Trade Suffering in British Isles Amid General Strike
The British Gazette reports nationwide trade and industry grievously harmed by the general strike. While essential services like food, milk, merit, and power are maintained, picketing disrupts distribution. Navy aid has aided seaports, but no serious disorders. authorities warn against alarmist rumors about suspensions or mutinies as criminal.
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London
British Gazette
Navy
Post Office Savings Bank
His
Rural postmasters compensation after two-cent stamp
In the House Hon Ernest Lapointe said the July 1 two-cent letter rate will cut rural post office revenue and reduce rural postmasters salaries under commission pay. He added that an upward revision of compensation will receive sympathetic consideration by authorities fixing rates.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
Vessels Liable To Customs Ottawa
The piece explains that U.S. vessels delivering Canadian winter storage cargoes at U.S. ports face a 25 percent customs duty under the tariff, not an order in council. The Canada Shipping Act allows government orders to permit foreign vessels to discharge winter storage grain at Canadian ports in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Labour papers lift embargo after sample inspection
London authorities allowed the British Worker to appear from the Daily Herald office after holding up its appearance following the government's British Gazette. The embargo was lifted once a sample copy was inspected.
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London
British Worker
British Gazette
Daily Herald
London Communist MP Saklatvala Sentenced to Two Months
London. Shapurki Saklatvala, the lone Communist member of Parliament, was sentenced to two months in prison for making seditious speeches. He chose prison over bail to keep the peace.
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London
Shapurki Saklatvala
Pariament
Prison Break Ends In Warden’s Death At Stateville
Stateville Penitentiary suffers a fatal riot as seven convicts beat Warden Jeliel and Deputy Warden Klein during a prison break. The escape occurs after the pair are left in a cell and the inmates steal an automobile to flee.
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Jeliel
Klein
Stateville Penitentiary
Fifty Years Since Rockefeller Consolidation of Standard Oil
The article notes the fiftieth anniversary of John D. Rockefeller uniting his firms into the Standard Oil Company, marking a milestone in corporate history. It reflects on the formation of a single company from multiple ventures and the enduring impact on industry.
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John D. Rockeller
Water power plant on White River Indiana operated automatically
A water power plant on the White River in Indiana runs without attendants thanks to automatic float switches.
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White River
Indiana
Slaves In Burma Freed by Britain
Deputy Commissioner J T O Barnard freed 3 445 slaves in Burma at a cost of 19 600 rupees after months in the field stamping out slave trade and human sacrifice among the Kachins. The effort, led by Sir Harcourt Butler, liberated people near the Nagas. Evidence found of the practice described its grisly preparation and confinement.
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Barnard
Allahabad
British India
Burma
J. T. O. Barnard
Burma Frontier Service
Calcutta
Tere
Harcourt Butler
Illicit Gold Traffic Alarming Mine Owners
South Africa reveals a widespread illicit gold trade centered in Johannesburg with links to England and India. Annual losses amount to about £356,000 as gold is filched from Witwatersrand mines despite constant supervision. Mining authorities struggle to explain ongoing leakages and rising Johannesburg court convictions.
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Capetown
South Africa
Johannesburg
England
India
Witwatersrand
English table from Nelson ship aids war mobilization display
The table that Emperor William used to sign the mobilization order on August 1 1914 now attracts visitors in the imperial castle. Originating from England as a gift the table is crafted from boards taken from Admiral Nelsons flagship and is exhibited as a historic artifact.
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England
Berlin
William
Imperial Castle
Nelson
Dirigible Norge Heads for Spitzbergen and King's Bay
The Amundsen Ellsworth North Pole dirigible Norge departed Trotsk for Spitzbergen as Captain Raold Amundsen reports favorable weather for the leg to King's Bay. Weather dispatches from Spitzbergen suggest good conditions for the continued voyage.
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Spitzbergen
Leningrad
Russia
Norge
Trotsk
Raold Amundsen
King’s Bay
Boston Merchant Abbott Freed in Rome After Inquiry
An investigating magistrate ordered the immediate release of John Adams Abbott a member of a prominent Boston family who had been jailed in Rome for a week. The charge that he insulted Premier Mussolini was found to be unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
John Adams Abbott
Boston
Mussolini
Plans Super-Dirigible North Pole Flight
Pasadena inventor Thomas B. Slate announced a government contract to build a super dirigible capable of a nonstop North Pole round trip in seven days. The project highlights advances in aircraft fuel efficiency and long range airship design.
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Pasadena
Calif
Thomas B. Slate
North Pole
Daily Mail quotes on Britain’s government clash
The Daily Mail contrasts two British governments with 6 million and 606,000 supporters and declares that Labour leaders J H Thomas and Remer MacDonald should not imitate Lenin and Trotsky. It asserts the British people will not submit to odious tyranny.
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Daily Mail
Odens
Landon
Russia
Monument for Great Explorer in Petersham Churchyard
In Petersham Surrey a memorial planting near Captain Vancouver's grave marks a lasting tribute. Hon. F A Pauline agent general for British Columbia and J S Corbett secretary of the Empire Forestry Association oversee Douglas fir saplings raised at Kew Gardens from seeds sent by British Columbia natives.
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London
Petersham
Surrey
F. A. Pauline
British Columbia
J. S. Corbett
Empire Forestry Association
Captain Vancouver
Kew Gardens
Native Sons of
Explorer
Peace and Strike: Baldwin Demands Withdrawal and Peace Talks
London reports Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin calls the general strike anarchy and demands withdrawal of the strike order before government talks on industrial peace. Home Secretary Joynson-Hicks signals troops if needed to maintain vital services. Trades Union Congress notes a historic railway tie-up as workers rally.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
British Gazette
British Isles
House of Commons
Commons
William Joynson-Hicks
Home Secretary
Admiralty
Trades Union Congress
Eccleston Square
Great Britain
Hudson's Bay Railway Funding Question Before Senate
In Ottawa the interim supply bill sparked debate over 3.6 million allocated to the Hudson's Bay Railway. Opponents asked how funds would be used and whether the line would join the Canadian National system or remain government run. Dandurand said 30 miles remain and funds cover maintenance on completed sections.
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Dandurand
Hudson's Bay Railway
Canadian National System
Railways Department
Requisition Case For Amusement Of Soldiers
The Walhalla at Wiesbaden, once a luxury German restaurant, has been requisitioned by the Navy Army and Air Force Institute for use by the occupation forces on the Rhine. The ground floor now serves British soldiers and their wives, while the first floor theatre has become a moving picture theatre and lecture hall. E H Cherry cites limited troop amusements and delays over finances as reasons for the takeover amid newspaper objections to the Locarno spirit.
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London
Walhalla
Wiesbaden
Germany
Navy
Army
Air Force Institute
Army of Occupation
Rhine
E. H. Cherry
N.a.af
War Department
Locarno
Alberta Air Patrol in Alberta to Continue This Year
In the house, G. C. Coote asked if the air force forest patrol in Alberta would be carried on this year. Hon. Charles Stewart replied that arrangements would be made and the service would be continued this year.
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Ottawa
G. C. Coote
Progressive
McLeod
Interior
Air Force Forest Patrol
Alberta
Charles Stewart
Empress of Japan completes 129 day world cruise docking at New York
The Empress of Scotland docked in New York April 10 after a 129 day voyage begun December 3. Passengers witnessed a sun eclipse at Benares and Hindus cleansing in the Ganges. a Hindu youth died in Kali temple ritual. The Sultan of Johore hosted some passengers in his harem. Seven couples honeymooning inspired 27 engagements at voyage end.
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Benares
Ganges
Calcutta
Johore
Nation Wide Celebration Sought for Confederation Anniversary
The Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Lewis proposing a nationwide celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Confederation. He urged marking the event beyond Dominion Day as a year long feature. Senator Raoul Dandurand supported using the anniversary to highlight Canada’s national growth and achievements.
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Ottawa
Senate
Confederation of the Provinces of Canada
Lewis
Raoul Dandurand
Death of forestry expert A H Mitchell noted in western Canada
A H Mitchell aged 68 a well known forestry expert died at Penticton B C after three months illness from kidney trouble. He came to Macleod from Scotland in 1898 and was widely known across the prairies for work with the Dominion forestry branch tree planting car. His father was chief forester to Lord Rosebery.
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Lethbridge
Herald
Macleod
A. H. Mitchell
Penticton
B.C
Mitchell
Scotland
Prairies
Dominion Forestry Branch
Lord Rosebery
Britain pressed to soften stand in Labour clash
In the House of Commons former premier Lloyd George joined Labour in deploring rash negotiations, urging concessions to bring government and Trades Union Congress back to talks. MacDonald described a fragile brink after a Daily Mail printers stoppage and a locked conference room as a sign of the crisis.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
Trades Union Congress
Daily Mail
Trades Union Committee
MacDonald
James Maxton
Glasgow
National Fuel Policy Sought to Study Coal Supply
In Ottawa Premier King moved in the House of Commons to form a special committee to investigate coal supply sources and related matters. The panel includes Armstrong East Lambton Bury Campbell Fafard Fleming Garland Gershaw Howden Lapierre McLean Nicholson and Rovers. The motion passed. The discussion echoed calls for a national fuel policy and potential freight rate study.
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Otawa
King
House of Commons
Messrs
Armstrong
East
Lambton
Bury
Campbell
Fafard
Fleming
Garland
Bow River
Gershaw
Howden
Lapierre
McLean
Meilert
Nicholson
Rovers
T. L. Church
Toront
Northwest
United States
Canada
Charles Stewart
Alberta
East Lambton
J. BE. Armstrong
R. B. Bennett
Plan for an Arctic Mounted Police Post at Bach Peninsula
Efforts to land three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers at Bach Peninsula latitude 79 near the pole to establish Canada’s northernmost post. They would run a post office record mining activities and serve as game wardens and naturalization officers if needed.
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Toronto
Royal Canadian Mounted
Bach Peninsula
North Pole
George P. Mackenzie
R.C.M.P. Post
Canada
Dominion Government
Budget To Stand Ottawa No Substantial Changes
Hon. J. A. Robb told Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen in the House of Commons that no major budget changes were planned. The opposition leader urged concern over possible alterations and suggested committee discussions might yield minor modifications, but officials indicated no important changes were under consideration.
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Ottawa
J. A. Robb
Arthur Meighen
House of Commons
Regina Hotel Approved in Regina City Plan
Regina to build a new 1.5 million dollar hotel after approval at the 45th annual meeting of Canadian Pacific Railway shareholders. The agreement between Regina civic authorities and CPR sets the project in motion for the city.
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Montreal
Regina
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian cattle ships leave Toronto despite strike
Cattle boats depart Canada for England with regularity and the export trade in livestock is not expected to be affected, according to H. P. Kennedy, a major shipper of livestock.
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Toronto
Canada
England
H. P. Kennedy
Yukon Free of the Dawson Ice Opens River Route
The ice has moved out of the Yukon River at Dawson and steamers are expected from lower Lebarge shortly, signaling the opening of river navigation for the season.
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Dawson, Y.T
Yukon River
Dawson
Lower
Lebarge
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