Parliament Quiet as Leaders Attend Toronto Anniversary
Ottawa reports a muted week with both House leaders absent in Toronto for the 100th anniversary celebration. The agenda includes Bill No. 22 to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, the Translation Bill, and banking legislation with a central bank plan. The budget and civil service deductions are awaited. The Senate meets Tuesday night with focus on amending the Canada Shipping Act.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
W. L. Mackenzie King
Toronto
Stevens
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tien
BE. J. Young
Lib
Weyburn
Banking and Commerce Committee
Bank of Canada Act
U.F.A
Senate
Perjury Trial Begins at Supreme Court in Ellerson Case
Start of perjury hearing at the Supreme Court before Justice Ewing. Ellerson faces charges after alleged sworn testimony at the Magnusson trial. Proceedings include arraignments and juries, with Crown seeking stays in related cases and testimonies from Wallace and Bernard.
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C. Ellerson
Supreme Court
Justice Ewing
Swan Agnusson
C. Sherson
H. O. Ritchie
Swan Magnusson
T. Dunn
Alex MacGrog
Fllerson
Ritchie
Reppnack
His Lordship
Ewing
S. A. Wallace
J. N. Bernard
Ellerson
Iai
Actranscript
MacGregor
Ostlund, KC
Lethpridge
Indictment Stands Against A. E. Smith
The Ontario High Court Chief Justice Hugh E. Rose refused to quash the sedition indictment against the Rev. A. E. Smith. Smith is charged with making statements that allegedly urged disloyalty to Prime Minister R. Bennett and involved a Kingston penitentiary riot incident.
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Rose
Ontario
High Cowt
Toronto
Canadian Regs
Ftev
Smith
Chif
Hugh E. Rose
Ontario High Court
J. McMurray
Winnipeg
Cornel
Canadian Labor Defence League
B. Bennett
Tim Buck
Anitentiary
Kingston
Insull Must Leave Greece Urgently
The Ministry of the Interior announced that Samuel Insull Sr former Chicago utilities operator must depart Greece by tomorrow after a government order.
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Athens
Ministry of the Interior
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Greece
Alberta Legislature Debate Weighs Socialism Education Stance
In Edmonton in March 1954 legislators debated the throne speech doubts over advancing CCF plans. Montgomery pressed for government positions on socialism in schools and planning, while Ronning backed the CCF and criticized UF A departures. Mackintosh urged more irrigation, bridges, and better soldier support.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
Alberta
Montgomery
Wetaskiwin
C.C.F
Minister of Education
U.F.A
Ronning
Camrese
Rteady
U. Rh. A
Ind
Bow Valley
Dominion
Roosevelt Urges Immediate Industry Action on Wages and Jobs
President Roosevelt tells thousands of NRA code authority members that industry must move now to raise wages and shorten hours, re-employ workers, and protect small business. He cautions the government cannot bear unemployment alone and presses for worker rights to organize.
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Washington
Mar
Rosevelt
N.R.A
United States
Morgan Sells Aircraft Stock Before Air Mail Cancellation
Evidence was presented to the Senate Banking Committee that banker J. P. Morgan sold 4,506 United Aircraft shares within two weeks of the government canceling air mail contracts. The committee ordered a thorough inquiry into a possible leak surrounding the decision.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan
United Aircraft
United States Senate Banking Committee
Woman aided Dillinger’s escape tied to jail visits
Crown Point Ind March 5 Canadian Press evidence shows Dillinger communicated with gang members while jailed at Lake County jail. Jail attaches identified photos of Elaine Burton the sweetheart of John Hamilton posing as Dillinger’s wife and visiting him in his cell. Hamilton remains uncaptured after visiting Dillinger two days before the escape.
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Crown Point
Ind
John Dillinger
Lake County
Elaine Burton
John Hamilton
Dillinger
Hamilton
Flying Ace of France Not Lost in North Sea
Dieudonne Costes the Lindbergh of France was feared lost for 36 hours during a Paris to Copenhagen flight. He flew from Le Bourget Saturday with limited fuel and no radio, was overdue, and authorities scanned the North Sea and Denmark for him. He later landed near Munster after fog delayed his departure.
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Germany
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the Lindbergh
France
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Costes
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Lindbergh
North Sea
Denmark
Atlantic
New York
le Bourget Field
Europe
Mark
Maurice Bellonte
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gascony
Henry Kelly Dies Sudden in Vancouver
James Henry Kelly aged 69, a crewman on the first train across Canada to Vancouver, died suddenly as his wife’s funeral was underway. They had been married 47 years. she died Friday and he Saturday in Vancouver.
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Ottawa
Mar
James Henry Kelly
Canada
Vancouver
Kelly
Ten Women and Children Rescued by Plane from Bering Sea Ice
Aboard the ANT-4 aircraft the CAP Weilen rescue took 101 marooned people from the sunken Chetiu skin. Ten women and two children were among those saved, flown to Cape Weilen.
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Moscow
Bering Sea
Chetiuskin
Cape Weilen
Princess Irena Wins Libel Suit Against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The jury awarded Princess Irena Youssoupoff 25 000 pounds in her libel case against MGM makers of Rasputin and the Empress. Prince Youssoput testified he helped kill the Russian monk depicted in the film and Irena claimed the Natasha character libeled her. She sought 2 000 000 dollars.
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London
Irena Youssoupoff
Metro-Golden-Mayer Ltd
Rasputin
Empress
Prince.Youssoupot
Russia
Irena
Natasha
United States Endorses British Peace Plan and Seeks Wider Disarmament
The United States approves Britain’s peace proposals and pushes a broader disarmament agenda. Germany demands a larger army while France seeks guarantees against aggression and Italy signals potential alignment. Britain proposes arms parity and Geneva talks, with supervision, and U S officials see shared aims strengthening the allied front.
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Germany
France
Britain
Italy
Reich
Geneva
United States
Washington
America
London
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Entries Mount for Medicine Hat Second Annual Horse Sale
Entries are rising for Medicine Hat's second annual Horse Sale hosted by the Medicine Hat Horse Sale Association with Chamber of Commerce backing. About 300 horses are expected, up from 200 last year, with increasing cash transactions. A buyers and sellers dinner will precede the sale and auctioneer J W Dunne of Calgary will oversee the event.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Horse Sale Association
Chamber of Commerce
Lean
Allowance Avenue
Horse Sale Association
Merchants’Association
Coffe
Retail Merchants’ Association
James Mitchell
J. W. Dunne
Calgary
Walter Huckvale
Local Wheat Prices Show Mixed Futures on May to November
Market notes list May bid at 69 with 1 2 bid, July at 70 5 8 split to 8 4, No 1 November at 67 with track 67 1 4 and street 48. Prices reflect small spreads and regional trading context.
Austria Premier Promises New Constitution
Vidlach March 4. Police restored order after a crowd shouted Heil Hitler and displayed swastikas at Chancellor Dollfuss address. He promised a new constitution within a week based on the Pope encyclical Quadri Gesimo Anno, while denying revenge and urging Christian unity.
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Vidlach
Austria
Mar
Engelbert Dollfuss
Nazi
Ism
Dollfuss
Republic
Industrial recovery in Britain shows continued employment gains
London March 5 Britain’s industrial recovery advances as the Ministry of Labor reports unemployment down across divisions. On February 19 employment rose by 67 000 since January and 625 000 from a year ago while total registered unemployed fell 71 159 from January and 538 729 from the previous year.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Labor Tonight
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