Riot at Stony Mountain Penitentiary Ends in Convict Death
Riot at Stony Mountain penitentiary 25 miles northwest of Winnipeg escalates with gas bombs and weapon fire. Forsythe is shot by a guard during the melee. two other convicts injured. Warden Mack Leod reports no clear sign of further trouble as inmates are confined and services suspended.
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Stony Mountain
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Tenal
Winnipeg
Story Mountain” Penitentiary
G. F. Mack Leod
Bse
Onder
Forsythe
Fears Rise Over Death Toll In Persian Earthquakes
Relief teams move toward Teheran as official counts show 483 dead all natives and thousands injured across the region. Medical aid and supplies rushed to stricken areas while communication is being reestablished. Across Tathoku Formosa officials report 3185 dead and over 10000 injured with government hospitals and many first aid stations at Shinchiku Taichu.
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Farthqua
Persia
Teheran
Iran
Han Sret
Tathoku
Formosa
Insurance Riot Rates Tripled in Vancouver Disputes
Representatives of eighty insurance companies announced tripled premiums for riot coverage in Vancouver following recent disturbances. A spokesman stated the increase is compulsory under the Dominion Insurance Companies Conference with a 90 day limit before further discussion and possible adjustments later.
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Vancouver
Dominion Insurance Companies
Radio Commission Plans Six Hour Jubilee Broadcast Across Canada
The Canadian Radio Commission announces a six hour May 6 jubilee broadcast for King George's silver jubilee. From Ottawa Parliament Hill to London and across Canada, voices include Governor General, Sir George Perley, Mackenzie King, and Audrey Brown. concerts, poetry, and Kipling address featured.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio Commission
London
Parliament Hill
George Perley
MacKenzie King
Peace Tower
Prairie drought plan discussed with Manitoba leaders
General minister Robert Weir held a two day conference with Manitoba Premier John Bracken and cabinet ministers on a four fold drought rehabilitation scheme. Professor J H Bilis proposed as the province's advisory committee representative, with a survey of three prairie provinces to follow and joint action by dominion provincial and municipal authorities stressed.
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Winnipeg
Robert Weir
Weir
Manitoba
John Bracken
J. H. , Bilis
University of Manitoba
University Board of Governors
Manoa
Prairie
Quintuplets Show Improvement in Health Condition
In Callander Ontario Mr and Mrs Oliva Dionne report their quintuplet daughters are recovering from head colds and are in excellent physical condition. Their manager Leo Kervin says the parents were satisfied with a recent examination by Dr G W Smith of North Bay appointed by the father. Dr Smith, working with Dr Allan Roy Dafoe, praised the care given to the babies.
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Callander
Oliva Dionne
Leo Kervin
Dionne
G. W. Smith
North Bay
Mr. Kervin
Smith
Western Grain Could Solve Prairie Feeding Difficulties
M. A. MacPherson former Saskatchewan treasurer and attorney general told the Canadian Club that balancing grain production could boost animal feed and partially ease farmer troubles. He cited an unfilled UK market for Canadian bacon as the key, proposing pork be finished in the Maritimes Quebec and Ontario using western grain.
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Halifax
M. A. MacPherson
Saskatchewan
United Kingdom
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Death of Sir Albert Gooderham Distiller and Philanthropist
Sir Albert E. Gooderham prominent distiller financier and philanthropist died in Toronto on April 26 from septic complications after a throat infection. He was knighted in 1935 and named Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association plans its annual Toronto convention the last week in July with delegates nationwide amid leadership changes.
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A. E. Gooderham
Toronto
Albert E. Gooderham
Albert
Canada
Sir Albert
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Ottawa
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Newfoundland
Alberta
Adam Sellar
Huntingdon
Que
Roy Sayles
Renfrew, Ont
Mercury
C.W.N.A
Germany moves to build fleet of submarines says London papers
London newspapers The News Chronicle and The Herald report Germany has torn up Versailles by ordering immediate construction of submarines. They claim 12 small 250 ton subs are being laid down for coast defence with larger boats planned next. UK officials prepare for further defence strengthening.
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Germany
London
News-Chronicle
The
Herald
Ramsay MacDonald
Daily Telegraph
Lithuania Augments Armed Forces Amid German Buildup
Lithuania announced plans to expand artillery, tanks, air units and complete motorization in response to Germany massing four divisions in East Prussia near its western border. The government extended military service by three months due to the tense border situation.
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Kaunas
Germany
East Prussia
Lithuania
Ita
Greek Revolt Leaders Executed At Dawn
Gen Papoulas and Gen Kimissis were executed at dawn in Athens for criminal sedition after the failed revolt last month. Witnesses testified at the court martial about the assassination plot, and both generals reportedly declined to make any last wishes.
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Athens
Papoulas
Kimissis
Plaskett Receives Henry Draper Medal In Physics
Dr. Plaskett of Victoria British Columbia ex-director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria is awarded the Henry Draper Medal by the National Academy of Sciences for his work on stellar radial velocities and related studies carried out over nearly 30 years. Dr. Frank Dawson Adams of McGill University accepts the medal on his behalf. Calgary exhibition raises livestock prizes as government grant increases to 9000 and breed society donations fund the higher awards.
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Plaskett
Victoria
B.C. Washington
John Stanley Plasett
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
D.C
Henry Draper
National Academy of Sciences
United States
Frank Dawson Adams
McGill University
Montreal
Academy
Calgary
E. L. Richardson
Compulsory Medical Examination Proposed At Health Conference
Ottawa delegates at the Dominion provincial health conference consider annual compulsory medical exams for Canadians. The plan includes public education on benefits, a proposed royal commission to study state medicine, and coordination of medical research with provincial delivery of health education. Cancer focus and free clinics emerge as key elements, with a push for public health nurses and school channels to spread information.
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Ottawa
Dominion
D. M. Sutherland
Col. Sutherland
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Balboa Canal Zone
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