Howson Promises Immediate Legislature Session If Elected
W R Howson Liberal leader pledged to summon the Legislative Assembly at once after election to push vital planks of the People’s Platform. He spoke at Bowden and Sundre rallies amid a sweeping Alberta campaign touring Reivers Lake Trochu Banff Canmore and Tad Edmonton. Scant Social Credit talk followed, with focus on protecting homes against tax or debt confiscation.
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Bowden
W. R. Howson
K.C
Alberta
Legislative Assembly
Sundrie
G. G. McGeer
Reivers Lake
Trochu
Banff
Canmore
Tadmonton
Fatal Plane Crashes Claim Lives Across Europe and Canada
In England a Bodmin crash killed pilot Lionel Anderson and passenger Arthur Lyne with another hurt. Italy reports Prince Sans Serverino Di Santagatu died during a practice flight at Littorio airport. In Montreal three men died in a street car collision with a car, while a woman was injured and others escaped unharmed.
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Paris
C.P
Europe
England
Bodmin
Cornwall
Lionel Anderson
Arthur Lyne
Italy
Prince Sans Serverino di Santagatu
Littorio
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Montreal
William Boland
Pointe St. Charles
John Younnie
Verdun
Que
Alfred J. Davis
British Journalist Gareth Jones Kidnapped and Shot in Mongolia
Emissaries in Paochang identified the body of Gareth Jones, the British journalist and former secretary to David Lloyd George, as the kidnapped reporter. They said Jones, in ill health, was a hindrance to his captors and was killed to rid themselves of him.
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Inner Mongolia
C.P
Paochang
Gareth Jones
David Lloyd George
Jones
Floodwaters Threaten North China Provinces Amid Rains
Muddy Yellow river floods push forward through three rich North China provinces after heavy rains. Thousands flee as authorities marshal relief efforts. In Ontario the relief bill for the first four months reached 12 dollars?
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Yellow River
North
China
Ontario
Civil Servants Protests Bennett Over Appointments
Ottawa August 17 The Amalgamated Civil Servants of Canada protests to Premier Bennett over two Conservative former MPs being named deputy ministers John A Sullivan former Stann MP named deputy postmaster general and R K Smith former Cumberland MP named deputy minister of the Marine department The protest denounces the merit system deviation and cites potential patronage concerns.
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Ottawa
C.P
Bennett
J‘red Knowles
Amalgamated Civil Servants of Canada
John A. Sullivan
Stann
R. K. Smith
Cumberland
Marine Department
Howell Barred From Trading Under Grain Futures Act
Washington August 17 Thomas M Howell a Chicago Board of Trade member was barred from trading in all U S contract markets effective September 15 after being found guilty of violating the Grain Futures Act by attempting to manipulate grain prices.
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Washington
C.P
The
Grain Futures Commission
Thomas M. Howell
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
Howell
France Submits Plans to Mussolini in Ethiopian Deadlock
Paris reports Premier Laval presented to Italy an outline for resolving the Italo Ethiopian crisis. The plan calls for Britain and France to compensate Italy with Ethiopian economic concessions, aid to float loans for colonial ventures, and Italian influence in selecting Ethiopian technical advisers and customs leaders.
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Paris
C.P
Laval
Italy
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Presses for Concessions as Talks Stall
In Paris on August 16 Emperor Haile Selassie conveyed a message to the tri partite conference while Ethiopia pressed Italy for economic concessions. Mussolini refused to specify demands to France and Britain, delaying progress in negotiations.
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Richard G. Massock
Associated Press
Paris
Aethiopia
Italy
Mussolini
France
Britain
Haile Selassie
Noranda Mines reports six month profits for 1935
Noranda Mines Limited reports net profit for the first half of 1935 at 2 951 015 dollars, down from 3 183 128 dollars in the prior year. Earnings per share are 1 14 versus 1 42, with operating income of 2 703 552 compared with 3 427 742 a year earlier. Net income before depreciation totals 29 971 015, down from 3 718 330.
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Montreal
C.P
Noranda Mines, Limited
Wheat futures tumble on Winnipeg exchange
Wheat prices fell on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange with losses of 5 to 23.8 cents. Futures closed at the day’s lows with August at 85, October 83 1-4 and December 83 3-8 cents, erasing most of yesterday’s gain.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Instructions to Voters Issued by J D Hunt Chief Electoral Officer
Edmonton August 17 1930 934 Calgarians spoiled ballots in 1929 and 839 in 1930 general elections John D Hunt chief electoral officer outlines methods to mark ballots correctly for the 1935 election Voters should use pencil only mark numbers opposite candidate names and avoid any other marks Ballots are counted by first choices with subsequent preferences redistributed until a candidate gains a majority. defeated candidates’ ballots move to remaining candidates according to next preferences with locking and sealing of ballot boxes.
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Edmonton
John D. Hunt
Hunt
Italians Report Raid On French Soil
The Stefani agency at Djibouti quoted Harrar dispatches saying the Ethiopian Issa tribe raided the Assaimara in Adages French Somaliland with about 100 killed. Twenty of the dead were French tribesmen in the pitched battle.
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Rome
C.P
Stefani
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Harrar
Ethiopia
Adages
Mussolini's Army Strongest In Europe
Rome dispatch notes Premier Mussolini's paper claims Italy has an army of one million men the strongest in Europe. Former gov press chief Gaetano Polverelli writes in Popolo D'Italia that the force will meet colonial needs and European uncertainties, and Ethiopia has refused cooperation.
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Rome
C.P
Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Gaetano Polverelli
Il Duce
Popolo D’italia
Paris
Polverelik
Ethiopia
Canada Dockets Major Growth Across Sectors
Reports from Toronto to Winnipeg show stronger activity. Gold and silver refiners announce a Toronto plant. Dominion employment service notes 2,000 workers placed on farms in three weeks. Ontario tax receipts exceed early calls. Chicoutim and Quebec highway work applies to 1,000 men. US tourist arrivals to Canada up 25 to 30 percent. Canadian newsprint output up 12.5 percent. Hudson Bay Mining expands, now employing 1,475 at Flin Flon.
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Toronto
Handy and Harman
New York
Winnipeg
Dominion Employment Service
Port Elgin
Ont
Quebec
Chicoutint-Quebec
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Montreal
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Flin Flon
Housing Act outlines payments for $5,000 homes in Canada
Ottawa reports the Dominion Housing Act allows a $5,000 home with $1,000 up front and $26.40 monthly payments for 20 years. Interest capped at 5 percent. Losses split between government and lending institutions. For residences, 80 percent government and lenders, 60 and 20 percent respectively for the loan. First mortgages in joint names for ten-year terms with possible renewal.
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Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
Vancouver Locomotive Pioneer Samuel Scott Dies at 84
Samuel N. Scott, 84, longtime engineer reputed as the first to drive a locomotive into Vancouver, has died in the city. He charted a historic route and served as a prominent railroad figure in the region.
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Samuel N. Scott
Vancouver
That
City
Alberta Cattle Exports Reach 92 604 This Year
Alberta cattle shipments total 92 604 head to date this year with 28 928 head or 27 percent sold in the United States. Shipments to the British market this year have not been heavy.
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Edmonton
Alberta
United States
Basic Dividends Raised To Seventy five Monthly
William Aberhart, Social Credit leader, announced in Edmonton that basic dividends would rise to 75 dollars a month for Alberta adults, up from 25. He spoke at his final campaign address as he heads south for election day. He dismissed rumors of mass civil service firings if Social Credit wins.
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Edmonton
Alberta
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Aberhart
Civil Service
Social Credit Administration
Bodies of Rogers and Post to be Brought Out by Plane
Arctic tragedy unfolds as Will Rogers and Wiley Post die in a crash near Point Barrow. The bodies are loaded aboard Pilot Joe Crosson’s plane for transport to Fairbanks. Eskimo survivors and rescuers relay details of the wreck and the swift recovery of the bodies.
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Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
C.P
Joe Crosson
Endicott Mountains
Fairbanks
Arctic
Crosson
Presbyterian Mission
Henry W. Griest
Charles D. Brower
Rogers
Sergt
Stanley R. Morgan
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Morgan
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Griest
Post
Dr. Griest
Barrow
Millions of Trees for Shelter Belts Across Prairies
Ottawa report says drought areas of western Canada spur shelter belt drive. Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee notes 4800 farmers seek help with dams and water conservation. Dr Archibald chairs. Dr Hopkins leads field work as large scale cooperative planting of trees and strip farming spreads. Millions of trees are allotted to farmers to study windbreak effects and drought resistant grasses.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
Rchibald
Dominion Experimental Farms
E. S. Hopkins
Dominion Field Husbandman
Divine Dies
Rev Canon Allan P. Shatford rector of St. James Apostle sharen in Montreal died today at his summer home at Conquerall Bank near Bridgewater. He shared soldiers hardships and was beloved by thousands. He served the church over 25 years in Montreal and 14 years elsewhere in Canada.
Bourgeois Named to Senate and Wardle Appointed Deputy Interior
Ottawa reports Charles E. Bourgeois former Three Rivers MP is appointed to the senate. James M. Wardle chief engineer of National Parks is named deputy minister of the interior.
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Ottawa
Uni
Charles E. Bourgeois
Three Rivers
Senate
James M. Wardle
Arrest of Freemark in Saskatchewan Burglaries
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police hold Gottleib Freemark of Lipton Saskatchewan at the local station awaiting transport to Saskatchewan. Constables Dan Taylor and R W Clearwater tracked him from Irvine to a ranch in the south country where he was arrested.
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Gottleib Freemark
Lipton
Saskatchewan
R.C.M.P
Dan Taylor
R. W. Clearwater
Freemark
Irvine
South Country
Nazi Economic Service Urges Gentile Shops To Improve Service
In Berlin the Nazi Party Economic Press Service warned Aryan businesses that the anti Jewish campaign may fail without better customer service. It urged firms to adopt the slogan the customer is always right and to recognize they do not hold a monopoly by command. Reports from Nordhausen described two incidents of crowd action against Jews as anger rose amid Streicher broadcasts.
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Berlin
Nazi Party
Julius Streicher
Nordhausen
Mae
Calgary Police Campaign Courts 29 Transients
Police campaign against red ricting transients brings 29 men to Calgary court. All pleaded guilty and most accepted jail terms rather than fines.
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Calgary
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