Divorce Bills Stall as Commons Debates Move to Committee
In Ottawa the Commons signaled it will speed divorce legislation but not treat it as routine. About 20 bills had first readings. in committee there was extended debate and scrutiny of sponsors. Bourassa pledged to move amendments on three bills at third reading as Evans challenged minority rights.
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Ottawa
the Commons
House
Bere Ee Bourassa
Labelle
John Evans
Progressive
Rosetown
Bourassa
Quebec
Evans
Bour“assa
House of Commons
New Laundry Project Approved for General Hospital
General Hospital directors approve a new laundry building to be built north of the old plant at about 8000 dollars. The hollow tile, 30 by 40 feet, will house washer, extractor, press, roll irons, a tumbler, boiler and plumbing. M. Fulton to build on cost plus ten percent. E L Cope to install machinery on same terms. Repairs and lilac hedge works planned. meeting attendees listed.
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The
General Hospital
M. Fulton
E. L. Cope
Robt. Kennedy
Messrs
E. W. Stacey
Harold McBain
Dr. McCharles
J. D. Fairless
A. J. N. Terrill
Wm. Cousins
Norman E. Davis
Dr. Boyd
W. C. Parrish
J. C. Beveridge
Worker Injured At Birnie Yard In Pulley Accident
W Kerlinsky, a Birnie yard employee, was caught in a pulley this morning and sustained two left rib fractures and a head cut. He was hospitalized and treated by Dr. MacCharles.
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W. Kerlinsky
Birnie
MacCharles
Kerlinsky
Contract Awarded To B P Scanlan For Power Plant Addition
At a special City Council meeting tenders for the construction of an addition to the power plant to house a new generating unit were opened and the contract awarded to B P Scanlon. The city engineer was ordered to supervise work per plans by H Davis. Delegates Bullivant Andrews Worster were chosen to attend a regional meeting in Coaldale on Red Trail route plans.
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B. P. Scanlon
Ald
Hole
Red Trail
Des Moines University Disputed Baptist Affiliation
Des Moines University faces a controversy over its Baptist ties as faculty and administration shift to present the dispute at a Baptist Bible Union convention in Buffalo. A campus reopens after a weekend disruption, while officials recount a near-violent student riot and note the school is not recognized as a Baptist institution.
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Des Moines University
Des Moines
Iowa
The
Des Mines University
Buffalo
Baptist Bible Union Convention
Harl
C. Calloway
M. Stevens
Edith M. Redman
Bible Union
B. Knighter
Morris Rose
J. F. Dempster
Frank Smith
Farrencs
Harry Wayman
F. T. Shields
Toronto
Dr. Shields
Baptist” University
Woman Dies Peacefully While Listening To Favorite Song
Saskatoon report says a woman died yesterday afternoon while a radio station played her requested record. As the song ended and operator Geoff Bartlett prepared a repeat, a phone call notified that she had listened to the music and died happy.
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Saskatoon
Geoff Bartlett
May Snow Storm Hits Western Canada Weather Watch
Winnipeg and across the prairies endure wintry May snow and wind with temperatures near 30 degrees. Calg ary reports six inches of snow, while Moose Jaw Regina and other centers see flurries. seeding is delayed and farms face several days of wet ground.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
Cypress Hills
Winnipeg
Prairies
Mackenzie River
Calgary
Qu’Appelle
Swift Current
Western Praires
Manitoba
Oil Production Reaches New Provincial High in April
April oil production from Turner Valley wells totaled 60 207 barrels, up 12 596 from March. Increased output from Home No 1 and Okalta No 1 wells drove the gain, marking a record month for the province.
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Turner Valley
Forest Fire Season Seen Disastrous in British Columbia
Victoria May 14 British Columbia faces the most disastrous fire season of recent years, according to the forest branch of the Lands Department. So far 333 fires have been reported across the province, with northern areas facing higher fire hazard as warm weather continues.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Forest Branch
Department of Lands
Chicken House Fire Kills 75 Chickens at Dominion Street
A fire at the rear of 1138 Dominion Street destroyed a chicken house, killing about 75 chickens. The blaze began in a brooder and was discovered shortly after 8 a.m. firefighters limited further damage but could not save the birds.
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Dominion St
Medicine Hat Scouts Seek Eight Hundred For London Jamboree
The Boy Scout Executive needs eight hundred dollars to send eight representatives from Medicine Hat to the Scout Jamboree in London, England, this July. Six boys from local troops were chosen to attend, and a city-wide drive asks every citizen to donate one dollar, with volunteers to visit homes Saturday to collect contributions.
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Medicine Hat
Boy Scout
London
England
Scouts In
Fred Fisher
3Rd St
Pat ’McCharles
2Nd St
St. Barnabas
John Woznow
Stanton Morris
Division Ave
St. John’s
Roderick Ashburner
St. N. E
Frank Discoll
Ross
Tarif Increase Sanctioned by President
Washington May 14 President Hoover announced he would promulgate tariff increases on linseed milk gate Aeines window glass as recommended by the tariff commission. Rates on linseed rise from 40 to 56 cents per bushel milk from 12 to 3 4 cents per gallon cream 20 to 30 cents per gallon and window glass increases from five eighths of a cent to 1 1/2 cents per pound depending on glass size.
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Washington
Hoover
Tariff Commission
Man Killed Removing Storm Windows in Winnipeg
Winnipeg on May 14. Bjarni Magnusson a 67 year old resident was fatally injured while taking off storm windows at his home. A window shattered and cut a main artery. he died after being taken to a hospital.
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Winnipeg
Bjarni Magnusson
Graf Zeppelin Prepares for Transatlantic Flight
Final preparations for the Graf Zeppelin departure to the United States were under way in Friedrichshafen with takeoff expected at dawn on Wednesday. The dirigible aims to fly toward Lakehurst New Jersey possibly tracing a path south to the Azores. France has withheld permission for the voyage delaying the scheduled departure.
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Friederichshafen
Germany
America
Ecketer
Lakehurst
N. J
Azores
Friedrichshaven
Bananas From West Indies Reach Western Canada
Seven thousand stems of West Indies bananas passed through Winnipeg over the CN Railway during the weekend bound for Western cities. It is the first such cargo to arrive in Western Canada, sent via the Lady Somers steamship to Montreal and transported in fourteen refrigerator cars to Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Edmonton Calgary Vancouver and Victoria.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
West Indies
Canada
Montreal
Canadian National
Lady Somers
Regkin
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Manyberries Goes Wet by 52 Majority
Edmonton reports Alberta records a local option vote at Travers near Lethbridge. The tally tied 34 to 34, a returning officer’s vote would have made wet, but the Liquor Act requires a majority to carry wet. Dry outcome possible. Fairview vote went dry 255 to 217 across 13 townships and four polls.
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Manyberries
Edmonton
Alberta
Travers
Lethbridge
John D. Hunt
Hunt
Observations on Freedom of Speech and Suppression
Dr. Gershaw cites a Finnish editor’s arrest and a petition to suppress publication. Vorento licenses were canceled for Communistic Halls, languages banned in some venues, and a Toronto street meeting was broken up with six arrests. Woodsworth argues Parliament sees concerted suppression of speech and assembly, noting Communist spread among new Canadians in Northern mining districts. He calls for labor organization and responsible management, warning against martyring ideas and praising British freedom of expression.
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Woodsworth
Canada
Canadian Railways Match U S Flour Rate Cut
Ottawa reports Canada will mirror the U S decision to cut wheat rates from Georgian Bay ports to Montreal and Quebec. The new Canadian rates, effective May 13 1929, reduce to 11.01 cents per 100 pounds to Montreal and 11.84 cents to Saint John Boston East Boston and Portland. The move aims to ease grain shipments through Saint John and Halifax during winter.
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Ottawa
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Canada
Georgian Bay Ports
Montreal
Quebec
Buffalo
New York
H. McKeown
Board of Railway, Commissioners
J. M. McLean
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Saint John
Halifax
Boston
Portland
McKeown
Port Arthur
Armstrong
Ont
N.B
Alberta Railways Joint Operation Bill Reappears
Ottawa May 14 The measure authorizing the C N R and CPR to jointly acquire Alberta railways formerly government owned is expected before the House. Conservatives and U F A benches may criticize the proposal for joint operation. The bill also covers Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway and several others.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alberta Railways
House, of Commons
C.N.R
C.P.R
U.F.A
Edmonton
Dunvegan
British Columbia
Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Company
Central Canada Express Company
Pembina Valley Railway
Inquest Tonight Over Knight Gunshot Death
G. W. Knight died about 1 am from a head bullet wound sustained early Sunday. An inquest is scheduled to start at 8 oclock tonight in the police court room at city hall.
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G. W. Knight
City Hall
Airplanes Aided in Fight Against the Bush Fires
Airplanes aided crews in Saskatchewan and Manitoba as fires in Nipawin Prince Albert National Park and Cold Lake areas came under control. A 22 mile front in Prince Albert Park was tamed by 100 workers by Sunday morning, with patrols kept for days. Government planes aided efforts along lakeshores and rivers to halt spread, while Sturgeon River fires were suppressed after a two day battle near the park boundary.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Nipawin
Prince Albert National Park
Winnipeg
Cold Lake
Manitoba
Sturgeon River
Sturgeon
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Miss Rebman
West
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Tarif
Graf Zeppelin
West Indies Isles
Gershaw
Great Britain
F. W. Gerehaw
U.S
Georgian Bay
Ontario Mills
Charles la Ferle
Maple Leaf Milling Company
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Central States
Canadian West
Seaboard
Unamay
C.nj
Gee At
Poe
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