Viscount Willingdon Promises Help to Canada
London reports Viscount Willingdon new governor general vows to aid Canada over the next five years. He says it will be a privilege to help the dominion prosper and progress as the Duke of Connaught and Rt Hon L S Amery attend the dinner. The governor general stresses loyalty to the King and Empire.
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Canada
London
Dominion
Viscount Wiltington of
Ration
Duke of Connaught
L. & Amery
Willingdon
Hon. L. CC. Amery
Viscount Willingdon
Santa Cruz Snowbound Endangers South American Herds
Belated dispatches from Santa Cruz confirm severe snowbound conditions in the territory cut off from communications. The governor estimates half of the vast sheep and stock herds may be lost if thaw does not begin within ten days as temperatures plunge to 24 degrees below zero. Wool markets in Buenos Aires react pessimistically to the forecast.
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South America
Buenos Aires
Republic
Ministry of the Interior
Santa Cruz
Paris Aviator Flies Nonstop Warsaw to Paris in Tiny Plane
Lieutenant Thoret, a French aviator, piloted a 46 horsepower aeroplane with a 20 foot wing span on a nonstop Warsaw to Paris flight at an average speed of 0 miles per hour. He landed with sufficient fuel to reach London if desired, and claimed air tours can popularize flying while declaring the craft cheaper than automobiles.
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Paris
Thoret
Warsaw
London
Luncheon Toasts Canadian Governor General Pick
A distinguished gathering at a British Indian Union luncheon congratulated Lord Willingdon. Viscount and Lady Willingdon attended as did the Marquis of Reading who toasted the appointee to succeed Lord Bying as governor general of Canada. The event was chaired by the Duke of Connaught, himself a former governor general of Canada.
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Lord Willingdon
London
Viscount
Willingdon
British Indian Union
Marquis of Reading
India
Lord Bying
Canada
Duke of Connaught
Queen Marie to Visit United States This Fall
The Romanian delegation to the League of Nations Commission on Intellectual Cooperation announces Queen Marie plans to visit the United States this fall. She likely will sail from a French port around September 15.
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Geneva
League
Commission On Intellectual Cooperation
Marie
United States
King to Run in Prince Albert Ride. Liberals Lose King
King announces he will run in Prince Albert while sending regrets to North York Liberals who sought him as their standard bearer. He says coast-to-coast campaigning before election day will prevent dedicating time to North York and claims accepting the Prince Albert motion frees him to serve the party nationwide.
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Prince Albert
To Manage Wheat Pool Elevators Calgary
C M Hall, manager of the Alberta Pacific Grain Company, appointed general manager of the Alberta Wheat Pool elevators with duties starting August 15. Oliver, also of the Pacific Grain Company, becomes assistant. The wheat pool has bought 18 elevators in Alberta and contracted 15 more to be ready this year.
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Calgary
C. M. Hall
Alberta Pacific Grain Company
Alberta Wheat Pool
Hall
Thomas FE. Oliver
The
Wheat Pool
Alberta
Harvest In Northern States Minneapolis
The northwest's 1926 harvest has begun with small grain under way in several sections and expected to generalize within a week or ten days. Wheat is being cut in southern South Dakota and Minnesota along with some oats and barley. Central areas will start within a week, with Northern Minnesota and North Dakota to begin in four to eight days. The first threshing was reported on the Ole Hinseth farm near Sioux Falls, with threshing generally within two weeks.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ole Hinseth
Irene
Sioux Falls
Journalists Visit Dominion Inspires Western Canada Settlement
Wallace Odell, past president of the National Editorial Association, leads 159 reporters touring Canada after the 41st annual Los Angeles convention. They plan to stop at Vancouver before heading to Alaska and exploring Canadian provinces. Five delegates in the current party had previous visits to the Dominion in 1899.
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Victoria
B.C
National Editorial Association of
United States
Canada
Wallace Odell
Dominion
Los Angeles
Vancouver
Alaska
Eleven Drowned in Bal Sam Lake Tragedy Near Toronto
Eleven young men and boys aged 16 to 22 drowned when a war canoe capsized in Bal Sam Lake about five miles northeast of Toronto while they attempted to replenish supplies for a summer camp. Four survivors clung to the overturned craft for more than five hours before reaching shore.
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Lindsay
Ont
Balsam Lake
Toronto
Ontario Nominees Rise to Eighteen in Federal Election Race
Toronto report shows eighteen candidates nominated in Ontario with ten Conservatives six Liberals and two Progressives. Notables include John J. Stansell representing Simcoe in Norfolk Elgin and Thos Rowley Liberal candidate in Essex South.
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Toronto
Ontario
John J. Stansell
Simcoe
Norfolk Elgin
Thos. Rowley
Leamington
Essex South
Irish Free State to sell National Land Bank stake to Bank of Ireland
Finance Minister Blythe told the Dail the government proposes selling its stake in the National Land Bank to the Bank of Ireland for £203,009. This move defines a major asset transfer in the ongoing state financial plan.
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Dublin
Blythe
Dail
Irish Free State
National Land Bank
Bank of Ireland
Laborite Reproved in Commons Over Words
In the House of Commons Jack Jones, a Labour MP, was ordered from the chamber after refusing to withdraw a remark about the minister for mines. The speaker ruled the remark grossly improper. Earlier Jones had caused a stir by calling Lady Astor’s remark Harsh Reproved by the chair, Jones faced censure for linguistic blunders.
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London
Jack Jones
Commons
Cot. G. R. Lane- Fox
Wee Pot
Jones
Jones Caused A Stir When He Called Lady Astors Har
Churchill
MacDonald Urges Harsh Self Discipline for Youth
Former Premier J Ramsay MacDonald told a Crystal Palace audience at the Worlds Christian Endeavour convention that today’s youth must adopt stricter spiritual discipline due to global misery from recent sowing. The speech drew round applause from the huge crowd.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Christian Endeavor
Crystal Palace
Election Date Set for September 14 in Canada
Ottawa reports Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen announcing Canada will vote on Tuesday September 14 for an eight week campaign. Meighen opened his Dominion campaign in Ottawa's auditorium attacking Mackenzie King on legislation delays and customs revelations. He argued King would seek to dodge accountability by blaming the king's representative.
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Ottawa
Canada
Arthur Meighen
Meighen
Dominion
Kng
Customs Committee
W. L. Mackenzie King
Customs Department
King
Mackenzie King
British Trade Depends on Imperial Preference
London reports that the House of Commons passed third reading of the finance bill after rejecting a Labour amendment to drop it. Sir Robert Horne argued imperial preference sustains trade, noting empire dominions buy 44 percent of British exports and Australia’s imports are 53 percent British manufactures. He warned Canada may push back without greater reciprocity.
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Robert Horne
Wedgwood Benn
Britain
Australia
Robert
Canada
Poincare to Form Cabinet in France Crisis
Raymond Poincare, ex president and ex premier, will form a new cabinet to replace Herriot's ministry after it failed to gain chamber support. President Doumergue urged a broad national ministry to rehabilitate French finances and asked Poincare to organize it, which he agreed to do.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
The
Republic
Edouard Herriot
Chamber
Doumergue
France
M. Poincare
Poincare
Ottawa conference to resolve Home Bank deposit claims
I E Weldon the liquidator for Home Bank depositors travels to Ottawa to press 1800 claims filed by customers who had more than 500 on deposit. About 700000 remains for distribution and the percentage to be paid to these claimants will be announced in days.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Weldon
Madrid Cabinet Approves U S Agreement on Alcoholic Liquors
The Spanish cabinet has approved ratification of the agreement with the United States regarding alcoholic liquors.
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Madrid
United States
Happy student group sails to China and Japan from Vancouver
A group of student boys travel aboard the Em press of Russia from Vancouver for a six weeks tour of China and Japan under the Arts Craft Guild. They will visit famous shrines and cities, gaining ideas from direct East experiences and return to Vancouver August 9 aboard the Express of Russia.
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Canada
Russia
Vancouver
Mission To Britain Fails for Canadian Indian Chiefs
Three BC chiefs Johnny Chini chitea Wiliam Perrish and Bass David with their interpreter Mrs Williams traveled to London to seek an audience with King George over western lands. The London high commissioner advised returning to Canada to pursue settlement with the Canadian Government.
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Montreal
Johnny Chinichitea
Wiliam Perrish
Bass David
J. C Williams
London
King George
Canada
Alberta Harvest Labor This Year Estimated At Thirteen Thousand
Alberta’s labor department estimates 13 000 harvest workers are needed this year up from 10 000 last year. The increase is due to better crop prospects and fewer local workers available. Only about 4 000 men will be found inside the province with the rest imported from outside.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alex. Ross
New Goal Set for Saskatchewan Farmers by Aaron Sapiro
Aaron Sapiro proposed a new goal for Regina and Saskatchewan farmers and businessmen to diversify crops. He praised local progress in building an agricultural province and contrasted Canada favorably with the United States during a Canadian Club address in Regina.
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Regina
Sask
Aaron Sapiro
Saskatchewan
Sapiro
Canada
United States
Progressive and Liberal Fusion Reshapes Manitoba Seats
Manitoba fusion between the Liberal and Progressive parties is consolidating across rural seats. The combination threatens four Conservative wins in Selkirk Marquette Neepawa and Dauphin, where fusion has already shifted the electoral balance. Robert Rogers confirms he will run in South Winnipeg, while Meighen plans a western tour starting August 7 with a Manitoba stop in Marquette.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Selkirk
King
Marquette
Thos. Crerar
Neepawa
Dauphin
Chas. Dunning
Robert Rogers
South Winnipeg
Rogers
South Winnipeg Conservative Association
Senate
Meighen
Voters Lists To Be Prepared As Last Year
Ottawa reports the chief electoral officer says the list preparation for the general election will mirror last year. Provinces mostly use provincial lists as a base with urban transfers and additions by registrars. Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan and Manitoba may lack provincial lists for registrar work.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Bondfield Returns to Parliament as Labour MP for Wallsend
Margaret Bondfield former Trades Union Congress chair wins the Wallsend by election for the Labour Party with 18 856 votes. Conservative Sam Howard gains 9939 and Liberal Charles Curry 4000. Her return raises women MPs to six aiding Labour women’s policy efforts.
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Parliamenge
Labor Party
London
Margaret Bondfield
Trades Union Congress
Wallsend
Patrick Hastings
Miss Bondfield
Sam Howard
Charles Curry
Susan Lawrence
Ellen Wilkinson
Lady Astor
Duchess of Atholl
Hilton Phillipson
Government Plane Crashes Near Sudbury Lake Ramsay
Ontario forestry plane carrying Aviator Smith crashes into Lake Ramsay near the Sudbury air base. Five aboard include another aviator and three civilians Alex McLeod Myrtle McLeod and Mrs Clements of Chicago. McLeod severely injured. both women bruised and cut. all taken to St Josephs hospital. Other aviators escape unharmed.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
Smith
Lake Ramsay
Anothr
Alex. McLeod
Ford
Myrtle
Clements
Chicago
McLeod
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Westminster Rejects Beer by the Glass Plebiscite
New Westminster voters rejected a proposal by a margin of about 365 to permit beer by the glass in local establishments. The measure followed a prior defeat of about 800 votes in the first plebiscite and came after a petition to provincial authorities met required voter percentages.
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New Westminster
B.C
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada Must Be Represented at Imperial Conference
Premier Stanley Bruce told the House of Representatives Canada must be represented at the Imperial Conference set for October 5 or the gathering cannot achieve significant results.
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Canada
Melbourne
Stanley Bruce
House of Representatives
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W. Ness
Dakotas
American National Editorial Association
Jack Jones le
Ramsay MacDonald
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Japan
Alberta Harvest Labor
West
Ontario Forestry
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