Relief administration changes urged by national commission
Following the commission’s interim report, Ottawa plans targeted aid for unemployed, agricultural relief, and unemployed able-bodied groups with tighter federal grant controls. The measures aim to boost employability and tailor relief to regional needs, with nine recommendations approved.
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Ouawa
National Employment Commission
Commmissan
Workleas
A. B. Purvi
Commission
Milio Island Purchase Report Tied to Briand Property
Le Journal reports land broker Landbergh negotiating to buy Milio, a small Breton island once owned by Aristide Briand, near Trebeurden. Informants say the buyer seeks proximity to Dr. Alexis Carrel with whom he collaborated in research. Carrel has a residence on St Gildas island nearby.
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Paria Col
Cnaresa
Landbergh
Milio
Aristide Briand
Trebeurden
Breton
le Journal
Perrosquirec
Alexis Carrel
Dr. Carrel
St. Gildas Island
Japanese Officer Dies by Own Hand on Tokyo Parade Ground
Tokyo reports Reserve Captain Mario Hiroten took his own life due to ill health that prevented him from serving his country in its present hour of trial. He informed friends the act was a final pledge to country during wartime service.
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Tokyo
Mario Hiroten
Frinds
Spies Executed in Minsk News Hit
The Minsk Rabochi reports Russian spies convicted of poisoning Red Army soldiers in White Ruthenia were executed by a military court. All pleaded guilty before the court under orders from Fascist intelligence.
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Moscow
Lux
White Russia
Minsk
Rabochi
Worker
Edward Beatty Sees Canadian Recovery Mixed Across Regions
Sir Edward Beatty told the board of trade that three quarters of Canada shows excellent recovery while one quarter needs help. He cited Maritimes strong prosperity Quebec and Ontario solid with labor challenges Manitoba good Saskatchewan poor Alberta spotty. He urged more equitable distribution of federal and provincial finances.
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Edward Beatty
Canaés
Sudbury
Board of Trade
Canada
Canadian Pacife Railway
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Epidemic Threatens Manitoba Harvest as Horses Die
A serious encephalomyelitis outbreak hits Manitoba and Saskatchewan with a 20 percent death rate in 1935 central regions and rising deaths in rural districts. Scarcity of serum worsens fears for the harvest season as veterinarians and authorities act to contain the spread.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Modern School Planned for Goldfields Mining Town
Goldfields on Lake Athabasca will get a fully modern public school building this coming winter. A $5,000 bond issue is authorized by the Local Government Board and reportedly fully subscribed locally. Two mining companies in the district are said to have guaranteed the bonds.
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Regina
Lake Athabasca
Saskatchewan
Goldfields
Steering Committee to Be Formed For League of Nations Canada
Ottawa announces the steering committee of the League of Nations Society in Canada will meet August 31 here. Five national organizations form the committee: Canadian Teachers' Federation, Council for Social Service of the Church of England in Canada, Dominion Command of the Canadian Legion, National Council of Women, and Trades and Labor Congress of Canada.
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League of Nations
Canada
Ottawa
League of Nations Society In
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Council For Social Service of
The
Church of England In
Dominion Command
Canadian Legion
National Council of Women
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
France Faces Warning From Southern Insurgent Leader
Wesnesal Gonzalo Queroy de Liano, a southern insurgent commander, warned that France's day of reckoning is near. In a Sala manca broadcast he claimed France has long been a bad neighbor and has acted against Spanish interests.
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Gibraltar
Wesnesal
Gonzalo Queroy de Liano
France
Salamanca
Earthquake Shakes Western Japan with Minimal Damage
A substantial quake struck western Japan causing no deaths and little damage. Cities including Yoto Osaka Kobe Niigata Niwoa felt the tremor as authorities locate a seismic center west of Lake Biwa.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yoto
Osaka
Kobe
Niowa
Lake Bi
Rescue Party Ends 15 Hour Hunt for Hugh F. Cameron
Rescue teams in Wingdam, BC, found timberman Hugh F. Cameron crushed under gravel at the Wingdam mine on Lightning Creek in Cariboo after a 15 hour search. Mine officials said Cameron likely died instantly. partner Andrew Dean had left moments before the slide. The body was recovered shortly after midnight.
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Wingdam
Hugh F. Cameron
Lightning Creek
Cariboo
Cameron
Andrew Dean
Dean
Work Progressing On Trans-Canada Air Service Costs
8,000,000 has been expended to date for field facilities for the Trans-Canada air service. J. Hungerford, president of Canadian National Railways and Trans-Canada Air Lines, said additional funds are needed for meteorological and directional beam services to be developed.
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Trans-Canada Air Service
Calgary
Trans- Canada Air Service
J. Hungerford
Canadian National Railways
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Ottawa Gazette records bank control act order
The Canada Gazette special edition on Aug 17 publishes an order in council disallowing Alberta bank control legislation signed by Chief Justice Duff acting governor general.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Canada Gazette
Duff
British tanker attacked by three planes off Algiers
The captain of the tanker British Corporal reported that on August 8 three tri motor planes bombed and machine gunned the deck off Algiers near the Mediterranean. About 40 bombs were dropped one by one damaging the mast and forcing lifeboats to be prepared as crews sought safety. An SOS was sent but cancelled as planes departed. The ship's flag remained flying during the attack.
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Mediterranean
London
Mediterranean Sea
Francisco Franchief
Algiers
Grant for Veterans Receives $25 000 Approval
Administrators of the United Services Fund in Ottawa approve a $25,000 grant for former imperial soldiers in Canada. The funds will be distributed to needy ex-imperials through trustees named by the fund. The grant follows May representations by Brig генерал Rambotham British minister of pensions and the British Legion.
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Service Fund
Ottawa
Canada
United Services Fund
London
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Rambotham
British Legion
Unemployment Eases in Manitoba Harvest Fields
Winnipeg reports gradual thinning of unemployment as James Neiah of the Manitoba Branch of the employment service notes over 1,000 men have found temporary work in harvest fields since August 1 and a heavy demand is expected through month end.
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Lesa
Manitoba
Winnipeg
James Neiah
The
Employment Service of Canada
May Buy Elsewhere Prompted by Sudbury Nickel Notice
Premier Mitchell Hepburn said International Nickel at Sudbury the region’s largest customer of the strike been Pineland Timber Company at Foreyet served notice that unless work is started immediately and slated deliveries made it will have to contract for future supplies in British Columbia.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
International Nickel
Sudbury
Pineland Timber Company
Foreyet
British Columbia
British plans to shield nationals in Shanghai zone
London reports a emergency meeting weighing steps to protect British lives in Shanghai amid the war, with aims to isolate Shanghai’s international concession from the war zone and to deploy troops to secure British residents. Details of the measures remained undisclosed as sources noted limited success of immunity pledges.
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London
Council of Emergency
Shanghai
Edenca
Chamberlain
Sutherlandshire
China
Havas
Breaks With Czechoslovakia Lisbon Diplomatic Split
The Portuguese ministry issued a communique stating Portugal has broken off diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia. Lisbon reports the Czech minister will leave, and Prague’s envoy is headed out soon. No reason was given. London observers note no prior signs of trouble and link speculation to recent Lisbon bombings and an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Salazar.
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Lisbon
Czechoslovakia
Prague
London
Oliveira Salazar
Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie refuses queenly throne offer
London writer Philip Jordan in the Chronicle states Emperor Haile Selassie twice refused negotiations with agents of Premier Mussolini to return as an Italian dominated monarch. He would only negotiate through the League of Nations.
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London
Philip Jordan
Ponucattor
The
Chronicle
Haile Selasse
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Narrow Escape for Parknut in Lightning Strike
Farmhand Had Narrow Escape when lightning hit a grain fork he held aloft to shield himself from rain. He was knocked unconscious, regained consciousness after about 15 minutes, and later showed temporary paralysis in one leg as the only sign of injury.
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Parknut
Unt
Son Ncan
Winnipeg Grain Exchange Honors First Woman Member
Win nipeg trading on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange paused for a ceremony as President J. A. Dowler awarded an honorary exchange membership to FE. Cora Hind, longtime Winnipeg agricultural editor, the first woman to receive the honor.
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Winnipeg. Iit
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
J.A. Dowler
Exchange
Cora Hind
Winnipeg
Miss Hind
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