Edward Abdicates Crown in Historic Commons Message
The report notes King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in a message read to the House of Commons. He announces he will marry Wallis Simpson and that the Duke of York will succeed as George VI. The abdication shocks Britain and prompts swift parliamentary action and oaths of allegiance.
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Duke of York
Great Britain
Edward the 8Th
George
House OF Commons
Associated Press
London
Edward of
England
Wallis Simpton
Albert Frederick Arthur
George the 6Th
Edward A. Fiteroy
Edward
Pope Pius Eleventh Suffers Relapse at Vatican
Vatican report says Pope Pius Eleventh, 79, remained bedridden after a relapse first noted last Saturday. Doctor Milani visits say the pope is more reconciled to illness and may be confined to his private apartment through Christmas. A Vatican source warned recovery might not restore walking, potentially leaving him in an armchair.
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Vatican
Guy
Pius 11Th
Holy Father
A. Mulane Milaci
Father
Christ
Milani
Eugenio
Cardinal Pacelli
Socialists repulse insurgent attack near Madrid bridge
Socialist militia men repelled a fierce insurgent assault aiming to seize a strategic bridge north of Madrid. Artillery bombardment and long range rifle and machine gun duels marked the clash as rebels pressed toward the capital.
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Madrid
Manzanares - River
Christmas Shopping Gain Expected In Portsmouth Area
The 1936 holiday season is projected to be the happiest and most prosperous in years for Portsmouth and nearby towns. Employment at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, rising business activity, dividend payouts, and wage increases are cited as key drivers of the upbeat outlook ahead of Christmas.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Cal
Administration may seek extension of neutrality law
Associated Press reports Chairman McReynolds of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says the administration will seek an extension of the neutrality law to impose broader restrictions on belligerents. He favors expanding the law to cover civil wars such as Spain and would introduce a measure authorizing the President to embargo war materials beyond normal peacetime commerce.
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McReynolds
Associated Pres
Washington
The
Dem
Tennessee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Spain
New York Market Shows Broad Buying Surge
The New York market rallied with heavy demand across many blue chip stocks. Leaders included U S Steel Bethlehem Deere Case International Harvester Montgomery Ward U S Rubber Pullman and Chrysler while General Motors Sears Roebuck American Telephone Western Union Consolidated Edison New York Central General Electric and DuPont traded in a tighter range.
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U. S. Steel
Bethlehem, Deere
Case
International ‘Harvester
Montgomery Ward
U. S. Rubber
Pullman
Chrysler
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
American Telephone
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
N. Y. Central
General: Electric
Dupont
Victory Parade Honors Republican Win in City Election
A several hundred strong crowd paraded from the Republican headquarters led by the Prank Booma Post American Legion Band to celebrate the Tuesday city election win. They paused at Mayor-elect Kennard E. Goldsmiths home and rang the belt in the South Ward Meetinghouse Hill for the first time in 50 years. The march concluded with a luncheon and social hour at Congress Hall.
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Booma Post American Legion
Kennard E. Goldsmith
Baileyville man sentenced for stealing cars in multiple states
Ross F. Sinclair of Baileyville Maine pleaded guilty in Federal District Court at Portland to stealing automobiles in Fall River Taunton Dover and this city and selling them in Calais He was sentenced to two years in a Federal penitentiary The car stolen in this city came from the Hislop Garage on Fiscal Street and occurred in the early spring.
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Ross F. Sinclair
Baileyville
Portland
Fall River
Taunton
Mass
Dover
Calais
Hislop
Fiscet St
France Greets End of British Crisis With Satisfaction
Paris officials stated that France received news of the end of the British crisis with extreme satisfaction. They called it the best possible solution and a hopeful development for relations.
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Associated’ Press
Paris
France
Irish Free State Accepts Abdication of King
Dublin reports President Valera today assured there is no fear the Free State will refuse to approve King Edward’s abdication. The decision ends tensions over cutting ties with the crown and delays plans to make the Duke of York king.
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Edward the 6Th
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Ion
Edward
R. I
Duke ‘of York
Duke of Gloucester
Prince of Wales
Presas
Dublin
Irish Free State
Ce Valera
Free State
Exhward
Duke of York
City Council Meets to canvass Tuesday Election votes
The city council will convene at 8 p m to canvass the votes cast in the recent election in accordance with the city charter. The gathering confirms the election results and oversees certification by the council.
Saturday Dec 12 at the YWCA cafe
An event on Saturday December 12 at the YWCA cafe is offered under the auspices of the Philathea Missionary Baptist Church with tickets likely at 3 cents, 7 p.m. duration unspecified.
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YWCA
Philathea M. Ib. Gturch
Canada Accepts Abdication Act In Imperial Move
Ottawa December 10 The Canadian cabinet passed an order in council authorizing the British government to include Canada in the act of acceptance of King Edward VIII abdication. The action formalizes Canada's role in the imperial abdication settlement.
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Associated Pres
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Edward VIII
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