Prairie legislatures weigh plans to finance direct relief
Winnipeg reports say the three prairie legislatures may meet this fall to discuss a plan for financing direct unemployment relief if the federal government ends last fall agreements. Under prior terms one third each from federal, provincial, and municipal sources plus federal aid to help the province, but the Dominion Government plans to end the arrangement after April 1. Calgary notes western provinces may also seek talks with Premier Bennett around late August as unemployment relief issues loom.
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Winnipeg
Man
Calgary
Alberta
R. B. Bennett
Ottawa
Bennett
Imperial Conference Report Guides Mutual Preferences
The Imperial Conference committee on foreign relations aims to permit mutual preferences among empire nations by recommending that future treaties not interfere with such preferences and that existing treaties be freed if they hinder mutual preferences. The report notes UK trade pacts with the Soviet Union and Argentina but specifies no treaties.
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Ottawa
Ont
Imperial Conference Committee On Foreign Relations
Commonwealth
United Kingdom
Russia
Inventor Proposes Rapid Fire Shotgun Attachment
Charles A. Michal a 20 year old junior from Elmsdale claims a new device converts any shotgun into a high speed weapon capable of 400 rounds per minute. He says it can be attached easily and has submitted the gadget to local police for testing to keep it from gangsters and criminals.
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Chicago
Charles A. Michal
Elmsdale
Britain Would Tax Road Users Heavily
A joint conference report from railway and highway authorities in Great Britain proposes heavy highway user taxation. Mechanically propelled vehicles would be charged about 240 million dollars annually to cover road costs, with commercial vehicles paying 94 million and others 146 million. emphasis is on higher taxes for larger commercial vehicles.
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London
England
Great Britain
African Explorer Weatherby Dead at 72 in Bournemouth
Captain Paulet Weatherby geographer and African explorer, aged 72, died in Bournemouth England. He is credited with discovering the Congo source, according to a New York Times special cable.
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New York
New York Times
Bournemouth
England
Paulet Weatherby
Congo
Danish sailors sail 18 foot canoe toward Vancouver via Cape Horn
Helge Borup and Harold T. Jensen left Montreal on August 16 in an 18 foot canoe aiming for Vancouver in about two years. The craft carries 800 pounds of gear and two men weighing roughly 200 pounds each. Their route runs from the St Lawrence to New England, then to Boston, New York, Key West and Havana before Pacific Coast travel. Jensen previously navigated the Amazon River solo in 1924.
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Montreal
Que
Vancouver
Cape Horn
Helge Borup
Harold T. Jensen
Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Gulf
Maritime Provinces
New England
Boston
New York
Key West
Havana
Cuba
Pacific
Thunder Bay
Jensen
Amazon River
Native Sons call for national bank overhaul in convention
In Quebec the Native Sons of Canada urged banking reform. They passed a resolution for a national banking commission with broad powers, a Canadian national bank as a reserve bank, and stronger protection of depositors with stricter government oversight. A second resolution deplored low interest in Dominion Day and some firms declining to observe the holiday.
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Quebec
Que
Native Sons of Canada
Organization
National Banking Commission
Reserve
Calverton estate in Buckinghamshire to be auctioned
The Calverton estate, a 461 acre Buckinghamshire property owned by the Earl of Egmont, will be sold by auction. The youthful Earl, who inherited the title four months ago after his father's death, has returned to Canada and is living on the Alberta Priddis ranch. The estate includes a residence, three farms, 32 cottages and land suitable for development.
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London
England
Calverton
Buckinghamshire
Earl of Egmont
Earl
Canada
Alberta
Priddis
Percival
Dominion grant for Ottawa grain show heads to Regina next year
The remaining 140000 of the Dominion grant for the world grain show to be held in Regina next year will be provided as needed. A 150000 vote was made last year with 10000 paid to date. The Department of Agriculture announced the update. The fair is run by an executive committee led by Hon. W C Buckle, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture.
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Ottawa
Ont
Regina
Department of Agriculture
W. C. Buckle
Saskatchewan
Berlin tests seagull wing plane by Richter flight study
An aeroplane at Tempelhof Aerodrome will retrace avian flight to study birds. The craft features a seagull like wing and aims for greater air stability. Designer Hans Richter, a pioneer glider flyer, leads the project.
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Berlin
Germany
Tempelhof
Hans Richter
Mounties May Police B C Lancaster Is Acquitted
Victoria BC reports the attorney general weighing a shift to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to police British Columbia. The Kidd report cites savings by abolishing provincial and 39 municipal forces, keeping Vancouver and Victoria city forces, with broader western Canada coverage possible. In Florida Captain W N Lancaster is acquitted of murdering Haden Clarke after a sensational trial revealing love lives.
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Victoria
B.C
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
British Columbia
Kidd
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Miami
Fla
W. N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
South Florida
Jessie M. Keith-Miller
Retrenchment Programme Cuts Planned by Manitoba Government
Manitoba government plans drastic expenditure curtailments under Premier John Bracken. The caucus backs a retrenchment programme saving between 500000 and 1000000. McKenzie will skip Royal Winter Fair exhibit saving about 5000. Revenues fall. 3000 fewer passenger cars in Greater Winnipeg and 12600 fewer province wide.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Man
John Bracken
D. G. McKenzie
Agriculture
Hydro
Toronto
Greater
Manitoba Tax Commission
Dublin waits on London for tariff war talks
In Dublin officials say any fresh overtures to end the tariff conflict with Britain must come from London. President Valera focuses on internal issues and remains wary of reopening negotiations as retaliatory tariffs disrupt Irish Sea trade following the default on land annuities.
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Dublin
Ireland
Pennyworth Arrives With Cargo for Canadian Trade
The British steamship Pennyworth docked at Churchill after a voyage from Liverpool carrying miscellaneous cargo for western Canada. Unloading is underway and 250000 bushels of grain are to be loaded for the return trip. Churchill, Hudson Bay, will host six freight steamers this navigation season, announced by Hon Dr R J Manion.
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Eous
Churchill
Man
Western Canada
Pennyworth
Liverpool
Old Country
Hudson Bay
R. J. Manion
Death sentences for rail goods thieves in Chelavinsk
The transport court in Chelavinsk, Russia, meted out death by firing squad for two gang leaders under a new decree imposing the extreme penalty for stealing goods in railroad shipments.
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Chelavinsk
Russia
Italy to scrap one third of fleet and end battleships
Rome reports Italy will retire about 130000 tons of fighting ships starting August 25, effectively removing battleships from the navy. The Andrea Doria and Duillo will be placed out of commission as Italy shifts from battleships to cruisers to cut costs.
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Rome
Italy
Andrea Doria
Duillo
Papen Vows Stability as Hitler’s Power Question Looms
Chancellor Franz von Papen says Adolf Hitler will not use storm troops to seize power and warns any revolt will be crushed. He presses for armament equality and says Germany will not be treated as a second class nation. The cabinet is unsettled, but Papen predicts long rule.
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Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
First Canadian flour shipped from north unloaded in Churchill
In the presence of several Canadian National Railway officials, 31 cars of flour from Robin Hood Mills Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were unloaded from a special train in the new freight shed. The shipment was destined overseas.
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Churchill
Man
Canadian National Railway
North
Robin Hood Mills
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Explorer Will Be Honored In Toronto Memorial
Etienne Brule the French explorer who guided the Humber River party in September 1613 and first white man to view Lake Ontario will be commemorated with a memorial unveiling on September 17 in Toronto. The ceremony is under the auspices of the Women's Canadian Historical Society.
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Toronto
Not Afraid Of Weight Rescues Man From Lakefront
Toronto lifeguard Tom Mee Garry heard cries for help while patrolling the lakefront and pulled 315 pound William Cuppy to shore. Cuppy, 47, was rescued after being unable to reach shore in his bathing suit.
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Toronto
Faithful Engineer Dies at Toronto Station
Engineer Dave Martin collapsed and died in the cab of his CN freight train as it arrived at Union Station in Toronto after a 25 year service with the company. He had fought off a heart attack during the final minutes of the journey from South Parry Sound.
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Toronto
Ont
Dave Martin
Canadian National
Parry Sound
Union Station
Martin
Greece Requires Packing Date on Canned Goods
The Greek Government has ordered that after October first all canned goods sold in the country must bear the date of packing. This consumer protection rule aims to improve product freshness tracking and reduce waste in the market.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
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National Bank
James F. Bryant
Saskatchewan Commission On Conservation
Lancaster
de Valera
S. Pennyworth
King George
Britannia
Cowes
Explorer
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