Interim Pool Payment on the 1928 Crop in Western Canada
Winnipeg reports an interim payment exceeding 25 million to Wheat Pool members in Western Canada. The 1928 crop frost reduced grain quality, prompting early payouts: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta pools distribute millions on wheat and rye deliveries, with Saskatchewan noting higher lower-grade shares. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool president A J McPhail comments on financial returns amid higher current wheat prices and the frost impact.
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Winnipeg
Canada
XB Rameau
Canadian Wheat Pool
Manitoba Pool
Saskatchewan
Alveria
Pool
A. J. McPhail
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Alberta Pool
Saskatchewan Pool
Ottawa minister names new tariff board member
Hon. James Robo announces the appointment of Frank S. Jacobs of Dewinton Alberta to the tariff advisory board vacancy. Jacobs, a farmer, succeeds Hon. D. G. McKenzie who resigned to enter Manitoba's provincial government.
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Ottawa
James Robo
Frank 8. Jacobs
DSA
Dewinton
Alta
Tariff Advisory Board
Jacobs
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
Manitoba trustees urge resource set aside for schools
Brandon report notes a proposal to allocate one eighteenth of all provincial natural resources to educational purposes. The recommendation arises from a unanimously passed resolution at the Manitoba School Trustees Association annual convention.
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Brandon
Man
Manitoba
Manitoba School Trustees ‘Association
Town Abolishes Police and Lockup in Danville
In a 6000 population town, police are abolished and the lockup abandoned as a fire trap. The community now relies on an honor system with detained individuals potentially housed at the village hotel at the city’s expense.
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Danville
Ottawa proposes deportation act to curb alien trafficking
Mas Mad Each Ottawa proposes a measure under the Oplura and Narcotic Drug Act to deport aliens convicted of trafficking. The bill claims a salutary effect with convictions falling from 1349 in 1922 to 343 in the current year.
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Ottawa
Grant Hall Receives Audience With Pope in Rome
European trip continues as Grant Hall, vice president of Canadian Pacific Railway, meets Pope Pius during his Rome visit. The audience highlights ongoing cordial relations between Canada and Vatican.
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Grant Matt
Europe
Rome
Pope Pius
Grant Hall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Britain Will Adhere To Locarno Treaty
London officials stated that Britain would not enter into any military discussions or commitments with France Belgium or other powers that would violate the Locarno security pact. Godfrey Locker-Lampson denied Franco Belgian military agreements and any British staff involvement beyond Locarno obligations.
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London
Goafrey Locker- Laspoon
House of Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Holland
France
Bellum
Belgium
Godfrey Locker-Lampson
Locarno
Regina Airways orders new cabin plane for Saskatchewan service
Universe Airways Ltd moves to fast track weather officiate opening and immediate delivery of a four passenger freight cabin aircraft for Saskatchewan transport and express service. Aircraft to carry freight, 850 mile radius, 135 mph loaded, 150 mph top, third of its kind planned within weeks.
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Regina
Universe Airways Ltd
Saskatchewan
Chine
Divorce court bill fails in Ontario Ottawa division
Private member’s bill by J B Woodsworth to create divorce courts in Ontario was defeated 99 to 68 amid party-line splits. Premier Mackenzie King and Conservative leader Guthrie were absent for the vote. Also reported: Frederick M Harris, editor in chief of YMCA publications, died in Geneva New York after medical treatment last October.
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Ottawa
Sa Iespouse
Commons
Ontario
Woodsworth
Winnipeg North Centre
Mackenzie King
Hon. Guthrie
Geneva
New York
Frederick M. Harris
The
Young Men's Christian Associaon
Westminster Glee Singers to Tour Western Canada
The Westminster Glee Singers renowned across the Empire tour Western Canada this winter. Seven boy contralto members perform madrigals tea songs folk tunes sailor chants and sacred selections as they visit Prince Albert Saskatoon North Battleford Vermilion Vegreville Olds Ponoka Red Deer Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat Macleod Coleman Fernie Cranbrook Nelson Penticton Kelowna Vernon Kamloops Chilliwack and Vancouver from March to April with dates listed for each stop.
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Western Canada
Westminster Glee Singers
Empire
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Vermilion
Vegreville
Olds
Ponoka
Red Deer
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Macleod
Coleman
Fernie
Cranbrook
Nelson
Penticton
Kelowna
Vernon
Kamloops
Chilliwack
Vancouver
Railway applications dropped for BC to Peace River run
Victoria BC reports that the Canadian eastern railway dropped its request to build into the Peace River country and will challenge any future plans. The Pacific Great Eastern the provincially owned line and its 285 mile route from Stewart to Fort Graham received partial approval for its private bills committee. The Northeastern also dropped its 100 mile branch up the Finlay river, awaiting government fate.
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Finlay River
Fort Graham
Premier King on the Question of Resources
In the House of Commons Premier Mackenzie King outlined the status of natural resources transfers among Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia. He noted Alberta’s acceptance of a subsidy and land return offer while Saskatchewan rejected strings attached and Manitoba is under a commission. The file also references the Sevt ers Falls lease and opposition criticism.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Mackenzie King
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Peace River
Manitoba
Ters Falls
W Electric Company
Bennett
Mantoba
King
Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Survive Air Mishap in Mexico
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his fiancée Miss Anne Morrow were involved in a plane mishap at Valleta Field, Mexico City. Lindbergh saved the life of Miss Morrow as the four passenger monoplane, City of Wichita, capsized on landing, suffering a slightly dislocated shoulder for the ambassador’s aide. Miss Morrow was not injured. Lindbergh remained bedridden at the American embassy residence from the incident.
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Lindberg
Miss Morrow
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Valleta Field
Wichita
Employment Lituation Shows Improvement in Ottawa Area
Ottawa employment on February 1 showed improvement over any year on record. Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 6,391 firms with 83,943 employees, up from January 1 totals. Prairie provinces Shrinkage eased, mining and logging rise, while trade, construction, transportation and communications lag. British Columbia fared better than last year though some sectors lagged.
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Ottaws
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Pioneer Lake Captain Dead and Witness to First Steamer
John Cousens, 82, a Marine Captain from Port Arthur Ont, died in Sault Ste. Marie. He witnessed the Rescue, the first steamship to sail Lake Superior, and sailed on the Chicora. In 1871 he carried mail over the ice between Duluth and Port Arthur before Canadian Pacific Railway. He served with the Queen's Own in the Fenian Raid and with Wolseley in the Northwest.
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John Cousens
Lake Superior
Port Arthur
Ont
Sault Ste. Marie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Duluth
Queen's Own
Toronto
Wolseley
Northwest
Knife forced swallow attack in Toronto
Angelo Augusta, 35, Toronto, was forced by two assailants to swallow a four inch jack knife after they found little money on him. He was hospitalized with the blade closed by a second attacker preventing a life threatening injury.
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Toronto
Angelo Augusta
Angelo
Dynamite Plot Foiled In Quebec Premier's Office
Premier Taschereau reported a dynamite stick with a half burned fuse found on the floor of his office in Parliament Buildings at 1043 p.m. The device was extinguished and removed by police. It was identified as a powerful type of dynamite.
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F Taschereau
Quebec
Taschereau
Parliament
Premier Taschereau
Testimony on Manitoba power deal before Royal Commission
Edward Anderson, KC, said Winnipeg Electric Company would not have struck the Seven Sisters lease if the Hogg report had been known. He testified negotiations were genuine and that the firm would have pressed for better terms, while denying any insinuations against Dr. T. H. Hogg’s integrity. The commission learned of a telegram from Hogg and considers calling him as soon as possible.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Electric Company
Bracken
Seven Sisters
Hogg
Edward Anderson
Royal Commission
F. G. Taylor
Anderson
T. H. Hogg
Ontario Hydro Commission
A. W. Mot Limont
Mac Donald
Radio Operator Sets World Travel Record on Canadian National
Radio operators in radio equipped cars on Canadian National Railways traveled 6,134,726 miles in 1928. The top performer, R. K. Anderson, logged 153,050 miles on duty, possibly a world record. He mainly served on the International Limited between Montreal and Chicago, with eight trains in the system equipped for radio. The CNR led the world in providing radio to passengers.
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Canadian National Railways
R. K. Anderson
Anderson
International Limited
Montreal
Chicago
National Sysem
Priority rights clash over Melfort to Aberdeen rail line
Ottawa hearings on the branch line program saw Canadian National and Canadian Pacific claim priority for the Melfort Aberdeen stretch in Saskatchewan. Sir Henry Thornton argued the CN should have rights where work had begun. CPR counsel Flintoft urged a charter to honor local expectations and public faith.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Paciffc Ral
Parliamentary Committee On Railways and Canals
Cme
Melfort
Aberdeen
Saskatchewan
Sir Henry Thornton
National Systems
Canadian Northern
Senate
A. F. Totzke
Humboldt
Henry
C.nr
Canada
CNR
E. P. Flintoft
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.N.R
Death of Sir James Atkins Former Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor
Sir James Atkins KC former lieutenant governor of Manitoba and a leading Canadian barrister died early Friday at his son Major H Harold Atkins residence after a heart attack. He was in his 78th year and had suffered illness for a week. Atkins helped found the Canadian Bar Association and served as its president. The report also notes a separate item about French aviators Lebrix and Paillard completing a trip from France aboard the Port-Hos with their plane wreck and occupant safety.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
James Atkins
James
H. Harold Atkins
The
Canadian Bar Association
Saigon
Indo-China
Joseph Lebrix
Sergt
Antoine Paillard
France
Port-Hos
Rangoon
Rescue Effort Halla Crew Search Amid Arctic Plans
Rome Italians seek traces of six men who drifted with the Nobile dirigible base. They aim to raise funds for a new Arctic expedition next summer, plan to lease an ice breaker, and request a sea lane loan from the Italian Government.
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Rome
Quebec legislature defeats women’s suffrage bill
In Quebec City the legislative assembly rejected Willis Trem’s Conservative bill to grant women provincial voting rights by a 50 to 16 vote. The defeat marks a five vote gain for suffrage supporters over last year.
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Quebec
Quebec Legislative Assembly
Willis Trem
Maineuve
Plans Long Flight Toronto to Mexico City
Captain Errol Poyd of Toronto said on Tuesday he will attempt the first nonstop flight from Toronto to Mexico City in about a month. The plane will carry mail and passengers on the historic route.
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Toronto
Errol Poyd
Mexico City
Zeppelin veteran Walter Scherz dies from balloon gas poisoning
Walter Scherz, a veteran Zeppelin helmsman who commanded two airships that crossed the Atlantic to the United States, died here from balloon gas poisoning.
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Walter Scherz
Atlantic
United States
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