Schacht rises amid Germanys economic grip and power
Berlin reports Hjalmar Schacht, Reichsbank president, named acting minister of economics for six months, gaining vast financial and police powers. Observers note parallels to monarchy and Hitler’s central role as Germany faces uncertain future.
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Germany
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Berlin
Hjalmar Schach
Reichsbank
von Hindenburgh
Kurt _pimitt
Schacht
Dr. Schacht
Schmitt
Fuehrer
No Collective Provision Will Do More for Peace Says League Chairman
Arthur Henderson head of the League of Nations disarmament conference urges replacing national armies with an international police force. He calls the 20th anniversary of World War I a moment for workers everywhere to repudiate war and vow to abolish armed forces. He warns that true security depends on ending national armaments and a universal ban on aggression.
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C.p.havas
Arthur Henderson
League of Nations
Dynamite Found Near Roosevelt Train Route Near Spokane
A sack of dynamite and percussion caps were found near the railroad right of way southwest of Spokane where President Roosevelt's train passed. Federal and county officers increased precautions after a Union Pacific agent reported suspicious activity by three men who deposited the package four days earlier.
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Roosevelt
Union Pacific
Abitibi Deal Royal Commission Details Hydro Contract
The Abitibi deal inquiry shows a bond house refused a 1980 flotation for Abitibi Power subsidiary due to missing power sale contracts including Ontario Hydro. Evidence indicates a new flotation arose after Hydro contract was obtained by Hudson Bay Power, just after initial rejection. The commission notes a broken Dominia Securities contract on a 20 million bond issue and Hydro linkage to the later Wood Gundy sale planned at 90.
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Abitibi Power and Paper Company
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Abitibi Company
Dominia Securities Corporation
Securities Company
Power Company
Wood, Gundy and Company
Arthur G. Slaght
Spy Krauss Convicted of Espionage for Germany
Stanislas Krauss a former Polish army officer and fugitive from Poland was convicted in a secret trial in Paris on charges of instigating espionage against France on behalf of Germany. He received a five year prison sentence and a 500 franc fine.
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Stanislas Krauss
Poland
France
Germany
Wheat Prospects Improve Across Alberta This Season
Wheat prospects in central and northern Alberta hold promise for the largest crop in three years with an average yield near 25 bushels per acre. Yields range from about 11 bushels in the southwest to around 30 bushels per acre near Edmonton and in northern areas, per the Edmonton Journal crop report.
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Edmonton Journal
Agents Probe Extortion Plot Against Five Millionaires
Los Angeles August 4 a gang known as The Trio is sought in an extortion scheme targeting five millionaires including William F Gettle Beverley Hills oil magnate who was kidnapped last May and released without ransom Investigators trace letters demanding 60000 from five businessmen among them film impresario Alexander Pantages oil king E L Dolbeny oil and fight promoter J J Doyle and Bank of America vice president Ora Monnette
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William F. Gettle
Beverley Hills
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Alexander Pantages
E. L. Dolbeny
Oil
J. J. Doyle
Accidents claim lives in Alberta waters and road crash
Multiple deaths reported in Alberta as lakes and rivers claim three lives. William Kennedy, 17, drowns near Alberta Beach after foul play with a canoe incident. Hosea Melock, 24, dies in Pine Creek near Donatville. A woman, Mrs Bert Williams, dies when an automobile overturns near Innisfree.
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Alberta
Frida
William Kennedy
Lac Ste. Anne
Gus Johnson
Athabaska River
Hosea Melock
Pine Creek
Donatville
Grand Rapids
Innisfree
Alta
C.P
Bert Williams
Mannville
Stevens Attacks Price Spreads in Ottawa Public Note
Hon. H. H. Stevens issues a semi official booklet on price spreads and mass buying citing deplorable conditions in some businesses. He vows to seek remedies, warns of over capitalization harming agriculture and workers, and urges Conservative influence at home and on farms.
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C.P
Ottaw Citizen
St. H. Stevens
House of Commons
H. H. Stevens
Inister of Trade and Commerce
Stevens
Box of Naval Documents Found Safe After Misdelivery
A box of naval papers believed lost after a misdirected shipment from London to Portsmouth was located at Hepburn on Tyne. Early findings indicate the box remained intact and its contents undisturbed despite a widespread search and initial concerns of disappearance.
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London
C.P
England
Portsmouth
Hepburn
Tyne
Medicine Hat Plans Annual Jubilee Celebration
The fiftieth anniversary jubilee of Medicine Hat spurred renewed efforts to make the event an annual affair. The Retail Merchants Association and other professionals form a control committee for September 27 28 29 entertainment, finances, and naming the big event.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Cirge of
Ontario plans codes to aid workers without price controls
Ontario labor minister Arthur Roebuck said the province will pursue industry codes to protect vulnerable workers without regulating prices. He cited the US NRA as a caution and noted needle trades and construction, with potential application to pulp and paper, among others.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario
NRA
United States
Arthur Roebuck
Mr. Roebuck
Roosevelt calls Bonneville site a government power yardstick
President Roosevelt on the Columbia river at Bonneville described government power projects as yardsticks to gauge fair electricity pricing. He urged national security for the aged and unemployment insurance while noting plans to open Columbia navigation to seagoing commerce and expand power capacity with major federal dams including Grand Coulee and Bonneville.
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Francis’ M. Stephenson
Associated Press
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Washington State
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