Britain and Canada cut passenger rate for immigrants
Ottawa reports a $5 rate for British migrants to Canada, excluding the Empire Settlement Scheme. The reduced fare, effective January 1 1929, applies to Brits normally resident in Britain and Northern Ireland, with the difference subsidized by the British government and steamship lines for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearm Ip Lines
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Canada
British Steamship Lines
London
Telegraph Wire Sets Type For Newspaper
Rochester report describes a telegraph wire feeding two type setting machines at the Times Union plant. Despatches arrive by wire and are converted into lines of metal type with minimal human input. Demonstration showed synchronized operation between a linotype and an intertype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Rochester Times Union
Johannes Gutenberg
Strassburg
Linotype
Intertype
Iowa Boy Wins Grand Champion Steer at International Exposition
Clarence Gaeck, 12, of State Center Iowa, steered yearling Hereford Dick to grand champion at the International Livestock Exposition, ahead of top professional beef cattle breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clarence Gaeck
State Center
Iowa
America
Britain Declares No Coastal Waters Claims
London recognizes no foreign government sovereignty over coastal waters beyond the three mile limit, says Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Great Britain
Three Mile Point
Austen Chamberlain
Brandon City Manager A W E Fawkes Resigns
Brandon city council accepts the resignation of City Manager A W E Fawkes who will join Moose Jaw as city commissioner starting January 1. Fawkes will relocate and assume duties on the new post as Brandon seeks a replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon, Man
A. W. E. Fawkes
Brandon
Fawkes
Moose Jaw
Kellogg Pact Submission To Senate For Ratification
Washington reports that President Coolidge submitted the Kellogg antiwar treaty to the Senate for ratification. The move signals continued U S commitment to banning war as an instrument of national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
War talk from Field Marshal Robertson at peace conference
London notes that Sir William Robertson urges restraint on armaments and warns the United States risks echoing Germany before 1914. He says Europe is arming but peace requires frank, trustful international conduct, voiced at a League of Nations Union event presided by Viscount Cecil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
William Robertson
U.S
Germany
League of Nations Union
Viscount Cecil
Sir William
Unite States
League of Nations
Kellogg
Europe
Saskatchewan Christmas Seal Sale expands anti tuberculosis work
Mr A B Cook announces a new phase of Saskatchewan Anti Tuberculosis League efforts focusing on prevention and education beyond sanatoria. The plan includes school and home examinations for infection, teacher and physician cooperation, and a fund run by School Children for School Children to cover examination and care costs. A small seal supply is sent to each school for pupil sales this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort San
A. B. Cook
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Abolish Capital Punishment Debated in Commons
The House of Commons narrowly approved leave to introduce a bill by Commander Joseph Kenworthy to abolish capital punishment. The proposed plan would replace the death penalty with life penal servitude, as cheers erupted after a 119 to 118 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
London
Eng
Joseph Kenworthy
Arrests in Paris Swindle Case Involving Madame Hanau
Madame Marthe Hanau and Lazare Block were arrested and brought before an examining magistrate on charges of swindling investors. Reported total losses reach nearly 500 million francs, about 20 million dollars, with most victims described as small investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Madame Marthe Hanau
Lazare Block
Pioneer Thomas Kernig Han Dies in Vancouver
Vancouver obituaries note 75 year old Thomas Kernig Han a western pioneer who lived in Manitoba before moving to British Columbia where he died. He spent many years in the Canadian west and is remembered for his long residence in the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Thomas Kernighan
Manitorba
British Columbia
Flood Submerges 25 Villages After Volga Storm
A severe storm sweeping the Caspian Sea flooded the Volga near Astrakhan causing 25 villages to be submerged. Local authorities assess damage and begin relief efforts for affected residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Volga
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Soviet Budget Seeks Almost One Hundred Million More for Defence
Moscow sources report N P Brukhanov presents the defence budget to the Central Executive Committee. The defence estimate rises to 840 million rubles from 742 million last year. Brukhanov says the increase funds education and army improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Central Executive Committee
N. P. Brukhanov
Brukhanov
Banting Returns to Canada After Edinburgh Lecture
Dr. F. G. Banting, Nobel laureate and insulin co discoverer, returns to Canada after delivering a lecture at Edinburgh University in recognition of his Cameron prize. He crossed the Atlantic aboard the S S Maurantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Banting
Canada
Banting
Edinburgh University
Pilgrims Mark Signing of Peace Pact Dinner
London figures attend Pilgrim's Society dinner to celebrate a peace pact renouncing war. Sir Austen Chamberlain and US Ambassador Alanson Houghton hear praise for unfortified frontiers as proof that Canada and the United States can live without armaments. Houghton urges broader hope that nations may renounce force and seek peaceful stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Pilgrim's Society
Austen Chamberlain
United States
Alanson B. Houghton
Viscount Cecil
Chelmwood
Lord Hardinge
Lord Davidson
Canterbury
Lord Desborough
Houghton
New World
Mr. Houghton
Sir Austen
Canada
British Empire
America
Girls to Inherit Vast English Estate in Chicago Case
Two American girls Isabelle and Marjorie Meuser aged 10 and 12 are named heirs to a 15 million dollar English estate. Grand-nieces of the Marchioness Huntly of Orton Hall Teeterborough England, they would share the fortune with the Marchioness. Floyd G. Meuser their father died last February and their stepmother Louise Meuser has cared for them. Probate Judge Henry Horner granted a petition transferring guardianship to the Marchioness so the children may inherit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Isabelle
Marjorie Meuser
Marchioness
Huntly
Orton Hall
Teeterborough
England
Louise Meuser
Henry Horner
Women sponsored bill proposes aid for children in coal fields
First Reading in London sees Miss Margaret Bondfield present a bill sponsored entirely by women MPs. It would allocate public funds to assist charities and shoe furnishing for children in poverty stricken coal field areas and other distressed districts. The measure received a sympathetic reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
House of Commons
Margaret Bondfield
Wallsend
Settlement Committee
Saskatchewan Legislature Opens Sixth Assembly in Regina
The Saskatchewan fourth session of the sixth Legislature opened with the throne speech read, the lone new member Dr. F. T. Waugt introduced for Arm River, and a reception in the library. Flowers adorned the event as observers expect a seven week session, possibly longer than average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
F. T. Waugt
Arm River
Wealthy Heiress Flees England to Work in New York Store
The New York American reports Lady Donna Lois Hope, a major English heiress, fled to Washington after being found working as a salesgirl in a large New York department store. Lady Doria, niece of the Duke of Newcastle, will inherit a liberal estate at 21. She arrived in New York with Miss Leonora High et and recently took a Greenwich Village apartment and a department store job at 25 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Donna Lois Hope
England
Washington
Lady Doria
Duke of Newcastle
Leonora Highet
Doria
Greenwich Village
Byrd Antarctica Expedition Reaches Bay of Whales Base
Secretary Wilbur received word by radio that Commander Byrd's Antarctic expedition has left civilization. The Navy plans constant radio contact after establishing a base in the Bay of Whales in the Ross Sea, the continent's edge's only safe harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
Wilbur
Naval
Explorer
Navy
Bay of Whales
Ross Sea
Antarctic Continent
Victoria Legislature Set to Convene January 22
The British Columbia legislature will convene on January 22, as announced in Victoria. The session opening marks the start of the new legislative year with members from the governing party and opposition preparing for readings and debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Vernon Booker murder conviction quashed on appeal
The appellate division of the Alberta Supreme Court quashed Vernon Booker’s murder conviction. He was sentenced to hang for killing his mother brother and two hired men near Mannville in July. A new trial is ordered likely for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Vernon Booker
Mannville
Supreme Court of Alberta
Government ice breaker contract awarded to Saint John firm
Hon. P. J. A. Cardin announced that the contract for the St Lawrence River government ice breaker goes to Saint John Dry Dock Company. The NB firm bid 759000 dollars, 200 feet long, 42 feet wide, 3000 horsepower, beating the next bid by 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
P. J. A. Cardin
BurglarsRansack Toupin Lumber Offices In Winnipeg
Burglars broke into the Toupin Lumber Company offices in Winnipeg and blew open the safe securing three thousand dollars in cash and securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Toupin Lumber Company
Swine Club Champions Headed to Royal Winter Fair
The top Boys and Girls Swine Club teams from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba travel to Toronto for the Royal Winter Fair as guests of Canadian National Railways. Kathryn Coyer and Alice Fear, Prince Albert, win the Dominion championship at Toronto and claim the Robb Trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Baca
J. D. Guild
Canadian National Railways’ Agricultural Department
Norman Williams
Vermilion
Alta
Kathryn Coyer
Prince Albert
Sask
J. S. McGowan
Western
Department of Colonization
Alice Fear
Albert Richardson
McConnell
Man
E. E. Brocklebank
Jack Thornton
Armstrong
B.C
Roy Williams
Alto
Sidney Nash
Wesley Pollock
W. D. Robb
Duty to extradite violators of U S liquor laws eyed
Buffalo despatch reports negotiations begun in Ottawa for a retroactive treaty to extradite Canadians indicted for US prohibition violations. US official Templeton says a January conference with Canadian and US customs officials will outline a Cuba style pact. Ottawa reports no formal request yet from Canada. decision on revising the 1924 anti smuggling treaty pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Buffalo
Star
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Richard H. Templeton
Cuba
William Phillips
Saskatchewan Grain Inquiry Highlights Farming Grading Issues
Swift Current reports on the Saskatchewan Grain Inquiry Commission session where issues with private elevator grading and illegal tickets were raised. Farmers criticized grading systems and the protection offered by locked sample boxes, noting many did not use Grain Act safeguards. Ed Stevens thanked the commission for addressing farmer concerns and Chief Justice Brown offered thanks on behalf of the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Grain Inquiry Commission
Ed. Stevens
U.F.C
Saskatchewan
Brown
Record Price Paid For Champion Steer
Chicago reports the John C Penny Company bought "Dick" the grand champion steer from Clarence Goecke of Iowa for seven dollars a pound on the hoof. Weighing about 1150 pounds the price exceeds eight thousand dollars, nearly doubling the previous record due to the unusual circumstances of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John C. Penny Company
United States
Clarence Goecke
Iowa
Ottawa to Host Series of International Conferences
Ottawa will host a sequence of international conferences next year on topics of joint interest to the United States and Canada. Delegates will discuss radio control and wavelength allocation, liquor export controls, St. Lawrence development, and likely discriminatory rates on customs, rail freight, shipping and harbor dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence
Ottawa radio commission names announced
The personnel of the new radio commission has been announced at the prime minister's office. Sir John Aird, president of the Bank of Commerce, is chairman. C A Bowman, editor of the Ottawa Citizen, and Augustin Frisch of Montreal, director of technical education for Quebec, are members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Radio Commission
John Aird
Bank of Commerce
C. A. Bowman
Ottawa Citizen
Augustin Frisch
Montreal
Quebec
Paris Dispatch States Two US Experts to Aid Reparations
The Matin reports Premier Poincare was informed by S Parker Gilbert that the United States will send two experts to assist in the reparations settlement. The stipulation adds that this action must not imply any broader United States responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Matin
Poincare
S. Parker Gilbert
United States
Arms Commission Opens in Geneva Under Bernstoff
A special commission to reach an agreement on arms and war material control opened in Geneva with Count Von Bernstoff of Germany presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Count von Bernstoff
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Britain
N. U
Anti - Tuberculosis League
Russia
Soviets
House of Regina
New York State
Antarctic
B.C. House
Arms Commission
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!