Plan Merger Of Departments In Federal Cabinet
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King announcing a merger of six departments to shrink the Dominion cabinet and adopt English parliamentary secretaries. The changes will create new department structures, dissolve the office of solicitor general, and require legislation and staff reorganization.
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Ottawa
Dominon
Mackenzie King
King
National Unemployment Commission
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Finance Minster Dunning
Railways
Maine
Interior Department
Immigration and Colonization
House of Commons
Meteorite Excavation Near Winnipeg After Thunderstorm
A crew excavates a 12 inch pit near Cornelius Giebrecht’s home and A B Manning’s store after residents near Winnipeg reported a roaring noise during a Oct 15 storm. Authorities suspect a meteorite may have struck, with Prof W W Jackson of the University of Manitoba directing the dig.
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Fortier
Man
Winnipeg
Cornelius Giebrecht
A. B. Manning
W. W. Jackson
University of Manitoba
Canada takes seat on international labor office board
Canada was unanimously elected to the governing body of the international labor office succeeding Germany. Dr Walter Riddell was chosen as chairman as Canada shows heightened interest in social and industrial issues. The office, linked to the League of Nations, operates under 12 government representatives to promote higher labor standards through international conferences.
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Geneva
Canada
International Labor Office
Germany
Walter Riddel
Riddell
League of Nations
Italy Poised to Attend London Naval Conference
Informed quarters here believe Italy will participate in the naval conference planned for London in December. Although no official statement has been issued, it is understood Italy is unlikely to refuse attendance.
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Rome
Italy
London
Hearst Attacks California Taxes Driving Heirs to New York
Hollywood publisher William Randolph Hearst writes to Hollywood editors noting California income tax and federal levies push his earnings to about 80 to 90 percent in taxes. He predicts many with substantial incomes may relocate and sees potential growth for film industry in states with lower taxes.
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Hollywood
Calif
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Variety
California
New York
Important Measures Edmonton Forecast Debt Relief for Alberta Farms
Premier Aberhart warned against passivity as he outlined impending steps to ease farm debt burdens in Alberta. Speaking at a luncheon in Edmonton, he promised a forthcoming method for farmers to reduce mortgage loads, pledging government actions only with expert advice and urging sympathy and cooperation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
May Repudiate Pacts London
Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal opposition leader, told the House of Commons that Canada’s Ottawa agreements helped defeat Prime Minister Bennett. He argued the 1932 Ottawa imperial conference accords sparked unrest and were seen as building a closed British Empire.
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London
Herbert Samuel
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Ottawa
Canada
Herbert
Plot Uncovered in Kiev as Anti Soviet Ring Arrested
Soviet authorities disclose that police in Kiev uncovered a major counter revolution plot aimed at disrupting rail traffic in parts of Russia. Twenty arrests at Kiev target followers of Leon Trotzky. Accused before the Kharkov tribunal for sabotaging the already crippled Soviet communications system.
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Moscow
Kiev
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Kharkov
Soviet Union
May Be Candidate London Sir Malcolm Campbell Seeks Seat
Sir Malcolm Campbell the racing driver informed the Deptford Conservative Association he is willing to stand as a general election candidate for the division replacing Denis Hanley who is retiring. Arthur Roy Ducross, son of Sir Arthur Ducross, is named to stand for Carnarvon against David Lloyd George. Ducross, barely 23, is an Oxford graduate and will be admitted to the bar in January.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Deptford
Denis Hanley
Arthur Roy Ducross
Arthur Ducross
Carnarvon
David Lloyd George
Ducross
Oxford
Sanctions Approved by Durban Meeting Over Ethiopia War
A Durban city hall gathering of 800 people approved three resolutions to pressure Italy in Ethiopia. The measures urge the government to halt meat exports to the Italian army cancel the Italian shipping subsidy and expand further sanctions within their power.
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Durban
Union of South Africa
Italy
Ethiopia
Watch Presented to Longtime Edmonton Truck Driver
The Alberta Motor Association honored Alex Williamson, a Edmonton based truck driver, for driving 273 000 miles on the Edmonton Calgary highway without an accident as directors presented a watch in recognition.
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Edmonton
Alex Williamson
Calgary
Alberta Motor Association
British foreign secretary calls for peaceful settlement in Italo-Ethiopian crisis
Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons Britain will not act alone against Italy and sanctions will be economic, not military. He urged renewed peace efforts, warned against closing the Suez canal, and emphasized the league as a tool for peace and removing causes of war. Attlee and Samuel criticized government policy, signaling an international issues driven election.
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London
Samuel Hoare
Great Britain
East Africa
Samuel
House of Commons
Italy
League
Europe
Britain
Geneva
Suez Canal
Sir Samuel
Clement Richard Attlee
Labor
Herbert Samuel
Mussolinis
Commons
Arctic Route Moscow Opens Practical Northern Sea Route
Otto Schmidt head of the Soviet northern sea route department reported to Joseph Stalin that steam navigation from Europe to the far east via the Arctic Ocean has been put on a practical basis.
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Moscow
Europe
Far East
Arctic Ocean
Otto Schmidt
Northern Sea Route Department
Joseph Stalin
St Lawrence Waterways Treaty Fate After Ottawa Change
Ottawa notes the St Lawrence waterways treaty with Washington remains stalled until the U S Senate approves by two thirds. A Liberal led ministry under King would face ratification or defeat in parliament, with opposition from Premier Hepburn of Ontario and Premier Taschereau of Quebec.
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Ottawa
Bennett
King
St. Lawrence Waterways
Washington
Senate
Hepburn
Ontario
Taschereau
Quebec
Cost Of War in Italy Gold Losss
Bank of International Settlements data to the League of Nations show Italy lost 206 million lira in gold in the first ten days of October. If this pace continued experts estimate over 453 million lira withdrawn, exceeding 10 percent of Italy’s gold reserves by late September.
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Geneva
Bank of International Settlements
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Bank of Italy
Martinetti Joins East African Troops as Captain
Dr. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti renowned as Italy’s Futurist founder sailed to East Africa to join troops as a captain. Military circles note his valor medals yet he is better known as a bold artist and poet.
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Rome
Filippo Tommaso Martinetti
Italy
East Africa
Martinetti
Young Actor Freddy Bartholomew Becomes Ward in Court
In Los Angeles 11 year old actor Freddy Bartholomew was made legal ward of his aunt Miss Myliicent Mary Bartholomew in a superior court hearing. Attorney Felix Cunningham noted Freddy’s views on truth telling and consequences of lying as he testified. Freddy’s English-born parents opposed guardianship while Bartholomew claimed eight years of exclusive care and custody and a Hollywood work contract worth $1,000 weekly for 40 weeks per year.
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Los Angeles
Freddy Bartholomew
Myliicent Mary Bartholomew
Freddy
Cecil Llewellyn
England
Bartholomew
Hollywood
Earls tribute highlights Canada Britain ties and leaders
London authorities report the Earl of Bessborough praising Canadian goodwill at a Canadian club dinner. He extols Prime Minister Bennett and Prime Minister-elect Mackenzie King and recalls the Ottawa imperial conference ideas for civil servant exchanges.
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London
Earl of Bessborough
Canadian Club
Great Britain
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Baldwin
Ottawa
Whitehall
Bessborough
London Invites Nations to Naval Conference in December
Britain invites the United States Japan France and Italy to a London naval conference set for December 2 to replace expiring 1936 arms treaties. Washington accepts, Paris signals acceptance, Tokyo voices doubt about parity, and Britain plans ambassadors and expert delegates to frame the agenda.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
France
Italy
Bolton Eyres-Mansell
The
Admiralty
Washington
Paris
Francos Pietri
State Department
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Italy Withdraws Troops From Libya Amid War Tension
Italy orders the withdrawal of one division from Libya while asserting it aims at goodwill toward Britain. A government spokesman calls Mussolini's move a major contribution to peace, though Italo Ethiopians remain unresolved. The Sannio sails from Naples to Libya to move contingents. Tigre province in Ethiopia is formally annexed as de Bono's forces advance.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Libya
Geneva
Egypt
Britain
Sannio
Naples
Metauro
Mussolini
Europe
East Africa
League of Nations
Tigre
Ethiopia
Emilio de Bono
MacDonald to Run For Parliament in Seaham Again
J Ramsay MacDonald, lord president of the council, will again seek a seat in Parliament at Seaham the announcement said. The move ends rumors he would accept a peerage or contest another constituency. Seaham is a Labour stronghold. MacDonald won it by about 6000 votes in 1931 after forming a national government and leaving the Labor Party.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Seaham
MacDonald
Labor
Burglars Nabbed at Winnipeg Confectionery Jinx
South Winnipeg confectionery held two burglars after a 2 a m break in and four hours later police arrested two more found packing stolen goods. The door was repaired following the incidents.
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Winnipeg
Cancer Expert Bloodgood Dies in Baltimore
Joseph C. Bloodgood renowned cancer specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital died suddenly at his Baltimore home from coronary thrombosis.
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Baltimore
Joseph C. Bloodgood
Jonas Hopkins Hospital
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