Ottawa session to chart new history this fall
Ottawa parliament opens October 6 likely to schedule four weeks for intra empire trade talks and possibly a three week session. Opposition views are unclear though approval of trade pacts seems likely and adjournment may come by November 15 with a January 15 recess anticipated. The January program includes transit legislation, St Lawrence seaway treaty, finance act amendments, redistribution bill following Canada census. Budget likely late February and finance estimates early next year with redistribution acts passing through committee before Commons.
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Aiime
Transportation Commission
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Commons
Russian Adventurer Executed By Guillotine in Paris
Gorgonloff, a half mad Russian adventurer, was executed at Saintes prison for the assassination of French President Paul Dymer. The dawn guillotine fall occurred at 6 03 am after President Albert Lebrun rejected his appeal for clemency.
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Pars
France
Gorgon
Sante
Paul Dymer
Tbe Guiotine
Albert Lebrun
Doumer
Gorgonloff
Remembrance Day Demand for Stricter Observance
The Amputations Association of the Great War held its eleventh annual convention in Vancouver and passed a strongly worded resolution urging a minider observance of Remembrance Day. It pledged to ensure the day is sacred to Canada and called on industrial, commercial, and governmental bodies to close all but essential work in observance.
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Vancouver
Canada
Dominion
Empire Threatened Torents see Great Britain vs America
London economist Dr TE Gregory addressed a mixed audience of cabinet ministers professors tankers and business leaders warning that civilization built on international trade may be endangered by Britain and the US diverging toward mechanization and national focus. He argued raw materials regions will shift to manufacturing to keep workers employed, signaling a worldwide industrial revolution.
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Great Britain
TE. Gregory
London
Gregory
America
Dr. Gregory
Aviators Die In Montreal Plane Crash During Training
Captain Blaise A. Leboeuf of the Montreal Light Aero Club and student pilot C. W. Chambers were burned alive when a training aircraft plunged from about 1000 feet near St Hubert airport. The coroner's jury ruled accidental death for both men.
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Pitot
Montreal
Que
Blaise A. Leboeuf
Montreal Light Aerone Club
C. W. Chambers
Levoeut
Chambers
St. Hubert
Premier Brownlee Signals No Fall Alberta Assembly
Premier Brownlee says the Alberta legislature will not sit this fall and a winter or early new year session may be arranged if needed. He expects Parliament to be called October 6 by the Dominion Government but notes it will not affect Alberta’s plans for its own house.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Dominion
British Motorists Pay More For Gasoline
Gasoline prices in Britain rose by about 20 percent pushing the standard grade to 39 cents a gallon. The London Omnibus Company said the higher price would raise its annual costs by over a million dollars, and shares surged on the news. The price hike ends earlier wartime discounts linked to Romania and Russia joining an agreement.
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London
England
British Motors
London Omnibus Company
Roumania
Russia
Big Work Commences for Purves in London Memorial Book
James Purves a heraldic artist of London Ontario begins inscribing about 68000 names for the Book of Remembrance to be placed in the Memorial Chamber Altar casket. Names will be penned on calfskin vellum and presented within the memorial.
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James Purves
London
Ontario
Freight For Bay Route AY Discontinued For 1933 Season
Ottawa notes the Hudson Bay route freight solicitation will end unofficially as the government stays out of the operation of the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill. The Canadian National Railway plans to halt the service before the Hudson Bay navigation season closes to economize as current freight demand for 1933 is minimal.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Canadian National
Sol
New Concealed Tear Gas Gun Demonstrated
A small water gas device shown at Western University Crime Detection Laboratory can be worn as a wrist strap. A wire from the trigger connects to a finger ring, allowing a quick gesture to fire, potentially crippling a payroll robbery gang.
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Chicago
Thethwestern University
United States Farmers Buy Manitoba Land
United States farmers plan to settle 200 families on 10 000 acres in Manitoba with W J Whidden and Senator Francis. negotiations for 25 600 more acres cited as motive, due to Canada farm product prices and Manitoba soil fertility.
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Winnipeg
Sam
Des Moines
LE. Francis
W. J. Whidden
Manitoba
United States
Whidden
Sen
Ior Francis
Canada
Dairy Barn Destroyed in Moose Jaw Fire
Fire consumed Fred H. Jones dairy barn two miles north of Moose Jaw. The blaze raged three hours, destroying a 270 by 36 foot structure valued near 20 000 plus 2 000 feed, 1 000 milking equipment, and 500 for 12 sets of harness, total loss about 23 000.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Fred H. Jones
Support Withdrawn By Lord Wakefield From Speed Boat Racing
New York racer Kaye Don, holder of the world speed record with Miss England NT, said no English sponsor could replace his former backer. Lord Wakefield withdrew support and planned to quit speed boat ventures, having spent at least £1,000,000 in recent years promoting automobile, speedboat, and airplane speed ventures.
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New York
Kaye Don
Lord Wakefield
England
Don
Free State Still Concerned Over Land Annuities
Dublin reports President de Valera warned that if arbitration terms fail he would use about 10 million dollars withheld for relief of economy sufferers. The Free State demands an international tribunal while Britain favors an Imperial board. De Valera plans a London stopover to meet J H Thomas before Geneva league assembly.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Roth
Free State
United Kingdom
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
London
J. H.thomas
Dominion Affairs
Geneva
League Assembly
Farmers Hold Wheat Tendency To Wait For Higher Prices
Alberta grain heads report farmers in Calgary delaying wheat sales awaiting better prices. Average price cited 82 cents per bushel versus current lows for No 2 CW oats at 13 cents, No 3 CW barley at 12 cents, and No 2 “Worye” at 13 1/2 cents. Storage shortages raise concern over potential congestion. Some districts accuse farmers of organizing to hold all crops.
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Alberta
Calgary
Northern Alberta Wheat Pool
Sees Better Times Speaker At Chamber Gathering
W L McGregor of Windsor Ontario addressed the seventh annual Canadian Chamber of Commerce convention in Halifax. He declared Canada on the threshold of the upswing while warning against assuming immediate recovery amid 14 million unemployed. He cautioned about sensational stock rises.
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Chamber of Commerc
Halifax
Canada
W. L. McGregor
Windsor
Ont
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
McGregor
Gandhi Threat Effort to Stop Hunger Strike
Powerful efforts at being organized to deter Mahatma Gandhi from starting a hunger strike. The viceroy spoke with Rao Bahadur, an untouchable representative, urging all classes to support life of the greatest Indian. Pandit Malaviya was summoned to a Delhi conference aiming to reach an early agreement on untouchable representation.
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Simla
India
Powerfyl
Mahatma Gandhi
Rao Bahadur
Malaviya
Delhi
Gandhi
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Berke
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