Proposals to amend B N A Act to be discussed in Ottawa
Ottawa report says proposals to change the British North America Act Canada’s constitution will be considered at the next Dominion and provincial conference. Premier Bennett urged a October meeting and the changes would occur before Parliament resumes. The act defines provincial social services and direct relief as provincial duties while taxation powers are split between provinces and Dominion.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Dominion
K. B. Bennett
Spoota
Fay
Fire in Cypress Hills Rages as 600 Fight Dense Timber
Thick black smoke rose from Cypress Hills as 600 fighters led by Mounted Police and forestry officials battled a fire burning for nearly 72 hours. Crews aimed to keep the blaze from reaching a dense timber belt east and west of Thelma Road while wind shifted and new axemen were summoned.
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Cypress Hills
Elewater Lake Cottage
Ifi
Thelmas Road
J K. Barnes
R.C.M.P
Dominion considers national relief role and BNA Act changes
The Dominion recognizes widespread social distress as a national problem and bears much of the financial burden. It views that changes to the BNA Act are needed to enable nationwide relief and social services and may include altering provincial subsidies and expanding federal jurisdiction.
Draft Debt Regulations For Farm Credit Act
Ottawa announces the farm credit act will allow debt-ridden farmers to arrange compromises with creditors and start anew. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta likely first to apply, then across provinces. M A MacPherson leads drafting but not a permanent official. The act aims to provide simple legal machinery to relieve overburdened debts with safeguards for creditors.
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Ottawa
C.P
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
M. A. MacPherson
Haseen
Prime Minister MacDonald Visits Newfoundland
H.M.S. Dragon carried Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel to St John’s harbor where crowds cheered as they walked the gang plank. The visitors will stay with Sir David Murray Anderson for several weeks and sail back to England in mid September.
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ST. John’s
Mid
C.P
H.M.S. Dragon
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Ishbel
St. John’s Harbor
Britain
David Murray Anderson
England
City Is Upheld in Police Board Ruling
New Orleans District Judge Nat W Bond granted an injunction to Mayor T Semmes Walmsley ruling the proposed new police board unconstitutional. The act creating the board, backed by Senator Huey P Long, was struck down, keeping police power with the mayor.
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New Orleans
A.P
Nat W.bond
T. Semmes Walmsley
Bond
Huey P. Long
Walmsley
Prices Probe Evidence Startling Says Stevens
Vancouver Aug. 10 Hon H Stevens Minister of Trade and Commerce says 4000 pages of price spread and mass aging committee evidence would yield sensational stories if printed. He notes hearings closed with parliament adjourned and that experts are digesting the evidence for September commission. He cites distressing findings on profits and mergers impacting producers and small firms.
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Vancouver
C.P
H. Stevens
Jevens
Comitte
Dded
Clergy Rebellions Grow Over Hitler Oath Demand
Berlin reports show many clergy oppose swearing fealty to Hitler claiming the ruler seeks authority over church. The national synod enacted oaths of fidelity and obedience to Hitler as part of a drive to unify Protestant churches. Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller consolidates power, with 800 clergymen under suspension for opposition.
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Berlin
Hitler
National Synod
Reichsbishop
Ludwig Mueller
Rudolf Josten
A.P
Wuerttemberg
Hanover
Third Reich
August Jaeger
Allenbys Leave Toronto After Canadian Corps Reunion
Field Marshal Viscount and Lady Allenby departed Toronto for England after attending the Canadian Corps reunion. He remains slightly weakened from a recent illness but appeared in good health during the trip.
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Toronto
C.P
Viscount
Lady Allenby
England
Canadian Corps
Railway Building Not Ended In Canada
Montreal August 10 Canadian Pacific Railway chairman E W Beatty says railway expansion continues in Canada with plans to extend mileage to outlying districts as warranted by development He notes funding could come from savings achieved by unification and borrowing may be minimal as the young country safeguards its future.
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Montreal
C.P
Canada
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ontario
Railways of Canada
Try Again Next Year Try Again Next Year
London reporters note the 6,500 mile nonstop record remains unbroken after Leonard Reid and James Ayling failed to reach their 6,500 mile aim from Wasaga Beach Ontario to Baghdad. They expect another attempt next summer and aim to beat the distance record.
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Reid
Ayling
London
Leonard Reid
James Ayling
Wasaga Beach
Ontario
C.P
A.D. Cable
England
James R. Ayling
Heston Aerodrome
Wasuzpa Beach
Bagdad
Kak
Georgian Bay
Alberta relief plan eyed for northern migration push
Federal assistance in a plan to relieve unemployment and ease suffering by moving farmers from drought struck districts to the northern parklands. Hon. George Hoadley, Alberta’s Ottawa relief conference representative, conveyed the idea to Premier Reid by long distance phone from Ottawa on Friday. The proposal calls for employing jobless men to clear northern bushlands as part of the relocation.
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Edmonton
Jin
George Hoatley
Alberta
Ottawa
Reid
Hoadley
Three Killed In Gun Fight Near Lebo Kansas
Three men suspected of planning to rob Lebo State Bank were shot and killed by Kansas highway patrolmen on a country road near Lebo nine miles east of Emporia. Officers were still identifying the victims and checking possible ties to escaped Texas convicts.
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Emporia
Kansas
Lebo
Here
Raymond Hamilton
Irvin (Blackle) Thompson
Joe Palmer
Texas
Hunntsville
Wint Smith
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ju2inilton
Frank Callan
Hamilton
Callan
Five Victims Claimed by Denver Cloudburst Near Morrison
A Denver cloudburst and hail swept streams west of Denver, killing two people and leaving five to eighteen missing. Sheriff Biggins believed one recovered body near Morrison was Mrs. J H Dicken of Detroit. John Husband of Denver was identified as a victim and a 16 year old girl remained unidentified.
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Denver
Bear Creek
Morrison
Colo
Jas. G. Biggins, Jr
Jefferson County
J. H. Dicken
Detroit
Mich
John Husband
Husband
Canon
Idledale
Tarbuck
Ontario to Implement Cash Relief System
The Ontario Government will replace the voucher plan with a cash relief system. Tickets will be issued for bread and milk, but each recipient will receive a definite weekly cash allowance for purchases.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario
Queen’s Park
Seven Die as Car Hit by Train Near Memphis
A Memphis area grade crossing crash killed seven members of a swimming party and critically injured two others. The Louisville and Nashville engine from Cincinnati to Louisville faced a technical charge of manslaughter against its engineer, as investigators review the wreck near Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Louisville
Nashville
Cincinnati
Wheat scheme breaks down halting French price fixing
Paris reports the French government’s wheat price fixing scheme has collapsed as millers ignore the law. Premier Doumergue will convene a cabinet session to consider export subsidies and potential scrapping of parts of the 1934 scheme as the market floods with about 75.9 million bushels. Flour mills threaten to close after defying price rules set by supply and demand.
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Paris
A.P
Gaston Doumergue
Wheat Crop Estimate For Lethbridge District
The Lethbridge Herald reports a preharvest wheat crop estimate for the Lethbridge railway division. Expected average yield is 18 bushels per acre on harvested land after 10 percent abandonment due to drought and pests. Total production projected at 30 million bushels versus 17.5 million marketed last year.
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Lethbridge
Lethbridge Herald
Forest fires ease at Castle Mountain and Mount Nelson
Lethbridge reports the Castle Mountain fire front has weakened as east winds turn flames away from burned area. Nelson notes flames along Kootenay Lake shrink with fighters dodging debris while ranch property remains safe. Weather in the 90s with little wind. hundreds battle the blazes and guards stand watch to protect homes and property.
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Lethbridge
C.P
Castle Mountain
Nelson
B.C
Mount Nelson
Kootenay Lake
Kootenays
Woman Executed in Sing Sing Electric Chair
The electric chair at Sing Sing Prison executed Mrs. Anna Suianly in Ossining New York last night. She was punished after a plot involving her husband tied to a $35000 insurance scheme.
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s_ SING SING
Ossining
N. Y
C.P
Sing Sing
Anna Suianly
Cabinet Discusses Plans To Aid Drought Farmers
Ottawa reports the Dominion cabinet studied federal relief methods for drought stricken Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba farmers. Premier Gardner and Agriculture Minister Taggart briefed ministers on severe conditions with 44000 Saskatchewan families needing help. plans mirror 1931 measures though no final steps were announced.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
J. G. Gardner
G. Taggart
Bennett
Canada
Gardner
R. B. Bennett
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Prem. MacDonald
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Stevens
J. S. McLean
Canada Packers Limited
Ontaro
God
Pres. Beatty
G. Hoadley
Germany
Ervin Bumpke
Supreme Court
Paul von Hindenburg
Bumpke
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