Rioting in Toulon as workers protest pay cuts sparks unrest
Five killed and about 200 injured in Toulon as infantrymen and mobile guards seal routes from the city amid demonstrations by maritime workers opposing Premier Laval’s economy laws. Laval announces amid cabinet meeting a 46 million dollar public works plan and new decree laws to stabilize prices, reduce unemployment, and protect savers. A central unemployment committee will oversee foreign workers, with reforms for creditors and taxes, plus measures to aid farmers and trade. Transatlantic liners tied up as port protests spread to Le Havre and other cities.
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Paris
Toulon
Premier Laval
Lava
M. Laval
le Havre
Ottawa aims for national education research bureau
The 14th annual Canadian Teachers' Federation conference approved establishing a national bureau of educational research to cooperate with federal and provincial bodies on education matters. C. N. Crutchfield urged inclusion of school administration and taxation studies. the federation will seek funds from the Carnegie Foundation and the National Research Council for research purposes.
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Ottawa
National Bureau of Educational Research
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Do Minion
C. N. Crutchfeld
Swawinigan Falls
Quc
Federaion
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
National Research Council
Ethiopian ruler seeks munitions from Japan amid Italian war
Developments in the Italo Ethiopian dispute hint Emperor Haile Selassie seeks Orient aid. Former foreign office official Daba Birrou plans a secret mission to Japan, likely to obtain munitions and food for Ethiopian forces, amid international denials.
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Setanah
Japan
Addia Ababa
Haile Selassie
Daba Birrou
Foreign Office
Ethiopia
Tews Stil Flooded Edmonton and Northern Alberta Town
Severe wind storms lash Lesser Slave Lake region flooding roads and rail lines and forcing disruption around Slave Lake where flood waters have kept the town submerged for weeks. Strong winds create giant waves that threaten infrastructure along the lake shore and rail corridors.
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Edmonton
Lesser Slave Lake
Northern
Alberta Railways
Slave Lake
Hamburg pier guarded after anti Nazi riot in New York
More than 200 detectives and policemen were assigned to guard the Hamburg American Life pier as the liner Hamburg quailed for Europe. The pier was the scene of a recent anti Nazi riot when demonstrators tore the Swastika flag from the mast of the Bremen and tossed it into the Hudson River.
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New York
Kimer Hamburg
Europe
Bremen
League of Nations meeting urged appointee in Geneva
The National Society urged the Dominion government to appoint a representative to the League of Nations opening in Geneva on September 9. The society said the period ahead would be critical for world community organization. The agenda includes covenant amendments and arms supply prohibitions to belligerents.
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Amanda
Raprepia
League of Natons Society
Geo- League of Nations
Geneva
World Community Organization
Anciety
Hail Damage Ravages Calgary Area Wheat Crop
Hail from Gleichen to Cremonate east of Calgary devastated about two hundred thousand acres of wheat. Initial reports cited three thousand acres but Liberal candidate Vaughan S. Kimpton reported far heavier losses. Hail came with high winds piling 13 inches deep in spots, shredding stalks and leaves, killing game birds, and damaging fences and hedges.
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Calgary
Glechen
Cremonate
Vaughan S. Kimpton
Gleichen
Want School Established Regina
Residents of Goldfields in the Lake Athabasca mining area urge the provincial government to set up a school. With 15 to 18 school age children and no local taxes, a July 27 meeting urged Education Minister J W Estey to grant funds to the district to start schooling, but no decision has been made.
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Regina
Goldfields
Lake Athabasca
J. W. Estey
Borden Named First President Of Dominion Drama Festival
Sir Robert Borden former Prime Minister of Canada will serve as the first president of the Dominion Drama Festival a corporation established by royal charter in May to mark the King's Silver Jubilee and to sustain the festival. Hon. C H Cahan secretary of state announced the officers who were nominated by the Earl of Bessborough governor general as the charter provides.
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Ottawa
Robert Borden
Canada
Dominion Drama Festival
C. H. Cahan
Earl of Bessborough
Regional Fruit Tariff Affects Western Canada
Ottawa announces a regional tariff on cantaloupe muskmelons honey balls casabas and honey dens for western Canada. The duty fixes four cents per pound above the true invoice value and took effect on August 7, announced by Hon. R. C. Matthews national revenue minister.
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Ottawa
Canada
R. C. Matthews
National Revenue
Plan to drive dog team Winnipeg to New York
Southey Sask man H B Weberg aims to drive a dog team from Winnipeg to New York to secure a backer. He previously toured 1933 with a dog cart from The Pas to Chicago, leaving with five cents and his daughter, and arrived in Illinois metropolis ailing but intact.
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Winnipeg
H. B. Weberg
Southey, Sask
New York
Weberg
Pas
Chicago
Rady Pays Menry Tecs Peet Said. Egypt
Officials note about 248 000 Italian troops and laborers in East Africa. Not all transports head east. In three weeks six large steamers carried over 5 000 Italian soldiers with malaria dysentery and typhoid through the canal to Italy. In three months Italy paid Sues administration 10 000 000 in canal war transport duties.
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Peet
Egypt
East Africa
Gyures
Italy
Offcials
Sues Administration
Canadians Have a Good Market in South Africa
Winnipeg. Canadiana in search of overseas trade opportunities would do well to search out South Africa, says D. de Waal Meyer, South African trade commissioner to Canada. In 1933 Canada sold Union of South Africa goods worth $5,700,000. in 1934 sales rose to $12,000,000, surpassing 1929’s high. South Africa’s purchasing power has risen, with Canada’s share increasing from 2.5% in 1933 to 3.6% in 1934. Trade balance favors Canada four to one, with South Africa selling Canada $3,000,000 in 1934.
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Winnipeg
South Africa
Canada
Meyer
Ottawa
British Columbia
Second Typhoon Strikes Amoy Fears Death Toll Rise
A powerful second typhoon hit Fukien province in China, ripping inland after the first storm and causing widespread devastation. Ports near Amoy suffered, communications were severed, and floodwaters inundated Chuanchow and Hsiwei with thousands of homes destroyed and refugee camps crowded across the southern coast.
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Amoy
China
Fukien
Hsiwei
Chuanchow
Great Province
Britain eyed for Anglo Japanese conference this autumn
Tokyo reports Yomiuri observers say Britain may be asked to cooperate in readjusting trade with Japan. The paper warns that Japan’s economic bloc and Ottawa talks limit access to Britain’s resources and markets, urging Britain to remove barriers to foster cordial ties and world peace.
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Tokyo
Great Britain
Yomiurisaki
England
Japan
Yomiuri
Britain
Ottawa
Canada
Kingsford Smith Eyes New England to Australia Flight
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith arrived in Sydney bound for London to launch another attempt to fly from England to Australia. He plans to fly Lady Southern Cross to New York after bringing the plane from storage with mechanic Tom Pethyridge, and then ship the craft to London for a record run. He may seek cooperation with Juan Trippe on a Pan American link from Honolulu to Australia.
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Australia
Roccord Honda
Charles Kingsford Smith
Sydney
Monterey
London
Pacific
California
Los Angeles
New York
Tom Pethyridge
England
Sir Charles
Juan Trippe
Kingsford-Smith
Anzac
Pan-American Airways
Pan- American
Honolulu
New Mosquito Aids Encephalomyelitis Surge in Manitoba Horses
In central Manitoba an outbreak of equine encephalomyelitis is blamed on a virulent mosquito. At least 75 horses have died, with officials warning the toll may rise as reports come in. Veterinarians say the ultra microscopic virus spreads through the new mosquito. The disease inflames the brain and spinal cord, causing staggering, drooping, and rapid death. Equine encephalomyelitis was first clearly recognized in 1930.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
United States
Alberta wheat pool renews Prince Rupert elevator lease
Prince Rupert B C The Alberta wheat pool renewed its lease on the local Prince Rupert elevator for two years in an office announcement. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Alberta Wheat Pool
Bride Killed In Accident Near Ottawa
A bride of 45 minutes Misa Edna Jenkinson of Stitteville Ontario was fatally injured when a tire exploded on the Ashton Stitts ville highway returning from the wedding. She died three hours later at Ottawa Civic hospital leaving a wedding party catastrophe.
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Ottawa
Misa Edna Jenkinson
Stitteville
Ont
Aahton-Stittsville
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Argentine Wheat Crop Shrinks 15 Percent in Year
Argentina’s wheat harvest this year will be 15 percent smaller than last year due to severe drought. The flax crop also declines significantly from last year because of drought and frost, per the ministry of agriculture.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Ministry of Agriculture
Britain objects to attacks by Italian press
London reports strong representations to Italy over anti British press campaigns tied to efforts for a peaceful Italo Ethiopian solution. Italy warned further actions may trigger renewed representations as Geneva deliberations continue. Rome lauds Mussolini while Britain awaits a reply. Paris eyes a three nation conference around August 16 to discuss a retirement plan.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Dino Grandi
Geneva
Rome
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
War Department
Paris
France
Laval
Saskatchewan game law changes cut open season for prairie birds
Saskatchewan reduces open season for prairie chickens and ruffed grouse by two weeks for 1935. Other upland and migratory birds keep existing regulations with tweaks to bag and possession limits. Female moose gain protection. big game limits mostly unchanged. Duck bag drops from 15 to 10 per day and possession from 60 to 25. Fur bearing seasons shift by ten days earlier or two weeks later in many cases.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Toronto Industrialist Funds Charity via Half Million Cheque
Wealthy Toronto businessman Frank F P O Connor sent a 500000 cheque to Archbishop J C McGuigan for charitable purposes. Of the total, 23000 goes to the New Man Club Toronto, 10000 to sick children hospital, 10000 to Christie Street Military hospital, 10000 to Institute for the Blind, 10000 to Church of the Precious Blood Wexford Ont, 1000 to Carmelite orphanage, and 1000 to a Toronto fresh air fund.
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Toronto
Frank FP. O'Connor
J.C. McGuigan
Newman Club
Christie Street
Institute For the Blind
Church of the Precious Blood
Wexford
Ont
Carmelite Orphanage
Wheat crop in prairie provinces hit by stem rust
The Sanford Evans weekly crop report states about 30 percent of prairie wheat acreage, roughly 7,000,000 acres, is infected by stem rust. The West’s wheat crop has deteriorated very badly in the last three weeks, with early Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan yield estimates showing very serious losses to common bread wheats.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Sanford Evans
Quebec Grants Transform Farms With 1800 Pens Planted
The Quebec government funds have allowed more than 1,800 pens of livestock or poultry to be established on farms across the province this year. Officials anticipate the total to reach 4,000 by season's end. A $300 grant assists farmers who want to transplant their sons facing financial hardship.
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Quebec
Wheat in Store in Ottawa for Week Ended July 31
Canadian wheat in store for the week ended July 31 totaled 195,206,515 bushels, rising by 5,181,427 bushels from the prior week and up 9,856,236 bushels from the same week last year, according to the Dominion bureau of statistics.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Station
Uca
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Lord Beasborough
Sir Robert Borden
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Menry
Meath
Sues Conel Costana
George Thorneloe
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Thorneloe
Bride
Mitch
Stanley Woods
Manxman
Isle of Mar
Governor's Bridge
Wood
J. Guthrie
Tchéwan
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