Italo Ethiopian Crisis Faces British Plea for Peace
London reports Sir Samuel Hoare urging an honorable settlement in the Italo Ethiopian dispute. He said Britain will use economic sanctions, not military action, and warned against unilateral moves that would sever the League of Nations as a bridge to Europe. Durban resolutions push Ethiopia sanctions and export bans on meat to Italy.
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Samuel Hoare
Great Britain
East Africa
Samuel
House of Commons
Italy
League
Europe
Suez Canal
Britain
Sir Samuel
Clement Richard Attlee
Herbert Samuel
Mussolinis
Commons
Durban
Union of South Africa
Ethiopia
Italy likely to attend London naval conference
Informed quarters in Rome believe Italy will participate in the naval conference planned for London in December. No official statement has been issued but Italy's attendance is regarded as virtually assured and unlikely to be refused.
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Rome
Italy
London
Arctic Route via Arctic Ocean Reaches Practical Basis
Steam navigation from Europe to the far east by the Arctic Ocean is now practical. Otto Schmidt, head of the Soviet northern sea route department, reported to Joseph Stalin on progress and plans.
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Moscow
Europe
Far East
Arctic Ocean
Otto Schmidt
Northern Sea Route Department
Joseph Stalin
Yugoslav Warship Contract Awarded to Yarrow Shipbuilders
The Yugoslav government awarded a contract for three destroyers to Yarrow Shipbuilding Company in Glasgow costing £500,000 about $2.5 million. The deal reflects wartime shipbuilding orders placed in Britain by European allies.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Yugoslavia
Yarrow Shipbuilding Company
Alberta Premier Aberhart Signals Farm Debt Relief Plan
Premier Aberhart pledged swift steps to ease Alberta farm debt and hardship. Speaking at a luncheon for the Social Credit government in Edmonton, he said farmers could soon hear of a way to escape heavy mortgage burdens and urged sympathy and cooperation, stressing no move would occur without expert advice.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Aberhart
Social Credit
May Repudiate Ottawa Economic Agreements
In the House of Commons Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal opposition leader, argued Canada’s election defeat of Prime Minister Bennett shows repudiation of the 1932 Ottawa imperial conference economic pacts. He warned the Ottawa agreements fed unrest and suggested the empire risked becoming a closed system.
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Ottawa
London
Herbert Samuel
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Herbert
Soviet plot to disrupt rail traffic uncovered in Kiev
Soviet authorities announced police in Kiev uncovered a counter revolutionary plot to disrupt rail traffic in Russia. Twenty people were arrested at Kiev and said to follow Leon Trotsky exiled Soviet leader. They will be tried before the Kharkov tribunal for sabotage of the Soviet Union's weakened communications system.
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Moscow
Kiev
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Kharkov
Soviet Union
Burglars Caught In Winnipeg Confectionery Jinx
A South Winnipeg confectionery proved a jinx to burglars as two men were found inside at two a.m. after forcing a door and were arrested. The door was repaired. At four a.m. two more burglars packing stolen goods were caught by police.
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Winnipeg
Watch Presented to Edmonton Driver for 273000 Miles
Alex Williamson, a truck driver, received a watch from Alberta Motor Association directors in recognition of driving 273000 miles on the Edmonton Calgary highway without an accident.
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Edmonton
Alex Williamson
Calgary
Alberta Motor Association
Mrs Louise Brett Dies At 80 Former Alberta Lieutenant Governor Widow
Mrs Louise T Brett 80 widow of the late Hon R G Brett former Alberta lieutenant governor died at her Banff home after long residence in Banff since 1886 she came to the mountain settlement from Winnipeg.
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Banff, Alta
Louise T. Brett
R. G. Brett
Alberta
Banff
Winnipeg
Cancer Expert Dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore mourns the death of Joseph C. Bloodgood renowned cancer specialist from Johns Hopkins Hospital who died suddenly at his home due to coronary thrombosis. The prominent physician contributed decades of research and patient care in cancer treatment.
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Baltimore
Joseph C. Bloodgood
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Waterways Treaty St Lawrence Project Awaits Ratification
Washington awaits ratification of the St. Lawrence waterways treaty by a two third Senate vote. Ottawa notes the Bennett government defeat will not change the treaty status. Premier elect King has not stated his view. Ontario Premier Hepburn and Quebec Premier Taschereau oppose it.
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St. Lawrence Project
Washington
Ottawa
Bennett
King
St. Lawrence Waterways
Hepburn
Ontario
Taschereau
Quebec
Cost Of War Strains Italy As Ethiopian Campaign Drains Gold
Bank of International Settlements figures sent to the League of Nations show Italy lost 206 million lira in gold in the first ten days of October. If this pace continued, about 453 million lira, over 10 percent of Italy’s September gold reserves, would have been withdrawn in three weeks.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Geneva
Stac
Boy Actor Freddy Bartholomew Becomes Ward in Court
In Los Angeles 11-year-old Freddy Bartholomew known as Freddy Bartholo becomes a legal ward of his aunt Miss Mylicent Mary Bartholomew in a superior court guardianship hearing. Attorney Felix Cunningham notes Freddy’s knowledge of truth telling as he discusses consequences for lying. Freddy’s English-born parents oppose the petition while Bartholomew testifies of eight years custody and explains his Hollywood work contract at 1000 dollars a week for 40 weeks yearly.
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Los Angeles
Freddy Bartholomew
Mylicent Mary Bartholomew
Felix Cunningham
Miss Bartholomew
Freddy
Ceci Llewellyn
England
Hollywood
Hearst Says California Tax Harms Income and Growth
William Randolph Hearst writes Hollywood editors that California taxes force him to close California outlets and live mostly in New York. He warns many high earners may move, boosting motion picture growth in states with lower taxes as California income tax rises to 15 percent and combined federal and state taxes may absorb about 80 to 90 percent of income.
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Hollywood
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
Variety
California
New York
May Be Candidate London
Sir Malcolm Campbell informs the Deptford Conservative Association he will stand as candidate for the division at the general election replacing Denis Hanley who is retiring. Arthur Roy Ducross, son of Sir Arthur Ducross, named to stand for Carnarvon against David Lloyd George. Ducross, age 23, Oxford graduate, to be admitted to the bar in January.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Deptford
Denis Hanley
Arthur Roy Ducross
Arthur Ducross
Carnarvon
David Lloyd George
Ducross
Oxford
Earl of Bessborough Lauds Canadian goodwill at London dinner
In London the Earl of Bessborough urged more Canada Britain travel and praised Prime Ministers Bennett and Mackenzie King. He recalled civil service exchanges between Whitehall and Ottawa and credited Lady Bessborough with much support. G. Howard Ferguson hailed his Canada service and public spirit.
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Earl of Bessborough
Canadian Club
Great Britain
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzi King
Baldwin
Ottawa
Whitehall
Bessborough
Bennett
Empire
Mackenzie King
G. Howard Ferguson
Lady Bess
Exerborough
Bessboroughs
Montreal
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Earl
Ferguson
Wei
Ramsay MacDonald to Run for Parliament in Seaham
London reports J Ramsay MacDonald lord president of the council will again seek a seat in Parliament at Seaham. Rumors of a peerage or alternative seat ended. Seaham, a Labour stronghold, was won by MacDonald in 1931 by about 6000 votes after he formed a national government and left the Labour Party.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Counsil
Wil
Seaham
MacDonald
Labor
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