Wheat pegged at 75 and 80 cents a bushel in Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange pegged December wheat at 75 cents and May at 80 cents per bushel on a Fort William basis effective Nov 1. The government asked for minimum prices, hedging by the government wheat agency, and measures to stabilize Winnipeg prices amid outside selling pressure.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Fort William
The
Grain Exchange
John I. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Pool
Fort William Basis
Council of the Exchange
Western Canada
Dominion
Exchange
Roy W. Milner
McFarland
Exchange Council
First Criminal Court Sessions Open in The Pas
The Pas hosts the first criminal sessions of the king's bench with over 200 attendees from mining camps and southern cities. Judge J. A. Adamson of Winnipeg presided. 15 charges and nine indictments surfaced from the June 30 Flin Flon strike.
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Pas
Court of the King’s Bench
J. A. Adamson
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
British government to probe private munitions sales
London reports an inquiry into private manufacture and sale of war materials with official confirmation lacking. The Daily Mail cites motives from a Washington senatorial inquiry and disarmament stalemate. Aims include international arms control talks possibly replacing the disarmament conference.
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London
Daily Mail
Washington
House of Commons
Admiralty
Urges Development of The Tourist Industry
D Leo Doland of Ottawa urged Canadian American tourism as a tool for peace and reciprocity at the Canadian club of Boston. He noted U S travel spending topped 5 billion dollars last year while Canadian visitors spent about 40 million in the United States.
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Boston
Canada
United States
D. Leo Tolan
Ottawa
Canadian Club of
Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Mr. Doland
Sedition Measure Passes Commons With Amendments
The government’s Incitement to Disaffection bill passed report stages in the House of Commons. Amendments include requiring a high court judge to issue warrants instead of magistrates and needing director of public prosecutions consent before any prosecution. The bill aims to curb seditious literature among the crown’s forces.
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London
House of Commons
Director of Public Prosecutions
Quintuplets Baptized at Five Months in Callander
The Dionne quintuplet sisters received Roman Catholic baptism in a private Dafoe hospital service in Callander Ontario. Rev. E. T. McNally officiated, with Oliva and Oliva Dionne families present along with Dr. A. R. Dafoe and five godparents.
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Callander
Moise Legros
Grand Union Canal Gets New Locks at Hatton Opening
The Duke of Kent opened the new locks on the Grand Union canal between London and Birmingham, marking the completion of a 5 million dollar improvement begun in May 1931 and boosting inland waterways in England.
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Hatton
Warwickshire
England
Duke of Kent
London
Birmingham
Toronto Third Grade Pupils Outshine London Classmates
In Toronto public schools, senior third grade classes showed stronger recognition of national and provincial leaders. Wilkinson school reports 15 of 33 pupils knew R B Bennett as prime minister and 23 identified Mitchell Hepburn as premier. North Toronto pupils named Bennett and Hepburn with varying accuracy.
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Toronto
London
Ont
R. B. Bennett
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
R. J. Blaney
Wilkinson School
Canada
Premier Hepburn
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Hepburn
Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
German stamps to depict peaceful activities issued in 1935
The Reich government announced a new stamp series showing the peaceful activities of the German people. The stamps will be valued at five to seven pfennigs and issued early in 1935 with proceeds going to charity.
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Berlin
Reich
Britain submits meat import memorandum for future Dominion talks
Britain and Dominions resumed talks on meat imports at the Dominions office. The memorandum, sent to all Dominion governments, will guide future discussions. Debate paused for at least two weeks. Canada and others were represented by high commissioners. Walter Elliott and J H Thomas attended with British officials.
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London
Dominions
United Kingdom
Canada
Walter Elliott
J. H. Thomas
Melrose and Hansen Complete London Melbourne Flight
C J Melrose the sole Australian flyer and Lieut M Hansen the Dane finished London to Melbourne on Nov 1, seventh and eighth. Melrose impressed by calm approach at Flemington. He once landed 18 miles from Charleville asking directions from a passing motorist.
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Melbourne
Aus
C. J. Melrose
M. Hansen
Melrose
Flemington Racecourse
Charleville
England
Australia
Will Claim Damages American Flyers In Persia Detention
American flyers John Wright and John Polando detained near the Persian border for more than 24 hours in the Melbourne derby plan to seek damages from the Persian government. After engine stripping they found no cracked cylinder and may continue to Melbourne or sail from Bombay for London on November 10 to discuss detention with the air race committee.
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Persia
Calcutta
India
John Wright
John Polando
Melbourne
Bombay
London
Air Race Committee
Prime Minister Replies to Stevens Letter Over Resignation
Ottawa reports Prime Minister R B Bennett replies to Hon H H Stevens criticizing his resignation as minister of trade and commerce. Bennett says memory of events differs from Stevens and colleagues and no further correspondence will serve a purpose. Rumors of cabinet changes circulate as Manion returns.
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H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Royal Commission On
Ottawa
Stevens
R. J. Manion
Bennett
Syd
R. B. Bennett
King Boris Dares Fire Rescue on Burning Train
King Boris risked his life to save an engineer from a fire aboard a locomotive near Strazica. He then climbed into the cab, pulled burning clothing from the engineer, arranged medical care, and drove the train into Varna himself.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Varna
Strazica
Trade With Newfoundland Could Aid Canada Newfoundland Tariffs
Newfoundland announces tariff reductions by the public utilities commissioner and Canada may gain in trade. In the quarter ended June 30, Canada exported merchandize worth 1,633,425 to Newfoundland, including 73,116 barrels of wheat flour valued at 296,106. Imports from Newfoundland totaled 197,367.
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Ottawa
Newfoundland
Rocket Mail Test in Trieste Demonstrates Fast Turbine Tube
A steel tube launched from a mountainside near Trieste landed undamaged in a valley 214 miles away carrying 1,600 letters. The test, designed to demonstrate rapid mail transport between nearby points, was declared a success by inventor Gerard Zucher.
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Trieste
Italy
Gerard Zucher
Japanese Ambassador Presses Navy Parity Demand
Washington. Hiroji Saito, the Japanese ambassador to the United States, asserted that Japan demands a navy equal to the strongest in the world because the Japanese insist their empire is the equal of any other nation.
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Washington
Hiroji Saito
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First Criminal Court
Boston Club
Herman Trelle
Peace River District
Wembley
Mr. Treille
Brigat
Britain
Hanson
King Boris
Rocket Mall
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