Rescue of Italia crew members hailed as major Arctic relief
Despatches from Virgo Bay and Rome report the Italian dirigible Italia crew rescued by the Russian ship Krassin after months at sea. Four survivors in the Viglieri group were identified as Lieut Vigilieri Giseppe Biagi Filippo Troiani and Prof F Dehouick, in dire need of medical aid.
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London
Virgo Bay
Rome
General Nobile
Moscow
Mariano
Zappi
Dr Malmgren
North Pole
Italia
Sora
Krassin
Viglieri
Lieut
Vigilieri
Giseppe Biagi
Filippo Troiani
F. Dehouick
Meeting In Regina Of Noted Barristers
Preparations for the 13th annual meeting of the Canadian Bar Association are under way in Regina. The three day convention runs August 29 to 31 with Hon. Mr. Justice W M Martin presiding at 10 am the opening. Delegates come from the Maritimes Pacific Coast France Great Britain Ireland and the United States.
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Regina
Canadian Par Association
Maritimes
Pacific Coast
France
Great Britain
Irish Free State
United States
Justice W. M. Martin
Canadian Bar Association
Toronto
Climber Conquers Mount Scott in Jasper Park
Dr. J. Monroe Thorington of Philadelphia leads a party to summit Mount Scott the first time in the peak’s history. Also crossing the final ascent were Dr. Max Strusia William Haingworth and Julian Hillhouse, noting the 10,826 foot altitude in Jasper National Park.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Alta
Mount Scott
Jasper National Park
South Pole
J. Monroe Thorington
Philadelphia
Canada
Max Strusia
William Haingworth
Newhavern
Conn
Julian Hillhouse
Lord Byng Appointed to Restore Police Confidence
Government moves to appoint Viscount Byng of Vimy as Metropolitan Police commissioner were backed in Parliament 231 to 106 after Labor urged disapproval. Home Secretary Joynson-Hicks said the force needed re inspiration not re organization, following a scandal involving Miss Irene Savidge and Sir Leo Morey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Viscount Byng
Vimy
Metropolitan Police
Labor
William Joynson-Hicks
Home Secretary
Lord Byng
Sir William
Viscountess Astor
Ellen Wilkinson
William Horwood
Irene Savidge
Leo Morey
Hyde Park
Dauntless Refloated At Halifax Harbor Entrance
The British light cruiser Dauntless, stuck on Tribune Ledge near Halifax harbor since July 2, was floated off after a week of shipyard work. Towed to Mill Cove Dartmouth, it will enter drydock for months of repairs as about 500 workers prepare the hull and pumps keep the ship afloat. Thousands watched the operation from shore and ships nearby.
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Halifax
N.S
Halifax Shipyards
Citadel Hill
Toronto Mail Robbery Suspects Charged in Union Station Heist
Five men are under arrest in Toronto on charges of complicity in the robbery of a Canadian National Railways mail car at Union Station in the early hours of June 20. A woman is held on vagrancy and another as a material witness. Finlay McLeod Sr. 48 Everett McKibbon 38 John Brown alias Sullivan 28 face robbery charges. Finlay McLeod Jr. 24 and Alex McLeod 42, relatives, face receiving stolen goods charges.
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Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Union Station
D. C. Draper
Finlay McLeod, Sr
Everett McKibbon
Canadian tariff talks eyed with Irish Free State
Ottawa reports Minister of Finance Hon James Peble plans to study Ireland’s tariff proposals during a holiday in Ireland. He will discuss extending Canadian Empire preferential tariffs to Ireland with William Cosgrave, aiming for reciprocal Canadian access.
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Ottawa
James Peble
Quebec
Ireland
Fifty National Chamber reps tour Canada and US
Six weeks will be spent visiting commercial undertakings and institutions in Canada and the United States. Fifty representatives of the National Chamber of Trade and Commerce have left Southampton for Montreal to study methods.
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London
Canada
United States
National Chamber of Trade and Commerce
Southampton
Montreal
Edmonton Exhibition Showcases Brooks Farm Crops
Visitors to the Edmonton Exhibition can view a display from the CPR Irrigation Development farm at Brooks Alberta featuring grapes sorghum sugar cane soybeans and tobacco. Fresh product arrivals from Brooks will be delivered throughout the week to keep the exhibit current and appealing.
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Edmonton
C.P.R. Irrigation
Brooks
Alberta
Successor for Manitoba Mines Chief Not Named
No decision has been reached on who will succeed Dr. R. C. Wallace as commissioner of mines and natural resources. Wallace has been appointed president of the University of Alberta and will leave the Manitoba geology department to assume his new role in September.
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Winnipeg
R. C. Wallace
Manitoba University
Mines and Natural Resources
Wallace
University of Alberta
University of Manitoba
Manitoba to Obtain Control of Resources
Ottawa reports a federal Manitoba agreement on administration and control of natural resources. A joint commission will handle financial adjustments. Members named: W. A. Turgeon, T. A. Crerar, and Charles M. Bowman. King said they would be invited to accept appointment.
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Ottawa
Province of
Manitoba
Mackenzie King
W. A. Turgeon
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
T. A. Crerar
Winnipeg
Charles M. Bowman
Waterloo
Ont
Crerar
Progressive Party
Bowman
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Canada
King
Emperor Cook at center of Britain mine controversy
J. Cook, secretary of the Miners' Federation in Great Britain, leads a new industrial dispute as he attacks the Labor movement’s peace policy. The federation disowns him while the Welsh Trades Union council indicts him for disloyalty, earning him the nickname Emperor Cook.
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A J. Cook
Miners’ Federation
Great Britain
Old Country
Welsh Trades Union Council
Emperor’ Cook
Prize List Drafted for World’s Grain Expo in Regina 1932
A tentative prize list for the World’s Grain exhibition and conference to be held in Regina in 1932 outlines $202,500 in prizes across 20 classes. Wheat and corn lead with sums totaling $130,000, oats $30,000, barley $15,000, field peas $3,000, soybeans $1,000, rye $5,000, flax $2,000, buckwheat $3,000, rice $2,000, millet $2,000, red clover $1,000, alsike $1,000, and individual prizes of $500 for sweet clover, timothy, brome grass, mangels and turnips.
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Regina, Sask
Regina
W. R. Motherwell
Dominion
J. A. Mooney
L. H. Newman
Carl Sweet
Dr. Merostie
G. H. Clark
Ottawa
Memorial Service Held for Captain Loe wenstein in Brussels
An impressive memorial service for Captain Alfred Loewenstein was held at the church of St. Michael and St. Gudule. A tall catafalque with candles stood in the nave, the choir draped in black, with Madame Loe wenstein her son and many prominent Belgians in attendance.
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Brussels
Alfred Loewenstein
St. Michael and St. Gudule
Madame Loewenstein
Loewenstein
West's New Playground at Prince Albert Park
Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan will officially open on August 10 as a grand playground of 1400 square miles of forest lake and stream. The opening ceremonies will be led by Prime Minister W L M King with many notable Canadians attending over a two day program. Kingsmere Lake is favored as a picturesque heart of the park with housing arranged by the committee. Photograph by Canadian National Railways.
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Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert
Canadian National Railways
Lake Waskesia
W. L. M. King
Canada
King
House of Commons
Kingsmere Lake
Surplus Wheat Movement Buoys Western Grain Trade
The June report by EK Ursell, statistician to the railway commissioners, notes a revival in western grain movement and favorable prospects for harvest. Lake shipments rose toward month end, creating storage space as exports advance, with 439 million bushels counted for 1927 and a carryover near 80 million if exports lag.
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Fort William
Ont
A. Ursell
Board of Railway Commissioners
Western Division
Manville Tragedy: Booher Arrest Tied to Farmhouse Shootings
Developments in the Manville tragedy include the arrest of Vernon Booher and the discovery of a British 303 calibre rifle missing from C. E. Stevenson’s home, near the Booher farm. Vernon Booher, 20, found his mother, brother and two hired men dead, and is held as a material witness. Police say Booher's arrest is routine since he was first at the scene.
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Edmonton
Manville
Booher
Vernon Booher
C. E. Stevenson
Young Booker
Britain to Reply to U S Anti War Note in Washington
Sir Austen Chamberlain said in the House of Commons that Britain will forward its reply to the American anti war proposals to Washington before the end of the current parliamentary session. He defended the delay as careful consideration and rejected wrecking the proposal. Paris reported France approved Briand’s reply to Kellogg proposals to outlaw war, with explanations but no reservations.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Washington
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Dominions
Col
Joshiah Wedgwood
Labor
Sir Austen
Paris
Council of Ministers
Briand
Kellogg
France
Scoutmaster Oscar Lamourey Oust Fort Saskatchewan Scout Merit
Ottawa reports Scoutmaster Oscar Lamoureux of Fort Saskatchewan Alberta has been recommended for the Medal of Merit by the Boy Scouts Association for seven years of service to the movement.
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Ottawa
Oscar Lamoureux
Fort Saskatchewan
Alta
Boy Scouts’ Association
Boy Scout Movement
Lindbergh Plane Catches Fire in Salt Lake City
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s aircraft caught fire on the field in Salt Lake City, reportedly from a flooded carburetor, just as takeoff was to occur. Mechanic P. Noonan seized a fire extinguisher and quelled the flames.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Charles A. Lindbergh
P. Noonan
Lindbergh
Premier King Plans Western Tour in Early August
Premier Mackenzie King will visit western Canada from August 2 to August 18 in a tentative schedule. He will attend events in Prince Albert and the Prince Albert National Park, with stops in Winnipeg Brandon Dauphin Lloydminster North Battleford and Davidson before returning to Winnipeg.
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King
West
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Brandon
Dauphin
Lloydminster
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Davidson
Press Debate Over Hinchcliffe Case In British Papers
British newspapers discuss the Hinchcliffe matter and a $2,500,000 gift from Lord Inchcape to memorialize Elsie MacKay who died with Captain Hinchcliffe on a Atlantic flight attempt. Major Malone urges government action for Hinchcliffe’s family. Sir Samuel Hoare cites pension status and directs questions to the Ministry of Pensions.
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London
Lord Inchcape
Elsie MacKay
Walter Hinchcliffe
Hinchcliffe
House of Commons
P. B. Malone
Tottenham South
Samuel Hoare
Air
Major Malone
Samuel
Royal Air Force Reserve
Air Ministry
Ministry of Pensions
Offered Home in China London Zionist proposal
A Chinese offer to build a Jewish national home in China was made by Peking's interior minister. The move followed a Zionist delegation's request for funds for Palestine, mistaken as a land purchase plan for Jews in China and tied to a tentative treaty if a site and area were named.
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London
China
Palestine
Peking
London Daily Express
Credit outlook affirmed by Canadian Credit Men at annual convention
Henry Detchen general manager of the Canadian Credit Men's Trust Association said the credit situation is stable across the Dominion. He noted last year's bankruptcy act failures were the lowest in eight years and a remarkable development was spreading from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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Halifax
N.S
Dominion
Henry Detchen
Canadian Credit Men's Trust Association
Detchen
Atlantic
Pacific
Alberta Posts Record Surplus of 279 763 Revealed
The Provincial Treasurer Hon R G Reid announced a surplus of 279 763, exceeding the original estimate by more than 200 000. The figure is described as a record for the province.
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Alberta
R. G. Reid
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