Italian Motor Cavalcade Moves 15000 Troops Toward Addis Ababa
Report from Dessye Ethiopia describes a massive Italian motor cavalcade with 15000 troops and 1000 trucks advancing toward Addis Ababa under guard of auxiliary vehicles, machine guns, and supplies as locals cheer the offensive southward. Separately, U S and local officials note over $20000 of Lindbergh ransom money circulating in Massachusetts New Hampshire and nearby towns after Hauptmann's execution.
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Dessye
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Delage
Spea
Boston
The
Post
Department of Justice
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Bruno Richard Hauptman
Trenton
Charles A. Lindbergh
Albany
Northampton
Springfield
Worcester
Greenfield
Mass
the Post
High Unemployment Relief Costs Canada Fiscal Year
Total unemployment relief disbursements by the Dominion in the year ended March 31 reached 45.82 million dollars. Grants to provinces totaled 26.27 million, with 7.66 million spent on Dominion undertakings. Trans Canada highway outlay accounted for 6.86 million, others shared among provincial highways, municipal works and misc. In January 1.23 million people received relief, including heads of families and dependents. Since 1930 the Dominion spent about 204.84 million on relief, plus 126.95 million loaned to western provinces and CPR, with CPR’s share small at 2.45 million.
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Canada
Ottawa
Harry Hereford
Dominion
Norman Rogers
House of Commons
Western Provinces
Canadian Pacific Railway
CPR
Doctor Hague Wins Right To Speak On Mercy Deaths
Manitoba Court of Kings Bench says Dr Omer Hague Chief medical officer at St Boniface hospital could not be barred from expressing his opinion on mercy deaths. Justice T Dennistoun orders three months salary, finds no moral constraint on professionals expressing scientific views, partial denial of a full year salary.
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Winnipeg
T. Dennistoun
Manitoba Court of Kings
St. Boniface Hospital
Omer G. Hague
Dennistoun
Railway Fare Reduction On Canadian Passenger Fares
Canada announces June 1 decrease in railway passenger fares. Basic first class coach fares drop about 13 percent toward prewar levels. Day coach tickets usable in tourist sleeping cars with regular berth fares. Round trip tickets valid six months. Reductions apply to parlor and sleeping car rests. Halifax legislature voices prayers of thanksgiving after two men freed from Moose River gold mine cell after ten days.
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Montreal
Canada
C. P. Riddel
Canadian Passenger Association
Reason To Believe Canada's Wheat Sales Will Show Increase
Ottawa reports that Canada with two thirds of exportable wheat may soon supply a larger share of world demand despite a pessimistic global outlook. Australia’s surplus shrinks to 30 million bushels while European crop prospects weaken, and US 1936-37 acreage forecasts loom.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics Monthly
Australia
Spain
Italy
Germany
Balkan
Staten
France
United
United States
Defence budget hikes taxes to fund Britain defense plan
Neville Chamberlain’s budget aims for higher taxes to cover a vast defense program. Press and Conservatives react with mixed views while the sinking fund is debated. Income tax rises, tea duty up two pence, and lager import duty proposed. Married allowance up from 170 to 180 with child exemptions rising from 50 to 60.
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London
Nevile Chamberlain
Industria
Lord Mayor of London to visit Vancouver for Jubilee
Sir Percy Vincent the Lord Mayor of London has accepted Vancouver’s invitation to attend the summer golden jubilee celebrations marking the city charter grant. He will unveil Captain Vancouver’s statue, tour Ottawa, and travels will receive Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Dominions Secretary Malcolm MacDonald approval.
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London
Percy Vincent
Vancouver
Ite
Lond
Captain Vancouver
British Columbia
Ottawa
Canada
Percy
Vancouver Eivie
Theing
Min Mackenzie King
Dominions
Malcolm MacDonald
Manitoba to Build First Sugar Beet Refinery at Morris
Louis Veillard of Veillardville Saskatchewan announced the Manitoba sugar beet refinery will be built at Morris with the plant starting this summer and the Manitoba government guaranteeing the refinery bonds. In New York Mrs. Anna Hauptmann plans to return to Germany in June but vows to return to America to haunt people in New Jersey until the Lindbergh kidnapping case is resolved.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Morris
Louis Veillard
Veillardville
Sask
New York
Anna Hauptmn
Germany
America
New Jersey
Highway Construction Edmonton to Lethbridge Plans Announced
Minister of Public Works W A Fallon announced tenders for a 26 mile standard grade and gravel road from Lethbridge to Iron Springs via Picture Butte to serve a new sugar factory. He said 31 miles would receive blotter oil coating and 15 miles seal coating Calgary to Banff by July 1, hard-surfacing Calgary to Okotoks later, and rebuilding 50 miles of Calgary Edmonton highway south to Westaskiwin including 12 miles on new ground to remove Death Crossing amid several fatal accidents.
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Edmonton
Tion
W. A. Fallow
Public Works
Lethbridge
Iron Springs
Picture Butte
Fallon
Calgary
Banff
Banff Park
Calgary-Edmonton
Westaskiwin
Britain urged to block Italian ships via Suez stance
Geoffrey Mander proposes closing the Suez Canal to Italian vessels to halt the Italo Ethiopian war. Viscount Cranborne cautions that such action would be heroic but not collective or suitable for the current crisis. Mander also urges Britain to withdraw from the League if France rejects new sanctions.
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London
Geoffrey Mander
Paint
Halifax
House of Commons
Britain
Suez Canal
Viscount Cranborne
Inder
Mander
League of Nations
France
Italy
Air Mail Across Canada Considered Again
Britain pledges firm law and order in Palestine amid riots with 16 Jews and five Arabs killed official counts. Arms imports restricted. only non transferable permits allowed. Halifax to Vancouver air mail plan discussed. government hopeful but not set. Previous Liberal officials recalled past attempts and profits from a 600 mail daily route at five cents per letter. Regular service envisioned for 1938 if groundwork completes.
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Britain
Palestine
London
Great Britain
Thomas
House of Commons
Jerusalem
trans-Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Eliott
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Ellett
Post Office Department
Elliott
Peter Vennot
Montreal
End Of Dry Cycle Prompts Weather Speculation
Washington experts question if the United States 25 year growth cycle has ended with time as the only judge. The weekly bulletin notes severe drought in Oklahoma and western Kansas with Arkansas largely dry and Texas seeing sporadic rain relief. Scientists drift toward a possible cold and wet cycle despite last winter’s wetter, colder pattern.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Weekly
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Bill Proposes Remonetizing Silver via Bank of Canada
In Ottawa the Reid bill to remonetize silver through the Bank of Canada was introduced in the House of Commons by Thomas Reid. Speaker Casgrain said he would review the measure to determine if it fits private member competence. The bill would empower the bank to add silver to its currency reserve like gold and issue silver certificates. It would also allow the bank to buy newly mined silver on finance minister instructions.
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Bank of Canada Ottawa
Bank of Canada
House of Commons
Thomas Reid
Lid
New Westminster
Casgrain
Reid
Pension Adjustment Board of Consultants Proposed
Capt C P Gilman Dominion adjustment officer of Army and Navy Veterans in Canada urged Ottawa committee on ex service men problems to establish a board of consultants. Sir Everene Fiset chaired the meeting. Gilman offered to supply medical authorities at his organization's expense and cited cases costing from 20 to 200 dollars to establish.
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Ottawa
C. P. Gilman
Dominion
Army
Navy
Canada
Everene Fiset
National Defence
Gilman
Churchill Warns Europe Nearing Climax in Budget Debate
In a budget debate speech Churchill warned Europe was nearing a climax. He cited Germany's armament growth and public debt rises from 1933 to 1935, arguing Britain must be strongly armed yet seek peace, while the budget added 10 million pounds for defense.
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London
Germany
Winston ‘Churchill
House of Commons
Europe
Britain
Churchill
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