Capper Pushes Grain Freight Rate Cut in Senate
Senator Capper introduces a resolution to cut freight rates on U S grain exports to match Canadian charges. He urges an immediate Interstate Commerce Commission probe to adjust transport costs so U S wheat can compete abroad. He cites farm groups backing the move and warns of surplus pressures on domestic prices if Canada gains an price advantage persists.
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Washington
Senate
Bruce
Maryland
McKellar
Arthur Capper
Republcan
Kansas
United States
Capper
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dominion of Canada
Senator Capper
Canada
Middle West
Air Pilot Killed In Test Flight At The Pas
Captain F J Stevenson, former Winnipeg and Toronto pilot, died when the Western Canada Airways test flight stalled after takeoff over The Pas Manitoba. The aeroplane crashed in a street center, wreckage spread, Stevenson pronounced dead after extraction. He was alone testing the aircraft after new motor parts were installed.
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Pas
F. J. Stevenson
Winnipeg
Toronto
Stevenson
Western Canada Airways Limited
Manitoba
New York Sees Major Gold Shipment Increase
A Canadian gold transfer to New York rose from 5.5 million dollars in December to 10.5 million, plus a further 5 million shipment to the Canadian Bank of Commerce in New York, while the Fed reports a 151 million dollar U.S. gold loss for 1927. Also from Charlottetown a wreckage fragment, claimed to be part of an aero plane wing, was found at Mimnegash Harbor near Tignish, seven feet long in five copper screw joined sections with many numbers on it.
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New York
Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
United States
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Mimnegash Harbor
Tignish
Icebergs Reported Near Rio de la Plata By German Ship
The German steamship Atto reported sighting three icebergs near the mouth of the Rio de la Plata in Montevideo Uruguay. Experts say unseasonable cold in the region is linked to these and other ice formations observed nearby.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Atto
Rio de la Plata
Children Rescued From Ice Floe Off Wilhelmshaven
Seven children adrift on an ice floe were rescued by a naval vessel after four hours adrift near Wilhelmshaven Germany. The incident underscores peril at sea and steady shipboard response by the German navy.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
London Money Lenders Shift to Newspaper Ads
The Money Lenders Act bans mail solicitations from January 1 while allowing newspaper ads. After the 1972 campaign to push circulars by mail, lenders now pivot to newspapers as prominent outlets refuse ads, pledging to maintain that stance with few exceptions.
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London
Flin Flon Mine Development Underway in Manitoba
Preparations are under way for real work on the Flin Flon mine with plans for the mill and smelter and a town site on Ross Lake two miles from the plant. The Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company will operate the mine, likely under a Dominion charter, with R. E. Phelan, general manager, expected back in Winnipeg this month to establish headquarters.
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Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Ross Lake
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
R. E. Phelan
San Francisco
No War Treaty Aims To Unite Nations Against War
The State Department asks Washington and Paris to share a mission to unite principal nations in renouncing war as national policy. Following Foreign Minister Briand’s Franco American treaty idea, Kellogg presents proposals for joint leadership to outlaw war and push world peace by prompting all major powers to renounce war.
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Washington
France
State Department
United States
Briand
Kellogg
Will of Gavin McNab Reimburses Clients for Losses
San Francisco probate court records reveal Gavin McNab a California lawyer and former hotel clerk left an estate valued between 500000 and 600000 dollars. He directed repayments totaling 40000 dollars to two clients who lost money on his investment advice.
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San Francisco
Calif
Gavin McNab
California
McNab
Spanish Matador Seeks London Bull Fight Exhibition
Antonio Marquez, famed Spanish matador on honeymoon in London, aims to stage a "painless bull fight" to show Brits bull fighting is not cruel. He negotiates with a renowned promoter to perform in London, showcasing speed, agility and daring to sport-loving British audiences.
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Britain
London
Antonio Marquez
Rich Platinum Area Found in Sierra Leone
The Colonial Office announces a platinum bearing region about 40 square miles in Sierra Leone British West Africa. Deposits are alluvial and deemed important for potential mining.
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London
Colonial Office
Sierra Leone
British West Africa
Family Affair Ties Four Brothers With Sisley Marriage
Charles W. Sisley, 7¢, wed Sarah E. Colerick, 59, in Alliance Nebraska after his four daughters married four Colerick brothers, linking two families in a single ceremony.
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Alliance
Neb
Charles W. Sisley
Sarah E. Colerick
Beaubier Bandits Rob Storekeeper of $3500 in Beaubier
Bandits armed with revolvers forced storekeeper John Kenna to open a safe containing funds from the Saskatchewan Pool Elevator Company and other agencies. Kenna was bound, gagged, and left after the robbery. Beaubier lies on the Lake Alma CPR line, remote from police, near Weyburn and the Montana border region.
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Weyburn
Britain weighs path to outlaw war in new plan
London reports indicate the Foreign Office would welcome proposals to outlaw war while commenting on an unconfirmed U S treaty idea. British papers focus on Nicaragua under rebel Sandino, contrasting pacific aims with ongoing conflict.
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Britain
London
Foreign Office
United States
France
The
Evening Standard
Nicaragua
the Standard
Sandino
Star
Evening News
Westminster Gazette
Kellogg
Canada Plans Sequential Build of Two Destroyers
The Department of National Defence announced Canada will build two new destroyers one after the other instead of simultaneously. The project, estimated to take about three years, spreads the financial obligation over that period. The Patriot and Patrician are destroyers, not cruisers, and will be replaced by newer destroyers.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Canada
London
Truth
Patriot
Patrician
Miner Killed In Snowslide At Mammoth Mine
Semen Wetterhaus, 45, a pioneer mining man of the Kootenay district and foreman and part owner of the Mammoth mine near Silverton, was killed in a snowslide. The body will likely not be recovered before spring due to deep snow. Wetterhaus served in World War with the 225th Kootenay Battalion.
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Nelson
Semen Wetterhaus
Kootenay
Mammoth Mine
Silverton
Wetterhaus
Women and the Senate Supreme Court of Canada
Judge Emily Murphy and co petitioners contest if a woman is a person under the British North America Act in the Senate eligibility question. N W Rowell KC of Toronto argues the case before the Supreme Court at Ottawa at the Department of Justice request.
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Toronto
N. W. Rowell
K.C
Department of Justice
Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Senate of the Dominion
Emily Murphy
Edmonton
Irene Parlby
Alberta
Henrietta Edwards
McLeod, Alta
Nellie L. NcChing
Louise McKinney
Mountain Climber Evans Missing on Mount Whitney
A Los Angeles climber, Robert A. Evans, is missing on Mount Whitney after a failed signal flare report. Winds and snow erased his tracks near the summit as he aimed to reach the crest to greet the New Year with four days of food remaining.
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Lone Pine
Calif
Mount Whitney
Robert A. Evans
Los Angeles
Sierras
Death sentence for Krasnoyarsk officer over 400 Civil War killings
Vassili Abalakoff a former Cossack officer was condemned to death after a trial in which witnesses described burying alive hacking victims to pieces throwing them under ice and deaths from whippings during the 1919 Civil War. Amnesty was deemed impossible. Ottawa cabinet made no comment on senate appointments.
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Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Vassili Abalakoff
Premier Bracken of Manitoba Placed on Rest by Doctors
Winnipeg report says Premier Bracken suffered a mild appendicitis attack a few days ago and has been ordered to take complete rest from official duties. Doctors report no expected improvement yet and advise rest to aid recovery.
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Winnipeg
Bracken
Manitoba
Governor General Inspects Namesake Stallion at Ottawa Winter Fair
His Excellency Lord Willingdon visits the Ottawa Winter Fair, inspecting the famed two year old Clydesdale stallion. Bred in Scotland, purchased for over 10000 dollars, the grand champion swept Toronto Ottawa and Guelph fairs. The stallion will be shipped back to Scotland aboard the Berwyn for breeding through 1929.
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Lord Willingdon
Lord W'lingdon
Ottawa
W. J. McCallum
Brampton
Ontario
Regina
Lask
Scotland
Canada
Toronto
Guelph
England
McCallum
Bolingbroke
West
Berwyn
Modifications in New Liquor Bill for Manitoba
Manitoba Attorney General W J Major announced changes to the liquor bill to remove objectionable clauses. Brewers may deliver beer to permit holders under inspector supervision. Hotels with brewer interests may operate beer parlors with limits, and room count drops to 24. Beer tax set at 12 cents per gallon. veterans clubs licenses rise. minor enforcement changes. The bill goes to the law amendments committee next session.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. J. Major
Bennett Warns Canadians to Engage in Economic Choice
Hon. R. B. Bennett urged Canadians at a Vancouver Canada Club talk to educate themselves about the nation’s trade future. He argued Canada must decide whether its strength lies within the British Empire or with other global economic partners, stressing urgency to build organized empire-wide economic power.
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Vancouver
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
United States
United States of America
Mr. Bennett
Exchange of Political Prisoners Between Warsaw and Moscow
Warsaw and Moscow completed a prisoner exchange of political detainees with Poland delivering nine individuals including a noted spy Illinicz. The Soviets released 29 prisoners dominated by two priests and one woman. A protocol guaranteed the return of two more priests to Poland.
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Teru
Poland
Soviets
Warsaw
Russia
Illinicz
Rescued Crew Of Air Mail Plane Near Cape Decan
The captain of the British steamer British Knight reports picking up the French air mail aircraft of Latecoere line and its crew, 58 miles east of Cape Decan. The plane and crew to be landed at Gibraltar.
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London
Cape Decan
Gibraltar
Bodies Recovered From Suabimarin Submarine Disaster
Divers recovered three members of the Suabimarin submarine crew from the sunken vessel off Provincetown Massachusetts. All three were found in the engine room clothed and appeared to have died by drowning.
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Provincetown
Mass
Canadian Board to Name Mountain Pool for Late Premier Olver
Advices indicate Charles Stewart minister of the interior favors naming a mountain pool after the late Premier John Olives. The proposal will be forwarded to the Geographic Board of Canada for consideration.
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Victoria
Charles Stewart
Interior
John Olives
Geographic Board of Canada
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