London Parade Of British Fascists Halted By Authorities
London protests halted a planned British Union of Fascists march through the city’s Jewish quarter after clashes and bricks were thrown from roofs. Police and officials moved to cancel the procession amid rioting that left several wounded and 53 arrests. Sir Oswald Mosley arrived amid jeers as the crowd shouted anti fascist slogans and a Red scare claim was leveled against the government.
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London
East End
British Union of Fascists
Kit Mosley
Oswald Mosley
Bark
Cades
Tower of London
Sotce
Independent Labor Party
Mosley
Par‘ade
Home Office
Independnt Labor Party
Fenner Brockway
John Simon
Philip Game
Scotland Yard
Britain
British cabinet reels over Palestine unrest amid Arab Jewish clash
Striving To Enforce Peace faces a long Arab Jewish feud as 24 week strikes and violence flare across the Palestine mandate. Officials report 428 dead including 27 Britons, 304 Arabs, 87 Jews, with about 1,200 wounded and 514,000,000 in damages amid calls for peacekeeping under League of Nations mandate. Across the Jordan Bedouin chiefs, long hostile, are kept quiet by dole distribution. An April Jaffa funeral sparked early violence with ten Jews dead and no Arabs killed by day’s end.
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Palestine
Britain
League of Nations
Transjordania
Hedjaz
Jaffa
Canadian Born Laborer Becomes President Of Ameri can Can Company
Herbert A. Baker, Canadian born and now U S citizen, was named president of the 43 million dollar Ameri can Can Company. A University of Toronto graduate who joined the firm in 1906, he rose from chemist to central sales manager in Chicago, then to vice president in charge of sales before succeeding C E Green.
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New
Canada’s Resources Must Not Be For The Privileged Few
Edmonton hearing minister Crerar urged that Canada’s mineral wealth serve broad interests not a privileged few. At a luncheon with the Edmonton chamber of commerce and chamber of mines, he blamed investor uncertainty for slow development, cited postwar disruption, and warned governments collect funds from producers rather than one bushel profits.
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Canada
Edmonton
T. A. Crerar
Dominion
Returns From Northland Amid Arctic News From Nascopie
The Nascopie returns from the Canadian north with the year’s Arctic news. Inspector Keith Duncan notes almost no crime across far northern posts. Major D L McKeand reports Eskimos thriving but mood dampened by caribou scarcity. Health improving. natives face food shortages of seals and walrus. RCMP members shift postings as Constables Turner and Yates head north to Chesterfield Inlet.
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Arctic
Canadian Northland
Keith Duncan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
D. L. McKeand
MLC
McKeand
R. C. Gray
RC Alp
Pond Inlet
Nascopie
L. E. Cory
Arthur
Epidemic of Infantile Paralysis Hits Southern Manitoba
Restrictions on public gatherings spread across southern Manitoba as infantile paralysis toll rose to four dozen dead and 290 known cases with 13 new infections. The latest victim was 16 year old Andrew Dennis of Oberon. Officials predicted the belt 75 miles wide would shrink as cold weather stifled the outbreak after Oct 15.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Andrew Dennis
Oberon
Saskatchewan
King Edward Returns to London From Balmoral Visit
King Edward and Balmoral party traveled in special cars attached to a regular express from Scotland. He arrived at Euston at 8 am without ceremony or railway officials, then went by car to Buckingham Palace for breakfast with Queen Mary.
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Edward
Scotland
London
Balmoral Castle
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Balmoral House
Buckingham Palace
Mary
Euston
Bar on Tweedsmuir to receive Victoria D D degree
Baron Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada will receive the doctor of divinity degree from Victoria University in Toronto on October 10 at the 100th anniversary convocation. The award, normally for theologians, honors His Excellency’s intellectual achievements and service as lord high commissioner to the Church of Scotland in 1933 and 1934. Also receiving the D D are Rt Rev Peter Bryce Toronto moderator of the United Church of Canada, Rt Rev Malcolm A Campbell Montreal moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Rev F H Cosgrave Toronto provost of Trinity University, and Rev H P Whidden Hamilton chancellor of McMaster University.
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Toronto
Canada
Baron Tweedsmuir
Victoria University
Lord Tweedsmuir
Church of Scotland
F. H. Cosgrave
Tor *Onto
Trinity University
H. P. Whidden
Hamilton
McMaster University
Altitude Record Set At Farnborough By RAF Pilot Swain
Squadron Leader F R D Swain reportedly established a world altitude record of 49967 feet flying an experimental Bristol aircraft powered by a Pegasus engine. The flight surpassed 48698 feet set in August, with Swain unaware of the record upon descent. The craft carried sealed barothermographs read by the National Physical Laboratory.
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Farborough
Mngiana
Royal Air Force
F. R. D. Swain
Swain
Bristol
RAF
Farnborough
M. J. Detr
France
National Physical Laboratory
Contributory Pensions Shift at CPR to Replace Old Plan
Sir Edward Beatty announces in the Canadian Pacific Staff Bulletin that contributory pensions will replace the non contributory scheme begun in 1908. Pensions may remain largely unchanged but employees will contribute three percent of earnings. The change applies to CPR and subsidiary services and will be administered by seven officials and employee reps.
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Sir Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Staff Bulletin
Sir Edward
Sir Ed
Grand
Bulletin
CPR
Shortage of Skilled Mechanics for Munition Plants in Britain
Major General W. B. M. King reports a shortage of skilled mechanics in England's munition and armament plants. He says a plant with 3,500 staff should be doubled if more skilled workers were available, noting similar shortages across other armament sectors. He plans to stay in Canada for the winter after visiting the plant.
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Britain
Montreal
England
W. B. M. King
Military District Number Four
Canada
Montcalm
King
German Food Shortage Warned By German Minister
Berlin reports Agriculture Minister Walser Darre writes in the Woelkischer Beobachter that across Germany only 50 to 55 percent of annual butter and fat needs remain available. Estimates show shortages of wheat grain pork poultry and other foods for the coming year.
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Berlin
Walser Darre
Woel- Kischer Beobachter
Nazi Party
Abbey to Close for Coronation Prep at Westminster
Westminster Abbey will close to the public from January 4, 1937, for coronation preparations ahead of May 12. The tiny St Faith chapel remains open for private devotions. The organ is dismantled for reconstruction while antiqued features are kept. Nave and transepts will host wooden galleries possibly covered in blue material with silver threads.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Office of Works
St. Faith
Official Visit Ends As Baron Tweedsmuir Returns
Baron Tweedsmuir concluded his west tour and departed Winnipeg for Ottawa after a brief holiday in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He carried a beaded cloak made by Mistawasts reserve Indians near Prince Albert as a symbol of loyalty to the empire. no official calls were made during a three hour stay.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
Baron Tweedsmuir
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
King Edward
Mistawasts
Empire
Mandates Question Sparks Bitter Conference Clash
At Margate Sir Samuel Hoare led a defence focused conference session as the Conservative gathering attacked the government on mandates. Duncan Sansys pushed a resolution urging a steadfast stance, while Hoare noted potential risks amid world tensions and cited German and Japanese military spending, with the conference backing the defense policy.
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Margate
Conservative
Samuel Hoare
Admiralty
Duncan Sansys
Winston Churchill
John Simon
Berlin
Baldwin
House of Commons
Sir Samuel
Sansys
Yamuel
Germany
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Fasex County
David Croll
Northland
Laague Council
Joseph A. C. Avenol
League \f Nations council
Geneva
C.P.R
Inister of Agriculture
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