Halifax oppose central bank plan before royal commission
Halifax Board of Trade opposes creating a central bank, arguing existing federal banking with the Canadian Bankers’ Association suffices. They warn central bank costs may outweigh benefits, citing western Canada pressures and notes issued by government. Miners fishermen and farmers face hardship while officials dispute drastic changes.
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Halifax
N.S
Royal Commission On Banking
Canada
Commission
Board of Trade
Ottawa
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Lord Macmillan
Dominion
Wiswell
A. H. Whitman
Whitman
Search For Old Forts Prince Albert
Professors H A Innis of Toronto and J B Tyrell of Kirkland Lake Mining Co lead a two guide expedition in an outboard freighting canoe to locate old forts on the North Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan rivers east of Prince Albert. They aim to relocate Fort a la Corne, founded in 1748 by La Verendrye and once named Fort St Louis, to resolve location doubts. The quest spans a week and recalls the era of early fur trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
H. A. Innis
University of Toronto
J. B. Tyrell
Toronto
Kirkland Lake Mining Company
North Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Fort A la Corne
la Verandrye
Fort St. Louis
Feed shortage in Essex county shocks Ontario cattle trade
Ontario Department of Agriculture reports a serious feed shortage in Essex county pushing widespread distress in the southern farming area. An estimated 10 000 head of cattle and hogs may have to be sold at sacrifice due to lack of feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Essex County
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Unemployment relief called a racket by speaker in Canada
Rev J R Craig of Winnipeg condemns Canadian relief as a racket linking politics and jobless aid. He praises Goodwill Industries of Winnipeg turning donations into wages for 100 to 150 workers and argues the state should do less while individuals and communities act. He critiques easy money and urges tools over coins. The church’s social service reach, he says, has limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
J. R. Craig
Winnipeg
Craig
United States N R A Currency Stabilization Seen Global Hope
At a Pacific Relations conference Banff Alia the panel argued that US currency stabilization via the N R A could lead to stabilization of currencies in three or four other nations and then worldwide. The discussion linked currency and trade stability to population pressures and highlighted China Japan tensions over Manchuria and textile trade rivalries.
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Banff
Alia
United States
N.R.A
Institute of Pacific Relations
Japan
China
Manchuria
Ontario Relief Bill Breaks Down By Jurisdiction
Ontario's fiscal year ends with an estimated total relief expenditure of 30 million dollars in the province and by the Dominion and municipalities. The provincial share is about 13.75 million, the Dominion 9.5 million, and municipalities 6.75 million. From January 1930 to July this year the total reach is 77.8 million with province 27.8 million, Dominion 23.1 million, and municipalities 26.9 million.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Dominion
Municipalities
Brandon Aviator Injured in Local Plane Crash
Alvin Kennedy, instructor for the Brandon Aero Club, escaped serious injury when the propeller broke and the monoplane crashed to the ground. He was detained at Brandon General Hospital with minor injuries. The locally built aircraft belonged to Gordon Brown and had recently flown to about 1,000 feet. The pilot said the machine behaved well before the incident.
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Brandon
Alvin Kennedy
Brandon Aero Club
Brandon General Hospital
Gordon Brown
Americans Seek Warship to Protect Priests in Foochow
The U S State Department says the commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet has been asked to dispatch a naval vessel to Foochow China to safeguard three Americans in danger from Communist forces. The ministers at Peiping requested the move. The Tulsa and Sacramento are nearby at Swatow and Hong Kong respectively. The priests named are Father Paul Curran Father Bernard C Werner and Father John H I Werner.
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Foochow
China
Washington
State Department
Peiping
Department
Tulsa
Sacramento
Swatow
Hong Kong
Paul Curran
Bernard C. Werner
John H. I. Werner
Manchester Girl Conquers English Channel
Miss Sunny Lowry aged 22 from Manchester reached South Foreland after swimming from Cape Gris Nez France in about 15 hours She became the 18th swimmer and the eighth woman to complete the Channel crossing and the first this year.
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Dover
England
English Channel
Sunny Lowry
Manchester
South Foreland
Cape Gris Nez
France
Beore
Police Deaths Attributed To Driver Sleep
Coroner's jury in Lethbridge finds Constable Joseph Farrell and Sergeant J Blacksidge died when Farrell fell asleep at the wheel near Macleod Alberta. The verdict cites driver fatigue as the cause of the automobile accident.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Macleod
Joseph Farrell
Sergt. J. Blacksidge
Toth
Farrell
Conciliation Board Named to Hear Railway Wage Disputes
Ottawa announces two conciliation boards to study wage disputes between Canadian Pacific and clerks freight handlers and station staff about 3 000 workers and Canadian National with four groups including ferry service at Saint John, Halifax, Montreal clerks and waterfront staff. Members from both sides will select a chairman for each board.
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Ottawa
W. A. Gordon
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
George S. Currie
Montreal
W. F. O'Connor
Toronto
F. C. Dobell
Rev. Russell McGillivray
Dawson Reports No Unemployment Despite Yukon Boom
G A Yardley customs inspector returning from the Yukon tour says Dawson Victoria BC and Dawson in the Yukon show no unemployment as labor is absorbed by new gold field activity. He predicts another Yukon boom with gold output 350000 to 400000 dollars higher than last year and freight imports up 800 tons over 1932 and 1300 tons over 1931.
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Victoria
B.C
Dawson
Yukon
Canada
G. A. Yardley
Yardley
N R A Criticized by Union Leader in Lincoln Speech
John H. Simpson president of the National Farmers' Union says farmers accept government limits on crops but denounces cotton plow downs as against God and nature. He calls NRA policies bunk and blames Morgan and Mellon for distracting farmers from real issues.
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Lincoln
Neb
John H. Simpson
National Farmers’ Union
United States
N.R.A
Simpson
Morgan
Mellon
Roosevelt lifts US gold export embargo with new sale rule
President Roosevelt abruptly ends the U S embargo on newly mined gold allowing sales abroad at world prices while tightening hoarders rules. Holders of gold over 100 face reporting within 15 days and after 30 days excess holdings may be prohibited unless reasons are shown. Treasury expects mining profits to rise and exports to resume immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
United States
Canada
Treasury
Mint
New York Stock Exchange
Treasury Department
West
Six candidates named for junior trade commissioner posts
Civil service commission announced six high ranking candidates for junior trade commissioner posts. Ottawa based Robert A. Cameron and Christopher H. West from Cranbrook led the field along with Edmonton. Other top contenders from Hartland New Brunswick Montreal and Toronto. More than 400 wrote exams and 87 reached oral tests as examiners toured Canada. The six will likely receive appointments soon.
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Ottawa
Ont
Robert A. Cameron
Edmonton
Christopher H. West
Cranbrook
B.C
Civil Service Commission
J. M. Boyer
Hartland
N.B
Greig B. Smith
G. Nairn
Montreal
Leland Ausman
Toronto
Canada
Train crashes through bridge near Tucumcari New Mexico
A Rock Island Golden State Limited train plunged through a water filled draw five miles west of Tucumcari after the bridge gave way in heavy rains. At least five persons were killed 25 injured and many passengers were missing. Seven coaches and the locomotive were lost. The eastbound train was from the Pacific coast.
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Tucumcari
N.M
Golden State Limited
Thrill As Sky Ride Cars Halt At World’s Fair
Several passengers on the sky ride at the world’s fair were halted 210 feet above the lagoon when a broken telephone wire dropped across the supporting cable. Workers in tiny chairs repaired the wire and the cars remained perched for over an hour as the passengers calmly surveyed the fairgrounds.
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Chicago
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Angus L. MacDonald
Inverness County
Liberal Party
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G. S. Harrington
Conciliation Board
Nebraska
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Balbo
Italo Balbo
Constantine Arch
Palatine Hill
Mussolini
Il Duce
U. S
U.S
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