Beauharnois Report Aims at Public Ownership Plan
Ottawa July 29 The select committee report says public ownership for the Beauharnois development is the main aim, with minor details open to amendment. It urges parliamentary action to develop the project while protecting Quebec and Canadian interests and handling rights for agreement to avoid delays.
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Ottawa
Beauharnois
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Tan Mackenzie
Liberal
Vancouver Centre
Quebec
Canada
MacKenzie
Robert Gardiner
U.F.A
Acadia
Iowa Plague of Grasshoppers Unabated in July War
Des Moines reports an aerial campaign planned to combat grasshoppers threatening Western Iowa cornfields. Entomologists warn the hordes, already damaging Nebraska and South Dakota crops, pose a growing state-wide menace as officials offer poison bran at wholesale prices to farmers in infected zones.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Doings in Parliament Ottawa July 29 1930s
The Senate meets at 3 pm and the House of Commons will tackle unemployment and farm relief and resume estimates. Yesterday the Senate gave third readings to acts amending the Red Cross Society Act Vocational Training Grants Act and cabinet rank re election removal. The Commons passed amendments to Old Age Pensions Customs Tariff and War Revenue Acts. Gold production records in Canada in 1980 reached 43,453,000 dollars, up about 4,000,000 from 1929.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
Red Cross Society
Departments of Fisheries and Agriculture
Beauharnois Committee
Dauphin Jailbreakers Re-Captured by Police
Two armed constables waded waist-deep through water to trap three inmates who escaped Dauphin jail earlier in the day. The convicts Joseph Kraft 22 Harvey Jones 25 and John B Riordan 27 surrendered near Vermilion River after citizens and police pursued them through the chase.
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Dauphin
Vermilion River
Chase
Joseph Kraft
Harvey Jones
Winnipeg
John B. Riordan
Vancouver
Binder accident injures Maleb man at hospital
Mr. Russell of Maleb was brought to General Hospital at noon today after a binder knife slipped and cut his foot. He faces a two week stay under Dr. Gerschaw's care.
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Mr. Russell
Maleb
General Hospital
Gershaw
Children Shot In Harlem Beer Feud Sparks Murder Hunt
Five children were shot in a Harlem beer feud last night. Five year old Michael Vengali died in hospital as police, led by Commissioner Mulrooney, dispatched twelve detective squads to question beer racketeers and locate suspects. Four others remain hospitalized with bullet wounds and another possible death is feared.
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New York
Harlem
Michael Vengali
Mulrooney
Hudson's Bay Cay Threatened With Heavy Loss
Major Ashley Cooper new Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company told stockholders in London the company faces a troubled time with no prospect of a dividend next year and expects a heavy loss amid difficult internal and operating conditions.
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London
Ashley Cooper
H Hudson's Bay Company
Recommendations to Prevent Wheat Price Decline in Canada
Ottawa July 29. The House of Commons Agriculture Committee calls government action to halt a drastic fall in wheat prices, especially in fall marketing. It praises Agriculture Department officers for farmer guidance and urges broader soil drift remedies and windbreak measures on open prairie.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Department of Agriculture
David Lloyd George Undergoes Operation in London
London reports that David Lloyd George former Prime Minister and Liberal leader was operated on for haematuria. The bulletin said the kidney ailment was removed and the patient’s condition is satisfactory considering the severity.
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London
Associated Press
David Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Lloyd George
Taber Harvest Yields Fall Below Provincial Average
Move comes as farmers report Taber area returns around 12 bushels per acre while the provincial average sits at seven to eight bushels. Officials note weather and soil conditions influence current results.
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Taber
Alberta
Ring Necked pheasants seen near Elkwater by Burroughs
Charles Burroughs of Elkwater found a dozen half grown pheasant chicks near the area where the Fish and Game Association released birds last fall. Residents are asked to report any more sightings at local stores or restaurants.
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Fish and Game Association
Charles Burroughs
Elkwater
Cutting Grain Crop Begins In the West
Winnipeg reports the Prairie Provinces have started cutting wheat barley and oats with Manitoba showing the highest percentage. Piapot Sask notes early harvest and some rye threshing. Crop averages are low due to drought, with early combines of wheat already occurring in the southern region.
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Winnipeg
Man
Prairie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Agricultural Department
Piapot
Sask
New Zealand Quake Causes Minor Damage in Hawkes Bay
A sharp earthquake struck the Central Hawkes Bay area today causing minor damage at Waipukurau and Porangahau. The tremor was centered inland and no injuries were reported. Nearby towns were shaken but appeared largely unharmed.
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Wellington
N.Z
Associated Press
Hawkes Bay Area
Waipuurau
Proangahau
Policeman Ingram Seriously Hurt After Sleepwalk Fall
W H Ingram a policeman is hospitalized in Wichita Kansas in serious condition after falling from a second story window while walking in his sleep.
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W. H. Ingram
Wichita
Kas
Final Estimates Passed Ottawa July 27
Parliament receives the main and supplementary estimates totaling 59926402 for the current fiscal year. Bennett tables 128661 tonight with large items for compensation to wartime losses, mail subsidies, steamship subventions, and subsidies for ocean service and livestock shipments. Other allocations cover rail coal movements, grain elevator at Lethbridge, maintenance of revenue cruisers, income tax admin, Indian relief, soldier land settlements, and hospitality for foreign visitors.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Canada
United Kingdom
Europe
Saint John
Weymouth
Lethbridge
Alberta
of Trade and Commierce
Department of National Revenue
Dominion
Conference To Be Held Between Canada and US On Fisheries
Ottawa reports that Canada and the United States will hold a conference to resolve fisheries questions. Minister Rhodes said no action is planned now. discussions focus on tariffs, port access, and potential restrictions at Prince Rupert to address U S fishing in Canadian waters.
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Canada
Ottawa
United States
N. Rhodes
Hous of Commons
Rhodes
Pacific Coast
Bond
Prince Rupert
House
Olaf Hanson
Skeena
A. W. Neill
Comox-Alberni
Seattle
Neill
Department
United
Hanson
Fear for safety as trans Atlantic planes vanish from sky
In Valencia Ireland thick mist blocks search for U S fliers with unidentified aeroplane heard over Port Magee and Knightstown Valentia Island. Thirty hours after Moscow and Istanbul ships left New York, no authentic return on whereabouts yet. Grain inspections report wheat cars 30 this year 450 last year with other grains varying.
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Valencia
Ireland
Associated Press
United States
Port Magee
In -Ounty Kerry
Knightstown
Valentia Island
Moscow
Winnipeg
Man
Heroic Rescue From River Drowning Near Bridge
A 200 pound swimmer nearly drowned in the South Saskatchewan near the traffic bridge. W H Clarke of Connaught Apartments dived in, grabbed the struggler by the hair, hauled him to shore, and departed before identities were noticed. Only a few bathers knew a rescue occurred.
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South Saskatchewan
la Aromata
Sittle
W. H. Clarke
Connaught
Waté
Wheat acreage reduced in 32 states
Washington July 29 reports from the Agriculture Department indicate that farmers in the Midwestern states plan to reduce acreage due to low grain prices. Summer plowing for fall planting is below normal, and the Farm Board continues urging a percentage reduction to shift the domestic crop to a domestic consumption basis.
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Washington, D.C
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Tates
Th Farm Board
Deer Creek Fire Threatens Northwest Forests
A 30 000 acre Deer Creek fire in Idaho and several smaller blazes drive crews to trenching under a scarlet smoke haze. About a thousand firefighters battle shifting winds and rugged terrain, retreating as the fire edges toward the Canadian border near the Montana line. two firefighters were injured when a falling tree struck them.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Montana
Deer Creek
Northwest
Yak River
Chinese Flood Disast Hits Central China Hard
Vast areas of Central China were under water with hundreds or thousands dead as one of the worst floods in sixty years. Food prices surged about thirty percent in many cities, crops were damaged, and communications were disrupted hindering toll estimates.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
China
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John Aird
Toronto
Hudson’s Bay Cay
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