United States Leaves Gold Standard In Roosevelts Move
President Roosevelt moves to withdraw gold backing for the dollar, seeking a revised global standard. Willam H Woodin signals a temporary shift, with aims to boost currency in circulation and align with other nations. Domestic actions include freeing funds in banks and examining price adjustments while controlling inflation.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Woodin
Unemployed Saskatchewan farm aid faces cash strain
Regina workers previously housed in camps with help from the Saskatchewan Government were placed on farms at $3 monthly by the relief commission. Population in Regina Saskatoon Moose Jaw camps rose by about 400 last month as farmers release workers, saying they cannot pay summer wages. Few Saskatchewan farmers are taxing men at the moment.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Relief Commission
Tme
Lord Milton Weds Olive Plunkett in Dublin Era
Lord Milton, heir to the Fitzwilliam earldom, wed Olive Plunkett daughter of Bishop Benjamin Plunkett, in Dublin. The ceremony drew many tenants from the Fitzwilliam estate in England and reflected Anglo Irish ties amid the Irish Free State era.
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Dublin
Shaw Returns to England After World Cruise
George Bernard Shaw arrives in Southampton after a world cruise visiting 29 countries. He says the best place for him to live would be Beaver. He denies rumors he caused Ann Harding to cry during a Hollywood visit.
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Southampton
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Perape
Ann Harding
Hollywood
No Political Jobs Premier Bennett Says Appointment Of Rail Trustees
Premier Bennett states rail trustees will be appointed on merit, condemning politicization of the process. He argues the country needs competent leaders with proven qualifications rather than partisan influence in key public posts.
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Bennett
Ain
Uni
Gold Found in Yorkton Sand Pit by Prospecting Local
Local prospector Fred Carson reports small quantities of real gold in Yorkton Saskatchewan sand pit. He tested a sample and, initially believing it to be fool's gold or mica, confirmed the mineral as gold after a cold test. Carson says the gold deposits likely date to the glacial period and estimates five to ten cents worth per cubic yard of sand.
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Yorkton
Fred Carson
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Athabaska
Carson
Cnry
Two Aeroplanes Conquer Everest In Second Flight
Houston expedition flights over Mount Everest covered three hours in clear high level air. Participants included the Marquess of Clydesdale Lt Col L V S Blacker Air Commodore P F M Fellowes and a motion picture operator Fisher. The event echoed the April 3 first ascent by Clydesdale and McIntyre.
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Purneah
India
Houston
Mount Everest
Marquess of Clydesdale
D. F. McIntyre
Labour ministers discuss relief camps and logging restart
In the House of Commons Hon. Wesley A. Gordon says relief camps for single men are under consideration after April 30 but no decision has been reached. In BC Victoria observers note three months of leading Pacific lumber shipments offshore. Hon. N.S. Lougheed comments on Vancouver Island logging resumption and mills reopening as condemnations loom.
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Victoria
British Columbia
N.S. Lougheed
Vancouver Island Woods
Secrecy on CNR Salaries Condemned in Commons
Mackenzie King blasted the veil of secrecy over Canadian National Railways salaries and expenditures in the House of Commons. Premier R. B. Bennett voiced agreement with the Liberal leader on this issue.
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Ottawa
Italian seaplane pilot breaks world speed record
Flight Officer Francisco Agello of Italy, flying a speed record seaplane at Lake Garda, accelerated to 4264 miles per hour to surpass the previous mark of 408.997 miles per hour set by Lt. George Stainforth of Great Britain two years earlier, part of Italy's 1929 Schneider Cup team.
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Lake Garda
Italy
Francisco Agello
George Stainforth
Great Britain
Brisher
Foreign Auto Tourist Traffic Down in 1932
Dominion wide summary from the Department of National Revenue shows that over 4,000,000 foreign automobiles entered Canada for touring purposes in 1932, down by about 800,000 from the prior year, with provincial totals dipping and several frontier ports reporting gains. Exports of Canadian cars for touring totalled 376,857, versus 526,855 the previous year, while outward counts fell by about 160,009.
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Ottawa
Ani
Department of National Revenue
Canada
Canaan
Sour Dough Plane to Attempt London Toronto Flight
The veteran monoplane Sour Dough, flown by many northern pilots, will try a London to Toronto mission in early June with J D M Gray at the controls. J E Hammell, mining man, donated the aircraft to Gray for the journey.
Morgan endorses Roosevelt action on gold embargo
Morgan voices support for President Roosevelt's suspension of gold exports and the treasury embargo, arguing the move protects the dollar's value amid deflation. He notes Morgan's first public remarks since a prior London statement in 1991, praising the British gold suspension as constructive under current conditions.
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Morgan
New York
JP Morgan
Franklin Roosevelt
Secre Treasury
House of Morgan
London
Defeat of sweepstakes bill stuns hospital lottery advocates
In Ottawa the House of Commons rejected a bill to legalize hospital benefit lotteries 76 to 15 after six months of tumult. Conservatives Liberals and Labourite crossed party lines with several MPs seen with sweepstakes tickets. Bennett King and Gardiner led opposition while the bill had Senate support but few backers in parliament.
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House of Commons
Ottawa
Ont
RB. Bennett
Conservatives
Mackenzie King
Liberals
Robert Gardiner
Senate
Plane Crash Kills Four From Augusta To St Louis
Four people including a New York Arkansas planter were killed when the airplane traveling from Augusta Arkansas to St Louis crashed and burned in a wheat field near Valmeyer Illinois about 25 miles south of here.
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St. Louis
Augusta
Ark
Valmeyer
Ill
Appointment of Commissioner for Prince Rupert City
In Supreme Court chambers Mr Justice W A Mac Donald approved the order appointing a commissioner for the Corporation of the City of Prince Rupert in Vancouver British Columbia. The action formalizes a governance step for the city after the court's ruling.
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Vancouver
B.C
City of
Prince Rupert
Supreme Court
W. A. Mac Donald
Britain enforces embargo on Soviet imports
Britain orders a 60 percent embargo on Russian imports following Moscow trials of six British engineers. Talks with Soviet officials aim to avert rupture as unions press Labour to address the crisis. If imposed, about 80 percent of Soviet goods, including grain butter raw cotton petroleum and timber, would be barred affecting 9.6 million pounds annually.
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London
England
George
Moscow
Russia
Maisky
John Simon
Board of Trade
Crisi
Labor Party
Laborite
George Bernard Shaw
Great Britain
Sovi Union
Metropolitan-Vickers
Currency Stabilization S Goes Of Gold Standard May Help Canada
Officials in Toronto refused to comment on W H Woodin’s statement that banning gold exports moved the United States off the gold standard. A high Canadian official said U S shift could raise commodity prices and bring Canada to a similar level, with no adverse effect on Canada.
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Roosevelt
Toronto
Ont
W. H. Woodin
United States Treasury
United States
Canada
Dominion
Pension Act conference yields amicable deal in Ottawa
An amicable agreement on pensions emerged from a conference in Ottawa where Prime Minister R. B. Bennett and Finance Minister F. E. Rhodes met with ex service men spokesmen. Veterans issued a statement detailing the progress and outlining next steps.
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Ottawa
Associated Veterans
R. B. Bennett
Finance
FE. N. Rhodes
Brewery Swamped With Orders from East to Atlanta
St Narines Ontario brewery reports massive demand across the eastern United States and as far as Atlanta. First shipment sent to Utica New York. E T Sandell says demand reaches 200000 barrels daily.
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St Narines
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