Secret document shocks House of Commons over Ethiopian inquiry
In London questions erupted in the House of Commons as a Rome published British Foreign Office document on an interdepartmental inquiry into Ethiopian interests sparked debate. Prime Minister Baldwin faced probes about leaks while Churchill pressed for the document text. Baldwin claimed no leak and cited reliance on informed anticipation.
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London
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Rome
Ethiopia
Winston Churchill
W. M. Adamson
Labor
Sheffield
Churchill
Fitzroy
Baldwin
George Lansbury
Lansbury
Mr. Baldwin
Kept Alive Three Years New York Man Dies in Surrey
Crosby Halahan, 65, who survived over three years with artificial respiration, died Feb. 18 in Chiddingford Surrey. By 1932 his muscles atrophied and he could not breathe without aid. Sir William Bragg later helped devise a bellows like respirator using football bladders and a water powered hydraulic device to keep him alive.
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New York
Crosby Halahan
Chiddingford
Surrey
London
New York Times
Sir William Bragg
Times
Halahan
Ontario's first income tax bill advances in legislature
Toronto report notes the provinces move to levy income tax by central government withdrawing the power from municipalities. The bill passed second reading on a 51 to 16 vote with Premier Hepburn and Minister Paul Leduc urging swift passage. An opposition attempt to reveal finances failed and a bid to censure Speaker Hipel was defeated.
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Toronto
Ontario
Hepburn
Paul Leduc
N. O Hipel
Higher relief costs in Alberta rise to 4.6 million
Alberta's annual relief commission report shows jobless relief costing 4,624,788 for the year ended March 31, 1935, an increase of 461,791 from the previous year. The relief and public welfare bureau report was also tabled in the legislature.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Provincial Relief Commission
Relief and Public Welfare Bureau
Boost In Export Trade Ottawa
Hon. W. D. Euler reports sharp advance in Canada’s January exports to the United Kingdom and the United States. Exports to the UK rose to 21,682,840 dollars from 16,611.36 last year, up 5,071,804 dollars or 36 percent, while exports to the US climbed to 20,129,564 dollars from 17,529,191, up 2,600,463 dollars or nearly 15 percent. He says reciprocity opponents’ fears for UK trade are unfounded and UK exports grew faster than US exports.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
United States
W. D. Euler
Ottawa gathering urges unity and enterprise in perilous times
Former prime minister Bennett told a Montreal junior board of trade delegation that Canada is well equipped to cope with mankind’s difficulties. James Woodsworth recalled pioneer days with paddle your own canoe no longer fit. J H Blackmore H H Stevens and C H Cahan spoke brief remarks. Stevens urged boards of trade to revive arbitration to settle local industrial disputes.
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Ottawa
Bennett
Board of Trade of
Montreal
James SS. Woodsworth
C.C.F
Canada
J. H. Blackmore
Social Credit Group
H. H. Stevens
Reconstruction Party
C. H. Cahan
Stevens
Boards of Trade
Plot to Kill Selassie Aboard Imperial Plane
Ethiopian authorities uncovered a plan to murder Emperor Haile Selassie by tampering with his private aircraft. Investigators accused an expert mechanic or ace pilot, noting sand in fuel and hidden damage to cylinders and controls. Officials warned the plane could have nosedived on the next flight.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Snowslide Kills Six At Hesperus Mine In Colorado
Survivors arrive at Red Arrow mine through a blizzard after a massive avalanche at the Hesperus gold mine near Mancos Colorado. Six miners dead three injured, fifteen survivors amid wrecked buildings at 11 000 feet. Alvin Fink, 20, buried under debris recalls the horror. Rescue teams struggle through snow and ice to reach the site.
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Mancos
Colo
Hesperus
Red Arrow
Midway
Alvin Fink
Timberline
Italo German Alliance Sought With Rome Berlin Vienna
A report from Rome says a new Italo German alliance of Rome Vienna and Berlin is under discussion. It envisions tariff reductions and a possible customs union, Germany backing Austrian independence, and Italy allowing pan German development in Austria without harming Austrian sovereignty.
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Rome
Vienna
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Italy
Manitoba College Theology Students Ordered to Attend All Lectures
Winnipeg faculty protest order requiring theology students to attend all lectures for the rest of the term or face forfeiture of examinations or scholarship privileges. A faculty meeting was convened to oppose the mandate.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba College
Pilots Not Qualified Say Canada Lacks Mail Service Capacity
Wing-Commander D R MacLaren, manager of the Pacific division of Canadian Airways, told University of British Columbia students that Canadian pilots are not yet qualified to operate the radio controlled high speed planes used in United States air mail service. He warned that fewer than five men in Canada can operate such craft today. He added that aviation in the Dominion will grow more efficient as training proceeds.
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Vancouver
B.C
United States
D. R. MacLaren
Pacific
Canadian Airways, Ltd
University of British Columbia
Canada
Dominion
British Bomber Crashes Over England and Channel
Night bombing by the Royal Air Force leaves three dead and three missing. A bomber crashed near Petersfield Hampshire killing two airmen and a ser vice member. Another British plane went down in the English Channel near Le Havre, France. one crewman swam to shore after the craft sank as floats helped for about thirty minutes.
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London
Royal Air Force
Petersfield
Hampshire
English Channel
le Havre
France
Channel
Ottawa grants 11 extra paid leave for Vimy pilgrimage
Secretary of State Rinfret announced in the House of Commons that returned soldiers in government service will receive 11 days of additional paid leave this summer to join the Vimy pilgrimage. The extra leave is in addition to the standard three weeks of annual holiday.
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Ottawa
Rinfret
House of Commons
Thomas Reid ,Ltd
New Westminster
Gold Hoard Seized in New York Safety Box
United States secret service agents seized ten thousand $20 gold pieces valued at 338000. The haul was found in the safety box of Zelik Josefowitz, a wealthy European. Officials say the hoard may be confiscated and hoarding fines could reach 16000 with up to ten years in prison, plus potential civil penalties.
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New York
United States Secret Service
Zelik Josefowitz
William H. Houghton
Bookings Rise For Churchill Winnipeg Trade Route
Advance reports from two steamship firms indicate growing bookings from continental ports to Manitoba's northern seaport Churchill. Officials say the trend signals a prosperous 1936 navigation season for the Winnipeg route.
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Manitoba
Canadian Geographical Society elects W A Buchanan director
Senator W A Buchanan of Lethbridge Alberta was chosen as a Canadian Geographical Society director for a three year term at the annual meeting.
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Ottawa
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
Alta
Canadian Geographical Society
Ottawa mayor plans leap year birthday joke
Ottawa Mayor Stanley Lewis announces he will celebrate his 11th birthday on February 29 despite being 48. Letters from Winnipeg Montreal Halifax relate shared leap year misdates as the city hosts a birthday party fundraiser at the largest theatre with admission of a new pot or kettle per person, then gifts items to the needy.
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Ottawa
Stanley Lewis
Montreal
Halifax
Winnipeg
Rose Wansbrough
Lewis
New Mineral Salt Bed Found in North Dakota
The drouth era uncovered $335 million worth of new mineral salts in North Dakota dried lake beds. Eight deposits of glauer salt a natural sedium sulphate were located in Williams Divide and Mountrail counties. About 20 million tons of the mineral exist and imported price runs to 18 dollars per ton.
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New York
North Dakota
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Canada
Williams
Divide
Mountrail
Urge Plan For Pensions To Begin At Age 60
In Ottawa the Commons weighed a proposal by Abraham Heaps urging monthly pensions for Canadians aged 60 who retire to free jobs for younger workers. Heaps sought up to 50 a month but warned treasury strain. Woodsworth urged high security to aid worn out citizens. Heaps proposed inflationary funding based on national wealth.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Abraham Heaps
C.C.F
North Winnipeg
Heaps
Canada
Winnipeg
Dominion
A. A. Heaps
Winnipeg North
Dunning Opposes Any Scheme of Inflation in Commons
Finance Minister Dunning rejected inflation schemes in his first major monetary policy speech since the King government took office. He favored possible changes to old age pensions but warned against compulsory plans and said Canada must hold steady until clearer prospects emerge.
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Heaps
Bennett
Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Ottawa
House of Commons
Finance
Dunning
King
Mr. Dunning
Canada
Mutual Distrust and Talks Spark Italo German Rapprochement
Berlin watches a renewed push for Italo German ties as Ulrich von Hassell returns from Rome to discuss a possible rapprochement. Officials hedge on reports of a Hitler Mussolini Austrian accord, but fear mutual isolation may push collaboration despite past distrust.
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Berlin
Rome
Ulrich von Hassell
Germany
Fulvio Sovich
Italy
Heichsfuhrer
Hitler
Mussolini
Austria
Armaments Shares Question to Baldwin in Commons
Labor MPs in the House of Commons will quiz Prime Minister Baldwin on the recent boom in armaments shares. H. J. Parker plans to ask what steps the government will take to ensure no excessive profits are made from war material production.
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London
House of Commons
Baldwin
H. J. Parker
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Selassie
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Florence
von Hassel
Egon Berger-Waldenegg
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Austen Chamberlain
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U.S. Secret Service
House OF Lords
Westminster
Prince of Wales
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