Britain urged to sink ships to reach parity with U S
Senator Borah urged Britain to sink ships to reach parity with the United States, arguing it would save taxpayers and curb war incentives. He cited U S progress and discussed naval limits talks with Hoover. Reports note British disarmament moves cost jobs in Glasgow as the Submarine program stalls.
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Borah
England
United States
Great Britain
Idaho
Hoover
London
Daily Telegraph
Medway
Glasgow
Cotton Strike Still Far From Settlement
Lancashire cotton stoppage drags on with little sign of an immediate settlement. Employers claim willingness to negotiate while card room workers and spinners seek talks, but the powerful weaving branch resists wage reductions. British press laments losses to industry as rivals gain opportunity. France Germany and Japan reportedly optimistic about demand. The Empress attacks outdated cotton industry organization.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
Germany
France
Japan
The
Mail
Lille
Roublaix
Tourcoing
Winnipeg ex-mayor predicts Western Canada wheat crop
Col Ralph H Webb, former mayor of Winnipeg, estimated Western Canada wheat production at about 300 million bushels. He said Manitoba would have the best crop in years, with lean spots in Alberta and Saskatchewan but strong yields in other areas of those provinces.
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Toronto
Ralph H. Webb
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Reynolds scion jailed five months for manslaughter
Richard Joshua Reynolds a 23 year old American from the Reynolds tobacco family received five months imprisonment without hard labor at the Old Bailey on a manslaughter charge connected to a May accident that killed a motorcyclist.
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London
England
Richard Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco Manufacturing
Old Bailey Court
Progress Seen Toward Anglo American Naval Pact
London observers say recent satisfactory progress toward an Anglo American agreement on naval limitation boosts optimism that other major powers may join discussions sooner than previously expected.
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London
Eng
Aviation links Canada by air mail 1931 says Gen MacBrien
Major General J H MacBrien of Ottawa, president of the Aviation League of Canada, envisions a transcontinental air mail service linking Vancouver and Halifax by 1931 as Canada builds progress in commercial aviation. He notes 1500 miles flown solo to Stevenson Aerodrome and outlines feeder routes from Hudson Bay to Northern Ontario and Quebec.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Vancouver
Halifax
J. H. MacBrien
Ottawa
Aviation League of Canada
Stevenson Aerodrome
MacBrien
Pacific Coast
Gen. MacBrien
Hudson Bay
Peace River
Ontario
Quebec
Increase Shown In Infantile Paralysis
Ottawa reports a rise in infantile paralysis with warnings to health officials on best methods if the outbreak worsens. Dr Helen MacMurchy wrote a blue book on disease combat, to be issued under Hon Dr King. Cases rose in Alberta Manitoba and now Ontario poses growing concern.
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Ottawa
J. A. Amyot
Dominion
Helen MacMurchy
Division of Child Welfare
King
California
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Form Canadian Geographical Society Aims to Raise Canada Profile
A national board of directors was elected to establish the Canadian Geographical Society. The group plans a magazine to promote Canada to both Canadians and foreign readers. Directors include Dr. W. B. Brock, University of British Columbia. Dr. R. C. Wallace, president, University of Alberta. Dr. W. C. Murray, president, University of Saskatchewan. J. W. Dafoe, managing editor, Manitoba Free Press. and Dr. Charles Camsell, Deputy Minister of Mines.
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Ottawa
Canadian Geographical Society
Dominion
W. B. Brock
University of British Columbia
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
W. C. Murray
University of Saskatchewan
J. W. Dafoe
Manitoba Free Press
Charles Camsell
Mines
Burke admits Royal Bank robbery in Smithers case
James Wesley Burke, captured after a two weeks man hunt in Smithers British Columbia, confessed to robbing the Royal Bank of more than two thousand dollars on July 17. He is committed for trial on robbery with violence charge, with nearly all the money recovered.
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Smithers
B.C
James Wesley Burke
Royal Bank
British official to attend Trades and Labour Congress convention
Right Hon. J. H. Thomas Lord Privy Seal will attend the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada convention in Saint John New Brunswick the week of August 26 to discuss unemployment under the Labour Government.
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Ottawa
J. H. Thomas
Great Britain
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Saint John
N.B
Hoover defends London naval parity amid cruiser postponement
President Hoover cites the London agreement with Great Britain as key to naval parity and a complete defense of the United States, replying to critics of delaying construction of three cruisers. Paul V. McNutt, national commander of the American Legion, supports the stance in a letter.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Hoover
Navy
London
Paul V. McNutt
American Legion
Western Port Leads in Grain Shipments
Ottawa report shows Vancouver leading Canada in grain exports with 54,233,652 bushels through six months ending June 1. Montreal follows with 43,549,140. Saint John 22,622,984. Quebec 3,587,273. US grain makes up over half of Saint John exports. Vancouver and Montreal show year over year gains.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
Montreal
Saint John
Quebec
St. John
St. John In May Or June, the Opening of Navigaton
Halifax
United States
St. John’s
Beacon Station Location Near Forrest Planned
Federal authorities will place a beacon station one and a half miles east of Forrest to guide pilots. A. D. McLean of Ottawa and C. Taylor of Regina, members of the federal aviation board, finalized preliminary plans this week. Two men will staff the depot for day and night shifts. The closest western beacon will be Broadview.
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Brandon
Forrest
A. D. McLean
Ottawa
C. Taylor
Regina
Federal Aviation Board
Broadview
Edmonton Judge Delivers Manslaughter Verdict at Aklavik
In Aklavik Northwest Territories Judge Dubuc of Edmonton presided as jury found Okchina Eskimo guilty of manslaughter in the 1927 killing of Oksusk Eskimo. Okchina sentenced to one year imprisonment at Herschel Island as the judicial party concludes its northern tour bringing British justice to the Eskimos.
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Aklavik
N.W.T
Okchina
Eskimo
Dubuc
Edmonton
Northwest Territories
Bathurst Inlet
Oksusk
A. Truesdell
Herschel Island
Secret Northwest Flight Aboard Moth Plane Pursued
A Dominion Explorers pilot, Capt. W. N. Sherlock, launches a secret reconnaissance with a moth biplane from this location toward Lac La Ronge Saskatchewan. If the trip proceeds to the far North for mineral exploration, it may set a new Canadian record for light moth aircraft.
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Northwest
W. N. Sherlock
Dominion Explorers
Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
Canada faces rising gasoline use and future demand
The Financial Post estimates Canada consumed about 475 million gallons of gasoline last year, a record high with 20 to 25 percent above prior levels. Projections expect near 570 million gallons this year and a potential billion gallons within five years due to rising registrations, farm machinery, tourism, higher mileage, and new aviation use.
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Montreal
Canada
Financial Post
Forty Million Interim Pool Payment on 1928 Wheat
Winnipeg reports nearly 40 million dollars is being distributed as the second interim payment by the Canadian Wheat Pools for the 1928 crop. Payments vary by grade from 8 to 34 cents per bushel, with Durum and feed grades receiving smaller shares. Final payments will be a flat amount on all grades after deductions for reserves and charges.
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Winnipeg
Northern
Fort William
E. B. Ramsay
Canadian Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
C.W
Little trouble from anti war demonstrations
London reports a peaceful anti war protest sponsored by world Communist groups leaving troops and police in place with minor disturbances. In Moscow and other Soviet cities thousands marched while France saw limited arrests and guard deployments. Berlin noted clashes and 80 arrests as police were attacked.
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London
England
Europe
Canton
China
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Leningrad
Kharkov
France
Paris
Citron
Andre Tardieu
Interior
Jean Chiappe
Berlin
Ottawa to Check Liquor Runners for National Revenue
The Department of National Revenue will survey liquor running along the Canadian border to determine how many participants are Canadians. The study aims to decide if a law should be proposed to stop Canadians from obtaining clearances for liquor shipments to the United States and to assess the potential legislative need next session.
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Ottawa
Department of National Revenue
United States
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Explosion at Consolidated Reduction plant kills two
Two men died and a third was injured when an acetylene gas tank exploded in the acetylene burner shop of the Consolidated Reduction plant. The blast sent metal about 200 feet into the air and the tank crashed through the gate house roof, causing heavy damage.
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Trail
B.C
Consolidated Reduction Plant
Tax Receipts Rise for Ottawa First Quarter
Income tax receipts for the first quarter ending June 30 totalled 56 035 317 dollars, up from 1928, attributed to higher incomes and stronger collection efforts, according to the Minister of National Revenue.
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Ottawa
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
W. N. UL
Western Port
Ontario Masons
C. R. McKeown
Ontario Railway Board
Masonic Grand Lodge of Canada
Province of
Tokio
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