Income tax probe targets unregistered shares in Canada
The Dominion government runs an income tax investigation into unregistered shares and bearer warrants in large Canadian industries. The probe covers 15 to 20 years and aims to recover unpaid taxes from wealthy individuals. London district inspector George Tambling leads the local work with no public inquiry planned.
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London
Ont
Dominion
Federal Treasury
Income Tax Department
Canada
George Tambling
Spencer
John Cowan
Wll
Express Rate Reductions in Canada Effective Sept 2
The Express Traffic Association of Canada announces long haul express rates on all railway express lines are reduced by more than 20 percent beginning September 2. Prior package limits of 15 pounds and under had seen reductions, prompting many shippers to split larger consignments, boosting packaging costs now eliminated. The new rates on 15 pounds and under will stay in effect.
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Montreal
Canada
Express Traffic Association of Canada
Ontario to distribute relief funds to municipalities
Ontario minister of welfare David A. Croll said after September 1 municipalities will receive lump sum relief payments scaled to their ability to pay and the number of people on relief, as they assume responsibility for their own relief administration.
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Toronto
Ontario
David A. Croll
Lenin Body Preservation Could Last Century, Scientist Says
Prof Boris Zbarsky and colleague Prof Vladimir Petrovich assert the embalm ing method used on Lenin 11 years ago may keep his remains preserved for a hundred years. They report satisfaction with the secret process and its results.
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Moscow
Boris Zbarsky
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Vladimir Petrovich
Canada Delegation Vows War Only For Peace
Prime Minister Bennett told the Ottawa delegation to the League of Nations that Canada will back peace. Members were informed the only war they are interested in is the war for peace. The remarks frame Canada’s stance at the international assembly.
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Ottawa
League of Nations Assembly
Bennett
Plague Toll in China Reported Near 78 Deaths
A foreign advisory note reports bubonic plague in Peking and Manchoukuo with 78 lives lost to date, as officials monitor the outbreak and advise precautionary measures.
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Peking
China
Central Manchoukuo
Mint book fetches record price amid secrecy
The manuscript by Aircraftman Poss, using the alias Ross, is described as extremely critical of living figures and British institutions. Doubleday, Doran will print, two copies sent to Washington for copyright, ten kept for sale, though market interest at five hundred thousand five hundred dollars is doubtful.
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England
Lawrence
Doubleday
Doran and Co
Washington
Plan Brought Results New York Policy Enforced
New York’s work or go to jail plan for relief recipients yielded rapid results in its first test. Observers noted welfare applicants taking WPA jobs at about one per minute in some offices, with around 5000 laborers moved from relief to work in a single day. Officials said lines formed as offices opened for $55 monthly relief roles, and an edict warned that those refusing work would be cut off and possibly prosecuted for failure to support their families.
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New York
Works Progress Administration
Britain Protests Moscow Over Communist Speech
Great Britain protested in Moscow via Viscount Chilston on August 19 against remarks at the third international congress. Georgi Dimitrov, elected to the permanent executive, was reported to say Britain’s national government was paving the way for Fascism and that Communists in England aimed to restore a Labour government to set up a Soviet regime.
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London
Great Britain
Moscow
Viscount Chilston
Georgi Dimitrov
Britain
England
Major Douglas to Visit Calgary for Social Credit Advice
Major C. H. Douglas founder of Social Credit may arrive in Alberta in September to advise the Aberhart government on its Social Credit system. He cabled Premier William Aberhart that he could leave England in ten days to two weeks. Douglas was appointed financial adviser to the Reid government under a two year contract and will continue with the Aberhart administration.
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Calgary
C. H. Douglas
Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
William Aberhart
England
Douglas
Reid
University of Alberta Reopens as Planned
University of Alberta will reopen September 23 as scheduled, announced by Geoffrey Taylor assistant registrar and spokesman in the absence of Registrar A E Ottewell. Officials say no notification has been received that the college would not reopen on schedule.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
Geoffrey Taylor
A. E. Ottewell
Highway Contract Winnipeg Awarded for 24 Mile Surfacing
The good roads board awarded the asphalt surfacing contract on the 24 mile stretch of the trans Canada highway between Carberry and Brandon to Carter Halls Aldinger Limited for 997,827 dollars, the lowest bid from three submissions.
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Winnipeg
Carberry
Brandon
Good Roads Board
Carter, Halls, Aldinger, Limited
Farm Job Placements Rise After Hepburn Closure Order
Ontario labor reports show over 2,400 unemployed men placed on farms through the work campaign started following Premier Hepburn's order to close hostels. The figure reflects late returns from the department of labor amid ongoing employment efforts.
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Toronto
Ontario Department of Labor
Hepburn
Paderewski To Broadcast Chopin Concert From Villa
Paderewski will perform a 90 minute all Chopin program from his villa in Morges near Lake Geneva on Saturday October 12. The international radiodiffusion is arranged by Societe Roman de Radiodiffusion with American handling on WJZ NBC from 10 30 to 12 noon EST. No other concerts are planned this year as Fritz Kreisler has not agreed to go on air.
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Geneva
Paderewski
Morges
Lausanne
Lake Geneva
Societe Roman de Radiodffusion
WJZ
National Broadcasting Company
E.S.T
Fritz Kreisler
Berlin tragedy and executions cast light on wartime crimes
In Berlin a mother, Charlotte Juenemann, was executed for starving her three children amid wartime hardship while Willy Gehrke was beheaded for robbery. Juenemann had spent funds meant for relief care in cafes and dance halls, and authorities said she could not feed the children. She was the fourth woman executed this year.
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Berlin
Charlotte Juenemann
Willy Gehrke
Frau Juenemann
U.S. Policy 18 To Keep Nation Out Of War
President Roosevelt approves a mandatory embargo policy shifting from Wilson neutrality. The Pittman McReynolds plan requires arms bans during war between powers with a license system for arms export and cabinet oversite. Provisions limit U S ports and ships, impose travel restrictions, and require bonds for vessels near belligerent action.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Pittman-McReynolds
Ellsworth South Polar Expedition Team Arrives for Tests
Lincoln Ellsworth heads to Mato Grosso jungle hunt while Canadian aviators Hollick Kenyon Lymburner Matthews arrive in Montevideo with plans to test expedition planes. Mrs Ellsworth joins the hunt as Ellsworth prepares to join Sir Hubert Wilkins for the Antarctic voyage in October.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Mrs. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Montevideo
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Antarctic
Polar
Recall legislation promised by Alberta Social Credit
William Aberhart pledges new election laws enabling voter recall of legislators who fail to meet pre election promises. The proposed Alberta act may follow American recall models with a plebiscite triggered by a petition and a majority vote could force a new general election.
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Calgary
People of
Alberta
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Canada
Death Toll From Newfoundland Hurricane Reported
Reports from St. John's and scattered villages indicate 40 to 50 lives lost Sunday through the weekend gale. Communications were down, hindering full tally and relief efforts as wrecked ships spread along Newfoundland’s eastern coast and others drifted or vanished at sea.
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St. John’s
Mid
Newfoundland
St. John's
Italy poised for indefinite war effort says sources
Informed sources assert Italy can wage war for an extended period if needed, whether in Africa or Europe, but do not expect a prolonged East Africa campaign. They expect a single massive assault if war occurs, noting a gold reserve around 5 billion lira and about 1 billion lira already spent on East Africa.
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Rome
Italy
Africa
Europe
East Africa
Farm Home Fire Claims Olga Adams and Children
A farm house fire 38 miles west of here on July 31 killed Mrs Olga Adams 22 and her two children George four and Margaret three. The father Lewis 52 suffered burns while fighting the blaze caused by exploding gasoline poured into a lamp.
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Edmonton
Here
Olga Adams
George
Margaret
Lewis
Giant Candle Ordered For Soprano Galli-Curci Arrival
A 75 year old New York artist known for fine scented candles says he received an order to craft a giant candle that will burn for 500 years. The purpose is a gratitude symbol to the saints for Safely guiding soprano Amelita Galli Curci through a throat operation.
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New York
Mme
Amelita Galli-Curci
Japan plans emigration talks with Britain and others
The Daily Herald reports Japan seeks diplomatic negotiations with Great Britain, Holland, and other powers to secure emigration rights in the Far East for several millions of its surplus population.
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London
The
Daily Herald
Great Britain
Holland
Far East
Wheat rust devastates western Canadian crops
Dr. E S Archibald warned western Canada faces about 100 million bushel loss this year from black stem rust. The outbreak, worst since 1904, 1916, 1920, 1923 and 1927, cuts grain quality and yields in Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan, with Alberta and northwest Saskatchewan less affected.
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Ottawa
Canada
E. S. Archibald
Archibald
Great Britain
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Moore Jaw
Alberta
Lansbury urges world leaders to end imperialism and seek cooperation
George Lansbury in an interview calls on statesmen including Stalin Mussolini US Japan to form a united front against imperialism. He backs the League of Nations as the only bulwark against anarchy and urges a world conference to remove causes of armaments and wars while millions lack essential needs.
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London
United States
Soviet Union
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Havas
Lansbury
Joseph Stalin
Mussolini
Japan
League of Nations
France
League
Astrid King’s Daughter Dies in Swiss Car Crash
Astrid, 29, mother of three, died after a car driven by Leopold struck a tree near Lucerne. The collision occurred as the royal party, en route to mountain climbing, swerved while Leopold looked at a map. Her father in law King Albert had died in a similar crash 18 months earlier.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Astrid
Leopold
Albert
Brun
Freak Zinnia Bloom Report From Midale Garden
Three tiny flowers about half an inch across sit at the center of one large zinnia bloom on a stem from Mrs. W. Shoppam’s Midale garden. The trio forms a single unusual flower in Sask.
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Midale
Sask
War Risk Insurance Rates Rise Sharp in London
Lloyds quotes war risk insurance at a 400 percent increase while Scandinavian shippers face five shillings per 100 pounds for a semester against war damage, up from two shillings sixpence for a year. rates reflect extended risk and higher costs for mariners and traders.
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London
Lloyds
Calgary at risk of default without government aid
The city of Calgary faces a possible default unless the Alberta province or the federal government provides assistance. Mayor Andrew Davison discussed the issue with Social Credit leader William Aberhart.
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Calgary
Alberta
Andrew Davison
Wiliam Aberhart
Social Credit
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Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
James Lymburner
Patrick Matthew
Mayfair Hotel
Princess Pearl
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Sarawak
Harry Roy
Belgium
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