Leftists Execute Many Prisoners for Disloyalty on Franco-Spanish Front
The report cites 5000 to 10000 executions of prisoners in Madrid since the revolt began. Prisoners are said to be lined up in Casa de Campo and mowed down as lime covers the graves. Descriptions note mass mobilizations, deserted streets, and rapid troop movements toward the mountains northwest of the city.
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Henday
Madrid
Spain
Havas
Martinez Barrio
Casa de Campo
Gran Via
Los Molinos
Guadarrama
Must Remain Friends Rouen
Albert Hiviere Canadian pension minister spoke at a banquet for 5 000 Canadian war veterans arriving in six trains from Paris. He stressed Franco Canadian friendship and the unveiling of the memorial to Canadian Great War dead at Vimy Ridge and noted the veterans would soon return home.
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Rouen
Canada
France
Albert Hiviere
Paris
Vimy Ridge
Holiday Cruise Draws King Falwarnd to Meditteranean Sojourn
King Falwarnd completed his sixth flight since accession on a swift round trip to visit his mother at Sandringham. He joined guests aboard the yacht Nahim for a Mediterranean holiday cruise after a reunion with Queen Mary's aide. Two destroyers Grafton and Growworm were assigned to the Nahim convoy. Air mail from England in three months weighed 115,800 pounds.
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London
Falwarnd
Sandringham
Queen Mary
Mediterranean
Sandringham House
Grafton
Growworm
Admiralty
England
London Tourism Shifts as Continental Visitors Rise
Reliable statistics show England entertaining more foreign visitors after six years with a notable rise in continental arrivals offsetting American tourist declines. Americans reached 157 500 in June, up 4 000 from May. France shared a similar drop of about 700 000 due to living costs and political tension. hotel groups plan price talks for coronation year.
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London
England
France
French Chamber of Commerce
Vatican Paper Pins Blame on Soviet Role in Spain War
Osservatore Romano accuses the Moscow Third International of driving the Spanish civil war. It says the Soviet Union acted not as government but as the Third International and dispatched its principal specialists who oppose order and commit atrocities against the rebels.
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Vatican City
Rome
Spain
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Moscow Third International
Soviet Union
Third International
Canada seeks national consciousness and united progress
Hon. J. E. Michaud, Dominion minister of fisheries, told the Laurier club he was impressed by his Rocky Mountain journey. He envisioned broad trade and friendly relations and urged eastern and western provinces to work together toward a united, progressive Canada.
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Victoria
United
Canada
J. E. Michaud
Dominion
Laurier Club
Rocky Mountains
Plan Drought Conference Ottawa
Western Canada drought will be discussed at a Dominion and provincial representatives conference likely August 17. Minister J. G. Gardiner from Saskatchewan is expected to attend along with other cabinet members returning from overseas.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Vancouver arrival of Mrs Vesey tracing MacKenzie route
Mrs St Kirkhind Vesey of London arrives in Vancouver tracing the MacKenzie river journey once by her great grand uncle Sir Alexander MacKenzie. She has travelled to Aklavik along the river and plans to reach Bella Coola Wasrh to view the Pacific Ocean as Mackenzie did.
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Vancouver
Rail Commission Set for West Ottawa Hearings
The board of railway commissioners plans a September 6 departure from West Ottawa for a series of hearings across the west. Planned stops include Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton Vancouver Calgary Swift Current and Brandon with the full itinerary to be completed.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Eamonton
Vancouver
Calgary
Swift Current
Brandon
Refugees From Spain Arrive in Boston
The first U.S. refugees flee Spain's civil strife describing horror and bloodshed. Burned churches air raids and armed bands filled accounts from survivors aboard the Exeter. Newhall and Healey recalled scenes of danger and rioting from Minorca and Malaga, with aid from locals shielding them.
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Boston
United States
Spain
Exeter
New York
Donald Newhall
Minorca
Newhall
Elizabeth Healey
Cooperative School For
Malaga
British empire integrity stressed by Lord Snell in Ontario lecture
Lord Snell, Labour leader in the British Lords, urged maintaining the British commonwealth and open trade routes at Geneva Park. He warned England must import two thirds of daily meals, keep naval power for necessities, and pursue a flexible foreign policy centered on avoiding war and collective security. He noted Canada’s proximity to the United States shapes empire policy.
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Orillia
Ont
England
Canada
United States
Britain
Canada Braces for Record Tourist Traffic This Year
Tourists visiting Canada this year are expected to spend about 800 million dollars, with 300 million from U S and other nations. Leo Dolan of the Canadian Travel Bureau notes a 15 percent rise this summer, citing 1,632,485 visitors in June and forecasts of 3,000,000 by September.
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Ottawa
United, States
Canada
Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Forest Fires In Southwestern Alberta Attributable to Dry Lightning
Forestry men blame dry lightning for fires sweeping timber lands in southwestern Alberta two weeks ago. Two strikes hit isolated districts one atop a mountain at Gala tea creek headwaters and another near Trapp creek in the Highwood valley. Crews monitor both fires while others in Castle river and Highwood valleys remain under control as hundreds guard the fire front.
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Alberta
Calgary
Galatea Creek
Trapp Creek
Highwood Valley
Castle River
Highwood
Peace Gardens Idea Spreads Across Borders
Henry J. Moore of Islington spoke at the 39th annual Canadian Florists and Gardeners Association convention about expanding international peace gardens. He cited plans for gardens on Latvia Eusthenia and Lithuania borders and potential gardens on the France and Germany borders.
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Toronto
Manitoba-North Dakota
Henry J. Moore
Islington
Flor‘sts
Gardeners’ Association
Latvia
Eusthenia
Lithuania
France
Germany
Chief Justice May Retire Calgary
The Calgary Herald reports the retirement of Hon. W. C. Simmons, chief justice of the Alberta supreme court, effective September 1. Appointed to the bench in 1910 after Liberal service for Lethbridge, he became chief justice of the trial division in 1920.
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W. C. Simmons
Alberta
Calgary
Calgary Herald
Alberta Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lethbridge
Protest Over 28 Pacific Coast Men Near Edmonton
Mayor Clarke wired A. E. Warren of Canadian National Railways protesting the dispatch of 28 Pacific coast workers to Edmonton for railway construction while hundreds of unemployed locals are available. He urged arranging to send the men back to their homes at once.
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Edmonton
Clarke
A. E. Warren
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Royal Treasures Exhibition in Coronation Year
Royal Treasures London will showcase personal royal treasures from earliest times to today at the Royal Treasures Exhibition next April and May as a special attraction for coronation year.
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London
Victoria Gold Sale Helps BC Miners Turn Cash Fast
Victoria reports cash payments to placer miners under a small purchase plan. The British Columbia government bought 304 ounces valued at about 10 000 dollars, paying miners 28 dollars per ounce. Gold dust continues to flow from outlying areas, with shipments now handled locally and resold to the Dominion government.
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B.C
Victoria
British Columbia
Department of Mines
Pnssager
Dominion Assay Office
Dominion
Wheat Exports Hit New Yearly Total in Canada
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canadian wheat exports for the year ending July 31 at 222,215,279 bushels, up nearly 80,000,000 from the prior year. Overseas shipments reached 172,045,574 bushels and U S imports stood at 50,167,705. Last week’s exports were 5,286,657, with 4,102,657 overseas and 1,184,000 to the United States for in bond consumption and milling.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Bond
Air Ministry Official Loses Position Over Improper Talks
London Prime Minister Baldwin dismissed Sir Christopher Bullock permanent secretary to the air council after an inquiry into four conversations with Sir Eric Geddes and Major G E Woods-Humphrey about his future with Imperial Airways. The board found his conduct violated civil service code and criticized his lack of restraint while maintaining intimate ties between the air ministry and the company.
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London
Baldwin
Christopher Bullock
Ass Council
Christopher
Eric Geddes
Imperial Airways, Limited
G. E. Woods-Humphrey
Imperial Aiveways Board
Board of
Milagral
Bullock
Geddes
Woods-Humphrey
Imperial Airways
Air Ministry
Stringent laws for protection of wild fowl
Ottawa announces strict measures to shield Canada's wild ducks and geese from extinction. Crerar imposes shorter seasons and tighter bag limits, bans baiting, and restricts Walter fowl sales, with species like Brant receiving closed seasons amid drought and over shooting pressures.
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Ottawa
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Interior
Ecel Grasa
Interior Department
Prairies
Canadas
United States
Ontario
Mattawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Township
Alberta
Clearwater
Athabaska
British Columbia
Omineca
Fort George
Peace River
Atlin
Skeena
No Coalition Stance From Manitoba Conservative Leader
Barick F. Willis, leader of Manitoba's newly elected Conservative party, rejects any coalition with Premier John Bracken. He notes a five four cabinet split favored the government and says there can be no coalition under Bracken. Meanwhile Liberal Progressive leader travels to The Pas for deferred Aug 21 campaigns. W. W. Kennedy to contest Rupert's Land.
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Winnipeg
Barick F. Willis
Conservative
Manitoba
John Bracken
Willis
Bracken
Pas
W. W. Kennedy, KC
Winnipeg South Centre
Rupert's Land
Canadian Radio Commission to Erect Station on Lulu Island
Mayor G G McGeer broke ground for a new Canadian radio commission broadcasting station on Lulu Island. The facility will use a 5000 watt transmitter with a 40 foot tower and new studios. Plans to upgrade CRCV’s 500 watt station were finalized with a contract two weeks ago and construction aims for completion by October.
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Canadian Commission
Lulu
Vancouver
G. G. McGeer
Canadian Radio Commission
Lulu Island
Flans
CRCV
Canada Coal and Coke Output for June Rises
Coal production in Canada in June reached 1 022 385 tons, up from 930 093 tons in June 1935. The five year monthly average stands at 859 458 tons, while coke production shows only a slight decline from the prior year.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
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Oficial
Vatican Organ
Can
Rail Commission For
Europe
Marquess of Willingdon
India
British Broadcasting Corporation
Peace Gardens
Admiral
Sir Wiliam Fisher
Portsmouth
Nelson
HMSS
Victory
Sir Wiliam
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