Naval treaties fade as 1936 ends limits on ships rise
As 1936 ends, the Washington and London naval treaties expire leaving nations free to build warships. Britain and the United States sign the 1936 London agreement aiming for parity, while Japan and Italy abstain. The 5-5-3 Japanese ratio dies with the old regime.
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Japan
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Eaton
Norman H. Davis
France
Italy
Britain
Montreal Rail Equipment Orders Around 23 Million
Montreal reports new rail equipment orders totaling about 23 million dollars to be announced soon. Canadian National Railways plans roughly 18 million in stock and Canadian Pacific about 5 million. Current estimates for the next six months total around 40 million, with no official CP figures beyond the hinted 5 million.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific
Roosevelt acts to halt aeroplane shipments to Spain
Washington Roosevelt moves to close a gap in neutrality law and bar US ships of planes and motors to the Spanish government. The president calls for new legislation giving him broad power to prohibit exports to nations in internal strife. He notes the Case license for 2,777,000 dollars in planes and motors to the Spanish loyalists and praises most business for complying.
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Wamington
Roosevelt
United States
Robert Cuse
Pres Dent
Vimalert Co. Ltd
Jersey City
State Department
Busness
Department
Congress
Case
Supreme Court
Private Members Delay Resolutions on Order Paper
Private members of the House of Commons have not submitted resolutions for placement on the order paper before the session starts.Usually opposition sponsors push advance proposals to shape debate and reforms, but none have been received yet possibly indicating a strategic holdback until Parliament opens.
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Attawa
House of Common
Sesson
Quebec Centenarians Seek Old Age Pensions
Four applicants for old age pensions in Quebec include Joseph God bout, 162, of St Georges de Windsor, with three sons also eligible. The oldest applicant is Madame Vital Chapdelaine of Three Rivers, aged 103, among the centenarian contenders.
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Quebec
Province of
Joseph Godbout
St. Georges de Windsor
Godbout
Old Age Pensions Commission Bureau
Madame Vital Chapdelaine
Three Rivers
Russia Accepts Plan to Ban Foreign Volunteers for Spain
Havas News Agency reports the Soviet Union accepts the Franco British proposal to bar foreign volunteers in Spain, contingent on acceptance by Germany Italy Portugal and on conditions to enforce the ban.
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Russia
Paria
Soviet Union
Spain
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Havas
France to abolish Devil's Island penal colony
The government plans a reform bill to stop sending convicts to Devil's Island off French Guiana. The note cites threats to French prestige and harsh conditions, proposing gradual abandonment and correctional treatment with solitary confinement as punishment instead of forced labor.
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Paris
Devil's Island
French Guiana
United States
Latin America
Taid
Rucart
Only One Survivor London Flight Casualty Story
John Wilson, an Oxford graduate and son of a Liverpool manufacturer, returned to England as the sole survivor of a four Britons expedition to Spain to aid the government. His three companions died in aerial combat. his own plane was shot down near Alicante on Christmas Eve. He escaped the crash unhurt but was captured by insurgents, then later escaped to the border and died en route to Croydon.
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London
John Wilson
Oxford
Liverpool
England
Spain
Wilson
Alicante
French
Paris
Croydon
Will Try Submarine Trip by Sir Hubert to Arctic Ocean
Australian explorer Sir Hubert Winans plans a 175 foot submarine with heavy steel hull to voyage under the Arctic Ocean. He aims to travel about 50 miles a day using his own ship as a decked in houseboat style craft valued around 250000 dollars.
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Ff Hubert
Sir Hubert Winans
Halifax
England
Sir Hubert
Pacific Ocean
Frobisher
Jobless Put To Work In British Columbia Camps
More than 700 men are being sent to work in BC forests as part of a provincial relief program. They will serve two months each, paid 30 cents an hour for an eight hour day, with 75 cents daily board. Wages are partly paid weekly. the rest held for later. The plan runs through April and requires prior residence in BC before November 15.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Trade With Britain Sees Empire Exports Jump
Montreal Canada exports to British empire nations rose to 4118,000,000 in the year ending Oct 30 from the prior year. A H J Hill, retiring president of the British Trade Association, cited empire imports at 187,500,000 a 16,500,000 year over year gain. Canada posted a favorable trade balance with empire countries. F I Spielman succeeds Hill as president.
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Montreal
Canauas Eapors
A. H. J. Hill
British Trade Association
Canada
F. I. Spielman
Hill F
Anglo Italian agreement said to be reached
Paris sparked reports the Anglo Italian accord covers many issues. Italy would abandon designs on the Balearic islands and cease anti British broadcasts. Britain would not pledge no fortification expansion in Malta or Cyprus. A new 900 million lire loan was floated to aid Italian interests.
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Paris
S Tain
Italy
Havas
London
Britain
Kreles
Rome
Mediterranean
Adio
Pari
Near East
Mussolini
Spain
Germany
Societa Finanziara Maritime
League of Nations
Geneva
Malta
Cyprus
Ethiopia
Prominent figures attend Brisbane funeral at St Bartholomew
Many prominent persons from all walks of life paid final tribute to Arthur Brisbane, noted journalist and editor, at St Bartholomew church on Park Avenue. More than 7,000 filled the church and over 2,000 stood outside. Burial was at the tower foot where he wrote many articles making him America's highest paid journalist. Interment was kept strictly private on his Allaire estate in New Jersey.
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New York
Arthur Brisbane
St. Bartholomew # church
Park Avenue
America
Allaire
N.J
Asbury Park
Weasel Pelts Bring Strong Prices in Edmonton Auction
Buyers from New York, London and Montreal purchased 38 000 weasel pelts at the Edmonton auction tied to the upcoming coronation of King George VI next May 12. Prices for beaver and ermine rose significantly from last year.
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Edmonton
George VI
New York
London
Montreal
Camsell and Palache Elected to Geological Society Roles
Hon Dr Camsell of Ottawa deputy minister of mines was elected vice president of the Geological Society of America. Professor Charles Palache of Harvard University was chosen president of the society.
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Cincinnat
Charies Camsell
Ottawa
Geological Society of America
Charles Palache
Harvard University
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