Federal Political Pot Boiling as Bennett Seeks Reform
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Bennett will push a 1935 election platform including unemployment insurance old age pensions sickness and work and wage laws while facing provincial rights objections from Ontario and Quebec. Edmonton coverage notes critics laugh at Bennett radio claims and warn reforms won’t aid Edmonton taxpayers in 1935.
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Quebec
Ontario
Ottawa
C.P
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Senator Riley Resigns Presidency of Stock Growers
Senator D. B. Riley of High River resigns the presidency of the Western Stock Growers association after twelve years in office. The board has not accepted the resignation and will discuss it at the annual meeting in Calgary next week.
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Calgary
C.P
D. BE. Riley
High River
Western Stock Growers Association
Riley
Stock Growers’ Board
Supreme Court Rules On New Deal Oil Production Clause
The Supreme Court invalidated the oil production curtailment clause of the National Industrial Recovery Act in its first NIRA decision. Lawyers expect little impact on the rest of the Recovery Act.
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Washington
C.P
Supreme Court of the United States
Franco Italian Agreement Signed By Laval And Mussolini
Rome reports that French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and Premier Mussolini signed accords linking France and Italy in a policy of collaboration. The settlement includes a clause delaying German re armament and signals joint support for Austria's independence amid rising tensions in Europe.
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Rome
C.P
France
Italy
Mussolini
Pierre Laval
Germany
Il Duce
Austria
Counterfeiting Ring Exposed in Regina and Winnipeg
Regina police arrest Ralph Baker after he tries to cash a counterfeit $50 travellers cheque in a department store. Winnipeg police chase a mobile gang that cashed counterfeit travellers cheques at over 20 banks, totaling about $6,000, with suspect Mack Mankator in custody.
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Regina
C.P
Canada
Windtpe
Mitn
Ralph Baker
City
K Regina
Law Department
Charles Millar
Baker
Bank of Toronto
Manator
Saskatoon
Conncertor
Tragic Christmas Murder in Oravitsa Inn
In Oravisa Serbia a Serb Orthodox Christmas tale ends in tragedy as George Nikolau returns with 10 000 dinars to surprise his mother and sister. An inn keeper and her daughter plot to kill him, stabbing him in his sleep. The two women then die by suicide and drowning, leaving a triple funeral funded by the money.
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Oravisa
Yugoslavia
George Nikolau
Nikolau
I Hungary
Roosevelt asks record defence budget for next year
President Roosevelt asked Congress to approve 792,484,265 for army and navy in the coming fiscal year. The request aims to build new warships and planes and upgrade forces, marking a 300 million rise from 1934 spending. He forecast a debt peak of 34,239,000,000 by June 30, 1936 and sought a 4,000,000,000 work relief fund. The plan hinges on income covering all expenditures except work for the unemployed.
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Washington
C.P
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Voting Opens in Saar Plebiscite Historic Referendum
SAARBRUECKEN Jan 7 Voting began on the Saarplebiscite ordered by Versailles as 5000 public employees cast ballots for or against Adolf Hitler. Polls opened at 8:30 am for civil workers who must work next Sunday. The Territory may return to Germany unite with France or stay under League of Nations guidance. Only minor disturbances reported at windup mass meetings.
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Saarbruecken
C.P
Verseilles
Adolf Hitler
Germany
France
League of Nations
Pope Pius XI Meets Pierre Laval in Vatican Talk
In Vatican City on January 7 Pope Pius XI held a fifty minute conversation with French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval. The meeting marked a thaw after about 32 years of strained relations between the Holy See and the Third Republic. The event was greeted with ceremony at the Vatican.
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Vatican City
C.P
Pius XI
Pierre Laval
Holy See
Vatican
Trum
Betty Gow Testifies as Key Witness in Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial
FLIEMINGTON January 7 Betty Gow collapsed after hours on the stand as Hauptmann trial testimony centers on the baby’s undershirt evidence she made and last saw the child in Hopewell. She denied altering stories and faced questions about the thumbguard and a ladder dispute while the State presses for custody and chain of custody in the case.
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Fliemington
C.P
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N.J
Red” Johnson
Lindberghs
Reilly
Laval Meets Pope in Historic Papal Audience
The French foreign minister Laval was received by the Pope in a ceremony rich in medieval pomp. He presented the Pontiff with valuable books, marking the first time a French foreign minister has been received by a Pope.
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Vatican
Papal
Laval
Farmer William E. Ramm Found Frozen to Death Near Wilkie
The frozen body of William Edward Ramm, a farmer from the Wilkie district, was found on a trail late Saturday night. Authorities believe he was returning to his home ten miles northwest of Wilkie when his closed-in cutter tipped into a ditch.
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North Battleford
C.P
William Edward Ramm
Wilkie
Alberta Conservatives Hold Calgary Meeting on Reforms
Alberta Conservative executive met in Calgary to study reforms aiding farmers rural retailers and municipalities. Proposals include agricultural advisers in constituencies cutting legislature seats expanding the Farmers Creditor Arrangement Act to private debts raising election deposits and restoring municipal portions of amusement and gasoline taxes. A provincial rally is planned with Prime Minister R B Bennett hoped to speak. An executive meeting for northern Alberta is planned for February.
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Calgary
C.P
Alberta Conservative
R. B. Bennett
Vancouver Prays On Mayor McGeer Day Of Humility
Vancouver observed a day of service and prayer proclaimed by Mayor G G McGeer with thousands attending church services. Archbishop de Pencer and Archbishop Dike led prayers across Anglican and Catholic churches as city officials joined in worship and penitence.
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Vancouver
Forbes Rhode
C.P
G. G. McGeer
A. A. de Pencer
British Columbia
Christ Church Cathedral
W. M. Dike
McGeer
Christ
Calgary Arrests Involving Safe Blowers Gang
Three men linked to a Saskatchewan Alberta safe blowers gang were arrested in Calgary after police reports say two were caught inside a creamery office while attempting to crack the safe. Mike Sokolowsky of Regina and Jimmy Francis of Calgary were trapped, with Dan O'Shea of Moose Jaw later taken into custody.
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Calgary
C.P
a_ safe blowers
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mike Sokolowsky
Regina
Jimmy Francis
Dan O'Shea
Moose Jaw
Boards of Review meet under Farmers Act for Prairies
Regina reports the federal boards appointed under the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act met in Regina to outline how farmers unable to meet debts may be restructured. The statement stresses keeping farmers on the land and fair negotiations between debtors and creditors with broad board powers and priority safeguards.
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Regina
C.P
Boards of Review
Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act
Prairie Provinces
Justice Ewing
Stanley McCuaig
K.C
H. B. Macleod
Alberta
Montague
A. E. Johnston
W. G. Wroth
Manitoba
Justice Maclean
G. W. Forbes
Charles Harlton
Saskatchewan
Britain stays out of new pacts amid Austrian tensions
London reports Britain will consult with France and Italy if Austrian independence is threatened but will not sign any new alliance. French and Italian governments have been informed and express satisfaction. Britain will not join fresh pacts between Mussolini and Laval at Rome.
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London
C.P
France
Italy
Austria
Britain
Mussolini
Pierre Laval
Rome
Arrests After Raided Toronto Abortions Private Hospital
A police raid on Ontario Street in Toronto uncovered a private hospital run by a man in a white smock. Six people were arrested including Charles Love known as Doctor Love and Miss Alice Collinge charged with performing abortions. Material witnesses include Mr and Mrs Booth Miss Marion Taylor and Harold Frampton. A calendar on the back listed patients operated on during 1234.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario Street
Charles Love
London
England
William Booth
Marion Taylor
Harold Frampton
Miss Taylor
Boath
Oil refiners leader C. C. Snowdon dies in Calgary
C. C. Snowdon, 53, noted oil refiner and manufacturer, died after a lengthy illness in Calgary. He leaves his widow, two sons, two daughters, two brothers in Calgary, and a third brother Ernest E. Snowdon of Montreal. Born in Montreal, he moved to Calgary in 1908.
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C. C. Snowdon
Calgary
Ernest E. Snowdon
Montreal
Mr. Snowdon
Passengers Rescued After Havana Grounding Off Florida Coast
Rescue ships moved to shore to take off 143 crew and 51 passengers from the Ward liner Havana after it ran aground on Manzanilla Reef. Coastguard craft stood by as lifeboats ferried people to safety. one passenger, Robert Rittenhouse, died in a lifeboat amid chaotic recovery efforts.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jan
Ward
Havana
Manzanilla Reef
Florida
Ihe
el Ocean
Peten
Robert Rittenhouse
Brooklyn
N.Y
A. W. Peterson
Coastguard
Coral Reef
S.S. Oceano
United Fruit Company
Cuba
Oceano
Galveston
Miami
Manzanilla Shoal
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Empire Theatre
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Pope Pius
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United Church of Canada
F. H. Wilkinson
Christ Church
Mr. Wilkinson
Zechariah
Jerusalem
Farmers Creditors Act Board of Review
Oliver S. Morton
Associated Press
Oakland
A.P
Jick West
Mae West
West
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