US Canada air route opens February 2 linking Chicago to Winnipeg
Assistant Postmaster General Grover announces the new United States Canada air mail route to open February 2. The Chicago to Winnipeg service includes Milwaukee La Crosse Minneapolis St Paul Fargo Grand Forks and Pembina with a St Paul to Winnipeg leg completing an 11 000 mile north to south chain from the Yukon to Buenos Aires a three weeks air trip. Brown pending approval for European route adverts drafts bids to be opened 60 days after publication.
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Washington, DC
Grover
United States-Canada
Winnipeg
Milwaukee
la Crone
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Fargo
Grand Forks
Pembina
Yukon
Buenos Aires
South America
Glover
Saskatchewan legislature opens third session with limited agenda
Regina January 8 1930 Sir Frederick Haultain official administrator opened Saskatchewans seventh legislature with a 21 gun salute and a Speech from the Throne noting continuation of the 1930 power line program and plans to address agricultural issues and public health including a segregation institution for mental defectives and combat against trachoma.
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Sask
Saskatchewan
Frederick W. G. Haultain
H. W. Newlands
Lake Front
Frederick Haultain
Parliament
A. G. Styles
Sir Frederick
Vancouver Port Deep Sea Movement Totals for 1930
Vancouver Merchants' Exchange reports final 1930 figures for deep sea movement into the port. Total vessels 1,188 carrying 4,474,225 net tons, a reduction from 1929 and 1928 levels. In 1929 vessels numbered 1,285 with 4,606,649 net tons, and in 1928 vessels were 1,325 with 1,663,002 net tons.
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Vancouver
B.C
Vancouver Merchants’ Exchange
Price Reductions Responded To By Labor Minister Ottawa
Hon. G. D. Robertson, Minister of Labour, expresses satisfaction at recent price cuts on breakfast foods and other commodities following labor department representations. The bread price probe under the Combines Investigation Act is expected to wrap up shortly.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. D. Robertson
Labor Department
Flood Buries Family as Lisbon Faces Growing Northern Portugal Crisis
A Lisbon area home in Tondella collapsed under flood pressure burying an entire family. Flooding worsens across Northern Portugal as the situation grows more menacing. Meanwhile Italian professionals agree to lower their fees.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Tondella
Wheat Market Menace warned by House committee chair
Chairman Fish of the special House committee warned that using U S farm machinery in Russia could erase the world market for U S wheat. He said Russian production would rise and urged a resolution for Red Cross to distribute some Farm Board wheat to the hungry to cut U S surplus and prop up prices.
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Russia
Red Cross
Farm Board
France Pays Final Tribute to War Hero Joffre
France conducts a grand national funeral for Marshal Joffre, the Marne victor, with rites at Notre Dame and the Invalides. President Doumergue and government officials lead the cortege as mourners fill Paris venues and theatres observe a moment of silence and play Taps.
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Napoleon
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Republic
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Cathedral
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Joffre
Joseph Marie Tessier
Schlons- Sur-Marne
Sorciere
Ruene Rivoli
Place de la Concorde
Grand Palace
Alexander Lil Bridge
Louis Barthou
Louveciennes
Marshal Joffre
British Battle Fleet Cruises to West Indies Visit
The battleship Nelson begins a cruise visiting the United States fleet at Callao Panama on February 23. Flagship of Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, Nelson will lead seven new battleships and cruisers in a special squadron to visit each British possession in the West Indies.
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Portsmouth
England
Nelson
United States
Calon
Panama
Michael Hodges
Great Britain
West Indies
Five Italian Flyers Killed in Take-Off
Bolama, Portuguese Guinea. Five Italian aviators died and three were injured as ten seaplanes began a West Africa to Brazil flight. Two planes crashed after take-off, two reached sea landings, and the rest proceeded to Natal under Italian naval escort. The Stefani News Agency reported the losses and attributed the accidents to heavy loads.
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Portuguese Guinea
Africa
Brazil
Stefani
Italo Balbo
Natal
Gernando Noronha
Penal Island
Balbo
Renangno
Boer
Barbicinti
Nenis
Postponed Flight Plans For British Flyer Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson postpones her flight to China citing favorable weather not expected before spring. She will travel by train from Warsaw to Moscow to meet Soviet officials for information on the route across the Urals and Siberia and plans to return to Warsaw this week after repairs to her damaged plane. Ottawa reports rail disasters in October 1930 with 34 dead and 242 injured on Canadian lines.
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Poland
Amy Johnson
China
Moscow
Ural Mountains
Siberia
Amelia
Here
Ottawa
Ont
Board of Railway Commissioners
Fire Ravages Mayfair Village in Saskatchewan Blaze
An oil lamp explosion triggers a major blaze in Mayfair Saskatchewan 22 miles north of Speers destroying two general stores the Bank of Toronto building and a Chinese restaurant. Loss is estimated around $30000 as villagers with no fire equipment fight flames and prevent further spread by tearing down an implement office. Mayfair is a newly established village on the Speers Rabbit Lake branch line.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Mayfair
Speers
Provinces to Pay Five Per Cent of Old Age Pensions
Manitoba Premier John Bracken says the Dominion Government will cover 95 percent of old age pension costs in future. He cites a commitment from Prime Minister Bennett after a Western premiers’ conference. Also reported is Guy Menzies’ solo flight from Sydney to Westland in the Southern Cross Jr. with minor damage on landing.
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Winnipeg
Man
John Bracken
Manitoba
Bracken
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Wellington
N.Z
Guy Menzies
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross Jr
Westland
Ross
Canada Scholarship Fund aims to bring British graduates to Canada
A Canada Scholarship Fund subscription of 600000 is being raised in Canada and England to fund Canadian university education and integration into Canadian life. Canada will provide half the total, with the rest conditional on similar pledges in Great Britain, announced at McGill University. The Canadian committee is chaired by E W Beatty KC, with members including Sir Arthur Currie McGill’s principal, Brig Gen W W Odlum of Vancouver and Dr R C Wallace president of the University of Alberta.
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Canada
England
Great Britain
McGill University
E. W. Beatty
K.C
Sir Arthur Currie
W. W. Odlum
Vancouver
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
India Home Rule Plan Gains Cross Community Backing
Hindu, Muslim and European groups back Sapru home rule plan presented at the round table conference. Jinnah warns Britain against indecision, urging decisive steps toward responsible government or Dominion status. Sir Bhupendra Mitra and others push safeguards comparable to Canada. Sir Samuel Hoare criticized for noncommittal stance. Bombay and Willingdon lauded for cooperative leadership.
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England
India
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Lord Reading
Gavin Jones
European Association of India
Bhupendra Mitra
Canada
Dominion
Bhupendra
M. A. Jinnah
Jinnah
Samuel Hoare
Samuel
Wider trade with Australia anticipated in talks
Victoria British Columbia hosts Australian minister Parker Moloney who says Ottawa progress will lead to a lasting trade treaty benefiting both dominions. He notes psychological impact on the next imperial conference and cites discussions on lumber preference and Okanagan fruit market development. Moloney departs aboard the RMS Aorangi.
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B.C. Hom
Parker Moroney
Australia
Canada
Moloney
Ottawa
Demonstration Train To Aid Saskatchewan Farmers Tours North East
The Canadian Pacific Railway with the University of Saskatchewan extension department operates demonstration and lecture cars focused on poultry and dairying. Under W H Boyle and C E Thomas, staff and three lecturers will travel from Saskatoon January 6 to meetings in Ristow Nipawin Lanigan Gronlid and other towns, ending March 19 at Youns.
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Man
College of Agriculture
North Eastern Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway
University of Saskatchewan
W. H. Boyle
C. E. Thomas
Saskatoon
Ristow
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific
Bredenburg
Goudie
Nipawin
Lanigan
Leslie
Canadian Director Edwards Named VP of Radio Engineers
Canada gains recognition in New York as Commander P Edwards, Canadian director of radio, is elected vice-president of the Institute of Radio Engineers, an international body with about 6,000 members.
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New York
N.Y
Canada
P Edwards
Institute of Radio Engineers
Interesting Career Highlights of George Cuddy
Retiring at 54, George Cuddy recalls a varied career from Toronto and London service with the Metropolitan Police to guarding royal figures as personal bodyguard. For 25 years he has safeguarded a local financial institution and its staff.
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Ontario
Metropolitan Police
London
England
George Cuddy
London Mass Honors Marshal Joffre Amid Paris Services
Cardinal Bourne officiated a requiem in London for Marshal Joffre while similar services were held in Paris. Attendance included representatives of the Prince of Wales the Duke of Connaught and other distinguished figures.
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Eng
Cardinal Bourne
Westminster
Marshal Joffre
Paris
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
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