Roosevelt narrowly escapes assailant in Miami Park shooting
gunman fired a hail of bullets wounding Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak and four others while President Roosevelt unhurt in Bayfront Park. The assailant, identified as Jor Ringara, was tackled by bystanders and a Chicago police officer. Roosevelt, calm, visited victims in hospital then retreated to Astor yacht for the night.
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Maso Fia
Franklin Roosevelt
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Roosevelt
Jor Ringara
New York
Robert H Gore
Joe Gill
Miami
William Signett
William Signett of This City
Russel Caldwell Boy
Margaret Krews
Newark
Cermak
Bayfront Park
W. F. Cross
James W. Galloway
Mr. Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
Inc
Gore
Migration Course Turns People From Dominions To UK
Figures presented to the Commons show a net inward migration to the United Kingdom from the Dominions for the nine months ending September 30, 1932. Canada with Newfoundland accounts for 17, the Australia 3,847, New Zealand 1,641, and South Africa 2,902, creating an overall inward balance of 26,034.
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Dominions
United Kingdom
London
Eng
J. R. Thomas
Canada
Newfoundland
House of
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Red Deer Votes to Cut Mill Rate for 1933
Civic authorities in Red Deer Alberta vote to reduce the city tax rate from 44 mills to 41 mills for 1933, the first reduction in the city’s history. An economy programme and improved tax collections enabled the move, leaving the city in strong financial shape.
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Red Deer
Alta
Ruthless British policy blamed for US debt burden
Rene Lees of New York told the Senate Finance Committee that Britain's exchange equalization fund controls dollar exchange and prices through open market gold purchases. He warned the policy would harm all Americans and push debt cancellation as Britain’s immediate objective, shifting costs to US citizens via future taxes.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States Senate Finance Committee
Rene Lees
New York
House of Representative Coinage” Committee
British Exchange Equalization Fund
Britain
Leon
Disbursements For Relief In Canada So Far This Year
The Dominion in Ottawa reports about 11 million dollars disbursed for relief in the current fiscal year. Five million goes to direct relief, with overall costs projected at 25 million for the year ending March 31. Last month relief reached a high of 1,397,562 recipients. Unemployed relief is higher this year, but total cost may fall as more aid is direct relief rather than work programs. About 13 percent of the population receives relief.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Federal Treasury
Japan Prepares Likely Withdrawal From League
Tokyo and nearby exchanges suspended trading as price slumps and anti Japanese sentiment rise at Geneva. Officials say Japan will quit the League of Nations in a turning point for the empire, with withdrawal anticipated within a month after negotiations cease.
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Tokyo
Sayan
Sepes Crm
League of Nations
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Osaka
Mag Ya
Geneva
Hindenburg Extends Moratorium on Mortgaged Estates
President Hindenburg signs emergency decree extending the moratorium on mortgaged estates and farms across the Reich to October 31, providing a breathing spell for debtors and farm owners.
Senate approves tentative tribunal clause in railway bill
The Senate railway committee backed the arbitral tribunal clause for future disputes between Canadian National and Canadian Pacific in a tentative vote. Only three senators opposed. A dissenting amendment to replace the tribunal with conciliation boards was defeated 14 to 3 as amendments were confirmed.
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Senate
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
James Murdock
John Starfeld
F. L. Reigu
Murdock
Ptace
House Debates Indian Court Immunity and Act Changes
In Ottawa the House of Commons wastes hours debating Indian legal status and a bill by Minister T G Murphy to appoint RCMP constables as Indian truant officers and modify the Indian Act. Critics warn it erodes rights while supporters cite provincial law applicability on highways and public safety concerns. Opposition blocks the broad RCMP officer clause for now.
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Ottawa
AW. Neill
Comox-Alberni
Mir. Murphy
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Plea For Veregin Moves Ottawa Leniency
Canadian authorities face a protest by Doukhobor youths in Halifax as Peter Veregin awaits a hearing before Mr Justice Mellish. They urge leniency and warn that deportation would be a grave injustice affecting 15,000 Doukhobors.
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Wis
Ottawa
Brilliant
Peter Veregn II
All Canada
R. B. Bennett
Belenent
Wesley A. Gordon
Veregin
Justice Mellish
Peter Veregin
Leticia Crisis Triggers Diplomatic Break Between Colombia and Peru
Colombia breaks off relations with Peru as open warfare erupts over Leticia in the Amazon corridor. Peruvian forces claim to hold positions after a clash when a Colombian flotilla advanced 2,000 miles up the Amazon to assert control.
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Colombia
Peru
Bogota
Leticia
Amazon
Atlantic Ocean
Lima
Amazon River
Cumbersome Parliament Procedure Skewers Efficiency
Ottawa experts criticized House of Commons procedure as cumbersome and costly. In a three hour discussion they could not agree on a solution. Peter McSibbon Con Muskoka argued an ordinary board could accomplish in three weeks what parliament did in three months while introducing a resolution to overhaul parliamentary customs.
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Board of Directors
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Peter Mc Sibbon Con
Muskoka
Customs Revenue Sinks Across Canada in Ten Months
Ottawa reports a sharp drop in customs and excise revenue for the first ten months of the current fiscal year. Net customs collections total $58,901,628, down $27,261,477 from the prior year, while excise taxes rise $20,932,616 to $33,173,117. Sales tax climbs to $68,330,567 but income tax falls $101,421 to $50,009,774, leaving total customs and excise revenue at $161,274.
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Ottawa
Customs and Excise
Canada
Canada Exports to Netherlands Lead 1982 Trade Totals
Canada’s third best market after UK and US in 1982 was the Netherlands with exports totaling $16,907,807. Agricultural and vegetable products formed the bulk, per the bureau of statistics reports. Belgium is the next important European market with exports around $14,948,482.
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Ottawa
Patricia Maguire Slumbers 965 Days Waiting for Awakening
In Oak Park Chicago, 27 year old Patricia Maguire has slept for 965 days with no consciousness. A year earlier doctors were called as she could not be aroused from a sleeping sickness. Physicians have kept her physically strong by forced liquid feedings while nurses and prayers await a possible awakening.
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Chicago
Patricia Maguire
Oak Park
Patricia
Trust Fund Changes Across Provinces Reported
In the House of Commons today Minister Murphy announced five province shifts in the Ottawa trust fund. Alberta shows the largest rise from 1 641 524 to 3 036 000, while Saskatchewan falls from 1 947 452 to 1 780 401.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
T. G. Murphy
Interior
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Air Mail Route Announced From Sask to Sea La Crosse
The Post Office Department announced new air mail service between Bg River Sask and Sea La Crosse Sask via Green Lake and Beauval. The route will begin operation on or about March 16.
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Oxcama
Vee
Bg River
Sask
Sea la Crosse
Green Lake
Beauval
Post Office Department
Prices of diamonds rise again in South Africa reports
Reports from South Africa indicate renewed price increases in diamond markets. The delay and market reactions are being watched by traders, with industry insiders noting sustained demand and potential shifts in supply.
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Varketa
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