Proposal to abandon arms conference discussed by leaders
A tentative move to abandon the disarmament conference and report its failure to the League of Nations was under discussion among conference leaders. France's Louis Barthou signaled not losing hope for an agreement while Germany pondered a return, amid pressure over guarantees and possible final military aid pacts.
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League of Unions Council
Friends of
France
Louis Barthou
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
Barthou
Canadian Wheat Pool Chief Denies Government Dump Plan
John J. McFarland general manager of the Canadian wheat pools denied reports that Ottawa planned to dump wheat on the market. Rumors had suggested the Dominion government would force sales to raise exports to the London agreement total. He said no such policy has been discussed in Canada.
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Winnipeg
John J. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Pools
Ottawa
Financial Journal
Canada
McFarland
Sir Austen Chamberlain Injured in London Taxicab Crash
Former foreign secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain was bruised and badly shaken when his taxicab collided with another and overturned in Grosvenor Square. Lord Dawson of Penn, passing by, aided him and took him home after a bulletin said no bones were broken.
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Austen Chamberlain
London
Grosvenor Square
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Sir Austen
Stowaway Kinrade Sentenced for Deportation
Charles Kinrade, 28, Isle of Man native, has pleaded guilty to stowing away on the Carmona from Newcastle. He is sentenced to four weeks in jail and then to be deported.
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Montreal
Charles Kinrade
Isle of Man
Carmona
Newcastle
Paris flyers plan bold cross Atlantic attempt from Paris
Paris distance flyers Paul Codos and Maurice Ross strive for a record setting flight from Paris to Los Angeles or San Francisco. They aim to surpass their own nominal mark as they weigh routes and timing for the bold air voyage.
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Paris
France
Paul Codos
Maurice Rossi
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Federal Tourism Portfolio Proposed by Fastman
A new federal cabinet post for tourism was proposed by Morgan Fastman of Toronto, aiming to unite national efforts beyond provincial bureaus. He argued current tourism efforts are fragmented and that most travelers arrive by car, not rail, necessitating a national consciousness and a government directed bureau under the trade and commerce minister.
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Morgan Fastan
Toronto
Greater Vancouver
Canada
Eastman
Ontario to hold general election June 19
Premier George A. Henry announced Ontario's general election date as June 19 after a 20 minute discussion with Lieutenant Governor Herbert A. Bruce. Nominations are set for June 12 with advanced polls June 15 and 18. Henry and his cabinet had been shaping the Conservative platform while Mitchell Hepburn led Liberal campaigning.
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Toronto
George
Henry
Ontario
Government House
Herbert A. Bruce
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Cowboys to Rodeo Show in London from Montreal
The rodeo party travels by freighter Nortonian with 30 cowboys aboard while 120 depart later on the liner Aurania. Cowboys hail from Alberta and several southwestern states, including Washington. Roosevelt’s budget requests 4 000 000 will fund submarines and destroyers. Dr Louis Martin, longtime Pasteur Institute expert, is named head after 40 years with the institute.
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Montreal
London
Aurania
Alberta
Washington
United States Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Paria
Louis Martin
Pasteur Institute
May head board candidate Harrington eyed for railway post
Hon Gordon Harrington former premier of Nova Scotia is mentioned as a potential chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners. The vacancy followed SP Fullerton becoming chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian National Railways.
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Gordon Harrington
Nova Scotia
Prince
Board of Railway Commissioners
SP. Fullerton
Canadian National Railways
Advances In Aviation Open London Maiden Flight Of Scylla
British aviation announces the maiden flight of the Scylla the largest airliner in the world as Imperial Airways launches its inland air mail service. The Scylla carries 39 passengers two pilots a wireless operator and steward powered by four 550 horsepower engines. Passengers will dine and hear radio programs during the flight. The inland airmail runs from Inverness to Kirkwell in the Orkney islands beginning in a few days.
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London
Smeaneven
British Isles
Paris
Imperial Airways
Inverness
Kirkwell
Orkney Islands
Pennyworth to be Scrapped in Canada
Montreal afanseau Shipyards Limited of Sorel Quebec has bought the British freighter Pennyworth and will scrap the vessel. The Pennyworth grounded last autumn on the Island of Orleans near Quebec City and could not be freed.
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Montreal
Afanseau Shipyards Limited
Soret, Que
Pennyworth
Orleans
Quebec City
Destroyer Taken Over by British Crew in Lisbon
A crew of British sailors seized a Portuguese built destroyer in Lisbon on behalf of the colonialist navy. The move reflects rising tensions as foreign powers assert control over naval assets in Portuguese waters.
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Lisbon
Columstroyer
Bian
Marketing King OKs Changes in OttawaBill Debate
Rt Hon Mackenzie King supports amendments to the marketing bill proposed by Hon Robert Weir. He calls for government responsibility over board regulations and urges parliament control of expenditures through appropriations. The plan replaces the word determine with report, producing public investigator reports to aid fair trade and price restraint.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Robert Weir
Tragic Forest Fire Claims Three Sera Camp Members Near Julian
A wildfire driven by strong winds trapped Sera camp climbers, three men died while racing through a mountain trail near Julian. About twenty others fled the flames, attempting to reach safety as flames closed in on a gulch.
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San Diego
Cal
Sera
Julian
Simon links security to shared sacrifice in Commons
Sir John Simon the foreign secretary told the House of Commons that the chief obstacle to international security is narrow national self interest. He urged willingness to pay the price needed for security and recovery.
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London
John Simon
House of ‘Commons
Wheat Delegates End Private Talks Amid Argentina Stand
London reports say ten days of private negotiations among the big four wheat delegates ended with doubt over Argentina’s ability to prevent breaking the 1s wheat quota. A tentative compromise reportedly avoids a loan to Argentina on its quota and demands Argentina reform sale practices. Dr Thomas Le Breton headed the Argentine delegation visiting May 6 seeking a 40 million bushel loan.
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London
Argentina
Canada
United States
Australia
Dominions
Thomas le Breton
Mre
Saskatchewan claims vast natural resources loss before Dysart Commission
Saskatchewan presented its case to the Dysart royal commission outlining a total claim of 161 629 751 dollars against the Dominion for 31 000 000 acres of land and related revenue losses from 1905 to 1930. P H Gordon of Regina led the province with detailed figures including taxes grazing rentals timber and school lands while MacGregor Stewart for the Dominion proposed counter claims near 170 million dollars. Saskatchewan entered federation September 1 1905 without rights to resource administration prompting provincial inferiority.
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Dysart Commission
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Dysart Royal Commission
Regina
P. H. Gordon
MacGregor Stewart
Halifax
Dominion
Gordon
Hepburn to resign from Dominion Parliament for Ontario work
Mitchell F. Hepburn Ontario Liberal leader said he would resign from the Dominion parliament and hand the letter to W. L. Mackenzie King on June 11. He said the move allows him to devote his time to leading the Ontario Liberal party in the provincial election campaign.
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Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Liberal
W. L. Mackenzie King
King
Hepburn
Ontario Liberal Party
Northern Flight Record Sets Northland First
Pilot Archie McMullen of Canadian Airways established a new northland flight record by flying to Fort Resolution No 1 and returning to Fort McMurray in the afternoon with six passengers and a heavy fur consignment. The trip came two weeks ahead of the previous earliest flight into Resolution.
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Edmonton
Northland
Archie McMullen
Canadian Airways
Fort Resolution 1
Fort McMurray
Resolution
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Outet
Aler Henry
United States Navy Air Force
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