U S Agrees to World Naval Armament Holiday
Washington reports the United States will join a one year armament truce proposed by the League of Nations. President Hoover and Secretary Beimontor, meeting at the State Department, sent a note approving a holiday on new naval construction except ships already under way to avoid hurting employment. The pact targets a general halt from November 1, with specifics to be detailed by each nation.
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Washington
United Sates
League of Nations Os
League
Geneva
Hoover
Henry L .Beimsoo
State Department
Hinkler Sets Plane Record in 1800 Mile Flight
Bert Hinkler Australian flyer lands in Kingston Jamaica after a nonstop flight from New York in 18 hours aboard a Puss moth. W O Levick of De Havilland Aircraft Co says the Kingston flight establishes a new distance record for the aircraft type. Previous record was Amy Johnson's London to Warsaw flight of about 1,000 miles.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Bert Hinkler
New York
Toronto
W. O. Levick
de Haviland Aircraft Co. of Canada, Ltd
Ship Owners Ready For Next Year Cargoes From Churchill
Montreal Gazette Ottawa dispatch reports R S Dalgleish Ltd owners of the Farnworth and Warkworth confirm readiness to undertake grain shipments again next year when Hudson Bay Railway grain cargoes begin from Churchill.
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Montreal
Ottawa
R. S. Dalgleish, Limited
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Farnworth
Warkworth
Churchill
Department of Marine
Hudson Bay Railway
Bartering Wheat For Coffee Plan Submits To U S Chicago
George Milner of the Grain Stabilization Corporation released a plan by the National Coffee Roasters' Association to trade 1,050,000 bags of coffee from Brazil for 25,000,000 bushels of wheat. The plan would start in October 1932 with monthly sales of 62,500 bags to the highest bidder and notes the ninth anniversary of Mussolini's rise to power in Italy.
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Brasil
United States
Chicago
George 8. Milner
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Wheat price rise boosts western Canadian farmers profits
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates October wheat price increases could raise western farmers' income by more than 80 million dollars and add up to 2900 million to Canada's wheat stocks. An average nine cent per bushel lift is noted, benefiting central Alberta yields despite heavy deliveries and hedging pressure.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Howl Stevens
Manitoba
Northern
Duram
Alberta
Bureau
Lady Astor Re‑elected in Plymouth Sutton Contest
Lady Astor, Conservative candidate for Plymouth Sutton, expressed gratification at her re‑election. She praised English resolve and noted women’s significant role in the election, stating England remains firm and that the people respond to calls for help.
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Lady Astor
Plymouth
Eng
Sutton
England
Earth
Port Carling Fire Destroys Town Business District
A large fire in Port Carling Ontario destroyed eleven buildings in the basement of Hanna Company store. Water from Bracebridge Gravenhurst and Orillia was used to fight the blaze with no damage estimate available.
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Port Carling
Hanna Company
Bracebridge
Gravenhurst
Orillia
Five-Year-Old Ernest Motherwell Voters in Ulster
In Belfast Ulster a five year old named Ernest Motherwell votes in the British general election. The article notes no one on the registry is barred if they can name a candidate, Ernest could.
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Belfast
Norum Irelana
Ernest Motherwell
Ulster
Oine
Ernest
National Government Victory Described As Crushing Blow
London press reacts to the election result with jubilation. National Government organs call the landslide a repudiation of socialism and an opening for enterprise and progress. The Times notes a decisive verdict on leaders who betrayed trust and the Labour party, while others praise tariffs and a working class stand.
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London
England
Daily Telegraph
News Chronicle
The
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Daily Express
the Times
Empire conference set for Ottawa at earliest date
Prime Minister R B Bennett states Canada will urge imperial governments to reconvene the imperial economic conference in Ottawa at the earliest possible date. He hopes past obstacles are removed and notes Canada will contribute to closer economic ties while London reports Capt Ian Fraser regains his St Pancras seat defeating Labour and a Communist candidate.
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Ottawa
Ont
Empire
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Great Britain
Canada
London
Wug
Lan Fraser
St. Dunstan's School
St. Pancras
R. Marley
Warning Over Canada Overborrowing Warned By Stevens
Hon. H. H. Stevens federal Trade and Commerce minister told Toronto's Advertising Sales Round Table banquet that Canada has overborrowed and that Canadians are too pessimistic about business. He urged a sane view to sustain population in comfort and plenty.
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H. H. Stevens
Canada
Toronto
Dominion
Fortune Goes to Detroit Crippled Children Fund
Detroit real estate owner Reberg gradually went blind and bequeathed his entire 300000 fortune to the Detroit Board of Education for crippled children. Half the income supports Reberg during life, then funds support educational and health facilities for crippled pupils. Upon death, both income and principal aid crippled children.
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Detroit
Aucus Sons Reberg
Detroit Board of Education
Reberg
Seizure of U S Plane Near Aylmer Quebec Sparks Silence
Customs officials gave no details on the seizure of a United States plane found being loaded with liquor in a field near Aylmer Quebec. Two Royal Canadian Air Force machines transporting officers captured the aircraft, which reportedly originated from Rochester and had made several trips recently.
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U.S
Customs Department
United States
Aylmer
Que
Royal Canadian Air Force
Rochester
Paraguay Provisional Cabinet Formed by Gonzalez Navero
In Asuncion Paraguay Provisional President Gonzalez Navero named a new cabinet to sustain the Liberal party administration Foreign Minister Zubizar reta and Justice Minister Gonzalez retained in the reshuffle.
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Ascuncion
Paraguay
Gonzalez Navero
Liberal Party
Zubizarreta
Gonzalez
Message To the Nation Ramsay MacDonald Calls For Unity
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald thanks supporters across parties for subordinating differences to national needs. He says the response will convince the world that willing hands and devoted minds will aid the country in its tasks. He praises political friends for backing the appeal and pledges that workers’ interests will not be overlooked.
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Ramsay MacDonald
London
Eng
Ministe
Fewer Canadian Immigration Visas in September
The United States issued 1 004 Canadian immigration visas in September versus 6 151 in September 1928, an 84 percent drop. The State Department cites the enforcement of the likely to become a public charge provision of the Immigration Act of 1917 by U S consular officers as the cause.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Department
State Department
Canada
Nationalists Victory Sets a New Record
London reports a landslide for the National Government as Conservatives National Labor and National Liberal win a total majority of about 500 over all rivals. Labour collapses from 270 to 50 seats with 12 former ministers defeated and George Lansbury the sole survivor. The result creates a historic sweep unmatched in Parliament.
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London
Englang
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
House of Commons
National Labor
National Liberal
Labor Party
Arthur Henderson
Burnley
David Lloyd George
Henderson
Labor
George Lansbury
Bishop sees a great future for Dominion
London bishop Rt Rev Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram discusses Canada in the Empire Review. He urges gradual population growth and immigration while preserving British stock, arguing Canada could become the greatest nation with new workers and developed railways. He cautions against crowding out old British heritage.
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London
Eng
Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram
Canada
Empire Review
England
Earth
Nobel Prize Awarded To German Cancer Specialist Warburg
Dr. Otto H. Warburg, a German cancer specialist and former Kaiser Wilhelm Institute director, wins the 1931 Nobel Prize in medicine. He previously earned the 1927 Sophie Nordhoff prize for cancer research and headed the Palestine Commission. Last year's laureate was Dr. Karl Landsteiner of the Rockefeller Institute.
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Rockefeller Institute
Pensions Cost Ontario Daily and Relief Moves Reported
Ontario spends $30 000 daily on old age pensions and mothers allowances. The plan helps 6 000 homes and 15 999 children gain education, easing juvenile delinquency. Relief sent 80 carloads of produce from Ontario to western Canada. Lieutenant Governor of Manila elected president of the Dominion Agricultural Credit Company at Hotel Saskatchewan.
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Toronto
Uni
Ontario
W. G. Martin
National League of Compulsory Education
Ont
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Canada
National Emergency Relief Committee of
The
United Church of Canada
BR. B. Cochrane
Ge Pray OE Or
Manila
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company
Japan Accepts League Plan for One Year Armament Holiday
A Tokyo dispatch reports Japan accepted a League plan granting a one year halt to arms development on the condition it does not disrupt already authorized programs. Neighboring states and non member nations in the league are asked to concur.
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London
Mgnister
Tokyo
Japan
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