Rapid Rise in Wheat Prices Averts Market Breakdown
In London, Prime Minister Bennett calls the price surge in wheat an act of God that staved off a breakdown in talks on acreage restrictions. Australia resists, Canada and the United States face a 500 million bushel surplus and may dump it if no agreement is reached. World negotiations continue as crop reports and rising prices influence the four major exporters.
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London
Eng
R. B. Bennett
Canada
United States
Australia
Argentine
Stanley Bruce
Bennett
God
Providence
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
World Economic Conference
Henry Morgenthau, Sr
Mr. Bruce
Thomas A. le Breton
MacDonald
Death of Toronto Hunt Club member linked to heart disease
Major General W. B. Lindsay, who commanded the Royal Canadian Engineers at Vimy Ridge, was found dead at the Toronto Hunt Club. Officials attributed the death to heart disease, marking a sudden end to a noted World War I veteran's life.
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Toronto
Ont
W. B. Lindsay
Royal Canadian Engineers
Vimy Ridge
Toronto Hunt Club
Dominion Government to represent at Roosevelts Campo-Bello welcome
Ottawa reports the Dominion Government will be represented at the informal welcome to President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Campo-Bello Island New Brunswick. Minister Murray MacLaren of Pensions and National Health will attend.
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Ottawa
Ont
Franklin D. Roosvelt
Campo-Bello Island
N.B
Murray MacLaren
Manitoban minister Albert Prefontaine keeps seat and post
Former Manitoba agriculture minister and current minister without portfolio Albert Prefontaine has decided not to resign his legislative seat or his government position. The report notes no change in his status despite speculation. The article also states wheat averages 65 percent starch.
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Winnipeg
Albert Prefontaine
Agriculture
Manitoba
Relief From Drouth Rains Over Wide Areas
Ottawa reports temporary relief from drouth across prairie provinces due to rains in the past week. Moderate temperatures aided crops while grasshoppers remain a serious threat. Conditions vary by region with better prospects in northern prairie districts and optimism in British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Ont
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Quebec
Rockies
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Prairies
British Columbia
Renewed Confidence Advances In Commodity Prices In Alberta
Premier J. E. Brownlee told the Union of Alberta Manitapines convention in Calgary that rising commodity prices restore salaried workers confidence and spending. He cited a survey of public works to boost provincial institutions and potentially revive western business.
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Calgary
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Union of Alberta Manatipanues
Brownlee
Will Protect Farmers From Crop Seizures Plan
Saskatchewan Debt Adjustment commission completes plans to shield farmers from creditor pressure. After filing forms, sheriffs cannot seize crops, creditors cannot seize, farm implements cannot be taken, and land titles will not pass to tax sale buyers. Circular letter outlines the plan to Saskatchewan farmers.
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Saskatchewan Debt Adjustment Commission
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Debt Adjustment Board
Fatally Injured Rosser Farmhand Attacked by Bull
Theodore Kiffmeyer a 26 year old farmhand was fatally injured on his employer s farm when an infuriated bull attacked him near there The incident occurred on the day at the farm scene leaving the community in shock as authorities investigated the case and mourners gathered for the young worker known as Rosser.
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Rosser
Theodore Kiffmeyer
Resigns From Cabinet Victoria B C Minister of Public Works Steps Down
Victoria B C March report notes Hon R W Bruhn the Minister of Public Works resigns from Premier Tolmies cabinet along with three other ministers in a cabinet reduction. A letter to the premier details his belief no real union has formed and that no prospect of one exists. Legislature ends August 31 with about 65 candidates nominated across multiple banners amid a long ballot election anticipated.
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Victoria
B.C
R. W. Bruhn
British Columbia
S. F. Tolmie
Lougheed
W. C. Shelly
William Atkinson
W. A.mckenzie
Crohn
Dr. Telmie
Tolmie Unionist
Bowser
Liberal
Canadian Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Canada’s War Memorial moves for change in London
Canada’s national war memorial is being altered following Prime Minister suggestions. It stood in Hyde Park, London, for about a year and has been moved to the March Brown studio for changes. After completion it will be brought to Ottawa with a site to be determined.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Hyde Park
London
England
Gold Standard Debate Rises as Commodity Prices Climb
The article notes a renewed push for the gold standard amid rising world commodity prices. It cites pressure on Britain to link sterling to gold, while the United States resists stabilizing the dollar. Britain delays commitments, aiming to keep options open with the U S on stabilization.
Alberta Grasshopper Menace Prompts Severe Campaign
In southern Alberta the agriculture department faces the most severe grasshopper fight in province history. Minister George Headley says the pest outbreak surpasses the 1922 campaign, with ample poison bait materials and a capable campaign team handling the wide area though damage remains comparatively small.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
George Headley
U S Wheat Tax Plan Faces Levy on Wheat
Administrators of the United States Farm Act propose a 30 cent per bushel tax on wheat. The new levy aims for early July implementation, despite recent sharp grain price increases.
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Washington
General strike threatened by railway workers in Canada
Ottawa reports a potential general strike after a wage reduction deadlock between railway management and five bargaining groups engineers firemen conductors trainmen and telegraphers. A vote by 24 000 members is planned while other unions may join.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. A. Gordon
Canada
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
R. H. Cobb
Toronto
H. H. Lynch
James Murdock
Charles Montieth
Montreal
W. H. Phillips
Winnipeg
Atlantic
Pacific
Army Of Workers Ottawa Ont Increases To 10000
The Department of Labor reports ten thousand single men employed in Canadian government camps including National Defence projects. Numbers rise as projects expand with work on militia camp improvements highway construction and airfield development for aircraft.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Department of Labor
Department of National Defence
National Defence
Ottawa mayor nominated for Rotary directorate seat
J Alien of Ottawa received a Rotary International nomination from the Canadian Newfoundland delegation to fill one of five directorate vacancies. The Rotary annual report by secretary Chesley Perry shows about 147000 members across 360 clubs.
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Boston
J. Alien
Ottawa
Rotary International
Rotary Directorate
Chesley R. Perry
Term of Office Extended for UK High Commissioner
Announcement states Sir William Clark's term as high commissioner in Canada for the United Kingdom is extended to September 1934. He was appointed to the post in 1928.
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London
Eng
Sir William Clark
Canada
United Kingdom
Si William
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McCardie
Justice Atkinson
King’s Bench
Justice McCardie
Canada’s War Memorial
Chicago
U.S
Great Britain
Grasshopper Menace
Cordell Hull
Grosvenor House
Mr. Hull
Canadian Pacific
Grant Hall
George Hall
Department of Personnel
S. J. Hungerford
A. J. Hills
Army of Workers
Rotary
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