Measures to Cope With Labor Problem in Loodes England
Premier Ramsay MacDonald will chair a Shinet meeting to discuss unemployment relief and domestic reforms. Hon J H Thomas outlines two main plans: raise the school age to 15 with family allowances and expand pensions for workers over 65, aimed at easing unemployment and regional strain in Scotland. The draft speech may announce a Royal Commission on liquor policy amid mining industry tensions and miner demands to repeal the eight hour day clause.
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Loodes
England
Ramey MacDonald
Brest
J. H. Thomas
Ivy Seal
Peps
Lee
Thormas
Scotland
Scottish Board of
Labor
Fea
Federation
Meteor Sighted Near Ste Marie Ont By Prospectors
A large meteor was seen by Frank Fick and others near Ste Marie Ont then fell into Lake Superior near Michipicoten Island at about 10 pm on the night of the 11th. It illuminated the area with daylight brightness, followed by a two minute rumble and a noticeable water surge in the lake.
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T Ste. Marie
Ont
Soo Michipicoten Island
Frank Fick
Prospector
Lake Superior
Murders in London 1928 Suspect Turns Self Destruct
Police report summary states 18 victims aged over 18 in London murders of 1928. Eleven culprits were convicted and seven died by their own hand, according to the commissioner’s official report.
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Fadon
England
Ivery
London
Chief Thomas M. Burches Signals Nearing Resignation
In Lymn Massachusetts Chief Thomas M. Burches, in his 14th year, asserts he has no intention to quit and that old age will not affect his duties. A persistent question remains whether a resignation is forthcoming despite his long service and a recent answer.
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Lymn
Mass
Thomas M. Burches
Wealth of Dominion Residents Grows in 1927
The Dominion of Statistics reports national wealth at 27 687 for 1927, marking a gain of about 100 million over 1976. The estimate includes exclusive and undeveloped resources and suggests substantial economic expansion across towns.
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Dominion of Statistics
Warning Overlooked Fire Hazard Killed 123 at Cleveland Clinic
Coroner A J Pearce released an inquest report stating the Cleveland clinic was warned last April about faulty X ray film storage that could release deadly fumes if burned. The film stored in a basement ignited by undetermined cause, killing 123 people by nitrogen peroxide gas and carbon monoxide.
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Cleveland
Ohio
A. J. Pearce
Ohio Inspection Bureau of
Confession in Grandview Royal Bank of Canada Heist
Arthur Thomas an 18 year old pleaded guilty in police court to robbing the Grandview branch of the Royal Bank of Canada and elected summary trial. He held up five bank employees as they arrived for work at the Vancouver bank and was arrested in New Westminster hours later. Almost all the stolen money was recovered. The manager J W Logan and four employees were tied and blindsided as they entered. They forced entry to a vault then escaped by a back exit.
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Vancouver
Arthur Thomas
Grandview
Royal Bank of Canada
Thomas
New Westminster
J. W. Logan
Prepare For Another Election London Eng
The Liberal party, holding the balance of power, eyes another general election. Their administrative committee, led by Sir Herbert Samuel, resolved to strengthen constituency organizations and to contest elections vigorously whenever a national appeal is made.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
Liberal Party
Liberal Administrative Committee
Herbert Samuel
Health Authorities Probe Second Ptomaine Outbreak
Health officials in Bowmanville Ontario are investigating a second ptomaine poisoning outbreak within four days that has affected over 100 people. The first incident involved contaminated milk and numerous children and adults. the latest incidents occurred at a Sunday school supper with tainted salads suspected as the cause.
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Bowmanville
Ont
Reprieve Granted to John Ivanchuk in Ontario Murder Case
Ottawa grants a reprieve to John Ivanchuk until July 19 after his June 21 murder sentence. Cabinet will study new evidence expected to be submitted to federal authorities. Ivanchuk was convicted for the killing of License Inspector Harry Constable in Cochrane Ontario.
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Ottawa
John Ivanchuk
Cabinet
Feder
Ivanchuk
Harry Constable
Cochrane
Ont
Fifty Believed Drowned as Sev ill a Town Is Destroyed by Floods
About forty people are believed to have drowned and more than one hundred injured when the Quilende river surged through Sevilla Cauca after a landslide redirected the stream. Sevilla, a town of about six thousand in Colombia, suffered near total destruction.
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Bogota
Colombia
Sevilla
Quilende
Cauca
May Revise Tariff Drastic Changes Considered By Dominion Government
The Globe reports Ottawa considering drastic tariff reforms that could reshape Canada's external trade. Aims include boosting the British preference and possibly moving toward free trade on imperial goods while maintaining the current general tariff for United States imports.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Drive Against Rum Runners Along Border
Ontario Attorney General Price vows to prevent crime within the province as U S border clashes intensify. Rum runners press export docks along Windsor Niagara Falls zone despite U S blockade. A photographer kidnapped and a gunfight with a U S patrol cutter are reported. coast guard arrests at Dunkirk. Government agencies review incidents for possible action.
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Windsor
Ont
Price
Ontario
United States
Niagara Falls
United States Customs
Dunkirk
N.Y
United States Coastguard
Department of External Affairs
Sandwich
Department
Department of National Revenue
Border Cities
Alberta Adopts Old Age Pension Plan Set for Aug 1929
Based on a reply to Hon. Peter Heenan the federal cabinet sanctioned Alberta negotiations for an old age pension scheme. Alberta will begin the pension system on August 1 1929 tying the western provinces into a broader national program already in place in British Columbia Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Peter Heenan
Alberta
Dominion
Heenan
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canadians to Compete in National Rifle and Pistol Match
Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police will compete at Camp Perry Ohio in August in the National Rifle and Pistol matches. They will shoot in the international police pistol match on August 31 facing United States entries. The team includes Corporals A D Ford D E Forest J G Pelletier of Lethbridge Alberta and Constable J D O Connell of Ottawa.
Women Writers Elect Officers At Canadian Press Club
Mrs. Margaret Lawrence of St John was elected president at the convention. Western vice presidents named include Miss Elizabeth Long Manitoba Miss Winnifred Lee Alberta Miss Evelyn Murphy Saskatchewan Miss Clara Holmes.
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St. John
N.B
Margaret Lawrence
Canadian Women's Press Club
Manitoba
Elizabeth Long
British Columbia
Winnifred Lee
Alberta
Evelyn Murphy
Saskatchewan
Clara Holmes
Driver Sacrifices Life Saving Child Near Kingston
Fred Denys died after hurling himself from a wagon to push his four year old child out of the road five miles from Kingston Ont. A passing auto struck him and his child was injured but survived the initial danger.
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Kingston
Ont
Kenneth McRow
Fred Denys
Trotzky Plans Entry to United States From Exile
Leon Trotzky, exiled Soviet leader, intends to apply for permission to enter the United States, according to reports current here. He would seek entry despite his exile status and political tensions between nations.
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Constantinople
Leon Trotzky
United States
French Airmen Win Cable Greetings for Atlantic Flight
French aviators Paris-Jean Assolant Rene Le fevre and Armeno Lotti Jr. received Col. Charles Lindbergh’s congratulatory message after a trans Atlantic flight from Old Orchard Maine to Comillas Spain in the Yellow Bird. They wired back gratitude praising Lindbergh’s landmark route and courage and pilot skill.
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Paris
Jean Assolant
Rene Lefevre
Armeno Lotti, Jr
Charles Lindbergh
Old Orchard
Maine
Comillas
Spain
New York
Canada will chart own tariff path not follow Washington
At a Grand Bend picnic Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Hon. J. C. Elliott, and Hon. W. D. Euler defended Canadian independence in tariff policy. They argued Canada would shape fiscal and trade policies at Ottawa, citing British treaties and steady export growth to Britain while criticizing U S methods and urging reliance on Canadian and British doctrine.
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Grand Bend
Ont
United States
Ernest Lapointe
J. C. Elliott
K.C
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
South Huron Liberal Association
Lapointe
Ottawa
Washington
Robb
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
W. S. Fielding
Great Britain
Europe
Mr. Lapointe
Wheat prices expected higher in 1929 30
Washington reports from the USDA based on global crop conditions that excluding Russia and China the world wheat crop for 1929 30 will be five percent smaller than last year. Declining yields abroad and a stable harvest area may keep world markets higher through the season. The U S carry over could range from 225 to 270 million bushels by July 1 with domestic supply around 1 09 billion bushels and exports about 100 million bushels.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Russia
China
Department
Canada
United States
Fatal Seaplane Crash Kills Canadian Dignitaries
Captain the Hon. J. C. Jervis M C 32 elder son of Lord St Vincent and two companions die when a seaplane hits two high tension wires on the St Lawrence River near Point St Charles Nun s Island The victims are Pilot C S Caldwell and Dr Wm D Morris Rescue efforts are hampered by cabin entrapment and delayed extraction Dr Morris a Montreal resident and McGill alumnus recently relocated from Victoria B C
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Montreal
J. C. Jervis
M.C
Lord
St. Vincent
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Point St. Charles
Nun's Island
C. S. Caldwell
Canadian Vickers
Wm. D. Morris
Dr. Morris
Jervis
Victoria
B.C
University of Alberta
McGill
Experiment Fails Over Hong Kong Rain Making Test
Army aviators conducted rain making experiments above Hong Kong dropping a chemical named Devlin from the clouds. The tests failed and Hong Kong faces severe water shortage prompting drastic action to replenish supplies.
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Hong Kong
Air Line Crash Inquest Returns Drowning Verdict
The coroner's inquest into the City of Ottawa airliner disaster at Lydd England ruled four victims died by drowning after the aircraft accidentally fell into the channel.
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Lydd
Eng
City of
Ottawa
Channel
Sun Life forgoes capital rise by exchequer court ruling
The exchequer court, by Justice McLean, rules Sun Life Company lacks authority under its charter to raise capital from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 in Ottawa. The decision narrows the insurer’s funding options and confirms limits on chartered powers.
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Ottawa
Exchequer
Sun Life Company
Justice McLean
Yale Bestows Honorary Doctor of Laws on Vincent Massey
Hon. Vincent Massey, Canadian minister to Washington, received Yale Universitys honorary doctor of laws degree in New Haven. The ceremony marked a notable recognition by the Ivy League institution of Masseys public service and diplomatic role.
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New Haven
Vincent Massey
Washington
Yale University
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Lindbergh
U. S
R. B. Bennett
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