British Naval Estimates Passed Prepare Ground For Parley
The British House of Commons approved naval estimates for 1935 totaling 60,050,000 pounds an increase of 3,500,000. Sir Bolton Eyres-Mansell urged progress toward Washington and London treaty limits and a future naval conference to balance defence among powers.
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London
C.P
House of Commons
Bolton Eyres-Mansell
Admiralty
Sir Bolton
Britain
JG Wuc
Great Britain
Bolton
United Kingdom
Naval
Premier Pattullo defends Liberal government on toll bridge and finances
Victoria reports Premier T. J. Pattullo denying Liberal caucus defections and pledging continued support for Vancouver relief, Fraser River toll bridge construction, and tolls into a sinking fund while seeking Dominion help on direct relief. John Hart accompanied him on the briefing.
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Victoria
T. J. Pattulla
Vancouver
Fraser River
Dram
Vanson- Wig
D Dominion
Dominion
John Hart
Verigin Granted Short Jail Sentence Correction
Peter Verigin head of Canada's Doukholibors is jailed for two months after a police court sentence on December 15 for an assault. Earlier reports had stated a three month term which was found to be in error.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Peter Verigin
Canada
Doukholibors
Verigin
Saskatoon Girl Found Murdered in Poultry Pen
Jessie Dyer a 15 year old separate school pupil was found dead in a poultry killing pen of a Saskatoon packing building with a forehead wound. She vanished after being sent by her father to a nearby store for tobacco and her disappearance was reported at midnight. Coroner A HW Armitage said the head wound was sufficient to cause death.
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Saskatoon
C.P
Jessie Dyer
Packiing
A. HW. Armitage
Regina Juvenile Judge Miss MacLachlan to be superannuated
Miss Ethel MacLachlan, a Regina juvenile court judge for 25 years, will be superannuated in April marking the end of a long public service career in the province.
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Ethel MacLachlan
Regina
Pashley Reservoir Fills With Water-Ducks There
A new Larkhah reservoir near Pashey fills as water pours in through a fall diversion canal built by the Department of Public Works. The dam raises storage depth to 16 to 17 feet over 150 acres, with erosion protection planned. Ducks occupy the site, while a planned Ross Creek diversion may send spring floods to Many Island lake next season.
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Larkhah
Pashey
Department of Public Works
Ross Creek
Many Island Lake
Nationwide narcotic roundup yields record seizure in Washington
Washington reports the largest narcotic seizure in the capital’s history with 50 ounces of heroin worth $20,000 seized and 12 arrests as part of a nationwide crackdown. Simultaneous raids in New York City upper New York State and New Jersey lead to 36 arrests and $50,000 in narcotics and equipment seized. Treasury says 1,219 arrests coast to coast by noon, with 428 illicit stills destroyed and 133,930 gallons daily capacity.
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Washington
C.P
United States
Treasury Department
New York
New York City
New York State
New Jersey
United States Treasury
British Ministers Prepare Delicate Berlin Mission
Reports from London and capitals indicate a cautious British diplomacy plan with Sir John Simon and Anthony Eden to Berlin on March 25 and 26. Eden will visit Moscow and Warsaw while Simon returns to London as talks gauge German navy strength and air power. In Paris Flandin seeks approval to extend military service. Berlin warns talks must be on equal terms. Moscow signals potential tougher Soviet stance if Britain yields too much.
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London
Berlin
Joh Simon
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
Eden
Moscow
Warsaw
John
Avas
Germany
Paris
Flandin
Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz
Death of J. D. McGregor in Winnipeg
Former Manitoba lieutenant governor J. D. McGregor died at noon after a two month illness from pneumonia with heart trouble. He was 74 or 75, had retired last December, and leaves two sons and a daughter. McGregor helped establish Aberdeen Angus cattle ranches and chaired Canada Land and Irrigation Co. with holdings across western Canada.
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Winnipeg
C.P
J. D.mcgregor
Manitoba
The
Canada Land and Irrigation Co
Medicine Hat
Capt
Alan
Ken
Dionnes Move to Dafoe Hospital in Guardianship Protest
Olivia Dionne and his wife entered Dafoe hospital with a club bag and suitcase to establish themselves in protest against Ontario guardianship bill. They left after a two hour visit and returned home across the road.
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Callander
C.P
Olivia Dionne
Dafoe Hospital
Ontario
Guthrie Takes First Step in Justice Reform
Ottawa reports that Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie today initiated the first step in planned reforms. The brief dispatch notes the early move as part of a broader government program.
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Ottawa
C.P
Hugh Guthrie
Veterans Plea Not a Racket, Says Legion Leader
Brigadier General Alex Ross, Dominion president of the Canadian Legion, told the Hyndman commission that the unemployment inquiry among ex service men is not an other veterans ramp or racket. He urged a scientific study of conditions and said absorbing workless veterans into industry is difficult due to war disabilities and that the issue is a federal responsibility.
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Ottawa
C.P
Alex Ross
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Hyndman Commission
House of Commons Applies National Minimum Wage Law
A minister of justice described the Dominion legislation as superseding provincial laws on minimum wages. He noted a resolution sponsored to introduce the bill in the House of Commons.
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House of Commons
Local Electric Plant Went Haywire
A high wind and a stray hay wire interrupted city electric light service at about 10 25 last night for roughly 10 minutes. The wire crossed a primary line on the north side and blew onto a secondary line, tripping a sub station switch on First Street before burning off and restoring power. The blackout caused laughter and some confusion at the Granada ballroom during the Women's Hospital Aid fashion show as guests used lighters and matches until power returned.
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First St
Granada
Women's Hospital Aid
Lang Praises Highway Completion and Cypress Hills Park Needs
Hector Lang MLA voices approval for the Medicine Hat Bow Island highway completion and urges funding for northern roads to Hilda and Schuler and for Cypress Hills park. He stresses park value as playground game preserve and water source, urging timber protection after last August fire and continued park funding.
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Hector Lang
M.L.A
Alberta
Ackowledge
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Hilda and
Schuler
Cypress Hills Park
Cypress Hills
Banff
Speaker
Canada’s February exports rise above prior year
Department of National Revenue reports February exports worth 46,719,461 with 37,842,403 in 1934 and imports for consumption 37,053,287 versus 33,591,884 in 1934. Trade balance for February stands at 9,666,174. New York gang threatens attorneys and detectives in anti crime drive.
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Ottawa
C.P
Department of National Revenue Today
Empress Man Calls for 50 Percent Private Debt Cancellation
Edmonton reports W. C. Smith of Empress urged in the Alberta Legislature that all private debts be half cancelled. He also pressed for crop insurance and a province wide health insurance system. Smith criticized the Farm Loan Board and warned the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act would take 20 to 25 years to process. Lawmakers debated lotteries and sweepstakes amid review of information- laying provisions.
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Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act
Edmonton
W. C. Smith
U.Y.A
Alberta
U.F.A
Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement
Board of Review
Hugh J. Montgomery
Wetaskiwin
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Dominion
J. F. Lymburn
K.C
Horse and Mule Shortage in the States Reports
Reports of a 10 million horse and mule shortage in the United States, from a Washington dispatch quoting the agricultural adjustment administration, interest ranchers and dealers in southern Alberta. Eastern Canadian markets show strong demand, with shipments to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick for farm work and prices at 125 to 150 dollars per team. The Medicine Hat horse auction sale, attracting buyers from eastern and western Canada, is an annual event set for March 12 in Ontario markets active at the sale.
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C.P
United States
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Alberta
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Medicine Hat
Canada
Ontario
Constantine is Sentenced To Penitentiary
Constantine also known as S G Constantine pled guilty to forgery uttering and attempting to utter a false cheque. He received two and a half years on each count to run concurrently. He and three companions were taken to Lethbridge to await trial on passing bad cheques with an additional charge for jail escape from New Westminster, B C.
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Roger van Alken
S. G. Constantine
Ellis
van Alken
A. C. Pickett
C. D. Pingle
Patsy Morgan
Lethbridge
Sergi
H. Allen
K. Taylor
Mrs. Isaacs
New Westminster
B.C
Wiley Post Sets Stratosphere Flight Aim From California
Wiley Post departed from Burbank aiming to span the continent in eight hours or less in a 2,447 mile flight to New York City. He planned to cruise at 32,500 to 40,000 feet and at a speed near 350 miles per hour. The current transcontinental record is 10 hours 2 minutes held by Col. Roseve Turner.
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Los Angeles
C.P
Wiley Post
Burbank
New York City
Wir
Roseve Turner
Man Charged With Driving Public Vehicle Without License
Bergeron appeared before Magistrate Ellis at the R C M P court in Redcliff yesterday. The decision was reserved.
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Bergeron
Ellis
R.C.M.P
Redcliff
Lloyd George Accepts the Challenge of Government
London March 14 Lloyd George, wartime prime minister, forwards a 100 page memorandum of proposals to the prime minister. He asks to appear before a cabinet committee as ministers study the plan and consider adoption. He condemns government delays and calls for bold action and low tariff accords to spur recovery.
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London
David Lloyd George
National Recovery
Lloyd George
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