Mediterranean powder keg looming in naval mobilization
Foreign observers warn a volatile Mediterranean crisis as Italy and Britain deploy ships aircraft and troops. Reuters cites a defense notice at Gibraltar urging candy supplies to brace for possible lightless emergencies while fleets mass from England to China.
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London
Mediterranean
Ami
Reuters News Agency
Gibraltar
England
China
Troy
Africa
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Port Said
Malta
Women Entering Contest In Dominion Elections
With candidate dates unsettled there are nearly as many women nominated as in the last four elections. Twelve women had been named by Sept 18, led by Ontario with six nominees. Alberta British Columbia and New Brunswick each have one. Saskatchewan has two and Mrs George Black stands in the Yukon for the Conservatives. Most nominees align with the CCF or Reconstruction party.
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Toronto
Yukon
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
New Brunswick
George Black
House of Commons
Black
Miss Macphail
C.C.F
Reconstruction Party
Storm Strikes Bluenose Off Plymouth Coast
A violent storm battered the Nova Scotia schooner Bluenose near Plymouth England. Ten passengers were aboard including five women. two women were injured. Miss M A Aubrey from Cowes was knocked unconscious for hours while Mrs Hamilton Cox sustained an eye injury. Two crewmen, Henry Burke and Alfred Coolan, were washed overboard and saved by life lines.
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Plymouth
England
Nova Scotia
M. A. Aubrey
Cowes
Hamilton Cox
Henry Burke
Alfred Coolan
Ottawa Ottawa West Tops Voter Lists in Canada
The Ottawa Ottawa West riding leads as the single constituency with 55 727 voters on the federal lists. St James Montreal follows with 54 760 and Spadina Toronto with 52 159. Halifax lists show 60 345 but its two member status applies.
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Ottawa
Ottawa West
Canada
St. James
Montreal
Spadna
Toronto
Halifax
Ethiopia Prepares Food Stores For War Effort
Emperor Haile Selassie orders nationwide stockpiling of corn barley and native Jief grain stored in subterranean depots to feed troops and civilians for a potential yearlong campaign. Public instructed to grind and hoard cereals selling surplus to the government at fixed rates. The soldier endurance and Ethiopia’s self sufficiency are noted amid fears of long conflict.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selarsie
Ethiopia
England Faces Devastating September Storm Aftermath
Great Britain endures its worst September storm in 75 years with seven dead and widespread damage. The south coast sees numerous yacht wrecks and Brighton and Bournemouth report substantial losses. Post office staff restore over 19 000 lines and roads are blocked by fallen trees. The Mary Kingsley docked at Falmouth after waves dislodged a 40-ton locomotive. three crew members were injured while draining a water-filled barge.
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London
Great Britain
England
Brighton
Bournemouth
Post Office
Mary Kingsley
Falmouth
Prince Under Treatment in Vienna for Ear Trouble
The Prince of Wales receives treatment for a recurring middle ear inflammation in Vienna. He consulted Professor Heinrich Neumann who diagnosed the condition and plans further visits. The ailment is not dangerous or painful and follows a holiday on the continent after arriving from Geneva.
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Vienna
Prince of Wales
Heinrich Neumann
Neumann
Geneva
Chinese Gang Arrests In Tientsin Kidnapping Case
A gang of 20 Chinese was seized in Tientsin on kidnapping charges. Police say bodies of 20 presumed victims were found buried beneath floors in multiple districts. Leaders admitted strangling victims after abductions and ransoms were demanded but bodies were not recovered.
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Tientsin
China
German Merchant Fleets Ordered to Fly Swastika Flag
Berlin issues a new law designating the swastika as the mercantile flag and orders all German merchant ships to display it at once. In Hamburg the liner Hamburg raised the emblem as officers and crew swore loyalty to the Nazi symbol.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Leopold Carries West's Best Wheat From Churchill
A full cargo of 325000 bushels of wheat was loaded into the ocean steamer Leopold for a second sailing in 1935 from Churchill to Mani toba. The Leopold had just returned from Antwerp, docking Sept 17 and sailing Sept 19 for Antwerp again. Heavy grain movements and arrivals from Churchill are anticipated as Pengreep Wentworth Charles and Alma Dawson near port. The first new crop grain arrived Sept 16 and was graded No 1 Northern.
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Churchill
Leopold
Manitoba
Antwerp
Pengreep
Wentworth
Charles
Alma Dawson
Destitute Refugees Highlight Global Plight at League Meet
Chairman Rudolph Kunskijszerski of Czechoslovakia told the League of Nations that nearly 1,000,000 refugees remain uncounted and in distress. He cited about 20,000 in Harbin Manchuria in near complete destitution and warned the situation extends across the Americas and parts of Europe.
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Geneva
North
South America
League of Nations Assembly
Rudolph Kunskijszerski
Czechoslovakia
Harbin
Manchuria
British Elections May Be Deferred to Next Year
London reports the National government has dropped plans for a general election before spring due to the Ethiopian crisis. Prime Minister Baldwin is expected to address the Conservative party convention on Oct 4 with a focus on defense. Labor already endorses 510 candidates, leaving 105 seats, with 50 regarded as hopeless.
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London
Baldwin
Conservative Party
Labor Party
Labor
Formal Denial Over Alberta New Zealand Credit System Claim
Prime Minister G. W. Forbes of Wellington denies reports that Alberta and New Zealand race to adopt the Douglas credit system. He says only a small number in New Zealand support the theory, which is repudiated by economists worldwide.
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Wellington
N.Z
G. W. Forbes
Alberta
New Zealand
Reaping Second Crop in Alberta After July Losses
Farmers in the High River district harvest a second crop from fields battered by a 100 percent loss in July. Yields of 10 to 15 bushels per acre are expected, as some neighbors who plowed under their fields fail to follow suit.
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Lethbridge
Alta
High River District
Alberta doctors form Canadian Medical Association Alberta division
Delegates at the Alberta Medical Association annual convention voted to dissolve the provincial body and join a national federation. The new organization will be the Canadian Medical Association Alberta division, with Dr. D. S. MacNab of Calgary elected as its first president.
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Edmonton
Alberta Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Alberta
D. S. MacNab
Calgary
Atheism and Communism Allegedly Taught in Ontario Schools
R A Hiltz reports to Canadian Church of England delegates that Ontario school inspectors found atheism and Communism taught in at least one school. He cites a Young Pioneer Club promoting belief that there is no God and that the Bible is false and excludes loyalty to British institutions.
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Calgary
Ontario
R. A. Hiltz
Toronto
General Board of Religious Education
Executive Council
General Synod of the
Church of England
Canada
Hiltz
May Choose Edinburgh London for Gloucester Wedding
A Manchester Guardian report says the king's third son, the Duke of Gloucester, and his fiancée Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott may wed in Westminster Abbey or possibly St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The bride's prominent Buccleuch and Queensberry family influence is noted, with a Christmas wedding anticipated.
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London
Duke of Gloucester
Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott
Westminster Abbey
Manchester Guardian
St. Giles
Edinburgh
Bucceluch
Queensberry
Price Set for 1934 Wheat by Canadian Wheat Board
Farmers holding 1934 wheat will receive the same price as the 1935 crop. No. 1 Northern wheat priced at 871 cents per bushel Fort William basis, whether stored or on farms, owned by producers. Board purchases to start soon with date to be announced.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Italy moves to fund war with national loan and Libya push
Rome reports the Mussolini cabinet plans a great national loan to finance defense of East African colonies. It reorganizes the tax program and approves issuing new bonds while allowing old 31 percent bonds to swap at 80. Troop assignments to Libya follow rising Senussite threats as Italy aims for self sufficiency with navy oil reservoirs. The loan is expected to run to many billions of lire despite current unemployment improvements.
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Rome
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Libya
Mussolini
Italy
Italo Balbo
Egypt
Plan to Increase World Food Consumption at League Assembly
Australia proposed to the League of Nations second committee a plan to boost global intake of milk dairy products fruit vegetables and eggs to combat malnutrition. Stanley Bruce urged creation of an expert committee to study the idea and report at the next assembly meeting with British support from Lord De La Warr noting food stocks and poverty amid plenty.
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Geneva
Australia
League of Nations Assembly
Stanley Bruce
League Assembly
Lord de la Warr
Ministry of Agriculture
Indians in Alberta used Social Credit before Aberhart says Kidd
Kenneth Kidd of the Royal Ontario Museum reported to Toronto that Blackfoot Indians on a 138000 acre reserve near Calgary applied a social credit like division of buffalo meat after hunts. He noted the method predates Premier Aberhart’s regime and echoed by the Alberta community.
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Toronto
Alberta
Aberhart
Kenneth Kidd
Anthropological Department
Royal Ontario Museum
Calgary
Mr. Kidd
Canadians predict big crop returns near Calgary
Calgary grain men estimate farmers within 75 miles of Calgary will reap 16 million dollars from the 1935 crop. The forecasted yield is about 24,077,054 bushels graded No 3 Northern, yielding 600,000 dollars more than last year despite lower quality and output, due to a higher price.
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Calgary
Manitoba Road and Bridge Program Authorized
The Manitoba government approved an immediate start on a 2,730,000 road and bridge building program. An agreement with the Dominion government will pay part of the cost, and men must be at work before Oct 10 or the project cannot begin.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Naval Officer Sentenced in Toulon for Espionage
Paul Rolland, a young naval aviator, was convicted by a naval court in Toulon of attempted espionage and sentenced to two years in prison. He was the third person to receive a spying sentence in France within a week.
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Toulon
France
Paul Rolland
Suppression Of Narcotics Effort Push At League Meeting
Canada pressed for stronger action to suppress narcotic traffic during discussions before the League of Nations. The push aimed to increase international cooperation and enforcement efforts against drug trafficking.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Canada
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English
Prince
Churchill Port
Maxim Litvinoff
League of Nations Council
Britain
Forbes
New Medical Association
IL Duce
Saturnia
Bruno
Vittorio
General Teruzzi
Signor Starace
Count Ciano
St. Giles Cathedral
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