Amend Dominion Elections Act Backed by Parliament Probe
A report from the privileges and elections committee led by J J Denis urges amending the Dominion Elections Act. It cites Athabasca 1925 corrupt practices, calls for the auditor general to recover payments to implicated officials, and proposes a special committee to review returning officers voter lists and potential prosecutions.
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House of Common
J. J. Denis
Joliet
Athabasca
Justice Clarke
Famonton
Department of Justice
Italy Ranks Third in Civil Aviation Growth
Rome reports Italy now ranks third worldwide in civil aviation behind Germany and France, ahead of the United Kingdom. By end of 1928 Italian air routes will total 2,915 miles with daily passenger service in both directions, as expansion continues under Italo Balbo.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
France
England
Italo Balbo
Air
Ottawa approves 155,968 for Canada's League of Nations grant
The House passed a bill allocating 155,968 dollars as Canada's contribution to the League of Nations. Hon. Hugh Guthrie raised the issue of German currency held by Canadians repudiated by Germany. The Prime Minister noted action would require weighing broader questions of speculation before proceeding.
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Ottawa
Canada
League of Nations
Hugh Guthrie
Rockefeller Memorial Grants Mental Hygiene Aid in Canada
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial announces a grant of 150000 dollars to the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene for the next five years. The grant is contingent on raising an additional 250000 dollars from Canadian sources within the same period.
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Toronto
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Rumors Denied on University of Alberta Presidency
Premier of Manitoba John Bracken denied circulating talk that Winnipeg leader had been offered the University of Alberta presidency. He said the rumors were without foundation and untrue.
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Winnipeg
University of Alberta
John Bracken
Manitoba
Ottawa House Debates Contingencies and Salaries Vote
In Ottawa the House debated a $70,000 contingency allowance and a $39,000 salary budget for the high commissioner’s London office. After lengthy discussion the item passed.
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Ottawa
Canada House
High Commissioner
London
Mussolini and Turkish Minister Sign Five Year Treaty
Premier Mussolini and Turkish Minister Saad Hey sign a five year bilateral accord in Rome binding Italy and Turkey to neutrality arbitration and conciliation under terms of the treaty.
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Rome
Mussolini
Saad Hey
Italy
Turkey
Tornado Strikes Englewood Suburb Near Kansas City
A tornado hit Englewood, a suburb between Kansas City and Independence, injuring none reported but wrecking two street cars. Ambulances rushed to the scene as responders assessed the damage and secured the area.
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Kansas City
Englewood
Here
Independence
Operate On Cost Basis for Calgary Wheat Pool Elevators
Calgary Wheat Pool delegates approve cost basis operation for Alberta elevators. Patrons pay only actual operating costs with no service or handling charges on grain delivery. End of year costs will be deducted from the final Wheat Pool payment.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Ex Service Men Call For Work Over Relief At Legion Conference
At a British Legion conference ex service men urged that the best tribute to Earl Haig be work instead of relief. Lady Haig supported this, saying her husband would prefer aiding the men who fought over a statue. A national memorial remains under government consideration.
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London
British Legion Conference
Earl Haig
Lady Haig
Field Marshal
Luxemburg
Inspection Satisfactory in Canada Immigrant Medicals
Dr David Clark assistant Deputy Minister of Natural Health says objections to Canadian doctors examining immigrants are unfounded. He cites misreporting in British press and notes immigration declines stem more from optimism in Britain than medical inspections.
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Toronto
David Clark
Department of Natural Health
Canada
Mr. Clark
Britain
Saskatchewan Police Fold into Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Saskatchewan Provincial Police dissolves and its Saskatoon unit comes under the RCMP. Inspector John Kelly leads the Saskatchewan sub-division as it joins the RCMP Scarlet Riders. Several SP P members join RCMP, while Sgt A Drysdale Detective Sgt C E Hildyard and Constables T Theriault and F W English remain at Saskatoon detachment. The first two have long NWMP-era service records.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan
History of
Northwest
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
John Kelly
Scarlet Riders
SP P
R.C
A. Drysdale
C. E. Hildyard
T. Theriault
F. W. English
Old Northwest Mounted
Parliament approves inquiry into immigration permits
Ottawa reports that Parliament approves a motion to publish a return detailing all special immigration permits issued since January 1 1920. The record will list the letters of admission or assurance granted to MPs and others.
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Ottawa
Parliamentary Immigration Inquiry
Conciliation Board Appointed for Calgary Carpenters Strike
A conciliation board is set to investigate the Calgary carpenters strike with Mr Justice Clarke as chairman. James H Gordon represents the employers and Robert Hewitt the workers. The men seek a 12 cent per hour wage increase.
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Ottawa
Calgary
Justice Clarke
James H. Gordon
Robert Hewitt
Memorial Day honors at Arlington led by President Coolidge
The May 30 memorial day service drew thousands to Arlington National Cemetery for a national tribute. President Coolidge for the first time presided outside Washington, delivering an address near Lincoln’s Gettysburg site as veterans paraded downtown and to the cemetery. British Ambassador Sir Esme Howard and Canadian Minister Vincent Massey joined in ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers and the Cross of Sacrifice.
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Washington
Arlington
National Capital
White House
Coolidge
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Penn
Esme Howard
Vincent Massey
Arlington Cemetery
Poor salaries paid scientific agriculturists Ottawa
In the House of Commons debate C G Coote AFA Macleod protested that the department of agriculture pays inadequate salaries to scientific and technical staff. He compared Canadian and U S salaries, noting Canadians leave for better pay and post graduate study, risking loss of talent for wheat farming and agriculture research.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
C. G. Coote
Macleod
Department of Agriculture
Coote
United States
Canada
U.S
Professional Service of
J.S. Steedman
Souris
Dominion
Bill Defeated In Senate Ottawa
The government bill to amend the naturalization act was killed in the Senate amid stormy Commons opposition. It would have shifted authority for naturalization certificates to the secretary of state without prior court application. Senator Laird moved to rise after debate, carried 38 to 20, ending the measure. Senator Dandurand defended it, citing simplified procedure and avoided court inquiries.
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Ottawa
Senate
Secretary of State
Laird
Dandurand
State Department
Canadian Judge Seen as Possible Permanent Court Pick
Washington circles openly acknowledge the prospect of a Canadian judge filling the Hague’s vacant seat after John Bassett Moore’s resignation. Named as a likely successor is Mr Justice Riddell of Toronto, well known in both Canada and the United States.
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Permanent Court of International Justice of the
Hague
John Bassett Moore
United States
Washington
Justice Riddell
Toronto
Canada
Martyr to Science: Death of Dr William Alexander Young
News arrives of the death of Dr. William Alexander Young director of the Gold Coast Colony Africa. He worked with Dr. Hideyo Noguchi who recently died in Accra of yellow fever from research into its origin. Young, of Scotch descent, had long tropical disease experience and was appointed to his post in 1924 at age 35.
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London
William Alexander Young
Gold Coast Colony
Africa
Young
Hideyo Noguchi
Accra
Noguchi
Canadian Railways See Record March Traffic in 1928
Ottawa reports March 1928 set freight, revenue records for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific lines. CN Rail gross revenue rose 4.5 percent from March 1927, with grain movements boosting first quarter traffic. CP saw an 8.8 percent gain with freight up and passenger revenue down. Payrolls and employment also increased.
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Ottawa
Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Has a New Mission Ottawa Premier King Seeks Rain for Saskatchewan
A Saskatchewan letter read by Senator Laird in the Senate urges Prime Minister King to appoint himself rain-maker extraordinary. The letter claims seeding is excellent and pledges a weekly rain supply for three weeks to ensure the greatest crop Western Canada has ever produced.
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Ottawa
King
Saskatchewan
Laird
Senate
Canada
Ontario Joins Manitoba in Securities Regulation Fight
Hon. W. H. Price announces Ontario will join Manitoba in the legal challenge against the Dominion Government over securities regulation. Edwin Bayly, Deputy Attorney-General, departs June 15 to England to join Hon. W. R. Craig, Manitoba counsel, for Privy Council hearing early July.
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Toronto
W. H. Price
Ontario
Manitoba
Dominion
Edwin Bayly
K.C
England
W. R. Craig
Privy Council
Coolidge Urges World Peace On Gettysburg Battlefield
President Coolidge, in a Memorial Day speech on the Gettysburg battlefield, urged the abolition of war as a tribute to America’s war dead and called for stronger crime measures at home. He praised the Briand plan and noted ongoing treaties to renounce war and promote arbitration between the U.S. and France.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Coolidge
America
U.S
Mr. Coolidge
State Department
Briand
United States
France
Riot Erupts in Capetown Over Union Flag Celebration
Reinforcements from across the Cape peninsula rushed to Capetown as a demonstration linked to colored workers unrest disrupted the 18th anniversary celebrations of the Union of South Africa. The new flag flew with the Union Jack amid clashes injuring police and protesters, 90 arrests, and several vehicles damaged. Premier Hertzog and General Smuts spoke on stage, praising the flag and racial equality, while mobs were dispersed by police.
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Capetown
South Africa
Union of South
J. B. M. Hertzog
Jan Christian Smuts
Hertzog
Stops Operations Of Bogus Stock Salesmen
Toronto reports a cleanup drive under the Ontario Security Frauds Prevention Act washing out over one hundred dubious brokers and high pressure salesmen. Some offenders jailed or bailed pending appeal, many deported to the United States.
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Toronto
Ontario
Attorney General’s Department
United States
McGill Conveys Honorary Doctor of Laws to Five Recipients
At the 1928 convocation McGill University awarded Doctor of Laws honorary degrees to Sir Wilfred Grenfell Rev Canon Cody William Reid Blair George Isles and Julian C Smith. Sir Arthur Currie did not attend due to illness.
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Montreal
McGill University
Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Canon Cody
William Reid Blair
New York Zoological Park
McGill
George Isles
Julian C. Smith
Arthur Currie
Prince of Wales to Tour Africa with Duke of Gloucester
London reports the Prince of Wales plans a three to four month Africa tour with the Duke of Gloucester. They aim to visit Mombassa Kenya Uganda Tangayixa and Rhodesia then spend Christmas in Cape Town.
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London
Prince of Wales
Africa
Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry
Royal Brothers
Mombassa
Kenya
Uganda
Tangayixa
Rhodesia
Capetown
Canadian prisons hold 2550 inmates across 48 nations
In Ottawa the Senate heard that Canadian penitentiaries contain 2,550 inmates. Of these 2,529 are men and 41 are women, with 1,614 born in Canada and 48 nations represented. The figures were given in response to Senator J. P. B. Casgrain's question.
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Ottawa
Senate
J. P. B. Casgrain
Vancouver Rejects Daylight Saving Time Adoption
Vancouver residents vote by more than four to one to remain on standard time for the rest of the year, rejecting daylight saving time for the summer months.
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Vancouver
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