British Prospect of Independent Inquiry Over Spanish Legion Ill Treatment
In the House of Commons, Cecil Harmaworth said Britain asked Spain to permit an impartial inquiry into alleged ill treatment of British subjects in the Spanish foreign legion. Earl Winterton cited reports of pay and service breaches, ill treatment, and deportations to Gibraltar, noting Canadian ex servicemen among recruits and a ship from New York carrying 32 veterans.
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Landow
House of Commons
Cecil Harmaworth
Earl Winterton
Spanish Foreign Legion
Gibraltar
Legion
Morocco
New York
Will Protect Upper Silesia Decision
Berlin The Reichstag voted confidence in Dr. Wirth's new ministry by 230 to 132. The coalition of Majority Socialists Independent Socialists Centrists and Democrats backed the government. Wirth said policy on Upper Silesia aligned with the previous administration and vowed to protest the League of Nations decision as illegal under the Versailles treaty.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Wirth
Upper Silesia
Council
The
League of Nations
Supreme Council
Boundary inquiry into Labrador lands travels to Winnipeg
Sir Patrick McGrath, commissioned by Newfoundland, arrives in Winnipeg to probe Hudson’s Bay Company records for evidence relevant to the Labrador boundary dispute before the privy council. The inquiry notes Winnipeg as HBC headquarters, where crucial files are believed kept.
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Sir Patrick McGrath
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Newfoundland
Hudson’s Bay Company
Labrador
Privy Council
Dominion of Canada
Patrick
Hudson's Bay Company
Dog Saves Master in Windsor Robbery Then Killed
A collie owned by Abraham Nolan rushed to aid his master during a yard attack by a bandit. The dog was shot and killed as the robber fled, after the dog forced the offender to abandon the assault.
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Windsor
Don't belittle the importance of an ordinary cold
The Cleveland Plain Dealer warns against underestimating colds as they can become dangerous if untreated. It urges prevention, prompt treatment, and not spreading the illness, comparing a cold to a small fire that must be extinguished quickly to protect the home and others.
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Cleveland Plain- Dealer
Fire destroys art treasures at Antwerp Royal Museum
Fire badly damaged the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp destroying several priceless masterpieces. The blaze prompted a call to support local merchants and buy at home.
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Antwerp
Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Grain Moved By Canadian Lines Port Arthur October
During the first 25 days of October the three transcontinental railways Canada Pacific Canadian National and Grand Trunk Pacific moved 41134 cars of grain from the western wheat fields to Port Arthur and Fort William. Canadian Pacific handled 22828 cars Canadian National 14893 and Grand Trunk Pacific 3413 cars.
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Port Arthur, Ort
Transcontinental Railways
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Grand Trank Pacific
Port Arthur
Fort William
Statistics Department of the Board of Grain
Canadian W National
Grand Trunk Pacific
Britain’s Heavy Tax Causes Hardships
Mr Justice Darling, in a nominal sentence on an income tax misdemeanor, warned that direct taxation has reached a level making it hard for many to stay honest. He said strict laws may tempt weak or average citizens to rob the country if the burden remains.
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London
Justice Darling
Scheme To Expand London Tubes Aimed At Jobs
London based Underground Railways Company proposes a six million pound scheme to develop and extend the London tube system. The plan claims employment for 20,000 men over two years and asks the government to guarantee interest and provide ten years of security against competition.
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London
Underground Railways Company
London Tubes
Underground Railway
Moplah Rebellion Bloodshed Reported Near Mallapuram
Reuters dispatch from Simla notes fresh Moplah outbreaks in India with a clash involving the Dorset Regiment. A Dorset force backed by artillery and armored cars engaged Moplah rebels west of Mallapuram on October 25, who refused to surrender. Casualties among the Moplahs total 246.
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London
Reuter
Simla
Dorset Regiment
Malabar
Mallapuram
Conference votes on eight hour day for agricultural labor
The International Labor Conference in Geneva decided 74 to 20 that it may consider the eight hour day for agricultural laborers. It will now decide whether to strike the question from the agenda. A two thirds vote is needed to keep it on the agenda.
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Geneva
International Labor Conference
Montreal Constable Lavallee Promoted After Fatal Arrest
Constable Lavallee who shot and killed Napoleon Cecil during a fur store burglary has his annual salary increased from $1300 to $1600. The promotion reflects recognition of his role and the injuries he sustained.
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Montreal
Lavallee
Napoleon Cecil
Tree Planting Car Boosts Prairie Interest Across Canada
The Tree Planting Car tour by the Canadian Forestry Association ran five months, totaling 8 500 miles and drawing over 49 000 attendees at 369 lectures. Archibald Mitchell led sessions across Saskatchewan with 32 774 visitors, aiding municipal planning for parks and offering free planting plans. The campaign shows farmers how windbreaks and home shade trees can be affordable and effective, promoting timely planting regardless of moisture.
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Canada
Canadian Forestry Association
Archibald Mitchell
Saskatchewan
Telier
Mitchell
Ms Mitchell
Stolen Radium Needles Missing From Hospital
Four radium needles valued at not less than 10 000 dollars vanished at Hamilton City Hospital after being left in a patient during an operation. The owners Dr. F. K. Mowbray and Dr. K. M. McGregor had brought the tube to the hospital. Nurses and an orderly were questioned and detectives summoned but no information emerged.
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Hamilton City Hospital
F. K. Mowbray
K. M. McGregor
Ontario Public Lands revenue soars with timber dues rise
Ontario expects total public lands revenue for the just closed fiscal year to approach four million dollars, a gain near 190 percent over two years, driven mainly by higher timber dues and related charges.
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Toronto
Province of
Ontario
Gulf Storm Caused Massive Damage Across Florida Coast
The Gulf storm wrought severe destruction from St Petersburg to Fort Myers with over a million and a half dollars in Lee County losses. Sanibel Captiva and Istero Island report flooding and wrecked cottages as rail and road service are disrupted for days.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. Petersburg
Times Union
Fort Meyers
Lee County
Sanabel
Captiva Islands
Istero Island
Puntarassa
Grain Shipment Record Set by CPR at Winnipeg
The Canadian Pacific Railway moved 1 579 loaded grain cars east from Winnipeg in 24 hours, arranged into 41 trains and carrying between 2 500 000 and 3 000 000 bushels. If placed end to end without locomotives, the cars would span twelve miles.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Christmas Toys From Germany Reaches Canada
The first sizable German merchandise cargo to Canada since the war began has arrived aboard the freighter West Rebar. It includes Christmas toys, clocks, watches, and glassware loaded at Antwerp and Rotterdam. Each dollar spent locally boosts the community.
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Montreal
Canada
West Rebar
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Unanimous Vote Cancels Big Railway Strike In United States
Two miners Patenaude and Craig were rescued after a week in a copper mine shaft at Britannia Beach. In Chicago a planned October railway strike was canceled as unions withdrew authorization after a unanimous vote in favor of calling off the walkout.
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United States
Britannia Beach
B.C
Cop
Chicago
L. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Labor Board
Washington Administration
Sheppard
Prince Of Wales Heads for India on Tour
The Prince of Wales departed Victoria Station at noon bound for Portsmouth to sail Renown for a tour of India and Japan. A large crowd cheered as King George Queen Mary and other dignitaries watched, while officials and ambassadors observed. Security worries rose over nationalist threats led by Mahatma Gandhi and potential city strikes during the journey.
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London
Prince of Wales
Victoria Station
Portsmouth
India
Japan
Britain
King George
Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Lloyd George
U.S
Harvey
Hayashii
Mahatma Ghandi
Should Double Japs War Construction
John Hays Hammond, marine engineer, says the United States should build two warships for every Japanese vessel if the Washington conference fails. He spoke aboard the liner Golden State after three months in the Orient. Japan faces a trade deficit and may exhaust gold reserves to keep pace in war construction. Montreal. Col. Robert H. McCormick, Chicago Tribune president, argues Japan brings an ultimatum to the Washington talks while passing through Montreal on return from the St. Lawrence holiday.
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San Francisco
U.S
Japan
Washington
John Hays Hammond
Golden State
Orient
Montreal
Robert H. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Lower St. Lawrence
Strike Settled for South Africa Artisans in City
Reuters dispatch from Cape Town reports a compromise settlement ending a strike begun October 7 by skilled municipal artisans. Workers with long service gain fixed establishment with privileges, others return to trade rates without privileges.
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London
Reuter
Cape Town
South Africa
Plan to restore monarchy in Madrid shocks Lisbon plotters
Portuguese royalists in Tuy, Spain, inform Lisbon that monarchist restoration plans are being studied for Spain. Lisbon receives a note from Portuguese cavets while Portugal remains calm. rumors claim a new cabinet of Republican Guard members is near. The Portuguese president may resign due to ill health.
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Madrid
Lisbon
Cauets
Tuy
Spain
Portugal
Republican Guard
New Regulations For Toronto Police
Toronto police unveil new rules forbidding off duty constables from attending theatres race tracks or other amusements without leave to do so. The regulations warn that those who neglect rest and sleep and wander streets face reporting to the chief constable and possible dismissal for entering public houses or liquor shops off duty.
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Toronto
Robbers Put Victim Into Refrigerator in Montreal
In Montreal on Mount Royal Avenue butcher Alme Laboussiere was held at gunpoint by two bandits who robbed him of 780 dollars and forced him into a shop refrigerator. He was rescued hours later nearly frozen.
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Montreal
Alme Laboussiere
Mount Royal Avenue
Tremors Hit Massa and Carrara Causing Wide Damage
A quake shook the Tuscan coast injuring buildings and driving residents of Massa and Carrara into open fields. Florence reports a cyclone has struck the city adding to the regional distress.
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Milan
Massa
Carrara
Italy
Florence
Briand Rejects Greece Turkey Mediation Proposals
Paris reports Premier Briand refused to consider mediation proposals from Greek Premier Gournaris and Foreign Minister Baltazzio aimed at Greece and Turkey. The move blocks a potential peace effort as newspapers here note the stance.
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Paris
Briand
Gournaris
Baltazzio
Greece
Turkey
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Germany
Argo
Francis F. Pateraude
P. Craig
Craig
Patenaude
East
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