Bank Act Sets Maximum Interest Rate at Seven Percent
Ottawa officials confirm seven percent is the maximum interest under amendments to the Bank Act. Hon E N Rhodes states banks charging higher rates face fines up to 500 dollars and officers may be fined up to 100 dollars on summary conviction. He notes debate over keeping or repealing the cap and cites mixed views from the Macmillan commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
House of Commons
Bankes
Great Britain
Canada’s Export Wheat Quota for 1934 35
Ottawa reports the 1934 35 export quota may reach about 260 million bushels, using 1931 32 33 acreages and 10 year yields. After a proposed 15 percent acreage cut and domestic use of 117 million bushels, the remaining export capacity would be about 263 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Cromie Advocates Psychology Over Revolution Abroad
Robert Cromie editor of the Vancouver Sun urged psychology as the best tool for world adjustment during a National Press club luncheon in his honor after his tour of Italy Russia Germany and China. He also congratulated leaders on efforts to speed these adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Cromie
The
Vancouver Sun
National Press Club
Italy
Russia
Germany
China
Canadian Destroyers Visit Port of Spain
Four Canadian destroyers paid a surprise call at Port of Spain Trinidad. A rating was rushed to hospital with a broken leg during the visit. The injured man was Petty Officer C Blakey of Esquimalt, 28, hurt while boarding a train on shore leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Spain
Trinidad
C. Blakey
Esquimalt
Blakey
New Territorial Force For Erin Dublin Revealed
The ministry of defence announced a new territorial force to be established in the Irish Free State. Members will wear uniforms modeled after the famous Irish brigade. Roger Casement, later hanged for treason, had attempted to form in Germany for the 2016 Irish rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Free State
Ministry of Defence
Roger Casement
Germany
London Debates Over Ceylon Constitution Spark Strain
In the house of commons the Ceylon constitution debate opened with Sir Henry Page-Croft opposing the plan and calling for a on-the-spot inquiry. Malcolm Macdonald defended the new autocratic style of governance, while Sir Henry and Sir Nairne Sanderson warned against surrender and weakness in imperial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ceylon
House of Commons
India
Henry Page-Croft
Sir Henry
Malcolm Macdonald
Nairne Sanderson
Mystery Death Tale Turns Friendly Indian Revealed
Moccasin Telegraph reports a distorted death story of Gasgana a Chippewa tied to a stake to prevent harming his family in a fit of insanity. Sergeant Rose of the RCMP investigated rumors in Lac Du Brochet Saskatchewan determining the Indian died of natural causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Gasgana
Percy Rose
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lac du Brochet
Saskatchewan
Nitrate Shipments Rally in 1934 Versus 1933
Canal zone shippers note a sharp rise in Chilean nitrate exports to Europe this year, a 700 percent increase over 1933. Officials say the shipments go to agriculture, while observers speculate about a munition use. January figures show 2388 tons in 1933 versus 146167 tons in 1934, and February totals reach 33259 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Europe
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Vancouver Mayor approves tag day for striking loggers
Vancouver Mayor L. D. Taylor grants permission for striking British Columbia loggers to hold a tag day. The mayor criticizes the unemployment driven scheme as a racket and urges its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
L. D. Taylor
British Columbia
Van
Japanese Air Disaster Near Heijo Kills Five
Heavy fog caused two naval planes to crash into a mountainside near Heijo. Five Japanese flyers were killed, raising the death toll to twelve in a recent spate of army and navy air disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Heijo
Asahi
Discipline In Jails Edmonton
In the Alberta legislature minister of public works C L McPherson defended strict discipline in provincial jails. He rejected brutal treatment but warned riots and deaths could occur without firm control. He cited Fort Saskatchewan figures showing 91 of 3 463 prisoners faced solitary confinement over two years averaging 2.1 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
C. L. McPherson
Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan
New Chapter Opens in Stavinsky Case Bloodshed Links to Spy Tale
Paris reports a new phase in the Stavinsky bond swindle case as Judge Albert Prince is found mutilated on a Dijon railroad track. Police explore the spy angle with rumors that Serge Stavinsky acted as an international agent selling German secrets, amid the Bayonne pawnshop collapse and political upheaval in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Serge Stavisky
Stavisky
Albert Prince
Dijon
Janey
Alex” Stavisky
Germany
Bayonne
Chamonix
Prince
Court of Appeal
Death of Sybil Brassey Remembers Sunbeam Voyages
Sybil Brassey countess and second wife of Earl Brassey died in London at 75. She joined Lord Brassey on the Sunbeam to Australia in 1895 during hisVictoria governorship and returned aboard the yacht in 1900. She was stepmother to Lady Willingdon, wife of Canada’s former governor-general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl Brassey
Sybil
Countess Brassey
Lady Brassey
Lord Brassey
Australia
Victoria
Lady Willingdon
Canada
Praise for Newspapers as a World Embracing Education
Dr. R. W. Boyle of the National Research Council lauded newspapers in an Ottawa speech calling them a veritable university. He praised the press for growing idealism accuracy honor truth and fairness over years of observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. W. Boyle
National Research Council
Land Settlement Plan Moves to Aid Saskatchewan Settlers
The Saskatchewan government will launch a large scale land settlement scheme with railway companies and cities. Settlers take up raw land with a four year payment free period. Partially improved land has a two year payment free term. Railroads offer passenger rate concessions. Mayors of Regina Saskatoon North Battleford Moose Jaw Swift Current Prince Albert Weyburn endorse the plan. Regina has begun aligning with the proposal. Relief recipients may apply and be reviewed for government approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Prince Albert
Weyburn
Regina Relief Board
Washington debate on 30 hour week faces NRA route
Hugh S Johnson told a House committee he doubts a universal 30 hour week can apply to US industry. Gerard Swope of General Electric and Johnson urged slower, code driven hour reductions via NRA rather than a single sweeping bill. Johnson vowed to push further cuts as business improves, in two or three steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
House of Representatives
United States
Labor Committee
Gerard Swope
General Electric
William Connery
Swope
N.R.A
Johnson
Roosevelt Drives War on Bootleggers with Stamp Tax
President Roosevelt backs a nationwide crackdown on bootleggers and high liquor prices using a new stamp tax. All liquor containers must display a stamp, backed by an extensive inspection system. Illicit use or nonuse carries long prison terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Treasury
Dollfuss Seizes Socialist Press to Shape Working Class Hope
Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss moved to organize new life for Austrian workers by placing the director of the official news agency in charge of the seized Socialist party publishing house. The Arbeiter Zeitung will be rebuilt to reflect the government's Christian conviction, presenting the state as friend and protector of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolfuss
Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Socialist Party
Arbeiter Seizung
New Times
Germany Backs British Plan for Disarmament
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler agreed in principle to a British disarmament memorandum after a cordial talk with Capt. Anthony Eden at the British embassy. The discussion touched on delaying action on air forces for two years and whether Mussolini will join a London Berlin front against Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Herr Hitler
Capt. Eden
Mussolini
Italy
London
Paris
Eden
Hitler
Streamlined Steam Locomotive Unveiled in Ottawa
A new streamline steam locomotive model was built at the National Research laboratories to cut air resistance by 35 percent and lift smoke away from the stack clear of the cab. Details were in the National Research Council report tabled in the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
National Research Laboratories
National Research Council
House of Commons
Trade Treaty Sought Between Canada and U S
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Bennett read to the house a statement from U S Secretary Cordell Hull expressing hope for early steps toward completing a reciprocal trade agreement with Canada. Hull noted U S Canada trade is large and seeks to restore normal commodity flows benefiting both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Cordell Hull
Manitoba debate push for inquiry into livestock price spreads
In the Manitoba legislature, Dr. J. A. Munn urges an inquiry into price spreads between producers and consumers. Minister D. G. McKenzie supports the resolution, noting dangers from packer direct buying and that public markets protect producers amid packer control of hog production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
D. G. McKenzie
J. A. Munn
Dufferin
Munn
Canada
Burial Of Belgian King Albert Ends With Courtly Pomp
The king Albert lies in the crypt near Laeken after a grand burial. Tens of thousands of Belgian veterans filed past the coffin as part of a national tribute. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Astrid stayed at Laeken Castle while Crown Prince Leopold and Prince Charles walked behind the bier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Albert
Laeken Royal Castle
Kaiser Wilhelm
Elizabeth
Astrid
Laeken Castle
Crown Prince
Leopold
Charles
Pass Liquor Amendment Advances Interprovincial Beer Shipments
A bill amending the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act to allow interprovincial beer shipments to agencies other than liquor commissions, if they have legal authority to sell intoxicating liquor, passed third reading in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Feed shortage hits Ontario livestock across counties
Ontario department of agriculture reports widespread suffering among livestock due to a severe feed shortage. Feed grains are especially scarce, while hay and roughage remain adequate in most areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Women's Franchise Defeated in Quebec Assembly Vote
The Quebec legislative assembly rejected a measure extending provincial voting rights to women by a 52 to 25 vote. Supporters urged reform while opponents argued against extending suffrage in provincial elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Toronto Votes On Daylight Saving Window Proposal
A Toronto proposal recommends adopting daylight saving from April 29 to September 29 to extend evening daylight hours and curb energy use. The plan targets urban residents and businesses seeking aligned schedules with regional practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erin
Sir Nairne
B.C
Hoe
T. McPherson
Stavinsky
Brassey In
U.S
Streamline Steam Locomotive
Heimwehr
Ontario
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!