Unemployment Insurance Bill Faces Bank Exemption Fight
In Ottawa the Unemployment Insurance Bill cleared third reading after Liberal amendments were defeated. Senators debated exempting bank and financial institution employees earning under or over 2000 a year, with Dandurand arguing for parity and Meighen, Foster, Buchanan and Griesbach warning exemptions would weaken the fund and hurt steady workers.
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Ottawa
C.P
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
James Murdock
Lib
Walter E. Foster
Saint John
New Brunswick
Arthur Meighen
W. A. Buchanan
Lib. Lethbridge
W. A. Griesbach
Edmonton
Murdock
Dandurand
Funid
Crise
Meighen
Senator Dandurand
McH
Foster
Buchanan
Senator Griesbach
England
Banking Committee
Bournemouth triangle murder case unfolds at Old Bailey
London May 30. The defense portrays a youth driven by jealousy and drugs as the killer in a Bournemouth villa attack on Francis Mawson Rattenbury. Mrs Alma Rattenbury admits an improper relationship with George Stoner and describes the night of the wound as Stoner’s claim to her.
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London
C.P
George Stoner
Bournemouth Triangle
J.D. Casswell
Stoner
T. J. O'Connor
Rattenbury
Old Bailey
Alma Rattenbury
Edmonton lad of eight killed by passing car
Edmonton May 30. Gordon Taunton nine died in hospital after being struck in front of his home by a car. Simon Freestone driver of the striking vehicle was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
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Edmonton
C.P
Gordon Taunton
Simon Freestone
Mayor Johnstons proposal for a municipal bank in Orillia
Eastern McGeer Ontario May 30 Mayor J B Johnston says a municipal bank is a good step and invites to speak in other centres. He is convinced the plan can work but the decision rests with his colleagues.
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Orillia
Ont
C. P
J. B. Johnston
Johnston
Nova Scotia Forest Fires Quelled by Heavy Rainstorm
A million dollar rainstorm drenched Nova Scotia dousing forest fires that had menaced villages and destroyed thousands of acres across four counties. Near New Ross in Lunenburg county a fire approached lumber camps and burned five before rangers and volunteers with help from showers brought the blazes under control.
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Halifax
C.P
Nova Scotia
New Ross
Lunenburg
Irish Derby Sweepstake Opens With Record Low Prize Fund
In Dublin on June 1 the Irish Free State launched another sweepstake for next Wednesday's Derby. Gross receipts reach 1,935,627 pounds with 1,160,900 pounds available for prizes, the smallest Derby prize fund in five years. Officials did not reveal the Canadian horse drawers and blame the British anti-lottery bill.
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Dublin
C.P
Stevens Entangled in Probe Into Defunct Manufacturers' Finance
Toronto May 30. Hon H H Stevens, former director, seeks to explain his role in the Manufacturers' Finance Corporation affair as Ontario securities commissioner J M Godfrey rules evidence must follow proper sequence. Sedgwick's 1929 report cited two incidents including a $200 England trip expense and a 2 percent overriding stock commission paid after secrecy.
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Toronto
C.P
H. H. Stevens
Manufacturers’ Finance Corporation
J. M. Godfrey
Ontario Securities Commissioner
Joseph Sedgwick
K.C
Attorney-General’s Department
Stevens
House of Commons
Dental chair plays music to mask drill noise testing in Detroit
In Detroit on May 30 a new dental chair uses bone conduction to play music into the back of a patient’s head while drilling. The system, based on devices developed for the deaf, aims to reduce wincing and cringing by masking the noise.
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Detroit
C.P
Devaluation Rumors Hit French Franc In London
Financial circles in London expect a French franc devaluation by week end. Estimates place the drop from 15 to 25 percent due to gold flight from France, with potential return of ready money to France and a consequent decline in sterling.
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London
C.P
France
Germany Submits Draft Locarno Air Pact Proposal
London May 30. Germany offers a draft to Locarno partners to extend the pact with mutual guarantees against aerial aggression. The move follows British calls for a definite offer and aims to strengthen collective security through an air treaty component.
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London
C.P
Germany
Tribute for Dr E Cora Hind by Canadian Women's Press Club
Ottawa banquet honors Dr E Cora Hind of Winnipeg Free Press as a leading figure in women's journalism. Miss Charlotte Whitton eulogizes Hind while Hon R J Manion notes the tourist bureau's impact. Manitoba's honorary LLD awarded to Hind. Manion cites tourism revenue and Maine as an example of tourist industry significance.
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DR. E. Cora Hind
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Ottawa
C.P
Women of Canada
Cora Hind
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian Women's Press Club
Goverment Tourist Bureau
R. J. Manion
Eulogium
Hind
University of Manitoba
Charlotte Whitton
C.b.se
Manion
Maine
Flandin Government Falls as Resignation Follows
Paris reports Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin’s cabinet resigns after a crushing 353 to 202 vote in the Chamber of Deputies over powers to curb speculation and defend the franc. Fernand Bouisson seeks to form a coalition as turmoil widens the financial crisis with Bank of France funds under pressure and speculators blamed.
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Paris
C.P
Fernand Bouisson
Chamber of Deputies
France
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Bouisson
Laval
Edouard Herriot
Bank of France
Pierre- Etienne Flandin
Flandin
Radical
Socialist Party
M. Bouisson
Radical-Socialist Party
Louis Germain- Martin
Paul Reyaud
Radical Party
Herriott
Herriot
Republians
Five Kiddies Die In Toronto Fire
Fire swept a frame house at Alderwood on Toronto’s western edge killing five children aged 15 months to 19 years. Father Harry Scott and his wife with another child escaped by leaping from an upstairs window as smoke and flames filled the home. Scott urged entry to save his kids as neighbors heard cries. Vera, 12, was seen lunging through smoke trying to reach a 15 month old trapped inside.
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Toronto
C.P
Alderwood
Harry Scott
Scott
Vera
MacDonald to Resign. Baldwin Likely to Form New Government
London report states Ramsay MacDonald will formally resign on time after six years as prime minister. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative leader, will be asked to form a ministry for the third time. General election expected but not set, with October favored as the election month.
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London
C.P
Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Roosevelt Strives to Restore Order After NRA Destruction
President Roosevelt weighs industry reactions with advisers to craft an orderly plan following the Supreme Court ruling that killed the NRA. He cites widespread intent to honor codes but warns that aggressive tactics by a minority could unravel the system.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Washington
A.P
Supreme Court of the United States
Crop Report Shows Vigorous Growth Across Prairies
Winnipeg report notes widespread rain and warm days fueling strong wheat growth across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with most crops seeded Oat about 80 per cent and barley 78 per cent Manitoba virtually complete Grasshopper damage minimal and livestock condition improving Seeding active in Peace River area with 65 per cent of wheat in ground Also mentions Sun Yune Cain leader of Chinese irregulars killed in Northern China to Japanese expedition.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Peace River
Japanes
Sun Yune Cain
China
Ottawa Bill Would Create Federal Trade and Industry Commission
Ottawa June 1 The government announced a bill to amend the Combines Investigation Act to transfer administration from the Labor Department to an independent body named the federal trade and industry commission The measure broadens the concept of monopoly and defines combine merger and monopoly to curb anti competitive practices and to require an independent body accountable only to the prime minister to oversee enforcement
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Ottawa
C.P
Federal Trade and Industry Commission
Royal Commission On
Hugh Guthrie
Department of Labor
Privy Council
Liberal Candidate in Edmonton Named George Harold Van Allen
George Harold Van Allen K C a member of a prominent Edmonton law firm is named as Liberal candidate for upcoming provincial elections. Born on the Crysler farm near Morrisburg Ontario he grew in public schools Calgary Normal School and the University of Alberta before being called to the bar in 1915 and made K C in 1930. He has taught in Lethbridge and taught at the University of Alberta. He lives in the constituency 23 years and declares strong western rights and tariff reform as his platform.
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George Harold van Allen
the Soil
K.C
Edmonton
Crysler
Mr. van Allen
W. A. van Allen
Hkiss
Morrisburg
van Allen
Dundas County
Ontario
Morrisburg Collegiate Institute
Calgary
University of Alberta
Vin Allen
Lethbridge
University
United Church of Canada
Maritimes
Confederation
Alberta
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Bridport
Roche Lynch
Home Office
Edmonton Lad
Mfgrs. Finance Corporation
Sedgewick
McDonalds
John Anthony Mc Donald
Shediac
N.B
British Columbia
McDonald
Sommerville
Sedgwick
Summerville
Godfrey
Commission
Locarno
Hughes
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Congress
Federal of Commission
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Supreme Court
C.P.R. Crop Report
Mass Buying Commission
Amtercis
Venus
Canada
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