Eleven British cabinet resignations rock nonparty government
London reports eleven ministers resign from the Ramsay MacDonald administration over Ottawa policy. Viscount Snowden and eight Liberal ministers quit, denouncing imperial tariffs and economic plans. MacDonald vows to press on, stating no partisan divisions and a nonparty government remains essential for debts talks and a world recovery agenda.
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London
England
Ottawa
Empire
Allons
J. H. Thomas
Yas
King Pledges Party To Lower Barriers
In Exeter Ontario Rt Hon W L Mackenzie King pledged the Liberal party to lower tariff barriers to boost Canadian industry and promote trade. He spoke for Liberal candidate W H Golding in the South Huron by election, criticizing government spokesmen for tying imperial economic talks to the contest.
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Exeter
Es.uring
W. L. Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
W. H. Golding
South Huron
King
Imperial Economic Conference
Veterans Seek Five Day Week Reform in Ontario Meeting
The Ontario Command of the Canadian Legion approved a resolution at its convention to urge the Dominion government to adopt a five day week with a six hour working day. The measure aims to standardize labor for veterans and the public sector across Canada.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Canadian Legion
Dominion
Canada unlikely to enter Harmeworth speedboat race
Detroit official W D Baenburn chairman of the Fachtmen's Association of America doubts Canada can field an entry for next year’s Harmeworth trophy world championship. Edenburn cites rules requiring native or naturalized country design and construction. Gravenhurst designer Bert Hawker, once English, is linked to a potential Orillia syndicate entry. Engine costs to reach contender level rise to about $250,600. Edenburn estimates the figure.
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Detroit
W. D. Baenburn
Fachtmen's Association of America
Canada
Edenburn
Bert Hawker
Gravenhurst
Betty Carstairs
Hawker
Orillia
Ont
Grain Show Exhibit Space Planned for World Event
Regina officials report two thirds of the new building at the exhibition grounds will host the World's Grain Show next year. The Board of Grain Commissioners of Canada has requested space to exhibit grain with 1500 square feet and 100 feet front. The feature will demonstrate Canadian export grades and how hard red spring wheat mixed with European soft wheat affects bread quality and color.
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Regina
Sask
Exhihat
Board of Grain Commiss
Anada
Europe
Attempted assassination of Calcutta editor ends in deaths
In Calcutta India two men died by their own hand after failing to assassinate Sir Alfred Watson editor of The Statesman daily. Watson was shot while driving in Maidan. his chauffeur was wounded and his secretary Mrs Rose Grosse grazed. A third member fled. police found the getaway car. Earlier threats against Watson linked to extremist opposition to the paper’s policies.
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Calcutta
India
Sir Alfred Watson
Statesman
Alfred
Maidan
Rose Grosse
Sir Alfred
Winnipeg Laborers Win First Pay Rise Vote
Winnipeg city council approved an upward wage revision for common laborers from 40 to 421 cents an hour. The decision passed by a narrow nine to eight vote reflecting close contention among council members.
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Winnipeg
Lan
Soviet Denies Mass Worker Riots in Sverdlovsk
Moscow denies claims that 100 Soviet workers were killed in food riots at Sverdlovsk. The government says no riots occurred and calls the reports Riga fabrications. The denial emphasizes propaganda concerns surrounding unrest rumors abroad.
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Moscow
Russia
Sverdlovsk
New Montreal President Elected to Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The newly chosen president of Montreal has been elected head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Colonel WL McGregor of Windsor Ontario.
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Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ccol
WL McGregor
Windsor
Ontario
New Moderator Elected in United Church Council
Dr Albert Moore of Toronto was chosen as sixth moderator of the United Church of Canada by the general council in session. The contest included Rev Dr Richard Roberts of Sherbourne Street United Church and Rev Dr Armstrong of Trinity United Church, both in Toronto. Moore, a former Methodist figure and Acton native, began as a printer and publisher in Acton before entering the ministry.
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Hamilton
Ant Rey
Albert Moore
Toronto
General Council
The
United Church of Canada
Richard Roberts
Sherbourne Street United Church
WL. Armstrong
Trinity United Church
Moore
Methodist
Acton
Ont
Wesleyan College
Montreal
Student Flyer's Death Caused By Accident
The jury found Charles J. Winters died in an accident when his parachute failed to open after a flight near Wilkie. Instructor George Bennett testified he had 098 jumps and trained 350 to 400 students, saying Winters may have entangled himself in the harness during a somersault. The parachute was packed correctly.
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Winters
Yacked
North Battleford
Charles J. Winters
Wilkie
George Bennett
RCAF
Bennett
Pension plan for postmasters pitched at Montreal convention
At the first annual convention of the Canadian Postmasters Association Quebec branch led by C D Griffith Stevan Sask outlined a pension initiative. The plan, drawn by a committee appointed by Postmaster General Arthur Sauve, would fund annuities with half from the government and half from postmasters. It would cover postmasters earning under 2000 dollars annually and exclude higher earners who fall under the civil service pension scheme.
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Montreal
Canadian Postmasters’ Association
Quebec
C.D. Grifith
Arthur Sauve
Civil Service
Planes Damaged By Storms In North
Planes carrying supplies to remote northern posts faced severe weather as Hud son Bay fog and high seas hampered flights from Askimo Point to northern outposts. The Ju heavy freighter suffered pontoon damage, with another Junkers plane possibly out for months.
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Chureail
Hudson Bay
Canadian Airvs
Junkers
New Museum Opens in Prince Albert Bryant Officiates
Hon J F Bryant minister of Public Works presided at the ceremony for the new Prince Albert historical museum in Bryant Park. The building, among the first in the area, was rebuilt after being dismantled from 1886 by Rev James Nisbet and supporters who landed here. The park bears Bryant’s family name. In Belleville Ontario Sir Ibert Parker, novelist and statesman, laid to rest beside Lady Parker in a private mausoleum. Representatives from many walks of life paid tribute at the funeral.
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F. Bryant
Prince Albert Prince Albert
J. F. Bryant
Prince Albert Historical Museum
Bryant Park
James Nisbet
Mr. Bryant
Belleville
Ont
Sir Ibert Parker
Lady Parker
Belleville Cemetery
Camden
Canada
HURRICANE LOSS AT PORTO RICO IS VERY HEAVY
San Juan reports over 100 killed and about 1 000 injured as a hurricane devastates Porto Rico. Gov Beverley warns casualty numbers may rise with more reports, while relief appeals to the Red Cross begin and damage to crops and infrastructure prompts urgent aid efforts.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
James Beverley
United States Red Cross
Beverley
San Domingo
New Train Schedule Ends Winnipeg Stop For Continental Limited
Canadian National Railways announced a new Continental Limited schedule between Montreal and Vancouver effective Friday September 30 from Montreal and Toronto and October 1 eastbound from Vancouver. The plan removes a 10 hour lay over at Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Montreal
Que
Vancouver
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
New Gold Find Reported In Beaver Lake District
An important gold discovery is reported in the Beaver Lake district of northern Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border west of The Pas. Quartz porphyry samples are said to be heavy in gold, with about 40 men already working in the area and plans to continue through fall and winter.
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Beaver Lake District
Beaver Lake
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Premier Tolmie support grows in British Columbia
Reporting from Victoria Nanaimo Conservative Association backs Premier Tolmies stand for anyon government. After criticism and calls to resign from Vancouver conservatives, several provincial bodies have rallied to his side.
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Tolme
Victoria
B.C
Nanaimo Conservative Association
Tolmie
Anyon
Vancouver
Ottawa Ani Coal Production Falls in August
Canada August coal output totals 720 8 tons a drop of 41.1 percent from the 1927 1931 monthly average per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Ani
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
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