Frontier of Britain on the Rhine declares unity with France
Alfred Duff Cooper argues Britain and France share a frontier and fate in war. He says friendship is urgent for survival, not sentiment, warning that false liberal ideals threaten democracy and civilization. He urges democracies to bear responsibility to save liberty and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Paria
Stanley Baldwin
Rhine
Alfred Duff Cooper
Association
France- Grand Bretagne
France
Duff Cooper
Europe
Alaska colonization plan for large naval air base
Rep. Bryan Harlan of Ohio says the United States plans a second Alaskan colony to host a permanent 20 000 man naval air base. He traveled on the Brant with Col Charles Marsh to discuss the project and noted the base would surpass Hawaii in size and defendability once the Matanuska colony succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Bryan B. Harlan
Ohio
Dayton
United States
Harlan
Brant
Alaska
Charles Marsh
Federal Trade Commission
Matanuska
Hawaii
King Edward Thanks Canadians on 42nd Birthday
A message from King Edward, sent through Governor-General Tweedsmuir, extends cordial thanks for loyal congratulations and good wishes on the monarch’s 42nd birthday. The reply was received while Tweedsmuir resides at the Citadel vice-regal quarters in Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Edward
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Baron Tweedsmuir
Australian ministers gather in London to discuss Pacific shipping
London and England see Deputy Prime Minister London Earle Page stay an extra week after Canada’s arrival of Finance Minister Charles Dunning and Trade Minister W D Euler to seek an agreement on Pacific shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earle Page
Australia
England
Canada
Charles Dunning
W. D. Euler
Berlin to Erect World’s Tallest Peace Monument
A proposal in Berlin envisions a peace monument taller than any building to symbolize Germany’s peaceful intentions to the world, planned for a central city site and intended to project a message of reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Private member motions left on Commons order paper
Eight private member motions aimed at social and economic reform were not debated due to prorogation. Six motions and one senate bill remained on the order paper in various stages, including a plan to create free foreign trade zones and proposals on income tax, unemployment relief, League of Nations policy, and minimum grain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
Canada
League of Nations
United States
Russian Demands Free Passage Through Dardanelles At Talks
At Montreux Litvinoff pressed for free passage for Russian submarines and other warships through the Dardanelles. He argued non-Black Sea powers should enjoy unrestricted access when acting under League mandates or aiding victims of aggression. France supported allowing non-bordering powers passage under regional pacts. Japan urged reciprocity in Black Sea movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreux
Switzerland
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Dardanelles
Turkey
Litvinoff
Black Sea
League of Nations
Japan
France
League
Abolish Office Dublin Reveals Constitutional Change
President Eamon de Valera announced in the bail that the governor general’s office would be abolished in the projected new constitution. An elected representative of the people would head state ceremonially. James McNeill, first governor general, resigned Oct 3 1932. Donald Buckley succeeded after McNeill’s departure amid friction with de Valera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
James McNeill
Irish Free State
de Valera
Executive Council
Donald Buckley
Cair
McNeill
Free State
Young Publisher Honored in Edmonton for Le Petit Jour
Pierre Auge the French consul for western Canada decorates Jean-Baptiste Boulanger a 13 year old Edmonton publisher of Le Petit Jour with la Medaillle Vermeil from l Academie Francaise for his work on the French language newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Pierre Auge
Vancouver
Western Canada
Jean-Baptiste Boulanger
la Medaille Vermeil
l'Academie Francaise
Academy
Manitoba Nightingale Edith Mil ler Fergusson dies in England
Famous contralto Edith Miller Fergusson, known as the Manitoba Nightingale, died in Gravesend England. Born in Portage la Prairie Manitoba she studied at Westminster College Toronto won a Toronto Conservatory gold medal and trained in Winnipeg London and Paris under Madame Marchesi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
Eng
Max Colyer- Fergusson
Manitoba
Fergusson
Portage la Prairie
Man
Winnipeg
Max Colyer-Fergusson
Edith J. Miller
W. W. Miller
Miss Miller
Westminster Ladies’ College
Toronto
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Signor d Auria
Europe
London
Paris
Madame Marchesi
Freight Signal Failure Triggers Madrid Tunnel Collision
A head on crash inside a single track tunnel near Ponferrada, Spain, killed 13 and wounded 28. The signalman claimed warnings were set for the freight to take a siding, but authorities say the signal was ignored. The freight engineer vanished after the disaster. the express engineer and fireman also died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Spain
Madrid
Ponferrada
No Need To Assume War Is Inevitable Says Hoare
London. Sir Samuel Hoare declares there is no need for panic or to assume war is inevitable. He stresses inflammable material in Europe and urges strong British armed forces to deter conflict, arguing a well balanced fleet can preserve peace by protecting sea routes and convoy duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ware
Sir Samuel Hoare
The
Admiralty
Royal Empire Society
Europe
Successful Treatments Ulcer Cases Victoria
Dr. E. E. Cleaver reported 40 gastric ulcer cases treated with standard therapy using diet and a duodenal tube. Of these, 33 were symptom free for five years or more after treatment. Patients were generally older, with X rays taken before and after to assess outcomes. He noted gastric ulcers tend to heal without intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
E. E. Cleaver
Toronto
Canadian Medical Association
Cleaver
Motor Torpedo Boats Delivered to British Admiralty
Six new high powered motor torpedo boats handed to the British Admiralty in Portsmouth. The first design is touted to revolutionize naval craft. Capable of over 40 mph, with a 10 man crew and two torpedoes fired by wireless. Eighteen boats could cost as much as one submarine destroyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Eng
Admiralty
Floods Hit England as Storms Swell Across Regions
Heavy storms flood Cheshire Derby and Lancashire with deaths reported from accidents and heat. Mersey river regions, including North Derby and Liverpool, flood hundreds of houses and disrupt rail traffic. Mersey Road station in Liverpool waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cheshire
Derby
Lancashire
England
Mersey River
Irish Sea
Mersey Road
Sanctions Debate Deepens After Abyssinia Row
In a House of Commons speech David Lloyd George denounces the government’s move to lift sanctions on Abyssinia. He condemns the ministers who abandoned the task and says Britain must lead the world in right action despite Mussolini and Laval. He laments the public and dead alike over perceived betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawley
Derbyshire
David Lloyd George
Lft
House of Commons
Abyssinia
Britain
Mussolini
Laval
Agronomy Officers Elected at Western Canadian Meeting
At the 15th annual Western Canadian Society of Agronomy session the officers were elected. Honorary presidents include Murray of the University of Saskatchewan and S. E. Smith of Manitoba. General executives include Geo. Delong of Lacombe and Dr. P. G. McCrostie of Manitoba, with Dr. F. E. Clark and J. E. Blakeman in key roles. The gathering opened at the Dominion Experimental Station with Prof. J. H. Ellis presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Current
Western Canadian Society of Agronomy
Murray
University of Saskatchewan
S. E. Smith
University of Manitoba
E. A. Howes
University of Alberta
E. A. Savage
A. M. Shaw
Geo. Delong
Lacombe
Alta
Canada to lead League of Nations delegation in Geneva
Prime Minister Mackenzie King will head Canada’s delegation to the League of Nations assembly in Geneva in September and also attend King Edward’s coronation and the Imperial conference in London next May. He will miss the Vimy Ridge memorial unveiling in France next month, sending ministers to represent the government at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Edward
London
France
Vimy Ridge
King
Ernest Lapointe
C. G. Power
Jan Mackenzie
National Defence
League Assembly
League
R. B. Bennett
Loring Christie
Department of External Affairs
National body may replace loan council in Canada
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Charles A. Dunning proposed a voluntary national committee on financial questions with Dominion and provincial representation. Suggestions were requested from provinces for its setup and aims include tax coordination and unified accounting. An advisory national finance council was originally planned with provincial treasurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Charles A. Dunning
Loan Council
Senate
Dominion
National Finance Council
Canada
Geneva Keeps Focus On Paid Vacations Not 40 Hour Week
The International Labour Organization ended its conference by backing paid vacations and rejecting an immediate universal 40 hour week. Denmark’s C. B. Brammaes called the shorter hours plan a future goal, while Harold Butler urged not abandoning the 40 hour standard. The 48 hour week was proposed in 1848 and only adopted widely in 1919 with the 40 hour rule taking root in 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
International Labor Organization
C. B. Brammaes
Denmark
Labor Office
Harold Butler
Manual For New Citizens In Canada Proposal
A report to the Association of Canadian Clubs by president Mr Justice A K Dysart of Winnipeg urges the federal government to print and place a citizenship rights manual with new Canadians. He also recommends formal naturalization ceremonies, noting Winnipeg already holds impressive presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Canada
Association of Canadian Clubs
A. K. Dysart
Winnipeg
Justice Dysart
Emperor Sellassie Excluded From Swiss Stay
The Swiss federal council ordered Emperor Haili Sellassie to remain away from Switzerland except for a visit to the League of Nations and to refrain from living in his Vevey villa while the Italo-Ethiopian conflict remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Federal Council
Haili Sellassie
League of Nations
Vevey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bition
King Edward
Young Publisher
le Petit Jour
Edith Miller
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Ethiopia
Medical Association
British Admiralty
Earl of Bessborough
Buckingham Palace
Lloyd George
Agronomy
Prof. Ellis
Labor Meet
Sellassie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!