STEP TOWARD STABILITY IN EASTERN EUROPE
Poland accepts the protocol easing the Kellogg pact, signaling a shift toward stability in eastern Europe. The Soviet Union may allow Romania and the Baltic states into provisions, easing long standing tensions with Romania over Bessarabia and stirring hopes for improved diplomatic ties. The move also aims to quiet Soviet fears of a capitalist plot led by Britain. Poland’s timing follows the Kellogg pact pledge.
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Paria
Poland
Europe
Stuon
Ney
Rumania
Pace
Russia
United States
Sacrifices Life To Save Companion In Montreal Fire
In a Montreal top floor apartment Mrs. N Ralpe widow of Col W N Ralpe of London England sacrificed her life to save her friend Miss Harriet Barr during a blaze at the Etonia apartment building. Firemen found both women amid smoke with Mrs Ralpe insisting Barr be saved first. Barr was rescued, while Mrs Ralpe perished. her body recovered after four hours of rescue efforts.
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Wreaam
Montreal
Harriet Barr
N. Ralpe
Col W. N. Ralpe
London
England
Etonia
Ralpe
Miss Barr
Moke
France Seeks Payment For German Sugar
Police pursue more than five million dollars owed to the French government after reparations sugar payments were diverted to private firms. Leon Polier, ex-University of Lille professor, named as ring leader and accompanies officers on visits to suspected firms. About forty thousand tons of German sugar were delivered in lieu of cash and turned to Sugar Farm, the company, and Franco-Moroccan Navigation for sale, with no payments received by the government.
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Paris
Leon Polier
University of Lille
Germany
Germany In Leu of Cas
Franco-Moroccan Navigation Company
Health of King Improves Plans Levees For Season
Condition improves London announces the King’s health improves and officials plan the regular levees and season’s tune. The first levee for the Prince of Wales at St James Palace on Feb 26. The King’s physicians say he should spend two more winters in England and seek a warmer climate for several months each year. Vernon Booker to hang April 24, 1929 after a five hour de battle verdict. A jury convicts him of murdering his brother and two hired men on July 9, 1928 at Manville. Justice Walsh sentences the slayer to be hanged. Winnipeg rail link urged direct railway communication with Hudson Bay in forthcoming Commons session.
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London
Prince of Wales
St. James Palace
England
Bamonton
Vernon Booker
Hisother, Brother
Manville
Justice Walsh
Win Advocate
Winnipeg
J. T. Thorson
South Centre
House of Commons
Sesson
Hudson Bay
Canadian Chinese National League Conclave Sets Talks
Five five representatives of Chinese National League branches in Canada hold their annual conclave at Canadian headquarters Gore avenue and Pea Jes street to elect delegates and press for more consulates and a treaty backed by Kuomintang and Nanking authorities. The league lists 75 branches across three divisions with more than 10 000 members in Canada.
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Vancouver
Trac Een
China
Canada
Kuomintang
Nanking
Chinese National League
Canadian
Gore Avenue
Pea Jes Street
Dominion
Ottawa
League
East
Middlewest
West
Prizes For Research Two Will Be Given for Best Work
The British Empire cancer campaign grand council approved two prizes of 2500 dollars each for 1931 and 1933 for the best original cancer investigation in the empire. The awards are to be called the Garton prizes. A Medical Research Council report notes radium treatment can remove early cancer as effectively as surgery.
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London
Grand Council
British Empire Cancer Campaign
British Empire
Gartonites
Medical Research Council
New Railway Station Opens in The Pas Manitoba
Canadian National Railways officially opened a new 75.0 station in The Pas. A ceremony was held at the heart of town with Maj. J. G. Ma Lachlan, district engineer, turning the key to W. I. Smart, general superintendent of transportation, who opened the station doors.
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Pas
Manitoba
Canadian National Railways
J. G. MaLachlan
W. I. Smart
Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch Arrives Amid Soviet Debate
The Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch arrives amid discussions on Soviet rule in Montreal. He notes the Soviet experiment in Russia failed and questions the Russian patience while predicting communists’ ire may rise. The imperial family ties are given as context to his views.
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Montreal
Russia
Ple
Alexander Michailovitch
George
New Senator Appointed Ottawa Hance J Logan
Ottawa appoints Hance J Logan former Cumberland Nova Scotia House member to the Senate filling the vacancy caused by the death of Senator W B Ross. Announcement came from the prime minister's office.
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Ottawa
Hance J. Logan
Cumberland
N. S
House of Commons
Senate
W. B. Ross
King George to travel to Bognor for rest in coast
Preparations are under way to move King George to Bognor in Sussex at a time chosen by his doctors. He will travel in a large car fitted for comfort comparable to Buckingham Palace as the royal party plans the coastal residence move.
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Wim
King
Sussex
London
King George
Bognor
Times
Buckingham Palace
Canada Reports Record Wheat Yield in 1628 Harvest
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada produced 533700 bushels of wheat in 1628, the highest on record and the first time a half billion bushels were harvested. The crop report notes this historic achievement and reflects strong yields across major grain provinces.
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Canada
Dominion Areau of Statistica
Acting Festmast Ottawa names Pennock postmaster in acting role
William H. Pennock, longtime assistant postmaster in Ottawa, has been named acting postmaster following the death of A. Acres. The vacancy arose after Acres passed away recently, creating the need for interim leadership at the Ottawa post office.
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Ottawa
William H. Pennock
Crew G. Acres
Western Canada Fairs Association selects officers at Fort Garry
The Western Canada Fairs Association wrapped up a session at Fort Garry noting a split into two circuits for the circuit system. Archie Wien of Saskatoon was named president to succeed HL Abbott of Edmonton with HG Smith of Regina named vice president and S W Jones of Saskatoon continuing as secretary treasurer. Johnny Jones won a contract for midway shows as the circuited fairs outline Western and Eastern fair dates across cities including Carman Prince Albert Weyburn Lethbridge Red Deer Camrose Vegreville Vermilion Lloydminster North Battleford and more from June to August.
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Winnipeg
Fort Garry
Western Canada
Archie Wien
Saakaroos
Te|ng
WW. Abbott
Edmonton
HG. Smith
Regina
Ats
Ths
S/W. Jones
Saskatoon
Johnnny J. Jones
Weatom Canada Fairs Association
Aschniboia
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Camrose
Vegreville
Vermilion
Lloydminster
North Batteford
Embargo Provokes Railways Protest Over Colonist Move
Montreal reports that the Dominion of Immigration and Colonization placed a partial embargo on central European colonists. Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways issued a joint protest stating the embargo harms transport systems and shakes faith in Canada. Presidents E W Beatty and Sir Henry Thornton outlined the stance to The Canadian Press.
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Montreal
Dominion Department of Immigration and Colonization
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Europe
Great Britain
E.W. Beatty
Sir Henry Thornton
Exhibition May Be Re Established At Winnipeg Plan
Winnipeg promoters plan a major exhibition to rival Dominion displays with Nesley McCurdy stating the project at a western exhibition authors meeting. Winnipeg ratepayers vote March 15 on spending 850000 to reestablish the city exhibition. Dairy production in Manitoba fell in 1928 due to high spring feed prices and American dairy cow purchases cited by Alex McKay. Ottawa confirms European tour for a large Canadian club delegation sailing from Montreal aboard the Laurentic in June.
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Winnipeg
Nesley McCurdy
Amercan
Manitoba
Alex. McKay
Manitoba Dairy Association
Ottawa
Dominion
Montreal
Obituary for Rudolph Chamberlain Lehmann at Bourne End
Rudolph Chamberlain Lehmann, longtime oarsman and rowing coach, died at Bourne End after a long illness. He was renowned for his light witty verses contributed to Punch and his prominent role in the sport and literary circles.
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Punch
London
Rudolph Chambera Lehmanns
Bourne End
Oarman
Trapper George Yandle Returns Home With Tolstoy Party
George Yandle the trapper is pictured with Count Tolstoy and W J Case in Winnipeg after their Barrens expedition. Tolstoy led an Eskimo expedition to study caribou migration with photos of the herds taken. The group then traveled to Timagami Ontario and on to New York for further study and later adventures.
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George Yandle
Pas
Winnipeg
Yandle
Count Tha Tolstoy
Raiways
Tolstoy
W. J. Case
Count Tolstoy
Timagami
Ontario Forest Reserve
New York
Protection of Iraq under British Mandate Debated
London debates split between British and Iraqi leaders over Iraqs defense. Britain argues Iraq remains under protection postwar and not ready to fully defend itself. A 1923 treaty outlines the mandate duties, while concerns mount over unfulfilled Britain Iraq agreements on military, finance, railways, and forts.
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London
Iraq
Um Ler
Aska Ja‘ar Pasha
Albert
Braun
Great Britain
Bagdad
Arabia
Snowbound South African Students Tour Toronto to Montreal
Thirty seven South African university students arrived in Toronto amid a heavy snowstorm on a Canada United States tour. They sought real cold weather and ice hockey thrill as they visited Toronto University before moving on to Montreal to tour McGill. The trip spans three months and covers 25 000 miles.
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Toronto
Unitedes
Canada
T. Thorpe
Capetown University
Toronto University
Montreal
McGill University
Stowaway Climbs Atlantic In Lifeboat Aboard Lancastrian
Matthew Badderley a young cheese cart driver from Ches s county England crossed the Atlantic clinging to a lifeboat on the liner Lancastrian for ten stormy days. He hid in the boat using emergency rations, his feet frost-bitten and he collapsed just before quarantine. He was revived and placed in the ship’s hospital and will be sent back to his cheese cart.
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England
New York
Matthew Badderley
Chess County
Better Feeling Between Two Nations Urged
New York story cites J Ramsay MacDonald urging improved U S Britain relations. He warns of growing estrangement and squabbling, urging governments to appoint five or six outstanding figures to discuss differences and bring fresh air to minds.
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New York
J. Ramsay Macb
Premer
Great
Canada Wins Split of Radio Channels Granted at Meeting
Ottawa reports approval of a plan dividing radio channels among Canada the United States and nearby regions. Canada receives about 40 percent with the United States and Mexico sharing other bands Cuba and Newfoundland may share channels with Canadian transmitters. Most waves cover 1000 to 1500 miles reducing cross border conflicts. There are 639 channels total about 250 left after accounting for amateur and dot-and-cash stations.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Mexico
Newfoundland
Cuba
Lithuania ratifies Kellogg pact amid frontier dispute
The Lithuanian government ratified the Kellogg anti war pact, a move tied to ongoing negotiations between Russia and Poland. The talks concern a localized protocol on frontier issues, touching western Russia’s border states. Poland and Lithuania dispute Vilna, claimed by Lithuania as its capital but controlled by Poland.
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Lithuania
Russia
Poland
Koyno
Plan Air Endurance Test Flight For British Plane
London reports a nonstop Capetown to Ireland test flight is planned to prove a new British aeroplane’s claimed range. The aircraft carries three and a half tons of fuel, a 38 foot wing, and will undertake staged trials with two pilots flying to Capetown and attempting a return leg without refueling.
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London
Capetown
Ireland
Prince of Wales Tours Speed Trials in Golden Arrow
Inspect Seagrave shows Prince of Wales the Golden Arrow speed car and Miss England speedboat during a London visit. Maj Seagrave explains the sensations of speed as the royal observer asks questions. Geneva reports Japan using medical treatment to cure Korean morphine addicts in most of 684 cases. 650 cured in hospitals. Brantford editor R B Fair named director of extension for Holstein Friesian association of Canada with HQ in Brantford.
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Prince of Wales
London
Geneva
Noatake Sato
League of Nations
International Opium Committee
Japan
Brantford
R. B. Fair
Farm Journal
Holstein Friesian Association of Canada
Wireless for planes to report up to 400 miles
Provincial air force planes will be equipped this year with wireless to send reports to headquarters from distances up to 400 miles. The announcement states enhanced communication capabilities for air operations across Ontario.
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Toronto
Report Severed Relations Rumor From Berlin
An unconfirmed Berlin report claimed Japan severed diplomatic relations with Russia. The origin of the report was not identified.
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Berlin
Japan
Russia
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Brian
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Atlantic
Plan
Seagrave
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