Mad Trapper Fells in Arctic Police Battle
In a relentless eight week pursuit across the Arctic, the notorious Mad Trapper Albert Johnson is killed by a police posse near Aklavik Northwest Territories. Staff Sergeant Hersey wounded, Noel Verville and others assisted, Pilot May tried to aid with bombs. Johnson had eluded authorities since entering Rat River country, living in isolation until his death.
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E. F. Hersey
Noel Verville
Hunter
Hersey
Verville
Johnson
Aklavik
Canada
Arctic
Royal Canadian Signals Corps
Rat River
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Continued Low Fares Keep Montreal Round Trips Through Feb
The Canadian Passenger Association announced that the Low Fares Montreal program will stay in effect after February 29, the date set for discontinuance, and will continue weekend round trip offers by Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and other Dominion railways.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
Canadian Passenger Association
Ottawa officers offer services to China in air war
Eighty Royal Canadian Air Force officers to be released from service offer to Linchuin, the Chinese consul-general in Canada, to serve in China's fight against Japan. They are posted at Ottawa Trenton and Vancouver stations. Li Tchuan says he has no instructions to engage airmen. Flying Officer F W Brooks notes the offer was by the officers alone without government knowledge or consent.
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Ottawa
Ont
China
Royal Canadian Air Force
Linchuin
Canada
Japan
Dominion
Defence Department
Trenton
Vancouver
Nanking
Li Tchuan
F. W. Brooks
Department of National Defence
War Strength Of Russia Reported To League
Geneva reports the Soviet Union presented figures to the League of Nations and Disarmament Conference showing the Red Army at 404,393 men with 28 000 air force troops and 29 000 navy personnel. Navy tonnage totaled 160 000 tons with 71 000 tons in capital ships and 7 500 aircraft. Ogpu guards numbered 45 000. Total armed forces expenditure for 1931 was 1 290 000 000 rubles about 645 million dollars.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations
Disarmament Conference
Red Army
Red Air
Ogpu
Secret Police
Russia
Probe Gordon Charges Ottawa Special Committee Appointed
A special committee to investigate charges and allegations by Hon. G. N. Gordon former deputy speaker of the House of Commons has been appointed. Members named include G. R. Geary Onesime Gagnon J. L. Bowman William Duff C. B. Howard and Alfred Speakman with party affiliations listed.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. N. Gordon
House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
G. R. Geary
Toronto South
Onesime Gagnon
Dorchester
J. L. Bowman
Pictou
William Duff
Antigonish-Guysboro
C. B. Howard
Sherbrooke
Alfred Speakman
U.F.A
Red Deer
Tidal Wave Hits Western Alaska Native Villages
Clark M. Garber reports a tidal wave across the western Alaska coast from the Kuskokwim delta northward, damaging igloos cabins and fish caches with four to five feet of floodwater. About 2,500 people are affected, facing winter hardship as dried fish and hunting gear are lost. Relief will be provided by the Indian affairs office with reindeer supervisor aid.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Kuskokwim River
Clark M. Garber
Indian Affairs Bureau
Garber
Indian Affairs Office
Peace River outlet study recommends no western outlet
J M R Fairbairn chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway and colleagues on a committee, appointed by Railways Minister R J Manion, conclude no western outlet is justified given current traffic and existing rail routes. the report, tabled in Parliament, says many times the present traffic would be needed to justify another railway outlet.
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Ottawa
Ont
J. M. R. Fairbairn
Canadian Pacific Railway
R. J. Manion
Peace River
House of Commons
Bandits Escape With Cash and Cheques From Winnipeg Messenger
Winnipeg police hunt a trio of bandits who attacked George Kidd provincial treasury messenger, stole a satchel with 3600 dollars in cash and 15000 in cheques and money orders, and fled in a stolen car after a failed gun shot. Messenger Ridd was knocked unconscious but survived.
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Messenger
Winnipeg
George Kidd
Treasury
Ridd
Jack Campbell
Kidd
Peculiar Cross-Border Banking Trend Report
Halifax reports traders on the US-Canada border move surplus cash across the line to Canadian banks. Yankees in Maine Vermont and New Hampshire withdraw from local banks to deposit in Dominion institutions at about 1.18 to 1.20 Canadian dollars. The practice includes mortgaging property to fund transfers with profits anticipated when the Canadian dollar strengthens.
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Halifax
N.S
United States
Business Week
New York Commercial Journal
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Canada
War history in school books discussed at disarmament session
At the world disarmament conference Baron Yrio Koshinen Finland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs urged demilitarization of frontiers and Romanian Foreign Minister Gh’ka supported the French plan to arm the League of Nations He also suggested revision of school books to eliminate incitement to war.
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Geneva
Swizerland
Yrio Koshinen
Finland
Gh'ka
Romania
League of Nations
Debates Over Wheat Bonus in House of Commons
In Ottawa a sharp House clash between Robert Gardiner and M N Campbell focused on a resolution urging a $1 per acre wheat seed bonus. Lib MP MacKenzie sponsored. Western farmers praised the five cent per bushel bonus but some urged broader relief for drought hurt areas and hail damaged crops.
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Ottawa
Mr. Gardiner
Campbell
Theer
U.F.A
MacKenzie
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Ottawa MPs Push Bridge Over North Saskatchewan
In Ottawa meetings before the Royal Commission on Transportation, Liberal MP C R McIntosh urged building a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge over the North Saskatchewan River and extending the Saskatoon North Battleford line to spur development.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Commission On Transportation
Ontario Motor Coach Operators Association
C. R. McIntosh
North Battleford
Sask
Canadian Pacific Railway
North Saskatchewan River
Saskatoon
McIntosh
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Mad Trapper
N.W.T
Albert Johnson
Royal Canadian
Mounted Police
Yukon
Dommon
Commons
P. Heenan
Liberal
Kenora
Robert Borden
Washington
J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Dairy
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Canadian
Peace River Outlet
U.S
France
Italy
Andre Tardieu
Dino Grandi
Rene Massigli
Augusto Rosso
London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Downng Street
Chequers
Reykjavik
Iceland
Gudmunder Grimmson
Rugby
N.D
Trans-American Airlines Corporation
Nanaimo
B.C
Nanoose Bob
Nanoose Bay
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