Step Toward Stability in Eastern Europe
Poland accepts the Soviet protocol to apply the Kellogg pact indefinitely in eastern Europe. The Soviet Union may extend the provisions to Romania and the Baltic states, potentially normalizing relations with Romania over the Bessarabian issue. The move aims to ease Soviet fears of a capitalist anti Russia plot led by Britain after the U.S. ratified the pact.
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Parta
Poland
Europe
Rumania
Baltic States
Russia
Sacrifices Life To Save Companion In Montreal Fire
In a four story Montreal Etonia apartment blaze Mrs. N Raipe widow of Col W N Raipe of London England saved her companion Miss Harriet Barr. Firemen found Mrs Raipe near a window and after rescuing Miss Barr from smoke they could not reach her until four hours later when they recovered her charred body.
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Montreal
Harriet Parr
N. Raipe
Col W. N. Raipe
London
England
Etonia
Raipe
Miss Barr
Mrs. Raipe
France Seeks Payment For German Sugar
Police pursue a claim of more than 000,000 francs as reparations sugar paid by Germany to private firms. Leon Polier, ex-University of Lille economist, jailed as alleged ringleader. He aids police visiting firms tied to the sugar handoff. About forty thousand tons delivered as reparations were routed to Sugar Farming and Franco Morocan Navigation firms without gov ernment receipts.
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Paris
Leon Polier
University of Lille
Germany
Sugar Farming Company
Franco-Moroccan Navigation Company
King to oversee levees as wintered health drives plan
London reports continued improvement in the King's health prompts court to map regular levees and functions for the season. The first levee will be presided by the Prince of Wales at St James Palace on February 26. Doctors urge the King to leave England for a milder climate for several months yearly.
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London
Prince of Wales
St. James Palace
England
Manville murder youth found guilty of triple homicide
After a five hour and eight minute deliberation, the jury convicts the accused youth of murdering his mother, brother, and two hired men on July 9, 1928 in Manville. Justice Walsh sentences the killer to hang.
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Edmonton
Vernon Booher
Manville
Justice Walsh
Will Advocate Railway Link Winnipeg
J. T. Thorson member of parliament for South Centre Winnipeg will raise in the House of Commons the need for a more direct railway connection between Winnipeg and Hudson Bay at the upcoming session.
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Winnipeg
J. T. Thorson
House of Commons
Hudson Bay
Will Urge Negotiation Of Trade Agreement
Chinese Nationalist League delegates from Canada push for treaty talks with Canada and China at the Kuomintang convention in Nanking. The 75 Canadian league branches, 10 000 members, and consulates in Ottawa and Vancouver feature in the annual conclave at Gore Avenue and Pender Street.
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Vancouver
China
Canada
Kuomintang
Nanking
Chinese National League
Canadian
Gore Avenue
Pender Street
Dominion
Ceanada
Ottawa
League
East
Middlewest
West
Prizes For Research London Offer Of Two Garton Prizes
The Grand Council of the British Empire cancer campaign approved two prizes of 2500 dollars each for 1931 and 1933 for the best original cancer research within the empire. The awards are named the Garton prizes. A 1927 Medical Research Council report notes early stage malignant growths can be removed by radium treatment as effectively as surgery.
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London
Grand Council
British Empire Cancer Campaign
British Empire
Garton
Medical Research Council
New Railway Station The Pas Opens In Manitoba
The Canadian National Railways opened a new 75000 dollar station in The Pas Manitoba marking another chapter in northern development. Maj J G Mac Lachlan district engineer handed the key to W S Smart general superintendent of transportation who inaugurated the new transit facility for public use.
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The
Pas
Northern
Manitoba
Canadian National Railways
Maj
J. G. MacLachlan
W. S. Smart
General Superintendent of Transportation
Grand Duke predicts end of Soviet rule in Russia
Montreal reports Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch, brother-in-law of the Interror and cousin by marriage to King George, arrived and declared the Soviet experiment in Russia had failed. He said endurance now depends on Russian patience and that the people would not bear communist yoke much longer.
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Montreal
Russia
Alexander Michailovitch
George
New Senator Appointed in Ottawa After Senator Ross Death
Hance J. Logan former Liberal MP for Cumberland Nova Scotia is named to the Senate filling the vacancy caused by the death of Senator W B Ross. Announcement was made at the prime minister s office.
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Ottawa
Hance J. Logan
Cumberland
N. S
House of Commons
Senate
W. B. Ross
King George to be moved to Sussex coast for rest
Preparations underway to transfer King George to Bognor in Sussex as doctors deem him ready. He will travel 65 miles in a large car fitted for comfort comparable to his Buckingham Palace bed.
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London
George
Bognor
Sussex
Buckingham Palace
Canada's 1928 wheat crop tops half a billion bushels
The 1928 wheat yield reached 533,571,700 bushels in Canada, the highest on record and the first time over half a billion bushels. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics released the crop report announcing the milestone.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Acting Postmaster Named for Ottawa
William H. Pennock, longtime assistant postmaster in Ottawa, has been named acting postmaster following the death of Andrew G. Acres, creating the vacancy.
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Ottawa
William H. Pennock
Andrew G. Acres
Western Canada Fairs split into eastern and western circuits
The Western Canadian Fairs Association approved two circuits for class B fairs and set fair dates. Archie Wilson of Saskatoon was elected president, H G Smith of Regina re elected VP, S W Jones staying as secretary treasurer. Johnny J Jones won the contract for midway shows at class A fairs. Eastern circuit dates span Carman Estevan Portage la Prairie Daupin Prince Albert Melfort Yorkton. Western circuit runs Weyburn Assiniboia Lethbridge Red Deer Camrose Vegreville Vermilion Lloydminster North Battleford.
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Winnipeg
Western Canadian Fairs Association
Fort Garry
Western Canada Association of Exhibitions
Archie Wilson
Saskatoon
H. W. Abbott
Edmonton
H. G. Smith
Regina
S. W. Jones
Johnny J. Jones
Western Canada Fairs Association
Astern
Carman
Estevan
Portege la Prairie
Daupin
Prince Albert
Melfort
Yorkton
Weybourn
Assiniboia
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Camrose
Vegreville
Vermilion
Lloydminster
North Battleford
Exhibition May Be Re Established
Winnipeg promoters plan a prominent Dominion exhibition at Winnipeg says Wesley McCurdy director to western exhibition authorities meeting. Winnipeg ratepayers vote March 15 on authorizing 850000 dollars for re establishment of the city exhibition.
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Winnipeg
Wesley McCurdy
Embargo Provokes Railways Protest in Montreal
Montreal reports a partial embargo on central European colonists by Canada's immigration department drew a formal protest from Canadian Pacific and Canadian National presidents. They claim the embargo harms transport systems and erodes public faith in Canada, denying bias against preferred countries. E W Beatty and Sir Henry Thornton issued the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Dominion Department of Immigration and Colonization
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Europe
Great Britain
E W. Beatty
Sir Henry Thornton
Manitoba Dairy Output Drops in 1928 Amid High Feed Costs
Alex McKay, president of the Manitoba Dairy Association butter manufacturers section, notes high spring feed prices and active American cattle buyers reduced total dairy production in Manitoba for 1928. He says the year was overall successful, as hinted in his address.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alex. McKay
Manitoba Dairy Association
Canadian Club Plans European Tour Sail Liner Laurentic
Ottawa reports arrangements completed for a large Canadian club delegation to travel to Europe. The party, expected to include members from across the Dominion, will sail from Montreal aboard the liner Laurentic in June.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Montreal
Rudolph Chambers Lehmann Dies in Bourne End After Long Illness
London author and oarsman Rudolph Chambers Lehmann dies at Bourne End after a long illness. He was a noted rowing coach and contributed light witty verse to Punch magazine.
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London
Rudolph Chambers Lehmann
Bourne End
Punch
Trapper George Yandle Returns from Barrens with Tolstoy Party
George Yandle the trapper returns to The Pas after fifteen years. He acted as interpreter for Count Tolstoy during an Eskimo expedition into the Barrens to study caribou migrations. A Canadian National Railways photo captures Yandle Tolstoy and photographer W J Casey outside Winnipeg station.
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George Yandle
Pas
Winnipeg
Yandle
Tm Tolstoy
Canadian National Railways
Tolstoy
W. J. Casey
Count Tolstoy
Barrens
Timagami
Ontario Forest Reserve
New York
Britain Faces Iraqi Defense Dispute After Cabinet Resigns
Britain argues Iraq cannot yet defend itself as under protection after World War I. Premier Aska Jafar Pasha resigns amid disagreements over fulfilling 1923 treaty terms. Iraq, population about two million, centers on Baghdad with 150000 square miles east of Arabia and Mohammedan majority.
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London
Iraq
Aska Jafar Pasha
Britain
Great Britain
League of Nations
Bagdad
Arabia
South African Tourists Welcome Snowstorm in Toronto
Thirty seven students from South African universities arrived amid a heavy snowstorm for a tour of the United States and Canada. Toronto residents found the storm troublesome while the visitors sought real cold and ice hockey. Spokesman T Thorpe of Capetown university noted the thrill of snow. The group, hosted by Toronto University, will travel to Montreal to visit McGill University, marking a three month, 25 000 mile journey.
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Toronto
United States
Canada
T. Thorpe
Capetown University
Toronto University
Montreal
McGill University
Crosses Atlantic In Steamer's Lifeboat
Matthew Badderley a cheese cart driver from Ches hire county England crossed the Atlantic in a steamer's lifeboat. The stormy voyage lasted one day as he hid in a davit pocket living on emergency rations. His feet were frost bitten and he collapsed before quarantine but was revived and will be sent back to work.
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New York
Matthew Badderley
Cheshire County
England
Better Feeling Between United States and Britain Urged
In The Nation J Ramsay MacDonald urges public leaders from both nations to meet and discuss differences. He warns of rising mutual suspicion and possible war from small provocations and calls governments to appoint five or six eminent figures to restore understanding and forbearance.
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New York
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Nation
Liberal Weekly
Two Nations
United States
Canada Wins Partial Claim at Radio Conference
Ottawa reports Canada will hold about 40 percent of the intermediate waves at the international radio conference. The United States would receive roughly 60 percent, with Newfoundland Cuba and Mexico sharing certain channels. Waves range 1 000 to 2 800 miles, allowing cross border use without conflict. The United States sought a larger share, there are 639 channels total and about 250 remain after allocations for amateurs and dot and dash stations.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Newfoundland
Cuba
Mexico
Dot
Dash
Lithuania ratifies Kellogg Pact amid frontier tensions
The Lithuanian government ratified the Kellogg pact, signaling potential impact on negotiations between Russia and Poland. The pact may apply locally to western Russia frontier states. Disputes over Vilna persist as Lithuania claims it as its rightful capital while Poland currently holds the city.
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Kovno
Lithuania
Russia
Poland
Vilna
Plan Air Endurance Test From London to Capetown
The Mail reports a British aeroplane will attempt a nonstop flight from Capetown to London to prove it can fly farther without refueling than any rival. The craft carries three and a half tons of gasoline in a 38 foot wing. Trail flights precede the long voyage with two pilots set for the staged trip to Capetown and a nonstop return.
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London
Capetown
England
Prince of Wales Inspects Seagrave Car and Speedboat
The Prince of Wales tours a London motor house to view Maj. H. C. Seagrave’s Golden Arrow car and the Miss England speedboat set to challenge world speed records this year. Seagrave explains speed sensations to the royal visitor amid questions.
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London
Prince of Wale
H. C. Seagrave
Japan treats Korean morphine addicts in medical program
Geneva-Nootake Sato, a representative of the Japanese League of Nations, says Japan has applied medical treatment to Korean morphine addicts. Of 654 cases, 660 have been sent to hospitals and cured.
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Geneva
Nootake Sato
League of Nations
International Opium Committee
Japan
Director of cattle association named Canada Holstein director
Brantford Ontario born R B Fair longtime editor of the Farm Journal has been appointed director of extension for the Holstein Friesian Association of Canada. His headquar ters will be in Brantford.
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Brantford
Ont
R. B. Fair
Farm Journal
Holstein Friesian Association of Canada
Prantford
Wireless Port Planes Toronto
Provincial air force planes will be equipped this year with wireless so they may send reports to headquarters from any distance up to 400 miles.
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Toronto
Berlin Reports Break in Relations with Russia
An unconfirmed Berlin rumor claimed Japan severed diplomatic relations with Russia. The origin of the report remained unknown and no official confirmation was provided.
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Berlin
Japan
Russia
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University of Aberdeen
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Seagrave
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