Ottawa session set to make new history in trade era
Ottawa, Oct 6. Parliament to sit four weeks in fall focusing on intra empire trade pacts with potential adjournment by November 15 and a January reconvening. May discuss transportation commission report, St Lawrence Seaway treaty, Finance Act changes, redistribution bill, and late February budget.
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Transportation Commission
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
United States Senate
Russian Adventurer Executed in France by Guillotine
Paul Gorgouloff, a half mad Russian adventurer, was executed at Sante prison for assassinating President Paul Doumer. The dawn guillotine fell at 6 03 a.m. after President Lebrun denied his appeal for clemency. He learned of the ruling only thirty minutes before execution.
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Paris
France
Paul Gorgouloff
Sante
Paul Doumer
Albert Lebrun
Doumer
Gorgouloff
Remembrance Day push from Amputations' Association
The eleventh annual convention of Amputations' Association of the Great War adopted a resolution urging stricter Remembrance Day observance. It pledges to keep the day sacred in national life and asks industry and commerce to close down nonessential work on November 11.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Dominion
Empire Threatened Toronto by Dr T E Gregory Address
London economist Dr T E Gregory warned in Toronto that civilization built by Britain could destroy Britain if trade ideals fail. He contrasted Britain's international trade focus with America's mechanization of production and foresaw a world shift as raw materials move toward manufacturing to keep workers employed.
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Toronto
Ont
Great Britain
T. E. Gregory
London
America
Dr. Gregory
Aviators Burned Alive in Plane Crash Near Montreal
Two Montreal men perished when a small aeroplane went out of control near St Hubert airport. Captain Blaise A Leboeuf senior instructor at Montreal Light Aero Club and C W Chambers, a student, died in the crash after a spin and dive at about 1000 feet. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death for both.
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Montreal
Que
Blaise A. Leboeuf
Montreal Light Aeroplane Club
C. W. Chambers
Leboeuf
Chambers
St. Hubert
Canada
Windsor
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
Camp Borden
Freight For Bay Route Discontinued By C N Rail In 1933
Ottawa reports unofficial confirmation that the Canadian National Railways will soon discontinue freight solicitation for the Hudson Bay route to the Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay Railway. The move aims to save costs as the 1933 navigation season ends and government involvement remains nil.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Canadian National Railways
Hudson Bay
New Concealed Tear Gas Gun Demonstrated
A wrist strapped tear gas device was shown at Northwestern University Crime Detection Laboratory. The weapon hides in a sleeve and uses a finger flick to release gas, delivering a powerful surprise to would be payroll robbers.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
United States Farmers Buy Manitoba Land
Manitoba land sale involves United States farmers buying 10 000 acres with W J Whidden of Winnipeg and senator L E Francis confirming link. Whidden plans 25 000 more acres while over 200 U S farmer families are to settle, drawn by higher Canadian prices and Manitoba soil fertility.
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Winnipeg
Des Moines
Iowa
L. E. Francis
W. J. Whidden
Manitoba
United States
Mr. Whidden
Senator Francis
Mr. Francis
Canada
Dairy Barn Destroyed North of Moose Jaw
Fred H. Jones dairy barn two miles north of Moose Jaw Sask burned, likely from spontaneous ignition or wiring short circuit. The 270 by 36 foot structure, equipment, feed and harnesses valued about 23 thousand dollars were destroyed in a three hour blaze.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Fred H. Jones
Support Is Withdrawn From New York Speed Boat Sponsor
British speedboat ace Kaye Don says no one in England could replace Lord Wakefield as sponsor after Wakefield withdrew support. Wakefield plans to quit speed boat ventures, having spent about £1,000,000 in recent years promoting autos, boats, and planes.
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New York
Kaye Don
Lord Wakefield
England
Don
No Fall Session for Alberta Legislature Possible
Premier Brownlee states a fall session is unlikely in Alberta and the Dominion Government's October 6 parliamentary call will not affect Alberta's legislature. He says no sitting is needed before Christmas unless an emergency arises, with a session planned for early in the new year if possible.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Dominion
Gasoline Price Rise Hits British Motorists
Gasoline prices in Britain rose nearly 20 percent raising the standard grade to 39 cents a gallon. The London Omnibus Company projected annual expenses would rise by over $1,000,000. Oil shares surged on the news as Roumania and Russia joined the law agreement ending price cuts.
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London
England
London Omnibus Company
Roumania
Russia
Free State Still Concerned Over Land Annuities
Dublin reports that both governments stay silent on the terms of the latest note in the land annuities dispute. President de Valera hints that if arbitration fails he will use withheld funds for relief of sufferers from economic warfare. About 10 million dollars have been withheld awaiting a ruling by an international tribunal versus Imperial arbitration. de Valera plans a London visit for talks with J H Thomas before Geneva league sessions.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Free State
United Kingdom
Ramon de Valera
de Valera
London
J. H. Thomas
Dominion Affairs
Geneva
League Assembly
Farmers Hold Wheat Calgary Alberta 1920s
Alberta farmers show a tendency to hold wheat awaiting higher prices, with average offers of 32 cents per bushel No 1 Northern. Officials note potential storage shortages risk congestion while some urge retention of coarse grains too. farmers deny forming holding organizations.
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Alberta
Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
McGregor Predicts Threshold of Upswing for Canada
President W. L. McGregor of Windsor Ontario addressed the seventh annual Canadian Chamber of Commerce convention in Halifax. He voiced cautious optimism that Canada is on the threshold of an upswing but warned against expecting an immediate recovery amid 14,000,000 unemployed on the continent and wary of soaring stock prices.
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Halifax
N.S
Canada
W. L. McGregor
Windsor
Ont
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
McGregor
Gandhi Threa ten Hunger Strike In Simla Talks
Powerful efforts are under way to deter Mahatma Gandhi from a hunger strike threat. The viceroy met for an hour with Rao Bahadur, the untouchable representative in the assembly, who urged all classes to save the life of the greatest Indian of our time. Pandit Malaviya was summoned to a Delhi conference to quickly settle representation for the untouchables, a central issue behind Gandhi's protest.
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Simla
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Rao Bahadur
Pandit Malaviya
Delhi
Gandhi
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