Oil Embargo Threat Triggers Mussolini War Scenarios
Rome sources report high level plots if oil embargo imposed by the League of Nations. Mussolini backers propose Italy withdraw diplomats, quit the League, and unleash a so called death squad air strike on the British Mediterranean fleet. London reports aim to seek oil embargo next sanctions committee meet. Geneva notes France ready to back export bans but cautions credit restrictions.
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Rome
League of Natons
Italy
Mussolini
Grand Pound
Taly
Waly
League of Nations
Air Force
Mediterranean
London
Il Duce
Havas
Alexandria
Muscolini
Libya
Roma
I Duce
Geneva
France
League
Caid
Trans-Atlantic Airmail Talks Boost Canada Service
Discussions among Great Britain the Irish Free State Newfoundland and Canada on a trans Atlantic airmail service are said to accelerate Canadian mail activity next year. Imperial Airways will handle most technical work while Canada must decide land facilities and subsidy shares among the nations involved.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Newfoundland
Canads
Canada
Dominion
United States
Imperial Airways
Adventure Advocate Pocock Urges RAF For Young Seekers
Capt Roger Pocock, famed adventurer, praised the Royal Air Force to Toronto youths seeking danger. The 70 year old founder of the Legion of Frontiersmen urged tackling the most dangerous task, while touring to promote the organization and its defence of the sovereign and dominions.
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Pocock
Toronto
Roger Pocock
Royal Air Force
Legion of Frontiers- Men
Alberta to enact consumer protection code against cut throat trade
Premier Aberhart said Alberta will demand full consumer protection under a new business code. Discussions among retail and wholesale merchants and the government aim to prevent cut throat competition. Merchants, wholesalers and manufacturers would draft codes for government approval.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Aberhart
Banting Praises Soviet Health System after Visit
Sir Frederick Banting, co discoverer of insulin, lauded the high standard of medical work in Soviet Russia during a Hamilton visit. He noted few tuberculosis bed cases and said Russian factories employ trade union doctors who screen workers and provide immediate care if disease signs appear.
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Hamilton, Ont
Frederick Banting
Hamilton Health Association
Soviet Russia
Ruaaia
Alberta to License All Merchants in New System
Premier Aberhart announced wholesale and retail merchants in Alberta will be licensed by the provincial government starting January 1. Merchants support the move as a step toward possible fixed price codes for select products. license cost is not set but expected near 3 dollars.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Terror Man Sentenced Winchester England
Arthur Charles Mortimer known as a terror man for running down a cyclist in a stolen car was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The six foot tall lance corporal at Aldershot barracks was convicted of fatally striking Mrs. Phyllis Mary Oekes, a private secretary, by deliberate running down in August.
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Winchester
England
Arthur Charles Mortimer
Aldershot Barracks
Phyllis Mary Oekes
Aviator Premetea Edmonton Promoted to Northern Aviation Chief
C H Punch Dick ns, superintendent of Mackenzie River district for Canadian Airways Limited and 1928 McKee trophy winner, has been elevated to general superintendent of northern aviation for the company, it was learned here.
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Edmonton
C. H. “Punch” Dickns
Mackenzie River District
Canadian Airways, Limited
McKee
Northern Aviation
Canadian crew hired for Country Rector filming in Toronto
Minister Crell announced that Canadian cameramen Stadia workers and electricians will be employed in the production of the Canadian scenes of the Country Rector starring the Dionne quintuplets.
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Toronto
Stadia
Dionne Quintupleta
Wil Star
Crell
Canal Profits Rise on Traffic Sparked by Italy
Canal officials forecast 35 million francs more receipts in 1935 over 1934. Italian military operations were cited as the cause of higher traffic, boosting income to 789 million francs from Jan 2 to Nov 20, compared with 759 million francs in the prior year.
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Paris
France
New Radio Station Edmonton Opens Offices of Canadian Airways
Canadian Airways Limited announces the opening of a new radio station in Edmonton. Superintendent C. H. Punch Dickins says the private short wave link will connect northern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and extend into the northwest mining area as far as Cameron Bay, N W T.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Northwest
Cameron Bay
N.W.T
Canadian Airways. Limited
C. H. “Punch” Dickins
Chinese Girls Guild Tourists In Shanghai Training
Modern Chinese girls are trained for service as tour companions in Shanghai. They work for 35 cents an hour conducting shop tours sightseeing and social outings for well-to-do families. The program directs activities for visiting tourists and local entertainment.
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Shanghai
China
Copeland Mine Believed Found Near Hudson Ontario
In northern Ontario near Hudson a long-lost Cope land mine thought to promise riches in early 1900s has resurfaced. Two Sakoose gold mine workers stumbled on a rusty shovel triggering a search through bush. A quartz vein with free gold and rose quartz hints at the Copeland site.
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Hudson
Ont
Ontario
Copeland
Sakoose
Abolish Senate Move In Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera presented a motion in the Dail to send constitution amendment No. 24 to the senate for abolition. The bill has been delayed 18 months after senate rejection. If the senate again rejects it, the government may still enact it within 60 days.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Senate
Government to investigate the prison system in Canada
Ottawa reports the government plans to appoint a royal commission to probe Canada’s penitentiary system. Justice minister Ernest Lapointe said no announcement is imminent while examining the Meisner case and wheat board policy remains officially undeclared. Rumors point to senate seats and potential replacements among Ontario figures.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Ontario
David Meisner
Labatt
Lapointe
Canadian Wheat Board
John I. McFarland
James R. Murray
Alberta Pacific Wheat Pool
Charles Murphy
Senate
Frank O'Connor
W. T. Kernahan
Toronto
John Gleeson
R. M. Burns
London
J. J. McCann
South Renfrew
C. A. Dunning
McCann
Mussolini orders mobilization amid oil embargo threat
Premier Mussolini recalls 100000 troops and presents a 33000000 naval decree as Italy faces potential League of Nations oil embargo. Government sources warn of continued sanctions and possible forced resistance while gasoline climbs to 1.08 a gallon and fuel replacement projects begin under the Chemical Corporation to develop alcohol and benzol.
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Rome
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
League of Nations
League
Chemical Corporation
Training German Children Berlin New Nazi policy marks youth labor service
German authorities announce compulsory labor service for all youths over ten with both sexes required to work in labor camps. Boys receive extra military preparation after camp terms as the regime aims to harden the population for any domestic or foreign crisis.
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Berlin
Third Reich
Peace Efforts by France and Britain in Ethiopian Conflict
International circles see France and Great Britain pushing to end the Italy Ethiopia war through conciliation. Laval appeals for national support while Italian quarters favor direct Mussolini Haile Selassie talks. L Oeuvre says Britain may mediate. League experts study sanctions with possible oil embargo plans.
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France
Britain
Ethiopia
Geneva
Great Britain
Italy
Laval
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Paris
L'Oeuvre
League of Nations
Unemployment Commission Draws King’s Attention
During a Georgia seaside stay Prime Minister Mackenzie King focused on completing details of a national unemployment commission as part of the Liberal program. The plan is to have the commission nearly finished before the Dominion provincial conference opening December 9, with an honorary panel and a salaried executive.
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King Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Georgia
Dominion
Canadian Patriotic Fund Commission
Increase In Employment Ottawa Report
The Dominion bureau of statistics notes an Ottawa employment rise of 14 803 persons between October 1 and November 1. The November 1 payroll covers 9 482 firms and 1 012 103 workers, up from 987 300, marking the highest level since December 1930. Gains are noted in logging, with improvements also in highway and building construction, mining, retail trade and manufacturing.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Oil Tankers Ordered to Hold Readiness by Royal Navy
Masters of the British admiralty oil fleet, chartered to commercial interests, have orders to keep tankers ready for call. The Olna visited Montreal recently. ships operate as commercial vessels under Royal Navy control and can be recalled for active service any time. About 59 tankers, built 1917–1923, are commanded by Royal Naval Reserve officers and refuel royal ships at sea if needed.
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Montreal
Admiralty
The
Gazette
Olna
Waterfont
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Royal Naval Reserve
Dutch East Indies
British Admiralty
Plan to Close All Relief Camps Next Year
Ottawa reports the Dominion government plans to close all relief camps in the coming year. Labor Minister Norman McL. Rogers announced the creation of a three person committee to investigate transfers from the Department of National Defence and visit about 100 camps nationwide, most in British Columbia and Alberta, housing about 20 000 men. The aim is to reabsorb camp workers into regular useful employment as conditions improve.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Norman McL. Rogers
Rogers
Threst
Department of National Defence
R. A. Rigg
Dominion Employment Service
Humphrey Mitchell
Labor
Hamilton East
Federal House
E. W. Bradwin
Frontier College
Bradwin
Toronto
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Labor Department
Graf Zeppelin Sets New Sustained Flight Record
The German airship Graf Zeppelin reportedly stayed aloft 119 hours cruising over Pernambuco Brazil before landing there after delays from a Brazilian revolt. The previous record was 111 hours 44 minutes on a 1928 North America flight, notable for crew emergency repairs during a storm.
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North America
Ban on Liquor Advertising Imposed by Alberta Premier
Premier Aberhart announced a provincial regulation banning all liquor advertising across media including daily and weekly newspapers billboards placards radio and other outlets effective February 1. The liquor control board enforces the ban covering hard liquor beer and wine with newspaper revenue in the province averaging about 75000 annually.
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Edmonton
Liquor Control Board
Aberhart
Luncheon Honors Ferguson in London Trade Circle
A luncheon hosted for Hon. G. Howard Ferguson former Canadian high commissioner to London drew 300 Anglo-Canadian business leaders under Sir Hewitt Skinner. Ferguson received a George IV silver loving cup while Mrs. Ferguson was presented with jewelry in recognition of his services to business interests.
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London
G. Howard Ferguson
Hewitt Skinner
Ferguson
Motor Fatalities Reach New 1935 High
National Safety Council reports U S highway deaths rose to 28 760 in the first ten months of 1935, surpassing the previous high of 28 153 for a similar period in 1934.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Council
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