Bulgaria reels after second quake devastates towns
After a second earthquake in a week, Phillipopolia district and nearby villages report widespread ruin. More than 20 dead near Phillippopolis and 60 of 100 injured in serious condition. Governor Boris and aides Liaptcheff and Vaseileff mobilize aid amid broken roads, water geysers, and mass dislocation.
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Bulgaria
Phillippopolia
Ruba
Phillippopolis
Sadavo
Boris
Liaptcheff
M. Vaseileff
Luck Of the Irish greeted by Irish-American Hogan in distant desolation
Major James Fitzmaurice meets Irish photographer Tom Hogan at Seven Islands Que as air mail pilot Lt. Robert S. Fogg relays the world’s astonishment at the Bremen trans Atlantic flight. Hogan is hailed as the first Irishman in America to greet him.
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New York
N.Y
James Fitzmaurice
Robert S. Fogg
Air Mail
Fitzmaurice
Seven Islands
Que
Fogg
Duke” Schiller
Toronto
Tom Hogan
Fitz
America
Hogan
Brian Boru
Seed Wheat Duty Shift Possible Amid Farm Relief Stalemate
Washington reports a looming change in seed wheat duties as deadlock over farm relief stirs talk of reducing or abolishing tariffs. Officials note growing pressure from wheat regions, with some Western lawmakers backing cheaper Canadian seed wheat for American farmers. The president may amend tariffs if vetoes persist, while farmers weigh long term gains in world markets against domestic seed grain losses.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan Auto Gasoline Tax Imposed on May first
Legislation in Saskatchewan will levy a three cent tax per gallon on gasoline used for automobile traffic with refunds for non automobile use. Purchasers pay tax at purchase and dealers must apply stamps. Sellers and distributors report monthly sales and keep stamp records. Penalties range from ten to two hundred dollars for violations.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Feasibility study on BC coal moving to Montreal via Panama Canal
R C Henry of Canadian National Railways told the railway and shipping committee there is no available CGMMLM boat. Pacific coast service is full and Vancouver Montreal ships are cargo filled or too small for long coal voyages. A W Neill urged a fixed government rate on British Columbia coal.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Montreal
Panama Canal
R. C. Henry
Bureau of Economics
Canadian National Railways
Railways and Shipping Committee
House
C.g.mlm
Mr. Henry
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
A. W. Neill
Comox- Alberni
B.C
Oriental Vote Issue Sparks Vancouver Labor Debate
In Vancouver and New Westminster trades councils the question of whether Oriental residents in British Columbia should be allowed to vote was raised. Labor groups have opposed enfranchisement for years, but the issue was revived by the Canadian Labor Party's support for equal voting rights for Asians. Local locals will record opinions and forward them to the council.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Vancouver and
New Westminster
Trades and Labor Council
Canadian Labor Party
Canada
Cost Of Harbor Survey Ottawa
Senator Dendurand told the Senate that Frederick Palmer was paid 9425 pounds for his report on Nelson and Churchill Harbors. Palmer was chosen to settle a dispute between Canadian engineers and public officials by obtaining an independent, authoritative engineer not party to the controversy.
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Ottawa
Dendurand
Senate
Frederick Palmer
Nelson and
Churchill
Bread Prices to Rise as Wheat Costs Move Up
Regina reports bread prices edging higher with flour costs pushed up by higher wheat values. Swift Current already added one cent per loaf to bread prices.
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Regina
Swift Current
Canada Senate criticizes new legations and training needs
In Ottawa the Senate debated Canada's diplomatic service. Senator McLennan argued against expanding legations beyond Washington and called for training junior diplomats, while praising the Washington envoy and noting preparation gaps before Paris and Tokio postings. Government leader Dandurand endorsed the Washington legation as a bipartisan achievement.
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Ottawa
Canada
Senate
J. S. MecLennan
McLennan
Confederation
United States
Washington
Paris
Tokio
Great Britain
Raoul Dandurand
Robert Borden
Meighen
United Farm Women Week At University In Saskatoon
Saskatoon hosts a three day extension program June 12 13 and 14 led by Dean Rutherford Prof Murray and Prof Rayner. The focus is on labor saving devices for farms with emphasis on improving water supply.
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Saskatoon
United Farm Women
Dean Rutherford
Murray
Prof
Rayner
Auction Records Price for Grays Elegy Surges
A six leaf edition of Grays Elegy sold at auction for 6450 dollars. The work debuted two centuries ago at sixpence, with the current high water mark previously 7500 dollars at a MacGregor sale four years earlier. The note adds that the Russian state church before the revolution was Greek Orthodox.
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London
Russia
New Seed Grain Warehouse Planned for Moose Jaw
A new seed grain warehouse may be built in Moose Jaw at a cost above $100,000. The present building is inadequate. Sponsored by J Gordon Ross MP for Moose Jaw and backed by Hon C M Hamilton, with discussions including Hon W R Motherwell. Plan calls for a modern plant with one third from Dominion Government, one third from the province, and one third from the current warehouse association.
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Ottawa
Moose Jaw
J. Gordon Ross
M.P
C. M. Hamilton
W. R. Motherwell
Weather Suits Farmers Edmonton
Hon. George Headrey Alberta agriculture minister says lingering winter poses no risk. If a warm break comes soon, soil will be in good order with ample moisture and seeding will not lag. Reports show snow evaporating quickly and overall conditions promising another bumper crop despite some excess moisture in spots. City residents worry, but farmers trust seed time and harvest.
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Edmonton
George Headrey
Alberta
Headley
B C Farmers Seek Horses Amid Rising Prices
D B Johnstone Kamloops horse dealer reports BC farmers cannot yet substitute horses. Work horses once $10 to $15 now fetch up to $72 and good dairy cows reach about $85. Draught horses are scarce and shipped as far east as Montreal.
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Kamloops
B.C
British Columbia
D. B. Johnstone
Johnstone
Montreal
Vice Regal Summer Home On Pacific Coast Feasibility Discussed
Reports revive the idea of Lord and Lady Willingdon establishing a vice regal summer home on the Pacific Coast after their Vancouver visit. Feasibility of Vancouver or Victoria as the Dominion social capital in summer has been mooted, with no formal decision from the Governor General or Lady Willingdon. Ottawa notes Canada's 1927 population estimate at 9,519,000, up from 1921 census of 8,755,483.
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Vancouver
B.C
Lord
Lady Willingdon
Pacific Coast
Victoria
Dominion
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Chicago Water Diversion From Great Lakes
Ottawa reports to Parliament on Canada United States talks over Chicago's diversion of Lake Michigan water. Ottawa rejects any recognition of the abstraction and warns against assuming the Chicago sanitary canal will continue to divert water. Discussion covers metering, sewage treatment progress, and compensating works.
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Ottawa
Stewart
United States Administration
Chicago
United States
Sanitary Canal
Mr. Stewart
Canada
Chicago Sanitary Canal
National Federation of Liberal Women elects Mary Ellen Smith president
The Ottawa meeting of Liberal women unanimously chose Hon. Mary Ellen Smith M.L.A. of Vancouver as president of the newly formed National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada. The banquet followed official business with 900 attendees as officers were announced and the group outlined its goals to promote Liberalism and political education for women across Canada.
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Ottawa
Mary Ellen Smith
M.L.A
Vancouver
National Assembly of Liberal Women
Assembly
National Federation of Liberal Women
Norman Wilson
B. McKinnon
P.E.I
Carrie Carmichael
N.S
A. E. Smith
N.B
Beique
C. Derrick
S. Jacobs
David
Canada
Railway Plans Extended Ottawa
Third reading in the House of Commons approved private bills including incorporation of the Highwood Western Railway Company with 3 million dollars capital and Calgary head office. The plan covers Calgary to Sparwood via British Columbia and private extensions for CPR branches near Acme Alberta and Rose Mary area, plus time extension for CPR construction to Fernie and for the Manitoba and North West Railway from Tuffnell to Prince Albert.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Highwood Western Railway Company
Calgary
Alberta
Calgary and
Edmonton
Sparwood
C.P.R
British Columbia
Fernie
B.C
Acme
Alta
Rosemary North
Manitoba and Northwest Railway
Tuffnell
Sask
Prince Albert
Peace Plan Discussion In London Note To Allies
Godfrey Locker-Lampson said the US note inviting British adherence to a multilateral treaty outlawing war is under careful sympathetic consideration. The note will guide conversations between the British Government and the Dominions, he stated in response to a House of Commons question.
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London
United States
Godfrey Locker-Lampson
House of Commons
Domnions
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U.S
Ww. N. U
Oriental
Palmer
Nelson
George Mcliver
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
Winnipeg
Vice-Regal
Coast
Denmark
Hans Peter Petersen Pothelm
Pothelm
Melfort
Jim Manitobe
Great Lakes
NAT. Assembly
Liberal Women
Riley
Prince Edward Island
J. Hanway
Nova Scotia
F. E. Holman
New Brunswick
P. Paradis
Quebec
Florence Edwards
Ontario
W. G. Sanborn
Manitoba
Mary Sutherland
Robert Marshall
Henderson
National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada
West
Britain
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