Aerial Bases Domestic Policy Question in U S
Ottawa reports no US plan to set up an air base near Lake Champlain near the Quebec border. Senators discuss congressional reports on airports and defense zones with Roosevelt denying any need for such safeguard amid Canada US relations.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Lake Champlain
Quebec
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Meighen
Rodolphe Lemieux
Lib
Montreal
United States Congress
Congress
Northwest
Raoul Dandurand
United States Naval Department
Franklin Roosevelt
Miss Agnes Macphail Urges Women to Use Franchise
Miss Agnes Macphail challenged the National Council of Women at its annual meeting to wield their franchise and enter politics. She noted she had been the sole woman member of the House of Commons for 13 years and urged women to take courage and run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes McPhail
Toronto
Agnes Macphail
National Council of Women
House of Commons
Miss Macphail
the Commons
Grace Moore Triumphs as Mimi with Curtain Calls in London
Grace Moore wowed London society as Mimi in La Boheme before Queen Mary and a glittering audience. She received 15 curtain calls after the final act, believed a modern Covent Garden record, with the Queen returning after the second and applauding for a third time.
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London
Grace Moore
Mimi
Covent Garden Hall
New Minister Arrives in New York for Canada Mission
Satomotsu Kato, newly appointed Japanese minister to Canada, and his wife arrived in New York aboard the Majestic. They traveled by train to Ottawa. Kato has served in Japan's consular service in London and Washington prior to this posting.
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New York
Satomotsu Kato
Canada
Majestic
Five Applicants Ordered to Write Essays on Canadian History
Judge F A G Ouseley in district court required five naturalization applicants to submit short essays on Canadian history after failing an oral examination. The merit of the essays will determine whether their applications are approved.
Blind May Receive Pension in Canada 40-Year-Olds Considered
A Dominion House of Commons report recommends extending blind pensions to those aged 40 on par with the Old Age Pensions Act for seniors. It urges provinces to participate without applying full act provisions, noting 3,016 blind across nine provinces with about 2,600 eligible. Estimated annual cost under current contributions is under $500,000, plus $125,000 to year end. maximum pension $20 a month.
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Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
House Committee On Industrial and International Relations
Quebec
New Brunswick
No Bids For Bonds In Ontario Seeks Government Stand
The Hepburn government reports no bids received for Ontario's 15 million dollar bond issue. Premier Hepburn accuses financial interests of pressuring surrender and asserts government may sell bonds over the counter if needed. The Ontario cabinet met through the day as the issue stalled.
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Toronto
Hepburn
Ontario
European News Winnipeg Trans Atlantic Cables Hear Crisis News
The Canadian Press president Henri Gagnon says trans Atlantic cables carry a heavy load of European crisis news. At the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association meeting W. J. Butler notes wire service reports are difficult to interpret, reflecting decades of complex reporting.
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Winnipeg
Henri Gagnon
Quebec
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
W. J. J. Butler
Toronto
Babson Warns U S Business to Brace for Inflation
Roger W Babson, a famed statistician, told Boston chamber of commerce luncheon attendees to prepare for inflation. He urged business leaders to quit worrying about Washington and focus on anticipating rising prices, saying inflation of some kind surely is coming.
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Roger Babson
United States
Boston
Roger W. Babson
Washington
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Bill to Let Rural Mail Contracts Be Renewed Without Tenders
Ottawa bill aims to amend the Post Office Act granting the postmaster general power to renew rural mail delivery contracts without tender calls. Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie to introduce the measure in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
Post Office
House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
Postmaster General
End of Chaco War Signed by Bolivia and Paraguay
Peace protocol signed by Bolivia and Paraguay ends the Chaco War. Foreign ministers seal the pact in a mediation conference with Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Uruguay and the United States observing. A neutral commission will verify positions and cease-fires within 48 hours as commanders receive orders and troops halt. the commission travels by plane to the jungle front where about 100000 soldiers died.
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Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Uruguay
United States
Ilcomayo
Big Decrease Ottawa Wheat Totals Decline Week Ending June 7
Canadian wheat in store for the week ended June 7 totaled 200,355,758 bushels, down 1,189,638 from the prior week and 10,265 less than a year earlier. Canadian wheat in the United States reached 9,603,316 bushels, up 232,613 from the prior week and 2,989,339 higher than last year. United States wheat in Canada stood at 200,294 bushels, versus two bushels last year on the same date. Wheat in transit on the lakes was 3,100,258 bushels, up from 1,483,997 the prior week.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Quebec Forest Commission Aims to Boost Provincial Lumber Exports
L. A. Daigle chairman of the Quebec forest commission said the body is determined to raise lumber exports from the province. He cited influences hindering wider use of Quebec timber and outlined plans to overcome these obstacles.
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Quebec Lumber
Montreal
Quebec Forest Commission
Province of Quebec
L. A. Daigle
Daigle
Quebec
Rest Ordered for King After Silver Jubilee Strain
The King's doctors advise at least two weeks of rest for recovery from bronchial catarrh and fatigue after six weeks of strenuous duties since the silver jubilee began. Court circles note the pause in the heavy schedule shows rest outweighs immediate treatment, with Queen Mary traveling to London and the king taking a local auto ride to ease fatigue.
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Sandringham
Mary
London
Northern Chinese provinces oppose Nationalist government
A Rengo dispatch from Peiping reports a bloc of four northern Chinese provinces opposing the Nationalist government and siding with Japan and Manchukuo as a possible result of Japanese influence in Hopei.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Manchukuo
Hopei
Rengo
Peiping
A New British Movement for Cause of Peace
London reports a non partisan movement to secure cross party candidate support for peace and reconstruction. A council of action backed by figures such as David Lloyd George Viscount Snowden and Sir Basil Blackett issued a manifesto inviting delegates to a two day July London convention to launch a nationwide campaign. The aim is not opposition to the government but joint support across parties for bold reconstructions in foreign and domestic fields.
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London
Council
David Lloyd George
Viscount Snowden
Basil Blackett
Bank of England
Council of Action
House of Commons
Dafoe predicts family reunion for Dionne quintuplets
At a Atlantic City luncheon Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe told several hundred physicians wives that he hopes to unite the Dionne quintuplets with their mother in three to four years. He said Mrs Dionne may visit and care for the children now while outlining the daily routine of the quintuplets.
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Atlantic City
N.J
American Medical Association
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dionne
Dr. Dafoe
Ottawa Divorce Applications Move To Joint Parliament Panel
A proposal to form a joint committee of both houses to hear divorce applications gained cross party support. The upper house already uses a divorce committee led by Senator Lendrum McMeans. The commons lacks such a panel and sends passed bills to its private bills committee.
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Ottawa
Senate
Lendrum McMeans
Winnipeg
The
Commons
British Columbia to spend on road work and relief loans
Premier T. D. Pattullo announced a bond funded program for BC road construction with 1.5 million dollars for roads and 500 thousand dollars as loans to centres with high unemployment for needed works.
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Victoria
British Columbia
T. D. Pattullo
Memorial Unveiled for Harry Sifton in Winnipeg Park
A sundial memorial to the late Harry Sifton of Toronto was unveiled in Assiniboine Park Winnipeg. E H Macklin former Winnipeg Free Press president presented the memorial and B C Nicholas of the Victoria Times participated in the ceremony.
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Winnipeg
Harry Sifton
Toronto
E. H. Macklin
Winnipeg Free Press
Assiniboine Park
B. C. Nicholas
The
Victoria Times
Sifton
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U. S
Miss Moore
European News
Pierre Laval
Laval
France
Bureau of Statistics
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Polar Explorer
Lady Wilkins
B.C
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