Britain and France Seek Path to Italo Ethiopian Peace at Geneva
At Geneva on July 31 British Prime Minister Eden and France's Laval led a push for a resumption of arbitration with Italy and Ethiopia. Italy refused broader discussion, sticking to limited arbitration, while Addis Ababa rejected any League mandate. Officials hoped for a joint program to reopen negotiations and avoid war.
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Geneva
C.P
Unified League Council
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Laval
France
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Premigy Mussolini
League of Nations
Council
Italy
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
International League of Nations
Foreign Office
Mixed Commission
Paris
London
Eden
Baron Riosi
League Council
Il Duce
Britain
Mussolini
Sudan
Lake Tsana
Blue Nile
Canadian Wheat Delivery Taken Over by Government
In Winnipeg a July wheat future was withdrawn as the government wheat agency moves to take delivery of wheat from August through 31. The policy aims to shift the market to a cash basis and imply dominion control of wheat stored in Canada by end of August, potentially affecting some U S stocks.
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Winnipeg
St. CC
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Trading Board
Dominion
Canada
United States
Liberal figures to address rallies in Redcliff and Glasgow House
Friday events feature Hector Lang MLA backed by Walter Ross and Macleod Sinclair K C from Calgary. Sinclair with Walter Gow speaks in Redcliff while Ross and Lang address a Liberal rally at the Glasgow House headquarters.
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Walter Ross
K.C
M.L.A
Macleod Sinclair
Calgary
Hector Lang
Sinclair
Walter Gow
Redcliff
Ross
Mr. Lang
Liberal
Glasgow House
Explosion Entombs 77 Miners at Marsfield Colliery
Breyton Transvaal July 31 1936 reports an explosion at Marsfield Colliery entombing 77 miners most of them nonwhite with canaries dying in the cage dive. Pumps were started to rescue though fear of loss remained.
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Breyton
Transvaal
South Africa
C.P
Marsfield
Fire Devastates Barn in Kansas City Stockyards
Fire at Kansas City stockyards destroyed a barn housing mules and horses and burned for about an hour before control. Origin undetermined. At least 33 mules perished in the blaze.
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Kansas City
C.P
Medicine Hat Invests $35000 in Silver and Pitchblende Claims
Calgary July 31 W G Vidito announces sale of 36 silver and pitchblende claims at Hotta Lake near the Great Bear region to Medicine Hat interests for three option payments totaling 35000 dollars.
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Calgary
Hotta Lake
Great Bear
Medicine Hat
W. G. Vidito
Wheat Percentage In the West Drops Appreciably
Winnipeg reports drought and hail have cut Western Canada crop conditions from 92 to 76 percent of normal in three weeks. Alberta falls from 87 to 75 percent. Manitoba harvests to start in about two weeks, with Alberta and Saskatchewan following in three or four weeks.
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Winnipeg
Eust
Western
Canada
Learie Grain Company
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Farm Field Days Schedule Across Alberta August Dates
Federal and provincial agriculture departments sponsor field days at Bindloss Jarbos ranch on August 14 Graburn Gap G M Armstrongs August 15 Eagle Butte J Hassards August 16 and Manyber ries Experimental station August 17 The program features Water Development and Reclamation L B Thomson Some Phases of Forage Crop Production Dr S E Clark Feeds for Wintering Cattle H J Hargrave Some Lines of Pasture Investigation N A Skogiurid The Live Stock Industry S G Carlyle
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Departments of Agriculture
Bindloss
Jarbos Ranch
Graburn Gap
G. M. Armstrong
Eagle Butte
H. J. Hargrave
N. A. Skogiurid
S. G. Carlyle
Local Bank Manager Transferred East to Goderich Branch
Mr. A. A. Nicol, manager of the Bow River Bank of Medicine Hat branch, will move to Goderich Ontario to lead the new duties. He arrived June 12 from Ponoka to relieve J. H. Chaseley, transferred to Banff for the summer months.
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A. A. Nicol
B of
Montreal
Goderich
Ontario
Nicol
Medicine Hat
Ponoka
J. H. Chaseley
Banff
Women Institute Holds Sixteenth Annual Conference at Walsh
The Medicine Hat Alberta Women’s Institutes held its sixteenth conference in Walsh with Mrs. Ed Gosselin chairing. Officials and members from Manyberries Irvine Walsh Bow Island and Medicine Hat attended through morning sessions including memorial observances and a tour through Canada program.
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Women’s Institute
Walsh Man
Medicine Hat
Alberta Women’s Institutes
Walsh
Ed. Gosselin
Winnifred
Institute
Roberts
Young
Drinnan
McLeay
Cook
Irvine
Canada
Holdershaw
Manyberries
Baker
Sinclair
Bailey
Mack
Bow Island
Weiland
McLaughlin
Cooper
Tunstall
Medicine
Hat
the Merrymakers
Olds Agriculture School
Maughberries Girls
Gertrude Wiedemann
Dr. Sun
York
Elkwater
Perren Baker
Chell
Grant Whitney
West
Toll
A. Whitney
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada names Draper president
Ottawa July 31 P M Draper secretary treasurer of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada has been chosen president by the executive succeeding Tom Moore who retired Draper will serve as both president and secretary treasurer until the annual convention in September
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Ottawa
C.P
P. M. Draper
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Congress
Tom Moore
Draper
Stevens Nominated Leader of East Kootenay Reconstructionists
Hon H H Stevens leader of the Reconstruction party receives unanimous nomination at a 120 delegate East Kootenay convention in Cranbrook BC No other name was offered Sherwood Herchmer of Fernie BC named general organizer for East Kootenay Stevens accepts leadership as official launch of a new movement in Canada.
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Cranbrook
B.c
H. H. Stevens
Reconstruction Party
East Kootenay
H. Oliver
Creston
Alan Graham
Sherwood Herchmer
Fernie B.C
Fast Kootenay
Stevens
Canada
Duke of Gloucester named major of Royal Hussars
The Duke of Gloucester, son of King George V, has been appointed major of the Royal Hussars, marking a royal advancement in the regiment.
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Duke of Gloucester
George V
The
Royal Hussars
Prime Minister Bennett Returns From Short Summer Break
Ottawa reports Prime Minister R. B. Bennett back from a seaside vacation. He appears refreshed and says six days felt like little time off. He jokes that he would welcome a longer holiday but must return to work despite plans for a lengthy recess.
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Ottawa
C.P
R. B. Bennett
Bank clearings rise with July figures show gains
Indications of improving business appear in bank clearings for last month with July at 1 074 179 dollars, June at 985 469 dollars, and July 1934 at 890 951 dollars. This reflects higher activity compared to the prior month and the same month last year.
Plane Crash Kills Brock and Pilot McCluskey at Alta Lake BC
A downdraft at Alta Lake north of Vancouver sent a plane into trees and rocks. Dean R. W. Brock, a prominent BC figure, and wartime pilot William McCluskey are dead. Mrs Brock and David Sloan injured. Sloan suffers multiple fractures. Mrs Brock injured badly.
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Vancouver
Alta Lake
Here
British Columbia
Dean R. W. Brock
William McCluskey
Squamish
McCluskey
Dean Brock
Mr. Sloan
Meeting at Elm Street school debates Social Credit policy
Dr. F W Gershaw M P and Hector Lang M L A spoke on federal and provincial affairs at Elm Street school. They discussed Social Credit, unemployment figures, the grain board bill, and the need for broader relief and trade policies. Alderman James Hole chaired as Dr. Gershaw urged policy change and Mr Lang defended Liberal openness.
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Elm St
Dr. Gershaw and
H. Lang
Social Credit
Lang
James Hole
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
Hector Lang
M.L.A
Dr. Gershaw
Gershaw
Canada
Liberal Party
Ald
Garnet wheat grade set by Winnipeg exchange
The approximate market value of Garnet wheat as a separately graded wheat was established by the Winnipeg Grain Exchange committee at the close of today's session. No. 1 Garnet quoted at 79 5-0 cents, three cents under No. 1 Northern, and No. 2 Garnet at 77 5-8 cents, the same as No. 3 Northern. Separate grading of Garnet wheat is effective from tomorrow.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Wininipeg Grain Exchange
Perren Baker Sets Meetings Across Towns in August
Hon Perren Baker will hold meetings on August 5 at Prospy, August 6 at Lebanon School, August 7 at Fox Royal George School, August 8 at Schneider School, August 9 at Ranchville, August 10 at Orion, August 12 at Sunnymead, August 13 at Seven Persons, August 14 at Willow Lake, August 15 at Pashley, August 16 at Newburg, and August 17 at Whitla. The schedule covers fourteen dates across twelve locations.
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Lebanon
Fox Royal George
Schneider
Ranchville
Orion
Sunnymead
Willow Lake
Pashley
Newburg
Whitla
Waves, flood lash Slave Lake leave town in tents
Lesser Slave Lake roared for two and a half days with five foot waves causing destruction in Slave Lake town. Buildings including the post office were washed away or undermined while residents fled to higher ground in tents. Damage was estimated at 25000 dollars as the gale subsided.
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Edmonton
Slave Lake
Slave Lake Town
Northern
Alberta Railways
C.P
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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Mme
Marie Curie
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Mgr
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Reconstructionists
DEESE
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R. W. Brock
Horse Shoe Bay
Davie Sloan
Vancouver General Hospital
Grain Board
Woud
Mackenzie King
Belgium
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