Larger Volume of Immigration from Britain
The Overseas Settlement Committee reports 1929 emigration from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to non European destinations totaled 143 656, up from 136 434 in 1928, with 72 213 aided to emigrate under the Empire Settlement Act. Canada saw a substantial 65 558 arrivals aided by the ten pound rate.
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London
England
Canada
Overseas Settlement Committee
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Empire
Australia
New Order Allows Stockyards to Operate in Restricted Zones Ottawa
An order in council lets public stockyards in a restricted bovine tuberculosis testing area continue business as if the area were not restricted. Saskatoon is the only Canadian city affected now, with other yards awaiting action. Movement is limited to tested cattle during testing, protests cited unfair impact on stockyards.
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Ottawa
Ont
Saskatoon
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg School Board Ends Contracts For Married Women Teachers
Winnipeg Manitoba December 1930 contracts end for married women teachers in city schools. Current married women will receive notice their contracts terminate December 31 1930 unless exceptional circumstances allow continuation. Board also records disapproval of employees taking remunerative vocational employment amid unemployment.
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Winnipeg
Man
Oil Lease Applications Filed Near Kakwa Saskatchewan
Two applications for oil leases have been filed with the Dominion land office near Kakwa Saskatchewan. The lands are two sections around Kakwa, 17 miles south of Hudson Bay Junction, where oil and natural gas were recently encountered by water well drillers. The applications were sent to Ottawa for approval.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Dominion Land Office
Kakwa
Hudson Bay Junction
Ottawa
Plane carries two million cash to aid Miami banks
An aeroplane arrived from Jacksonville carrying two million dollars in cash to meet the financial crisis caused by the closing of the Bank of Bay Biscayne and four other banks. President Rohlf of First National said the money would be circulated through Miami banks to settle all parties involved in the closed houses.
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Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Bank of Bay Biscayne
Rohlf
First National
Underworld Raids in Chicago Net Nearly 600 Arrested
Chicago police launch a strong arm operation targeting gangland hubs after the murder of Alfred Lingle. About 600 men are detained in raids using shotguns and tear gas. attorneys and bondsmen swarm the headquarters as bail is refused for all suspects.
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Chicago
Mls
Alfred
Jake”) Lingle
Tribune
Bureau of Identification
Jury Acquits Oliver On Assault Charge
In Vernon British Columbia the assize court found Charles Oliver not guilty of assaulting Dr. W. E. Latimer in Penticton last November 25. The verdict came after a short trial with four crown witnesses and swift closing by Chief Defence Counsel R. L. Maitland. The jury deliberated briefly before delivering the not guilty finding.
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R. L. Maitland
K.C
Maitland
Legion Objects To Fiction War Books
At the British Legion annual conference in Cardiff critics condemned war fiction. A resolution urged against works lacking actual facts and personal experience. Another directive called for countering propaganda that slandered Britain and its war aims.
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Cardiff
Wales
British Legion
Council of the Legion
Great Britain
Bennett Returns West After Campaign Kickoff in Winnipeg
Conservative leader R B Bennett arrived in Calgary to a large greeting after opening his election drive in Winnipeg. He spoke at Regina and Calgary crowds cheered him as Highlanders band greeted him at the station.
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Calgary
Alta
R. B. Bennett
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgarian Highlanders
Bennett
Churchill Survey Planned by Manitoba Next Fall
Hon D G McKenzie Minister of Mines and Natural Resources said the province will survey the town site of Churchill next fall. Construction is planned to begin next summer with provincial involvement.
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Churchill
Manitoba
D. G. McKenzie
Mines and Natural Resources
Whitney Says Panic Could Not Have Been Prevented
Richard Whitney president of the New York Stock Exchange states no practical measures existed to have prevented or minimized the force of the 1929 stock market panic.
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Boston
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Nova Scotia Not Liable For Cape Breton Militia Costs
Supreme Court of Canada delivers majority ruling that Nova Scotia is not liable to reimburse the Crown for expenses of calling out part of the active militia in Cape Breton during the 1925 coal miner strike. The Dominion sought 133 116.73 for permanent force troops and maintenance costs.
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Ottawa
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Supreme Court of Canada
Newcombe
Cannon
Dominion
Trans Atlantic Trip Is Postponed
The R-100 will not begin its trans Atlantic flight to Canada until after the July 28 general election. A cable from the British Government conveyed the postponement to Minister of National Defence J. L. Ralston. The start will occur in the last three days of July as per an agreement between Canada and Great Britain.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
National Defence
J. L. Ralston
Great Britain
Prince Makes His First Worldwide Broadcast From Glasgow
The Prince of Wales spoke from the Clydesbank wharves in Glasgow praising the Empress of Britain and the CPRs naval progress. He noted CPR had built 16 vessels in Britain since the war at a cost of £20,000,000 and hailed the liner as a landmark in imperial policy. The broadcast linked Winnipeg and Western Canada with England via CJRX Fleming and CKY Winnipeg, reaching 91 stations across Canada and the U S.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Prince of Wales
Clydesbank
Canadian Pacific Railway
Empress of Britain
British Mercantile Marine
C.P.R
Great Britain
Winnipeg
Man
Royal
the Prince of Wales
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Lord Aberconway
E. W. Beatty
K.C
CJRX
Fleming, Sask
CKY
Canada
United States
England
Yamachi
Quebec
Beatty
Ships Collide Off Boston in Fatal Oil Tanker Disaster
A tanker believed to be the Pinthis of Fall River collided with the passenger liner Fairfax in Massachusetts Bay. Flames and exploding fuel killed many aboard the tanker and the Fairfax as survivors jumped into the sea. The tanker sank after burning from bow to stern, with rescue lines cut by the blaze.
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Boston
Mass
Fall River
Fairfax
Massachusetts Bay
Ship Receives Page of Evening World at Sea
A New York Evening World page was transmitted by RCA photo radio to the steam liner America 2,310 miles from New York. The page arrived intact as the ship neared Plymouth England, with purple ink cylinder reproducing pictures and type clearly.
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New York
Evening World
United States
America
Radio Corporation of America
Plymouth
England
Three Submarines Launched at Barrow Yard in 34 Minutes
Three submarines named Regulus Regent and Rover were launched for the British Admiralty at the Barrow shipyard within the span of 34 minutes. The rapid sequence marks a notable achievement for the yard and the fleet.
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Barrow-In-Furness
Eng
Regulus
Regent
Rover
Successor Not Appointed Canberra Contention
Canberra sources report Lord Somers may act as interim governor general of Australia for about six months after Lord Stonehaven leaves in October. Premier Scullin seeks to defer Stonehaven’s successor decision to consult the Dominions Office during the London Imperial Conference. Earlier talk named Sir Isaac Isaacs as a possible native-born appointment.
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Canberra
Australia
Lord Somers
Victoria
Lord Stonehaven
Scullin
Dominions Office
London
Isaac Isaacs
Winnipeg Lawyer Appointed to Norway Celebration
Winnipeg barrister James C. Berg, longtime organizer in Norse societies, is named by Premier Mackenzie King as Dominion Government representative for the 900th anniversary of Christian introduction in Norway. The event, to be held in Trondheim in July and August, will be joined by delegates from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
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Winnipeg
Man
James C. Berg
Mackenzie King
Norway
Trondhjem
Berg
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Simple Service for Late F E Trautman
Obsequies held in Fort William Ontario for F E Trautman longtime Canadian Pacific Press representative in Western Canada. He edited the Fort William Times Journal and is buried in Mountain View cemetery after a service attended by Port Arthur Fort William officials a railway company representatives and many civilians.
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Fort William
F. E. Trautman
Canadian Pacific Press
Western Canada
Fire destroys grain elevator at Port Arthur
Fire at Port Arthur Ontario destroyed the Union Terminal Elevator workhouse with an estimated three hundred thousand dollars in damage. The blaze burned over ten hours, destroying fifty thousand bushels of grain and eleven empty railcars, while fire crews fought to contain it. Officials in Winnipeg offered no loss figure, saying no estimates were available.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Union Terminal
Lake-Head
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Man
Union Terminal Limited
Wheat crop prospects cast doubt in London over Canada
London readers await a true picture of Canada's wheat crop as Winnipeg reports a likely short harvest and higher winter bread prices. The Daily Telegraph cites a Canadian farmer grievance over pricing while the Dominion bureau of Statistics remains cautiously optimistic, sparking potential protectionist arguments.
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London
England
Canada
Winnipeg
Daily Telegraph
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Empire Free Traders
Mail Plane Crashes in Moose Jaw Flight Mishap
A mail plane suffered a heavy landing after an air bump under the left wing at Moose Jaw flying field. It toppled onto its back and caused cuts to two Calgary passengers, R V Price and F A Ogilvie, en route to a Lions convention in Regina. The Boeing CF A10 was badly damaged with bent wings and engine mount. Major Thompson called the accident unavoidable and not the pilot’s fault. Repairs began the next morning.
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Moose Jaw
R. V. Price
F. A. Ogilvie
Calgary
Regina
Thompson
Western Airways
Icelandic Delegation Heads to Montreal for Homeland Celebration
Two hundred fifty Icelandic residents from Western Canada and Minnesota depart by special train to Montreal for the millennial Icelandic Parliament celebration. Prominent travelers include Hon. M. G. Bjornson of St. Paul and Captain Sighryg gur Jonasson of Arborg, who has lived in Canada 58 years and is 78.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Minnesota
Montreal
Montcalm
M. G. Bjornson
St. Paul
Settlement for Swedes in Stockholm progresses
Swedes who fled the Ukraine region under Soviet rule and sought Canada have emigrated to Canada while others settle in Sweden. Arrangements for the remainder in Sweden proceed satisfactorily as a public subscription raises about 250 000 dollars and Parliament grants support.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ukraine
Canada
Inventor urges Hoover second term in Fort Myers
Thomas A. Edison in Fort Myers says he will urge President Hoover to seek a second term. He blasts the government as the most inefficient big business today but says he does not blame the president, blaming instead the vast size of the government. A nationwide network of airports is urged by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
Hoover
United States
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Oliver
B.C
Legion
Prince
Ralph Booth
Toronto
Ontario
Vancouver
W. H. Halkin
L. Goodge
George Fitch
Tober
Government of Canada
F.E. Trautman
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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