Aid Said to Be Going to Spanish Rebels From Gibraltar Report
London reports from Gibraltar claim General Franco’s southern rebel army near Seville will soon receive modern German and Italian aircraft and crews. Observers say 25 Junkers transport planes five German fighters seven Capronis with erased markings, plus a German anti aircraft gun crew training Spanish gunners. Multiple aircraft movements noted toward Seville Burgos and Barcelona amid aerial offensive planning as Madrid and Barcelona face reported punitive actions.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Gibraltar
Fercival Phillipa
Francisco Franco
Seville
Franco
Junker
Ethiopia
Percival
Junkers
Beville
British envoy to Spain departs for Madrid amid tensions
Great Britain names G A D Ogilvie Forbes as diplomatic representative to Madrid, traveling overland via Marseilles and likely by destroyer to Valencia. Sir Henry Chilton remains at Hendaye. Official circles cite communication difficulties due to fighting zones and the need for a stronger Madrid presence. The Madrid embassy is currently run by the acting consul with a clerical staff of about 25.
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London
Great Britain
G. A. D. Ogilvie Forbes
Madrid
England
Britain
Forbes
Marseilles
Valencia
Spain
Henry Chilton
Hendaye
Wheat Exports Soar In July From Canada
Canada reports July wheat exports nearly triple the volume and over triple the value of July 1935. Wheat flour exports also show substantial year over year gains, per the Dominion bureau of statistics.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Indian Chief Carlton Made Cree Chief at Carlton Ceremony
Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada, was proclaimed Chief Okemow Otataowkew Teller of Taies by 5,000 spectators during a two day celebration of Treaty No 6. Chief Sam Swimmer placed the feather and gifted a beaded robe as Prime Minister Mackenzie King was named honorary chief.
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Carlton
Bask
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Okemow Otataowkew
Teller of
Lord Tweedamuir
W. L. Mackenzie King
Oteenesew
Twedsmuir
Queen Victoria
To Invade China Japanese Forces Reported Ready to Advance
Reports from Shanghai describe reinforced Japanese troops poised for a new invasion into Inner Mongolia’s Suiyuan region. Two companies from Jehol reportedly joined Japanese forces at Dolonor, while large concentrations gather at Shangtu in East Suiyuan as tensions rise.
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Shanghai
Suiyuan
Inner Mongolia
Japan
China
Tientsin
Jehel
Manchoukuo
Dolonor
Shangtu
West Chabor
Mongolia
Changpei
South Africa Won’t Return Colonies to Germany Says Pirow
Oswald Pirow, South Africa defence minister, told the United Party executive that under no circumstances could South Africa or Britain envisage returning Tanganyika or Southwest Africa to Germany. He urged other diplomacy to meet Germany's colonial aims while affirming a common defence policy with the empire and South Africa as an older brother to British Africa.
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South Africa
Britain
Greenanay
Johannesburg
Tanganyika
Southwest Africa
Germany
Oswald Pirow
United Party
British Africa
Drowned on Northern Canoe Trip Near Aklavik
Northwestern University professor Elmer Leslie Fuller of Chicago, 53, drowned in rapids near Aklavik during a northern canoe trip with two sons and two friends. Canadian Airways stood by to fly the body, possibly to Dawson City rather than Edmonton, as officials weighed air route options. Aklavik lies 1,800 miles from Edmonton by air.
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Rapids
Aklavik
Edmonton
Canadian Airways
Elmer Leslie Fuller
Chicago
Civilization
Northwestern University
Dawson City
Canada to redesign coins as Latin inscriptions fade
Ottawa reports that Latin inscriptions may disappear from Canadian coins by year end. New coin designs will follow King George’s death and will be issued after Finance Minister Dunning returns from Europe, with King Edward head coins due in three to four months. No decision yet on dropping Latin phrases dating from medieval Europe.
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Ottawa
George
Dunning
Europe
Edwin
Canada Uruguay trade pact extends most favored nation terms
Ottawa reports a Canada Uruguay trade agreement providing most favored nation treatment in tariff matters. The pact, drafted for Canada by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and for Uruguay by Senor Mateo Marques Castro, aims to widen and develop bilateral commerce.
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Ottawa
Canada
Uruguay
Mackenzie King
Senor
Don Mateo Marques Castro
CCF Members in B C Disagree Over Platform
The Co operative Commonwealth Federation in British Columbia expelled house leader Rev Robert Connell and two others from the provincial party. They vow to keep seats and follow the Regina manifesto while remaining CCF adherents. Dr Lyle Telford was nominated to contest Vancouver Burrard as the party seeks a by election.
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Vancouver
Operative Commonwealth Federation
British Columbia
House
Robert Connell
Victoria
Jack Price
Vancouver East
R. B. Swailes
Delta
C.C.F
Regina
Lyle Telford
Vancouver-Burrard
McGeer
Federal House
Connell
E. E. Winch
H. E. Winch
Burnaby
Telford
Mr. Connell
Selassie Hopeful Amid Bath Stay in England
Emperor Haile Selassie rests at a coast resort in Bath England hoping to reestablish his Ethiopian kingdom. His spokesman says remnants of his armies operate in western Ethiopia and aim to retake Addis Ababa. He asserts strong government in Gore while import restrictions hinder dou tions and contemplates further actions abroad.
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Bath
England
Haile) Selassie
Negua
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Gore
Negus
Hegus
Geneva
America
Manitoba Quarantine Rules For Infantile Paralysis Adopted
The Manitoba government approved quarantine regulations in cabinet on advice of Health Minister L. B. Griffiths. Key provisions require placarding premises where patients stay and ban food handlers from working for 14 days after last exposure to infantile paralysis.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
L. B. Griffiths
King Edward Sibenik Voyage in Dalmatian Waters
Yugoslavia’s King Edward cruised the Dalmatian coast in Vagabond style aboard the royal yacht Nahlin. He landed at Rab in native dress to shop and discuss economics, then renamed Kuki Otok King Edward Island and Tejar harbor in his honor. He planned a deer hunt in the Velebit mountains near Starigrad, amid cheers from crowds. local fishermen mistook him for a naval officer and he fished until midnight catching two eight pound dental fish.
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Sibenik
Yugoslavia
Edward
Rab
Dods
Kuki Otok
King Edward Island
Tejar Harbor
Nahlin
Starigrad
Velebit
First Boat At Churchill Wentworth Arrives With Heavy Cargo
The Wentworth reached Churchill on August 10 bringing 3,000 tons of general cargo for northern points. Coal, large castings, steel grinding balls for mines, glass and goods for prairie centres were unloaded. Captain L Graves reported a quiet voyage from England with one day fog delay. The vessel began loading about 310,000 bushels of wheat for Europe.
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Wentworth
Prairie
Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Manitoba
L. Graves
England
Europe
Ottawa plans two British motorcade tours next year
Hector K. Carruthers Ottawa Board of Trade secretary says two Canadian motorcades will tour the United Kingdom next year with 25 cars each. The tours will begin from London around King Edward's coronation. Canadian motorists will return visits for three British motorcades that visited Canada this year, one already completed.
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Ottawa
Hector K. Carruthers
Ottawa Board of Trade
United Kingdom
London
Edward
Carruthers
Canada
Steps to tackle unemployment in Canada housing study urged
The national employment commission released a statement outlining two main thrusts. Short term measures address seasonal winter employment losses, while longer range plans seek to stimulate diverse fields. The commission praised housing rehabilitation as promising and noted collaboration with federal and provincial agencies and communities like Windsor to craft targeted plans.
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Ottawa
National Employment Commission
Canada
Windsor
Edmonton City barred from accepting prosperity certificates
An interim injunction by Justice Tweedie prevents Edmonton from entering any agreement to accept prosperity certificates from the Alberta government until trial or further order. The move targets a proposed deal in which Edmonton would receive 55,000 in certificates plus 30,000 more in government certificates to circulate for two years. Plaintiffs allege the certificates are ultra vires and a city debt requiring two thirds burgess approval. Mayor Clarke vows a special council meeting and condemns the suit as scandalous to the city.
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Edmonton
Alberta
T. M. Tweedie
Alberta Supreme Court
Ronald Hannan Watson
Clarke
Alfred Russell
J. W. Hugill
K.C
Social Credit Measures Act
Watson
Charles H. Grant
Mr. Watson
Canada Bank
Fire devastates Revelstoke scenic spot near Silver Tip Falls
Devastating fire raged eight miles from Revelstoke, B C, burning timber slopes along Columbia canyon near Silver Tip Falls. The blaze, believed started by a careless cigarette, destroyed a wooden viewing platform and threatened Mount Revelstoke as a large firefighting effort fought to halt its spread through the timber.
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Revelstoke
B.C
Rocky Mountain
Gaumont
Great Barrier
Columbia Canyon
Silver Tip Falls
Mount Revelstoke
King Edward Named Locomotive on Great Western Railway
A powerful locomotive on the Great Western Railway has been named after King Edward with His Majesty's consent. The ceremony honors the monarch and highlights the railway's dedication to royal association and national pride.
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Great Western Railway
King Edward
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