Canada to Britain by Hudson Bay Air Route Advocated
Major General Jo H. Mac Brien told the Canadian Club the Imperial airways plan includes a 1931 trial flight from Hudson Bay to Europe. He said Canada must control the northern routes with Canadian operated services as part of the British Empire air network.
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Vancouver
B.C
Imperial Airways
Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Bay
Canada
Jo H. MacBrien
Aviation League of Canada
Hademn Bay
Europe
Hudson Bay Company
MacPrien
British Empire
Cairo
Africa
South Africa
London Naval Treaty Bill Passes Second Reading
The London naval treaty bill, supporting reductions and alterations to three agreements, passed its second reading in the House of Commons without a division. Parliamentary Secretary G G Ammon explains that a treaty cannot be enforced in courts against individuals unless supporting legislation is enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
House of Commons
G. G. Ammon
Britain
Commons
Prince of Wales Cancels Engagement Due to Weather
Weather conditions in Wales forced the Prince of Wales to cancel an official engagement. He discarded his planned London to Carnarvon flight to open the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show as rail travel to Carnarvon was not feasible in time, leading to the abandonment of the ceremony. In Minnesota, Congressman Pittenger spoke against a border patrol bill, likening it to barbed wire between Canada and the United States.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Wales
Prince
Carnarvon
International Falls
Minn
Canada
United States
William Pittenger
Duluth
Border Press Association
Rail accidents in May kill 41, injure 183 in Canada
Ottawa report by the Board of Railway Commissions shows none of the 41 fatalities were train passengers. Crossing accidents caused 15 deaths and 38 injuries, while other rail incidents added to the toll.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Board of Railway Commissions
Peddlers of Cuba Promote Cheap Installment Goods
Reports describe Cuban merchants offering low price wares on installment plans. The items span general merchandise with easy credit terms advertised to customers seeking affordable purchases amid shortages. Local shoppers are urged to inspect offerings for reliability and terms.
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Cuba
Aviation Pioneer Dead Gienn H. Curtiss Passes Away
Gienn H. Curtiss widely known aviation pioneer died at General Hospital Buffalo after an appendectomy. He had been recovering from surgery when death occurred from a pulmonary embolus. Curtiss helped develop early aviation with a V type motor and record setting flights at Ormond Beach Florida in 1904 and 1906. He collaborated with Major Baldwin to power a balloon and influenced aviation progress. His wife Mrs Curtiss remained at his bedside in Hammondsport New York.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Gienn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
Hammorndsport
Curties
Glenn H. Curtiss
Ormond Beach
Fla
Thomas Scot Baldwin
Hammondsport
Curtias
Baldwin
Oakland
Cal
Alexander Graham Bell
Floods in Whitby England Claim Several Lives as Esk River Rises
Severe floods followed a cloudburst in the Esk valley isolating Sleights and Whitby. Lifesavers evacuated families on roofs and upper floors, with coastguards rescuing—woman and four children by breeches buoy, five people in another house, twelve from a mill upper storey. Whitby warns water supply limited to 48 hours as reservoir pipes break.
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Whitby
Yorkshire
England
Coastguard
Coastguards
Hoover Signs Naval Treaty in White House East Room
President Hoover signed the London Naval Treaty in the White House east room. Ratification by Great Britain and Japan and the depositing of all three signatures in London remain to complete the covenant that limits all categories of fighting vessels for the three leading naval powers.
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Washington, D.C
White House
Hoover
Great Britain
Japan
London
No Reduction in Pay for Welland Canal Workers
Ottawa statement says men on the Welland Canal will not have pay reduced by the eight hour day and the 44 hour week. All workers will receive the same weekly wage as before parliament passed the legislation at the last session.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Railways and Canals
Welland Canal
Fire at St Joseph's Orphanage in Winnipeg
A small blaze began in a cupboard at St Joseph's Orphanage Winnipeg causing inmates to evacuate orderly and remain unharmed as firefighters arrived quickly to prevent major damage.
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Winnipeg
St. Joseph's Orphanage
Tragic Pontoon Bridge Collapse Drowns Dozens at Coblenz
A pontoon bridge near Ehrenbreitstein collapsed during Rhine parade festivities honoring President von Hindenburg. About 100 people were on the bridge when it gave way, sending many into the Moselle and Rhine waters. Rescuers searched under blackout conditions as crowds watched from the riverbanks.
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Coblenz
Germany
Rhineland
von Hindenburg
Rhine
Moselle
Ehrenbreitstein
British Columbia Takes Over Peace River Block Administration
Victoria announces that BC will assume administration of the Peace River block and the railway belt on August 1 with a staged transfer to avoid disrupting current machinery. Federal officials will run affairs temporarily, then a merged, trimmed system will remove duplications, with forestry patrol possibly shifting to provincial control.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Peace River
Forestry Department
Generous Gift To Endow British Social Work
The Daily Herald reports Edward Harkness of New York offers 2 000 000 pounds for Britain's social and educational endowment. A public board will administer the fund with invitations sent to Stanley Baldwin Sir Josiah Stamp and John Buchan. John McCormack presented to the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace garden party July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
The
Daily Herald
Edward Harkness
New York
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Josiah Stamp
John Buchan
John McCormack
Buckingham Palace
Smiddy
Pilot Rescues Passenger in Lake Nisku Tragedy
A Western Canada Airways pilot Dale Atkinson battled a typhoon like storm on Lake Nisku to rescue passenger Woodrow Eagle. Eagle died when the aeroplane capsized and Atkinson, after a desperate search, swam to shore with the body delivered by plane on July 19 after the July 15 fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Dale Atkinson
Western Canada Airways
Lake Nisku
Saskatchewan
Woodrow “Chuck” Eagle
Pas
Man
Atkinson
W. E. Gilbert
Eagle
Phantom Rider Threats Alarm Wyoming Ranchers
Terrified Wheatlands residents report death threats signed The Phantom Rider received by five men and a woman. A masked rider on a snow white horse recently shot rancher Charles Adams in the shoulder, prompting posses to scour the rugged Laramite peaks for the mysterious figure linked to cattle rustling.
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Wheatlands
Wyo
Fletcher Park
Laramite Peaks
Charles Adams
Massive Communion Service Faints Hit Madrid Crowd
In Madrid more than 2,000 children fainted during a Communion service after rising early and fasting. The hot sun intensified the ordeal as 30,000 children gathered and 80 nurses struggled to treat the ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Beatty Signals Canadian Pacific Aviation Plans
FE W Beatty, chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway, states amendments to 1919 charter allow aircraft operations and that CPR has contracts with air express firms. He notes discussions with Canadian National Railways on joint ownership of eastern and western airways and says an agreement in principle has been reached with details to follow.
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Montreal
Canada
FE. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Express
Canadian Air Service
Canadian National Railways
Eastern
Western
New Zealand Considers Trade Treaty Talks With Canada
Dr. Craig comptroller of customs will sail on August 12 for Ottawa to open discussions with Canadian authorities on a possible trade treaty. He plans to carry matters as far as possible before the Imperial Conference in London and will then assist in tariff and economic discussions there.
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Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
Canada
Craig
Ottawa
London
England
Trail of Death Follows a Quake in South Italy
Naples reports a devastating quake across the Appennines killing 679 people in half a score of towns. More than a thousand injured and ten times as homeless, with Melfi and the ancient cathedral wrecked. Relief trains and workers push into mountains as Napoli reels.
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South
Italy
Naples
Appennines
Melfi
Monte Vulture
Messina
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic
Countess de Rossi Vargas
Britain urged to overhaul trade methods in Canada
London calls for modern selling practices in Canada as FW Fields and the Financial Times criticize long distance sales, underpaid agents, and failure to adapt to market shifts. Dominion preference aids Britain by about £40,000,000, prompting Canadians to expect renewed Britain emphasis and imperial unity.
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London
England
Canada
FW. Fields
Department of Overseas Trade
Fields
Financial Times
Dominion
Britain
Manitoba appoints seven to lead new Natural Resources Dept
Manitoba Government fills seven key posts in the newly formed Department of Natural Resources after taking over resources from the Dominion. Appointees include Col H J Stevenson as provincial forester, L P O Noel as assistant director of provincial lands, John Tod timber sales officer, W B McLellan mining recorder at The Pas, A J McLaren mining inspector, E B Patterson engineer of water powers at Seven Sisters Falls, and B B Hogarth engineer of water powers at Slave Falls. Dept expects about 135 staff. fisheries post still under consideration.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Department of Natural Resources
Dominion
Col
H. J. Stevenson
L. P. O. Noel
John Tod
W. B. McLellan
Pas
A. J. McLaren
E. B. Patterson
Seven Sisters Falls
B. B. Hogarth
Slave Falls
U.S. Population Estimated Across 1930 Census Count
Preliminary census figures indicate the 1930 United States population will be about 122,957,000 to 123,000,000, up from 105,710,620 in 1929. Director W. M. Steuart confirms the estimate, with AP calculations showing a potential gain of roughly 17,246,000 over ten years from 1920 to 1930 based on early returns from 40 states and the District of Columbia.
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Washington, D.C
United States
W. M. Steuart
Associated Press
States
District of Columbia
Dominion offers life membership to wartime leaders
Ottawa announces Dominion honorary life membership in the Canadian Legion for Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King Hon. R. B. Bennett Sir William Clarke high commissioner for Great Britain and Hon. Jean Knight former France minister in Canada. Lt. Col. L. R. Lafleche says this is the first such award since the legion began.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Canadian Legion
W. L. Mackenzie King
R. B. Bennett
William Clarke
Great Britain
Jean Knight
France
Canada
Legion
L. R. Lafleche
Winnipeg to Hold Potato Day in August
Winnipeg plans a Potato Day on August 6 or 7 with a motorcade to potato plantations and speeches. Housekeepers will be invited to cooperate in boosting potato growth in the province, under the Agricultural Bureau of the Board of Trade.
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Winnipeg
Man
Agricultural Bureau of the Board of Trade
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Wyoming
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T. B. Macaulay
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Duchess of Bedford
Beatty
Natural Resources Department
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