Lapointe and Bureau Cleared in Top Ride Inquiry
Former Canadian ministers Ernest Lapointe and Jacques Bureau were found innocent of taking part in a top ride aboard the customs steamer Margaret. Government counsel Calder and OConnor, with Inspector Duncan, stated no incident occurred aboard the Margaret involving them. An interim log book record remains in Ottawa and the inquiry will focus on the initial incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Ernest Lapointe
Jacques Bureen
Customs
Margaret
Francois Lemieux
RL. Calder
WF. O'Connor
Walter Dencan
Montreal
Calder
Ottawa
Francois
Duncan
O'Connor
The
Mr. Lapointe
Mr. Bureau
Mr. Calder
Mr. Connor
Inspector Duncan
Doucet
Postpone Conference on Child Welfare in Canada
The sixth annual Canadian conference on child welfare scheduled for Vancouver in September has been postponed by the executive and BC committee. It could not be held during the federal election week, and key speakers could not be rescheduled. Council secretary Miss Charlotte Whitton will travel west in October to arrange a new date. The child welfare council annual meeting will occur in Ottawa in October.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
K.C
British Columbia
Henry Gauvin
London
England
Meighen urges co operation for Northern Ontario development
Premier Meighen pledges to work with Ontario to advance Northern Ontario power and growth in a speech at the north portal. He attacks Liberals for tax policy, accusing them of favoring the rich while taxes on masses rise, and quips about Mackenzie King dodging the customs report.
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North Bay
Ont
Meighen
Ontario
Northern
Walter Power
King
Mackenzie King
Mr. Meighen
Church backs nonviolence amid Mexico revolt
Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church will not approve armed uprising but may endure hardship, says Mgr. Pascual Diaz bishop of Tabasco and secretary of the National Episcopate in Mexico.
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Mexico City
Calvary
Mexico
Mgr
Pascual Diaz
Tabasco
Natone
Associated Press
Deportation bid for Violet Gibson after assassination attempt
Reports say Miss Violet Gibson, who attempted to assassinate Premier Mussolini, has supporters among Allenists who have examined her and urged that she be placed in an asylum or handed to British authorities for deportation.
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Miss Gibson Reome
Russia Faces Grain Export Hurdles Amid Global Rivalries
Russia cautions that exports will be hampered by US competition and strong harvests in Romania and Bulgaria. Poland may flood markets with rye due to currency constraints, while Italy and France have limited purchases due to finances.
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Moscow
Hervest. Sare & G. Brone
Russia
United States
Rumania
Bulgaria
Polard
Rus Ela
Gold Find Reported Near Red Lake Ontario District
Ontario discovery near Narrow Lake thirty miles northeast of Red Lake in Patricia district is touted as among the era’s most important. Jack Lindsay reports samples of free gold and is in Toronto. staking by Tom Bathurst of Ottawa. a rush forms from Hudson and Red Lake.
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Toronto
Narrow Lake
Red Lake
Patricia
Jack Lindsay
Lindsay
Tom Bathurst
Ottawa
Hudson
Welsh ceremony honors Duke and Duchess with Gorsedd investiture
A crowd of about 15 000 witnessed the Welsh National Eisteddfod ceremony where the Duke and Duchess of York were initiated into the Gorsedd Order of Bards. The Duke thanked the gathering, both royals wore green robes, and the Duchess spoke briefly in English and then Welsh to say thank you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke and Duchess of York
Gorsedd
Order of Bards
Swansea
Duke
Duchess of York
India Should Adopt Gold Standard Says Royal Commission
A royal commission on Indian currency reports for a true gold standard by linking the currency to gold in a visible way without circulating gold coins. The proposal aims to pave the way for possible gold currency in the future, though India might opt against it when the time arrives.
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London
Royal Commission
India
Sifton to Contest North York Riding for Liberals
Henry Sifton of Toronto son of Sir Clifford Sifton chosen by North York Liberals to contest the riding at the upcoming federal election. Col A E Kirkpatrick and Capt Aubrey Davis also nominated but withdrew. North York marks the seat where former Premier Mackenzie King was defeated in 1925 by Col T Herbert Lennox.
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North York
Newmarket
Irish Free State Delegates Enter Australia Meeting Route
British delegates sailing aboard the Empress of Iceland on August 7 passed through Canada en route to the Empire Parliamentary Association meeting in Australia. For the first time since the gatherings began four delegates from the Irish Free State are included.
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Canada
Ionion
Empire Parliamentary Association
Australia
Iceland
Irish Free State
First Carload of Wheat From Manitoba Crops
The first carload of 1926 Manitoba wheat was loaded by the Canadian Pacific Railway at Rosenfeldt and will be shipped to Winnipeg for Ogilvie Milling Company.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Rosenfeldt
Manitoba
Ogilvie Milling Company
Ovation for Umberto Nobile in Rome on North Pole flight
General Umberto Nobile, captain of the Norge dirigible, arrived in Rome from Naples to a great ovation. Mussolini praised the airman amid cheers as crowds welcomed him back after the polar flight.
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Rome
Umberto Nobile
Amundsen-Ellsworth
Norge
North Pole
Naples
Mussolini
Alberta Government Takes Over Two Railways
Edmonton reports full ownership of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and B C and the Central Canada Railways by the province after paying 1,275,000 to the Royal Bank to settle a 2,400,000 claim plus interest. The government terminates the operating agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway and may run the lines as a public enterprise.
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Edmonton
Dunvegan
B.C
Central Canada Railways
Alberta
Royal Bank
Hts
Mexico watchers monitor Catholic boycott over new religious laws
In Mexico City and across the republic, Catholics plan economic pressure against the government to enforce religious regulations. Business circles fear slowed sales, while the government and Catholic leaders remain firm in their positions as Calles enforces the laws the authorities say are lawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
League For the Defence of Religious Liberty
Republic
Calles
Poison Alcohol Death Ring Tied to New York Warehouse
Federal agents traced a supply line from a New York west side warehouse shipping poisonous alcohol blamed for nearly 50 deaths in Western New York and Ontario. German citizens reportedly led the ring. 4,400 gallons were shipped to Buffalo. The liquor, imported from Germany, caused fatalities after denatured alcohol methods failed to detoxify it.
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New York
Buffalo
N.Y
West Side
New York City
Ontario
Frank J. Hale
Alcohol Control
William E. Dunn, Jr
Joseph Spoza
Hale
Germany
League experts open talks on youth education aims
The committee of experts appointed by the League of Nations Council has begun its deliberations on educating young people toward the League's aims and ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations Council
League of Nations
Quebec Candidates In Federal Election Standings
In Quebec the federal election field lists Liberals 62 seats Conservatives 8 Independents 1. The tally reflects the current provincial distribution among major parties and an independent seat.
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Quebec
Province of
Liberals
English football team ends seven week Canada tour
The All England team finished a 20 game Canada tour aboard the Montroyal en route home. Captain Joe Smith of Bolton Wanderers praised the tour’s success and growth of soccer in Canada, noting 118 total goals across the 20 games with 105 for and 18 against in regulation play.
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Canada
Montroyal
Banff
Lake Louise
Vancouver
Joe Smith
Bolton
Wanderers
Dominion of Canada
Great Britain
Otttawa
Windsor
Overseas League Hosts Willingdons Dinner at Hotel Cecil
Viscount Willingdon and Lady Willingdon were guests of honor at a Hotel Cecil dinner held by the Overseas League. About 250 delegates, mostly Canadian university women visiting England, attended as Sir Campbell Stuart urged a bright Canadian term and a continued strong link to Britain. Viscount Willingdon thanked the guests and expressed hope they would return to Canada with faith in the Mother Country as a living, fruitful mother to its daughter nations.
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London
Viscount Willingdon
Lord Brng
Canada
Lady Willingdon
Overseas League
Hotel Cecil
England
Campbell Stuart
The
Times Publishing Company
Lord Willingdon
Sir Campbell
Lord
Bruce Urges Imperial Unity Against Dominion Independence
Premier Stanley Bruce speaking in Melbourne urged closer imperial cooperation during the imperial conference debate. He warned that dominion independence would disintegrate the empire and declared Australia would have no part in that. He urged linking self governing parts with full recognition of independent status within the British nationality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
House of Representatives
Stanley Bruce
King denounces campaign of whispering against public life
Liberal leader Mackenzie King opened his Saskatchewan tour in Regina addressing about 4,000 at the Stadium. He accused Conservatives of a whispering campaign and defended his Governor General advice while condemning Meighen and the government. He attacked the government’s use of the railway as a political pawn and urged defense of the constitution.
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Prince Albert
W. J. Mackenzie King
Canada
A. J. Doucet
Kent County
Lapointe
King
Margaret
Arthur Meighen
Ory
Doucet
Mr. King
Mr. Meighen
Regina
Meighen
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Saskatchewan
Mussolini
Government House
Ottawa actions aimed at halting smuggling
Ottawa pushes to implement customs probe recommendations and reorganize the department. Mounties are posted at key border points to aid enforcement, cooperate with officials, and curb smuggling. Rumors suggest a reduction in entry ports as part of the committee’s recommendations.
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Customs Committee
Resolutions at Union of Canadian Municipalities Convention
Assisting Immigrants in London Ont and changes to naturalization laws were urged. Delegates called for federal and provincial action to transport coal from Alberta and Nova Scotia and for federal responsibility for settlers on government land. The convention concluded with plans to travel to Port Stanley for a banqueting event.
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London
Ont
Canada
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Union of Canadian Municipalities
Port Stanley
Defer Reorganization of Alberta Cabinet
Premier Brownlee postpones cabinet reorganization and a final decision on Hon. Alex Ross until his return from holidays. The premier says the matter and any portfolio changes remain on hold, with possible minor shifts but no new personnel unless Ross is replaced.
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Edmonton
Alex. Ross
Alberta
Brownlee
Pacific Coast
Ross
British House Adjourns Until November
Parliament adjourns to November unless the coal strike continues, with potential August 30 emergency regulations renewal and, if needed, a September 27 additional session.
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London
Class War Medal To Honor Prisoners Of Strikes
Men and women sent to prison for offences committed during the British general strike in May will receive a class war medal. The medal is struck for them by the International Class War Prisoners' Aid.
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London
Red literature circulates in Canada says mayor
Winnipeg mayor Ralph Webb told a banquet for 149 visiting delegates from the Union of Canadian Municipalities that Toronto favors Soviet propaganda and red literature is spreading across the Dominion.
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Canada
London
Ont
Toronto
Dominion
Ralph Webb
Winnipeg
Union of Canadian Municipalities
Bail Refused for 16 in Ontario Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
Toronto reports bonds up to 50000 offered for some of sixteen held in connection with alcoholic poisoning deaths. The attorney-general's department remains firm in denying bail to all those involved.
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Toronto
Ontario
Attorney-General’s Department
Secession League Formed in Perth to Support WA Break from Commonwealth
A Secession League has been formed in Perth to assist the movement for Western Australia to secede from the Commonwealth. The group aims to organize support and mobilize local backing for independence.
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Perth
Australia
Western Australia
Commonwealth
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W. NC
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France
Alberta Gov't
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Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
F E. W. Beatty
D. C. Coleman
All-England
Willingdon
Dominions
Department of Customs
Convention of Union of Municipalities
Secession League
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