Dominion and provincial water powers head to Supreme Court
Ottawa prepares for a two week Supreme Court hearing on federal versus provincial jurisdiction over water powers. Ontario and Quebec lead. British Columbia backs them with support from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Provinces argue pre confederation ownership and that treaties on international waterways must bow to the British North America Act. Saskatchewan appoints its own legal representative in Ottawa.
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Ottawa Dominion
Supreme Court of Canda
Privy Council
England
St. Lawrence International
Ottawa River
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Counter
Ottawa
Supreme Court
Argentine Parliament Withdraws From League of Nations
Argentine parliament intends to withdraw from the League of Nations amid reports that Buenos Aires will discontinue payments of most league dues. The move risks stripping Argentina of member status as dues must be met for two years after withdrawal notice. Ottawa reports Canada will donate 25 000 to the British West Indies hurricane relief through the Red Cross.
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Argentina
League of Nations
Buenos Aires
Ottawa
Ernest Lapointe
Canada
British West Indies
Hurrica’ Relief Committee
Lapointe
Canadian Red Cross
Privy Council Appeal Likely for CAIWA Proprietary Group
May appeal to the Privy Council in England probably will be granted to CAIWA the Proprietary Articles Trade Association found by Labor to be an association in restraint of trade. The case is before the Department of Justice. Chance Soldiers Face starvation in Shanghai 100000 Nationalist Army troops warned of famine in Nanking area and suffering villagers lack of food boots and blankets.
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Caiawa
Privy Council
England
Proprietary Articles Trade Association
Department of Labor
Department of Justce
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Deata
Chili
Fighting in Chin Peking: Thousands Killed as Northern Army Surrenders
Kuenin news service reports more than 2000 Chi shantung soldiers killed opposing Nationalists northeast of Tien Tsin. Former Northern army surrenders, signaling a major turning point. Air Mail Service Starts Toronto with Montreal Toronto route and Montreal Albany ex international link began October 1.
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Chin Peking
Tien Tsin
Kuenin News Service
Toronto
Montreal
Albany
N.Y
Smuts urges development over fleet as British aid seen
General Jan Smuts in Capetown appeals to mainly Dutch audience to avoid costly warships. He argues Britain’s fleet provides protection, allowing South Africa to focus on development rather than building a naval force.
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Africa
Smuts
Capetown
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
General Smuts
Nana
Cement Firms Protest Tariff Removal Demand in Ottawa
Canadian cement producers lobby the tariff advisory board arguing that import duties should stay. The Canadian Council of Agriculture brief contends the industry remains prosperous enough to justify duties, while Professor J. Jackson of Toronto disputes the claim and challenges the production cost figures.
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Ottawa
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Ie Cement
Canada
Tariff ‘Advisory Board
J. Jackson
Toronto
Council of Agriculture
American flyer plans second transatlantic attempt
Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer stranded in Arctic Greenland were rescued and arrived in Copenhagen aboard the Fulton with Prof. William H. Hobbs. Hassell announced plans next year to fly from the United States to Stockholm via Greenland.
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Prican
Stockholm
Greenland
Copenhagen
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
U.S
Hassell
Cramer
Arctic
Fulton
William H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Canada to Represent at International Air Conference
Ottawa officials announce Canada will be represented at the Washington based International Air Conference in December. A defence department statement says the Canadian representative has not yet been chosen and an announcement will follow. The conference concerns civil aviation.
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Washington
Department of National Defence
Canada
Zeppelin to make first trans Atlantic flight by October
Berlin dispatch reports Count Zeppelin plans the first trans Atlantic flight to America by October 10 at the latest. Favorable North Atlantic weather forecast for the first two weeks of October makes an early start almost certain.
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London
Germany
Count Zeppelin
America
Berlin
North Atlantic
B C Cabinet Re-elected Unopposed in Vancouver
The nine portfolio holding British Columbia cabinet members led by Premier Tolmie were returned to the provincial legislature unopposed at nominations. Voting was not held on October 4 due to lack of contests. In Stockholm the Swedish government resigned after the recent election, with Foreign Minister Loetgren among those losing seats.
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B.C
Vancouver
British Columbia
S. F. Tolmie
Stockholm
Ekman
Loetgren
Cardston Mayor Mark Spencer Dies in Rochester
Cardston’s mayor and longtime pioneer Mark Spencer, eight times chief cuetstraie of the town, died recently in Rochester Minnesota. The obituary notes his leadership in Cardston and his standing in the community.
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Cardston
Lethbridge
Mark Spencer
Cueerstraie
Rochester
Minn
Frosted Wheat Research Advances At University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon reports that four Canadian laboratories including the University of Saskatchewan have found milling and baking qualities are not lessened by grain frost. Scientists led by Dr T Thorvaldsen and Dr RK Larimer at Saskatchewan University are examining frost damage to milling and baking quality to detail frost impact.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Sask
Canada
Saskatchewan University
T. Thorvaldsen
RK. Larimer
Federal Aid For Highways Should Continue
Delegates at the 15th annual Canadian Good Roads Association convention urged continued federal highway aid with additional support to provinces. They discussed elevating crossings, cement bridges, urban road finances, gasoline taxes, and winter road work.
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Regina
Canadian Good Roads Association
O. L. McPherson
Alberta
Dominion
Canada
Canadian doctor from Philadelphia hospital pursues cancer cure
Dr. Filice McDonald, director of cancer research at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia General Hospital, believes he can forestall cancer by treating the subject with thyroid gland extract and other methods. He is a Canadian who studied in Winnipeg and Toronto and has three brothers: Brig-Gen H. F. McDonald of Winnipeg, D. H. McDonald an MPP in Saskatchewan, and F. A. McDonald of Winnipeg.
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Filice McDonald
McDonald
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia General Hospital
Dr. McDonald
Winnipeg
Toronto
Brig
H. F. McDonald
Cmlg
D.so
D. H. McDonald
Mpp
QwAppelle, Sask
F. A. McDeald
Percy Williams to attend University of British Columbia
Olympic 100 and 200 metre champion Percy Williams will study at the University of British Columbia for one year before pursuing a business administration course at the University of Washington. The decision was made by the Williams affairs committee after his visit to Seattle and discussions with friends.
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Vancouver
Percy Williams
University of British Columbia
University of Washington
Williams
Seattle
Washington Institution
King George Sends Condolences Over Florida Hurricane
King George cable to President Coolidge expresses sincere condolences to the American people for the Florida hurricane disaster. The message also extends sympathy to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as affected regions and acknowledges the suffering caused by the storm.
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King George
Coolidge
London
Florida
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
United States Reiterates Naval Disarmament Stand
Washington reports unqualified rejection of the secret Anglo-French naval pact as a basis for renewed arms talks. Separate notes from the American ambassador to Paris and London outline the U S position on cruisers and submarines, echoing the Geneva conference in 1927 and urging disarmament progress.
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Washington
United
Great Britain
France
Paris
London
United States
White House
Premier Mackenzie King Dinner in London at Savoy Hotel
Premier Stanley Hald will host a dinner for Premier Mackenzie King of Canada and cabinet members at the Savoy hotel on October 10. This marks Mr. King’s sole speaking engagement in England during a weeklong visit framed by sightseeing. Hon P C Larkin Canada High Commissioner will preside.
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London
Stanley Haldwin
Mackenzie King
Canada
Canada Club
King
England
P. C. Larkin
Savoy Hotel
Explosion at Cabrarizas fort in Mellila kills forty
An explosion of the powder magazine at the old Spanish fort of Cabrarizas in Mellila Moroco killed forty people and injured about two hundred. The fort and surrounding houses were destroyed, with women children and nine Spanish soldiers among the dead. The government allotted 25 000 pesetas for relief.
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Mellila
Morocco
Cabrarizas Rajas
Campaign On For Elections In Great Britain
The 2,600 Conservative delegates meet in Yarmouth to hammer out a platform as Baldwin seeks a five year mandate. Liberals and Labor plan their conferences to outline tariff and protectionist issues. Campaigns tap wireless, talkies, cars, and song sheets to reach voters including the new flapper vote of five million women.
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Yarmouth
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Canada seeks British workers for farms despite critics
Hon. Robert Forke, immigration minister, refutes Bishop Lloyd's claim of British exclusion. Speaking from Pipe Stone, Man, Forke says Canada will actively recruit and fund British arrivals, with British Government and railways assisting their passage to farming destinations. He denies aiding non British nationalities and stresses collaboration with allied organizations to settle British workers in Canada.
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Winnipeg
Bishop Lloyd
Saskatchewan
Canada
Robert Forke
Pipestone
Man
Foye
Manitoba names Turgeon to head resource commission
Manitoba selects Mr Justice Turgeon as chairman of a commission to handle matters tied to Manitoba’s return of natural resources. C M Bowman of London Ontario and Hon T A Crear of Winnipeg will join as colleagues with a secretary to be appointed soon and an organizational meeting planned in Ottawa. Field notes indicate the effort to organize the commission proceeds in capital circles. Amsterdam Olympic gate receipts cover expenses for the Dutch team despite no official figures.
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Ottawa
Ougeon
Saskatchewan
Connecion
Manitoba
Justice .Turgeon
C. M. Bowman
London
Ont
T. A. Crear
Winnipeg
Turgeon
Montreal
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Unemployment Falls in Sweden in July Figures
Sweden reports a steady decline in joblessness with 11 500 people applying for aid in July, down from 11 169 in June, a drop of about 14.9 percent. The figures come from the latest government release.
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Stockholm
Sweden
New Jersey Democrat Urges Women to Back Governor Smith
Representative Mary T. Morton urged women to vote for Governor Smith in an address from New York calling him the greatest humanitarian. Rain and cold hit Ontario crops as Sault Ste. Marie reports heavy moisture ruining grain and potato fields.
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New York
Mary T. Morton
New Jersey
Smith
Ontario
Sault. Ste. Marie
Ont
Exhibit of Canadian Fruit Passes Through Montreal
A display of Canadian fruit for English exhibition travels via Montreal en route to Manchester and London. It is conveyed with special precautions by the Canadian National Express Company.
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Winnipeg
Montreal
Manchester
London
Canadian National Express Company
Sleepwalking Defense Entered in Detroit Wife Murder Trial
Chester Kutal, 48, pleads not guilty but offers sleepwalking as his defense in the murder trial for shooting his wife Amelia in Detroit. Prosecutors allege a premeditated act with the fatal shooting.
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Detroit
Amelia
Chester Kutalub
France Shows Birth Rate Improvement From Prewar Figure
France remains the sole European country where current birth rates exceed the prewar level. Analysts note a modest rebound in births amid postwar recovery, with demographic observers watching trends in family planning and social stability.
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France
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