Ottawa Parliament Opens With Talk Of Economic Recovery
Ottawa Parliament opened amid leaden skies with a ceremony anchored in tradition. The Speech from the Throne praised improving times and promised a nationwide building program to ease unemployment, plus possible marketing boards for livestock and agricultural products. It outlined reforms to the bank act, tax laws, and a broad revision of the Excise act while pledging a wheat agreement and budget plans for February.
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Ottawa
Ramon Thurssey
Macmillan Commission
Central Bank
Mqnor
United States Senate
Department of National Revenue
Detroit Prepares for Strong First Quarter Auto Output
An accumulation of orders from US motor car dealers signals a rush to expand factory capacity. After 1929 overproduction, industry efforts to balance production with retail demand show growth but remain behind dealer orders.
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Detroit
United States
Desler
Morgenthau Opens U S Mints to Soviet Gold Trade
Secretary Morgenthau issued three key orders impacting relations with the newly recognized Soviet Russia. The actions include allowing Soviet gold to be minted in the United States and lifting bans on Russian lumber and pulp wood produced with convict labor, and on Russian matches linked to dumping.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Russia
Garage Reef Collapses in Winnipeg
A public garage roof collapsed under heavy weight, burying 35 automobiles. Dun can E. Campbell and Fred Bull attempted to drive out 15 cars before the structure failed. Fire, sparked by a short circuit after the collapse, caused several thousand dollars in damage before being controlled.
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Winnipeg
Duncan E. Campbell
Fred Bull
Winnipeg Officials Probe Long Distance Scam Tactics
W R Cottingham KC chair announced Municipal Public Utility card Gann is leading an investigation into complaints that Mani tobine have been victimized by high pressure long distance telephone tactics.
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Winnipeg
Municipal Public Utility Card
W. R. Cottingham
K.C
Sarraut urges stronger French navy to counter Germany
French Naval Minister Albert Sarraut told a secret chamber naval committee that France must build a second Dunkirk to outpace Germany and Italy. He noted France's tonnage surpasses rivals but warned of inferior quality and called for a two-year 250 million franc program to fund maritime bases in Madagascar and Indochina.
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Paris
Albert Sarraut
Adolf Hitler
France
Germany
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Dunkirk
M. Sarraut
Pacific
Madagacar
Indo-China
Uniform Companies Act to unify laws across dominion
Hon. W J Major outlined plans after the Ottawa provincial conference. The uniform act is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons before the end of the coming session, with several provinces likely to pass it in their 1934 sessions. Definite agreement on the act was reached at the Ottawa conference.
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Winnipeg
Dominion
Ottawa
W. J. Major
K.C
Inherits Large Estate Vancouver
Ernest Kellett Long, 58, who settled in British Columbia over 30 years ago, plans to return to England to claim the Norfolk estate Dunstan Hall valued at more than 150000 dollars. Long came to Canada in 1870, worked on a Saskatchewan farm, mined near Atlin, then settled in Vancouver for 25 years. The estate includes 3555 acres of farmland and £32000.
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Vancouver
Ernest Kellett Long
British Columbia
England
Norfolk
Fortescue Kellett Long
Long
Canada
Saskatchewan
Atlin
Dunstan Hall
Norwich
Cities Of Youth In Canadian Census Figures
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports that Ottawa Three Rivers in Quebec and Sydney in Nova Scotia have the highest youth share with 46 percent under 20 in 1931. Victoria is oldest with 28 percent under 20. Prairie provinces show lower ages with Regina 38.94, Edmonton 38.45, Winnipeg 35, Calgary 34, average 36.
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Ottawa
Three Rivers
Quebec
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Victoria
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Regina
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Calgary
Economy Is Necessary to Restore Canada’s Credit
Floyd Chalmers editor of the Financial Post told Canadian Construction Association members at their convention that a government economy protecting national credit and private investors from depreciation losses is the sole remedy for Canada’s low mood.
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Toronto
Canada
Floyd &. Chalmers
Financial Post
Canadian Construction Association
More Marriages Reported in Canadian Cities
Data from 70 Canadian cities show a rise in marriages last year while births and deaths declined. Reports to the Dominion bureau of statistics indicate clergy, registrars, undertakers, and obstetricians noted higher marriage activity but fewer births and deaths across the surveyed municipalities.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Mataics
Winter Patrol Probes Cannibal Spirit Death Claims
Royal Canadian Mounted Police undertake a 250 mile trek to Burntwood Bay and Reindeer Lake camps to verify reports of a Cannibal Spirit death among Chipewyan Indians. Sgt. Percy Rose leads the hunt, seeking the truth behind grisly tales and potential tribal leader involvement.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lac du Brochet
Percy Rose
Burntwood Bay
Reindeer Lake
Northwest Territories
Mounties Meet Old Timers at Pioneer Round-Up
North West Mounted Police veterans from 1874, now Royal Canadian Mounted Police, joined the 1934 Calgary event of the South Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association. Col James Walker G C King and John Heron greeted today’s Red Coats. Mrs Alex Matheson led the roll call as the oldest pioneer participant, arriving in Alberta in 1869.
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Calgary
North West Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
South Rrn
Alberta Pioneers
James Walker
G. C. King
John Heron
Plains
Alex
Math‘eson
Garfield
Pioneers
Alberta
Public Works Plan for Relief Across Canada
The plan forecasts 50.74 million dollars in eight provinces with Ontario and Quebec receiving the largest shares. It envisions construction of provincial and federal buildings, excludes housing and major infrastructure, and is organized by twenty regional committees under a Toronto headquarters.
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Public Works
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
R. B. Bennett
British Columbie
Alberta
Sakatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Mail and Empire
Quebec Premier Tasc hereau eyes own lottery for charity
Premier L A Taschereau told the legislative assembly that Quebec might organize a provincial lottery for charitable and educational purposes if the house supported it. He said legislation could be tabled and hoped a Dominion conference would amend the criminal code to allow the province to hold a lottery.
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Quebec
L. A. Taschereau
Legislative Assembly
Tala
Tremendous Death Toll Feared in Monghyr Earthquake
The Rajah of Monghyr announced 25000 deaths in Monghyr city alone after India’s earthquake. He warned rehabilitation would take two generations as ruins and incalculable bodies remain, with the devastated area in Bhagalpur division Bihar and Orissa where the Ganges divides the district.
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Calcutta
India
Monghyr
Eidul Fitr
Bhagalpur
Bihar
Orisan
Ganges
Combination Car And Plane Demonstrated by UW Professor
Prof. John W. Miller of the University of Washington outlined a folding wing vehicle that would travel on highways and operate as an aircraft. He described the concept as a potential forerunner of a combined automobile and aeroplane.
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Seattle
John W. Miller
University of Washington
Saskatchewan Farmers Face No Mandatory Wheat Reductions
Premier J T Mc Anderson says no compulsory wheat acreage cuts for Saskatchewan. Details pending as Attorney General M A MacPherson returns from Ottawa, planning an educational campaign to meet the international wheat agreement. Ottawa reports Poland? Canada may trim 4,000,000 acres. Saskatchewan policy to be clarified soon.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J. T. Mc Anderson
M. A. MacPherson
Ottawa
Canada
MacPaerson
Ask Britain For Suggestions
An invitation to the British government to formulate definite suggestions to settle the disarmament stalemate was contained in a German reply to British arms inquiries from a month ago. Acceptance would place Britain in a role bridging the gap between French and German views.
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London
Insull Ordered to Exit Greece by Jan 31
The supreme state council and the minister of the interior ruled that Samuel Insull must leave Greece and seek refuge elsewhere to avoid extradition to the United States. The Chicago utilities operator was denied a longer stay and required to cover the costs of recent proceedings to preserve U S Greece relations.
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Athens
Supreme State Council
Minister of the Interior
Samuel Insull
Greece
United States
Forma Chicigo Utilities
Naval Officials Deliberate On Vital Problems
British naval officials aboard the cruiser Kent at a Singapore base deliberate on Singapore’s fate as a naval hub. Discussions focus on maintaining imperial communications with England, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East, with likely recommendations to modernize Singapore as a major naval base while preserving local defense policy.
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Singapore
Straita Settlemente
Kent
England
Australia
New Zealand
Far East
Admiralty
London
Prospecting By Air in Desert Quest by Campbell and Cobham
Sir Malcolm Campbell holder of the world speed record and Sir Alan Cobham, noted British aviator, plan an aerial expedition from London toward the Kalahari desert. They aim to fly across the desert and use the plane to explore on foot with a geologist, seeking gold in the waterbay region.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Alan Cobham
Waterbay
Kalahari
Daily Mail
Wach
Toey
Farmers Approve Wheat Quota Plan Across Provinces
Western Canadian farmers from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta back the London wheat export limits. A 200 million bushel quota aims to curb production via a selling certificate system tied to five year averages. Excess wheat may be sold via certificates or disposed of, possibly fed to livestock, to keep world market figures stable.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
London
Eng
California to slaughter 12000 dairy and beef cattle
Call Dairy Cattle San Francisco plans to slaughter about 12 000 head of surplus dairy cows and steer beef over the next three months. They will be cooked and canned for distribution to the unemployed under state emergency relief administration. The $820 000 expenditure is endorsed by the California Cattlemen's Association and the California Dairy Council as a direct stimulus. State administrator R C Branson says it will consume most of the available cull dairy cattle in the state.
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San Francisco
California
State Emergency Relief Administration
California Cattlemen's Association
California Dairy Council
R. C. Branson
Cancer Menace Rising in Montreal Says Doctor
Dr. J E Gendrea director of the Radium Institute of Montreal warned that cancer is constantly increasing and humanity faces a losing war against a terrible plague. He urged the establishment of radium institutes as the best means of fixing the disease.
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Montreal
J. E. Gendrea
Radium Institute of
Earthquake in China Causes Destruction and Debris
Reports describe a quake in Bhanshi and Su yuti provinces near Shanghai causing building collapses and many buried in rubble. Exact damage and casualties remain unclear, with officials noting uncertain estimates and ongoing assessments.
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Shanghai
Bhanshi
Su‘yuti
Ifs
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Uniform Companies Act
iAusg
Nevessary
Lone Winter Patrol
Water Police
Sim
Calgary Barracks
MAY Head Aviation
Roy Maxwell
Ontario Air Service
Department of National Defence
Newfoundland
Cyril Harmer
St. John's
Great Britain
BR. Harmer
Saskatchewan Farmers
Anderson
Britain
Gertmay
Samuel Insall
Minth
China
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