Sir Montague Barlow coal report details rise in exports
Edmonton January 8 Sir Montague Barlow British mining authority and royal commissioner who investigated Alberta's autumn nabration outlined in a preliminary report key points on coal types operator association and mine safety. Premier Aberhart expects full report by month end and notes possible government controls and freight rate changes.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Montague Barlow
Preece Aberhart
Montague
Cloge
Montale
Ecomond Albert
Cé Alon
England
Aberhart
Trade and Industry Act
Dominion
Vickers Denies International Armaments Ring Ties
London January 8 The Secretary of Vickers Ltd munition makers told a royal commission that the firm is not part of an international armaments ring with global business links. Sir Herbert Lawrence chairman said Basil Zaharoff had no role in Vickers activities since 1948 except a retaining interest in a Spanish company.
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London
Jam’ 8
C.P
Vickers Ltd
Herbert Lawrence
Vickers
Basil Zaharoff
Stratford Judge Barrow Dies at 85 in Early Canadian Legal Era
Stratford Ontario January 8 Judge Jas A Barrow aged 85 former Stratford county judge from 1897 to 1925 died today He was a dean of Canada's legal profession and a veteran of Fenian and Northwest raids He helped Lord Stanley select the Stanley Cup and was an early sportsman in hockey in the district.
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Stratford
Jas. A. Barrow
Legal Profession
Canada
Northwest
Lord Stanley
Ottawa
Social Credit caucus drafts federal platform in Edmonton
Alberta Social Credit MPs open caucus to prepare a complete platform for Ottawa. They plan to press for monetary reform unemployment housing tariffs and international relations while debating public versus private ownership of the Central Bank. Blackmore presides and says the party will carry a definite stance to Parliament.
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Social Credit
House of Commons
Alberta
J. H. ‘Blackmore
Alberta Social Credit Group
Ottawa
Bouin Credit
Canada
Wort
Blackmore
Lethbridge
Calgary
Social Credit M.P
Johh H.' Blackmore
Federal Party
Federal ‘Party
Eader
Dominion
Four Boys Die As Building Collapses In Montreal
Four boys died when a dismantled Colteraine street building collapsed during play. Police recovered one body, believed to be Douglas Norman 11, as they searched the ruins.
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Montreal
C.P
Colteraine Street
Ofie
Douglas Norman
French floods threaten Paris as rivers overflow
Rebelious rivers swept over banks and flooded large sections of France today. The crisis is believed to have passed, and Paris faced rising waters on January 8.
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Paris
C.P
France
Bégali
Morgan Links Arms Deals to Allied War Effort
Senate records reveal J. P. Morgan invited Britain to buy arms control before U.S. entry in World War I. Cable from Morgan in London dated Jan 14, 1916. Morgan Company acted as purchasing agent for Allied supplies, handling about 4.4 million rifles in 1915 and earning roughly 30 million in commissions on a 3 billion dollar program.
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Washington
C.P
J. P. Morgan
Great Britain
Wee
Senate
Morgan
Morgan’ House
London
Morgan and Company
United States
Morgan Company
George Rabb Guilty of Evading Sales Tax
George Rabb found guilty at the city police court of being privy to fraudulent entries in December 1933 sales returns under the War Revenue Act. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs with ninety days imprisonment option, and ordered to pay 105.70 in double the department’s claim. W A Begg KC prosecuted. H W Ford of the Excise office laid the information.
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Ellis
George ‘Rabb
Rabb
W. A. Begg
K.c.j
H. W. Ford
Excise
Calgary
Department ‘of National Revenue
Morgan reveals Wilson aided early Allied loan drive
Wil I. P. Morgan testified before the Senate munitions committee that President Wilson removed obstacles to the first U.S. loans to the Allies. Morgan and associates showed banking sympathy for the Allies from the war start and noted France sought commercial credit within days of entering the conflict. Cablegrams from Morgan documents were presented as supporting evidence.
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Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
I. P. Morgan
Senate Munitions Committee
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Morgan Files
France
Morgan House
State Department
Wil
New Brunswick Murder Charge Filed in Moncton Fire Death
Arthur W. Bannister, 19, is charged with the murder of Philip Lake whose charred body was found in a fire ruined shack at Pacific Junction. A preliminary hearing is set for January 15.
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New Brunswick
Moncton
C.P
Arthur W. Bannister
Philip Lake
Pacific Junction
Fire destroys Kemptville high school in Ontario
A fire in Kemptville Ontario destroyed the high school causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. James Ault a 58 year old butcher died instantly while assisting to drag a hose during the blaze.
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Kemptvillee
Ont
C.P
Kemptville High School
James’ Ault
Britain and France flex naval strength amid Ethiopia crisis
London reports show British and French navies preparing for large maneuvers as the League of Nations plans a January 20 meeting. Mussolini aims to boost Ethiopian manpower with several thousand Alpine troops aboard ships to Africa. Ethiopian forces claim recapture of the Tembien district as Italian forces regroup.
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C.P
Council of the
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Geneva
C. P
League
League Council
Addis Ababa
Tembien
Makale
A.P
Africa
Il Duce
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Alberta motor licenses extended for 15 months
Premier Aberhart announced Alberta motor licenses for 1936 will be valid for 15 months with a new one dollar per year diver’s license. A tax on all grades of fuel oil was imposed, excluding lubricating oil for motor vehicles. Legislation to align the motor license year with the fiscal year ending March 31 will be introduced.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Aberhart
Alberta Motor Association
Collision at sea near Las Palmas sinks City of Malaga
About 100 passengers were rescued by small boats after the Spanish liner City of Malaga collided with the British ship Cape Good Hope and foundered just outside Las Palmas harbor in fog. Most of the Malaga passengers were Spanish businessmen.
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Madrid
C.P
City of Malaga
Cape Good Hope
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Malaga
Roosevelt seeks Congress to reimburse farmers for AAA cuts
President Roosevelt asks Congress to reimburse farmers for terminated AAA contracts after the Supreme Court nullified key provisions. Secretary Wallace convenes farm leaders to chart a new path, while Treasury halts AAA payments and staff. Roosevelt vows a small but moral payout to farmers meeting existing contracts.
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Jerry Greene
Associated Press
Washington
Jani
Roosevelt
Congress
AAA
Wallace
Supreme Court
Treasury
Labor Council push for 44 hour week and new boards
Edmonton trades and Labor council approved resolutions calling for a 44 hour week for provincial and municipal workers, creation of a federal economic council, study of unemployment causes, and compensation to full wage for injured workers during disability by the Workmen's Compensation Board. Resolutions to be sent to Alberta Federation of Labor convention in Calgary next week.
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Edmonton
C.P.J
Federal Economic Council
Workmen's Compensation Board
Edmonton ‘Trades and Labor Council
Alberta Federation of Labor
Calgary
Illicit still found near Finns Lake led to guilty plea
Jacob Miers of Finns Lake was found guilty by Magistrate Ellis at the RCM&E Court this morning on charges of possessing, manufacturing, and hiding an illicit still. He was fined 100 dollars and costs or three months imprisonment. RCMP found still parts, twenty gallons mash, and seven quarts spirits at Miers farm on December 23. Edmonton analysis reported 49 210 percent alcohol.
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Jacob Miers
Lake
Ellis
Ric.m.e
R.C.M.P
Miers
Edmonton
Regina riot witness details rifles rumor and police
Regina reporters describe the July 1 riot with claims of rifles on site at Western Cycle Company premises. G R Birchall maps window damage and courteous police conduct while Arthur Evans and strike leaders disputed union links and a Toronto Worker interview. The Fulford Inn fire on Salt Spring Island is noted.
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Regina
Bez
Birchall
Arthur Evans
Ottawa
Bennett
Ievans
Worker
Toronto
Evans
R.C.M.P
Garth
K.C
Arrest in Canada Tragedy Ties Lake Family Deaths
Royal Canadian Mounted Police say Arthur William Bannister, 21, is in custody over the deaths of Phillip Lake, his wife, and two children at Pacific Junction New Brunswick. Police plan arraignment tomorrow on unspecified charges amid foul play suspicions.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arthur William Bannister
Phillip Lake
Pacific Junction
N.B
Bannister
Lake
R.c.mip
Mitten
Daniel Bannister
Arthur
Pacific
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