Peace Talks Easing European Tensions at London Gatherings
British observers report a general improvement in European peace prospects following a week of high level meetings in London. Anthony Eden emerges as chief conciliator amid Franco German talks and discussions with Soviet envoy Litvinoff.
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London
Europe
Tiajan
George V
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Baro von Konstantin Neurath
Third Reich
Balkana
von Neurath
Flandin
Germany
France
Belgium
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Rhineland
Great Britain
Revenues Accumulate For Duchy Of Cornwall In Debate
The Canadian Press reports rumors that King Edward VIII may let the Duchy of Cornwall revenues accumulate rather than grant them to a brother as Duke of Cornwall and York. No Prince of Wales exists during the king's bachelor years, and Parliament's civil list changes will shape any decision, with past practice showing revenues were saved for Sandringham during Edward VII's minority.
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London
Edward
Duchy of Cornwall
Duke of York
Duke of Cornwall
York
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Sandringham
Edward VIII
Butter Import Control Urged By Manitoba Dairy Association
Manitoba Dairy Association at its annual meeting urged strict Dominion government control on butter imports from New Zealand and Australia. Delegates warned unregulated entry would hurt Canadian producers needing protection. Joseph Burgess of Ottawa spoke, noting some UK importers favor Canadian butter but urged reducing salt content to avoid harming its appeal.
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Winnipeg
New Zealand
Australia
Manitoba Dairy Association
Dominions
Joseph Burgess
Dairy Produce
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Unemployment Relief Commission Delayed by Parliament
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that the national unemployment and relief commission will be set up after Parliament passes the necessary legislation and appropriations. The plan to establish the commission at the start of the year was postponed to allow orderly passage of laws.
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Ottawa
Naopal Commission On
Mackenzie King
King Edward May Make an Empire Tour
The Daily Herald predicts King Edward will tour the Empire after his coronation, with a nine to ten month itinerary including a possible dominion coronation ceremonies and an imperial durbar in Delhi in autumn 1937. His duties would be carried by a council of state during absences.
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London
Daily Herald
Empire
Herald
Edward
Mary
York
Gloucester
Kent
Dominion
Delhi
India
Buckingham Palace
Baldwin
Anthony Eden
George
Windsor
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Maxim Litvinoff
Earl of Shaftesbury
Prince Ernest Ruedige Vor Starhemberg
Baron
Prince von Starhemberg
Armindo Monteiro
Koloman Kanya
Afghanistan
Faiz Mohammed Kahn
Kanya
Baron von Neurath
Eden
Boris
Bulgaria
Carol I of
Roumania
Litvinoff
Alfred Duff
Cooper
Ivan Maisky
Marshal Tuchatchzewski
Red Army
Duff
Lord Swinton
Air
Frederick
Denmark
Bath
Prince Arthur
Duke of Connaught
King George
Snow slide derails train near Yamagata. 23 dead, 63 hurt
A snowslide derailed a train east of Yamagata in northern Japan, killing twenty three passengers and injuring sixty three. Three coaches carrying engineers and railway workers were hurled over a cliff in the disaster.
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Tokyo
Yamagata
Japan
Roosevelt seeks 2.25 billion dollars for soldiers bonus
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a 2,249,178,375 appropriation to fund the soldiers bonus. The Veterans Bureau estimated 2,237,000,000 needed for cashing the bonus with the rest for administrative costs. Veterans groups and brokers vie for shares as the American Legion warns against advance pledges. Washington notes no new tax recommendation in the letter while studying tax implications of the bonus and A.A.A. processing taxes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Speaker Burns
Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion
New York
Burns
A.A.A
Riddell to Return to Geneva as Adviser Keeps Post
Montreal report says Dr. Walter A. Riddell Dominion adviser to the League of Nations has explained the oil sanction incident to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He will shortly return to Geneva to resume the position he has held for several years.
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Walter A. Riddell
Montreal
Dominion of Canada
League of Nations
Mackenzie King
Gazette
Ottawa
Wheat Conference To Promote Sale And Use Of Canadian Wheat
Hon. W D Euler announced a conference on February 25 in Winnipeg inviting grain growers dealers exporters wheat board co operative producers and millers. The aim is sustained action to promote sale and use of wheat with no reference to the present surplus but to the general long term situation.
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Ottawa
W. D. Euler
WHI Erect Memorial London to George V
Parliament will approve a national memorial for George V in due course. It will likely include an equestrian statue in London’s west end, similar to Edward VII’s statue in Waterloo Place. National memorials require long planning, taking about a decade in Edward VII’s case.
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London
George V
West End
Edward Whi
Waterloo Place
Edward
Cheltenham flyer hits 1000th run at record speed
The Cheltenham flyer, the United Kingdoms fastest regular train, recently completed its 1000th run at a record speed of 713 miles per hour.
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United Kingdom
British Army Flyers Killed in Sudan Crash
The air ministry announced three British Army flyers were killed when their plane crashed near Port Sudan in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Named were Flying Officer Sylanus George Connoly Lieut. Frank Vaughan and Under-Officer Frank Campling.
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London
Port Sudan
Sudan
Air Ministry
Sylanus George Connoly
Frank Vaughan
Frank Campling
Beauharnois unit fights Ontario hydro contract cancel
Montreal Light Heat and Power Consolidated filed an application with deputy minister of justice W Stuart Edwards in Ottawa on behalf of Beauharnois Power Corporation challenging the Ontario hydro contracts cancellation. The Beauharnois action follows a bond holder’s suit in Toronto to strike down the act. Disallowance, if ordered, avoids hearings and is rarely used.
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Montreal
Dominion
Ontario
Ontario Hydro Commission
Quebec Hydro-Electric
George H.montgomery
K.C
Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated
Beauharnois Power Corporation
W. Stuart Edwards
Ottawa
Beauharnois
Ottawa Valley Power Corporation
Toronto
Department of Justice
Queen Mary thanks UK and empire for sympathy on King George death
Queen Mary, from Buckingham Palace, sends a message of gratitude to the people of the United Kingdom and the empire for their sympathy after King George's death. She recalls shared grief, notes 42 years of marriage, and asks for prayers as her son ascends the throne, pledging continued service.
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London
Mary
Buckingham Palace
United Kingdom
Empire
George
Allies widen Italy boycott to deserter states
A League of Nations sanctions committee notes Austria Hungary and Albania joining the buy nothing from Italy effort. Britain buys Yugoslavian material, previously Hungarian. The committee says most member states impose sanctions satisfactorily and plans to send questionnaires to assess Italy’s trade trends.
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Geneva
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Albania
League of Nations
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
League
Montreal News Vendors Pay Tribute To King George
Montreal journalists and news vendors observed a quiet tribute on January 28 as the city mourned King George. Citizens bought papers in hotels, restaurants, and newspaper offices, while many stayed home to reflect.
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Montreal
King George
Hauptmann Case Reopened Says New Jersey Governor
Governor Hoffman ordered a renewed New Jersey state police probe into the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder. He argued there is abundant evidence that others participated, citing statements by Col. Lindbergh, Inspector Walsh, Dr. Condon, and a second man heard during a key telephonic contact. The order calls for weekly progress reports from Schwarz kopf and coordinating agencies while Attorney General Wilentz cautions Hauptmann’s sole involvement.
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Trenton
N.J
Hoffman
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Bruno Hichard Hauptman
Norman Schwarzkopf
Hauptmann
Col. Lindbergh
Bronx
Schwarzkopf
Wilentz
Flemington
Brilliant War Aviator Bishop Named Honorary Air Vice-Marshal
Lieut.-Col. William Avery Bishop V C, famed World War I ace, was named honorary air vice-marshal of Canada by Minister Ian Mackenzie. The purely ceremonial rank has no RCAF duties. Bishop may be sought for advice. He shot down 72 German planes and earned high praise from Capt. Roy Brown.
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Ottawa
Canada
William Avery Bishop
V.C
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Mackenzie
Bishop
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.R
Montreal
Roy Brown
Baron Hichtofen
Col
England
Amd
France invites Germany to join European peace effort
Premier Sarraut declared in a ministerial statement that France seeks to restore peace by inviting Germany to return to the European community and participate in the League of Nations. The new French government pledges conciliation and republican vigilance.
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Paris
Sarraut
Germany
European Community
Europe
League of Nations
France
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