Bulgaria coup d etat ends cabinet crisis as king backs new regime
Sofia reports a military takeover with troops seizing the Sofia barracks and key sites. King Boris appoints Kinon Gaeorguiff premier and dissolves parliament as an authoritarian government forms. Yugoslavia and Austria react with alarms and reports of mobilization and bombings.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Troins
Boris
Kinon Gaeorguiff
Slavia
Belgrade
Vardar and
Moravia
Britain Risks Japans Further Expansion Says Chinese Official
A high Chinese official criticizes Sir John Simon's policy remark that Britain will not defend China's territorial integrity. He argues the stance invites Japanese militarists to seize more Chinese land and warns of war risks and potential sanctions altering the economic balance.
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China
J. Simon
London
John Simon
Great Britain
Relief Strike Spreads to Calgary Unemployed Men
More than 3,000 married unemployed men in Calgary may join the Edmonton and Drumhelter Valley relief workers strike demanding higher food and clothing allowances. A Central Workers' Council meeting will decide the strike ballot result, with reports showing overwhelming support by married men. General Alex Ross urged support for the Canadian Legion as veterans’ issues are addressed.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Drumhelter Valley
Central Workers’ Council
ST. Thomas
Uni
Canadian Legion
Alex Ross
Yorkton
Sask
Dominion Command
Legion
Earthquake Triggers Floods in Gracias Area
A May 19 report from Tegucigalpa notes an earthquake followed by a brief rainstorm causing the Arcagual River to rise and flood agricultural land near Gracias. The disaster destroyed two bridges and caused extensive material damage to the region south of the city.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Gracias
Fire destroys large area in Newburyport
A major fire swept a quarter mile square along the Merrimack River in Newburyport Massachusetts causing about 900000 in damage. Fire officials suspect incendiary origin and four hundred people were left jobless with homes destroyed at McKay yards wharf and surrounding sheds. Firefighters from Salem aided the effort as flames threatened the city hall and business district.
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Newburyport
Mass
Newburyprt
Merrimack River
McKay Yards
Ratus
Salem
Redcliff Notes Bring Family News and Stampede Plans
Mrs W. Hill returns from Regina after five weeks with relatives. Ted Van Wert and family come home from Windsor in a new Dodge for his jitney service. A surprise party honors Mrs C G Buchholz. Vega Rebekah Lodge schedules a fancy work sale with tea on June 11 at the I O O F hall. The Redcliff Stampede Association appoints officers for July 2 events with athletic demonstrations co operating with Medicine Hat Rangers Club.
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W. Hill
Regina
Ted van Wert
L. E. Johnson
Windsor
Ont
Ted
C. G.buchholz
Vega Rebekah Lodge
Redcliff Stampede Association
Rangers ‘Athletic Club of
Medicine Hat
H. Lang
M.L.A
No Trace of Betty Wolfrum Kidnapping Case Grows Cold
In Moosehorn Manitoba May 19 searchers comb sloughs and thickets for four year old Betty Wolfrum believed kidnapped. Constable R G Smith and Sergeant George Clifford of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police lead the inquiry while Mrs Carl Wolfrum’s claim of spite is being checked. Searches cover all possibilities as authorities review suspicions and statements.
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Moosehorn
Man
Betty Wolfrum
R. G. ,Smith
The
Royal | ‘Canadian Mounted Police
Roy
Rosin
George Clifford
Royal Canadian
Mounted Police
Carl Wolfrim
Bomb Blast Hurts People at Salzburg Festival Hall
A bomb exploded in the empty lobby of the Salzburg festival playhouse injuring several people. The blast damaged the interior and shattered windows in nearby houses. In Montevideo a powerful bomb damaged the presidential palace balcony with no casualties. Ottawa reports upcoming tour ist problems committee findings next week. Chalk River fire destroys lumber along the railway near Chalk River. Damage estimated at 35000 dollars and 1,560,000 feet of lumber burned.
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Salzburg
Austria
Festival Playhouse
Chalk River
Ont
Montevideo
Uruguay
Trade Pact Between Argentina And Switzerland Signed
A reciprocal trade agreement between Argentina and Switzerland was effected yesterday May 18 in Buenos Aires. The document is noted for applying the most-favored-nation clause.
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Buenos Aires
A.P
Argentina
Switzerland
League backs arms embargo plan
In Geneva the League of Nations Council unanimously authorized its Chaco committee to consult arms exporting countries for an embargo on shipments of arms and munitions to Bolivia and Paraguay. In Washington President Roosevelt urged tighter export controls and licensing of international arms shipments to curb the arms race and help end jungle warfare between Bolivia and Paraguay.
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Geneva
Council of the League of Nations
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Premier Bennett to introduce unemployment insurance soon
In Toronto on May 19 Premier R B Bennett pledged to introduce contributory unemployment insurance. He spoke to a delegation of women from the Toronto and district unemployment conference urging a provincial plan and higher relief allowances for food and clothing. The Saskatchewan Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire will recommend university extension courses for girls.
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Toronto
R B. Bennett
George S. Henry
Ontario
Toronto and District
Saskatchewan
Imperial Order of. Daughters
The
Empire
Disorders in Minneapolis Market District Riots
Twenty persons injured as armed convoy attempts to move trucks trigger clashes in Minneapolis market district. Police emergency squads respond to riot calls after striking truck drivers halted commercial transportation since Tuesday night. Nearly 500 strikers attacked trucks with rocks and clubs until officers restored order.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Britain Rules Out Sanctions Over Japan Expulsion Plan
London reports the British government rejected economic or other sanctions against Japan over expulsion pilots, insisting any action requires joint agreement by all treaty signatories and U.S. cooperation. Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon and Stanley Baldwin stressed sanctions cannot proceed without Washington.
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London
Great Britain
John Simon
Stanley Baldwin
Wealeuull
Valu Bader
U.S.A
John
United States
Stafford Cripps
Japan
Suspects Held In Robles Abduction Case
Two unnamed suspects were detained in the abduction of six year old June Robles for further questioning after the girl failed to identify either. One man, detained today, had been sought since June was found last Monday buried in a desert box. Officers called him the most promising suspect. The girl studied his face but could not recognize him or his voice.
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Tucson
Ariz
Robles
Japanese Minister Faced With Serious Charges
Tokyo reports the arrest of Hideo Kuroda vice-minister of finance on charges of corrupt financial practices. Accused of involvement in irregularities at the semi official Bank of Formosa and the Imperial Rayon Company, the case threatens to destabilize the Saito cabinet as financiers including Shigeru Shimada and Fukukyo Takagi are already indicted.
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Tokyo
Hideo Kuroda
Kuroda
Viscount Korokyo Takahashi
Takasashi
Saito
Bank of Formosa
Imperial
Rayon Company
Shigeru Shimada
The
Fukukyo Takagi
Imperial Rayon Company
No Competition Across Hudson Bay Route Impacts Montreal
Montreal grain men report that a 16 shillings percent insurance rate cut on insured value shipping via the Hudson Bay route this season is unlikely to affect Montreal. The reduction could lower freight costs but Montreal or Vancouver appear not to fear competition from Churchill.
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Montreal
Hudson Bay
Vancouver
Churchill
Prominent Divorce Settlement Ends $1.5 Million Suit
The breach of promise case between Mrs. Rhoda Tanner Doubleday and Harold McCormick, valued at 1.5 million dollars, was settled out of court. Attorney Henry K. Orion announced the settlement in Chicago on May 19.
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Chicago
Rhoda Tanner
Doubleday
Harold McCormick
Henry K. Orion
New York
Mob gathers around Greenville jail over death of 13 year old white boy
A mob of up to 1,000 people formed around Greenville County jail within 12 hours in Greenville South Carolina demanding the life of a 13 year old white boy accused of a crime. Prisoner was reportedly whisked to another county as authorities took precautionary measures to prevent violence.
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Greenville
S.C
A. P
Greensville
J R. Mose
Aga
Grasshopper outbreak grows across Southern Alberta
Edmonton reports a sudden grasshopper surge after warm weather. E L Gray, Alberta field crops commissioner, says hoppers hatched in great numbers, spreading in most threatened areas and accelerating crop damage and risks.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Sittader
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