Alberta Road Taken Over By Canadian Pacific Railway
Premier Brownlee announced the Lacombe and Northwestern Railway sale to Canadian Pacific Railway with a $273,709 cash and $1,500,600 construction payment. The deal extends 20 miles toward Telfordville near Edmonton, bringing the line closer to the city and saving the province about $179,000 yearly. CPR official Beatty accepted the line amid ongoing negotiations. valuation placed at $2,100,000. The premier noted terms with Sir Henry Thornton for a separate A and GW purchase remain to be received.
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Alta
Lacombe
Bath
Breton
Tel +fordville
CPP
Tno
John + Callaghan
Prinlee
Sir Henry Thornton
A. and
Plans To Inaugurate Atlantic Air Service In Sept
Commander C P Burney told President Adge plans exist for a London to New York air service starting in September. A lighter-than-air ship, as large as the Mauretania, would fly London to New York in 38 hours and return in 48. Fare cited at 400 dollars with ships leaving London every other day and New York on alternate days, destinations to be Montreal or New York. The airships would carry 100 passengers and ten tons of freight or mail.
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C. D. Burney
Washington
C. P. Burney
Parliament of
Great Britain
Adge
London
New York
Atlantic
Burney
England
Montreal
Indian hunter chases wolf four miles through bush
Angus Kopiciak a 19 year old Indian trapper and runner pursued a wolf across swamps and thick brush near Sault Ste. Marie Ontario with an axe. After a long chase he cornered the animal and killed it, aided by snowshoes and rugged terrain.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Angus Kopiciak
Kopiciak
Kopidal
Land Survey Talks On Semi Tropical North Coast
Ottawa delegates at a Dominion land surveyors convention heard chief aerial survey engineer Narraway discuss paps made by aerial photography as the most accurate method. McCusker reported surveys in northern British Columbia uncovered lux meadow prairie land and open country nicknamed Summerdand, with abundant game and livestock.
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Ilc
Ottawa
Cana
Ompany
AL 1
Naerwen
Uopotrapial Warveys
Dominion Land Surveyor
Narraway
British Columbia
RK F McCusker
Pacific Coast Province
McCusker
New Governor James McNeill Initiates Irish Free State Rule
James McNeill was sworn in as the new governor of the Irish Free State at Leinster House escorted by Free State Cavalry and his wife. He first appeared at Leinster Lawn to honor Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins with a wreath. Timothy Healy, retiring governor-general, left the vice-regal lodge with his daughter and returned to his Chapelizod home as heavy rain drenched spectators.
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James McNeill
Irish Free State
Dublin
Free State
Leinster House
McNeil
Viceregal Lodge
Jeredo Neill
Timothy Healy
Chapelizoz
the Liffey
Flin Flon Bank Opens First Local Branch and New Drug Store
In Flin Flon Manitoba a Royal Bank of Canada branch has opened marking the first business action since option-taking. A contract for a new drug store follows, with a planned rink and hockey activities for dog derby week. The Flin Flon hockey team has accepted a challenge from Northland Hockey Association.
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Flin Flon
Royal Bank of Cal
Northland Hockey Association
Government closes American school in Broussa Turkey
The Turkish government orders the American school at Broussa shut for alleged violation of law by converting students. An inquiry followed reports that four Muslim girls were converted to Christianity, with law prohibiting religious propaganda in schools cited as the basis.
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Constantinople
Broussa
Turkey
Nations Seek Canadian Envoy for Pan American Union Entry
A dispatch reports other nations want Canada to extend diplomatic ties with Chile Argentina Brazil and Mexico. If Ottawa fosters Latin American links, unofficial talks suggest Canada could gain rapid admission to the Pan American Union, with Canadian authorities notified through Washington.
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Canada
Pan-American Union
New York
Dominion
Tts
Canadian Gover Jasob
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Washington
Unioa
Youthful Burglars Rounded Up by Winnipeg Police
Eleven youths aged 14 to 19 have been rounded up by Winnipeg police forming two gangs. One gang targeted stores and residences in the west end, while the other operated across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The first group was linked to a string of store robberies, while the second was caught in the act of robbing a local drug store.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskateh
Senator Dessaulles Portrait Honored On Centenary
Parliament presents a portrait to Senator Georges Casimir Dessaulles marking his 100th birthday. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and officials praise his service. note his 1837 rebellion connection and family ties to Louis Joseph Papineau. Bennett and Opposition join in the tribute.
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Dessaulles
Ottawa
Canada
Pariament
Georges Casimir Dessaulles
Hewitt, Bostock
Senate
Louis Joseph Papineau
R. B. Bennett
House of C Mons
Manitoba adopts new liquor bill with beer parlor sales
Manitoba's new liquor bill allows beer by the glass in hotel parlors and clubs and enables hard liquor purchases under a cash and carry system from Government Commission stores. The act gives the Manitoba Liquor Commission wide powers, imposes penalties, and shifts liquor profits to the government. Preparations for beer parlors are underway, with local option votes possible in constituencies.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. J. Major
Attorne
Manitoba Liquor Commission
Confession Reveals Diamond Smuggling Ring
Florent Lamotte, a sailor, exposes a diamond gang smuggling hundreds of thousands in gems from Excope over the past year. He says he brought 55 packages into New York last year and was arrested last November with $100,000 in diamonds hidden in his shoes. The piece notes three large hotels, Pennsylvania and Commodore in New York City and Stevens in Chicago.
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New York
Florent Lamotte
Diamond Gang
Excope
New Y
Lamette
Pennsylvania
Commodore
New York City
Stevens
Chicago
Mountie the Briskie Leads Pack at Chateau Frontenac
Fliers Air and Snow F. Trubee Davison the assistant War Secretary tours Quebec Winter sports season. Mountie the famed dog leads the Chateau Frontenac team, drawing eyes as he returns from RCMP patrols in the Far North. Mountie earned the Victoria Cross, according to locals.
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F. Trubee Davison
United States Secretary of War
Aviation
Chateau Frontenac
Arthur Beauvais
Mr. Davison
Quebec
Mountie
Iim
Royal Canadian Mounted Pélice
Land Surveyors Meet in Ottawa to Map Canada
Ottawa hosts the Dominion Land Surveyors convention with about 100 surveyors and engineers. R W Cauley of Simonton presided, stressing that much of Canada remains unmapped and unvisited, and that comprehensive surveys are essential before government and public.
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Tummer
Ottawa
Secions
Canada
Dominion Land Surveyors
R. W Cauley
Simonton
Association of Dominion Land Surveyors
Can
Afr
Cauttey
Peace department urged to promote amity by M P MacPhail
Agnes MacPhail, MP, told Windsor banquet attendees that Ottawa should form a government department to promote international peace and goodwill. She noted existing departments push military spirit and said her resolution invites debate, even if unlikely to pass.
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Windsor
Agnes MacPhail
Border Cities
Miss MacPhail
Ottawa
Ban On Export Liquor Houses Lash Is Suggested As Penalty
Victoria discusses liquor legislation in the Legislature with Attorney General A. M. Manson noting the 1922 act has begun to bear fruit and export liquor houses would be closed. He cites unanimous provincial support and hopes the Senate will not reject the measure as it did twice before. He also favors adding a lash penalty for drug peddlers if the Federal House adopts British Columbia’s proposal.
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Victoria
Attorné
A. M. Manson
Senate
House of Commons
Federal House
Prayer Book Revision Debate Persists in London Churches
Controversy over the Church of England prayer book rages as a London Diocesan Association of Catholic Priests urges postponing revision until after the 1930 Lambeth Conference. Leaders warn revisions upset Anglicans Catholics and Evangelicals amid broader consultation questions. Archbishop of York warns the coming church assembly decision could shape history as prayers for guidance are offered.
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London
Federation of Catholic Priests
Church of F
Lord Halifax
M: Lines
Church of England
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Archbishop of
York
Sheffield
Customs Probe Interim Reports Tabled in House
Interim reports of the Royal Commission led by Chief Justice J T Brown on the Department of Customs and Excise were presented in Parliament. The Yorkton sub port and Regina port were cited for lax supervision and widespread irregularities involving Canada Drug Company and other firms linked to prominent families, revealing weak oversight across the department.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission
J.T. Brown
Saskactchewan
Department of Customs and Excise
Saskatchewan
Vna
Yorkton
Canada Drug Company
Yorkton Distributors
Prairie Drug Company
Regina Wine and Spirits
Dominion Distributors
Regina Vinegar Company
Bronfmans
Cheehiks
Natansons
Alough
Regina
Eminent Divine Is Dead Dr W Leslie Clay Head of Presbyterian Church
Reverend W Leslie Clay DD, longtime leader of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and pastor of St Andrew's Church Victoria, B C, died after a heart attack while en route to Ottawa to attend Parliament opening ceremonies. He arrived January 20 and was hospitalized. Canadian outlook favorable as Amery visits Government House.
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W. Leslie Clay
Presbyterian Church
Winnipeg
Rainent
Presbyterian Church In Canada
St Andrew's Church
Victoria
B.C
Clay
Vitoria
Ottawa
Beekeepers urged government grades and sell price curtailment
Dominion apiarist B Gooderhara addressed Manitoba Beekeepers Association urging standard government honey grades and a curtailment of present price selling across provincial organizations. The remarks came at the annual convention emphasizing a coordinated approach to marketing and regulation.
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Fiomal Co-Oper Aandie
B. Gooderhara
Dominion
Manitoba
Asnocia
Gooderhara
Untitled Navy Savings Interest Report Details
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Canadian Royal Navy personnel and United States involvement in a savings interest total of 3,718,065.19 dollars over nine years. The text is garbled, but indicates a financial figure tied to officers and naval operations. The exact names, dates, and events are unclear.
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Sta’en Elise Army
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Massachusetts
Joan Alvary
Nicholas Istovaffy
Hamilton
Daily Sketch
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Hoi
Wm. T. Cosgrave
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Halifax
L. C. M.S. Amery
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