New National Government Takes Power in Britain
London reports the new National cooperative Cabinet of ten ministers assumes office at Downing Street with aims to curb the dole by a ten percent cut while preserving children's allowances. The exchange rate and debt measures loom as Snowden signals a major conversion loan and broader economy by order in council.
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London
George Id4ambleton
Labor
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
II Intena
National Co-Operative
Downing Street
Dole
Treasury
Philip Snowden
Labor Party
Canada to remove idle men from unemployment line
Premier Bennett told 1,200 Conservatives in Edmonton that Canada will not premium idleness. He urged that able men must work, promising the state will not bear the burden of those refusing work for insufficient pay. He spoke during a West tour.
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Edmonton
Canada
K. B. Bennett
Dominion
Royal Bank Robbery Hits Winnipeg Bank Branch
Robbers armed with guns entered a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Winnipeg on August 26 and, after locking four staff members and a customer in the vault, escaped in a car with about 8 000 to 9 000 dollars. No shots were fired during the heist. The bandits acted calmly and disappeared before authorities could intervene.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Press
Royal Bank of Canada
Doukhobor Lumber Yard Burns in British Columbia Fire
The Thrums Doukhobor community hall and a lumber yard near Crestova in the Slocan Valley were destroyed by fires believed to be set by incendiaries. The loss is estimated at twenty five thousand dollars and involves rough and pressed lumber valued at about one million and a quarter.
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Nelson
B. C
Doukhobor Planing
Crestova
Slocan
Alleged Murderer Chorney Attacks in Jail
John Chorney held for obstructing a police raid on a beer picnic near Winnipeg is under psychopathic observation after attacking Sam Sawchuk in jail. Sawchuk, charged with Nat Evanchuk’s murder, is believed to have a fractured skull from a pitchfork strike and a wooden stool assault.
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Winnipeg
John Chorney
Chorley
Sam Sawchuk
Nat Evanchuk
Sawchuk
Chorney
American girl joins Mahatma Gandhi movement in India
Miss Nilla Cram Cook, 21, daughter of poet George Cram Cook, joins Gandhi’s movement for Indian liberation. She becomes the first American admitted to the model colony on the banks of the sacred Sharavati river in Ahmadabad.
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Ahmadabad
India
Nilla Cram Cook
George Cram Cook
United States
Mahatma Gandhi
National Government Reaches Consensus on Financial Crisis
London August 26 Premier Ramsay MacDonald and Rt Hon Stanley Baldwin with Sir Herbert Samuel of the Liberals pledge swift action to resolve Britain’s financial crisis at the first Cabinet session of the new National Government.
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London
Frank H. King
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Herbert Samuel
Reg Grain Show to Proceed Amid Economic Doubts
Regina remains likely to host the world's grain exhibition and conference next year after a meeting of the executive committee chaired by Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister W. C. Buckle. Minister Robert Weir attended and plans to present the committee’s views to Premier R. B. Bennett.
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Regina
W. C. Buckle
Saskatchewan
Wen
Robert Weir
Dominion
Weir
R. B. Bennett
Mr. Weir
Canada
Bennett
Manitoba Cuts Duck Shooting by Six Weeks
Manitoba shortens open duck shooting season to six weeks this fall, four weeks less than last year, as Deputy Minister C. H. Attwood seeks to cooperate with U S organizations worried about duck population depletion due to dry weather. Manitoba reports show ducks more plentiful locally, suggesting influx from drier regions.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
C. H. Attwood
United States
Wheat Train Opens Churchill Route From Saskatoon
The first train load of wheat for Churchill and the Bay route arrived in The Pas marking a new era in western Canada transport. The wheat was loaded in Saskatoon with 12 cars carrying 1,500 bushels each. A second train of about 30 cars is expected within days.
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Pas
Man
Churchill
Bay
Canada
Saskatoon
Labor Party Expels Ramsay MacDonald in Hampstead Row
The Hampstead Labor Party executive committee adopted a resolution to expel Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald for disloyalty and flouting party discipline by joining the anti Socialist government. The move seeks submission to the general council of the Labor Party with MacDonald’s Hampstead membership terminating.
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London
Associated Press
Ramsay MacDonald
Hampstead Labor Party
General Council
MacDonald
Hampstead
Labor Party
Lindberghs Arrive in Tokyo Amid Wild Crowd Scene
Colonel and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived by train after landing at Kasumigaura base ending a 7,132 mile flight from New York. At Tokyo's Ueno Station a dense crowd formed as police struggled to hold back the eager public.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Kasumigaura Naval Base
New York
Ueno
Lindberghs
Lee Declared Hope Fades For Injured Boxer Quinn Lee
Winnipeg reports slim hopes for the recovery of Quinn Lee Birmingham Alabama born boxer after an automobile accident here four weeks ago. Doctors say a further portion of his shattered left arm was amputated and he spent a restless night.
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Lee
Winnipeg
Quinn Lee
Birmingham
Ala
Mittman
Bennett Promises Edmonton a Link to Trans-Canada Highway
Prime Minister Bennett told Edmonton delegates that multiple trans-Canada routes will exist and that a permanent coast link will be connected to the main highway via Jasper, Banff, and Golden. He urged Edmonton to gain the best access from national road funds, with Jasper linkage prioritized for a westward connection.
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Edmonton
Banff and Golden
R. B. Bennett
trans-Canada Highway Committee
Dominion
Jasper Park
Jasper
A.A. G. Bury
M.P
J. G. Hope
W. W. McBain
Colonel Carstairs
John Blue
O. L. McPherson
Rocky Mountain House
Nordregg
Molson
Fires Threaten Alberta and Corbin in Forest Blazes
Crow's Nest district fires in three spots threaten Alberta as crews battle the flames in York Creek and nearby reserves. In Corbin B C, residents return from Cold Springs to find homes as they left them while 400 firefighters drive embers away. Portable water spraying and roof sweeping continue as rail lines and a roundhouse are damaged. evacuation plans for women and children remain in place.
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Lethbridge
Crow's Nest District
Alberta
Crow’s Nest
York Creek
Creat Divide
Corbin
B.C
Cold Springs
Round House
Cold Springs McGillivray
Michel
Fernie
Mussolini and Pope Agree on Catholic Clubs Reopen Plan
Premier Mussolini and Pope Pius reportedly reached general terms for reopening 15,000 Catholic active clubs in Italy. Details remain to be settled but an accord is expected within the week, possibly within a few days, per Vatican sources.
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Rome
Associated Press
Mussolini
Pope Pius
Italy
Vatican
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Calls for Budget Unity
Ramsay MacDonald addressed the British public in a national radio broadcast urging cooperation to balance next year’s budget. He stressed national duty over personal beliefs, warned of a financial emergency, and urged restoring world confidence in the pound to prevent a global economic ripple effect.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
British Isles
Germany
Hudson Bay Road Policy Not Decided
Ottawa reports quote Hon. R. J. Manion Minister of Railways and Canals saying no future policy has been drafted for the Hudson Bay Railway. He notes running rights may be given to both the National road and CPR and denies any decision to hand over management to CN next year.
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Ottawa
R. J. Manion
Pas
Canadian National Railway
Hudson Bay Railway
National Road
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National
Manion
Canadian Pacific
Baya
One Month Duck Shooting Season Set for Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan announces a one month duck hunting season for 1931 with openings September 15 in the north and October 1 in the south, bag limit 15 ducks daily, 30 possession. Licenses 30,000 prepared and being stamped with new dates. Ottawa orders aim for rapid implementation amid migratory bird treaty adjustments.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Township 54
Ottawa
J. Merkley
Railways, Labor and Industry
J. B. Harkin
Migatory - Birds
Canada
Washington
United States
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Banff and
Calgary
Walsh
Nail
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Revelstoke
Kamloops
Vancouver
Golder
Boards of Trade
British Columbia
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Princeton
Coleman
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R. Sanborn
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