Hoover and MacDonald discuss freedom of the seas bases
Washington reports quote President Hoover raising freedom of the seas and naval bases in the Caribbean and Halifax during Rapidan talks with Prime Minister MacDonald. British bases at Bermuda Trinidad Jamaica and possibly Halifax are referenced with hopes for de militarization if Canada agrees.
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New York
Hoover
Ramesy MacDonald
Great Britain
Atlantic
Washington
Rapidan
MacDonald
Senate
London
Caribbean
Halifax
United States
Ottawa
New York Post
Bermuda
Trinidad
Jamaica
Canada
Britain
State Department
Mr. MacDonald
No Invitation Received for Five-Power Naval Conference
Ottawa Premier King says Canada has not received a formal invitation to London for the five-power naval disarmament conference in January. Preliminary talks suggest Dominions could participate, but no definite invitation has been extended. King will decide on representation only after an invitation is received. he doubts his own attendance due to Parliament's opening timing.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
London
King
Dominions
Norwegians Dash for Antarctic Claims Pre Mawson Expedition
A Cape Town cable reports two Norwegian vessels racing to the Antarctic to raise the Norwegian flag along unexplored coastlines before Sir Douglas Mawson's Australian expedition. They seek territorial claims to avoid royalties on vast whale catches in these waters.
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New York
New York Times
Capetown
South Africa
Antarctic
Douglas Mawson
Britain
Australia
Record rainfall drives record high lake levels since early 20th century
The Canadian hydrographic service reports Lake Ontario water levels from June to September were the highest for that period since 1908, with Montreal harbor peak since 1917, Lake Erie since 1587, and Lake Huron since 1888. Lake Superior stood inch below its 1928 high, the peak since 1916.
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Ottawa
Lake Ontario
Canadian Hydrographic Service
Montreal Harbor
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Premier Highlights Anglican Clery Work in Saskatchewan Jubilee
Premier J T M Anderson addressed visiting clergy and Emmanuel College students praising the clergy for provincial progress and welfare. Bishop G Exton Lloyd outlined immigration and education plans including a England office to boost British settlement and expansion of schools in He a La Crosse and Cumberland areas. He attacked Doukhobor leader Peter Veregin amid the jubilee program.
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Saskatoon
G. Exton Lloyd
England
Peter Veregin
J. T. M. Anderson
Emmanuel College
Anglican College
Anderson
West
Bishop Lloyd
Grain Board Appoints Three Assistant Grain Commissioners
The three assistant grain commissioners named under the amended Canada Grain Act are Professor T J Harrison of Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg Saskatchewan’s R S Dundas of Pelly and Alberta’s W H Blatchford of Calgary The cabinet acted on the board’s recommendation in line with recent amendments following parliamentary investigations Existing commissioners include E B Ramsay chief commissioner C M Hamilton and D A MacGibbon.
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Ottawa
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Manitoba
T. J. Harrison
Manitoba Agricultural College
Saskatchewan
R. S. Dundas
Pelly
Sask
Alberta
W. H. Blatchford
Calgary
Board of Grain Commissioners
Standing Committee On Agriculture and Colonization
E. B. Ramsay
C. M. Hamilton
D. A. MacGibbon
Air mail service expands across Canada and north
The prairie air mail extension starts December 1 with mail trains carrying heavy mail and planes handling first class letters. Beacons will glow at Regina Saskatoon Edmonton Calgary Banff next month, linking Vancouver Montreal in eighteen hours saved westward and twenty four eastward. Air service to McKenzie River begins October 27, twice weekly to Akiavik, with winter north shore service and Leamington to Peel Island noted.
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Ottawa
Prairie
Regina
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Calgary
Banff
Vancouver
Montreal
McKenzie River
Akiavik
St. Lawrence
Leamington
Pilie Island
Afghan Minister Expelled From London After Amanullah Fall
Afghan minister at the London legation Shuja Ed Dowler has been expelled from Great Britain after the overthrow of King Amanullah. Some papers claim the expulsion occurred weeks ago for impersonal reasons and not tied to recent events.
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London
England
Shuja Ed Dowler
Amanullah
Great Britain
Six London pension applicants die after approval
Six aged London residents whose old age pension applications were approved and scheduled to start November 1 have died since their cases were reviewed. The deaths affect one or more individuals among the group slated to receive payments.
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London
Ont
Martin and French postpone wedding by one year in Denver
The Denver Post reports Henry Bradley Martin Jr. and Valerie French delay their marriage for twelve months. Valerie French is the granddaughter of the late Field Marshal French of England. The postponement is announced from Denver, Colorado.
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Denver
Colo
Denver Post
Henry Bradley Martin, Jr
Valerie French
Field Marshal French
England
Large Increase In Federal Income Tax Collected
Ottawa reports six months ending September 3 total federal income tax receipts at 63,020,630 dollars, up about 20 percent from 52,972,358 the prior year. Minister W. D. Euler released the figures. all districts except Yukon show rises.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Montreal Gazette
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Dominion
Yukon
Canadian Visitors Drown Off Long Beach Beachfront
Two Vancouver men Ches ter Palmer a railroad engineer and A McPhee a Canadian Government locomotive inspector drowned in rough sea off the South Long Beach California coast. Identification was made by Joseph McCramer Los Angeles who accompanied them to the beach. Palmer and McPhee were swept beyond their depth by a large wave. bodies recovered within minutes with unsuccessful revival attempts.
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Long Beach
Calif
Vancouver
B.C
Chester Palmer
A. McPhee
Joseph McCramer
Los Angeles
Palmer
McPhee
Wheat Demand Forecast Down The Lakes Sees Short-Term Slump
E A Ursell, statistician for the Board of Grain Commissioners, says European buyers will not increase North American wheat purchases for at least six weeks. He notes growing lake movement and extra storage at Georgian Bay ports may ease the grain congestion at head of the lakes. In Toronto Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways sees no quick solution and warns earnings will fall. a compromise is needed and farmers should receive good prices.
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Winnipeg
E. A. Ursell
Board of Grain Commissioners
Fort William
Head of the Lakes
Mr. Ursell
Prairie
Lake Head
Georgian Bay
Toronto
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Sir Henry
Plane Wrecked In Forced Landing Near Lac la Ronge
A missing plane carrying Pilot Alva Malone missionary Rev W N Fisher and family was found wrecked near Lac la Ronge Saskatchewan after a forced landing. The machine was beyond repair and passengers narrowly escaped death. Malone walked to the scene and Fisher and family pursued travel by canoe.
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Prince Albert
Alva Malone
Lac la Ronge
Sask
Malone
W. N. Fisher
King to Tour West Ottawa and Western Canada in Autumn
Prime Minister King plans a autumn tour of West Ottawa and Western Canada traveling the prairies and British Columbia. He will visit Prince Rupert Vancouver and Victoria with two speeches per province. Senator Andrew Haydon accompanies him and Colonel J A Ralston will join at public appearances in the west.
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Ottawa
Ont
King
Western Canada
Prairies
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Victoria
Andrew Haydon
J. A. Ralston
National Defence
Pioneer link to Cariboo rush dies at 89
New Westminster British Columbia resident Charles George Major 89 long time in province and Cariboo gold rush figure died at home He drove the first stage coach over the Cariboo highway during the gold rush era and later served as official administrator for New Westminster County.
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New Westminster
B.C
Charles George Major
British Columbia
Cariboo
Major
World’s Largest Bronze Propeller Made for Empress of Japan
The Charlton Works of J. Stone & Co. Ltd produced the world’s largest bronze propeller for the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan. Each 20 ton, 20 plus foot diameter blade set drives the ship at 21 knots with 15 000 shaft horsepower per unit. A second propeller mirrors the design on the 25 000 ton vessel poised for service between Canada and the Orient next July.
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Charlton Works
J. Stone & Co., Ltd
Canada
Sea Monster Reported at Cowichan Lake
Residents report a great headless sea monster seen in Cowichan Lake as James Thomas of Riverside shares his sighting from a powerboat. Earlier a doctor’s sighting of a sea serpent drew jeers, and now the creature appears again amid terror and curiosity.
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Cowichan Lake
B.C
James Thomas
Riverside
MacDonald Hoover Visit Sees Peace Pact Shape Policy
The joint Britain United States statement vows to renounce war as policy and says Paris peace pact should guide national policy. Leaders expect naval talks and historic issues to be tackled next January with parity by major powers, advancing a new era of peaceful diplomacy.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Paris
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Herbert Hoover
MacDonald
Ishbel
Senate
Present Scheme for Organizing C N R Finances
At the Empire Club Sir Henry Thornton outlined a future parliamentary scheme to reorganize the Canadian National Railway finances. He said cataloging 92 companies was completed and proposed a plan to secure financial permanence, capitalize improvements, and enable debt write downs. He rejected claims of dictatorship and praised cooperative effort across executives guiding policy and operations.
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Toronto
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Empire Club
Sir Henry
Canadian National
Canadian National Railway
Doukhobors Seek New BC Settlement AmidTensions
Victoria reports radical Doukhobors migrate from Saskatchewan and the United States, swelling the Sons of Freedom at Porto Rico near Nelson from 150 to about 400. Premier Tolmie seeks federal help to restrain movement while defending Porto Rico residents as law-abiding citizens.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
United States
Sons of Freedom
Porto Rico
Nelson
S. F Tolmie
Tolmie
Thrums
Castlegar
Pontoon Bridge Explosion Kills Three in Bremen
In Bremen, Germany, a pontoon bridge exploded sending debris across the Kaiser Bridge area. Three people died and many were injured as glass shattered and the motor yacht City of Bremen was crushed. A newly painted pontoon had volatile gas while drying and a man among the dead reportedly lit a cigarette, igniting the gas. A fourth body, a 14 year old boy, was recovered from the Weser River.
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Bremen
Germany
Kaiser Bridge
City of
Weser
MacDonald Plans Four Canada Speeches During Trip
Prime Minister Ram say MacDonald will deliver four speeches in Canada during his tour. He is to speak in Toronto Ottawa Montreal and Quebec before sailing to England from Quebec on October 25.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Engtarda
United States Accepts British Naval Conference Invitation
Coinciding with Premier Ramsay Mac Donalds departure, the United States Government formally accepted Great Britains invitation to join a five power naval limitations conference. The report notes more than 700000 privately owned cars on British railways.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Great Britain
British Railways
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