U S Will Seek Way to Reduce Wheat Output
The Roosevelt administration plans to seek broad powers from Congress to curb farm production and cut high tariffs in pursuit of tackling agricultural surpluses. Talks with Canada and other major wheat nations aim to cap output at world consumption levels, with further diplomacy expected at the London economic conference.
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Roosevelt
Wll
Congress
Canada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
William D. Herridge
America
Australia
Argentina
London
State Department
United States
Roper
Commerce Department
Empire Materials Approved for Government Contracts in Ottawa
Empire materials are designated for use on future government contracts in Ottawa. The directive applies to contracts let by government departments Canadian National Railways and various government boards and commissions.
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Ottawa
Herriot Warns France on overdue US debt repayment
Paris France former premier Edouard Herriot warned that it is France essential in terest to pay its three months overdue debt to the United States as soon as possible due to changed conditions in central Europe.
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Paris
France
Edouard Herriot
United States
Europe
Tragic Hull Match Factory Fire Claims Multiple Lives
A blast at the Canada Match factory north of Hull near St. Joseph Boulevard killed five girls and left many more burned. Twenty one patients filled local hospitals as firemen searched for two missing workers amid a rapid blaze and explosion. The brick building housed about 25 workers, mostly teens or twenty somethings, with several bodies too burned to identify.
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Hull
Qcue
Canada Match Factory
Chelsea Road
St. Joseph Boulevard
Registration Of Voters In Ottawa Debate Pushes Compulsory System
Indications in the senate debate point to recommendations for compulsory voter registration and voting in Canada with penalties for impersonation. Participants included Arthur Meighen Gen McRae W A Buchan and C C Ballantyne. Meighen said costs are high and a senate committee could study reforms.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
Canada
Arthur Meighen
A. D. McRae
Vancouver
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
C. C. Ballantyne
Montreal
Meighen
W. F E. Foster
Market Recovery Sparks Confidence On Wall Street
Market recovery in New York follows reopening of thousands of sound banks as confidence returns. Shares rise by about $2 reaching $16 on many favored issues. Bond advances are equally notable with many issues climbing $10 to over $50 per bond to 1000 value. Washington actions drive the renewed optimism more than business news.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Bridge Crew Clears Ice On Arrowwood Creek Approach
Twelve workers removed ice and spread gravel on the Arrowwood Creek Bridge approach, 20 miles east of High River, Alberta, after three men died in automobile accidents in the prior 48 hours.
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Calgary
Alberta
Arrowwood Creek
High River
Einstein declares voluntary exile from Germany
Professor Albert Einstein announced his voluntary exile from Germany arriving from California. He plans to sail for Antwerp to decide his future, saying he will not set foot in Germany while conditions remain. He rejected nationalism and warned it endangers western civilization, citing Jewish persecution in eastern Europe.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Germany
California
Einstein
Antwerp
Europe
Senate Endorses Sweepstakes Bill in Ottawa
Canada's senate backing the principle of sweepstakes for charity passed Senator A. D. McCrae's bill at the second reading by 37 to 19 and sent it to the private bills committee. The measure would require informers to obtain provincial attorney general consent before pursuing winnings actions. London Ontario branches of the legion reported eight of ten approved sweeps, with two branches yet to report.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Senate
A. D. McCrae
Senate Committee
Commons
London
Canadian Legion
Legion
Saskatchewan backs national unemployment insurance plan
The Saskatchewan legislature unanimously approved a resolution in favor of an early national unemployment insurance system. Moved by George Spence the resolution urged provincial support for federal action to establish the program. An amendment by J F Bryant proposing a national commission and ceding constitutional rights to Ottawa was accepted and the measure passed without division.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
George Spence
Maple Creek
J. F. Bryant
Bryant
Spence
House
United States to back Britain on embargo against warring states
The United States announces support for Great Britain in pressing for international action against nations at war. The plan centers on enforcing an embargo on arms shipments to those engaged in hostilities.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Cost of Duff Commission Reveals Ottawa Spending
In the House of Commons Hon Ian Mackenzie asked about the Duff commission cost. The answer shows Canada spent $62 338 on the inquiry.
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Ottawa
Ont
Duff Commission
Canada
House of Commons
Ian Mackenzie
Liberal
Vancouver Centre
British Columbia Budget Proposes Graduated Surtax on High Incomes
In Victoria the finance minister J W Jones outlines a budget with a new surtax of 1 percent on incomes up to 2 500 rising to 18 percent over 50 000, plus a 25 percent hike in succession duties. School tax relief, adjusted expenditures, and a planned surplus through sinking funds are noted.
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Victoria
B.c
British Columbia
J. W. Jones
Churchill urges Britain to stay neutral in European entanglements
London. Winston Churchill urged the House of Commons that Britain must remain free from commitments on the continent. He argued the United Kingdom should maintain neutrality and build a strong air defence to deter entanglements. Sir Phillip Sassoon noted economies while highlighting ten regular squadrons are needed to complete the modest 1923 programme, with the RAF ranking fifth in first line strength today after leading at the end of World War I.
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Churchill
United Kingdom
Phillip Sasson
Air
Royal Air Force
Leper Colony Carried Victim to Tracadie Island
A Toronto man struck by a dread disease travels with his wife and a nurse to the Tracadie Island leper colony in New Brunswick aboard a special colonist car. The patient, a former Toronto athlete and University of Toronto graduate, learned of his illness around Christmas. His wife is about 50.
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Toronto
New Brunswick
Was in Danger if Reeve Refused to Sign Resignation
Constable Albeck of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police testified before Mr. Justice A. K. Dysart at the Arborg Manitoba riot trial. Fourteen men face charges of rioting and unlawful assembly over a disturbance on November 29.
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Winnipeg
Man
Albeck
Royal Candian Mounted Police
A. K. Dysart
Arborg
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