House approves titles for Canadians by party-line vote
In Ottawa the House of Commons backed titles for Canadians by 113 to 94. Conservatives blocked a restraining motion while Liberals Progressives and United Farmers united against titles. Sir Eugene Fiset joined the government side. Premier Bennett defended titles as recognition of public service. Mackenzie King argued titles create class distinctions.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Liberals
Progressives
United Farmers
Humphrey Mitchell
Labor
East Hamilton
Ontario
George Spotton
North Huron
D. Cotham
North Renfrew
Eugene Fiset
Rimouski
National Defence
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Emergency Wheat Control Bill Introduced in Manitoba
Premier John Bracken introduced legislation in the Manitoba legislature to implement the London wheat agreement. The bill creates emergency wheat control boards with licensing and regulation power for wheat sales and purchases during the 1934 35 crop year August 1 to July 31 1935. The motion passed after the premier's address and the bill received first reading.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
John Bracken
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Daring Journey From Williams Lake by English Alpinists
A party of two renowned English alpinists Sir Norrmaan J. Watson and Wing Commander E B Beauman led a mountaineering expedition that left Williams Lake on March 13 bound for Tatla Lake to ski across the coast range. They traveled by train from Vancouver and planned to reach Tatla Lake by auto truck over two days. The group is equipped to clear snow bound roads to allow truck passage.
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Williams Lake
B.C
Norrmaan J. Watson
E. B. Beauman
Tatla Lake
Coast Range
Vancouver
Mobile Medical Clinics to Aid Manitoba Children
Travelling clinics for children in unorganized Manitoba territory will be launched this year in cooperation with public health nurses. Health Minister R A Hoey announced the plan during Manitoba legislature discussions on health and public welfare funding.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
R. A. Hoey
Department of Health and Public Welfare
Protection urged for BC growers by Alberta beef tax plan
Victoria.G. H. Chataway for the Ashcroft Ranchers' Association charged that dumping low grade Alberta beef in British Columbia depresses prices for BC producers. He proposed a tax of five cents per pound on all beef mutton pork veal and lamb not raised in British Columbia.
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Victoria
G. H. Chataway
Ashcroft Ranchers’ Association
Alberta
British Columbia
B. C
Four Point Arms Plan for Paris Disarmament Reply
France drafts a four point arms convention in response to Britain disarmament plans. It demands counting German storm troopers in reichs soldiers and relief from immediate disarmament if rearmament is allowed, with guarantees of faithful implementation and rapid conclusion.
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Paris
France
Foreign Affairs
Great Britain
Rescue of Fulton Crew After Fire In Heavy Seas
U S gunboat Fulton carrying 187 men caught fire in a heavy storm near Hong Kong. Three crewmen were injured, two with broken limbs and one with smoke inhalation. Surviving crew praised HMS Wishart and steamship Tsinan for dangerous rescue as Fulton burned for hours and was abandoned 50 miles northeast of Hong Kong en route to Foochow.
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Hong Kong
China
United States
Fulton
H.M.S. Wishart
Tsinan
Todd
Wishart
Foochow
No Grant Sought Ottawa in Fisheries Grant Debate
In the House of Commons a proposed 4500 grant to United Maritime Fishermen drew sharp criticism from A W Neill who asked why no BC fishermen's groups received similar aid. Alfred Duranleau, acting fisheries minister, replied that no Pacific coast organization had requested the grant.
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Ottawa
United Maritime
House of Commons
A. W. Neill
Ind
Comox-Alberni
British Columbia
Alfred Duranleau
Pacific Coast Organization
Edmonton Collegiate Board Endorses Public Works for Graduates
The Ed monton collegiate board endorses a government public works program for graduating high school students and will solicit ideas from teachers and students on suitable projects to benefit the city's youth.
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Moose Jaw
Collegiate Board
Edmonton
Ottawa proposes 14 day consecutive race meeting amendment
A bill in the house of commons gives first reading to an amendment of the criminal code allowing race meetings to be held 14 days in a row when racing is legal, instead of the current rule requiring at least 20 days between any seven day periods.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Pattullo Vows BC Government Backing Pledges
Premier T. D. Pattullo said in the British Columbia legislature that the government will be responsible for all actions and promises including work and wages as part of its pledges.
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Victoria
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
St Lawrence Route Ottawa Senate inquiry on navigation and costs
Senator Archibald Gillis of Saskatchewan moves for a government information order seeking detailed data on St Lawrence navigation from head of the lakes to the sea. The request covers harbor debts, grain elevator counts, dredging costs, ice breakers, river aids, and wheat freights for 1933 plus fatalities on the St Lawrence in 1933-34.
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Ottawa
Senate
Archibald Gillis
Saskatchewan
Gillis
Quebec
Montreal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Head of the Lakes
Sydney
N.S
St. Lawrence
Prairie Provinces
Wheat Exports Down in Canada for Week Ended March 9
Dominion bureau of statistics reports total wheat exports from Canada for the week ending March 9 reached 1,910,000 bushels. Shipments fell by more than 1,500,000 bushels from the prior week and were over 1,000,000 bushels lower than the same week last year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British-American trade move eyed to boost commerce
London reports Richard Washburn Child Roosevelt’s European trade ambassador designate will be received in high government circles. British and American interests expect broader trade ties, contingent on foreign exchange stabilization and easier sale of British goods in the United States. The British government signals a focus on bilateral negotiations to lift foreign trade.
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Teo
London
Richard Washburn Child
Roosevelt
United States
Child
Ford restores five dollar day wage in 1914 terms
The Ford Motor Company announces a return to a five dollar daily minimum wage effective March 13. About forty seven thousand of the company’s seventy thousand U S employees nationwide benefit from the raise, boosting payroll by roughly six million dollars annually. In Canada the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited confirms the same five dollar minimum at its main plant and branch assembly plants.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Compan
United States
Ford Company
East Windsor
Ont
Saskatchewan Won’t Take Over Prince Albert Park
Premier J. T. M. Anderson says the province has no plan to assume control of Prince Albert national park. A letter to the local board of trade notes the board’s recommendation that administration stay with the Dominion government.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
J. T. M. Anderson
Board of Trade
Shortage of Farm Land Affects Saskatoon Families
A steady stream of family heads registers for assistance under the Saskatchewan land settlement scheme in Saskatoon. Some 375 families have already registered seeking farmland.
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Saskatoon
St Lawrence Seaway Pact Rejected by Senate
The St Lawrence waterway treaty faced defeat in the United States Senate by 46 to 42, with key opponents from Lake Michigan states arguing it impinged on American rights. President Roosevelt signaled intent to reintroduce a form of the measure, citing fears of Canadian control over the canal. Senator Lafollette pledged further fight, while Illinois Senator Lewis pressed renunciation of Lake Michigan claims and Chicago diversion limits as prerequisites.
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Washington
St. Lawrence
Senate
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Keebert Lafollette
Wisconsin
Lafollette
Lafoliette
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Chicago
J. Hamilton Lewis
Congress
Tinois
Nudists Parades Driver Cites Doukhobor Labor Clash
BC legislator from Kaslo Slocan warns in budget debate that Doukhobors create unfair competition harming long established businesses. He suggests drastic methods like hornet hive releases or blacksnake whips to curb activity and calls for a showdown and possible economic recovery codes.
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Kootenays
Discussion On Hog Grading in Ottawa Commons
The agricultural committee of the commons debated hog grading advantages and disadvantages for farmers. In Canadian pig markets, all cities use official graders except Montreal where trading rests on different practices.
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Ottawa
Agricultural Committee of the Commons
Canada
Montreal
Winnipeg School Board Approves 10 Percent Pay Rise for Teachers
The 1934 Winnipeg school board budget guarantees teachers a 10 percent salary increase effective October 1. The boost aims to improve teacher pay amid rising costs and supports staffing needs for the upcoming academic year.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg School Board
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