International Truce On Tariffs Reached At World Conference
The World Economic Conference organizing committee unanimously adopted an international tariff truce after a three week session with eight nations. Washington reports say Germany, Britain and France filed minor reservations while Roosevelt and German envoy Schecht discussed the aim of combining disarmament with economic action.
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Germany
Britain
France
London
Sir John Simon
Great Britain
Norman Davis
United States
Oiker
Gerhaniy
Chinese Bandits Rough on Employees in The East
The Soviet administrator of the eastern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway released a report for the year ending May 5 detailing casualties and losses. It states 8 employees were killed, 25 were seconded and 90 captured, many horribly tortured, with over 1,000 Soviet staff robbed and the line repeatedly damaged, resulting in multi million ruble losses.
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Masmager
Chinese &Ly
Mosgeow
Little Lad Perishes in Macleod Fire
A nine year old boy, Mary 1200, died in a Macleod house fire after fleeing his mother’s room and returning to salvage valuables. He was overcome by smoke as the blaze was put out. Rural market prices include eggs at 10 to 15 cents per dozen and butter at 29 cents per pound.
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Macleod
Lethbridge
Mary
Kasmond
Teaved
Dea
Egps
U. S. Farm Strike Sets Stage For Nationwide Action
St Paul May 12 The national farm strike will start tomorrow despite President Roosevelt signing the Farm Bill and urging farm mortgage creditors to abstain from foreclosures. Mito Reno president of the National Farmers Holiday Association announced the plan today.
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St. Paul
Roosevelt
Mito Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Demonstration Against Hitler Envoy Stages at London Hotel
A London hotel hosting Dr. Rosenberg, Hitler’s envoy, faced protests as a man and woman in the restaurant delivered speeches and were ejected. At the waxworks, three men smeared Hitler’s figure with red paint and placed a card accusing him of murder around its neck, then were detained.
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London
Dr. Rosenberg
Hitler
Canada France trade pact tabled in Commons
The Canada France trade agreement was tabled in the House of Commons and the Bill approving the treaty given first reading today. The milk probe report was also tabled, and the new Persians Bill passed in the House with no division today.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Redcliff notes on clubs sports and comings and goings
Notes from Redcliff report the Young People's Club of St Ambrose renovating the tennis court and discuss forming a town tennis league. A senior women's association dance and drive are planned, with a bed spread raffle noted. Alf McGimpsey relocates his barber shop and newsstand to Broadway. A girls softball league may form with an exhibition game next Sunday at 2 30 p.m. Red Caps vs New Club at the local diamond with joint care arrangements. The town scraper is resurfacing roads after heavy rain.
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St. Ambrose
Jerome
K. Andersen
Bingville
Alf. McGimpsey
Broadway
M McGimpsey
Medicine Hat
Redcliff Red Caps
iNew
Red Caps
S.A.R
J. O’bear
J.C. Lowens
Wm. Wyatt
G. Horne
Three Women Drown When Car Flips In Alberta
On the Strathmore highway near Calgary a car overturned into a water filled ditch and three women from Carseland and Carben died by drowning. The victims were Edith Cote 44 and her daughter Bernice 19 from Carseland and Mrs. Frederick Benz 64 from Carseland. A passing motorist found the bodies and a doctor confirmed drowning as the cause.
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Calgary
Strathmore Highway
Carse
Cotie
Edith Cote
Bernice
Carben
Frederick Benz
Carseland
Limit Wheat Growing To Reduce Our Large Surplus
The International Wheat Conference in Geneva proposed restricting wheat cultivation for one to two years to ease a global oversupply. Canadian and American representatives supported the plan, aiming to stabilize markets and benefit farmers in Canada, the United States, Argentina, and Australia.
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Ceneva
United States
International Wheat Conternee Today
Canada
States
Argentina
Australia
Convicts Sentenced at Kingston Penitentiary
Convict Murray Kirklance, jailed for rioting at Kingston penitentiary, received a sentence of one year to be served after his current 18 year term. Convict Noel Charron got nine months in the reformatory to follow his existing sentence. CG. Gerald Beauclair, recently released, was given one year coterminate in the reformatory and an indeterminate term of two years minus a day.
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Kingston
Ont
Murray Kirklance
Kingston Penitentiary
Noel Charron
Canada France trade treaties slash tariffs on exports
Ottawa May 12 Canadian Press reports Prime Minister Bennett signed two trade treaties with France. France lowers duties on Canadian wheat to 85 cents a bushel and on canned salmon while permitting cattle dairy products and farm and forest goods and automobiles and parts under lower tariffs. In return Canada cuts duties on books seeds spices silks wines olive oils cheese and other products by ten to twenty percent.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Canada
France
Charles Arsene Henry
French Republic
Mackenzie King and Motherwell Imperilled By Tory Redistribution
Ottawa May 11 Redistribution talks stall as committees in Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia fail to reach accord. Liberal and Conservative MPs clash over Saskatoon and Vancouver Island seats while plans shift to a final Saturday meeting. Nova Scotia loses two seats and British Columbia gains two as other provinces proceed.
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Ottawa
Canada
H. A. Stewart
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Stewart
A. F. Totzke
Lib
Humboldt
Litish Columbia
Vancouver City
Vancouver Island
Thomas G. Reid
New Westminster
H. J. Darbe
Fraser Vancy
J. A. Mercier
Laurier-Outremount
Sam Gobel
Compton
Montreal Island
J. Co. Elliott
Middlesex
J. R. MacNichol
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Canadian Pacific Ry Crop Report May Update
Winnipeg report notes many Western farmers expect wheat acreage to be affected by season conditions. Seeding advances uneven by province with Manitoba at 88 percent, Saskatchewan 15 percent, Alberta 31 percent. Unsettled cool weather, winds and rains influenced germination, grasshopper hatching, and cattle receipts rose slightly at Winnipeg yards.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Canadian Pacific Railways Department of Agriculture
J. M. Mckay
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Disarmament Conference Fails to Reach Germany Accord
Geneva May 11 delegates of the Big Five fail to agree on vital issues and defer to the steering committee. German delegate Count Rudolph Nadolinny refuses to abandon Germany position on armament limits while debate over conscripts and war material continues. London Lord Hailsham warns Germany re armament would breach Versailles and could trigger sanctions.
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Geneva
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
United States
Rudolph NadoIny
Vention
Baron von Neurath
German League of Nations Union
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Lord Hailsham
House of Lords
Britain
Gandhi Suffering Weakens During Fast in Poona
Gandhi, visibly waning on day four of a three week fast, is carried to bed as spinning stops. Personal physician laments rapid health decline while allies fear for his survival. Mrs Gandhi is freed from jail and rushes to his side from Ahmedabad, with unconditional release.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma
Dairy commission to probe milk price spread profits
The parliamentary milk probe committee plans to recommend a Dominion enquiry into the dairy industry. It is understood the report finds dairy companies earn large profits while producers receive insufficient returns for their milk.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Clearing House figures and local horse breeding notes
Figures from the Clearing House show 170,160 this week, 176,306 last week, and 170,264 for the same week last year. Councillor John A. Allan of East Luther Ontario notes no Clydesdale mare has produced six colts in 36 months, including two sets of twins among the six.
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John A. Allan
East Luther
Ont
McPherson Divorce Case Drags Into Next Week
Edmonton May 12 Special to The News Mrs Cora McPherson testifies in the divorce suit against Hon O L McPherson detailing letters and letters to Helen Mattern and Leroy Mattern. She says she urged her husband to Winnipeg and denies threats of self harm. The proceedings shed light on relationships and motives as cross examination continues.
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Edmonton
Cora McPherson
Leroy Mattern
Winnipeg
McPherson
Cornaimee
O. L. McPherson
L. B. Woods
K.C
Mr. McPherson
Somes Honey Hali
Helen Mattern
Mrs. McPherson
Helen
Tony
Farm Relief Bill Signed By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the farm relief bill giving him broad inflationary powers to raise farm prices and ease the agricultural mortgage burden. The act allows currency management, possible money expansion, and adjustment of the gold standard, with tools to control production by allotments or land leasing and a three year mortgage deferral with lower interest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lindbergh Case Details From Washington Court Testimony
Gaston Means testified that the infant’s body found in New Jersey was a plant and named Wellington Henderson as a key kidnapper. He claimed two beer racketeers Max Hassel and Max Greenberg were involved and that a later memo said the baby was killed after a fall. He also described earlier attempts to deliver the child to Washington and the $104,000 paid by Evelyn Walsh McLean.
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Washington
Elizabeth
N.J
Max Hassel
Max Greenberg
Gaston Means
Gaston B. Means
Evelyn Walsh McLean
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