Parliaments end as throne speech read in Ottawa ceremony
In Ottawa the 17th Canadian Parliament closed with the throne speech read by Chief Justice Anglin in Windsor regalia. Soldiers in blue and gold lined the chamber walls as members and senators paused then dispersed after gun salutes and departures by taxi and train.
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Navy
Senate
Blob. Bennett
Arthur Meighen
Anghig
Windsor
Commons
Imperial Economic Conference
N. Wen
Oe Fm
Lsten
Charles H. Cahaliz
Mr. Cahan
Black Red
Real Reason Earhart Aims to Prove Women Can Fly
Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam explains her solo Atlantic flight aimed to silence male doubters about women pilots and auto drivers. She recalls critics who credited a male mechanic and insists the feat showed a woman can fly solo, not advancing aviation science.
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Amelia Earhart
England
Amelia Earhart Putnam
London
Atlantic
Fifth Avenue
Return to England for Lord Byng and Lady Byng
Lord Byng of Vimy former governor general of Canada sails from Montreal on the 8 30 Am May 26 for England accompanied by Lady Byng. They journeyed via the Pacific and Panama Canals visiting principal Canadian cities on a health voyage.
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Ied
Lady Byng
Montreal
Aontreal
Que
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Canada
England
Yord
Pacific Canal
Indies
Panama Canal
New Planet Discovered Near Heidelberg Germany
The Heidel berg observatory announces a newly discovered planet likely named Nineteen Thirty-Two. It may approach within seven million kilometres, about 4 850 000 miles, signaling a significant planetary finding.
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Heidel Ge
Germany
Heidelberg
Fire Fight Rocks Prussia Diet After Political Clash
Smoldering passions in the Prus Mabidet diet led to hand to hand fighting between National Socialists and Communists. The chamber was wrecked with desks overturned, chairs broken, and several deputies injured. Deputy Juergensen was carried unconscious after a gash to the face. Nazi leader Karl Litzmann declined police aid as mobs clashed, leaving both sides bleeding and forced from the hall. Three Communist deputies suffered serious injuries.
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Hough
Merlin
Germany
Prus- Mabidet
Bett
Juergensen
Social Democrats
Karl Litzmann
Adolf Hitler
National Socialist Party
Hans Kerrl
Diet
Ernst Wittmaack
Wilhelm Pieck
Kraemer
Kuntz
Ansgehlke
West Canada Farmers Optimistic Amid Favorable Conditions
Grant Hall of the Canadian Pacific Railway reports prairie moisture and ideal conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He notes grain shows good germination and growth across the three prairie provinces, predicting a cheaper crop than postwar years. Hall praises western farmers spirit and backbone, saying they endure hardship and stay committed to farming.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Grant Hall
Cantadian Pacific Railway
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Hall
Drouth
Holl
Mr. Hall
No Decision Yet On Date For Next Parliament Session
Premier Bennett said no opening date for the next session has been set. He cited the Imperial Economic Conference as a factor delaying a decision and pledged to announce the opening date as far in advance of Parliament as possible. The discussion occurred in the House of Commons after a question by Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
MacKenzie King
Séistoy
Tariff Changes Raise Tomato and Strawberry Duties
Ottawa announces new dumping duties on tomatoes and strawberries from outside the Empire. Tomatoes face a three cent per pound duty above invoice value in Canadian funds, effective until October with a July thaw for certain regions. Strawberries see a two to three cent per pound rate during specified June to July periods.
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Ottawa
United States
Dse Raths.s
DO-X Seaplane Completes Transcontinental Flight Near Berlin
Thousands greet the airliner DO-X as it finishes its remarkable transcontinental journey. The German flying boat, the largest heavier than air craft, flew through stormy northern Germany and touched down near Muggel Lake on the Berlin outskirts. Crowds cheered as the seaplane completed a roughly 16 000 mile voyage visiting South and North America and Africa.
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Berlin
Germany
Mugggel Lake
Ottawa investigates marketing crisis in agricultural sector
In Ottawa a federal commission will probe agricultural marketing issues. Hon. Robert Weir spoke as Parliament debated a nonconfidence motion, criticizing government inaction on farm policy. Key questions include price spreads and creating an export marketing board. The government plans to consult other Empire nations before establishing any board and bonus system.
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Ottawa
House O Commons
Robert Weir
Agnes MacPhail
Agricultu Ingoter
Sgevee
Abbas Hilmi Pasha Seeks Return as King of Syria
Exiled former Khégird of Egypt Ras Abbas Hilmi Pasha, age 58, based near Paris, says he will take any kinging role. Last held office until Britain deposed him in 1914 and he negotiates to become ruler of Syria once the French mandate is released.
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Khégird
Egypt
Ras
Paris
France
Great Britain
Syria
Woman Aviator Amelia Earhart Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
London messages of congratulations reach Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam after her solo trans Atlantic flight from Harbor Grace to Ireland. Earhart cites proving women can do as well as men, saying she crossed the ocean to show it.
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Pryer
Amelia Earhart Putnam
London
England
Harbor Grace
Mid
Ireland
Miss Earhart
Atlantic
BC Vegetables Expected to Double Prairie Sales This Year
Victoria reports BC vegetable sales to the prairies are expected to double this year. Armstrong packing houses have adopted modern machinery for packing and washing, with government inspection across all cars. Improved production, packing, shipping facilities, and a strengthened sales organization are planned.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Armstrong
Radio Commission Chair to Earn 10000 Per Year
The Canadian radio broadcasting act moving through Parliament sets the chair to receive 10000 dollars annually and two commissioners at 8000 dollars each. The bill, reported by the radio committee, outlines nationalization under public ownership.
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Cpa An
Dai Broagc&susty Commission
House of Commons
Canada
Trade restrictions and unity urged in Pacific trade view
Vancouver board of trade speaker James A. Farrell, former United States Steel president, urged nations to unite against isolation and restricts on international commerce. He argued free trade raises living standards and links Pacific economies, noting transportation advances shrink distance and demand grows when markets remain open.
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James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Ot Tits
Vancouver
United States
Pacific
Orient
Indies
Bracken names three Liberals to Manitoba cabinet
Premier John Bracken announced a pre election cabinet reshuffle naming E A McPherson J Q McDiarmid and Dr Murdock MacKay as new ministers. McPherson becomes provincial treasurer, McDiarmid takes natural resources and industry, while MacKay serves as minister without portfolio. Premier shifts other ministers to accommodate the trio and defends Liberal-Progressive record against Conservative charges.
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Winnipeg
Man
John Bracken
E. A. McPherson
J. Q. McDiarmid
Murdock Macs
Kay
McPherson
Portage la Prairie
Bracken
Winnipeg South Centre
Mines
Narra Tural Resources
Prefontaine
Mir Bracken
F. G. Taylor
Sai
Manitoba
Doukhobor Children Separated From Parents Amid Demonstration Punishments
One hundred forty-one Doukhobor children from Nelson and Thrums areas were sent to coast towns for placement in Vancouver and Victoria as parents face three-year prison terms for nude demonstrations. Sixty-two more children were taken from local jail and Boundary Falls en route, with officials noting the emotional toll on families and the pups of the government wards during the move toward new guardianship arrangements.
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Nelson
B.C
Vancouver
Victoria
Boundary Falls
Tietmade
Calgary Board of Trade memo on Western agricultural product bias
A Calgary memorandum urges preference for western agricultural products through trade channels to be decided at the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa this July. Prepared at the request of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the document emphasizes wheat and grains and will be forwarded to the chamber for consideration by Premier DB Fov Albbétt Bar 1ote.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
Calgary Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Dha
Fov Albbétt
De Valera Plea On Irish Senate Treaty Bill
In a contentious senate debate Mr. de Valera urged consideration on merits of a bill aimed at preventing Anglo Irish treaty terms from becoming domestic or international law. He argued war threats led Free State to accept terms and defended the measure amid conservative criticism.
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British Commonwealth of Nations
de Valera
Senate
Great Britain
British Columbia government experiment aims to raise province profile
A government effort organized by the secretary of the Landi lich brings together a group described as spanning the British Isles with one member from South Africa. Members come from all parts of the region to participate in the initiative intended to boost provincial recognition.
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E'Tonrigt
British Columbia
British Isley
South Africa
Lang To Seek Re Election In New South Wales
Former Premier J T Lang will seek re election to the New South Wales House of Assembly in general elections. He is nominated for Auburn, a seat he has held for 12 years, among 302 candidates contesting 87 seats. The nomination occurred about two weeks ago via Governor General Sir Philip Game’s authority.
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New South Wales
Sydney
News South Wales
Bf Hipmssad
Sirt Philip Game
J. T
House of Assembly
Auburn
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