Government Must Control Both of Canadian Railway Systems
Norman F. Priestly vice-president United Farmers of Alberta told the Royal Commission that Canada should amalgamate Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways. He urged ownership and control by the federal government with operation by a parliamentary board, to end waste from competition and align rail policy with national interests. A coal delegation also pressed for freight rate reductions and policy changes.
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Norman F. Priestly
United Farmers of Alberta
Royal Commission
Canada
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
A. P. Patrick
Alberta Domestic Coal Operators Association
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Priestly
Government of Canada
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Canadian National Railway
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Prairie Farmer Organizations
United Farmers of Canada
Saskatchewan
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Mm Awmnomidgantimnen
Churchill Hurt and in Critical Condition in New York
Former British chancellor Winston Churchill was struck by a car on Fifth Avenue New York and taken to Lennox Hill Hospital with a sprained shoulder and facial cuts. Doctors said he was not in serious condition but would rest for recovery and likely leave hospital soon.
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Lennox Iil
Winston Churchill
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Great Britain
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Central Park
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Yonkers
N.Y
England
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Waldorf Astoria Hotel
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Daugher
Missy Yiana Churchill
Explosion Kills 300 as Steamer Tate Blows Up
In Shanghai on December 14 three hundred Chinese people died when the small steamer Tate exploded in the Yangtse estuary. Many were drowned or burned in the catastrophe.
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Shanghai
China
Associated Press
Tate
Yangtse
Terrific Gale Sinks Tug Drowning Thirty Sailors
Maddalena Sardinia Dec 13 Itali tug Teseo sank in a storm off Sardinia. About 30 sailors and marines died. 100 plus rescued by cruiser Trieste after hours of rescue attempts amid heavy seas. The Teseo lost rudder and masts, sank after 12 hours 200 miles from shore.
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Sardinia
Trieste
Civita Vecchia
Typr- Hieniga
Ministry of Marine
Spezia
Tesco
Ancona
Bono
Algeria
Coast Guard
China President Chiang Kai-shek Resigns Report Denied
Shanghai December 14 Associated Press reports Chiang Kai-shek resigned today and his resignation was accepted though official circles later denied the move. Finance Minister T oong from Nanking also 예상 to resign with cabinet changes anticipated.
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Shanghai
China
Associated Press
Chiang Kai-ek
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Sheik
Air Mail Schedules For Eastbound and Westbound Flights
Eastbound flight CFAGY landed Sunday at 2 00 a m and departed 2 10 a m with Pilot Farrington. Westbound Fokker CF AIL arrived Monday at 2 25 a m and left at 2 35 a m piloted by Kenyon.
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Farrington
Kenyon
Yorks Birthday Observed As Duke Turns Thirty Five
London December 14 The Duke of York second son of the King celebrated his 35th birthday today with no public ceremonial plans announced in London.
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London
Associated Press
Duke of York
Prices at the Stock Yards Report from Winnipeg and Calgary
Winnipeg markets report December fourteen receipts include 960 cattle 100 calves 3750 hogs 970 sheep and lambs with varied prices for calves hogs and sheep. Calgary shows small cattle and hog numbers with no established market and prices for steers cows hogs and selects bacon and butcher grades.
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Winnipeg
Calgary
Japan Banks On End Of Gold Standard And Embargo
Tokyo reports the new government under Premier Inukai has suspended the gold standard and reimposed an export embargo. Finance Minister Takahashi issued a brief statement outlining penalties for exporting gold without permission as the cabinet addresses a tight finances and economic impasse.
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Tsuyoshi Inukai
Seiyukai Party
Kmmperor
Hironito
Korekiji Takahash
Japan
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Manchuria
Tsui Yoshi Inukai
Jorekiyo Takahashi
Tokugoro Nakahashi
Kisaburo Susuki
Ichiro Hatoyama
Yonezo Maneda
Teijiro Yamamoto
Takejiro Tokonami
Railways
Chuzy
Mitsuchi
Toyosuke Hall
Foreigh
War and Navy
Taklo
Niles Leads Lethbridge Fish and Game Banquet Plans
In Lethbridge on December 14 the Lions Club held a meeting with President George Rowe chairing to organize a March banquet. C. H. Niles heads a committee with W. M. Harris and Lyn Fairbairn to arrange 500 pounds of Lake Trout and a buffalo or moose to feed 300 diners. The event will reorganize the club under Alberta Fish and Game Association rules and seek provincial affiliation.
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Lethbridge
Gun Clib
Marquis Hotel
George Rowe
C. H. Niles
W. M. Harris
Lyn Fairbairn
Alberta’ Fish and Game
Glu
Police raid on Washington Avenue uncovers illicit equipment
Police raided 4238 Washington Ave on Saturday night and discovered equipment used to manufacture illegal shine and other potentially illegal items.
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Washington ‘Ave
of Police
Britain, U.S. debt moratorium stance sparks debate
London notes that Britain and other nations will be told by the State Department their nonpayment of 125 million dollars on war debts is not subject to criticism. Ogden Mills says moratorium actions were observed and not linked to Hoover's call to recreate the wartime debts commission. Critics argue the move risks portraying a default, while others push for silver payments as proposed by Senator Reed Smoot.
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Great Britain
Hoover
United States
Department of State
Ogden L. Mills
the Treasury
William Is. Borah
Congress
Monaay
Heed Smoot
Finance Committee
India
Andrew Mellon
The
Montclare Refloated After Fouling Mersey Revetment
The Canadian Pacific liner Montclare, arriving from Saint John and Halifax, fouled a river Mersey revetment in the dark at Liverpool but was refloated by its own handling. A large number of passengers, mainly Canadians returning for Christmas, endured brief excitement. Weather fair and mild. temperature 22.
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Liverpool
Arrests Reported In Tangled Car Chase
Police nabbed one of two men after a driving incident near towai monton. The accused, named Charles Fase, and the second suspect who fled toward the bushes were pursued and captured or identified by officers.
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Towaimonton
Charles “Fase
Bena
Burma Delegates Walk Out From Round Table Meeting
Burmese delegates to the round table conference protest the government’s self government measure. three delegates left the London meeting as of December 14. The move highlights dissatisfaction with the path to Burma’s autonomy and self rule.
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London
Burma
Round Table
Tornado Toll Rises Across Arkansas and Louisiana
A Sunday tornado swept across southwestern Arkansas and northern Louisiana killing three people including a white child and two Black children. The storm caused near twenty injuries and widespread property damage affecting thousands of residents.
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Little Rock
Ark
Terray
Arkansas
Louisiana
First Woman Executed in Public in Turkey
In Tuzpazar near Sparts during Rama span, Haim led a public execution at dawn. Aimed at murdering a rival to marry, the woman seized $100 from her husband. Crowds of peasants watched the hanging as she faced death.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Associated Press
Re Haim
Tuzpazar
Sparts
Hading
World pact to guarantee peace expands at Geneva talks
A broader Licarno style pact to guarantee nations against aggressive wars appears likely to be pressed at the upcoming Disarmament Conference in Geneva. The conference slated to meet in February will focus on Germany and France as pivotal signatories expanding the framework.
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Paris
Associated Press
Geneva
Germany
France
Unclear OCR fragment on trade relations and ports
Fragmentary notice references H H Stevens and the Minister of Trade and Commerce. Mentions December 14 and foreign relations through ports. Text is garbled and unreadable beyond these bits.
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B.C
Hon. H. H
Steyehg
Dade Ianister
Risan
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