British and French Fleets Move Toward Gibraltar Area
London reports Britain and France are concentrating naval power near the Mediterranean as the League of Nations meets on January 20. The Nelson, Rodney, Furious, and Cairo will lead a mid January spring cruise, not into the Med but into the Atlantic, while French squadrons maneuver in the western Mediterranean and near Casablanca. Four British home fleet units at Gibraltar will return to the UK.
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Italy
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Rodney
Furious
Cairo
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Gil
Casablanca
Gibraltar
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Admiralty
Hood
Ramillies
Orion
Neptune
London
Mussolini
France
Great Britain
Sweden
Geneva
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Inquiry into Coalhurst mine disaster to reopen
The Alberta government plans to restart the inquiry into the Coalhurst mining disaster. Premier Aberhart announced the appellate division of the Alberta Supreme Court will hear the probe led by Mr Justice Lunney. The government will be represented by solicitors from the attorney general's department.
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Afr
Justice Lunney
Alberta Supreme Court
Executive Council
Aberhartt
Attorney General’s Department
No Corporation Tax Under Ontario Plan Says No Levy
Report from Queen's Park states Ontario will not levy corporate income tax, aligning with federal rules but omitting the federal tax provisions. About 100,000 people would pay income tax under the plan, with an expected total of roughly 12 million dollars.
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Ontario
Toronto
Queen's Park
Edmonton Chamber of Mines Established by 75 Backers
An Edmonton independent chamber of mines was formed after a meeting that drew 75 interested supporters. The organization aims to promote develop and protect mining activities in the rich northern fields.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Chamber of Mines
Canada Sets Aside Large Sum To Improve Level Crossings
Government pledges 1.4 million dollars for remedial works across Canada to reduce railway crossing dangers. Dominion treasury funds cover about 1.1 million with CPR CNR and municipalities contributing the rest. Major western projects include CPR near Scotsguard and Crow's Nest line improvements in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Treasury
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Governor-In Council
Scotsguard
Sask
CPR
Cepee
CNR
Kinley
Maunsell
Alta
Crow's Nest
Lundbreck
Ethiopia claims recapture of Tembien on northern front
Addis Ababa reports the Ethiopian government asserting control over the mountainous Tembien sector west of Makale as War Minister Ras Mulugheta directs a northern counter-offensive toward driving Italian forces back to their colony. Concurrently Ras Desta Demtu's column near Dolo defeats local forces in Graziani's army aided by rains hindering enemy mobility.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tembien
Makale
Ras Mulugheta
Ras Desta Demtu
Dolo
Dodolfo Graziani
War between Russia and Japan deemed inevitable by adviser
London adviser to the British government in China, Wayte, told the Royal United Service Institution that the Russo-Japanese war is inevitable. He also said a United States versus Japan war is conceivable but unlikely, yet circumstances prompting such a conflict could involve Britain.
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London
Faerick Wayte
China
Russia
Japan
Royal United Service Institution
United States
Quarantine at Vancouver Oakalla Prison Farm After Scarlet Fever Outbreak
Vancouver Oakalla Prison Farm, housing 460 inmates and staff, is under visitor quarantine while seven male prisoners are isolated after a scarlet fever outbreak. Five are confirmed affected and two show symptoms. Officials call the outbreak very mild and say all precautions are in place.
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Vancouver- Oakalla
Burnaby
Peace Spit Toronto Aieur-Colonel Drew Urges Canadian Peace
Col George A Drew, former Ontario securities commissioner, addressed the Electric Club in Toronto and urged a rebirth of the British spirit of 1914 for peace not war. He proposed annual mass faith demonstrations by Canada's young men.
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Toronto
Aieur
George A. Drew
Ontario Securities Commissioner
Electric Club
Canada
Aviator Dickins Honored At Edmonton Banquet
Tangible recognition of CH Punch Dickins pioneering work in northern aviation was given at an Edmonton banquet. President J W Glenwright presented a travelling case on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce as Dickins departs to reside in Winnipeg. He noted flyers here are superior to any in the world.
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Edmonton
Famonton
CH. “Punch” Dickins
Canadian Airways, Limited
J. W. Glenwright
To Study Farming London Tour By British Farmers
Twenty six British farmers will leave London for a round the world study tour covering Australia New Zealand and Canada. They start in Sydney joining twentyone South American farmers and Australians then move to Canada after a month in Australia and New Zealand. The British National Union and the Overseas League arranged the tour.
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London
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Sydney
Dominion
British National Union
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Overseas League
Canadian women memorial building project abandoned
Due to current economic conditions the Canadian women's memorial building in Ottawa will not be erected. Funds collected since the federation formed in November 1928, about 25,000 dollars, will be distributed under court direction. Alastair Macdonald, solicitor for the federation, noted the project aimed to honor Canadian women's service to humanity but is now halted with 10,000 dollars still needed.
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Ottawa
Ty Alastair Macdonald
Canadian Women's Memorial Building Federation
Canada
Federation
Macdonald
Aberhart Plans 15 Month Motor Licenses in Alberta 1936
Premier Aberhart announces 1936 motor licenses will cover 15 months with a new 1 dollar annual drivers license fee replacing the existing 50 cent perpetual licenses. A tax on all grades of fuel oil is proposed, lubricating oil for cars exempt. The motor license year will align with the fiscal year ending March 31, legislation to follow.
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Edmonton
Aberhart
Alberta Motor Association
Italian Deserters Report Large Italian Army Desertions
Rumors say nearly 2,000 Italian soldiers deserted across the Austrian border with 1,650 South Tyroleans reported by Suedtiroler Heimat and paths to Germany. Maribor sources claim about 2,000 deserters reaching Yugoslavia, but verification is lacking and government actions unclear.
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Vienna
Austria
Suedtiroler Heimat
Germany
Switzerland
Maribor
Yugoslavia
Roosevelt speaks on basic campaign issue and farm law
President Roosevelt addressed Democratic leaders about the central campaign issue and the A A A ruling. He said he would not retreat and urged unity beyond party lines while signaling that justice for agriculture remains a constant objective. He warned against reactionary politics and stressed progress and ideals.
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United States
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Supreme Court
A.A.A
Supreme Court of the United States
First Eclipse This Year New York
A total lunar eclipse on January 8 was visible in northwestern Canada and Alaska but not in the continental United States. At the start the eclipse appeared across the northeastern Atlantic, eastern Africa, Madagascar, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australia, Polynesia, the western Pacific, Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean. At its end the eclipse was seen in the eastern Atlantic, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia with exceptions in the southeastern Pacific, northwestern Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean.
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New York
Canada
United States
Alaska
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Madagascar
Asia
Indian Ocean
Australia
Polesia
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Europe
Pacific
Giant Liner Queen Mary Articles Made in North England
Cotton and woolen articles valued at 225000 dollars are being produced in the north of England and Belfast for the giant liner Queen Mary. The total quantity approaches 500000 units.
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Glasgow
England
Belfast
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Staple Inn
Holborn
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