House of Commons battles over Easter recess works plan
The Commons adjourned after long day of debate on a 53 million construction bill with key authorizations approved in committee. Liberals accused of blocking the harbor tunnel project while Conservatives urged a bridge link to the Hanian Island harbor and housing reform tied to alum clearing. Major appropriations passed include railway grade separation and harbor improvements, with a 15 million rail equipment security guarantee still undecided.
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Mttawe
House of Commons
Tive
R. J. Manion
Toronto
Hanian
Public Works
Hugh Stewart
Montreal
Quebec
Clipper Pioneer Lands at Pearl Harbor After Record Flight
The big clipper plane Pioneer landed at Pearl Harbor after a 2400 mile flight from Alameda California. It circled in, touched down three minutes before schedule, and logged 17 hours 45 minutes for the trip beating the old record by seven hours. The craft also reached speeds up to 160 miles per hour during the voyage.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Alameda
Calif
Pacific
California
al Davy Mass
H. L. Brook
Croydon Aerodrome
Austalis
Darwin
Lympne
Australia
C. J. Melrose
Tax Hike Sparks Debate Over Income Threshold Bill
The Alberta legislature second reads a bill amending the Income Tax Act to raise taxes on individuals earning over $5,000 annually after exemptions. The measure targets higher salaries as part of a provincial policy shift.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Father Charest Injured In Snowmobile Accident
Father Charest of Grouard Alberta was brought to Edmonton with a crushed hand after a snowmobile accident. He is progressing favorably in hospital and may stay about two weeks. Four fingers were amputated.
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Edmonton
Charest
Grouard
Alta
Duke and Duchess of Kent Arrive Croydon After Paris Wedding Trip
Sunburned and happy the Duke and Duchess of Kent land at Croydon Airdrome after a transcontinental flight from Paris completing their wedding journey abroad.
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London
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Croydon
Paris
Loyalty message to King marks anniversary address
The Senate and Commons united in a loyal address to King George VI marking his accession anniversary. Arthur Meighen and Raoul Dandurand led moves praising the monarch and constitutional framework, expressing belief in democracy and long life for the royal family.
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Hones
Ang
Ottawa
Wnate
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Benator
Raoul Dandurand
Commons
Empire
Meighen
George
Dandurand
Argentine cooperative invites Canada and Australia to wheat talks
The Argentine Cooperative Association of 25 000 farmers invites Canadian and Australian farm groups to Buenos Aires for a conference on removing export limits. In London a wheat consultative committee may meet May 15 to discuss the post July 31 export restriction. The big four producers Canada United States Australia and Argentina met in London in March but failed to extend the current wheat export agreement.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Co-operative Association
London
Canada
United States
Australia
Argentina
Loniday
Tariff Board to Visit Auto Plants Across Canada
The tariff board will begin examining the automobile industry with plant visits this week. Hearings in Calgary open for the gasoline inquiry, with Vancouver hearings on both matters. Afterward the board heads to Ottawa to finish the sessions.
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Ottawa
Tariff Board
Calgary
Vancouver
Lake Navigation Opens First Grain Cargoes From Fort William
Five vessels cleared Fort William through an ice cut passage carrying grain as the 1935 season opens. The ships Stada cona Donnacona Granby Winnipeg and Saskatoon owned by Canada Steamship Lines headed downriver to deliver cargoes. Sault Ste Marie reports L E Block opened navigation thirteen days earlier than last year bound for Marquette to load ore. Edmonton sees price movement CNLR fuel charges protest by Edson legislators.
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Fort William
Stadacona
Donnacona
Granby
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Canada Steamship Lines
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
L. E. Block
Marquette
Canadian Lottery Tickets Seized at Niagara Falls
Postal officials report 12 000 Canadian lottery tickets mailed from Niagara Falls were seized as smuggled across the border and sent to multiple U S destinations.
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Niagara Falls
United States
Porder
Senate Approves Drouth Bill for Prairie Regions
The Senate passed a bill to rehabilitate drouth and soil drifting areas in the western provinces with funding of 750,000 this year and 1,000,900 annually, plus measures on wages and railway expenditures. Senior figures urged action, citing threats to western agriculture and the national heritage.
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Ottawa
Senate
Prairie Provinces
Bank of Canada
Canadian National Railways
T. S. Church
Toronto East
James Murdock
Lib
Arthur Meighen
Raoul Dandurand
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
J. A. Calder
Regina
Meighen
Canada
Dandurand
House
Buchanan
Prairie Lands in West Salvage Plan Described by Senator
Senator Buchanan warns three western provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta face drought and soil drifting risking abandonment without reclamation. He notes losses to elevators railways mortgagees and individuals could reach hundreds of millions and suggests a commission review to determine reclamation and rehabilitation options possibly studying best land uses.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Buchanan
Increase In Rates Ottawa Board Grants Canadian Railways Hike
The Board of Railway Commissioners approved the Canadian railways request to raise rates on international traffic with the United States to mirror U S increases. The hikes, up to seven percent and capped by per hundred pound limits, take effect April 18. Key exclusions include grain flour mill products hay fruit vegetables livestock milk lumber and fertilizers.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Canadian Railways
Canada
United States
U.S
Interstate Commerce Commission
Health Ministers Conference Opens in Ottawa
The provincial ministers of health will hold a conference in Ottawa starting April 25, led by federal pensions and national health minister D. M. Sutherland.
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Ottawa
D. M. Sutherland
Pensions and National Health
Sutherland
Edmonton and Saskatchewan Move to Ban Slot Machines
In a committee of the whole, the province plans a July 1 effective ban on slot machines and similar legislation will also take effect in Saskatchewan. The decision aligns with broader provincial action on gaming restrictions.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Price Spread Report Urges Creation of Federal Trade Commission
A price spreads commission recommends establishing a five member federal trade and industry commission under the prime minister. The body would enforce the Combines Act, regulate monopolies, ban unfair practices, oversee consumer protection laws, and collaborate with chambers of commerce and other government agencies to root out unfair competition.
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Moatneas
Nereasary
Ottawa
Trade and Trdustry Commission
Price Spreads Commission
Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners
The
Trade Commission
Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade
Dining car layover plan shifts time not HQ location
W. W. Swindon of the Canadian National Railways says a proposed dining car schedule change between Montreal and Winnipeg would extend layover time in Winnipeg but not move the dining car department headquarters. He spoke in response to Alderman Dave Rochon who claimed Montreal would lose the dining car HQ to Winnipeg and that Mayor Camillien Houde would oppose this move.
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Winnipeg
Montreal
Dining
Ayover
W. W. Swindon
Canadian National Railways
Swindon
Ald
Dave Rochon
Camillien Houde
C.N.R
Re armament of Germany becomes league issue
Geneva reports Germanys re armament and the broader threat of one sided treaty repudiation dominate a League of Nations council session. Laval presented a draft resolution backed by Britain France and Italy condemning Germanys march toward militarization and the March 16 decree while Poland questioned the proposed stronger covenant terms.
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Geneva
Germany
Council of the
League of Nations
Pierre Laval
Great Britain
France
Italy
Joseph Beck
Poland
Europe
Berlin
League
Berlin Reacts With Surprise To League Action
Nazi circles in Berlin express astonishment at the League of Nations council vote condemning Germany over Versailles rearmament clauses. Rumors swirl of possible retaliatory moves by Hitler including repudiation of the Versailles Treaty or a nationwide referendum. Berlin presses call the Geneva sanctions hypocritical and provocation warning, while official circles stay silent.
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Berlin
Germany
League of Nations Council
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Britain
France
Italy
League Council
der Fuehrer
League
Reich
Geneva
Prpersen Zeitung
No Wheat Shortage In U S Indianapolis
G E Farrell director of the division of grains of the agricultural adjustment administration says the U S need not fear a wheat shortage despite drought and dust storms. He notes projected wheat production this year around 4 625 000 000 bushels with a 120 000 000 bushel surplus and discusses plans for a referendum on continuing wheat control programs at middle west and western conferences.
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Indianapolis
United States
G. E. Farrell
Division of Grains
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farrell
Middle West
West
Finance Minister Recommends Donation to Cancer Fund
In the House of Commons N Rhodes announced the government will donate 100000 dollars to the King George V silver jubilee cancer fund for Canada. The fund, started by the Countess of Bessborough, honors the king on his 25th accession anniversary.
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Ottawa
N. Rhodes
House of Commons
Canada
Countess of Bessborough
Rhodes
Peat Fuel Process Under Review by Dominion Government
Hon. W. A. Gordon reports to the House of Commons that the government is examining a new peat fuel preparation method. He dismisses reports on negotiations with a company as inaccurate.
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Ottawa
Dominion
W. A. Gordon
House of Commons
Ontario veterans to take paid leave for Vimy reunion
Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced in the legislature that war veterans employed by the Ontario government will receive a paid leave of absence with salary to attend the Canadian Corps reunion at Vimy France in July 1936.
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Toronto
Ontario
Vimy
France
Mitchell EF. Hepburn
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Want Wheat Conference
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CNLR
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Coalspur
Chris Pattinson
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J. B. Adams
King George's Jubilee Trust Fund
Cancer Fund
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