Railway review opens in Senate inquiry in Ottawa
The special Senate committee on Canada's railway condition began its inquiry as statistics from C M Biggar show long haul traffic remained with the railways while revenues lagged since 1923. Memoranda disclose $1,134,857 yearly savings from 12 cooperative projects between Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. further savings pending on 14 approved schemes.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Senate Committee
Arthur Meighen
C. M. Biggar
Commission
Mother links son to decade old Seattle murder case
A 73 year old mother accused her son of killing James Eugene Bassett in Seattle ten years ago and dismembering the body. She later told a fake clergyman she killed two more people in Montana and Idaho. Investigators cite names Ernestina Casse of Butte and Ole Larson of Anaconda among others.
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Walla Walla
Waah
John Schermer
King County
Mary Eleanor Smith
Furl Decasto Mayer
James Eugene Bassett
Seattle
Idaho
Savithana
Bassett
Base ball scores from national and league games
New York 110 600 000 I 14 Cincinnati 020 000 03x 45 Detroit 000 012 121 7 Boston 000 040 001 5 St Louis 011 102 041 10 New York 213 040 02x 12 Gumbert Danning Weaver Davis Peackton Hoyt Spencer Lucas Berres Kennedy Tebbetts Ostermuller Desautels Linke Sullivan Sundra Dickvy
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New York
Cincinnati
Gumbert
Danning
Weaver
Davis
Peackton
Piltsbeureh
Hoyt and
Spencer
Lucas
Berres
Detroit
Boston
Kennedy and
Tebbetts
Ostermueller and Desautels
St. Louis
Linke and Sullivan
Sundra
Dickvy
National Economic Commission Proposed to Probe Monopolies
Congressional leaders proposed a National Economic Commission to investigate monopolistic practices in U.S. business. The panel would include two Senators, two Representatives, the Attorney General, and FTC and Securities Commission chairs. President Roosevelt urged $500,000 for a thorough study of economic power concentration to protect free private enterprise.
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Washington
C.P
National Economic Commission
United States
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Securities Commission
Delay in Furnishing Seed Grain to Saskatchewan Farmers
In the House of Commons on May 4 5 Ottawa MP Perley urged a Dominion province loan program to help farmers with down payments on farm implements while Saskatchewan faced seed delays due to drought. Critics cited cold wet weather and municipal issues with seed release affecting spring seeding and feed shortages for horses.
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Ottawa
C.p.i
E. E. Perley
Qu’Appene
House of Commons
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Perley
Malcolm McLean
Melford
McLean
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
Rosetown- Biggar
Mr. McLean
Coldwell
Jamaica unrest: four killed in plantation clashes
London dispatch reports disorders on Monday in Jamaica where four sugar cane workers died and nine were wounded while 95 were arrested. Colonial Secretary Ormsby-Gore told the House of Commons the upheaval was local and did not signal widespread discontent across the British West Indies.
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London
Cp-Havas
Jamaica
British West Indies
Ormsby-Gore
House of Commons
Re-opening Forestry Relief Camps In British Columbia
Vancouver May 4. Hon. Ian Mackenzie National Defence Minister said he would immediately consider reopening forestry relief camps in British Columbia in a telegram to the Vancouver Presbytery of the United Citizen. Government officials received telegrams about the serious employment situation in Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Vancouer Presbytery
United Cittizen of Canada
British Columbia
Mackenzie
Prenyteria
Septuplets All Die At Birth Near Bayana
A rural guard relayed that seven male newborns were born early today to a farm woman near Bayana in Oriente province Cuba, but all seven died within hours of birth.
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Havana
Bayana
Oriente
New Law Firm Takes Over Blanchard Practice
W G Roxburgh and H Varney Mulligan, recent Alberta Bar entrants, take over the law business of C S Blanchard KC who is joining a Calgary firm. Roxburgh has five years with Blanchard. Mulligan four years with R B Davidson KC. They handle all current Blanchard matters.
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New Law Firm
C.S. Blanchard
W. G. Roxburgh
B.sc
H. Varney Mulligan
B.A
Alberta
C. S. Blanchard
K.C
Calgary
Roxburgh
Blanchard
Mulligan
R. B Davidson
Mr. Mulligan
Ontario cuts municipal debt and curbs outlays
Ontario officials report a government driven control reduced municipal debt by 52 million dollars since 2d, with no defaults since that year. Debt fell from 483.4 million in 1934 to 431.5 million after two years, as 34 municipalities defaulted earlier on 103 million. Cross urges advance Dominion relief knowledge for budgeting.
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Toronto
Ontario
Rowell Commission
Eric Cross
Cross
Dominion
Ontario surplus questions relief grants in Ottawa debate
In the Commons Dr T F Donnelly questions why Ontario with a six million dollar surplus seeks federal relief aid while Saskatchewan shows a large deficit. Labour Minister Rogers cites unemployment and financial position as grant determinants with no fixed formula and notes rural urban disparities.
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Ottawa
C.P
Ontario
Dominion
House of Commons
T. F. Donnely
Lib
Wood Mountain
House
Saskatchewan
Norman Rogers
Tne
Gov
Donnelly
Canada
Rogers
Percent Increase In Immigration Into Canada
Ottawa reports Canada admitted 15 345 immigrants in the 137-38 fiscal year ending March 31, a 30.1 percent rise from 12 023 the prior year. Of the total 5 643 came from the United States and 1 949 from Eng
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Ottawa
Canada
Immigration Department
United States
Eng
University of Alberta graduates list names at May convocation
Edmonton May 5 CP students earning Bachelor of Arts degrees at the University of Alberta con vocation include John Thompson Cuyler Andrew Thomas Elder and Hugh John MacDonald from Medicine Hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
University of Alberta
John Thompson Cuyler
Andrew Thomas Elder
Hugh John MacDonald
Medicine Hat
New Amendments To Divorce Laws In Canada
Ottawa May 5 The Senate divorce committee expanded desertion grounds for divorce to six years and clarified cruelty as legal cruelty as interpreted by England. The bill would also add five years of insanity and exceptional moral depravity as grounds, with adultery the current sole existing basis.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Senate
Clendrum McMeans
Winnipeg
Railways urge transport board plan before Commons
Canadian railways urged the House of Commons transport bill committee to allow competition without harming the public. CN R and CPR backed a bill by Transport Minister C D Howe to create a transport commission regulating railways airways and certain shipping. Debate focused on an agreed charge contract between shipper and carrier with regional applicability.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canadian Railways
House of Commons Transport Bill Committee
C.N.R
C.P.R. United
C. D. Howe
Board of Transport Commissioners
Hon
H. H. Stevens
A. M. Young
Railway Board
Turner Valley
Regina
Saskatoon
French Seamen Strike Spreads to Three Transatlantic Ships
The May 5 strike at Le Havre halted the Champlain from sailing to New York and spread to two other CGT liners the De Be Fratee and Colombie. All seamen refused to work and deserted the vessels.
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LE Havre
France
Champlain
New York
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
de Be Frattee
Colombie
School Festival Opens at Empress Theatre Amid Rain
Despite rain a large audience gathered at the Empress theatre as J P Marsh opened a two day school festival. Sixty vocalists from grade one to eight competed in four events with Glyndwr Jones of Calgary as adjudicator. Some contestants forgot words but overall the proceedings drew praise for effort and instruction.
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Empress Theatre
J. P. Marsh
Music and Dramatic Festival Association
Glyndwr Jones
Calgary
Mr. Jones
Stabilization of the franc devaluation in France
Paris reports the Dalad ipy government fixed a new franc bottom at 4 level of 2.79 cents, or 35.80 francs to the dollar, a nine percent devaluation from the ten month average and the lowest since 1928. The move aims to curb profiteering and price rises tied to devaluation.
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Paris
Daladipy
France
Bren Gun to be Made in Canada for British Navy
The Bren gun will be manufactured in Toronto by John Inglis Co. Ltd. for the British Navy, announced by Canada's National Defence Department. The light machine gun now used by the British army will be produced in Canada.
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Canada
Ottawa
C.P
National Defence Department
Toronto
John Inglis Co. Ltd
Regulation for Fliers Tightens Pilot Licences
Ottawa May 4 The civil aviation branch of the Transport Department issued new regulations effective July 4 for transport pilot licences raising minimum age 23, maximum 45, and flight hours from 250 to 500. Night flight endurance tests require three 15 minute flights at altitude and spins added without exterior view. J A Wilson chief of civil aviation sent copies to flying clubs schools pilots inspectors stations and owners.
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Ottawa
COP
Civil Aviation Branch
Transport Department
Todey
Isue of Transport
Laas
J. A. Wilson
Civil Aviation
Winnipeg Murder Suspect Committed for Trial
Winnipeg May 58 William McQuarrie charged with murdering his wife was committed for trial at the full assizes by Magistrate A C Campbell after the preliminary hearing today.
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Winnipeg
William McQuarrie
Fig
A. C. Campbell
Rural School Children Tour Medicine Hat by Progress Club
The Medicine Hat Progress Club will escort visiting rural school children through the city during the Music and Dramatic Festival. Two tours are planned, one at 10 a.m. and another at 2 p.m., each lasting one to two hours and visiting Hospital Rosery Rotary Park Clay Products Medalta Potter X t ies Five Roses Ogilvies Shaw flour mills Hill swimming pool and First street power houses.
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Medicine Hat
General Hospital
Rosery
Rotary Park
Medalta Potter
Five Roses
Ogilvies
Shaw Flour Mills
Hill
First Street
Second City
Park Hall
Progress Club
Empire Exhibition Draws Visitors from Canada
Vivicent Massey Canadian high commissioner praised the Glasgow Empire exhibition as an ideal meeting ground for Empire ties during a luncheon with travel representatives. J C Patterson of Canadian Pacific Railway highlighted Canadian ingenuity and mutual visitation among Empire regions. The event noted strong interest from Canadian visitors and broader Empire connections.
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Glasgow
C.P
Vivicent Massey
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Meighen
Eee
Col. Biggar
Accu
Tates
U.S
West Indies
B. Columbia
Railways Support Transport Board
City School Solos
J. J. Moore & Son
Bob
White
Joan Fisher
Alexandra
Ella Zeltner
Montreal
Ernest Shhulz
Elm
Biilia Brown
Emma Schmidt
Elizabeth
Donald Watson
Earl Kitchener
David Thompson
Riverside
Medicine Hat Progress Clus
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