Ottawa Rumor of Canada U S Reciprocal Trade Pact Grows
Ottawa rumors say Canada and the United States may strike a reciprocal trade agreement. No official confirmation, but observers note measures to aid Nova Scotia lumber and possible restoration of a share of the U S lumber market. Prime Minister Bennett and officials discuss export stabilization and tariff actions in Washington.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Percy C. Black
Halifax
Nova Scotia
W. D. Herr
Washington
Department of External Affairs
House of Commons
Export Stabilization Fund
R. B. Bennett
Tariff Commission
Roosevelt
Akron Disaster Probe Opens At Lakehurst Naval Court
A naval court of inquiry led by Rear Admiral W W Phelps will investigate the Akron disaster at Lakehurst New Jersey. Admiral Pratt ordered the probe after hearing survivors Herbert V Wiley Richard F Deal and Moody E Erwin recount the tragedy and directs Falcon to drag for wreckage as search efforts continue. Congressional inquiry plans hinge on the court findings amid renewed debate over lighter than aircraft safety.
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New Jersey
Delaware
Pratt
Falcon
Denmark Confirms Greenland Title in ICJ Ruling
The Permanent Court of International Justice affirms Denmark’s sovereignty over eastern Greenland in a dispute with Norway, settling ownership in Denmark’s favor.
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The
Hague
Holland
Denmark
Greenland
Permanent Court of International Justice
Norway
More Jobless In U S Washington
William Green head of the American Federation of Labor estimated that 230,000 people lost jobs in March, pushing the total unemployed to well over 13,000,000 in the United States.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt Plans History Making Conference With MacDonald
President Roosevelt moves toward a history making conference with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in Washington. Norman H Davis heads to Europe to press disarmament talks with Baron von Neurath while MacDonald plans a quick Easter visit to discuss the World Economic Conference and European pacification efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
Norman H Davis
Hitler
Germany
London
State Department
Davis
Berlin
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Eng
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
MacDonald
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House of Commons
Geneva
Mussolini
Rome
Surtax on Higher Incomes in Victoria BC Bill Details
A bill to amend the Income Tax Act imposes a one percent surtax on incomes 5000 to 7500 and increases by one percent for every 2500 up to 47500, with a maximum 18 percent levy on amounts above. Corporations must file a return listing dividends and bonuses paid to shareholders or members for the previous calendar year by February 28.
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Victoria
B.C
Commissioner of Taxation
Einstein confirms daughters fled from Germany
Professor Albert Einstein said his two daughters escaped Germany. The younger daughter, married to a Russian, fled to France. The elder daughter, wife of a German, left Berlin secretly and reached Scheveningen in southern Holland. Mrs. Einstein learned of the escape after calling Berlin and hearing a weeping servant.
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Coq-Sur-Mer
Belgium
Bert Einstein
Germany
France
Berlin
Scheveningen
Holland
Welcome for Japanese Ships Arrives at Esquimalt Harbor
Twenty one guns from the signal tower at Esquimalt greeted the Japanese training ships Iwate and Yakumo as they arrived. Shortly after, more than 1,000 sailors were granted shore leave and filled the streets of Esquimalt with spectators.
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Victoria
B.c
Esquimalt
Ontario livestock breeder urges export survey in Commons
In Ottawa Earl Rowe proposed a general survey of foreign markets by a livestock export commission. An Ontario livestock breeder warned there is no path to economic stability in Canada until agriculture regains strength.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Earl Rowe
Dufferin- Simcoe
Canada
Ontario Livestock Breeder
Peace Club Plan Spells Core of Italy’s Peace Policy
Rome reports Premier Mussolini through the grand council of Fascism rejected changes to his peace plan. The statement says collaboration with France Germany and Britain remains the essential basis for peace or equality. It asserts ongoing clarification will win leadership support and pave a new political atmosphere for international cooperation including economics.
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Italy
Mussolini
Il Duce
Grand Council of Fascism
France
Germany
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Geneva
Edmonton Mourns Frank Oliver Pioneer Statesman
Edmonton united in mourning as the funeral of Hon. Frank Oliver, a famed citizen and west champion, is held. A simple service at First Presbyterian Church precedes a procession to Edmonton Cemetery for burial in the family plot. Rev. A. R. Osborn presided. Four massed choirs participated.
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Edmonto
Alberta
Edmonton
Frank Oliver
First Presbyterian Church
A. R. Osborn
Pioneer, Statesman and
Roosevelt lifts U.S. gold embargo under licensing system
President Roosevelt orders return of all gold above 100 held by individuals to the federal reserve before May 1. The treasury secretary may issue licenses to use gold in trade. Violations carry up to 10000 dollars fine and 10 years imprisonment. The move aims to curb hoarding and permit legitimate transactions under license.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve System
Secretary of the Treasury
Fight Grasshopper Plague Winnipeg Plans Made to Combat
Manitoba plans to tackle a grasshopper plague next summer. Minister D G McKenzie told the legislature that the most effective bait has been chosen and supply sources arranged. Dr Norman Criddle completed infestation surveys last fall, outlining high risk areas, with costs估 to be between 30 000 and 40 000 dollars. Premier Bracken hinted a bill may be introduced this session.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
D. G. McKenzie
McKenzie
Norman Criddle
Dominion
John Bracken
Ontario to Cut Wolf Bounty Amid Bootlegging Spike
Provincial secretary G. H. Charlies announces a bill in the Ontario legislature to reduce the wolf bounty from 25 to 15 dollars. He reports many Manitoba wolf skins were passed as Ontario taken, noting Manitoba has stopped bounty payments amid the epidemic of bootlegging wolf pelts from Manitoba and Quebec.
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Toronto
Ont
Manitoba
Quebec
Ontario
G. H. Charlies
Challies
Department of Game and Fisheries
Britain presses embargo on Russian goods in Commons
The House of Commons gave second reading to a government bill authorizing an embargo on Russian goods by 347 to 48 with Liberals abstaining. A white paper by Sir Esmond Ovey recounts the arrest of six British electricians in Moscow on sabotage charges, describing a climate of fear and extended interrogations.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Esmond Ovey
Moscow
Russia
Thornton
Cushny
Robert Vansittart
Esmond
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Stafford Cripps
Sir Esmond
Alan Monkhouse
Monkhouse
Inquiry Ordered on Export Cattle Trade in Parliament
Ottawa reports a senate committee will launch an inquiry into the export cattle trade. The House of Commons committee studying the milk trade and dairy livestock practices will also examine related industry issues. Senator D. E. Riley of High River proposed the cattle inquiry.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canada
House of Commons
D. E. Rley
High River
Planes Change Hillsmen’s Worship in Purnea India
Hill people of Purnea kneel and worship British expedition planes that flew over Mt Everest and Mt Kanchenjunga. Initially fearing divine punishment for intruding on sacred mountains, they observed the planes’ ascent and now revere them as they pass overhead.
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Purnea
India
Mt. Everest
Mt. KanchanjJanga
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