Senate Gives the Hoist to Branch Lines
Ottawa reports five Canadian National branch line bills killed in the Senate. Saskatchewan lines Turtleford to Hafford Liepdminster northwesterly Radville Bengough or Ritchie Nipawin northeasterly and Nova Scotia Sunnybrae to Guysboro were halted. Debates praise and critique CNR plans with mixed support for three Alberta lines and Lloydminster in Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Senate
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Turtleford
Hafford
Liepdminster
Radville
Bengough
Ritchie
Nipawin
Senate Railway Committee
Sunnybrae
Guysboro
Alberta
Rosedale
Westerly
Hanna
Warden
James Lougheed
Laverna
Lloydminster
Robertson
Lougheed
Dandurand
C.N.R
Willoughby
Calder
Laird
Cowboy dies after stampede ride at MacLeod show
Charles King of Coaldale Alberta died after being kicked in the head while riding a bucking horse named Death's Head at the Stampede in MacLeod. He was 27, born in Oxfordshire England and came to Canada in 1906.
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MacLeod
Alta
Charles King
Coaldale
Death
King
Oxfordshire
England
Canada
Teachers Head Overseas Educational League Tour
One hundred teachers from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Ontario depart Winnipeg for Montreal to join the Over seas Educational League. They will spend five to six weeks in Great Britain France and Belgium and return to Montreal from Cherbourg on August 21.
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Winnipeg
Man
Prairie Provinces
Montreal
Overseas Educational League
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Cherbourg
Senate grants third reading on CN Rail bond plan
Ottawa. The Senate gave third reading to a bill allowing Canada National Railways to issue bonds covering 75 percent of equipment costs, exceeding the 25 percent portion Parliament previously authorized.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canadian National Railways
Did Not Advise On Canadian Naval Policy
Vancouver results indicate Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field denied making any such observation about Canadian naval policy. He told the Ottawa House of Commons questions that he had not advised four cruiser policies or commented on Canada arming a cruiser squadron.
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Vancouver
Frederick Pield
House of Commons
Ottawa
Victoria
Special Service
Canada
Field
Record Prize Wins Crown Brandon Hereford Exhibit
C. G. Boggs and Sons of Daysland Alberta swept senior and grand junior, reserve grand championships for both males and females in Hereford at Brandon fair. It marked the first time a single exhibitor achieved such a feat. Alsager of Leighton also showed well in Hereford. Ayrshire honors went to Mortson and Sons and Ness and Sons. Henry Thompson of Fairlight excelled in Jersey, with Read of Stoney Beach among winners. Western sheep classes featured strong entries and the University of Alberta’s Prof. Saskville praised overall quality.
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Brandon
C. G. Boggs and Sons
Daysland
Alberta
Brandon Fair
M. Alsager
Leighton
Alta
Soldier returns gratuity for comrades in distress
Al fred H. Lewis a 27 year old former Canadian Mounted Rifles soldier and Buffalo butler surrendered a five hundred dollar gratuity and pension to Rev Canon PD Russell Smith rector of St Pauls Fort Erie for relief of comrades and others in distress saying he returned to civilian life easily and his conscience would not allow him to keep it.
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Lewis
Hertzog declares Britain first ally of South Africa
Premier Hertzog of the Nationalist Labor Government says Great Britain should be the chief friend of South Africa and promises hearty cooperation with Britain and the Dominions, despite past accusations against the Nationalists.
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Pretoria
Great Britain
South Africa
Hertzog
Labor
Britain
Dominions
Fire destroys Lake Louise Chateau in Alberta blaze
Fire gutted the Lake Louise Chateau known as the Palace in the clouds. Flames began in the main kitchen Thursday noon and razed the structure to the ground, with the loss estimated near 250000 dollars. The new wing’s concrete walls and fire doors helped contain the fire. Insurance covered the building and contents outside guests’ belongings.
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Lake Louise
Alta
Lake Louise Chateau
Palace
Ottawa borrows 300 million for Dominion obligations
In the House of Commons a bill authorizing the Dominion Government to borrow three hundred million dollars to meet maturing obligations was given first reading. Four resolutions confirming international agreements regarding employment at sea were passed, and bills based on them given first reading.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
McAdoo Near Record High At Democratic Convention
William Gibbs McAdoo edged toward the 500 vote threshold on the forty second ballot at Madison Square Garden New York as floor managers claim ongoing effort. Bryan urged firm prohibition support while Davis dwindled to around 70 votes.
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Madison Square Gardens
N.Y
William Gibbs McAdoo
Baltimore
San Francisco
New York
McAdoo
Smith
John W. Davis
William Jennings Bryan
War Horse
Prohibition
No Emergency Legislation For Rural Credits
Ottawa report to Commons banking committee by Dr. Matthew McKay urges a permanent rural credit scheme and notes a plan must apply to all provinces. It also backs amendments to the Bankruptcy Act to let provincial officers act as trustees for farmer insolvents.
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Ottawa
Commons Banking Committee
Matthew McKay
Liberal
North Renfrew
McKay
H. E. Spencer
Progressive
Battle River
H. T. Ross
Canadian Bankers’ Association
W. D. Euler
Waterloo
Mr. Ross
Bankers’ Association
Hon
T. A. Crerar
Spencer
J.A. Robb
L. J. Ladner
South Vancouver
National War Memorial Unveiled in St John’s Newfoundland
Newfoundland observes July 1 with the unveiling of the national war memorial at St John’s by Earl Haig. About 20 000 people attended the ceremony under ideal weather, honoring those who gave their lives in the Great War.
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National War Memorial
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Earl Haig
Crops Rated Excellent by CPR Officials on Prairie Trip
CPR officials traveling through Colonsay Kisbey and Indian Head sub divisions report crops in excellent condition and growing rapidly. Wheat is well rooted and can endure hot sun without damage.
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Regina
C.P.R
Colonsay
Kisbey
Indian Head
Claim Home Bank Not Legally Incorporated
Shareholders legal defense prepared in Toronto by James W. Bain and John G. O'Donoghue for Home Bank of Canada shareholders. They argue the bank lacked charter to issue or dispose of capital stock and never agreed to double liability, asserting Bank Act provisions do not apply.
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Toronto
James W. Bain
K.C
John G. O'Donoghue
Home Bank of Canada
Canada
Bank Act of Canada
U S Oil Resources Near Depletion Warned
London report quotes Sir Richard Redmayne at the International Power conference predicting U S oil resources exhausted within 2 000 years and noting British Empire coal will vanish in centuries with a call to maximize fuel energy use and carbonization efficiency.
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London
Richard Redmayne
International Power Conference
United States
Chinese in Victoria protest Dominion law on Canada registry
Chinese residents in Victoria held mass meetings with lapel tags on July 1 to denounce the Dominion law requiring Chinese in Canada to register. Speakers warned China would retaliate once it stabilizes its government. Registration was bitterly resented. no demonstrations occurred beyond the meetings.
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Victoria
Dominion
Canada
China
Canadian Judge Denies Copy of U.S. Trademarks
Mr Justice A. K. Maclean of the Exchequer Court of Canada denies a Canadian company the right to copy and register in Canada trade marks already in use in the United States in a judgment rendered here.
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U.S
Ottawa
Canada
United States
A. K. Maclean
Exchequer Court of Canada
Ottawa Plans Taxation Study Board To Review System
The government announced plans to establish a board tasked with investigating taxation methods to improve the current system. The move aims to study various modes of taxation and propose reforms.
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Ottawa
Prince Will Probably Visit Ranch In October
The article notes no fixed plans for His Royal Highness visit to an E.P. Ranch. Manager Professor W L Carlyle expects a quiet October visit similar to last year, though arrival timing remains uncertain.
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Prince
Calgary
W. L. Carlyle
E.P. Ranch
Approve Germany Entry Into League of Nations
Lyons France report approved Germany entering the League of Nations with a permanent council seat. The decision backs the reparations mechanism as the best path to a lasting peace. Premier Herriot telegram to Congress expresses France’s wish for just reparations and commitment to wide peace efforts.
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Lyons
France
International Federation of League of Nations Societies
Economic Commission
Germany
League of Nations
Council
League
Herriot
FAVOR A SINGLE SELLING AGENCY FOR WHEAT POOL
Brandon Manitoba resolutions support forming an inter provincial selling agency to handle wheat in the three prairie provinces and empower directors to create the agency. A bylaw sets president and vice president from the board and secretary treasurer appointed by the board. Seven members will sit on the board. J Murray of Winnipeg explained mortgage company arrangements that allow tenants to market wheat through the pool in addition to company wheat.
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Brandon
Man
Prairie
Manitoba Wheat Pool
J. Murray
Winnipeg
First Trade Treaty Signed in Dominion
Ottawa reports Canada and Belgium signed the first treaty ever made in Canada with a foreign country on July 3. The commercial accord grants most favored nation treatment on all tariff schedules. Canada gains Belgian intermediate tariff benefits while Belgium gets Canada’s MFN terms. Canada’s year ending March imports from Belgium were 5 340 875 and exports to Belgium 17 452 442.
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Ottawa
Canada
Belgium
Europe
King George
James A. Robb
Beland
Baron de Selys
U S Plan Foreign Trade Office in Canada
United States government to open a foreign trade office in Ottawa with two U S officials from Boston to inaugurate the service for U S manufacturers. Lynn W Meekins appointed trade commissioner to Canada with Ottawa offices. Walter J Donnelly promoted to assistant trade commissioner as he studies tariff related work. Meekins to visit major border cities to gather business advice. Canada seen as a domestic market but trade barriers resemble foreign fields.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Boston
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Lynn W. Meekins
New England
Walter J. Donnelly
New Haven
Canadian National branch lines trimmed by Senate committee
The Senate Railway Committee reported the Kamloops Kelowna line for disposal as the last CN branch line. Of 26 lines, 22 approved and four rejected including Guysboro Sunnybrae Roussie Quebec and the Kingston and Melfort tranches in Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Senate Railway Committee
Kamloops-Kelowna
Senate Committee
Guysboro
Sunnybrae
Roussie
Quebec
Kelvington and
Melfort Tranches
Saskatchewan
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