Gloomy British Agriculture Triggers Farm Protest
East Anglia farmers lead a mass petition over the plight of British agriculture as prices stay low and arable land shifts to grass. Unemployment insurance gaps anger farm workers who seek dole access, and officials note a sharp wheat price drop from prior years amid political stakes in rural Britain.
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East Anglia
London
George Hambleton
Land Worker
National Union of Agricultural Workers
Ministry of Agriculture
Scotland
Labor Daily Herald
the Herald
Noel Buxton
Sudden Cold Grips Western Canada Across Prairies
Freezing air moved eastward driving temperatures down by about 20 degrees in 24 hours. Edmonton and Prince Albert both logged record lows near 38 below zero while Battleford and The Pas reported 32 and 32 below. Manitoba towns Minnedosa and Winnipeg fell to 2 and 16 below. Warnings of even colder weather from Mayo Yukon followed as wires snapped, delaying Saskatchewan Alberta communication until midmorning.
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Winnipeg
C. P
Prairies
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Battleford
Sask
Pas
Manitoba
Calgary
Qu'Appelle
Chillier
Swift Current
Minnedosa
Mayo
Yukon
West Lands
Vancouver
Chicago
U. S. Missionary Hulda Stumpt Murdered in Kenya Colony
Miss Hulda Stumpt a United States missionary was found dead near Kijabe about 50 miles inland from Nairobi Kenya Colony. Police pursue a vigorous inquiry with evidence suggesting assault and suffocation as the cause of death. She was reported to be 63 years old.
MacDonald to confer with Japanese delegates on naval talks
London reports Prime Minister MacDonald will meet with Japanese delegates returning from Scotland to discuss the forthcoming naval conference and related parley arrangements.
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NAVAL
London
MacDonald
Scotland
Ithe Par‘fey
Advocates Push Trans Canada Highway Jobs Plan
Winnipeg mayor Ralph Webb told a meeting of unemployed ex servicemen that the trans Canada highway would create work for hundreds of thousands. He said Manitoba unemployment would drop if road work began to The Pas Ixenora Int Piney and urged a Royal Commission to address winter employment.
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Winnipeg
Ralph Webb
Dominiot
Webb
Manitoba
Pas
Man
Ixenora
Int
Piney
Ominion
Peter Heenan
Canada
Winnipeg Bandits Active Despite Small Weekend Loot
Winnipeg police tracked three robberies over the weekend by a bandit group. A store was looted of small change, a residential hold-up yielded seven dollars, and a failed suburb stop left youths with no money.
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Winnipeg
Jan
G. C
Radio Interference In Medicine Hat From Household Electrical Goods
A Radio Inspector from the Department of Marine and Fisheries Ottawa reports that in Medicine Hat most interference comes from electric devices used in homes. Problems arise from refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, electric signs and battery chargers. Remedies include tightening house wiring and using condensers, filters, surge traps, and radio owner cooperation.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Rige
Clear Way For Discussion Of Tariff
Senate dry leaders ended a holiday fight over prohibition to seek full debate on the long pending tariff bills. No guarantee prohibitions will yield, but leaders demand final disposition of the tariff since last June. An administration proposal to form a joint committee on prohibition enforcement moves to the House within ten days.
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Washington
Senate
Prohibition
Congressional
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Powers Seek End To Reparations Conference Delays
At The Hague six inviting powers met to speed up talks on Oriental reparations and wrap up negotiations. Unease grew over possible prolongation as Austria and the Czechs Romanians and Jugoslavs fail to resolve differences. British Chancellor Snowden and French Foreign Minister Briand urged termination this week if possible. Smaller creditors warned the Young Plan could pass without their consent if issues remain unresolved. Little Entente members vowed a united front.
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Hague
Austrar
Philip Snowden
Hixchequer
Aristide Briand
Little Ententes
Railway roadbed seriously damaged at Dawlish coast route
Heavy rains and seas have caused serious damage to the Great Western Railway roadbed at Dawlish Devonshire. Tracks for about 50 feet are suspended at a single spot, forcing diversion of regular trains at Exeter to complete the journey to Cornwall.
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London
C. P. Cablé
Great Western Railway
Dawlish
Devonshire
Exeter
Cornwall
Police Court Fines For Disturbance and Vandalism
In the city police court this morning Francis Yak and J Zalefski were each fined 10 dollars and costs for causing a disturbance on December 11 while intoxicated. Zalefski also kicked in a residence door and was fined 5 dollars and costs for willful damage, plus 5 dollars to cover the damage.
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Francis Yak
J. Zalefski
Zalefski
Princess Marie Fiancee Welcomed on Rome Arrival
Princess Marie Jose, fiancée of Crown Prince Umberto of Italy, arrived in Rome to a sunny winter day and loud cheers. The Belgian princess rode in an open carriage beside Humbert, Prince of Piedmont, as thousands lined the route to the Quirinal Palace. The crowd shouted “Long live the Princess” during multiple balcony appearances.
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Rome
Marie Jose
Fiaride
Humberto
Italy
Quierannal Palace
Humbert
Prince
Piedmont
Maria Jose
Brabant
Astrid
Sweden
Prince Charles
Belgium
Count
Wanders
Thec Palace
Civitavecchia
Trastevere
Tiber
Prince Humbert
Helena
E H
Public Meeting to Discuss Highways and Radio Policy
Medicine Hat hosts a first of a series of live issue discussions led by Gershaw and Lang. The agenda covers the Highways and Motor Vehicles Act and Radio Broadcasting in Canada with MPs Cory Raw and Jessop Nott as speakers. The public can attend, offer suggestions, and ask questions.
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Gershaw
M.P
Lang
M.L
Medicine Hat
Canada
M. A
Cory
Raw
Cett
Jessop Nott
I. Sillak
Bullivant
Nats
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipeg
Winnipeg report notes grain inspections including Wheat and contract wheat figures. The item cites hundreds of railcar counts and last year totals, with specifics on carloads and cargo types.
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Winnipeg
We Against Mala We Against Mala On Account
Unclear OCR text presents fragmented names and phrases with no clear event or outcome. The readable portion hints at a dispute or comparison but lacks concrete details. No identifiable persons, organizations, places, dates, or actions are extractable. Further text needed for a meaningful card.
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Britain
VLC
North
U.S
Hulda Stumpt
Mission Station
Kenya
Winnipeg Bandits
Dawes
Canterbury
Lord Reading
Ambassador Dawes
United States
D.C
Medicine Hat Radio Club
Taet
Taft
F¢ . A. Rest
Wernt Brau Oy Oo
Sandi Ition
Cavemaw
Burt
McConnell
New York
Quebec
Srcomd
Smalue
Worn
BRC
G.W.R
Princess Marie
Org. Hai
Pe Gershaw
H. Lang
Passenge Castle
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