Churchill to set freight rates for export grain from Churchill
Northern shipping men forecast Churchill port will govern freight rates for prairie export wheat. They cite faster ocean voyages, deep water and safe anchorage, plus lower handling charges in Churchill, shifting business from Fort William and Vancouver to the new northern hub. The Prince Albert board notes transport savings to Churchill benefit farmers and pool operations, while railways lose revenue on longer hauls.
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Churchill
Man
Vancouver
Ottawa
Harber
Prince Albert
Lake Head
Saskatchewan Pool
Fort William
Giant Stand Of Wheat In Westminster Township
London Ontario farmer Frank Spettigue surveys his three to five foot tall wheat fields. He notes the west reports above average yields and the crop in his district is growing unusually tall.
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London
Ont
Frank Spettigue
Westminster Township
Spettigue
Cocos Island Treasure Not Yet Uncovered
Vancouver expedition head J E Leckie reported no treasure find on Cocos Isle off Costa Rica. Balboa naval reserve station confirmed no recent message of discovery. Ottawa defense officials hope destroyers are near Esquimalt to transport any gold if found.
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Panama City
J. E. Leckie
Vancouver, B.C
Cocos Isle
Costa Rica
United States Naval Reserve
Balboa
Naval Reserve Station
J. Walter Young
Leckie
Panama
Cocos Island
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Defence Department
Esquimalt
Plane Crash In North Claims Three Aviators
Bodies of Andy Cruikshank and two air mechanics Horace Torrie and Harry King were found near Lake Mazenod in the Northwest Territories. Pilot Walter Gilbert, who located the wreck, plans a second flight to recover the remains for burial at Fort Smith. Mrs. Cruikshank and Mrs. King stay at Fort McMurray as remains may be moved there.
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Fort Smith
Edmonton
Alberta
Andy Cruikshank
Lake Mazenod
Northwest Territories
Walter Gilbert
Cruikshank
North
Horace Torrie
Harry King
Wood Fuel Trial at Canadian National Roundhouses
Port Arthur reports CN Railway shops in northwestern Ontario are burning wood rather than coal with favorable labor effects. Ontario Minister of Lands and Forests William Finlayson, speaking here, said CN agreed to substitute wood for imported US coal.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Ontario
Canadian National Railways
William Finlayson
Wanderer survives seven days in bush near Great Bear Lake
Andy Nelson of Lindsley Bay, N W T, lost seven days after injuring his ankle while a prospecting trip. He wandered without food, grew confused, then found his way back to camp. In Churchill Manitoba a tired man arrived in a grain train car, shielding himself among lumber ends, after intense cold.
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Lindsley Bay
N.W.T
Andy Nelson
Great Bear Lake
Nelson
Churchill
World-Wide Low Mood Emphasized at Pacific Advertising Meet
Vancouver delegates at the Pacific Advertising clubs convention urged global cooperation to abolish world wide low mood. Speakers highlighted cooperation beyond nations during the annual session in Vancouver B C.
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Vancouver
B.C
Convention of Pacific Advertising Clubs
Bridge Bandit Returns to Calgary Robs Two Women
Calgary's bridge bandit re appears entering a home and robbing two women at gunpoint of 9.75 dollars. For a month he has terrorized bridge parties, holding up players and taking all ready cash.
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Calgary
Alta
Saskatoon Lily Obtains Divorce From James McLaren
Ethel Catherwood McLaren of Reno Nevada is granted a divorce from James Gillan McLaren of Toronto on grounds of non-support. The Canadian Olympic athlete known as the Saskatoon Lily filed last October but delayed action to protect Olympic eligibility. The couple were secretly married on November 25, 1929 in York township Ontario.
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Ethel Catherwood McLaren
Reno
Nev
Canada
Saskatoon
James Gillan McLaren
Toronto
Lily
McLaren
York Township
Ontario
Free State Delegates to Attend Imperial Economic Conference
The Irish Free State appoints a 25 member delegation to the Imperial Economic Conference in Dublin. The trio of government ministers will lead the group: Sean T. O Kelly, Sean Lemass and Dr Ryan. Senator Johnson joins as labor expert adviser to the delegation.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Free State
Sean T. O'Kelly
Executive Council
Sean Lemass
Ryan
Johnson
Free State
Smith backs Democratic nominees Roosevelt and Garner
Alfred E. Smith said he would support the U S Democratic Party nominees and added his approval for the party s presidential and vice presidential picks. He did not name Roosevelt or Garner in the statement but affirmed support for the party and its ticket.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
U.S
Democratic Party
Smith
Roosevelt
Garner
Wheat shipments surge at Churchill port with 1.6 million bushels stored
In Churchill Manitoba the first order of 2,000,000 bushels is in harbor bins awaiting shipment with 11 ships needed to move it. Saskatchewan loads, trains and crews brace for fast loading as grain galleries extend. The 10,000,000 bushel elevator nears full capacity and a 2,500,000 unit has started filling.
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Churchill
Man
Saskatchewan
Alberta Dairy Probe Forms Fact-Finding Committee
Alberta government names a fact-finding panel to study the milk question amid producer distributor complaints. J. J. Frawley of the attorney general's department will chair the panel, which will focus on Calgary and Edmonton and examine every phase from producer to consumer. The committee starts work immediately.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. J. Frawley
Attorney-General’s Department
Calgary
Trans-Continental Flight to Vancouver Highlights Stormy Trip
Pilots R H Storer and B R Ronald landed their Vancouver Sun at Sea Island after a trans Canada flight that began in Montreal. A broken oil line forced a forced landing near Sudbury delaying them three hours after takeoff from St Hubert. Strong head winds and rain battered the voyage.
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Vancouver
B.C
Vancouver Sun
Sea Island
R. H. Storer
B. R. Ronald
trans-Canada
Montreal
Sudbury
St. Hubert
Trapper Missing in Arctic Near Ottawa Coast
James Asesela, a lone Fiji Islander who trapped along the Arctic coast for over two decades, is listed among missing persons. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe he perished on an ice floe north of Canada’s mainland near Ottawa, Ont.
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Ottawa
Gun running reports shake Irish coast debate
Dublin parliament questions President de Valera about alleged illegal arms landings on the Irish Free State coast. De Valera says precautions were taken and declines to confirm any foreign cooperation or specific vessel searches amid rumors Royal Navy ships patrolling for arms shipments.
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Dublin
Ireland
Famon de Valera
Dail Eireann
Irish Free State
Patrick McGilligan
de Valera
Free State
Royal Navy
Irish Republican Army
Sensational Trial Ends with Mrs Elvira Barney Acquittal
A London jury acquits Mrs Elvira Barney of murder in the case of Thomas William Scott Stephen shot dead in her flat after a party on May 31. After 1 hour 53 minutes deliberation she collapses, then leaves Old Bailey for her parents home Sir John and Lady Mullens. The panel also frees her on charges of manslaughter and intent to do Stephen and grievous bodily harm from a prior quarrel.
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Elvira Barney
London
England
Thomas William Scott Stephen
Sir John
Mullens
Barney
Stephen
New Racket as US Plates Bring Quebec Worries
Quebec highway officials report 1931 American state license plates imported in large quantities and sold to Canadians to dodge renewal fees. Officials concede they cannot curb the offense due to many so called real American citizens touring the province.
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Quebec
Wolves Of Algoma to Wo rld Wolf Week show
The Wolves of Algoma will strut before visitors during Wolf Week from July 25 to 30 in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. The organizing committee announced on July 6 nine wolves are ready with others being sought. The wildlife show will feature moose bear deer beaver mink and other local animals.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Algoma
Foot and Mouth Disease linked to imported broccoli
Foot and mouth disease in cattle has been traced to imported broccoli. Scottish agricultural scientists identified the source in investigations, reported by T. G. Coventry BC markets' representative in England to J. B. Munro, deputy minister of agriculture.
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Victoria
B.C
British Isles
T. G. Coventry
British Columbia
England
J. B. Munro
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