Western farmers back favoring Canadian wheat in Britain
James R. Murray of the Alberta Pacific Grain Co argues for a preferential tariff on Canadian wheat in Britain. He says many in the grain trade see potential benefits, including better prices for western growers, despite some opposition. He notes European tariffs and calls for government action in exchange for British concessions.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
James R. Murray
Alberta Pacific Grain Company Limited
United Grain Growers
Murray
Ottawa
West
Dominion
Italy Denies Secret Navy Story report
The Italian ministry of marine rejected a London story about a secret Italian navy. It said two cruisers and two torpedo boats were not ordered a year before parliament announced any such order.
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Rome
Italy
Ministry of Marine
London
Wheat as cash linked to Canadian sales plan
The Canadian branch of a British food products exporter said it will take wheat in payment for all Western Canada sales after August 1. The firm will ship the wheat to Great Britain and market it there.
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Toronto
Ont
Food Products Exporters
Canada
Great Britain
London Adheres to European Consultative Pact
London announced it will adhere to the European consultative pact recently notified to the British Government. The pact was first negotiated by France and Great Britain and involves cooperation within Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Spain
France
Great Britain
France Produces Over Thirty Thousand Tons of Cigarette Paper
French mills produced more than 30,000 tons of cigarette paper in the past year signaling continued demand from tobacco product makers. Operators report steady output across major paper centers and stable export activity to neighboring markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Soviet Frees Peasants Near Moscow From Sales Rules
Soviet authorities announce removal of restrictions on sales by peasants near Moscow within 30 miles. Peasants are freed from contracts to deliver produce to state cooperatives at fixed prices, except grain contracts remain in place. Those not in collectives must fulfill 50 percent of potato delivery contracts.
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Moscow
Russia
Transients Journey East Under Police Escorts
Calgary's unemployed wanderers headed east for harvest work in Manitoba and Saskatchewan after Royal Canadian Mounted Police allowed some to depart via the rods. Passages beyond Winnipeg remained barred except for those judged likely to secure harvest jobs.
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Calgary
Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
American minister to Canada may seek leave of absence
Reports from Ottawa indicate Hon. Hanford MacNider will seek leave of absence as United States Minister to Canada early next month He plans to return to the United States for the presidential election and may resign after November 1 His name was nominated at the Chicago Republican convention as a vice presidential candidate
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Ottawa
Ont
Hanford Macnider
United States
Canada
Col
Macnider
Chicago
Canadian University Beef Shipment Sent to England Sold
A shipment of cattle from the University of Saskatchewan to England was sold, according to a cable to the Department of Agriculture from Dean A. M. Shaw in England. Details on prices were not available. The cargo consisted of a selected lot of steers.
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Saskatchewan University
England
Regina
Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Department of Agricultre
A. M. Shaw
A. H. Auld
University
Book of Remembrance Names for Great War Inscribed
In Ottawa Ontario about 68000 names will be inscribed in the Book of Remembrance to be placed within the casket at the altar in the memorial chamber. James Purvis of London Ontario is tasked with executing the volume as heraldic artist.
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Ottawa
Onto
James Purvis
Heraldic
London
Wooden money used by Carinthian farmers in tax payment
In Carinthia province Wooden money is accepted by government for farmers lacking cash. They may pay taxes with pine or beechwood at roughly market value. Local authorities sanction this temporary substitute for coin.
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Klagenfurt
Austria
Carinthia
Cholera Epidemic Spreads Across China and Regions
Reports from interior China indicate thousands dying daily across many provinces including Manchuria and Indo China. Mortality reaches about 20 per 100 infections.
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Manila
China
Manchuria
Indo-China
Arbuckle to Return in Warners Comedy
Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle will return to films with a Warners comedy. The veteran comedian joins Warners Pictures for a new screen project after a period away from acting.
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New York
Roscoe C
Fatty” Arbuckle
Pictures
Warner Brothers
Gorgulov Found Guilty in Doumer Assassination Trial
Paul Gorgulov was found guilty of assassinating President Paul Doumer of France. Witnesses described his struggles with hysterical outbursts and violent protests when an alienist questioned his mental state. Ivan Lazareff testified about Gorgulov's alleged Cheka ties and past torture experiences. Defense alienists claimed he was insane.
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Paris
France
Paul Gorgulov
Paul Doumer
Gorgulov
Ivan Lazareff
Cheka
Secret Police
Five River Drivers Die In Ottawa River Eddies Tragedy
Four of nine river drivers employed by the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company on the Ottawa River perished when their boat was sucked into the eddy of the True Rapids and capsized during a run. One other man is missing and feared lost. Three clung to the upturned boat and reached shore, while another swam to safety.
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Deux Riviers
Ont
Ottawa
Upper
Ottawa Improvement Company
Bank Panic Plot Warned By Chicago Banker
Melvin A. Traylor president of the First National Bank of Chicago said reports from major cities show a nationwide plot to wreck banks by circulating unfounded rumors. He cited Pontiac Michigan as one investigation site and noted anonymous calls aimed to panic depositors of large banks in Chicago and elsewhere.
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Chicago
Melvin A. Traylor
First National Bank of
United States
Pontiac
Mich
Traylor
Prairie wheat crop estimated at 430 million bushels
Grain experts returning from a western Canada crop tour report prairie wheat output around 430 million bushels as of July 20, below the 10 year average of 450 million. Extreme heat and sparse rainfall in parts of Saskatchewan may trim the figure, while Alberta, northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba show very good conditions.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Mystery Shipment of Gold Heads to New York
A mystery shipment of 450000 pounds in gold sailed from Plymouth to New York, shocking London bullion traders. Bankers regard the transfer as a private transaction with no official disclosure or public justification.
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London
Eng
Plymouth
New York
Trade Treaty With South Africa Expected Soon
Ottawa reports negotiations under the Imperial Economic Conference near completion with a Canada South Africa trade accord anticipated in two weeks. Officials from the Department of Trade and Commerce, led by Hon. H. H. Stevens, say the pact will not disrupt broader talks and aim to boost trade, including sugar, pineapples, wool, oranges, Indian corn and sisal, with a favorable Canada trade balance and rising potential for lumber and other goods.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
South Africa
Department of Trade and Commerce
H. H. Stevens
Nationalist Members Receive IRA Call to Boycott Ulster House
Nationalist members of the Northern Ireland party were urged by a resoultion likened to a command from the Irish Republic Army to attend no further sessions of the Ulster House of Commons.
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Belfast
Ireland
Northern Ireland Party
Irish Republic Army
Ulster House of Commons
Air mail plan outlined for Europe to Pacific route
Captain Wolf gang von Gronau told Canadian Press a direct Europe to Pacific air mail service via Iceland Greenland and across the continent could cut time significantly and supplement faster steamship routes. He noted discussions with the Royal Canadian Air Force on western Canada flying conditions and routes as his fuel arrived safely at Prince Rupert B C.
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Montreal
Que
Europe
Pacific Coast
Wolfgang von Gronau
New York
von Gronau
Iceland
Greenland
Pacific Ocean
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Prince Rupert
B.C
New Stamp For Manchuria Recognizes Pu Yi Government
Harbin Manchuria reports new Manchukuo postage stamps issued after the suspension of Chinese postal service in Manchuria. Japan will handle all mail bound for the Pu Yi Government, a move seen as recognition of the Pu Yi regime by Japan.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Japan
Cattle Smuggling Attempt Foiled at Forkhill
Ulster constabulary seized about 50 head of cattle at Forkhill South Armagh during an attempt to smuggle stock from the Irish Free State into Northern Ireland. The drover abandoned the herd and escaped across the border amid tariff tensions.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Ulster Constabulary
Forkhill
South Armagh
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C. G. Power
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Britain
Bisley
Air Mail
Captain von Gronau
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