UFO Convention Opts Against Censuring Drury
After hours of debate the United Farmers of Ontario at their annual convention decided not to censure former Premier E. C. Drury for his role in the North Huron By election. The body endorsed UFO secretary J. J. Morrison and dropped charges linking to a Liberal platform attack, while a harsher resolution calling for dispersal of the UFO political committee was defeated.
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Etvenet
Conventionaleo
J. J Morrison
UFO
Farmers
West Elgin
Mitchell Hepburn
Drury
U.P
North Huron
North Huron United Farmers
Mr. Drury
U.F.O
United Farmer
League Would Reduce Number Of Meetings
Geneva report notes the proposal by British foreign secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain to cut council sessions of the League of Nations from four to three yearly. He argues fewer meetings allow more foreign ministers to participate, urging general approval. Netherlands, Italian, Chilean, and German representatives engaged before adjourning discussions.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Austen Chamberlain
Wgain
Austen
Netherlands
Council
Two Men Committed For Trial On Secrets Act Charges
George Hansen a German and Wilfred Francis MacCartney described as Irish American were committed for trial before the central criminal court on official secrets act charges. They allegedly sought army air force information believed useful to Soviet Russia. Oslo Norway Nobel prize awarded to Professor Landig Quidde Germany and Prof Ferdinand Buisson France. Buisson chairs League for the Rights of Man. Quidde a noted pacifist and peace schemes originator.
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London
George Hansen
Wilfred Francis MacCartney
Central Criminal Court
Bow
Oslo
Norway
Landig Quidde
Germany
Ferdinand Buisson
France
Buisson
Ue League For Thee Rights of
Quidde
Fresh danger threat in Northwestern Algeria flood drift
In Oran Algeria fresh danger threatens the region after a severe flood, with numerous points previously spared now submerged as waters rise threatening further damage and displacement.
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Oran
Algeria
Post Office Eyes Aerial Mail Link With Canada
The Post Office Department studies tapping Canadian aerial mail routes to connect U S service at Syracuse Albany Chicago St Paul and Seattle Montreal link may be used via air force or private Canadian firm A New York company proposal for Montreal service was rejected The plan aims to create a national network across the east midwest and pacific regions focusing on urgent letters and special delivery traffic.
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Air Force
New York
Montreal
United States
Middle West
Pacific
Gold Shipment From New York To London During War
Gold valued at $1,000,000 was removed from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for delivery aboard the Cunard liner Aquitania to a London correspondent. The International Acceptance Bank, Inc. announced the move as a special transaction with few details released.
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New York
London
International Acceptance Bank, Inc
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Cunard
Sterling Exchange
Wall Street
England
Royal clemency petition circulates in Winnipeg
A group of friends and relatives seeks royal clemency for offenders under existing liquor laws. They argue these individuals have paid for their misdemeanors, aiming to influence the government as new consolidated liquor laws pass. The government stance remains unclear, and supporters contend prisoners sentenced after the act may still face punishment under the new law.
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Winnipeg
Pact of Friendship Kept at St Pauls Cathedral
Four men who formed a 1905 pact to meet at St Pauls Cathedral rejoined recently on its steps. They sang Auld Lang Syne, honoring a bond among eight former coworkers. two were lost in war and two died since. The four planned the gathering as an annual event, joined by a widow and her daughter to honor a late colleague.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's
Brampton Rider Wins Two Championships at Provincial Fair
W J McCallum of Brampton and Regina captured both Percheron championships and won junior and grand Clydesdale titles with Lord Willingdon, a young horse that also attracted top placings at the Toronto Royal and Ottawa Winter Park events.
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Guelph
W. J. McCallum
Brampton
Regina
Lord Willingdon
Toronto
Belgium’s rail plan shifts state to private like system
Belgium moves to privatize railroads after a year of public ownership failures. The experiment yielded 1.46 million dollars last year while post office and telegraph services decline. With Socialists ousted and Liberal leadership, financier Frangui may push for autonomous company control to extract real profits.
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Bruscels
Belgium
Liberal Party
M. Franggui
Fox
Underpaid Farm Help in Ontario Meeting Notes
Mrs Miles Oper of Leamington Ontario opened the United Farm Women of Ontario annual meeting with a critique of farm labor wages saying no self respecting domestic servant would work for what farm women earn. She voiced cautious optimism about the grain pool and noted membership fell from 2312 to 2041.
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Toronto
Miles Oper
Leamington
Ont
United Farm Women of Ontario
Oper
Dominion Surplus Reaches Sixty Million Despite Higher Debt
Ottawa reports eight months into the year that Dominion revenues exceed expenditures by just over 69 million dollars. November debt rose by 17.7 million due to loan interest, while eight month debt reduction totals 69.8 million. Revenue up 26 million. expenditures up 5 million. customs and excise tax gains offset by a 10 million drop in excise taxes. Canada’s net debt stands at 2.287 billion on November 30.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Cholera Epidemic Sweeps Northern India and Bengal
The outbreak spreads across northern India with rising weekly deaths. Diajapur Maldah Noakhali and Howrah show sharp increases as Calcutta reports over two thousand smallpox deaths last week. Bengal districts face a violent smallpox surge alongside the cholera crisis.
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Karachi
India
Diajapur
Maldah
Noakhali
Howrah
Bengali
Calcutta
Bengal
Winnipeg Fire Chief Retires After 45 Years Service
Winnipeg fire chief J et Buchanan resigns after forty five years in the department. He leaves under the city pension by law requiring retirement on attaining sixty five with twenty years service.
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Winnipeg
Jet Buchanan
Buchanan
Offer to buy Saskatoon streets and power plant proposed
G M Yule acting for J Yorath of Mid West Utilities submitted a proposal to Saskatoon city hall offering 1,000,000 dollars in cash to purchase the street railways and the electric power plant and to assume related debentures.
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Saskatoon
G. M. Yule
K.C
J. Yorath
Mid- West Utilities
Princess Elaine A New Coastal Steamer For CPR
The Canadian Pacific launches the Princess Elaine from John Brown and Co Glasgow. The coastal liner, 290 feet long and 2000 tons, will cruise 19 knots with three screws and carry about 1200 passengers. It will run Vancouver Nanaimo and transport automobiles with dance and social rooms on board. Delivers to CPR in Vancouver after Panama voyage and serves Channel Queen Charlotte Sound with potential Seattle to Skagway routes.
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Canadian Pacific
John Brown and Co
Glasgow
Vancouver
Seattle
Vancouver Island
Alaska
Nanaimo
Old Country
Panama Canal
Channel
Queen Charlotte Sound
Skaway
Continent Drift Theory Supported by Time Variations
Ottawa officials at the Dominion Observatory report time differences between Tokyo Ottawa and Greenwich have varied since 1964 supporting Wegener’s theory that Europe and America are drifting apart. Projections fit coast line indentations between Europe Africa and the Americas. The notion suggests a once united landmass split by a cataclysm and still separating at about three feet per year.
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Ottawa
Tokio
Greenwich
England
Dominion Observatory
Wagener
Emnent Gortgen
Europe
America
Wegener
Warener
Africa
South
Four Continente
Thousands Fight for Sacred Relic in Hindu Rite Incident
Despatch from Allahabad reports thousands of Hindus battled for fragments of a widow’s charred clothing linked to the ritual self immolation. The widow died from burns after a police rescue, her body then cast into the Ganges near Patna. Prices paid reached hundreds of rupees for the sacred garments.
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Louden
Evening News
Allahabad
Ganges
Patna
Dogs Deliver Aid Across Idaho Snowbound Wilderness
A dog team carried medical supplies through hundred miles of bleak Idaho mountains to reach Emmett Routson, 20, at Wordenhoff Mine in the Thunder Mountains. Dr Don Numbers, aided by musher Roy Stover and a crack team of sleigh dogs, traveled through heavy snow after an auto start to reach the dying boy.
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McCall
Idaho
Wordenhoff
Thunder Mountains
Don Numbers
Emmett Routson
Numbers
Roy Stover
Young Routson
Hope
Pioneer Belts Survey Cooperation With United States
Ottawa agrees to joint study with a US National Research Council committee on five pioneer belts spanning the Dominion Siberia Australia South Africa and South America to assess their capacity to absorb migration and boost food production. Premier Mackenzie King pledges federal support while universities plan to cooperate with the survey led by Dean Rutherford and Dr McArthur.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States National Research Council
Dominion
Siberia
Australia
South Africa
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
United States Organization
Rutherford
University of Saskatchewan
Miluto
McArthur
Queen's Univesity
Kingston
WL. Mackenzie King
Wreed
King
New Plan to End Troubles of Lithuania
Geneva report states Poland would recognize Lithuania as sovereign, end the state of war, and reopen rail, postal, and telegraphic links though no full diplomatic ties. A League commission would study frontier mobilization and border bands. Vilna occupation remains unresolved until March.
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Lithuania
Lendon
Daily Telegraph
Geneva
Council of the League
Poland
League Council
Vilna
Former Congressman Gorman Defended in $100000 Suit
John J. Gorman, named by Mayor Thompson to probe pro British taint in Chicago school histories, is defendant in a $100,000 damages suit filed by Prof. David Muzzey of Columbia University. Muzzey alleges Gorman harmed his reputation by accusing British influence in his histories.
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Chicago
John J. Gorman
Thompson
David Saville Muzazey
Columbia University
New York
United States District Court
Gorman
William MacAndrew
Muzzey
Motion Of Censure Defeated In House Of Commons
In the House of Commons a motion of censure against Premier Baldwin over his role in the coal debate was defeated by 347 to 142 after a seven hour debate. Labour Leader Ramsay MacDonald had brought the motion, and Baldwin indicated leadership duties might be delegated to another minister.
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London
House of Commons
Baldwin
Ramsay Maclonald
Radio link tests press messages between Europe and Asia
The first attempt to transmit messages by radio telephone for the press was carried out by the Dutch Telephone Administration. Batavia communicated with The Wague for over two hours with clearer reception than ordinary lines, marking a highly successful test between Europe and Asia.
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Batavia
Tutelm
East Indies
Europe
Asia
Government flying regulation year reports two deaths
From January 1 to October 31 1927 the first year of government regulation and aid to commercial flight two persons were killed in plane accidents and others injured in aerial service conducted for a profit this was disclosed by national entities.
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Washington
Coolidge Confirms 1928 Presidential Candidacy Not
In his own words Calvin Coolidge reiterates he will not run for president in 1928. He states his August 2 decision remains unchanged and insists his stance will be respected despite public chatter.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Black Hills
Unemployed in Britain Rise in Week Ended Nov 28
Official statistics show 1 145 200 persons unemployed in Britain for the week ending Nov. 28. The figures are 250 557 under the 1926 level during the coal strike.
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