French Premier Blums Vivid Defense Of Democracy
Paris Premier Leon Blum delivered a vigorous defense of democratic government as France’s answer to Hitlerian anti democracy at Nuremberg. He argued democracies showed resilience and rejected coercive wars, calling for peace and unity in defense of freedom and League of Nations principles. He emphasized France’s neutrality in the Spanish Civil War while resisting doctrinal crusades and pressure on its national independence.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Hitler
Europe
Alter
Mussolini
Italy
Blum
League of Nations
Import More Wheat in 1936 Says U S Agency
A Washington correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune reports that the Department of Commerce and Bureau of Agriculture estimate the United States will import more wheat in 1936 than ever before, about 42.6 million bushels of foreign wheat with exports near 0.5 million. The shift from export to import is emphasized, aided by the AAA crop reduction policy.
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New York
Washington
New York Herald- Tribune
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
A.A.A
Ottawa announces radio rule for Great Lakes ships
Transport Minister C. D. Howe requires all freight era ships on the Great Lakes over 5,000 gross tons and sailing between ports over 200 miles apart to carry radio telegraph equipment and a competent operator from September 20 to the end of navigation. The order was issued under the Canada Shipping Act.
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Ottawa
Great Lakes
Elose of Navigation
C. D. Howe
Fee New Canada Shipping Act
Canada power resources praised at world conference
Hor C D Howe tells delegates Ottawa hosts vast untapped hydro potential totaling 43 million horsepower for Canada. He cites current output near 8 million, Canada’s per capita capacity second to Norway, and plans for St Lawrence river resources of 4 million more split with the United States. Delegates to Niagara Falls after Ottawa dinner proceed on study tour.
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Canada
C. D. Howe
United States
Italy
Norway
Howe
Government of
Washington
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Reorganization of Canada's Militia Plans Modernization
Hon. Tan Mackenzie, minister of national defence, informed the board that the non-permanent active militia will be reorganized to modernize Canada’s defence. He cited a balanced force and new units such as anti-aircraft and mechanized artillery, tank battalions, and armored cars, while denying any overall reduction in Toronto or its military district.
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Toronto
Tan Mackenzie
National Defence
Board of Control
Canada
Mackenzie
Conductor Named To CNR Board In Ottawa Announcement
Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe announced Bremton L. Daly of Winnipeg and J. C. McRuer of Toronto for separate posts. Daly, a Winnipeg conductor, joins the Canadian National Railways board as the railway workers’ representative, with seven directors to take over October 1. McRuer was named to the royal commission on penitentiaries. The seven directors include six named previously.
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Canadian National Administration
Medico for Far North Ottawa Dr Melling appointed
Coronation Alberta announces Dr. Thomas Melling will serve as government post doctor at Chesterfield Northwest Territories relieving Dr. L D Livingstone who departs on furlough after many years at the post. Melling to leave Churchill Manitoba by mission boat in a few days as his assignment concludes for the season.
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Ottawa
Thomas Melling
Coronation
Alta
Chesterfield
Northwest Territories
L. D. Livingstone
Melling
Churchill
Man
Report Denies Selassie Buying Estate for Permanent Residence
The London Ethiopian Legation formally denied reports that Emperor Haile Selassie purchased an estate at Sath and planned to make it his permanent residence.
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London
Haile Selassie
Sath
Feed Shortage In Madrid and That Rationing System B n Madrid
Acute food shortage worries Madrid as queues grow outside groceries and butcher shops. Influx of civilians and militiamen strains supply while insurgent advances hinder imports. Newspapers push for a rationing system and orderly distribution amid rising tensions.
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Madrid
Ex Toronto Pilot Killed in British Airliner Crash
Captain Walter Fraser Anderson formerly of Toronto died when a British Airways liner struck a tree and crashed in flames after takeoff from Gatwick. Anderson was chief pilot, living in Toronto at the war’s outbreak, and had returned to England with the first Canadian division. His wife witnessed the crash. The mail flight to Hamburg had no passengers. a fourth crew member escaped with injuries.
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British
Malin
Hamburg
London
Walter Fraser Anderson
Toronto
British Airways Limited
Gatwick
Anderson
Line
England
U S to Reestablish Naval Squadron in Europe
Washington reports the United States will re establish a temporary naval squadron in European waters. Four ships including the Raleigh flagship and destroyers Hatfield Kane and cutter Cayuga will form the flotilla under Rear Admiral Arthur Fairfield. The move follows aid to Spanish refugees and reflects no permanent policy change.
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Washington
U.S
Spain
Arthur
Fairfield
Raleigh
Hatfield
United States
Hull
Conference Postponed as Powers Seek Adequate Groundwork
London reports indicate Italy and Germany demand more diplomatic groundwork before a Locarno signatories conference. Britain France and Belgium favor a October 19 date for discussing a new European security pact. Germany opposes the plan, Italy urges further exchanges, while Hitler’s denunciation of Bolshevism at Nuremberg tempers prospects.
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London
Italy
Germany
Locarno
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Hitler
Nuremberg
Italy plans empire road network in Ethiopia
Reports to the United States department of commerce indicate Italy will launch an empire-building construction program in Ethiopia after the rainy season ends. Premier Mussolini outlines a 2,500 mile highway network with 1,000 technicians, 30,000 Italian laborers and 70,000 natives. A 12 hour air service between Addis Ababa and Rome is planned with a new flying field six miles from Addis Ababa.
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Washington
United States Department of Commerce
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Rome
Fortune for Charity Follows New York Philanthropist
Mary Gardiner Thompson, 91, left 13,027,787 of her 14,914,031 estate to New York charities, per appraisal. Thompson died April 22, a descendant of Lord Gardiner who bought Gardiners Island in 1639 from the Indians and secured a royal grant.
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New York
Mary Gardiner Thompson
Aix
Miss Thompson
Lord Gardiner
Gardiners Island
Long Island
French Explorer Charcot Perishes As Ship Porquoi Pas Sank
A gale off Iceland wrecked the French explorations ship Porquoi Pas. Captain Jean Charcot and most of the 60 crew perished. only Petty Officer Eugene Geonidec survived after swimming to a fisherman’s home. Thirty bodies washed ashore on the Iceland coast.
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Vemel
Lrland
Reykjavik
Iceland
Jean Charcot
London
Eugene Geonidec
Geonidet
Dr. Charcot
Aegir
Antarctic
Grahamland
Pourquoi Pas
Rush of new crop wheat floods Edmonton district
Edmonton district farmers market a rush of wheat worth about 150000 dollars daily. The big money crop has not peaked yet with Sep 15 showing 116 cars loaded at CN and CPR points. Most grain is consigned to Vancouver elevators via CN Rail and CPR.
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Edmonton
C.N.R
C.P.R
Vancouver
Must Govern League By Spirit Of Conciliation
Montreal reports Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery arguing the League of Nations should be guided by conciliation and cooperation not coercion. He proposes expanding membership, tolerating peaceful economic collaboration, and addressing threats with limited defensive and allied arrangements. The League’s past failure stemmed from universal intervention. it can be saved as a cooperative instrument.
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Montreal
League of Nations
L. S. Amery
Europe
League
U S Munition Firm Accused By Senate Committee
Washington reports reveal a senate munition committee finding a contract described as most amazing between Dupont and an alleged international spy. The February 1 1933 pact with Mr Giera allegedly led to payments and ties to German trusts amid rearmament violations of Versailles.
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Washington
Dupont Company
Germany
United States Senate Munitions Committee
United States
Wilmington
Duspont Company
E. I. Dupont de Nemoura and Company
Remington Arms Company
Dupont
Remington
Pratt and Whitney Company
Felix du Pont
Giera
Peter Brenner
I. G. Farbenindustrie
Farflung German Chemical Trust
Dynamit Action-Gesellschaft
Gas Masks for Civilian Air Attack Warned by Major Blackmore
Major Blackmore of the Home Office told medical practitioners that poison gas, when used against a trained population, is the least dangerous form of air attack and would primarily affect national morale. He outlined three mask types the service, civil duty, and general use, with stores across the country and a factory to produce them.
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London
Blackmore
Home Office
Medical Practitioners Union
Italy Seeks Friendly Ties With Britain Seeings Peace
Italy is described as a satisfied nation renouncing aggression and aiming to reestablish friendly relations with Great Britain. The Corriere Della Sera notes Italy’s maritime goals and that Britain could gain from prompt normalization, as Italy concentrates on exploiting its territories and empire.
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Italy
Great Britain
Corriere Della Serra
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Adolf Hitler
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