Wheat Exporting Nations Meet in London Conference Opens
Representatives from major wheat exporting countries assemble at Canada House London to seek equitable terms between producer and consumer. The conference chaired by Hon. G. Howard Ferguson aims to study distribution methods and price support to prevent overproduction and high bread costs.
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London
Canada House
G. Howard Ferguson
Great Britain
Australia
Bulgaria
Canada
Hungary
India
Poland
Rumania
Soviet Russia
Jugo Slavia
United States
George Hambleton
Ferguson
Morshead Found Dead Near Maymo Burma
Lieutenant Colonel H. T. Morshead, famed for scaling Mount Everest, was found dead near Maymo Burma after his riderless horse returned home. Searchers recovered the body and he was taken to a Maymo hospital. Officials withheld cause of death. he directed the Burma section survey of India and joined two Everest expeditions.
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Rangoon
Burma
Associated Press
Colone H. T. Morshead
Mount
Everest
Maymo
Hom
Maymeid
Survey of
India
Adjusting Trouble Over Tribunal Congestion
Toronto May 18. Dissatisfaction with operation of the new pensions tribunals and Appeal Court stems from difficulty in translating the action of a highly praised pension system. A Domin ion Executive Council special legislative committee report calls for referral of only definitively requested cases to tribunals. It notes most discontent centers on the appeal court and urges limiting such appeals to cases with clear misinterpretation of the law and promises early ministerial action.
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Toronto
New
Pensions Tribunals and Appeal Court
Special Legislative Committee
Dominion Executive Council
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Board of Pension Commissioners
Pension Appeal Court
Pension Commission
Tribunal Decia
May Storm of 1903 Recalled by Present Weather
The present storm reminds Mr. W. Huckvale of a 1903 May event in this district. May 16, 1903 fell on a Saturday with heavy rain turning to snow, lasting until the following Wednesday. Snow continued for a day and a lull, then another snow storm lasted until the next Saturday, killing many cattle and horses while rangy Alberta survivors endured.
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W. Huckvale
Alberta
Mr. Huckvale
Inquest Adjourned In Walsh Death of CPR Station Agent
A jury was empanelled Saturday night to probe the death of G. Durberger CPR station agent at Walsh who died in hospital from a head wound. The panel viewed the body at Notts Undertaking and adjourned the inquest to 7 30 p m Monday. Jurors include W Armstrong W J Sharp W T Bannan F J Ware P McQueen and W H Williams foreman.
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G. Durberger
C.P.R
Walsh
A.P.P
Notts
W. Armstrong
W. J. Sharp
W. T. Bannan
F. J. Ware
P. McQueen
W. H. Williams
Austro German Customs Accord Referred to World Court
Germany and Austria with France Great Britain and Italy agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the World Court at The Hague on the Austro German customs accord. British Foreign Secretary Henderson urged the move citing questions under the 1922 Geneva protocol. Austria's Foreign Minister Schober supported the proposal while denying French charges of Geneva protocol violations and secret negotiations.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
Germany
Austria
France
Great Britain
Italy
World Court
the Hague
Arthur Henderson
Ritish
Germain
Johann Schober
Murder Trials Open in Edmonton Criminal Court
Edmonton May 18 Frank J L Smythe Grouard trapper goes on trial for murder of Fred Knibb on April 29. Cogswell prosecutes Thompson defends. Smythe says he found Knibb with Smythe’s wife and fired. wife wounded by ricochet. Meyer to face murder charge next for killing Gustav Gering. 33 cases set for the session.
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Edmonton
Frank JL. Smythe
Fred i
Nibb
Edward B. Cogswell
K.C
P. G. Thompson
Smythe
Knibb
Louis Meyer
New Sarepta
Gustav Gering
Meyer
Gering
Gering He Would Win the Heart and Hand of Mrs. Gering
Insurrection Breaks Out in Canton City
May 18 Canton proclaims a third insurrection as open fighting erupts. Two hundred loyal soldiers killed in recent days as insurrectionists resist disarmament. Provisional government to form against General Chiang Kaishek. Sun Fo, son of Sun Yat Sen, expected to play a key role in Canton’s uprising.
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Shanghai
Canton
Chiang Kaishek
Sun Fo
Sun Yat-Sen
Litvinoff proposes economic non aggression pact at Geneva
Maxim Litvinoff Soviet Russia's delegate to the Commission on European federation proposed a pact of economic non aggression as the Commission resumed its sessions He urged that campaigns against Soviet Russia will not lessen the economic crisis in capitalist states and delivered a lecture on European economic conditions.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Commission On
Incendiary Suspicions Rise Over Western Fires
A weekend windstorm battered Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan causing roof damage and power outages while rain dampened forest fires and aided crops. Premier Brownlee hints at possible arson in last week’s blazes as police investigate.
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Columbia Rooms
Edmorton
Interals
Alberta
John
Mrewnlee
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Riding Mountain National Park
Avere
Lakelead
Saskatcheewan
Regina
J. E. Brownlee
Ex-Convict in Jail Escape Attempt at Whatcom County Jail
William Bagley, an ex convict held for Canadian authorities over a hotel safe blowing in Harrison Hot Springs, tried to shoot his way out of Whatcom County Jail in Bellingham. He fought Jailer Bruce Loop in a gun battle. the revolver mis fired three times. Bagley was wounded in the right thigh and surrendered after Loop fired six shots.
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Bellingham
Wash
Associated Press
William Bagley
Whatcom County
Harrison Hot Springs
B.C
Bruce Loop
Bagley
Loop
Labor Premier Declares War on House of Lords
London May 18 Premier Ramsay MacDonald issued a letter to the Labor candidate in the Rutherglen by election asserting a war on the Lords. He accused the Lords of hostility and said they would oppose Conservative proposals once the Labor Government unfolds its policy.
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London
Associated Press
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Lords
Labor
Rutherglen
Lords
Prairie Provinces Endure Widespread Rain and Snow
Reports from Calgary to Swift Current and lines of the CPR show a storm bringing rain and snow across the prairie provinces. Snow measured two inches near Swift Current toward Medicine Hat and Empress, with mixed precipitation extending through Edmonton and Winnipeg regions.
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Calgary
Swift Current
C.P.R
Alivision
Medicine
Empress
Crows Ness
Edmontonsi Fe
Winnipeg
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
O'Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Manitoba
Pas
Speed Expert Charles Hollman Dies in Omaha Crash
Charles Hollman, renowned daredevil pilot, was killed at the Omaha races when his plane failed during a dive and crashed near the ground. Spectators watched as he attempted a barrel roll and struck the earth, ending a career known for looping and outside loops.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles
Speed) Hollman
the Airways
Halman
Bootleg Ring Chief Downed in Massillon Shooting
William "Bill" Kirkillis 38, reputed bootleg ring leader, was shot four times as he started his car outside an apartment in Massillon Ohio. Police say a concealed shooter fired four rounds, a bullet piercing his heart, in what authorities call a murder tied to gang faction vengeance.
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Massillon
Ohio
William “Bill” Kirkillis
Kirkillis
Voigt Downs Bowman In British Amateur First Round
George Voigt of New York defeated T H Bowman of Norfolk 4 and 3 in the first round as the British Amateur Golf Championship began at Westward Ho Devon May 18. Other results include Abercrombie overcoming Douglas Fairbanks one up and Selway beating L Phillips two up. Francis Francis defeated Sydney Fry to advance.
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Westward
Devon
Eng
Associated Press
George Voigt
New York
United States
Sydney Fry
Great Britain
Thomas Maguire
Callifornia
H. Kis Archibald
St. Cloud
Fraves
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipeg May 18
Grain inspections in Winnipeg on Saturday show 281 bars of wheat with mixed contract grades 203, 49 cars of tough grade 204, oats 61 and 24, barley 22 and 14, flax 4 and 1, rye 1 and .
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Winnipeg
McKelvie Rules Out US Wheat Dumping at Conference
London May 18 Samuel R McKelvie head of the US delegation to the World Wheat Conference told reporters the Farm Board will not dump stored wheat into a saturated market. He warned of a July carryover of about 275 million bushels against a normal reserve of 100 million and said the United States will prepare to act but will not join any international pool.
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London
Associated Press
Farm Board
Samuel R. McKelvie
United States
McKelvie
Fire destroys five houses in Ladysmith in suspected arson
In Ladysmith British Columbia on May 18 five houses were completely destroyed two partly damaged and the roofs of three others badly scorched in what police call a deliberate attempt to burn a large section of town. Damage was estimated at twenty thousand dollars and firemen fought the blaze through a gale with flaming shingles falling over a wide area. Only one building was occupied.
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Ladysmith
B.C
Vancouver Island
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H. D. Waghorn
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Col. Morshead
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Chiang Kai Shek
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Church of England
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Keith Coachright
Holy Sepulchre
Holy City
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Saskatoon
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