Secret state document raid deepens mystery for Commons
London May 20 The Home Secretary refused to detail the War Office document disappearance after a Scotland Yard raid on the Soviet house. Parliament waited for revelations next Thursday as Labor pressed for information amid rumors about plans for Anglo Russian military scenarios and the Official Secrets Act governing the search.
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London
British
War Office
Scotland Yard
Home Secretary
William Jason Dicks
TP Fice
Comnons
Yard
Sir William
Arcos
Tis Majesty
Merald
Reid
Countrie
Flying Fool Makes Start On Big Trip
Report on Captain Lindbergh beginning a long recorded journey from Halifax to Newfoundland amid tight scrutiny. Observers describe his cautious ascent and perilous pass near telegraph wires as he pushed toward the next leg of the Atlantic crossing. The voyage is tracked by observers in Halifax and London with weather notes and timing details.
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Loudberga
Tohe
Vissinnei National Guard
Paris
Witiel
Ings
ebaDet
Garth
Lindbergh
Dhe
Wien
Thalifax
Moss
Fhimcon
Pemnoke
George AW Bates
Preli
Cipe Race
Newfoundland
St Ted
London
Lloyds, Wiitel
Rivers Rise in Southern Alberta After 24 Hour Rainstorm
Lethbridge reports 2.35 inches of rain with heavier amounts in the mountains. Creeks and rivers rise threatening Creston area as one farm is driven out along Less Creek. Crow's Nest region notes Old Man River swelling while low temperatures keep it within banks. A foot of snow falls near Cardston as May rainfall accumulates.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Rockies
Cridston
Crow's Nest
Old Man
Cardston
Leth
E W Beatty to Visit West and Open Hotel Saskatchewan
E W Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, plans a western tour starting from Windsor Street station. He will open the Hotel Saskatchewan, travel to Vancouver and Victoria, and proceed toward Port William with officials including AY OD, Mas'Pier, and D Coleman.
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Montreal
Que
Windsor Street
Vday
Bow
Beatty Ehninua
Canadian Pachic Ralveau
Beaily
Flegona
Saskatchewan
Mitadetyson
Wall
Vantauver
Victoria
Port Wiliam
AY OD
Mas'Pier
Showery Weather In Southeastern Alta District
Reports from the Cana dian Pache Ualwas focal offices indicate showery conditions across the division from Cal ee ry to Swit Corcent and the Empress subdivision. Rainfall measured six inches at Crow's Nest and nearby, with intermittent showers yesterday and today.
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Caleery
Crow's Nest
Grain fields boast near average wheat seeding progress
Bridge measures 3.39 inches, more than an inch above average. Untouched seed beds will wait a week, but a large percentage of wheat is already seeded.
British flyers start non-stop flight to Calcutta
Crawley England May 20. Lieutenants C A Carr and E L M Gillman of the Royal Air Force began a nonstop attempt to Calcutta India at 10 42 this morning. They fly a special Hawkey Horstey plane with Rolls Royce Condor engines developing 650 horsepower. The flight covers about 4000 miles and relief pilots will rotate. The craft carries ample gasoline and its undercarriage was strengthened for the heavy takeoff.
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Crawley
Eng
Pight
C. A. Carr
8. M. Gillman
Royal Air Force
Calcutta
India
Hawkey Horstey
Pinedo Off For Newfoundland
Shippegan Island NB May 20 Canadian Press Commander De Pinedo the Haan aviator left Shippegan Island for Newfoundland this morning. He planned to follow the coast possibly alighting at Sydney NSW weather fair. He was expected to reach Trepassey Newfoundland from where he would continue his trans Atlantic flight.
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Shippegan Island
N.B
de Tinedo
Shippegan
Newfoundland
Sydney
de Pinedo
Trepassey
Neild
Stratford man challenges Bell Telephone management
J. Z. Patton of Stratford targets leadership of the Bell Telephone Company at St Thomas, alleging issues with its management. The report notes Patton’s public criticism and calls for change in local telephone operations.
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J. Z. Patton
Stratford
Bell Teleminnie Co
St Thomas
Crane Lake Fish Die Off In Severe Winter
Piapot district residents report a poor fish run at Bear Creek and thousands of dead fish along Crane Lake banks. Islanders blame shallow water and a hard winter as ice thaw caused by frost induced air-borne disease among the fish, disappointing many who traveled far for the catch.
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Tirpot
Piapot
Bear Creek
Crane Lake
Britain Demands Indemnity After Lungshan Firing Incident
On May 20 the British Consul-General demanded indemnity to cover damage, punishment of involved officers, and an apology from the fort commander after Chinese cadets fired fifty rounds at the British steamer Lungshan near Whampo fort by Canton. No casualties were reported.
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Auton
Lungshan
Whampo Fort
Canton
Three Jubilee Holidays Declared in Canada in 1909
Ottawa reports a proclamation making Saturday July 2 a public holiday across Canada. Banks and financial institutions require the formal order to accommodate maturing commercial transactions. The timing creates three consecutive holidays starting with Jamison Day on Friday, offering a period for Jubilee observance.
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Ottawa
Canada
Liberal Executive invites cabinet ministers to visit Medicine Hat
At a Liberal Executive meeting last night ministers Lucien Cannon C A Dunning and Charles Stewart were invited to Medicine Hat. They are to deliver addresses during their West trip in June.
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Liberal
Lucien Cannon
C. A. Dunning
Charles Stewart
Interior
Medicine Hat
Canadian grain handling inquiry to cover UK European ports
The Board of Grain Commissioners will conduct a full investigation into how Canadian grain is handled on arrival at the ports of the United Kingdom and Europe to which it is consigned. The inquiry is set to be completed by May 20.
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United Kingdom
Europe
Board of Grain Commissioners
Lindbergh to Have Chance to Attain His Goal
New York May 20 The Dellanca monoplane Columbia delayed by dissension between navigator Lloyd Bertaud and backer Charles Levine will not depart for New York to Paris while Lindbergh is airborne. Levine says if Lindbergh succeeds there will be no Bellanca fight. Americromy not ready Lindbergh’s departure today postponed to next week. Commander Richard Byrd says he will not fly until Lindbergh has his chance to reach the goal they both seek in different ways.
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New York
Columbia
Lloyd Bertaud
Charles Levine
Paris
Lindbergh
Levine
Bellanca
Americ
Richard Byrd
Airplane Wing Recovered in New London May Be From White Bird
A wing found near Montauk Point and towed to New London by Coast Guard boats after months in the water is under inspection. Authorities consider it may belong to the White Bird, the missing Nungesser and Coli plane from the Paris attempt.
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New London
Conn
Fort Pond Hay
Montauk Point
Long Islind
Coast Guard
Nungesser and Coll
Par’s
Bath Michigan Blast Victims Pushed Toward Individual Burials
Bath Michigan faced a community tragedy after a school explosion killed more than forty people including many children. Governor Green announced state aid for relief and funeral expenses, with plans for individual family burials and scattered services across Bath.
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Bath
Mich
State of
Michigan
Andrew Wirehoe
Fred W. Green
Green
Montreal Holds On Typhoid Toll With Limited Data
Montreal May 20 There was little change in the typhoid situation today. No daily case figures were released by the city health department though hospitals reported more people stricken. Public bodies urged disclosure of the gravity of the outbreak while authorities had halted daily reports nine days earlier.
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Montreal
Wheat Still Continues to Rise in Winnipeg Market
Inclesent weather in Western Canada and strong foreign demand pushed grain prices higher in Winnipeg on May 20. Houses with seaboard links bought July and sold October, elevators and mills influenced trading, and limited offerings kept prices 1 to 1 1 8 cents above Thursday's close. Coarse grains mirrored the wheat trend with solid activity.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Millers
Acadians Near Panic Stage As Flood Spreads
New Orleans reports warn Point Coupee and 27 nearby towns to evacuate as Bayou Teche and Atchafalaya floodwaters surge. About 105000 residents face displacement with 250000 affected in Louisiana. rescue by boats and trains continues amid evacuations and camps.
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New Orleans
Point Coupee Parish
John M. Parker
Point Coupee
Bayou ‘Teche
Atchafalaya
Bayou Des Glaises
John N. Parker
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Alta
Prairies
Los Angelese Department
E. W. Beatty
C.P.R
D. C. Coleman
Pinedo
Britain
Come
America
Schiool
Andrew Kehoe
Kehoe
Lansing Hospital
Bayou Teche
Louisiana
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Alexandria
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
St. Martinsville
Mississippi
Iberville Parish
Port Barre
Cortableau
Avoyelles
St. Landry
St. Martin’s Parish
Newa
Arena
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