Guthrie Moves Amendment On Imperial Conference Role
Ottawa reports Conservative leader in the House of Commons Hugh Guthrie argued that the Imperial Conference report should not bind Parliament without a formal resolution. He urged provincial consent before any changes to the British North America Acts and cautioned against binding steps prior to provincial approvals. Premier King later stated the conference decisions were non binding on Canada and reviewed committee structures and procedures.
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Ottawa
Hugh Guthrie
House of Commons
Thelouse
Canada
British North America
Department of External Affairs
King
Sapiro Is Still On The Stand In Ford Libel Suit
In Detroit on March 30 the $1,000,000 libel suit of Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford moved past long legal technicalities as Judge M Raymond limited cross examination. Sapiro admits prior to 1925 he shared income percentages with partners including Robert S Mark and Walter Lynch, with Mark earning $750 monthly and one third of gross, ongoing details continued on Page Eighty.
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Detroit
Mich
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
M. Raymond
Sapiro
Ford
Raymond
Stewart Hanley
Ford Counsel
William Henry Gallagher
James A. Reed
United States
Missouri
Reed
Robert S. Mark
Chicago
Walter Lynch
Premier of Alberta Asked to Appear Before Ottawa Committee
Ottawa March 30 The Alberta Premier J E Brownlee may appear before the Railways Canals and Telegraphs committee if he can attend before its report on a western outlet from the Peace River district is finished for prorogation. A wire to D M Kennedy U F A Peace River prompted the move and a motion for the Alberta Deputy Minister of Railways to appear also passed.
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Ottawa
Can
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta
Railways, Canals and Telegraphs Committee
House
Peace River
Brownlee
D. M. Kennedy
U.F.A
Confederation Topic Stresses Maritime Rights At Talk
The St Barnabas Church Men’s Supper Club heard Percy Riches of the Alexandra Irish School discuss Confederation. He urged calm impartial thinking on Maritime Rights and noted unmet promises since Confederation, concluding that Jubilee celebration may outshine solving ongoing issues. Walter Huckvale chaired, with many guests including members' wives giving Riches an ovation.
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St. Barnabas Church
St. Barnabas’ Church
Walter Huckvale
Percy Riches
Alexandra Irish School
Riches
Alberta
Maritimes
Confederation
Foreigners lives in danger in the upper Yangtse
Reports from authoritative quarters warn that the upper Yangtse situation may spin out of control and endanger foreigners as trade halts. British and US forces reinforce Canton and Shanghai areas amid attacks on foreigners and looting of missions. Shanghai’s General Labor Union orders a new general strike as Cantonese leaders back armed protection and continued investigations into the Nanking outrages.
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London
Yangtse Valmar
Tarwitila
United States
Helena
Uonekone
Shameen
Canton
Canton Club
Washington
Nanking
Austen Chandberlain
House House of Eamanen
Wildest
Hongkong
Mareh Fu
Shanghai
Vasna
Royal Artillery
General Labor Union
Oxford Students Aid Canadian Wheat Harvest
Oxford University students will travel to Canada next summer to harvest wheat. Recruited under joint Canadian Government and railways auspices, they depart in July for Montreal and work on Ontario farms until August mid month, then proceed to Manitoba before returning to England for college reopening in October.
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Oxford
Oxford University
Canadian Railways
Montreal
Ontario
Manitoba
England
Wheat Prices tumble on Chicago weakness in Winnipeg
Wheat prices fell sharply influenced by weakness from Chicago, final losses 1 to 2 cents with limited support. Early strength came from local bullish sentiment and some covering on foreign cables. Exporting interests were absent. rye showed firm demand while other grains stayed moderately active in cold snowy conditions.
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Winnipeg
Chicago
Expeditionary force attacked in North Burma clash
Rangoon Burma March 20 disaster struck one of two slave mancipating expeditions in the Kachin hills. Captain West of the British army and two expedition members were killed in an attack by natives. Three wounded and an interpreter missing. Military Police reinforcements heading in. Heligraphic communications limited due to bad visibility. In the Jimewang Valley about 1100 slaves were freed last year with compensation paid to owners.
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Rangoon
Burma
Kachin
West
Jimewang
Seed Grain Liens Debated In Senate And Alberta Bills
Senate debates seed grain lien reforms tied to Alberta areas with drought history. Discussion notes liens on property from 1914 relief aid, affecting sales by mixed farming operations. Edmonton report: a drouth area tax arrears consolidation bill will write off seed grain relief debts and hand administration to a debt adjustment board.
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Ottawa
Senate
Buchanan
Lethbridge
Alberta
Dominion
Dandurand
Department of Interior
Edmonton
Drouth
Department of Municipal Affairs
R. G Reid
Doings in Parliament Ottawa March 30 Senate debate continues
Ottawa dispatch reports Parliament proceedings with the Senate slated to sit and the Commons continuing the Imperial relations debate. Yesterday the Senate passed the third reading on the National Railway branch and the second reading on Rural Credits after amendments.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
Nes Bih
Commons
Alberta Legislature Demands Full Disclosure of Provincial Trading Activities
Edmonton debates Conservative leader A A McGillivray pushing for public accounts to include full balance sheets of railway and telecommunication operations, capital expenditures, and clear revenue and expenditure breakdowns. Government argues current accounts meet standards and accuses amendment as censure.
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Edmonton
A. A. McGillivray
McGillivray
R. G. Reid
Alberta
Canada
House
Committee Approves Latter Day Saints Incorporation Bill
Ottawa report states the Private Bills Committee of the House of Commons approved a bill to incorporate The President of Lethbridge Stake as a sub division of the Alberta Stake of Zion Latter Day Saints. Hugh S. Brown of Lethbridge was named president of the corporation to manage church property and affairs.
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Ottawa
Lethbridge
Alberta
Zion
Latter Day Saints
House of Commons
Hugh 8. Brown
Vienna Railway Official Faces Unprosecuted Murder Attempt
Alois Hollerer, a Vienna railway official, admits pushing his wife from a 100 foot cliff but may avoid prosecution as she remains unconscious and refuses to testify. He claims a sudden impulse and Austrian law bars an attempted murder charge if the wife remains silent.
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Vienna
Alois Hollerer
Hollerer
Talk on rubber given Kiwanis at luncheon by Charlie Beny
Charlie Beny spoke to the Kiwanis Club at a luncheon about rubber from its inception to modern efficiency. He described uses and showed rubber samples and a bottle of latex from the rubber tree sent by Dominion Tire Company of Toronto. After pie, a rubber piece resembled cheese and tempted members to bite it.
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Charlie Beny
Kiwanhis Club
Cherries Beny
Charlie
Itis
Dominion Tire Company
Toronto
Worst Explosion Traps Hundreds in Ehrenfeld Mine
A massive blast at Mine No. 3 of the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corp. in Ehrenfeld entombed between 350 and 600 miners and killed surface workers. The mouth and office area were wrecked, hindering rescues as officials called in the U S Bureau of Mines car.
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Southfork
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corporation
Ehrenfeld
Wittaburgh
Pennsylvania
Boy fatally shot by chum during target practice in Ontario
In Chatham Ontario Charlen Lindsay fourteen was fatally wounded when his friend Ross Wright fifteen handled a rifle. Lindsay stepped into the line of fire and died about twenty minutes later.
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Chatham
Ont
Charlen Lindsay
Ross Wright
Lindsay
Wright
Miner Explosion Kills Two at Ledford Mine
A mine disaster at Saline County Coal Corporation Mine No.2 in Ledford Pa leaves eight men entombed and believed dead. Three other miners are injured while 800 co-workers are accounted for.
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Harrisburg
Saline County Coal, Corporation
Ledford
Here
Riot In Karachi Over Property After Dispute
Still rioting erupts in Sarana Upper Sind between Muslims and Hindus injuring forty seven. Cause traced to clash over possession of a woman and her three children. Despatches note high tension and continued unrest.
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Karachi
British India
Sarana
Sind
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