Maritime secession gains momentum in Nova Scotia letters
Nova Scotia secessionists led by William Rand push to amend the British North America Act as they claim Ottawa sidelines the Maritimes. The Montreal Gazette notes Depression era shifts, while debate weighs Maritime futures within Canada and the impact on trade, population, and policy.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
William Rand
Canning
N.S
Montreal Gazette
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
B.N.A
The
Gazette
A. H. A. Colquhoun
Dr. Colquhoun
Moncton Address Defends Canadian National Railways
The Ottawa Journal endorses economist W. Fairweather of the C N R who argues the railway survived the great downturn with operating profits, maintained its assets, and continued service. The piece challenges beliefs that CN could not pay its way and compares it to Confederation.
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Canadian National Railway
Ottawa Journal
Moncton
8. W. Fairweather
C.N.R
Canadian National Railways
Franco Soviet Mutual Aid Pact Ratified by French Assembly
The French Assembly ratified the Franco Soviet mutual aid pact by a large majority, signaling a cautious European move amid fears of German or Italian aggression. The treaty pledges mutual aid if either France's eastern border or Russia's western border is attacked, a stance viewed with concern by neighboring governments.
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Europe
Council of the League
London Times
Germany
French Assembly
Senate
Italy
Winnipeg Free Press
France
Russia
What Divides Parties Sir Arnold Wilson in the Nineteenth Century
Not character religion race class or occupation divides us but divergent loyalties and prejudices. The two great parties are split by blind loyalties and passions, with limited influence from social position.
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Arnold Wilson
London
France and Italy in a shifting European balance
W Walter Crotch argues in the Quarterly Review that France cannot match a German Italian coalition of over 100 million fighting men. Italian neutrality in the Alps and control of Mediterranean garrisons give Italy a central position as French power expands in Algeria, Morocco, and Syria, heightening French-Italian enmity as a threat to France.
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W. Walter Crotch
The
Quarterly Review
London
France
Alps
North
Africa
Algeria
Morocco
Syria
Mediterranean
Italy
Mongolia as Screen for Japanese Expansionism
Victor A. Yakhontoff argues in Pacific Affairs that Japan’s grip on Inner Mongolia is already secure and may extend, but Outer Mongolia is a secondary issue unless Tokyo commits to war with the Soviet Union. The piece views Outer Mongolia as a screen rather than a primary target for Japanese expansion.
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Victor A. Yakhontoff
Pacific
New York
Mongolia
Outer Mongolia
Soviet Union
Inner Mongolia
Japan
Townsendites Spread Across Parties Despite Mainstream Resistance
Dr. Albert Shaw reviews Townsendism in Review of Reviews noting the movement’s growth beyond a single party. He argues Townsend clubs are a cult not a political party and will not alter Republican or Democratic platforms at upcoming conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Albert Shaw
New York
Townsend
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Middle West
Minnesota
Dakota
W.C.T.U
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Farley
Philadelphia
Congress
Townsendites
Notable names and topics pop in diverse 1920s notices
The article references Medicine Hat gas system coverage in Montreal and Toronto, William Hale Thompson returning to Chicago politics promising honest elections, a 1927 pro British schooling controversy, a London King's Bench egg freshness debate claiming seven days or six to eight months with proper temperature, and public interest in political and legal matters.
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Medicine Hat
Montreal
Toronto
William Hale
Big Bill
Thompson
Chicago
King George
King’s Bench Court
London
Australia
C.W.G
Passenger asks for time to bid wife farewell on train
A Makes a Difference passenger asks the porter if he has time to say goodbye to his wife. The porter replies by asking how long they have been married, implying the constraint of time aboard.
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Porter
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