Hitler to retire and Goering to take over chancellorship
Rumor in Nazi sources claims Adolf Hitler will resign as chancellor with Hermann Goering becoming chancellor on January 30 marking the Nazi regime's shift in power. Reports mention Reichstag dissolution and a new constitution, while Goering is described as poised to lead the government and be seen as the figurative ruler of the Third Reich.
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Adolf Hitler
Hermann Goering
Reichstag
Reich
Nazi Academy of Law
Weimar
Hitler
Nuremberg
Third Reich
Goering
Prussia
Fuehrer
Germany
Fewer Libel Actions Signal Reduced London Lawsuits
A sharp drop in libel cases during the upcoming term reflects juries’ reluctance to award damages for minor misprints and name confusions. The Times backed private bill by Samuel Storey aims to align libel law with slander, requiring proof of actual damage.
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London
Samuel Storey
J. J. Astor
The
Times
House of Commons
Pride de St Methode Tops Canadian Ayrshire Records
Ottawa reports Pride de St Methode of La Gorgendiere Quebec named top Canadian Ayrshire producer in the four year old class. In the 365 day division the cow produced a record 14 752 pounds of milk with 62 pounds of fat and an average test of 4.60 percent.
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Ottawa
Yarmouth Board Backs New Canadian Silver Dollar
The Yarmouth board of trade urged creating a commemorative silver dollar for King George VI's coronation next May. It will send its recommendation to the federal government and to the Bank of Canada.
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Yarmouth
N.S
Yarmouth Board of Trade
George VI
Bank of Canada
London Struck by Influenza Epidemic Grips City
One in four in Greater London affected as epidemic spreads across the capital. Public health officials urge precautions while theatres and sports suffer cancellations and reorganization. Police and notable actors including Charles Laughton and Sir John Martin Harvey are among the ill. South London hit hardest, but all districts feel impact.
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London
Charles Laughton
Palladian
John Martin Harvey
Prophet Samuel
James Barrie
David
Elizabeth Bergner
Dorothy Dix
Old Vic Theatre
Queen
Premier's Motor License In Ottawa Hints At Number Seven
In Ottawa the premier Mackenzie King may secure a lucky numeral seven for his 1937 automobile registration T W 7 while the system changes complicate matching numbers with the opposition leader. Last two renewals used 987 with varying letters and former PM Bennett's famous BB 1 was unavailable last year as his car is not in operation this year.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
R. B. Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Britain relies on voluntary recruiting amid air raid threat says Inskip
Sir Thomas Inskip told Glasgow’s territorial army and air force group that voluntary recruiting would likely suffice for Britain’s needs. He warned the UK faces widespread air raid risk as aircraft range and speed increase.
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Glasgow
Great Britain
Thomas Inskip
City of
Grassi Gets Life Non-Driving Sentence In Hit Run
Rocco Grassi 63 given life non driving sentence after guilty verdict for hit and run killing a woman. Judge Lester Patterson said such acts cannot be condoned and fined him 200 dollars in addition to the driving ban. Halifax reports a snowless Nova Scotia winter worries lumber operators with cut levels only two thirds of normal.
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New York
Rocco Grassi
Lester Patterson
Grassi
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Lost In Woods Trapper Returns After Nine Days
Seymour Harris, 98, of Black Point Nova Scotia, wandered nine days and eight nights through granite and spruce after becoming lost tending rabbit snares. He emerged near his home nine days later, exhausted but alive, recounting a harrowing escape from the wilderness.
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Seymour Harris
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Spruce
Relief Grants Reduced in Toronto Over Three Months
Ontario government announces relief aid to Toronto will fall to about $1.47 million for January to March, down from $2.10 million last year. Officials cite higher employment and lower relief costs as the reasons and note welfare returns support the cut.
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Ontario Govern Department
Marketing Grain Best Winnipeg
W Sanford Frans of Winnipeg testified that selling grain through the open market system offered by grain exchanges was the best method for marketing wheat. He argued against a market collapse, noting government agency intervention after 1929 mood shifts. He criticized public wheat futures speculation but believed regulation could help while preserving core open market practices.
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Winnipeg
W. Sanford Frans
Evans
Fans
Lost Citizenship Decrees For Ipatieff And Chichibabin
The presidium of the central executive committee, by special decree, deprived Professor Vladimir N. Ipatieff and Alexis Chichibabin of citizenship and banished them from returning to the Soviet Union. They were charged with refusing to fulfill their duty to the fatherland and were expelled from the Russian Academy of Science on December 30 for violating the new constitution by not returning to continue their work.
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Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Vladimir N. Ipatieff
Alexis Chichibabin
Soviet Union
Russian Academy of Science
Russia
Shipment Of Arms Washington
Time and a technicality thwarted United States congress in its race to stop munitions shipments to Spain. An administration embargo streaked through both houses at the fastest pace since the emergency banking legislation of 1933. Even faster, however, was the departure from New York of a Spanish steamer laden with aeroplanes sent to the Spanish socialists by Robert Cuse, Jersey City broker.
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United States Congress
Spain
New York
Robert Cuse
Jersey City
Tax Must Be Paid Winnipeg
Manitoba government has sent notices to 3,000 Dominion government employees urging immediate payment of all amounts due on Manitoba’s two per cent wage tax. The employees were deemed liable for the tax by the Privy Council after protests.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion
Privy Council
Franco Turkish dispute at league over Alexandretta and Antioch
The League of Nations handles Franco Turkish tensions on the Turko Syrian frontier. France recognizes Syria’s independence. Turkey asserts Turkish majorities in Antioch and Alexandretta warrant exclusion from Syria. League actions include observers, halted French reinforcements, and delayed French ratification. Palestine news: Peel Commission pause, Arab boycott ends pending Jerusalem testimony.
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Near East
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Saracen
Crusader
Alexandretta
Antioch
France
Syria
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Turkey
League
League Council
Palestine
Peel Commission
Port Said
Jerusalem
Textile Tariffs in Canada Could Reshape 1930s Trade Policy
Ottawa expects lower duties on British woollens and synthetic fabrics and a cut in tariffs on higher grade U S cotton products. Turgeon inquiry evidence spurs government interest in relief, while British negotiators urge better terms in the Canada United Kingdom trade accord. Domestic textile output nears 350 million dollars. imports from Britain and the United States dominate.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
W. F. A. Turgeon
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ontario Premier to represent province at coronation
Premier Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario will attend King George VI’s coronation in May. He and Mrs. Hepburn with their two children plan to sail for England in late April and return by June, with a possible Conservative opposition member also attending.
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Mitchell Hepburn
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