Italy and Germany Discuss New Alignment Pattern
A report says an Italo-German alliance resembling the old triple entente is forming. Talks in Florence and Berlin consider a Rome Vienna Berlin accord with tariff cuts, Austrian independence guarantees, and freedom for pan Germanism in Austria while preserving Austrian sovereignty.
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Rene Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Florence
Berlin
Ulrich Vor Hassell
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Italy
Cope With Difficulties Ottawa Civic Talk by Montre al Junior Board
Former prime minister Bennett told a Mont Royal junior board of trade gathering in the capital that no generation is better equipped to cope with mankind s difficulties. James S Woodsworth recalled pioneer Canada paddle your own canoe later saying we are all in the same boat and must sink or swim together. J H Blackmore H R Stevens and C H Cahan spoke briefly. Stevens urged boards of trade to revive arbitration to settle local industrial disputes.
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Ottawa
Bennett
Board of Trade of
Montreal
James S. Woodsworth
C.C.F
Canada
J. H. Blackmore
Social Credit Group
H. R. Stevens
Reconstruction Party
C. H. Cahan
Stevens
Boards of Trade
Hoard of Gold Seized in New York
U S secret service agents seized ten thousand $20 gold pieces valued at $338,000 from the safety box of Zelik Josefowitz, a wealthy European. The hoard, largest since the 1934 Gold Hoarding Act, faces confiscation and potential civil penalties. hoarder could be fined up to $10,000 and jailed up to ten years.
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New York
United States Secret Service
Zelik Josefowitz
Willam H. Houghton
Ottawa Considers Higher Tariff on US Baby Chicks
Representations have been made to boost tariffs on baby chicks imported from the United States. Hon. J. G. Gardiner, minister of agriculture, told the House of Commons that the government has made no decision yet.
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Ottawa
United States
J. G. Gardiner
House of Commons
Ceylon Orders Registration of All Business Names
The government of Ceylon requires all business names to be registered. The policy aims to formalize commerce and reduce unregistered trade. Authorities emphasize compliance through new registration procedures and penalties for noncompliance.
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Ceylon
Six Killed In Snowslide At Gold Mine In Marcos Colo
Surviving miners endured a blizzard as rescuers reached the Hesperus gid mine wreckage above timberline at 11 000 feet. Six died and three were injured when a massive snow slide buried the mine buildings. Alvin Fink, 20, buried under debris, described the horror while rescuers reached survivors at the Red Arrow mine about midway.
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Red Arrow
Midway
Alvin Fink
Timberline
Kept Alive Three Years Ended by Surrey Death
Crosby Halahan 65, kept alive for more than three years by artificial respiration, died Feb 18 at Chiddingford Surrey. He could not breathe without aid since 1932 when his muscles atrophied. Sir William Bragg later helped develop a bellows like device using football bladders to aid respiration.
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New York
Crosby Halahan
Chiddingford
Surrey
London
New York Times
Sir William Bragg
Times
Halahan
Plot To Kill Selassie in Addis Ababa
An Ethiopian investigation and manhunt followed reports of a plot to damage Emperor Haile Selassie’s personal aero plane. Authorities pointed to a skilled mechanic or ace pilot as the likely attacker citing sand in fuel and subtle damage to cylinders and controls designed to avert detection.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Ontario's first income tax bill moves to committee
The Ontario legislature gave second reading to the provinces income tax bill by a 51 to 16 vote after opposition attempts to delay. Premier Hepburn and minister Paul Leduc touted the urgent need for swift passage following defeat of an opposition amendment and a bid to censure Speaker Hipel.
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Toronto
Ontario
Hepburn
Paul Leduc
N. O. Hipel
Churchill Winnipeg Seaport Bookings Signal 1936 Season
Advance reports from two steamship firms indicate rising bookings from continental ports to Churchill Manitoba. Transportation officials say the northern seaport is poised for a prosperous 1936 navigation season with increased traffic.
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Manitoba
Canadian pilots not yet qualified for high speed US style air mail
Wing Commander D R MacLaren, manager of the Pacific division of Canadian Airways, says Canadian pilots lack five men capable of operating radio controlled, high speed planes used in United States air mail. He notes aviation in the Dominion will grow efficiency with more training.
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Vancouver
B.C
United States
D. R. MacLaren
Pacific
Canadian Airways, Ltd
University of British Columbia
Canada
Dominion
British Bomber Crashes Over England and Channel
Night bombing exercises by the Royal Air Force produced two accidents. A bomber near Petersfield Hampshire killed three airmen and left three missing. A second aircraft sank in the English Channel near Le Havre with four aboard. one man swam ashore.
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London
Royal Air Force
Petersfield
Hampshire
English Channel
le Havre
France
Channel
Boost In Export Trade Increases Canadian Exports
Hon. W. D. Euler reports January exports to the United Kingdom rose to 21,082,540 from 16,611,036 last year, a 5,071,804 or 30 percent gain. Exports to the United States grew to 20,129,564 from 17,529,101, up 2,600,463 or nearly 15 percent. Trade with the UK improved despite reciprocity debates, while US trade did not hurt UK exports.
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Britain
United States
Ottawa
United Kingdom
W. D. Euler
New Mineral Salt Beds Found in North Dakota
The drouth relief effort uncovered eight deposits of glauder salt in Williams Divide and Mountrail counties, North Dakota. About 20 million tons of natural sodium sulphate were located, valued at up to 18 dollars per ton in the imported market, potentially shifting pulp and paper industry supply.
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New York
North Dakota
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Canada
Williams
Divide
Mountrail
Parliament to study proportional representation and voting acts
A special House of Commons committee will be formed to study proportional representation the alternative vote in single member constituencies compulsory voter registration and compulsory voting. Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe gave notice he will move for appointment of the committee to study the Dominion Elections Act and the Dominion Franchise Act and propose amendments.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
Urge Plan for Pensions to Begin at Sixty in Canada
Ottawa debate centers on voluntary retirements at age 60 to open jobs for youth. Abraham Heaps of the CCF pushes for a monthly pension up to 50 dollars, funded by limited inflation, citing 870,428 Canadians aged 60 or over. Woodsworth backs strong pension security as a national goal. The resolution calls immediate legislation to retire the unemployed into productive work, with Prime Minister Mackenzie King urging action against poverty.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Abraham Heaps
CCF
North Winnipeg
Heaps
Woodsworth
Canada
Winnipeg
Dominion
Bennett
Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Ottawa Mayor Plans Leap Day Birthday With Odd Tradition
Ottawa Mayor Stanley Lewis will celebrate his 11th birthday on February 29, though he is 48. Letters from Montreal Halifax and Winnipeg echo the plight of others born on leap day. Winnipeg resident Rose Wansbrough recalls her twin’s frustration in 1900. The party at the city’s largest theatre charges one new pot or kettle per person, then beneficiaries receive the gifts.
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Ottawa
Stanley Lewis
Montreal
Halifax
Winnipeg
Rose Wansbrough
Lewis
Extra Leave Granted for Vimy Pilgrimage
Secretary of State Rinfret announced in the House of Commons that returned soldiers in government service will receive eleven days of extra paid leave this summer to participate in the Vimy pilgrimage. The extra leave adds to the standard three weeks of ordinary holiday leave.
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Ottawa
Rinfret
House of Commons
Thomas Reid
Lib
New Westiminster
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U.S. Secret Service
Selassie
Premieer
Austen Chamberlain
Premier Baldwin
Baldwin
Committee For Imperial Defense
House OF Lords
Westminster
Prince of Wales
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