No Province Will Default On Payments In Canada
Delegates at the dominion provincial conference stated no province will be allowed to default while exploring ways to gain independence from federal aid. Alberta and Saskatchewan urged short term agricultural credits and expansion of land settlement schemes as unemployment relief. the conference saw land settlement as highly satisfactory.
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Canada
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Pacific Great Eastern
Economic Commission
J. E. Brownlee
Alberts
Dominion Cabinet
Duncan
Prairie
Maritime
East
Byrd Reaches Old Antarctic Base in Bay of Whales
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and crew from his second Antarctic expedition return to Little America in Antarctica after a three month Boston cruise and four year absence. They report the base intact with three 60 foot wireless towers standing and buildings buried in snow. The flagship rests inside the Blistering barrier walls of the Bay of Whales as reconnaissance begins for renewed exploration.
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Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Boston
Byrd
Bay of Whales
Would Not Change Matters Washington Speech
Senator J Hamilton Lewis argued the St Lawrence treaty would grant Britain a military avenue through the United States. Senator Arthur Van Denberg countered that Britain and Canada already hold every navigational right on the Great Lakes and would gain more under the pact.
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Washington
J. Hamilton Lewis
Ilinois
St. Lawrence
Great Britain
United States
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Britain
Canada
Great Lakes
Endorse World Peace Edmonton Endorses Disarmament Efforts
The United Fame Women of Alberta convention cabled Hon. Arthur Hendrison, Genoa disarmament conference chairman, commending his work and urging continuation of all endeavors to prevent war.
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Edmonton
United Fame Women of Alberta
Arthur Hendrison
Genoa
Trappers Rationed As North Winter Trails Fail
Northern trappers and traders face rationing as overland freighters arrive a month and a half late at Lac La Ronge and other trading centers. Heavy snow and frosts have frozen muskeg trails, deterring travel. Horses slog through slush while drivers and drovers risk wet gear, reaching only to the north end of Montreal Lake. A 70 mile stretch across muskeg remains impassable. Fresh frosts toughen the broken route but planes have begun delivering essential flour and sugar to remote camps.
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Lac la Ronge
Montreal Lake
Earthquake Toll Mounts Across India in January 15 Quake
Reports from Calcutta and cities such as Muzaffarpur Jamalpur Patna Berwaras and Bankura indicate up to 2000 deaths with 1122 confirmed. Streets littered with corpses and tents sent to hardest hit areas as relief efforts begin.
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Calcutta
India
Muzaffarpur
Jamalpur
Patna
Berwaras
Bankura
All India
Dollar Standard Change Hinted By Canadian Parliament
The Toronto Globe reports Ottawa sources expect parliament to reduce the dollar’s gold content. A lower standard could cut debt in Canadian currency by about one third and raise domestic prices, with talk of a new gold standard around 14 to 15 grains per dollar from the current 23.22 grains.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Globe
Shows Great Improvement Ottawa
The Dominion bureau of statistics released its annual 1933 employment review showing a steady rise in payrolls from April 1 to December 1 based on 8,140 employers. About 146,966 wage earners were added, with employment indexes rising 20.8 percent from the year's low, and payroll gains noted in the Prairie provinces and British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Hag
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Briish
Columbia
Common informer Saunders wins car in service club draw
Leslie Saunders of Niagara Falls awarded an automobile won by William Mollison a bank clerk in a draw held at a service club carnival last July. Justice Charles Garrow of Osgoode Hall delivered the award.
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Toronto
Leslie Saunders
Niagara Falls
William Mollison
Justice Charles Garrow
Provinces Agree To Stagger Fishing Seasons
Agreements to end competitive fishing seasons in Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta were tentatively reached at the inter Provincial fisheries conference called by Hon J. S. McDiarmid Manitoba minister of natural resources. The plan aims to stagger seasons to reduce market flooding.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. S. McDiarmid
Cruising in Lifeboat Heads Atlantic Crossing
Alfon Hangen and his dog and cat sail a frail lifeboat decked with sails on a second Atlantic crossing from Sierra Leone, Africa toward Rio de Janeiro via mid Atlantic. The crew previously crossed from Nomyay to North America aboard the same craft.
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Halifax
mid-Atlantic
Africa
South America
Alfon Hangen
Rio de Janeiro
Sierra Leon
Atlantic
Haneen
Nomyay
North America
No Currency War Between U S And Britain
London reports a secret mission connected to Roosevelt brain trust and a informal currency accord aiming to keep the pound near a five dollar ratio. An American monetary expert met with Bank of England officials after Oliver Sprague's resignation to align policy signals, with no formal agreement required. Authorities deny any currency war or Roosevelt devaluation.
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London
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
United States
Oliver M. W. Sprague
Secretary of the Treasury
Bank of England
Washington
Treasury
Aviators Battle Unbelievable Nahanni Warm Air Episode
Pilot W. Leigh Brintwell, Mackenzie Air Services president, recalls a Nahanni flight where temperatures plummeted to near 70 below zero yet a warm Cainook current melted grease on the gear. The trip, with mining engineers aboard, followed two earlier cold sorties into the river country north of Fort Simpson.
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Edmonton
Far North
W. Leigh Brintwell
Mackenzie Air Services
Fort Simpson
Brintwell
Simpson
Japan
Churchill urges strong air force to deter war in new era
In a London address quoted in New York, Winston Churchill warned Britain faces danger from air attack and urged building a strong protective air force. He urged full League of Nations cooperation and likened air power to the old navy in safeguarding against invasion.
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New York
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
London
League of Nations
Stavisky Affair Roils French Cabinet In Bayonne Fraud
Facing angry deputies in Paris, Premier Crautemps defends the regime amid the Stavisky affair, the Bayonne pawnshop swindle involving Albert Dalimier and Mayor Joseph Garat, with mobs outside the Chamber and calls for a full investigation. Stavisky, a Russian-born swindler, is blamed for losses of 31 million to investors and years of permitted fraud.
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Deputies
Crautemps
Grantic
Joseph Garat
Bayonne
Stavisky
Russia
Garment Workers Strike in Toronto Paralyzes Industry
More than 2,000 garment workers strike Toronto demanding higher wages and shorter hours. A manufacturer conceded the goals were attainable but urged government intervention. S Davies of Davies Clink Co. called for NRA style action to curb cut-throat competition and ensure a decent wage. He said government intervention may be the only effective remedy.
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Toronto
S. Davies
Davies Clink Co
Hke Roosevelt
NRA
Seed grain is mixed in Saskatchewan crop areas
Seed grain used in regions with crop failures across Saskatchewan is poorer and more mixed than ever. F W Townley Smith, president of the provincial Canadian Seed Growers Association, warned members at the convention. A special committee is devising a plan to aid registered growers to market this product.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
F. W. Townley- Smith
Sed Growers’ Association
Adopt White Baby Vancouver by Chinese Couple in Supreme Court
In a Vancouver supreme court ruling by Mr Justice D A McDonald a six month old white boy was granted for adoption to a Chinese couple Lin Wen a 42 year old Victoria greenhouse proprietor and his wife Lim Loo Shei 28. The child will be named Bryan Denis Lim and raised Protestant.
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Vancouver
Supreme Court
D. A. McDonald
Lin Wen
Victoria
Lim Loo Shei
Western premiers deny extravagance amid finance clash
Ottawa report says four western premiers defended regional finances at the Dominion provincial conference citing facts and figures to counter charges of extravagance. Premier John Bracken of Manitoba and colleagues argued western budgets balance with key revenue items and noted immigrants under federal relief.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Equitaul Sa
Plan for a Produce Marketing Act discussed at Moose Jaw meeting
Western provinces unite to push Dominion legislation enabling marketing bodies to deduct funds from produce and control exports and imports. Milliken outlines distinctions from wheat pools while advocates seek flexible provincial input with farmer votes. Dean Shaw argues for production and marketing reform to diversify exports beyond grain. Livestock, poultry, beef cattle, and skim milk byproducts are evaluated for prairie viability.
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Moose Jaw
Livestock Union
Manitoba
D. Mackinzie
Aleria
H. A. Craig
R. H. Millikes
K.C
Regina
Domion
Norminion
Milliken
Dean A. M. Shaw
Dean Shaw
Prairies
Stratosphere Flights Planned by Washington Group
Plans for two record setting stratosphere ascents aim for altitudes near 15 miles using a heavy lift balloon. Organized by a national graphics society and the army air corps the flights target June and September with Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Major William Kepner leading the crew along with alternates.
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Washington
Lesieurt
National Tienegraphic Society
Army i Csrpq
Albert W. Stevens
air + TDR
William Kepner
Air Car
Orvil A. Anderson
Air Corps, Ag
General Currie’s Horse Brock Dies in Ontario Mourning
The charger Brock, beloved by General Arthur Currie and known for service in war and peace, died at Strathroy Ontario shortly after the general’s passing. The horse’s death drew mourners from the community and former wartime colleagues who recalled Brock’s loyalty and calm presence in battle.
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Montrial
Arthur Curries
Brock
Sir Arthur
Strathroy
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Wiew of Employment
Informer
U.S
Ramsay MacDonald
Leeds
Alexandre Stavisky
Dauimier
Camille Chautemps
Bryan Denis Lim
U.S. Navona Geographic Society
Currie
Oulding
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