King Edward May Plan Empire Tour After Coronation
London reports the king may tour the Empire after his coronation with a state council governing in his absence. A possible coronation ceremony in each Dominion, an imperial durbar at Delhi in autumn 1937, and a nine to ten month itinerary including chief colonies are anticipated.
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London
Daily Herald
Empire
Heralds
Edward
Mary
York
Gloucester
Kent
Delhi
India
Buckingham Palace
Baldwin
Anthony Eden
George
Windsor
Konstantin von Neurath
Maxim Litvinoff
Earl of Shaftesbury
Ernest Ruedige von Starhemberg
Baron von Neurath
Lit
Prince von Starhemberg
Armindo Monteiro
Koloman Kanya
Afghanistan
Faiz Mohammed Kahn
Kanya
Eden
Boris
Bulgaria
Carol II of
Roumania
Litvinoff
Alfred Duff Cooper
Ivan Maisky
Marshal Tuchatchzewski
Red Army
Duff Cooper
Lord Swinton
Air
Prince Frederick
Denmark
Bath
Prince Arthur
Duke of
Connaught
Snowslide Derails Train East of Yamagata
A snowslide near Yamagata in northern Japan derailed a train killing 23 people and injuring 63. Three coaches carrying engineers and railway workers were tipped over a cliff.
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Tokyo
Yamagata
Japan
Cheltenham flyer hits 1000th run at record speed
The Cheltenham flyer, noted as the United Kingdoms fastest regular train, recently completed its 1000th run at a record speed of 71.3 miles per hour.
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United Kingdom
Power Firms Move to Challenge Ontario Legislation
Montreal Light Heat and Power Consolidated on behalf of Beauharnois Power Corporation filed an application with Deputy Minister W Stuart Edwards in Ottawa seeking disallowance of Ontario legislation that cancelled contracts with Quebec hydro companies. The Beauharnois move marks the first step in challenging the cancellation as Ottawa reviews provincial acts.
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Montreal
Dominion
Ontario
Ontario Hydro Commission
Quebec
Hydro-Electric
George H. Montgomery
K.C
Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated
Beauharnois Power Corporation
W. Stuart Edwards
Ottawa
Beauharnois
Ottawa Valley Power Corporation
Toronto
Department of Justice
Roosevelt asks Congress for bonus payment funds
President Roosevelt seeks a 2.25 billion dollar appropriation to cover the soldiers bonus. The veterans bureau estimated 2.237 billion needed for cashing the bonus with the rest for administration. Brokers offer quick cash for bonds while interests compete for lists of veterans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Speaker Burns
Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion
New York
Burns
A.A.A
Riddell to Return to Geneva as Adviser to League
Dr. Walter A. Riddell, Dominion advisory officer to the League of Nations, has explained the oil sanction incident to Prime Minister Mackenzie King and will return to Geneva to resume his long-standing post. In Montreal, news vendors paid tribute to King George on January 28, with many readers seeking papers in hotels, restaurants, and offices.
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Walter A. Riddell
Montreal
Dominion of Canada
League of Nations
Mackenzie King
Gazette
Ottawa
King George
British Army Flyers Die in Sudan Crash Near Port Sudan
The air ministry announced three British Army flyers were killed in a plane crash near Port Sudan in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The fallen are Flying Officer Sylanus George Connoly Lieutenant Frank Vaughan and Under-Officer Frank Campling.
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London
Port Sudan
Sudan
Air Ministry
Sylanus George Connoly
Frank Vaughan
Frank Campling
Queen Mary expresses gratitude to UK and empire
Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace thanks the people of the United Kingdom and empire for their sympathy after King George VI’s death. She speaks of personal sorrow, his 25 years of reign, and asks for prayers as she contemplates the future with her son’s forthcoming reign.
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London
Mary
Buckingham Palace
United Kingdom
Empire
George
Canadian family radio participant buried on Christmas Day
William Clement Richardson, 57, city weighmaster for 20 years and former Hazeldean farmer, who spoke for Canadian families during the Christmas Day Empire broadcast with King George, was buried here the same day as his sovereign. Richardson died January 25, exactly a month after his broadcast appearance.
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Ottawa
Canada
George
William Clement Richardson
Hazeldean
Here
Richardson
Rumor on Royal Revenues and Titles
Canadian Press reports rumors about King Edward plans to transfer revenues from the Duchy of Cornwall to his brother the Duke of York. The move would create the Duke of Cornwall and York and hinge on Parliament action and civil reforms given the king’s bachelor status.
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Duchy of
Cornwall
London
Edward
Duchy of Cornwall
Duke of York
Duke of Cornwall
York
Wheat Conference Called Ottawa
Hon. W. D. Euler announced a Winnipeg meeting of grain growers dealers exporters the wheat board cooperative producers and millers for Feb. 25 to discuss promoting sale and use of Canadian wheat. The aim is sustained action to promote wheat use beyond any current surplus and address long term market conditions.
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Ottawa
W. D. Euler
Trade and Commerce
Wheat Board
Co-Operative Producers
Ottawa Delays National Unemployment Relief Commission
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the national commission on unemployment and relief will be delayed until Parliament passes the necessary legislation and appropriations. The plan had aimed to set up the commission at the start of the year but now depends on parliamentary action before introduction as a government measure.
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Ottawa
National Commission On Unemployment and Relief
Mackenzie King
London funeral crowd injuries prompt security review
Thousands packed the capital for King George VI’s funeral, with 10 000 injured as officials seek better crowd control for King Edward VII coronation next year. Duke of Norfolk and Sir Philip Game order reports from route section chiefs to plan policing and transport management.
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London
George
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
Philip Game
King Edward
Regions Extend Buy Nothing from Italy Boycott
A League of Nations sanctions committee reports that Austria Hungary and Albania join the Italy boycott as Britain shifts purchases from Hungary to Yugoslavia. The panel notes most League members enforce sanctions satisfactorily and will issue questionnaires to assess Italy's trade trends.
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Geneva
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Albania
League of Nations
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
League
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