U.S. Seeks Mechanism to Curb Wheat Output Worldwide
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration aims to curb farm surpluses by empowering Congress to reduce agricultural production and lease land to limit output. Talks with Canada and other wheat producers anticipate a pro rata global agreement, with plans to press for lower tariffs through diplomatic channels.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Canada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
William D. Herridge
Confess
A.k. Td
America
Australia
Argentina
London
State Department
United States
Roper
Commerce Department
Empire Materials Fare Policy for Government Contracts
Empire Materials Ottawa outlines fare rules to apply on future government contracts. The policy extends beyond departments of government to include the Canadian National Railways and various government boards and commissions.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Herriot Warns France on Urgent Debt Payment
Paris France former premier Edouard Herriot warned France it is essential in her interest to pay three months overdue debt to the United States as soon as possible due to changed conditions in central Europe.
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Paris
France
Edouard Herriot
United States
Europe
Fire at Canada Match Factory Kills and Injures Dozens
A devastating blast at a north Hull Chelsea road area match factory killed five teenagers and left several others severely burned. About 25 workers were employed, mostly local teens, as rescuers rushed injured to hospitals after the explosion blew flames and debris through the brick building.
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Canada
Hull
Chelsea Road
St. Josep Boulevard
Ibs, Although In Normal Times Dou Ue
Ben
Iied
Registration Of Voters In Ottawa Debate On Compulsory System
Indications emerged in the senate debate that recommendations may push a compulsory registration and voting system for Canada's electors with penalties for impersonation. Key figures including Arthur Meighen and others participated as discussions noted election costs are high and a senate committee could study potential reforms.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
Electors of
Canada
Arthur Meighen
A. D. McRae
Vancouver
W. A. Puchanian
Lethbridge
Allantyne
Montreal
Market Recovery Prices Of Securities Rise On Exchange
Market recovery prices of securities advance on the New York Stock Exchange as confidence returns after bank reopenings. Bonds saw sharp gains with many issues rising ten to thirty dollars per bond of one thousand. Decisive Washington measures appear to drive renewed financial optimism nationwide.
Bridge Work on Arrowwood Creek Near High River
Twelve men with picks and shovels cleared ice and spread gravel on the Arrowwood Creek Bridge approach twenty miles east of High River Alberta. Three men in a 43 hour period lost lives in automobile accidents.
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Calgary
Alberta
Arrowwood Creek
High River
Ives
Envoy to Britain Judge Robert Bingham Named Ambassador Pick
Judge Robert Bingham prominent Louisville publisher and former mayor of Louisville in 1970 has been submitted by the United States for approval as ambassador to Great Britain. He has served as chancellor of Jefferson Circuit Court and is a trustee of Berea College and Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
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Robert Bingham
Louisville
Great Britain
United States
Court of
Albert Einstein Declares Voluntary Exile From Germany
Einstein announced his voluntary exile from Germany arriving via California and planning to sail to Antwerp to decide his future course. He warned that nationalism threatens western civilization and urged action by informed people to combat it while noting Jewish persecution in eastern Europe.
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New York
Albert Einetein
Germany
California
Einstein
Antwerp
Gresce
Europe
Senate Endorses Sweepstakes Bill in Canada Senate
Canada’s senate passed the second reading of Senator A D Mc Crae’s bill by 37 to 19 and sent it to the private bills committee. The measure would require consent of the provincial attorney general before action against informers seeking prize money from sweepstakes. In London district eight of ten Legion branches voted unanimously for sweepstakes reports. two branches had not filed reports.
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Ottawa
Canada
Senate
A. D. McCrae
Commons
London
Saskatchewan Legislature Backs Federal Unemployment Insurance Plan
Saskatchewan legislature unanimously approved a resolution urging early creation of a national unemployment insurance system. Mover George Spence urged provincial support for federal efforts, while Hon. J F Bryant proposed a national commission and ceding constitutional rights to Ottawa. The amendment passed without division as the House adopted the measure. United States backs Britain in embargo plan to curb arms shipments amid wartime actions.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
George Spence
Lib
Maple Creek
J. F. Bryant
Publc Works
Bryant
Spence
House
United States
Britain
Washington
Great Britain
Towares
Cost of Commission Cost to Canada in Duff Inquiry
The Ottawa article notes the Duff commission cost Canada 62 838 dollars. The figure was supplied in the House of Commons in answer to a question from Hon. Jan Mackenzie a Liberal MP for Vancouver Centre. The disclosure adds detail to parliamentary inquiry into government expenditures and inquiry funding.
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Commissie
Ottawa
Duff Commission
Canada
House of Commons
Jan Mackenzie
Liberal
Vancouver Centre
Budget promises no new taxes on average British Columbians
Victoria, BC. Finance Minister J. W. Jones announced in the budget speech that no new taxes would fall on average taxpayers. A graduated surtax would target high earners, raising about 350,000, with succession duties up 25 percent bringing in 215,000. School land tax outside districts cuts to two mills. Revenue set at 20,497,501 with a planned 2,421,620 sinking fund. Deficit shown as 2,232,002, but authorities claim no real deficit once funds are considered.
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Victoria
Br Ba
J. W. Jones
Finance
Jones
Maintain Neutrality Urges Britain to Avoid European Alliances
Winston Churchill urged the House of Commons that Britain stay free from European entanglements and maintain neutrality by strengthening its own defence. Sir Phillip Sassoon said the Royal Air Force had cut costs yet needed ten regular squadrons to fulfill the modest 1923 programme, noting RAF strength now ranks fifth among air powers.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
London
House of Commons
Church
United Kingdom
Phillip Sasson
Frair
Royal Air Force
Leper Colony Bound Couple From Toronto to Tracadie Island
A Toronto couple, a former University of Toronto athlete and his wife, travel to the Tracadie Island leper colony in New Brunswick. The man, diagnosed after years of illness, is accompanied by his wife and a nurse. The journey follows the discovery of his condition around Christmas.
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Toronto
New Brunswick
Tracadie Island
South America
University of Toronto
Reame
Official Was In Danger Winnipeg Man Refused to Sign
Constable Albeck of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police testified before Mr Justice A K Dysart about 14 Arborg men charged with rioting and a disturbance on November 29. The record notes the danger to the official and the men’s alleged unlawful assembly.
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United States Administration
Herriot
Hell
Registration of Voters
Prof
Tam No
Japan
Yosuke Matsuoka
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Nippon
B.C
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