Emile Francqui Safe After Halifax Harbor Rescue
Rescued from the graveyard of the Atlantic off Sable Island and Sambro ledges, the rudderless Emile Francqui is in anchor at Halifax. Passengers and crew, including a Belgian commander and a UC Berkeley music professor, praised the Lady Laurier and tugs Foundation Franklyn and Banshee for the five day battle against a southeast gale.
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North Atlantic
Halifax
Ralph Morton
C.P
Atlantic
Sable Island
Sambro
Nova Scotia
Emile Francqui
Anchorage
Georges de Gryse
Sembro
Lady Laurier
Foundation Franklyn and
Banshee
Henri Jaspar
Foundation Franklyn
William A. Robson
Alberta Conservatives Hold Calgary Conference Atmosphere
Tory conventions in Calgary gather Alberta Conservative forces for preparation before the provincial election. D. M. Duggan leads the provincial effort with named candidates and sitting members. a northern conference in Edmonton will follow before February's legislative session.
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Calgary
C.P
Alerta
D. M. Duggan
Edmonton
Installment Tax Payments Offered By City Treasury
Citizens advised that taxes may be paid in installments with interest and discounts. Prepayment of 1934 taxes from January 1 may receive 6 percent credit plus any 1935 discount. Any amount may be paid at any time to suit convenience, with full credit for interest and discounts on all installments.
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Warham
French Wheat Drops on Free Market Amid Surplus Plan
Wheat sold for 1.44 a bushel on France's new free market as part of a government surplus reduction scheme. The peg price of 2.01 remains referenced for bread pricing, though largely ignored. The plan aims to remove 60 million bushels from the market over six months.
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Peris
C.P
Governor declines stay in Kansas hanging case
Ottawa reports the governor in council will not intervene in Julius Kansas of Wetaskiwin who is to be hanged December 31 after a murder conviction. The decision was announced today and closes the possibility of a clemency or reprieve.
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Ottawa
C.P
Julius Kansas
Wetaskiwin
Jerta
Rourder
Weather Moderates After Barometer Drops
The barometer falls signaling milder conditions says local observer Mr. C Pickering. At 1 PM today the thermometer sits around five below, a rise from a low of twenty four below in the recent cold spell.
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C. Pickering
Westhar
Halifax Woman Wins Risky Vaccine Trial Credit
Halifax born Miss Anna Rule joined Dr John A Kolmer in early human testing of a poliomyelitis vaccine. Both faced fear as they injected the serum into themselves after macaque trials. Three years of work followed recurring polio epidemics with hope the vaccine could end the disease.
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Halifax
C.P
John A. Kolmer
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Pittsburgh
Kolmer
Anna Rule
University of Pennsylvania
Sapiro Acquitted in Federal Trial
Aston Sapiro, Chicago and New York attorney active in western Canada farm cooperative work, was acquitted by a federal jury today on charges of jury fixing and conspiracy. The trial centered on events alleged to have occurred in December.
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New York
C.P
Aston Sapiro
Chicago
Canada
Fkr
Postponed Arctic Rescue Delays Margot A Crew
Edmonton report says rescue of the Margot A crew stranded at Letty Harbor on the Arctic Ocean must wait for better weather and longer days. A plane sent ten days ago from Cameron Bay faced fog and limited daylight, with no landings possible along the 400 mile route. The schooner Margot A was crushed by ice near Letty Harbor, stranding its crew.
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Edmonton
C.P
Hudgon’s Bay Company
Margot
Letty Harbor
Arctic Ocean
Cameron ‘Bay
Great Bear Lake
Cameron Bay
30 Below Zero and Heavy Gale in New England
Boston and much of New England suffered the fiercest gale in memory. Three people died, debris littered streets, and structures including wireless masts and towers were toppled. Mount Washington logged 30 degrees below zero with 60 mph winds and unofficial damages reached 500000 dollars. A Newburyport perishable bus toppled into a field but passengers were unhurt. A kitten stranded in a tall tree was rescued by firemen after a long ladder effort.
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Boston
New England
Wiespread
Mount Washington
Squam' Lake
Ashland
Somerville
Mass
Tidewater Coal ‘Company
Portsmouth
N H
Star Island
Newburyport Turnpike
C.P
Low Freight Rates On Grain To US
Calgary dispatch reports emergency freight rates set for low grade wheat destined to drought areas in the United States. Applicable December 31 to No 6 wheat and frosted grades unfit for human consumption. Officials note a US market for frozen and low grade wheat. Alberta could supply up to 25 million bushels of an estimated 50 million.
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Calgary
C.P
United States
Alberta
Beaubien St Bank Hold-Up Ends With Shootout
In Montreal on December 28 two bandits attempted a Beaubien Street Banque Canadienne Nationale robbery. Three men confronted the bandits. Arthur Genereux discharged a revolver from the manager’s desk. One bandit was shot and likely fatally wounded. another was seriously wounded and a third uninjured was captured. No money was taken.
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Montreal
C.P
Beaubien St
Banque Canadienne National
Arthur Genereux
Japan Will Make No Concessions In Naval Talks
London dispatch reports naval and diplomatic circles doubt any compromise plan among the United States Britain and Japan will satisfy all three powers. Japan signals denouncing the Washington treaty on Saturday while considering British concessions but remains firm on naval equality denied in the pact.
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London
A.P
United, States
Britain
Japan
Great Britain
Tokyo
Washington
Future wheat futures trading deferred by Winnipeg Grain Exchange
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange council deferred trading in wheat futures beyond July as directed by the Dominion government. The move aims to curb speculation on a crop not yet sown, with December options expiring next Monday and May and July futures remaining. Prime Minister Bennett and Agriculture Minister Grisdale commented on the decision, noting its advisory nature and potential broader impact.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
the Trading Board
John I. McFarland
Government Stabilization Agency
Grain Exchange
Ottawa
Winnipeg, Grain Exchange
R.B. Bennett
Bennett
Edmonton
Britain to seek general security pact after plebiscite
An authoritative diplomatic source says Great Britain with France and Italy will propose a general European security pact soon after the plebiscite. The convention would be submitted at Geneva, home of the League of Nations, and cover most European nations.
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London
C.P
Great Britain
France
Italy
Europe
Geneva
League of Nations
No Dance at the Cecil Saturday Evening
The New Year’s Eve frolic at the Cecil Hotel led to postponement of the Saturday night supper dance.
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the Cecil
Cecil Hotel
Migration of Lemmings Joins Natural History Oddity
Ottawa reports a bizarre Arctic tale as Eskimos describe white mice like lemmings marching on ice every four years toward the sea. Dr. R. M. Anderson and Major D. L. McKeand discuss migrations, habitat mysteries, and the conundrum of why lemmings disappear into Arctic waters. The piece notes a Nascopie voyage and museum exhibits in Ottawa as scientists seek explanations.
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Ottawa
C.P
Arctic
Eskimos
Dominion
Hudson’s Bay
Nascopie
R. M. Anderson
Victor Memorial Museum
Anderson
Dr. Anderson
D. L. McKeand
Dominion Department of the Interior
Charles * Brower
Foint Barrow
Alaska
Daretic
Lupescu's Strangle-Hold on the King of Romania
Vienna reports that Magda Lupescu tightens control over Romania's king Carol and blocks reconciliation with his divorced queen Helen of Greece. Crown Prince Michael's Florence visit rumored peace offering dismissed as unlikely amid Lupescu's political influence.
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Vienna
Bibi Lupescu
Carol
Helen
Greece
Bucharest
Michael
Florence
Magda Lupescu
Balkans
Carmen Sylva
Elizabeth
Romania
Marie
Lupescu
Will Hag
Jher
Rumania
Camarilla
Magda
Brakeman Key to Rail Crash That Killed 15 in Canada
In Hamilton Ontario a Christmas night crash near Dyandis siding left 15 dead. Front brakeman H. Lynch, 16 years with CN R, reportedly diverted a switch to prevent a collision but the Maple Leaf Express struck his train. An inquest is set for January 4.
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Hamilton
Detroit Toronto
Maple “Leaf
C.N.R
Phelps
Lsig
SON Paee
Ge i
Blood Purge Flares in Saar Basin Preplebiscite Campaign
Violence erupts in Saar Basin as anti Nazi partisans and Nazi supporters clash during a pre plebiscite campaign. Reports say arrests reach into the thousands amid street purges while German officials urge calm and note fear of broader confrontation.
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Saar Basin
Melvin K
Whiteleather
Associated : Press
Saarbruecken
Saar
Basin Territory
Germany
Hitler Youth
Volkstimme
League of Nation
Adolf Hitler Burgell
Seven Employees Affected by Nearby Sedan Incident
A nearby sedan incident involved seven employees receiving emergency relief aid. Details on the cause and exact location were limited, but responders provided on-site assistance and communications with management to assess injuries and needs.
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Halifax Harbor
Antwerp
Modest ‘Alloo
University of California, Berkeley
Lowet de Wotrenge
University of
Louvain
Tory
Kassas
Will
Sapiro
Came
Ron Bay
Barik
Dail
Hv. Mullin
E. Dol. Hammond
Provincial
Police Criminal Investigation’ Department
Ontario Attorney-General’s Department
W. A. Kingsland
NLR
City OF
Medicine Hat
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