Ottawa to Extend Relief Programs for Another Year
In a Commons session Labor Minister Wesley Gordon announced extending federal relief agreements with provinces for one more year as current pacts lapse at month end. Liberals oppose, arguing it signals govts inability to cure unemployment, while Gordon says direct relief will continue with possible future measures to create work for citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
Wesley Gordon
Gordon
Ernest Lapointe
Liberals
Canada
W. D. Euler
Gardiner calls cooperation to solve western problems
Premier J G Gardiner of Saskatchewan tells Ottawa University Club that with government, east finance and church help the west can repay sacrifices and return to wealth, crop prices and debt relief, enabling gas and luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Gardiner
University Club of Ottawa
Cost Of Canadian Legation Upkeep In Washington Reported
Ottawa reports expenses for the Canadian legation in Washington totaling 338,089 dollars over June 1 1931 to February 1935 with Hon. W D Herridge receiving 96,470 for salary and expenses and entertainment paid from that allotment. The high commissioner's London office cost 554,273 dollars in the same period with Hon. G Howard Ferguson receiving 164,803 dollars and some advance funds for Dominion Day receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
W. D. Herridge
Washington
House of Commons
Herridge
London
G. Howard Ferguson
Riot in Harlem Sparks Citywide Police Blockade
Rioters tore through Harlem causing injuries to at least 100 and looting stores. Police from Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx moved to disperse outbreaks with about 100 prisoners booked. Agitators were accused of inciting violence after a false claim that a store employee killed a boy who had bitten workers. The boy was found alive after 10 hours.
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New York
Harlem
United States
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Ghost in Burgess Farm Is Young Arson Suspect
A 13 year old Burgess boy confessed to setting fire to a barn on Michael Mc Farland’s farm and to mysteries at John Quinn’s Black Lake home in Perth Ontario. He is in Ontario provincial police custody and will be arraigned in juvenile court through Lanark County Children's Aid Society.
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Ontario
Perth
Black Lake
Lanark County Children’s Aid Society
Relief Gifts From Toronto Church Reach Prairie Areas
The Presbyterian Church in Canada reported 329 carloads of relief food distributed to breath-stricken western areas, with 21 000 pounds of clothing sent east to prairie provinces and Peace River district. 1050 families aided. Mrs W H Fletcher of Toronto supervised collection and Mrs H R Horne of Regina oversaw distribution. Fourteen Christmas gift cases were sent, and one case supported an entire community.
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Toronto
Presbyterian Church In Canada
Board of Missions
Prairie Provinces
Peace River District
W. H. Fletcher
H. R. Horne
Regina
Building programs drawbacks in scheme to relieve unemployment
Minister of Labor Wesley Gordon told the House of Commons that government building plans in a county town improve local conditions briefly but attract men from across the country seeking work. Some arrive without jobs or accept lower wages, causing later disappointments.
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Ottawa
Wesley Gordon
House of Commons
Alberta Legislature May Pass Bill Curtailing Civic Holiday Powers
Alberta lawmakers consider a bill to curb municipal and school board powers to declare civic or school holidays without a permit from the minister of municipal affairs. Blairmore, under radical control, faced such a holiday in honor of Tim Buck’s visit, prompting the proposed constraint. In Moscow, authorities announce the arrest of 1,074 aristocrats and wealthy former elites, with some to be tried for state activities supporting foreign nations and others exiled to the east.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Blairmore
Tim Buck
Moscow
Soviet Union
Rainy Season Expected Ends Dreuth in West Ottawa
Government entomologist R Painter warned of a rainy season in the west and declared the drought to be ending. He described grasshopper outbreaks across semi arid plains caused by two to three species and cited a single bait mix of bran sawdust and poison as killing up to 95 percent of the pests. He noted 1934 expenditures of 708000 across the prairie provinces for extermination efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. Painter
Department of Agriculture
Prairie
Election Act Voters List To Be Revised This Summer
Government says no change to Franchise Act revision schedule and that the annual basic voters list, prepared in winter, will be revised between May 15 and July 1, with future revisions on the same dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
Bennett Health Update Signals Return to Parliament
Premier Bennett is expected to return to the House in a few weeks after a health spell. Sir George Perley told ministers that Bennett should be able to resume duties before prorogation, with a bed rest of about another week and a fortnight at a health resort to follow.
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Bennett
Alberta
Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
George Perley
R. B. Bennett
Government lifts seed plant restrictions to avert wheat shortage
Secretary Wallace announced removal of all restrictions on spring wheat plantings after a crop report showed 17.85 million acres planned, with drought affecting western states and hopes for higher output. He warned risks remain from drought and foreign markets.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
United States
West
Wallace
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Edmonton Health Bill Requires Marriage Health Cards
A provincial bill by Hon. George Hoadley mandates health certificates for prospective brides and grooms before marriage. Last year a similar proposal drew interest but was withdrawn amid calls for public information. Support comes from the Local Council of Women, women’s institutes, UFA, UFW A, and the medical profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headley
Council of Women, Women's Institutes
U.F.A
U.F.W.A
Medical Profession
Gold Production Mounts in Canada January Output
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports January gold production rose by over 15000 ounces to 249029 ounces from 231288 in January 1934. Ontario led with 179054 ounces, Quebec 32102, British Columbia 25726. Alberta 10, Manitoba and Saskatchewan 11498, Nova Scotia 580, Yukon 22. Average January gold price in Canadian funds was 24.95 per ounce, valuing output at 8703564. Edmonton. Adoption of a compulsory coal quota system was urged in the legislature by A Smeaton for Lethbridge.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Yukon
Edmonton
A. Smeaton
Lethbridge
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Shanghai
China
Presbyterian Church
Angus L. Macdonald
Nova
Russia
Act
Need Health
U. S
George Hoadley
England
British Guiana
Arthur Hinds
Paris
Gordon Harmer
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