Military guarantees offered France if she will negotiate
Paris reports reliable sources say Anthony Eden offered France strong military guarantees if she negotiates with Germany. Details were not clarified and the proposal is described as an idea to be worked out. The scene shifted to political debate in London and a Westminster Abbey intercession service was announced amid the crisis.
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Paris
C.P
Anthony Eden
France
Germany
London
Labor Party
Commons
Hitler
Arthur Greenwood
Edward
Rhineland
Westminster Abbey
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Curl
France presses for swift decision amid Locarno tensions
Paris reports Premier Sarraut pledges to seek a clear decision on the right against might as Britain refuses France immediate help to oust German forces from the Rhineland. Locarno signatories hold talks with Eden urging thorough review of Hitler's offers while Britain invites the League of Nations to meet in London.
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Britain
Fin Rigneland
Eden
Hitler
Paris
C.P
Great Britain
France
Germany
Rhineland
League of Nations
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Locarno
Sarraut
Chamber of Deputies
Fasrine
Reduction to 50 percent petition threshold in trade codes
Edmonton report states an amendment to the Department of Trade and Industry Act lowers the petition requirement to 50 percent from 66 percent for trades to be covered under projected codes. The same session saw a bill for trade person registration and licensing introduced by Hon. E Manning.
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Edmonton
C.P
Department of Trade and Industry
E. Manning
Manning
Government cheese bonus payments totaled 1 million in late 1935
The government paid 1 033 869 in cheese bonuses in the second half of 1935. Provinces listed include Saskatchewan 5574, Alberta 11232, British Columbia 4996. Agriculture Minister Gardiner stated the figures in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
C.P
House of Commons
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Cattle Losses Run Heavy West of Here
Hundreds of cattle have perished in the western Hat ranching district over the past ten days. Weak from sub zero weather and feed shortages, the losses are steepest in the Alderson and Suffield regions. Some other areas report lesser but notable fatalities.
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Hat Ranching
Alderson
Suffield
Alberta budget debate ends as non-confidence motion fails
Alberta legislature defeated a non-confidence amendment 61 to 6, closing five days of debate on the budget and moving to estimates for the year starting April 1. Premier Cockroft praised a balanced budget signaling prudent finances and provincial confidence, while John Irwin urged a fair price licensing board to protect producers.
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Edmonton
Mar
C.P
G. H. van Allen
Lib
Alberta
van Allen
Social Credit
Cockroft
Fair Price Board
Joss
John Irwin
Cons
Calgary
Fair Price Licensing Board
Riots in Spain Leave Dozens Dead and Major Damage
In Madrid and Granada along with Cadiz and Saville provinces clashes between extremists and police killed several and injured many. Churches and convents were damaged or burned, the German consulate attacked, and religious buildings suffered across multiple cities as General Elections toll rose to 46 fatalities.
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Granada
Spain
Madrid
Cadiz
Saville
Gadiz
Varacaldo
Badajoz
Youthful stowaways bound for main patch voyage
Newfoundland seal fleet faces 12 youths who signed on with husky crews in a bid to join the hunt. Police report 20 more boys forced from their hiding places aboard the schooners as the fleet prepared to sail, sparking a crackdown on stowaways and a hunt for the missing youths.
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St. John's
C.P. Cable
Newfoundland
Operations of Wheat Board to Be Investigated
Ottawa report states a special house of commons committee will probe the new Wheat Board’s sales to exporters on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Debate centers on arrangements allowing exporters to fill orders when the exchange reopened, with small overnight price protections.
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HOUSE
Ottawa
C.P
House’ of Commons
New Wheat Board
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Tranes
Hitler
Bennett
Winnipeg
Cutten Indicted on Willful Tax Evasion Charge
Chicago March 10 Arthur W. Cutten famous grain trader is indicted by a federal grand jury for willful tax evasion for 1929 totaling 414 525 54. William Garwood, former international revenue agent, is named as aiding in the alleged tax dodging. Warrants issued. Cutten reportedly lying at death’s door in hospital.
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Chicago
Arthur W. Cutten
William €. Garwood
International Revenue Agent
Cutten
Cutter
Dominions Involved In Major British Defence Plan
London March 10 The colonial secretary J H H Thomas said the Dominions were fully informed of Britain’s reorganization of defences as part of a large scale rearmament plan. He noted the contents of the white paper had been explained to Dominion representatives since King George V’s silver jubilee and all Dominions had acquiesced.
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London
C.P. Cable
House of Commons
Germany
J. H H. Thomas
George
Dominions
Calgary reports three new smallpox cases
Three new smallpox cases were reported yesterday in Calgary, raising the total to ten since the epidemic began two weeks ago. The only death yesterday was the first fatal smallpox case in Calgary since 1918, according to Dr. W. H. Hill, city health officer. All cases are described as mild.
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Calgary
W. H. Hill
Ethiopians and Italians Clash In Fierce Battle
In Sidamo province 20 women were killed by an Italian air bombing near Addis Ababa. Ethiopian and Italian forces fought a major battle in the north with high casualties as fears of an air attack on the capital grew. Italian troops resumed offensives across Ethiopian fronts after a one day pause to wait on peace talks and League of Nations developments.
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London
C.P
Addis Ababa
Reiters
Erga Alem
Sidamo
Asmara
Eritrea
Mar
A.P
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Germany
Fire at Lomond Destroys Ogilvie Elevator at Lomond
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Ogilvie grain elevator at Lomond on the Canadian Pacific Suffield division Monday night. The 18 000 bushels of wheat inside were lost. CPR workers and others moved 13 boxcars away from danger. Loss to the railway company was about 30 grain doors stored nearby.
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Ogilvie
Lomond
Suffield
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Premier Aberhart faces Douglas cable on March hunger for Alberta
Douglas sends reply to Edmonton request for Major Douglas to come by March 30. Aberhart refuses to reveal the text, calling the message neither yes nor no. The premier says the latest communication will be shown to a Social Credit caucus tonight as part of reconstruction adviser terms.
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Edmonton
Aberhart
Boday
Major Douglas
Social Credit
Alberta
World Social Credit
Vallance Named Reclamation Director for Prairie Drought Areas
John Vallance Liberal member for South Battleford arrives in Ottawa to begin duties as director of federal reclamation work in drought struck Prairie provinces. Regina headquarters will guide rehabilitation efforts started last year by Agriculture Department to prevent surface wastage from dust storms and offset crop losses.
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Ottawa
C.P
John Vallance
South Battleford
Prairie Provinces
Regina
Vallance
Department of Agriculture
Manchoukuan troops seize key inner Mongolian town
Reports from Shanghai say a small detachment of Manchoukuan troops captured Pailingmiao in inner Mongolia near the Chinese frontier. Commanded by Gen. Li Shofisin, they arrived by motor trucks from Changpei in northern Chahar. Inner Mongolian forces were rumored to have taken Changpei earlier and set up a Mongolian regime friendly to Manchoukuo.
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Shanghai
Pailingmiao
Inner Mongolia
Japan
Russia
China
Li Shofisin
Changpei
Chahar
Choukuo
Pailingmido
Kweihua
Suiyuan
Central ‘Asia
Federal House Debates Pensions for Blind and Seasonal Tariffs
The Canadian House of Commons' private members discussed pensions for blind persons over 40 and seasonal tariffs on fruits and vegetables. Finance Minister Dunning expressed little hope for pensions this year but showed sympathy. motions by Liberal and Conservative members were accepted or given consideration. The Wheat Board Act extension to coarse grains was briefly examined, and a broader youth re establishment commission was proposed to aid youth via vocational schools.
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Ontawa
Imemakers
Wheat Board
Dunning
Fio
Thomas Donnelly
Wood Mousidin
Gigourt
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