Nova Scotia Votes End Prohibition Debate in Quiet Plea
In a plebiscite Nova Scotia voters favored government control over liquor sales by more than 24 000 votes, while support for maintaining the temperance act lagged. Results show 89 757 for government control and 41 180 against. temperance act support was 61 672 to 56 024 against. Premier Rhodes will wait for full counts before comment. Only Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island still enforce prohibition laws.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
H.R. Grant
J. H. Winfield
FE. N. Rhodes
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Privy Council Upholds Alberta Succession Duty Ruling
The Privy Council dismissed the Royal Trust Company's appeal against Alberta ruling on succession duty. It holds that Victory Bonds fall within Alberta's tax reach as legally situated in the province, confirming government bonds liable for succession tax and benefiting Alberta financially. Representing Alberta were H. P. McMillan K C and Attorney-General J F Lymburn. for the Trust Co were Geoffrey Lawrence K C and H G Neal.
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London
Eng
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Royal Trust Company
Province of
Alberta
Wm Ifall
H. P. McMillan
K.C
J. F. Lymburn
Geoffrey Lawrence
H. G. Neal
Calgary
Lipton Lays Keel On Shamrock V At Gosport
Sir Thomas Lipton begins construction of Shamrock V, his new challenger for the American Cup, at Camper and Nicholson yard Gosport with no ceremony. The 76 foot rating yacht will follow New York Club rules and include a motor. The rig mirrors the defender’s, signaling a potential thrilling contest.
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London
Eng
Sir Thomas Lipton
Camper and Nicholson
Gosport
Sir Thomas
New York Club
Fort William Founder Peter McKellar Dies at 91
Peter McKellar, founder of Fort William and its early mining leader, died at 91. He helped establish the city and was first to report gold and other metals in the Fort William area. A member of the London and American Geological Societies. The note also mentions the launching of the Empress of Japan, a 25 000 ton liner, by Fairchild Shipbuilding Ltd with Mrs. E R Peacock officiating.
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Fort William
Ont
Peter McKellar
McKellar
Lake Head
Fort Wiliam
London
American Geological Societies
Eng
Fairchild Shipbuilding Company, Ltd
Scotland
E R. Peacock
FE. R. Peacock
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Japan
China
Fire destroys cattle barn at Manitoba Agricultural College
Fire at the Manitoba Agricultural College leveled a large cattle barn with a loft full of hay. The estimated loss is about 35000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Agricultural College
General Higgins seeks transfer of Salvation Army property
A writ on behalf of General Higgins the new commander in chief seeks to transfer army property now held in the names of General Bramwell Booth's executors. The writ was served on Booth's executors Mrs Booth Commissioner Catherine Booth and solicitor Sneath. Ownership remains with Booth's executors while General Higgins controls army property in Great Britain.
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London
Eng
Higgins
Salvation Army
Bramwell Booth
Booth
Catherine Booth
Sneath
Great Britain
Hagins
Both
All Canadian Menu at National Winter Fair Opening
An All-Canadian Menu will feature roots from coast to coast arranged by the agriculture department for the National Winter Fair opening in Toronto on November 20. Oysters from Prince Edward Island fish from Nova Scotia maple syrup from Quebec beef from the west fruit from Ontario and British Columbia provide a sample of dishes to suit cattlemen.
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Ottawa
Ariculture Department
Toronto
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
France to Build Modern Elevators for Grain
Coulommiers France. France will install a modern grain elevator system. Jean Hennessy minister of agriculture told farmers the government will help build enough elevators to store 30 000 bushels about a tenth of this year harvest and to modernize port facilities.
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Coulommiers
France
Jean Hennessy
Plan Pacific Air Liners to link Akron to the Philippines
Pacific Zeppelin Transport Co headed by Paul W. Litchfield plans two giant dirigibles, the largest in the world, to be built and operated between Southern California and the Philippines in 1933. Each airship will carry 80 passengers and ten tons of mail and freight, aiming to halve the current fastest boat crossing time.
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Akron
Ohio
California
Philippines
Pacific Zeppelin Transport Co
Paul W. Litchfield
Canadians Are Defined in New Dominion Report
A Dominion statistician R H Coates states that every person with Canadian nationality is a Canadian, every person born in the Dominion is Canadian, and those with three generations of residence are Canadian in a special sense. The report settles a long standing controversy over who qualifies as Canadian.
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Dominion Statistician
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Canada
R. H. Coates
Dr W R Gunn Appointed Livestock Commissioner
Victoria reports Dr W R Gunn identified with the animal health section of the U S federal agriculture department in Toronto has been named livestock commissioner for British Columbia by Hon W Atkinson the provincial agriculture minister. Gunn will begin duties on December 1.
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Victoria
W. R. Gunn
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Toronto
British Columbia
W. Atkinson
Gunn
Ramsay Leaves GM Post to Head Railway Board
Winnipeg. E. B. Ramsay officially resigns as general manager of the Canadian Co operative Wheat Producers and becomes chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners. No successor has been appointed and Ramsay will advise on matters from his tenure.
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Winnipeg
E. B. Ramsay
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ramsay
Minister Dunning Joins King Western Tour Return
Hon Charlies Dunning Minister of Railways will join Premier Mackenzie King on the western tour and accompany him back to Ottawa. He will meet King at Regina and attend meetings along the eastward journey.
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Ottawa
Ont
Charlies Dunning
Railways
Mackenzie King
Dunning
Mr. King
Regina
Ferguson victory reinforces Conservative rule in Ontario
Premier G Howard Ferguson and the Conservative government secured a landslide win in Ontario's 1929 election. The victory returns at least 93 seats in a 112 member assembly, defeating J G Lethbridge and Liberal leader W E N Sinclair while signaling strong mandate for a third term and broad legislative representation. A separate item notes the Italian submarine Tito Spezi sinking to 343 feet during tests with hydrophonic communication experiments afterward.
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Toronto
G. Howard Ferguson
Ontario
Legislative Assembly
Ferguson
Olenaid
J. G. Lethbridge
Progressive Party
West Middlesex
Whch
L. W. Freele
W. E. N. Sinclair
K.C
Libeaal
Onatrio South
Spezia
Italy
Tito Spezi
Seiesa
Unusual Lecture At Edmonton Military Academy
Former Imperial German navy commander Erich Alleweldt spoke at Edmonton military academy recounting his World War I naval experiences including Jutland. He moved to Alberta two years ago and now works as a progressive farmer in the Frightbank district.
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Edmonton
Alta
Jutland
Edmonton Military Academy
Erich Alleweldt
Alberta
Frightbank
Two Canadians Win Big in Cambridgehire Race Sweepstake
George Kowalchuk of Hackett Alberta and James Westcott of Springvale Mass share the first two prizes of 79399.50 each in the Army and Navy Veterans sweepstake at Newmarket England. Each horse was drawn by two ticket holders and both drew Double Life.
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Quebec
George Kowalchuk
Hackett
Alberta
James Westcott
Springvale
Mass
Newmarket
England
Jewish merchants protest Arab boycott in old Jerusalem
Two hundred Jewish shopkeepers in the old city filed a memorandum to High Commissioner Sir John Chancellor asserting that Arabs still organized a boycott against Jews. Arab pickets were said to monitor Jewish shop entrances and destroy goods bought by Arabs.
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Jerusalem
Old City
John Chancellor
May Abolish Capital Punishment
The House of Commons adopted an amendment to appoint a committee to study abolishing capital punishment. Sir John Clynes voiced government sympathy but warned abolition debates hinge on alternatives. Lady Astor criticized the minister’s stance after breaking a ten year custom by attending without a hat.
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London
Eng
House of Commong
John R. Clynes
Home Affairs
Astor
Immigrant Jackson Sentenced For Vandalism In Saskatoon
Joseph G Jackson a recent immigrant in Saskatoon confessed to throwing a brick through the plate glass door of the government liquor store on Third Avenue. He reported the incident to a sergeant and was jailed. In court Magistrate Brown gave him six months in Prince Albert jail.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Joseph G. Jackson
Third Avenue
Jackson
Brown
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales Dinner Honor VC Winners Reaches Canada
News from a remote settlement near Salmon Arm B C reports Major J Mc Gregor VC recipient learns of the Prince of Wales dinner to honor Victoria Cross holders. He drives 100 miles by auto to Salmon Arm, boards a train to New York for an Olympic voyage to London.
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Winnipeg
Salmon Arm
B.C
J. McGregor
McGregor
2Nd Canadian Rifles
V.C
New York
London
Dominion status for India debated amid Simon commission findings
A London paper cites a central committee report urging Dominion status for India and provincial autonomy, including an Indian privy council under the viceroy and broader army voting control. Delhi reports Viceroy Lerecy may issue a proclamation and summon a London conference on India's constitutional future.
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London
Eng
Indian Central Committee
Nankaran Mair
Simon Commission
India
Great Britain
Canada Off Gold Standard for Some Months
The Montreal Star reports Canada has been unofficially off the gold standard for six months due to money stringency. Ottawa asked banks to refrain from shipping gold to protect Canada’s position as gold demand rose in New York markets. The move, while unusual, aimed to maintain Canada’s financial stability during strain.
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Montreal
Montreal Star
Canada
New York
Dominion
Ottawa
New York Stock Exchange
Destroyers Ordered To China From Manila
The 45th destroyer division was ordered to Chinese waters immediately in view of a possible need there. They had arrived in Manila for the navy day celebration and seemed set to remain months. Officials were reluctant to discuss the order returning the fleet to China after its recent return.
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Manila
China
Rosenwald Pledges to Shield Sears Employees' Savings
The Herald Examiner reports Julius Rosenwald chairman of Sears Roebuck guaranteed employee stock market accounts. He pledged his personal fortune of millions to prevent any employee from losing savings amid market turmoil.
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Chicago
Ill
The
Herald Examiner
Julius Rosenwald
Sears-Roebuck and Cmpany
Winnipeg Grain Movement Reaches New Season High
Winnipeg reports a surge in grain storage with 75,407,000 bushels packed in high-piled bins in 24 hours Oct 30, a season high and 200,000 more than since 1929. In Moscow Tass despatches list 12 Russians condemned to death for crimes from murder to anti-Soviet acts, including two priests, a Mullah and four rich peasants.
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Winnipeg
Moscow
Tass
Parliament may update insurance act on stock investments
Ottawa reports that the next parliamentary session may amend the insurance act to regulate how insurers invest in common stocks, a change under consideration.
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Ottawa
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Privy Council
Lipton
Shamrock
Wiliam P. McKellar
Plan Pacific Air Liners
Monster Dirigibles
Lady Richmond Brown
Wilds
M. Mitchell Hedges
Mr. Hedges
Panama
C.P.R
Imperial Limited
Canadian Pacific Flyer
Colleen Moore
Prairies
East
Windsor Street
House of Commons
V.C. Holder
U.S
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