Red Cross Accepts Drouth Aid Assignment in Western Provinces
Norman Somerville of Toronto announced the Canadian Red Cross Society will handle extraordinary relief cases in prairie regions deemed emergencies by the Dominion government. The society will raise a special fund with a $50,000 offer from J. W. McConnell of Montreal to aid victims, focusing on essentials for mothers and households strained by drought.
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Toronto
Norman Somerville
Canadian Red Cross Society
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Red Cross
Somerville
Charles Dunsting
Ottawa
J. W. McConnell
Montreal
Dreuth
Drouth
Funds Restored in Church of England Diocese
The Church of England diocese of Rupert's Land has its lost endowments fully restored to 772,070 dollars after a campaign. Archbishop Harding led the resolution praising Canada Church members for gifts and intercessions. Treasurer J M McWhinney seconded the motion as securities remain to be adjusted and the issue will be discussed at the general synod in Toronto next month.
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Church of England
Winnipeg
Rupert's Land
Harding
Canada
J. M. McWhinney
General Synod
Eid
Torente
Lord Tweedsmuir Opens Canada Pacific Exhibition in Vancouver
Vancouver and Lord Tweedsmuir celebrated his sixty first birthday with the opening of the Canada Pacific exhibition in Vancouver marking the golden jubilee climax. He praised the transcontinental railway linking Canada and declared Vancouver a vital gateway to the Pacific and a major winter grain center. He forewent future forecasts but emphasized the East and Pacific must play major roles in international affairs.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Vancouver
Governor General
Perth
Scotland
Canada
Pacific
East
Wheat crop funds farmers in Prince Albert division
Local railway officials estimate this year's Prince Albert division wheat harvest will bring about 16 million dollars to farmers. Production is put at 16,177,000 bushels, roughly 2,000,000 fewer than last year, with CN operations in the region noting the impact on the rail system.
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Prince Albert
Saak
Canadian National Railways
Ottawa trade denouncement may affect Canada exports
A Adelaide cable reports the chamber of manufacturers urging denouncement of the UK Australia Ottawa trade pact. Canada Australia rates date from 1931 and a broad British preference covers many Canada export items. Large items like canned salmon lumber and seasprint have fixed rates, while machinery textiles and certain manufactured foods could be impacted if preferences shift.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
Adelaide
Associated Chamber of Manufacturers
U.K
Shook Be Abolished Jury In Quebec Inquest Rules
A coroner's jury in Quebec voted to abolish level railway crossings where possible to prevent tragedies like the August 15 collision that killed 22 of 40 occupants in a mill town. The verdict called the deaths accidental. Jurors urged stricter traffic regulations and tighter driver permit examinations.
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Quebec
Louisville
Que
Mill Town
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thomas Caron
St. Justin
Britain Declines To Act On Ethiopian Mandate Request
Britain refused to intervene for a League mandate in western Ethiopia after 60 Galla chiefs urged the government to accept a mandate. The region, about 50,000 square miles, rich and fertile, borders Sudan, but Britain said accepting a mandate would contradict its position in the Ethiopian dispute and would not yield material gains.
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Ethiopia
London
Great Britain
East
Africa
Sudan
Britain
Food Supply Not Afected Washington
A department of agriculture economist said the Grout would have little effect on U S food supplies through the end of next June. A survey by the bureau of agricultural economics says the domestic food supply will be almost as large as last year. The total food supply for the period ending June 1937 would be three percent below last season and one percent under supplies following the 1934 drought.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Agricultural ‘Economics
Duplessis Cuts Salaries in New Quebec Government
Quebec's new premier Maurice Duplessis reduced his annual salary from 14000 to 12000 and cut cabinet ministers from 8000 to 7000. Indemnities for sessions over 130 days may drop by 10 percent. Pensions for blind residents aged 40 to 70 will be among first bills by Gilbert Layton, new minister without portfolio.
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Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Legislative Assembly
Treasury
Gilbert Layton
Heat Wave Drives Toronto Death Toll to Record July
Toronto the heat wave pushed July deaths in the city to an all time high for a summer month. Dr Gordon P Jackson M O H told the board of health that 798 total deaths were recorded with 242 directly caused by heat. Only four months since 1900 have surpassed July's toll.
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Toronto
Board of Health
Gordon P. Jackson
M.O.H
Jacks On
Prof Knlayson to become Dean at University of British Columbia
Winnipeg reports Prof. Knlayson formerly of Manitoba University of Engineering is honored by engineers on the eve of his departure to assume the duties of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia.
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Winnipeg
Knlayson
University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science
University of British Columbia
Rain Eases Prairie Drought as Wheat Harvest Nears
A Dominion bureau of statistics crop report says rains have partly relieved drought across southwestern Ontario southern Manitoba southwestern Saskatchewan and adjacent Alberta. Harvesting nears completion but hindered by showers. Wheat deliveries rise toward peak with high protein. yields vary from poor in drought hit areas to good in northern districts. Rust widespread but light damage. coarse grain yields poor. pastures depleted needing rain. Rough forage adequate in Manitoba. drought areas push farmers to stockpile Russian thistle for winter feed. Some hail damage hit late crops near Calgary and Lethbridge.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Manitobe
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Manitoba
Grouth
Calgary
Lethbridge
Plans Peace Conference If Roosevelt Wins Re-election
New York Times reports Roosevelt may invite world leaders to a peace conference after re election. He would call King Edward Joseph Stalin Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler and France's Le brun plus Japan and China to meet at a convenient site. The aim is to delay or avert war even as a gesture.
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Roosevelt
New York
New York Times
King Edward
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Lebrun
France
Japan
China
The
Times
Official Song Accepted for Queen Mary Liner
London born Ina George daughter of a Royal Fusiliers sergeant major and long time US resident announced her march song A Toast to the Queen Mary had been adopted as the liner’s official song. She also reported receiving a congratulatory letter from King Edward.
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New York
Ina George
Royal Fusiliers
United States
Edward
Abe
Beet Growers Earnings Rise With Factory Bonus
A $30,000 bonus from Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd. raises the 1925 beet crop price to $540 a ton for Lethbridge sugar beet growers. Another bonus is anticipated on 1 October.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd
Cabinet Accepts Plan for Moving Western Cattle
Canada approves feeder freight policy aiding drouth area cattle shipments to prairie and eastern provinces. Yearlings to two-year cattle, dairy cows up to five years, with 50 percent freight refund for pre November 30 1936 shipments. conditions include carload sizes and ear tags.
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Ottawa
Drouth
Westen Canada
James G. Gardiner
Prairies
Canada
Gardiner
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Ottawa Valley
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Ottawa Tourist Exemption Figures From May to July
The national revenue department reports Canada border import under the $100 tourist exemption. May totals reach 118,893 with 107,172 from the United States. June sees 316,484 US goods of 349,896 total. July shows 328,229 US goods and 41,256 from other countries, totaling 369,495.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
National Revenue Department
France and Belgium plan stronger military defences
Greater Defence France and Belgium outline intensive plans to bolster armiee Paris aims at boosted defences as war clouds gather. Brussels dispatches predict Belgium will follow Germany in extending obligatory service after a defence commission meeting. French statisticians estimate 5.3 million men in Europe ready for war when Germany imposes a new two year service term.
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Paris
France
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Europe
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Philippe Roy
Reeve
Ape Sanches
Vigo
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