U S Canada Air Route Opens February 2
The new St Paul to Winnipeg link completes an 11,000 mile north to south route from the Yukon to Buenos Aires, a three weeks air trip. Postmaster General Brown has seen revised European route specs via the Azores awaiting approval to reissue. Bids will open 60 days after advertisement appears.
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St. Paul-to-Winnpeg
Yukon
Buenos Aires
South America
Glover
Brown
Azores
Postmaster-Genera
Saskatchewan Legislature Opens Third Session of Seventh
The third session of the seventh Saskatchewan legislature opened January 8 with Sir Frederick Haultain reading the Speech from the Throne. The address notes ongoing 1890 power transmission work, plans to address agriculture, and potential health reforms including segregation of mental defectives and beefed up tuberculosis controls.
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Seventh Legislatiure
Regina
Saska
Saskatchewan
Frederick W. G. Hiaultain
H. W. Newlands
Lake Front
Frederick Haultain
Parliament Buildrog
A. G. Styles
Frederick
Pew
Went
Vancouver Deep Sea Movement Figures Reported
Final figures for 1990 show Vancouver Port activity compiled by the Vancouver Merchants' Exchange. Total vessels reached 1,188 with 4,476,225 tons, marking a reduction from the prior two years. In 1920 the totals were 1,285 vessels and 4,606,649 tons, and in 1928 they were 1,325 vessels and 1,663,002 tons.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Merchants’ Exchange
Redaction In Prie Ottawa Bread Probe Nears End
Ottawa labor department probe under the Combines Investigation Act targets recent price changes in bread. Officials report the investigation into food pricing is expected to conclude shortly. Italian protectionists agree to cut fees as part of broader market adjustments.
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Ottawa
Wheat Market Mentioned in Farm Board Supply Proposal
Washington DC Chairman Fish pointed to a plan to have the Red Cross distribute wheat held by the Farm Board to Russia to reduce U S surplus and stabilize prices. He argued it would cut the world market and keep prices from dropping.
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Washington, D.C
Fish
United States
Russia
House
Red Cross
Farm Board
France Pays Final Tribute To War Hero Joffre
Paris held a national funeral for Marshal Joffre, called savior of world liberty, with solemn rites at Notre Dame and the Invalides. Officials, diplomats, and a vast crowd witnessed the cortege from the cathedral to the grave, while Barthou praised his legacy and the Marne order was read on stage with taps after a moment of silence.
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Paris
France
Marshal Joffre
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Republic
Notre Dame
Cathedral
the Invalides
Papa
Joffre
Joseph Marie Tessier
Schlons- Sur-Marne
Sorelere
Rue de Rivoli
Place de la Concorde
Grand Palace
Alexander III
Louis Barthou
Marne
British Battle Fleet on West Indies Cruise
The finest British fleet sent to the West Indies will cruise to inspect each British possession in the region. The squadron’s voyage signals strong imperial reach and readiness for duty across Caribbean stations.
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Great Britain
West Indies
Five Italian Flyers Killed In Takeoff
Bolama, Portuguese Guinea Africa reports five Italian aviators killed and three injured as ten seaplanes embark on a West African to Brazil flight. Two planes crashed after takeoff and one ship fired on ocean impact. officials say heavy loads caused the disasters. Balbo and the remaining ships reached Natal safely after a 17 hour 15 minute flight.
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Bolama
Gainea
Africa
Brazil
Stefani
Italo Balbo
Natal
Gernando Noronha
Penal
Btefani
Balbo
Renangno
Boer
Barbicinti
Nenis
Postpones Flight Amy Johnson to await better weather
Amy Johnson the British flyer postpones her China flight awaiting favorable weather. She will travel by train from Warsaw to Moscow to meet Soviet officials for support and aims to gather information for her Ural and Siberia route. She plans to return to Warsaw this week after repairs to her plane near Amelia. Also noted are October railway accident deaths in Ottawa with 34 killed and 242 injured.
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Amy Johnson
Warsaw
Poland
China
Moscow
Ural Mountains
Siberia
Amelia
Here
Ottawa
Saskatchewan Village Fire Destroys Mayfair Businesses
An explosion in a lamp at David Cunningham's store sparked a fast spreading blaze in Mayfair, tearing through two general stores, the Bank of Toronto, and a Chinese restaurant. Villagers with bucket brigades halted further spread. damage estimated near 30000 dollars. Mayfair lies 22 miles north of Speers on the Speers Rabbit Lake branch.
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Mayfair
Speers
Provinces Pay Five Per Cent and Assumes Bulk Of Cost
Manitoba Premier John Bracken says the Dominion Government will cover 95 percent of old age pension costs. He notes Prime Minister Bennett promised provinces would pay only five percent, down from fifty. Separately, pilot Guy Menzies completed the first light plane flight from Sydney to New Zealand in 13 1/2 hours, landing near Ross after the 1,200 mile crossing in The Southern Cross Jr.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Bracken
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Wellington
Guy Menzies
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross Jr
Westland
Ross
All-Lines First Aid Champions 1930 Toronto Freight Offices
W T Warren captain of the Toronto Freight Office First Aid team receives the Lord Shaughneaty Challenge Trophy from W M Neal general manager of Canadian Pacific western lines. Toronto Freight Offices won by defeating Weston Shops of western lines in Winnipeg in December to claim the trophy emblematic of CP All-Lines First Aid Championship.
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W. T. Warren
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lord Shaughneaty
W. M. Neal
Western Lines
Eastern Lines
Weston Shops
Winnipeg
Ghanghneesy
Canadian Pacific All-Lines
McGill hosts pledge drive for British appeal committee
An announcement from McGill University states a pledge already made on condition that a similar amount is raised in Great Britain. The Canadian committee is chaired by Beatty KC and includes Sir Arthur Currie, Brig Gen W W Odlum of Vancouver, and Dr R C Wallace, president of the University of Alberta.
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Great Britain
McGill University
EW. Beatty, KC
Sir Arthur Currie
W. W. Odlum
Vancouver
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
Measure of Home Rule for India Likely at Round Table
London dispatch reports cross communal support for the Sapru home rule plan as Liberal delegates back it, Conservatives cool. Jinnah argues for partial safeguards and warns against British state failure. Figures like Gavin Jones and Sir Bhupendra Mitra urge greater Indian legislative responsibility, while Sir Samuel Hoare takes a cautious stance.
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London
England
India
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Lord Reading
Gavin Jones
European Association of India
Bhupendra Mitra
Canada
Dominion
Bhupendra
M. A. Jinnah
Engand
Jinnah
Sir Samuel Hoare
Sir Samuel
C. P. Algar
Sultan Ahmed
Lord Willingdon
Madras
Trade Talks Hint at Broader Australia Canada Ties
Victoria notes optimism from Hon Palmer Mo sey Australia minister of markets and transports as he says Ottawa talks could yield a lasting trade treaty benefiting both dominions. Moloney departs Ottawa with high hopes and attends memorial service for Marshal Joffre before continuing talks with Okanagan fruit growers about new markets in Australia.
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Victoria
Palmer Mosey
Australia
Ottawa
Moloney
Marshal Joffre
British Columbia
Okanagan
Aorangi
Demonstration Train Carries Agriculture College Facilities
The Canadian Pacific Railway, with the University of Saskatchewan extension department, tours North Eastern Saskatchewan via lecture cars on poultry and dairying. Led by W H Boyle, C E Thomas, and three lecturers, trains visit Saskatoon to Ristow then Nipawin, Lanigan, Gronlid, Govan, Stockholm and Young, ending March 19. No livestock or seed sales. topics include poultry care housing and dairy cow management.
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Agriculture College
CPR
Winnipeg
Man
College of Agriculture
North Eastern Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway
University of Saskatchewan
W. H. Boyle
C. E. Thomas
Saskatoon
Ristow
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific
Bredenburg
Goudie
Nipawin
Lanigan
Les Me
Wynyard
Dafoe
Gronlid
Govan
Duval
Strasbourg
Bulgea
Balcarres
Neudorf
Stockholm
Imperial
Renown
Young
Canadian Radio Leadership Highlighted in New York
Canada was recognized for its role in radio development at New York events. Commander C. P. Edwards, Canadian director of radio, was elected vice president of the Institute of Radio Engineers, an international body with about 6,000 members.
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Canad
New York, N.Y
Canada
C. P. Edwards
Institute of Radio Engineers
Hind Interesting Career in Toronto Man Retires at 84
George Cuddy, aged 84, retires after a long career that spanned the Metropolitan Police in London as a personal bodyguard to the King and the last 25 years at a Toronto financial institution.
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Toronto
Ontaro
Metropolitan Police
London
England
George Cuddy
Archbishop officiates requiem mass for Marshal Joffre
In London Westminster Archbishop Carainamourns led a requiem mass for Marshal Joffre as services were held in Paris. Attending were representatives of the Prince of Wales the Duke of Connaught and other distinguished personages.
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London
Eng
Carainamourns
Westminster
Marshal Joffre
Marshal
Paris
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
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St. Louis
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Provinces
Pacific
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