Italy to Arm Merchant Ships If Needed
Rome reports Premier Mussolini issued emergency decrees drafting Italy’s women for home front defense and ordering a census of the mercantile marine to gauge naval reserve strength. Merchants and shipowners must provide vessel data as armed wave auxiliaries and traffic ships prepare for possible war. The plan assigns navy control over armed ships and directs a national women’s press to run home front measures against sanctions.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
League Gandons
Il Duce
Europe
Navy, War and Communications Departments
Navy
Communications Department
I Duce
National Army of Women
Tr Duce
Fascist Party
Organization of Defence
Quebec to hold provincial elections on November 25
Premier Taschereau announced after a cabinet meeting that Quebec's 18th legislature would be dissolved and provincial elections set for November 25. The last general election was August 24, 1931, with Taschereau leading since 1920 after Lomer Gouin's retirement.
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Quebec
Taschereau
Lomer Gouin
Liberal Party
Woman Senator Injured in Ottawa Fall
Senator Iva Fallis of Peterborough Ontario, the second woman in Canada’s Senate, has been in hospital since October 18 with a broken wrist and a fractured right foot after slipping off a curb. Dr. Stanley F. Service said the injuries are not serious and only involve one wrist bone and one foot bone.
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Ottawa
Iva Fallis
Peterborough
Ont
Canada
Stanley F. Service
General Motors Announces Los Angeles Assembly Plant
General Motors announces a new Los Angeles auto assembly plant to build Pontiac Oldsmobile and Buick cars. The facility, costing about 2.5 million dollars, is slated to be ready around April 1 1936 with an initial capacity of 40 000 to 50 000 cars annually.
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Detroit
Los Angeles
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Test Validity Of Laws Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said social legislation from the last parliament will be submitted to the Supreme Court of Canada to test constitutional validity. He aims for a decision before the Dominion provincial conference planned for late November. Details of the statutes were not given, but likely include minimum wage, minimum hours, one day of rest in seven, and unemployment insurance acts.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Mackenzie King
Dommon
King
Supreme Court
Floods Hit Honduras Death Toll Tops One Hundred Fifteen
Floods sweeping Honduras reported 115 known deaths and more than 12 million dollars in damage. Hundreds of Americans reside in the flooded area with no drownings reported. Maraita and San Pedro Sula saw strong earth shocks as streams overflowed historic levels.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Maraita
San Pedro Jula
World Wheat Supply Drops 240 Million Bushels
The U S Bureau of Agriculture Economics reports world wheat supplies excluding Russia and China fell by 240 million bushels from 1934-35. The current total is 4.36 billion bushels, 500 million below the 1928–32 average, due to smaller stocks in all major producers except Canada.
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Washington
Russia
China
U.S. Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Canada
Doctor Wins Money From Irish Sweepstake Ticket
Dr. Herbert H. Murray said the windfall from an Irish hospitals sweepstake ticket, held on Finalist who ran third in the Cambridgeshire stakes at Newmarket, England, will not alter his plans to treat the sick. The ticket, half sold, was worth about $49,100, easing his need to press poorer patients for payment.
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Toronto
Herbert H. Murray
Newmarket
England
Clearing Up Debris After China Arsenal Blast
The death toll from the October 26 explosion near Landhow, China, nears 2,000 as workers clear debris. Most victims lie under wreckage of destroyed homes, with many apparently buried alive in the ruins.
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China
Landhow
Edmonton Talks New Tax Deal Postponed
Premier Aberhart told Mayor Clark that a proposed conference between the provincial government and Alberta cities to seek a new tax and social service deal will be postponed until the provincial federal conference in Ottawa.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Aberhart
Clark
London Naval Building Program Details Eight Destroyers
The admiralty announced the 1935 naval building program including eight destroyers and a flotilla leader, outlining planned ship construction and defense enhancements for the fleet.
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London
Admiralty
Kellogg Urges U S to Name Italy Aggressor in Ethiopia War
Former secretary of state Frank Kellogg declares the United States should designate Italy as the aggressor for invading Ethiopia and violating the Kellogg-Briand pact. He argues the war breaches treaty obligations and warns against aiding Italy with oil or machinery.
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St. Paul, Minn
Frank Kellogg
United States
Italy
Kellogg
Ethiopia
Airliner makes forced landing near Nelson after snowstorm
Northwestern Air Lines flight from Helena to Spokane was forced to land in a rocky field on the outskirts of Nelson British Columbia. Three pilots and four passengers escaped unharmed as the giant plane struck a fence and stone pile near the Nelson golf links. The crew said radio signals were lost just outside Helena in a snow storm and bearings were mistaken by a northeastern wind as the plane circled towns including Tagham and Trail.
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Nelson, B.C
Northwestern Air Lines
Helena
Mont
Billings
Spokane
Nelson
Ottawa to announce unemployment relief policy soon
Defence Minister Mackenzie says the new government is studying unemployment relief camps and will announce its decision after reviewing all aspects of the unemployment situation in the coming days.
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Ottawa
Defence
Mackenzie
Alberta liquor prices rise at Edmonton stores
Alberta vendors announce new liquor prices with increases up to 25 cents on scotch and liqueurs and 10 to 25 cent hikes on beer wine and gin. Red ink notes include an assessment for relief purposes while some imported brandy prices drop from four and five sixty five to three thirty and five ten respectively, following Premier Aberhart's plan to raise about 300000.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Snow Storm Benefits Noted by Saskatchewan Official
Dean A. M. Shaw of the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture says the 63 hour snow storm in Alberta and Saskatchewan benefits western land. Moisture from melted snow reached 1.20 inches in the university records over 48 hours. The ground may absorb moisture if thaw occurs and frost could be kept out if snow remains.
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Saskatoon
Dean A. M. Shaw
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United States strengthens neutral policy against belligerents
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull signaled stronger actions to curb U S trade with Italy and Ethiopia. They stated shipments for export to both sides are being watched and emphasized discouraging dealings to protect neutrality. Analysts wonder if the moves foreshadow further measures if wartime exports rise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Italy
Ethiopia
Social Credit Plan Edmonton Major Douglas to Visit Alberta
Premier Aberhart announced Major C H Douglas reconstruction adviser to Alberta will not make a second visit this year. He expressed hope Douglas could be called before spring to help draft the Social Credit plan. Douglas previously visited in May under a two year contract with a $2,000 fee per visit plus expenses, plus a $5,000 general contract of which half is paid.
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Edmonton
C. H. Douglas
Alberta
Aberhart
Major Douglas
Reid
Douglas
Will Mahoney Delights Royal Command Audience in London
The American dancer Will Mahoney entertained King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with his eccentric routine at a royal command performance in the Palladium. Their Majesties laughed and applauded as Mahoney earned curtain calls, even tapping the xylophone with his feet. The king appeared well, and Queen Mary wore a pale green gown with a satin cloak and a diamond tiara featuring a central emerald.
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London
Will Mahoney
United States
Palladium
Mahoney
Queen Mary
Miss Alice Swift Tops Edmonton Swine Sheep Shows
Viking resident Miss Alice Swift captured first in commercial hog judging and third in sheep judging at the Edmonton exhibition fall swine and sheep show. She earned a special prize for the highest points in junior judging classes and won the lamb trimming contest against six competitors.
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Edmonton
Alice Swift
Swift
Abolition of Newfoundland Commission Government Urged
In St John s Newfoundland a public meeting by members of a new group The Crusaders urged ending the present commission government and restoring the island constitution.
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St. John’s
Mid
Commission
Newfoundland
The
Crusaders
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