St Lawrence Seaway Plan Approved For Deep Water Route
Ottawa and Washington announce final terms for a St. Lawrence deep waterways scheme linking Great Lakes vessels to the sea. The treaty awaits formal approval from US Congress and Canadian Parliament with 5 million horsepower of power to be developed, including Beauharnois near Montreal.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
United States
St. Lawrence Deep Waterways
Washington
United States Congress
Senate
Panama Canal
North American
Great Lakes
Ontario
Quebec
Beauharnois
Montreal
Jacques Carter
St. Lawrence River
Cash hoarding in the United States tops billions
Economist Robert Warren told the Virginia Institute of Public Affairs that Americans have withdrawn about 2 billion dollars in cash since Al Capone’s arrest and the seabury investigation began. He cited widespread hoarding of hundred thousand and ten thousand dollar bills and noted withdrawal from circulation by the underworld.
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University
United States
al Capone
Seabury
Robert Warren
Virginia Institute of Public Affairs
Canada says Greenland issue affects Denmark only
Ottawa notes Norway's occupation plan in Greenland is an academic matter and does not affect Canada. Canada maintains Greenland as Danish territory and has no suzerainty over the eastern Arctic islands.
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Ottawa
Ont
Greenland
Canada
Arctic
Peace Park subscription plan ties nations at Turtle Mountain
Subscriptions for Turtle Mountain Peace Park on the international boundary between North Dakota and Canada will fund a $5,000,060 project. Canadian and U S school children will be asked to donate five to ten cents each as a show of long friendship between their peoples.
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Dunseith
N.D
Canada
Uss
Turtle Mountain Peace Park
United States
Unions Seek Federal Help On B C Unemployment Relief
The executive of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities met to oppose the province's new direct relief plans and decided to petition Ottawa for a federal representative to study unemployment relief problems in British Columbia.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Ottawa
Duty On Free State Goods In Britain
The British Government imposed new duties up to 100 percent ad valorem on Irish Free State goods to recoup losses from defaulted land annuities. Targeted items include livestock poultry game butter eggs cream bacon and pork. Reports say Canada’s livestock trade may gain from the setback to Irish exporters.
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London
England
Free State
Soviet Acreage Far Below Spring Sowing Plan
Moscow reports the spring sowing campaign in the U S S R ended with about 1,000,000 acres less under cultivation than last year and roughly 15,000,000 acres below the planned programme. On July 1 the sown area stood at 241,000,500 versus 255,875,000 planned, with Ukraine’s poor showing blamed on a drought last year.
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Moscow
U.S.S.R
Soviet
Russia
Ukraine
Cancer committee member calls attention to legislation
Dr. G. 8. Cameron of Peterborough Ontario serves on the Advisory Committee on Cancer. The group was appointed to confer with the Ontario Government on problems aimed at informing legislators.
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G. 8. Cameron
Peterborough
Ont
Ontario
Peter Heenan Returns to Cab as Engineer in Kenora
Hon. Peter Heenan, former Liberal Minister of Labour, mounted the No. 2 engine to run Kenora to Ignace as engineer. He began his career here thirty years ago as an engineer before entering Ontario legislature and then the Dominion Parliament. The scene drew little fanfare from Heenan or railway workers, seen as routine.
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Kenora
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Peter Heenan
M.P
Labor
W. L. Mackenzie King
Ignace
Ontario
Dominion
Harness
Mr. Heenan
Back To Land Plans in Saskatoon
Archie Wilson, chairman of the farm settlement scheme committee, told city council that monthly relief cost savings of 6770.40 could be achieved if 1336 applications receive provincial government information. The report notes 211 British by birth, 28 naturalized Americans, 6 unnaturalized Americans, 33 foreign naturalized and 34 foreign unnaturalized. Wilson recommended ending regular interview sittings for applicants.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Archie Wilson
Barter Idea for Coal Vessels Carrying Wheat Rejected
Mrs Ida Copeland urged a Britain Canada barter so British coal ships would carry Canadian wheat. L Hore Belisha said the idea is impractical and offered no data on vessel nationality for wheat or the 1 033 000 tons of British coal sent to Canada in the year to May. Copeland said most of 30 million bushels of Canadian wheat to Britain were on foreign ships.
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Britain
London
England
Canada
House of Commons
Ida Copeland
L. Hore-Belisha
Board of Trade
Copeland
Ban On Saloon Proposed In Senate To Repeal Eighteenth
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia proposed a constitutional amendment to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment while banning the saloon and prohibiting liquor transport into states that forbid it. Senate action was blocked by Senator Norris of Nebraska as Glass urged immediate consideration.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Norris
Nebraska
Fort Severn Delivers First Freight Ahead Of Schedule
On July 12 the Hudson's Bay Company vessel Fort Severn arrived two days early with furs from York Factory Severn and Trout Lake. Capt O Morris commanded the motor sailing schooner through heavy ice packs to load midnight supplies for far north outposts. An Ocean Eagle government trawler patrols north of the harbor.
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Churchill
Fort Severn
York Factory
Severn
Trout Lake
Hudson's Bay Company
O. Morris
Ocean Eagle
Calgary to seek $1 million loan for relief at city council
Calgary plans to borrow $1,000,000 from the Bank of Montreal to fund relief expenditures with a promised $250,000 from the Dominion Government. The city faces current debt of $1,700,000 to the bank as justification for new funds.
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Calgary
Alberta
Bank of Montreal
Dominion
Parliament in October Not Confirmed in Ottawa
In Ottawa rumor about a October session of parliament could not be confirmed. The Prime Minister said he would only communicate any Imperial Conference conclusion to the House after the conference finishes its labors. The last word came from his reply to a question by Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King in the Commons before prorogation.
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Ottawa
Plan Another Flight Oklahoma City
Bennett Griffin and Jimmie Mattern may attempt a second flight after their European trip. Clarence Page, the flyers business manager, is arranging for a second plane to be ready in New York for the comeback.
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Oklahoma City
Bennett Griffin
Jimmie Mattern
Europe
New York
Clarence Page
Flyers
Page
Chaplin Files Protest Over Hollywood Wealth Valuation
Charlie Chaplin, listed as Hollywood’s wealthiest on the county assessment roll, protested a $7.69 million securities value. His counsel claimed the securities are worth $1.66 million and sought reassessment by the county board of supervisors.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Hollywood
County Board of Supervisors
Britain and France Reach Accord on Open Exchange of Views
London reports Sir John Simon announced that Britain and France will exchange candid views on similar matters to Lausanne and cooperate to lay groundwork for a world economic conference. He stressed the pact is separate from US war debt issues and the Lausanne gentlemen's agreement.
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London
England
Great Britain
France
John Simon
House of Commons
Europe
Sir John
House
United States
Britain
America
Italy
Lausanne
Lord Rothermere Urges Immediate Action at Ottawa Conference
While touring western Canada Lord Rothermere promotes the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa via a Daily Mail cable from Calgary. He says the empire must act now and warns against prolonged talks that would choke the gathering. He asserts Canada can buy £50,000,000 worth of goods within the empire annually.
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London
England
Canada
Lord Rothermere
Ottawa
Daily Mail
Calgary
Empire
Alberta Government Bonds Gain Prestige in British Market
Edmonton report notes Alberta provincial bonds steady rise in London trading after a cool initial reception. Provincial treasurer R. G. Reid calls the gaining reception gratifying as evidence of growing prestige in the British market.
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Edmonton
Alberta
London Stock Exchange
R. G. Reid
French Aviator Crashes in Lyons Flight End
Colonel Gillemeny died in a crash on the final lap of a 4700 mile flight from Venice to Le Bourget. Commandant Goslin, his companion, was fatally injured and died minutes later. They began at Le Bourget July 6 and flew to Bucharest, Warsaw, Istanbul and Venice.
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Lyons
France
Gillemeney
Venice
le Bourget
Commandant Goslin
Bucharest
Warsaw
Istanbul
Seaplane Sinks in Irish Channel Off Larne
A Royal Air Force seaplane with eight crew sank in the Irish Channel near Larne Antrim. Six crew were rescued by the steamer Nicoland. The remaining two reached the Antrim coast later in a rubber boat.
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London
England
Royal Air Force
Larne
Antrim
Nicoland
Swift Inter national selects new president in Buenos Aires
Charles H. Swift was elected president of Swift International succeeding the late Edward F. Swift. The Board of Directors approved the change at a Buenos Aires meeting. Alden P. Swift was named vice-president.
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Chicago
Charles H. Swift
Swift International
Edward F. Swift
Buenos Aires
Alden P. Swift
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