Forty Members Yet To Speak In The Budget Debate
Ottawa May 7 Debate on the budget continued in the house with about forty speakers still to be heard and the end not expected until next week probably Thursday. General Ross and E J McMurray queried government policies while D Anjou urged immigration restriction amid unemployment concerns. General Rees accused the government of surrendering to the Progressives as Liberals faltered.
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Ottawa
Ross
Kingston
Liberal Party
Canada
E. J. McMurray
J. E. D’anjou
Liberal
Rimouski, Inc
A. E. Rees
Serious view of embassy raid stirs Berlin London tensions
May 7 Moscow reports that the Soviet government takes a serious view of the Berlin police raid on Soviet trade headquarters. Russian press condemns Germany and warns of possible complications unless Germany apologizes. Zinovieff says the incident is an attempt by Russia's enemies to wreck the Anglo Russian conference.
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Moscow
Berlin
Rrussian
Germany
M. Zinovieff
The
Communist Internationale
Russia
London
Free State to Release Interned Prisoners Soon
London dispatches report the Free State government plans the immediate release of interne prisoners not yet brought to trial. It remains unclear if Eamon de Valera and other Republican leaders would be included.
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London
Dublin
Free State
Eamon de Valera
Leaberg
Beatty Elected Chairman of Canadian Pacific Board
At a directors meeting in Montreal on May date President F W Beatty KC was elected chairman of the Board succeeding the late Lord Shaughnesay. The selection follows his service as CPR President and marks a leadership change for the railway.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
F. W. Beatty, KC
Lord Shaughnesay
Medicine Hat Riders to Join World's Stampede in England
Alberta cowboys led by Ad Day ship 110 cattle from Edmonton and district to Wembley for the British Empire Exhibition world stampede. Riders including Roy Hutchinson and Lund brothers Andy and Art travel with a 23 rider party, earning $2.60 a day plus travel. Cardston and Woolford residents forecast Jack Purnell will return with honors.
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Ad Day
England
Wembley
Edmonton
Calgary
Day
Alberta
Francis Hutchison
Lund
Dunmore Latt
Roy Hutchinson
Lawrence
Redcliff
Mr. Day
Montreal
Raymond
Andy
Arthur Lund
DeLoas Lund
Medicine Hat
Lund Brothers
Husky
Fearleas
Union Jack
Cardston
Jack Galbraith
Art
Andy Apa
Ray Knight
J. Purnell
Jack” Purnell
Woolford
New
London
Plains
Jack
Prairie farm report cites belated seeding but favorable prospects
The Canadian Pacific Railway Agricultural Department reports 1924 prairie sowing to begin later than average due to snow and rain. Manitoba shows favorable soil, flax acreage rising, and wheat seeding outlined with regional contrasts across Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. Wages for farm labor run from 30 to 50 dollars monthly with board.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific Lway
Saskatche
Alberta
Innitoba
Gehatchewan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Edmonton-Dunvegan
British Columbia
Okanagan
British
Belleville youths deliver Loyalist celebration invitations
Miss Gwendolen Lazier and Cadet Allan Dempsey of Belleville Ontario carry invitations to the United Empire Loyalists celebration. Lazier rides from Belleville to Washington for President Coolidge and U.S. officials. Dempsey walks to Toronto delivering invitations. The event marks the 140th anniversary of Upper Canada settlement.
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Gwendolen Lazier
Allan Dempsey
Belleville
Ontario
Lagier
Washington
Coolidge
U.S
Dempsey
Toronto
Upper Canada
Canadian National Railways expands radio reach to New York and Chicago
Montreal May 7 Canadian National Railways extend broadcasting to New York and Chicago joining Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary and Edmonton. First New York WEAF broadcast scheduled May 13 at 7 pm New York time and Chicago WMAQ broadcast at 10 pm Chicago time.
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Canadian National Railways
New York-Chicago
Montreal
Canada
New York
Chicago
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
WEAF
The
Newa
WMAQ
Methodist union view aims at full Presbyterian accord
Rev. Stuart Parker of Toronto told the Commons Private Bills Committee that the Westminster confession could still underlie a united church with the Presbyterians. He argued key union features depart from the confession and urged that acceptance by Presbyterians reach near one hundred percent, not a slim majority.
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Ottawa
Presbyterian Church
Stuart .Parker
Toronto
Commons
J. W. Bird
Nelson
Parker
F. H. Chrysler
K. C
Minefields Reported in Eastern Baltic Area
Lubeck Germany reports discovery of minefields covering 280 square miles in the Eastern Baltic near Finland. The mines are attributed to Russian origin dating from World War I.
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Lubeck
Germany
Baltic
Finland
Search for Major Martin Reaches Northwest of Chignik
Search parties hunt for Major Frederick L. Martin, United States world flight commander, missing a week. Teams operated northwest of Chignik and planned to resume today, or press toward the Pehring Sea side of the Aleutians between Meshik and Sess Islands, a voyage of a week or more.
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Chignik
Frederick L. Martin
United States World Flight
Martin
Pehring Sea
Aleutian Islands
Meshik
Sess Islands
Church Union Bill Debate Highlights Presbyterian Vote Hurdle
In Ottawa on May 7, F H Chrysler KC opposed forcing the church union bill on a 60 percent member vote and urged leaving the decision to courts due to property trusts. Toronto minister Rev E Parker argued the Barrie act has no power to change church constitution amid broad opposition by union critics.
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Ottawa
Presbyterian Church
F. H. Chrysler
K.C
Commons
8. Parker
Toronto
Parker
New 8&J. Andrews
Vauxhall Irrigation Case Seeks Government Aid in Dispute
D W Hays for Vauxhall and New Wen water users arrived in Ottawa to press the project amid a resignation of the receiver Mr Bennett and no successor. A flame break needs six weeks and 200 dollars to fix. The Government will aid only after formal bankruptcy to avoid English shareholder complications. Premier Greenfield and Attorney General Brownlee expected to confer with Bennett.
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Ottawa
D. W. Hays
Vaxhall
New Wen
Vauxhall
Bennett
Hays
Greenfield
Brownlee
Lockout Expands From Ruhr Mines to Saxony Over Eight-Hour Day
Berlin May 7 report says the Ruhr valley miners strike and eight hour demand spurred a lockout in Saxony as Chemnitz and Zwickau workers refuse more than eight hours. 300,000 threatened unemployed with 200,000 more metal workers at risk. authorities pledge neutrality amid separatist and communist agitation.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Saxony
Chemnitz
Zwickau
Ruhr Valley
Peculiar Circumstances Under Which Canadian National Gave Million to Home Bank
Ottawa May 7 The examination of Major Graham Bell deputy minister of finance and director of the Canadian National Railways over the million dollar deposit with the Home Bank on May 28 1923 and drawn June 2 opened today. James A Yates CN treasurer testified Bell said Gough a Home Bank director asked to deposit funds and Bell discussed with Sir Henry Thornton. Gough claimed the bank needed money for immediate investment and more funds would arrive soon. Bell checked with Yates who confirmed a million dollars would be available mid May. Between May 21 and 26 Bell said Madar noted. continuation on page six.
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Ottawa
Graham Bell
Canadian National Railways
Home Bank
James
A. Yates
Bell
Rail Way
Canadian National
R. P. Gough
Major Bell
Gough
Sir Henry Thornton
Si Henry
Major Beil
Yatea
Madar
Trousers Fail During Sacred Drama at Methodist Church
A large audience at Third Avenue Methodist church in Saskatoon last night witnessed the actor playing Naaman the Leper lose his trousers when a safety pin gave way during the performance. The actor hobbled off stage and order was restored after several minutes.
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Saskatoon
Third Avenue Methodist Church
Anglo-Canadian Shipping Trade Possibilities
Lieut-Col. J. G. Avery former First Lord of the Admiralty urged at a Liverpool meeting that the Anglo-Canadian shipping trade could surpass the entire world tonnage of the British Empire with courage and vision, though he did not specify methods.
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London
J. G. Avery
The
Admiralty
Mercantile Marine Service Association
Liverpool
Avery
Stefansson Heads to Australia to Seek Arctic Theories
Vilhjalmur Stefansson leaving San Francisco for Australia where he plans to present evidence tackling theories about the continent interior. He also plans to explore Africa later.
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San Francisco
Cal
Vilh
Jaluur Stefansson
En Qure
Australia
Africa
Labor government bridge bill unchanged after four amendments
London May 7 Labor's first bill remains unchanged after four votes on proposals to modify duties on tea cocoa coffee chicory and sugar. Debates focused on sugar with Conservatives pressing for imperial preference and a four shilling three halfpence per hundredweight cap while the government and Liberals upheld Snowden's preference.
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London
Labor
Bridget
House
Tae
Snowden
William Mitchell-Thomson
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Auatralia
Pres. E. W. Beatty
New Board
C.P.R
U.E.L
United States
Major Martin
Aeey
Canadian National Rys
Stefansson
Labor Govt
Rugar
William Ormsby-Gore
Europe
Snowden Way
Great Britain
Old Roller Rink
Across Bridge
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