Forke critiques McRae immigration plan in Commons
Hon Robert Forke, Canada’s immigration minister, questions the scale and cost of General McRae’s national scheme. He favors steady, selective immigration aligned with industrial growth and cites Canadian-born share at 78 percent, British at 12, foreign origin at 10, noting emigration trends vs 1924 arrivals.
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Ototawa
A. D. McRae
Vancouver North
Robert Forke
House of Commons
Vancouver
Department of Immigration and Colonization
McRae
Forke
North Vancouver
Peace River
Canada
United States
Washington
Power Permit Granted to British Company for Manitoba Project
The Dominion government issued a one year permit to British Dominions Power Company for developing White Mud Falls in northern Manitoba. A lease may follow if development proceeds, after Manitoba legislature funds a priority permit request by Premier John Bracken.
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Ottawa
White Mudd Falls
Manitoba
British Dominions Power Company
Canada
John Bracken
Seeding Delayed Across Ontario Farmers Report Slow Start
Ontario farmers face delayed seeding due to heavy rains and cool weather. Western and southwestern areas report sowing lagging from ten days to three weeks, with crops and fruit trees behind schedule though Niagara’s fruit district sees minimal damage.
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Toronto
Ontario
Niagara
Vancouver man killed in Empress Hotel fall
Charles Watson of Vancouver died instantly after plunging from the fifth floor of the Empress Hotel addition in Victoria. He was an employee of the Dominion Bridge Company.
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Victoria
B.C
Charles Watson
Vancouver
Empress Hotel
Dominion Bridge Company
Clergy Debate Tobacco Use at Toronto Presbytery Meeting
Toronto Centre Presbytery of the United Church debated a report on ministers and tobacco. Dr J Kerr opposed the notion that tobacco is an innocent gratification and urged a resolution deploring tobacco’s harm to youth. The debate featured Dr Bland and others with a later adopted stance.
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Toronto
Toronto Centre
Flying rancher visits Saskatoon to view calf contest
G G Ross of St Kilda Alberta, known as the flying rancher with a 200000 acre spread near Saskatchewan Alberta and Montana, arrived in Saskatoon with two airmen to inspect a calf feeding competition he funded with 1000 calves. The event, sponsored by the Saskatoon Board of Trade, aims to produce prime baby beef.
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Saskatoon
Sask
G. G. Ross
St. Kilda
Alta
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Montana
Great Falls
F. T. Vance
Great Falls Airway Company
R. Laidlaw
Medicine Hat
Mr. Rose
Chicago
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Stockholm Pilot Seeks Summer Air Mail Route
Capt. Albin Ahrenberg, Swedish flyer, is seeking to establish a summer air mail route from Stockholm to New York. He plans a three stop flight with a departures around June 3 and mid-April to mid-September viability for a northern route. The journey would take about three days.
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Stockholm
United States
Scandinavia
Albin Ahrenberg
New York
Ahrenberg
Young Stowaway Elisa Valerio Detected at Ellis Island
One year old Elisa Valerio, described as the youngest stowaway, was found hidden under a shawl by customs officers at Ellis Island while her mother Maria Dolores Valerio, a Portuguese stewardess on the liner President Wilson, attempted to bring her ashore. The child and mother faced repatriation as part of the immigrant processing at the port.
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New York
Elisa Valerio
Ellis Island
Elisa
Maria Dolores Valerio
Wilson
Gas for Zeppelin Supplied by Franco-French Authorities
German dirigible Graf Zeppelin received 3 000 cubic metres of hydrogen lifting gas from Franco French naval authorities. The supply was apportioned to the load for a voyage to America but not enough for three extra persons planning to fly back to Friedrichshafen.
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Cuers
America
Friedrichshafen
Government to pay interest on money held by Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges the government to pay interest on funds held and refundable to citizens, citing equity because the government uses such money during tax collections. The resolution was sent to MPs and senators in Toronto. A lonely English domestic worker in a local hotel had a £30 phone bill deducted from wages after a week in Canada.
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Montreal
Government of
Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
House of Commons
Senatt
Toronto
London
Canada Will Not Ban Liquor Clearances
Ottawa reports the Canadian government will not currently ban liquor clearances to the United States. Minister W D Euler said Canada may consider representations but doubts refusals would stop cross border liquor shipments and warned that amending the customs law would require greater enforcement.
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Canada
Ottawa
United States
Dominion
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Euler
J. S. Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg North Centre
Progressive
U.F.A
Submarine Rescue Demonstrates Safe Recovery in Panama Bay
In Panama Bay the U S Navy raised the submarines S-11 from 57 feet with the rescue ship Mallard aiding. The recovery followed signals from S-11 an hour after the call, with air bubbles sighted at 10:15 am and a grapnel hook securing the sunken vessel twenty five minutes later. Navy officers hailed the feat as proof no disaster like the S-51 or S-4 could occur again.
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Colon
Canal Zone
United States
Panama Bay
Mallara
Radio control endorsed for Dominion in Royal Society session
The Royal Society of Canada endorses joint federal and provincial radio control with emphasis on educational programs and public information. A subcommittee recommendation to limit printing of scientific papers was defeated. Dr H M Tory chaired the report guiding the radio policy decision. Camille Roy praised the society as a model for cross nation cooperation.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Royal Society of Can
Society
Roays Commission On Radio
H. M. Tory
Federal Research Council
Mer. Camille Roy
Laval University
Mgray
Joseph Flivelle
A. H. R. Buller
University of Manitoba
J. B. Tyrell
Canada
George M. Wrong
University of Toronto
Mgr. Roy
Trouble In China Canton Chinese Tensions Rise In Briton Quarters
British sailors landing from gunboats in Canton began building defenses in the Shameen area. Gates closed guards posted. Native city tense as Kwangsi troops rumored nearby. Fearing sacking if the red force captures the city.
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Canton
China
Shameen
Resigns Chancellorship at Queens University Kingston
Sir Robert L. Borden has tendered his resignation as chancellor of Queens University Kingston Ontario. He was elected five years ago to succeed E. W. Beatty and presided at a recent convocation. James Richardson of Winnipeg is mentioned as a possible successor, though no announcement has been made. The resignation will be reviewed by the senate and trustees.
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London
England
George
Westminster Abbey
Craigwell House
Kingston
Ont
Queens University
Robert L. Borden
Canada
E. W. Beatty
K.C
McGill University
Montreal
Sir Robert
James Richardson
Winnipeg
Robert
University
Amend Bankruptcy Act debated in Senate
In Ottawa the Senate gave second and third readings to a bill amending the Bankruptcy Act. Sponsor Senator Jacques Bureau said the measure requires debtors to be adjudged bankrupt through legal action in the district where insolvency is alleged.
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Ottawa
Senate
Jacques Bureau
Ottawa federation expands as Letter Carriers join
Ottawa reports W. C. Phelan president of the Civil Service Federation announces the Federated Association of Letter Carriers has affiliated with the group. The Letter Carrier's Association has existed for about 35 years and withdrew from the Drill Service Federation seven years ago.
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Ottawa
W. C. Phelan
Civil Service Federation
Federated Association of Letter Carriers
Letter Carrier's Association
Drill Service Federation
Three Carpenters Die in Battle Creek Tragedy
In Battle Creek Michigan three residents named Carpenter died on the same day. Orrien G Carpenter 34 Frank R Carpenter 45 and Adelbert Carpenter 50 were not related.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Carpenter
Orrien G. Carpenter
Frank R. Carpenter
Adelbert Carpenter
Three Member Grain Board Urged For Western Canada
Leslie Boyd and Matthew Snow outlined a plan for a three member grain board based in Winnipeg with six field inspectors to cover Edmonton Calgary Regina Moose Jaw Northern and Southern Manitoba. The proposal aims for daily meetings and uniform decisions with one member visiting European markets yearly and Regina as a headquarters consideration given Winnipeg.
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Ottawa
Leslie Boyd
Grain Commission
Matthew Snow
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Snow
Poyd
Montreal
Winnipeg
Canada
Boyd
Edmonton
Calgary
Regina
Moose Jaw
Manitoba
Mr. Boyd
Europe
Civil Service Commission
Grain Board
Changes in the Grain Act Backed by Board of Grain Commissioners
Ottawa report shows the board of grain commissioners urging reforms to the Grain Act before the House of Commons agricultural committee. Leslie Boyd and Matthew Snow presented proposals to strengthen board powers and streamline administration, with a recommendation to place the testing laboratory under the National Research Council. The committee noted this and related points while weighing how to handle hybrid tickets and grain shipping terminal designations.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Board of Grain Commissioners
Leslie Boyd
Matthew Snow
Beard
National Research Council
Grain Board
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Not Sufficient Evidence Against Bronfman in Liquor Irregularities
In the House of Commons Hon. Ernest Lapointe says there is not sufficient evidence for prosecution of Harry Bronfman. The justice minister reports the customs findings were examined and the Crown could not form a good case in law despite a prima facie view.
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Crown
Bronfman
Ottawa
Harry Bronfman
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
Department of National Revenue
Department of Justice
Customs Commission
Oxygen tents sought for Cleveland clinic disaster victims
Cleveland officials telegraphed an urgent appeal to major cities near Cleveland for oxygen tents to aid victims of the Cleveland clinic disaster. Twenty seven patients were critically ill with thirty in hospitals as two gas explosions followed a basement fire in an X ray storage room. Seven tents were in use and eight more were needed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Man from Ascot Seeks Fortune in Toronto
George Westbury arrived in Toronto with two pounds in his pocket aiming to prove to England’s submerged classes that a man with pluck can make good in Canada. He declared he would rather shoot himself than return home penniless.
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Toronto
George Westbury
Ascot
England
Canada
Vubln
Des Moines Student Leader Secures Rioting pledge
Dean FE C Calloway who spoke for Des Moines university students and faculty at the Baptist Bible Union meeting in Buffalo secures a pledge from students that there will be no more rioting or violence when trustees return.
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Des Moines
FE. C. Calloway
Des Moines University
Baptist Bible Union of North America
Buffalo
N.Y
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Workowim
U.S
al. Suppfrage Alliance
Mary Ellen Smith
British Empire
International Suffrage Alliance
Berlin
Zeppelin
Germany
France
Joint Radio Control
The
Royal Society of England
City of
Robert Borden
Canadian National Express
Imperial Airways
French Air Union
C.sd.n.a
Continental
Croydon
Fingland
Canadian National Railways
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