Reciprocity debate in Ottawa House of Commons
In the Ottawa House of Commons a brief reference to reciprocity with the United States arose during a discussion on a $20,000 expenses vote for treaty legislation. Sir Henry Drayton questioned the need, while Hon. J. A. Robb argued Washington talks could be worthwhile if they yield an arrangement to ease circulation of cattle and farm products.
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Ottawa
United States
House of Commons
Henry Drayton
Washington
J. A. Robb
R. A. Hoey
Springfield
Mr. Robb
E. J. Garland
Progressive
Bow River
Dunning Praises British Emigration At Leicester Visit
Premier Dunning of Saskatchewan, a Croft native, told Leicester crowds emigration from Britain has built a useful league under the British flag. He warned there is no room for immigrants to pick jobs and urged Britain to see Europe clamoring at Canada’s gates while some leave England asking what the government will do for them.
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London
Charles Dunning
Saskatchewan
Leicester
Dunning
Croft
Canada
Britain
England
League of Nations
Europe
Arranging Greeting For British Aviator Edmonton
British around the world aviator Stuart MacLaren plans to land on Wabamun Lake in two or three weeks. Government flying officers from Morinville confirm the sighting as Pilot Carter and Cameraman Walker prepare to meet the flyer at the lake. A civic greeting party headlined by Mayor Biatchford will welcome the tourist and celebrate the event.
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Edmonton
Stuart MacLaren
Wabamun Lake
Morinville
Carter
Walker
Wabamun
MacLaren
Biatchford
Davis hailed as friend to Britain by British press
The nomination of John W. Davis for U S president by the Democratic National Convention at New York is greeted with satisfaction in London. He is praised for his warmth and sympathy toward Britain during his ambassadorial tenure and the Prince of Wales lauded him as more than an ambassador, a true friend.
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London
John W. Davis
United States
New York
Britain
The
Daily Telegraph
Prince of Wales
Davis
Beatty voyage aims to lure North European immigrants
President E W Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway travels to Europe aboard the Mountiauer to study immigration prospects in Canada. He focuses on bringing Danes and Norwegians to settle in the country as part of the trip.
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Quebec
Canada
Europe
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mountiaurier
Government Bank Inspection Bill Advances in Canada
A bill to establish a government system of bank inspection in Canada passed committee in the House of Commons and awaits final reading before Senate approval. The measure follows the Home Bank collapse and Canadian banking investigations with expert testimony from the United States. An inspector general of banks would be appointed, reporting to the finance minister.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
House
Senate
Home Bank
United States
Minister of Finance
Eight Hour Day Jurisdiction Referred to Supreme Court
Ottawa reference on the eight hour day convention seeks Supreme Court of Canada opinion on whether federal or provincial authority applies to implementing legislation. The recommendation would be sent to the House of Commons by the committee on industrial and internal relations. An amendment to require future government contracts to include eight hour days was adopted.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
House of Commons
Committee On Industrial and Internal Relations
Washington
International Labor Organization
League of Nations
Canada
Supreme Court
Voluntary Salary Cut Would Be Temporary
Canadian National Railway officials propose a one day’s pay monthly salary reduction during curtailed receipts. If approved, President Sir Henry Thornton would add over 1600 yearly from his 50000 salary. The cut would apply to all officers above chief clerk and end with the hours curtailment.
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C. N
Montreal
Board of Management
Canadian National Railways
Sir Henry Thornton
Increase Compensation For Registered Letters In Ottawa
The bill to amend the Post Office Act to raise compensation for loss on registered letters to $100 received third reading in the House of Commons. Current law limits compensation to $25 for registered articles though insurance can reach $160. Acting postmaster general Charles Stewart noted registration rates of 20 cents for $50 30 cents for $75 and 40 cents for $100.
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Ottawa
Post Office
House of Commons
Charles Stewart
Saskatchewan Co operative Creamery President Denies Vancouver Plant Plan
Regina leader J A Gregory returned home denying a report that the Saskatchewan Co operative Creamery would build a huge cold storage plant in Vancouver for Saskatchewan butter storage. He cited markets in British Columbia and the Orient as promising for butter sales.
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Regina
Sask
J. A. Gregory
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creamery
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
B.C
Orient
Physicians Indicted Over Diploma Mill Ties in California
In San Francisco California state medical examiners indicted teen physicians linked to a national diploma mill scheme. Indictments followed by the state board of medical examiners and the indictments were approved.
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San Francisco
Cal
California State Board of Medical Examiners
Wheat Heading Out on Kenmay District Farms
Wheat has already headed on two farms in the Kenmay district. Seeded in the first week of May, it is the first to be reported headed. The fields look good with a fine stand given the late season.
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Brandon
Kenmay
Prince of Wales says no polo invite from US GB matches
London report quotes the secretary to the Prince of Wales denying the Prince received or accepted any invitation to attend polo matches between the United States and Great Britain in September in the United States.
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London
Prince of Wales
United States
Great Britain
Governor-General to Tour Western Canada with Lady Byng
Governor-General Byng and Lady Byng will depart Ottawa on Sunday July 20 by the Canadian Pacific Railway for a Western Canada tour. They will visit Manitoba and British Columbia including Winnipeg Regina Calgary Vancouver Victoria and other communities before returning to Ottawa by August 13. They will rejoin in North Bay on August 24 and then tour Northern Ontario before September 6 return.
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Victoria
Pentictoc
Summerland
Kelowna
Okanagan Landing
Grand Forks
Trail
Rossland
Nelson
Balfour
Kaslo
Lardeau
Kootenay Landing
Cranbrook
Fernie
Crow's Nest
Hilairmore
Frank
Lake Windermere
Arrow Head
Nakusp
Revelstoke
Vernon
Salmon Arm
Ottawa
C.P.R
Sicamous
Special Service
Jasper Perk
Lady Byng
North Bay
Ontario
Knotty points to be settled at conference
Paris reports a new Allied text replacing the British version. It covers Dawes plan acceptance, Reparation Commission authority, penalties for default, German economic unity, a unified plan by the inter Allied conference, and a study of reparations payments with guarantees for loan subscribers.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
MacDonald
M. Herriott
Reparation Commission
Germany
City police chief touts day of drive on pedestrian safety
Chicago reports no serious accidents by nightfall after Chief Morgan Collins led a daytime crackdown. More than forty arrests were made and Collins cites warning as slowing speeds. The year has seen nearly 350 street accident deaths, about two daily.
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Chicago
Morgan Collins
Collins
Mountaineer Reported Safe After Jasper Search
Edmonton reports mountaineer Dr A Thorrington, who left Jasper with Swiss guide Conrad Kain and was feared lost after an accident, is now safe. Local Alpine Club members who joined the search have returned to Jasper with the update.
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Edmonton
Alta
A. Thorrington
Philadelphia
Jasper
Conrad Kain
Prince of Wales Sails to Canada with Friends
The Prince of Wales will sail from Southampton on August 25 for Canada with four or five companions. He plans to travel as an ordinary first class passenger and expects to return to England around early October. No elaborate arrangements are planned for the voyage.
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Prince
Southampton
England
Prince of Wales
Canada
Admiral Field Thanks Vancouver for Warm Welcome During Pacific Visit
Admiral Field expresses appreciation on behalf of the British special service squadron for the warm welcome and hospitality shown in Victoria Esquimalt and Vancouver. Rear Admiral Brand also praises the reception from the Dominion government and people of British Columbia.
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Admiral Field
Vancouver
British Columbia
Sir Frederick
Special Service Squadron
Victoria
Esquimalt
Hubert Brand
Lloyd George hailed as empire builder at Beaverbrook dinner
London signals swirl around Lloyd George after a Beaverbrook hosted dinner where Canadian editors heard him described as the greatest Empire builder of our time. The Daily Express printed his speech verbatim, noted for broad generalities and limited room.
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London
Lloyd George
British Empire
England
Lord Beaverbrook
Men
Daily Express
Beaverbrook
Confidence in Farmers' Union Executive Voiced
Regina Saskatchewan L C Brouillette secretary of the wheat pool organization and vice president of the Farmers' Union expressed full confidence in the union executive and approval of its actions. He criticized W M Thrasher for branding a confidential circular seeking delegate support as overstepping authority. He remained non committal on the Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company movement.
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Regina
Sask
L. C. Broullette
Wheat Pool Organzation
Farmers’ Union
W. M. Thrasher
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Brouilette
Replies To Charges Against Pension Board
Ottawa. J A Paton secretary of the board of pension commissioners rebutted incompetence charges before the House of Commons committee on soldiers pensions. He noted thousands of men have received pensions for years with no complaints and increases were awarded where possible under 1923 statutes as amended. The committee then met in camera to discuss the sanction of L W Humphrey to remove pension commissioners.
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Ottawa
J. A. Paton
Board of Pension Commissioners
Board of Veterans’ Organizations
House of Commons Committee On Soldiers’ Pensions
Paton
L. W. Humphrey
Progressive
West Kootenay
Board of Pensions Commissioners
Canadian Exhibit Praised by Edmonton Minister at Wembley
Hon. Geo. Headley, minister of agriculture, returned from the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley as the province's official representative. He praised the fair and said Canada's exhibit was the most outstanding there.
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Edmonton
Geo. Headley
Wembley
Headley
Canada
Grain loading record set at Montreal harbor
The British steamer Immerton, 3241 tons, loaded 274 590 bushels of Canadian wheat in six and a quarter hours at Montreal port within elevator B new conveyor section. This surpasses the August 1922 record by the steamer Cleopas pool of 240 000 bushels in 9 42 hours, and is believed to be a world record.
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Montreal
Immerton
Harbor Commissioners
Clearpool
Danes and Norwegians for Canada praised as workers
A report notes Danes and Norwegians who have sailed on the steamship Mountlaurier. They are described as courageous workers and valued assets to Canada through immigration via the Pacific Railway.
Stampede Attendance Shatters Calgary Record
Calgary set an all time attendance mark at the 1924 stampede and exhibition with 46,000 people passing through the turnstiles in a single day. The event drew unprecedented crowds to the fair grounds making it the greatest and most successful yet staged.
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Calgary
Fair Grounds
No Legislation This Year on Rural Credits
Ottawa reports another push by G G Coote to bring rural credits legislation this session. The Progressive MP for Macleod pressed for action, faced a deferral, and argued the people want action. Other motions on bank note limits and transfer of note control were debated and rejected.
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Ottawa
G. G. Coote
MacLeod
House Banking and Commerce Committee
House
Vien
H. M. Tory
Alberta University
H. H. Stevens
Vancouver Centre
Coote
Finance Department
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Raids Seize Liquor From Veterans Clubs In Vancouver
Vancouver police liquor act squad raided returned soldiers clubs and other organizations, arresting nine men and seizing liquor valued at about $500. Authorities conducted the raids as part of ongoing enforcement in the city.
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Vancouver
Miém
Liquor Act
Ottawa to Fast Track Canteen Fund Distribution
Government legislation to be introduced this session will provide for the distribution of the canteen fund of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The measure aims to allocate funds to deserving units and personnel. The move signals ongoing support for veterans and wartime services.
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Ottawa
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Britain rejects military pact with France in new policy stance
London reports Premier Ramsay MacDonald stating in the House of Commons that Britain will not enter a military pact with France. He references his Paris talks with M. Herriott on reparations, notes France’s resentment, and confirms Britain will not link inter allied debts to the reparations inquiry or seek American arbitration duties.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Paris
M. Herriott
MacDonald
Herriott
Poincare
Italy
Belgium
Japan
League of Nations
Hague
France
M. Poincare
League of the Hague
Will Not Remove Bodies Of Soldiers
In the House of Commons John Evans urged Canada to authorize moving soldiers bodies from a war zone to Saskatoon. He cited a parent refused permission to bring his son's Passchendaele body home. Defence Minister MacDonald upheld the rule that Canadians should rest where they fought.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
John Evans
Progressive
Saskatoon
Passchendaale
Imperial
E. M. MacDonald
Defence
Democratic Nominee Ticket Emerges After Convention
The Democratic national convention named a ticket headed by John W. Davis of West Virginia with Nebraska's Governor Charles W. Bryan in second. Bryan secured the nomination on a single ballot, ending a historic deadlock as Davis took the lead for the party.
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New York
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Peace fund approved by House of Commons
Miss Agness Mac Phail, independent Progressive for East Grey, noted two hundred dollars for peace and twelve million for war. She welcomed the smaller allocation for the Inter-Parliamentary Union for Peace as the House passed the item.
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Ottawa
Agness MacPhail
Independent
Progressive
East Grey
Inter-Parliamentary Union For Peace
House of Commons
Japanese Immigration to Ottawa 1918 1924 Settler Totals
From April 1 1918 to May 31 1924 Canada admitted 2060 Japanese women as settlers. In the same period 439 male Japanese laborers and 1345 male Japanese, other than laborers, were admitted.
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Ottawa
Canada
Death of Canadian Poet Laura E. McCully in Toronto
The Canadian poet Laura E. McCully dies in a Toronto hospital after a long illness, ending a literary career of notable promise that had attracted attention for her writings.
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Toronto
Toronto Hospital
Laura E. McCully
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