Pension recommendations tabled in House of Commons
Ottawa May 1 The report by Major C U Power on pensions and returned soldiers’ problems lists 12 recommendations. They include removing filing time limits, widows eligible after disability, extending the returned soldiers insurance act to 1933, broadening eligible dependents, expanding meritorious claims, and appointing medical experts for dispute settlements. It also calls for unemployment relief measures, a canteen fund distribution, annual grants to the Dominion executive council of the Canadian Legion, broader Federal Appeal Board powers, and coordinated rehabilitation efforts.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
CU. G. Power
Liberal
Quebec South
Board of Pensions Commissioners
Federal Appeal Board
Canada
Siberia
St. Lucia
C.E.F
Dominion Executive Council of Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Board of Pension Commissioners
Board of Medical Experts
Exchequer Court
Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Establishment
Employment Service of Canada
Returned Soldiers’ Association
Soldiers’ Aid Commission
Citizens’ Rehabilitation Board
Tsinan Falls Into Hands of Nationalists
The American Presbyterian Mission in Tsinan reports Nationalist forces occupy the Shantung capital with no immediate disturbance. Southern troops advance toward Taiwan as Western powers urge evacuation to safer cities such as Tsingtao for Britons and Americans.
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Shanghai
Tsinan
Shantung
Taiwan
United States
Tsingtao
Father and Son Sentenced for Burglary
Herbert and Howard Oshorax, father and son, pled guilty to assault and robbery in police court. Both received ten years in Portsmouth penitentiary each. the son faced an additional fifteen lashes. The case stemmed from a March dairy cash‑room holdup totaling $1,900, most of which was later recovered.
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Toronto
Quilty
Herbert
Howard Oshorax
Wen
Polie
Portsmouth
Communists Rally for Bela Kun Liberation at May Day Rally
Several thousand communists marched May Day in Vienna shouting Bela Kun must be liberated and attacked the prison housing the Hungarian leader. Police repelled the assault, ringleaders were arrested, and followers withdrew crestfallen.
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Vienna
Bela Kun
Eas?n Canada conference on livestock transport losses
Ottawa May 1 The eastern Canada conference on problems concerning preventable losses in livestock shipments during transportation will be held here on May 16. Similar conferences will be held in Western Canada at a later date.
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Ottawa
Eas
Canada
Athabasca Corruption Debate Before Committee
Ottawa May 1 The House of Commons privileges and elections committee debated the Clark report on corruption in the 1925 Athabasca election. Chairman Denis ruled the panel could read the report but could not issue recommendations or request documents beyond it. Kellner urged release of order in council and petition appointing the commissioner while Lapointe offered to prosecute anyone proven guilty if named. Kellner named Harry Bowtell. Lapointe said Bowtell was no longer in service.
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Ottawa
Can
House of Commons Committee On Privileges
A. H. Clark
Thabasca
J. J. Denis
D. F. Kellner
House of Commons
Kellner
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
Harry Bowtell
Ald. Simpson
Ald
P. M. Simpson
Prairie grain drive faces late May weather across western Canada
Western Canada moves to rush 1928 grain seeding as ideal moisture and warm spells aid wheat and coarse grain sowing across Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A northern Alberta snowstorm halts progress with three inches of snow and telegraph outages isolating Edmonton Calgary briefly. Mild conditions persist elsewhere though forecasts warn of falling temperatures.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Prairie
Alberta
Manitoba
Calgary
Edmonton
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Eight Die As Small Boat Capsizes In Monongahela River
Eight persons drown when a small boat overturns after a floating log strikes it on the Monongahela River between Masons Town and Greensboro near Uniontown Pennsylvania. The accident occurred before daylight and was reported several hours later.
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Uniontown
Monogahela River
Masontown
Greensboro
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipeg May 1
Inspectors report wheat inspections in Winnipeg with 892 total cars, up from 545 last year. Contract grades total 255, up from 103 in the prior season, reflecting higher activity and grading outcomes.
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Winnipeg
Verdicts in Cobourg libel actions against Preston and Wilson
The Cobourg jury found in a May 1 decision that the defendants are guilty of Abel and awarded $500 to the plaintiff in a $39 000 libel case brought by Sir Arthur Garrie against W R K Preston and W Wilson. A poll showed 11 to 1 in favor of the verdict.
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Cobourg
Ont
Abel
Te Yeaintiff
Sir Arthur Garrie
W. R. K. Preston
Coburg
Preston
Canadian ‘Press
Arthur Currie i
W. T.R. Preston
F. W. ‘Wilbon
Port Hope
Justice Rose
Prank Re‘an
Regan
Mons
Stai
Parliament News From Ottawa May Day Session
In Ottawa on May 1 the Senate sat and the Commons moved ahead with Government Bills. The Commons gave the third reading to the deportation for sedition bill and the Naturalization Act amendment received a second reading and committee consideration.
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Ottawa
An. Press
Senate
Commons
Scouts and Rotary Club share a noon luncheon
Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs from city troops were guests of the Rotary Club at a noon luncheon. Premier Brownlee MLA White and W B McGorabs attended as the boys displayed Scout rules and history.
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Wolf
Rotary Club
Rotarians
Caton Western
Boy Scouts
League of Nations
Jones
Baden Powell
Wynn Foster
Stanton Morris
Premier Brownlee
F J. White
Mla
W. B. McGorgbs
Immigration repeal bill sparks debate in Ottawa House
Ottawa May 1 government bill to repeal 1919 immigration amendments, allowing deportation without trial for British subjects not born in Canada. Debates feature J T Thorson and H H Stevens with arguments on railroaded passage and prior discussion. Also notes on Alberta spring planting conditions and weather.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
Canada
House of Commons
Senate
H. H. Stevens
Vancouver Centre
Hansard
Thorson
House
Stevens
Premier Brownlee at Empress theatre outlines Alberta recovery
Premier Brownlee declared Alberta's finances grave but improving and predicted expansion after consolidation. E G M I A and W E McCombs spoke on labor issues while Ald P M Simpson chaired and noted Workmen's Compensation Act progress. Debate covered railway coverage and protections for workers families.
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Brownlee
Empress Theatre
Alberta
W. E. McCombs
Barber found dead in Lisieux shack after crisis
Weyburn, Sask May 1. Charles J. Coughlin a barber aged 25 was found dead in his shack behind a pool room at Lisieux south of Assiniboia. A .22 calibre rifle lay near the body. Nearby resident W Warrington a victim of a recent death left 15 children 72 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
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Weyburn
Sask
Chas. J. Coughlin
Lisieux
Assiniboia
W. Warrington
Essex
Grazing Leases Discussed for Lands NE of Medicine Hat
Alberta grazing land near Medicine Hat discussed by Minister George Hoadley after talks in Winnipeg with CPR officials. Tracts totaling several million acres lie east of CPR holdings and could boost cattle grazing while keeping roads open and fees nominal. A proposal to bring lands under the Domesticate Act was considered.
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Hdmonton
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Alberta
George Hoadley
Canada Land and Irrigation Company
Winnipeg
Regina
D C. Coleman
C.P
Alberta Man Chie ig As Vice-President An Important Bo
Ottawa May 1 A 3 arab Director of Dominion Ex Farms has been elected President of the Canadian Society of Agriculturists for the year June 1 following a small fan two Vice Presidents are Proey Sackville of the University Alberta and Dr A T Charrony is not Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ottawa L H Newman Re Creatist Ottawa is re elected Poc orary Secretary
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Ottawa
Dominion Ex Farms
Agriculturists
Proey P. Sackville
Berta
A. T. Charrony
Nnt
Agriga Ottawa
L. H. Newman
Tug Boat Captain Loses Lite Wager in Bay Disaster
A tug boat captain and owner James Cox faced a boating accident in Jamaica Bay when a craft sank. Several crew members were rescued as the vessel capsized, with efforts focused on rescue and recovery after the incident near New York.
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Mester
Ty James Fi
Idoyva
Janatea Bay
N. Y
Elizabeth Pea
New York
Large class taking first aid lectures announced
A large class under B Noble of Winnipeg begins First Aid instruction at the St. John's Ambulance center. Evening sessions for ladies at 6:30 and men at 7:30, CPR employees and interested persons invited to join. The course lasts about three months with certificates for those who pass.
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B. Noble
Winnipeg
C. P
St. John's
Ambula
C.P.R
Hell
Weather summary for Canadian cities shows varied conditions
Weather report lists Vancouver as cloudy Edmonton snow Calgary fair Medicine Hat clear Moose Jaw cloudy Saskatoon cloudy Victoria rain Lethbridge clear Regina rain Port Arthur fair The forecast remains mostly fair and mild with some errors in the original text indicating a Wednesday forecast and possible typos.
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Vancouver
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Victoria
Lethbridge
Regina
Port Arthur
British and Egyptian tensions spark debate on warships and bills
Fragmented text describes Egyptian compliance with Britain and looming parliamentary actions. References to warships, a bill, and a demand for withdrawal appear amid disjointed phrases and unclear dates.
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U.S
W. FE. McComhy
Labor
Q Zwo
Ivering
Defence Counsel
Brownler Whoe
Opera House
Ibettem i Tre
Mugrath
Taber
Premier Browne
Fred. White, M. & and
W. E. McComn
P. M. Simpson Pied
F. White
Mae A
Mr. White
Workmen’s Compensation Committee
Ben
McGillivray
Lahey
White
Egypt
Ith
Britain
Austen
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