Byng Memorial Service Held in Riverside Park
The Canadian Legion hosted a memorial service at Riverside Park for Viscount Byng, with ex service members and veterans in attendance. Bands from the 1st S.A.R. and Salvation Army led processions, wreaths were placed, Last Post and Reveille sounded, and Rev J F Butcher delivered the address noting the passing war generation.
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Byng
Riverside Park
Legion
J. F. Butchler
S.A.R
Salvation Army Bands
I. Weightman
Legion Hall
1St
War Memorial
Salvation Army
Viscount Byng
Weightman
Francis M. Joy
A. Whittred
1St. S.A.R
Parliament Moves To Control Canadian Grain Trade
Prime Minister Bennett introduces a bill to create a Canadian Grain Board that would take exclusive control of all grain elevators in four western provinces and end Winnipeg Grain Exchange operations. A three member full time commission and a producer dominated advisory board would regulate buying and selling of grain.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Canadian Grain Board
House of Commons
Bennett
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Shipboard
W Macklin Honored by Press in Winnipeg Dinner
Edward Hamilton Macklin, longtime Winnipeg Free Press executive, was honored Saturday at the Manitoba Club dinner by directors of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association and The Canadian Press. Forty five journalists from across Canada attended as an address and a silver pist were presented.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Edward Hamilton Macklin
Mannitoba Club
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
Canadian Press
Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Large Docket For Naturalization At Court House Today
The District Court opened at the Court House with ninety six naturalization applications the largest single sittings ever. A brief ceremony featured the session as W A Beg IKX C senior member of the Medicine Hut Bar Association addressed the applicants on citizenship duties. He explained allegiance as fidelity to the government, the duties to serve in war, and that naturalization certificates may be revoked for false representations disloyalty or bad character and other penalties within five years. He closed with Love the Brotherhood fear God Honor the King.
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W. A. Beg Ikx.c
Medicine Hut Bar Association
Greene
Bege
Begg
Two Tacoma Kidnappers Confess on Arrest
Federal agents said George Weyerhauser Jr nine year old Tacoma kidnapping victim was found in a Spokane hideout at 1509 West Seventh Street. J Edgar Hoover announced confessions by Herman Waley and wife Margaret Waley and a missing third suspect William Mahan, as Tacoma prosecutors vow severe punishment and September trial.
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Washington
C.P
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Weyerhauser, Jr
Tacoma
West Sheventh Street
Spokane
Wash
Hoover
Faa
Jarmon M. Waley
Washington State
Margaret
William Mahan
Harry H. Johnson
Pierce County
George Weyerhauser
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Ciy
Herman W. Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
J. [Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Eight Thousand Honor the King in Los Angeles
An estimated eight thousand former British subjects gathered at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles to celebrate the silver jubilee of King George. British consul Francis F. Myans urged Anglo American amity and closer ties among former imperial residents, with John Tappan of the Sons of St. George also attending as a guest of honor.
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Los Angeles
Juure
Lmpire
George
Lincoln Park
Ampire
Francis FE. Myans
John Tappan
The
Sons of St. George
Freedom of Edinburgh Conferred On Lyons Amid Protests
Protest group disrupted city proceedings as Lord Tweedsmuir the Governor General designate of Canada and J A Lyons of Australia were awarded the freedom of Edinburgh. Crowds shouted No Popery. police cleared gallery seats and the Lord Provost apologized for the disturbance in Ussher Hall.
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Edinburgh
C.P
Protestant Action Society
Lord Tweedsipuir
Canada
J. A. Lyons
Australia
Lyons
Ussher Hall
Dunning Called Into Consultation on Grain Board Bill
Hon C A Dunning former Finance Minister attended a Liberal meeting with Mackenzie King in Ottawa where grain board measures were discussed. He leads a milling firm and returned as an expert in grain trade, with no clear sign of political comeback. King to deliver speeches after prorogation.
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Ottawa
C.P
C. A. Dunning
Mackenzie King
Bennett
Dunning
Great Britain May Disillusion Mussolini
London reports Premier Mussolini has eased anti-British rhetoric in Italian papers, easing British worry over the Italo-Ethiopian crisis. The Herald editorial says Mussolini exaggerates threats and must be disillusioned to sustain world peace.
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London
C.P
Mussolini
Great Britain
Herald
Britain
Mussolini orders Italian papers to curb criticism of Britain
Premier Mussolini directed Italian newspapers to moderate critical commentary on Britain amid the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. He urged tone to stay within defined limits.
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Rome
C.P
Mussolini
Today
Great Britain
Food Depot Set Up for On to Ottawa Marchers
A distribution point for the On to Ottawa marchers is organized at the Ukrainian Labor Temple 975 Elm St. The Labor Temple asks citizens to donate money and food and offers to send a collector to recipients who cannot visit in person.
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Ottawa
Labor Temple
Elm St
Major Douglas Pushes Coalition Government Plan in Alberta Letter
In Edmonton on June 10, Major C. H. Douglas reconstruction adviser urged Alberta to form a coalition government and establish a public relations department. He proposed a mandate for drastic tax cuts on real property, a maintenance dividend, low price levels with producer pay, and resource development based on physical capacity. Douglas argued control of local credit would be essential, but warned timing depends on data and power to manage credit.
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Edmonton
C.P
C. H. Douglas
England
Reid
Douglas
Schooner Noya Abandoned After Fogbound Grounding
SAN FRANCISCO June 10. The small lumber schooner Noya grounded off Point Arena and was abandoned by Captain O. Bostrom and 27 crew members after a night of dense fog and heavy surf. Coast guard cutters from San Francisco, 100 miles away, hurried to the scene at 9 o clock this morning.
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San Francisco
C.P
Point Arena
Noya
O. Bostrom
Coast Guard
Banker's suicide reported in San Diego apartment
James Lyall, 52, a retired banker from Calgary, Alberta, shot himself in the heart with a small rifle in his San Diego apartment on a Saturday, police reported. He was believed to be in ill health.
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San Diego
Calif
James Lyall
Calgary
Alta
Lyall
Japanese Army to Act If Chinese Do Not Obey
Tokyo says Japanese troops may strike if China refuses demands in northern China. Dispatches report ships leaving Port Arthur and Yangstan tense as talks in Tientsin continue with deadlines looming. Officials cite removal of central government troops and suppression of anti Japanese societies as conditions.
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Thentsin
Jiure
C.P
Yangstan
Hai
Port Arthur
Thuisha
Priping
Klo Ying-Chin
Peiping Military Council
China
Nanking
Tientsin
Tokio
Gen
Ying-Chin
Major Douglas critiques Aberhart platform in Edmonton letter
Major C. H. Douglas, British economist and reconstruction adviser, questions Alberta Social Credit leader William Aberhart's broadcast report. He argues that presenting complex financial details to a general audience risks inaccuracy and urges prudence in applying principles, noting the leader's intent to explain rather than detail.
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Edmonton
Social Credit
Alberta Social Credit League
William Aberhart
Calgary
C. H. Douglas
Douglas System of Social Credit
J. F. Lymburn
Alberta
Major Douglas
Aberhart
Douglas
Lym
Burn
Lymburn
Five Die in Lake Ontario Plane Crash Near Henderson Harbor
A cabin airplane crashed into Lake Ontario from 1000 feet at Henderson Harbor, ten miles northeast of Watertown. Killed were pilot Archie V. Laverty and three Watertown residents Francis E. O Reed? O'Rielly, Gerald Conway, and Francis O’Neil. a witness Harry W. Green reported the sputtering engine before the dive. Laverty a former US Army Air Corps mechanic.
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Watertown
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Henderson Harbor
Archie V. Laverty
Francis E. O'Reilly
Gerald Conway
Evans Mills
Francis O'Neil
Harry W. Green
Lake Shore
Green
Laverty
United States Air Corps
Four French Officials Die in Nubian Desert
Four French colonial office employees were found dead in an isolated Nubian desert spot in northern Sudan. They apparently perished after days of thirst hunger and extreme exhaustion in the harsh desert environment.
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Desert Khartum
French Colonial Office
Nubian
Sudan
March to Ottawa Lads Arrive In Medicine Hat
City council discusses feeding 1500 to 2000 On to Ottawa marchers with Edmonton funding. Province advances 250 for food in Medicine Hat and the use of Athletic Park and arena for sleep. Delegates frown on a pass-through offer as delays persist and a guard arrives to arrange meals.
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Ottawa
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Central Committee
Calgary
Swift Current
Mine Fatalities Reported at Saunders Collieries
John Pekara aged 40 and Mike Kyrpotic aged 50 died at the Big horn and Saunders Creek Collieries near Saunders Alberta from a roof fall. The men were killed Saturday and bodies were recovered.
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Nordegg
Alta
C.P
John Pekara
Mike Kyrpotic
Bighorn and
Saunders Creek
Saunders
Here
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Royal Marine
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Deal
Mason
God Our Help
H. J. Whiffen
J. F. Butcher
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W. Macklin
Court House
W. A. Beggs
K.C
Gov. General
Freedom of Edinburgh
Duce
Maj. Douglas
Govi
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