Government 10 Investigate the Prison System Ottawa
Ottawa reports government plans to appoint a royal commission to probe Canada’s penitentiary system. Justice Minister Lapointe cites no firm announcement yet while Ontario AG’s Meisner case study proceeds. Other chatter touches wheat board leadership, senate vacancies, and potential Ontario senate appointment terms.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ernest Lapoiite
Ontario
David Meisner
Labatt
Lapointe
Canadian Wheat Board
John I. McFarland
James FR. Murray
Alberta Pacific Wheat Pool
Charles Murphy
Senate
Frank O'Connor
W. T. Kernahan
Toronto
John Gleeson
R. M. Burns
London
J. J. McCann
South Renfrew
C. A. Dunning
Finance
Mr. McCann
Abolition Move for Irish Senate Reaches Dail
Eamon de Valera, president of the Irish Free State, tabled a motion to send constitution amendment No 24 to the senate. The bill seeks to abolish the senate and faces a Dec 5 senate hearing after an 18 month delay. If rejected again it can still become law within 60 days. Berlin to train German youth for compulsory labor and military service under Nazi policy.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Senate
Peace Efforts Geneva Move to End Ethiopian Italian War
International circles see France and Britain pressing for conciliation between Ethiopia and Italy. Laval appeals for national support while Italians and Ethiopians consider direct talks between Mussolini and Haile Selassie. L Oeuvre cites Britain as intermediary. League experts study sanctions with possible oil embargo.
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Geneva
France
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Italy
Laval
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Paris
L’oeuvre
League of Nations
Lost Mine Copeland Recovered in Ontario Bush
In western Ontario a rumored old Copeland land mine thought abandoned was reportedly found after two Sakoose miners tripped over a rusty shovel in dense bush. That discovery led to an extended search revealing a quartz vein with free gold and notable rose quartz, suggesting the Copeland find.
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Hudson
Ontario
Copeland
Sakoose
Banting lauds medical work in Soviet Russia
Sir Frederick Banting praised Russia’s medical standards during a Hamilton visit. He noted few tuberculosis cases require bed treatment and cited factory workers undergoing prompt health checks and immediate care if disease signs appear.
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Hamilton
Ont
Frederick Banting
Hamilton Health Association
Russia
Terror Man Sentenced in England Murder
Arthur Charles Mortimer, nicknamed a terror man, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death for fatally running down Mrs. Phyllis Mary Oakes, a private secretary, with a stolen car on August 8 near Aldershot barracks where he served as a lance corporal.
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Winchester
England
Arthur Charles Mortimer
Aldershot Barracks
Phyllis Mary Oakes
British denies report of Baldwin letter to Mussolini
London officials rejected abroad reports that Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin wrote a personal appeal to Premier Benito Mussolini urging an end to the Italo Ethiopian war. The denial emphasizes no such letter was sent and speeds up clarification amid international scrutiny.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Benito Mussolini
Canal profits rise on Suez receipts in 1935 forecast
Canal officials forecast a 35 million franc increase in Suez receipts in 1935 over 1934. Officials attributed the rise to Italian military operations driving traffic, with income from January 1 to November 20 totaling 789 million francs versus 759 million a year earlier.
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Paris
Edmonton Radio Station Opens Linking North Markets
C. H. Punch Dickins announces a new radio station in the offices of Canadian Airways Limited. The station will forge the final link in a chain of private short wave stations connecting northern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and extending into the Cameron Bay area in the N W T.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Northwest
Cameron Bay
N.W.T
Canadian Airways. Limited
C. H. “Punch” Dickins
Motor Fatalities Hit New U S High in Early 1935
The National Safety Council reports 28 760 motor vehicle deaths in the first ten months of 1935, surpassing the previous high of 28 753 for the same period in 1934, signaling a rising trend on United States highways.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Council
Rust remover for chromium plating debuts with no rubbing
A new non abrasive liquid rust remover for chromium plated surfaces arrives without the need for rubbing. The development aims to safely dissolve rust while protecting the underlying metal.
Mussolini Recalled Troops as Oil Embargo Threat Mounts
Premier Mussolini mobilizes 100000 soldiers previously released for farm work and presents a 33000000 naval construction decree as Italy faces a League of Nations oil embargo threat. Gasoline hits 1.08 per gallon while Italy expands its semi official oil monopoly to control the market. The premier plans a Chemical Corporation to boost alcohol and benzol production amid fuel shortages.
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Rome
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
League of Nations
League
Chemical Corporation
Canadian crew to film Quintuplets in Country Doctor scenes
Minister Croll announced Canadian cameramen studio workers and electricians will be employed for the Canadian scenes of the Country Doctor production featuring the Dionne quintuplets.
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Toronto
Croll
Trans Atlantic airmail plans discussed by empire delegates
Representatives from Great Britain the Irish Free State Newfoundland and Canada concluded talks on a trans Atlantic airmail service to accelerate Canadian mail activity next year. Imperial Airways will handle most technical work while Canada must decide land facilities and subsidy shares.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Newfoundland
Canada
Dominion
United States
Imperial Airways
Unemployment Commission Focused During King Visit
During a Georgia seaside visit Prime Minister Mackenzie King moved toward finishing a national unemployment commission. The plan mirrors the Canadian patriotic fund model with an honorary body and a salaried executive before the Dominion provincial conference opening December 9.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Georgia
Canadian Patriotic Fund Commission
Increase in employment in Canada reports strong gains
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes an October to November rise of 14 803 workers. November 1 payroll at 1 012 103 persons across 9 482 firms, highest since December 1930. Gains centered in logging with boosts also in highway and building construction mining retail trade and manufacturing. Toronto. Capt Roger Pocock urges RAF service for adventure seekers during empire tour.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Toronto
Roger Pocock
Royal Air Force
Legion of Frontiersemen
Pocock
Oil tankers ordered to be in readiness in Montreal
The Gazette reports the British Admiralty holds about 59 oil tankers in readiness for Royal Navy service. These vessels, chartered to commercial interests and seen in Montreal, can be recalled at any time to refuel warships at sea. Many date from 1917 1918 with later additions in 1920 1923.
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Montreal
British Admiralty
The
Gazette
Admiralty
Olna
Waterfont
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Royal Naval Reserve
Dutch East Indies
Luncheon Honors Ferguson for Service to Business Interests
Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, former Canadian high commissioner to London, was feted at a luncheon chaired by Sir Hewitt Skinner. About 300 Anglo-Canadian business leaders attended and presented Ferguson with a George II silver loving cup while Mrs. Ferguson received jewelry.
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London
G. Howard Ferguson
Hewitt Skinner
Ferguson
Alberta Government Aims to Protect Consumers in Trade Codes
Premier Aberhart declared that full protection of consumers under a business code will be demanded, as discussions between retail and wholesale merchants and the government move toward regulations to prevent cut-throat competition in Alberta. Government views require retailers wholesalers and manufacturers to draft codes for approval.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Chinese Girls Guide Tourists Shanghai Tours
Modern young Chinese girls are being trained as tourist guides by the Shanghai guiding service. The girls, from well-to-do families, are stylishly dressed and work for 25 cents an hour conducting parties on tours of shops sightseeing or on social tours.
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Shanghai
China
Gu Ding Service
Aviator Promoted Edmonton Era for Mackenzie District
Chae Opines Dice Ins promoted to general superintendent of northern aviation for Canadian Airways Limited. The aviator, winner of the 1928 McKee trophy for outstanding flying, rises from Mackenzie river district to lead northern operations of the company.
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Edmonton
Chae Opines
Diceins
Mackenzie River District
Canadian Airways, Limited
McKee
Northern Aviation
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