Seed grain rates on No 1 wheat discussed in Winnipeg
A meeting in Winnipeg with seed specialists and Canadian Freight Association representatives explored securing No 1 wheat shipping rates to cleaning centres Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Brandon and Winnipeg. A 15 district survey showed 75 per cent of wheat is No 3 seed with about 20 wild cat seeds. experts urged improved seed. Decision from the freight association was expected soon.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Freight Association
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Brandom
Esperta
E. Hlakeman
Dominion
H. Folliot
M. P. Tullis
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Boy Emerges Alive After 76 Days in Cave
Eino Kutsela a 12 year old homeless Polish lad is found alive after 76 days in a Goulay Bay woods cave. In 20 below zero weather he lived like a bear, subsisting on turnips stolen from a farmer. He accuses Frank McKaughan, the farmer in whose custody he was placed by the Children's Aid Society, of threats to kill him. Police report ongoing inquiries.
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Nese Soo
Sault Ste Ie
Goulay Bay
Ares
Eino Kutsela
Fara
Frank McKaughnan
Children’s Aid Society
Whit Fon
Veteran Hunter Killed in Africa Big Game Attack
Veteran African sportsman William Judd died after an elephant charged him during a Manonga hunt. His son tried to save him as the enraged elephant mangled Judd, who succumbed before aid arrived. Winnipeg man found frozen to death in his home. believed heart attack. Prince of Wales ousted in squash semis at Royal Naval Club by Lieut Commander Mackenzie. Canadian veteran Burke offered medals from Vimy Ridge for sale to aid family needs. Soudan Railway cargo shipment from British Columbia to Egypt continues.
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Nairobi
Kenya
William Judd
Manonga
Judd
Winnipeg
A. P. Howard
Howard
Prince
London
Prince of Wales
Royal Naval
Royal Attile Club
R.A. S. Mackenzie
Stolen Sacramental Wine From St James Anglican Church
Thieves broke into St James Anglican Church in Guelph Ontario and stole sacramental wine from two locked cupboards. One container was damaged and partially emptied. however the total contents and other items inside the church were left untouched.
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Guelph
St. James Anglican
Saskatchewan Assembly Opens Mid January Session
The third session of the sixth Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly will open in January either the 17th or 24th. Three new members join via by elections since the Assembly rose. D. M. Robertson Lawson fills Moose constituency, W. Ross KC Moose Jaw fills Moose Jaw City, and George Spence takes Maple Creek seat. Hyde resignations shift none of the party balance.
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Janesry
Regina
Saskatchewa
Lawson
Moose
W. P. Meiac
W. Ross
Moose Jaw
Ted
Moose Jaw City
W. E. Knowles
Tehich
George Spence
Federal House
Maple Creek
Iuccent
Hyde
Morse
Manitoba University Benefits Pension Scheme At Winnipeg
The University of Manitoba plans a pension scheme for staff with a total sum of 80 960 dollars set aside. It aims to supplement pensions for staff over 40 years old and match contributions from faculty members joining the scheme. The Carnegie Foundation, formed in 1905 and led by Andrew Carnegie, funded the pension board for professor pensions after long service.
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Winnipeg
Carnegie Fellson
University of Manitoba
Moiabe
T Sion
Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Caregie
Csive
Mining Leaders Visit Winnipeg Over Sherritt Gordon Mines
Winnipeg sees mining powerhouses Halstead Lindsley and Noah Timmins arrive amid talks on Sherritt Gordon Mines and Cold Lake copper property 55 miles northeast of Flin Flon. Discussion centers on White Mud project, railway extension, and provincial ties. Port Arthur obit notes Moses Boucicard 85 Nipigon River guide who aided Prince of Wales party in 1819 died after being struck by locomotive. Guatemala explosions blamed on sun rays destroy arsenal. five dead, 11 injured. Red Cross and soldiers assist.
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Manitoba
Western City
Winnipeg
Halstead Lindsley
Sherritt Gordon Mine Ltd
Noah A. Timmins
Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines
Sherritt Gordon
Cold Lake
Flint Flon
White Mud
Flin Fion
Port Arthur
Empire tour official visits Canada during Empire tour
Lieut Col S Amery secretary of state for Dominion Affairs currently on an Empire tour visiting Australia New Zealand and Canada aboard mail steamers. Ottawa reports building permits valued at 12 49 089 across 63 Canadian cities for November outlining seasonal declines and year to year increases.
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Ottawa
Peace not aided by weakening British Empire
Premier Stanley Baldwin answered a Labour peace letter signed by 128770 people who would refuse government arms. He warned disarming Britain would undermine the League of Nations and Locarno Treaties, stripping colonies and weakening commerce while risking aggressive powers. The letter was presented by Arthur Ponsonby on December 18.
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London
League of Nations
Stanley Baldwin
Arthur Ponsonby
House of Commons
Stanley Baits
Great Britain
England
Baldwin
Western
Europe
League of Nations Assembly
Endurance Flight Record Attempt Ends in Mills Field
San Francisco and Carter aimed to set a world record by staying aloft forty nine and a half hours in the Spirit of California. The mission was forced down due to exhausted fuel supply at Mills Field, London, as the craft endured motor trouble and fatigue. Dr Henry Percival Piggar, Canadian chief archivist in Europe, received from Oxford University the degree of Doctor of Literature. Ives Dogres Frou Osfont is noted in the accompanying text.
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San Francisco
Carter
Spirit of California
Mills Feld
London
Henry Percival Piggar
Europe
Oxford University
Ives Dogres Frou Osfont
France Passes 1927 31 Naval Plan With Washington Accord
The French Chamber of Deputies approved the naval program for 1927 to 1931 in a special session. Voting was by show of hands with Socialists abstaining. The Sealsists criticized it as a race restart, confirming a 10,000 ton cruiser, six destroyers, five submarines, and an air and mine layer initiative to be completed by June 1928 in line with Washington agreements.
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France
Washington Agron
Paris
Washington
Chamber of Deputies
Charles Denielow
Isue
Former Queensland Premier Aids Salvation Army Dinner Fund
Ex premier Digby Prank Denham visited London Singhampton to inspect industrial conditions and joined the hungry club led by George F. Johnson. Wearing Salvation Army caps, they sang carols to benefit a Christmas dinner fund. More than twelve hundred dollars was raised.
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Queensland
Assisten Iwation Army
London
Singhampton
N.Y
Digby Prank Denham
Queensand
Australia
George F. Johnson
County Court
Salvation Army
Canada Our Country diamond jubilee plaque project
The national committee for Confederation’s diamond jubilee distributes copper plaques in cooperation with provincial governments and separate school guilds. The framed plaque bears the motto Canada Our Country in French and English and is to be placed in schools under provincial arrangements.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Committee For
Mission To Canada Under Secretary Lovat To Lead Dominion Tour
The Daily News reports arrangements for Lord Lovat, under secretary of state for Dominion Affairs, to depart next summer on a mission to Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. The trip aims to boost empire migration activity and will involve detailed negotiations in each dominion following exploratory inquiries by Lieut-Col L C M Amery, secretary of state for Dominion Utilities.
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Dominion
London
Daily News
Lord Lovat
Dominion Affairs
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Dominions
Canada to form committee on Pacific Board affairs
Sir Campbell Stuart will represent Canada on a London based committee to inquire into Pacific Board affairs. Each Britain and the Dominions will nominate a representative and a technical adviser with a January meeting planned in London. The Canadian post office department adviser is yet to be chosen. Alcoholic insanity cases rose from 422 to 544 in mental hygiene hospitals last year and this year, accounting for 5.8 and 7 percent respectively.
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Ottawa
Campbell Stuart
Canada
Nto
Pacific Board
Great Britain
Dominions
London
Canadian Post Office Department
New York
Ate Department of Mental Hygiene
New Line From Peace River To Pacific Coast Proposed
Vancouver plans a major railway from Peace River to the Pacific Coast. The project, led by Hon. W. A. Lewthwaite, aims to connect British Columbia’s coast with resource districts. Reconditioning starts early next year with 15 miles Stewart to Redcliffe, ready by August 1928, serving mines and a sawmill. An additional six miles to Treas River is planned by August 1929 to support George Copper, Argenta, Rufus Red Top properties. The project is government funded for 1928-29, with H. H. Steenn in England pursuing ambitious plans.
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Vancouver
Pascine
Sur
Hitster W. A. Lewthwaite
Pritish Columbia
Peace River
Stewart
Redcliffe
Ape
Trearsiver
Rufus Red Top Canines
Hi. HH. Steens
England
Submarine Launched Paris France Builds World Beater Vessel
News reports a French keel laid for a new submarine larger than prior US depths leaders. The 3000 ton warship reportedly can surface and submerge with advanced fuel and range features, promising long patrols and heavy armament potential.
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Paris
France
Che
United States
U S Shippers Charged With Disadvantage In Trade
New York Maritime Exchange forwards a resolution to President Coolidge and government leaders alleging U S shipping discrimination by Britain Canada and Australia. It asks retaliatory measures to protect U S interests citing Canada’s routing rules and cargo handling that favor other nations and delay cattle transits through England. The State Department says it is reviewing the issues but U S customs rules differ from those cited.
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New York
United States
Canada
England
State Department
Maritime Exchange
Pirates Active on Yangtse River Near Hupei Province
British gunboats retaliate after pirates attack a convoy of lighters on the Yangtse near Hupei. A pirate tug was captured but the crew escaped ashore. Four British vessels now patrol the area as the riverine threat persists.
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London
Yangtse
Hupei
Heeame
Cosgrave Will Not Visit Canada Before U S Trip
President Cosgrave will not visit Canada due to time constraints on his proposed U S tour. Canadian officials quoted by the Canadian Press say he regrets missing the Dominion engagement. Admirers of President Coolidge sent him a small circus of animals including a deer pair bobcats a peacock a bear and a wallaby to view at the Washington Zoo last summer.
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Dublin
William T. Cosgrave
Washington
Coolidge
Washington Zoo
Victoria money crop of 1927 rises markedly
British Columbia's money crop for 1927 totalled 986,719 pounds valued at 217.74 dollars, up from 898,257 pounds valued at 197,616 dollars last year. The increase is seen across the Upper Country, especially the Okanagan, with notable gains.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Vance
Okanagan
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