Sanctions on Italy Hit British Exports Early 1936
London reports sanctions cost Britain 14 million pounds of exports to Italy in the first part of the year. Walter Runciman, head of the board of trade, said export trade with Italy would rebound and steps were taken to contact Rome to remove obstacles. He noted progress in industries other than coal and cotton and cited unemployment improvements, higher rail and road receipts, and rising postal revenues as signs of recovery.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Rome
Runciman
1957 CS Technical Agriculturista Convention City Yet To Be Named
The 1987 convention of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturista will be held in a western Canada city to be named later. The 16th annual gathering announced H. I. Trueman of Ottawa was reappointed as general secretary and managing editor.
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Technical Agriculturista
Fredericton
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturista
Canada
Securery
H. I.trueman
Ottawa
Gantein Are Im Ontario From Georgian Bay To Tereato
Ontario residents Gantein and team travel from Georgian Bay to Tereato in a regional journey. The trip highlights local routes and community connections across the province.
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Ontario
Bay
Tereato
Britain's Mutual Aid Pledges Stand After Fleet Withdraw
In the House of Commons Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden states that British fleet withdrawals from the Mediterranean do not end Britain's guarantee of support under mutual assistance pacts with France Yugoslavia and Greece. The French government says its assurances are cancelled by sanctions removal. Eden confirms British assurances stay as stated. Yugoslavia and Greece dissent is noted.
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London
Mediterranean
Britain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Féen
Great Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Greece
Italy
Geoffrey Mander
Eden
End Of Drouth Chicago Man Predicts End Of Hot Weather
A Chicago resident forecast an end to the drought with heavy rains by late winter. He claimed the month would bring increased moisture and cooler conditions, though some dates and details are unclear in the fragment.
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Chicago
Canadians Gather in London for Vimy Ridge Memorial
About 6 000 Canadian veterans and guests will attend the July 26 unveiling at Vimy Ridge. Hon. Vincent Massey hosted a July 14 reception in London, a reunion for Canadians in the city.
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London
Canadian Legion
Vimy Ridge
Vincent Massey
New Station At Callander Marks Railway Growth
The Canadian National Railways opened a modern station in Callander Ontario after passenger traffic surged following the Dionne quintuplets birth. The old two-coach stop was replaced to handle increased travel demand.
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Callander
Canadian National Railways
Return of Autrea Bcadding to Toronto in Triumph
Autrea Bcadding arrived in Toronto with a cheerful greeting and his mother embracing him as relatives surround his stretcher. Doctors recount his emotional relief after ten days with him in the Moose River gold mine pit where he was rescued in January.
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Toronto
Autrea Bcadding
D. E. Robertson
Dr. Robertson
Moose River
Canadian painter commissioned to record Vimy memorial unveiling
John Russell, a Toronto artist noted for wartime nude studies, has been commissioned to create a historical canvas of the Vimy memorial unveiling. He has traveled to France to witness King Edward unveiling the Vimy Ridge memorial on July 26 and aims to finish the work in time for the event.
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Toronto
John Russell
Russell
France
King Edward
Vimy Ridge
Inaugurating Air Service Between Bermuda and New York
Imperial Airways to run a weekly Bermuda to New York air service this autumn using flying boats. The venture will be subsidized with a £34,500 capital grant and an annual £18,000 subsidy, with the Bermuda government adding £3,300 for five years. Subventions mostly covered by the colonial official.
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Imperial Airways
Bermuda
New York
London
King lays cornerstone of new French legation in Ottawa
Premier Mackenzie King laid the cornerstone of the new French legation on Bastille Day July 1. The structure will overlook the Ottawa river below the research council building and the bureau of statistics with Raymond Brugere, French minister to Canada, among watching representatives of foreign nations.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
France
Research Council
Bureau of Statistics
Raymond Brugere
Canada
Mussolini Claims Sanctions End As Italy Gains Economic Victory
Premier Mussolini addressed a cheering crowd in Venice announcing the lifting of League sanctions against Italy. He hailed an economic victory due to Italian sacrifice and asserted justice and civilization triumphed in Africa and Europe while signaling closer ties with King Zog of Albania. He noted Albania received loans totaling about 30 million gold francs and a small Durazzo concession amid promises for future use.
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Rome
Mussolini
Pinsea Venezia
Italy
League of Nations
11 Duce
Africa
Europe
Adriatic
Zog
Albania
Fve
Navy strength pledge sparks wartime mobilization talk
Churchill told an Epping crowd the Royal Navy is adequate for any demand and stronger than any European navies. Lord Strickland urged government to store poison gas in Malta to bolster Mediterranean defenses and deter war.
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Isze
London
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Epping
Royal Navy
Europe
Lord Strickland
Malta
House of Lords
Maite
Mediterranean
Navy vows action after Farnsworth spying arrest
Washington reports a Navy press conference amid charges against former lieutenant commander John S Farnsworth for selling confidential naval data to a Japanese agent. Admiral Standley warned espionage rises with naval activity as 79 new warships are built and officials pledge a broad crackdown including ongoing Justice Dept. involvement and coordination with naval intelligence.
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Washington
William H. Standley
United States Navy
Standley
John S. Farnsworth
Imperial Japanese Navy
John 8. Farnsworth
Farnworth
NAVY
United States
Justice Department
Farnsforth
Naval
Washington Post
Tamon Yamaguchi
William D. Puleston
Farnsworth
Ottawa Federal Tax Collections Rise in First Quarter
Federal government income tax receipts for the first quarter of the fiscal year reached 66,134,762 dollars, up 11,570,152 from 1935. Customs duties and excise taxes also rose, with net excise taxes at 26,406,619 dollars and duties less refunds at 11,215,376 dollars. Bundry collections fell to 180,926 dollars, down 5,760.
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Ottawa
Bundry
Buying More Gas Masks For Britain Commons Seeks Extra Grant
The British House of Commons considered a supplementary civil service estimate requesting an additional 4.25 million dollars to buy gas masks. Of the total, 125 thousand dollars funds two Manchester area factories for mask production and adaptation, and 25 thousand dollars goes to a civilian anti gas school.
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House of Commons
London
Great Britain
Civil Service
Manchester
Italian fruit merchants reach Toronto after sanctions
About 100 Italian fruit merchants paraded through Toronto markets in a spontaneous celebration after coming from Italy, the first group to arrive since sanctions last fall. They sang God Save the King and O Canada along the route as crowds cheered.
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Mons
Italy
Toronto
Canada
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