Opening of Parliament on February 7th in Ottawa
Parliament will open on Thursday February 7 in Ottawa. Premier King announced the date after a cabinet council meeting. The Prime Minister noted no vacancies or appointments were made at the sitting. Bennett, Conservative leader, plans return to Ottawa mid month.
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Ottawa
King
Cabinet Council
Sion
BR EB. Bennett
Europe
Ater
Bennett
England
Commons
Senate
Dominion
Charles Stewart
British Columbia
Sesson
Alberta
Monoplanes Reach Hudson Bay Coast
Two planes from the Northern Aerial Miner Exploration Co arrived on the east coast of Hudson Bay near Richmond Gulf after leaving Cochrane Ontario on December 29. Pilots Captain H. A. Doc Oakes and Patrick Reid flew with two mechanics to deliver supplies to eight prospectors stranded since early summer.
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Winnipeg
Northern Aerial Minerals Exploration Company
Hudson Bay
Richmond Gulf
Cochrane
Ont
H. A
Doc) Oakes
Fatrick Reid
Hudson
Royal promotions announced in defense department
The department of national defense elevates Major F E Poole to lieutenant colonel and to command the Rocky Mountain Rangers at Kamloops in place of Lieut Col T Aldworth. Sir John Maitland Selmon becomes chief marshal of the Royal Air Force succeeding Sir Hugh Trenchard. Sir John Frederick Higgins will rise to air marshal.
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Department of National Defense
F E. Poole
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Kamloops
Bic
T. Aldworth
New Exchange Plan for Canadian Students Takes Effect in 1929
L J Green president of the National Federation of Canadian University Students says the one year student exchange between Canadian universities will start in 1929. The federation just held its annual convention at Kingston.
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Toronto
L. J. Green
National Federation of Canadian University Students
Kingston
Treaty Signs to Preserve Niagara Falls Water Flows
Canada and the United States sign a treaty at Ottawa to design remedial works that secure unbroken crosslines at both falls and allow each country to divert 10000 cubic meters per second for power only during the winter tourist off-season from October 1 to March 21. The pact is signed by W. L. Mackenzie King and William Phillips. Pat Welch, 78, railroad builder, dies in Coronado, California, after long illness. he partnered with Major General John Stewart on projects across the United States Canada Great Britain and Africa.
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Ottawa
Jon. W. L. Mackenzie King
William Phillips
United States
Canada
Spokane
Wash
Pat Welch
Stewart and Welch
Coromado
California
Welch
John Stewart
Vancouver
Northwest
Stewart
Great Britain
Africa
Revising Regulations on Incoming Autos
Ottawa business leaders show strong interest in rewriting customs rules for cars entering from the United States. The Department of National Revenue has delayed finalizing the redraft to collect fuller input from boards of trade and other interests in the west.
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Ottawa
Ont
Western Canada
United States
Department of National Revenue
West
Board of Trades
Langsner Leaves Canada After Am brose Small Case Move
Dr Adolph Langener who probed the Am brose Small case departs Toronto for the West Indies and then Mexico He claims Canadian authorities sought to bar a renewed immigration visit and vows to return with sensational disclosures to solve the mystery despite opposition.
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Ambrose
West Indies
Toronto
Adolph Maxmillan Langener
Ambrose Small
Mexico
Canada
Five Acres of Marquis Wheat Planted at Indian Head Study
In Saskatchewan on the second day of 1929, an experimental plot at the Indian Head station seeded five acres of Marquis spring wheat. The land was summer fallow and in excellent shape when the superintendent directed workers to sow before dinner, burying the seed to a deep depth.
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Sask
Sakatchewan
Marquis
Acieck
Saskatoon Receives Telegram on New C N R Hotel Plans
A telegram to Saskatoon Mayor G W Norman from Sir Henry Thornton of the Canadian National Railways confirms definite plans for a new CNR hotel. The hotel will match the city’s size and character and serve its needs.
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Saskatoon
Sask
C.N.R
G. W. Norman
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Rathways
British nominees named for reparations experts panel
The British government nominates Sir Josiah Stamp and Lord Revelstoke as the two British members of the projected committee of experts on reparations. Deputy members to be announced later.
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London
Fng
Josiah Stamp
Lord Revelstoke
Flu Scourge Most Severe In Nova Scotia and Ontario
Dr J A Amyot deputy minister of health said the flu is worst in Ontario and Nova Scotia among Dominion provinces but far less deadly than 1918 19 and 1926 epidemics. He noted fewer deadly complications this winter despite widespread illness.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Dominion
J. A. Amyot
Germany Nears Full Reparations Payment Confidence in Economy Cited
Berlin reports on Germany's fourth reparations annuity year praise its sound economic state. Agent-General Seymour Parker Gilbert notes punctilious payments and a drive to use science and labor to repay creditors. The 1.739 billion gold marks in transfers support a forecast of full annual payment. creditors include France Britain Italy Belgium Yugoslavia United States Finland Japan Portugal Greece Poland.
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Berlin
Germany
Seymour Parker Gilbert
Lisien
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgia
Jugo Slavia
United States
Fianian’a
Japan
Portugal
Greece
Poland
Prisoners Help Fund For Distressed Miners
London reports a surge in donations to the lord mayor's fund for families of distressed miners. The total nears 2 million dollars with government aid to double it. A prison governor sent 55 dollars from inmates who heard the Prince on Christmas Day and many letters go to the Prince personally at Mansion House.
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London
Eng
Prince of Wales
Mansion House
Canada Leads U.S. Trade Hunger in First Ten Months 1928
The Chamber of Commerce foreign commerce bulletin says Canada bought a wide range of American goods during January to October 1928, possibly even the Brooklyn Bridge if offered. It notes Canada was the best U.S. customer in that period.
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Washington, D.C
Canada
Brooklyn Bridge
Uncle Sam
Foreign Commerce Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Dominion
Obituary: Dr Anthony McGill Dies in Berkeley at 82
Ottawa reports the death of Dr Anthony McGill MA BSs LL D FRGS former chief Dominion analyst at his Berkeley home. He died on Saturday December 29 at age 82. McGill was among Canada's leading chemists and a prominent scientific figure.
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Ottawa
Anthony McGill
Dominion
Berkeley
Calif
McGill
Canada
Two Opposite Camps in Salvation Army Ranks
In London the Salvation Army acknowledges two opposite camps within the high council ahead of a possible vote on General Bramwell Booth. Evangeline Booth supporters claim a three quarters majority for removal and reorganization, while international headquarters backers insist the general will retain leadership with potential reforms to governance and succession.
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London
Eng
Salvation Army
High Council
International
Evangeline Booth
United States
Bramwell Booth
General Booth
Vancouver Gains 9,660 in Official Population Total
Vancouver merges with Point Grey and Vancouver South to form a 220,883 resident metropolis according to a December 1927 survey, while a local directory lists 277,680. Lower estimates allocate 142,150 to Vancouver, 45,500 to South Vancouver, and 33,233 to Point Grey. The city nears Canada’s third city status as census guidance awaits.
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Vancouver
Point Grey
Vancouver South
South Vancouver
Pacific
Canada
Winnipeg
Efficiency of New Combines Proves Labor Saving
Ottawa reports the Dominion experimental farms cite quick adoption of the reaper thresher. More than 12 million dollars invested and over 3.5 million acres cut and threshed in 1928 across the prairie provinces. Saskatchewan leads with 2356 machines. Alberta 1095. Manitoba 206.
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Ottawa
Canada
Efs Archibald
Dominion Experimental Farms
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Alberta
Manitoba
Federal Department
Air mail service urged for Western Canada at conference
Western Canadian cities pressed for a post office air mail link connecting major centres. Councils voted tariffs for visiting and resident planes, set uniform rules for airport leases, and kept final airport control with municipalities. Night flying and airport lighting were noted as future needs for mail service.
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Calgary
Alta
Post Office Department
Canada
FE. Osborne
A. U. G. Bury
Edmonton
J. Leslie
Saskatoon
T. J. Emerson
Moose Jaw
I. Bullivant
Medicine Hat
Regina
George M
United States
Prairies
Corley
Osborne
Senate Editor Albert Horton to Retire After 50 Years
Albert Horton, longtime Senate debates editor, will retire after half a century of service. David Halpin succeeds him. Halpin currently serves on the Senate Hansard staff. Horton, a familiar figure on Parliament, came to report Senate proceedings for the Toronto Globe in 1877 under Hon. George Brown.
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Ottawa
Albert Horton
Senate
Canada
David Halpin
Horton
George Brown
Toronto Globe
Endurance Flight Sets Record for Miss Bobbie Trout
Miss Bobbie Trout, a 19 year old from Los Angeles, landed the Golden Eagle in Los Angeles to establish a new world endurance flight record of 12 hours and 11 minutes for feminine pilots.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Bobbie Trout
Golden Eagle
Storms Ravage Hondo Coast Near Niigata Killing 56
Reported in Tokyo the storms along the Hondo coast southwest of Niigata destroyed seven hundred houses and left 56 dead with scores injured. Railway authorities received word that at least twenty villages were inundated by the high seas.
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Tokyo
Hondo
Niigata
Railway Department
Youthful heroine saves sister from Charleston Lake accident
In Brockville Ontario Mary Allen four years old pulled her two year old sister Fern from Charleston Lake after the younger child slipped through the ice. The brave act highlights the dangers of thin ice on the lake and the courage of the child who acted quickly to prevent a tragedy.
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Brockville
Charleston Lake
Mary Allen
Fern
Detroit Ford factory job rush draws thirty two thousand
A crowd estimated at 32,000 gathered outside the Ford Motor Company employment office in Fordson after the firm announced plans to hire 20,000 more workers. The surge reflects widespread demand for factory labor amid wartime production needs.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Fordson
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