Saar transfer pact calms Franco German tensions
Rome reports Germany and France signed a joint agreement on the Saar plebiscite transfer of French property and coal rights to Germany. The pact gives Jews equal treatment in the Saar and outlines League of Nations letters to guarantee these terms. Officials see it as a step toward disarmament talks and possible German return to the League.
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Saar
France
Germany
League OF Nations
Geneva
C.P
Europe
Rome
Germecer
Alizlily
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Hungary
League Council
Saar Committee
Andrue Berding
Associated Press
Saar No-Man’s Land
Count de .Chambrun
Ulrich von. Hassell
Saarland
Baron Fompeo Alois
Italy
Lopez
J H Thomas Sends Note to De Valera
London reports that Dominic secretarial J H Thomas dispatched a note to Eamon de Valera about the citizenship bill before the Irish Dail. The note followed demands in the House of Commons for a formal protest and outlines the bill's aim to classify Free State natives as Free State citizens. The exchange centers on whether Free State citizens may still be British subjects and how status is established.
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London
C.P
Dominions
J.H. Thomas
Eamon de Valera
Irish Free State
Trish
House of Commons
Free State
Dai
de Valeri
Dominicghi
Thomas
The
Commons
Lie detector helps convict in Ohio murder case
In Cincinnati on December 3 a 19-year-old Negro, Theodore Blackman, confessed after a lie detector test to the killing of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyd at a local filling station. Boyd and his wife were shot dead. their bodies found by a bakery salesman early today. Blackman was charged with murder after being arrested at his home with blood-stained clothes.
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Cincinnati
Emmett .D. Kirgan
Charles Boyd
Boyd
Theodore Blackman
Henry Wise Wood Re-elected Alberta Wheat Pool Chairman
Henry Wise Wood was re-elected chairman of the Alberta Wheat Pool at its annual meeting in Calgary. C Jensen of Magrath was named vice president.
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Calgary
Henry Wise Wood
Alberta Wheat Pool
C. Jensen of
Magrath
Montana Barley Wins World Championship Title
Leroy Kirby of Simms Montana won the world barley championship at the international grain show in Chicago. John C. Hauf of Corvallis took the reserve title for the Far West, using the same trebl variety Canada used last year to end Montana’s nine year reign.
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Chicago
C.P
Montana
Leroy Kirby
Simms
Mont
Far West
John C. Hauf
Corvallis
Kirby
Canada
New System Aims to Unite Monarchists in Old Spain
Madrid reports a proposed plan by monarchist and extreme right factions to form a united front under a corporate state. The program, led by former minister Jose Calvo Sotelo, would include guild and labor representation in a Cortes while excluding socialist parties, and is described as corporative rather than fascist in nature.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spanish Republic
Ab gahiGouk
Antieaa
Jose Calvo Sotello
Associated
Preas
Sotello
Cortes
Piax
Mrs Brownhill Granted Swift Formal Reprieve
London dispatch reports 62 year old Mrs Brownhill, condemned for the mercy killing of her imbecile son, received a rapid reprieve from the home office amid broad clemency appeals. Parliament members and figures like George Lansbury and George Bernard Shaw urged mercy as she awaits further operation for health restoration.
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London
Ay Brownhill
England
George
Lansbury
Bernard Shaw
Evidence Against Munition Firms Reveals War Profit Hopes
Senate munitions committee resumes hearings with a mass of evidence showing the industry expected profits from war. Documents trace early knowledge of a coming European conflict as far back as 1908, including a Colt Patent Firearms tax case predicting military demand and a prepared sales force.
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Washington
C.P
United States Senate Munitions Committee
Europe
Colt Patent Firearms Company
Bief
India Self Government Plan Wins Swift House Approval
In London the Conservative party backed the governments India self government proposals with safeguards by a large majority. The main resolution passed after defeating the die hard amendment 1102 to 390. Stanley Baldwin urged approval while Winston Churchill argued the Empire’s foundations were at stake and urged against hasty withdrawal.
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London
C.P
India
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
England
Orient
Mass Buying Commission Hearings Reveal Relief tied to Wages
The Dominion Stores and Stop and Shop cases before the mass buying commission show Toronto managers dismissed over stock shortages while a widow with children was paid under $13 weekly, with witnesses saying stock balancing required underhand methods. Several ex managers testified that head-quarters’ credits were inadequate to cover wastages and shortages, forcing reliance on short weight and padding.
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Ottawa
G.P
S. R. Kirk
Toronto
Royal Commission
Kirk
C.P
Dominion Stores Limited
Mass Buying Commission
James McWatters
Dominion ‘Stores
Queen Streast
McWatters
Dominion
Arthur
Wood
Caaneees
Montreal
Axid
Fred ‘Ricé
Dominion Stores
George. Pace
Anager
New Toronto
Pace
Chain Head
Credita
Plane search and Trans-Pacific flight launch timelines
Reports from New York and Honolulu confirm Ulm and crew are missing after their trans-Pacific voyage. Navy and coast guard units search as Captain Ulm and two companions embarked from Oakland in the Star of Australia aiming for Honolulu and Australia amid uncertain surface location.
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New York
Mackay Radio Company
Charles.t. P. Uim
Ulm
United States Navy
Uim
M. ‘Littlejohn
J.L. Skilling
Oakland
Calif
Charles
P. Ulman
Honolulu
Australia
Golden Gate
Star of Australia
George Ejohn
Unclear OCR headline about Italy Japan denouncement stance
Fragmentary OCR reads Italy Japan denounce stance with official remarks from diplomats. Notes possibly references to Rome and Tokyo, with foreign affairs and ambassador statements, but text is garbled and unreadable.
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Hoch Ohsod
Japan
Rome
Deora
A.P
Italy
Westerday
Washington Naval
Giacoma
Auritl
Vikenon
Ald. Warham Presents Plan for Monthly Tax Payments
Discussion of Alderman Warham's motion to encourage monthly tax payments dominated last night's 30 minute council meeting. The finance committee will report next meeting on whether to pursue the proposal, while prepayment of taxes for 1935 with existing interest rates remains in effect. A proposed discount for monthly installments was debated, with suggestions to apply the discount to the final payment.
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Ald. Warham
Aldi Warham
Ayuetengy
Aes
Warham
Moon
Ald Blase and Baker
Baker
Ald
Bullivant
Aid
Christmas Cheer Fund needs small gifts this season
The News urges readers to donate to the Christmas Cheer Fund with emphasis on small subscriptions as equally valuable as larger gifts. Citizens who can spare a dollar or two are asked to give, highlighting the spirit of giving. Named donors include Martyn Oliver five dollars Mayor Bullivant twenty five dollars Lang Bros two dollars fifty Dr F W Gershaw Macdonald's Cons staff fifteen Beny & Son Ltd sixty five.
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Martyn Oliver
Bullivant
Lang Bros
Trelle Wins Reserve Championship In Oats Division
Chicago December 4 reports Hermann Trelle of Wembley Alberta barred from wheat show at the International exposition. He wins reserve championship in a new oats division. Canadian winners in oats region one include Ian Smith Wolfe Creek Gilbert Brothers Big River Richard Harrison Clifton George Avery Eric Anderson Wembley and William Justyn Rigby Wembley.
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Chicago
C.P
Hermann Trelle
Wembley
Alta
Trelle
Herman Trelle
Iane Smith
Wolfe Creek
Gilbert Brothers
Big River
Sask
Richard Harrison
Cliaton
George Avery
Kelso
Eric E. Anderson
William Justyn Rigby
Three Honduran Towns Reported Destroyed by Quake
A late dispatch from Tegucigalpa says three towns near Sinuapa Ogotepeque and Comayagua were rocked by a strong earthquake. Estimates place populations at Jorge 2000 La Nacion 3000 and San Fern 500 with communication lines down hampering precise casualty counts. Authorities caution the quake may be the largest to strike Honduras recently.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
C.P
Yan
Oboteseque
Sinuapa
Ogotepeque
Comayagua
Hondur
San’ Salado
Copan
Indictments Against Defendants Over Conduct and Negligence
The document shows charges of misconduct, negligence, and intent linked to a fire in New York involving a conductor and others. Indictments accuse the defendants of fraud and causing loss of life amid a transportation or utility context.
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New York
Dee
Fedral
Heyl Ey
Capaud
Iacca
Cubaip
Metro
Sona
Abbott
Cole
Speyen
Sean Conductor
Stealer
E En Vane
New Yorks
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Vets Pensions
Ding
of Pensions
D. M. Sutherland
Pension Department
Berlin
Konstantin von Neurath
Deutsche Diplomatisch . Politische Korrespondenz
von Neurath
League
Ermany
Ee Olivan
Spain
Cantillo
Argentina
Olivan
J. H. Thomas
de Valera
Old
Hawaii
Noranda
Mines
Just
Ludovic
of- Quebec
Honduaas
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