Dunning Replies to Critics of Budget in Ottawa House
Charles Dunning responded to Conservative criticisms during the budget debate noting that government guarantees of Canadian National bonds were not counted in net debt. He accused opponents of twisting accounting and protection arguments while praising Canada’s lower unemployment and favorable debt service, and he contrasted Canada’s position with the United States.
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Ottawa
Charles Dunning
Railways
Finance
Drunning
Fromm
Col. Cantley
Pictou
H. C. Hocken
Toronto West Centre
Immigration Department
Barnardo
Kunning
Dunning
Canada
Mr. Dunning
United States
Oldest Motor Car For Sale In France Auction
The world’s oldest functioning car, a one horsepower Panhard from 1891 with chain drive and iron tires, is sold by auction. Abbe Gaveis of Relloy Saint Leonard in Somme bought it in 1895 for 368 dollars and used it since. Proceeds from the sale fund a new St Christopher church in the war area through the Automobile Club of Picardy.
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Paris
Abbe Gaveis
Relloy-Saint-Leonard
Somme Department
Champs Elysees
Abbe Gavois
St. Christopher
Automobile Club of
Picardy
Aviators Safe After Missing Flight Near Hudson Strait
Flying Officer A. Lewis of Winnipeg and Flight Commander Terry, attached to the Hudson Straits survey expedition, are reported safe. The two aviators had been missing since February 17 and were located in a message received at Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
A. Lewis
Terry
Hudgon
Predicts B C Will Use Coal Resources
Cranbrook MLA N A Wallinger argues British Columbia could one day manufacture all its oil and gasoline from coal. He urges more coal gasification research, notes limited new mining discoveries in 30 years, and says prospects are aging.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
N. A. Wallinger
Cranbrook
Mr. Wallinger
Wallinger
Trade Barometer Rising Ottawa Indexes January
Canadian trade and manufacturing started the year strong with eight of nine indicators higher than at year start. Key figures show employment 106, pig iron 125, steel 142, bank debits 150, bank clearings 128, car-loadings 108, imports 101, exports 98. The employment figure reflects February 1 data. car-loadings cover mid February. other figures for January.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Think Banking System Could Be Improved
Ottawa reports the banking and commerce committee moving to study improvements to the banking system. Deputy Minister of Finance to be first witness, with possible U S Federal Reserve experts considered. House authority to report proceedings requested. witness selection left to sub-committees.
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Ottawa
Parliamentary Committee On Banking and Commerce
J. S. Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg North Centre
Banking and Commerce
L. J. Ladner
Vancouver South
House
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Death of R F A Leech Saskatchewan liquor official
Regina Saskatchewan R F A Leech 68 former chairman of the Saskatchewan liquor commission from 1920 to 1925 collapsed and died at home. Heart failure is believed to be the cause. He leaves a widow a daughter and a son and is survived by three brothers Hillyard Leech Winnipeg Ald E T Leech Winnipeg Dr G W Leech Raymond Alta and a sister Mrs F J Oaten Los Angeles.
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Regina
R. FE. A. Leech
Saskatchewan Liquor Commission
Government
Mr. Leech
Hillyard Leech
K.C
Winnipeg
E. T. Leech
G. W. Leech
Raymond
Alta
F. J. Oaten
Los Angeles
Provincial health insurance plan aid for maternity
The agriculture committee approved a provincial health insurance plan focused on extending maternity aid to settlers in distant districts. The House will be advised to back appointment of a special committee to inquire into the problem.
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Victoria
Agriculture Committee
House
Former Slave Dies At Advanced Age In Ontario
Lloyd Graves a former slave died at Mt. Elgin Ontario aged 104. He was born February 22 1824 in Kentucky and lived a long life through the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Aylmer
Lloyd Graves
Mt. Elgin
Kentucky
United Farmers Stress Value Of The H. B. Road
Delegates at Saskatchewan section annual convention push toward a co operative wholesale society and separate trading department. They endorse a free consultative medical clinic, note grain rate reductions aiding farmers, and hail Hudsons Bay Railway completion and a nearer seaport for Western markets.
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United Farmers
H. B. Road
Saskatoon
United Farmers of Canada
Saskatchewan
Hudson's Bay Railway
Oriental Question Serious Victoria Resolution Proposal
Attorney General A. M. Manson in the Legislature invites all parties and members to unite in drafting a resolution. The aim is to press the seriousness of the Oriental question in British Columbia upon the Dominion while avoiding embarrassment to federal or provincial governments in their relations with Oriental powers.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Dominion
A. M. Manson
Walked Narrow Ledge Across Niagara Gorge
Anna Patriunia a Montreal dressmaker and Lithuanian native described a perilous move to enter the United States from Canada. She says an alien runner lowered her by rope to the bridge abutments and she crossed the gorge on a narrow steel ledge above 259 feet of rapids. She and her escort landed on the American side and were housed with Frank Dagostino while four other women were brought over by rowboat the next night as witnesses in an alien smuggling case.
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Michigan Central Railway
Frank Dagostino
Submarine abolition debated by British leadership
London reports that First Lord of the Admiralty W C Bridgeman stated Britain would stay committed to abolition of submarines if all major powers do so, reinforcing a 1921 Washington conference stance and a Geneva naval conference reaffirmation. New York coverage notes Lindbergh awarded Woodrow Wilson medal and $25,000 for trans Atlantic and Central American flights.
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London
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
House of Commons
Lord Lee
Fareham
Washington
Geneva
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Woodrow Wilson
Gasoline Prices Drop in Winnipeg and Manitoba
Gasoline prices in Winnipeg and most of Manitoba have fallen by three to five cents. Tank wagon rates are 21 cents for hiw test gasolene and 24 cents for high test, while service station prices range from 25 cents for low test to 31 cents for high test, tax included. The cut was set by British American Oil Company Prairie Oil Company and Imperial Oil Company with provincial averages down three cents and some areas five cents. Trade members foresee early effects in southern Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
British American Oil Company
Prairie Oil Company
Iuperial Oil Company
Saskatchewan
Royal Commission to Investigate Ottawa Ballots
Premier Ferguson announced in the legislature that a royal commission will probe the discovery of 19 ballots on an Ottawa street. The commission includes Mr Justice Magee and Mr Justice Hodgins of the appellate division. The move ends a deadlock with Liberal leader Sinclair who refused to produce ballots until ballot boxes were examined. The ballots are believed to match those used in the last Ottawa South election.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Justice Magee
Hodgins
Appellate Court
Ferguson
Privileges and Elections Committee
Liberal
Sinclair
Ottawa South
United States Seeks Multilateral Pact to Abolish War
Secretary Kellogg’s note to France invites Britain France Italy Germany and Japan to join in a single multilateral treaty pledging not to resort to war. The U S endorses abolishing war with no blanket rights to wage war and urges coordination with the League of Nations while allowing future adhesion by other governments. The language emphasizes clear commitment over ambiguous definitions.
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Washington
D.C
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Japan
United States
League of Nations
Kellogg
Paul Claudel
League
M. Briand
Amery Sees A Great Future For Dominion
Lieut Col L C M S Amery secretary of state for Dominion affairs praised Canada in London at a Canada Club dinner. He projected Canada expanding beyond a mere ribbon of territory toward depth and breadth, urging immigration of professionals and business people and urging manufacturers to explore Canada’s advantages beyond current preferential treatment.
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London
L. C. M. S. Amery
Dominion
Canada Club
E.R. Peacock
Glengarry County
Ontario
Toronto
Canada
Dominion Affairs
United States
Weapon Found in St Vital Murder Case
A small new axe smeared with blood and hair was found in the snow 85 feet from the buried body of Mrs Lot Tie Adams on North Drive Fort Garry. Police say the axe was the weapon used to batter her head and cite the discovery as a crucial link in the case.
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Winnipeg
St. Vital
Lottie Adams
North Drive
Fort Garry
Lindbergh desires quiet Paris visit after 1927
Charles A Lindbergh would like to return to Paris in disguise for a full week, avoiding crowds after his 1927 flight. He hopes to bypass public attention by traveling through Cherbourg or Havre and seeing Paris privately.
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Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
le Bourget
Cherbourg
Havre
Silver Foxes Stolen From Arnprior Farm
Thieves raided the fox farm of John A. Lytle on the third line of Fitzroy Township Carleton County stealing 12 silver foxes valued at about 7000 dollars. The theft occurred at night and was discovered in the morning, hailed as the province’s largest fox-raising industry robbery.
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Arnprior
John A. Lytle
Fitzroy Township
Carleton County
Ottawa tariff board expenses outlined in House return
The advisory board on tariff and taxation reported expenses in a House return. Salaries and allowances for members totaled 48 319 dollars between April 1926 and January 3 1928. The 14 member staff earned 20 130 dollars in the same period.
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Ottawa
Advisory Board On Tariff and Taxation
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Anna Patriunia
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