Aberhart Calls Special Session of Legislature
Premier Aberhart announced a special Alberta legislature session after the federal disallowance of three banker licensing acts. He said the session would occur soon after talks with Ottawa to clarify the situation and advance Social Credit despite federal action. The cabinet met after Aberhart’s return from Colinton and Maynard spoke at Lacombe about accelerating Social Credit.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Fpremier Aberhart
Aberhart
Ottawa
Colinton
Here
Lucien Maynard
Lacombe
Social Credit
J. W. Hugill
K.C
Maynard
Goldfields to Build Northern Saskatchewan School
The Local Government Board approves a 5000 dollar bond for a modern school in Goldfields on Lake Athabasca. Local subscriptions fund the project with two mining firms reportedly guaranteeing the bonds, ensuring a winter opening.
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Regina
Lake Athabasca
Saskatchewan
Goldfields
Times Berlin Correspondent Ordered to Leave Reich
Norman Ebbutt, Berlin correspondent for The Times, was ordered by the German government to depart the Reich within three days. The expulsion was served by a secret police officer and no appeal would be allowed.
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London
Norman Ebbutt
Berlin
the Times
Reich
Hepburn warns Pineland Timber over delayed supplies
Premier Mitchell Hepburn informed that International Nickel at Sudbury, the company’s largest customer, has given notice that unless work resumes immediately and deliveries resume, future supplies will be contracted from sources in British Columbia.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
International Nickel
Sudbury
Pineland Timber Company
Foreyet
British Columbia
Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie refuses Italian throne bid
Philip Jordan of the News Chronicle reports that Emperor Haile Selassie twice refused negotiations with Mussolini aides seeking a return to the Ethiopian throne as an Italian dominated monarch. He insisted negotiations occur only through the League of Nations.
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London
Philip Jordan
News Chronicle
Haile Selassie
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Six Trotskyist Spies Shot in Minsk Case
The Minsk Rabochi reports six Trotskyist spies were executed after pleading guilty before a military court. They were accused of poisoning Red Army soldiers in White Russia under orders from the Fascist intelligence service.
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Moscow
Red Army
White Russia
Minsk
Rabochi
Worker
Conditions Are Encouraging Rescue Party Ends Search
Sir Edward Beatty told the FBC board of trade that three quarters of Canada showed excellent recovery while the west needed help. He praised eastern gains and urged greater westward support amid a push for more equitable federal provincial finances. In Wingham a mine tragedy ends 15 hour rescue with the death of Hugh F. Cameron after a rock slide at Lightning Creek.
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Edward Beatty
Canada
Timberman
B.C
Sudbury
Sir Edward
Royal Commission
Andrew Dean
Dean
Breaks With Czechoslovakia Lisbon
The Portuguese ministry announced the severing of diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia. Portugal's minister to Prague left the city and the Czechoslovakian minister here will depart Lisbon soon. London observers linked the move to January Lisbon bombings and the attempt on Premier Salazar, noting no formal reasons were given.
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Lisbon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czechoslovakia
Prague
London
Oliveira Salazar
Death ends Reserve Captain Hirotsu's attempt to serve Japan
Tokyo reports that Reserve Captain Mario Hirotsu killed himself on the parade grounds. He cited his bad health and inability to fight in the current Japanese action against China as the reason for his ritual self inflicted death.
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Tokyo
Mario Hirotsu
Japan
China
Grant of 25000 Given to Ex Imperial Soldiers
Administrators of the United Services Fund approved a 25000 grant for the benefit of former imperial soldiers in Canada. Trustees named by the fund will disburse the money to needy ex imperial personnel. The grant follows representations by Brig General Rambotham and the British Legion last May.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Services Fund
London
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Rambotham
British Legion
Insurgent Commander Warns France in Broadcast
General Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, southern insurgent commander, warned in a Salamanaca broadcast that France’s day of reckoning is near. He accused France of being a bad neighbor and acting against Spanish interests.
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Gibraltar
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
France
Salamanca
Western Japan quake felt in major cities
A large earthquake shook western Japan with little damage and no casualties. The quake was felt in Yoto Osaka Kobe Nagoya and other cities. The seismic center was thought to lie west of Lake Biwa.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yoto
Osaka
Kobe
Nagoya
Lake Biwa
Progress on Trans-Canada Air Service Spending
S J Hungerford says about 8 million dollars have been expended to date for field facilities of the trans-Canada air service. He notes that radio directional beam meteorological and other services remain to be developed.
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Trans-Canada Air Service
Calgary
Trans- Canada Air Service
S. J. Hungerford
Canadian National Railways
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Plans to Shield British in Shanghai Concession
London reports a ministers council emergency meeting pledged all possible steps to protect British lives and interests in Shanghai as war spreads in China. Eden announced review while Chamberlain rested in Sutherlandshire. The plan reportedly includes isolating the concession and moving troops to safeguard Britons.
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London
Council of Ministers
Shanghai
Eden
Chamberlain
Sutherlandshire
China
Havas
Epidemic Threatens Manitoba Harvest Amid Horse Disease
The encephalomyelitis outbreak in Manitoba and Saskatchewan endangers harvest plans as farmers prepare for a major crop. With a 20 percent horse death rate in 1935 and serum shortages, veterinarians and authorities act to prevent further spread amid rural deaths in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Saskatchewan
Lindbergh Negotiates Purchase of Milio Island Near Trebeurden
Col Charles A Lindbergh reportedly seeks to buy Milio, a Breton island once owned by Aristide Briand, near Trebeurden. Le Journal cites Perrosquirec dispatch saying he aims to be near Dr Alexis Carrel with whom he collaborated in research. Carrel has a residence on St Gildas island nearby.
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Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
Milio
Aristide Briand
Trebeurden
Breton
le Journal
Perrosquirec
Alexis Carrel
Unemployment Drops in Winnipeg Harvest Fields
James Neish, Manitoba employment service superintendent, says unemployment in Winnipeg is easing as over 1,000 men have found temporary work in Manitoba harvest fields since Aug 1 and demand remains strong through month end.
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Winnipeg
James Neish
Manitoba
The
Employment Service of Canada
Order In Council Published on Alberta Bank Control Legislation
The Canada Gazette special edition dated August 17 publishes the order in council disallowing Alberta bank control legislation. Signed by Chief Justice Duff acting as governor general, the document records the government action and official endorsement.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Canada Gazette
Duff
Attack on British tanker in Mediterranean sparks Franco protest
The captain of the British Corporal reported that on August 8 three tri motor planes attacked near Algiers, dropping about 40 bombs and firing machine guns as crew prepared lifeboats. One bomb damaged the mast and the Union Jack remained hoisted throughout.
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London
Mediterranean Sea
Francisco Franco
Algiers
Steering Committee to Meet in Ottawa August 31
The steering committee of the newly formed committee of national participating organizations for the League of Nations Society in Canada will hold its first meeting in Ottawa on August 31. The five national bodies comprising the committee are the Canadian Teachers' Federation the Council for Social Service of the Church of England in Canada the Dominion command of the Canadian Legion the National Council of Women and the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada.
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Ottawa
League of Nations Society
Canada
Canadian Teachers' Federation
Council For Social Service
Church of England In
Dominion Command
The
Canadian Legion
National Council of Women
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Change May Be Made in Relief Administration
Ottawa reports the national employment commission urges separation of relief aid into three groups unemployment agricultural and unemployables with targeted aid and better federal grant controls. Aimed to raise employability of the able bodied unemployed and improve labor market absorption. Commission chair A B Purvis says recommendations were unanimous and registration of unemployed could clarify issues this year and in the future.
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Ottawa
National Employment Commission
Norman Rogers
Commission
A. B. Purvis
Hudson route deemed as safe as St. Lawrence shipping lane
An Imperial shipping committee report says the Hudson Bay route is no more dangerous than the St. Lawrence, with a modern tramp steamer able to complete three Churchill to Europe round trips in the official season. It notes well charted waters and navigation aids, recommends gyro compasses, and warns underwriters a single total loss remains a serious risk.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
St. Lawrence
Imperial Shipping Committee
Churchill
Europe
Hudson
Plague Strikes Hong Kong and Surrounding Regions
A cholera outbreak grips Hong Kong with widespread cases and high fatalities. The plague spreads to Macao and Canton, prompting fears of halted port calls and ship quarantines. Serum shipments arrive from Shanghai and Singapore as authorities mobilize free medical care and mass inoculations for refugees and residents.
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Hong Kong
Macao
Pearl River
Canton
China
China National Airways Corporation
Shanghai
Far
Singapore
Retirement Of Judges New Legislation Proposed To Bar Association
A Toronto report to the Canadian Bar Association from its committee on the administration of civil justice urges new legislation governing judges retirement. It cites successive Judges' Act amendments that discouraged retirement of provincial superior court judges and prompted retired Supreme Court of Canada judges to return to practice. The aim is to improve efficient administration of justice.
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Bar Association Toronto
Canadian Bar Association
Supreme Court of Canada
Narrow Escape After Lightning Strikes Fork Holder
Parkhill Ontario farmhand John Schaka shielded himself from rain by lifting a grain sheaf on a fork over his head. A lightning strike knocked him unconscious. he regained consciousness 15 minutes later with temporary leg paralysis as the only sign of injury.
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Parkhill
Ont
John Schaka
Honorary Membership Awarded to E Cora Hind at Winnipeg Exchange
Winnipeg grain exchange halted trading for a brief ceremony as President J A Dowler conferred honorary membership on E Cora Hind veteran Winnipeg agricultural editor She became the first woman to receive the honor.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
J. A. Dowler
E. Cora Hind
Miss Hind
Feeder Cattle Arrive to Ease Nova Scotia Hay Surplus
Amherst Nova Scotia reports arrival of a carload of two year old feeder cattle from drought areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta. The stock will feed a hay surplus for two Cumberland county farmers.
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Amherst
N.S
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Cumberland County
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Daniel W. Lang
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Jack Tars
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Curlew
Mediterranean
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