Machinery for Handling Govt s New Insurance Bill Placed
Ottawa reports the ruling on forming the unemployment insurance machine includes 41 governor in council appointments with district boards of referees and a full time unemployment and social insurance commission. The Liberal leader criticized pre release of the bill and prime minister Bennett denied press access. The debate touched pensions for the blind and a resolution to make all blind individuals eligible for old age pension.
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Thes Commission
Ottawa
C.P
Boards of Referees
Unemployment and Social Insurance Commission
R. B. Bennett
Rioting sugar workers clash with police in St Kitts
On St Kitts unrest among sugar workers continued with police firing into rioters killing three and wounding many as bands roamed the countryside, set cane fields ablaze and terrorized workers amid ongoing strikes at several plantations.
Labatt Identifies Meisner in Abduction Case
London Ontario January 31 John S Labatt identifies David Meisner as an abductors during last Augusts ransom kidnapping Labatt testifies one of three men stopped him near Sarnia London witness says Meisner is the man who taped his eyes and threatened him with shooting drowning and hanging The trial builds on absence of fingerprints at the hideout and on the victim car as Borland the fingerprint expert presents cottage photos
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London
Ont
C.P
John S. Labatt
David Meisner
J. C. M. German
Sarnia
Labatt
Brewery
Meisner
Owl
Chas. Nichols
CLP
Qvgrin
Cincinnati
G. BE. McFarland
Borland
Libatt
Jury clears Henderson of axe murder as insane
In Calgary on January 20 the jury found Maury Maude Henderson not guilty by reason of insanity after two hours of deliberation and an initial guilty verdict. Judge Mord ordered confinement to Ponoka Mental Institution at the Lieutenant Governor's pleasure.
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Calgary
C.p
Maury Maude Henderson
Frank Mord
Ponoka
Alla
Nordeggo Killing Belief Shifts to Possible Natural Cause
Police in Nordego Alto continue inquiry into the death of Stanley Powlicki 50 found last Saturday. Initial belief linked an axe blow to foul play, but officials now consider a fall or natural causes. An inquest is set for Friday in Nordego with a pathology exam in Edmonton underway.
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Almonton
C.P
Stanley Powlicki
Nordego
Alto
R.c.mlp
Nordege
Edmonton
Alberta Farmers Benefit From Canadian Farm Loan Act
The Finance Minister tabled a return showing no Alberta or Canadian region exclusion under the act. The board assessed loans by security value and applicant qualification. From 1931 to 1934 Alberta submitted 2,100 applications and 959 were granted.
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Cyevawa
C.P
Alberta
Canada
House of Cammenus
Finance
N. Rhoades
F. W. Gershaw
Russia Warns Invaders to Keep from Her Borders
Moscow reports quote vice commissar Mikhail Tuchachevsky at the All Union Congress of Soviets warning enemies while detailing vast military gains over four years. Aviation tank and artillery increases are cited with defense spending rising from 5 billion to 65.5 billion rubles.
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Russia
Chas. Stephenson Smith
Associated Press
Moscow
All-Union Congress of Soviets
Red Army
Mikhail Tuchachefftsky
Soviet Union
Vorochiloff
Klement Vorochiloff
Trapper crawls 12 miles behind dog sled in Arctic rescue
A 22 day ordeal ends with trapper Willams reaching Jasper hospital after crawling 12 miles behind a toboggan pulled by dogs. He broke a big toe and froze his leg while attempting a 175 mile trek through the Porcupine river country, aided by Indians and three Paradise Valley ranchers before rescue.
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Alta
C.P
Willams, Trapper
Jasper
Porcupine River
Paradise Valley
M. Rehill
William
Robert Faton
Ennis Waikle
Young Canmore switchman killed under locomotive wheel
Robert Brown 20, a Canmore Coal Company switchman, was fatally struck when he slipped while boarding a locomotive. The engine, driven by S. Sturban, stopped after mounting his chest. the body was freed with a pinch bar. An inquest will be held. funeral plans pending. He is survived by his father Robert, two sisters May and Mrs. A Knudson, and one brother Arthur.
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Canmore
Canmore Coal Company
Robert Brown
Egineer S. Sturban
Brown
Robert
May
A. Knudson
Arthur
Lethbridge
United States Seeks World Trade Conference
Secretary Cordell Hull urged the Senate agricultural committee to convene a world economic conference to boost export trade. He proposed bringing all interested nations together to reduce trade barriers and facilitate the exchange of commodities as part of international recovery efforts.
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Cordell Hull
Conference OF Nations
Washington
C.P
United States
Senate Agricultural Committee
Hull
Beef imports of Britain under consideration
Walter Elliott the minister of agriculture announced in the House of Commons that the government proposes to extend the current cattle subsidy for three months with a possible further three month extension. He noted talks with the Dominions on meat import quotas to reach a conclusion and hoped to sign long term meat import policy agreements soon.
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London
Walter Elliott
House of Commons
Dominions
Britain moves to speed up slum clearance plan
London January 30 debate in the House of Commons on the new housing bill centered on slum reform. Sir Hilton Young, minister of health, said clearance is progressing faster than ever and urged the bill's second reading. The measure would establish a standard of housing and penalties for violations. He cited 50,000 families in one room and 180,000 in three or more as proof of the problem.
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London
C.P. Cable
House of Commons
Hilton Young
Hilton
Attempt On Life Of Girl Witness in New York Bronx Parlor
Fannette Rivkin a 23 year old Bronx beauty parlor owner and prosecution witness in the Hauptmann trial was found gagged bound and tied in her burning shop. The building superintendent rescued her as smoke rose and an ambulance doctor revived her but she cannot yet explain the attack.
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New York
Fannette Rivkin
Bronx
Hauptmann
Miss Rivkin
Hauptmann Alibi Witnesses Enter Lindbergh Trial
In Flemington the second alibi witness testifies Hauptmann was seen in a Bronx bakery on the Lindbergh kidnapping night. Other witnesses support or challenge the alibi as the trial proceeds with Hochman defense and Wilentz üzerinde cross examination.
Two Children Die In Fire Threatening La Tuque Neighborhood
In La Tuque Quebec on January 31 two young children of Lucien Mackenzie perished as flames swept through two blocks of stores and residences. The blaze damaged seven stores and six apartments and forced six families from their homes in freezing weather. An explosion in a boiler in the H Lamothe block is suspected as the fire's start.
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LA Tuque
Que
C.P
Lucien Mackenzie
H. Lamothe
Indian assembly rejects Indo-British trade pact vote
The legislative assembly in New Delhi rejected the Indo-British trade pact by 66 to 58 in an adverse vote. The pact, though, is expected to be certified through viceroy powers despite the result. Officials in London said ratification by the Indian assembly was not required for the pact to stand.
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New Delhi
India
C.P
Reuters
Legislative Assembly
London
C.P. Cable
Indian Legislative Assembly
Mercy flight ends as two airmen return from injured nun mission
Pilot R. L. Ginger Coote and air engineer Clif Peene return to Quesnel B C after attempting a 375 mile mercy flight to Tinlay Forks to aid a sick nun. The intended rescue had died January 11, and severe weather nearly trapped the pair during their hazardous journey.
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Quesnel
B.C
C.P
R. L
Ginger” Coote
Clif Peene
Tinlay Forks
Jacob Frieze
Coote
Frieze
Finlay Forks
McKinnon
Prince George
Peene
White Collar Workers Face Unemployment Insurance Rules
Ottawa dispatch reports that the unemployment insurance bill applies to white collar workers on the same basis as manual labor. A clause targets office staff, excluding employees earning 32 000 or more annually from further benefits, while those earning 2 000 and having prior insured status may remain covered despite changes.
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Ottawa
Anglo-French Talks In London Seek Breakthrough
Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin and Foreign Minister Pierre Laval arrived in London for Anglo French discussions with British leaders at a pivotal moment in European affairs. The talks aim to find ways to end the deadlock since Germany left the League of Nations and to shape a system guaranteeing equal rights and security for all powers under the Versailles framework.
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London
C.P
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Pierre Laval
France
Germany
League of Nations
Britain
Versailles
Beet Prices Make a Big Advance In the Chicago Market
The Chicago market for live beef jumped to the highest level in four years with bids reaching up to 13.65 per hundredweight for a 1 435 pound steer. Many good steers sold around 13 to 13.50 while loans pushed prices higher by about 50 cents. The rise reflects improved demand and markedly higher values versus a year ago.
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Chicago
Lady Snowden Endorses Lloyd George in New Deal Push
Lady Snowden confirms her husband’s ties with David Lloyd George in support of a new deal for Britain. At the National Liberal Club she praises Lloyd George as the bold leader proposing a constructive plan amid perceived government inactivity.
Prairie Grain Rates Protested to the Coast
Ottawa January 30 AP The appeal will be filed against the board of railway commissioners ruling on domestic rates for feed grain and mill feed from Calgary and Edmonton to Vancouver. Thomas Reid Liberal New Westminster says British Columbia interests seek the same rate as export grain. The board rejected the application three to two and Reid will appeal to the cabinet with a related bill in the Commons.
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Ottawa
C.P
Board of Railway Commissioners
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Thomas Reid
Lib
New Westminster
Cabinet Council
Mr. Reid
Columbia
Prairies
British Columbia
Reid
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