Viscount Peel Thanks Empire Delegation in Canada
Viscount Peel led the British delegation in Canada and expressed gratitude at a final Sydney dinner. He rebutted misperceptions about the Empire Marketing Board and unemployment insurance, urging clearer information for investors and noting opportunities for skilled British workers in Canada.
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Canada
Viscount Peel
Sydney
Pire
Lord Peel
Empire Marketing Board
Great Britain
Dominions
Fire Victims Named In Brandon Farmhouse Tragedy
Four people died in a Brandon Manitoba farmhouse fire that burned the home of Alex Wilson near Moore Park. The deceased are Alex and Sarah Wilson, Mervin Wilson, and Mrs. Wilson, all discovered by neighbor I M Harrison as flames surged. Rescue efforts failed as the blaze was too far advanced. nearby buildings were spared. The cause remains a mystery.
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Brandon
Man
Alex Wilson
Moore Park
Mervin Wilson
Sarah Wilson
I. M. Harrison
Wilson House
W. E. Mann
Wilson
General Allenby Arrives in New York for American Legion Meet
Field Marshal Sir Edmund H. H. Allenby arrives aboard the Majestic with Lady Allenby in New York. He receives a 17 gun salute from Governor Island and comments on open diplomacy and readiness for war while stressing peace remains desired.
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Allenby
New York
Edmund H. H. Allenby
Palestine
Egypt
San An
Majestic
Lady Allenby
General Allenby
Governor Island
Macom
Manhattan Island
Spke
First Freight Reaches Flin Flon After Last Spike
Flin Flon Manitoba reports the last spike driven on the Flin Flon Railway and the first freight train delivering five tractors with tracks reaches mile 83. Now 15 tractors haul freight in and out of the mine and another shipment is expected soon. By freeze up roads to Island Falls should bear the winter traffic.
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Flin Flon
Man
Island Falls
Jerusalem Bans Religious Processions During Succoth
The Jerusalem district commissioner forbids Agudath Israel parade for Succoth and bars a Muslim religious demonstration. Government states it will prohibit any religious manifestation in Palestine.
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Jerusalem
Agudath Israel
Ontario Highway Report on Level Crossings Progress
The provincial department of highways in Ontario coordinates an official review of every railway level crossing along provincial highways. The aim is to eliminate all such crossings, assessing each site for safety and potential grade separation.
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Toronto
Ontario
Provincial Department of Highways
Saskatchewan to Exhibit 50 Horses at Royal Winter Fair
The livestock board selects Saskatchewan representatives for the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto this November. Fifty horses from the Clydesdale Percheron and Belgian classes will compete including the Experimental Farm Indian Head and University of Saskatchewan Clydesdales, with names such as John Falconer and Govan among exhibitors.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Livestock Board
Indian Head
University of Saskatchewan
John Falconer
Govan
W. H. Bryce Donne Lodge
Russia joins Kellogg Briand pact renunciation of war
Washington announces Soviet Russia has adhered to the Kellogg Briand treaty. A document depositing formal adherence was submitted to the State Department by the French embassy for the Moscow government. Officials will not discuss or release details, saying the document remains with the original treaty copy.
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Washington, D.C
Russia
State Department
Moscow
United Press
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Berlin After England Visit
The Graf Zeppelin completed its first Berlin voyage after a friendly stop in England. Crowds gathered as the airship looped over Wilhelmstrasse in bright sunshine. Flowers tossed at President Hindenburg’s palace drifted beyond the Executive Palace.
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Berlin
England
Wilhelmstrasse
von Hindenburg
Executive Palace
Victim Identified From Victoria Seattle Plane Crash
The body of Dr. E. Holden of Victoria B c was found in Port Angeles harbor after the Victoria Seattle plane disappeared on August 25. He was one of seven victims and the fourth body recovered. the aircraft remains unfound.
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Port Angeles
Washington
E. Holden
Victoria B.c
Premier Mackenzie King to Return to Ottawa by Ship
Premier Mackenzie King plans to sail for Canada around the 19th of this month. He is expected to be joined by Minister of Railways C A Dunning and government leader in the senate Raoul Dandur.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
C. A. Dunning
Raoul Dandur
Senate
Canadian scout W Muncey found after South African delegate search
Windsor Nova Scotia Col Collins, delegate to the Empire Parliamentary Association, locates missing Canadian Boer War scout W Muncey. Muncey, long sought across Canada, is traced to Vancouver at 1236 27th Avenue.
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Windsor
N.S
Col. Collins
Empire Parliamentary Association
W. Muncey
Collins
Canada
27Th Avenue
Vancouver
Arrest Train Bandit Windsor
John Gibbs twenty from Los Angeles was arrested by Detroit police on the river train ferry after a mail car robbery carried about forty thousand dollars in Canadian currency. Gibbs admitted guilt and had two pistols when captured. he offered no resistance as the bandit looted the car at gunpoint.
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Windsor
John Gibbs
Los Angeles
Cal
Detroit River
Major Godfrey Returns to Edmonton After Air Crash
Major A. E. Godfrey, noted Canadian airman, arrived in Edmonton from Peace River with Sergeant-Major Graham. He and Graham were among three on a flight that ended in the Peace River. Godfrey brought the Fairchild sea plane motor salvaged from the wreckage. the motor was sent on to Ottawa.
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Edmonton
A. E. Godfrey
Wilds
Peace River
Graham
Godfrey
Ottawa
Minister investigates Canadian wheat marketing and exports
Winnipeg report shows federal agriculture minister W R Motherwell examining marketing conditions for the Canadian wheat crop. He met with the Board of Grain Commissioners at the Grain Exchange, toured Fort William, and studied British Isles methods for possible Canadian application while planning further visits to the Rust Research Laboratory and department staff in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
W. R. Motherwell
City
British Isles
Motherwell
Canada
Agricultural College
Saskatchewan Livestock Association Convention Dates Set
About 400 breeders of horses cattle sheep and swine will gather in Saskatoon January 22 23 and 24 for the Saskatchewan Livestock Association annual convention with sessions at the King George Hotel and numerous meetings on stock farming in the province.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan Livestock Association
King George Hotel
Dominion Claims Absolute Control Over Navigation
In Ottawa the Dominion argues the federal parliament can declare a public right of navigation over rivers. Before the Supreme Court of Canada Hon. N W Rowell contends Ontario's position on Great Lakes and St Lawrence is incorrect. He asserts the British North America Act grants the Dominion power to operate a national highway for trade and commerce and to control navigation and shipping.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Supreme Court of Canada
N. W. Rowell
K.C
Ontario
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Rowell
Canada
Ramsay MacDonald Opposes Renewal Of Entente
At the Labour conference Ramsay MacDonald urged a new diplomatic course and said re establishing any alliance with France would not be in Britain’s interest. Reports suggest unpublished armament agreements hint at a renewed entente while France may publish naval correspondence.
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London
Eng
Ramsay MacDonald
France
Lane
Trade Commissioner Stevens heads to Peru to open new office
Itawa. G. R. Stevens, Canadian Trade Commissioner in South Africa, arrives in Canada en route to Peru where he will establish a new office with jurisdiction over Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. He will visit Canadian manufacturing centres before departing for South America to boost exports to his former territory.
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Itawa
G. R. Stevens
South Africa
Canada
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
South America
Stevens
Kidnapped Inspector Tracked By Bootleggers In Quebec
Montreal liquor commission inspector Joseph A Patry was abducted by bootleggers at Rivière-du-Loup while investigating illegal liquor shipments to New Brunswick. He escaped by paddling a wooden oar, was forced onto a gasoline yacht, then overpowered and set adrift in a leaky boat before being abandoned. Police reported the incident to authorities.
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Montreal
Joseph A. Patry
Quebec Liquor Commission
Rivigre du Loup
Patry
New Brunswick
Riviere Du‘Loup
Patty
Odd Accident To Airplane Ottawa
An amphibian plane forced to land on Black Lake Quebec due to engine trouble carried pilot I Vachon and four passengers who escaped uninjured. The aircraft’s left wings were damaged after attempting a ground landing but momentum drove it onto the water. The air board report cites the crash narrowly averted and notes the amphibian design prevented a serious accident.
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Ottawa
Black Lake
Que
Air Board
Canadian Transcontinental Airways
I. Vachon
Child Placed on Tracks Saved by Halting Train
In Kansas City, Kansas a 14 month old boy Daniel Tovetich crawled onto railroad tracks. An approaching train halted just as its engine front extended over the bay. The child rose to see the commotion and received a slight bruise after striking his head on the engine.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Daniel Tovetich
Government mining office established at The Pas
The Pas welcomes a new government mining office under Minister of the Interior Hon. Chas. Stewart. It will be directed by C. C. Ross from Alberta with engineers Fred W. Siebert and A. L. Cumming in charge. The office is located in the Bank of Toronto building.
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Pas
Chas. Stewart
Interior
C. C. Ross
Alberta
Fred W. Siebert
A. L. Cumming
Bank of Toronto
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators expands system growth plans
Regina reports an extensive expansion by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited. The program adds more than 960 elevators with 30 000 to 35 000 bushel capacity each, up from 727 in 1927 28, with 240 approved sites across the province for construction purchase or lease.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
R. J. Moffatt
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators. Limited
Board of Directors
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Limited
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators
Construction Department of Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Limited
Denial Made of Violation of Liquor Laws Ottawa
Hon. W. D. Euler national revenue minister releases a detailed statement denying charges by R. H. Pooley BC attorney general that the department violated liquor laws. Euler says licenses for breweries or distilleries were not granted against provinces wishes and cites the Gooderham and Worts whisky shipment as no proof of wrongdoing. He urges Pooley direct complaints to the department and affirms cooperation with provinces.
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Ottawa
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
R. H. Pooley
British Columbia
Euler
Gooderham and Worts
Pooley
Dominion
Department of National Revenue
Department
New Province Considered For Canada Move Seeks Tenth Province
Fort William Ontario sources report a public meeting may soon discuss secession from Ontario and creation of a new province formed by Thunder Bay Rainy River and Kenora districts. If failed, advocates would shift allegiance to Manitoba with a young business group backing the movement in Port Arthur and nearby centers.
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Fort William
Ont
Ontario
Thunder Bay
Rainy River
Kenora
Dominion
Manitoba
Port Arthur
Air liner Graf Zeppelin to be viewed by Canadian official
Wing Commander EK W Stedman Canadian aeronau tical engineer will view Graf Zeppelin arrival at Lakehurst New Jersey representing the Dominion air board He studied the ship in Germany and discussed mooring methods He will report on mooring mast construction at St Huberts Quebec and possible improvements observed.
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Ottawa
EK. W. Stedman
Lakehurst
N.J
Dominion Air Board
Stedman
Germany
Eckner
St. Huberts
Que
Aged Indian Chief Manuel Portes of Santa Rosa Dies
Manuel Portes, chief of the Santa Rosa Indians, died at an age listed as 130 in tribal records. He is mourned by four sons, each over 90. The longtime leader guided the Santa Rosa community for decades.
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Vallevista
Manuel Portes
Santa Rosa
Canadian Minister Paris Honored at Dinner for Roy
Premier Mackenzie King hosted a dinner October 2 honoring Hon. Phillipe Roy, Canada’s first minister to Fragpee, with a graceful compliment to Madame Roy on her birthday, in Ottawa.
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Paris
Mackenzie King
Canada
Phillipe Roy
Madame Roy
Nurses For Labrador Dispatch From Quebec
Two nurses Miss Canby and Miss Cole left Quebec for Labrador to serve at Har rington and Muttcan Bay outlying stations, sent by the Federal Minister of Health.
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Montreal
Canby
Cole
Quebec
Labrador
Harrington
Muttcan Bay
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