Provinces Claim Rights to Water Power at Supreme Court
Ottawa reports the Dominion and provincial governments will argue over rights to water powers before the Supreme Court of Canada. Provinces Ontario Quebec Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia align to assert rights predated Confederation and challenge Dominion jurisdiction. The case may go to the Privy Council in England and likely spans two weeks with Saskatchewan sending its own representative.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Can
Privy Council
England
St. Lawrence
Ottawa River
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Supreme Court
Argentina Considers Withdrawing from League of Nations
Advices from Buenos Aires say the Argentine parliament plans to discontinue appropriations to meet league dues, signaling a de facto withdrawal from the League of Nations. Under league rules a withdrawing nation must pay dues for two years after notice.
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Geneva
Argentina
League of Nations
Buenos Aires
Canada Grants 25000 Dollar Relief Gift
Ottawa-Hon Ernest Lapointe acting prime minister says Canada will subscribe 25000 dollars to the British West Indies hurricane relief committee after consulting with and at the urging of the Canadian Red Cross. The pledge aims to aid victims of the hurricane.
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Ottawa
Ernest Lapointe
Canada
British West Indies
Lapointe
Red Cross
Privy Council Appeal Likely For Trade Association
The Proprietary Articles Trade Association may gain permission to appeal to the Privy Council in England. A department of labor ruling labelled the group as an association in restraint of trade. The matter is now with the department of justice.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
England
Proprietary Articles Trade Association
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
Chinese Soldiers Face Starvation in Chihli Region
Reports to Nanking say 100000 Nationalist troops near Shanghai face starvation with villagers also starving. Soldiers lack boots and blankets and local supplies are severely strained amid the crisis.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Chihli
Fierce Chinese Fighting Near Tientsin Ends in Surrender
The Kuenis News Service reports that more than 2,000 Shantung troops were killed resisting Nationalist forces northeast of Tien Tsin and that the former Northern army has surrendered.
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Peking
Tien Tsin
Kuenis
Air mail routes begin between Montreal Toronto and Albany service
Toronto reports the daily air mail service started on October 1 linking Montreal with Toronto and extending an international route from Montreal to Albany New York. The move expands cross border mail delivery and aviation operations in the region.
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Toronto
Montreal
Albany
N.Y
Smuts Says No Need for Warships for South Africa
General Jan Smuts told a Capetown audience that South Africa does not need a large fleet. He argued the British fleet provides protection for a young country and favored development projects over building a costly navy.
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Capetown
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
General Smuts
Frosted Wheat Research Underway At Saskatoon Lab
Four Canadian laboratories including the University of Saskatchewan have found that grain frost does not lessen milling or baking quality. In Saskatoon the university lab led by Dr. Thorvaldsen and Dr. Larimer begins detailed work to measure frost damage on wheat milling and baking performance.
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Saskatoon
Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Saskatchewan University Laboratory
T. Thorvaldsen
R. K. Larimer
Cement firms protest Ottawa over cement import duty
Canadian cement producers pressed their case before the Tariff Advisory Board arguing the strong industry does not justify keeping import duties. Professor J. Jackson of Toronto opened for the producers disputing the council of agriculture’s figures and contending costs leave less than 57.5 percent for overhead and profits.
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Ottawa
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Canada
Tariff Advisory Board
J. Jackson
Toronto
Council of Agriculture
American flyer vows second attempt to Stockholm flight
Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, rescued after stranding in the Arctic, arrived in Copenhagen on the Fulton with Prof. William H. Hobbs. Hassell said he would again attempt a U S to Stockholm flight next year via Greenland.
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Copenhagen
Bert Hassell
Greenland
Parker Cramer
U.S
Stockholm
Hassell
Cramer
Arctic
Fulton
William H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Canada to Attend International Air Conference in Washington
Ottawa government officials say Canada will be represented at the December International Air Conference in Washington on civil aviation. The Canadian delegate has not yet been chosen and an announcement will follow.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
Department of National Defence
Zeppelin To Start October 10 Flight To America
Berlin dispatch says Germany’s new trans Atlantic dirigible Count Zeppelin will begin its first flight to America by October 10. Favorable North Atlantic weather in early October supports an imminent departure.
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London
Germany
Count Zeppelin
America
Berlin
North Atlantic
B C Cabinet Unopposed In Vancouver Contests Not Held
The nine portfolio holding members of the British Columbia cabinet led by Premier S F Tolmie were re elected to the provincial legislature after running unopposed at nomination. Voting was not needed as there were no contests.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
S. F. Tolmie
Swedish government resigns after election loss
Premier Ekman and the central bloc government step down following an election in which the governing party shed seats, including the foreign minister Loefgren.
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Stockholm
Ekman
Loefgren
Cardston Mayor Mark Spen cer Dies in Rochester Minnesota
Cardston’s longtime leader Mayor Mark Spencer, a pioneer and eight term chief magistrate, died recently in Rochester Minnesota. He guided the town through growth and development and will be buried in Cardston.
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Cardston
Lethbridge
Mark Spencer
Rochester
Minn
Federal aid for highways should continue
Delegates at the 15th annual Canadian Good Roads Association convention urged continued federal highway aid with extra support to provinces. They reviewed level crossings, cement bridges, urban road responsibilities, gasoline taxes, and winter roads. Hon. O L McPherson of Alberta was elected president. A resolution called for immediate additional federal funding, citing $200 million in highway-related gains over the past decade and a first $20 million grant.
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Regina
Canadian Good Roads Association
O. L. McPherson
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Canadian Doctor Quoted On Cancer Cure Plans
Director of Cancer Research Dr. Ellice McDonald at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia General Hospital advocates forestalling cancer by treating patients with thyroid gland extract and related methods. A Canadian by birth, he studied in Winnipeg and Toronto and has three brothers prominent in public life.
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Ellice McDonald
McDonald
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia General Hospital
Dr. McDonald
Winnipeg
Toronto
H. F. McDonald
C.M.G
D.S.O
D. H. McDonald
M.P.P
Qu'Appelle
Sask
F. A. McDonald
Williams to study at University of British Columbia
Percy Williams Olympic sprint champion will attend the University of British Columbia for one year then pursue a business administration course at the University of Washington. The decision was made by the Williams affairs committee in Vancouver after his two day stay in Seattle. He remained in Vancouver to honor his supporters and friends.
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Vancouver
Percy Williams
University of British Columbia
University of Washington
Williams
Seattle
Washington Institution
Sympathy From King George For Florida Sufferers
London reports King George expresses condolences to President Coolidge and the American people for the disaster from the recent hurricane striking Florida Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The cable emphasizes solidarity with those harmed and the relief effort.
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London
George
Coolidge
U.S
Florida
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
United States rejects Anglo-French naval accord basis
Washington reports an unconditional rejection of the secret Anglo-French naval accord as a basis for renewed arms talks. The United States sent separate notes to Paris and London outlining its position on disarmament of cruisers and submarines, reiterating Geneva conference stances from 1927.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Paris
White House
Premier Mackenzie King to Be Feted in London Dinner
Premier Stanley Baldwin hosts a dinner for Canada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King and the entire Canadian cabinet in London on October 10. It will be King’s sole speaking engagement in England during a week long visit. High Commissioner P. C. Larkin will preside at the Savoy hotel event.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Mackenzie King
Canada
Canada Club
King
England
P. C. Larkin
Savoy Hotel
Explosion Kills Forty at Cabrorizas Bajas Fort
A powder magazine blast at the old Spanish fort of Cabrorizas Bajas near Mellila Morocco kills forty people and injures about two hundred amid the collapse of the citadel and surrounding homes. Nine Spanish soldiers die. women and children are among the dead and wounded. The government allocates 25 000 pesetas for relief.
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Mellila
Morocco
Cabrorizas Bajas
Campaign is On for Elections in Great Britain
In Yarmouth England Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin leads a 2600 delegate Conservative conference to craft a platform as Britain braces for a general election. Across parties conferences set tariff and industrial protection issues with new campaign tools such as wireless talkies and motor car broadcasts. The flapper vote of five million young women looms as all parties court support.
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Yarmouth
Eng
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Making every effort to bring Britishers to Canada
Winnipeg report quotes Hon. Robert Forke, minister of immigration, denying claims of a deliberate effort to exclude British newcomers. He says Canada supports British workers, funds their passage with British government and railways aid, and partners with groups to promote British settlement, while not favoring other nationalities.
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Winnipeg
Bishop Lloyd
Saskatchewan
Canada
Robert Forke
Pipestone
Man
Forke
Turgeon Named Head of Manitoba Resources Commission
Mr Justice Turgeon of Saskatchewan is appointed chairman of the Manitoba resources commission to oversee the return of natural resources. His colleagues include C. M. Bowman of London Ontario and Hon. T. A. Crerar of Winnipeg. A secretary will be appointed soon and an organizational meeting will be held likely in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Ont
Justice Turgeon
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
C. M. Bowman
London
T. A. Crerar
Winnipeg
Turgeon
Amsterdam Olympics to pay for themselves says consulate
The Netherlands Consulate announced that the Olympic games in Amsterdam will cover all expenses funded by the government and private subscriptions. Official figures are not provided, but gate receipts are expected to repay the Dutch Olympic committee.
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Montreal
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Unemployment in Sweden Falls in July
Government figures show 9500 people in Sweden sought job aid in July, down from 11,169 in June, a drop of about 14.9 percent. The figures highlight a continuing decline in unemployment.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Support for Gov Smith New York
Representative Mary T. Morton a Democrat from New Jersey appealed to women to vote for Governor Smith calling him the greatest humanitarian this country has produced.
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New York
Mary T. Morton
New Jersey
Smith
Rain Damages Ontario Crops Reported in Sault Ste. Marie
Heavy rains and cold weather worry farmers in the district. Acres of grain rot in the fields and potatoes planted on low ground are ruined by excessive moisture across the area.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Exhibit of Canadian Fruit in Transit to England
An exhibit of Canadian fruit bound for an English display passed through Montreal on its way to Manchester and London. The fruits were sent with special precautions by the Canadian National Express Company.
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Winnipeg
Man
Montreal
Manchester
London
Canadian National Express Company
Man Pleads Sleepwalking Defense in Wife’s Murder
Chester Kutzulub, 48, on trial in Detroit for murdering his wife Amelia, enters a novel plea claiming he was sleepwalking when the shooting occurred. The defense argues the act was not intentional but a result of somnambulism.
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Detroit
Amelia
Chester Kutzlub
France posts higher birth rate than prewar figure
France remains the only European nation with a birth rate that has risen above its prewar level. The development marks a notable demographic shift as other countries trend differently.
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France
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