Tragedy Aboard Georges Philippar Off Aden
Survivors arrived in Aden reporting eight to one hundred people trapped as a blazing Georges Philippar burned. Paris and London papers note 900 aboard, with about 100 missing, while Messageries Maritimes cites 420 survivors and shift in casualty estimates.
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Motorsiip
Georges Philippar
Aden
Paris
Oud Messageries Marine
London
Arabia
Office of the
Messageries Marines
Sovietskaia Neft
Marseilles
Far East
Japan
Nidi
Suez Canal
Quebec Village Wiped Out By Devastating Forest Fire
Val Alain, about 45 miles from Quebec City on the Quebec Montreal line, was reduced to ashes as a bush fire swept through the village. Twenty five homes plus the chapel, railway station and a wooden bridge were destroyed. Women and children escaped on a Canadian National Railway train and were taken to nearby villages for relief as Premier Taschereau ordered immediate aid.
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Quebec
Val Alain
Riviere Au Chene
Canadian National Railway
Quebec City
Montreal
L. A
Disastrous German Floods Hit Moselle Valley
Floods in the Moselle Valley add six known dead bringing Whitsuntide total to at least 31 across Germany. Rivers rose forcing evacuations as waters topped houses wrecked vineyards and flooded cemeteries. Two women and four children died when walls collapsed on them in Guels area.
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Coblenz
Germany
Whitsuntide
Great
Moselle
Guels
Reverend Dobson Peacock Comments on Curtis Strain in Hopewell Case
Norfolk based Reverend H Dobson Peacock, former Canadian rector and second Norfolk negotiator, says he is still relying on Mr Curtis amid two months of intense strain and had not heard of the new developments before.
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Rev. Dobson-Peacock
Norfolk
H. Dobson-Peacock
Curtis
Hopewell
N.J
IL Notindtt
Séhwarziaph
States Police
Dahil Hughes Curtis
Whitch
Col. Schwarzkop
John H. Curtis
Mmind
Mun i By
Mr. Curtis
Dean Reacocn
Admiral Burrage
Col. Lindbergh
Coast Guard
Pero Pine
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Déan Dobson-Peacock
Unknown fragment about families fearing children's fate
An unfinished passage notes anxious parents and children separated, fearing if others were saved amid a distressed scene. The text lacks clear persons, places, or events to identify.
Winnipeg grain inspections tally for May with year-over-year drops
In Winnipeg on May 17 inspectors logged 583 cars of wheat up from the prior day. Year over year totals show 443 cars of wheat. Contract wheat 502 cars, oats 178 and 44, barley 52 and 18, flax 7 and 5, rye 31 and 8, other grains 1 car.
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Winnipeg
Delegations to conference completed with two exceptions
The Dominions office announced all delegations to the Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference next July are set except for the Irish Free State and New Zealand. Britain has named six delegates including Baldwin Thomas Chamberlain and Runciman, with possible Lausanne Conference clashes.
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London
Ottawa
Irish Free State
New Zealand
R. 8. Bennett
Canada
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Council
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Neville Chamberlain
Lord Hailsham
Walter ‘Runciman
Board of’ Trade
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Representatives Invite Council To Discuss Scrip Rent Issue
City council considers a plan to invite representatives of endorsing organizations and landlords to a Wednesday meeting to resolve the scrip and rent issue. The session also covers highway grading, road work tenders, and local license relief for relief-work teams.
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Unemployed Men's Association
Ald. Black
Ashburner
Edmonton
Davidson
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Ald
Partrish
Warham
F M Black Delivers Impression of Haly at Dinner Address
F M Black spoke at Medicine Hall's dinner meeting hosted by Canadian Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He praised the city’s growth since 1891, noted Italian and Italian Canal travels, and cited three incidents from Florence illustrating his impressions.
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F. M. Black
Haly
Canadian Club
Chamber of Commerce
British Columbia
Florence
Arno River
Salay Cut Bill Passed
Ottawa May 16 The House of Commons approved final passage for a bill raising civil service salaries by over 10 percent and increasing sessional allowances for Senators and MPs. A second reading was given to a 10 percent special income tax on judges, military and police officers, with exemptions under the former bill.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ffinal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Belgian Govt Will Resign Tomorrow
Brussels reports Premier Jules Renkin's government decided to resign. The ministry will hand its formal resignation to King Albert the following day, marking a major political shift in Belgium.
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Brussels
Belgium
Jules Renkin
Reuter
Albert
Three Children Die In Fire At Buckingham Quebec
Fire destroyed the home of Joseph Gaudet in Buckingham Quebec this morning killing Leo Gaudet 11 Marcel 5 and Deguise 3. Jacqueline 13 was injured leaping through a window. Mrs Gaudet and the other children aged nine to fifteen escaped serious harm. Dr A V Bistop a Yale professor since 1918 and a native of Williamston Nova Scotia died in the blaze.
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Buckingham
Que
Joseph Gaudet
Leo. Gaudet
Marcel
Deguise
Jacqueline
A. V. Bistop
Yal
Cof
Williamston, N.S
Forest Fire Menaces Rouyn Noranda in May 17
Wind shift saved Rouyn and Noranda as forest fires cut a seven mile path through Powell Waite Montgomery and Ackerman properties causing about 500000 in damage. Amulet mill narrowly escaped. Communications failed as wires were down and a railway bridge fire halted trains to Montreal. Hundreds of miners kept watch over two days with rain needed soon.
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Rouyn
Que
Noranda
Powell and Waite
Montgomery
Ackerman
Montreal
Gasoline Prices Declared High Due to Marketing System
Ottawa reports the House of Commons committee on Banking and Commerce found gasoline prices in Canada not unreasonably high but blamed high marketing costs. The panel cited territorial and climatic factors and intense competition, urging concerted industry action to reduce the costly marketing system.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons Committee On Banking and Commerce
R. EB. Matthews
Toronto East Centre
United States
Cc. E. Bothwell
Liberal
Swift Current
T F. Donnelly
Imperial Oil Company
South America
Rioting in Bombay Kills and Injures Dozens in Bhendy Bazaar
Reported clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Bombay escalate across four districts. Royal Irish Fusiliers opened fire on looters in Bhendy Bazaar as riots left 71 dead and 700 injured, with tanks and troops patrolling amid mounting debris and fear. A Pathan armed with a gun was captured by police near a flat in the same area. Fighting spread to Calcutta, injuring several, including a police officer, as the violence began after a Moslem religious procession was stoned.
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Bombay
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Bhendy
Smbav
Pathan
Vagun
Bhendy Bazaar
Pocna
Calcutta
India
Mexican Deputy Beaten by 15 Year Old in Mexico City
A brief report notes a Mexican deputy was assaulted by a 15 year old in Mexico City. Details are sparse and the incident involves junior officials and unspecified deputy pay or expenses.
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Mab
Fino C. Najéra
Mi Chamber, of Deputies
State of Mexico
Mexico City
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Georges Philip
Par
Arabian Sea
Wis
London Evening Standard
Aren
Deroprer
C.N.R
F. D. Knowlton
Moselle Valley
Public Works Dept
S.W
Third St
Second Avenue
Imperial Tobacco Co. Ltd
Panalewi
Black
Panama Canal
Italy
Sig
Salay
DONE
Trenton
D. G
Najera Shovisnere
Baltim
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