Disputed Canadian Acceptance of Titles Sparks Parliament Row
The 1919 debate centers on whether Canadians may accept titles from the king without prior parliamentary consent. Rt Hon Mackenzie King and the Prime Minister clash over prerogatives as rumors swirl about the king's birthday and New Year lists. The issue could be revisited next session with uncertain timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oruaws
Rob Beret
Bnd
Rt Hon
Mackenz King
Ieaders
Mr King
Emacit
London
Snowden Attacks Ramsay MacDonald at World Economic Conference
Viscount Snowden assails Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald during a debate at the world economic conference opening June 12. He criticizes MacDonald's leadership and claims the government concerns itself with personal interests rather than national welfare. Snowden accuses the talks in Washington of producing no results beyond platitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Snowden
Coleague Lenton
Sckermshaw
Ramsay Mac
Howse Tex Cf
Lord Snowden
MacDonald
Labor Department
Mitter
Wasington
Ropreve
Lord Wemyss Dies at 69 in France Villa
Lord Wemyss the great grandson of William IV and a signatory of Britain’s armistice died at his villa in Cannes at age 69. Known as Admiral of the fleet, he led troops at Gallipoli in 1915 and served as chief naval staff and adviser at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
France
Eet
Wester Wemyss
William IV
George
Great Britain
Roaslyn Erskine Wemyss
Navy
Gallipoli
Ottawa bans liquor exports to United States for medicinal use
Officials from the Department of National Revenues say no beverage over 32 percent alcohol content can be granted clearance to the republic. The prohibition covers all liquor exports to the United States under present regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Department of National
Republic
World Traveller John A Clift Visits Montreal on Way Home
John A. Clift the Ottawa born journalist now living in London tours Montreal on his return from a world journey. He carries notes on Strombelt's near eruption and a midnight funeral procession in Bombay, Fiji shark fishing, and Australia wheat fields. He notes lower living costs in Australia New Zealand and the South Seas as many winter elsewhere. He calls Vancouver Island and Washington coast with snow capped mountains the most striking sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
John A. Clift
Ottawa
London
Mr Clift
Strombelt
Bombay
Fiji
Australia
New Zealand
South Sea Islands
France
Vancouver Island
Ritish Columbia
Washington
Oxford Group Gathers Changed Canadians for Quebec Session
Dr Frank Buchman leads Oxford Group in Ottawa for several days as trains from Vancouver and other western points converge with altered Canadians to attend the final Quebec City session set for May 26 to June 5. Buchman says the North American tour since arrival last fall has been valuable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Oxford Group
Frank D. Buchman
Vancouver
Quebec City
Puchman
North America
Campaign Against Grasshoppers Begins In Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture ships three tank rail cars of poisoned bait into southern Manitoba to curb grasshopper ravages. Rainy delays halted egg hatching but entomologists say conditions now favor the first strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg, Manine
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Russia to join London economic conference delegation
Russia formally announces participation in the London economic conference. Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov is appointed chairman of the delegation, with the government making public the names of its delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russe St Soviel Bvernment
Maxim Litvine
Roosevelt
United States
London
Freerdell Hall
James M. Cox
Ohio
Key Pittman
Nevada
France Nears Default On June 15 Installment
Paris signals a likely default on the June 15 debt installment of 40.738 million dollars owed to the United States as the government braces for the payment due. The statement indicates the payment date is near and the risk of nonpayment rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Canadian scout chosen by HBC to visit Arctic peers
A Vancouver scout named Eric Liddell has been selected by the Hudson's Bay Company to journey into the Arctic this summer. He will visit English and Scottish Rover Scout apprentices affiliated with HBC as part of a fraternal exchange program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s
Government drives five year housing plan in Britain
The ministry of health issued circulars to England and Wales housing authorities and county councils urging a five year slum clearance and cheap rent housing for workers. The plan shifts away from subsidies toward private builders with building societies funding up to 90 percent of value and government backing for potential losses on the final 20 percent. Aimed to open a new era in housing policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Ministry of Health
England and
Wales
Western Canada Game Law Changes Proposed
Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba game commissioners plan uniform tax rates for all three provinces and harmonized bird and big game licenses. A conference in Edmonton led to agreement on leased trapping areas and coordinated collection, with regulations to be issued if approved by ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Edmonton
Alta
Edmonts
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Japan plans to acquire Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria
Tokyo signals cabinet approval for a plan to transfer control of the Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria to Manchukuo under Japan's guidance. The deal would settle price and payment terms while removing Soviet influence, with Manchukuo negotiating a transfer of control and securing mining and timber concessions. Negotiations are expected to begin soon in Tokyo and related venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panese
Manchuria
Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Russia
Manchu
Manchukuo
Russia
France blocks plan to destroy heavy war material at world court
French Foreign Minister Boncour opposed destroying heavy war material and urged keeping it for League of Nations use, signaling France will not reduce armaments without a concrete mutual aid system and private factory supervision. A German spokesman indicated France rejects the British plan that the U S Italy and Germany backed. The move revived the old Tardieu scheme for internationalizing tanks and other weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
France
Josep Paul Boncour
League of Nations
United States
Italy
Germany
M. Paul-Boncour
League
Matly
Prominent Men List Tied To J P Morgan Customers
A senate committee reviewed records naming prominent figures as J P Morgan and Company preferred customers. Notables included William J Harris Woodin, William Gibbs McAdoo, Charles Francis Adams, Owen J Roberts, John R Nutt, John J Raskob, and Newton D Baker. Morgan testified he paid U K income taxes for 1931 and 1932, noting US tax treatment differed for capital losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lst
J. P. Morgan and Company
Wiliam JH Woodin
United States Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
Charles Francis Adams
Owen J. Roberts
John R. Nutt
John J. Raskob
Newton D. Baker
Morgan Company
J. P. Morgan
England
United States
Great Britain
Woman Lawyer Welcomed by Judge in St John s Newfoundland
Louise Saunders, Newfoundland’s first woman lawyer, was welcomed by Central District Court Judge F J Morris KC for her success in examinations. Judge Morris saluted her achievement and expressed hope she would attain a high office such as the chief justiceship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St John's
Nma
Louise Saunders
Newfoundland
Central District Court
F. J. Morris
Morris
Patrol Boat Seizes Vancouver Gas Boat Alden
The RCMP patrol boat Adversus intercepted the Vancouver gas boat Alden on a Sunday and seized 135 cases of Canadian liquor. This marks the first seizure since her arrival from the east coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Maning Aes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Vancouver
Alden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thia
Pic
Consi
Ramsay MacDonald
Lord Wemyss
Witham
Econom! Ottawa
Economic Council
Canadian Political Science Association
the West
Fe Coast
SCOUT
Big Housing Campaign
B.C
Gustave
British Columbia
Arctic
Catain Follemer
Hudson's Bay Company
Lady Kindersley
Arctic Ocean
More Uni
Calgary
Court of Appeal
Sirrell
University of Alberta
University
Henry Sirrell
del Monte
United States del
Ana Compa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!