Stock Exchange Stampede Worst Panic Since 1914
Extreme market turmoil on the New York Stock Exchange saw many leading stocks plunge from $15 to $70 a share and total market value drop near $1 billion. A bankers’ conference at J. P. Morgan & Co. issued a calming statement from Thomas W. Lamont that halted the decline, with later rebound leaving prices well above the day’s bottom.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan and
eCompany
Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan Partners
Bankers’ Statement
General Motors
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Radio Corporation of America
U.S. Steel
Standard Oil of New Jersey
General Electric
Stock Exchange
Attempted assassination of Italian crown prince during Brussels ceremony
Crown Prince Humbert of Italy faced a gunshot as he laid a wreath on Belgium’s unknown soldier tomb. Unharmed, he ignored the incident while police arrested the assailant Enrico Dirosa born 1904 from Mali who said he planned to fire into the air. The mob demanded lynching as Rome links the act to anti fascist condemnation. Nine.
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Brussels
Belgium
Humbert
Italy
Enrico Dirosa
France
Rome
Brusses
Pols
Vladimir Gortan
McPhail Advocates Free Speech For Communists In Toronto
Agnes MacPhail, Ontario Miss and Canada's only woman MP, argues in an interview for permitting free speech for Communists amid Toronto police clashes. She cites Hyde Park and Queens Park as possible safety valves and criticizes the police as a laughing stock in the eyes of thinking people.
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Toronto
Agnes McPhail
Canada
Hyde Park
England
Queens Park
Montreal Arts Competition renewed by Willingdon
Governor General Lord Willingdon informed Sir Arthur Currie of McGill University by letter that the Willingdon arts competition is renewed with eight prizes. Four prizes of 100 dollars each for music, two of 100 dollars for literature, one 100 dollar prize for painting, and a 200 dollar prize for sculpture aim to foster art and literature.
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Montreal
Lord Willingdon
Canada
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Severe sentences for narcotic traffickers at Vancouver fall assizes
In Vancouver British Columbia Mr Justice D A MacDonald sentenced Henry Chow 25 Chinese to seven years in the penitentiary a 1000 dollar fine and 10 lashes after convicting him of cocaine and morphine possession Nip Gar alias Jang Shee 55 Chinese woman was convicted of selling opium and sentenced to seven years imprisonment and fined 1000 dollars
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Vancouver
B.C
D. A. MacDonald
Henry Chow
Chow
Nip Gar
Jang Shee
Tariff Inquiry Set On British Content in Cotton Trade
Ottawa will open an investigation into the fifty per cent British content provision in the preferential tariff on cotton goods from Britain. The board chaired by W H Moore agreed after a long forenoon conference with British representatives. Geneva notes show Canada and the United States seeking income tax exemption for shipping firms. Montreal reports Britain’s unemployment not as severe as feared, with Canada’s rail chief A T Weldon noting growing prosperity.
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Ottawa
Minister of Finance
Tariff Advisory Board
Britain
Canada
W.H. Moore
Geneva
The
League of Nations
United States
Premier J T M Anderson to headline North Battleford rally
Premier J T M Anderson will be the guest of honor at the Board of Trade annual rally in North Battleford Sask on Tuesday November 12. Last year's event drew more than 2000 attendees from across the district for a day of entertainment and farming interests.
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North Battleford
Sask
J.T. M. Anderson
Board of Trade
Relief fund for unemployed miners reopens for winter
London reports the relief fund for distressed families of unemployed coal miners reopens for the coming winter. Grants total about 2.5 million dollars and will all be spent on clothing for distribution. Tokio: Japanese delegation to the London naval conference sails from Tokio to Seattle on November 30 then to Washington to meet President Hoover and Secretary Stimson before London. Munich, Germany, was founded by monks.
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London
England
Fund For
Tokio
Seattle
Washington
Hoover
Stimson
Canadian National takes over Cranberry to Cold Lake branch
The Canadian National Railway will assume control of the Cranberry to Sherritt Gordon mine branch at Cold Lake at month end. A tri weekly passenger service to The Pas and a daily freight run are planned after takeover. Dominion Construction says the project finished early. Local miners expect CNR control will boost Northern Manitoba mining and relieve winter trail transport costs.
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Winnpeg
Cranberry
Sherritt-Gordon
Cold Lake
Natonal Railways
Pas
H. MacLean
Dominion Construction Company
C.N.R
Manitoba
Draft transfer of natural resources gains Manitoba support
The draft for transferring natural resources is believed satisfactory to Manitoba. Hon. Charles Stewart states the Dominion minister and Manitoba cabinet discussed it informally. All cabinet members attended except Premier John Bracken. A conference on extending pulpwood limits for the Manitoba Power Company will be held upon Mr Stewart’s return from the west.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Charles Stewart
Dominion
John Bracken
Manitoba Power Company
Stewart
Italian minister to Canada may be appointed
Ottawa reports forecast Italy will appoint a minister to Canada with Agostino Di Ruffano set to leave Ottawa for Philadelphia and Count Delfino Rogeri Di Villanova named as successor. External Affairs would not confirm the reports but officials sense expansion of Canada’s diplomatic links and possible exchanges with Germany. Marquis Ferrante declined to confirm any London reports.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agostino Ferrante di Ruffano
Philadelphia
Delfino Rogeri di Villanova
London
England
Italy
United States
France
Japan
Germany
Department of External Affairs
Marquis Ferrante
Geologist Geoffrey Gilbert Returns to Fort Simpson
Fears for the safety of geologist Geoffrey Gilbert of Dominion Explorers eased by his arrival at Fort Simpson. He had been expected with the MacAlpine party after an uncertain search involving a failed flight led by Punch Dickins who brought Gilbert and three others out.
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Geoffrey Gilbert
Dominion
Fort Simpson
Spirit of the West speaks on prairie crops and wheat outlook
Thos Miller of the Moose Jaw Times, at the Canadian Press directors meeting in Toronto, discusses the western wheat economy. He notes 2,000 acres under cultivation in Saskatchewan, 250,000,000 bushels of high grade wheat, and savings from farmers using their own labor. He expects higher prices, supports the Wheat Pool, and previews weather risks for next year.
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Toronto
Thos. Miller
Moose Jaw
Ottawa
Zinc Production in Canada Reaches Ten Million Dollar Output
Canadian zinc output last year totaled about four times domestic consumption. British Columbia and Quebec led production, expanding zinc from a minor to a major mineral asset with a value surpassing ten million dollars.
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Canada
American Bureau of Metal Statistics
Quebec
Plans For Convention Regina Set For March 1930
Saskatchewan Livestock Board discussed preliminary plans for the Dominion Breeders' Association convention to be held in Regina March 24 to 28, 1930. A planning committee was named: C. M. Learmouth, J. G. Robertson, D. T. Elderkin, and R. A. Wright. The Canadian Breeders' Association meets in Toronto, with western hosting Calgary in the past. Regina hosts in 1930 by invitation of the Saskatchewan Livestock Breeders and the Regina Board of Trade.
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Regina
Dominion Breeders’ Association
Saskatchewan Livestock Board
C. M. Learmouth
J. G. Robertson
D. T. Elderkin
RR. A Wright
Toronto
West
Calgary
Saskatchewan Livestock Breeders
Regina Board of Trade
New Claimant Emerges in Earldom Dispute in England
A third claimant joins the fight for the earldom of Egmont and large Ringwood estates in Hampshire. R Power, a retired Haydock optician, claims descent from Hon. Philip Tufton Perceval, challenging James William Perceval, a 66 year old North London baker. Alberta resident Priddis is noted among the disputing parties.
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London
England
Egmont
Ringwood
Hampshire
R. Power
Haydock
Lancashire
Philip Tufton Perceval
Frederick Perceval
Priddis
Alberta
James William Perceval
North
Freight Rates Hearing Set for Maritime and Alberta Claims
Ottawa reports two major hearings before the Board of Railway Commissioners are expected this fall. The Maritime provinces seek lower grain rates on the transcontinental line while Alberta requests favorable coal rates. Dates are not fixed yet and formal applications are pending. hearings are anticipated to be scheduled soon.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway
Maritimes
Transcontinental Railway
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Mexico City Declares Women Banished From Vote in Election
The Department of Interior rules that women have no political rights in Mexico and cannot vote in the presidential election on November 17. The ruling responds to a query from women's clubs in Coahuila.
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Mexico City
Department of Interior
Mexico
Coahuila
Grain storage crisis believed to be now over
Winnipeg observers report the grain storage crisis has passed as prairie farmers shift deliveries toward lake head elevators. With 60,000,000 bushels still to haul and country storage at 86,649,000 bushels, bins and lake head facilities remain ample for the winter, and railways expect a drop in lake chipping after November.
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Winnipeg
Lake Head
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Port Arthur
Fort William
Praire
Manitoba May Soon Control Own Resources
Ottawa reports rapid progress on a natural resources agreement between the Dominion and Manitoba. A. B. Hudson and O. M. Biggar are drafting the accord, with final form possible after intergovernmental decisions. Water powers and timber ownership may be among issues for Ottawa to decide.
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Ottawa
S Minion
Manitoba
Hsa
O. M. Biggar
K.C
Dominion
A. B .Hudsin
Interior Department
Hudson
Biggar
University of Saskatchewan professor joins provincial educational council
Saskatoon Premier J. T. M. Anderson announced Dr. R. A. Wilson head of the University of Saskatchewan English Department will replace Dean G. N. Ling on the provincial educational council. Appointment effective immediately. Ottawa report notes a 17-year-old Indian boy, George Barlow, won first prize in an international plowing contest against 369 rivals with a farm he bought himself at Middleport.
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Saskatoon
R. A. Wilson
University of Saskatchewan
Educational Council of
Province
G. N. Ling
University
J. T. M. Anderson
Ottawa
George Barlow
Middleport
Smuts and von Lettow to dine in London on December 2
British and South African forces will host a dinner in London on December 2 with General Smuts and General von Lettow-Vorbeck as the honored guests. Smuts will propose a toast to his former opponent.
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London
England
German East Africa
von Lettow-Vorbeck
Smuts
Spirit of New Holland Kite Sets Long-Flight Record
In New Holland Lancaster County John Garman and Treuman Diem both 13 broke the world's sustained flight record with the Spirit of New Holland kite staying aloft for 52 hours and 20 minutes.
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Lancaster
New Holland
John Garman
Treuman Diem
Madame Galli-Curci Sails To Asia After Regina Show
Regina Madame Galli-Curci will sing at the Armouries on Wednesday November 6 before sailing to Asia. Her Japan and China tour with Manila stops begins in February and ends by early summer. Fans urged delaying America dates to extend the Orient tour after prior success in Britain and Australia.
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Regina
Madame Galli-Curci
Japan
China
Manila
Philippines
Messrs. Evans and Salter
Madame Galli- Curci
America
Orient
British Isles
Australia
New Zealand
Metropolitan
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Saskatchewan
Lucien Cannon
M. A. MacPherson
Saskatch Awad
Free Masons of the World
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Shanghai
W. N.Y. 1808
Miss McPhail
Renews Arts Competition
Great Britain
A. T. Weldon
Canadian National Railways
Relief Fund For
Munich
Cranberry To
Sherritt- Gordon
Spirit of the West
Zinc
Meath
Board of Railway Commissioners
Dean Ling
Galli-Curci
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