Treason charge looms for Konrad Henlein in Sudeten crisis
Prague reports the Czechoslovak cabinet ordered arrest of Konrad Henlein, Sudeten German leader, after his proclamation seeking union with Germany. Martial law remains in force in the Sudeten region as parliament convenes only in a ceremonial capacity.
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Prague
Kormrad Heinlein
Lite Fuehrer
Henlein
Ger
Cochosloovak
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Europe
Heinein
Reich
Eger
Vienna
Leipzig
Dresden
Sudeten
Eduard Benes
Wheat At Churchill Churchill Winnipeg
George H McIver chief commissioner of the Canadian wheat board says Churchill elevator has enough wheat for fall shipments and winter storage. Over 1,000,000 bushels have already been shipped to Churchill with three steamers chartered Rudby Daleby and Troutpool to load in September for the port on Hudson Bay.
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Winnipeg
George H. Mclvyer
Canadian Wheat Board
Churchill
McIver
Hudson Bay
SS. Rudby
Newcastle-on-Tyne
S.S. Daleby
S.S
Troutpool
The
Ropner Line
Exonerates Company in Vancouver Fire Case
Mr Justice A M Manson in Supreme Court exonerated Canadian National Steam ships Ltd of negligence in the August 30 1930 fire that destroyed its docks. The action to recover 15406 damages by M Desbrisay and Company Vancouver brokers for salmon losses was dismissed. the suit was one of 14 actions totaling 48000.
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Vancouver
A. M. Manson
Supreme Court
Canadian National Steamships Ltd
M. Desbrisay and Company
Steamship Company
Bomb Proof Shelter Under U S Legation in Prague
A bomb proof cement and steel shelter is being built under a wing of the United States legation in Prague Czechoslovakia. The shelter replaces a wine cellar at a cost of about 600 dollars after partial reconstruction of the legation began.
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Washington
United States Legation
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Edmonton Considers City Grain Growth Plan
Edmonton eyes urban farming on a 7 acre city land plot under unemployment relief. HF McKee notes over half of the city’s area is vacant, with potential to grow high grade wheat. Thatcher seed planted, projected yield about 30 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Edimonton
HF McKee
Sleeping sickness outbreak hits Washington livestock
A worm in Washington reports the first outbreak of encephalomyelitis among livestock in Benton and Franklin counties. About 30 horses have died in 50 cases. Dr. Marvin R. Hales notes many animals lose 40 to 80 percent. Agriculture officials investigate and vaccinate in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Washington
Marvin R. Hales
Division of Dairy and Livestock
Hales
Benton
Franklin County
Department of Agriculture
Italy Praises Chamberlain Amid European Crisis
Il Popolo di Roma praised British Prime Minister Chamberlain for his visit to Germany calling it a bold European conscience move. The paper suggested his trip showed belief the Czechoslovak Sudeten crisis should be settled with Hitler rather than Prague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Asell
Disorders In Palestine Spiral of Attacks Injures and Kills
In Jerusalem and across the Holy Land extremist actors unleashed ambushes and sabotage causing numerous deaths. At least 16 people, including a British police officer, died and 14 were injured as chaos spread. total casualties over two days exceed 40. A mine near Beisan killed the officer and three Jews. a hazardous device blasted a crowded bus on a northern highway killing ten Arabs and wounding ten others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beisan
Palestine
Prairie Crops Produce 278 Million Dollar Value
An unofficial estimate values the five principal prairie crops at 278 million dollars for this year. The figure is 35 million higher than the Dominion bureau estimate for 1937, which put last year’s value at 243 million. The method uses farm values, production figures, Fort William prices, and freight allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Fort William
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed in Canada Gazette
An extra Canada Gazette proclamation designates October 9 to 15 as Fire Prevention Week. It urges citizens to recognize the national importance of safeguarding life and property from loss by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Gazette
New Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Named
Ottawa announces the retirement of J A C Osborne as deputy governor of the Bank of Canada and the appointment of Donald Gordon the bank's present secretary to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
J. A. C. Osborne
Bank of Canada
Donald Gordon
Bank
Winners at Exhibition Highlight Prairie Exhibitors
At the 77th annual exhibition of the British Columbia Agricultural Association top prizes in hog and sheep went to prairie entrants. A Wer of Aberdeen Sask won Yorkshire pig ribbons while RK B Hunter of Winnipeg captured the Oxford down ram championship and S Crossmar of Winnipeg earned other class awards.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Praire Provinces
Aberdeen
Sask
RK. B. Hunter
Winnipeg
Oxford Down
S. Crossmar
Sudeten Crisis Threatens Czechoslovakia Amid German Pressure
London reports a fragile Czechoslovakia formed from Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia with 15 million people faces Sudeten German demands for local autonomy and possible annexation by Germany. Germany and allies align against world Communism as Czech allies France Soviet Russia and Britain weigh involvement.
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Czechoslovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia
Slovakia
Ruthenia
Sudeten Mountains
Sud
Hitler
Germany
Austria
Sudetens
Sudeten
France
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Prisoners Ask Premier Daladier to Mobilize If War Arrives
Political prisoners accused of planning a revolution in France request mobilization if war breaks out. From prison where awaiting trial for involvement with the CSAR, they write that they place themselves at the Premier's disposal for all military or technical duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Premier Daladier
C.S.A.R
Eskimo Ranchers Ottawa Agreement Advances North
Government plans a loan of 800 reindeer to Charlie Rufus and his father Rufus Lakealuk in the Northwest Territories. The department of mines and resources will own the herd. natural increase will belong to the Eskimos. Food and clothing from the northern herds will supplement subsistence with a market for surplus meat and hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Eskimos
R. A. Gibson
Lands, Parks and Forests
Northwest Territories
Charlie Rufus
Rufus Lakealuk
Ottawa increases salaries for income tax division staff
About 700 of 1,300 employees in Canada's national revenue department will gain salary increases through a division reclassification. Undertaken by the civil service commission and approved by the treasury board, the move brings income tax staff onto the same pay footing as other government departments. No specific increase amounts were disclosed.
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Ottawa
Income Tax Division
National Revenue Department
Canada
Civil Service Commission
Treasury Board
Income Tax
J. K. Isley
Minister of Revenue
First Trial Flight of Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin
The German air giant LZ130 named Graf Zeppelin makes its first trial flight in Friedrichshafen with hydrogen fill. Commander Hugo Eckener christens the airship by breaking a bottle of liquid air. The craft carries 74 people including 29 crew members.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Elevator Destroyed at Iron Springs Fire
The Alberta Pacific Grain Company grain elevator at Iron Springs Alberta was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin. About 60 000 bushels of grain were burned and 25 000 bushels of wheat in the bins were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alita
Alberta Pacific Grain Company
Iron Springs
Alta
Paintings Arrive for Exhibit in London
Five tons of Canadian paintings arrived in London on Sept. 13 and were unpacked at the wharf before a supplementary shipment. The works, 250 pieces by Canadian artists, will be hung in a Tate Gallery show titled a century of Canadian art opening Oct. 15 by the Duke of Kent. The exhibit draws from galleries across Canada and private collections, with water colors, oils, and Canadian sculpture. Most pieces come from Ottawa National Gallery and Toronto Art Gallery.
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Ottawa
London
England
Duke of Kent
Dominions
Canada
National Gallery of Canada
Art Gallery of Toronto
Dominion presses for idle insurance despite setbacks
Ontario and federal officials reiterated that national unemployment insurance remains a target, with Labor Minister Norman Rogers noting provincial hesitations over constitutional amendments. Rogers cited six of nine provinces approving the draft, while Quebec New Brunswick and Alberta were still undecided, and urged continued cooperation for Canada’s labor movement and public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ont
Dominion
Norman Rogers
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Rogers
Privy Council
Bennett
Ontario
Alberta Premier rejects Alberta brief to Rowell commission
Premier William Aberhart of Alberta refuses to submit the province's brief on Dominion provincial relations to the Rowell royal commission. He sends copies of The Case for Alberta to Prime Minister Mackenzie King and says Alberta will seek impartial consideration from the people and governments of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Aberhart
Alberta
Mackenzie King
Rowell Commission
Canada
Victoria native Pelly led peace plane pilot and RAF champion
Commander Charles Pelly, longtime resident of Victoria B C and senior commander of British Airways, has flown over 1 000 000 miles on European routes including the night mail to Berlin. He served in the RAF in Egypt in 1931 and won three straight officers light heavyweight boxing championships. Born in India in 1908.
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London
Charles Pelly
Chamberlain
Victoria
B.C
Pelly
British Airways
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Egypt
Lght
India
Wheat grades good as shipments rise in August
The grain board statistics branch reports August deliveries to country elevators and western Canada shipments totalled about 46 million bushels. With roughly 250 million bushels available for export, overseas shipments reached 6,878,680 bushels in August, up about 300,000 from August 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Board of Grain Commissioners Statistics Branch
Canada
Alberta CMA delegates hear push for socialized medicine
Calgary delegates to the Alberta division of the Canadian Medical Association heard Dr. T. C. Routley of Toronto, CMA general secretary, say the movement for some form of socialized medicine is growing.
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Calgary
T. C. Routley
Toronto
Alberta
Canadian Medical Association
Routley
CMA
Motor cannon trial in British single-seat fighter
At Mattiesham Heath England the Air Ministry experimental station tests a single-seated fighter armed with a motor cannon that fires small explosive shells through the propeller shaft at high speed.
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Mattiesham Heath
Eng
Air Ministry
Government bill grants extraordinary powers for food in wartime
A Reuters dispatch from The Hague reports a Dutch parliament bill proposing government authority to ensure adequate food supplies during wartime. The piece notes extraordinary powers would be granted to manage food distribution and strategic reserves.
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London
Reuters
Hague
Netherlands
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Canadian National Steamships
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Badmonton
U.S
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Holy Land
Good Roads President
T. B. McQuesten
Canadian Good Roads Association
F. M. MacPherson
Quebec
New Brunswick
Department of National Defence
Labor Department
Saskatchewan
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