Vancouver ships load 40,000 tons grain for Russia
Vancouver grain men confirm sale of 1.5 million bushels of wheat for shipment to Russia from this port. Five vessels, including the Castlemoor, are loading, with London firms arranging four major cargos. Up to 10 million bushels may move through Vancouver to Siberia amid military needs and new famine conditions in the Volga region.
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Vancouver
Russia
Vistivostock
Castlemoor
Siberia
Japan
London
Kerr, Nifford and Company
Canadian Transport Company
Vola
Defendants Freed One Hour After Massie Murder Sentence
Governor Lawrence M Judd freed the four defendants in the Massie murder case one hour after they were sentenced to ten years hard labor at Oahu prison. Lieut Thomas H Massie his mother in law Mrs Granville Forte rescue and the two seamen E J Lord and Albert C Jones were the defendants. The hour of confinement was spent under nominal sheriff custody at Tolant Palace near the judiciary building. Judd commuted the sentence on a petition from the defendants and their counsel, stating he acted on the request.
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Onolulu
Lawrence M. Judd
Massie
Oahu
Thomas H. Massie
Granville Forte
E. J. Lord
Albert C. Jones
Tolant Palace
Judiciary
Joseph Kahahs
Judd
Editor Arrests Shake Sudbury Finnish Daily Vapaus
Editor Arvo Vara and translator Martin Parker of the Finnish daily Vapaus were arrested during a Royal Canadian Mounted Police raid on the newspaper offices. They were loaded into an automobile and driven south under guard of five plainclothes detectives. Police refused to reveal the destination or discuss the case. Obadiah Markle, once solvent, was found to have $14,000 in a bank book after dying in a boarding house. investigators confirmed the money was actually in the bank.
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Sudbury
Ont
Arvo Vara
Vapaus
Martin Parker
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bank Hamilton
Obadiah Markle
iMarkle
Export Bacon and Ham to Great Britain Rises in 1932
During the first three months of the year Ottawa reports total exports of bacon and ham to Great Britain at 5,648,000 pounds, up from 1,582,100 pounds in the same period of 1931. The figures reflect a significant growth in trade with Britain.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Gas conservation board orders Turner Valley cuts
The Calgary based gas conservation board formed by the government will issue immediate orders to all companies to cut gas production. The target is 200 million cubic feet daily to extend field life, with 48 hours to comply. Chairman A A Carpenter presides, alongside John McLeish and Dr B C Wallace.
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Turner Valley
Cagary
Arecasumer Valley
A.A. Carpenter
John McLeish
Department of Mines
Ottawa
B. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
Adventure Cruise Wanderer Sails From Lunenburg to Treasure Island
The 60 foot auxiliary schooner Wanderer, skippered by Lieut Commander Geoffrey Coush of Toronto, departs Lunenburg N S for a bold voyage to Cocos Island and Easter Island data gathering. The crew includes Mrs Coysh Frank Everett and Murdock Kirby. Photos will be taken at every stop with Singapore as the final goal.
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Toronto
Wanderer
Lunenburg
N.S
Geoffrey Coush
Aong
Coysh
Frank Everett
Murdock Kirby
Cocos Island
Hokkaido
Easter Island
Singapore
Government outlines relief funding to provinces
In the House of Commons Hon. W. A. Gordon announces direct relief support from the Dominion with Ioan and Ottawa assistance to provinces. A share of relief costs will be paid by the Dominion exchequer and secured by treasury bills if provinces cannot pay their portion. The statement addresses the stance of Mackenzie King and Ernest Lapointe on unemployment relief.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Security Treasury
House of Commons
W. A. Gordo
Mackenzie King
Ernest Lapointe
Lib
Quebec East
Indians Gain Full Citizenship in Canada Franchisement Moves Ahead
Ottawa reports progress in Indian enfranchisement with individuals receiving full citizenship by order in council. Hon. T. G. Murphy told Dr. Peter McGibbon in the House of Commons that two Indian groups in his constituency deserve citizenship, recognized for their intelligence and industry. In Ireland, the Republican Government blocks two amendments aimed at altering its oath of allegiance for public office tenure.
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Ottawa
T. G. Murphy
Indian Affairs
Peter McGibbon
Muskoka
House of Commons
Bun Dupin
Typhoon Sulu deaths and homeless in Philippine Islands
Isolated reports place the death toll on the Island of Sulu at least 65 from the recent typhoon. Authorities fear many more are dead and estimate about 65,000 have been rendered homeless.
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Philippine Islands
Sulu
Protests Over Use Of American Ports By Canadian Grain
Senator W H Dennis of Halifax voices Maritime resentment at routing Canadian grain through U S Atlantic ports. He says U S railwaymen and waterfront workers gain jobs while Halifax and Saint John ports lose traffic, deeming the practice hard to justify for millions of bushels. He calls for a route change to favor Canadian hubs.
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Toronto
Ont
W. H. Dennis
Halifax
Maritimes
United States Atlantic
United States
Saint John
Churchill Insurance Rates Effort To Be Mad
Ottawa aims to lower grain shipment insurance to lure traffic to Churchill terminal on Hudson Bay. Secretary of State Cahan said the Imperial Shipping Board won a rate cut in 1931 and hopes for more reductions soon. London report notes the Imperial Conference delegation will use regular Atlantic passenger service, not a royal navy ship.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Hudson Bay
C. H. Cahan
Imperial Shipping Board
England
London
Atlantic
Royal Navy
House of Commons
Thomas Griffiths
Labor
Alberta Prepares for Imperial Conference Proposal
Premier Brownlee announced steps to draft Alberta statements for submission to the Imperial Conference. Letters are sent to economic associations inviting suggestions while a joint interprovincial conference with Saskatchewan is planned for June 8 to align Ottawa talks. Brownlee notes Alberta's diverse interests may complicate a united provincial representation.
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Alberta
Suggesthd
Imperial Partey
Edmonton
Furst
Brownlee
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Early Dawson Ice Break Clears Ice Sweep at May Breakup
Dawson City saw Yukon River move out on May 1 at 7 32 pm, triggering the annual ice sweep stake confined to Dawson City area with a $1 200 pool. Mrs Negan of Gold Bottom Creek won for a May 27 37 pm guess amid notes this was one of the earliest breakups in white memory.
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Dawson
Yukon
Dawson City
Negan
Gold Bottom Creek
Naval command reshuffle in Pacific region announced
Ottawa announces Commander W C Brodeur will be commander in charge at Esquimalt B C effective May 27. Commander G C Jones to take HMCS Skeena and western division command on May 25.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. C. Brodeur
Esquimalt
B.C
Department of Sional Defence
G. C. Jones
Hmcs, Skeena
Senate committee approves four cent tax on bond sales
The United States Senate finance committee voted a flat four cent tax on the sale of each $100 bond, mirroring the stock tax. All cheques are now taxed two cents, removing the prior $5 exemption from the original proposal.
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Washington, D.C
United States Senate Finance Committee
Bill drafted to empower government to combat unemployment
In Ottawa the House of Commons gave first reading to a sweeping unemployment bill. It would grant the ministry near universal powers until next March to negotiate with provinces, grant aid, back financial actions, and loan funds to ventures. One clause allows support for field and resource product distribution, prompting talk of a bounty plan for primary industries.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
W. W. Kennedy
Winnipeg
South Centre
W. R. Motherwell
Lib
Melville
Saskatchewan
Spirit of optimism praised by Stevens in Vancouver convocation
Hon. H. H. Stevens, Minister of Trade and Commerce, praised prairie optimism during a Vancouver convocation of the University of British Columbia. He noted no complaints from businessmen and farmers, good crop prospects, upcoming harvest demand for labor, and a shift back to horse power on the land.
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Vancouver
Canadian Prairies
H. H. Stevens
Ottawa Bills Pass Senate After Royal Assent to Several Acts
Justice Anglin as Deputy to the Governor General presided as royal assent was given to multiple bills in Ottawa. The measures amend the patent act, the petroleum and naphtha inspection act, debts due to the crown, the opium and narcotic drugs act of 1929, the Yukon quartz mining act, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the destructive insect and pest act, and authorize Lake of the Woods International Bridge Company.
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Ottawa
Ont
Flower seeds sent to western Canada praised by Ontario
A letter to W. L. Aiken of Toronto thanks Ontario supporters for sending flower seeds to drought and distress stricken western Canada. The letter, signed by C. B. Daniel, general manager of the Saskatchewan Relief Commission, acknowledges the thoughtful gesture.
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Toronto
Canada
W. L. Aiken
Ontario
C. B. Daniel
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
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Man of
Indians
C W. A. Scott
Australia
Scott
Churchill Insurance Rates
Germany
Scapa Flow
Scotland
Koenigsberg
Baltic Sea
Bill
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