Ice Conditions Report at Port Churchill and Nelson
A Halifax area bulletin notes Fort Churchill and Port Nelson share similar ice conditions with tides moving compact ice. Nov 6 sees temporary Churchill ice while Nelson shows heavy ice off shore. heavy ice at Churchill arrives Nov 13. Water and air readings suggest Hudson Bay season is two to three weeks abnormal.
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Port Churchill
Hawes
Fort Churchill
Port Nelson
Jce
Department of Hallwars
Canale Hoth
Churchill
St. Lawrence
Inker
Churchel
Nelson
Harbor Works
Hudson Bay
Bolshevism Undermined by Internal Split and Arrests
London based Warsaw correspondent reports a split in the Communist Party as anniversary actions against oppositionists widen. Trotsky supporters reportedly arrested. rumors circulated that Trotsky was jailed and some supporters shot. Riga dispatch claims Trotzky and Zinoviev ousted from homes and means of existence amid possible military revolt rumors.
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London
Warsaw
Daily Mail
Moscow
Communist Party
Troizky
Troiky
Riga
Trotzky
Gregory Zinovief
Stahy
French Hostages Freed After Moorish Kidnapping
Six French captives released after ransom of 2,000,000 francs in gold was paid. Including Yves Steezy and Jean Mailier, the group reached French posts at Past Batla at 4 pm. Kidnapped October 22 on a hunting trip, with two young girls abducted earlier.
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Rabat
Morocco
Yves Steezy
Jean Mailier
Paroness von Steinhell
Marie Prokorof
Arnaud
Past Batla
Steeg
Finger Prints Exchanged By Radio London Police
Wireless fingerprint exchange between Scotland Yard and Chicago enabled London police to identify a man held locally as wanted in Chicago. Authorities said the suspect would be sent back to the United States city.
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London
Scotland Yard
Chicago
United States
Mexico Bans Food Exports Policy Aims to Conserve Supplies
Mexico City government prepared an order forbidding export of articles of necessary consumption including corn wheat beans peas potatoes salt butter sugar. Coal may also be included later to conserve domestic food supplies.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Britain Quietly Seeks US Alliance to Save Empire
Charles Edward Russell testified at the William McAndrew trial that Britain aims to avert empire disintegration by forming a union with the United States. He warned London propaganda could push toward an English speaking alliance, risking a world war with France Spain Italy Portugal Mexico and South America. Russell said British prestige wanes since World War I. Thomas Wale Thompson noted British propaganda in U.S. schools. Tusell predicted a possible war between Britain US and other nations if such an alliance materializes.
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Chicago
Great Britain
United States
Charles Edward Russell
New York
William McAndrew
Russel
England
William Wale Thompson
United
Russell
London
Britain
France
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Mexico
South America
Tussell
Drastic Changes In Manitoba Liquor Law
Reports from Winnipeg and the Manitoba Free Press indicate the provincial government will overhaul liquor laws. The planned measures repeal existing statutes and allow beer by the glass and hard liquor by the bottle under a cash and carry system at provincial level.
Twenty Five Nations Enter Olympic Winter Games
Twenty five nations announce intent to participate in the second Olympic winter games to be held February 11 to 19, 1928 at St Moritz Switzerland. The program includes figure and team skating skiing hockey and bob sledding with demonstrations of skikjering. Notable entrants include Norway Sweden Poland Czecho Slovakia and Canada.
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Geneva
St. Moritz
Chamonix
Norway
Sweden
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Canada
Churchill reveals Lady Houston gift to British government
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill states Lady Houston widow of Sir Robert Houston paid 7.5 million dollars to the government as an act of grace. It follows Houston’s move to Jersey Island before death to dodge high death duties.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Lady Houston
Robert Houston
Jersey Island
Canada Aim for Unified Nation Across Provinces
Premier J. E. Brownlee of Alberta declared that Canadian youth will not remain in farming unless agriculture is placed on par with industry. He urged interdependence of the provinces and a more unified Canada amid growing modernization.
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Toronto
Canada
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta
Women fined for cruelty in Ottawa carrier hens case
Magist rate Hopewell fined two women after a Humane Society Inspector warned them against carrying live hens head downward in the police court. The action cited unnecessary suffering caused by the grip.
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Ottawa
Hopewell
Humane Society
Electric Accumulator Is Latest Invention
London reports a powerful electric accumulator or storage battery is secretly tested by Dayly Fapreas Tie. Invented by Father Almeida of Salamanca and backed by British financiers. It could drive an express train on existing tracks without third rails and also power automobiles. A company is formed to develop it but claims await demonstration.
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London
Father Almeida
Salamanca
Western Canada breeders to show at Chicago livestock expo
Western Canadian horse breeders famous for draft stock will compete at the Chicago international livestock exposition this week. They are favored to win many ribbons in the draft horse division especially in the Clydesdale class. Several well known Canadian breeders are absent from this year’s Clydesdale entries, including Haggerty and Clack and J H Pearce, who bred last year’s grand champion and reserve champion. Still a strong showing is anticipated from other Western Canadian breeders.
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Chicago
Western Canada
Clydesdale
Cnes
Haggerty and Clack
Winners At Royal Show Grain From Saskatchewan and Manitoba
At the Royal Winter Fair spring wheat competition Reward from Mittle Manitoba won first prize. Western exhibitors swept second and third with Marquis wheat shown by Joseph Hames Orkney Saskatchewan and George S Canfield Wildrose Saskatchewan. Durum class top honors went to Laura Saskatchewan by William Parnborough with prize to his son and J W McGhie of Margulis Saskatchewan. All fall wheat prizes went to Ontario exhibitors.
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Toronto
William Pierce
Mittle
Man
Joseph Hames
Orkney
Sask
George S. Canfield
Wildrose
Marquis
William Parnborough
Laura
J. W. McGhie
Margulis
Ontario
Dandurand Named Canada's Delegate to League Council
Premier King announced in a Privy Council meeting that Hon Raoul Dandurand will represent Canada at the League of Nations Council in Geneva. The appointment is temporary and builds on Canada’s current council election this year. Dandurand will depart within a day or two for the session.
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Ottawa
Raoul Dandurand
Senate
Canada
League of Nations Council
King
Privy Council
Dandurand
Geneva
Council of the League
Britain Decides to Cut Naval Program Initiation
London reports that only one of three planned British cruisers will be laid down this year. First Lord Bridgeman told the House of Commons the Geneva disarmament talks prompted the decision to halt the other two vessels. The Westminster Gazette notes the move may be a form concession or a substantive shift, uncertain until next year’s shipbuilding plan is presented.
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London
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
House of Comons
Bridgeman
Westminster Gazette
Prince of Wales fans crowd car as 5000 women rush cue
Five thousand women and flappers surged toward a moving picture show to glimpse the Prince of Wales as his car left the venue. Police controlled the crowd after the demonstration, marking a second such incident within days.
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Ondon
Prince of Wales
Stations On H B Line Saskatoon
Commissioner J H Holmes of the local Board of Trade sent a telegram to Minister Dunning noting an Ottawa press dispatch naming stations on the Hudson Bay Railway under consideration. He urges justice for Saskatchewan men tied to the Bay project for over 40 years and asks acknowledgment of receipt.
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Saskatoon
J. H. Holmes
Board of Trade
C. A Dunning
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Hindson Bay
Eight Fighting Planes For Canadian Training Program
The Canadian Government will receive eight fighting aeroplanes next month and send them to Camp Borden Ontario. Training planes cover initial advanced and service classes with actual fighting machines lacking at Camp Borden until now. The new planes complete the airman training cycle.
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Ottawa
Camp Borden
Ont
Simultaneous British Silver Coin Designs Update
On December 1 London marks a historic change as all British silver coinage receives a new obverse design for the first time since 1816. Gold and copper coinage remain unaffected.
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London
Labour minister cites Canadian settlement applications
Sir Arthur Steel Maitland told the House of Commons that in the past 72 months two men applied at Liverpool labor exchanges for settlement in Canada. One withdrew, while 16 were not acceptable by Dominion authorities.
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London
Arthur Steel Maitland
House of Commons
Liverpool
District
Canada
All-Canadian Produce Dinner in Ottawa Celebrates Six Decades
An all-Canadian produce dinner in Ottawa opened the Royal Winter Fair with Governor General present. Hon. W. St. Motherwell and ministers from provinces highlighted agricultural progress since Confederation and future prospects. Alberta minister cautioned on immigration to support expansion.
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Toronto
Dominion of Canada
W. St. Motherwell
Lorg Willingdon
Motherwell
J. C. Elliott
J. S. Martin
Ontario
J. Desilets
Quebec
J. A. Walker
Nova Scotia
J. Smith
New Brunswick
A. Prefontaine
Manitoba
Warnock
British Columbia
W. M. Lea
Prince Edward Island
J. J. Robertson
Saskatchewan
George Handley
Alberta
Canada
Headley
C P R Records Grain Marketing Peak Across West
C P R reports a record week October 22 to 24 with 25 331 000 bushels marketed surpassing 1926 by 11 778 000. Monday October 24 saw 5 110 600 bushels sold as 2 552 cars were loaded. Winnipeg Transcona yards operated smoothly due to months of preparation for the grain rush.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
West
Canadian Pacific Lines
Western
Canada
Transcona
Winnipeg
Egrin Activities
Manitoba Offers Rail Link Financing To Flin Flon Area
Manitoba government proposes annual payments up to 160.40 for five years to offset operating losses and urges a railway from near The Pas on the Hudson Bay line to the Flin Flon mining region. Ottawa signaling acceptance and a large capital outlay of about 50 million dollars, with 36 million immediate, for northern development.
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Winnipeg
Dominion
Pas
Fiin Fion
Bracken
Ottawa
Charles Dunning
John Bracken
Manitoba
Flin Flon
North Country
Pin Flon
Bandits Attack Train in Mexico Killing Soldiers and Wounding Passengers
Eighteen soldiers and one officer died when bandits attacked a passenger train between Palmira and Aguascalientes. Three soldiers and six passengers, including a woman and two children, were wounded. The train reached Aguascalientes with the injured. bandits dispersed. Earlier, nine soldiers and 13 passengers were injured when coaches derailed near Jalapa on the Puebla Vera Cruz line.
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Mexico City
Palmira
Aguascalientes
Gamds
Puebla-Vera Cruz
Jalapa
Belfast legislature votes down women's suffrage bill
The Northern Ireland parliament rejects Joseph Devlin's measure granting women 21 and over the right to vote. Premier Lord Craigavon says future government bills may include enfranchisement if Britain acts on the matter.
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Belfast
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Joseph Devlin
Lord Craigavon
Saratoga Entered Commission as U S Navy Carrier
The United States navy commissioned its newest and largest aircraft carrier, the Saratoga, in Camden New Jersey. Weighing 35 000 tons and claimed to be the fastest large ship afloat it carries a crew and aircraft complement to be announced and will join the Pacific fleet upon completion.
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Camden
N.J
United States Navy
Saratoga
Pacifc
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Prince
H.B. Line
C.P.R
Tranacona Yards
Fort William
League of Nations
Washington
League
Hugh R. Wilson
Switzerland
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N.D
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Richland County
Sacramento
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