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Friday, October 13, 2023

"DAILY SKETCH PRINTS STORY SERIOUSLY ENOUGH"

 RUMORS SPREAD THAT CANADA MAY BECOME A KINGDOM

London (JFK+50) On October 13, 1923, the Associated Press reports "curious rumors are in circulation regarding the Prince of Wales and Canada."

The source, "The Daily Sketch*," claims there is speculation as to "the elevation of Canada from the status of a dominion to that of a kingdom."

The AP says "the newspaper prints (the story) seriously enough."

*The Daily Sketch, founded in Manchester, England in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton, was a tabloid newspaper.

SOURCE

"Rumors Suggest Canada May Be Made a Kingdom," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 
 
The Daily Sketch
9 June 1913
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