Germany Backs British Plan for Disarmament
Berlin reports Chancellor Adolf Hitler supported a British memorandum in principle after a cordial talk with Capt. Anthony Eden at the British embassy. Proceedings hint Berlin and London may seek a united stance with Mussolini on armament postponement for two years, a point likely to affect talks with Paris.
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Anthony Eden
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Capt. Eden
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Italy
London
Paris
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Thirty Hour Week Bill Ruling Contested by Industry Leaders
Washington D C Hugh Johnson and Gerard Swope oppose a universal 30 hour week. Johnson testifies before the House and Labor committees that arbitrary limits cannot apply to US industry. Swope backs his view and calls for NRA code driven hour reductions. Johnson pledges further action tied to business recovery.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
House of Representatives
United States
Labor Committee
Gerard Swope
General Electric
William Connery
Swope
Johnson
Passing Countess Brassey Of Fort Brassey In London
Sybil Brassey, second wife of the 1st Earl Brassey, died in 1918 at age 75. She joined Lord Brassey on the Sunbeam to Australia in 1891 after their marriage, aiding his governorship voyage, and later returned with him in 1900. She was stepmother to Lady Willingdon.
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London
Earl Brassey
New Territorial Force For Erin Dublin Irish Free State
The ministry of defence announced a new territorial force would be established and its members would wear uniforms similar to those of the famous Irish brigade. Roger Casement, later hanged for treason, attempted to form in Germany for the 1916 Irish rebellion.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Ministry of Defence
Roger Casement
Germany
Feed Shortage Hits Ontario Livestock Across Counties
An agriculture report notes a serious feed shortage across Ontario counties, with feed grains especially scarce while hay and other roughage remain adequate in most areas. This scarcity threatens livestock health and farm productivity in several regions.
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Toronto
Appartient of Agriculture
New Constitution Self Government For Ceylon 1881 Debate
Debates in the house on Ceylon’s July 1881 constitutional shift toward self-government with safeguards. Sir Henry Page-Croft challenged the plan urging a on the spot inquiry. Malcolm Macdonald defended the scheme as working well. Sir Henry and Naine Sanderson warned of surrender and loss of backbone amid colonial policy disputes.
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India
Henry Page-Croft
Henry
Malcolm Macdonald
Sir Henry
Naine
Nitrate Shipments Opinion Expressed For Munitions Use
Canal zone shippers note nitrate exports rising sharply with 700 percent more shipped to Europe than in 1933. Debate grows over whether the shipments fund munitions or agriculture as Chilean officials insist most are for farming. January 1933 through February 1934 figures show large increases despite canal restrictions.
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Europe
Canal Zone
Penama
Canadian destroyers visit Port of Spain surprising locals
Four Canadian destroyers paid a surprise call at Port of Spain, Trinidad. A rating was rushed to hospital with a broken leg after an injury on shore leave aboard the Caracas-Lagura line. The injured man was Blakey of Esquimalt, a 29 year old petty officer.
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Trindad
Saled
Hosp Tal
Blakey Esquimalt
Blakey
Caracas-Lagura
Praise for newspapers in Ottawa speech
Dr. R. W. Boyle of the National Research Council lauds newspapers as a veritable university and a world embracing education in a Ottawa address. He says the press has shown growth in idealism accuracy honor truth and fairness over the years.
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Ottawa
R. W. Boyle
National Research Council
Discipline In Jails Defends Alberta at Institution Edmonton
Alberta minister of public works Hon. C. L. McPherson defended strict jail discipline in the legislature amid articles by a former prisoner. He cited that from April 1 to March 1, 1993, only one of 3,483 Fort Saskatchewan inmates faced solitary confinement, averaging 21 days, arguing against brutal treatment claims.
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C. L. McPherson
Public Works
Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan
Land Settlement Plan Aids Saskatchewan Settlers
Saskatchewan government ready to launch a large land settlement scheme with railways and cities. Settlers may take up raw land with up to four years free of principal or interest payments. Some concessions offer two years free. Mayors of Regina Saskatoon North Battleford Moosonee Swift Current Prince Albert Weyburn endorse plan. Regina has begun aligning with proposal and relief applicants are being directed to officials for approval.
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Saskatoon
North Battleford
Moces Jaw
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Prince Albert
Weyburn
F Board
Dollfuss Seizes Socialist Press to Shape Austria's Working Class
In Vienna Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss moves to reorganize the socialist press by placing the director of the official news agency in charge of the seized Socialist party publishing house Arbeiter Leitung. The regime frames the action as guiding workers toward its Christian-social program and portraying the state as friend and protector of labor.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Socialist Party
Arbeiter Leigung
New Times
Moccasin Telegraph Tells Of Tortured Indian Death
Winnipeg dispatch recounts a RCMP report by Sergeant Percy Rose about Gasgana a Cree Indian in Lac Du Brochet northern Saskatchewan tied to a stake to die amid witchcraft fears. Neighbors aided him with food and drink and his death was from natural causes per investigators.
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Gasgana
Percy Rose
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lac du Brocaet
Saskatchewan
Vancouver Mayor Grants Loggers Tag Day Permit
British Columbia loggers win mayor L D Taylor’s approval to hold a tag day in Vancouver amid unemployment concerns. The unrest comes as war planes crash in a string of navy and army air disasters, raising fatalities to twelve in the latest incidents.
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Vancouver
L. D. Taylor
British Columbia
Navy
Drive Against Bootleggers Targets High Liquor Prices
The Roosevelt administration launches an aggressive campaign against bootleggers nationwide. Treasury officials announce a new stamp tax effective two weeks ago requiring every liquor container to bear a government stamp. An inspection system backs the law, with long prison terms for misuse or evasion.
Cromie Credits Psychology for Global Adjustment
Robert Cromie editor of the Vancouver Sun urged psychology, not revolution, as the best instrument of adjustment in world affairs. Speaking at a National Press club luncheon after an overseas tour of Italy, Russia, Germany and China, he congratulated leaders on efforts to speed adjustments.
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Robert Cromie
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Vancouver Sun
National Press Clu
Italy
Russia
Germany
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Cromiceso
Streamlined Steam Locomotive Showcased at National Lab
A new streamline steam locomotive named Ottawa a new mou aor aims to cut air resistance by 35 percent and lift smoke from the cab area. Details were given in a National Research Council report tabled in the House.
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National Research Laboratories
National Rew Zearca Council
House of
Women’s Franchise Defeated in Quebec Assembly Vote
A measure proposing women be granted the right to vote in provincial elections failed in the Quebec Legislative Assembly by a 52 to vote margin. The defeat marks a setback for suffrage advocates in the province during the period.
Toronto Daylight Saving Time Adopted by Board
The Toronto board of control recommended daylight saving time from April 29 to September 29. The proposal aims to align city time with longer daylight hours and improve municipal efficiency.
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Toronto
Board of Control
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