Hidden Details of Wheat Hedging Remain Un disclosed
The Manitoba parliamentary session reviews government hedging in the wheat market led by McFarland. Minister Gordon says disclosing positions and prices paid would be unwise, while the 1935 relief bill advances and provinces receive direct relief payments despite some discontent.
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Hiawa
John McPastand
Wealey Gorden
Jabor
Winnipeg
Bouse
McFarland
A. B. Bennett
Gordon
Canadian Co-Operative Wheat Producers Ltd
United States to Fasten Soil Erosion Control Drive
A seven agency plan transfers soil erosion work to the Agriculture Department to form a new agency tackling wind erosion as dust storms threaten the Midwest and Southwest. Ickes and Wallace announce the move while urging farmers to adopt soil conservation practices and cover crops. Barnard recommends Hatfield extradition to Canada over a $71,060 war reparations fraud case.
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United States
Washington
Midwest
Department of Agriculture
Mid
Southwest
Harold Ickes
Henry Wallace
Department of Interior
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agriculture Department
Arkansas City
Kansas
Charles 8. Kellogg
Soil Survey
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Mancester
N.H
Charlies D. Barnard
Freeman Hatfield
Dominion
Barnard
Hatfield
Government acquires seven coast air sites in British Columbia
Defence Minister Grote Stining told a Commons question that the government has acquired seven sites along the coast of British Columbia for air service purposes.
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Coast Otsawa
British Columbia
Defence
Grote Stining
House of Commons
Canadian Legation Costs and Relief Efforts Reported
The report outlines Ottawa figures showing 86,470 dollars paid to Herringe for salary and expenses from June 1, 1931, to present, with total Canadian Washington legation costs at 235,089 dollars and London high commissioner office costs at FXAZZZ dollars for 1930 to 1935. It notes entertainer expenses and G Howard Ferguson’s 164,803 dollar receipt with additional advances for Dominion Day. Separately, the Presbyterian Church in Canada funded 379 carloads of relief foods to western drought areas, 27,000 pounds of clothing, 1,050 families aided, with 14 Christmas gift cases and one community aid case coordinated by Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Horne.
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Ottawa
Des Woo
Herringe
Caretan
Washington
Haller of Commons
Commissonera
London
Toronto
Presbyterian Church In
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Peace River District
W. H. Fletcher
Rainy Season Expected in Ottawa Discussed by Entomologist
Entomologist R Painter from the department of agriculture forecast a rainy western season and declared drought relief possible. He cited two to three grasshopper species driving outbreaks in semi arid areas and noted a bait method of bran sawdust and poison could kill about 95 percent of insects. In 1934 prairie provinces spent 708000 on extermination efforts.
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Ottawa
R. Painter
Department of Agriculture
Prairie
Conservatives Discuss Dominion Election Franchises
A caucus of Conservative MPs and senators discussed Dominion election and franchise regulations with focus on the Franchise Act. A reported proposal to waive the annual voter list revision between May 15 and July 1 was denied by a government spokesman. The present act’s basic list is ready for distribution and will be revised May 15 to July 1 each year.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
Regaining His Health Ottawa
Government supporters in the House and senate were assured by Sir George Perley that Prime Minister R. B. Bennett would return to parliament within weeks. Medical opinion indicated he would be confined to bed for about a week more and then seek recuperation at a health resort for about fourteen days.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
George Perley
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Viscount Byng Plans Return to England
Viscount Julian Byng, long ill with bronchial trouble, has shown slow improvement in Pasadena Calif and expects to depart for England around the first of next month for relief. He recently suffered a heart attack.
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Pasadena
Calif
Julian Byng
England
Legislature Debates Coal Quota Plan in Alberta
Labor member A. Smeaton of Lethbridge urges compulsory coal quota in legislature. Eastern market would absorb part of Alberta production under proposed system.
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Edmonton
Alberta
A. Smeaton
Lethbridge
U S Lifts All Restrictions on Spring Wheat Planting
Secretary Henry Wallace announced removal of all planting restrictions for spring wheat amid ongoing drought fears. Farmers may add 900,000 to 2,300,000 acres, potentially boosting output by 10 to 30 million bushels, with concerns about western drought persisting in several states.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
United States
West
Wallace
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Breast beating anti Japanese group thrives in Shanghai
A Shanghai based protest group confronts shops selling Japanese goods. Members gather in front of stores, chant while beating their breasts, then smash windows and flee as police arrive. The scene depicts a rising wave of anti Japanese sentiment in the city.
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Shanghai
China
Ghost? Burgess boy held for farm mischief and arson
The 13 year old Burgess Township youth who staged the Black Lake disturbances at John Quin's farm and sparked the mysterious hauntings is in police custody. He faces arson charges for a barn fire on Michael Mc Farland's farm and will be arraigned in juvenile court after transfer to Lanark County Children's Aid Society.
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Ontario
Perth
Burgess
John Quin
Black Lake
Michael McFarland
Lanark County Children’s Aid Society
Building programs in Ottawa raise unemployment concerns
Minister Wes ley Gordon told the House of Commons that government building programs to relieve unemployment have drawbacks. He cited a county town project that briefly improved conditions but drew unemployed and underpaid workers from across the country, causing a wage imbalance.
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Ottawa
Wesley Gordon
House of Commons
Soviet arrests target aristocracy amid exile orders
Moscow reports 1,074 members of the old aristocracy and old moneyed class arrested. Some will be tried for activities against the state on behalf of foreign countries, while the rest are to be exiled to the eastern reaches of the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Riots Roar Through New York As Mob Turmoil Spreads
Civil unrest erupts in New York with rioters attacking a large settlement area drawing 700 plus police from across Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx. About 100 prisoners are booked as authorities charge agitators with inciting interethnic violence amid chaotic clashes and store damage.
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New York
Harter
Regres
United States
Manhattan
Hariym
Brooklyn
Bronx
West's Problems Will Repay All Debts With Return Of Normal Crops
Premier J G Gardiner of Saskatchewan told an Ottawa University Club audience that western problems could be solved with cooperation from governments banks and the church. He predicted Western Canada would repay sacrifices many times over and could return to pre slump crop levels and prices, paying off debts and even leaving funds for gasoline and luxuries.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Gardiner
University Club of Ottawa
Ottawa Will Extend Relief Another Year
Ottawa plans to extend provincial relief agreements for another year. Labor Minister Wesley Gordon announced in the House of Commons that current agreements lapse at month end. Liberals oppose the bill, arguing it exposes the government’s unemployment failure.
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Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
Wesley Gordon
House
Gordon
Ernest Lapointe
Parliament of
Canada
W. D. Euler
Kingston prison blaze erupts during revolt at the Kingston Penitentiary
Fire broke out in two workshops at Kingston Penitentiary Ontario as inmates seized areas and guards knocked down a steel door to reach a group in the boot and clothing shop. Fire Chief James Armstrong estimated heavy damage to the mail bag and boot shops with water flooding the shoe shop area. No injuries reported and officials withheld details pending investigation.
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Allenve
Kingston
Penitentiary
Armstrong
Lake Ontario
Health certificate bill advances in Alberta legislature
Hon. George Hoadley introduces a bill requiring a health certificate from prospective bridal couples before marriages in the province. A previous similar bill drew interest then was withdrawn, but an educational campaign aims to secure broader public support with endorsements from the Local Council of Women and medical groups.
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Alberta
Edmonton
George Hoadley
Hoadley
Gold Production Mounts Ottawa
January gold output rose to 249 020 ounces from 233 288 last January with Ontario leading at 179 054 ounces and Quebec second at 32 102 ounces. British Columbia produced 25 726 ounces, Manitoba 11 498, Saskatchewan 1 198, Nova Scotia 580, Alberta 10, Yukon 23 alluvial ounces. At $34.95 per ounce, Canadian output was worth 8 703 564 dollars.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Yukon
Curtail Council Rights Proposed Alberta Bill Targets Holiday Declarations
A proposed legislature bill would curb powers of municipal councils and school boards to declare civic or school holidays. It would affect Blairmore and similar towns where radicals control administration, requiring a permit from the minister of municipal affairs before such proclamations.
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Edmonton
Blairmore
Tim Buck
Miiater of
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