Dominion independence stressed in Commons over Canada issue
In the House of Commons J H W Thomas lauded dominion self government as Britain’s policy. Lieut Col Amery, dominions secretary, declared dominions were as independent as the Mother Country with mutual loyalty and cooperation.
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London
Labor Party
LL Cc. M. Amery
Dominions
Canada
J. H W. Thomas
Derby
House of Commons
Thomas
Great Britain
Byng
Downing Street
Labor
United States
Baldwin
Col. Amery
Beaverbrook Blames Gold Standard For Coal Strike
Lord Beaverbrook, writing in The Daily Express before sailing to Canada, argues that British policy on the gold standard caused the failed purchase of the White Star line and that an early return to gold standard worsened coal prices abroad, lowering domestic production to stay competitive.
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Londons
Lord Beaverbrook
Canada
New York
Daily Express
Britain
U. S
U. S. Initiates Gold Movement From New York
A gold shipment worth 1 million dollars moved from New York to Canada via the J. Henry Schroeder Banking Corporation to the Bank of Montreal. The move is described as an exchange transaction reflecting a Canadian dollar premium that makes gold exports profitable. Canadian exchange stands at a 3/16 of 1 percent premium, aiding the flow. The market strength is linked to recent heavy New York financing for Canadian industry.
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New York
Canada
J. Henry Schroeder Banking Corporation
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Exchange
Florida Storm Inflicts Multi Million Dollar Damage
Losses hit Florida coast as Miami and Palm Beach suffer extensive property damage. Yachts, small craft, and piers sink while Daytona Beach endures power outages and uprooted trees. Two lives lost with damages tallied in the millions across Stuart Miami and Palm Beach. A rum running vessel ashore north of Ormond is reported.
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Munson Line
New York
Macanmerst
Nassau
Miami
Palm Beach
Daytona Beach
Ormond
Florida
Stuart
Fla
Complaint Against New Settlement Act in Parliament
Unionist members from Lancashire and Cheshire argue the settlement act fails. They say unspent sums for immigration aid should be carried forward, not returned to the consolidated fund. They claim £9,000,000 provided in three years largely remains unused and Dominion contributions constrain immigration.
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London
Lancashire
Cheshire
Canada to co operate with Britain in rum running crackdown
Britain and the United States plan closer action to suppress rum running with Canada asked to aid fully. After General Andrews visit, details of joint enforcement were arranged. The Bahamas source of illegal liquor remains, and efforts aim to curb British registered ram-runners using the flag to evade enforcement.
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London
Canada
Great Britain
United States
General Andrews
Britain
Bahamas
Ram-Ranners
Governor refuses clemency in Whittemore execution
Baltimore Governor Albert C. Ritchie denies clemency to Richard Reese Whittemore the Maryland penitentiary gang leader and guard slayer. Whittemore is scheduled for execution by hanging on August 13 at the state penitentiary.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Richard Reese Whittemore
Maryland
Royal Tomb Violated at Orleans King Louis XI Sepulchre
Thieves violated the sepulchre of King Louis XI in Clery, stealing golden sand bejewelled chalices and reliquaries valued at more than 166000 dollars. The crime highlights a bold theft from a royal burial site, with investigators seeking clues and suspects.
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Orleans
France
Louis XI
Clery
Allayed Fears of British Authorities on Foot and Mouth Disease
Dr Laurens states experiments show no risk of infection from meat of animals killed during quarantine. In response Dr Kan, minister of interior and agriculture, has asked Laurens and Dr Berger to confer with British officials to ease their concerns about possible infections.
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Pr. Laurens
Institute of State
Laurens
Kan
Interior and Agriculture
Institute
Berger
Australia Bars Wives From Parliaments Tour
Australia confines wives of visiting British MPs for a tour to Britain and Australia. The cricket board bans wives on team travel, and the Empire Parliamentary Association advises officials their spouses are not expected to accompany them. J H Thomas and others decline to travel due to the ban.
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Australia
London
Great Britain
Australian Cricket Board of Control
The
Empire Parliamentary Association
J. H. Thomas
Parent
Duncan report on customs inquiry raises suppression question
Montreal dispatch summarizes Inspector Walter Duncan’s testimony. He says no material in his two reports to the house was suppressed, though the 319 pages of evidence and exhibits were not read into the record. A memorandum book with shorthand notes to a woman was not published.
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Montreal
Montreal Star
Ottawa
Duncan
Customs Department
Walter Duncan
Customs Service
J. E. A. Bisaillon
Government to declare war on bootleggers in Ontario deaths
Toronto reports the Dominion Government will fight bootleggers after 38 deaths in Western Ontario from poisoning. A special RCMP officer is to assist provincial authorities in tracing the source of the death fluid, with Ottawa considering federal measures to curb illicit liquor including foreign registration.
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Toronto
Ontario
W. H. Price
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Philippines Import Wheat Flour Rise in Consumption
Manila reports that wheat flour consumption in the Philippines has risen in recent years. Bureau figures show rice remains staple, with bread increasingly used as a supplement or principal diet in some cases. Wheat imports last year reached 76,000 tons, up from 45,000 tons in 1921, with four fifths sourced from the United States.
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Manila
P.I
Phillipines
Bureau of Commerce and Industry
United States
Alaska Eyes Sugar Beets Experiment In Agriculture Plan
The Alaska Department of Agriculture and the Alaska Railroad will jointly trial sugar beets in the Matanuska and Tanana valleys north of Anchorage. Production costs and beet quality will largely shape the venture's future prospects.
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Department of Agriculture
Anchorage
Alaska
The
Alaska Railroad
Matanuska
Tanana
Here
Tension Flares in Nova Scotia Coal Mines
In Glace Bay and surrounding communities the United Mineworkers halt work with One Big Union members. No. 16 colliery is shut since Monday, Florence Colliery at Sidney Mines is closed, and the Princess operates with reduced staff. A general spread of the dispute is feared.
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Glace Bay
N.S
United Mineworkers
No. 16
Florence
Sidney Mines
Canadian Biscuit Co Buys Perrin Company
London Ontario reports that the Canadian Biscuit Company announces the outright purchase of the D S Perrin Company Limited, manufacturers of biscuits and confectionery.
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London
Ont
Canadian Biscuit Company
D. 8 S. Perrin Company, Limited
Highlanders pour into Canada as Metagama arrives
A bright group of Highland settlers arrives in Canada aboard the CP steamship Metagama. The passengers include men in their prime, young wives, pipers with bagpipes, and a soldier in busby, all described as the best class of settlers, welcomed to the Dominion.
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C.P
Metagama
Highland Regiment
Mexico Archdiocese Details Partial Pause in Services
The Archdiocese says the August 1 priest withdrawal does not end all rites. Holy communion confirmation confession consecration and certain sacraments require priests. Modified masses marriages and baptisms may proceed without priestly aid. Repentance by Catholics during the pause may count as confession for death and marriage rites.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Re-Draft Petroleum Laws Edmonton
Alberta Government prepared revised oil and gas lease regulations province wide. No immediate force will be applied. Drafting followed a period of bright prospects for Alberta natural resources and aimed at a uniform leasing procedure.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Belgium to honor debts despite treasury strain
Premier Jaspar declares Belgium will meet all financial obligations and will not seek debt cancellation. He notes Belgium signed the Washington agreement and will continue payments in dollars, even as exterior debt burdens heavily on the treasury.
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Brussels
Belgium
Jaspar
United States
Manitoba Pool backs buying of elevators in annual meeting
Manitoba Wheat Pool delegates approve purchasing or leasing United Grain Growers elevators in Manitoba, rejecting a joint holding plan with United Grain Growers and Alberta Pool. Four dissenters. Interim audit reports Pool grain handling at 1.28 cents per bushel.
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Brandon
Man
Board of Directors
United Grain Growers, Limited
United Grain Growers
United Grain Grower
Manitoba
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Alberta Pool
R. O. German
Alberta
Miller, McDonald and Company
CPR Earnings Rise In June 1926 Montreal Report
The Canadian Pacific Railway shows June 1926 net profits higher by 1,242,652.89 over June last year and a six month total up 6,159,041 from the first six months of 1925.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Durkin Sentenced to 35 Years in Joliet Penitentiary
Martin J. Durkin, described as a sheik gunman, was sentenced to thirty five years in Joliet after his motion for a new trial was overruled. A jury had fixed the punishment for killing Edwin Shanahan, a federal agent.
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Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
Edwin Shanahan
Joliet Penitentiary
Rum Runners Face Income Tax After Cecil Smith Ruling
A Windsor dispatch reports liquor exporters face large income tax bills after the Cecil Smith case. Smith must pay $25,630 for 1920 21 profits, and another border city exporter could owe about $500,000. Total assessments on file could exceed $1,000,000.
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Toronto
Globe
Windsor
Ontario
Privy Council
Cecil Smith
Smith
Empire
Department of Finance
Ottawa
Dr Michael Clark Dies at Olds Farm After Illness
Prominent Canadian publicist orator and writer Dr Michael Clark died suddenly at his Olds farm following a brief illness. He arrived in Canada in 1902 and played key roles in Alberta and federal politics from 1905 onward, including terms as MP for Red Deer 1908 1911 1917 and involvement in the Unionist and Progressive movements before later backing Liberal candidates. His wife had died weeks earlier.
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Calgary
Michael Clark
Olds
Red Deer
Clark
Canada
Alberta
Rosebud
Borden Naval Legisaation
Borden
Mr. Crerar
Progressive Party
Tour Breaks Up Vienna Hakoah Team
The American tour of Austrian Hakoah Soccer Club ends as seven players refuse to renew contracts to take engagements in America. The club manager laments this as the price of their fine feats and the disintegration of the squad.
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America
Vienna
Hakoah
Federal nominations for Winnipeg and other ridings announced
The Independ ent Labor party nominated A. A. Heaps and W. S. Woodworth to contest North Winnipeg in the forthcoming federal election. Brandon, Beaubier will oppose Forke, Nanaimo’s O Halloran stands for Liberal.
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Winnipeg
A. A. Heaps
W.S. Woodworth
Labor
Independent Labor Party
Brandon
Man
David W. Beaubier
Robert Forke
Nanaimo
B.C
C. H. O'Halloran
Mining Industry Bill Passed by House of Commons
The House of Commons approved the mining industry bill on its third reading in a 312 to 125 vote. The measure aims to reorganize the mining sector and is part of government policy.
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London
House of Commons
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Oasis
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Jim
Manitoba Pool
C.P.R
Durkin
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