Income Tax Probe Aims to Reveal Unpaid Revenues
The department backs a wide probe to recover large sums in unpaid income tax from Canada's wealthy. Spanning up to 15 years back, the inquiry, led from George Tambrigg's London district office, scrutinizes bearer share warrants and unregistered stock. Taxpayers must explain unreported dividends, with prior owners traced if necessary. The investigation proceeds through district offices with no public inquiry into unregistered shares.
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Canada
George Tambrigg
London
Tiwaa
Income Tax Department
Express Rate Reductions on Long Haul Shipments
Long haul express rates across Canadian railway lines drop by over twenty percent, effective Sept 2. The Express Traffic Association of Canada announced the change, noting prior reductions for packages under 15 pounds caused split shipments and higher packaging costs, which are now eliminated. The new lower rates for 15 pounds and under remain in effect.
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Montreal
Canada
Express Traffic Association of Canada
Ontario Relief Payments to Toronto Municiplities
Ontario minister of welfare Hon. David A. Croll announced relief sum payments to Ontario municipalities after September 1. Payments will be scaled to each municipality's ability to pay and the number of persons receiving relief, with municipalities expected to assume their own relief administration.
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Toronto
Ontario
David A. Croll
Embalming Expert Sees Lenin Body Preserved for 100 Years
Prof Boris Zbarsky and colleague Prof Vladimir Petrovich say the secret embalming process used on Lenin 11 years ago may keep his body intact for a century. They report satisfaction with the results and see no immediate need for change.
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Moscow
Boris Zbarsky
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Vladimir Petrovich
Ottawa delegates to League Assembly urged to press peace
Prime Minister Bennett told the Canadian delegation to the League of Nations Assembly that they should support peace. He said members were instructed that the only war they are interested in is using war for peace.
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Ottawa
League of Nations Assembly
Bennett
Plagues in Che n Peking China
Report from foreign ministries confirms bubonic plague outbreaks in central Manchoukuo and Beijing area. Authorities say 78 deaths attributed to the disease thus far while relief measures are being coordinated and international aid discussed.
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Chen
Peking
China
Central
Manchoukuo
Mint book set for $500000 price shocks literary world
Aircraftman Rosa in T E Shaw and T E Lawrence and Lawrence of Arabia are tied to a controversial manuscript titled The Mint. The work attacks Brit ish institutions and soldiers, with sharp living man critique, delaying publication in England. Doubleday Doran plans printing with limited copies, hoping to secure copyright in Washington. Prices and prospects spark doubt about buyers at half a million dollars.
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New York
Mint
Aircraftsman
Ross
Rosa
T. E. Shaw
T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence
Arabia
England
Plan B Brought Results In New York Relief Push
New Yorks work to jail policy for relief recipients produced amazing first test results observers say. About 5 000 laborers were moved from relief rolls to jobs in a single day as offices opened. An edict warned that those who refused work would be cut off relief and potentially prosecuted for failure to support their families.
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New York
Obervers
Works Progress Administration
Paderewski Radiocast Extends From Lake Geneva
Paderewski will broadcast from Lake Geneva as part of the Aix Sreadcast Program extending to October 12. The international radiocast, arranged by Societe Romaine, will air on the WIZ network from 10 30 to 12. Frits Kreisler remains the sole world famed artist to refuse participation this year.
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Geneva
Paderewski
Lake Geneva
Societe Roman de Radiocicusion
WIZ
Broadfarting
Frits Kreisler
Berlin woman executed for starving her children
The article reports Charlotte Juenemann, a Berlin mother, executed for starving her three children aged four, 18 months, and four months after being accused of spending relief funds in cafes and dance halls. Willy Gehrke, 72, was also executed for robbery and related crimes.
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Berlin
Charlotte Juenemann
Willy Gehrke
Frau Juenemann
Alie
Blond
U S Policy 18 to Keep Nation Out of War
President Roosevelt approved a mandatory policy to keep the United States from war with a ceremony postponed for congress. The plan includes an embargo on arms to belligerents if war is declared and a licensing system for arms export. It allows restricting ports, danger-free travel rules, and bonding for ships suspected of aiding belligerents, expiring Feb 29 1936.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
al Board of Cabinet
Britain Protests Moscow Over Soviet Speech
Britain protested in Moscow through Viscount Chilston the British ambassador against remarks at the third international congress. Georgi Dimitrov was said to claim Britain’s National government clears the way for Fascism and that Communists in England seek a Labor return to establish a Soviet regime.
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London
Great Britain
Moscow
Viscount Chilston
Third Internationaje
Georgi Dimitrov
Britain
England
Major Douglas to Visit Alberta Social Credit Leader
Major C H Douglas founder of Social Credit may visit Alberta in September to advise the Aberhart government on establishing its system. He cabled William Aberhart he could leave England in ten days or two weeks and will continue as financial adviser under the Reid government under a two year contract.
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Social Credit
Alberta
Calgary
C. H. Douglas
Aberhart
William Aberhart
England
Douglas
Reid
Re opening As Scheduled University of Alberta Starta New Term
Edmonton reports the University of Alberta will reopen on September 23 as scheduled. Geof frey Taylor, assistant registrar and spokesman, said no notification was received that the college would not reopen on time, ending rumors from the provincial election period. Winnipeg notes a contract to asphalt 24 miles of trans Canada highway between Carberry and Brandon was awarded for $99,827 to Carter Halls Aldinger Limited, the lowest of three bids.
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University of Alberta
Edmonton
Geoffrey Taylor
A. E. Ottewell
Winnipeg
Carberry
Brandon
Good Roads Board
Carter, Halls, Aldinger, Limited
Farm Jobs in Toronto Reduce Unemployed Men
Late returns from the On- Rario department of labor show that more than 2,400 unemployed single men have been placed on farms through the work campaign started after Premier Hepburn ordered the closure of the hostels.
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Toronto
On- Rario Department of Labor
Hepburn
Polar expedition team sails to Montevideo for testing
Lincoln Ellsworth will join Sir Hubert Wilkins in a South Polar expedition planned for winter. Canadian aviator team led by Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, James Lymburner, and Patrick Matthew arrived aboard the Eastern Prince in Montevideo to test planes before the voyage. Mrs Ellsworth accompanied Ellsworth on the hunt in Mato Grosso before preparing for October sail to the Antarctic.
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Montevideo
Seo Paulo
Brazil
Lincoln Ellsworth
Matto Grosso Jungles
Ellsworth-Wilkins
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
James Lymburner
Patrick Matthew
Recall Legislation Promised by Alberta Social Credit
William Aberhart pledges a Calgary era change. Alberta voters may gain recall power to remove legislators failing to keep promises. Law likely mirrors American recall, with a petition leading to a plebiscite and, if approved, a new election.
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Calgary
Alberta
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Canada
Aberhart
Giant Candie Seeks 500-Year Candied Communion Honor
A 75-year-old New York artist known for scented candies reports an order for a giant candie to burn for 500 years. The piece is to honor Saintia for aiding soprano Mme. Amelita Galli-Curci through a throat operation.
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New York
Sainia
Mme
Amelita Galli-Curci
Japan Seeks Emigration Rights Through Diplomacy
The Daily Herald reports Japan plans to open negotiations with Britain Holland and others to obtain emigration rights in the Far East for millions of its surplus population. The move aims to ease population pressures by expanding overseas settlement opportunities.
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London
The
Daily Herald
Great Britain
Holland
Far East
Death Toll Rising After Newfoundland Hurricane Scourge
Reports from scattered villages around St John s indicate between 40 and 50 lives lost as a weekend hurricane swept Newfoundland s coastal waters. Communication is disrupted and full counts may take days. Wrecked ships line the eastern shore with others adrift or sunk without trace.
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St. John’s
Newfoundland
St. John's
Italy Eyes War Across Africa and Europe
Informed sources say Italy can wage war indefinitely but does not expect a prolonged East Africa campaign. They anticipate a single gigantic assault if war comes, aided by a gold reserve around 5 billion lire and about 1.0 billion lire already spent on the East African campaign.
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Italy
East Africa
Farm Home Fire Claims Olga Adams and Children
A farm home fire 38 miles west of here on July 31 killed Mrs. Olga Adams age 22 and her children George four and Margaret three. The father Lewis 52 suffered burns while attempting to extinguish the flames and rescue the youngsters. Exploding gasoline poured into a lamp caused the blaze.
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Edmonton
Here
Olga Adams
George
Margaret
Lewis
Adama
Wheat rust takes heavy toll of western crop
Ottawa reports western Canada faces massive losses from wheat rust with an estimated 100 million bushels drop and 80 cent average price. Dr. E B Archibald warns the epidemic worsened beyond 1916 and 1920 levels, hitting Manitoba and Saskatchewan while Alberta remains less affected. He notes rust-resistant varieties and seed reserves totaling 8 000 to 9 000 bushels for next year, with hopes to curb the disaster in coming years.
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Ottawa
Canada
Archibald
Great Britain
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Moore Jaw
Alberta
Lansbury urges world co operation to end imperialism
London. Labor leader George Lansbury calls on world statesmen including Stalin Mussolini and US and Japanese leaders to end imperialism and form a cooperative era. He backs the League of Nations, urges a world conference to remove causes of armament and war, and notes vast resources but widespread poverty.
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London
United States
Soviet Union
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Havas
Lansbury
Joseph Stalin
Mussolini
Japan
League of Nations
France
League
Musacchini
Fatal Auto Crash Ends Queen Astrid of Belgium
Queen Astrid, 29, mother of three, died in a Swiss crash near Lucerne when a car driven by Leopold left the road at 45 miles an hour. The skull fracture matched the king’s father’s death 18 months earlier. An official inquiry was announced as the royal couple headed for mountain climbing.
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Astrid
Belgium
Switzerland
Lucerne
Leopold
Bhe
Albert
Sister Brun
Freak Zienia Bia Midale Bloom Captures Gardenesque Oddity
In Midale Sask a strange zinnia appears with three tiny blooms at its center forming one flower. Mrs W Shoppam reports the three small blossoms about half an inch across while the main bloom reaches about two inches. The three small blooms grow on the same stem producing a single botanical curiosity.
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Midale
Sask
Mra. W. Shoppam
Lloyds Quoted War Risk Insurance Jump in London
War risk insurance in London quoted by Lloyds at a 460 percent increase. Scandinavian shipowners sought rates and were quoted five shillings per 100 pounds for a semester against war damage, versus the prior two shillings sixpence for a year, effectively double the time.
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London
Lloyds
Calgary faces default without aid to city and mayor warns
Mayor Andrew Davison says Calgary may default unless Alberta or federal governments provide help. He advised Premier William Aberhart and urged action from Social Credit officials to prevent a financial crisis.
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Calgary
Alberta
Andrew Davison
William Aberhart
Social Credit
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