Italy May Arm Merchant Ships If Necessary
Rome signals emergency measures to arm merchant ships if needed. A decree places armed auxiliaries under navy control while traffic ships may be managed by the communications department until required by the navy. Women are mobilized to shore up food supplies and oversee home defense, with sanctions framed as reprisals against enemy nations.
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Italy
Pandons
Navy
Communications Department
Il Duce
Il ‘Duce
National Army of Women
TM Duce
Fascist Party
House
Organization of Defence
Quebec dissolves legislature set election for November 25
Premier Taschereau announced after a cabinet meeting that Quebec's 18th legislature is dissolved and provincial elections will be held November 25. He noted the last general election was August 24, 1931, and has led the Liberal government since 1920 after succeeding Sir Lomer Gouin. The Liberals have governed since 1897.
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Quebec-Quebec
Taschereau
Quebec
Taschereaut
Lomer Gouin
Liberal Party
Woman Senator Injured in Ontario Fall
Canada’s second woman in the Senate, Senator va Fallis of Rough, Ontario, has been in hospital since October 18 after a curb slip caused a broken wrist and a bone in her right foot. Dr Stanley F. Service said she is not seriously hurt.
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Va Fallis
Rough
Ont
Canada
Stanley F. Service
GM announces Los Angeles auto plant for 1936 output
General Motors reveals a new Los Angeles automobile assembly plant with initial yearly capacity of 40,000 to 50,000 cars, aimed to be ready by April 1, 1936. The facility will support Pontiac Oldsmobile and London lines as part of the Naval Burning Program and eight destroyer flotilla leadership in the 1935 building program.
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Detroit
Los Angeles
General Motors Corporation
Corporation
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
London
Admiralty
Buick
Ottawa to Submit Laws to Supreme Court for Constitutional Review
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Parliament may refer laws to the Supreme Court of Canada for constitutional rulings. He aims to send matters to the next provincial conference in late November, likely including minimum wage provisions, minimum hours, one day of rest in seven, and the unemployment insurance act. The opposition supports most items yet challenges their constitutional validity.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Prime Minster
Mackenzie King
Theourt
Dommon
King
Floods Hit Honduras Toll Rises to 115 in Honduras
Floods sweeping Honduras claim 115 lives with unofficial damage over 12 million dollars. Americans in the area reported safe, while Maraita and San Pedro Sula recorded strong earthquakes and losses above 7 million dollars as the disaster worsens.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Offic
Maraita
San Pedro Jula
World Wheat Supply Declines in 1934-35 Report
The U S Bureau of Agriculture Economics reports world wheat supply at 4 36 billion bushels for 1934-35, down 500 million from 1928-32 average. Excluding Russia and China, the total includes a 240 300 thousand bushel case and notes smaller stocks in fall in major producers except Canada.
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Washington
Uece
Russia
China
U.S. Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Canada
Doctor’s fortune funds care for the poor says Murray
Dr Herbert H Murray, who held an Irish hospitals sweepstake ticket tied to a Cambridge stakes finalist at Newmarket England, notes the windfall will not alter his plans. The ticket worth about 49100 dollars was partly sold and he plans to assist sick patients without pressing the poor for payment.
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Toronto
Herbert H. Murray
Newmarket
England
Clearing Debris After China Arsenal Blast Toll Near 2000
The October 26 explosion killed or trapped thousands as workers clear debris in Landow China. Most bodies lie under collapsed homes and wreckage, with many presumed buried alive amid the devastation and rescue efforts continuing.
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Landow
China
Aberhart Backs City Tax and Service Talks Post Ottawa
Premier Aberhart told Mayor Clark that Edmonton will push for a conference between the province and Alberta cities to seek a new deal on taxation and responsibility for social services. The talks will wait until the provincial federal conference in Ottawa.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Aberhart
Clark
Kellogg Urges US to Name Italy Aggressor in Ethiopian War
Former secretary of state Frank Kellogg condemned Italy for invading Ethiopia and violating the Kellogg Briand pact. He urged the United States to denounce Italy and refuse to aid its war effort by selling oil, cotton, or machinery. He warned that Italy treats treaties as a scrap of paper.
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Italy
Ethiopia
United States
Ttaly
Ottawa relief policy to be announced soon
Defence Minister Mackenzie stated the new government will publish its unemployment relief camp policy after studying all aspects of the unemployment situation. The decision is expected within a few days as the government reviews options and implications.
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Ottawa
Defence
Mackenzie
Airliner Forced Landing Near Nelson After Rocky Field Crash
A BCA airliner from Billings to Spokane made a forced landing in a rocky field near Nelson Montana after circling the town. Three pilots and four passengers escaped the damaged craft, which skimmed a fence and rested on a stone pile near a golf course. The flight reported loss of bearings in a snow storm and strong northeastern winds while hovering above Nelson.
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Bca
Aurumwectern Air Lines
Belen
Mont
Billings
Spokane
Nelson
Shounburt
Helena
Alberta Liquor Prices Up Increases Hit Several Items
Alberta vendors announced new liquor price lists with increases up to 25 cents on certain bottles and five cents on a dozen pints of beer while reducing brandy prices from four to three thirty and five ten on other brands. Wines rise five to ten cents per bottle as Premier Aberhart aims to raise 300000. A Saskatchewan note adds that a 63 hour snowstorm may bring moisture to the soil. 120 inches of moisture melted in 48 hours.
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Famonton
Aberhart
Saskatoon
Great
Benent
Dean A. M. Shaw
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchesalt
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United States to Strengthen Neutral Policy
President Roosevelt signals stronger neutrality measures as he says the United States is monitoring all exports destined for both belligerents. He argues that wartime profits should not drive policy and favors restoring normal business conditions over prolonged conflict. Observers speculate the stance might lead to concrete actions if war exports rise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Aberhart Will Not Call Major Douglas Back This Year
Premier Aberhart announced Major C H Douglas, reconstruction adviser, will not return to Alberta this year. He hoped to invite Douglas before spring to aid in a Social Credit plan. The Reid government contract sets a $2,000 fee per visit plus expenses, with a $5,000 general contract partly paid.
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Aberhart
Major Douglas
Edmonton
C. H. Douglas
Alberta
Reid
Douglas
Will Mahoney Delights Royalty With Daring Palladium Act
The United States comedian Will Mahoney performed at a royal command Palladium show. King and Queen entertained, laughing through the routine and applauding as Mahoney delivered tricks and feats. He even played the xylophone with his feet while the audience cheered. Queen Mary wore a pale green gown with paillettes and a diamond tiara.
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U.S
London
Will Mahoney
United States
Palladium
Mahoney
Queen Mary
Edmontons Fall Swine and Sheep Show Winners
Miss Alice Swift captured first in commercial hogs and third in sheep judging at the Edmonton exhibition. She won the Vi special prize for highest points in junior judging and also took the lamb thing contest against six rivals.
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Edmonton
Alice Swift
Swift
Crusader group backs Newfoundland constitutional restoration
A public meeting convened by a new body named The Crusader urged abolishing the current commission government in Newfoundland and restoring the island’s constitution. The speakers promoted constitutional self governing principles and local control, signaling a formal political movement in St John’s.
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Nfd
Commission
Newfoundland
Crusader
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