Welcome from the populace to the new king
London greeted the Duke and Duchess of York as they prepared to become king and queen. The article recalls their health, charm, and public receptions, noting the couple’s plans for an empire tour and potential Canadian visit. It highlights the duke's overcoming a stammer and jokes about Ireland, plus the duchess’s popular appeal and the children Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose.
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London
United Kingdom
Duke and Duchess of York
Edward VI
Duchess of York
Tay Pay” O'Connor
O'Connor
Ireland
Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Empire
Buckingham Palace
Death crash at Croydon kills fourteen on K L M airliner
Fourteen people died when a Dutch airliner carrying seventeen aboard crashed near Croydon airdrome in heavy fog. Among the dead were autogyro inventor Juan de la Cierva and Baron Gottfried Meyern-Hohenburg. Three survived with injuries aboard the K L M flight, as wreckage blocked streets and set houses on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croydon
Eng
Juan de la Cierva
Croydon Airdrome
Walter Schuberk
von Bemmel
Fraulein von von Gertman
de la Cierva
Arvid Lindman
Baron Gottfried Meyern-Hohenburg
Germany
Luli Deste
Charles Robert Dickson
Stockholm
Peargon
Wegelius
van Arne
Donkelaar
Kurt Hoene
Hoene
Miss Lipsey
Skept
Hautzmeyer
Verkerk
Purley
England
The New King London the Duke of York as next king
The abdication of King Edward VIII places Albert Duke of York as the next king of Great Britain and the Dominions. Known as an industrious, steady leader, he has focused on industrial welfare and workers, leading many societies and preparing for unforeseen royal duties while guiding his heir Princess Elizabeth.
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London
Edward VIII
Duke of York
Great Britain
Dominions
Albert
Edward
Simpson
Prince of Wales
Duke
Industrial Welfare Society
George W
Elizabeth
Hands Off Spain Debate in London Sees Allied Pressure
German ambassador Von Ribbentrop argues 35 000 Soviet citizens and as many officers are in Spain aiding the government. Soviet ambassador Maisky counters with 6 000 German troops fighting for the insurgents. Britain and France seek assurances from Berlin Rome and Lisbon to join a non interference pact leading to mediation, a truce, and a national plebiscite. Moscow pledges support if others agree. Von Ribbentrop asserts Germany's full backing of the appeal to curb foreign volunteers.
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London
Spain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ivan Maisky
Britain
France
Berlin
Rome
Lisbon
Moscow
Russia
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Jewish medical student on trial for assassination in Switzerland
David Frankfurter, a 27 year old Jewish medical student, faced trial in Switzerland charged with killing Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi leader in Davos Chur. Prosecutors sought 18 years rather than life. The defendant reportedly said his bullets should have hit Hitler and sparked international uproar and a German diplomatic protest.
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Chur
Switzerland
David Frankfurter
Wilhelm Gustloff
Hitler
New Brunswick Adopts Purple Violet as Official Flower
New Brunswick joins other provinces with an official floral emblem selecting the purple violet as the provincial flower. Government announces the designation amid regional symbolism and environmental considerations. The decision highlights provincial identity and horticultural heritage across Canada.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Elected Mayor of Vancouver George Miller defeats rivals
Alderman George Miller won the Vancouver mayoral race, defeating three opponents including Alderman L. D. McDonald and C. E. Thompson. Miller secured 16 028 votes, a 3 985 plurality over McDonald, with Thompson at 5 893 and Taylor 3 993. Total turnout was 37 957 as McGeer had 44 087 two years earlier. Miller will assume office January 1 succeeding G G McGeer who did not run again.
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George Miller
Vancouver
L. D. McDonal
C. E. Thompson
L. D. Taylor
Miler
McDonald
Thompson
Taylor
McGeer
Miller
G. G. McGeer
M.P
Civic Finance Committee
King Edward Abdicates the British Throne
London reports King Edward VII has abdicated. Capt Edward Fitzroy announces Duke of York will succeed as George VI with Prime Minister Baldwin delivering the message. The King declares he renounces the throne due to the heavy burden and inability to govern effectively.
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London
Edward VII
Edward Algernon Fitzroy
House of Commons
Duke of York
George VI
Baldwin
Edward
Edmonton forms ideas committee to map works program
Brain trusters were in demand after city council approved an ideas committee to plan a works program for Edmonton unemployed. Representative business men were being asked to help aldermen decide how to take jobless off relief and put them to work at fair wages.
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Edmonton
Conservative Candidate Wins Hastings East Ontario By Election
Dr Harold E Welsh a Roslin country doctor aged 40 defeated Liberal Dr H A Boyce of Deseronto to win the Hastings East seat vacated by the late J F Hill Conservative whip. Premier Hepburn and Rowe led the campaign and the Liberal camp conceded the victory as a sign of public dissatisfaction with Hepburnism. Col Drew urged a general election to settle political questions.
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Hastings East
Madec
Ont
Harold E. Welsh
Roslin
Ontario
H. A. Boyce
Deseronto
Welsh
J. F. Hill
James Cox
Hepburn
Rowe
East Hastings
Drew
Soviet Union to join Britain and France in mediation
The Soviet Union agreed to join Great Britain and France in mediating the Spanish civil war and will refrain from any form of intervention. Moscow informed Paris that it accepts the mediation plan without reservations and will abstain from direct or indirect involvement if other powers guarantee neutrality.
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Paris
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Russia
Disaster Strikes Cagayan Valley Philippines After Typhoon
Army air units ferried medical supplies and survey teams to the flooded Cagayan valley where thousands are feared dead or missing after a typhoon. Rivers overflowed washing away crops and livestock as 54 villages were inundated and communications were cut.
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Pigoe
Manila
Cagayan Valley
Philippines
United States
Philippine
Cagayan River
Army Air Service
Canada Sets October Gold Production Record at 334,080 Oz
Mills of Canadian mines report October output a monthly high of 334,080 ounces surpassing September’s 330,820. Value in London at $11,689,459 based on $34.99 per ounce. For ten months in 1936, production reached 3,080,611 ounces, up 14.8 percent from 2,683,985. Manitoba and Saskatchewan rose 10.8 percent to 18,691 ounces. Yukon output was 7,446 ounces.
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Canada
Ottawa
Mills of
London
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Yukon
French Chamber Approves Bill Aiming at Press Campaigns
The French Chamber of Deputies voted 359 to 193 to adopt a bill barring newspapers from waging campaigns against public figures. The measure follows the Salengro case and adds penalties for agitation against French authority in the colonies.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Roger Salengro
Chamber
Canada Holds High Share Of World Wheat Trade
Winnipeg reports Turgeon royal grain commission findings with statistics from James McAnagd and Canadian Wheat Board officials. Canada averaged 38.92 percent of world wheat trade in 1925-29, then 32.48 percent in 1930-34, remaining ahead of the United States, Argentina, and Australia as it pursues rust and breath resistant wheats and maintains grain quality and exports.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
James McAnagd
Canadian Wheat Board
C. B. Davidson
W. F. Geddes
Board of Grain Commissioners
United States
U.S
Geddes
Commission
Dominion
McAnsh
Argentina
Australia
United Kingdom
Prestige of Baldwin Reaches Highest Point in Commons
London Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's prestige in the House of Commons reaches a career peak as MPs hail his handling of King Edward VIII's abdication. Rumors of retirement swirl amid talk of Neville Chamberlain succeeding him, but tributes underscore Baldwin's statesmanlike calm and unifying approach. Labor voices split, with some opposing royalty, yet most praise Baldwin for preventing royal injury and treating the issue as a shared concern.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Edward VIII
Lean
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Labor
Baldwin
James Maxton
Independent Labor Party
George Buchanan
Commons
First To Abdicate London Edward VII’s Historic Step
Edward VII became the first king of Great Britain to abdicate in over six centuries, ending the realm’s shortest reign since Lady Jane Grey. The article traces previous abdications, contrasts Richard II and Henry IV, and notes James II’s exile and Parliament’s stance. It also situates Edward’s abdication as unique for love rather than political failure, likening it to Charles V’s 1558 resignation in the Holy Roman Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward VII
Great Britain
Jane Grey
Edward
Richard II
Richard
Henry
Balinbroke
Ireland
Plantagenets
Henry IV
James II
France
William of Orange
England
Thames
Henry VIII
Holy Roman Empire
Charles V
School Building Collapse in Porto de Moz Kills and Injures Many
A Lisbon report states a school building in Porto de Moz collapsed during Catholic Action anniversary ceremonies. Forty four children were killed and 300 seriously injured as 500 people were buried under debris, most victims aged nine to ten.
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Lisbon
Porto de Moz
Catholic Action
Portugal
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