All Canadian Congress Urges End to Military Grants
The All-Canadian Congress of Labor passed a resolution demanding that provincial and municipal governments suspend all money grants for military purposes and abolish cadet movement from Canadian schools. Debate highlighted opposition and concerns about U S industry discrimination and the influence of American unions. The congress also urged Ontario to fund boarding schools no more than 120 miles apart west of the Great Lakes adjacent to the Manitoba boundary.
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Canada
Executive Board
International Labor Union
International Union
Federaton of Labor
Congress
Ontario
Great Lakes
Manitoba
German Air Liner Crashes at Marden Park Surrey
A German air liner bound for Berlin from Croydon crashed in Marden Park Surrey killing six people including three passengers and three crew. Surviving second pilot Prince Eugene Schaumberg Lippe was injured but to recover. Lieut Commander Glen Kidston, a famed racer, sustained cuts. The craft burst into flames after striking hillside amid a heavy impact and uprooted tree, leaving a charred wreck.
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Surrey
England
Bie
Berlin
Croydon
Ume
Eugene Schaumberg-Lippe
Glen Kidston
Rac Ng
Air Uner
Thousands of Mennonites Seek Canadian Migration
In a Soviet driven exodus from Russia, about three thousand Siberian peasants of German Mennonite background received Canadian passports. Authorities require full tax payments and compel emigrants to deposit all assets in Soviet banks before export of rubles. Camps near Moscow process passports at roughly 109 per day.
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Rassia
Moscow
Canada
Fand
Walker Reelected Mayor of New York City
Walker, widely known as Jimmy, secured a renewed four year term as mayor after a Democratic landslide. He defeated Fiorello H. LaGuardia, the Republican and Fusionist candidate, by a plurality of 497165.
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Jimmy
Metropolis
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Repubicans
Prince of Wales to resume Africa tour after illness
Officials confirm the Prince of Wales will continue his Africa tour begun last December before the King’s illness interrupted it. London sources say the Prince is expected to proceed with upcoming engagements despite lingering health concerns.
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London
Uevage
Quetn Mary
Prince of Wales
Africa
Dog Rescues Wounded Trapper After Accident at Pine Lake
Nakina Ontario report says Andrew Syvitski, 22, shot himself while hunting at Pine Lake. He tethered a note to his dog’s collar directing it to Thomas Hughes’ camp three miles away. The dog crossed bush and river to Hughes, who provided aid. A railway speeder then ferried Syvitski to Nakina and Port Arthur.
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Nakina
Owen
Andrew Syvitki
Pine Lake
Syvitakd
Thomas Hughes
Hughes
Cabin Hughes
Syvitski
Port Arthur
Aviators Killed in Montreal Government Seaplane Crash
Pilot Officer Paul Gat ton Stanley 23 of Toronto and Flying Officer John L McLaughlin 35 of Montreal died in a Canadian Vickers seaplane crash near Sault Aux Recollets while testing for the government. The aircraft buried its nose in a field after attempting a second test flight in the afternoon due to poor weather. a spin during low ceiling is suspected.
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Montreal
Paul Gatton Stanley
Toronto
John L. McLaughlin
Sault Aux Recollets
McLaughlin
Stanley
Peasant Families From Germany Aim For Canada
Wireless from Kiel reports fifty three peasant families totaling 223 people, descendants of German migrants to Russia, along with about 9,000 others, arrived in New York aboard the Soviet steamer Felix Deershinski without money or food. They say they were searched and deprived before sailing. Rumor says Canada may cover transport and provide tools.
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Germany
New York
Kiel
New York Times
Russia
Catherine the Great
Canada
Felix Deershinski
Premier MacDonald Welcomed Back by Commons
Cheers greeted Premier MacDonald as he resumed leadership in the Commons after returning from America. The packed House awaited an important unemployment utterance from Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, Lord Privy Seal and Minister of Employment, a focal issue for labor and the government’s fate.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
America
MacDonald
Commons
J. H. Thomas
Manitoba Wheat Pool Postpones Convention Dates
The Manitoba Wheat Pool has postponed its annual convention from November 5 in the city to November 19, 20 and 21 gathering there.
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Prandon
Man
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Gold For France in Paris Banks Unloads From Berengaria
Gold valued at three million dollars in 56 kegs was unloaded for Paris banks. The shipment formed the first gold transfer from the United States since the end of the Great War. The consignor was the Berengaria voyage from Cherbourg France to Paris.
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Cherbourg
France
United States
Paris
Copeland warns on European slums and disease era
New York Senator Royal S Copeland after a twelve week Europe trip says slums there show abject poverty and foresee an era of disease. He urges stricter immigration exams and more inspectors to protect public health. Copeland, a physician and former New York City health commissioner, cites the need for thorough alien examinations.
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New York
Europe
Royal S Copeland
Senator Copeland
New York City
Problems Await Naval Parley in January
Washington reports rising activity ahead of the five power disarmament conference in London. Secretary Stimson and Undersecretary Cotton consult with President Hoover and Ambassador Dawes as the delegation canvasses positions. Key issues include parity between France and Italy, submarine abolition opposition, and Japan seeking proportional cruiser strength to Britain and the United States.
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Washington
London
Navy
Great Britain
United States
Charles G. Dawes
White House
Hoover
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Geneva
Japan
Americans Settling In Saskatchewan Amid Heavy Western Migration
Western Canada sees surge of U S settlers despite harsh winter. Six carloads of stock and effects cleared customs at North Portal. Alfred Hakenson from Wendell Minnesota moved to Aneroid Saskatchewan to farm poultry and dairy. Frank McKnight, once Canadian, shipped to Leslie Saskatchewan renting land. McKnight injured by freight engine in Lea yards Portal North Dakota. neighbor Clarence Reed aiding move to Leslie. L Matzdorf from Burlington Dakota sent stock to Hythe Alberta to establish a homestead.
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Canada
North Portal
Sask
United States
Alfred Hakenson
Wendell
Minn
Aneroid
Saskahere
Minnesota
Broad Prairies
Frank McKnight
Noley
Mont
Leslie
Lea
Portal
McKnight
Claresce Reed
Montana
Ster
L. Matzdorf
Burlington
Hythe
Alta
Russian Airmen Seek Permission to Return Across Atlantic
Four Russian actors and crew members from the Land of the Soviets plan to fly from Harbor Grace Newfoundland to England. Chief pilot Semyon Ashestarov and crew P E Bolstov B V Sterligov and D V Pulayev have wired Soviet officials asking for authorization to resume the return journey within two weeks.
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New York
Moscow
Atlantic Ocean
England
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Semyon Ashestarov
P. E. Bolstov
B. V. Sterligov
D. V. Pulayev
Dominion status idea gains wider support after Viceroy’s move
In New Delhi opinion holds the Viceroy’s November 1 declaration removes tension in politics as India moves toward dominion status. British and Anglo-Indian papers hail the statement. Indian Nationalist leaders including Gandhi give conditional acceptance urging a livelier effort and a future constitution. Christians and Indian masses welcome the shift and seek protection of interests at the London conference.
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New Delhi
India
Unia
London
Congress
M. Ghandi
Relations With Russia Restored By Labor Party
London reports a 324 to 199 Commons vote approving Britain and Russia resuming full diplomatic relations amid propaganda safeguards. Lords debate India's status as Conservatives back Labor. Lloyd George accuses Henderson of surrender, while some Conservatives support the move. MacDonald seeks broader foreign policy gains and domestic relief.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
Russia
House of Commons
House of Lords
Westminster
Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Canada
MacDonald
Lord Irwin
India
David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
Lloyd George
Arcos House
Lady Astor
John Buchan
Robert Boothby
Aberdeen
Kincardine
Germany Seeks Restoration of Lost Colonies
Paris reports Germany aims to regain colonies lost by Versailles after success on Rhineland evacuation and Saar talks. French pessimists doubt achievement, while France notes no overtures and the peace treaty altered repeatedly. Mandates, not colonies, now govern Komerenia, Togo, Tanganyika, and other territories under France, Belgium, Britain, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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Paris
France
Germany
Rhineland
Saar
Versailles
Clemenceau
Komenia
Togo
Southwest Africa
Tanganyika
Ruanda-Urundi
New Guinea
Nauru Island
Ceres
Formosa
Kooutchou
Lochoo
Belgium
England
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Jan
RCMP Officers Transferred After Supt Ritchie Retirement
Commissioner Stearns orders RCMP reorganization after Supt James Ritchie Edmonton retires after 38 years. RE Acland Regina takes charge of northern Alberta, JW Spalding Regina promoted to superintendent for southern Saskatchewan, and Staff-Sergeant R. E. Mercer Regina becomes inspector for the Regina sub-district.
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Ritchie
Edmonton
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Stearns
James Ritchie
RE. Acland
Regina
Alberta
JW. Spalding
Saskatchewan
R. E. Mercer
Labor Congress Proposes Canadian Immigrant Settlement Plan
The executive board of the All Canadian Congress of Labor submits a board report at the third annual convention advocating large scale development of unoccupied Canadian lands through agricultural and industrial means to absorb immigration without harming the Dominion. The plan mirrors a British Labor government idea tied to George Lansbury and cited in the Canadian Unionist interview.
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Canadian Congress of Labor
Winnipeg
Canada
all-Canadian Congress of Labor
Dominion
Labor Congress
George Lansbury
Labor
Great Britain
Lansbury
Canadian Unionist
al Canadian Congress of Labor
Sir Robert Balfour Dies at 87 in London
Sir Robert Balfour a noted shipbuilder and former MP for Patrick division of New Glasgow died in London in his 88th year. He was a partner in Balfour Williamson and Company and well known in Canada and the United States after living 25 years in the United States, mostly in San Francisco.
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London
Eng
Venu
Sir Robert Balfour
Parlament
Patrick
New Glasgow
Sir Robert
Balfour, Wilamson and Company
Canada
United States
States
Fran Francisco
Orders for light planes to aid air Jragis in China
England receives orders for light aircraft intended for operations in China. The procurement suggests mounting air support or reconnaissance tasks linked to Chinese deployments. Details on quantities or buyers remain unclear in the current report.
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England
Jragis
China
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