Resignations Shake British Cabinet Over Ottawa Policy
Eleven ministers quit the national government claiming the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa endangers empire unity. Viscount Snowden and Archibald Sinclair led the walkout with Liberal colleagues while MacDonald vowed to press on toward debt talks and a world economic conference.
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London
England
Ottawa
Viscount Snowden of
Ickornshaw
Ramsay MacDonald
Herbert Samuel
Home Secretary
Archibald Sinclair
Scotland
Lord Snowden
MacDonald
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Lord Sankey
National Laborites
King Pledges Party To Lower Tarriers In Canada
Rt. Hon. W L Mackenzie King pledges the Liberal party to reduce tariff barriers to revive Canadian industry and commerce. He spoke for Liberal candidate W H Golding in the South Huron by election, criticizing government spokesmen for making the imperial economic conference the campaign issue.
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Exeter
Ont
W. L. Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
W. H. Golding
South Huron
King
Imperial Economic Conference
Veterans Back Five Day Week Plan in Ontario Union
The Ontario command of the Canadian Legion approved a resolution at its convention calling on the Dominion command and government to adopt a five day week and a six hour workday.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Ontario
Canadian Legion
Dominion
Canada Likely Excluded From Harmsworth Speedboat Race
Detroit W D Edenburn of the Yachtmen's Association of America doubts Canada can enter next year's Harmsworth trophy speedboat competition. Rules require boats be designed and built wholly in the entrant's country. A Canadian entry would need an engine capable of high power, costing about 250000 dollars.
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Detroit
W. D. Edenburn
Yachtmen's Association of America
Canada
Edenburn
Bert Hawker
Gravenhurst
Ont
Betty Carstairs
Harmsworth
Hawker
Orillia
Space filling fast for World's Grain Show exhibit
Regina officials report two thirds of space in the new exhibition building is booked for next year’s World's Grain Show. The Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada will use 1,500 square feet with 100 feet frontage to demonstrate Canadian export grades and how hard red spring wheat mixed with European soft wheat affects bread loaf quality, size, and color.
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Regina
Sask
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
Grain Commissioners
Europe
Attempted assassination of Calcutta editor
In Calcutta two men killed themselves after a failed bid to assassinate Sir Alfred Watson editor of the Statesman as he motored through Diwan, in the heart of the city. The chauffeur was wounded and Mrs Rose Grosse, his secretary, was grazed by a bullet. A third attacker escaped.
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Calcutta
India
Sir Alfred Watson
The
Statesman
Sir Alfred
Maidan
Rose Grosse
Anxiety rises over 200 Japanese in Manchuria districts
Reports from Tsitsihar describe growing fear among 200 Japanese residents in Manchuria and the Hanar districts as Chinese railway guards allegedly plot to kill all Japanese they meet amid an uprising.
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Tsitsihar
Manchuria
Manchuri
Hanar
Winnipeg Council Increases Laborers Wages
Winnipeg city council approved a first raise for common laborers from 40 to 421 cents per hour by a narrow 9 to 8 vote. The decision marks the initial upward pay revision by the council.
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Winnipeg
Man
Soviet Denies Mass Riot Deaths in Sverdlovsk
Moscow disputed reports that 100 Soviet workers were killed in Sverdlovsk food riots. Government officials called the stories fabrications and stated no riots occurred.
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Moscow
Russia
Sverdlovsk
Riga
New Moderator Elected for United Church in Toronto
Rev. Dr. T. Albert Moore of Toronto was elected sixth moderator of the United Church of Canada by the general council in session at Hamilton. He defeated Rev. Dr. Richard Roberts of Sherbourne Street and Rev. Dr. W. Armstrong of Trinity. Moore, secretary to the church’s general council, is a former Methodist leader and Acton native who was ordained in 1884 after studies at Wesleyan College in Montreal.
Student Parachute Accident Ends In Accidental Death
Jury finds Charles J. Winters died accidentally after his parachute failed to open during a Wilkie flight. Instructor George Bennett testified he had 1,098 jumps and trained 350 to 400 students, stating the parachute was properly packed and Winters likely entangled in his harness after a somersault.
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Winters
North Battleford
Charles J. Winters
Wilkie
George Bennett
R.c.a-F
Flying Club
Bennett
Pension Plan For Postmasters Affects Under $3000
At the Canadian Postmasters Association Quebec branch convention C D Griffith of Estevan outlined a proposed superannuation plan for postmasters. The plan, drawn by a committee, would see half funded by the government and half by postmasters, applying only to those earning under $3,000 annually.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian Postmasters’ Association
Quebec
C. D. Griffith, Estevan, Sask
Arthur Sauve
Civil Service
Planes Damaged by Storms in North
Fierce gales along Hudson Bay and dense fog delayed grain boats and damaged three Canadian Airways Junkers planes flying from Eskimo Point to northern outposts. The Ju freighter sustained pontoon damage and another Junkers may be out of commission for months, threatening food supplies to sub arctic settlements.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Canadian Airways
Junkers
Eskimo Point
Sub-Arctic
New Prince Albert Museum Opens in Bryant Park
Hon. J. F. Bryant opens the Prince Albert historical museum in Bryant Park. The building, among the first here, was erected by Rev. James Nisbet and settlers who arrived in 1886, later dismantled and rebuilt in the park named for Bryant’s father.
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Prince Albert
J. F. Bryant
Bryant Park
James Nisbet
Mr. Bryant
Parker Remembered in Belleville Funeral Rites
The body of Sir Gilbert Parker rests beside Lady Parker in a private mausoleum in a Belleville cemetery near East Camden, his birthplace. Representatives from all walks of life paid tribute to one of Canada’s most brilliant sons at the funeral.
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Belleville
Ont
Sir Gilbert Parker
Lady Parker
Belleville Cemetery
Camden
Canada
Hurricane devastates Porto Rico killing hundreds and injuring many
San Juan reports more than 200 dead and at least 1000 injured as a powerful hurricane rakes Porto Rico. Governor Beverley warns casualty totals will rise with more reports while relief efforts move to restore water, power, and crops. Losses include a 7 million dollar hit to fruit crops and extensive damage to coffee fields.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
James Beverley
United States Red Cross
Beverley
San Domingo
New Train Schedule Ends 10-Hour Winnipeg Layover
The Continental Limited between Montreal and Vancouver adopts a new schedule erasing a 10 hour layover at Winnipeg. Effective September 30 from Montreal and Toronto, with eastbound Vancouver service starting October 1, Canadian National Railways announced the change.
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C.N.R. Continental Limited
Winnipeg
Montreal
Que
Continental Limited
Vancouver
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
New Gold Find Reported in Beaver Lake District
Engineers report an important gold discovery in the Beaver Lake area of northern Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border. Quartz porphyry samples are said to be heavy in gold and about 40 men are working locally with plans to continue through fall and winter.
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Beaver Lake
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Support Grows for Premier Tolmie in British Columbia
Supporting Premier Tolmie, the Nanaimo Conservative Association joins other provincial groups backing Tolmie's stand for a union government after local Conservatives urged resignation in Vancouver amid criticism.
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Tolmie
Victoria
B.C
Nanaimo Conservative Association
Vancouver
Coal output drops in Canada in August statistic report
Coal production in Canada fell to 720 478 tons in August, down 41.1 percent from the 1927 31 average, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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J. W. Ross
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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W. L. McGregor
Windsor
T. A. Moore
United Church
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Parker
Gloria
Hollywood
Gloria Swanson
Michael Farmer
Genevieve Tobin
Farmer
Miss Tobin
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