Wreck near Seven Persons leads to arrests on manslaughter charges
Warranted arrests were made in Lethbridge this morning for M. K. Dooley W. P. Johnson and Clict Despatcher J W Wipp on manslaughter charges connected to the April 9 wreck of Westbound extra 2099 and Eastbound 980 near Seven Persons. Bail is set at 5009 dollars each. case to be heard likely in Medicine Hat. The coroner's jury faulted Swanson and Baines for negligence and poor coordination amid a blizzard.
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Lethbridge
Alberta Provincial Police
Medicine Hat
Attorney General’s Department
Edlmonton
Mc Tieine
Gummer W. Swanson
D. Baines
Drough
Washington Seizes Soviet Agent Material Found in London
Washington reports that British authorities seized intelligence on Soviet agents in London and the State Department declined to comment. Officials say the material concerns Soviet activities in the United States but no alarm is believed warranted.
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Washington
London
State Department
Crew Abandons Ship In Severe Lower St Lawrence Storm
Off Anticosti Island the Nova Scotia schooner Big Jim F ile with eighteen crew members fled into lifeboats as a ferocious storm battered the Lower St. Lawrence. The 94-ton vessel sank soon after the crew reached safety, ending a long, brutal struggle amid one of the region’s worst weather bouts this spring.
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Nova Scotia
Big Jim File
Anticosti Island
St. Lawrence
Lower St. Lawrence
Cantain
Pinedo Wrecked but Rescued Near Azores in Solo Flight
Commander Francesco De Pinedo safely reached Fayal near the Azores after a midair mishap on his Rome to Rome transatlantic route. His Santa Maria II landed intact with no injuries while officials tow the plane for inspection. Fog and poor radio contact hindered the flight as wind and weather disrupted the expected 1600 mile Hop from Trepassey.
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Rome
Francesco de Pinedo
Faylal
Azore
Trepassey
Lisbon
de Pinedo
Portugal
Reine
Tug Warren Sinking Prompts Safety Steps for Crew
Shipping men expressed concern for the five crew members of the tug Warren after it is believed to have sunk Monday night while en route from Seattle to Victoria towing a Jarre coil barge. Authorities coordinated safety measures and search efforts near the coast.
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Victoria
Warren
Seattle
Washington
Russia warns Britain over trade sanctions and rejections
Moscow declares it will halt all Soviet trade operations in Great Britain and demand guarantees from British firms with Soviet engagements. Officials view Britain’s move as a deliberate break and foresee sympathy for the Soviet Union in Western Europe and the Far East.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russia
Great Britain
Europe
Far East
Soviet Union
Knights of Columbus donate $50,000 for Mississippi flood relief
At a Chicago meeting the Supreme Board of Directors approved a $50,000 appropriation from the order’s general fund for Mississippi flood sufferers. Half goes to the American Red Cross relief fund, the other half is administered by the Knights within the flooded area. Supreme Knight James A Flaherty urged prompt, generous citizen support.
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Supreme Board of Directors
Knights of Columbus
General Fund
American Red Cross
Supreme Knight
James A Flaherty
Red Cross
Rotary club hears travel tales from John Hill
Rotarian John Hill describes his return visit to Scotland and Montreal during a Rotary luncheon. He recounts Notre Dame in Montreal, Glasgow shops on Sauchiehall Street, Inverkin village life, and a Scotch minister impersonation that draws laughs, with notes on local customs.
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Rotary Cluhb
John Hill
Heath
Hill
Ofrandeur
Notre Dame Cathedral
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Glasgow
Empire
Sauchiehall Street
Inverkin
Wight
Scheme To Anchor Eight Sea Dromes All Across Atlantic
Philadelphia reports Edward F. Armstrong of Wilmington Delaware announced plans to build a test seadrome in the Atlantic as a station for trans oceanic flights within 60 days. He suggested a forming flying organization possibly led by Captain Charles A Lindbergh.
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Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Edward F. Armstrong
Wilmington
Del
Atlantic Ocean
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Flex
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Atchafalaya River Flood Forcing Refugee Moves
New Orleans May 25 The slow spread of muddy Atchafalaya water breached the Mecrea levee sending 200 laborers toward farms and East Atchafalaya fields. The break 730 miles northwest of New Orleans prompts evacuations in St Martin and Lafayette with 22,227 refugees in Lafayette and 6,069 planned moves to Crowley camp.
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McCree
Louisang
Sugar Boy
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Atelafalaya
McCrea
Ledayette
St. Martin
Lafayette Fish
Pew Camep
Crowley
Britain to sever all trade with Soviet Russia
London May 25 The British Government drafts a note announcing the severance of all diplomatic and formal trade relations with Moscow pending House of Commons approval. The note will grant Soviet emissaries in England a grace period to leave and will be sent to Moscow. Premier Baldwin announced the break in a tense Commons session as Ramsay MacDonald arrived too late to hear the momentous statement.
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Russia
Chesham House
House of Commons
Moscow
England
Labor Party
Baldwin
Hestaken
House
Gnade
House of Common
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
North America
Soviet House
Dominion
Canada Involved In Great Britain's Break With Soviet Russia
Ottawa May 25 The cabinet considers rupture of diplomatic relations between Britain and the Soviet republic. Canada alone adhered to the 1921 trade accord and faces whether to continue relations or act independently if Britain terminates the treaty. Officials discuss positions and text of the agreement as cabinet meets.
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Can
Great Britain
Canada
Russia
Order-In-Counsil
Heavy fighting reported as Hankow dispatch details shortages
A wireless dispatch from Hankow notes very heavy fighting on the Wonan front with large numbers of wounded arriving. Hankow Reds conscript one man in three as reinforcements for Ho Han and draft troops to Wuehane amid absence of Gen Tao Yin and Gen Yang Sen. Youkow banks faced a run prevented by armed guards as food shortages push prices higher.
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Hankow
Wonan
Ho- Han
Wuehane Beene
She ‘Tao Yin
Yang Sen
Youkow
Chita Bank
Farmers on land in a day or two
Bright sun and drying winds ease last week’s six day storm. Seeding will resume within a day or two with more wheat sown on stubble and increased coarse grain acreage. Mountain snow remains, rivers rise, but no floods yet feared from upcoming heat. Wesley College Winnipeg awarded D D degrees to Rev. Rem McCullagh and QC Coleman.
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Lethbridge
May Wheat Breaks Records on Winnipeg Grain Exchange
May wheat surged to a peak of 1.70 on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange as frantic traders bid the May option up within minutes. May settled at 1.6617-8, a 4 3 4 cent gain, with July, October and December also higher. Foreign shorters suffered most as locals and exporters bought rye, barley and oats while flax was ignored.
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Winnipeg Grain Exchange
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