Ringing Message to the Youth of the Empire
Prime Minister Baldwin urged Empire youth to defend democracy and serve the common good as he warned against divine right of the state. He spoke at Royal Alberta Hall with Duke of Gloucester and Leopold Amery present, stressing courage, discipline, and leadership for the future.
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Leopold Amery
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League of Nations
League
Sabotage Hits West Kootenay Buildings In B C
British Columbia police probed two west Kootenay centers after sabotage damaged or destroyed 11 structures since April 4. A farm building at Winlow was razed and clamps on a Columbia River ferry mooring line were removed near Castlegar. A 16 year old Doukhobor youth admitted placing obstructions on CPR tracks near Grand Forks, but no charges yet.
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Nelson
British Columbia
C. W. A. Barwis
Winlow
B.C
C. S. Jones
Castlegar
Columbia River
Grand Forks
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Trans Atlantic airmail to arrive within a year
United States postmaster general James A. Farley spoke at a new New York post office opening predicting trans Atlantic airmail within the next calendar year. He cited Dick Merrill and John Lambie’s round trip as proof and said the government is cooperating with foreign governments to achieve the service.
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New York
James A. Farley
United States
Dick Merrill
Merrill
John Lambie
Atlantic
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Fresh Fish Export Trade Conference in Ottawa
Government officials from Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will meet in Ottawa this week to discuss the fresh fish export trade to the United States. A primary aim is to establish a credit investigation bureau in New York to protect fishermen from consigning to financially unreliable parties.
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Trade and Commerce Department
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Credit Investigation Bureau
New York
Cremation of Viscount Snowden in Woking
Remains of Viscount Snowden, once Philip Snowden and chancellor of the exchequer in three governments, were cremated at St John’s crematorium Woking in a private service led by Rev H J Taylor. A praised tribute called him a man who had done a brave day’s work for all the people. Moscow reports say the Central Trade Union Council secretariat, except chief A M Shvernik, was purged as enemies as Trotskyists and wreckers were targeted. Arrest of council leaders announced after a plenary session.
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Surrey
Viscount Snowden
Philip Snowden
St. John’s Crematorium
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Moscow
Central Trade Union Council
A. M. Shvernik
Shvernik
Former Enemy Termination Renamed in British Legion
At the war veterans conference the British Legion decided not to use the term former enemy in official communications. The country will be referred to by its name in future reports and notices.
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London
British Legion
War Veterans
Edmonton Doctor Dies in Russia During Research
Dr. Harry G. Timbres, renowned bacteriological researcher, died in Kazen Russia on May 12 from typhus he contracted while performing anti malaria experiments for Moscow's Tropical Institute. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Timbres of Edmonton and studied at local schools and Johns Hopkins before postgraduate work in London.
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Russia
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International appeal urged to curb air bombing in Spain
The international non intervention committee asked both sides in the Spanish civil war to abandon entirely bombing from the air and to humanize the conflict in other ways. A draft appeal will be prepared for approval at the committee’s next meeting.
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London
International Non-Intervention Commmittee
Spain
Many Volunteers Slain Madrid in Spanish Civil War
American volunteer bat talions in Spain suffered heavy losses with over 500 U.S. citizens killed, about 30 percent of 1,700 volunteers. British numbers around 1,000 with 600 killed. French volunteers totaled 15,000 with 3,000 slain. the Abraham Lincoln battalion led by 16th infantry had 487 men who entered in December and January and joined action near the Jarama River south of Madrid on February 12.
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United States
16Th Infantry
Abraham Lincoln
Spain
Jarama River
Jurist Willis van Devanter to retire from Supreme Court
Associate Justice Willis van Devanter told President Roosevelt he will retire from active service on June 2. The 78 year old conservative jurist disclosed his plan in a letter to the president. He had previously voted against administration action in 12 cases and for it in one. This term he sided with the administration nine times and against it three times.
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Willis van Devanter
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
van Devanter
Free State urged to seize British market share at Ottawa talk
John Costello says Canada mastered trade and Ottawa talks show Ireland losing opportunity. De Valera defends policy while opposing delegates debate partition and annuities. Washington direct radio link with China begins May 19 in state department ceremony attended by Mrs. Roosevelt.
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