Hauptmann is sentenced to die in electric chair
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was found guilty of first degree murder in the Lindbergh baby case and sentenced to die in the electric chair. The jury deliberated 11 hours and six minutes in a Hunterdon County court. His attorney vowed to appeal to the New Jersey Court of Errors and to the highest court in the country.
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Flemington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Baby Lindbergh
New Jersey Court of Appeals
High Court
Hauptmann
Hope
Edward J. Reilly
Reilly
Wilentz
Hunterdon County
Crerar Nominated Liberal Candidate for Churchill Seat
Churchill Constituency The Pas Manitoba Hon T A Crerar a former federal cabinet minister was named Liberal candidate after a ballot with Daniel Baldwin. Crerar first served under Sir Robert Borden as agriculture minister in 1917, led the Progressive party later, and returned to cabinet in 1929 as railways minister before defeat in Brandon in 1930.
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Pas
T. A. Crerar
Churchill
Crerar
Daniel Baldwin
Benito
Baldwin
Robert Borden
Union
Progressive Party
W. L. Mackenzie King
Mr. Crerar
Raii
Stevens Likely to Seek East Kootenay Seat
Rumor says Hon. H. H. Stevens former minister of trade and commerce will accept nomination for the next general election in East Kootenay, the riding he currently represents in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
East Kootenay
House of Commons
Tariff Cut Urged in House by Charles Stewart
In Parliament, Charles Stewart formerly a minister urged a general tariff reduction on farm implements and primary machinery. He spoke in the House of Commons advocating lower duties to assist agricultural and industrial sectors.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Charles Stewart
Interor
Wreck of U S Dirigible Macon Mystery Remains
Reports from survivors recount the sudden mid air lurch that sent the Navy dirigible Macon into an uncontrollable descent before sinking 13 miles off Point Sur California. Two crew members remained missing as the $2 450 000 airship vanished leaving the navy to reconsider dirigible development.
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San Francisco
United States
Pacific
H. W. Wiley
Point Sur
Calif
Here
Macon
United States Navy
Akron
Shenandoah
Washington
Must Ease Tax Burden Winnipeg
Conservative leader W Sanford Evans urged tax relief in the Manitoba legislature during throne speech debate. He blamed decentralization for high taxes and warned wage earners face wage tax and possible home loss. He pressed government steps to ease the burden as Lib Progs spoke on the address.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Fathers of Confederation
W. Sanford Evans
Manitoba
Mr. Evans
W. J. Westwood
Roblin
J. L. Christie
Cypress
S. J. Farmer
Independent Labor Party
Japanese Threat Allegations Stir House Debate
Representative John Dockweiller claimed 25,000 trained Japanese army reserves in California were ready to arm, and 150 Japanese fishing boats with wide cruising ranges were packed in Los Angeles harbor. The chairman ordered secrecy, but Dockweiller planned to repeat the assertions on the house floor.
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Washington
John Dockweiller
California
House of Representatives
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Dockweiller
Easing Economic War Talks Mark De Valera’s Hint
President Eamon de Valera announced in Dublin that representations had been made to Britain on economic matters. He noted the British government was aware of Ireland’s view that recent coal and cattle trade showed a case for further negotiations.
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Dublin
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Britain
Dominion farm tests flax as cotton substitute in England
Officials at the Dominion experimental farm reported supplying Canadian flax samples for experiments in Manchester England seeking a viable cotton substitute for textile manufacture.
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Ottawa
Dominion Experimental Farm
Manchester
England
Vancouver Mayor Warns of Revolution If Relief Ends
Mayor G. G. McGeer warned that withdrawal of relief allowances by the Dominion government would lead to a revolution in Canada during a Stanley Park storm damage repair discussion in Vancouver. Alderman W. W. Smith noted the relief agreement with British Columbia ends March 31 and questioned future continuance.
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Canada
cGeer
Vancouver
Dominion
G. G. McGeer
Stanley Park
Ald
W. W. Smith
British Columbia
McGeer
Forty English Children to Form Vancouver Island Farm School
Major M. F. Trew announced in Montreal that forty English children aged seven to nine will arrive in Canada in May to form the nucleus of a Fairbridge farm school on Vancouver Island. The Child Immigration Society of Great Britain sponsors the project, aims to train youths for farm life, and has bought 1,000 acres for the development.
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Montreal
Canada
Fairbridge Farm School
Vancouver Island
M. F. Trew
Major Trew
Child Immigration Society of
Great Britain
England
British Columbia
Australia
London
Honeymoon Tour Duchess Injures Ankle On arrival in Puerto Rico
The Duke and Duchess of Kent began a West Indies honeymoon tour landing at San Juan Puerto Rico from Port of Spain Trinidad. A slight ankle slip by the Duchess Marina was not serious as 21 gun salute and harbor welcome marked the occasion. Governor Blanton Winship greeted the royal couple.
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Prince George
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Duke
Duchess of Kent
Port of Spain
Trinidad
West Indies
Dragon
Blanton Winship
United States
Marina
Greece
Peaceful settlement seen in Italo-Ethiopian border clash
Official circles in Rome believed a peaceful settlement was near for the Italo-Ethiopian border dispute in East Africa. An unconfirmed Havas report said partial accord reached at Addis Ababa with Italian and Ethiopian forces evacuating the disputed area near Yalual on the frontier of Italian Somaliland and Ethiopia.
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Rome
East Africa
Havas
Addis Abba
Yalual
Ethiopia
Vice Regal Tour Schedules West Edmonton Stop
The Governor General and Lady Bessborough will visit Edmonton from 6 30 am March 22 to 7 am March 23 during their farewell west tour. Hon W L Walsh announces the vice regal party then proceeds to Calgary from 4 30 pm April 11 to 5 20 pm April 12 as they travel east.
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Edmonton
Bessborough
W. L. Walsh
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton man wins two seed wheat trophies at fair
John D. Morris of Hardisty captured two wheat trophies at the provincial seed fair with registered and certified seed exhibits. He won the Bank of Commerce championship cup for best milling wheat sample and the best sample of registered wheat trophy donated by the Alberta branch of the Canadian Seed Growers Association.
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Edmonton
John D. Morris
Hardisty
Bank of Commerce
Alberta
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Ottawa discusses highway safety and penalties
The House of Commons considers ways to reduce highway deaths with talks on harsher penalties for negligent drivers, public education, and a possible national safety department. Calls come from multiple members for a broad inquiry to guide future laws.
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Ottawa
Hugh Guthrie
House of Commons
T. L. Church
Toronto East
House
Canada
Toronto
New York State
Department of Safety
Guthrie
Church
Flyers Finish Race in Melbourne After Long Flight
G. E. Hemsworth and RK Parer, New Guinea airmen, arrived in Melbourne on February 1 after 116 days since leaving Milden Hall England for the Melbourne air derby. They finished belatedly, unhonored, yet proud to have beaten their own record by four months.
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Melbourne
Australia
Mildenhall
G. E. Hemsworth
RK Parer
New Guinea
Parer
Imperial Conference Delegates Arrive in Bulawayo Reception
Delegates to the Imperial Conference arrived in Bulawayo from Kimberley and were greeted by Sir Herbert Stanley governor of Southern Rhodesia and Lady Stanley at a reception hosted by H. H. Moffat former premier and nephew of David Livingstone. They later attended a banquet.
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Bulawayo
South Africa
Kimberley
Herbert Stanley
Southern Rhodesia
Lady Stanley
Salisbury
H. H. Moffat
David Livingstone
Canada must make concessions at imperial talks says Sask. professor
Prof. M. de Dawson of the University of Saskatchewan told a Yarmouth service club that after gaining independence in world affairs Canada will face concessions as well as demands when imperial bodies convene.
Alberta Dairymen's Association elects new officers
At the annual convention in Calgary the Alberta Dairymen's Association elected W. Burnell of Edmonton as president and Fred Reynolds of Calgary as secretary.
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Calgary
C. W. Burnell
Edmonton
Alberta Dairymens Association
Fred Reynolds
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Ays
Brandon
U.S
W. V. Longley
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Canadian Council On Boys
West
King George
Georgius V. Rex
Emanuel Hahn
R.C.A
Imperial Press
South Rhodesia
Alberta Dairymen’s Association
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