Western Questions Prominently Shaped Closed Canadian Session
The first session of Canada’s Fourteenth Parliament ended June 28 with Progressives as a pivotal force and a new Labor party emerging. Western issues dominated, notably Wheat Board demands and railway rates tied to the Crows Nest Pass agreement, while the Senate asserted scrutiny over measures on Lake of the Woods, liquor imports, and Criminal Code amendments. Britain and Basra sign peace treaty terms defining Iraq's status under British mandate.
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Progressives
Labor
Crows Nest Pass
Railway Commission
Cognmons
Senate
Lake of the Woods
Canada
Orphan Poston Children Let Into United States
The Vancouver entry case reports the Poston siblings from Edmonton were admitted after a fortnight refusal. The seven orphans, two girls and five boys, travel south under the care of their California aunt.
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Vancouver
Poston
Edmonton
United States
California
Still Hope to Conquer Everest
Pending a definite announcement from Brig. Gen. Charles Bruce there is uncertainty about whether the Mount Everest ascent has been abandoned. Four expedition members who arrived in Darjeeling say the leader and remaining team still hoped a final effort could succeed.
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London
Charles Bruce
Everest
Calcutta
Daily Telegraph
Darjeeling
British India
Monarchist Mobs Assassinate Rathenau in Berlin
Berlin police announce the murder of Foreign Minister Dr. Walter Rathenau by Ernest Werner Techow and two others, Fischer and Knauer, all said to be monarchist militants and former brigade members tied to a thwarted plot against the Ebert government. Several more suspects are in custody on complicity charges.
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Berlin
Walter Rathenau
Ernest Werner Techow
Fischer
Vogel
Knauer
Koener
Kern
Mecklenburg
Ebrhardy
Ebert
Mathias Erzberger
Rathenau
Miners arrested after clash at Thomas West Virginia
One hundred five striking miners and sympathizers were arrested in Thomas West Virginia as they blocked entry to the pits. Sheriff J B Clouse and ten deputies transported the detainees by special train to Parsons for a later hearing.
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Elkins
W. Va
Thomas
J. B. Clouse
Parsons
Rural mail contractors appeal to Postmaster General
A deputation met Hon. Charles Murphy, Postmaster General, to discuss the appeal on behalf of rural mail contractors and contractors operating between post offices and railway stations.
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Ottawa
Charles Murphy
Neutral Zone In Ireland May Solve Difficulties For North And South
The five mile neutral zone along the Ulster Free State border in Pettigee and Belleek is described by Premier Sir James Craig as an experiment. He says military control will not be martial law, may be extended if successful, and local administration remains. The lord mayor urged Belfast residents to refrain from violence for 10 days in memory of Sir Henry Wilson.
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Belfast
Pettigee and
Belleek
Ulster-Free State
James Craig
Ulster
Craig
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Free State Police
Free State
Lifford
James
Boundary Commission
Ireland
Coates
Sir Henry Wilson
Sir Henry
Germans Could Build Long Planned Channel Tunnel
Paris reports a vast reparations plan proposing German labor and materials for rebuilding France and constructing a long planned tunnel under the English Channel. The proposal, submitted by Minister of Public Works M Le Troquer to Premier Poincare, cites 20 billion francs and expects German effort to enable France’s recovery.
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Paris
France
English Channel
M. le Troquer
Poincare
Germany
Worthern
Arso
Canada urged to advertise to boost world markets
Sir Charles F Higham, British MP for South Islington, said Canada should publicize its products more. He praised Canadian soldiers from the war and urged promotion of Canadian manufacture to match the wartime reputation and reach global markets.
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Foronto
Canada
Charles F. Higham
South Islington
Mr. Higham
Riots in Hamburg After Rathenau Assassination
Following a large demonstration in Hamburg over Foreign Minister Rathenau s killing, one man was reported dead and ten wounded as disturbances escalated. Police at key points fired when crowds refused to move, amid reports Chancellor Wirth temporarily assumed the foreign ministry portfolio.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Rathenau
Wirth
Pr. Rathenau
Larkin Denies Rumor of Resignation as High Commissioner
London. Hon. P. C. Larkin rejects reports he will resign as Canadian High Commissioner. Ottawa dispatches claim Larkin told Premier Mackenzie King he would step down in coming months and return to Canada due to disagreement with immigration policy.
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Ottawa
Larkin
MacKenzie Kink
Canada
Dominion
Pread Cooperation Across Provinces Meet in Montreal
The Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists gathered at MacDonald College with delegates from across Canada. Opening talks urged cooperation and better understanding among provinces to advance agricultural work.
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Montreal
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
MacDonald College
Canada
Wheat Headed Out Near Hill Park Farm
Wheat headed out and stands 18 inches high at Hill Park near Lougheed Alto on the farm of L. N. Traverner.
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Saskatoon
Hill Park
Lougheed
Alto
L. N. Traverner
Successful Chinese Trapper in Edmonton Visit
Mah Loo a Chinese trapper from Fort Chipewyan visits Edmonton disposing of peltries from the Delta country at Athabasca mouth. During cold season he makes a large catch and is hailed as a pioneer Celestial of the north.
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Edmonton
Mah Loo
Fort Chipewyan
Athabasca River
North Country
Arctic Sea
British Columbia
Yukon
Alberta
Jugo-Slav Agitators Sentenced by Belgrade Court
In Belgrade a mass trial of agitators against public security concluded with five executions by hanging and multiple long terms. Seven received twenty years hard labor, sixty-eight got one to sixteen years, while painter Stelleh, condemned February 23 for a June assassination attempt, was pardoned by King Alexander.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Stelleh
Plot Against Poincare Alleged by Communist Deputies
In Paris the French chamber hears charges of a Communist plot to assassinate Premier Poincare. Leon Daudet triggers an uproar as debate devolves into invective against the Premier with the slogan Poincare means war voiced by Ernest Laffont. The proposal seeks immediate law to arrest violent Communist members.
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Paris
Poincare
Communist Party
Leon Daudet
M. Poincare
Ernest Laffont
Ontario temperance policy praised by Premier Drury
Premier Drury, returning from British Columbia, says Ontario straight prohibition is more effective than government liquor control. He argues temperance measures in Ontario render the system superior and expresses greater satisfaction with prohibition over the other province's policy.
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Toronto
Ontario
Drury
British Columbia
Canada
Churchill Denies Britain Responsible For Dublin Disorder
London reports quote Winston Churchill denying British responsibility for Dublin insurgent attacks. He says the provisional government alone caused the action, citing O Connor and irregulars, while Britain refuses direct involvement and emphasizes impartiality amid calls to back the treaty. Mary Ellen MacDonald in Nova Scotia plans to tour Europe and America to earn money for a new house.
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Pictou
Mary Ellen MacDonald
Caledonia Mills
Antigohish County
Franklyn Prince
New York
Europe
United States
Mary Ellen
Ental
London
Dublin
Churchill
Rory O'Connor
O'Connell
House of Commons
Field Marshal Wilson
Dawson Deserts Vancouver as Mayo Camp Growth Looms
Dawson City loses population as hotels and houses move to Mayo mining camp where old-timers expect 20 000 residents within two years. Thomas Greenway warns of a likely exodus while Guggenheim interests push ore extraction enough to last 15 years.
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Vancouver
Dawson City
Mayo
Thomas Greenway
Frietes
Guggenheim
Swedish Finnish and Norwegian paper output sold to America
The Swedish Finnish and Norwegian paper output will be sold to America. Major mills have signed to export via a projected American syndicate led by a Canadian Export Company official.
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Stockholm
America
Excellent Outlook for Quebec Crop Prospects
The outlook for this year's crops is excellent according to La Banque Nationale. Hay is abundant and of good quality. Excessive rains have not damaged grain, supporting hopes for pre-war prosperity restoration in Quebec.
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Quebec
la Banque Nationale
Buy from the merchants in your own town
It pays to patronize home industry and support local merchants in your town.
No General Election Before Next Session Announced
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King states there will be no election before the next session. He plans to introduce a redistribution measure once lawmakers reconvene, with Parliament meeting early in January after consulting three party whips. The exchange included sharp remarks between King and Meighen over reform promises.
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J. T. Shaw
Progressive
Weat
Calgary
Mackenzie King
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