Toledo Rioters Fire as National Guard Moves on Mob
In Toledo Ohio on May 24 25 National Guard troops using pistols and gas bombs fired into a rioting crowd near the Electric Auto-Lite plant. Two men were killed and about a score injured as guardsmen faced crowds of thousands amid strikes and battles with missiles.
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Toledo
National Guard
Elm Street
Michigan
Stephen Kardox
Pene
Ohio
National
Lee
Plane Crash at Edmonton Airport Kills One, Injures Two
Edmonton May 24 25. A giant Fokker monoplane crashed on takeoff at the city airport during the annual air show. Fred Hodgens Berd mechanic died en route to hospital. Pilot Matt Berry and airport manager Capt James Bell suffered serious injuries, with Berry rescued from wreckage. Two unnamed men escaped unhurt. An inquiry will be held. Flight officials noted Bell seemed to anticipate danger seconds before impact. Witnesses reported the craft rose about 30 feet then settled and struck left wing. The blaze destroyed the cockpit and machinery.
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Ninal Air Club
Hodgins
Alon Berry
AIRF
Edmonton
Matt Berry
Northern Air
Air Club
Bremanitian
Bell
Berry
Uiry
Lias
Iasia
Sid Quivy
Crassa
Band Concerts to Start on Sunday in Ri vemeule Park
The 1st S.A.R. band begins Nee Park concerts in Ri vemeule Park Sunday May 27 at 9 00 p.m. Weather permitting. Since reorganizing last September the band has thirty members led by Lt Frank Novak. City Council Chamber of Commerce Canadian Legion and local businesses fund six centers without charge. If support continues the band will play each Sunday evening through summer.
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S.A.R
Nee Park
Rivemeule Park
Frank Novak
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Legion
Embargo Plan Accepted With Reservations
Geneva reports that Canada and several nations accepted the League of Nations proposal for a possible embargo on arms and munitions for Bolivia and Paraguay. Argentina, Peru, and Chile with minor reservations joined. Guatemala, Sanacia, Belgium, Mexico, and France approved without full opposition.
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Geneva
Canada
League of Nations
Bolivia
Paraguay
Ng Caeda
Guatemala
Four Indians arrested in Canadian policing disappearance case
Merritt British Columbia may 25 four Canford Reserve Indians arrested by Provincial Police in connection with the disappearance of Constable Percy Carr and Indigenous Constable Frank H Grisborne feared dead. The car used in the investigation found on the Nicola Indian Reserve bank of the Merritt Spencer Bridge highway, bloodstained and dragged river search underway for the missing officers.
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B.C. Reserve
Merritt
B.C
Canford
British’ Columbia
Percy Carr
Indiana
Frank H. Gisborne
Percy. Carr
Frank H. ‘Grisborne
Nicola
Wheat gains as traders see North American crop risk
Winnipeg May 25 Traders and speculators rushed into the wheat pit at the Winnipeg Grain Exchange as fears of a drought and dry spell in the farm belt raised the commodity as a good investment. May wheat closed 73 1 4 cents, July 74 1 4, October 76 1 8 amid a broad rally. Farmers report a very dry two month period with heat heavy winds damaging fields and grasshoppers spreading.
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Winnipeg
Grain Exchange
Elkwater
Hilda
Schuler
Bolivian Counterattack Smashes Paraguayan Forces in Chaco
AP dispatch from La Paz reports more than 6,000 Paraguayan soldiers slain and at least 12,000 wounded after a Bolivian counterattack around Fort Ballivian. Col. Bernardino Bilboa Rioja led the operation in the Canada and Strongest sectors, encircling the Paraguayan 8th 7th and 2nd divisions and forcing their collapse or retreat. Paraguayan prisoners later acknowledged the disaster as Bolivian forces captured war materiel and dumps of munitions.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Ballivian
Bernardino Bilboa Rioja
Canada
Fort Ballivian
Chaco Boreal
Japanese Mother and Baby Die in Fire at Golden Gate Park
In San Francisco a 23 year old Japanese woman, identified as Mrs Aiko Hagiwari, and her 11 month old son perished after she set them ablaze in a tea garden at Golden Gate Park. Police say she left a note stating it was best that she do this. The pair drenched themselves with gasoline, struck a match, and jumped into a rubbish pit.
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San. Francisco
Iray
Golden Gate Park
Aiko Hagiwari
Standard of Dogs High At Kennel Show Here
The seventh annual Medicine Hat Kennel Club show drew large crowds from across Alberta. Prince of Airy Hill a pointer owned by D B Young of Shaughnessy, Alta was test dog in show while Littleburg Barty a Scottish terrier owned by Mrs Thelma McGregor of Edmonton won reserve. Judge John C Fletcher of Calgary received applause as the event acknowledged championships completed by two dogs. Trophies included Gershaw trophy to D B Young, MTwaites trophy to Bob Thompson of Calgary, Worts trophy to Dick Verwoerd of Lethbridge, Blanchard trophy to Verwoerd, and the Dentists trophy to Currie and Armstrong.
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Prince
Airy Hill
D. B. Young
Shaughnessy
Alta
John C. Fletcher
Calgary
Pre¢Sen
Alberta
Fletcher
Worts
Redcliff
Dick ‘Verwoerd
Lethbridge
Hepherd
Nappo
van Westfalenheim
Ringwood
CG Gibson
Army
Western Canada
William
Armstrong
C. D. Westwood
F. Bell
W. M
Currie
C. H. Park
W. Burrow
J. Goff
D. F. Legh
Gershaw
D. B Young
Mtwaites
Bob Thompson
Bus Truck Collision Fatalities Reported in Virginia Crash
AP dispatch from Richmond describes a bus and truck crash on the Petersburg Richmond highway near midnight. Dozens injured, at least two dozen moved to hospitals, with victims including white and Black passengers. a bus fire hampered rescue efforts as crews removed the dead and injured.
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Richmond
Petersburg-Richmond
Bank Robbers In South Holland Stockade Gunned Down
In South Holland Illinois a gang of six robbed the South Holland Trust and Savings Bank. A veteran guard opened fire with a rifle and later a machine gun as the robbers tried to flee. Two robbers were killed and a third wounded fatally. four women are mentioned among the bank’s patrons or participants.
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South ‘Holland
Hpb
Holland
Trust and Savings
Aee Therald
Cpinapsr
RAF flyers killed in Andover Empire Day crash
Two Royal Air Force flyers died when their aircraft crashed during the Empire Day air pageant at Andover aerodrome. Flying Officer G. E. S. Williams from New Zealand and Corporal F Brown from England are the deceased.
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Condon
Royal Air Force
Andover
G. E. S. Williams
Cew
Zealand
Corp
F. ‘Brown
England
Schwab Retires from Steel Institute Chair
Charles M. Schwab resigns as chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute after succeeding Judge Elbert H. Gary in 1927. He cites advanced age and inability to take part in Institute work as reasons. Bethlehem Steel board chair also given as contributing context.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Elbert H. Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Parachute Jumper Survives Edmonton Air Show Mishap
Edmonton report says city parachute jumper H. L. White opened parachute at 2,000 feet after a drop from 5,000 feet. Parachute ripped badly sending him tumbling and speeds around 35 mph before a dazed landing. He credited ice on the cord for keeping the parachute from failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
H. L. White
Werowi
Fréii
Wallace and Dunlap Duel for Amateur Crown
George Dunlap Jr. vies in the Scottish youth championship round with Wallace at the Briian cour. Dunlap turns in a one up lead at the tenth and birdies the fourteenth to reach tee with a three under par finish on the last eight holes. In the 36 hole final Little defeats Leslie Garnedon by one up at the nineteenth for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dunlap
Victoria Ghandler Egan
Cyril Tomfiddian
Jack’ McLean
Dunlap
Wallace
Barthou Pledges Strong Stand on French Border Issue
Paris May 25 Louis Barthou France's foreign minister told the Chamber that Paris will act with energy on the German border question after the arrest at Kehl of a French critic of the Hitler government. He rejected any disarmament of France or Germany and insisted the League of Nations remains the sole path to world peace.
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Paris
Louis Barthou
Chamber
Kehl
Germany
Hitler
Fortign
France
League of Nations
Naval conference report on strategic maritime roles
A naval conference outlines shifts in maritime strategy and cooperation among international fleets. Delegates discuss security challenges, alliance logistics, and naval exercises to enhance collective readiness and deterrence in the region.
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A.R. Band
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Edmonton Court House
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
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Stephen College
United Church of Sanage
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Leslie Garrett
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