Rapid rise in price of wheat saves situation
The wheat market surge, driven by crop fears and a 500 million bushel surplus in Canada and the United States, helped avert a breakdown in talks on acreage restrictions. Prime Minister Bennett’s actions and calls from Ramsay MacDonald and others pressured four major wheat nations to keep negotiating, while concerns about dumping on world markets influenced the discussions. Major General Lindsay, a WWI veteran, was found dead at the Toronto Hunt Club.
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Rob Bennett
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Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
Henry Morg 7Er
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Thomas A. le Breton
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Toronto
W B Lindsay
Royal Canadian Engineers
Bate
Vimy Ridge
Manitoba minister Albert Pre fontaine declines resignation
Former Manitoba agriculture minister and current minister without portfolio Albert Pre fontaine decides not to resign his legislative seat or his government post amid questions over wheat contract terms and related charges.
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Winnipeg
Man Hoa
Albert Prefontaine
Manitoba
Portfoli
Relief From Drouth Across Prairie Provinces Brought by Rains
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that rains last week eased drought across western Canada while temperatures stayed moderate. Grasshoppers threaten crops in southern districts as root rots worsen damage. Quebec and Ontario remain dry with weak yields in many crops.
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Prairies
British Columbia
Renewed Confidence Advances In Commodity Prices Augury Of Better Times
Premier J E Brownlee spoke at the Union of Alberta Municipalities convention in Calgary about rising commodity prices and renewed confidence among salaried workers. He predicted increased consumer spending as reserves loosen and outlined a survey of public works to stimulate employment and provincial institutions in Alberta, hoping to spur business activity across the West.
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J. E Brownlee
Union of Alberta Municpalities
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Will Protect Farmers From Crop Seizures Plan Outlined
Saskatchewan Debt Adjustment commission completes crop seizure protections for farmers. The plan bans sheriff seizures to cover judgments and tax sales, restricts creditor actions, and protects farm imple ments and land titles. circular letters are sent to farmers. A separate note reports Theodore Kiffmeyer, 26, fatally injured by an infuriated bull on a farm near Rosser, Manitoba.
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Saskatchewan Debt Adjustment Commission
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Resignations Shake Tolmie Cabinet in British Columbia
Hon RW Bruta resigns as Minister of Public Works marking the fifth departure from Premier SF Tolmies cabinet since May 21. Three others Lougheed Shelly and Atkenson retired and Mckenzie protested irrigation policy. M Pruba praised union talk but said no real union exists while life of legislature ends August 31. election date not yet set with 65 candidates nominated across multiple banners. Ottawa memorial to be altered near Hyde Park London with site not yet fixed.
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Wiliam Atkenson
W. A Mckenzie
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Bowser Isan
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Canadian Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
London Ties to Gold Stabilization Face U S Resistance
Debates over gold standard policy intensify as Britain resists joining a European stabilization plan without US participation. Reports from Chicago Canada and the US note rising pressures to link with gold countries while Washington opposes a broader delta stabilization, aiming to avoid domestic market disruption.
Alberta Grasshopper Menace Darkens Southern Alberta
In Alberta the grasshopper outbreak worsens amid heat and drought, prompting the agriculture department to declare the fight the severest in province history. Hon. George Heatley notes the danger exceeds 1922 levels and credits strong bait stocks and organization despite growing area impact. Wheat tax plans face a 30 cent per bushel levy from Washington, to take effect next month.
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Department of Agriculture
George Heatley
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General Railway Strike Threat Looms in Canada
Canadian railway running trades threaten a general strike after a deadlocked wage cut dispute. Five groups engineeers firemen conductors trainmen and telegraphers push for concessions while union leaders seek strike ballots. National and Pacific railways may join if actions escalate.
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Allway
Canada
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
IH Colb
Toro Onto
Ho H. Lynes
James Murdock
Ottawa
Charles Monteth
Montreal
W. H. Phlips
Winnipeg
Atlantic
Pacific
Grant Hall
George Hall
Department of Personnel
S.J Hungerford
A.J. Hills
Army Of Workers Ten Thousand In Government Camps
Canada reports ten thousand men employed in government camps, with growth as national defence projects expand. The Department of Labor cites soldiers and workers under civilian and defence authorities enhancing militia camps, highways, and aeroplane landing fields.
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Canada
Department of Labor
Department of National Defence
National Defence
Rotary Directorate Race Sees Ottawa Mayor as Candidate
Ottawa mayor Ren is named as a candidate for one of five vacancies on the Rotary directorate following a delegation from Cans len Newfoundland to Rotary International. Chesley B Perry reports a membership near 9,000 across 36 clubs in the annual secretary’s update.
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Ren
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Rotary International
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Chesley B Perry
Term of Office Extended for Sir William Clark in Canada
Announcement states Sir William Clark's term as high commissioner in Canada for the United Kingdom has been extended until September 1934. Clark was appointed to the post in 192? to represent UK interests, with the extension confirming continued duties.
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William Clark
Caada
United Kingdom
Si William
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