Message of Peace and National Honor From Canada Leader
Ottawa coverage describes Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and British PM addressing Canadian leaders at a banquet. They stress that wartime pledges become national honor through signatures of Canada United Kingdom Australia and other dominions. Emphasis on peace as duty amid empire unity and the need to guide the world toward lasting security.
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Madame Curie Visits America and Attends Edison Dinner
Madame Curie arrives in New York aboard the Ile de France escorted by Ambassador Dawes and Owen D Young. She honors Thomas A Edison at a 90th anniversary dinner and will visit the White House, then receive a radium grant to present to Warsaw. The piece references the rebuilt Louvain Library and German restoration under the Versailles Treaty. A Chicago note mentions an incident at the Civic Opera with a daredevil's fall.
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Journey's End comes to Grand Regina in October
Regina audiences glimpse War drama Journey's End by Robert Cedric Sherritt. The play, set in a front line dugout near St Quentin, follows British officers awaiting a German attack. Critically acclaimed in London and New York, it showcases human endurance amid shared danger.
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Ottawa Welcomes Canoeists From Vancouver to Halifax
Montreal trans continental canoeists Richard Lesage and Paul Paquin were greeted by Mayor Arthur Ellis in Ottawa. A civic car was offered for their journey and they met Hull mayor Lambert. The duo aimed to reach Halifax, N S, but Lesage traveled by train to Montreal due to his serious illness.
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Ottawa itinerary reveals Mackenzie King Western tour
The itinerary of Premier Mackenzie King’s western tour is public. He will speak in Winnipeg Saskatoon Prince Albert Edmonton Vancouver Calgary Regina and will be joined by Hon. J L Ralston and Senator Andrew Haydon. Potatoes from Carleton and Victoria counties NB will be shipped west to support prairie provinces amid railway rules on tuber handling.
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Freight rate equality demand from western provinces
Ottawa sources report British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan seeking complete equalization with head of the lakes rates against the Railway Board order on mountain differential. Manitoba Ontario Winnipeg counsel and two railways oppose while millers may support. Debate delays appeals with protest over notice and ongoing second hearing segments.
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Kingsford Smith plans non-stop London to New York flight
Major Charles Kingsford Smith said arrangements are nearly complete for a non-stop Atlantic flight from London to New York, planned for May or June after his arrival in Vancouver. He noted the Southern Cross has logged 70,000 miles since last year and will be rebuilt at the Fokker factory in Holland with the old engines remaining in use for the Atlantic crossing.
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Good Roads League backs fast completion of inter pro highway
The Good Roads League of British Columbia unanimously endorsed completing the inter provincial highway from Harrison Hot Springs to Alberta as quickly as possible. The convention did not decide between the tig Bend route or the Kamloops Jasper link, and favored renewal of federal aid for highway construction. J. J. Johnston of New Westminster was elected president for the ninth time.
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Federal workers seek annual $120 salary rise
Pt W. C. Phelan of the Civil Federation of Canada urged the civil service commission to grant a $120 yearly salary increase for federal department workers. The commission promised a complete and careful consideration of the request.
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Women Telegraph Operators Boosted by Automatic Gear
Mr J Mc Willan of the Canadian Pacific Railway declares women excel as telegraph operators due to automatic sending and receiving instruments. He notes 40 percent of CPR telegraphs staff are women, 26 percent on Morse shifts, 42 percent on automatic machines. The photo shows two girls operating a sending machine, with inset of Mr McMillan who controls 160,287 miles of wires.
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Home gifted to pioneer agriculturist Samuel Larcombe
Samuel Larcombe a pioneer agriculturist of the western plains known for rust resistant grains tonight sleeps in a new house overlooking Bird Tail Valley. The presentation was attended by hundreds of friends the Lieutenant Governor James D McGregor and provincial representatives. Funds from across Canada supported rebuilding after a recent fire.
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Five Power Naval Conference Invitations Accepted
The British government received official replies from Italy France and Japan accepting invitations to a five power naval conference in January and agreeing to preliminary discussions on arms limitations. Italy supports steps to curb excessive armaments and its stance is considered well known. Japan’s acceptance has been received but not released publicly.
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Grading of Grain Proves Central in Saskatoon Talk
Dean Rutherford of the University of Saskatchewan discussed grain grading at a Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists meeting. He said Canada’s system, though not perfect, remains the best among major producers, with high protein content and rising use of automatic sampling to ensure fair head samples, while stressing the need for uniform statutory grades and caution against overloading cars.
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Restrictions Placed On Grain Loading Across Regions
Pacific and Canadian National Railways report stable prairie storage while lakehead holdings slip slightly. Government elevators at Px monton Moose Jaw Calgary Saskatoon near capacity. total government storage rises to 9.397 million bushels. Country elevators total 83.194 million, well below capacity as two week car rationing ends and unloading remains steady at Port Arthur and Fort William.
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Prince of Wales and Prince George Tour Dirigible R-101 Flight
The Prince of Wales and his brother Prince George flew from Sunningdale to inspect the dirigible R-101 during its trial voyage. They circled the airship, viewed it from above, and returned to Northolt after a daylight flight over the home counties.
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Bandits Torture Farmer Near Lethbridge
Alberta Provincial Police authenticate a border incident near Court Sweet Grass where farmer Steve Charrie was hung by thumbs, threatened with fire, and robbed of 200 dollars by two unknown bandits. Police link one suspect to a prior CPR station robbery of 32 dollars on the day before.
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Labor Wins In Australia Defeats in Flinders Alarm Polls
Labor is forecast to hold 45 seats in the new Australian House of Representatives with Nationalists at 15 and Country party 10, Independent-Nationalists at 8, Independents 1, and Country Progressive 1.7. In London, King George will miss the Armistice Day service for the first time since the cenotaph memorial was built, with the Prince of Wales to represent him and lay a wreath.
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London Dinner to Honor Victoria Cross recipients
Eighty holders of the Victoria Cross have accepted an invitation to a dinner in Parliament two nights before Armistice Day where the Prince of Wales will attend. The event aims to address widespread poverty among the veterans as new cases are uncovered.
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