Miners Agree to Resume Work in Nova Scotia
The British Empire Steel Corporation accepted the Nova Scotia Government settlement proposals to end the coal strike. A plebiscite by miners employed by the company voted 1,133 in favor to return to work, with 6,693 votes cast noting abstentions. Dominion Coal, Nova Scotia Steel and Coal, Cumberland Railway and Coal, and Acadia Coal also accepted the memorandum to avoid further disaster for the province.
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Italifns
British Empire Steel Corporation
Rhodes
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Roy Watrin
Wolvin
Dominion Coal Company
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
Cumberland Railway and Coal Company
Acadia Coal Company
Halifax
Press Delegates Reach Honolulu for Australian Conference
Delegates from Great Britain Canada and other British Dominions arrived in Honolulu aboard the liner Aurangi to be welcomed by Hawaii officials and residents. The British press party will tour the city and attend an official luncheon before the third imperial press conference opens in Melbourne on September 29. The Canadian section was organized under J H Woods of Calgary as chairman. They plan to return to Australia on October 8 aboard the Hiner Makura.
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Honolulu
Great Britain
Canada
Melbourne
Australia
Gold Finds Reach Wrangell in Cassiar District
After repeated failures, gold is now being taken in paying quantities in the Telegraph Creek area of Cassiar country British Columbia. First shipments arrived in Wrangell via Stikine River boat. Some Gold Pan Creek claims pay $25 to $30 per day per man, prompting abandoned or dormant claims to be revived.
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Wrangell
Alaska
Telegraph Creek
Cassiar
British Columbia
Here
Stikine River
Gold Pan Creek
Chicago Murders Hit Daily Pace in 1925 Totals
The report notes Chicago crime rising with more than a murder per day. It cites 227 killings so far this year and calculates that if the pace continues for 154 more days, year end total would reach 39.
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Chicago
North Bay ex-service men back British Legion of Canada
Mass meeting of ex service men at the Soldiers Day event during North Bay Old Home Week expressed full support for establishing the British Legion of Canada as a concrete organization.
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North Bay, Ont
North Bay
British Legion of Canada
Alberta Legislature Reverses Motion on Government House
By a 32 to 7 vote the Alberta Legislature rescinded the Davidson McKeen motion of March last calling on the government to sell or dispose of Government House. The move was introduced on a Conservative party line with Dr J and Stewart and Premier Greenfield supporting the reversal.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. & Stewart
Lethbridge
Greenfield
Davidson-McKeen
Government House
Danish Move to Place Conciliation at World Court
Denmark asks the League Secretariat to add to the September agenda a plan to create a commission of conciliation at The Hague’s permanent court of international justice. Initial reactions in League circles view the proposal as neutral powers shifting conciliation authority from the League Council to the world court and its appointed conciliators.
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World Court
Railways Offer North Country Prairie Rates
Edmonton reports that the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways will apply a prairie rate basis for the Peace River lines for a temporary period. Premier Greenfield said this follows advices from both railways and awaits a satisfactory Royal Bank settlement. The move grants a one-line haul for at least one season, easing current service objections.
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Edmonton
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Peace River
Royal Bank
Greenfield
North Country
C.P.R
Prince of Wales Arrives in St Helena for Short Visit
A guard of honor of British ex-service men, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides welcomed the Prince of Wales as he landed from the Repulse for a brief stay en route from Cape Town to South America. He went to Government House to meet prominent locals, visited Longwood, toured Napoleon’s estate, played golf in the afternoon, and attended an official dinner reception and dance.
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St. Helena
Prince of Wales
Capetown
South America
Prince
Government House
Longwood
Napoleon
Wales
Allied Debts Discussed by British House
In the House of Commons Walter Guinness said debt negotiations with France paused after the French experts’ return to Paris but would resume. He denied reports of an acrimonious break. A preliminary view exchange with Italy occurred as Rome also drafts proposals. He expected other governments to respond to the note’s core debt settlement principles.
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London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Walter Edward Guinness
Treasury
France
Paris
Guinness
Italy
Winnipeg lawyer named to assist in Nash Fruits probe
R. F. McWilliams KC of Winnipeg will act as chief assistant to J. C. McRuer KC of Toronto in the government inquiry into Nash Fruit interests across Western Canada. The action under the Dominion Combines and Investigation Act includes RCMP seizure of company books, now under audit by government agents.
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R. F. McWilliams
K.C
Winnipeg
J. C. McRuer
Toronto
Nash Fruit
Canada
Dominion Combines and Investigation Act
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Welsh bard crown won by Rev William S Evans of Bridgend
The bard's crown of the Welsh eisteddfod, a national festival for music and literature, was awarded for the third time to Rev. William S. Evans of Bridgend. About ten thousand people attended as delegations from British colonies and Dominions and the United States watched. More than 3,000 entrants competed in music drama and poetry.
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Pwllheli
Wales
William S. Evans
Bridgend
Dominions
United States
Fire fighters association formed in Calgary conference
Delegates from Saskatchewan and Alberta cities met in Calgary to adopt a constitution and establish the inter provincial association of fire fighters. This formal step creates a unified body for fire service coordination across the two provinces.
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Calgary
Alta
Inter-Provincial Association of Fire Fighters
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Alberta Urges Canada to Close Resource Transfer Talks
In a legislative session a compromise motion on natural resources was unanimously approved and will be sent to Ottawa. The motion urges the federal government to facilitate negotiations for transferring natural resources to Alberta based on the draft agreement and on fair and equitable terms.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
Government of
Canada
Alberta
British Women Win Right to Vote on College Council
British women gain a victory as the Royal College of Surgeons decides to admit women on equal terms with men. Previously women could be fellows or members but could not vote for the college council. The change allows women to be eligible for seats on the council, affecting 13 current women fellows and members.
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Royal College of Surgeons
London
College
College For the Council
The
Col
Record Arctic radio message beats distance barrier
The MacMillan Arctic expedition at Etah Greenland answered a Chicago radio station query in fifteen minutes marking the first direct transmission to and from the Arctic polar area. The reply arrived swiftly despite static and bad weather illustrating a major advance in long distance wireless communication.
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Arlington Weights
Wis
Arctic Polar Area
Etah
Greenland
Chicago
French Girl Fails Channel Swim Near Dover
Mlle Sion the French girl failed in her attempt to swim the English Channel. She was within about one mile and a quarter of Dover when she abandoned the effort.
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Dover
Mlle. Sion
English Channel
Victoria Workers To Head South For Fall Harvest
More than 300 men will leave Victoria for the fall harvest on the prairies in the next few weeks, the department of labor reports.
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Victoria
B.C
Prairies
Department of Labor
Earl Haig Drives His Own Engine Inland Rockies Voyage
Field Marshal Earl Haig rode at the throttle of his Canadian National Railways special train near Blue River preferring the engine cab view to the observation car. A photograph shows Haig aboard the locomotive with Countess Haig beside him looking toward Mount Robson, the Rockies highest peak.
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Field Marshal
Earl Haig
Rockies
Canadian National Railways
Blue River
Countess Haig
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Tablet Honors Canadian Author Louis Hemon at Brest
Admirers in Canada placed a bronze tablet in the birthplace house of Louis Hemon in Brest France. The inscription notes Maria Chapdelaine author Louis Hemon was born there and that admirers in Canada placed the memorial. Quimper already names a principal street after the author renowned worldwide.
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Louis Hemon
Brest
France
Paris
Quimper
Maria Chapdelaine
Canada
Lord Byng Unable to Unveil Strathmore Memorial This Summer
Edmonton dispatch states Major Hodgson reports Lord Byng regrets he cannot unveil the Strathmore memorial in Alberta this summer due to a full west engagement schedule.
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Edmonton
Alta
Edmonton Journal
Hodgson
Lord Byng
Strathmore
Woman Executed In Ireland at Mount Joy Prison
A rare execution in Ireland occurred at Mount Joy Prison when Anna Walsh and Michael Talbot were put to death for murdering the husband of Mrs. Walsh in Limerick. Talbot was related to the victim.
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Dublin
Ireland
Mount Joy
Anna Walsh
Michael Talbot
Difference Over Security Pact Delays Foreign Ministers
Briand creates awkward start by announcing a London meeting with Austen Chamberlain before coordinating a date. French and British dispute drafts of a note replying to Germany on security, with debt settlement tensions widening gaps.
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London
Artetde Briand
Austen Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Test Flights by MacMillan Arctic Expedition at Etah Greenland
Three aeroplanes tested at Etah Greenland reaching 5000 feet over glaciers. Lt Commander Byrd reported in radio that motors functioned well despite bitter cold. Plan to establish base on Ellesmere Island facing Axel Heiberg Island with an advance flying base near Cape Thomas Hubbard.
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Cape Thomas Hubbard
Axel Heiberg
Churchill Defends Return to Gold Standard in House
London Britain’s gold standard restoration drew mixed criticism but was vigorously defended by Chancellor Winston Churchill. He argued policy effects will reveal value in the long run and warned that without action the empire would adopt a dollar standard. He noted critics disagree and parties offer no challenge.
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London
Britain
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
England
War Claims Filed by Saskatchewan Residents Demand Indemnity
Saskatchewan residents file twenty two war claims against Germany totaling over 160000 for losses of personal effects and relatives aboard torpedoed ships. Notable claims include Inglis Sheldon Williams for 4000 in artworks lost at sea and several Lusitania losses totaling 70000.
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Saskatchewan
Germany
Regina
James Friel
K.C
Ottawa
Inglis Sheldon Williams
Unis City
Gertrude Alice E. Dowlsey
Winnipeg
Matha Ellen Matthews
Utopia Block
Moose Jaw
Khamis Michael
Morilach
Turkey
Canada
Maritime Provinces to Be United as One
Montreal editorial argues for forming one province from Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. It notes the three governments cost the civil service and parliament and that a single Maritime province could serve federal and provincial needs with a population of about one million.
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Montreal
Canada
Maritime Provinces
United Church to Reorganize Pastorates in Canada
The United Church of Canada plans changes to pastorates with transfer and settlement committees possibly meeting as early as September or October. The four section commission on publications education funds and church department will assemble in Toronto in December. Offices for moderator and secretary will open immediately amid a major spiritual and financial drive from October 4 to 18.
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Toronto
Harvesters From East Will Be Available
Ottawa reports approximate 69,000 harvest hands needed for this year’s western crop. Western provinces may supply about 19,000, while Eastern Canada could provide 20,000 to 35,000 due to early east harvests. Railways have not fixed eastward numbers yet.
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Ottawa
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Canada
Cancelled Sailings To China from Vancouver Mission Party
The Methodist mission board of the United Church of Canada cancelled sailings for 28 people set to depart Vancouver for Shanghai and Chungking on September 3. Officials were told to arrange bookings for mid October as the earliest safe date, affecting eight missionaries, five missionaries wives and 15 children.
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Toronto
West China
Methodist Mission Board of the
United Church of Canada
Vancouver
Shanghai
Chungking
US Aviators Join French Forces in Morocco
United States aviators volunteered to aid the French in Morocco and travel to the battle zone. Six took to the air by plane and five by train as plans are laid by the French command for a strategic offensive against the Rif rebels.
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Paris
Morocco
United States
France
Immigration staff reductions eyed in Canada after elections
Quebec reports officials expect a broad cut in immigration personnel across Canada. The plan, delaying any slash until after federal elections, anticipates a reduction of about four percent to as much as fifty five percent in staff levels.
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Quebec
Canada
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Bard
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Ise Motion Natural Resources
Lege
Illinois
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MacMillan Expedition
Ellesmere Island
Maritimes
United Church
General Council
China
U. S
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