Bulgaria Devastated by Second Major Earthquake
Reports from the Phillipopou district describe widespread ruin and the despair of nearly 100,000 shelterless residents after a second quake. In Phillippopolis more than 20 dead and over 60 of 100 injured in urgent condition. Five villages near the city report 27 killed and many injured. Destruction includes homes, roads, bridges, railways, and underground reservoirs. famine and illness loom as communications break and relief efforts mobilize under King Boris and government ministers.
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Bole
Bulgaria
Phillippopolie
Phillippopolis
Sadavo
di Irleta
Boris
Tants
Liaptcheff
M Vassiled
Luck Of the Irish Major Fitzmaurice Surprised By World Interest
Major James Fitzmaurice expressed astonishment at the global attention to the Bremen trans Atlantic flight after being greeted at Seven Islands Quebec by air mail pilot Lt. Robert S. Fogg and photographer Tom Hogan. He called the welcome “wonderful,” joking about meeting an Irishman amid the cold desolation and referencing Brian Boru as a ghost.
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Fitzmaurice
New York
N.Y
James Fitzmaurice
Robert S. Fogg
Air Mail
Seven Islands
Que Fogg
Fogg
Duke” Schiller
Toronto
Tom Hogan
Pita
America
Hogan
Ian Irishman
Brian Boru
US seed wheat duty debate grows in Congress
The push to reduce or abolish customs duties on seed wheat entering the United States gains momentum amid a farm relief stalemate. Officials note rising pressure from wheat regions to consider tariff changes, with some western lawmakers open to allowing Canadian seed grain access at low prices to aid American farmers.
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U.S
Washington, D.C
United States
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan Gasoline Tax Court Legislation Draft
A proposed Saskatchewan tax imposes a three cent levy on gasoline starting May 1. Purchasers pay tax at purchase and can claim refunds for non vehicle use. Dealers must collect stamps, keep records, and monthly returns are due. Inspectors may be appointed and penalties range from 10 to 200 dollars.
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Saskatchewan
Cone
Feasibility of moving BC coal to Montreal via Panama Canal
Ottawa hears RC Henry of Canadian National Railways outline a study on shipping British Columbia coal to Montreal through the Panama Canal. He notes CGMAL boats on the Pacific coast are full and the two available 4400 ton ships are too small for long voyages, urging a fixed government rate as proposed by A W Neill of Comox Alberni BC.
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B.C
Montreal
Panama Canal
Ottawa
British Columbia
RC. Henry
Bureau of Economics
Canadian National Railways
Railways and Shipping Committee
House
CGMAL
Henry
Vancouver
A.W. Neill
Comox- Alberni
Oriental Vote Is Prem At Gan
Controversy over Asiatic enfranchisement in British Columbia gains attention as organized labor debates whether Asians should have voting rights. Vancouver and New Westminster Trades and Labor Council decide locals submit opinions and forward them to the council. The issue, revived by the Canadian Labor Party, centers on Asia Pacific workers with significant roles in province industry and trade.
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B.C
Vancouver
British Columbia
Vancouver and
New Westminster
Trades and Labor Council
Canadian Labor Party
Canada
Cost Of Harbor Survey Report Price Revealed
Ottawa Senator Dandurand stated that Frederick Palmer was paid 9425 pounds for his Nelson and Churchill Harbors report to settle a dispute among Canadian engineers and officials. Regina reports bread prices likely to rise as flour costs push wheat values higher with Swift Current adding a one cent per loaf increase.
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Palmer
Nelson
Churchill
Ottawa
Dandurand
Senate
Frederick Palmer
Nelson and
Regina
New Canadian Legations Under Senate Fire in Ottawa
The Ottawa Senate debated Canada’s diplomatic service with criticism of new legations. Senator McLennan questioned training and appointments for foreign posts, arguing preparedness and Parliament authorization were lacking. He favored continuing Britain’s diplomatic machinery and urged early training for junior diplomats. Raoul Dandurand supported Washington and Paris/Tokio legations, noting cross party approval and government leadership.
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Ottawa
Canada
Senate
Mclnonan
Diplomatic Corps
McLennan
Confederation
United States
Washington
Paris
Tokio
Parla Mest
Britain
Raoul Dandurand
Paria
Robert Borden
Meighen
Ated
Farm Women To Convene Saskatoon
United Farm Women's week is set for June 12 to 14 at the University as part of the extension program. Dean Rutherford Prof Murray and Prof Rayner lead the course focusing on labor saving devices and farm water supply improvements. A six leaf Gray's Elegy edition sold for 6450 at auction, with historical notes on its early price and later peak. The state church of Russia before the revolution was Greek orthodox.
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Saskatoon
United Farm Women's Week
University
Dean Rutherford
Murray
Rayner
London
Weather Buoyed Alberta Farmers Hopeful For Seeding
Alberta farmers face late winter with optimism as minister George Headley says the coming spring should bring favorable soil conditions and adequate moisture. He notes snowfall is not increasing land wetness, seeds await timely warm weather, and seeding should proceed without major delays despite city worry.
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Edmonton
George Headley
Alberta
Headley
Governor General May Spend Summer on Pacific Coast
Vancouver reports Lord and Lady Willingdon seriously consider a vice regal summer home on the Pacific coast. They visited this year and inspected several suitable houses. The idea of making Vancouver or Victoria the social capital in summer has been mooted but no formal commitment given. Ottawa notes Canada's population at 9,519,000 as of June 1, 1927, up from 8,788,483 at the 1921 census.
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B.C
Vancouver
Lord
Lady Willingdon
Pacific
Victoria
Dominion
Willingdon
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
New Seed Grain Warehouse Planned at Moose Jaw
A modern seed grain warehouse may be built at Moose Jaw at a cost around $100,000. The current building is unsuitable and no move is yet under way. Sponsored by MP J Gordon Ross and backed by Minister of Agriculture C M Hamilton with W R Motherwell, the plan calls for equal one third contributions from Dominion Government, province, and the present warehouse association, with Dominion funding likely in supplementary estimates.
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Mosse Jaw
Ottawa
Moose Jaw
J. Gordon Ross
Moose Jner
C. M. Hamilton
W. R. Motherwell
Dominion
BC farmers pay higher horse prices in British Columbia
D B Johnstone of Kamloops, a local horse dealer, says farmers in British Columbia pay much more for horses than years past. Work horses that sold for 10 to 15 dollars a year ago recently brought as much as 72 dollars, and good cows fetched up to 85 dollars. Draught horses remain scarce and are being shipped as far east as Montreal.
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Kamloops
B.C
British Columbia
D. B. Johnstone
Kiloops
Johnstone
Montreal
Liberal Women Elect National Federation President in Canada
Ottawa Hon Mary Ellen Smith of Vancouver was unanimously chosen as president of the National Federation of Liberal Women. She pledged active leadership, saying she would stay to build a permanent organization and welcome criticism as the group aims to advance Liberal women nationwide. The banquet of about nine hundred attendees followed the official proceedings.
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Ottawa
Mary Ellen Smith
All.a
Vancouver
National Assembly of
Liberal Women
Norman Wilson
MILA
B. McKinnon
P.ej
Carrie Carmichael
A. E. Smith
Madame Beique
C. Derrick
8. Jacobs
Que
David Dunlop
Arthur Hardy
M. Pourpore
Ont
Robert Forke
Man
J. G. Gardiner
Sask
Finlayson
Riley
Prince Edward Island
J. Hanway
Nova Scotia
F. E. Holman
New Brunswick
Canada
Canada Holds Line on Great Lakes Water Diversion
Ottawa reports Ottawa protests US plans to divert Lake Michigan water to another watershed. Parliament notes correspondence since 1926 with the United States on Chicago’s water division from the Great Lakes. Canada rejects any recognition of diversion and seeks firm Canadian stance against compensating works tied to continued abstraction via the Chicago sanitary canal.
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Ottawa
Charles Stewart
United States
Chicago
Lakes Michigan
Canada
Great Lakes
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Chicago Sanitary Canal
Railway Plans Extended In House Of Commons
Ottawa discussions extended private bills including incorporation of the Highwood Western Railway with 3 million dollars capitalization and Calgary head office. The line would run to Sparwood BC, with others advancing Calgary and Fernie, CPR branch lines, and Manitoba and Northwest Railway time extensions.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Highwood Western Railway Company
Calgary
Alberta
Calgary and
Edmonton
Sparwood
C.P.R
British Columbia
Ferni
Fernie
CPR
Acme
Alta
Rosemary North
Manitoba and Northwest Railway
Tuffnell
Sask
Prince Albert
Peace Plan Center With Dominions Outlawing War
In the House of Commons Godfrey Locker-Lampson says a note to the Dominions invites adherence to a multilateral treaty to outlaw war. He notes the note will guide conversations between Britain and the Dominions and will receive careful and sympathetic consideration. The statement answered a question.
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London
United States
Godfrey Locker-Lampson
House of Commons
Dominions
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Asto
Seskatchewan
Russia
George McIvor
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
Winnipeg
Vice-Regal
Coast
Denmark
Hans Peter Petersen Potolm
Potholm
Melfort
Manitoba
NAT. Assembly
National Federation of Liberal Women of
Canaa
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