Island colony for Doukhobors proposed in BC plan
Western Canada Doukhobors abroad would be sent to a remote prison colony, likely Darcy Island in the Gulf of Georgia, if the federal government accepts a provincial plan. The idea, pushed by the British Columbia government, targets those who reject Canadian law and seeks a limited liberty farm setting to encourage adoption of Canadian customs.
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Canada
British Columbia
Gulf of Georgia
Vancouver
J. H. King
Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Darcy Island
Darcy + Island
Abe
Lost Aviator Found After Sixteen Days In Manitoba Bush
C F Mews the Northern Aerial Mineral Exploration Company pilot wandered 16 days in dense northern Manitoba terrain after landing near Knee Lake on August 24 due to fuel shortage. He walked an estimated 100 miles toward Oxford House before W Partridge spotted him 30 miles west of Oxford House as search teams closed in. He survived on berries, was thin but unhurt, and credited air and ground searches plus trackers for his rescue.
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Manitoba
C. F. Mews
W. Partridge
Oxford House
Mews
Partridge
Fier
Northern Aerial Mineral Exploration Company
Knee Lake
Murphy elected President of Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Winnipeg Wunama, Murphy vice president of Reliance Grain Company, Limited, was elected President of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange by acclamation, succeeding James A. Crowe who retired. A. P. White of Clark and Martin and Ernest B Parker were elected vice presidents.
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Winnipeg Wunama
Murphy
Reliance Grain Company, Limited
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
James A. Crowe
A. P. White
Clark and Martin
Ernest B Parker
Alberta Wheat Pool Expands to 490 Elevators Provincewide
Calgary based Alberta Wheat Pool now operates 490 elevators across Alberta, up 135 from last year. The network covers about 90 percent of Pool wheat facilities, expanding its reach and capacity throughout the province.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Discovery of indivisible hydrogen sparks chemistry revolution
A Minneapolis presentation announced the discovery of supposedly indivisible hydrogen in two substances. Dr. Hugh S. Taylor of Princeton called it the greatest scientific discovery of 1928. German youth RF Bothhoeffer demonstrated the proof in a Minnesota University lecture room, suggesting a new molecular species and a wave mechanics forecast that will require rewriting physical chemistry texts. The finding has no current commercial use but promises a profound shift in chemistry.
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American Chemical Society
Hugh S Taylor
Princeton University
RF. Bothhoeffer
Lnb
University of Minnesota
Taylor
Dominion Election Forecast At Winnipeg Liberal Meet
Hon. Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration, predicted a Dominion election within 15 months to a year and said Liberals would gain in the Maritimes. He cited Manitoba as a keystone and argued for careful handling of assisted passages while noting immigrants who paid their own way were not deported. He maintained Canada can absorb newcomers only when capacity allows.
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Winnipeg
Robert Forke
Minster
Winnipeg Liberal Association
Dominion
Liberal Party
Maritimes
Mantoba
Forke
Britain
Canda
Jury Recommends Fire Safety Review After Winnipeg Disaster
A crowner’s jury could not determine the fire’s origin in the Medway Court blaze of September 1 which killed nine and injured about a hundred. It urges immediate inquiry into all three story or higher residential buildings by three experts including the fire chief to ensure better escape protections and occupant safety.
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Winnipeg
Medway Court
Crower's
Proner
Yukon Parcel Post Suspended During River Navigation
Parcel post to the Yukon will be halted for the navigation season from October 1 to May 21. Mail to Yukon not accepted unless directed to Champagne, Carmack and White Horse. Air carriage via Prince George to Ingentka River area authorized. stickers sold to cover air charges. Helsingfors disaster: 220 missing per official count, 145 unofficial. 45 bodies recovered.
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Calgary
Yukon River
Yukon
Prince George
B.C
Ingentka River
British Columbia
Western Canada Airways
Winnipeg
Helsingfors
Finland
Kuru
Doukhobors Sent To Jail Regina
Ninety six Doukhobor defendants, calling themselves Sons of Freedom, were sent to Prince Albert. Fifty eight were sentenced to six months in jail, while 37 juveniles, including 20 boys and 17 girls, will be handed to the children's welfare bureau. Thirty four women pleaded guilty to indecent exposure after disrobing near Mikado. Two women and 23 men were convicted on vagrancy charges, with no charges laid against the juveniles.
Soviets To Stay Out Of Saskatchewan By-Elections
An exchange despatch from Riga reports Soviet foreign commissar status that the Soviet Union will not participate in plans for an economic United Europe. Saskatchewan set eight by elections with nominations September 30 and elections October 7 or 14. Premier Anderson said legislature likely after year start. Liberal convention planned for late winter or early spring.
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Europe
London
Eng
Riga
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States of Europe
Regina
America
Saskatchewan
J.T. M. Anderson
Ing
George Spence
Saskatchewan Liberal Association
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Lumsden
Tisdale
Moosemin
Yorkton
State control urged for Canadian radio broadcasting
Ottawa reports that a royal commission recommends government ownership of radio broadcasting in Canada. A 12 member board would include three federal representatives and one from each province, with provincial stations handling program supply. High power stations to be built nationwide and existing owners compensated as plants are taken over. Funding via license fees time rental indirect advertising and a subsidy.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Commission
P. J. Cardin
Dominion
Canadian Onal Railways
John Aird
Toronto
Charles A. Bowman
Augustin Frigon
Montreal
Cardin
Dress Reform Movement Proposes Universal Trousers and Skirts
London delegates to the World League for sex reform hear Dr J C Luger outline a combined trousers and skirt for universal use. He predicts future adoption by men and women or a shared uniform style. A London caption from the Daily Express notes Premier Ramsay MacDonald planned to sail for the United States on September 23.
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London
Eng
Congress
The
World League For Sex Reform
J. C. Luger
England
Coutries
New York
New York Times
London Daily Express
Ramsay Macdonald
United States
Federal Farm Board studies Canadian and U S wheat prices
The Federal Farm Board has launched an investigation into the gap between Canadian wheat prices and those in the Northwestern States plus a broader study of grain storage facilities.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Message to His Majesty from Canadian business leaders
A gathering of 300 business delegates from all provinces and five leading British chambers sent a greeting to King George at the opening of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's fourth annual convention. The message, signed by president William Birks, celebrated the king's improving health and conveyed best wishes for Canada's continued progress and strong ties with Great Britain. Messages from Ramsay MacDonald W L Mackenzie King Lord Passfield Lord Iveagh and Canadian premiers were also read. The British prime minister expressed shared hope for rapid progress and strengthened ties.
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Businessen
Edmonton
Chambers of Commerce
Great Britain
Mother of Parlaments
King George
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
William Birks
Ramsay MacDonald
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Lord Passfield
Dominions
Lord Iveagh
Federation of Chambers of Commerce
British Empire
Canadian
International Balloon Race Set To Start From St Louis
The United States France Germany Belgium Denmark and Argentina will launch from St Louis on September 2 in pursuit of the Gordon Bennett Trophy. This is the eighteenth international balloon race and the third from St Louis. The United States has claimed seven wins and Belgium five, with Belgium holding the original Gordon Bennett trophy after a third straight win. The U S now seeks the second Gordon Bennett trophy with victories in 1926 27 and 28 and this race marks the start of the third trophy series.
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St. Louis
United States
France
Germany
Belgium
Demark
U.S
Labor Party Wins Approval of the People
London reports the Labor party near Brighton opening its conference with focus on reforms to modernize the party constitution. The executive claims it has seized the people’s imagination and vows action after four stagnant years, while defending electoral reform against Liberal pressures and noting Affiliate membership decline tied to the Trade Union Act.
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London
Eng
Labor Party
Brighton
Premier Mackenzie King Western Trip Plans
Premier Mackenzie King spoke on his planned western tour this fall linking Canadian policy with British discussions. He noted Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s possible Ottawa visit and expressed a wish to receive him if he travels to Canada while avoiding a Washington trip.
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Ottawa
Mackenie King
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
MacDonald
Washington
King
Canada
Mr. King
Mr. MacDonald
Anglo American Naval Accord Expected Soon
London reports Premier Ramsay MacDonald would sail September 28 for the United States to meet President Hoover and discuss naval disarmament. Circles indicate only one points remains unresolved involving eight inch class cruisers, following talks with Charles G. Dawes. The timing follows Dawes’s London visit and prior U S reply to British proposals.
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London
Fay
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Hoover
MacDonald
Charles G. Dawes
General Dawes
No. 10
Downing Street
England
Uth
Washington
British keep Palestine mandate in place says London
Lord Password told Jewish agency and Zionist deputation there is no question of giving up the mandate or departing from the policy of establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. A Palestine Arab executive note denied rumors that Jews damaged the Omar mosque by bomb attacks. In Saskatoon, farmer Henry Wicket reports 42 bushels per acre on a 200 acre Marquis wheat field, with 1,000 acres overall averaging 35-40 bushels. Rosetown district has shipped 15 carloads of No 1 wheat so far.
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London
Emg
Lord Password
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Omar
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Henry Wicket
Rosetown
Wicket
Vancouver Port Tops Pacific Coast by Trade Volume in 1928
The Port of Vancouver leads Pacific coast ports in inward and outward traffic and export tonnage for 1928. Canadian Pacific Steamships figures show Vancouver moving 989,787 tons of food imports and exports, surpassing rivals like Seattle and outpacing San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Steamships. Limited
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Doukhobors Sentenced in Nude Parade Case
104 men and women with seven children of the Sons of Freedom sect were sent to Okalla jail near Vancouver for six months after a nude parade in Nelson and arrest at South Slocan on August 29. They were detrained at Essendale and taken by bus to serve their terms.
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Vancouver
Sons of Freedom
Essendale
New Westminster
Okalla
Nelson
B.C
South Slocan
Irish Free State Calls League to Convene Disarmament Conference
Patrick McMilligan, foreign minister of the Free State Government, proposed that the League of Nations convene a general disarmament conference of the major powers. He expressed regret that eleven years after the end of the great war so little had been done to remove weapons of war.
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League of Nations
Irish Free State
Patrick McMilligan
Free State
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