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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1935
Page
3
Berlin. Adolf Hitler told former allies that Germany would honor most terms of the Versailles treaty while limiting re-armament and scrapping submarines. In a Reichstag address at the Kroll opera house he said Germany seeks quiet and peace and would not unilaterally alter treaty boundaries.
The United States government declares a ban on foreign silver coin imports in a move described as cooperative. Canadian money is exempt, while Peru and several other nations face embargoes on silver currencies as bullion value rises. Secretary Morgenthau cites ongoing currency stabilization concerns and aims to curb coin melting by high silver prices.
Moscow mourners carried the 49 Maxim Gorky disaster victims to crypts and graves at the Virgins monastery. Pilot Nicholai Blagin, blamed for the crash, was buried with honor as Stalin stood guard of honor in the Hall of Columns.
The senate banking and commerce committee defeated an amendment requiring all Canadians with net incomes of 2000 dollars or more to pay 25 cents weekly or 13 dollars yearly into the Dominion unemployment insurance fund.
Rumors of a cabinet reconstruction intensify as speculation grows that Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will hand leadership to Stanley Baldwin in June. Whitsun timing is favored, with honors list due June 3 and two cabinet members expected to receive peerages.
Defence Minister Albert Devere announced in Mons that Belgium will raise compulsory service from one year to eighteen months. He cited long periods with mainly raw recruits and concerns over Germany's conscription. The cabinet is also pushing faster completion of border defenses.
Toronto will host 100 French-Canadian teachers this summer for a month of English study. This follows nine years of Ontario teachers going to Quebec City to learn French, marking a reciprocal educational exchange.
Delegates from 15 countries at a London wheat conference warn Argentina may seize its last chance to join a wheat export restriction pact on equal terms. They say Canada and the United States will not again let stocks accumulate as in 1933, risking a price war if Argentina does not subscribe. United States Ambassador Robert W. Bingham will preside over the talks as the pact tied to 1933 expires August 1.
International figure Jane Addams renowned social worker and founder of Hull House died after a major operation in Passavant hospital. A Nobel peace laureate, she would have turned 75 on September 6.
The Dominion department of agriculture released details to help western farmers curb soil drifting. The bulletin covers cover crops and strip farming with emergency measures for infrequent drifting, tracing the start of soil drift in western Canada to early cultivation.
Six year old Mike Seginovitch died after being mauled by a pack of bush bred husky dogs owned by a local trapper near The Pas. The attack occurred while he and a companion played on an unused trail. An inquest will be held.
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett promised in the House of Commons a currency dump bill to address complaints from Japan and others about trade barriers caused by depreciated currencies. He said legislation would grant the government power to handle clearing house agreements and commodity purchases via exchange tied to foreign prices. Several related measures from the mass buying commission would also be introduced, with details withheld until bills appear.
In London Ontario members of the German-Canadian Club jeered the Reichsführer Hitler’s conscription decree. They condemned the clause forcing Germans aged 18 to 45 who became foreign citizens to return to the Reich for training. Henry Wolfe said Canadians see Canada as home and warn they would lose everything if compelled to return.
Veteran circus trainer Joe Reed died after a enraged elephant named Prince charged during a rehearsal at Al G Barnes winter quarters. Reed attempted to climb a light pole as eight elephants and 12 tigers were guided through the act. the elephant broke its chains and gored him three times before attendants subdued it.
The National Research Council's associate committee on radiology approved publication of an X-ray safety brochure by B. G. Ballard. The guide aims to correct electrical hazards for operators and patients in Canadian X-ray equipment.
Lord Bessborough received the Silver Wolf for his services as chief scout for Canada. The presentation was made by Lord Robert Baden-Powell during his visit. John A. Stiles, chief executive commissioner of the Canadian Boy Scouts Association, was also honored.
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