Britain Delegates Defy Mandate Talk At Margate Conference
The Conservative Party opened its annual Margate conference with strong defence speeches by Sir Samuel Hoare and Duncan Sansys. Delegates defeated an amendment urging the government to reaffirm that mandates transfer remains non negotiable, while pressing for imperial tariff preference and warning on international peril.
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Margate
Kent
Conservative
Samuel Hoare
John Simon
Berlin
Baldwin
House of Commons
House
Samuel
Arctic News Reaches From Nascopie Reports Sparse Crime
The Nascopie returns from the Canadian north with reports from the Arctic posts. Inspector Keith Duncan notes almost no crime and Major D L McKeand cites Eskimo resilience amid caribou and food shortages. Health of natives improves as staff changes occur at Lake Harbor Port Harrison and Chesterfield Inlet.
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Halifax
Canadian
Arctic
Keith Duncan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Far
D. L. McKeand
M.C
McKeand
R. C. Gray
R.c.m.lp
Pond Innet
Nascopie
L. B. Cory
Arthur Munro
Commemorative Goblet Marks George TV Birth Sold in London
A painted goblet created to honor the birth of George TV was sold in London for 1250 dollars. The piece reflects early 20th century decorative ware and drew buyers interested in royal or celebrity memorabilia.
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George TV
London
Gardiner outlines Canadian livestock marketing plan at Saskatoon
Hon. J. G. Gardiner federal agriculture minister spoke at the Saskatoon feeder show on coordinated marketing to avoid cattle rejection in British ports. He urged a national policy with a $300,000 start, noting livestock's edge in wealth over wheat and the need for steady export supply amid drought and market fluctuations.
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Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Saskatoon
Gardner
House of Commons
Gardiner
United States
Great Britain
Drouth Sa
Baskatchewan
Park Belt
Striving To Enforce Peace In Palestine Amid Martial Law Talk
The British cabinet weighs martial law in Palestine as unrest persists. Arab and Jewish factions clash over immigration and land sales, with a 24 week strike blamed for 428 deaths including 27 British, 304 Arabs, 87 Jews. Wounded reach about 1,200 and damages total 14 million dollars. Bedouin tensions rise across Transjordan while violence erupts in Jaffa following a funeral.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Great Britain
Britain
League of Nations
Transjordania
Hedjaz
Jaffa
Shortage of skilled mechanics hits British munition plants
Major General W. B. King reports Britain faces a shortage of skilled mechanics in munition and armament manufacture. He says plane plants with 3,500 workers could falter without more skilled help, noting prior workforces and wider similar shortages across arms production.
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Britain
Montreal
England
W. B. NM. King
Military District Number Four
Canada
Maer Sfontcaim
King
RAF Pilot Captures World Altitude Record at Farnborough
Squadron Leader F B D Swain set a new world altitude record of 49 967 feet flying an experimental Bristol plane with Pegasus motor at Farnborough England. He exceeded the previous 48 538 foot mark and used sealed barothermographs read by the national physical laboratory. Swain wore a sealed suit to cope with low air pressure and hurricane winds during the climb.
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Farnborough
England
Royal Air Force
F. BR. D. Swain
Swain
Bristol
R.A.F
M. J. Derr
France
National Physical Laboratory
Major Farm Problem Salt Lake City Described
Dr. W. H. Hendricks, chief veterinarian in Utah, calls encephalomyelitis on equine disease a major American farm problem. The illness, sometimes called brain fever or sleeping sickness, has killed at least 30,000 U.S. horses and caused estimated losses exceeding 2.225 million dollars. Research remains limited and efforts to combat it have been largely futile.
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Salt Lake City
United States
W. H. Hendricks
Utah
Spain charges violations of neutrality pact in League reports
Geneva reports Madrid accuses Italy Germany and Portugal of arming the insurgents in breach of the non intervention pact. Letters to France Italy Germany and Portugal denounce the hands off policy and claim arms would have crushed the insurgents without aid. The note demands abolition of arms embargoes on Madrid. Italy allegedly sent 24 war planes to the insurgents.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
Germany
Portugal
Madrid
France
Alberta on Threshold of Prosperity in Mining Era
Alberta faces a new era as bituminous sands minerals salt and oil may boost prosperity. Treasurer Charles Cockroft spoke at the Western annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, predicting resource development could surpass agriculture. He cited resettlement and industrial growth plans and a proposed large coal and timber plant near Lesser Slave Lake. The next institute meeting will be in Montreal, anticipated as the largest yet.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Charles Cockroft
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Cockroft
C. C. Ross
Institute
Montreal
E. J. Carlyle
German Food Shortage Warns Of Scarcity Across Reich
Agriculture Minister Darre states in a Voelkischer Beobachter report that Germany currently has only 50 to 55 percent of its annual butter and fat consumption. Crop estimates also signal shortages of wheat, grain, pork, poultry and other foods in the coming year.
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Naazi Paper
Berlin
Walter Darre
Voelkischer Beobachter
Nazi Party
Flyers Reach Winnipeg After Long Chit Flight Recovery
Flight-Lieutenant Shel don Coleman and Leading Aircraftman Joseph Fortey, who endured 30 days on meagre rations, were found September 16 at Point Lake 1150 miles north of Edmonton and have arrived in Winnipeg to finish recovery.
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Winnipeg
Sheldon Coleman
Joseph Fortey
Point Lake
Edmonton
Rise of Baker to Top Post at American Can Company
The American Can Company promotes Dert A. Baker from chief chemist to chief operating officer after a rapid ascent through laboratories and sales. Born in Harmony Ontario, Baker moved to the United States in his mid twenties and rose from analyst roles to vice president of sales before succeeding C. B. E. Green.
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New York
Ixiag
America
Baker
United States
University of Toronto
Harmony
Ont
Oshawa
Canada
American Can Company
Ths
Chicago
C. B E. Green
Canada explores Pacific coast coastal defence plans
Federal deliberations on coastal defence in Canada focus on the Pacific coast with Ian Mackenzie stating a northern air base may be established in British Columbia between the Queen Charlotte Islands and Vancouver. He noted 375000 dollars would be spent on Jericho air station as the first contract is let.
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Vancouver
Canada
Pacific
Ian Mackenzie
Aaid
Aasid
British Columbia
Queen Charlotte Islands
Mackenzie
Jericho
Devaluation of the French franc meets approval in Paris
Premier Leon Blum's devaluation plan for the franc is re approved by the chamber of deputies in nearly its original form despite senate opposition. The dispute risks the government’s life as it stalls on price control powers and decree authority. In Amsterdam, Dutch rubber imports faced higher duties as the guilder weakens. Dr. Schacht, head of the Reichsbank, warned against adding international trade uncertainty and signaled Germany’s openness to negotiations rather than immediate devaluation.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Blum
Amsterdam
Netherlands
New York
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichminister
Reichsbank
Dr. Schacht
Reich
Canada’s Crerar urges cautious use of resources at Edmonton luncheon
Hon T A Crerar, Dominion minister of mines, told a joint Edmonton chamber luncheon that Canada’s resources must not serve a privileged few. He blamed investor uncertainty for slow development, urged careful budgeting, and warned provinces face debts over 100 million dollars. He said Canada has great potential wealth if spending is prudent.
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Edmonton
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Dominion
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Mines
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Department of Human Life
Moat
Mr. Crerar
Victoria University to Bestow Doctor of Divinity on Baron Tweedsmuir
Victoria University will award the Doctor of Divinity to Baron Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada, at a Oct 10 joint convocation with the University of Toronto marking the institution’s 100th royal charter anniversary. The event recognizes His Excellency’s leadership and intellectual contributions, historically unusual for a layman. Also honored are Rt Rev Peter Bryce, Rt Rev Malcolm Campbell, Rev F H Cosgrave, and Rev H P Whidden from various church and university roles.
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Victoria University
Baron Tweedsmuir
Toronto
Canada
Lord Tweedamuir
Church of Scotland
Victoria
University of Toronto
Peter Bryce
United Church of Canada
Malcolm A. Campbell
Montreal
The
Presbyterian Church In Canada
F. H. Cosgrave
Trinity University
Hamilton
McMaster University
Official Visit Ends as Governor General Returns to Ottawa
Baron Tweedsmuir completed his first western tour and left Winnipeg for Ottawa after a brief stay in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. He carried a headed cloak for King Edward made by Mistawasis reserve as a symbol of loyalty to the empire. No official calls were made during his three hour layover.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
West
Baron Tweedsmuir
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
King Edward
Indiana of Mistawasis
Empire
Fatal Car Crash Near Winnipeg Claims Harbottle Life
W George Harbottle 48 assistant treasurer at Manitoba Paper Company Pine Falls Manitoba was killed instantly when his car collided with a motor truck ten miles north of here Mrs Harbottle sustained non serious injuries The tragedy occurred in the Winnipeg area prompting police and salvage crews to investigate the scene and determine fault
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Winnipeg
W. George Harbottle
Manitoba Paper Company
Pine Falls
Man
Here
Harbottle
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