Western premiers deny extravagance claims at conference
Ottawa reports that four western provinces rejected allegations of excessive spending and presented figures to show deficits balanced by revenue. Premier John Bracken of Manitoba Premier T D Pattullo of British Columbia Premier J E Brownlee of Alberta and Saskatchewan attorney general M A MacPherson attended.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Great Lakes
Canada
John Bracken
Manitoba
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta
M. A. MacPherson
Saskatchewan
Frail lifeboat ventures Atlantic voyage to Rio
Norwegian navigator Alfon Hansen sails a decked lifeboat with a dog and cat on a second crossing from Sierra Leone to Rio de Janeiro. He previously crossed the Atlantic from Norway to North America in the improvised craft.
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Halifax
mid-Atlantic
Africa
South America
Alfon Hansen
Rio de Janeiro
Sierra Leon
Atlantic
Hansen
Norway
North America
Senate debate over Great Lakes pact and navigation rights
Senator Arthur Van denberg argues against the St Lawrence treaty asserting Britain and Canada already hold navigation rights at the Great Lakes and would gain a military avenue through the United States under the proposed pact. He responds to Senator J Hamilton Lewis who warned of wider British access.
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Washington
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
St. Lawrence
Great Britain
United States
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Britain
Canada
Great Lakes
Informer Wins Car Prize at Toronto Service Carnival
Leslie Saunders of Niagara Falls a telephone employee received an automobile prize won by William Mollison a bank clerk in a draw held at a Toronto service club carnival last July Justice Charles Garrow of Osgoode Hall seated to make the award in Toronto
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Toronto
Leslie Saunders
Niagara Falls
William Mollison
Justice Charles Garrow
Osgoode Hall
Appointment of William M. Dickson as Deputy Minister of Labor
The deputy minister of labor post in Ottawa was announced with William M. Dickson taking office January 1. Dickson previously served as private secretary to Minister Wesley Gorton in the labor department.
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Ottawa
William M. Dickson
Labor
Dickson
Wesley Gorton
Trappers On Rations As Snowbound Routes Fail
Northern trappers and traders face rationing as overland freighters lag by six weeks due to heavy late season snows. Travel routes through muskegs collapse with horses sinking in slush and drivers soaked to the waist. Many camps report flour and sugar shortfalls until emergency air deliveries begin to provide relief.
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Prince Albert
Lac la Ronge
Montreal Lake
Aviator's Strange Experience Near Nahanni River
Pilot W. Leigh Brintwell of Mackenzie Air Services describes two Nahanni flights north west of Fort Simpson. On the second trip from Simpson with mining engineers the temperature was about 70 below zero. A Chinook heat wave melted grease on the ski landing gear, causing a surreal change in flight conditions.
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Edmonton
W. Leigh Brintwell
Mackenzie Air Services
Fort Simpson
Brintwell
Simpson
Japan
Garment Workers Strike Paralyzes Toronto Industry
More than two thousand garment workers walked out in Toronto halting production. They demand higher wages and shorter hours, with S Davies of Davies Olink Co backing government intervention and support from NRA style controls to limit hours and ensure fair pay.
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Toronto
S. Davies
Davies Olink Co
Roosevelt
NRA
Shows Great Improvement Ottawa 1933 Employment Review
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports a rise in employment in 1933 with a clear uptrend starting April 1 based on payrolls from about 8 140 firms. From April 1 to December 1 a total of 146 900 people joined wage rolls, lifting the index from 76.0 to 93.8, a 20.8 percent gain, with payroll increases across the prairie provinces and British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Churchill urges strong air force and League co operation
Winston Churchill in a London address warns Britain faces grave danger from air power. A transcript released in New York quotes him urging a robust air defense and full League of Nations cooperation to deter aerial attack, comparing it to past naval defenses.
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New York
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
London
League of Nations
Adoption of White Baby Vancouver
In Supreme Court Justice D A McDonald approves a six months old white boy for adoption by Chinese couple Lim Won and Lim Loo Shee of Victoria. The child to be named Bryan Denis Lim will be raised Protestant.
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Vancouver
Supreme Court
D. A. McDonald
Lim Won
Victoria
Lim Loo Shee
Bryan Denis Lim
Parliament May Cut Gold Content of Canadian Dollar
The Toronto Globe in Ottawa dispatch reports cabinet circles expect a bill to lower the dollar’s gold content. A 14 to 15 grain standard could cut indebtedness by about one third and likely raise domestic commodity prices in proportion. The current content is 23.22 grains.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
The
Globe
Canada
Stratosphere Flights Planned by National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society and Army Air Corps announce two stratosphere balloon ascents in June and September. They aim to set a new height record for piloted balloon flight using the largest balloon ever built. Captain Albert W. Stevens and Major William Kepner lead the air corps team with Lt. Orvil A. Anderson as alternate observer.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Albert W. Stevens
Air Corps
William Kepner
Orvil A. Anderson
Inter provincial talks aim to end fishing season clashes
Agreements to eliminate competition by staggering fishing seasons across Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta were tentatively agreed at the inter provincial fisheries conference called by Manitoba’s natural resources minister J S McDiarmid. The plan seeks to prevent market flooding by scheduling seasons at different times.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. S. McDiarmid
Stavisky Scandal Turmoil Hits French Cabinet
Premier Chautemps faces angry deputies as Bayonne pawnshop fraud triggers protests in Paris. Stavisky blamed for a bank crash tied to a $31 million investor loss. Minister Albert Dalimier resigns. Mayor Joseph Garat arrested. calls for full investigation grow.
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Chautemps
Grantic
Joseph Garat
Bayonne
Stavisky
Russia
Higgh
No Currency War Between U S and Britain
London reports a secret Roosevelt brain trust mission prompting informal currency talks aiming to keep the pound near a five dollar rate. An American monetary expert met Bank of England officials after Oliver Sprague’s resignation to align policy signals, with no formal agreement proposed and exchange funds to smooth fluctuations.
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London
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
United States
Oliver M. W. Sprague
Secretary of the Treasury
Bank of England
Washington
Treasury
Earthquake Toll Reported Across Indian Cities
Reports from Calcutta and provinces recount heavy earthquake damage on January 15. Unconfirmed estimates place deaths around 2000, with 1122 officially confirmed. Muzaffarpur Jamalpur Patna Berhampore Bankura suffer hundreds killed, tents sent to Jamalpur, 33 dead and 130 buildings ruined there.
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Calcutta
Seed Grain Mixed Across Saskatchewan After Failures
Seed grain in Saskatchewan harvest areas with crop failures is poorer and more mixed than ever. F. W. Townley Smith, president of the Saskatoon branch of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, warned members at the convention. A special committee is crafting a plan to assist registered seed growers in selling their product.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
F. W. Townley- Smith
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
General Curries Charger Brock Dies at Strathroy
General Sir Arthur Curries cherished horse Brock died in his stall at the brother’s farm in Strathroy Ontario. The death comes a month and a half after the general’s master passed away and is mourned by many who knew the animal in war and peace.
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Montreal
Sir Arthur Curries
Brock
Sir Arthur
Strathroy
Endorse World Peace Efforts by Alberta Women’s Group
The United Farm Women of Alberta convened to cable Hon. Arthur Henderson, Genoa disarmament conference chairman, praising his work and urging ongoing efforts to prevent war. The message endorses every act toward world peace and calls for continued disarmament endeavors.
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Edmonton
Evry
United Farm Women of Alberta
Arthur Henderzon
Genoa
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Informer
North Lupasable
Trease
Bureau of Statistics
Annual Review of Employment
Ramsay MacDonald
Leeds
U.S. National
Geographic Society
Alexandre Stavisky
Albert Datimier
Camillee Chautemps
U.S
India
Currie
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