German Policy Defended in House of Lords Debate
In a Lords debate on treaty revision the Marquess of Lothian and Viscount Esher urged a controlled nap policy for Germany, arguing for a peaceful path to revise frontiers and a place for Germany in world affairs. Earl Stanhope warned frontier changes provoke disputes without greater Franco-British trust.
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House OF Lords
London
Marquess of Lothian
Viscount Esher
Lord Davies
League of Nations
Lord Lothian
Germany
Rhine
Austria
France
Britain
Japan
Earl Stanhope
Earl
Lord Stanhope
Pictures Of Quintuplets Grace 1936 Calendars
A year 1936 calendar line will feature a million pictures of the Dionne quintuplets under a pact involving Joseph Sedgwick of Ontario’s attorney general department. A large U S lithographing firm holds the copyright to the babies’ photographs, with royalties possibly totaling 35000 dollars to fund the quintuplets’ fund. Canadian agents will hold rights in Canada.
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Toronto
Joseph Sedgwick
Ontario Attorney-General’s Department
United States
Sedgwick
Board of Guardians
Diannes
Canada
Prohibition of Importation of Buchan Books
The Department of National Revenue notified customs collectors that importation of John Buchan's two books, Prester John and Salute to Adventure, is prohibited at the publishers' request under Canadian copyright law to prevent copies printed abroad from entering Canada. Canada’s governor-general designate, Buchan, is noted in the report.
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Ottawa
Department of National Revenue
John Buchan
Canada
Prester
John
Relief Cut for Man in $20,000 House with Butler
Toronto controller Sam McBride reported at a board meeting that a man living in a $20,000 house with a butler had been receiving relief. Welfare Commissioner A. W. Laver said the man, who had lived in the country and given a wrong address, was removed from relief.
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Toronto
Sam McBride
Board of Control
A. W. Laver
General seeding to spread across southern Alberta in days
Wind favorable and moisture good set the stage for widespread seeding from Red Deer to the border within days, the latest in 14 years. Farmers expect wheat to resist weeds and grasshoppers, with a notable rise in coarse grain and feed crop acreage, especially oats. Some southern districts report 10 to 20 percent seeding. from Red Deer to Peace River little ground is in yet work is starting at a few points.
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Calgary
Alberta
Red Deer
Calgary Herald
Peace River
Herald
Britain Not Worrying London Over German Naval Build Up
Britain says it will not be stirred by Germany's U boat construction while pressing ahead with Anglo German naval talks. Chancellor Hitler is to present foreign policy plans around May 15 with Joachim von Ribbentrop leading Germany's delegation. The cabinet will consider three response options including a protest, Geneva intervention, or consultations with France and Italy per Stresa accords.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Berlin
Geneva
France
Italy
Montreal Liquor Conspiracy Charges Dropped
Charges against residents of the Maritime provinces for conspiracy to defraud the Dominion government of 5 million dollars through liquor smuggling were dropped due to doubt of territorial jurisdiction and cost. Eight men remain on similar charges as a preliminary hearing continues. Defendants include the Bronfman brothers Sam Allan Harry and Abe, Barney Aaron, F. S. Blair, James Crankshaw of Montreal, and William Yule of Halifax.
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Montreal
Maritime Provinces
J. J. Penverne
K.C
Bronfman Brothers
Sam, Allan
Harry
Abe
Barney Aaron
F. S. Blair
James Crankshaw
William Yule
Halifax
Prince of Wales to Lead Jubilee Celebrations for King's Reign
London highlights the Prince of Wales in a major role for jubilee events marking 25 years of King George V. The official program opens with an appeal from Edward P. urging support for King George's Jubilee Trust which seeks about 20 million dollars to aid young Britain and steady youth through difficult days.
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London
Prince of Wales
Edward P
Britain
Not Closing Camps Near Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario lands and forests minister Peter Heenan said relief camps near Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie are not being closed. He noted many men including settlers will be released until Ottawa clarifies its contribution to trans Canada highway works.
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Toronto
Ontario
Sudbury
Sault Ste. Marie
Peter Heenan
Ottawa
Scarcity of Small Change Amid Mexican Coin Reform
The Bank of Mexico has issued 800 million new copper pesos while silver money is retired under a government decree. Businesses report a growing shortage of small change as copper coins circulate and silver is withdrawn from circulation.
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Mexico, D. F
Bank of Mexico
Germany's Naval Plans and Secrecy Under Hitler
Berlin reports indicate Hitler plans to use naval re armament to keep leverage in arms talks. Officials deny submarines exist while secrecy surrounds Germany's naval construction. Foreign experts doubt hidden subs, noting coastlines render concealment impractical.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
British foreign policy sketch shown to dominion leaders
Prime Minister Ram say MacDonald and Sir John Simon briefed Canadian Australian South African and New Zealand leaders in an informal Commons gathering. The session reviewed February talks with France, the German conscription move, Berlin visits, Stresa, Geneva League council, and UK policy. Several ministers attended and dominion premiers asked for information.
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London
R. B. Bennett
Dominions
Ramsay MacDonald
John Simon
Foreign Office
Commons
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
England
MacDonald
Sir John Simon
Mr. MacDonald
Sir John
Stanley Baldwin
Council
Neville Chamberlain
J. H. Thomas
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Berlin
League Council
Geneva
United Kingdom
Death toll rises from dust storms across U S regions
Red Cross officials estimate at least 20 deaths in two weeks as dust bowl diseases surge in Colorado Oklahoma and Kansas. Nine deaths in Baca County Colorado five in the Oklahoma panhandle and six in southwestern Kansas plus a 10th belt death. Emergency patients increase as clouds of silt spread to New Mexico Texas and Colorado. Five year old James Waite died from a lung illness aggravated by dust.
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Springfield
Colo
Red Cross
United States
Albert Evans
Liberal
Kas
Baca County
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
James Waite
Kidnapping Charge Ties to Dutch Nazi Expatriation Case
Police press the Gutzeit kidnapping as a separate case from the deportation of Major Witte a German Nazi propagandist expelled from the Netherlands. Authorities deny links to the alleged Enschede border crossing incident. Witte recrossed into Germany on April 22 after leading the Amsterdam Nazi bureau for over a year.
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The
Hague
Gutzeit
Major Witte
Netherlands
Enschede
Germany
J. R. H. van Schaik
Amsterdam
Wisconsin convict leaps to death on Michigan Central train
William O. Reeves a 64 year old convict from Waupun Wisconsin evaded guards aboard a Michigan and Central Railway train near Chatham Ontario and leaped from the moving car rather than face trial for forgery. His body was found on the tracks near Arlington Massachusetts while being transported from Wisconsin state prison.
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Ridgetown
Ont
William O. Reeves
Waupun
Wis
Michigan and Central Railway
Arlington
Mass
Wisconsin State
Reeves
A E. Ryan
Chatham
Canada ready to enter reciprocal trade talks with United States
Ottawa reports Canada's stand on post hearings reciprocal trade negotiations with the United States is practically decided. Officials will not release the basis for discussion, and no developments are expected for weeks. Minister to Washington W. D. Herridge has been consulting with trade and tariff experts. No official comment available.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Washington
W. D. Herridge
University of Toronto Receives Gift for Obstetrics Scholarship
President H J Cody announces the board has accepted a $3000 gift from Dr W B Hendry and Mrs Hendry to establish a scholarship in obstetrics and gynecology in memory of their late son William John Hendry who graduated as gold medalist in medicine in 1933.
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Toronto
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
Board of Governors
W. B. Hendry
Reduction of insurance rates for Hudson Bay route
Ottawa reports a 25 percent cut in extra premium for vessels insured into the Hudson Bay route for the 1935 season. The discount applies to suspension of the warranty and is higher for ships with gyro compasses. The committee praises navigational aids and the government vessels N.B. McLean and Ocean Eagle for enabling a relatively safe 1934 season.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Imperial Shipping Committee
London
Hudson Strait
N.B. McLean
Ocean Eagle
Churchill
Regret over House military testimony disclosures roils Roosevelts White House
Washington reports Brigadier Generals Andrews Kilbourne and McSwain testified on war plans and liberty of executive session records. McSwain pledges no future disclosures that affect foreign relations while defending proximity to Canadian borders and comparing forts to Belgian border defenses.
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Canada
South
F. M. Andrews
General Headquarters Air Force
Charles E. Kilbourne
Great Lakes
McSwain
Belgium
Saskatoon Dean Elected President of Technical Agriculturists
Dean A M Shaw of the University of Saskatchewan faculty of agriculture is elected president of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. Other officers include W H Britain as vice president and M F N Savoie as secretary. The group will assume duties after the Edmonton convention June 24 to 27 with Sir Francis Froud, UK high commissioner, to speak on The Agricultural Situation in Great Britain.
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Ottawa
A. M. Shaw
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
W. H. Britain
McGill University
Macdonald College
M. F. N. Savoie
Department of Agriculture
Quebec
H. G. Crawford
Polar Flight plan eyed by Sir Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert Wilkins, famed polar explorer, interviews air pilots in Toronto to select two to join him and Lincoln Ellsworth on a possible non-stop 2900 mile Antarctic flight. The expedition aims to depart the United States in October and Wilkins will visit Winnipeg for further talks.
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Toronto
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctica
United States
Sir Hubert
Winnipeg
Quebec Prisons to Free Hundreds on Jubilee
Officials estimate 300 to 400 inmates in Quebec jails will be released as part of a general sentence reduction tied to the silver jubilee of King George. The measure is organized by the Prisoners' Aid and Welfare Association.
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Montreal
Quebec
King George
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Dionne
Jubilee Trust
Thefuehrer
Reich
Sidney M. Berry
Free Church Council of
England and Wales
St. Paul's Cathedral
Wisconsin
U.S
H. B
John McSwain
Roosevelt
House Military Committee
Technical Agriculturists
Dean Shaw
Saskatchewan
Uni
Versity
Wilkins
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