Ontario Farmers' Union backs Stevens Reconstruction party
The United Farmers of Ontario endorses Hon. H. H. Stevens Reconstruction Party in the federal election, praising his break from old party politics and urging Ontario farmers to support the new platform. The UFO notes riding associations' autonomy and recalls its historical stance on provincial party politics. Calgary report adds the Alberta UFO line.
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Farmers’ Organization
Ontario
Stevens
Toronto
United Farmers of Ontario
New Reconstruction Party
H. H. Stevens
R. J. Scott
Hi. M. Hannam
U.F.O
Hr. H. Stevens
Reconstruction
House of Commons
Dominion
Canada
FE. C. Drury
Calgary
United Farmers of Alberta
England 177 for 3 in second innings at Leeds
England reached 177 for 3 in their second innings at Leeds on day one of the third test against South Africa. The dismissal details and session timings are not provided in the readable text.
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Leeds
C.P
England
South Africa
H. N. Davis Named Original Governor of Dominion Drama Festival
H Norman Davis of Medicine Hat, president of the Alberta Dramatic League, is nominated by the Governor General as an original governor of the Dominion Drama Festival. Col H C Osborne sent the letter confirming the royal charter based appointment. Davis has long led Alberta’s festival movement since 1930, directing The Monkey's Puw and earning local recognition for his work.
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H. Norman Davis
Medicine Hat
Alberta Dramatic League
Dominion Festival
Davis
H. C. Osborne
Alberta
League
Calgary
Il Duce to Visit Italian Colonies in East Africa
Rome July 15 Mussolini plans to visit the Italian colonies in East Africa to inspect military progress. He ordered mobilization of another regular army division and creation of an additional Black Shirt militia division as war with Ethiopia looms.
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Rome
C.P
Mussolini
East Africa
Italy
Ethiopia
League Council to Talk About Ethiopia July 25
Reported discussions from ROMS and London indicate the League of Nations council will meet July 25 to address the Ethiopian question. Britain fears Italian aggression while Ethiopian authorities deny misconduct toward the Callan consul amid ongoing East Africa tensions. Princess Bassar Heshia Tamanya warns of potential wider war and racial strife if tensions escalate.
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League Council
Ethiopia
Roms
Benito Mussolini
Acvaetiation Commission
United States
Ialy
Italy
Ol Nuee
London
Joseph A. C. Avenol
League of Nations
Herbert Samuel
House of Commons
Penerebar
Cornwall
Addis Ababa
Callan
Harri-Diredowa
Aden
Arabia
Persian Gulf
India
Great Britain
Mussolini
Somaliland
Eritrea
Tragedy Deepens as Yangtze Floods Hit Hankow Area
Flooding from the Yangtse and breaches in the Hanyang dike threaten Hankow and Shenchow. Officials report millions displaced as dikes weaken and a large section collapses. Military and civilian crews rally to reinforce embankments amid rising waters. Germany announces plans to build 48 warships this year.
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Hankow
China
Hanyang
Yangtse
Shenchow
Hunan
Changkung
Nanking
Medicine Hat Probes Second Hottest Day in Canada
Medicine Hat reached 98 degrees as only Kamloops, B C posted a higher record at 100. Travelers said crops across southern Alberta suffered under the heat while residents sought relief at river banks and two city pools. Weather remained hot with no relief forecast.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
Kamloops
B.C
Alberta
Belfast Riots Rage Across York Street and Sandy Row
Prolonged Protestant Catholic clashes in Belfast on July 14 saw mobs loot and torch buildings. Five people die and about 50 injured since Friday as fires consumed shops and houses on York Street and Sandy Row, with police and soldiers enforcing patrols after border regiments arrived.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Stephenson Williamson
York Street
Sandy Row
Thomas McDowell
Border
York
City
Couple Die Because They Were Too Poor To Be Married
In Kitchener on July 15 a 24-year-old man Clarence Johannas and his 19-year-old fiancée Kathleen Alice Britton were found dead in his single story home. Shotgun shells lay beside them and a pocket note said they were broke and chose this way to go out together. The tragedy was treated as murder or a death by self harm and follows their failed marriage plans.
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Kitchener
C. P
Clarence Johannas
Kathleen Alice Britton
Johannas
Relief Camp Strikers to Move On Toward Ottawa
Winnipeg strikers with funds rising by 2037 dollars plan to leave for Kenora Ontario Monday or Tuesday to press six point demands on Ottawa. Officers expect heavy policing as 1800 men at Valcartier camp face orders to work or be removed.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Manitoba
Kenora
Ont
Exhibition Grounds
D. R. Bishop
Marshall
Ontario
Valcartier
Que
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Montreal
Margaret Waley Found Guilty in Kidnapping Case
Tacoma reports churn as government closes on fugitive brain William Dainard while Mrs Margaret Waley waits in jail for sentence after a federal jury convicts her on Lindbergh Law and conspiracy charges in the $200000 George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping.
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Tacoma
Wash
William Dainard
George Weyerhaeuser
Margaret Waley
Winnipeg Boxer Charged With Murder Cited Brain Injury
London July 14 Raymond Bousquet a Winnipeg boxer charged with murder was discussed at a coroner inquest into 21 year old Hilda Meek who was shot last week The inquest revealed Bousquet is receiving treatment for a blood clot on the brain and was adjourned to October 1.
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London
C.P
Raymond Bousquet
Winnipeg
Hilda Meek
Bousquet
CCF Platform Outawa Manifesto Appeals to All Canadians
The Co operative Common wealth federation reaffirms its 1930s platform as the solution to poverty unemployment and insecurity in Canada. It appeals to farmers industrial workers technicians and professionals and to women and youth to join in building a new social order amid the economic crisis. The statement notes continuation on page eight.
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Outawa
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Regina
C.C.F. An
Canada
Foot Crushed Boarding Freight Train in East End
Elvin Liverson, 21, of Battram Saskatchewan, suffered a severe foot crushing while attempting to board an eastbound freight train near the Imperial Oil warehouse at about 7 am. Transients nearby assisted. Norman Rocheleau flagged a passing auto driven by Jim Zachary. Liverson received medical care from Dr J R Patterson with the frontline of his left foot saved after an operation. progress reported as favorable at noon.
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Elvin Liverson
Battram
Saskatchewan
Imperial Oil
Liverson
Norman Rocheleau
la Fleche
Jim Zachary
J. R. Patterson
Miners Dead in German Mine Explosion at 2400 Feet
Ten miners killed 32 injured and many trapped after an explosion 2400 feet below ground sparks a shaft fire at a Dortmund coal mine. The mine employs 1400 workers and about 700 were at work when the blast occurred. A director refused to disclose details.
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Dortmund
Germany
Duress Honeymoon Ends as Mob Destroys Home
Julius F. Swaitzer 68 and his 86 year old bride honeymoon under duress in an Erie hotel after neighbors condemn their seven year union. About five hundred protesters with tar and feathering disrupted the couple’s home visit, wrecking the dwelling before police intervened to rescue them. Swaitzer, with five prior marriages, faces ongoing social uproar.
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Erle
Julius F. Swaitzer
Erie
Swaitzer
Canada’s June Trade Decline and Tax Shifts
Canada’s June trade dropped by 5.31 million. Exports totaled 52.79 million and imports 46.73 million. Customs receipts fell 461 thousand to 19.63 million while income tax collections rose 1.29 million to 3.76 million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Imperial Policy Group forms to push Empire migration
In London on July 15 the Imperial Policy Group of 45 Conservative MPs and 30 Conservative Lords announced a plan to promote Empire migration. The delegates intend to visit Canada to explore immigration possibilities to the Dominion as part of a Tory driven imperial program.
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London
C.P
House of Commons
House of Lords
Canada
Dominion
Matt Shaw to be taken back to Regina
Toronto reports R. H. Greer acting for the federal government served papers on Magistrate Arthur Tinker and Crown Attorney James MacFadden demanding appearance before Justice J. A. McEvoy to show cause why they refused to endorse a warrant for Matt Shaw. Shaw remains jailed by the RCMP on a Section 98 warrant tied to the Regina hunger march. Premier Hepburn said he would instruct a Toronto magistrate to sign a warrant for Shaw’s removal to Regina.
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Toronto
R. H
Greer
K.C
Arthur Tinker
James MacFadden
J. A. McEvoy
Osgoode Hall
Matt Shaw
Shaw
R.C.M.P
Regina
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Many Applicants in Line For Senate Appointments
Ottawa reports show a week of Cabinet activity over 17 Senate vacancies and many judicial posts with no appointments announced. The new Reconstructionist party led by H H Stevens sparked talk of an earlier general election, while Japan talks dominated diplomacy. Bennett remained silent on events as Mackenzie King also kept council.
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Ottawa
C.P
H. H. Stevens
R. B. Bennett
Cabinet Council
Canada
Bennett
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