Trouble Brews Over Strike at N S Steel Mines
Glace Bay and New Waterford see plant work halted after 200 striking miners forcibly remove maintenance staff from New Waterford station. Mines in the Glace Bay and New Waterford districts lose power. E. McLarg seeks police protection for officials. Government and labor officials trade wires over intervention as protests threaten daily life.
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N.S. Steel
Glace Bay
Orhish Empire Lives Corporation
Ben
New Waterford Powers Station
New Waterford
New Fooiing
E. McLarg
Corporation
Armstrong
Mcleod
United Mine Workers
W. J. O'Hearn
Viearn
Jones Murdock
Government of
Nova Scotia
Pooling Cattle Would Not Influence Market
Stockmen inform the Saskatchewan livestock pool commission in Calgary that pooling cattle would not change overall livestock prices. The group led by Geo. Langley estimated market-flow regulation could benefit producers, though direct price impact remains uncertain.
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Calgary
Saskatchewan Livestock Pool Commission
Geo. Langley
Edwin Evans
Moose Jaw
A. Wright
Drinkwater
Sask
W. Waldron
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Great Potential for Canadian Trade in West Indies
Hamilton Ontario MP H J Logan told the Canadian Manufacturers' Association that the West Indies offer a great field for Canadian trade. He described his trip to explore possibilities and urged continuing business with the West Indies even if other sea routes fail. He proposed renaming the Merchant Marine to the Canadian National Steamship Company.
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Hamilton
Ont
West Indies
Hi. J. Logan
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Logan
Immigration policy debate in Australia cites strict actions
Brisbane reports Royal Commissioner T A Ferry urged drastic steps against aliens. He examined social and economic effects of rising alien numbers in North Queensland and called for deportation of convicts, records of all aliens, stricter religious examination of new arrivals, and removal of foreign clubs as undesirable.
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Australia
Brisbane
Australiaan
Commonwealth
T. A. Ferry
Queensland
Victoria to extend wheat pool five years
Melbourne reports the government will introduce a bill in the Legislative Assembly to continue the existing wheat pool for five years. Advances of up to 75 percent will be provided to support the pool and its participants.
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Melbourne
Australia
Government of
Victoria
Legislative Assembly
Parliament May Extend Session Five Weeks More
In a senate discussion Ottawa’s government leader intimated parliament might stay in session five or six additional weeks. The report notes that over four thousand women doctors are currently practicing in Japan under government license.
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Ottawa
Senate
Japan
Shanghai Martial Law Ends as Troops Restore Order
Shanghai enforces martial law as police open fire and kill two, injuring many. Banks close, stores boarded up, food rationed, and shops searched for arms while troops from several nations work to quell uprisings that began May 20.
Trooping the Colors Celebrates King George VI Birthday
London marks the sixtieth birthday of King George VI with the annual Trooping the Colors ceremony in St James Park. The Brigade of Guards reenacts historic pageantry featuring Grenadier Guards saddlery from the Duke of Wellington and Life Guards kettledrums from William IV.
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London
George
Windsor
Brigade of Guards
St. James Park
Grenadier Guards
Duke of Wellington
Life Guards
William IV
Waterloo
Unemployment and Crime Rise in Winnipeg Youth
Winnipeg reports a sharp crime uptick among women and younger people. Chief Constable Newton notes the average offender is a 17 to 21 year old, calling many hardened for their age. Unemployment is blamed for much of the crime.
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Winnipeg
Newton
Credit Given Italy Important Step
New York reports that J. P. Morgan and Company established a $50,000,000 revolving credit to stabilize Italian exchange. The move is seen as strengthening Italy's refunding of war debts and possibly paving the way for a lire revaluation on a gold basis.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Haly
Miners Vote to Accept Wage Cut in Lethbridge
Lethbridge miners vote three to one to return to work. Local camp tally 264 to 99 approving a six percent cut for contract men and about thirty percent for day wage workers. An independent Lethbridge Miners' Federation forms, breaking from the United Mine Workers of America.
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Lethbridge
The
Lethbridge Miners’ Federation
United Mine Workers of America
Argentine aviator abandons round the world flight
Tokio reports Major Pedro Zanni has definitively abandoned his round the world flight after his plane was damaged during a takeoff attempt in Osaka on May 14. The upper wing is beyond repair and supply ships from Vancouver are being recalled.
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Tokio
Pedro Zanni
Osaka
Vancouver
B.C
World’s Finest Wire Achieves Microscopic Slimness
A Department of Agriculture physicist manufactures the finest wire ever made. So slender it cannot be seen without a microscope, the wire marks a milestone in material science.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dunning Government's Sweeping Saskatchewan Victory
Final Saskatchewan election results show the Dunning government with fifty seats, opposition eleven with three Conservative and five Progressive, north deferrals possibly raising to 52. All cabinet members retained except the attorney-general.
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Liberals
Saskatchewan
Regina
Dunning
North
Canada to appoint minister to Washington soon
In Ottawa Premier King announced in the House of Commons that Canada will soon appoint a minister to Washington to oversee representation in the United States. The $60,000 appropriation for the post passed after debate among party leaders.
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Ottawa
Washington
King
House of Commons
United States
Commons
Canada
Defeat Amendment For Higher Tariff
The House of Commons defeats Meighen's amendment by 110 votes to call for an immediate tariff revision on a definite protective basis. Voting: For 37, Against 147. Conservatives backed the measure. Liberals Progressives Independents and J S Woodsworth opposed.
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Meighen
Ottawa
House of Commons
Arthur Meighen
J. S. Woodsworth
Man Arrested for Stealing His Own Car in D C
William S. Kendrick reported his car stolen from in front of his home. He later found it but did not report. A downtown patrolman who noted the license tag arrested him. Kendrick was released after proving ownership of the vehicle.
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Washington, D.C
William S. Kendrick
Coastguard Vessels Photograph Whiskey Boats Near Chippawa Creek
United States coastguard ships operating near Niagara Falls disguised as civilian craft photographed six boats said to carry whiskey. The action documents the vessels for future reference and potential enforcement.
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Niagara Falls
Britain Keeps Close Watch on Afghanistan Frontiers
London reports Britain remains vigilant over Afghanistan amid fears of Soviet agitation near India. A treaty with the Emir bars agitators from Indian frontier towns while observers warn rebellion could spark a wider religious war and threaten much of India's population. The Emir may abdicate if he fails to rally support and crush the rebels.
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London
India
Afghanistan
Northwest
Former Crown Prince Faces Tepid Reception in Berlin
The former Crown Prince of Germany attended an aeroplane competition at Tempelhofer field as crowds and foreign reporters were barred. His pre war splendor lingered, but locals showed no enthusiasm and protested his preferential treatment with signes and hostility.
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Berlin
Germany
Tempelhofer Field
Better Livestock Train Tour Across Saskatchewan
The Better Livestock Train under Saskatchewan agriculture will depart this week on a provincial tour. It will include multiple carloads of pure bred stock for demonstration and sale, plus lecture cars explaining tree planting fodder crops and marketing.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Alleged Red Plot In Balkans Bared
Deutsche Zeitung claims a confidential document shows M Lewitzky of the Soviet legation at Vienna would use diplomatic immunity to direct Communist activity in the Balkans. It says the plan targets Bulgaria first and then spreads to other Balkan states.
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Berlin
Deutsche Zeitung
M. Lewitzky
Vienna
Bulgaria
Balkan
Boston Rum Fleet Faces Reinforcements From Washington
Coastguard reports a growing rum row off Cape Ann and Boston harbor prompting a Washington request for reinforcements. A line of ships 12 miles offshore now numbers eight vessels, seven bearing the British flag, after vessels were driven from New York waters by coastal blockades.
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Boston
Cape Ann
New York
Washington
Coastguard
Reward Offered For Tree Destruction On Road of Remembrance
The Montreal Star offers 500 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who destroyed 17 new trees planted along the Road of Remembrance in Notre Dame De Grace. The trees were cut about three feet from the ground and memorialize Canada's fallen soldiers.
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Montreal
Montreal Star
Prince of Wales greeted by huge Durban crowds
A large Durban crowd greeted the Prince of Wales during his South Africa tour. After visiting Ladysmith battlefields, cheering crowds lined every station and the route to the town, where formal welcome ceremonies were held in the town hall square.
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Durban
South Africa
Prince of Wales
Ladysmith
Town Hall
Canadian U S Trade Vital Factor To Both Nations
The Washington Post editorial argues trade between Canada and the United States is a vital factor for both countries prosperity. It notes reciprocity could become a burning issue, predicts a narrowing US trade surplus as Canada grows, and sees Western Canada as a safety valve for manufacturing and industry.
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Washington Post Washington
Washington Post
Coolidge
Canada
United States
The
Post
U S Claim on Arctic Land Outer North Pole Route
Commander Donald B. Macmillan, responding to Canadian interior minister’s claim, states that any land his Boston expedition discovers this month will be claimed for the United States. He notes past expeditions found no land and expects this summer’s route to lie mostly north of Alaska. He predicts world regard for the claim as just.
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Provincetown
Mass
Donald B. Macmillan
Associated Press
Charles Stewart
Interior
House of Commons
Canada
Dominion
North Pole
Boston
United States
Crocker Island
Polar Sea
Alaska
Eight NY policemen curb jaywalking at busy corner
At a New York intersection eight policemen work to stop jaywalking which they say causes most traffic accidents at that corner.
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New York
Arrows Aim for Big Game Expedition in East Africa
London author Stewart White and Dr. T Saxon Pope plan a bow and arrow hunt for big game in Finnish East Africa. The pair pursues adventurous sport and scientific observation during the expedition.
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London
Stewart White
T. Saxon Pope
Finnish East Africa
France and Britain near agreement on Western security pact
Paris reports say France has replied to British observations on Germany's proposed Western European security pact. After a cabinet session Briand announced in principle accord but many details remain. The note could go to Germany soon after the League of Nations meeting in Geneva.
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Paris
Germany
London
Briand
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Geneva
League of Nations’ Council
Austen Chamberlain
Daughters Of Empire War Memorial Fund Grows
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire reports its war memorial fund reaches 882800 with 403742 balance. Treasurer Mrs J A Power notes 13513 in receipts, 53294 added to the fund, 18262 spent on scholarships, total disbursements 10195, thirteen chapters joined, honorary secretary Miss A Stewart Galt reports.
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Ottawa
War Memorial Fund
Imperial Order
Daughters of the Empire
J. A. Power
Toronto
A. Stewart Galt
Ottawa tribute signals first public recognition of MacDonald boyhood home
Allan Ross Davis of Toronto announced plans by the Adolphus town council in Bay of Quinte to place a simple signboard beside Sir John MacDonald’s boyhood home and lay flowers there. The effort aims to spark national interest and a lasting memorial.
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Ottawa
Adolphustown
Bay of Quinte
Sir John MacDonald
Canada
Allan Ross Davis
Toronto
Mr. Davis
Unemployment Relief Fund Voted in Irrisk Free State Parliament
The Irrisk Free State Parliament approved £65,000 for agricultural and unemployment relief amid prolonged rains and poor crop prospects. Deputy Coslan of County Kildare warned that working people face severe hardship and possible deaths from hunger if conditions do not improve.
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Dublin
Free State
Coslan
County Kildare
Proposed Wagon Road For Gold Area
Hon. William Sloan and Dr. W. H. Sutherland left for Stewart and the Portland Canal district on an inspection trip. A wagon road from the head of the Portland Canal through to Dease Lake in the Casciar district may emerge, linking a gold rush region with the coast.
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Vancouver
William Sloan
W. H. Sutherland
Stewart
Portland Canal
Dease Lake
Casciar
King Ethelbert's Tomb Found Near Sherborne Abbey
While excavating for the Sherborne Abbey restoration workmen unearthed the stone coffin of King Ethelbert who died in 865 and was interred there in 866. The coffin held the bones of the West Saxon ruler.
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London
Sherborne Abbey
Ethelbert
King approves alliance of Canadian and British regiments
His Majesty the King approves the alliance of the Royal Canadian Dragoons with the First Royal Dragoons the Fifth British Columbia LightHorse and the Fourth Queen's Own Husars forming an integrated unit under royal command.
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London
Royal Canadian Dragoons
First
Royal Dragoons
British Columbia Light Horee
iFourth
Queen's Own _Husears
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Shanghai
Italy
C. A. Dunning
Henry Drayton
South York
James Bryte
T.A. Crerar
Marquette
Labor
Winnipeg Centre
Britain
Balkans
Jas. MacDonald
Courier, Unity, Sask
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
MacDonald
Prince
U.S
N.Y
Daughters of Empire
Sir John A. MacDonald
Ireland
King Ethelbert’s
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