British policy sketched for visiting premiers in Commons
In an informal Commons gathering Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon briefed Dominion leaders including MacDonald and Bennett on recent European conferences. The discussion, held over an hour and a half, covered French conscription talks, Berlin visits, the Stresa meeting, and Geneva, with Baldwin Chamberlain and others present.
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London
R. B. Bennett
Dominions
Ramsay MacDonald
John Simon
Foreign Office
Commons
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
England
MacDonald
Sir John
Stanley Baldwin
Council
Neville Chamberlain
J. H. Thomas
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
John
Berlin
Stresa
League Council
Geneva
United Kingdom
Polar Flight Plan Eyes Two Pilots for Antarctic Run
Sir Hubert Wilkins, famed polar explorer, seeks two pilots to join Lincoln Ellsworth on a possible non-stop 2900 mile Antarctic flight. He interviewed four flyers here and will move to Winnipeg for more talks, aiming to depart the United States in October.
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Toronto
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctica
United States
Sir Hubert
Winnipeg
French Army Storing Wheat in France Amid Surplus
Minister Cassez told the cabinet the army was storing wheat while quartermaster purchases absorbed surplus and helped lift the price to 10 francs per 220.46 pounds. The cabinet backed Franco-Russia treaty counter-proposals to be sent to Soviet Russia for final talks.
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Paris
France
Cassez
Quartermaster’s Department
Russia
Not Closing Camps Ontario Not Shutting Down Relief Camps
Ontario government relief camps near Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie are not being closed according to Hon. Peter Heenan provincial lands and forests minister. Heenan said men including settlers would be allowed to stay while the province awaits Ottawa’s decision on funding for trans Canada highway works.
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Ontario
Sudbury
Toronto
Sault Ste. Marie
Peter Heenan
Ottawa
Germany Keeps Naval Plans Hidden Amid Secrecy
Berlin observers say Adolf Hitler may keep Germany's naval re armament plans secret to maintain leverage in arms talks with major powers. Officials deny submarines exist while foreign experts question how hidden subs could be used if six were ready for maneuvers.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Thefuehrer
Reich
Britain Resists Worry Over German U Boat Buildup
Britain says it will not be stirred by German U boat construction while pursuing Anglo German naval talks slated after May 15. Adolf Hitler is expected to outline foreign policy before the Reichstag. Joachim von Ribbentrop to head Germany's delegation. Cabinet to study protest to Berlin Geneva intervention or consult with France and Italy per Stresa accords.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Berlin
Geneva
France
Italy
Stresa
Prince of Wales to lead London jubilee celebrations
The Prince of Wales is expected to take a prominent role in jubilee festivities marking his father’s 25-year reign. The official Jubilee program highlights a King George’s Jubilee Trust appeal signed “Edward P.” seeking about 20 million dollars to support young Britain and steady youth in their difficult days.
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London
Prince of Wales
Edward P
Britain
Gift creates obstetrics and gynecology scholarship at University of Toronto
President H J Cody announced the board accepted a $3000 gift from Dr W B Hendry and Mrs Hendry to establish a scholarship in obstetrics and gynecology in memory of their late son William John Hendry, a gold medalist in medicine in 1233.
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Toronto
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
Board of Governors
W. B. Hendry
Quebec Prisoner Release Amid Jubilee Clemency
Between 300 and 400 inmates in Quebec jails will be freed as part of a general sentence reduction tied to King George’s silver jubilee. Officials of the Prisoners' Aid and Welfare Association estimate the total.
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Montreal
Quebec
King George
Prisoners’ Aid and Welfare Association
Bank of Mexico Issues 800 Million Copper Coins
The Bank of Mexico places 800 million copper coins into circulation while a government decree retires silver money. The move worsens the shortage of small change for daily business as silver currency is withdrawn.
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Mexico, D.F
Bank of Mexico
Victims Of Dust Storm Toll Across Four States
Red Cross officials estimate at least 20 people have died in two weeks across the dust belt as diseases worsened by blowing silt rise in Colorado Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Kansas and other areas. Albert Evans reports nine deaths in Baca county Colorado five in the Oklahoma panhandle and six in southwestern Kansas with a tenth death and many emergency patients noted. James Waite five year old son of a farmer died in the region as doctors link illness to inhaling dirt.
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Springfield
Colo
Red Cross
United States
Albert Evans
Liberal
Kas
Baca County
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
James Waite
Canada stands firm on reciprocal trade talks
Ottawa learns Canada will begin reciprocal trade negotiations with the United States after hearings in Washington. No public basis for discussion or developments are seen for weeks. Canadian minister to Washington Hon. W D Herridge met officials in Ottawa for consultations. No official comment was provided.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Washington
W. D. Herridge
Kidnapping Charge The Hague Links Nazi Deportation Claim
Police press investigation into the kidnapping of German laborer Gutzeit from Dutch territory. Public opinion linked it to the deportation of Major Witte for Nazi propaganda, but authorities deny any connection. Witte recrossed into Germany on April 22 after serving as Amsterdam Nazi bureau chief for over a year.
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The
Hague
Gutzeit
Major Witte
Netherlands
Enschede
Germany
Alberta Seeding Expected Across Southern Districts
Wind favorable seeding is expected to be general from Red Deer to the border in southern Alberta within days, the latest in 14 years. Moisture is good and wheat should outgrow weeds and grasshoppers. oats and other coarse crops are set for a large acreage increase while some southern areas report 10 to 20 percent progress. From Red Deer north to Peace River little seeding has been done yet land work continues at some points.
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Calgary
Alberta
Red Deer
Calgary Herald
Peace River
Herald
Prisoner leaps to death on train near Chatham Ontario
William O. Reeves a 64 year old prisoner from Waupun Wisconsin fled a guard aboard a Michigan and Central Railway train near Jumps from the moving train. His body was found mutilated on the tracks near Arlington Massachusetts as the train headed for Wisconsin state prison. Reeves smashed a washroom window to escape during the 65 mile per hour transit. The event occurred about 15 miles northeast of Chatham Ontario.
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Ridgetown
Ont
William O. Reeves
Waupun
Wis
Michigan and Central Railway
Arlington
Mass
Wisconsin State
Reeves
A. E. Ryan
Chatham
Reduction of Insurance Rates for Hudson Bay Route
Ottawa reports a 25 percent cut in extra premium on vessels insured for Hudson Bay trade for the 1935 season. The cut applies to ships with or without gyro compasses and to suspension of warranty. The committee lauds navigation aids and the N.B. McLean and Ocean Eagle services for improving safety, noting 15 voyages without major loss and suggesting better prospects if past conditions recur.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Imperial Shipping Committee
London
Masters
Hudson Strait
N.B. McLean
Ocean Eagle
Churchill
Montreal Liquor Conspiracy Charges Dropped
Charges against residents of the Maritime provinces for conspiracy to defraud the Dominion government of five million dollars through liquor smuggling were dropped due to doubt of territorial jurisdiction and expense. Preliminary hearing for eight men including the Bronfman brothers Sam Allan Harry and Abe Aaron F S Blair James Crankshaw and William Yule continues. case expected to close soon.
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Montreal
Maritime Provinces
J. J. Penverne
K.C
Bronfman Brothers
Sam, Allan
Harry
Abe
Barney Aaron
Blair
James Crankshaw
William Yule
Halifax
Prohibition of Import for Two John Buchan Books
Canada’s Department of National Revenue notified customs collectors that importation of two John Buchan books is banned. The works, Prester John and Salute to Adventure, were prohibited at the publishers’ request under copyright law to prevent prints in other countries from entering Canada.
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Ottawa
Department of National Revenue
John Buchan
Canada
Prester
John
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