Italy and Ethiopia clash over equality at League of Nations
In Geneva Italy refused to discuss its dispute with Ethiopia on equal terms with the Ethiopian delegation. Baron Aloisi said Ethiopia has not met obligations and Italy reserves liberty of action for its colonies. Eden pledged peaceful solution.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Aloisi
Geneva
C.P
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Baron Aloisi
France
Council
Campbell breaks record with 307 mph run in Utah
Sir Malcolm Campbell, the British land speed ace, averaged 307.35 mph on the six ton Bluebird at Bonneville Salt Flats, surpassing the earlier 299.875 mph two way mark. He planned another attempt on Thursday before heading to New York to sail to London.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Russell J. Newland
Malcolm Campbell
Sat Flats
Neila
American Automobile Associate Contest Board
Malcolm
New York
London
Jamaican Planter Slays Relatives in Cuba Landing Fury
Aged Jamaican planter Benjamin Williams allegedly murdered four relatives in a rage after learning family lands were sold while away in Cuba. Victims include his brother, nephew, niece, and a three month old infant. Police pursued Williams near Montego Bay as floods disrupted Colorado.
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Montego Bay
Jamaica
Benjamin Williams
Cuba
Joseph
Deposits Begin Again Under Aberhart Government
Edmonton reports brighter economic tone as Premier Aberhart says run on provincial savings certificates has stopped and deposits have started again. The Aberhart government will not pursue the Barlow coal inquiry, citing sufficient existing information. Sir Montagu Barlow is expected from England Sunday.
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Edmonton
Social Credit
Aberhart
Barlow
Montagu Barlow
England
Barlow Commission
Mackenzie King predicts national government bid by Bennett
Prime Minister Bennett will propose a national government when he opens his election campaign, Mackenzie King predicted in St John New Brunswick. King warned electors against a multitude of parties and said Bennett would seek a national government to place country before party. He criticized Reconstruction party and urged clear policy on trade tariffs railways banks and social legislation. King opened his Maritime campaign with NB leaders present.
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Gaston Jeze
Italy
Ethiopia
Council
London
C.po
Daly
Mussolini
ST. John
N.B
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Bennett
Maritime Provinces
Mr. King
Tom
Canada
Stevens
Reconstruction
Abing
Assembly of the League of Allons
King
New Brunswick
W. F. Roberts
Dysart
Spies Sentenced in Irkutsk for Manchoukuo Entry
Three former White Russian officers were sentenced to death in Irkutsk for entering the Soviet Union from Manchoukuo as spies. The trial followed a Japanese protest over anti Soviet activities linked to the Comintern. Evidence said the men were spies for a military mission in Manchoukuo.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Manchoukuo
Irkutsk
Comintern
United States
Hoover Not Named as Republican Nominee Candidate
Washington reports a rumor that Herbert Hoover will issue a statement denying his candidacy for the Republican nomination next year. The source notes no official confirmation and cautions readers that the report is unverified.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Federal Liberals To Make Choice Here on Friday
The Medicine Hat Liberal association holds a nominating convention in Park Hall Friday afternoon with speakers Hon. Mitch Hepburn Ontario premier, Ren. Charles A. Stewart former Alberta premier, and Dr. F. W. Gershaw MP. No evening meeting. Hepburn to speak in Lethbridge Saturday. Alderman R. C. Black to open.
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Medicine Hat
Hooded Attacker Terrorizes Campers At Lake Campground
Police search for a hooded man who attacked two lone campers near Montreal Lake in Saskatchewan. A witness from Montreal Lake, Tom Beatty, reported the assault and police suspect the assailant may be a demented Indian from the nearby reservation.
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Waskesia Lake
Sask
C.P
Montreal Lake Country
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tom Beatty
Montreal Lake
Trapped On Ledge Near Summit In BC Rescue Halted
Paul Cardoni, a young surveyor, was trapped one thousand feet up a northern British Columbia mountainside when darkness stopped rescue efforts. He is 500 feet from the summit on a narrow ledge as rescuers plan dawn operations while bitter cold and snow swirl.
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Calgary
C.P
British Columbia
Paul Cardoni
Young Cardoni
Government to run news bureau under new Social Credit regime
Edmonton reports the Social Credit government plans a handout bureau and a gold fish bowl press operation with government dishing out news on platters after bureau control. Premier Aberhart and Attorney General Hugill propose a highly centralized public relations unit to publicize each department. Separately at Paramount in Hollywood flames damaged a property building and studio arsenal, with losses estimated in thousands of dollars.
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Edmonton
C.P
Social Credit
J. W. Hugill
K.C
Victor Wright
William Aberhart
Aberhart
Hollywood
Calif
A. P
Paramount Studio
Calgary Seeks 500000 Loan To Avoid Default
Mayor Andrew Davison secured council backing to press both Alberta and Dominion governments for a 500000 loan. Failing to obtain it the city would default on bond interest and other payments. he planned a meeting with Premier Aberhart in Edmonton to gain federal loan support. Alderman W A Lincoln opposed more borrowing.
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Calgary
C.P
Andrew Davison
Alberta
Dominion
Aberhart
Edmonton
W. A. Lincoln
Edmonton Teachers Return to School Amid Poliomyelitis Closure
Edmonton teachers must resume study as schools remain closed until September 16 due to an infantile paralysis outbreak. The public school board’s management committee ruled that teachers, still paid, should attend lectures arranged by the superintendent while classes are halted.
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Edmonton
C.P
Edmionton
Alberta Premier Aberhart Sworn In Leading Social Credit
Edmonton report notes William Aberhart sworn in as Alberta premier with seven cabinet members. New government faces a near empty treasury and up to 15 million dollars in obligations before March. Interim finances expected in days, full audit in three weeks amid sweeping electoral gains.
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Edmonton
C. PB
William Abernart
Alberta
Social Credit
Legislative Chamber
Aberhart
Walsh
Social Crediters
Treasury
Ottawa
Bennett
United Farmers of Alberta
Liberals
Conservatives
Grouard
Mines
Ross
William Morrison
Okotoks High River
William Sharpe
Grande Prairie
Dominion
Reid
Rescue Efforts Underway After Lite Hurricane Strikes Florida
Rescuers report heavy damage across the Florida keys with 400 to 500 feared dead. Lifeboats prepared but hampered by rough seas as crews evacuate debris and identify victims. Matecumbe and Plantation Key suffer the worst losses with hotels and camps collapsing under the storm.
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Florida
Miami
C.P
Pan-American Airways
Dixie
French Reef
W. H. Doppelmann
Morgan Line
New York
E. W. Sundstrom
Florida Keys
Red Cross
Matecumbe Keys
Plantation Key
Key Largo
Jack Combs
Matecumbe Key
Snake Creek
Keys
Key West
Associated Press
Tavernier
Vaca Keys
Dog Sent by Plane for Surgical Attention
Seward, Alaska. Sept 4. A Scotch terrier named Whiskey was severely injured after an attack by two Alaska sled-dogs. John J. Crowdy, a Kuskokwim gold miner, had Pilot John Littley fly the wounded dog 100 miles to Seward for surgery, but Whiskey died on Monday.
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Seward
Alaska
Whisfe
John J. Crowdy
Kuskokwim
John Littley
Liberal Government in Ottawa Seen Shaping Trade
Premier Hepburn of Ontario told a Manitoba audience that electing a Liberal federal government on October 14 would boost trade and pave the way for reciprocity with the United States. He urged a Liberal administration to enable a conference between Mackenzie King and President Roosevelt, outlining unemployment reform, BNA Act revision, and tariff-led trade development as key goals.
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Winnipeg
C.P
United States
Hepburn
Ontario
Manitoba
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
Ottawa
Medicine Hat Square Dance Festival Seeks Teams
No entry fee for Medicine Hat Shopping Festival square dancing on Sept 26 27 28. Eight dancers four couples one caller and two or three musicians per team. Preliminaries Sept 26 27 with finals Sept 28 at Henry Cavans Old-Timers Dance. Entry to Assiniboia Music Store Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat
Henry Cavan
Assiniboia
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Nye
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Auto Assn
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Gershaw
Park Hall
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Yukon
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