Ottawa plans to curb corporate exploitation reforms
Prime Minister Bennett announced amendments to the Do nainton Companies Act to abolish shares with no par value and urged citizen cooperation to stamp out evils in Dominion authority corporations. He defended reform as social justice and touted a central bank and expanded credit as key measures. He warned critics as inevitable radicalism and urged electors to back his platform in the general election.
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Ottawa
Donainton Companies
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Honeymoon Ends Before West Indies Cruise for Duke and Duchess
The Duke and Duchess of Kent will depart London on January 25 for a 48 day West Indies cruise aboard the Duchess of Richmond to complete their honeymoon. They will not stay aboard the ship and plan to return by another steamer, expected back in early April. This marks Prince George and Princess Marina’s first West Indies visit after their Westminster Abbey wedding on November 29. They may visit the continent before sailing.
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London
Duke and Duchess of Kent
British West Indies
Princess Marina
Greece
Duchess of Richmond
West Indies
Prince George
England
Westminster Abbey
Vancouver Welcomes Moose Jaw’s Phyllis Dewar as Coach Ends
Phyllis Dewar, 1934 Dominion sports writers best all around woman athlete, becomes an adopted daughter of Vancouver. She joins the Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club and will be coached by Percy Norman. The plan is to prepare her for championships from 50 yards to a mile.
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Vancouver
Phyllis Dewar
Moose Jaw
Canada
Western Mayors To Meet Calgary
Western Canada mayors will meet Calgary on January 28 to discuss municipal debts and interest rates. Medicine Hat and North Battleford replied favorably, bringing the total invitations accepted to 12 cities.
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Calgary
Western Canada
Medicine Hat
North Batteford
Damages Awarded In I m Alone Sinkings Case
The 1929 I m Alone sinking near the Louisiana coast led a Canada United States arbitration to award Canada $25,000 compensation and no ship or cargo damages. Justice Van Devanter and Chief Justice Duff supervised. Crew members received personal compensation for clothing and wrongful cast into the sea.
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Sinkin
Washington
United States
Louisiana
Canada
van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
Duff
Coast Guard
John T. Randall
John Williams
Jens Jansen
James Barrett
William Wordsworth
Eddie Young
Chesley Hobbs
Edward Fouchard
Amanda Mainguy
Leon Mainguy
Salor
New Bluebird Car by Malcolm Campbell Redesigns Monster Racer
Sir Malcolm Campbell unveiled a redesigned Bluebird at Brooklands after 18 months of work. The streamlined, 28 foot long craft aims to exceed 300 mph at Daytona Beach within a month, with a front air intake shutter he believes adds about 15 mph at top speed.
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Malcolm Campbell
Brooklands
Eng
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm
British Banks Post Gains in 1934 Profits Rise
The Big Five British banks Barclay's Bank, Lloyd's, Midland, National Provincial and Westminster report higher profits for 1934 than 1933, while dividends remain unchanged. Total net profits reach 44,100,000 dollars, up 2,110,000 from 1933, alongside similar gains by the major British railways.
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London
British Railways
Barclay's Bank
Lloyd's
Midland
National Provincial
Westminster
Modern Voting in Sweden Ends Hand Raising
Parliament moves toward modern voting in Sweden with electronic apparatus. Members of the two houses will cast votes by pressing a button in the Sve rikdag. The bill passed provides a swift, automated process to register each member’s vote without raising a hand. The riksdag will install electrical equipment to handle entire votes efficiently.
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USA
Stockholm
Sverikedag
Riksdag
Manitoba to ship 500 head of cattle to UK market
Minister Brandon-Hon. D. G. McKenzie announced the Manitoba government will sponsor a test shipment of chilled beef to the United Kingdom this year. Arrangements with Winnipeg packing houses to handle the export were made, with the aim to have cattle ready by August. Cattle will be placed in feeding lots for the boys and girls calf clubs where possible.
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Brandon
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
United Kingdom
Winnipeg
Mr. McKenzie
Peace views sought from MPs via voters plan
The League of Nations Society began a plan in Ottawa to gauge candidates for parliament on peace policy. Voters aligned with peace will ask MPs or candidates to state their views and have them recorded.
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Ottawa
Canada
League of Nations Society
Mussolini Prepares New Italian African Territories
Benito Mussolini moves to quickly take over ceding African lands from France and urges Germany to join disarmament talks. General Emilio de Bono sails from Africa to formalize control of Exitera along the Red Sea triangle. De Bono to resign from the cabinet as Mussolini adds colonies to his portfolio. Somaliland and Eritrea reportedly consolidated under one administration for efficiency. Germany may receive partial rearmament if it returns to the League and joins a central Europe non intervention pact.
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Rome
Benito Mussolti
Italy
Africa
France
Germany
Emilio de Bono
Red Sea
de Bono
Cainet
Mussolini
Somaliland
Eritera
League of Nations
Europe
Bitter European Winter Paralyzes Transport and Suffering Deepens
Bitter winter grips Europe with paralyzed shipping and rail and telegraph lines. Five men feared dead after a Danube boat sank near Belgrade. Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria report heavy snow, widespread misery, and 22,000 workers digging Vienna free from ice. Andrew Cairns cites wheat demand implications of continued cold.
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London
Europe
Andrew Cairns
Cairns
Danube
Ada Huja
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Austria
Vienna
Implement Firms Investigated by Commission Ottawa
The royal commission on mass buying reported that Massey Harris Co. Ltd. posted a deficit of 25,993,000 in 1931 32 and 33 while the other big firms International Harvester Cockshutt Plow and Frost and Wood showed varying surpluses. Farm implement sales collapsed from 51 974 000 to 9 668 000 in 1933, driving losses despite some firms remaining profitable.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Commission On Mass Buying
Walter Gordon
Toronto
Massey-Harris Co. Ltd
International Harvester Co. of Canada
Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd
Frost and Wood
Massey-Harris
W. R. Drynan
Canadian Canneries, Ltd
Hamilton
Dominion
Drynan
West
Gordon
Massey- Harris
International Harvester
Marketing Scheme for Livestock Marketing Approved in Principle
Brandon Manitoba livestock, sheep and swine breeders associations meet to endorse in principle a marketing scheme under the Natural Products Marketing Act. A committee proposed public sale of all livestock through markets with marketing costs managed by provincial and Dominion boards. An export board would direct shipments, with discussions on board cooperation ongoing. The decision on independence versus cooperation remained undecided.
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Toba Livestock Association
Brandon
Man
Natural Products Marketing Act
Livestock
Manitoba
Dominion
Wuld
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Sweden
RB. Bennett
Onder Car
Gnat
Jean Reville
Great Britain
British Isles
Reville
J. A. Munn
Carman
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