Invite to Sign U S Peace Plan Expands to Canada
Washington reports Secretary Kellogg extends cordial invitation to Canada to join the treaty renouncing war. Similar notes go to Australia New Zealand South Africa Irish Free State and India. The move targets a broad international policy against war with no arbitration mechanism mentioned yet.
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Washington D.C
United States
Frank LE Kellogg
Canada
Linder
Kellogg
W. Phillips
Ottewa
Australia
Zeealand
South Africa
Irish Free ‘Hate
India
British Empire
Kellogg Seeks Dominion Support For War Renunciation Plan
London reveals Secretary of State Frank B Kellogg has presented the United States war renunciation treaty proposal to Britain and the Dominions. The Daily Telegraph notes the gesture signals regard and friendliness toward the Dominions and the common aim in major international issues since 1919.
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London
Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Europe
Daily Telegraph
British Empire
Kellogg
Dominions
Sunday Work Tightened in Edmonton Police Policy
Attorney General Lymburn orders Provincial Police to ensure wider observance of the Lord's Day Act. Detachments are to cooperate with citizens to curb Sunday labor, noting past leniency due to weather but stressing the law's enforcement.
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Edmonton
Lymburn
May Not Be Nominated in Republican Circles
Informed Republicans fear Herbert Hoover cannot beat Governor Alfred E. Smith for the presidency. Smith's Democratic nomination seems assured, while Hoover, tied to the Coolidge administration, remains the popular Republican candidate though his nomination is far from assured. Opposition within the party is strong and organized.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Alfed F. Smith
New York
Hoover
Coolidge
Lis
Toronto men seek censorship committee for perodicals
At a publishers and police gathering in Toronto a plan to form a censorship committee for books magazines and other periodicals was discussed. If the Dominion Government cannot appoint a national committee a local body will be formed to handle complaints and coordinate with authorities. Meanwhile construction of the Salvation Army training college in London proceeds at Denmark Hill costing 1 625 000 as a memorial to General Willars Poth.
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Toronto
Police Department
Dominion
Longon
Salvation Army Training College
Denmark Hill
London
Willars Poth
Sir Arthur Gurrie Recuperating at Home
Montenerai Sir Arthur Gurrie remains confined to his residence here due to a slight illness. It is understood he plans to visit Europe after McGill University closes for the summer holidays.
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Montenerai
Arthur Gurrie
Sir Arthur
Europe
McGill University
Denies Dealing In Immigration Permits At Inquiry
Former Solicitor General J McMurray denied charges of dealing in immigration permits for 100 dollars each before the immigration inquiry. He said he assisted many immigrants to bring relatives to Canada but never charged, only later handling telegraph costs. Records show seven 1922 cases and later four Winnipeg cases with legal fees ranging from 5 to 50 dollars.
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Ert
Htawa-Hen
E J. McMurray
M. J. Coldwell
Regina
Immigration Committee
Coldwell
McMuray
Comntee
Forke
McMurray
North
Winnipeg
Canada
Mr. McMurray
Kellogg Peace Plan Endorsed by Ramsay MacDonald in London
Ramsay MacDonald, former Labour Premier, told the American Chamber of Commerce in London that the Kellogg Peace Note would make armies and navies useless. He called it a multilateral pact outlawing war and argued self-defence would be unnecessary once the treaty is signed, reducing aggressors to outlaws. Also noted a fire destroyed Regina’s Sacred Heart shrine in Lebret, Sask, during the French revolutionary era construction.
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Kellogg
Ramsay
MacDonald
London
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Ramsay MacDonald
Labour
American Chamber of Commerce
Regina
Sacred Heart
Lebret
Sask
Thornton Will Serve On League Commit
Raiways, has accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the League of Nations Railway Committee. Major-General Raymond D. Can dolle, former manager of the Great Southern Railways of Buenos Ayres, also has accepted an invitation to Mostrea -Sir Henry W. Thornton, KEE, cheimeas and" peeateat at the Canadian National Railways Das accepted an invitation to become ember of the railway sub-oo of the advisory as a technical com: raii lt Gapeaulasiog wat ae Nt of the League of Nations, it was announced there. The sanction of the Federal ad etalstatio tteben invitation was given to Sir Henry by the Prime Minister and by the Mini ter of Railways and Canaie .As Sir Henry may not be able to attend some of the meetings, per mission has been given to PA Crews, European trafic manager of the Canaan National Railways, s tated at London, to represent his bea scension eines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raiways
League of Nations Railway Committee
Raymond D. Candolle
Great Southern Railways
Buenos Ayres
Mostrea
Henry W. Thornton
Kee
Cheimeas
Peeateat
Canadian National Railways
Das
Ember
Raii Lt
Gapeaulasiog Wat
Gapeaulasiog Wat Ae Nt of the League of Nations
Sir Henry
Railways
Henry
PA Crews
Canaan National Railways
London
Bea Scension Eines
Scientist Noguchi Dies During Africa Yellow Fever Study
Dr Hydeyo Noguchi of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research died in Accra West Africa while leading an expedition to link South American and African yellow fever. In letters to New York friends he described his strict approach, his African hospital stay from December 28, 1927, to January 9, and his controversial decision to inoculate a monkey with his own infected blood, which died 12 days later, with further experiments identifying the responsible micro-organism.
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New York
Africa
South America
Hydeyo Noguchi
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Moguchi
Accra
York
Etter
Awards Made Covering War Losses in Canada
Ottawa reports Canadians received 6,289,389.34 in war reparations against Germany with 4,246,865.75 to claimants and 2,042,520.59 interest to March 10, 1928. The record lists 150 dismissed claims and 87 more totaling 4,391,544.40. awards cover Lusitania Hesperian and other vessel losses, property damage, internments, and hospital ships, with major payouts to Canada Steamship Lines, Dominion Coal Company, Dominion Ion and Steel Company, Nova Scotia Steel and Coal, and T Eaton Company among others.
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Ottawa
Germany
James Friel
Friel
Ireland
Halifax
Canada Steamship Lines
Dominion Coal Company
Dominion Ion and Steel Company
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal
T. Eaton Company
Laraited
Antwerp
St Lawrence scheme judged unnecessary by shipping federation
A L W MacCallum of the Shipping Federation of Canada told the Senate waterways committee that the project is untimely and unnecessary for Canada. He said the federation, focused on ocean shipping, is not tied to any Canadian port and questions whether the large expenditure would yield proportionate benefits.
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Senate
Shipping Federation
Ottawa
Canada
A. L. W. MacCallum
Shipping Federation of Canada
Senate Committee On Waterways
St Lawrence
MacCallum
St. Lawrence Waterways
Federation
Ranted
Toronto postman jailed for mail theft letters
Charles U. Rewut, a Toronto mail carrier, was sentenced to four years in a penitentiary for stealing letters from the mails. The case details the theft scheme and the court ruling, underscoring penalties for mail tampering.
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Toronto
Charles U.rewut
Seal
Baron von Huenefeld buys Europa ship sister to Bremen
Albany New York reports Baron Gunther von Huenefeld purchases the Junkers plane Europa, sister to Bremen, amid speculation on future flights to Europe or Ireland. He denies specific plans, suggesting possible shipment to Ireland for a Germany return, with Koen as co pilot. Crescent Beach student William Brankston wins a Royal Drawing Society prize for geometric drawing among 73 000 contestants.
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Baron Huenefeld
Bremen
Albany
N.Y
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
North Atlantic
Junker
Europa
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Europe
New York
Germany
Baron von Huenefeld
Ireland
Koen
Crescent Reac Wiliam Brankston
W Brankston
Nanaimo
St George's School
Crescent Beach
Royal Drawing Society of London
Saskatchewan Coarse Grain Pool Makes Second Interim Payment
Saskatchewan Coarse Grains Pool announces a second interim payment of 790 361 dollars to members in Saskatoon. The payment equals 8 cents per bushel for most oats, 10 cents for barley flax and rye, bringing 1927 crop distributions to 52 cents per bushel for 2 cwt oats, 75 cents for 3 cwt barley, 1 cwt flax at 175 per bushel, and 2 cwt rye at 95 cents per bushel, based on Fort William.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan
Fort William
Royal Society Honors Three Fellow Members
Winnipeg reports the Royal Society of Canada honoring Bliss Carman Dr A P Coleman and Dr Thomas Chapais with the Lorne Pierce Flavelle and Tyrell medals at the annual meeting. Sixteen new fellows elected include Sir Robert Lorden Borden and Prof J S Delury among others as endowment talks address independence and government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Royal Society of Canada
Bliss Carman
A. P. Coleman
FILS
University of Toronto
Thomas Champais
Quebec
Lorne Pierge
Coleman
Flavelle
Chapais
Tyrell
Royal Society
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Robert Falconer
Toronto University
Robert
Sir Robert L. Borden
W. H. Boyd
Ottawa
Robt. H. Clark
J. 8. Delury
D. C. Fiarvey
University of Manitoba
L. Stines
Saskatoon
Geo. W .Scarth
Montreal
Stanley Smith Albert Ferland
Father Hugolin
Oskar Kiotz
BR. MacKay
F. X. Ross
James Malcolm Swaine
W. Stewart Wallace
W. WT. Waugh
CN buys over fifty six million worth of gear in Canada
In reply to a House question the Canadian National Railway reports it bought equipment in Canada totaling 56,024,219 dollars during 1923 to 1927 inclusive. The statement frames the purchases as domestic acquisitions by CN Ottawa offices.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Airway
Canada
Japs Agree to Return Prisoners to Chinese Police
After a conference with Nationalist authorities the Japanese consented to hand back to Chinese police all prisoners and munitions seized during the recent trouble. Also reported: another X ray martyr in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Dr Alvaro Alvin began research in 1895 and continued his work despite the loss of both hands until recently.
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Tokio
Uonesssw
Sinan Shantung
Loral
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Alvaro Alvin
Calder
C.ps
Melita
J. £. Calder
Sexior
China
England
Dirigible Italia Flies Over North Pole Mission Recap
King’s Bay reports the Italia under Umberto Nobile cruised over the Pole for two hours. Messages to Pope Pius, King Victor Emmanuel, and Mussolini were sent from the Pole. Flags and souvenirs dropped. landing at the Pole was not carried out as planned.
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King’s Bay
Spitzter
Italia
North Pole
Jen Umberto Nobile
Pope Paul
Ponte
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Italy
Milan
Pope Pius
Lindbergh Named Full Time Chief of New Air Line Tech Team
Col Charles Lindbergh takes a full time role at Trans-Continental Air Transport Corp as chairman of the technical committee. He will select aircraft, motors and routes for a coast to coast air mail service and oversee plans for a 48 hour New York to San Francisco passenger run. A launch is hoped within six to seven months with four other aviators joining Lindbergh on the committee led by C M Keys.
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Nergh
New York
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Trans-Continental Air Transport Corporation
Lindbergh
Techncal
Ocean
San Francisco
C.M. Keys
The
Transport Corporation
Fires rage on both sides of Athabasca River in Alberta
Telegram from the Dominion Forestry Branch reports wildfires on both sides of the Athabasca River near Smith where it meets the Slave River. J K R Hall leads suppression efforts for Slave National Forest though not within it. Fire risk in the north is high due to last year’s growth and little rain. no damage reported.
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Athabasca
Calgary
Smith
Edmonton
Dunvegan and HC
Dominion Forestry Branch
J. KR. Hall
Lesser Slave National Forest
National Forest
Z. F. Blefgen
Mr. Blefgen
Many Dead In Mine Disaster In Mather Pa
The ill fated Mather mine disaster continues to yield victims as the death toll rises to 82 with 115 named missing believed dead. Officials warn the final tally may climb as salvage work proceeds.
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Mather
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U.S
Alberta
General Booth
Thornton
Justice OF
Ontario
William Mulock
St. Lawrence
B.C
Askatchewan Coarse Grain Pool
Dirigible
Poston
John's
Nid
Humbermouth
Que
Quebec- Labrador
Labrador
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