Colonization Finance Directors Adopt Five Year Pact
Directors and shareholders of the Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada Ltd meet to approve a five year financial support agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway and appoint Léger to lead the Canada Colonization Association. A large bond issue, new manager and secretary treasurer named, and plans to hire an agricultural supervisor are announced. The group departs for a midwestern tour to study farm management systems.
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Jane
Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada Ltd
Dominion Mortgage Association
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Colonization Finance Corporation
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Colonization Association
Léger
F. Herzer
Matmager
Canada Colonization Association
Winnipeg
C. E. Love
Middle Western
Des Moines
Iowa
H.s.bollen
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Chicago
Illinois
Labor Cabinet Now in Office
London reports the new Labor government under Ramsay MacDonald begins its tenure with cabinet members visiting Windsor Castle to receive seals of office from the King. Prime ministers and peers are outlined as the cabinet forms, with peerages expected for Sankey and Sydney Webb to ensure Lords representation.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Windsor Castle
Nisning
Ota “Gid ‘ Barnoor
Council
John Sankey
England
MacDonald
Sydney Webb
Labor
House of Dominons
House of Lords
Mr. MacDonald
Lord Parmoor
Lord Thomson
Air
Fire damages Taber ta Garay candy plant
A noon fire at the Taberta Candy Company plant caused about $10,000 in damage. The ground floor and stock on both floors were destroyed by flames and smoke. firefighters kept the blaze under control after a two hour battle. Insurance covers the loss.
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Taberta Candy Cov
Taberta Garay
Grain Mixing Lowers Price on Each Grade Declares J Richardson
Calgary June 8 A grain mixing practice discussed by James Richardson manager Spill ers Mills Limited Calgary and a 30 year veteran of milling in the British Empire. He testified before the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission that mixing Garnet and Marquis wheat lowers grade standards and reduces prices paid to growers. He warned the practice harms growers as mills require different handling for each variety and a mixed sample lowers market value. He illustrated with a 102000 bushel Canadian No 4 sample containing 87000 bushels minimum No 4 and 15000 bushels good No 5. The commission chair queried potential impact on time and price.
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Calgary
Stoneman
Brown
Commission
Mr. Richardson
Alberta
Irvine Stampede Day Set for July 17
Irvine committee plans a bigger stampede and celebration with a special line of attractions. Splendid prizes will be awarded for bucking horse tests, horse races, chuck wagon race, and all events. Posters will be issued soon. for information contact J. H. Cook Emerson Porter John Schneider Roy Beny or F. G. McLaughlin secretary treasurer.
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Irvine
BIE
J. H. Cook
Emerson Porter
John Schneider
Roy Beny
F. G. McLaughlin
Farm Bill Sparks Swift Senate Debate Over Debenture Plan
Washington reports a $500 million appropriation window for surplus crop disposal tests as the farm bill advances. The House quickly passed the agreement removing the debenture plan, sending it to a Senate roiled by party splits and a possible late next week vote amid Democratic efforts to rally support.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Soardh
Congress Ag
House
Senate
Hoover
Robinson
Arraignments Held for Theft of Rides on CP Railroad
QO Brindley O Varga and J Foss faced arraignments before Capt Parker this morning and were jailed for 14 days. Murray was fined 1 dollar plus costs for unlawfully obtaining water from the city.
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Parker
The
W. Murray
Move Placer Drilling Camp Shifts Along River
The placer drilling camp has moved down the river after ten test holes at the Anderson ranch reached sixty two feet in gravel. The next field is on the Jesse Bishop ranch where tents are now set up and road access will be marked for easy travel next week. High water did not affect operations.
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Anderson Ranch
Holmes
Jesse Bishop
Montana Town Flooded After Cloudburst
A cloudburst sent a fifteen foot wall of water down Beaver Creek in Wibaux Montana sweeping through the town. Four people died and property damage is estimated at two hundred thousand dollars as buildings were carried from their foundations with no warning.
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Wibaux, Mant
Beaver Creek
Team and Wagon Plunge Into River In Fortnight Accident
A farmer named Johnston lost a team of horses and a wagon when a earth-hauling load caused the bank to collapse by the News building on Second Street. The driver leapt to safety as the wagon and team were swept away, later recovered near the CPR bridge by city police grappling irons.
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Johnston
Nick Cotton
Second St
Clarke
News
Bridies
C.P.R
Cooperation Still Needed As Water Supply Dives in City
City officials report two water main breaks near Columbia avenue as crews continue pumping directly to mains. The mayor praises department heads and workers for steady effort at the power plant while residents are urged to limit usage and avoid lawn watering until a permanent auxiliary intake is established.
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Columbia Avenue
Essex Coach Stolen Near Chautauqua Tent
A green Essex coach owner Frank Fisher Belfast Street was stolen near the Chautauqua tent at about 8 pm. License 78 818 and serial 670 618. Anyone with information should contact the Police immediately.
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Frank Fisher
Belfast Street
Texas Giants Win First Game
Texas Giants triumph in game one with a 5 to 0 score, powered by strong pitching from Killinesworth and Marshall and supportive hitting from Pennington and Blaney. Umpire Pace officiated.
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Texas Giants
Killinesworth and Marshall
W. Pennington
Blaney
Close Saskatchewan races shift further toward Conservatives
Regina reports scattered returns from Willowbunch Happy land and Maple Creek show the vote still very close at 11 a.m. Conservatives claim Willowbunch will shift to their side and Liberal leads in the other two may be erased. Current standings place Conservatives 26 Liberals 23 Independents 5 EPpressives 4 with liberals still leading 3 in doubt.
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Willowbunch
Happyland
Maple Creek
Regina
Mob Storms Limoges Jail In Violent Riot
Limoges France June 8 a mob of about ten thousand stormed the local prison injuring twenty seriously after the life sentence of Charles Bartaud the son of a merchant who was convicted of two murders. Troops and police fought to regain control.
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Limoges
Francs
Charles Bartaud
Bartaud
Parliament Daily: Revenue and Marine Estimates Debated
In Ottawa today the House considers estimates for the Department of National Revenue and the Department of Marine and Fisheries. The House sits 10:30 to 1:00. the Senate does not sit. Yesterday the third reading of the Canada Grain Act was completed with amendments. Revenue estimates were discussed but no item passed. A measure on liquor shipping clearance prompted debate. In the Senate a six months hoist was granted to a bill establishing separate domiciles for women seeking divorce.
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Ottawa
C.P
Department of National Revenue
Department of Marine and Fisheries
House
Senate
Canada
Department of Revenue
United States
Death of Canadian Poet Laureate Carmen at New Canaan
The internationally known poet and Poet Laureate of Canada, Carmen, died this noon at the home of Dr and Mrs Thomas Tunney in New Canaan. He was 66 and the author of Songs of the Vagabond and Trees. A native of Canada, he received the Medal of the Poet Laureate from Parliament last year and had lived with the Tunneys for five years.
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New Canaan
Cann, Dling
Bliss
Carmen
Canada
Thomas
Tunney
Tunneys
Trotsky Seeks UK Visa for Urgent Medical Study
Leon Trotsky, ex Red Army leader in exile at Constantinople, asks Premier MacDonald for permission to visit England for urgent medical treatment and scientific work. His son delivers a letter requesting a visa citing medical necessity and a survey of his autobiography publication in English.
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Constantinople
Leon Trotsky
Red Army
MacDonald
Great Britain
England
Trotsky
Abundant June Rains Urged to Save Crops Across Prairies
Manitoba Free Press reports the 1929 crop outlook depends on June rainfall and warm weather. Corners from 300 prairie correspondents say rain is needed in over a third of districts, though none are in urgent need. Alberta reports ahead but growing conditions vary. wind damage noted. oats and barley widely planted with rising barley acreage.
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Free Press
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Prairie Provinces
Free Press Report
Alberta
Manitoba
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Crown Prince
Sweden
Cantepury
Ning’s College
U.S. Treasury
Qo, Brindley, O. Varga and
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Move Placer Drilling
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