Air routes proposed to link colonies by rapid air transit
London proposes Empire long distance air routes aided by cooperation among Dominions and dependencies. Sir Samuel Hoare foresees non stop flights from London to distant cities within two to six days, with airships complementing airplanes in developing extensive air travel without subsidies.
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London
Canada
India
Cape Town
Australia
New Zealand
Samuel Hoare
Sir Samuel
Samus
Far East
England
Two Thousand Buffalo Will Be Slaughtered in Alberta Park
Ottawa reports that two thousand buffalo in Wainwright National Park will be killed under interior department orders. The herd has swelled, forcing culling and transfers to Wood Buffalo Park to conserve land, with tenders sought for slaughtering contracts.
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Ottawa
Wainwright National Park
Department of the Interior
Wood Buffalo Park
Wainwrigth Park
Alberta
Montreal
Greeks Object To Re Opening Schools
Reuters dispatch from Athens says Kalymnos Islanders threw stones and dynamite cartridges at Italian sailors who landed to pressure reopening of schools. Italian compulsory teaching order kept schools closed. No casualties reported. sailors withdrew. Confirmation pending.
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London
Reuters
Athens
Kalymnos
Dodecanese
Five Day Week Inaugurated in St Petersburg
The St Petersburg Plasterers' organization announced yesterday the inauguration of a five day work week starting November 1. They intend to follow Ford Motor Company's example where the schedule has already been adopted.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Ford Motor Company
All houses on main arteries in Constantinople to be painted yellow
City authorities order every house along Constantinople's main arteries painted yellow. The decree specifies uniform color across listed streets to standardize streetscape. Enforcement details and penalties are to be announced by officials.
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Constantinople
Platinum Found On Africa's Gold Coast
Platinum ore discovery reported on Africa's Gold Coast signals potential new mineral wealth. Geologists from the exploration team observed rich mineral seams and are planning further sampling to assess quality and tonnage. Local authorities anticipate economic impact and job creation from the find.
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Gold Coast
Africa
Saskatchewan Premier Sees Hudson's Bay Route Unite East and West
Premier Gardiner voices the Hudson Bay route as a uniting force for Canada. He says completion will open a vast Saskatchewan to Churchill river corridor, cut Liverpool travel by a thousand miles, and boost Western production while aiding Maritime development and Empire cohesion. The plan ties East and West and strengthens bonds with Britain.
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Saskatoon
Board of Trade
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Churchill Rivers
Liverpool
Western Canada
West
Canada
Maritimes
Confederation
Hudson's Bay
Bay
United States
Rockies
Straits
Drake
Forbisher
Hawkins
Empire
Tenderfoot
Saskatchewan Cabinet Shrinks to Seven Ministers
Premier J G Gardiner announces rearrangements following A P McNab’s resignation as public works minister. Cabinet reduces from eight to seven with Gardiner taking railway portfolio and provincial treasurer duties. W J Patterson shifts to highways and keeps telephones. J M Uhrich gains public works and health, resigns as provincial secretary to T C Davis. Davis adds municipal affairs and bureau of labor duties. The Bay Road ceremony honors Archie McNab and marks provincial governance transitions.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
A. P. McNab
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Mr. Gardiner
Bureau of Labor
John Bracken
Manitoba
W. R. Motherwell
J. A. Cross
Pe Davis
C. R. McIntosh
Fred Johnston
M.P
Malcolm McLean
Bay
Port Nelson
Archie McNab
Archie
Delegation From Edmonton Probes Prince Rupert Port
A four member party from Alberta and Edmonton represented by the city and the board of trade visited Prince Rupert to inspect the port facilities and grain handling operations in response to a civic government and board of trade invitation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Edmonton Board of Trade
Edmonton Press
Prince Rupert
Board of Trade and Civic Government
No Signal From Mars Stuns British Stargazers
Mars neared Earth but yielded no SOS or interplanetary signals to Greenwich Observatory's telescope and a 14 valve superheterodyne receiver. Enthusiasts watched for signs, yet no symbols or sounds were captured, leaving Martians to try again.
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London
Mars
Earth
Greenwich Observatory
Mother Earth
Life Lease Granted of White Lodge in Richmond
King George presents a life lease of White Lodge, the royal residence at Richmond, to Lord Lee of Fareham. White Lodge, built by George II, previously used by the Duke of York, and Chequers became a country house for premiers in 1923.
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London
George
White Lodge
Richmond
Lord Lee
Fareham
George II
Duke of York
Gold Rush to Sweden Spreads to Skellefteå Region
A regular gold rush grips the Swedish province of Vasterbotten as new ore discoveries draw prospectors. Reports describe deposits containing copper zinc arsenic silver and gold prompting a surge of interest and exploration.
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Skelleften
Sweden
Vesterbotten
Ottawa Auto Exports Grow Worldwide
Canada’s Ottawa region reports a rise in automobile exports with passenger and freight vehicles sent to 61 countries over the last year. The total value reached 40 million 706 thousand 949 dollars, covering markets from Argentina to Iceland and Iraq to Mexico.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Argentina
Iceland
Iraq
Mexico
Manitoba Reports Surplus For 1925 26 By Bracken Government
The Bracken Government declares a surplus of 600388 for the fiscal year ending April 30 1926 the largest in Manitoba since 1513.
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Winnipeg
Bracken
Reasons Canada Gets Unsuitable Emigrants
The Daily Mail launches a Sir Percival Phillips series on Canada’s expansion and trade. Britain’s edit says Canadian progress earns sympathy, but warns Britain’s dole system risks swamping Canada with central and Eastern European emigrants seeking outdoor relief.
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Dole
Sir Percival Phillips
London
Canada
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Doles
Britain
United States
Europe
Armenia Quake in Erivan Causes Thousands of Deaths and Injuries
Soviet officials report over 5,000 killed or injured in Armenia quake. Villages Alachkep Yenibayazine Drehmie zine destroyed and churches between Ghemru and Erivan heavily damaged. Near East relief aids the homeless while the Trans Caucasian Federation sends 50 million rubles for relief. Turkish territory untouched per reports.
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Constantinople
Erivan
Armenia
Alachkep
Yenibayazine
Drehmiezine
Ghemru
Trans-Caucasian Federation
Pacific Cable Laying Underway From Vancouver
The cable ship Dominia begins laying the shore end of the new Pacific cable between Vancouver station and Fanning Island as work starts on the linkage project.
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Vancouver
Dominia
Fanning Island
Salvation Army appoints first Japanese commissioner
General Booth named a Japanese national as Salvation Army commissioner marking a historic appointment. He sailed from Vancouver on the Empress of Canada to oversee duties in Japan, China, and Korea while continuing a long voyage westward. Booth arrived in Canada aboard the Empress of France and traveled across the country by rail before the voyage.
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Salvation Army
Japan
General Booth
Vancouver
China
Korea
Canada
France
Dominion
Canadian Pacific Lines
Canadian Magazine Publishers Seek Tariff Relief in Ottawa
Members of the Magazine Publishers Association of Canada went to Ottawa to present resolutions to the tariff and taxation advisory board. They argued Canada imports over fifty million U.S. magazines annually, many with advertising content harming Canadian industry, and asked removal of what they call unfair advantages for foreign publications.
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U.S
Ottawa
United States
Magazine Publishers’ Association of Canada
Advisory Board of Tariff and Taxation
Tariff Board
Canada
Proposal Fails to Win Mine Owners Trust
London sources report Labour pressure on the British government to intervene in the coal strike. Leaders claim Bank of England Governor Montague Norman might fund a wage arbitration but not hours of labor. Emperor Cook rejects the idea and owners show little enthusiasm. Premier Baldwin reportedly will not intervene without concrete miner proposals.
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London
Montague Norman
Bank of England
Cook
Baldwin
Morocco Orders Return of War Loot to Rebels
The Moroccan government issues a decree demanding confiscation of Abd-el-Krim's property including cattle and grain seized during the Rif war. Exiled to Reunion Island, Krim's assets are to be returned to their former owners as specified in the decree.
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Madrid
Abd-el-Krim
Reunion Isle
Indian Ocean
Krim
Mystery cloaks the imperial parley in London
Reporters describe the imperial conference as a private cabinet like gathering. Delegates arrive in silk hats while guards protect the interior as outsiders glimpse little apart from dull official communiques and a Rubens painting.
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London
Downing Street
Mijay Chand Matab
Maharajadhiranpa Bahadur
Burdwan
Board Defers Action On Drying Tough Grain In Winnipeg
The board of grain commissioners in Winnipeg deferred any order to dry tough and damp grain and did not raise the moisture limit for straight grain wheat. The decision came after a long discussion with public and private elevators, pools, and local traders. The chair indicated the press might urge farmers to have damp grain dried to prevent deterioration if needed later.
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
Inforests
Canaan Pools
Lister
Fraser
Alberta Wheat Pool
Board of Commissioners
Famous Players Canadian Corporation Ltd Formed in B C
Films in Victoria and Vancouver plan a new production plant under the Famous Players Canadian Corporation Ltd an extra provincial firm to operate in Canada and abroad The company will extend its production to England as part of its international expansion led by Famous Players Lasky Corporation Toronto and Vancouver officials at Parliament Buildings announced this morning.
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Victoria
B.C
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
British Columbia
Parliament Buildings
Famous Players Canadian Corporation Ltd
Toronto
Vancouver
Canada
England
Fuel Famine Hits Europe From British Coal Strike
Reports from industrial centers say a fuel famine is rapidly spreading across Europe due to the British coal strike. France felt the shortage last month as iron and steel mills on the Atlantic coast drew on emergency stocks.
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Paris
France
Atlantic
Seaplane speed record claimed at Mitchell Field
Lieut Frank H Conant of the U S Navy reportedly exceeded 250 miles per hour over a four mile seaplane course at Mitchell Field New York an unofficial world speed record. Army aviator Lieut James E Doolittle holds the official mark at 245 miles per hour.
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Mitchell Field
N.Y
Frank H. Conant
James E. Doolittle
Coast to coast tour by Canadian automobile head
Dr. P. E. Doolittle, president of the Canadian Automobile Association, has completed a coast to coast tour of the Dominion. His car’s wheels were dipped in the Atlantic at Halifax and the Pacific at Vancouver.
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Toronto
P. E. Doolittle
Canadian Automobile Association
The
Dominion
Atlantic
Halifax
Pacific Ocean
Vancouver
Ottawa railroad mail service pioneer dies at 75
B M Armstrong a former controller of the railway mail service of Canada died suddenly in Ottawa on October 27 at age 75. He helped organize the mail service as it exists today and retired about three years ago.
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Ottawa
B. M. Armstrong
Railway Mail Service of Canada
Chinese Buy Tin Helmets London
A firm in London has shipped 30,000 steel helmets used by the British in the world war to a Chinese general. The delivery signals ongoing wartime aid or supply moves involving China and British military equipment.
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London
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Sask
Near East Relief
Pacific
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