Budget changes raise duties on many imports in Canada
Canadian Budget resolutions in the House of Commons detail tariff increases on dozens of items including cocoa, chocolate, citrus and sugar under the British West Indies trade agreement. General rates rise for rum and alcohol, with champagne prices set higher. A separate list outlines articles exempt from sales tax, such as bread, dairy, meats, eggs, and certain farm products, while beer tax reductions are noted.
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House of Commons
British West Indies
Ottawa
Gompers Warns U S Employers At Labor Mass Meeting
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor warned employers at a Cincinnati labor mass meeting that the labor movement faces hostile attempts to destroy it. He urged restraint and warned the pendulum can swing against hard bargaining. About 300 striking building trades union men returned to work in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Iamilton
Ont
Chamber of Commerce meeting tonight at city hall
The fall membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the city council chamber. Secretary Richardson will present a report on the chamber's work over the past several months and several important matters are to be considered.
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Chamber of Commerce
City Conncil Chamber
Richardson
Monument Committee
Princesa Avenue
Allowance Avenue
Mayle Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Health Committee
T. Mulligan
Dreamland Theatre
King
Delf
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
Appeal of Nat Bell Liquors Co. dismissed
Ottawa May 10 The Supreme Court of Canada sitting this morning dismissed the appeal of Nat Bell Liquors Limited Edmonton against the Alberta appellate decision upholding a Provincial Police Court conviction. The company faced a $2200 fine for failing to make proper liquor returns. The court ruled cases under Alberta Liquor Act convictions are criminal and not appealable.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Nat Bell Liquors’ Limited
Edmonton
Supreme Court of Alberta
Lquor Company
Supreme Court
Alberta
Retirement sendoff for Mr Hays in Hays Canada Life event
D W Hays, retiring general manager of the Canada Life and Irrigation company, leaves for Spokane to begin consulting work. A farewell banquet by the Cypress Club featured tributes from prominent figures including J D McGregor, F W Hanna, and Mayor Kuchvale, plus a musical program and a train sendoff.
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D. W.,hays
Canada Life and Irrigation Company
Spokane
Cypress Club
N. A. McLarty
Col. F. C. Sissons
Hays
C. 8. Pingle
J. D. McGregor
Brandon
F. W. Hanna
Dr. McLeod
G. L. Prager
W. A. McGregor
Kuchvale
Wm. Cousins
Judge Carpenter
Alberta Public Utilities Commission
Capt. Parker
L. N. Laidlaw
J. L. Peacock
Mr. Hey
Messrs
C. S. Blanchard
Ju. N. Laidlaw
Percy Schutte
A. W. Lang
C. W. Smith
Milton Cory
Mr. Hays
Gas Company seeks rate hike in Redcliff hearing
Judge Garpenter of the Alberta Public Utilities Commission presided in Redcliff yesterday over the Gas Company application to raise rates to twenty five cents per thousand cubic feet. Bondholders were represented by G L Fraser and the town by Baird. The commissioner reserved his decision.
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Judge Garpenter
Alberta Public Utilities Commission
Redcliff
G. L. Fraser
Baird
British coal Iran and oil sources to last about 200 years
A historical note estimates that coal from Britain, oil reserves and Iranian sources will be exhausted in roughly two centuries. The projection highlights long term energy decline and dependence on finite resources.
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Iran
Ontario Dental Association Board Portrait in Toronto Convention
The photographer captures the Ontario Dental Association board of governors at their Toronto convention. In the bottom row from left are Dr. A. G. Plaxton, Dr. W. L. Chalmers, and Dr. F. J. Conboy. in the top row are Dr. M. W. Rutherford, Dr. C. E. Brooks, Dr. Eri J. Ganaby, the chairman.
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Ontario Dental Association
Toronto
A. G. Plaxton
W. L. Chalmers
F. J. Conboy
M. W. Rutherford
C. E. Brooks
Eri. J. Ganaby
Experts address social hygiene at Fifth Ave Church
A large audience heard Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst and Magistrate Emily Murphy outline social hygiene efforts. Dr W H Macdonald spoke on prevention, and four Alberta clinics were announced for Edmonton Calgary Medicine Hat and Lethbridge to treat venereal disease with confidential reporting and strong government support.
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Fifth Avenue Church
Emmeline Pankhurat
Emily Murphy
National Society For the Prevention
Gershaw
W. H. Macdonald
C. E. Smyth
Macdonald
Murphy Ofdmonton
Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Orr
Red Cross Society
Social Service Council
Social Hygiene Clinic
Council opens tenders for grading Porter's Hill road
At an adjourned council meeting tenders for grading Porter's Hill road were opened with two bids from Adam Sturn of Thelma and Megara Frac & Willson with Chas Henderson. The committee of the whole was empowered to act on the bids.
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City Council
Porter’s Hill Road
Adam Sturn
Thelma
Megara Frac & Willson
Chas. Henderson
Gillespie
Major Bruce
Richard
Bruce Xoald
Alberta
Rainmaker Hatfield Tours Lake Site Amid Weather Claims
A cloud of rumor surrounds Hatfield operations as reporters visit Chappice Lake where Hatfield asserts towers withstand up to ninety mile winds. He describes moisture-evaporation effects, ongoing construction, and plans to attract rainfall across a broad region with steady work for his team.
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Rainmaker
Chappice Lake
Hatfield
Babel
Mr. Hatfield
Hatfields
Llatfield
Pacific Ocean
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Pago
Poles Capture Kosel After Fierce Fight
Insurgent Polish forces crossed the border into Upper Silesia and captured Kosel on May 10 after heavy fighting. The town’s population is fleeing in panic as authorities assess the situation.
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Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Kosel
Regulating Oil in Northwest Territories to Be Administered
Officials from the interior department have moved toward Fort Norman and Peace River regions to oversee oil regulations. C. S. Rinnie, inspecting engineer and acting secretary of the Northwest Territories, will lead the party and reach Fort Smith in about three weeks.
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Ottawa
Can
Interior Department
Fort Norman
Peace River
Fort Smith
C. S. Rinnie
Northwest Territories
Sinn Fein Candidate Dates Announced in Cork
Cork dated May 10 Sinn Fein announces candidates for Cork city parliamentary election led by J. J. Walsh and Liam Roisitte with Miss Mary MacSwiney and Lord Mayor O Callaghan also named as Sinn Fein candidates in Cork.
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J. J. Walsh
Liam Roisitte
O'Callaghan
Mary MacSwiney
Cork
Sinn Fein
Cork City
Rainy halt urged by Dollard official in farm group
A wire received by F. S. Ratliff secretary of the United Agricultural association from J. Dupeyro of Dollard Sask a member of the association's executive urges rain enough to halt work for a few days Dollard is about 75 miles from here in the Prelate district.
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F. S. Ratliff
United Agricultural Association
J. Dupeyro
Dollard, Sask
Association
Dollard
Prelate District
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Murphy
Fifth Ave
Clinic For Medicine Hat
Porter's Hill
Com
Whole Council
Huckvale
Red Rose
At & P.m. General Business
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Dept. of Interior
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Empress Theatre
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