Ottawa Rejects Unemployment Aid and Premier King Remarks
Premier W L Mackenzie King in the House of Commons rejected Ottawa funding for unemployment relief. He argued the federal power is limited by the British North America Act and that provinces must handle unemployment, noting no provinces requested aid except some Western regions. He stressed division of labor between federal and provincial levels and downplayed a national emergency, while Quebec reportedly did not want assistance.
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Ottawa
Ottens
W. L.mackense King
House of Commons
King
A. A. Heaps
Lab
Winnpee North
Erien
Saskatchewan
Colembia
Ontario
New Brunswick
One Scotia
Canada
Mackenzie King
House
Committee of Supply
Heaps
League” ‘of Nations
Alberta
Sasatchewan
Todo
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward
Haley
Question Of General Election Discussed In Liberal Caucus
The Liberal caucus in Ont The question of a general election was discussed without a formal statement. Premier MacKenzie King indicated the war would not decide whether to hold an election this year or in 1931. He urged gun preparations and ongoing readiness, with private members offering views and a suggestion that August 25 might be election date.
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Ottewe
Liberal Party
MacKenzie King
Mid Winter Blues At Herschel Island Arctic Post
William Murray, manager at Hudson's Bay Company Herschel Island, notes two hours of dim daylight from November 26 to January 16. Travel slows, daylight is scarce, and natives await the sun’s return as twilight lingers and red glare lights the southern sky.
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Winnipeg
Man
Arctic
William Murray
Hudson's Bay Company
Herschel Island
Canada
Murray
Menaced by Oil Gusher Threatens Oklahoma Homes
In Oklahoma City a runaway oil gusher roared like a volcano, driving residents from the area and coating the terrain with petroleum. Efforts to control it failed as gas and oil saturated ravines, creating a severe fire hazard that could ignite if a spark reached the spill.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklo
Reserve Bank proposal to create central bank here
E G Theodore in Canberra introduces a plan in the House of Assembly to establish a central reserve bank modeled on South Africa. The bank would have a $10,000,000 capital drawn from the Commonwealth Bank with Labor representatives on the board. The move is part of the Labor government’s broader program to restore Australia’s economic and financial stance, including a compulsory wheat marketing pool.
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Canberra
Australia
E. G. Theodore
Commonwealth Treasures
House of Assembly
Central Reserve Bank of
South Africa
Commonwealth Bank
Labor
Ottawa reparations payment amount disclosed in Commons
Hon Fernand Rinfret informed the House of Commons that Ottawa has received 19 151 436 dollars in war reparations. The question from Earl Lawson sought how much of the reparations total was paid for claims awarded by the reparations commission. The reply stated that no sums were paid out of the reparations amount, with payments made under the reparation payment act.
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Ottawa
Cannan
Fernand Rinfret
House of Commons
Earl Lawson
Con
York West
Reparations Commission
US Senate Passes McNary Bill On Canada Highway Commission
The Senate passed a measure authorizing a three person commission to study cooperation with Canada on a proposed highway linking the U S northwest to British Columbia Yukon Territory and Alaska. The bill now goes to the House for action. Robert Smith Cumberland N S notes Ottawa service club about possible flag change reflecting Canadian sentiment.
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Washington, DC
McNary
Canada
United States
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Alaska
Senate
House
Ottawa
Empire
Robert
Smith
Cumberland County
Ottaws Service Club
Famine in Shensi Province Reported As Death Toll Rises
Mrs. Philip Dutton, via Taiku North China, reports famine in Shensi with about one hundred deaths daily. She says two-thirds of the population could be dead by summer as villagers tear down homes, sell materials for food, and eat yard leaves.
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Shensi
New York
N.Y
China
Philip Dutton
Taiku
Mra. Dutton
Canadian Wheat Pool awards three research fellowships
Ottawa announces three post fellowship awards by the National Research Council for Western Canadian grain industry studies. Recipients are R G Dunlop BSc University of Saskatchewan H R Sallans BSc University of Saskatchewan and C A Winkler BSc University of Manitoba. Sixty five post graduate scholarships were also awarded nationwide for 1990 31 in Canadian universities to support science training toward PhD.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Wheat Pool
National Research Council
R. G. Dunlop
Bsc
University of Saskatchewan
University of Alberta
H.R. Sallans
C. A. Winkler
University of Manitoba
The
Research Council
Victoria appoints F C Green as surveyor general
Official government notice in Victoria announces the appointment of F C Green of Victoria to the role of surveyor general of British Columbia. The vacancy arose due to the death of J B Umbach.
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Victoria
B.C
F. C. Green
British Columbia
J.B. Umbach
Coast Guard Seizes Liquor Aboard Off Maine
Thomas F. Finnegan announced that liquor aboard a vessel was seized off the Maine coast by a coast guard patrol boat. The action involved customs enforcement personnel and followed standard procedures to halt illicit cargo at sea.
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Maine
Coast Guard
Thomas F. Finnegan
Cosgrave Re-Elected President of Irish Free State Executive Council
In Dublin William T. Cosgrave was re elected by Dail Eireann to head the Irish Free State executive council. He maintained his lead over Eamon de Valera, who campaigned for an Irish Republic. Cosgrave won with 80 votes for and 55 against, while de Valera received 54 for and 93 opposed and O Connell 13 for and 78 opposed.
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Tur
de Valera
O'Connell
Cosgrave
Tribute to Hans Christian Andersen Echoed in Copenhagen Hall
About one hundred thousand citizens gathered at Copenhagen Town Hall to honor Hans Christian Andersen the fables and fairy tale author. Officials spoke in multiple languages and his burial site was visited by diplomatic corps members as Europe heard memorial remarks about his humble birth and lasting influence on children’s literature.
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Mory
Hans Christian Andersen
Copenhagen
Andersen
Europe
Calgary spring bull sale opens with high Aberdeen-Angus demand
Forty mature Aberdeen-Angus bulls averaged about $190 each at the Calgary sale opening. A total of 18 animals were sold, including several yearlings which sold for less, with the breed average around $171.
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Calgary
Alverta
Deputy Warden Transfer Sparks Saskatchewan Move
Deputy Warden Robert R. Tucker is being transferred from Portsmouth Penitentiary to Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Tucker arrived at Portsmouth as chief keeper in 1914.
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Kingston
Navigation To Open Soon On Great Lakes
Buffalo reports that navigation on the Great Lakes should open around April 20. Captain Dan H. Bowen, manager of the Saulte Ste. Marie Marine Bureau, provides the estimate based on current conditions.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Great Lakes
Dan H. Bowen
Saulte Ste. Marie Marine Bureau
Nudist demonstration disrupts BC church gathering
Deukhobors staged a protest at a Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood meeting in Brilliant BC. About 200 demonstrated Monday night, some not fully unclothed. Nelson police were called to restore order. A committee offered the malcontents land in Slocan Valley if they followed laws, sent children to schools and paid taxes. The offer was rejected. they were asked to leave.
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Neleen
B.C
Nelson
Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brother Ond
Brilliant
Slocan
Quebec approves separate Jewish schools on Island of Montreal
Quebec Legislative Assembly votes 52 to 5 to permit separate Jewish schools on Montreal Island. Hon Athanase David explains the bill, citing provincial tolerance. Premier Taschereau opposes the neutral school and backs the measure, hoping Jewish schools follow Canadian standards.
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Quebec
Que
Quebec Legislative Assembly
Montreal
Athanase David
Taschereau
Liquor Export Bill Opposed in the Senate
Ottawa reports Senator Charles E. Tanner of Halifax denounces the government bill to bar liquor shipments to the United States as Washington dictated. The Senate devoted its brief session to debate with Tanner backing a Conservative amendment to refer the measure to a special committee for study of economic and international effects. He warned the policy could bind Canada and criticized U S tariffs while highlighting the Chicago diversion and U S demand. Senator Nathaniel Curry also spoke against the bill, arguing Canadian liquor exports would not move the U S market much, noting Canada ships only two percent of U S liquor consumption.
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Ottawa
Charles E. Tanner
Halifax
United States
Washington
Senate
Duta
Tanner
Moton
W. B. Willoughby
Canada
Senator Tanner
Chicago
London
Capida
Dominion
Nathaniel Curry
Nova Scotia
Grawal
Tiett
Branch Lines to Serve New Western Areas
Canadian Pacific Railway awards four branch line contracts touching Choiceland Prince Albert Sonningdale Rockglen and Leduc to open over 90 miles north of the Saskatchewan River by Nipawin bridge. The project aims to spur settlement and farm transport plus connect Lacombe and Edmonton with the Calgary line for improved regional access and shorter hauls for mixed farming communities.
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Wannipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
D. C. Coleman
Western Lines
Choiceland
Prince Albert
Sonningdale
Rockgien
Leduc
Tuftnel
Saskatchewan River
Nipawin
Chokeland
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Rockglen
Fife Lake
Canada
Lacombe
Edmonton
Calgary
Early Seeding Operations Hit Saskatchewan Farm Lands
Thomas Wilson of Harris, 50 miles southwest, had sown nearly 200 acres of wheat before his outfit pulled from the fields as soil proved very dry. He said eight inches deep the land was powdery and few Harris district farmers fare seeding. P Moon of Grasswood, four miles south, plowed 20 acres of brome grass four inches deep and found no frost.
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Sankatoon
Thomas Wilson
Harris
Here
Wilson
Big Four
P. Moon
Grasswood
Reward Offered in Vendetta Case at Nendorf Sask
McLeod municipality offers 500 dollars for conviction of those waging a vendetta against Louis Ulmer and his family. Last September four horses and two cows were killed and a granary burned, destroying 1400 bushels of wheat. Recently two more horses and a cow and a calf were killed, with four horses badly injured.
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Nendorf
Sask
McLeod
Louis Ulmer
Ulmer
Victoria Plans Bigger Wheat Acreage Expansion
Victoria to add one million acres to its wheat growing area with the state government backed by Hon. William Slater. Banks join in supplying 1 million dollars to fund the additional sowing effort and accelerate expansion across the state.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
William Slater
King Tut Relics To Be Removed From Tomb This Year
Officials announce the relics of King Tutankhmun will be removed from its tomb by year end. The move aims to safeguard artifacts and begin a potential new display or conservation project, with authorities stating logistical steps and funding plans.
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Tutankhs
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