Henderson urges disarmament and German equality at Geneva
Arthur Henderson, former British foreign secretary and president of the world disarmament conference, addresses the national peace council. He calls Allied powers to implement Versailles disarmament, declares Germany’s return to equality in military status, and urges Geneva to resume talks despite dissatisfaction with progress, stressing the need to end armament tyranny.
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England
Germany
Henderson
Geneva
Europe
Will Reside In Alberta Foothills After Quiet Calgary Wedding
Earl of Egmont, 19, and Miss Anne Moodie, 19, wed quietly in Calgary. They spent their honeymoon on the Pacific coast and in Jasper Park, then planned to reside at Priddis ranch in Alberta. They will continue their honeymoon into the United States.
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Earl of
Egmont
Macleod
Alberta
Foothills
England
Pacific Coast
Priddis
Earl
Calgary
Anne Moodie
Vancouver
Jasper Park
United States
Gandhi Threat to Hunger Strike Stirs Simla Talks
In Simla powerful efforts mobilize to dissuade Mahatma Gandhi from a hunger strike. The viceroy met Rao Bahadur to urge saving the life of the famed Indian leader while Pandit Malaviya was summoned to Delhi to discuss untouchable representation amid Gandhi’s protest. Calgary Teachers Face Possible Dismissal Over Husbands’ Wages as Board Probes Female Staff. S: Calgary school board weighing dismissals for women teachers whose husbands earn enough to support households, following a recent meeting to count such staff. Nanking plans a world‑link radio station to span global communications.
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Simla
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Rao Bahadur
Pandit Malaviya
Delhi
Gandhi
Calgary
Alberta
Calgary School Board
Alberta farmers weigh grain holdings amid rising prices
In Calgary Alberta grain prices rise as farmers hold wheat and other crops awaiting better returns. No. 1 Northern wheat brings 32 cents per bushel while No. 2 CW oats fetch 13, No. 3 CW barley 12, and No. 2 CW rye 13.44 cents. Alberta wheat pool officials say farmers want storage, but facilities are scarce and congestion could occur. Pool heads deny farmers forming holding organizations.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Sees Better Times Speaker At Chamber Gathering
Halifax N S Declaring Canada on the threshold of the upswing President W L McGregor of Windsor Ont gave a keynote of optimism to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce convention He said the opinion of many leaders supports the upswing while warning against expecting a rapid recovery with 14000000 unemployed on the continent. He cautioned about inflated stock prices and urged prudence.
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Chamber of Commerce
Halifax
Canada
W. L. McGregor
Windsor
Ont
Changher
Commerce
McGregor
Russian adventurer dies at dawn guillotine in Paris
Paul Gorgouloff, a half mad Russian adventurer, faced the guillotine in Paris after President Albert Lebrun refused his appeal for commutation. He was awakened by guards and lawyers an hour before the execution and taken to the blade at 6:03 a.m. as law and custom dictated.
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Paris
France
Paul Gorgouloff
Paul Doumer
Albert Lébrun
Doumer
Gorgouloff
Freight For Bay Route Ottawa Halted By CN Rail
Canadian National Railways will soon discontinue the freight solicitation service for the Hudson Bay route to Ottawa Ontario. The move, unofficially confirmed, follows a period of strong push for the route but is intended to economize as the 1933 Hudson Bay navigation season closes.
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Ottawa
Remembrance Day Observance Urged by Amputations Association
Vancouver delegates from the Amputations Association of the Great War push for stricter Remembrance Day observance. A near unanimous resolution pledges to keep the day sacred in national life and urges industry and commerce to close nonessential work to honor November 11.
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Vancouver
B.C
Convention of
Canada
Dominion
No Fall Session Planned for Alberta Legislature
Premier Brownlee states a fall session is unlikely in Alberta and the Dominion Government's October 6 parliamentary call will not affect the province’s house. He sees no reason to sit before Christmas unless a crisis emerges, with a regular session to be scheduled early in the new year.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Dairy Barn Destroyed in Moose Jaw Fire
Fred H. Jones dairy farmer north of Moose Jaw saw his huge barn measuring 270 by 36 feet burn for about three hours. Fire started from unknown cause possibly spontaneous combustion or wiring short. Total loss put at about 23,000 including feed milking equipment and harnesses. barn valued near 20,000 with 2,000 feed and 1,000 equipment.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Fred H. Jones
Ireland and Britain in deadlock over annuities dispute
Dublin and London keep silent on terms of latest note as Eamon de Valera threatens using withheld funds for relief if arbitration fails. About ten million dollars remain unpaid due to insistence on an international tribunal versus an imperial board with possible talks in London before Geneva league sessions.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Free State
United Kingdom
Eamon de Valera
International Tribunal
de Valera
London
J. H. Thomas
Dominion Affairs
Geneva
League Assembly
Aviators Burned Alive in Montreal Plane Crash
Captain Blaise A. Leboeuf and C. W. Chambers, both of Montreal, died in a crash near St. Hubert airport after the aeroplane went out of control during spins and dives. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death for both men.
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Montreal
Que
Blaise A. Leboeuf
Montreal Light Aeroplane Club
C. W. Chambers
Leboeuf
Chambers
St. Hubert
Canada
Windsor
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
Camp Barden
Pay Roll Robbers Eye New Tear Gas Gun Disguise
A report from Northwestern University Crime Detection Laboratory describes a concealed tear gas gun worn on the wrist like a strap watch. A wire connects trigger to a finger ring. lifting the arm and flicking the finger releases gas to disable a gang.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Empire threat debate by Dr. T. E. Gregory in Toronto
London economist Dr. T. E. Gregory warned Toronto audiences that Britain may be ruined by its global trade system while the United States pursues production through mechanization. He framed a choice between civilizations created by Britain and America, amid global material revolutions and shifts in raw material regions.
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Toronto
Ont
Great Britain
T. E. Gregory
London
America
Dr. Gregory
United States Farmers Buy Manitoba Farmland
Des Moines Senator L E Francis affirmed his link with W J Whidden of Winnipeg in a 10 000 acre Manitoba land purchase by US farmers. Whidden showed a contract and title to the reporter and expects 25 000 more acres. Over 200 US farmer families will settle there seeking higher Canadian prices and Manitoba soil fertility.
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Wnnipeg
Des Moines
Iowa
L. E. Francis
W.J. Whidden
Winnipeg
Manitoba
United States Farmersc
Mr. Whidden
Senator Francis
Francis
United States
Whidden F
Canada
Ottawa session likely to make new history
Ottawa, Ont. Canada’s parliament opens October 6 and will sit four weeks focused on intra empire trade with adjournment likely by November 15. The January reassembly will tackle Duff transportation report, St Lawrence seaway treaty, redistribution bill, and budget measures. A census based redistribution follows this ten year rule.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Transportation Commission
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Dominion
Shipping season on bay route extended by government
Ottawa reports Canada plans to lengthen Hudson Bay Churchill shipping season beyond September 30 by allowing optional extra insurance to October 7. Government asserts route safe into October. insurers hold line. Seven vessels loaded with grain since July, totaling over 2,000,000 bushels to Europe. Government elevator holds about 1,250,000 bushels awaiting movement if rates stay low.
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Ottawa
Ont
Churchill
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Europe
Trade With Russia Report Canada Will Exchange
Aluminum Company of Canada contracts with the Soviet government to swap aluminum wire for crude oil. First shipments are en route to Montreal. The arrangement with La Salle Oil Company refines and distributes oil in Canada. Russia aims to use aluminum wire for electrification and barter oil and coal for industrial needs.
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Canada
New York
Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited
New York Times
Montreal
Russia
la Salle Oil Company
British motorists pay more as gasoline price rises
London reports a near twenty percent jump in gasoline costs raising the standard grade to 89 cents per gallon. The London Omnibus Company says the rise will lift annual expenses by over $1 million. Oil shares jumped on the news as small car owners hoped for continued cheap gas despite Rosorlian and Russian moves ending price cuts.
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London
England
London Omnibus Company
Rosrolian
Russia
Lord Wakefield withdraws from speed boat ventures
Kayé Don loses as Sisisort 5 Aca Sig Wirawn and Don race in speed boat event. Lord Wakefield, holder of the world Tec, withdraws his support and plans to exit speed boat ventures. He reportedly spent at least £1,000,000 in recent years promoting automobile, speedboat and airplane speed ventures.
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Ede Kaye
Don
Lord Wakefield
England
Hacker
Unemployment Drops as Harvest Work Aids Alberta Jobs
Alberta's unemployment service reports harvest activity cut the jobless by 1699 from last year. Current unemployed total stands at 7500, down from 9214 in 1931, reflecting improved employment during the harvest season in Calgary and the province.
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Calgary
Alberta
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