Sea Harbor For Prairies To Open Soon
Winnipeg reports that Churchill’s new 2 1/2 million bushel grain elevator and large warehouse will begin operation in September. The facility aims to handle up to 750 000 bushels daily for overseas shipments and will be tested as Canada’s sea harbor for the prairies.
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Winnipeg
Man
Churchill
Northern Harbor
Rock-Girt Harbor
Hudson Bay
Great Pool
Port Arthur
Fort Prince of Wales
Pas
Manitoba
Canada
Jans Munck
Churchill River
Prairies
Winnipeg Pensions Sought for Blind Citizens
A Manitoba Legislature resolution sponsored by Labour member William Ivens calls on Parliament to implement a pension scheme for blind persons in Winnipeg. The plan would fund pensions for the blind in whole or in part with federal government support.
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Winnipeg
Man
Dominion
Manitoba
William Ivens
Well Supplies Boiling Water At Vimy
In Vimy Alberta farmer Leo Chaput has tapped a well that provides ready boiled water constantly. He sent a bottle of the water to the University of Alberta for analysis.
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Vimy
Alberta
Leo Chaput
Chaput
University of Alberta
Women Mushers Set World Championship Race at The Pas
Women mushers stage a 25 mile challenge with a $1000 side bet for the world championship of the fair sex. Thula Geelan of McCall Idaho challenges Mrs E P Ricker of Poland Springs Maine for the mushing title during the 200 mile The Pas to Flin Flon race starting March 20. Ida Carriere also trains for the long course as St Godard Earl Brydges and Shorty Russick head to The Pas to prepare their dogs.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Pas
A E Warren
Canadian National Railways
Thula Geelan
McCall
Idaho
E. P. Ricker
Poland Springs
Maine
The
Ricker
Important Ruling By Alberta Supreme Court
Calgary Alberta appellate division of the Supreme Court of Alberta holds that fees assessed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council on Dominion chartered companies cannot be collected. The ruling arises from Alberta Attorney General v Royalite Oil Co action over a fee under the Alberta Companies Act.
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Calgary
Alberta
Supreme Court of Alberta
Attorney-General of
Royalite Oil Company
Unemployed Rally Ends With Injuries In Toronto Clash
In downtown Toronto at Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street, about 2000 unemployed demonstrators gathered to protest along with a ten year old girl and a woman who were injured and two policemen. Seven demonstrators were arrested after missiles were hurled at police who retaliated with a charge down the street.
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Toronto
Cavalry Cup Won by Manitoba Mounted Rifles at Portage la Prairie
The Manitoba Mounted Rifles Portage la Prairie won the Canadian Cavalry Association sig naller challenge cup with 5 536 points out of 5 743. The Eighth Princess Louise Hussars New Brunswick finished second with 4 246 points. Oxford Rifles Woodstock Ontario took the Infantry Signallers competition with 5 656 points.
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Manitoba Mounted Rifles
Portage la Prairie
Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Cavalry Association
Princess Louise Hussars
New Brunswick
Oxford Rifles
Woodstock
Ontario
Infantry Signallers
May Amend Mining Act Ontario Bill to Bar Speculators
Ontario legislature introduces amendments to require mining claims be developed as mines not real estate ventures. The bill, presented by Hon. Charles McCrae, targets speculators who file on claims to turn them into townsites or commercial ventures rather than mining operations.
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Ontario
Toronto
Ont
Charles McCrae
Sign Wheat Agreement in Paris Nations Sign Final Act
At the French Foreign Office, 16 European states signed the final act to dispose of central and European wheat stocks. Russia was not invited and thus not included. Signatories include Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. Seven states did not sign: Britain, the Irish Free State, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
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Paris
France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Esthenia
Finland
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Lithuania
Rumania
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Britain
Irish Free State
Belgium
Denmark
Spain
Netherlands
Sweden
Ottawa Denies Fixed Discount on US Book Imports
The Department of National Revenue rejected claims of a 49 percent fixed discount on books imported from the United States for sale in Canada. Officials said no such discount had been placed for duty purposes and no general rate would take effect on April 1.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay Route Sparks Lower Insurance Rates Expected
In Ottawa a surge of interest from Canadian and international shipping firms targets the Hudson Bay route. Minister Manion will detail plans in parliament as Fort Churchill eyes a major opening. Lloyds of London signals insurance on Churchill departures will fall below prior forecasts.
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Hudson Bay
Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Churchill
Vancouver
Lloyd’s
London
England
Peru Revolt Premium Held Off During Prince Visit
Reporters cite Peruvian informants claiming a revolt was ready to begin during the Prince of Wales tour but was postponed until the British party departed. They followed the royal party through Peru and Bolivia. Separately, European air and mail routes total 72,084 miles.
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Peru
Vina del Mar
Chile
Prince of Wales
Bolivia
Europe
Canada and Russia Discuss Coal Trade and Wheat Marketing
Lieut.-Colonel Herbert J Mackie told Ottawa officials Russia would trade 3.35 million dollars in coal for 10 million dollars of Canadian farm machinery, with the balance settled in gold. A conference on wheat marketing to avoid dumping was urged, backed by Argentina and Australia and echoed by U.S. Farm Board Chair Legge.
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Montreal
Canada
Russia
Herbert J Mackie
Ottawa
Col. Mackie
Nova Scotia
London
England
Saul Bron
British Empire
Bron
Argentina
Legge
U.S. Farm Board
Geologist Dr. Robert Stewart Dies in Toronto
Toronto mourns Dr. Robert Stewart renowned geologist and medical practitioner, Hudson Bay expert linked with Hudson Bay Co and Ontario Bureau of Mines. Noted for surviving two shipwrecks on Hudson Bay routes, first near Ungava in 1925 and then off Labrador in 1927. Born Lucknow, Ontario.
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Toronto
Ont
Robert Stewart
Hudson Bay District
Hudson Bay Company
Ontario Bureau of Mines
Stewart
Hudson Bay
Bay of Ungava
Labrador
Lucknow
Ontario
Ottawa Vehicle Growth 1930 Report Shows More Cars
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Ottawa area autos rose to one car per eight people in 1930 from one per 11 in 1929. Total motor cars registered reached 1,239,889, up 44,295 from 1929. Separately in New York an electric light activated by breath was demonstrated.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
New York
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London Globe
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Royal Brothers
Prince George
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