Canada Bond Safety Praised by Hon. Robb at Bankers’ Meeting
Hon. J A Robb, Canada’s finance minister, told the Investment Bankers’ Association that Canada is in a sound position and urged large scale government cooperation. He urged frontier expansion northward to diversify production, cautioned against reckless natural resource use, and said Canada must act as a trustee for future generations while balancing provincial interests.
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Canada
Robb
Mr. Hobb
Mr. Robb
Rebb
Premier Brownlee plans England trip to promote Alberta
Premier Brownlee will travel to England toward the end of June to study the establishment of a federal agency in London and to assess migrant labor issues, marketing of Alberta products, and potential British investment. He will meet with officials and organizations to gauge support for closer Alberta ties and wheat marketing prospects.
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London
Hdmwonton
Aita
Browniene Ot Peers
England
Alberta
Herbert Greenfield
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario Wheat Pool gains farmer support across counties
J. S. Jeffrey of the United Farmers Cooperatives reports strong backing for the Ontario Wheat Pool with about 1,500 Kent County farmers signed and roughly 7,600 total across Essex, Kent, Lambton, Figin, Middlesex, South Perth, Huron, Bruce and Simcoe. Elevators are arranged to handle poor wheat.
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Chatham
Ontario Wheat Pool
Kent County
J. S. Jeffrey
United Farmers’ Co-oprative Society
Essex
Kent
Lambton
Figin
Middlesex
South Perth
Huron
Bruce
Simcoe
Jeffrey
Wart Funds for Relief Work in Vancouver
Representatives of the Canadian Legion and allied veteran groups in British Columbia seek to allocate part of a 250000 canteen fund to relief for distress among war veterans and their families. A conference agreed to this plan.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Canadian Legion
Army and Navy Veteran’s Association
Abandons Arctic Quest From Fairbanks Alaska
Captain George Il Wilkins quits his attempt to probe the Arctic blind spot north of Alaska. After three flights toward Greenland from Point Barrow, dense fog halted the voyage and forced a return to Fairbanks. Wilkins, Ben Filson and Alger Graham earlier endured a perilous ice carrying 50 miles on foot after engine trouble. The expedition's aim was to locate possible islands between Point Barrow and the North Pole.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
George Il Wilkins
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Wilkins
Yount Barrow
United States
Explorer
Point Barrow
North Pole
Sir
Ben Filson
Alger Graham
Detroit
Greenland
Amundsen Sails for Orient Aboard Empress of Asia
Roald Amundsen, famed explorer and polar achiever, is a passenger on the Empress of Asia on her 70th voyage west to the Orient. Captain Amundsen, who flew and reached the Pole, is docked for Yokohama.
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Vancouver
Roald Amundsen
Poles
Orient
Captan Amundsen
North Pole
Washington seeks treaty talks with France for perpetual peace
An informal inquiry on treaty negotiations for perpetual peace between France and the United States has been presented to the state department by Foreign Minister Briand. Secretary Kellogg is expected to respond within a week. In Victoria a freighter unloads 74 miles of cable to connect Canada with Australia and New Zealand, doubling capacity for the British Empire cable network.
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Washington
France
United States
State Department
Briand
Kellogg
Victoria
Freigher Brechitdyk
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Victoria Kinsmen Plan Confederation Memorial Campaign
Members of the Victoria Kinsmen's Club plan a campaign to erect temporary memorials and campaign for permanent Fathers of Confederation memorials in the capital of each Canadian province. Provincial governments would fund with federal government assistance, marking the diamond jubilee celebration.
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Porary
Fathers of Confederation
Victoria
Victoria Club
Arrests in Ohio of Oregon train hold up suspects Ray d Autremont
Federal agents and local police arrested twin brothers Ray and Rey d Autremont in Steubenville Ohio. Wanted in Oregon for the 1923 mail holdup and killing of a postal clerk and three trainmen, they admitted identity. The pair had been employed in a steel mill locally.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Ray
Rey d'Autremont
Oregon
Twin
Siskiyou
Canada Seeks Broad Border Protections in Talks
Ottawa sends a note to Washington asking ample protections for Canadians living near the border who commute for work. The note, delivered by Vincent Massey, welcomes continued negotiations on immigration rules but regrets the U S decision not to amend the border ruling effective June 1. It cites the Jay Treaty and stresses equal treatment of citizens regardless of birthplace.
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Washington
United States
Vincent Massey
Frank J L. Kellogg
State Department
Kellogg
Assassination of Soviet Envoy Probe Under Way
Polish authorities probe the Warsaw murder of Soviet envoy Veter Volkof amid claims of a Russian monarchist plot. A Russian student in Vilna noted as assassin is linked to monarchist circles. Police arrest monarchist suspects in Warsaw and Vilna. Vilna newspaper editor arrested. Poland cooperates with the Soviet inquiry as Moscow demands justice and the death penalty for the killer.
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Warsaw
Veter Volkof
Volkof
Vilna
Waereaw
Ther
Vilna Nevaia Koasia
M. Litvinoff
Poland
Soviet Union
Plymouth civic row over Royal Western Club dance snub
In Plymouth Devonshire some residents resentward a royal tour Association as the Royal Western Yacht Club plans a dance and Mayor J J Hamlyn Moses is not invited. The mayor says law matters more than any personal snub while the town clerk and council members attend the event.
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London
Prince of Wales
Cornwall
Devonshire
Royal Western Yacht Club
Plymouth
J. J. Hamlyn Moses
Plysmouth
Moses
West Sees Inquiry Over Churchill Rail Plan
In a broad review, Britain considers inspecting the Churchill project alongside Port Nelson. The Western debate shifts from Nelson to Churchill while Frederick Palmer urges a wide scope, with data gathered on both sites. The overall aim remains to finish the Hudson Bay railway despite earlier opposition.
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Churchill
Frederick Palmer
Nelson
Coles of
Port Nelson
Long Auto Trip Sets New Transcontinental Record
Louis P. Miller of San Francisco completed a 6706 mile coast to coast and back trip in seven days claiming a new record for continuous motor travel and elapsed time in the trans continental tour from Los Angeles to New York and return.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Pacific Coast
New York City
Louis PD. Miller
San Francisco
Jugo Slavia Seeks League Talks on Albanian Issue
Geneva dispatch reports Jugo Slavia ready to thresh out the Albanian difficulty through the League of Nations. No signs of martial law in Belgrade and no basis for rumors of unrest.
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Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
League of Nations
Bloom Sun Day In Nova Scotia Apple Valley
Thousand square miles of blossoms promise a vivid festival in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. The Dominion and Atlantic Railway offers an scenic route through the heart of the apple country as Bloom Sunday draws crowds. Two million barrels of apples last year signal vast growth potential and cultivation remains limited to about one third of suitable land.
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Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
Dominion and Atlantic Railway
Plea For Tolerance By Hon Peter Heenan
Hon Peter Heenan secretary of labor urged tolerance and cooperation across the dominions in a Jubilee Confederation message. He denounced seeds of discord in religious and social spheres and criticized Communists for alleged injustices while noting improvements for workers in the last decade.
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Ottawa
Peter Heenan
Dominions
Canada
Ile
Isbero
Cals
Britain to Name Delegates for Geneva Naval Parley
Washington reports the British embassy and legations submit names to the state department for the Geneva three power naval limitations conference. Viscount Cecil will head the delegation with W Bridgeman and Sir 8. LE Field. Canada designates Ilion Ernest Lapointe or Dr W W Riddell if needed. South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland appoint their representatives.
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Great Britain
Geneva
Trish
Cecil
Europe
W. Bridgeman
India
8. LE. Field
Canada
Ilion Ernest Lapointe
W. W. Riddell
J. S. Smith
Union of South Africa
London
Pienar
Union
J. Cook
Australia
New Zealand
J. Parr
Earl Jellicoe
Irish Free State
Bermond Fitzgerald
John Costello
Alberta coal transport costs to Ontario debated at board
Ottawa witnesses presented three contrasting estimates for moving Alberta coal to Toronto and Ottawa. K P Mallory of CNR valued the out of pocket cost at 8.96 dollars a ton, including 1.37 dollars revenue lost if American coal declines. Ontario official W Oliver offered 5.25 to 5.08 dollars per ton from Drumheller to Toronto. S W J Liddy gave 7.60 dollars from Lethbridge and 8.51 from Kneehill to Toronto.
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Alberta
Ontario
Board of Railway Commissioners
K.P. Mallory
CNR
Drumheller
Toronto
Fhoorse W. Oliver
Chicagea
Drumhelter
Edmonton
Tor
S. W. J. Liddy
Pvt. Statistician
Lethbridge
Kneelil
Alta
Mallory
Oliver
CLNLR
United States
Malory
Pigeon With French Ring Rescued Near Montreal
A carrier pigeon with a leg ring inscribed Lilie France was captured by J. S. Martin, a St Constant farmer, about 25 miles from Montreal. The exhausted bird is being cared for until its owner can claim it.
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Montreal
Lilie
France
J. 3
Martin
St Constant
Monreal
Dominion to Represent Canada at Naval Conference
Washington reports Canada will be represented at the naval limitations conference in Coneva. The Dominion notified the United States government of its attendance and participation in the talks.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Dominion
Coneva
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