Seaplanes Move Materials to Hudson Bay Terminal
Two Royal Canadian Air Force seaplanes guided by Flight Officer James fly daily between Nelson and Churchill transporting men and material for the Hudson Bay railway project. About 13 000 tons of supplies will be moved this summer as 225 workers remain at Churchill and 200 at Nelson preparing dismantled gear for transfer.
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Dawa
Ont
Hadson Bay
James
Royal Canadian Air Force
Nelson
Churchill
Hudson Gay
Department of the Interior
Montreal
New Westminster
B.C
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Hudson Bay
Halifax
Tunney Retains Championship at Yankee Stadium in Knockout
Gene Tunney defended his heavyweight title at Yankee Stadium New York in a technical knockout 11th round over Tom Heeney. Heeney, bloodied and blinded, staggered as Tunney controlled the bout with precise lefts and rights, delivering a brutal lesson in boxing mastery.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Tom Heeney
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Heeney
Nobile Reaches Narvik After Italia Disaster
General Umberto Nobile and Italia disaster survivors aboard the Citta di Milano dock at Narvik Norway with flag at half mast. Harbor workers refuse to handle ropes amid sullen mood as reports said Pro Malmgrem deserted and was left behind. Canada hens lay over 250 million dozen eggs annually worth about 80 million dollars.
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London
Citta di Milano
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Narvik
Norway
Pro Malmgrem
Canada
Test long distance call links London and Moose Jaw
A London England to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan test telephony call was completed with J A Joch, wire chief, hearing the English speaker clearly for two to three minutes. The test checked the new long distance system connecting the British Isles to Canada.
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Moose Jaw
London
England
J A. Joch
Mr Inch
Phitish Isles
Saskatchewan
West
Veteran Mountie Sir Cecil Denny Dies at 79
Captain Sir Cecil Edward Denny sixth Baronet of Tralee Castle Ireland died in an Edmonton hospital on July 24 aged 79. A last survivor of the original R N W M P crossing of 1874 he enlisted in Ottawa and rose to Inspector. He helped sign the 1877 treaty with the Indians and later served as Alberta Government archivist and author of early western life books.
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Edmonton
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Plains
Cecil Edward Denny
Tralee Castle
County Kerry
Ireland
Ottawa
R.n.wm.p
Sir Cecil Denny
Alberta
West
Nova Scotia Sees Limited Harvest Help Decline
Nova Scotia reports few men available for harvest duty as natural resources notes the province can supply no more than 75 percent of the requested workforce. Increased activity in building and mining limits participants to about 1,200 workers for Western wheat harvest.
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Halifax
Department of Natural Resources
Ottawa
Nova Scotia
Plane wreckage found off Jutland coast sent to Paris for ID
A fragment of an aeroplane wreckage with silver and bronze fabric was picked up off the Jutland coast. It was sent to Paris for identification as possibly part of the Nunges ser-Coli plane lost last year. The fragment was found by Danish physician Dr. Frode and includes a wireless receiver.
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Copenhagen
Jutland
Paris
Frode
Winnipeg educator named president of Canadian Teachers' Federation
Machray junior high principal C W Laidlaw of Winnipeg was elected president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation at the ninth annual conference. Vice president went to C Braden Jelly of Summerside over C H Sweet of Alberta, and Alderman M J Coldwell of Regina was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
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Winnipeg
C. W. Laidlaw
Machray
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
C. Braden Jelly
Summerside
P.E.I
C. H. Sweet
Alberta
M. J. Coldwell
Regina
Rome to Open Probe into Nobile Expedition Controversy
Italy to launch an official inquiry into the conduct of the Nobile expedition. Premier Mussolini ordered the probe to counter hostile criticism across Northern Europe and it is expected to be opened late September or early October. It is believed Mussolini will direct the investigation.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Europe
Hail Ravages Crops Across Central Saskatchewan
Heavy grain crops in central Saskatchewan were destroyed by a severe hailstorm and a powerful electrical storm, leaving fields nearly wiped out in parts last week. The event marks the district's worst storm in ten years.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Visit Plans by Field Marshal Lord Allenby to New York
Field Marshal Lord Allenby and Lady Allenby plan a visit to the United States and are due to land in New York on October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lord Alenby
Lady Allenby
Balfour At Eighty in Britain’s Celebrations
Great Britain marked the 80th birthday of Lord Balfour, a veteran statesman with 54 years in public service. Entered Parliament in 1874, he served under three sovereigns and remains Lord President of the Council, despite a throat infection that paused his activities. The Earl of Roseberry is noted as the era’s other eminent survivor. Balfour intends to resume tennis soon after illness.
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London
Great Britain
Far
Balfour
Lord Balfour
House of Commons
Eigns
Earl of Roseberry
Earl Balfour
Daily Mail
Lindberghs 1927 Earnings Reported in Washington
Reliable calculations show Col Charles A Lindbergh earned about 20000 in late 1927 with 300 per day for touring 70 American cities and 30000 in federal taxes. He began with the 25000 Orteig prize for the first New York Paris flight.
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Washington, D.C
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York- Paris
Paris
Guggenheim Foundation
Will Consider More Plans to Aid Immigration
Ottawa reports Winston Churchill pledged more spending to stimulate immigration to Canada. Lord Lovat will arrive soon with details. British and Canadian governments clash over loans and subsidies, with debates on sea rates and farming start-up aid.
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Ottawa
Ont
Winston Churchill
Canada
Immigration Department
Lord Lovat
Alberta To Consider Town Planning Scheme
Premier Brownlee, returning from California, previews Alberta’s newly formed Town Planning Commission. He interviewed two candidates for town planning director duties, H. L. Seymour of Vancouver and Doughty Davies of Victoria, and will present recommendations to council.
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Alberta
Victoria
Vancouver
Town Planning Commission
H. L. Seymour
Doughty Davies
World disarmament conference to be considered by League of Nations
The League of Nations council and assembly will discuss a world disarmament conference in September. If approved, Canada may host the conference upon invitation from its prime minister, contrasting with the United States Multilateral Treaty for outlawry of war.
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Ottawa
United States
Council
Assembly
League of Nations
Canada
Opium Seized in Nanaimo Bonded Warehouse
Opium valued at 129000 seized in a Nanaimo bonded warehouse. It was hidden in freight labeled pea nut oil and salt turnips. Packages addressed to Sun How, a local Chinese merchant, believed to have arrived via liner from Asiatic ports. Officers of the provincial police and customs preventive staff effected the seizure.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Sun How
Asiatic
Customs Preventive
Forest fires in Northern Manitoba ease as rain bites
In Winnipeg rain reduces forest fire risk in Northern Manitoba districts. Forestry officials say 20 to 30 fires battled by the Royal Air Force and fire rangers over the past month are gradually petering out under the steady downpour.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Royal Air Force
Fire Rangers
Cannot Supply Plane To Hunt Prospectors
A Department of National Defence official explains the department declines most appeals for search planes. He says prospectors are often not lost and if they are, air search is unlikely to succeed, since visibility from a plane is limited and progress is impeded.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
English Cadets to Compete in Dominion Rifle Meet
A party of fourteen English cadets under Captain R J E Hanson will tour Canada and compete in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association prize meeting to be held August 13 to 17. Ten members of the Australian Bisley team are expected to participate, as are many of Canada's Bisley entrants. Victoria High School cadets from Victoria B C will join by motor from the provincial capital. Last year one woman competed. this year Saint John N B may see four or five women entrants.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
R. J. E. Hanson
Victoria High School
Victoria
B.C
Western Province
Saint John, N.B
Start Long Water Trip From New York to San Francisco
James McArthur and Sydney A. McQuillan of Vancouver British Columbia sail the 34 foot motor launch Miss Vancouver down the Hudson River bound for San Francisco. They plan to pass through the Panama Canal to test slow speed motors in high speed hulls, with McQuillan a noted speed boat enthusiast who has logged over 10 000 miles.
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New York
James McArthur
Sydney A. McQuillan
Vancouver
B.C
Hudson River
San Francisco
Panama Canal
McQuillan
Dominion Bureau of Education Proposed by Canadian Teachers
The Canadian Teachers Federation convention revived plans for a central Dominion Bureau of Education to standardize teaching, create a federal teachers registry, centralize policies, and fund research supervision. Dr. W F Russell urged intensified educational research and predicted major future advances, urging Canada and the U S to share findings to avoid overlap and raise pupil outcomes.
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Winnipeg
Dominion Bureau of Education
Teachers’ Federation
National Research Council
Dominion
W. F. Russell
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
N.Y
Russell
Canada
U.S
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns after 20 years in office
The Archbishop Randall Thomas Davidson steps down effective November 12 after 20 years leading the church. King approves, with a commission to receive resignation. a golden wedding anniversary and memorial at Lambeth Palace planned. Cosmo Gordon Lang likely successor.
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London
Canterbury
Randall Thomas Daviason
York
Durham
Winchester
Lambeth Palace
Davidson
Cosmo Gordon Lang
BC Harvesters to Supply Western Canada Quota
Government officials say British Columbia harvesters will meet the prairie provinces needs this year. They estimate six thousand men will be available for Western Canada harvest fields, per J H McVety head of the Dominion Employment Service.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Western
Canada
J. H. McVety
Hero
Dominion Employment Service
Record Entries From Many Nations At Amsterdam Olympics
Entries for Olympic swimming rowing yachting wrestling modern pentathlon and cycling have closed with a record number of countries signaling intent to compete. Thirty four nations will be represented in swimming, 23 in yachting, 20 in rowing, 29 in wrestling, and 14 in the modern pentathlon.
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Amsterdam
Portrait of Earl of Minto donated to Dominion archives
A life-size portrait of the late Earl of Minto former Governor General of Canada has been presented to the Dominion archives. Painted by Miss Vicaji the English artist the work arrived recently and hangs in the Governors-General room donated by the Dowager Countess of Minto widow of the administrator.
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Ottawa
Earl of Minto
Canada
Dominion Archives
Vicaji
Countess of Minto
Rail takeover talks persist in Canada merger plans
Ottawa reports the government may seize and merge several provincial and private railways with Canadian National. Minister of Railways repeats that the situation mirrors the last session when Sir Henry Thornton reviewed all proposals.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian National
Henry Thornton
Camp Borden Flier Killed Near Wasaga Beach
Camp Borden pilot Ralph Brown age 23 of Winnipeg was killed when his plane crashed after dropping a note to his fiancée Miss Dorothy Fallis near Wasaga Beach. His aircraft reportedly struck a tall pine tree in bad air.
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Toronto
Dorothy Fallis
Wasaga Beach
Ralph Brown
Winnipeg
Camp Borden
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Brownlee
University of California
American Institute of Co-operation
Agri
NEW Canadian Steamship
Lady Nelson
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British Guiana
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
Madam Lapointe
Central Bureau OF Education
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