Towers Named First Governor of Canadian Central Bank
Ottawa announces the Dominion government appoints Graham Ford Towers, RC Bank executive, as the Bank of Canada’s first governor. His seven year term begins with plans for a deputy governor from another empire central bank and formation of a seven-member board. Ottawa assigns main office and initial premises soon.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Graham Ford Towers
Royal Bank of Canada
Towers
Bank of Canada
FE. N. Rhodes
Montreal
Mr. Towers
The
Royal Bank
Cuba
Rhodes
Central Bank
Ehoacn
Fatten Western Lambs in Eastern Canada Plan
Hon. Robt. Weir announces approval of a plan to fatten western feeder lambs in Eastern Canada. Southern Saskatchewan breeders sign 7,000 head for eastern shipment. Dominion livestock branch to supervise feeding and marketing. Ranchers consign lambs under a 3 cents per pound valuation at Moose Jaw. freight added to feeder price and reimbursed by the Dominion department. Ownership remains with ranchers until marketing. proceeds split between rancher and feeder.
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Toronto
Robt. Weir
Dominion
Canada
Southern Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion Livestock Branch
Ranchers’ Association
Moose Jaw
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alcoholometer Introduced in Soviet Police Stations
A sobriety test device named an alcoholometer is now used in Soviet Russia police stations. Suspects breathe through a long necked tube for five seconds. if sober the liquid remains pale red, if drunk it turns cloudy grey.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Flagship Leaves Vancouver Bound for Bermuda and England
The flagship H.M.S.S. Norfolk of the British West Indies squadron sailed from Vancouver after a four day visit and headed to Bermuda then to England. The ship is due at Bermuda on October 17 before returning to England.
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Vancouver.h
Norfolk
Bermuda
England
Opium Seized on Empress of Asia Ship in Vancouver
Canadian customs officers seized opium valued at 96 000 on the steamship Empress of Asia docked in Vancouver. Hidden in 200 one tael tins inside a wardrobe cupboard in a third class stateroom, the shipment was likely destined for Honolulu or Manila. No arrests reported.
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Vancouver
Honolulu
Arctic Post Manager Recalls Bagpipe Broadcast
Hudson's Bay Company manager told Ashley Cooper of hearing a local bagpipe broadcast during Cooper's visit to northern stations on the steamer Nascopie. Cooper had just returned from the company’s Arctic posts and there, addresses were broadcast and a piper played reels on bagpipes.
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Montreal
Hudson's Bay Company
Ashley Cooper
Cooper
Campbell Plans To Speed Five Miles A Minute
Sir Malcolm Campbell announced in London that he is close to another run at his world speed record at Daytona Beach Florida in January. He redesigned Bluebird after lowering the mark to 272.108 mph and aims for 300 mph five miles a minute.
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Malcolm Campbell
London
Britain
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bluebird
Ois
Frost Damage Dillutes North Saskatchewan Seed Prospects
Frost has struck Saskatchewan affecting the 1935 crop seed outlook. R. R. Tooley, chief supervisor of the Soldier Settlement Board Saskatchewan branch, says quality has deteriorated in northern districts and a surplus for seeding the 1935 crop is unlikely.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
R. R. Tooley
Soldier Settlement Board
Mr. Tooley
Merger Referendum Decided by C C F Members
The British Columbia branch of the C C F and the Socialist Party of Canada plan a merger. The provincial council votes to submit the question to a referendum of members in each constituency. Voting will occur soon, with returns due within 90 days.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Socialist Party of Canada
C.C.F
Trade Union Congress Debates Emigration Plans
J McLeod Canadian delegate warned delegates at Weymouth against emigration schemes pushed by some House of Commons members. He warned such plans would bring difficulties privations and want unless substantial government grants cover multiple years.
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Weymouth
Eng
Trades Union Congress
J. McLeod
House of Commons
Government restores 98 percent drawback on imported coal
The Dominion government restores a 98 percent drawback on imported bituminous coal used for cooking aiming to spur use of Canadian mined soft coal. Coke manufacturers must use 35 percent Canadian coal to qualify.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Market For Bacon Tornato Canadian Supply Toasted
Canadian farmers were told at a luncheon by Hon. G. Howard Ferguson high commissioner to London that the market for bacon in Britain offers unlimited opportunities for steady Canadian supplies. The remarks were shared with directors of the Canadian National Exhibition.
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G. Howard Ferguson
London
Turkey Seeks League Council Seat Vacancy by China
Geneva reports Turkey has decided to present itself as a candidate for the League of Nations council seat to be vacated this month by China.
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Turkey
League Geneva
League of Nations Council
China
Canada in favorable position amid global tensions
The Canadian Bar Association’s committee on international relations reported at the annual convention that Canada remains in a favorable position with friendly relations abroad. The report notes a world where many groups discuss how to avoid mutual destruction, with no clear dominant power looming and both defense and aggressor roles risking destruction.
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Montreal
Canada
Committee On International Relations
Canadian Bar Association
Boe
Need Larger Army Raritan Arsenal War Game Plea
Secretary of War George Dern urged a larger stronger regular army, visiting Raritan Arsenal for war game maneuvers. He said 125,000 troops are insufficient and advocated boosting strength to 165,000, citing need for modernization and mechanization to meet peacetime tasks.
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Raritan Arsenal
N.J
George Dern
United States
A Demand for Canadian Wheat in United States
Winnipeg reports a rising need for Canadian Durum as U S mills push imports to a season high. About 500000 bushels move across the border in two weeks, total exports near one million. Top grades fetch a premium. Canadian Durums trade about 17 to 32 cents over Winnipeg October and Duluth prices, though duties and charges keep Canadian grain below U S levels. Most Durum comes from Manitoba and stocks are rapidly drawn down.
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Winnipeg
United States
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
International
Duluth
Minneapolis
Manitoba
St Lawrence Waterway Pact Set for Next Senate Session
Frank P. Walsh chairman of the New York Power Authority, after conferring with President Roosevelt, announced the re submission of the St. Lawrence waterways pact with Canada to the January session of the United States Senate for ratification. He said construction will start in the spring, the Great Lakes St Lawrence waterway will become a major public works project providing 1,000,000 horsepower of cheap electricity and linking Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Detroit Toronto Superior Duluth and other cities to deep water.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Frank P. Walsh
New York Power Authority
Roosevelt
Canada
United States Senate
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Project
United States
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Detroit
Toronto
Superior
Duluth
Northwest
Province backs centralized health control in Ottawa talks
Hon G M Weir BC provincial secretary says BC favors centralized health management at a Ottawa conference. He notes BC is paying 700000 dollars annually for health bills of people from other provinces, highlighting cross border funding concerns.
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Victoria
Ottawa
G. M. Weir
British Columbia
Weir
Rioting Bloodshed Marks Textile Strike Across Southern Mills
In Georgia and the Carolinas a violent wave hits the textile strike with two killed and many wounded. Francis J. Gorman, head of the strike committee, blames management and public officials for the bloodshed and warns of escalating bitterness if the strike continues, as leaders seek a board chosen by President Roosevelt to hear grievances.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Georgia
Carolinas
Francis J. Gorman
Women Out Of Industry Mussolini Plans To Replace Men In Jobs
Mussolini reportedly plans to remove women workers from Italy's industry and fill positions with men to cut unemployment and boost population morale. An editorial in Popolo D'Italia in Milan is said to confirm the plan.
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Mussolini
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Popolo D'Itata
Milan
Call of the Clouds Col Bishop To Take Up Flying Again
Lieut. Col. W. A. Bishop V C Canada's wartime flying ace plans to return to the air after a 12 year gap. He is training at the Montreal Light Aeroplane Club field to regain a pilot's license for a personal commute between Montreal and his Muskoka summer home.
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Bishop
Montreal
Canada
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Col. Bishop
Muskoka, Ont
Hitler Declares Revolution End in Germany at Rally
Adolf Hitler announced at the Nazi party convention in Nurnberg that the National Socialist revolution is ended and fulfilled its hopes. He warned that past revolutions caused chaos and promised a 1000 year German era, while pledging peace with others and a unified evangelical Reich church. He urged consolidating party units into a single bloc and purging dissenters.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Robert Wagner
Baden
der Fuchrer
Lnter
Amise
Hitler
Schutz Staffel
Call for Tougher Penalties in Kidnapping Debates
Canadian Bar Association meeting in Montreal discussed amending the criminal code to grant courts broader power for harsher sentences in kidnapping. Debate covered lash proposals and broader sentencing reforms, with speakers from Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Toronto weighing punishment versus prevention and measures to block ransom payments.
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Montreal
Canadian Bar Association
J. B. M. Baxter
New Brunswick
Association
Dominion
A. W. Roebuck
K.C
Ontario
Labatt
Committee of Administration of Criminal Justice
Mr. Roebuck
E. J. Murphy
Toronto
Dillinger
R. H. Murray
Halifax
Roebuck
Manitoba Plans 250000 Tons Straw And Hay Export
Deputy minister Arthur MacNamara says Manitoba has established machinery to export 250000 tons of straw and hay to the United States for relief. Applications available from the Dominion needs branch, but must be approved by the drought relief committee before authorization.
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Mian
Manitoba
U.S
Winnipeg
Arthur MacNamara
Drouth Relief Committee
United States
Dominion Need
Drouth Committee
Canadian Group of Seven Criticized by French Art Official
George Leroux, official representative of the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris, criticized paintings by Canadian artists from the Group of Seven during a visit to the Canadian National Exhibition art gallery. He called the works unnatural and lacking the spirit of love.
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Toronto
George Leroux
Academie Des Beaux Arts
Paris
France
Canadian National Exhibition
F Scott Accepts Post in Toronto Honorary Council Chief
The provisional committee of the Canadian corps council, formed after the veterans reunion in August, has secured Archdeacon F. G. Scott of Quebec as honorary president. He is referred to as the beloved padre of the Canadian forces overseas.
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Toronto
Canadian Corps Council
F. G. Scott
Quebec
Possible pulp mill on British Columbia coast explored
R O Sweezey Montreal financier investigates prospects for a sulfur pulp mill on the British Columbia coast. British capitalists are eyeing the project to supply England with raw material for artificial silk and paper making, according to the report from Vancouver.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
R. O. Sweezey
Montreal
England
Jmonth
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Yugoslavia
Prince George
Marina
George
Queen Mary
Westminster Abbey
Call of the Clouds
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