Government 10 Investigate the Prison System
The government plans a royal commission to probe Canada’s penitentiary system. Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe said no announcement yet. Meis’s 15 year Labatt kidnapping case is under legal review. No definite decisions on the wheat board or senate vacancies. several names circulate for various posts.
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Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Ontario
David Meissentence
Per
Labatt
Lapointe
Canadian Wheat Board
John J. McFarland
James R. Murray
Alberta Pacific Wheat
Charles Murphy
Ottawa
McCann
Senate
South Renfrew
Abolition Motion Moves Irish Senate Reform
Eamon de Valera, president of the Irish Free State, tabled a motion in Dail Eireann to send Constitution Amendment No. 24 to the Senate for consideration on December 5. The bill seeks to abolish the Senate after an 18 month delay. If the Senate again rejects it, the bill could become law within 60 days.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Senate
Banting Praises Russian Medical Work On Visit
Sir Frederick Banting in Hamilton reports high medical standards seen in Soviet Russia. He notes few tuberculosis cases needing bed treatment and says trade union doctors screen workers before factory entry and place them under care immediately if any illness signs appear.
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Banting
Russia
Hamilton
Ont
Frederick Banting
Hamilton Health Association
Soviet Russia
Terror Man Senter Wincaest Guilty of Murder in England
Arthur Charles Mortimer dubbed a terror man for running down a girl cyclist with a stolen car. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The six foot tall lance corporal stationed at Aldershot barracks fatally wounded Mrs Oakes, a private secretary, by deliberately turning her down in August.
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Wincaest
England
Arthur Charles Mortimer
Aldershot Barracks
Oakes
Denied British appeal to Mussolini on Ethiopian war
British circles rejected reports that Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin wrote a personal letter to Premier Benito Mussolini urging a halt to the Italo-Ethiopian conflict. Officials abroad and at home offered no confirmation, leaving the claim unverified.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Benito Mussolini
Peace Efforts Grow As Britain Seeks Ethiopian Ceasefire
International circles believe France and Great Britain push to end the Ethiopia Italy conflict through conciliation. Laval calls for unity as Italy and Ethiopia consider a direct Mussolini Haile Selassie deal, while Britain reportedly offers to mediate. The League of Nations experts study sanctions, with an oil embargo under discussion.
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Are
Britain
Ethiopia
Geneva
France
Great Britain
Italy
Laval
Mussolini
Emperor Haile Selassie
Paris
Loravre
League of Nations
Lost Copeland Mine Reported Found in Ontario District
In a western Ontario mining area rumors spread that the lost Copeland mine, famed for early century riches, had been located near Hudson in northern Ontario. An accidental discovery of a rusty shovel by two nearby Sakoose miners triggered a careful search, revealing a quartz vein with free gold and abundant rose quartz, suggesting the Copeland site has been found.
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Ontario
Hudson, On
Copeland
Ed the
Sakoose
Buah
Training German Children Await Labor Service
Berlin announces that all German children over ten will undergo compulsory labor service preparation. Boys receive additional training for future military labor, while both genders must serve in labor camps under a law aimed at making the nation ready for any crisis.
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Berlin
Third Reich
Canal Paris profits rise in 1935 Suez receipts forecast
Canal officials forecast a 35 million franc rise in Suez canal receipts in 1935 over 1934. Italian military actions were cited as driving higher traffic, with income from January 1 to November 20 totaling 789 million francs versus 759 million francs in the prior year.
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Paris
New Radio Station Linking Northern Canada Opened
A new private short wave radio station is being opened in the offices of Canadian Airways Limited. C. H. Punch Dickins, the company superintendent, announced the station will link northern Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba with the northwest mining area up to Cameron Bay NWT.
Motor Fatalities Hit Record High In Early 1935
The National Safety Council reports 28,760 motor vehicle fatalities in the first ten months of 1935, edging past the previous high of 28,753 recorded during a similar period in 1934. The count underscores persistent dangers on U S highways.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Council
Rust removal liquid for chromium surfaces found
A non abrasive liquid has been invented that removes rust from chromium plated surfaces without rubbing. The item promises rust elimination with minimal effort and could ease maintenance of coated hardware and fixtures.
Fragmented OCR reads like a sports or corporate notice
The readable text mentions meetings, a group tasked with developing productions, and references to a county, cages, and a chancel or corporation. Names, dates, and clear actions are obscured by errors, but the fragment implies organizational duties and upcoming tasks.
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Rae Gales
Ares
Ars Elaceane
Sears
Pea
Toe Chancel Corpora
Ig Pener Wien
Canadian crew to film quintuplet country doctor scenes
Minister Croll announced that Canadian cameramen studio workers and electricians will be employed to shoot the Canadian portions of the Country Doctor production featuring the Dionne quintuplets.
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Toronto
Croll
Atlantic airmail talks amid empire stake in Canada shift
Ottawa reports talks among Great Britain, Ireland Free State, Newfoundland and Canada on a trans Atlantic airmail service. Agreement foresees heavy subsidies and shared costs among the empire and the United States. Imperial Airways to do most technical work as progress is announced, with Canada to decide land facilities and subsidy share.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Trish Free State
Newsfoundland
Canada
Dominion
United States
Imperial Airways
Unemployment Commission Plan Attracts King Attention
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King focused on completing the basic design of a national unemployment commission as part of Liberal program. The plan aims for practical completion before the Dominion provincial conference opening December 8 and mirrors the Canadian Patriotic Fund Commission with an honorary board and a salaried executive.
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Une
King
Ottawa
Mi Fer
Mackenzie King
Georgia
Dominion
Canadian Patriotic Fund Commission
Increase In Employment Level Higher Than In Any Month Since December 1930
Canada saw an employment rise of 14 803 persons from Oct 1 to Nov 1, reaching 1 012 103 on Nov 1. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics noted this was the highest level since December 1930, with gains in logging, and improvements in highway and building construction, mining, retail trade and manufacturing.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Hon. G Howard Ferguson Honored At London Luncheon
A luncheon honoring G Howard Ferguson former Canadian high commissioner to London drew about 300 Anglo-Canadian business leaders under Sir Hewitt Skinner. Ferguson received a George I never loving cup. Mrs Ferguson was presented with jewelry for services to business interests.
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London
G. Howard Ferguson
Hewitt Skinner
Ferguson
Montreal Tankers Ordered To Hold In Readiness
Montreal reports that the Royal Navy backed fleet of about 59 tankers, owned by the British Admiralty and operated commercially, are to be kept sailing in readiness. Tankers like the Dina have appeared in port recently and can be recalled to refuel Royal Navy ships if called upon. Built mainly in 1917 1918 and later years, they operate under regular steamship agents and serve ports including the Dutch East Indies.
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Montreal
Fritah Admiralty
7 Gazette
Admiralty
Oper
Dina
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Royal Naval Reserve
Dutch East Indies
British Admiralty
Brith Admiralty
Flying Adventurer Pocock Urges RAF For Thrill Seekers
Royal Air Force Captain Roger Pocock, famed explorer, advised young men with a taste for danger to join the RAF. The 10-year veteran explorer urged tackling the most dangerous tasks and spoke during an empire tour promoting the Legion of Frontiersmen, a non military group focused on defense and welfare of the sovereign and dominions.
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Pocock
Toronto
Roger Pocock
Royal Air Force
Legion of Frontiers ‘Men
Alberta to curb cut throat competition to protect consumers
Premier Aberhart announced Alberta will adopt full consumer protection in a business code. Government demands that retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers collaborate on codes and gain government approval. The move follows talks with merchants and aims to curb cut throat competition in trade.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Aberhart
Shanghai Guides Trained for Tours at Low Wages
Modern young Chinese girls are trained by the Shanghai guiding service. Many come from well to do families. They work for 25 cents an hour guiding parties for shop tours sightseeing or social tours in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
China
Shanghai Gu Ding Service
Aviator promoted to general superintendent of northern aviation
H. Punch Dick ins promoted to general superintendent of northern aviation for Canadian Airways Limited. The Edmonton aviator, noted winner of the 1928 McKee trophy for outstanding service, now leads operations across the Mackenzie river district.
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Edmonton
H. “Punch” Dickins
Mackenzie River District
Canadian Airways, Limited
McKee
Northern Aviation
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Greece
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