Plot to topple Spanish government exposed
Madrid reports the government says it uncovered a large plot to overthrow the republic and establish a proletarian state. Plans included a general strike, sabotage, mass killings, and seizure of arms plants at Oviedo and Trubia, with leftist air force and army elements. A Madrid University coach was detained with arms and documents revealing the scheme.
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Madrid
Austria
Oviedo
Trubia
Ricardo Samper
Alcala Zamora
Spain
Zamora
Francisco Ordonez
Madrid University
Wedding Cake for Prince George and Princess Marina
The planned wedding cake for Prince George and Princess Marina will stand seven feet eight inches tall and weigh 860 pounds. Ordered from an Edinburgh bakery famed for pastries it will be sent to London in several pieces and is among the largest cakes planned in the United Kingdom. The couple now stay with the King and Queen at Balmoral Castle alongside Princess Marina’s parents.
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London
Prince George
Princess Marina
Greece
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Balmoral Castle
Marina
Creamery Survey Launched in Alberta by Key Agencies
Beginning in Calgary and Edmonton, a creamery survey is under joint sponsorship of the provincial dairy branch the University of Alberta and the Dominion department of agriculture. The study aims to determine butter manufacturing costs in Alberta and the cost of trucking and delivering cream supplies.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Provincial Dairy Branch
University of Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Arctic Expedition Reaches Craig Harbor Post
Canada's 1934 Arctic expedition has reached Craig Harbor on Ellesmere Island as the S S Nascopie, carrying the Dominion government party, arrives at the northern post. Wireless dispatches confirm the vessel's arrival at the far northern objective.
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Ottawa
Canada
Arctic
Craig Harbor
Ellesmere Island
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Church of England in Canada Denounces War
Montreal clerics pass a near unanimous resolution denouncing war as a means to settle disputes, aligning with Lambeth Conference principles. One dissenter, E. E. Richards of Victoria, urges arming for national honor, sparking chorus of opposition. Archdeacon Scott recalls Currie urging veterans to oppose war.
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Montreal
General Synod of the
Church of England
Canada
W. H. Davison
J. E. Jones
Toronto
Lambeth Conference
E. E. Richards
Victoria
F. G. Scott
Quebec
Richards
Arthur Currie
Archdeacon Scott
Three Dutch MPs Arrested After Queen Wilhelmina Speech
Three Communist members of parliament shouted insults after Queen Wilhelmina finished her throne speech in The Hague. Police escorted the MPs to prison by a secret route as an infuriated mob grew hostile. It marked the first time MPs were arrested during a session. They were released later.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
T Hat
War Danger Diminished as League Debates South American Conflict
League of Nations delegates heard that war danger in the Far East has lessened as Russian spokesmen privately assert improved relations between Japan and Russia. They also suggest both Japan and Germany might be induced to return to the league after recent withdrawals, though quick realization is uncertain.
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Geneva
South America
League of Nations
Far East
Chaco Boreal
Japan
Russia
Germany
League
Canadian Fisheries Association picks leaders at 19th convention
J C Eckman Vancouver and John Dybhaven Prince Rupert B C named vice presidents of the Canadian Fisheries Association at the 19th annual convention. Captain Frederick W Wallace Montreal elected president. A resolution urges Parliament to allocate 100000 for newspaper advertising to promote Canada's home fish market. Fish week set for October 29 to November 3.
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Montreal
J. C. Eckman
Vancouver
John Dybhaven
Prince Rupert
B.C
Canadian Fisheries Association
Frederick W. Wallace
Dominion
Canada
New York Criticizes Lottery Proposals and Tax Plans
A broadside of criticism targets New York City's relief fund proposals including new taxes and a municipal lottery. A legal challenge to the lottery is anticipated while Mayor Fiorello La Guardia concedes the lottery has about a one in ten chance of being legalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. H. Laguardia
Refugees Flood Taokow as Yellow River Deluge Spreads
Thousands of bedraggled refugees flee the flooded Yellow river region and pour into Taokow. Officials consider moving many to unsettled lands in Suiyuan for rehabilitation. Crops are ruined, survival uncertain, with chronicles of widespread losses in southern Hopei and northern Henan. Rescue proceeds slowly as Changyuan faces encircling flood waters.
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Taokow
China
Yellow River
Suiyuan
Hopei
Henan
Changyuan
Rush To Nome Nome Alaska Build City Again
Nome residents plan a rapid supply rush to rebuild the fire scarred city before Arctic ice halts shipping. The Alaska Steamship Company halves freight rates on lumber and relief goods leaving Seattle on the Dellwood to speed construction materials and medical supplies.
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Nome
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Seattle
Dellwood
Morro Castle Testimony Details Crew Actions In Fire
An MIT cadet engineer testifies that obeying a bridge order would have left the Morro Castle circling at sea while the engine crew slid to neutral. Captain Willmott died hours before the blaze. reports probe possible foul play and poison in the cremation cabin bones.
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New York
Morro Castle
Ward
United States Department of Commerce
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Wesley Tripp
Havana
Robert R. Willmott
Howard Hansen
Calgary voters reject public works plan and grants
A plebiscite shows Calgary property owners vote against a Dominion funded public works program of 180 000 with only one fifth of registered voters participating. Voted against repairs to the horse show building 2 839 to 555, against an assembly hall and gymnasium 2 867 to 392, and against a public swimming pool 2 516 to 782.
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Calgary
Andrew Davison
Edmonton
Alberta
Exhibition Grounds
Western Canada High School
Miss Sheila MacDonald Returns via Canada From Melbourne
Miss Sheila MacDonald daughter of Premier Ramsay MacDonald left London on September 1 for Melbourne to attend the Melbourne and Victoria state centenary and will return to England by way of Canada, according to advices received by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company.
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Vancouver
Sheila MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Melbourne
Suez Canal
Victoria
England
Canada
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
No Lives Lost In Alaska Fire Report
Two Eskimos reported missing after Monday’s $3,000,000 blaze in Nome, Alaska, are safe. Officials confirm no fatalities and the fire did not cost any lives.
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Name
Alaska
Premier Bennett Plans Unemployment Insurance for Canada
Ward C Pitfield announced at the Montreal Conservative Association meeting that Premier R B Bennett will launch an unemployment insurance plan upon his return from Europe. Pitfield praised the actuarial scheme and said its adoption depends on provincial agreement, noting provinces control civil rights and mortgage laws and could influence mortgage interest rates.
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Montreal
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Europe
Pitfield
Montreal Conservative Association, Inc
Mr. Pitfield
Circus Lion Kills Horse. Guards Shoot Escapee in Richmond
A circus lion escaped its cage during a parade in Richmond Virginia injuring a horse and causing crowds to flee. Patrolman John Robert Paul fired five times, guards fired four more, and a policeman ended the attack with a pistol to finally kill the animal near the Hawkins Johann sheet metal works.
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Richmond
Liberty
North Boulevard
John Robert Paul
Hawkins-Johann
Twickenham Studios Opens Large Scale British Film Studio
Julius Hagen announced a $2,000,000 expansion of Twickenham studios in London to produce major British pictures. The facility, among England’s largest, features modern devices including underwater film apparatus. Six major films are planned with about $5,000,000 likely to be spent in the first year.
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London
Twickenham Studios
Julius Hagen
Twickenham
England
Hagen
Bank Governor Quebec Pick Praised by UK Official
Sir Edward R. Peacock, director of the Bank of England, welcomed the selection of G. F. Towers as governor of the central bank of Canada. Peacock, visiting Toronto to see his mother, noted his approval of the appointment.
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Quebec
G. F. Towers
Central Bank of Canada
Edward R. Peacock
Bank of England
Edward
Canada
Toronto
Runless Silk Stocking Claim From Halifax
A. G. Sandoz, Dalhousie University technician, says a new solution applied as a wash or rinse to textiles makes fibres stronger and more elastic, promising a runless silk stocking. He asserts the method works on any fabric and aims to improve durability.
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Halifax
A. G. Sandoz
Dalhousie University
New Bank Notes Smaller Ottawa
Canada to issue new Bank of Canada notes in about four months. The notes will be six inches long and 27 inches wide, smaller than the current notes which measure 7 1 4 by 3 1 4 inches. United States notes are reported as 6 5 16 by 2 11 16 inches.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bank of Canada
United States
Doukhobors Fined in Nelson Fire Case
Eight of eleven Doukhobors arrested for failing to fight forest fires were fined $25 or sentenced to one month in jail. Three who produced doctor's certificates were dismissed. They appeared before Stipendary Magistrate John Cartmel in Nelson British Columbia.
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Nelson
B.C
John Cartmel
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Church of
Engand
The
Hague
Thomas White
Royal Commission On Maritime Rights
Maritime Provinces
Dominion Treasury
Doukhobors
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