Social research plan urged to tackle economy and mood
Alfred Speakman of the UFA in Ottawa urged forming a national council of social and economic research modeled on the National Council of Scientific Research. He argued unemployment, distribution, and low commodity values require study and advocated state support to resolve low mood and wealth distribution, with government openness to debate.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Alfred Speakman
U.F.A
Red Deer
National Council of Social and Economic Research
Council On Industrial and Scientific Problems
H. H. Stevens
Economic Council
Speakman
Mackenzie King
National Council of Scientific Research
Dominion
Canada
Mr. Speakman
East Provides Market For Western Fish
Winnipeg reports a peak in shipments as two special CN trains moved western fish east. A fifteen car load of frozen fish departed Prince Rupert mainly to Toronto Montreal Windsor Chicago and New York. An eleven car fresh fish consignment from the prairies rode an extra Continental Limited section eastward.
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Prairies
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
United States
Canadian National Railways
Prince Rupert
Toronto
Montreal
Windsor
Chicago
New York
Continental Limited
Premier Bennett cites lack of date for Royal Commission report
Ottawa records show Premier Bennett told the House of Commons there is no information on when the Royal Commission on Transportation report will be issued or if further sittings will occur. He answered Lib. C. R. McIntosh from North Battleford.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Commission On Transportation
Bennett
House of Commons
C. R. McIntosh
Lib
North Battleford
Favorable Wheat Situation Report in Ottawa Canada
Ottawa reports a brightening wheat outlook with rising demand and higher prices expected in the next two months. Minister H H Stevens notes favorable factors including continued large foreign buying, especially by Italy and France, and a firmer world market. Broomhall cites constructive factors and possible shifts to Winnipeg if Argentine policy redirects trade.
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Ottawa
Ont
H. H. Stevens
Broomhall
Liverpool
Italy
France
Germany
United Kingdom
America
Europe
Buenos Aires
Winnipeg
Too Much Legislation Montreal Opinion on Prairies
Winnipeg Mayor Ralph Webb, visiting Montreal en route to Lake Placid, calls for a five year holiday from legislation. He criticizes Premier Bracken's plan for a united Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba government urging focus on Manitoba's own problems first.
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Montreal
Prairies
Ralph Webb
Winnipeg
Lake Placid
Webb
John Bracken
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Bracken
Vessels Protected Montreal Bombardment Keeps Foreign Shipping Unharmed
A cable from Hong Kong reports that despite air and naval bombardment at Shanghai movements of foreign shipping were not interfered with. A British naval vessel outside Woo sung coordinates with British vessels and consular authorities to notify steamships. Ottawa reports air mail service carried 224,904 pounds of mail over 644,786 miles from July 1, 1931, to January 31, 1932, at an estimated total government cost of 472,539 dollars.
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Montreal
Que
Shanghai
George Stephen
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alan Cameron
Hong Kong
Woosung
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Arthur Sauve
Bilingual Currency Resolution Debated in House of Commons
Ottawa Ont The House of Commons will consider a resolution urging that Canadian currency circulate in both official languages English and French. O L Boulanger Ltd of Bellechasse has placed the proposal on the order paper for debate.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
O. L. Boulanger Ltd
Bellechasse
Cold Wave Sweeps Europe Causing Fatalities and Frost
Frost and heavy snow batter Europe with multiple deaths reported across Romania Bessarabia and France. In Romania eleven people and horses died on a country road. two families perished in a village. the Danube froze for miles. northeastern France saw three deaths and disrupted transport. London records its first real snow of winter and England faces deep rural snow and a strong easterly gale forcing small craft to seek shelter.
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London
England
Europe
Roumania
Danube
France
Bordeaux
Channel
Sebastian Wins Provincial Oats Championship in Calgary
Peter Sebastian of Wembley Alberta wins oats championship at the province seed fair. His Victory oats sample weighs 52 percent over a bushel. Grand championship open to professionals goes to Nels Linden of Wetaskiwin.
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Calgary
Alberta
Peter Sebastian
Wembley
Sebastian
Nels Linden
Wetaskiwin
Scotland to Send Official Trade Mission Vessel to Canada
Glasgow based Anchor Donaldson Line official Graham Donaldson arrives in Montreal to finalize spring plans for a trade mission ship to Canada. The voyage aims to boost Scottish commerce with Canadian ports and markets.
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Scotland
Montreal
Que
Canada
Graham Donaldson
Anchor Donaldson Line
Glasgow
Ottawa Bills Aimed at Delinquent Act Amendments
In Ottawa the House of Commons gave first reading to a bill amending the Juvenile Delinquents Act. Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie explained the change closes a defence used by magistrates that failure of a child to become delinquent absolves a contributor. The measure, backed by Manitoba and six other provinces, was endorsed by many Children's Aid Societies.
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Ottawa
Guthrie
Children's Aid Societies
Students Against War Protests Rise at Imperial University
Twenty five students were arrested after a Shanghai and Manchuria protest at Imperial University. Eight hundred students gathered for speeches before attempting a street parade with red banners. Police dispersed the crowd and jailed the leaders.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shanghai
Manchuria
Imperial University
Seed Oats Shipped from Calgary for Saskatchewan Relief
A. E. Wilson of Regina reports seed oats from the Peace River country are already en route to the Saskatchewan relief commission. He says Saskatchewan may acquire up to 2,000,000 bushels of seed oats and 1,000,000 bushels of seed barley, with no seed wheat needed due to 5,500,000 bushels in province elevators.
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Calgary
Alberta
Peace River
Relief Commission
Saskatchewan
A. E. Wilson
Regina
British Chiefs in Shanghai Amid War-Torn Tensions
An unusual conference photo shows Colonel R. S. Hooker of the U S Marines, Major Price Williams of British defense forces, Major General Barrett, and Brigadier General Richard Fleming. They oversee reinforced forces from Britain and the United States to protect citizens in Shanghai as emergencies loom.
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Shanghai
R. S. Hooker
United States Marines
International Settlement
Price Williams
Barrett
Richard Fleming
Britain
Tariff Bill Introduced in British Commons
London reports the trade bill aims for a general 10 percent tariff on imports to Great Britain. Neville Chamberlain introduced it for first reading after Government defeated two Labour amendments. Lords Viscount Snowden spoke against the plan calling it disastrous to economic life and defended cabinet membership amid disagreement.
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London
England
Great Britain
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
House of Lords
Viscount Snowden
Ickornshaw
Lords
Gold Strike Near Hudson Bay Railway Mile 286
Reports of a new gold and silver strike near mile 286 on the Hudson Bay Railway reach town. A large mining group has optioned claims and will move in drills and equipment within days, expanding Island Lake area prospecting on the Manitoba Ontario border.
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Manitoba
Island Lake
Mile
Hudson Bay
Manitoba-Ontario
Well Known Novelist Edgar Wallace Dies in Hollywood
Edgar Wallace 56 prominent and highly paid author died February 10 in Beverly Hills due to double pneumonia. Born in 1875 in London he rose from newsboy to prolific writer with over 1.5 million books sold in the U.S. He wrote quickly and also ran a London racing column. He once ran as a Liberal candidate in 1931 but lost. Wallace recently moved to Hollywood to write screenplays.
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Beverley Hills
Cal
Edgar Wallace
London
England
Wallace
Hollywood
Hoover Leaders Plan Emergency Measure to Unlock Securities
Congressional leaders and President Hoover back a new emergency measure to free billions of sound securities for active credit. The plan would push in Senate and House to release nearly one billion dollars of treasury gold not needed for reserves.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Hoover
Senate
House
Treasury
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