Italians roar approval of Mussolini war program
Crowds in Rome shout support for Italy's African policy at Colonna and Venezia squares. Orazio Orazi warns Italy will be ready for war against blacks yellows and, if necessary, blondes. Authorities guard foreign legations as demonstrations remain orderly. Norman Davis predicts League of Nations fosters peace.
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Rome
Ethiopia
Colonna
Venezia
Benito Mussolini
Orazio Orazi
Italy
Japan
Orazi
Britain
Washington
Norman Davis
United States
League of Nations
Davis
France
League
England
Canada’s Rosamond Archibald Heads to Oxford Congress
Miss Rosamond GeWolfe Archibald of Wolfville Nova Scotia will represent Canada on the international relations committee at the Congress of Education in Oxford August 10 to 17. An authority on English she will speak on her teaching methods at Horton Academy and help launch a world wide Goodwill Day essay contest in 1936. She previously represented Canada at the National Council of Teachers of English meeting in Washington last fall.
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Wolfville
N.S
Rosamond GeWolfe Archibald
England
Canada
Congress of Education
Oxford
Archibald
Horton Academy
National Council of Teachers of English
Washington
Plan Approved for Ottawa Dairy Cheese Marketing Scheme
Ottawa approves the dairy products marketing equalization scheme to aid cheese production and stabilize milk prices for cheese manufacture. A parliamentary fund will pay, based on cheese quantity, to offset revenue differences and support the dairy industry in the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Ontario Premier Hepburn and Vancouver Mayor to Aid Alberta Campaign
Calgary Liberal officials say Premier Mitchell F Hepburn of Ontario and Mayor G G McGeer of Vancouver will likely participate in Alberta election campaigning. No firm plans are set, but extended speaking tours across the province are expected.
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Calgary
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
G. G. MccGeer
Vancouver
Alberta
Liberal Party
Hungary Faces Prolonged Drought Hit on Farms
Hungarian drought in Budapest area has persisted for about two months. Heavy losses from dry spell early frosts and hail amount to nearly 20 million dollars, with only timely rains seen as salvation.
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Budapest
Japan ready for separate naval pact with Britain
Tokyo signals willingness to pursue a separate naval treaty with Great Britain similar to the German accord, as a naval office spokesman indicated in an interview with Havas.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Naval Office
Havas
Issue Of Peace And War London
Britain and France urge the League of Nations to address the Italy Ethiopia dispute directly. Mussolini has not clarified demands on Ethiopia. Sir Samuel Hoare says the council must act on merits, while Britain offers cooperation with the United States to preserve peace.
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London
Britain
France
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Briish
Mussolini
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
League Council
United States
Wants Action Edmonton Flood Crisis Sparks March Plan
L A Giroux Liberal candidate for Grouard warns northern residents will march on Edmonton unless the flood situation is eased. He demands direct government action not telegrams and Ottawa talks. He calls for dredging the Lesser Slave Lake mouth sand bank and straightening 11 bends at the Lesser Slave River. engineers in 1930 estimated the river could be reshaped for $9,000.
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Edmonton
L. A. Giroux
Grouard
Ottawa
Lesser Slave Lake
Lesser Slave River
Giroux
Plan to Start Shortly for Young Offenders in Canada
Ottawa plans a borstal style program for youths under 21 in Canadian prisons. Changes for segregation are under way. Kingston penitentiary may reuse old women’s buildings, and Laval penitentiary at St Vincent de Paul is expected to be used. The system combines mental moral physical and industrial training.
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Ottawa
Kingston Penitentiary
St. Vincent de Pvul
Laval
British Columbia Presses for National Trade Policy Redress
The Economic Council reports to Premier Pattullo urges a national policy or compensation to offset BC’s trading disadvantage. It cites BC buys most manufactured goods from eastern factories and sells primary exports worldwide, with tariff protection harming BC producers and increasing debt. The study calls for parity with eastern manufacturers or suitable compensation.
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Victoria
British Columbia
The
Economic Council
T. D. Pattullo
W. A. Carrothers
Council
Canada
Traveler Haliburton Fits Elephant Entry Test at Gran San Bernardo
American author Richard Haliburton attempting to emulate Hannibal by crossing the Alps on an elephant faced a 50 percent deposit requirement at Gran San Bernardo frontier. He retrieved funds in Lucerne to satisfy the customs, then needed a veterinarian to certify the elephant’s sanitary qualifications before Italy entry.
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Rome
Richard Haliburton
Hannibal
Italy
Alps
Gran San Bernardo
Haliburton
Lucerne
Switzerland
pastor Ralph Connor Returns to Canada from Antipodes
The Rev. Charles W. Gordon of Winnipeg better known as Ralph Connor is pictured as he arrives back in Canada aboard the Niagara after a visit to the Antipodes.
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Charles W. Gordon
Winnipeg
Ralph Connor
Canada
Niagara
Royal commission urged to survey government spending
A. O. Dawson of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce called for a royal commission to review all government expenditures to identify curtailment opportunities. He noted Western municipalities balancing budgets and declines in Dominion and provincial spending from 1931 34 and 1933 34 respectively.
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Saint John
N.B
A. O. Dawson
Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Saint John Board of Trade
Canada
Dominion
Dawson
Voters List Finalized for Federal Election
Col. John Thompson announces federal election voters lists will be completed by August 15. After revision they are printed at ten ridings daily, listing about 6,000,000 eligible voters, an increase of 250,000 from last year.
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Ottawa
Col
John Thompson
Dominion
Government
Veteran Montreal Printer Isaac Glennon Dies at 79
Isaac Glennon, a veteran Montreal printer aged 79, died suddenly last week. He was well known in Montreal and western Canada, went to western Canada 25 years ago, and resided at the Pas Manitoba before returning to the city.
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Montreal
Isaac Glennon
Canada
Western Canada
The
Pas
Man
Pickrell Chosen for Olympics Shooting Team
Constable R G Pickrell of the Canadian National Railways police in Winnipeg was chosen to represent Canada and the British Empire in the Rome Olympic shooting matches. He previously injured his wrist at Bisley yet nearly won the Bisley pistol championship by a single point. He won the Scottish pistol match at St Andrews with 97 of 100 last month.
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Montreal
R. G. Pickrell
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Canada
British Empire
Rome
Lon
Pickrell
Bisley
St. Andrews
Scotland
Ottawa Penitentiary Officials Deny Letter Withholding
Penitentiary officials in Ottawa say they had no knowledge of any alleged withholding of letters from Norman Red Ryan during his incarceration at Kingston penitentiary. The claim emerged as part of a broader inquiry into prisoners’ communications.
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Ottawa
Norman “Red” Ryan
Kingston Penitentiary
Higher Duty On Jap Goods
Ottawa imposes a 33 1 3 percent ad valorem surtax on all imports from Japan effective August 5, with goods in transit exempt. The move mirrors Japan's 50 cent surcharge on Canadian goods and targets lumber pulp and paper while excluding nickel lead and zinc.
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Ottawa
Canada
Japan
Oriental Kingdom
Veterans of 1885 Rebellion Attend Saskatoon Exhibition
Representatives of both sides of the historic 1885 rebellion gathered at the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition. Mayor Pinder introduced the veterans on the grand stand for a daylong reunion. Attendees traveled from Regina Brandon and other western points, with Victoria, B C among them.
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Saskatoon
Western Canada
Pinder
S85
Saskatchewan
Regina
Brandon
Victoria
B.C
Fixed price proposal for wheat crop discussed in Saskatoon meeting
At a Saskatchewan provincial conference session, wheat dominated talks with a push for a $1.06 per bushel minimum price for the current crop. A proposed legislation would tax storage at 1 percent per month for farmers and allow holding grain for self use. Aimed at aligning farmer charges with elevator practices, the plan seeks orderly marketing and stronger ties with overseas buyers.
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Saskatoon
Provincial Conference of Cooperative Trading Associations
A. F. Sproule
la Fleche
Gegee Bickerton
U.F.C
Co-Operative Society
University of Saskatchewan
W. B. Francis
Sproule
Wheat Pool
Batoche Anniversary Recounts Riel Rebellion History
A Batoche celebration recalls Louis Riel’s 1885 stand and the 1875 settlement rise. W A Boucher notes Batoche history and the first North West Territory school. About 1 000 visitors attend mass and a sports day with a government banquet.
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Riel
Louis Riel
Regina
Saskatchewan
Middleton
Batoche
Batoche Catholic
Robert
Father Boucher
St Louis
Domnich
W. A. Boucher
St. Louis
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Father Moulin
North West Territories
Floods in China Cause Massive Death and Homelessness
The Hankow Red Cross says 30,000 bodies have been recovered from floods along the Han and Yangtze near Hankow. Central and northern China face widespread devastation as Yellow river floods cover tens of thousands of square miles in Shantung. Governor Han Fu Chu reports nearly 5,000,000 homeless in Shantung with Hopei Henan and Shensi also hit. Authorities warn total losses remain incalculable.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Red Cross Society
Yangtze
China
Shantung
Han Fu Chu
Nanking
Hopei
Henan
Shensi
Expect Big Reduction in U S Spring Wheat Crop
Black rust shroud the spring wheat belt as observers forecast a 50 percent reduction in the domestic crop. Persistent rust attack and hot humid weather forced authorities to cut the originally estimated yield of 273,000,000 bushels in half.
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St. Paul
Minn
United States
Repair Liner Niagara Near Canada Dock Repairs
The Canadian Australian liner Niagara damaged July 17 in a collision with the freighter King Egbert is in Esquimalt dry dock for repairs and expected to resume voyage within a few days. J J Forster, CP Railway passenger agent, announced the update.
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Vancouver
Niagara
King Egbert
Australia
Esquimalt
J. J. Forster
Pasenger
Canadian Pacific Railway
Gandhi Through Calgary Says Gandhi Passed Its Political Era
Theosophical Society lecturer C Jinaradasa of Madras India declares Mahatma Gandhi finished as a political agitator. He states Gandhi has petered out and is politically out of commission, having stirred antagonisms between peoples which are now ended.
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Calgary
Mahatma Ghandi
C. Jinaradasa
Theosophical Society
Madras
India
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Hepburn
Hungary
North
Groux
C.N. Police
Don
Mildenhall
Duxford
Red Cross
Ghandi
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