U F A Joins Co operative Commonwealth Federation in Alberta
Calgary delegates at the United Farmers of Alberta convention voted almost unanimously to affiliate with the Co operative Commonwealth Federation. The move links Alberta's farm party with the national federation while preserving UFA autonomy. Officials forecast stronger representation for both groups in Canada’s federal parliament after the next election.
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Calgary
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
U.F.A
C.C.F
CCF
Ulf.a
Dominion
United Farmers of Manitoba
United Farmers of Canada
Saskatchewan
United Farmers of Ontario
Toronto
Commonwealth Movement
Uniform Companies Act Aims for Dominion Province Uniformity
The Dominion provincial conference endorsed a plan to create a uniform Companies Act for the province and the Dominion. The Canadian Bar Association backed the move in Calgary last September to protect the public from abuses. The effort addresses a long pattern of evasive companies and license-driven expansion across provincial borders.
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Ottawawa
Dominion
Canadian Bar Association
Calgary
Chicago Women Burglars Torture Victim For Cash
Two women burglars tortured a housewife to force a money reveal. The victim, Mrs. Rose Schmalger, 22, suffered burned soles from lighted matches while her husband worked at a bakery. Police reported the assault details.
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Chicago
Rose Schmalger
Sino Japanese Problem at League Reaches Final Reconciliation Effort
Geneva leaders push for a last attempt to settle the Sino-Japanese dispute through the League of Nations. Japan's Yosuke Matsuoka reiterates insistence on avoiding denunciation of Manchukuo and condemnation of Manchuria policy, while officials expect the nineteen member committee to advance to paragraph four of article 15 for a report with recommendations.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Assembly
Tokio
League
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Assembly
Manchukuo
Manchuria
New Zealand Finance Minister Resigns Amid Cabinet Rift
Hon W Downie Stewart, New Zealand finance minister, has resigned prompting fears of a cabinet crisis. Disagreement over exchange rates and a central bank prompt his departure, with some ministers potentially following suit. Government under Rt Hon G M Forbes may still continue in office.
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New Zealand
Wellington
W. Downie Stewart
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
G. M. Forbes
Building Permits decline in December 1932 Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports December 1932 building permits valued at 1.48 million, down from 2.51 million in November and far below 7.90 million in December 1931. Manitoba shows a 0.84 million rise to 27.7 percent, while other provinces show declines.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Canadian poultry group seeks November Thanksgiving date
The Canadian Produce Association urged the government to revert to the November Thanksgiving date, arguing the October shift harms poultry farmers by delaying turkey readiness and market access.
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Toronto
Ont
Canadian Produce Association
New York The Wheat Race Opens From Adelaide
The annual race of Australian windjammers carrying wheat to the British Isles has begun. A cable from Adelaide reports the first ship departed January 16 and both vessels are expected to complete the voyage in about 100 days.
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New York
British Isles
New York Times
Adelaide
South Australia
Irish Start Boycott Shocks Dublin Public Houses
Fresh boycott actions in Dublin see bands of young men entering pubs, leaping on counters, smashing bottles of British ale, and wrecking advertising signs as anti British goods protests intensify across the Irish Free State.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Deaths in York Township Prompt Police Investigations
The Toronto Telegram reports three suspicious deaths in York township and East York over more than three years. Investigations under the attorney general and York township police may exhale the body of one deceased for a post mortem to check poisoning as a common cause. The deceased are Mr Bryans of East York, Mrs Stainburn of York township aged 90, and her daughter Miss Edith Stainburn aged 52.
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Toronto
Ont
York Township
East York
Attorney-General’s Department
Toronto Telegram
Mr. Bryans
Stainburn
Edith Stainburn
Rumor of 20 Million Bushel Wheat Deal With Canada
Sources close to Amtorg said talks on a rumored 20,000,000 bushel wheat agreement with Canada were only conversational and no contract was closed. They warned it might take time or never materialize.
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New York
Amtorg Trading Corp
United States
Canada
Technocracy Viewed From Editor’s Perspective
Robert Cromie, editor of the Vancouver Sun, addressed a large Vancouver Board of Trade gathering at Hotel Georgia. He urged aid to humanity through engineering and technology, contrasting modern efforts with Asia and India where work still relies on human labor. He called technocracy the publicity side of technology and said public discussion will spur study of technology’s impact on humanity’s future.
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Vancouver
B.C
Asia
India
Robert Cromie
The
Vancouver Sun
Hotel Georgia
Engineering Bureau of Vancouver Board of Trade
Cromie
Calgary Stand Refused Adverse Exchange Payment
The United Farmers of Alberta convention endorsed Calgary's stance against paying adverse exchange charges for debt obligations. The resolution, adopted after board approval, claimed the Dominion Government defaulted by not supplying gold at par, calling exchange demands a racket and supporting Canadian funds for payments.
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U.F.A
Calgary
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
Board of Directors
Japs Round Up Radicals and Tokyo Arrests Details
Japanese authorities announced a country wide round up of 2 000 radicals following underground Communist activity aiming to overthrow the social system. In Tokyo last year 7 000 radicals were arrested, many educated youths in their early 20s including girls from wealthy families. Rome to Renounce 1924 Soviet Trade Treaty Within Three Weeks.
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Tokyo
Japan
Rome
Italy
Russia
Amalgamation of Railways Seen as Big Issue
Ottawa notes the Beatty merger speech sparks mixed reaction as parliament looms for railway policy. Supporters cite Beatty and Duff plans, while critics question feasibility. Montreal Star editorial warns of weaknesses and defers to Premier Bennett, with business magnates backing merger efforts and public ownership factions preparing for battle.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Beatty
Mr. Beatty
Shaungnessy
Dominion
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific Directorate
Senate Railway Committee
Montreal Star
The
Star
Duff
Bennett
Herbert Holt
W. G. Euler
Sarnia
Proved Himself a Hero in Moose Lake Plane Crash
Berens River resident Buster Whiteway will be brought to Saskatoon via Prince Albert as a captured fugitive. He aided survivors after a Moose Lake crash that killed pilot W A Spence and Constable P Greaves. Whiteway, injured with a fractured ankle, helped his companions reach safety amid the storm.
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Prince Albert
Moose Lake
W. A
B.l Spence
Buster Whiteway
Berens River
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
G. C. P Montizambert
R.C.M.P
Pas
Whiteway
Constable P. Greaves
Montreal Men Seek Jobs at City Hall Interview
Two thousand men gathered at Montreal city hall seeking work and a living. The spokesman described peaceful, honest intentions with no revolutionary aims and awaited a response from the civic administration regarding interviews.
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Montreal
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Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Ontario Township
A. H. Young
Trinity College
University of Toronto
Young
Trinity
Ontario Historical Society
King’s College
Halifax
Evan Macdonald
Guelph
Ontario
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