Powers Agree to Suspend World Parley
London reports that the great powers agreed to suspend the world economic conference for about two months. The decision followed a clash of monetary policies between the gold bloc and the United States. The American delegation said the way remains open to resume talks, while gold countries fret over Britain’s neutrality.
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London
Eng
New World
United States
Rooseveltt
League of Nations
Great Britain
Canada
Dominions
World Monetary and Economic Conference
Trade Talks With Russia Aimed to Protect Imperial Preferences
In parliament a government spokesman said Britain will respect Article 21 of the Anglo-Canadian trade accord in negotiations with Russia. The clause allows prohibiting entry of goods sold at unfair prices due to state subsidies or production when imperial preferences are at risk.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Britain
Russia
Sir John Simon May Take Vacation at Sea
Reports say British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon may take a long vacation due to low blood pressure. His friends fear the strain of office, and a peerage has been mentioned if his health prevents continued service. He is said to have sold his country estate Fritwell Manor in Oxford.
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London
Eng
John Simon
Fritwell Manor
Oxford
King Opens World’s Largest Dry Dock at Southampton
The King will open the world’s greatest dry dock at Southampton on July 26. Built for the Southern Railway at a cost of 10 million dollars, the project excavated 2,000,000 tons of earth and mud and used 750,000 tons of concrete during its construction.
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Southampton
Eng
Southern Railway
Ontario Dentists Robbed in Ontario Break-Ins
Five dental offices in Hamilton and Niagara Falls were broken into and ransacked for gold leaf gold scrap and false teeth. At Hamilton three dentists suffered losses totaling about $400.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Hamilton
Plan New Processing Tax On Hogs Aimed For Oct 1
U S farm officials draft tentative plans for a hog processing tax by October 1 to raise up to 150 million dollars to fund Farm Act applications to corn and swine. A July meeting with corn and hog producers will gauge sentiment before final form. If approved with a corn hog program by August 1, it would be the fourth processing tax to take effect before winter.
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Washington
United States
Henry Wallace
Death Toll Was Heavy in United States Celebration
The report tallies 144 deaths among 4th of July celebrants across the United States including 62 in automobile accidents and 46 drownings. Fireworks, other accidents, shootings, fights and plane crashes added to the toll with thousands injured and heavy property damage. A parachute jumper died before 100,000 at Chicago's world fair. Chicago avoided more deaths due to traffic controls.
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New York
United States
Chicago
Electrify Grain Elevators in Alberta Programme
The Calgary Albertan reports an electrification program for 175 Alberta grain elevators costing 125000 dollars. Canadian made switching and control gear will be used, with about 400 electrical motors produced by Eastern manufacturers. The Calgary Power Company and local firms coordinate to create jobs for unemployed workers.
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Calgary
Alberta
Demand for Canadian Wheat Brightens UK Market Outlook
William Smith of Edinburgh Scotland with Neil Beaton president of the Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society arrived in Winnipeg. Smith stated a much broader demand for Canadian wheat is expected in the United Kingdom as they travel to the World Grain Show in Regina this month.
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Winnipeg
Man
United Kingdom
William Smith
Edinburgh
Scotland
Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society
Neil Beaton
Smith
Regina
Kingston Repair Job To Refit Brentwood Grain Carrier
One hundred men will work for three weeks to a month repairing the Canada Steamship Lines grain carrier Brentwood at Kingston. The vessel ran aground weeks earlier en route with a grain cargo. Repair costs are put between 70 000 and 80 000 dollars, the largest in the district in years.
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Kingston
Ont
Canada Steamship Lines
Brentwood
White whales to travel from Churchill to Chicago world fair
Saskatoon imports its first Churchill herring for dinner while three white whales taken off Churchill on June 29 head for the Chicago world fair. S H Stebbings of Saskatoon arranging a public display in a local cold storage plant and plans for a summer showing on the western fairs circuit.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Churchill
Chicago
S. H. Stebbings
Tax compacts Ottawa move raises vanity item costs
The Minister of National Revenue raised excise tax on imported compacts powder puffs and vanity cases from 3 to 10 percent. The change is retroactive to March 22 1933 and applies to compacts and related items even without contents. Importers must collect the extra 7 percent if unpaid.
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Ottawa
Milady
Minister of National Revenue
Canada
Return of Thornton and MacDonald amid London welcome
London crowds greeted L. C. Thornton and William MacDonald as they arrived after Soviet prison release. They had been jailed for bribery and espionage, freed by Britain's embargo on Russian trade. Thornton thanked the British government and people, and Sir Edmund Ovey for support.
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London
Eng
L. C. Thornton
William MacDonald
Thornton
MacDonald
Sir Edmund Ovey
Moscow
Doukhobor Leader Veregin Seeks Naturalization in Canada
Peter Veregin, Doukhobor head, appeared publicly in Kamsack Saskatchewan after Winnipeg custody release by order of Mr Justice R A Robson. He told about 2000 followers from Saskatchewan and Manitoba that he completed five years residence and will apply for naturalization. He urged donations to aid suffering Doukhobors in Russia. Independent Doukhobors urged helping Canada's 16 000 Doukhobors facing hardship.
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Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Russia
Canada
Wheat purchasing power up fifty percent in western Canada
Winnipeg reports the farmers index shows wheat buying power now at 70 percent of the 1913 14 price, up from 40 percent in April and 22 percent last year. Livestock indices show cattle 59 hogs 53 lambs 73 percent. the index for items farmers buy remains at 127 percent of 1913 14 levels with 146 listed essentials across groceries clothing and farm gear.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Searle Grain Company Limited
Brave Woman to Supervise Refueling of Monoplane Flight
Miss Fay Gillis 23 of Minneapolis will direct refueling of Wiley Post's Winnie Mae at Novo Sib risk and Berlin stops during the world solo flight. Post's representative Lee Trenholm says Gillis left Moscow June 25 for Novo Siberisk to supervise gas tank replenishment and adjust the plane as needed.Rioux Plans Barrel Plunge Over Niagara Falls in Iron Torpedo Barrel.
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New York
Fay Gillis
Minneapolis
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Oklahoma
Siberian
Lee Trenholm
Post
Miss Gillis
Moscow
Novo-Sibirsk
Berlin
Barrel
Niagara Falls
Ont
Alfred Rioux
Rioux
Horseshoe Falls
Queenston
Princess Royal Cancels All Engagements for Rest
The Princess Royal Mary, daughter of King George and Queen Mary, has cancelled all her engagements. Officials say there is no reason beyond the need for her royal highness to rest at her London home The Countess of Harewood.
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London
Eng
Princess Royal
Countess of Harewood
Mary
King George
Queen Mary
England
Chinese group protests Manchukuo exhibit at expo
The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association petitions Century of Progress officials over the southern Manchukuo exhibit in the Japanese concession. A letter signed by Chew Low, the association's president, calls the exhibit a direct insult.
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Chicago
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
Chew Low
RCMP Promotes Two Inspectors to Acting Superintendents
Ottawa reports two promotions at RCMP headquarters. Inspector W A M Kemp adjutant of the force here and Inspector Herbert Darling assistant to the director of criminal investigation in Ottawa were appointed acting superintendents effective July 1.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
W. A. M. Kemp
Herbert Darling
Prince Albert Jubilee Pageant Seeks Hundreds for Display
Four hundred performers will take part in the historical pageant for the Prince Albert golden jubilee exhibition. One hundred and eight girls 64 young men and 212 young women are needed for the show to be staged before the grand stand from July 31 to August 3.
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Prince Albert
Sask
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