Alberta bondholders press for pause on interest cuts
Edmonton reports bondholder representatives urged exemption from June 15 interest payments after the provinces cut debenture rates. Premier Aberhart held a three and a half hour conference with the delegates saying the meeting was quite satisfactory and will continue discussions with provincial officials and security holders’ leaders.
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Edmonton
C.P
Aberhart
Dmonton
Alberta
J. Courtland Elliott
Toronto
Committee of
Charles Cockroft
Vandha Danette An
MacDonnell
A. J. Mitchell
Great Britain
Alfred Hurrell
Newark
N.J
United States
Robert Laird
United States of Canada
R. D. Wighe
K.C
John MacKay
Manitoba College
Winnipeg
Solloway Case Contempt Motion In Toronto Court
Justice McTague ruled on a motion by I W C Solloway's counsel seeking a writ of attachment against Floyd B Chalmers editor of the Financial Post for alleged contempt of court. The motion claimed a published article could prejudice Solloway's theft trial and his appeal against Lennox's report in proceedings after the liquidation of Solloway Mills and Company Ltd.
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Toronto
Charles McTague
Dominion Company
Federal loan to British Columbia for February relief
Ottawa June 12 A government order-in-council authorized a 125000 dollar loan from the Dominion to British Columbia to finance direct relief expenditures for February Manitoba will receive 195000 dollars to fund its share of direct relief in say
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion
British Columbia
Pacific Coast Province
Manitoba
Will Britain Abandon Sanctions
Paris dispatch reports a British plan to abolish sanctions on Italy and revise the League Covenant. The move seeks to cancel sanctions as they failed to prevent Ethiopia’s conquest and to use any action only if Ethiopia’s new regime is acknowledged and Italy agrees to Geneva talks on a definite status.
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Paris
A.P
Italy
League of Nations
Repeal of Section 98 Brings Criminal Code Amendments
Ottawa reports the repeal of Section 98 with modifications to sedition provisions and new penalties. The bill adds a subsection to Section 183 presuming sedition from published writings advocating unlawful force, limits on firearm barrel length, permits for certain professionals, expanded vagancy penalties, and stricter motor vehicle misuse rules to target joyriding and unauthorized use.
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Ottawa
C.P
Liberal Party
Calgary Battles Worst Scarlet Fever Outbreak Since 1924
Calgary reports 216 scarlet fever cases since April with 98 cases in the first 12 days of June. No deaths. Isolation hospital at capacity with 70 percent of cases. Nurses in training and many children treated at home under quarantine rules.
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Calgary
General Hospital
King to Meet Old Comrades at Vimy Ridge Memorial
King Edward VIII plans to meet former Canadian Corps comrades at Vimy Ridge on July 26 and unveil Canada's national memorial there. King Leopold of Belgium and France's Albert Lebrun send greetings and pledge participation with gratitude.
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Ottawa
Edward VIII
Vimy Ridge
Canada
Walter §. Woods
Leopold
Albert Lebrun
France
King Edward
Dominion
Vimy
Belgium
Canadian Legion
Douk Found Guilty Visanon Bridge Arson Conviction
A jury convicted Paul Watkin Doukhobor of arson for fire at a highway bridge near Grand Forks British Columbia on May 2. He was remanded to the end of the assizes for sentence by Justice A M Man 50ON as the weather showed clouds and cooler conditions with a high around 60s.
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Douk
Visanon
Railways eye cooperation cuts in CN and CPR unions
Ottawa reports three years of joint cost cutting between Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. By 10 miles of line abandoned and annual savings nearing 1.1 million dollars, with further plans for 500 thousand. Separate estimates place potential savings from 15 to 65 million, but labor fears displacement and a push for more business.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
J. B. Armstrong
C.P.R
Senate Railways Committee
D. C. Coleman
C.P. R
Edward Beatty
Fullerton
C.N.R
Shaughnessy Named Tax Chief in Alberta
E. Shaughnessy, Calgary income tax collector, is appointed superintendent of provincial income tax and head of the sales tax branch, succeeding E. Gunderson who recently resigned. The change takes effect immediately.
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Edmonton
C.P
Calgary
E. Gunderson
Contractors May Seek Local Licensing Under Provincial Act
Secretary W. Huckvale of the Chamber of Commerce reports Calgary has asked if local contractors will join a provincial register and licensing scheme for trades. He asks all city contractors to contact him to relay opinions on qualifications and conditions for a petition to the government.
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W. Huckvale
Chamber of Commerce
Calgary
Huckvale
Edmonton
Manitoba Legislature Dissolved Ahead of July 27 Election
Premier John Bracken announced the dissolution of Manitoba's legislature today. Writs will be issued for a general election on July 27 with nominations set for July 17. Bracken's Liberal Progressive government has led since 1922.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Manitoba
John Bracken
Bracken
Haile Selassie Pleads for League Support in London
Emperor Haile Selassie urged renewed trust in the League of Nations at a London luncheon honoring the League Union. He warned against accepting Italy’s occupation of Ethiopia and urged vigilance to defend Ethiopia’s independence and the League’s principles amid rising resistance in Wollo Chercher and other provinces.
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London
C.p.havas
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League of Nations Union
Gilbert Murray
Italy
Wollo
Chercher
League
PEST MONEY AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN EGG COLLECTION
At the Medicine Hat Fish and Game association annual meeting funds were announced to pay children for collecting eggs and legs of game pests across the city and district.
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The
Medicine Hat
New York Postbeat Pittsburgh in Baseball Skirmish
In a tight National League matchup, New York defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 6 as pitchers Hubbell and Mancuso contributed key innings while Swift and Todd supplied clutch hits to seal the win for the visitors.
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New York
Pittsburgh
BO Hubbell
Mancuso Swift
Todd
Bank of Canada Dividends Questioned in Commons
Ottawa June 11 Bank of Canada dividends under scrutiny as finance minister A Dunning says the bank will continue paying the 4 12 percent dividend after widening capital from 5 to 10 million dollars. The discussion touched on monetary policy, deflation risks, and government control amid proposed capital changes.
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Ottawa
Co. A. Dunning
Jinance
House of Commons
Bank of Canada
Canada
Dunning
Bennett
Hon
H. H. Stevens
Stevens
Anderson Succeeds Patton as Fish and Game President
Charles A. Anderson was elected president of the Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association at its eighth annual meeting in the Assiniboia hotel, succeeding Harold Patton. Officers were named by acclamation and several resolutions passed signaling a productive year ahead with a target of 300 members. Patton, retiring president, reviewed the year, noting higher expenditures on campaigns against pests and thanking the executive.
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Charles A. Anderson
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
Harold Patton
Assiniboia
William Aberhart
Archie H. Mitchell
M.P
John L. Robinson
M.L.A
F. W. Gershaw
Hector Lang
Bullivant
A. J. N. Terrill
Harry Bateman
Clyde W. Gilmour
J. H. Chaseley
D. W. Hays
A. P. Burns
William Armstrong
W. McKenzie
R. Johnson
Bert Cox
Basil Moore
A. G. Finch
M. L. Moore
R. Bradley
Reg. Bray
Dave Smithson
Verne McDougall
W. E. Hatcher
W. Roxburgh
P. E.volway
Association
Patton
Clashes East of Hengchow Reported in Hunan
Shanghai dispatch says Nanking government troops and invading Southern forces clashed south of Hengchow in central Hunan. Nanking forces are fortifying the area as General Pat Chung-Hsi of Kwangsi troops orders the capture of Hengchow within four days.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Hengchow
Hunan
Pat. Chung- Hsi
Kwangsi
Local Market Thatched With Small Offerings
Morning markets showed scant activity as gas was brought in but prices remained modest. Eggs sold in grades A to C from 20c to 15c per dozen, butter ranged 15c to 20c per pound, and chickens priced around 65c each for live birds and 60c to 75c for dressed.
Man-Hunt In North Alberta After Cadomin Shooting
Police said George Panek invaded three homes in Cadomin and opened fire, wounding Mrs. John Jesse, John Harka, and Andrew Eastman in critical condition. Panek fled to the bush as constables and locals closed in. William Lobos escaped unharmed. Cadomin lies about 200 miles west of Edmonton on the Alberta coal branch. Panek reportedly bears a grudge from a past fight with Eastman in which he lost a finger.
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Cadomin
C.P
George Panek
Panek
John Jesse
John Harka
Andrew Eastman
William Lobos
Edmonton
Alberta
Eastman
Landon Nominated for U S Presidency by Republican Convention
At the Cleveland convention Alf M Landon of Kansas won the Republican nomination after a near unanimous roll call with 1003 votes cast 984 for Landon and 19 for Borah The platform called for repeal of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Law sound currency and non adherence to the League of Nations or world court Frank Knox of Illinois was named running mate amid a lively backdrop of campaign rhetoric and legacy figures.
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John F. Chesters
Cleveland
Alf. M. Landon
Kansas
United States
Coolidge
The
West
Borah
Idaho
London
Wisconsin
League of ‘Nations
World Court
Jie
Frank Knox
Tlinois
Henrix
Roosevelt
Draft Vandenberg
Michigan
Chicago Daily News
Knox
Teddy” Roosevelt
Landon
Aged Cree Indian Kakakaway Turns 105 on Mooge Mountain
Kakakaway, a 105 year old Cree elder living on Mooge mountain reserve near Saskatoon, recalls buffalo days and hunting campfires as he celebrated his birthday. Slurs about white men are noted in the piece.
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Carlyle, Sask
Kakakaway
Mooge
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