Martial Law Declared After Fishermen Riots Near San Sebastian
In San Sebastian Spain on May 27 martial law was proclaimed after a battle between soldiers and striking fishermen left two dead and seven gravely wounded. Twelve others including women were lightly wounded as gunfire erupted on the outskirts near Pasajes. Authorities blamed Communist agitators as crowds demonstrated for a general strike. Armed men forced entry into factories and expelled some workers.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Associated Press
Pasajes
Empress of Britain Sails on Maiden Voyage to Quebec
The Empress of Britain, Canada’s latest ocean liner for transatlantic service, begins her maiden voyage to Quebec after her launch at Glasgow. Prince of Wales travels secretly by air and sea to Southampton to inspect the liner before she sails. He later pilots a flying boat over the ship and returns to the Isle of Wight.
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Southampton
England
Canada
Quebec
Prince of Wales
Canadian Pacific
Glasgow
London
Associated Press
Prince
Imperial Airways
Empress of Britain
Solent
Bivien the
Empress Britain
Uthampton
Hythe
Isle of Wight
Satyrus
Mediterranean
Empire Air Route
Rochester
Social Plains School Sets Record in Eggs and Feet
Miss Dorothy Jackson of Social Plains School District 2813 reports pupil achievements for the Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association prizes. Students Frank Fowlle, 14 feet. Mervin Hanson, 14 eggs and 8 feet. Orval Kreller, 86 eggs and 12 feet. Florence Kreller, 65 eggs and 12 feet. Roy Bangs, 2 eggs and 4 feet. Dean Moore, 2 feet. total 167 eggs and 80 feet.
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Dorothy Jackson
Social Plains
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
Frank Fowlle
Mervin Hanson
Orval Kreller
Florence Kreller
Roy Bangs
Dean Moore
Ontario Fratracide Ends in Two Suicides
In Brantford Ontario on May 27 Canadian Press reports the bodies of two brothers, John Green 67, Harrisburg farmer, and Freeman 70, found near a straw pile and with a rifle in his mouth. Both deaths appear self inflicted.
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Brantford
Ont
John Green
Harrisburg Tarmer
Freeman
Churches Oppose Bill to Legalize Hospital Sweepstakes
Ottawa May 27 a delegation organized by the Social Service Council of Canada protested to Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie against a proposed bill to legalize sweepstakes for hospitals. The bill, expected for Senate debate today, faces opposition from churches.
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Ottawa
Social Service Council of Canada
Hugh Guthrie
Senate
Rioters Arrested After The Pas Parade Violence
Eight men and a 17 year old girl were jailed after a procession in The Pas turned chaotic. Police clashed with unemployed protesters as a raid unfolded and banners were contested. Charges include disorderly conduct.
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Light Provincial Policeemen
Rosie Ogradnyk
Explosion wrecks North Star Oil plant at St Boniface
Winnipeg May 27 The North Star Oil Company refinery in St Boniface near Winnipeg was wrecked by an explosion in the motor room of the plant. Fire followed the blast and raged for three hours before being controlled. The cause of the blast was not determined.
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Winnipeg
North Star Oil Company
St. Boniface
Hudson's Bay fur purchasing agent dies in Victoria
Frederick John Dykes long-time fur-purchasing agent for Hudson's Bay Company died in Victoria after a long illness. Based in Winnipeg with duties in Victoria Edmonton and Winnipeg he was among the last of the old school fur-buyers. Survived by his widow two daughters and three sons Fred Dykes of Montreal and Arthur Dykes of Penhold Alberta.
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Victoria
B.C
Frederick John Dykes
Hudson’s Bay Company
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Doings in Parliament Ottawa May 27
In Ottawa the Senate will discuss a bill to legalize charity lotteries. The House continues reviewing agricultural estimates. Yesterday the Senate debated allowing ministers to appear before either chamber to explain government legislation. The Woodsworth criminal code bill on unlawful assemblies was talked out.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
House of Commons
Department of Agriculture
J.S. Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg North Centre
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipeg May 2
Winnipeg grain inspection totals for Tuesday show wheat at 1 121 cars with last year 1 252. Contract wheat 881 cars. Oats 18 and 62. Barley 100 and 46. Flax 8 and 14. Rye 58 and 16. Other grains 4 and 2.
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Winnipeg
Thelma Stampede Set for June 24 With Upgraded Setup
The Thelma Stampede will take place on Wednesday June 24 with preparations under way. New corrals and four additional chutes are being built and a new management will run the event. The program promises attractively features and a strong drawing card expected to bring attendees from miles around. Medicine Hat residents anticipate a large town turnout if weather cooperates.
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Medicine Hat
German Balloon Mystery Near Augsburg Drifts High
Augsburg reports a giant hermetically sealed balloon carrying Prof. August Piccard and assistant Charles Kipfer vanished from sight after a 3:55 a.m. takeoff. By afternoon, observers tracked the craft at 13,000 feet near Oberammergau, drifting north toward Augsburg and near the Austrian border.
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Augsburg
Germany
Associated Press
Riedinger
August Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Piccard
Oberammergau
Peissen
Schongau
Partekirschen
Unemployment Relief Debated in Ottawa House of Commons
In Ottawa on May 27 the House of Commons debated unemployment relief with Independent A W Neill urging a Dominion provincial conference and immediate action for current relief. He cited Vancouver Island mining districts and Nanaimo as dire, and pressed for government funding rather than city 50-50 cost sharing while seeking a plan for next winter. The government offered no policy statement as the session moved to supply.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
A. W. Neill
Comox-Alberni
Neil
W. H. Chubb
Manitoba
Dominion
Vancouver
Neill
Vancouver Island
Nanaimo
W. A. Mackenzie
British Columbia
Mr. Neill
A. A. Heaps
North Winnipeg
House
Committee of Supply
Briand to Stay As French Foreign Minister
Paris May 27 Aristide Briand withdrew his resignation after a Cabinet meeting lasting about three hours. Premier Laval and ministers urged him to remain in the Foreign Ministry and maintain his peace and security policies as approved by Parliament. The cabinet noted Briands report on Geneva and the League Council and Pan European actions.
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Paris
Associated Press
Aristide Briand
Council of Ministers
Briand
Laval
League Council
Pan-European Commission
Geneva
M. Briand
Co operative Congress Opposes Duty on Imported Wheat
The Co operative Congress meeting in Bournemouth adopts a committee report opposing any duty on imported wheat. W Gallagher of the Scottish Co operative Wholesale Society says there is a drift toward protection and that even in the Liberal party free trade is cracking.
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Bournemouth
Eng
Cooperative Congress
W. Gallagher
Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society
Liberal Party
Prominent Boston NY Scion Fatally Wounds Club Manager
Early Sunday in Washington DC a 25 year old Robert Montgomery, an heir from a Boston and New York family, shot and seriously wounded the club manager, killed a porter and then killed himself.
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Washington, D.C
Robert 8. Montgomery
Boston
New York
Pyleeman
Mark Old Fort Walsh and massacre site cairns urged
A letter to the editor urges the Historic Sites Monuments Board under Judge Howey to mark Fort Walsh and the 1873 Assiniboine massacre site with cairns. The writer cites Fort Walsh as a key early law center and notes prior local efforts and the Cypress Hills park status, calling on provincial governments to act.
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Messrs Fleming
Quick
A. Greely
Old Fort Walsh
Maple Creek
Greely
Historic Nites Board
Judge Howey
Assiniboine Indians
Glers
Canada
Fort Walsh
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Mussgacre
John A. MacDonald
Mounted Police
Macleod
Historic Sites Monuments Board
Cypress Hills
Lethbridge
Howle
Old Mounted Police
Historic Site Board
Federal grant eyed to boost Canadian technical education
Ottawa reports Parliament approved a resolution to fund technical education at 750000 dollars per year for 15 years with reforms broadening the grant to include agricultural training and eased building expenditure limits. Opposition questioned provincial grant authority and long-term fiscal impact while praising aims to modernize education and support farms.
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Hugh Guthrie
R. B. Bennett
Guthrie
Mackenzie King
King
Ontario
J. S. Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg
Dominion
Canadian National Railways
Duncan
Woodsworth
Canada
E. J. Young
Weyburn
Young
Fate of Steamer Corretera Prieroy Crew Hangs in Doubt
London dispatch says the steamer Corretera Prieroy was fire struck in the Atlantic about 100 miles offshore. Lloyds and radio reports note a Portuguese blaze from end to end. a Danва ship lowered a boat and the German Ubeng later claimed to have taken the crew aboard, though the master calls that claim impossible as the vessel is fully aflame carrying gasoline.
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London
Associated Press
Atlantic
Spain
Lloyd's Land and Radio Station
Oa Rea
Portugese
Bea Fae
Danna
Ubeng
Auto Smash on Delaware River Bridge Claims Four Lives
Four Philadelphia men died and four others were hospitalized after a late night crash on the Delaware River Bridge. A six passenger Angster vehicle swerved across into oncoming traffic, killing Frank Silk 34 James William Latshaw 24 Frank Latshaw 24 Joseph Macentee 32. Police investigated the high speed collision as authorities worked to determine exact causes.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Frank Silk
James
William
Frank Latshaw
Joseph Macentee
Professor Samuel Wilson Pair 74 Dies of Heart Disease
Professor emeritus Samuel Wilson Pair of the University of Illinois dies at 74 after a long career as a chemist and discoverer. The obituary notes his pioneering work on a platinum substitute and his research impact. He is remembered for teaching and guiding students alongside his scientific contributions.
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Samuel Wilson Pair
University of Illinois
Senate Debate Pushes for Greater Upper House Representation
Ottawa May 27. Senator Rodolphe Lemieux urges a resolution to let ministers address both chambers to explain legislation. He argues that cabinet ministers in the Senate would gain similar privileges, while voting rights would remain in the chamber they serve. The discussion highlights the Senate’s influence and delays blamed on Commons debates.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
Rodolphe Lemieux
Dominion
Commons
Lemieux
Chamber
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