National radio coast to coast plan debated for Canada
Ottawa reports a proposed construction program to extend national radio coverage from coast to coast. The plan would add new stations or raise power in Nova Scotia Montreal Toronto and other districts to reach northern Ontario Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Funding delays mean the project may cost under 1 million dollars and include extending the board of national broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canaan Radio Commission
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Toronto
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Commission
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Alberta
Boon
Special Committee to Counter Air Attacks Named
Sir Philip Sassoon announced in the House of Commons that a special committee will study counter air attacks using recent scientific inventions. The panel, formed months ago, is led by Henry Tizard with A V Hill and P M S Blackett. The group will report to the Imperial Defence Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Philip Sassoon
Air
House of Commons
Roma
Henry Tizard
Imperial College of Science and Technology
Chaiirman
A. V. Hill
Royal Society
P M.S. Blackett
University of London
Imperial Defence Committee
Hogs Compared: Canadian Stock Superior to American
Dr. Thomas Donnelly Liberal member for Willow Bunch says Canadian hogs are better than American ones. He calls American hogs lard hogs and not bacon hogs while comparing farm prices, arguing Canadian hogs fetch lower prices due to higher quality.
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Canada
Ottawa
Thomas Donnelly
Liberal House
Willow Bunch
Dr. Donnelly
United States
Tourism Traffic Improves at Ottawa Border Checkpoints
Foreign automobile traffic entering Canada rose last year with total vehicle entries at 261 848 and 3 096 587 in 1933, a gain of 164 961, figures released by Hon. R C Matthews minister of national revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
R. C. Matthews
National Revenue
Britain Still Requires Canadian Wheat, Says Floud
Sir Francia Floud, Britain's high commissioner, told the Women's Canadian Club in Toronto that the UK will continue to need Canadian wheat despite extensive agricultural development in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Britain
Francia Floud
His Majesty
United Kingdom
Women's
Canadian Club
Fire destroys Krassin pencil factory in Moscow killing twenty nine
A blast and fire at the Krassin pencil factory on the Moscow outskirts killed twenty nine people. The explosion damaged a high pressure compressor and a 1.5 ton air tank hurled through two floors, with crews fighting the flames until it was controlled. The plant and warehouse were a total loss and some workers were reassigned to other factories.
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Mipteion
Perens Moscow
Krassin
Oitakiite
Moscow
Ap- Parkins
Sacco-Vanzetti Pencil
Empire Press Union conference approves vote of thanks
Johannesburg report notes Major Joe J. Astor of London chaired the meeting. The pass was greeted with standing applause for two minutes. A London committee will coordinate Empire Press Union work and seek lower rates. The agenda includes lower postage for British papers to Dominions and colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Preva
Joe J. Astor
Tinea Publishing Company
London
del Patea
Major Astor
Empire Preas Union
Preas
Empire Presa Union
Dominions
Emaciated farm animals shown outside Minnesota Legislature
Outside the Minnesota Senate three emaciated animals a horse a cow and a pig fed when their owner Arthur Spencer from western Minnesota demonstrated the need for relief. Inside the chamber a measure to appropriate 500000 for livestock feeding in drought areas passed. The owner staged a one man pony march to highlight the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Paul
Statehouse
Senate
Arthur Spencer
Bank report shows big January shifts in Canada credit
The monthly report to the department of finance shows Ottawa notes up sharply at month end with a $12 million rise and central gold reserve deposits down $5 million. Demand deposits fell $45 million from December but topped last year by $50 million. Savings deposits rose $5 million that month and $62 million year over year. Call loans declined $10 million while current loans dropped $18 million from December and $50 million from Jan 31, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Finance
Canada
Ethiopia demands peaceful settlement of border dispute in Somaliland
Foreign office drafting a reply to Ethiopia protest against continued sending of troops and munitions to Italian Somaliland. Charge d affaires Negrades Yesus presented a note from Emperor Haile Selassie stating Italy could retire its last soldier and cannon from Italian Somaliland and Eritrea and Ethiopia would not touch a stone. The message reiterates desire for a peaceful settlement.
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Rome
Foreign Office
Ethiopia
Negrades Yesus
Haile Selassie
Italy
Eritrea
Hughes War Resolution Withdrawn After Senate Debate
In Ottawa the Hughes war resolution was withdrawn by its sponsor after a lengthy discussion in the senate. The proposal stated that if Canada reentered war the country would wage it with every ounce of strength and would immediately mobilize and conscript all human power and national wealth.
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Senate Ottawa
Senate
Canada
Manitoba Trustees Seek Free Textbooks Through Grade Six
The annual convention urged the Manitoba Government to provide free textbooks for grades one through six as part of compulsory education up to the sixth grade. The resolution was adopted at the convention.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba School Trustees’ Association
Manitoba
Western States Face Continued Drought Warns in Weather Bulletin
The Weather Bureau reports persistently dry soil across the western Great Plains with potential drought return. Severe dust storms hit western Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and parts of eastern Colorado and eastern Wyoming earlier than usual, signaling worsening conditions.
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Weather’ Bureau
Washington
Great Piins
United States Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Sir John Simon May Visit Russia to Talk Peace
London reports the cabinet tentatively approved sending foreign secretary Sir John Simon and Capt. Anthony Eden to Moscow Warsaw and Praha after Berlin to pursue a broader European peace settlement. An informal Moscow invitation was well received as officials prepare an official announcement. The aim is to end frontier tensions through direct Soviet contact.
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London
John Simon
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
Moscow
Warsaw
Praha
Berlin
Royal Society of Canada Honors Three Medals
Secretary Lawrence J. Burpee announced three medals awarded to a Montrealer and two Ottawans. Dr. Edward Montpetit of Montreal University received the Lorne Pierce medal for literature. Dr. F. T. Shutt earned the Sir Joseph Flavelle medal for science, and Brig. Gen. EL A Cruickshank received the Tyrrell medal for history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society of Canada
Ottawa
Lawrence J. Burpee
Society
Edward Montpetit
Montreal University
Lorne Pierce
F. T. Shutt
Dominion Experimental Farm
Joseph Flavelle
EL A Cruickshank
Tyrrell
Reform Measures Ottawa Set Up Economic Advisory Council
Legislation to establish an economic advisory council, foreshadowed in the throne speech, is expected as the next reform measure. The bill is nearly ready, with personnel to be chosen later, and the council will advise on economic progress similar to the way the national research council handles scientific issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
National Research Council
League of Nations ends Saar jurisdiction in February transfer
At 11 30 a m on February 28 the League of Nations authority over the Saar territory ended and Geoffrey G Knox president of the governing commission handed police power to Reich representatives marking a shift in control.
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Saarbruecken
League of Nations
Saar
Geoffrey G. Knox
Reich
Court Martial Convicts Captain Over Ne gligence After Renown Collision
In Portsmouth England Captain H R Banbridge of the battle cruiser Renown was convicted by court martial on a charge of negligence after the Renown collided with the Hood. The court found he endangered the two ships during January maneuvers off the Spanish coast. Rear-Admiral Sidney Bailey was acquitted on a similar charge. A third court martial for Captain F T Tower of the Hood was slated, and the court dismissed him from his ship.
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Portsmouth
England
H.R. Banbridge
F. T. BR. Tower
Hood
Relief Standards Urged for Ottawa Federal Relief Plan
The Canadian Council on Child and Family Welfare calls for a federal advisory committee on unemployment relief to set binding standards for provinces. Provinces not meeting the standards would lose federal financial aid as the plan notes 1,350,000 people rely on relief and current agreements expire at March end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canadian Council On Child and Family Welfare
Massacre of Lepers Clears Island Village
Residents of Walchow in the Pearl River delta rose up to massacre 24 lepers living in a separate settlement on their island. The victims were killed and the leper settlement was burned to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Wal- Chow
Pearl River
MacDonald vows resignation if unable to pull weight in government
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald defends his leadership in Doncaster amid criticism of the National government. He says he will resign when he can no longer pull his full weight and vows the government will pursue financial speculators while denying shielding anyone. He defends his stance on Lloyd George’s “new deal” and says the cabinet will consider any viable unemployment solution plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doncaster
Yorkshire
Eng
Ramsay MacDonald
Fiere
MacDonald
David Lloyd George
Ottawa Moves to Set Up Grain Marketing Board
The government aims to create a board to direct Canada’s grain marketing policy including export and domestic distribution. The plan would grant powers to buy sell store and ship grain, advise producers on world needs, and link rail rate decisions to board activities. Details were not released on official order paper.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Saarland Return to Germany Marked by Night of Celebration
In Saarbruecken crowds celebrate March 1 as the League of Nations relinquishes control to Germany. At midnight 300,000 people chant victory salutes as the French tricolor is removed from Saar mines and Nazi flags rise amid cheers. Local cafes fill as staff salute and sirens echo through the coal district.
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League of Nations
Saarbruecken
Saar
Germany
France
Saar Cecal
Saar Domanial
Revived After Seven Minutes Dead by Physician
Vincent Monteosi a 63 year old former Brazilian embassy chef in Washington was pronounced dead for seven minutes during kidney surgery. Dr Frederick Reuter reached through the incision and massaged the heart until it beat again. Monteosi called the experience a blank.
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Washington
Vincent Monteosi
Montessi
Frederick Reuter
Ottawa to Print Election Lists by April First
Government Printing Bureau will publish the election lists by April 1, Secretary of State C. H. Cahan told the House of Commons. Lists were prepared from the census and delivered to the franchise commissioner. Revisions will occur if the election is held before or after April 15.
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Government Printing Bureau
Ottawa
Naty
C. H. Cahan
House of Common
Relief fraud alleged in Montreal and Trois Rivières report
Montreal council member Alderman Leon Trepanier says at least 51 600 of the 180 000 on relief in Montreal are fake unemployed drawing relief cheques about 300 dollars monthly. He told Jeune Commerce members in Trois Rivières of the issue.
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Three Rivers
Montreal
Leon Trepanier
Bers
Jeune Commerce
Trois Rivieres
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Drouth
Sir John Simon
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Claude S. Beck
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Cleveland
Canadian Council On Welfare
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