Labor Probe Hints State Action in Men’s Clothing Trade
Ottawa considers intervention after a House probe into Canada’s men’s clothing industry. Professor H. M. Cassidy and F. R. Scott report workers in Montreal and Toronto endure 72 hour weeks for $3 to $4 in unsanitary sweatshops. They call for stronger provincial laws, an industry self governance agency, and tighter enforcement to raise wages and improve conditions amid store pressure and weak inspections. The Montreal strike of September showed union control boosted wages significantly.
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Ottawa
Canada
House
H. M. Cassidy
University of Toronto
Montreal
Toronto
Dominion
Cassidy
F. R. Scott
McGill
Ontario
Quebec
Doumergue Granted Dictatorial Tariff Powers in France
In an early morning budget session Gaston Doumergue the emergency premier won approval 430 to 152 to hold dictatorial tariff regulating powers. A special bill grants him decree authority to alter tariffs until December 15 subject to parliamentary ratification within four months and sent to the senate.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
France
Chamber of Deputies
M. Doumergue
Senate
Canadian Woman Honored by Equal Rights International
Montreal Miss Idola Saint Jean, president of the Canadian Alliance for Women's Vote in Quebec, has been elected a member of Equal Rights International headquartered in Geneva. The organization counts many influential women from around the world with Mrs. Helen Archdale as chairman.
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Montreal
Idola Saint Jean
Canadian Alliance For Women's Vote
Quebec
Equal Rights International
Geneva
Helen Archdale
Civic groups urge speed limit cars in California
The Northern Focusation of Civic Organizations adopted a resolution urging laws to ban manufacturing and selling cars that exceed 45 miles per hour. Joseph Hagan, president of the group, announced the action.
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San Francisco
California
Joseph Hagan
New Test for Clover Reveals Useful Discovery in Saskatoon
John S. Clayton of Regina, a University of Saskatchewan chemistry student, reports an inexpensive aniline solution method to detect bitter tasting sweet clover. Under Dr. Ralph Larmour supervision and federal forage crops lab support, the method aids breeding strains without bitterness, helping move sweet clover from weed to forage plant. Clayton, a 1932 chemistry graduate, is nephew of M. J. Coldwell.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
John S. Clayton
Regina
Federal
Forage Crops Laboratory
Ralph Larmour
Untermyer
Saskatchewan
P. M. Stevenson
Prince George Receives Enthusiastic Welcome in Bloemfontein
Prince George arrives in the Orange Free State after a 3000 mile Cape Province tour. Welcomes pour in from wayside railway stations and remote towns as farmers travel to greet the royal train. Bloemfontein offers a highly enthusiastic reception.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
Prince George
Orange Free State
Cape Province
Union of South Africa
Proposal to move ancient church to San Francisco
Captain Edward Page Gaston, a Royal Geographical Society fellow, proposed relocating one of 19 condemned ancient churches built in London after the 1666 fire to San Francisco. He spoke at a Commonwealth Club sectional luncheon, suggesting re-erecting the structure on one of the city’s hills.
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San Francisco
London
Edward Page Gaston
Royal Geographical Society
Commonwealth Club
Wage Tax Boosts Manitoba Treasury by 844481
Hon. D. L. McLeod, municipal commissioner, told the Manitoba legislature that wage tax at two percent raised 844,481 dollars for eight months May to December last. The gain enriched the Manitoba treasury.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Treasury
D. L. McLeod
Manitoba
Dublin uproar as Costello backs Blueshirts
John A. Costello former attorney general pounded his desk while shouting that General Eoin O’Duffy’s Blueshirts would triumph over the government amid turmoil in the Irish Free State dáil.
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Ireland
Dublin
Irish Free State
Dail
Direann
John A. Costello
Eoin O'Duffy
Prairie provinces seek freight cuts for coarse grains
Hon. George Hoadley announced in the legislature that prairie governments plan to ask the Dominion government to reduce freight charges on oats barley and rye shipped to eastern Canada and British Columbia. They also seek subsidies for coarse grain production on summer fallow land this spring as part of wheat reduction efforts.
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Edmonton
George Hoadley
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Canada
British Columbia
Hoadley
Bank Swindle Reported in Buenos Aires
Police raided a Buenos Aires bank arresting clerks and uncovered the entire board of directors and two executives missing along with more than 4,006,000 pesos. Strong boxes held 96 pesos and a directors note for 50,000 pesos. Authorities call it the most extensive swindle in two years of currency control.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Squirrel hunting replaces farming in High Prairie district
Low grain prices and many unthreshed fields shift farmers in the High Prairie Grouard Enilda area to hunting. A local fur buyer reports $111,000 worth of squirrel pelts purchased this season and says skins are now a standard medium of exchange in the region.
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Enilda
Alta
Prairie-Grouard-Enilda
New Tariff Experiment Under Roosevelt Proposal
Democratic leaders in Congress back a tariff experiment granting the president up to 50 percent authority to bargain tariff cuts directly with other nations. Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for power to negotiate bilaterally without using the tariff commission, while keeping free list protections.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Henry Pu Yi Enthroned Emperor of Manchukuo in Ta Manzhou Ti Kuo
Henry Pu Yi, the last Qing heir, was crowned emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo in Hsinking. He appeared in ceremonial robes as 101 guns boomed to announce the new regime, while his wife Yueh Hua was absent due to illness.
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Hsinking
Manchukuo
Henry Pu Yi
Imperial Palace
Kang Teh
Manchuria Empire
Yueh Hua
Riots Threaten New York City Jail Island
Riots continue on New York's Devil's Island unit with 1,200 inmates in six disturbances over eight days. Commissioner McCormick cites idleness as a chief problem as guards work 24 hours on riot duty in hospitals and penitentary facilities.
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New York
Gotham
Devil's Island
East River
Commissioner of Correction
Austin H. McCormick
New Highway Link Planned Between Waterton and Glacier
The United States and Canada will begin building the border corridor connecting Waterton Lakes Park with Glacier National Park in Montana. The Calgary branch of the Alberta Motor Association announced the plan in cooperation with the Canadian government.
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Calgary
United States
Waterton Lakes Park
Glacier National Park
Montana
Alberta Motor Association
Miners Disappointed as Bonus Report Denied
South African gold miners faced disappointment after officials denied a report that the government would provide a bonus of 2.5 million dollars from excess profits caused by the new gold premium. The denial ends hopes for a payout to workers.
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Cape Town
Rescue Planes From Moscow Station Arctic Rescue
Three of Soviet Russia's top Arctic flyers were en route to the United States to assist in rescuing 101 persons stranded on ice floes in the Bering Sea if needed.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
United States
Bering Sea
Paris Debates Acceptance of Germany Arms Demands
Premier Gaston Doumergue weighs an agreement recognizing Germanys demands for more arms and allowing France to retain its strong army as a real and urgent policy option. The move reflects tensions in European security arrangements and possible shifts in alliance commitments.
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Paris
Germany
France
Gaston Doumergue
Japan and Russia Accuse Each Other Over Air Incidents
Tokyo says Moscow violated air space over Korea and Manchuria and seeks guarantees planes will stop. Moscow counters that Japanese aircraft were seen over Soviet territory and near the Manchukuo frontier. Both sides file formal protests as officials assess the incidents.
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Tokyo
Moscow
Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Foreign Office
War Department
Manchukuon
Ota
Pogronichnaya
Iman
Hardy Pioneer Albert Davis Survives 16 Mile Snowshoe Trek
Albert Davis, 59, of Sudbury Ontario, arrived at a hospital after a 16 mile snowshoe trek in 45 below weather with no boots or coat. He said he walked in on his own feet and cited his Belgian police dog Nipper for waking him during a cabin fire that destroyed his home.
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Sudbury
Albert Davis
Nipper
French Britain Trade War Talks Set in London
French commerce minister Lucien Lamoureux will lead a delegation to London to discuss ending the Franco British trade war and to establish a new French economic policy. A British note proposes a bilateral trade treaty to replace denounced arrangements and a flexible bargaining tariff is planned as a feature of the new policy.
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Paris
London
Lucien Lamoureux
France
French Wheat Act Rumors Signal Market Turmoil
Reports in Paris claim the French Wheat act passed last July failed and fresh crop projections for 1934 could trigger a broad price drop. Allegations surface that farmers used fraud to secure the minimum guaranteed price under the act.
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Paris
Opposition to Sweepstakes Bill Voiced in Senate
Hon. H. C. Hoc ken of Toronto voiced strong opposition to the sweepstakes legalization in the senate during second reading on the sweepstakes bill. The debate was adjourned by Senator James Murdock.
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Ottawa
Senate
H. C. Hocken
Toronto
James Murdock
Plans Approved to Retire U.S. Agricultural Lands
President Roosevelt approved three government divisions' plans to begin retiring poor agricultural lands from production as the first step in the national land retirement program.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
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