Parliament to Open Monday September 8 in Ottawa
Parliament will open Monday September 8 with Sir George Perley announcing 12 o clock opening and 3 o clock ceremony as Viscount Willingdon arrives The session aims to address unemployment relief and the Speech from the Throne will be read by Governor General Willingdon The first day features no state dinner or drawing room reception and MPs are urged to attend in Ottawa for swearing in and a full attendance is anticipated
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London
England
Sir George Perley
House of Commons
Arthur Beau Thesve
Senate
Commons
Viscount Willingdon
Rideau Hall
Mackenzie King
Rot Bennett
Robert Gardiner Uwfa
Ottawa
Marathon Swimmer Marvin Nelson Wins 10000 Prize in Toronto
Marvin Nelson, from Fort Dodge Iowa, won the professional world swimming championship in Toronto, claiming ten thousand dollars after a dramatic 7 hours 43 minutes 36 15 seconds one mile Canadian National Exhibition course. He overtook Isador Sponder on the final lap, finished with a 500 yard margin, and greeted by Toronto officials and photographers amid cheering crowds.
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Toronto
Marvin Nelson
Hercules
Fort Dodge
Iowa
George Young
Frank Pritchand
Mendel Burditt
Radakovich
Nelson
Isador Sponder
Spender
Tsador Spondor
Port Col- Vorme
Bincel
Canada Honey Production Tops Fifteen Thousand Tons
Canada reports honey production exceeding 15,009 tons with a value over 3.4 million dollars. The data reflects national output and market worth, highlighting the strength of the beekeeping sector across provinces.
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Canada
Has Faith In Canada Brownlee Optimistic On Immigration
Premier John Brownlee of Alberta spoke at the Simcoe Rotary Club about immigration and unemployment in Alberta. He argued that continual arrivals to the Peace River country cause setbacks, defended the Western Wheat Pool, and warned that cycles of overproduction can bring temporary depressions before an optimistic outlook for the region's future.
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Mir Brownlee
Dominion Simour
Simcoe
Alberta
Brown
Toronto
Hamilton
Brownlee
Proposed Changes In Homesteading Policies
Saskatchewan commission presents findings on radical shifts in homesteading policy. Dr W W Swanson notes the report analyzes lands, settlement, immigration and employment, with comprehensive studies of agriculture, rural and urban issues, and potential policy reforms.
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Saskatchewan Commission
Saskatoon
Sask
WW. Swanson
Swanson
Great Discovery: Insulin Praised By British Delegate
Sir William Taylor of Dublin voices high regard for insulin at the British Medical Association convention in Winnipeg. He says insulin reshapes diabetes treatment, enabling operations previously impossible, and supports birth control to improve health and education.
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Winnipeg
Man
Willian Taylor, Kbe
Dublin
Ireland
British Medical Association
Insull
Sir William
Air Mail From Iceland Reaches Halifax First Delivery
The first air mail from Iceland and Greenland to Canada arrived in Halifax August 25 in custody of Captain Wolfgang Von Gronaa and crew aboard the C-1422. They flew from Greensport, NS after a Germany to Iceland Greenland and Labrador route. Captain Gropau delivered the mail to postmaster DA King.
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Iceland
Greenland
Canada
Wolfgang von Gronaa
Halfax
Greensport
N.S
Germany
Labrador
Gropau
DA King
Initial payment of pool set at sixty cents
The prairie wheat pools announce an initial payment of 60 cents per bushel for wheat, 30 cents for oats, 35 cents for rye, and 125 dollars per ton for flax, marking the lowest seven year level. Manitoba Premier Bracken and Canadian Co operative Wheat Producers Limited leader A J McPhail urge creditors to show leniency as western farmers face low grain values and poor yields.
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Prairie Wheat Pools
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A. J. McPhail
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers Limited
Pools
John Bracken
Manitoba
West Fern
Regina
Saskatchewan
J. M. Anderson
McPhail
Bracken
Canada
Dominion
Prairie
Western
Arctic patrol steamer nears winter harbor after long battle
Canadian Government Arctic patrol steamer approaching Melville Island winter harbor after continuous fog and ice. North West Territories Interior Department officials confirm the ship carries the 1920 Arctic expedition to re provision the Melville cache established in 1808 by Capt J E Bernier of the CGS Arctic, a key point in Canada's northern exploration and policing.
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Ont
Winter Harbor
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Canada
Preservation Efforts Highlighted by U S Official in Toronto
Colonel Paul chief of the U S Bureau of Bi Survey told the 24th annual convention of the International Association of Game Fish and Conservation Commissioners at the Royal York Hotel that Canada has advanced buffalo conservation beyond the United States. In Detroit a parachute device tested successfully lowered a plane from 2 000 feet using a tube beneath the fuselage over Gros t Me airport as an emergency measure.
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Toronto
Detroit
Mich
Groste Me
Enid Gray to sing Burns themed ballad at Banff Highland Gathering
Toronto soprano Enid Gray will appear at the Banff Highland Gathering singing in the ballad opera The Ayrshire Ploughman with songs of Robert Burns. She is a Burns descendant, tracing lineage to James Burns and Jane Burns who moved to Canada. The public note highlights photographs showing Enid Gray’s resemblance to Robert Burns.
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Toronto
Banff
Ayrshire
Robert Burns
Burns
James Burns
Ireland
Robert Gore
Mary Young
Jane Burns
Jane
Canada
Mary
Miss Gray
Climbers Reach Mount Robson In First Season Attempt
A London team led by N. E. Odell and CG Crawford with Terris Moore from New Jersey summited Mount Robson, the 12,972 foot Canadian Rockies peak, after multiple tries. A separate note recalls the recent death of Newnan D. Wal of Orange, New Jersey during the mountaineering effort.
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Sount Robson
N. E. Odell
CG. Crawford
London
England
Terris Moore
Haddonfield
Canadian Rockies
Newnan D. Wal
Orange
Still Holding By Elections In Ottawa Province
Observers note no immediate plan to change elections law to allow cabinet ministers to take office without by elections. A 2 to 3 year old House resolution urged dispensing with by-elections for ministers. Ontario already eliminated by-elections for its ministers.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ontario
Ottawa Tariff Action Shields Canadian Fruit Growers
Ottawa announces fixed values for duty on common fruits and vegetables imported from the United States. The minister of national revenue sets specific per pound duties for items including apples six cents, cabbages five cents, cantaloupes thirteen cents, celery ten cents, onions four cents, peaches twelve cents, pears nine cents, plums prunes eight cents, tomatoes ten cents. The move aims to curb dumping and protect Canadian markets by ensuring imports pay a fair value duty.
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Ottawa
Canada
House For Commons
United States
Andinn Prossucer
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Road to long life shown by medical men
Winnipeg report on the 98th annual British Medical Association meeting highlights two physicians urging pathways to longevity. Dr Robert Hutchison argues health facts dethrone assumptions while Sir James Purves-Stewart cites heredity and birth control as key limits. Public hospital care and family doctors are praised as vital, with radium in cancer treatment debated and cancer cure forecast as future progress.
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Winnipeg
Man
British Medical ‘Association
Britain
Robert Hutchison
FRCP
London
Calory
England
James Purves-Stewart Kcmb
Malcolm Donaldson
W. W Montreat
Rorsdyke
James Purves-Stewart
James
Ho Hann
Noted Actor Chaney Dies After Gallant Weeklong Fight
Noted character actor Lon Chaney dies at 47 after more than a week of battle with pneumonia and a terminal hemorrhage. Born April 1, 1883 in Colorado Springs to deaf and dumb parents, he left school early to work as a tour guide before entering theater as a property boy and stage hand. He carried a card in a stage musicians' union and began a film career after a 16 year old benefit performance.
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Ion Puictures
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