U S Bank Holiday Extended Under President Powers
News wires report President Roosevelt extended the banking holiday indefinitely using emergency powers and kept a gold hoarding ban in place. Proclamation extends prohibitions as Congress weighs further measures including a civil works plan and veterans' aid cuts face opposition.
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U.S
Roosevelt
Congress
Army
Rainey
Conares
Washington
Mer
United States
Woodin
Cummings
Zangara Sentenced to Death for Cermak Murder in Miami
Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to death in the electric chair for the murder of Mayor Anton Cermak during an attempt on President Roosevelt. The court heard a defiant outburst as Zangara cursed the judge and declared fear of the chair. Florida Governor will set the execution date. Mrs. Joe Gill, wounded in the same shooting, remains in critical condition but is expected to recover.
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Miami
Fla
Guizeppe Zangara
Cermak
Roosevelt
Ngara
Thompson
Florida
F Balford
Joe H. Gill
Miami Society
Calgary asks Dominion for gold to retire debentures
Calgary today formally requested the Dominion government to provide enough Canadian gold to retire the 781000 worth of Calgary debentures held by the Royal Bank of Canada.
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Calgary
Dominion
Royal Bank of Canada
Soldier settlement relief plan extends moratorium
Ottawa announces a one year moratorium on interest payments for soldier settlers starting now with relief measures by the Labor Minister. The plan calls for remission of interest and amortization of payments due October 1, 1932, with pre payment credits and new credit on next October. Dominion lien on farm equipment will be removed to allow settlers to trade in old implements while buying new.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Arrests of Communists and Nazi Raids Hit Social Clubs
General Frang von Epp announced arrests of Communists and anti Nazi leaders across the free state. Police with Nazi storm troops seized offices and hoisted flags on official buildings. A Socialist reporter was shot during a raid, and a crowd stampede at a chain store in Magdeburg injures women and children. Jewish merchants in Annaberg were arrested.
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Munich
Frang von Epp
Free State
Sirs Luduy
Berlin
Mer
Jénaberg
Hitler
Cabnet
Madgeburg
Annaberg
British Empire Games Move to London in 1934
London hosts the second British Empire Games in 1934 after confirmation by Sir James Leigh-Wood, replacing the original South Africa site. Fair and cold weather with a 24 degree temperature reported.
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London
South Africa
James Leigh-Wood
Horse Sale Attracts Large Attendance And Prices
The horse sale proceeds with 150 to 160 head sold by Auct. Jack Durno and more entries arriving as sales continue. Quality is strong with Clyde and Percheron types. prices average about fifty dollars, with harness-broke teams reaching up to 150. Attendance remains large and the sale runs through tomorrow.
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Jack Durno
West Provinces May Unite on Film Censor
Alberta Premier J E Brownlee introduces a bill amending the Theatres Act to create a joint western board of motion picture censors. The bill allows state bodies to set yearly or monthly film import and exhibition proportions favoring British manufacture. Calgary remains favored as head office. Alberta's censor bureau budget is about $9 000.
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Edmonton
Board of Motion Picture Censors
J. E. Brownlee
Western Board of Censors
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Alberta Motion Picture Censor’s Bureau
Robert Pearson
Hunger Marchers Dispersed by Federal Force Near Vienna
Federal troops and gendarmes occupied Neunkirchen near Vienna Neustadt after reports of an unemployed hunger march from Ternitz. Machine guns and barbed wire blocked highways and a 1,200 strong group was dispersed without incident.
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Vienna
Neunkirchen
Wienerneustadt
Ternitz
Armouries Repair Work by City on Taird Street Building
City crews repair the Taird Street Armouries building once unfinished a monument to a former administration. Rented last year to the Government for five years at 2000 dollars a year, it now undergoes relief labor work with metal ceiling, interior redecorating, and windows patched. The color scheme is a soft grey, described as suitable though not as elaborate as in better times.
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Taird Street Armouries
Brown
S.A.R
Meech
Lethbridge
Smith Still In Air On England Cape Flight Attempt
Victor Smith was reported traveling east toward Gao in French West Africa in an effort to break the England to Cape flight record. He took off from Beni Abbas and had flown about 1,000 miles before the next stop.
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Algiers
Mar
Victor Smith
Gao
French West Africa
England
Cape
Smith
Beni Abbas
Brisk City Market Finds Prices For Eggs And Poultry
Ottawa notes a dramatic shift in 1933 budget plans with Canada considering double taxation on manufacturers and removal of sales tax exemptions. Proposals include taxing raw materials, raising the sales tax to 8 percent, and applying duties to pulpwood and newsprint with broader price effects.
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Ottawa
Patricia Terrill
Canada
Alberta Co operative Wholesale Fund Loan Details
Edmonton reports $772 repaid of a $15 000 Wheat Board trust loan. Alberta Co operative Wholesale was set up March 10 1928 to handle wholesale purchasing for co operative stores and received the loan January 12 1931.
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Edmonton
Wheat Board Trust Fund
Alberta Co-operative Wholesale Association
George Hoadley
Agriculture and Health
A. P. Mitchell
Leduc
Hoadley
Alberta Co-operate
Liberals Criticize Budget in Alberta Legislature Debate
Edmonton March 10 Liberal L A Giroux Grouard argues budget juggled and criticizes department spending. He calls for subvention to Peace River farmers and questions surplus honesty. Conservatives discuss labor union ties and CCF rhetoric, urging restraint and policy clarity.
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L. A. Giroux
Grouard
Peace River
Calgary
C.C.F
Edmonton
House
Peace Area
R Ae
Rink court action continues as expert analyzes arena walls
In Medicine Hat Supreme Court proceedings Julia Cook versus the Medicine Hat Rink Co Ltd and Morton Fulton continued before Justice Ives. Architect H W Meech of Lethbridge gave plans and brickwork observations, noting wall strength, wind effects, and that the west wall likely required no immediate rebuild.
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Julia Cook
Medicine Hat Rink Co. Ltd
Morton Fulton
Supreme Court
Justice Ives
Gow
H. W. Meech
Lethbidge
Hockey Ticket Sale At Arena For Lascar Versus Kimberley
The Arena ticket office opens Saturday from 11 30 a m to 9 15 p m for the Lascar Kimberley game. Advance buyers enter via the balcony door at Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street to ease congestion at the main entrance.
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Lascar
Kimberley
Fifth Avenue
Fourth St
Generalissimo Leads Chinese Army Revival at Peiping
On March 10 Chiang Kai-Shek assumed full command of Chinese forces in North China after Chang Hsiao-Liang’s resignation. He immediately dispatched a division to Kupeikow Pass outside the Great Wall gateway, as Japanese forces had advanced into Jehol province and occupied Kuhei kow, prompting a battle with Chinese defenders in Chinchow.
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Peiping
Chang Hsiao-Liang
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Kupeikow Pass
Great Wall
Jehol
Chinchow
Kuheikow
Jeho
Legion Says Moratorium Won’t Help Soldier Settlers
S G Petley provincial secretary of the Legion says the Dominion plan to pause interest payments will aid only somewhat and it may still leave settlers unable to survive. Legion officials report soldiers leaving farms for cities in February due to dire conditions in Alberta.
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Calgary
Dominion
S. G. Petley
The
Legion
Alberta
Tory Taxation Report Revised for Alberta Legislature
The taxation report prepared under Dr H Marshall Tory and revised by James C Thompson to align with current conditions is now ready for Legislature members. The review, prompted by opposition, analyzes provincial and Canadian taxation against United States methods, with six months of work by two officials and extensive correspondence across provinces.
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Edmonton
J. E. Brownlee
Tory
H. Marshall Tory
National Research Council
University of Alberta
James C. Thompson
Brownlee
United States
Canada
Thompson
Alberta
Heale
Brittah Columbia
Sasxate
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Wheat Marketing Board
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