Full Resources of Science and Government Aid Plains Drought
Ottawa report details Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act efforts to combat Western Canada droughts. Four branches educate and aid farmers in stripping drift, seeding grasses, water development, and long term planning with cooperative groups totaling about 11,000 members.
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Canada
Plains
Ottawa
Frank Flaherty
C.P
Canala
Shopthern
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Prairies
Iig
Fairmers
Calmer in Jerusalem after five days of fighting
Comparative calm returned in Jerusalem as British troops and armed Arab bands ended five days of clashes. At least fifty Arabs were killed. British authorities denied reports that five British soldiers were captured and executed in reprisal for Arabs executed by the military.
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Jerusalem
C.P
Holy Land
Japanese drive into Shantung and Taiwan advances reported
In Shanghai and Shangai dated dispatches Japanese forces pushed from Shantung toward Tsingtao and Weihaiwei, isolating the port city. Concurrent notes claim entry into Taiwan and moves toward Taingtao and Hsuchow as China’s coastal province regions fall under Japanese advance amid Civilian and foreign relations cautions after Nanking’s ongoing cleanup.
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Shanghal
Taiwan
Taingtao
Hsuchow
China
Shanghai
Shantung Province
Tsyinuh
Tsingtao
Japan
Tsingtaou-Tsinan
Chekiang Province
Yangtze River
Nanking
Chinook Sends Subzero Weather Retreat In Crow's Nest
Crow's Nest Pass towns see snow cleared from sidewalks as a chinook warms the day. A light rain falls and the temperature rises from 35 degrees below zero to above freezing before noon.
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Blairmore
Crow's Nest Pass
Soviet Hints On Arctic Submarine Expedition To North Pole
MOSCOW Dec 28 Soviet authorities hinted that a submarine expedition to the North Pole could be the next step toward establishing regular air service from Russia over the Pole to North America. An Arctic under ice cruise was proposed in the official journal of the machine building industry and suggested as a path to link Atlantic and Pacific routes.
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A.P
North Pole
Russia
Pole
North America
Arctic
N.N. Aubers
Tnian
Hubert Wilking
Hubert
Sigismund Levanoffsky
New York
Wilhjalmur Stefanson
Sir Hubert
Stefansgop
Atlantic
Pacific
Cejentlifig
United States
Polar Basin
Measles Epidemic Strikes Indian Settlement Near Prince Albert
An outbreak of measles in an Indigenous settlement west of Prince Albert Saskatchewan claimed 26 lives within weeks. Dr. P W Head Indian agent flew serum to the stricken area and checked the spread of the disease.
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Edmonton
Prince Albert
P. W Head
Masons hold St John Night banquet and lodge installations
Masons of the city and Red Ell gathered for St. John’s Night banquet at the Masonic Temple presided by W. H. Williams. A ceremony installed officers of Medicine Hat Lodge No. 2 Izpah Lodge No. 35 and Quarry Lodge No. 70 Redcliff. J. A. Bell D.D. G.M. conducted the installations with E. G. Ellerton Master of Wise King Hat Lodge, Percy Yeomans Master Mizpah Lodge, and Dr. A. E. Ward Master Quarry Lodge.
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Masons
City
Redell
St. John’s
W. H. Williams
Medicine Hat Lodge
Izpah Lodge
Quarry Lodge
Redcliff
J. A. Bell
D.D. G.M
Japs Shell Wongkam Island and Land Marines Near Hong Kong
Reports from Mueno say a Japanese cruiser shelled Wongkam island, igniting huts and sending about 200 Japanese sailors ashore from a cruiser and two destroyers. The episode followed Tokyo’s note to the British ambassador apologizing for the British gunboat Ladybird attack, denying intent and citing mistaken nationals evacuation. One British sailor was killed.
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Hongkong
C.P
Mueno
South China
Wongkam Island
Portugal
Wongkam
Canton River
Tokyo
Hirota
Robert Craigie
Japan
Imperial
Chinook Ends Alberta Cold Spell Across Prairie Region
Snow blankets the prairie provinces while a warm chinook lifts temperatures in Alberta. Edmonton reports below freezing and Calgary around seven below. Canada Pacific Railway suffered delays from ice and snow along the Fraser Valley. A CP train avalanche near North Bend, B C left cars wedged. A US Pacific Northwest storm brings gales, ice, and flooding risks.
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Winnipeg
Bec
Acangiche
Sasakatchewan
Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Frazer Valley
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
North Bend
B.C
Covon
Seattle
Fuuman
Tucker
Eenaincer
United States
Pacific Northwest
Mild Spell Ends Cold January Weather
The report notes a mild spell moving in during the night and strengthening by 8 a.m. today raising the temperature to 12 above at noon. It says yesterday stayed below zero with a 2 a.m. low of 12 below and a chilly day, then temperatures rose to milder levels by 3 a.m. today.
Lotbiniere by election signals Liberal strong support
In Ottawa a Liberal candidate J Francoeur defeated independent Paul Blanchard in the Lotbiniere by election with an unofficial 5102 majority. Prime Minister Mackenzie King framed the result as national approval of Liberal policies, while campaign issues centered on Canada's potential entry into foreign war and defence spending.
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Ottawa
C.P
J. , Francoeur
Paul Blanchard
Lotbiniere
Brancoeur
Tne
Libera
Mackenzie King
Cianada
Montreal-St. Henris
Paul Mercier
Montreal
Canada
Bouchard
Dominion
Quebec Politica
Quebec
Strange girl shot mother in fatal Christmas accident
In Warren Ohio on Christmas Eve Louise Campbell 28 testified at a coroner inquiry claiming she wished to die following a line of events that led to her mother Cornelia Campbell 33 dying from a gunshot wound after an accidental discharge. Deputies held Miss Campbell in jail awaiting the coroner verdict.
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Warren
Sherifa
Louise Campbell
Ohio Steel
Tomor
Nznot
Paul Houze
Rey Hardmar Tne
Nothr
Paul J. Reagan
Fona Cu Lac
Ion c
James A. Compell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Wale
Hodge
Miss Campbell
Mita Campbell
Cornelia Campbell
J. C. Henshaw
Anglo American Trade Pact Begins Preliminary Talks
London reports the British government has completed the preliminary data gathering for an Anglo American trade agreement. Inquiries among importers and exporters compiled the likely affected British industries. The British delegation sails for the United States in January under Sir Ronald Lindsay.
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London
United States
Sir Ronald Lindsay
Washington
Soviet appoints soldier as China ambassador signals military ties
In Hankow Ivan Luganets-Orelsky arrives as new Soviet ambassador to China, a former Red Army officer with minimal diplomatic experience. His journey from Moscow via Lanchow underscores Moscow’s potential for military aid and closer China-Russia cooperation as risk mounts from Japanese advances and regional instability.
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Hankow
China
Russia
Ivan Luganets-Orelsky
Lanchow
Mansu
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mid- Yangtze Valley
Luganets-Oretsky
Moscow
Tyurkestan
Chinese Turkestan
Sinkiang
Kansu
Japan
Chahar
Suiyuan
Siberia
Mongolia
Urumehhi
Soviet Union
Red Army
Dmitri V. Bogumeletf
Bogomoseft
Hudson's Bay to Build New Edmonton Store on Jasper Ave
Hudson's Bay Company announces a new one million dollar department store planned for Edmonton. Construction will begin next spring on the Jasper Avenue site of the current store, occupying a full city block.
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Winnipeg
Hudson’s Bay Company Department
Edmonton
Jasper Avenue
Revolution in China Seen as Possible by Ottawa Envoy
Dr. Chang Lok Chen, Chinese consul at Ottawa, told reporters in Montreal that a revolution in China is a possibility due to worsening labor conditions and rising prices. He noted China’s air force gains from Russian planes and said reform should target reducing enemy forces rather than property rights.
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Montrieal
China
Chang Lok Chen
Chinese Coust
Ottawa
Chen
Bak Row
Dr. Chen
Russia
Yearling doe causes street scare in Guelph
A yearling doe ran down Guelph's main street and crashed into a hotel window. She was cut on the nose and dazed but easily captured. Game W. Gorden Matthews released the embarrassed animal afterward.
Newsprint Sale Renewed Between Firms in Montreal
A five year contract for 100 000 tons of newsprint annually was renewed between Newspaper and Magazine Corpuration and Lake St. John Power and Paper Company. President A. Stewert announced the agreement in Montreal.
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Montreal
A.stewert
Lake St. John Power and Paper Company
Split in Congress over Roosevelt policies sparks party rift
Washington dispatch outlines a looming clash between Liberal and Conservative camps in Congress amid recession measures and looming tax and anti monopoly debates. Predictions say Conservative Democrats and Republicans could unite to counter administration aims, reshaping party loyalties ahead of 1840 elections.
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United States Congress
Wege
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate
Radevell
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My.” Velt
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