Hitler appoints Nazi governors in Prussia and Bavaria
Chancellor Hitler names Hermann Goering premier of Prussia and General Franz von Epp governor of Bavaria amid cabinet approval. The report notes shifts as Nazis consolidate power, Einstein letter triggers protest, and party realignments unfold.
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Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Prussia
Albert Einstein
Belgium
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Einstein
Cologne
German People's Party
Gustav Stresemann
Nazi Party
Stockholm
Social-Demokraten
Mounties Take 35 Mounted RCMP Recruits to Saskatoon
Thirty five mounted RCMP men arrived from the Regina training school under Inspector L J Sampson. The group includes two corporals and 32 troopers, all with horses. They will complete mounted patrol training in Saskatoon’s tributary districts. The men are billeted in a local hotel with horses stabled on the west side. Corporals J Hellots and P Cleary are among the non commissioned officers.
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Regina
Saskatoon
Mounted Rc.m.p
Saskatchewan
L. J. Sampson
Canadian Pacific Railway
J. Hellots
P. Cleary
British exports show March revival with higher totals
Preliminary Board of Trade figures report March exports at 32.551 million pounds, up from February 27.928 million and March of last year 31.196 million. Imports stand at 56.346 million pounds, vs 49.077 million in February and 61.181 million in March 1932.
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London
Eng
Board of Trade
Death of Basel chemist Jules Piccard noted
Scientist Jules Piccard, professor of chemistry at the University of Basel for forty years and father of explorer Auguste Piccard, dies here at age three. He was widely known for his scientific works.
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Lausanne
Jules Piccard
Auguste Piccard
University of Basel
Akron Naval Inquiry Reveals Akron Disaster Testimony
Moody Erwin and Richard Deal testified about the Akron airship break in longitudinal girders during the disaster at Lakehurst New Jersey. They described a 35 degree bow up water impact and a gust of wind prior to structural failure. Lieutenant Commander H V Wiley gave a differing view that the frame failed on impact. Three survivors testified to the sequence of events and the ship’s collapse.
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Lakehurst
N.J
Akron
United States Naval Court of Inquiry
Moody Erwin
Erwin
Richard E. Deal
H. V. Wiley
Claude Swanson
United States
Curb Reckless Skiing Banff Alberta
Inquiry into the death of Dr. R. E. C. Paley, an English scientist, found he died by misadventure while skiing Fossil mountain. A coroner's jury urged stricter federal park regulations for expeditions and warned skiers about prohibited zones. clubs already enforce area bans and Ottawa may seek club recommendations to implement local rules.
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Banff
Alberta
R. E. C. Paley
Fossil Mountain
Paley
Federal Parks Department
Department
Ottawa
Calgary Council Lowers Mill Rate To Fifty Mills
Calgary city council approved a property tax rate of 50 mills and asked commissioners to redraft 1933 estimates accordingly. Mayor Davison had feared a 53 mill rate, the highest in city history, but officials directed a one mill cut from last year.
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Calgary
Alberta
Davison
Forgiveness Letter Sent to John Machray by Toronto Clergy
A Toronto group of clergy sent a letter of forgiveness to John A Machray at Stony Mountain penitentiary. Rev H F Woodcock said the Oxford group offered a change of heart and forgave him for theft of funds from the University of Manitoba while in custody.
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Toronto
Ont
John A. Machray
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
University of Manitoba
H. F. Woodcock
Oxford
Machray
Old Theory About Tariffs Hits Outdated Label
Secretary of State Washington Cordell Hall called the theory that tariff moderation would flood the U S with cheap foreign labor and lower living standards an antiquated obsolete and bewhiskered notion in a critical assessment of trade policy.
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Washington-Cordell Hall
United States
U.S
New Cattle Duties Divide Irish Imports Into Classes
London treas ury order imposes a five class scale on live cattle imported from the Irish Free State for food. Previously a 10 percent ad valorem duty applied per head. The change refines duties by category as the trade continues.
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Ireland
London
Eng
Irish Free State
Treasury
No War Pension Reduction in Ottawa Discusses New Economy Plan
Ottawa officials consider legislation to apply income tax to pensions and limit dependents after a deadline. The plan aims to save money without disrupting current war pensions for most recipients. Ex servicemen report broad approval from Associated Veterans representatives.
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Ottawa
Reindeer Herd Nears End on Arctic Mackenzie Trek
The herd travelling since December 1929 reaches the west bank of the Mackenzie River delta where it enters the Arctic Ocean. Hon. T. G. Murphy, minister of the interior, said the long trek of Canada's reindeer from western Alaska to the Mackenzie River is nearly complete.
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Ottawa
Subsidy for Prairie Stallions Ties Federal Provincial Aid
Ottawa announces a 50 50 subsidy for stallion owners in Saskatchewan and other prairie provinces. The program, supported by the Dominion and provincial governments, funds premiums for stallions passing federal inspection in 1932 and for clubs formed under federal policy this year.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Weir
Soo Dominion train to coordinate Western rail services
The Soo Dominion will inaugurate June 1 a through service linking the Chicago and Northwestern Railway the Soo Line and the Canadian Pacific. The train will run from Chicago to Vancouver via St Paul Portal N D and is expected to reduce duplication benefiting all three railways.
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Chicago
Soo Dominion
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Soo Line
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
R. Thomson
Northwestern Road
Northwestern
Chicago and Northwestern
St. Paul
Portal
N.D
Thomson
Teachers Parade in Chicago Demands Back Pay
More than 1,000 demonstrators marched through the Loop protesting non payment of teachers and stormed the board of education offices. They demanded 28 000 in back pay and demanded action from board president Orville Taylor.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Orville Taylor
India Ends Trade Treaty with Japan in MFN Move
New Delhi announced steps to terminate the 1905 trade treaty with Japan and remove it from MFN status. Six months notice is given as a protective measure to offset dumping, with Sir Joseph Bhore citing depreciated currency and low rates as factors. Japan has been India’s top cotton buyer, exporting raw cotton and reimported cotton textiles.
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New Delhi
India
Japan
Sir Joseph Bhore
Commerce
Viceroy
Legislative Assembly
Sir Joseph
United Kingdom
Hudson Bay Company Reports Improved Year Despite Loss
The Hudson's Bay Company Limited releases properties deemed surplus after reporting a substantial year over year improvement. For the year ended January 31, the trading loss of 225,324 pounds followed depreciation of 199,381 pounds. Provisions cover investment losses and stock write downs. Further reserves address losses from sales and disposal of properties, with some properties already sold and others slated for disposal.
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London
Eng
Hudson's Bay Company, Limited
British official on currency depreciation at Ottawa conference
J H Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, told the House of Commons he did not think the depreciation of Australian and New Zealand currencies was a deliberate breach of Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference agreements. He added it was not for the British government to raise representations, noting the depreciation may have been aimed at aiding those countries' trade.
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London
Eng
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
House of Commons
New Zealand
Ottawa
Thomas
Alberta Prorogues Third Session of Seventh Legislature
The Alberta legislature was prorogued April 11 by Lieutenant Governor W. L. Walsh after enacting 65 new acts since opening February 9. The third session of the seventh legislature thus concluded in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Alberts
W. L. Walsh
Alberta
Demand New Trial for Heywood Patterson in Scottsboro Case
The International Labor Defence League will present petitions to President Roosevelt demanding a new trial for Heywood Patterson, convicted in Decatur, Alabama in the Scottsboro case. Patterson said he expected one million signatures within a week as petitions circulated nationally.
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New York
International Labor Defence League
Roosevelt
Heywood Patterson
Decatur
Ala
Scottsboro
Patterson
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