Hitler Seizures Power and Declares Dictatorship
Adolf Hitler consolidates authority by acting as both president and chancellor after Hindenburg's death. He orders a plebiscite to legitimize rule and directs that he be titled fuehrer and reichschancellor. The army and navy swear personal allegiance as the regime moves toward absolute dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Wilhelm Frick
Interior
Hhenceforth
Fuehrer
Reichswehr
von Hindenburg
Propaganda Ministry
Dominion Finances Low Interest Loan Secured by Banks
An agreement announced by Finance Minister E N Rhodes secures a loan at two percent maturing in one year to refund a 60 million dollar four percent treasury note issue due October. The $10 million cash balance funds come from government accounts and the issue may be called in June to August 1935. Banks involved include Chase National Bank and several New York institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Financing
Chase National Bank of New York
E. N. Rhodes
Treasury
New York City
Chase National Bank
National City Bank of New York
Bankers’ Trust Company
The
Guaranty Trust Company
Chemical Bank and Trust Company
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company
New York Trust Company
Japan's Okada Calls Naval Reductions but Objects to 5-5-3 Ratio
Keisuke Okada, newly appointed premier of Japan, urged shrinking navies to minimal levels while criticizing the Washington treaty 5-5-3 balance for capital ships among Britain and the United States. He said abolishing the ratio is not yet decided and spoke at his first meeting with foreign correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Keisuke Okada
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Navy to Cut Aircraft Production by 274 Planes
Washington reports that the naval high command intends a sharp reduction in aviation construction. Current plans call for 274 fewer planes than the 2,184 deemed necessary under the Vinson bill to reach treaty strength by 1942, with a 1,184 plane program to be built in annual installments after the current thousand already in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Naval High Command
Naval Air Force
First Wheat Shipped From Manitoba District in 1934
The first car of 1934 wheat from the Manitoba district left St. Jean July 31 aboard Canadian National lines heading to Fort William Ontario. Shipper Eugene Brunet and No 2 Northern grade wheat were consigned to N M Paterson Company.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian National Lines
St. Jean
Man
Fort William
Ont
Eugene Brunet
N. M. Paterson Company
Advertising Canada Ottawa Goes London Sign Display
Prime Minister Bennett illuminated a giant electric sign on a London building opposite Canada House to promote Canadian products. The message flaunts a green maple leaf over a red triangle the Canadian quality mark with the line Canada The Empire's Larder and a prompt to Ask Your Grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Canada House
London
Mr. Bennett
G. Howard Ferguson
United Kingdom
Canada
Peasants Dig Free Gold Near Kongmoon China
National government troops moved to Yanking district near Kongmoon to oust villagers from gold diggings after rains exposed 10 000 ounces valued around 380 000 dollars. Peasants refuse to quit crown land claim despite military presence.
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Canton
China
Yanking
Kongmoon
French Millers Defy Law Over Wheat Prices
French millers openly refuse to abide by the wheat price law. In a letter to Premier Doumergue the National Association of Millers states it will not follow the fixed price of harvested wheat at 235 dollars per bushel and the coming crop at 1.95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Millers of
France
Gaston Doumergue
National Association of Millers
Communists Convicted in Breslau Subversion Case
Forty six Communists in Breslau Germany were found guilty of subversive activities by a special court and sentenced to prison terms totaling 71 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau
Germany
Opening Of Bay Route Welcomes New Seaborne Season
The opening of the Bay Route wharf system on August 14, 1834, kicks off a record shipping season at the northern seaport. Sixteen steamers are booked with more to come as port officials anticipate robust trade. The Dalworth tops the fleet, carrying cargo from Newcastle and Antwerp and loading flour and other goods. the elevator holds 2.5 million bushels of wheat ready for dispatch. Cattle and timber from prairies will also be shipped to world markets via northern lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bor
End Abuses in Ontario Hunger March Aims for Strong Code
Attorney-General Arthur Roebuck promised legislation in the next session to end industrial abuses. He said Ontario would create a teethful act to unite workers and employers, drafting a code to govern industry and drive dishonest employers out of business.
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Toronto
Arthur Roebuck
Ontario
Recovery in Britain Faces Economic Slump as Trust Wavers
London reports Parliament adjourned with a fragile rebound in Britain’s economy. First drop since 1932 signals potential recession as analysts cite weak external demand and dependence on internal recovery. Rupert Beckett warns prosperity cannot rely on domestic demand alone. Experts cite renewed nerve and tariff insulation as key factors.
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Britain
Rupert E. Beckett
The
Westminster Bank
High Roads To Reading Adopted for Western Provinces
Victoria announced that High Roads To Reading will be issued in four Western Canadian provinces for next term starting in September. The program includes six readers plus teachers manuals and workbooks and replaces the old series. It has been tested at the British Columbia summer school for teachers with strong approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Provinces
Victoria
G. M. Weir
British Columbia
B.C
Essay Winner Victoria Do minion wide contest honors Saskatoon student
Victoria Pressesky of Nutana Collegiate Institute Saskatoon has been named the Dominion winner in the National Association of Kin smen Clubs of Canada essay contest. Her treatise on Autonomy of Canada was selected from 15 winners across as many cities by V L Denton principal of the British Columbia Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Victoria
William Pressesky
York Avenue
Nutana Collegiate Institute
National Association of Kinsmen Clubs of Canada
Pressesky
Canada
Dominion
V. L. Denton
British Columbia Normal School
Plane Repaired After Iceland Crash Flight Continues
British flyer John Grier son’s seaplane, damaged in a crash at Reykjavik during a Rochester England to Ottawa attempt, was shipped to Leith Scotland for repairs. Grier expects return within two weeks to resume the Canada flight.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
John Grierson
Rochester
England
Ottawa
Leith
Scotland
Grierson
Canada
Manitoba Tourism Chief Heads to Ottawa Conference
Col. F. C. Pousette, general manager of the Manitoba tourist and convention bureau, travels to Ottawa for a Dominion conference on developing tourist trade in Canada. Representatives from across the country are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
F. C. Pousette
The
Tourist and Convention Bureau of
Manitoba
Canada
Spies Are Sentenced In 1834 Paris Roundup
The 1834 spy roundup in France reaches 17 convictions with a German-born former Foreign Legion member and a 19-year-old girl among those sentenced. Frederick Pasquay got 18 months in Metz for spying for Germany, while Jeanne Dieudonne received a year in Nancy for attempting to extract secrets from officers at an aviation field. Thirty-three arrests have occurred since January, with over 100 others awaiting trial on espionage charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Foreign Legion
Frederick Pasquay
Germany
Metz
Jeanne Dieudonne
Nancy
Tral
Parliament Adjourns for Autumn Session in London
Both houses of Parliament adjourn until October 10 unless an earlier gathering is deemed necessary. About 50 public bills were passed this session. Remaining autumn measures include betting and lotteries reform and curbing incitement against His Majesty's forces. The focus next session will be India constitutional issues.
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London
India
Scheme for 20 flying boats for England Canada service
Imperial Airways receives tenders for a fleet of 20 multi engine flying boats to serve a projected England Canada air route. Boats will seat 30 to 50 passengers. Winter routing via Bermuda, summer via Iceland and Greenland, according to Daily Telegraph air correspondent.
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London
Imperial Airways
Daily Telegraph
Bermuda
Iceland
Greenland
Ontario hunger marchers press for wealth tax plan
In Toronto Premier Hepburn and ministers heard hunger marchers demand unemployment policy clarity and broader taxation on the wealthy. Roebuck vowed freedom of speech while urging organizers to build power sufficient to compel any government, and the marchers left confident they had gained support.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Hepburn
Arthur Roebuck
David Croll
Queen's Park
Mr. Roebuck
Premier Seeks Probe of Subsidies and PGE Absorption
Ottawa Premier T. D. Pattullo urged a royal commission to review federal subsidies to British Columbia and the plan to absorb Pacific Great Eastern Railway into the Canadian National system. Prime Minister Bennett heard the appeal hours without an immediate decision, promising study. The PGE, built 1912 to 1921 from Squamish to Quesnel, has long strained BC finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
Far Western Province
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Canadian National System
R. B. Bennett
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Mr. Bennett
Pacific Great Eastern
Grand Trunk Pacific
Squamish
Howe Sound
Quesnel
Fraser River
Native Sons of Canada Press for Wider Unemployment Relief
The Native Sons convention in Winnipeg urged the Dominion to adopt a more generous unemployment relief policy for districts unable to cover higher costs. It received Prime Minister Bennett’s reply stressing provincial responsibility and past-experience based federal contributions. E Hansford of St. Boniface sponsored the relief measure amid concern over government stance. A second resolution sought removing the words Dominion of from the national title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Native Sons of Canada
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Convention
Bennett
Britain Sees Uncertain Germany After Hindenburg Death
Britain grows uneasy about Germany's future with Hitler sole arbiter after Von Hindenburg's death. London officials note cooling Anglo German ties, debts dispute and Austrian issues heighten strains as confidence in Hitler wanes. Silent sorrow mixes with anxiety over Germany's destiny as the Reich president is gone.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Wheat Exports Lower From Vancouver Figures
Vancouver shipped 50,166,342 bushels of grain in the crop year 1933 1924 ending Aug 1. The United Kingdom and the continent bought 44,427,308 bushels while the Orient took 4,508,534 bushels, about half of last season's total.
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Vancouver
United Kingdom
Orient
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McLellan
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Europe
Italy
Mussolini
Hapsburg Empire
Dollfuss
Frence
Aviation Field
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