Britain Budgets for Surplus If Expectations Hold
London April 25 Neville Chamberlain minister in Budget speech announced last year deficit of £32,678,989 with no provision for war debt payments to the United States. Expenditure £777,000,000 and revenue £745,000,000. Beer tax cut to a penny a pint offset by new duties on heavy oils. Projected annual oil revenue £12,000,000. beer concession costs £14,000,000. Estimated 1933-34 revenue £714,777,000. possible current-year surplus £17,291,000 if plans hold.
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Neville Chamberlain
House Today
United States
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Chamberlain
Britain
Irish Free State
Free State
May Day Capped Off as Holiday by the Nazis
Berlin reports the Hiller government has seized May Day as a national holiday. Planned events aim to project labor pride as a celebration of nationalism. The piece notes historic May Day demonstrations by Communists, highlighting Berlin as a site of past radical activity.
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Berlin
Hiller
Germany
Provinces cut Montreal announces big 1933 34 spending reduction
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce reports provincial government expenditures will fall by 27.7 million dollars in 1933-34 from the previous year after a Dominion-wide survey. The notice cites nationwide budget tightening and reduced program outlays as key factors.
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Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Gcommerce
Canada Off Golf Markets Fall on Profit Taking
The Canadian press reports stock and wheat markets slipped today as profit-taking hit trading. Winnipeg wheat finished lower with May at 57 7-8, July 59, October 61 1-8, while Chicago wheat dropped over two cents. The pound sterling fell to 93 86 and the Canadian dollar slid to 87 1-8 in response to halting gold redemption. The U.S. dollar rose to 3.54 in London.
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Toronto
Winnipeg
Chicago
New York
U. S
London
French Secret Service War Operator Is Decorated
A Winnipeg Free Press writer notes Mrs. Richard a leading French Secret Service figure. She received the Legion of Honor amid crowd cheers and emphasis on wartime service and daring, including a role in Spain under the service banner.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Free Press
Paris
Herald
Thomas Cromptor
Legion of Honor
Alouette
Mme. Richard
Secret Service
Marthe Richard
Spain
Richard
Japanese General Attack Near Chinese Wall Reported
Canadian Press dispatches say Japanese forces at Kupeikow lost patience after Chinese attacks and launched a general southward assault aimed at clearing Chinese troops. Reports claim a move to open the way to Peiping, with Manchukuoan troops possibly occupying two cities as a peace proposal deadline expires.
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Taterai
Kupeikow
Pe Peng
Pieping
Great Ental
China
Tientsin
Peiping
Manchu Kuo Official Sees Open Door Promise Limited
Tokuzo Konai Privy Councillor for Manchu Kuo states that Manchukuo's open door trade policy requires reciprocity and applies only to nations recognizing Manchukuo, a major conditional position announced today.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Tokuzo Konai
Manchu Kuo
Chicago Teachers Rally Banks for Back Pay Threat
About five thousand teachers marching in Chicago confronted banks in a demand for help to resume 10 months of unpaid salaries from the school board. General Dawes arrived amid chants and heckling, urging patience as demonstrators pressed for tax warrants to fund pay.
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Chicago
Chicago School Board
Dawes
Wheat advances by banks given guarantee
The Dominion government extended the guarantee of bank advances for marketing grain from the three prairie provinces to cover the year ending March 31, 1934. The extension, under the same conditions as before, was set by an order-in-council dated April 20 and tabled in Parliament in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Femme Fatale of Iberian Espionage Tricked Baron
Mme. Richard posed as a French spy to the German intelligence chief Baron von Kolberg in Iberia. For 15 months she led him along while serving Berlin and Paris. She blithely confessed after rifling his safes and announced plans to leave. The Baron faced neglect of duty charges. the femme’s identity remained unknown until a decoration citation.
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Iberian Peninsula
Mme
Richard
Berlin
Paris
Two Million Acres Open for Alberta Homesteading
Alberta officials announce opening of about two million acres from Calgary area to Fort Vermilion for homestead entry on May 2. Entry limited to settlers within nine miles and subject to the Provincial Lands Act residence provisions.
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Fmondon
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Calgary
Fort Vermilion
Torth
Provincial Lands and Mines Department
Provincial Lands
Department of Lands and’ Mines
Canada France Enter World Talks With Optimism in Washington
Washington April 25 The possibility of an American agreement to consult with signatories of the Paris peace pact grew as Roosevelt hosted conferences with Bennett MacDonald and Herriot. Britain US plans for the world economic conference in London show strong accord with Canada and France joining talks.
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MacDonald
Herriot
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Evescient Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterwily
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Richard B. Bennett
France
Cordell Hull
United States Department of State
Britain
Ottawa
White House
Exchang e of convicts urged by Toronto Communist group
A telegram from the Communist Bible class of Toronto requests the Governor General consider an exchange of eight convicted Communists at Kingston’s Portsmouth penitentiary for two British engineers sentenced by the Russian government.
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Toronto
Ont
Portsmouth
Kingston
Earthquake Toll Rises to 74 in Kostodecanese City
The Canadian Press reports the earthquake on the Kostodecanese Islands and Asia Minor coast left 74 dead in the city and more than 400 injured locally.
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Kostodecanese Islands
Asia Minor
Mackenzie King Probes Federal Interference in Western Autonomy
Ottawa April 24. Watson Sellar of the finance department studied western finances and asked if federal directions to provincial premiers amount to interference with autonomy. Rhodes defended provincial choice while noting shared burdens in relief spending and the drought-stricken Saskatchewan. The House approved the appropriation for the comptroller of the treasury.
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Watson Sellar
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House of Commons
Rhodes
Comptroller of the Treasury
Mackenzie King
C. G. Power
Quebec South
Dominion
Mr. Rhodes
Saskatchewan
Mr. Power
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
Forecast Alberta winds and showers midweek
A forecast for Alberta predicts moderate winds and a mix of sun and clouds with light scattered showers today and Wednesday. Stronger activity remains limited to brief showers with no major storm systems shown.
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Alberta
Ogilvie Grain Dept Data Highlights Through 1961
The record from Ogilvie Grain Dept lists May 57 7-8 split July 59 to 59 1-8 Oct 61 1-8 No 1 Nov 57 8 track 577-83 street 39. Details include percentages and track numbers for grain division across several dates and street references.
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Ogilvie Grain Dept
Calgary Unemployed Riot as Relief Strikes Clash
In Calgary's Mission Hill and Victoria Park relief kitchens, relief strikers clashed with police injuring two constables and three workers. A fork thrown by Rudsky allegedly sparked the trouble. 70 road workers and 50 officers faced clashes lasting about fifteen minutes. Arrests included Andrew Ceulak and Karl Sandstrom.
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Calgary
Mission Hill
Victoria Park
Andrew’ Ceulak
Karl Sandstrom
Russian embargo on British trade takes full effect
London reports the Soviet Union’s complete ban on British trade became effective today as Britain pushes toward a full embargo on Russian imports. No word on parole or commutation concerns for two British engineers convicted of espionage remains.
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London
Britain
Alberta Premier Brownlee Sees Balanced Budget for 1933–34
Edmonton April 24 Premier J E Brownlee expressed confidence in balancing Alberta’s budget for the year ending March 31 1934. He said drastic cuts reduced expenditure by 1 5 million and warned of highway funding impact while noting revenue lag and potential small government aid if unforeseen events arise.
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J. E. Brownlee
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Brownlee
Dominion Service
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