Unemployment Figures Report in Canada 112904 Out of Work
Ottawa reports 112,904 Canadians unemployed with projections to rise to 139,000 in winter. Senator Robertson cites 206,97 union men surveyed with 26,796 out of work. Government aims to aid self help, discuss technical education revival, immigration limits, and a special parliament session to boost employment.
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Ottawa
D. Robertson
Canada
Robertson
Employment Service Council, of
Government of
West
Birth of royal daughter at Glamis Castle reported
Announcement from Glamis Castle notes the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter. Official bulletins say mother and princess progress well. Telegraphic notice sent to King George I and Queen Mary at Sandringham. Attending officials include John R. Clynes and H R. Boyd. obstetricians and staff named. A separate item mentions a new gold discovery near Red Lake close to Manitoba.
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Duchess of York
Glamis Castle
Glamis
Scotland
Gray Old Castle
George I
Mary
Norfolk
Sandringham
Elizabeth
Harewood
John R. Clynes
Labor
H R. Boyd
Sss
Dav Miles
Henry Simson
London
Fudrea
Umt
Red Lake
Manitoba
Planes Salvaged After Arctic Storm and Insurance Debate
Abandoned McAlpine party monoplanes were recovered after enduring an Arctic winter. One machine from Dominion Explorers was flown to Coppermine, another from Western Canada Airways landed at McMurray. A move toward a compulsory state health insurance form is discussed in Victoria in upcoming legislative sessions.
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McAlpine
Wister
Promton
Alberta
McAlpie
Dease
Arctic
Chines
Dominion Explorers. Limited
Coppermine River
Western Canada Airways
Buchanan
McMurray
Macchines
Canadian Beef Reenters British Market From Montreal
Montreal ships 128 head of grade Hereford and Shorthorn steers bred in Ontario to Manchester importers marking Canada’s return to the British beef trade after 1928. Shippers say Britain offers strong opportunities, hampered U S tariffs push traffic toward Great Britain while Irish breeders provide seasonal competition.
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Montreal
Ontario
Manchester
P. J. Henry
Ricetown
Ont
Campbell
Dutton
Canada
Donald Munroe
D. Munroe and Sons
United States
Great Britain
Immigration report ready for rapid printing in Saskatchewan
The Royal Saskatchewan Commission on Immigration and Settlement has submitted its main outline to Premier J T M Anderson. Chair W W Swanson says findings are likely unanimous with rapid printing to inform MPs in Ottawa and Regina. Hearings across the province involved about 475 witnesses. In Ontario, William Finlayson announces relief plans for unemployed northern lumber workers as winter approaches.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Royal Saskatchewan Commission On Immigration Land Settlement
J.T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
W. W. Swanson
Ottawa
Regina
Com
Toronto
Unit
William Finlayson
Ontario
Ontario Conservatives plan victory dinner attendance
In Toronto Premier guests will include Hon. R. E Bennett and provincial premiers F. S. Tolmie J. T. M. Anderson Harrington J. B. Baxter and G. Howard Ferguson for the Ontario Conservative Association annual meeting and victory celebration following the Dominion election results.
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Toronto
Oll
Ontario Conservative Association
R. E Bennett
Canada
F.S. Tolmle
British Columbia
J.T. M Anderson
Saskatchewan
Harrington
Nova Scotia
J. B. Baxter
New Brunswick
G Howard Ferguson
Ontario
British Labour Government to endorse world court act
Dispatches from Geneva report Britain plans to announce acceptance of the general act for compulsory peaceful settlement of disputes at the League of Nations assembly in September. Australia has ratified the optional clause and Britain seeks simultaneous signature of the general act with dominions.
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New York
Geneva
New York Times
League of Nations Assembly
World Court
Australia
Arthur T. Henderson
Dominions
League
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Airplane Fatality In Dominion Aviation Ties Historic Loss
Airman Owen Souna of Toronto died when adjusting a top mounted motor and was drawn into the plane propeller. Parsons, a War veteran and member of the To Flying Club, flew an amphibian biplane to Wasaga Beach before the fatal accident. The ship’s engine and propeller were overhead and unique in the Dominion.
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Owen Souna
George P. Parsons
Toronto
Dominion Aviation
Parsons
To Flying Club
Wasaga Beach
Dominion
Elevator Destroyed at St Boniface Grain Elevator Fire
Fire razed the Assiniboine Grain Company elevator in St Boniface across the Red River from Winnipeg. Damage estimated at 75000 dollars on a 60000 dollar structure, with about 0 000 bushels of barley inside belonging to Wiley Low and Company. Insurance covers the loss.
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Winnipeg
Man
Assiniboine Grain Company
St. Boniface
Red River
Wiley, Low and Company
Islander yacht wreck kills Commodore King off English coast
A violent storm drove the 22 ton yacht Islander onto jagged rocks at Lantivet Bay Cornwall. Commodore Henry Douglas King MP and six others including Commander Searle and Surgeon Captain AR Bratley perished. The vessel belonged to Lieutenant-Colonel Joe and had joined Royal Yacht Squadron regattas on the English south coast.
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Fowey
Cornwall
Eng
Lantivet Bay
Engish
Henry Douglas King
King
Searle
Berwick-on-Tweed
AR. Bratley
Dunmow
Essex
Glazebrook
Bishop, Stortford
Harry Lucas
Walter
Joe
Royal Yacht
English
Churchill Drives Conservative Drive to Oust Labor
Hon. Winston Churchill urged unity in the Conservative party at Minster Kent to defeat the Labor government. He attacked the Indian policy of the MacDonald administration and warned that defeatism risks Britain’s empire while pledging renewed aid to India and a tough tariff and dole reform to revive national strength.
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Minster
Kent
Eng
Winston Churchill
Churchill
MacDonald
India
Peshawar
Mahatma Gandhi
House of Commons
Great Britain
John Simon
Philip Snowden
Conserva
Britain
New Zealand Tariff Changes Disturb Canadian Auto Trade
New Zealand plans to place Canadian motor vehicles and accessories on its general tariff list. Canada exports cars and parts to New Zealand valued at about 5.5 million dollars in the year ending March 31, with 141 thousand dollars in parts. Tariff rates for foreign cars rose to 56 percent up to 1000 dollars, with changes to post 1000 dollar values. Officials discuss which rate applies to Canadian shipments as talks proceed for a broader direct trade agreement.
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Ottawa
Oat
New Zealand
Canada
Department of ‘Trade and Commerce
Grain crops expected to flourish at Churchill Manitoba
D A Brown of the Brandon Federal Experimental Farm says grain like wheat oats and barley can be grown at Churchill Manitoba within four to five years with proper soil and cultivation. He reports early plots along Hudson Bay Railway show mixed results but promise for Alaska oats and Trebi barley while garden produce thrived.
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Pas
Man
Churchill
D. A. Brown
Brandon
Hudson Bay
Brown
Canada
Alaska
W. Wood
Railway Construction Department
C.N.R
Hudeo Bay
Bay Railway
Mr. Brown
Disease Spreading Infantile Paralysis Alarm in Ontario Centres
Ontario health officials report rising infantile paralysis cases with a new Brant case and 16 total in the province. In Bowmanville a boy named Joe Wightman died and four more cases exist. Toronto reports 32 cases to date. Authorities warn parents to watch children for symptoms as the British Medical Association plans discuss the outbreak in Winnipeg.
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Ontario
Toronto
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Kathleen Shakleton
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Imandore King
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