Dollfuss moves to seize full Austrian executive power
Vienna reports indicate Chancellor Dollfuss will assume complete control of Austria including the army police and gendarmerie with a new cabinet of personalities. Parties to be shelved parliament to set mandates and the Heimwehr fate unsettled as Christian Social leaders back Dollfuss and the corporative authorit y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Dollfuss
Heimwein
Home Board
Prince Starhemberg
Chancalor Winkler
Trans Atlantic air service eyed with Winnipeg link
Official reports indicate rapid progress toward a three nation trans Atlantic route headed by Pan American with Canada and Great Britain. Proposed path runs north via Labrador or Hudson Bay to Greenland Iceland and the British Isles. Announcement expected within six weeks with possible Chicago to Winnipeg branch under consideration.
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Ottawa
Ont
Winnipeg
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Greenland
Iceland
British Isles
London
Canadan Airways
Pan- American Airways, Limited
British Airways
Chicago
Kitsilano Boys Band Accepted London Invitation
Kitsilano Boys Band, noted for honors across the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, accepted an invitation to perform next summer at the Crystal Palace in London England. Their calendar cites Canadian national title at the 1932 Canadian National Exhibition and world class championship at the Century of Progress Fair in Chicago.
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Crystal Palace
London
Vancouver
Kitsilano Boys
England
Pacific Northwest
British Columbia
Cha Ko
Record Price For Beef at Eastern States Auction
A new beef steak on the hoof record was set at the baby beef auction during the Eastern States exposition. The grand champion, owned by Theresa Grassi of Pine Plains New York, fetched 1115 per pound, surpassing last year’s East St Louis Fair record of 8.30.
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Springfield
Mass
Theresa Grassi
Pine Plains
N.Y
Blame For Reichstag Fire Shifts to Rabble Rouser Theory
An international inquiry into the February Berlin Reichstag blaze found grounds to suspect use of arson by a rabble rouser rather than by the Communist faction blamed by the German government. The report notes grave grounds for doubt about official accusations and points to possible incendiary causes linked to external agitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Internacional
Berlin
Wallace Urges Inflation Control and Tariff Reform
Chicago secretary Henry Wallace warned the United States Grain Dealers Association that controlled inflation is needed and high tariff psychology must be rejected. He said price fixing without production control will fail, and if farm purchasing power does not improve, inflationists will gain influence to push legislation making the Agricultural Adjustment Act seem conservative. He predicted higher agricultural prices but cautioned against adopting policies that shrink cropland by 40,000,000 acres while maintaining a high tariff stance and restricting foreign lending.
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Omerat
Chicago
Agrenture
Henry Wallace
United State Grain Dealers’ Association
Thegricultural Adjustment Administration
Empire News Clearing Idea Proposal
A proposal from the Irish Commonwealth Relations Conference suggests national press associations in the Dominions exchange empire news. If South Africa Australia and India form operative bodies like Canada and New Zealand a London clearing house for empire news could be established inviting UK presses to join.
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Empire News
Toronto
Ont
Dominions
Irish Commonwealth Relations
South Africa
Australia
India
Canada
New Zealand
London
United Kingdom
Winnipeg planning board backs work program for builders
A city home reconstruction plan aimed at creating thousands of jobs for Winnipeg’s building tradesmen was urged by the civic town planning and zoning board and the Winnipeg building trades council. The scheme would seek funding from the Dominion and provincial governments to remodel old run-down homes in poorer districts, discussed at a conference. The proposal highlights government funding for urban renewal and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clon
Winnipeg
Mana City
Civic Town Planning and Zoning Board
Winnipeg Building Rade Council
Dominion
Eight year old Walter Houghton travels solo to Edmonton
Walter Houghton, an eight year old boy adopted by Mr and Mrs RA Blench of Edmonton, journeyed from Cape Town to Alberta's capital after the death of his parents. He says he enjoyed the 13,000 mile trip and looks forward to his first snowfall. Cotton mills in France are increasing working hours.
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Famonton
Alberta
RA Blench
Edmonton
Walter Houghton
Cape Town
South Africa
Balchen Undergoes Successful Appendix Operation in Cape Town
Bernt Balchen, the noted flyer known in Canada, was hospitalized in Cape Town after an appendectomy described as completely successful. A mystery about his disappearance was explained when he left the ship, dined with a friend at a hotel, and returned before midnight unaware of the stir his absence had caused.
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Cape Town
Union
South AL
Railway Fares Sealing Down In Prices Seen In Canada
Calgary reports E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, says a consolidation of lower railway fares in the United States is being watched by Canadian executives. He adds fare cuts depend on future traffic, but excursions appear to be permanent, reflecting recent patronage trends.
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Calgary
Alberta
United States
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Beatty
Morphine Case Opens as Poppy Heads Found in Court Room
In a Victoria court a Hindu man named Beru faced morphine possession charges after a seizure of hashish and poppy heads. Sacks of dried poppy heads were displayed as material evidence. RCMP cited a truckload of poppy heads from city and Saanich lots. the case was adjourned.
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Victoria
H.C
Beru
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Saanich
No More Free Gas Warns BC Minister
Victoria BC reports Victoria Joy riders from Alberta flood across the interprovincial line seeking free gas and meals. British Columbia Minister of Labor Woo M Denies, returning from the Okanagan and Kootenay districts, says families live in old cars and rely on free fuel to travel onward. Municipal officials say it’s cheaper to give gas than shelter them. Denies warns prairie arrivals have swelled the flow and issues orders barring free gas to prairie entrants.
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Victoria
Alberta
British Columbia
Hon Woo M. Denies
Okanagan
Kootenay
Denies
Prairies
Albert
Dennies
Growth Of Empire Trade Exports Rise in August
Ottawa reports Empire trade to non UK partners rose to 4 074 000 in August up 622 000 from a year earlier and the highest since November 1931 The largest item was 966 000 to Australia with BC lumber a notable contributor Other British Empire destinations including Ireland Newfoundland Bermuda and Hong Kong showed gains.
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Ottawa
British Empire
United Kingdom
Common Bureau of Statistics
Australia
British Columbia
Irish Free State
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Britsh West Indies
Asia
Cutana
Hong Kong
Palestine
British Octania
Free Gold Found Along Stevens on Lake Area Claims
Predicts of large gold finds near Oxford Lake have been borne out by staking in the Stevens on Lake area between Oxford House and Island Lake. Notable prospector Jams R. Criderman of Criderman Mines Central Manitoba is active along with others in Ontario and Quebec. Assays report up to 120 dollars per ton with claims stretching three miles along Stevens on Lake shore.
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Stevenson Lake
Oxford Lake
Oxford House
Island Lake
Jams R. Criderman
Criderman
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Tax Overlap Talks In Winnipeg Between Provinces
Saskatchewan income tax commissioner J A Byng visited Winnipeg to confer with Manitoba administrator D C Stewart on eliminating overlapping taxation for individuals liable in both provinces.
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Winnipeg
Man
J. A. Byng
Saskatchewan
D. C. Stewart
Manitoba
Four Nations May Agree On Arms Control
London sources report Britain aims to limit armaments and end competition, with a disarmament pact deemed imperative after a cabinet review led by Anthony Eden. Paris notes a united front among Great Britain United States France and Italy, nearing a coordinated control scheme with sanctions and army limits.
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London
Eng
Cabnet
Anthony Eden
Paris
France
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Study Cosmic Rays From Army Plane Flight Above Riverside
In Riverside California Dr Robert Millikan a Pasadena scientist and Dr Victor Neher resumed cosmic ray experiments using army aircraft as airborne laboratories. An army pilot wearing winter gear and oxygen equipment reached 19000 feet for over an hour while the instruments collected data. Similar tests were done in Manitoba in 1932 with Royal Canadian Air Force planes. the effort aims to advance understanding of cosmic rays.
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Riverside
California
Robert Millika
Pasadena
Victor Neher
Neher
Smilar
Millikan
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Air Force
Warning on melting gold coin sales in Ottawa
A Finance Department notice warns those tempted to melt gold coins to profit from high gold prices. Under Section 25 of the Currency Act, illegal dealing carries a fine up to 250 dollars, or imprisonment up to 12 months, or both.
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Ottawa
Four Alberta youths complete perilous Saskatchewan River canoe trip
Four Edme ton youths Bert Wilson Howard Wilson Robert Brown and Allan Brailes journeyed 200 miles from Rocky Mountain House to Fansonton Alberta. Their canoe overturned once in dangerous waters but all occupants escaped death, surviving a harrowing close call on the river.
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Famonton
Alberta
Edmeton
Saskatchewan River
BC Lumber Exports Reach New August Record
British Columbia lumber exports for August rose to 75,432,000 feet, surpassing 73,077,000 feet in August 1929 as the previous high. The August 1932 total by export only stood at 27,405,000 feet.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau
Relief Camps Discussed for Edmonton Alberta
Officials from the Department of Defence in Ottawa are holding talks with Alberta government officials on opening single jobless relief camps in the province under defence department supervision.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Department of Defence
Ottawa
Defence
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Geneva
Switzerland
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Hugh R. Wilson
Prentiss B. Gilbert
League of Natons
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RE. Wodehouse
The
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Pensions
Des
Bernt Balchen
National Flyer
Englebert Dollfuss
Austria
Enna
Baron Franchestein
Army
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