Britain backs peaceful settlement in Ethiopian crisis
London, Sir Samuel Hoare urged an honorable settlement of the Ethiopian conflict in the Commons. He said Britain would not act alone and favored economic sanctions over military measures, stressing the League of Nations as a peace instrument and urging restraint to avoid widening the quarrel with Italy.
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London
Samuel Hoare
Britain
East
Samuel
House of Commons
Sir Samuel
League
Great Britain
Europe
Italy
Clement Richard Attlee
Labor
Herbert Samuel
Mussolinis
Foreign Secretary
Italy Likely to Attend London Naval Conference
Italy's participation in the London naval conference in December appears virtually assured though no official statement has been issued. In Moscow a northeast sea route project from Europe to the Far East via the Arctic Ocean is being developed, reported by Otto Schmidt to Joseph Stalin.
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Rome
Intermea
Italy
London
Moscow
Far East
Otto Schmidt
Northern Sea Route Department
Joseph Stalin
Yugoslavia awards three destroyer contract to Yarrow
The Yugoslav government awarded a contract for three destroyers to Yarrow Shipbuilding Company in Glasgow costing £500,000 about $2,500,000. The deal secures naval expansion funded by the state and reflects wartime procurement priorities in the period.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Yugoslavia
Yarrow Shipbuilding Company
Premier Aberhart Promises Relief Measures for Alberta Farmers
Premier Aberhart warned Albertans that relief for farm debt and hardship would come through targeted steps, not idle waiting for dividends. At an Edmonton luncheon, he promised a plan to help farmers escape heavy mortgages, urging sympathy and cooperation and pledging expert guidance for every government action.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
May Repudiate Pacts Herbert Samuel Refers To The Ottawa Agreements
Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal opposition leader, told the House of Commons the Bennett defeat signals repudiation of the Ottawa economic pacts by Canadians. He argued the 1932 Ottawa imperial conference agreements fostered unrest and suggested they aimed to turn the British Empire into a closed system.
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Herbert Samuel
Ottawa
London
Sir Herbert Samuel
House of Commons
RB Bennett
Canada
Herbert
Plot uncovered by Kiev police shocks Soviet regime
Soviet authorities in Kiev said they uncovered a counter revolutionary plot to disrupt Russia. About twenty people were arrested in Kiev, all said to be followers of Leon Trotsky. They were to face the Kharkov tribunal for planning sabotage of the already strained Soviet communications. Dr Martinetti sails to East Africa to join troops as a captain. Earthquake shocks Montana capital shake residents, but scientists say the damage is likely finished and business disruptions abate.
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Moscow
Kiev
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Kharkov
Soviet Union
Rome
Rtinetti
Italy
East Africa
Martinetti
Winnipeg cafe jinx leads burglars to arrest in two raids
In Winnipeg South Winnipesca bakery cafe burglars struck at 2 am forcing a door and were found inside. Police captured two more burglars at 4 am as they were packing stolen goods. A watch given to trucker Alex Williamson for driving 273 000 miles without an accident was presented by Alberta Motor Association directors. Louise T Brett widow of former lieutenant governor R G Brett died in Banff after moving there in 1886 from Winnipeg. Cancer expert Joseph C Bloodgood of Johns Hopkins Hospital died at Baltimore from coronary thrombosis.
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Winnipeg
Bimonton
Alex Williamson
Edmonton
Calgary
Alberta Motor Association
Banff, Alta
Louise T. Brett
R. G. Brett
Alperta
Banff
Baltimore
Joseph C. Bloodgood
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Waterways Treaty Ratification Holds Despite Change in Government
Washington and Ottawa remain deadlocked as the St Lawrence waterways treaty sits pigeonholed awaiting a two thirds American Senate vote. A Liberal led ministry under King would face parliament or defeat if ratified. Ontario Premier Hepburn and Quebec Premier Taschereau oppose the pact, though King has not stated his position.
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Hepburn
Ontario
Taschereau
Quebec
Cost Of War Italy Paying Heavily For Operations In Ethiopia
Geneva reports Bank of International Settlements figures to the League of Nations show Italy spent about 205 million lira in gold in the first ten days of October. If this pace continued, roughly 453 million lira would have been withdrawn, exceeding 10 percent of Italy’s gold reserve by end of September.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Geneva
Bank of International Settlements
League of Nations
Bank of Italy
One-Year-Old Actor Freddy in Guardianship Hearing
In Los Angeles a court heard details of a guardianship case involving 1-year-old screen actor Freddy. Attorney Felix questioned what constitutes truth about boys under guardianship as Freddy’s parents, Mr and Mrs Llewellyn, opposed the petition. Miss Bartholomewe held exclusive custody for eight years and explained a planned Hollywood trip, noting a contract to work 40 weeks yearly at $1,000 weekly. The case centers on custody and the boy’s future in cinema.
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Nningham
Rep
Ierstood
Felix
Bart
Freddy
Cec
Llewellyn
Bartholomewe
Hollywood
Bel
Hearst laments heavy taxation in California
William Hearst writes to Hollywood editors that California taxes force him to live mostly in New York. He blasts the new state income tax as driving high earners from California and prompts a shift of film industry wealth to states with lower taxes. He claims over 80 percent of his income, possibly 90 percent, would go to taxes including federal and New York levies.
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Hearst
Hollywood
Calif
William Ran
Aviph Hearst
Variety
California
New York
Sir Malcolm Campbell May Enter Election Contest
Sir Malcolm Campbell, racing driver, notified the Deptford Conservative Association he intends to stand as a candidate for the division at the general election, replacing Denis Hanley who is retiring. Arthur Roy Ducross, son of Sir Arthur Ducross, named to stand for Carnarvon against David Lloyd George. Ducross, barely 23, Oxford graduate, to be admitted to the bar in January.
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Malcolm Campbell
London
Deptford
Canadian goodwill noted at Bessborough dinner in London
London The Earl of Bessborough dine with the Canadian club, urging more travel between Britain and Canada and praising Prime Minister Bennett and Mackenzie King. He recalled Ottawa imperial conference ideas for civil service exchanges, lauding Canadians and Lady Bessborough, and highlighting Ferguson’s public service and future resignation.
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Bessborough
Great Britain
Canada
Bennett
Macken
Baldwin
Ottawa
Whitehall
Empire
MacKenzie King
G. Howard Ferguson
Law
Earl of Besseborough
Bess
Montreal
H. Thomas
Dominions
Ferguson
Sioner
MacDonald to Run for Parliament Amid Political Turmoil
J Ramsay MacDonald, former prime minister, will seek election again in Parliament. Reports say he may accept a peerage or stand in a different seat. Seaham, a Labour stronghold, gave him about a 6000 majority in 1981 after he formed a national government and faced Labour expulsion.
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Derson
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Mary
Court
Percy Vincent
Jewry Church
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St. Lawrence
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