.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Obituary of Howard Stadel in Pashley and Irvine
Funeral services for Howard Stadel were held at his parents home in Pashley with Rev. Daechsal. A second service followed in Irvine Lutheran church, attended by many and with Baptist choir music. Interment was in Irvine cemetery. Stadel, born December 29 1826 in Medicine Hat, spent most of his life in Larmore Alberta. family moved to Pashley last November. He leaves parents, two sisters Fred and Flora, four brothers Neal Jack Sedwin and Clarence, grandmother Mrs Leicht, two uncles Jake and John, aunt Pauline.
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Howard Stadel
Gotleib Stadel
Pashley
Daechsal
Irvine
Jack
Neal
Fed
Ed. Aman
Medicine Hat
Larmore
Alberta
Fred
Flora
Sedwin
Clarence
Leicht
Jake
John
Pauline
Arnold
L. A
Cot
Jenking
Abblein School
J. R. Jenkins
Daisy
H. Read
Wesley Earl
Floyd Walker
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Arnulfo Cortes
Big Air Fleet
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Ringlings
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