Sweepstake Bill Defeated in Non-Party House Vote
In Ottawa the Fraser hospital sweepstakes bill failed 105 to 57 in a division crossing party lines. Leaders Bennett King Woodsworth united against it as did most cabinet members except Maurice Dupre. Support came mainly from Quebec Liberals and some Conservatives. The bill was killed after a six months hoist motion by A M Carmichael.
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Ottawa
Fraser
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
J. S. Woodsworth
Bennett
Maurice Dupre
Quebec
J. A. Fraser
Cariboo
B.C
Senate
A. M. Carmichael
Kindersley
House
Carmichael
Dominion loan arrangements under relief act in Canada
Orders in council authorize Manitoba to borrow 600000 on provincial treasury bills at five percent to consolidate two loans due May 28, 1935 and June 15, 1935. Manitoba also gets 294000 to cover May and June relief costs. Saskatchewan and Alberta may borrow up to 750000 each for road building this year, secured by provincial treasury bills at five percent.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Beauharnois Bonds Guaranty Discharged by Dominion
Prime Minister R B Bennett informed the House that the Dominion government is discharged from liability as guarantor of Beauharnois bonds. The Beauharnois investigations in the House and Senate cost 43536 dollars and have been paid.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Beauharnois Corporation
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Beauharnois
Senate
Lethbridge Sounded With Five Halls for Festival
Lethbridge hosted a combined festival as 500 boys and girls attended the annual school and dramatic festival of southern Alberta held in conjunction with the 27th annual musical festival of Alberta.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Miners Vote To Strike at Crow's Nest Crow
About 350 miners at the Natal Michel mines of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company vote to strike demanding recognition for the United Mine Workers of Canada. They defer start date pending further consideration in Lethbridge Alberta.
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Lethbridge
Alta
United Mine Workers of Canada
Natal-Michel
Crow's Nest Pass
Winnipeg Pay Increases Approved for City Hydro Staff
Winnipeg civic employees face pay hikes with 266 City Hydro workers approved for increases and the finance committee urged to consider favorable raises for all remaining city staff.
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Winnipeg
Hydro
Finance Committee
Regulating Trade Proposed to Replace Combines Act
C H Carlisle president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co urged replacing the Combines Act with legislation giving the Dominion government power to regulate trade and commerce. He argued the act should safeguard the public through constructive supervision, noting both high and low prices harm the economy.
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Ottawa
Dominion
C. H. Carisie
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Carlisle
Balanced Railway Budget Promised by CPR President
E. W. Beatty K.C. president of the Canadian Pacific Railway urged a unified privately administered railway system for Canada at the Canadian Political Science Association meeting. He pledged a balanced railway budget in a reasonable period and said extensions could be funded to meet settlement growth. He called the pre-1900 government railway history a rake's progress and said labor displacement would be handled through normal turnover.
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Beatty
C.P.R
Montreal
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Railroads of
Canada
Canadian Political Science Association
Canadian National Railways
Pattullo to BC Leaders on Dominion Aid and Railway Offer
Premier Patullo returned to British Columbia and announced two points from talks with Prime Minister Bennett. The Dominion will provide a direct cash contribution to a provincial works program, amount and form to be determined. He also notified Ottawa of BC’s plan to submit a proposal to turn over the Pacific Great Eastern Railway at replacement value with valuation to begin immediately.
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Vancouver
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Pattullo
Bennett
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
British Columbia Reports Improved Business in Q1 1934
The first quarter of 1934 shows strong gains across sectors in British Columbia with bank clearings up 25 percent over 1933. Lumber production jumps 90 percent to 487 336 000 fbm and exports by water near 291 159 097 fbm. Gold output rises 22 percent to 61 833 ounces. coal up five percent. agricultural volume up 10 percent with firmer prices. Payrolls run about 10 million monthly, up about 200 thousand. relief caseload declines about 12 thousand per month in March and April.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Roosevelt Seeks Silver Policy to Boost Silver to One Fourth
President Roosevelt urged Congress to declare a policy to raise silver in monetary stocks to one fourth while keeping gold at three fourths. The plan would be mandatory and authorize purchases of silver. Present holdings would be paid 50 cents per ounce with 50 percent profits tax, and talks with neighboring countries aim at a coordinated bi metal standard.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Congressional
United States
Congress
Britain Signals Change in War Debt Stance
Informal circles hint Britain may revise its position on war debts and seek talks with Washington on the subject, suggesting a potential government approach to the issue.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Washington
Decoration For Sir Geo Perley Ottawa
Sir George H. Perley has received another decoration adding to his many honors. The latest is the Canadian efficiency decoration of a military character.
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Geo. Perley
Ottawa
George H. Perley
Sweepstakes Debate Ends with Bill to Legalize Wagers
Hon. Hugh Guthrie proposed two law changes in the sweepstakes debate. The bill to legalize sweepstakes was killed. Current law forfeits lottery prizes to informers, Guthrie argued prizes should go to the crown. He also suggested raising the $20 ticket fine to a higher amount.
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Ottawa
Hugh Guthrie
Guthrie
New Zealand Aviatrix Sets England to Australia Record
Miss Joan Batten lowered the women’s England to Australia flight record at Darwin by 412 days, beating the 19 day mark set by Mrs. Amy Mollison in 1930. Mollison’s eight previous days pace had stood as the female standard while Batten's route from London stayed well ahead throughout the journey.
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Joan Batten
England
Australia
Darwin
New Zealand
Aviatrix
Amy Mollison
Medals For Mounted Police Ottawa
More than 300 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are reported eligible for a long service medal authorized for issue through a royal warrant from the king.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg Strike Settled at Western Packing Company
The partial strike at the Western Packing Company in Winnipeg ended by mutual agreement. Workers returned to their jobs with wage increases of 10 percent for lower paid workers and 7.5 percent for higher paid staff.
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Winnipeg
Western Packing Company
Britain to Aid Home Meat Producers If Ottawa Fails
London reports the Daily Telegraph says Britain would back its meat sector after the Ottawa conference expires on June 30. If Dominions reject a new import scheme, London plans to restrict imports by quotas and insulate the home market with price guarantees to shield producers from low prices.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Drouth In Russia Mobilizes Chiefs To Save Wheat
In the Azov Black Sea region Communist party leaders mobilize city and village fire departments to gather water barrels and direct all available resources to dampen parched fields. They call for all able bodied men to aid sprinkling streams as rains reach parts of southwestern Ukraine and the lower Volga.
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Rostov
U.S.S.R
Communist Party
Drouth
Azov-Black Sea
Moscow
Ukraine
Lower Volga
Russia
Toronto Student Wins Gold Medal in Medical Class
Miss Jessie Gray of Toronto was awarded the gold medal in the graduating medical class of the University of Toronto. T Kakyama, a Japanese student from Cumberland British Columbia, took second, and R Dickson of Ottawa earned third honors.
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Jessie Gray
Toronto
University of Toronto
T. Kakyama
Cumberland
B.C
R. Dickson
Ottawa
Byrd Records Extreme Cold at Little America Antarctica
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd reported a temperature of 72 degrees below zero at his Little America outpost on the Ross ice barrier on May 21. He warned the remaining Antarctic winter could push the base to the world’s coldest inhabited spot, fulfilling his forecast.
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Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Ross Ice Barrier
No Insurance Plans in Ottawa Session
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett signals belief in unemployment insurance as likely but cannot confirm any legislative action during the current session. He addresses the House of Commons on potential policy moves and timing.
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Malcolm MacDonald
Dominions
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
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