Dollfuss Moves to Take Full Power in Austria
Vienna reports confirm Chancellor Dollfuss will form a new cabinet based on eliminating parties and placing parliament under mandates. He would assume full executive control including army police and gendarmerie, with Heimwehr status unclear. A Christian Social meeting backed Dollfuss as the state moves toward a party-free authority.
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Vienna
Dollfuss
Dolllfuss
Heimwehr
Home Guard
Karl Vaugein
Starhemberg
Prince Starhemberg
Winkler
Trans Atlantic Air Route Planned by Three Nations
Negotiations among the United States Canada and Great Britain move toward a fast trans Atlantic air service. Pan American Airways Canadian Airways and British Airways represent their countries in London as plans point to a route over Labrador or Hudson Bay to Greenland Iceland and the British Isles with an announcement expected within six weeks. A Chicago Winnipeg branch to join the main line is being considered.
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Ottawa
Ont
Winnipeg
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Greenland
Iceland
British Isles
London
Canadian Airways
Pan- American Airways, Limited
British Airways
Chicago
Kitsilano Boys Band Accepted London Invitation
Kitsilano Boys Band of Vancouver has agreed to perform next summer at Crystal Palace in London England. The group recently earned continental honors including Canadian championship titles at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1932 and the Century of Progress Fair in Chicago, after sweeping Northwest and British Columbia awards in 1931 32 33.
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Crystal Palace
London
Vancouver
B.C
Kitsilano Boys
England
Pacific Northwest
British Columbia
Chcaro
Record Price For Beef at Eastern States Auction
A new record price for beef on the hoof was achieved at the baby beef auction of the Eastern States exposition. The grand champion beef, owned by Theresa Grassi of Pine Plains New York, sold for 11.15 dollars per pound, surpassing last year’s East St. Louis Fair record of 8.30 dollars.
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Springfield
Mass
Theresa Grassi
Pine Plains
N.Y
Nazis Suspected in Reichstag Fire, Inquiry Finds Grim Grounds
An international legal commission reviewing the Berlin Reichstag blaze concluded there are grave grounds to suspect the Nazis set the building on fire, rather than the Communists blamed by the German government.
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London
Eng
Berlin
Reichstag
Wallace Urges Controlled Inflation and Tariff Reform
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the United States Grain Dealers Association that he favors controlled inflation and criticizes high tariff thinking. He warned price fixers inflate again unless production is controlled and warned that without action farm price supports could fail. He predicted higher agricultural prices but cautioned against foreign debt and tariffs undermining the economy and agriculture.
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U.S
Chicago
Henry Wallace
United States Grain Dealers’ Association
Congress
Wallace
America
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Clearing house idea for empire news eyed at conference
A proposal from the British Commonwealth Relations Conference envisions national press associations in Dominions freely exchanging empire news. If South Africa Australia and India form cooperatives like Canada and New Zealand a London clearing house would be established inviting United Kingdom press participation.
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Empire News
Toronto
Ont
Dominions
British Commonwealth Relations
South Africa
Australia
India
Canada
New Zealand
London
United Kingdom
Winnipeg Plans Massive Reconstruction to Create Jobs
A Winnipeg civic planning board and the Winnipeg building trade council urge a large home reconstruction project to employ thousands of tradesmen. They propose Dominion and provincial funding to remodel aging houses in poorer districts, discussed at a recent conference. Geneva Note: US Minister Hugh R. Wilson and staff focus on League of Nations, forming a social American section.
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Winnipeg
Man
Civic Town Planning and Zoning Board
Winnipeg Building Trade Council
Geneva
Switzerland
Hugh R. Wilson
Prentiss B. Gilbert
League of Nations
League
Boy travels 13000 miles to Edmonton from South Africa
Eight year old Walter Houghton journeys alone from Cape Town to Edmonton after loss of his parents. Adopted by Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Blench, he expresses enjoyment of the long voyage and eagerness to see his first snowfall in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
R. A. Blench
Walter Houghton
Cape Town
South Africa
Cotton Mills In France Increase Working Hours
French cotton mills raise weekly hours as workers face longer shifts amid industrial pressure. Officials cite production needs while labor groups protest new schedules and fatigue concerns.
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France
Balchen Undergoes Successful Appendectomy in Cape Town
Bernt Balchen, the noted aviator, underwent an appendicitis operation in Cape Town that was described as completely successful. The mystery surrounding his disappearance from Sir Hubert Wilkins's ship was cleared up when Balchen met a friend at a hotel for dinner and spent the evening with him, returning before midnight unaware of the stir.
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Cape Town
Union of South Africa
Bernt Balchen
Canada
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Railway Fares Find Free Gold Calgary
Rumors of U S fare cuts draw attention from Canadian Pacific Railway executive E W Beatty who says lower rates depend on future traffic and growth. In Manitoba reports, finds near Oxford Lake and Stevenson Lake yield assays up to 120 per ton with claims stretching three miles along the lake shore. James R Criderman of Criderman mines is active in Central Manitoba.
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Calgary
Alberta
United States
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Beatty
Oxford Lake
Stevenson Lake
Oxford House
Island Lake
James R. Criderman
Criderman
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Free Gas Ended by BC Minister After Alberta Visitors
Hon. W. M. Dennies, British Columbia Labour Minister, reports Alberta families in old cars cross into BC seeking free gas and meals. Municipalities often sent them on, but the minister ordered no more free gas to prairie residents.
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Victoria
B.C
Alberta
British Columbia
W. M. Dennies
Okanagan
Kootenay
Growth Of Empire Trade Ottawa Exports Rise in August
Ottawa reports August exports to British Empire countries excluding the United Kingdom reached 4,074,000 dollars, up 622,000 from August last year and the highest since November 1931. Australia led with 966,000 dollars, helped by lumber from British Columbia, and gains occurred across Irish Free State Newfoundland Bermuda British West Indies Africa British Guiana Hong Kong Palestine and British Oceania.
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Ottawa
Ont
British Empire
United Kingdom
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Australia
British Columbia
Irish Free State
Newfoundland
Bermuda
British West Indies
Africa
British Guiana
Hong Kong Palestine
British Oceania
Morphine Case Opens in Victoria Court
In Victoria British Columbia the trial of Beru a Hindu man begins on a morphine possession charge with sacks of dried poppy heads shown as evidence. RCMP had seized a truckload of poppy heads from city and Saanich lots. the case marks the first arising from the seizure and the proceeding is adjourned.
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Victoria
B.C
Beru
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
City
Saanich
Tax Overlap Talks In Winnipeg Between Provincial Officials
J A Byng Saskatchewan tax commissioner met D C Stewart Manitoba administrator to study removing double taxation on individuals taxed by both provinces.
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Winnipeg
Man
J. A. Byng
Saskatchewan
D. C. Stewart
Manitoba
Four Nations May Agree On Arms Control
London reports the British cabinet backs disarmament pact as essential. Paris sources say Britain United States France and Italy near a united front based on the French plan for armaments control with sanctions and limits on armies and guns.
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London
Eng
Anthony Eden
Paris
France
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Millikan and Neher Extend Cosmic Ray Flight Tests
Dr. Robert Millikan and Dr. Victor Neher resume cosmic ray experiments in Riverside using army bombing planes as airborne laboratories. An army pilot wore heavy winter gear and oxygen at altitudes around 15 000 to 19 000 feet for over an hour each. Flights are planned daily for two weeks, following earlier Manitoba tests in 1932 using a Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft.
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Riverside
California
Robert Millikan
Pasadena
Victor Neher
Neher
Dr. Millikan
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Air Force
Warning on melting Ottawa gold coin under Currency Act
A Finance Department statement warns against melting gold coins to exploit the current h'ga price. Section 25 of the Currency Act sets penalties of up to 250 dollars or up to 12 months imprisonment, or both, for illegal handling of gold coin.
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Ottawa
Department of Finance
Four Edmonton youths complete perilous Saskatchewan canoe trip
Four Edmonton youths named Gert Wilson, his brother Howard, Robert Brown and Allan Brailes completed a 250 mile trek by canoe from Rocky Mountain House to Edmonton. They faced dangerous water on the Saskatchewan River and its tributaries, the canoe overturning once with all occupants escaping unharmed.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan River
Rocky Mountain House
Aregert Wilson
Howard
Robert Brown
Allan Brailes
BC Lumber Exports Hit New August High in 2029
Vancouver BC reports August 2029 lumber exports reached 75,432,000 feet, a record, per Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. The year’s total so far stands at 13,077,000 feet, with August shipments of 27,405,000 feet for a related port.
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Vancouver
B.C
Britis Columbia
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau
Relief Camps Talked In Edmonton For Alberta
Officials of the Department of Defence in Ottawa confer with Alberta government leaders on opening a string of single jobless relief camps in the province under defence department control. The plan aims to provide relief work and employment services during the current unemployment period.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Department of Defence
Ottawa
Sngl
Defence
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