New League of Great Powers Proposed by Blumenfeld
Ralph D Blumenfeld proposes a new League of Nations limited to great powers including the United States. He criticizes the current League as inefficient and dangerous, calling it a germ carrying talking machine. The plan envisions Britain and the United States forming a spontaneous alliance to govern minor states.
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League OF Great Powers
Colorado Springs
Cole
League of Nations
United States
Ralph D Blumenfeld
London Express
Carnegie
Blumenfeld
League
Great Britain
B C Heads Winners Ottawa Ont Laying Contest
Fourteen hundred hens completed 51 weeks in Canadian and Ontario laying contests at the experimental farm. Premier honors go to T. H. Haywood of Langford B C with White Leghorns laying 2 274 eggs for 2 329.4 points. W Bradley of Langford placed second with 2 265 eggs and 2 220.5 points. J H Jackson of Port Dover headed Ontario with 2 100 eggs and 2 178.8 points. The Canadian contest year saw 800 birds lay 131 999 eggs in 51 weeks.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ontario
T. H. Haywood
Langford
B.C
W. Bradley
J. H. Jackson
Port Dover
Arm River bye election yields Dr J T Waugh victory
In Regina the government candidate Dr J T Waugh captured the Arm River seat by about fifty votes over Stewart Adrian as heavy turnout followed favorable weather. About 5517 of roughly 6000 voters cast ballots for a 91 percent turnout.
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Regina
J. T. Waugh
Arm River
Stewart Adrian
Unemployment Declines as October Begins in Ottawa
In Ottawa Ontario the October start shows a minor drop in unemployment. Employers total 6,627 with staff numbering 998,851 versus 1,003,610 in the prior month, indicating a modest job market decrease.
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Ottawa
Otn
Baron Von Huen Field Weighs Pacific Flight Decision
Tokio Baron Gunther Von Huen field, who recently completed a flight from Germany, said he considered the season too late for a Pacific crossing. He remained undecided about how he would return to Germany.
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Tokio
Baron Gunther von Huenfield
Germany
Pacific
Tate claims discovery that overcomes gravity in London report
West Hartlepool despatches quote R H Tate a young scientist who says he has eliminated gravity. In a secret lab test he suspended a metal piece above another, arguing the new force could control aircraft from the ground and mark a century’s greatest discovery.
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London
Eng
R. H. Tate
West Hartlepool
Daily Express
Tate
Ice-Free Hudson Straits Lifts Ottawa Seaway Outlook
Ice reports show Hudson Straits clear with a few bergs and ice on the shore. The Montcalm seamer under Major N. B. McLean remains off Button Islands to close navigation. Wireless stations from Mistake Island and Baker Lake augment official contact with Ottawa Marine and Fisheries and Churchill signals.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Federal Department of Marine and Fisheries
Mistake Island
Fort Churchill
North American Mining Exploration Company
Baker Lake
Chesterfield Inlet
World's largest single unit elevator opens in Port Arthur
The seven elevator in Port Arthur Ontario with capacity of 7 200 000 bushels was opened by A J McPhail and other pooling executives. The Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba wheat pools funded and operate the Sasatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd based in Regina. The facility is 1100 feet long with 225 storage tanks and 558 bins and was built in 149 days. Also Sir Arthur Currie will not resume duties at McGill until after Christmas due to health. he has recovered and stays in the south of France.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba Wheat Pools
A. J. McPhail
Saskatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
C. H. Burnell
Manitoba Pool
L. D. Newbitt
Alberta Pool
Sasatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd
Regina
Montreal
Que
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Charles Martin
Arthur
France
Ontario Crown Aims to Ease Haskins New Trial Efforts
Hon. W. H. Price, Ontario attorney general, said the Crown will bend every effort to aid Wm. Haskins of London who was sentenced to five years for manslaughter in securing a new trial or release on bail during a case revision.
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Toronto
W. H. Price
Ontario
Wm. Haskins
London
Chinese Law Student Guilty in Bride’s Murder
Carlisle Eng Chung Yi Miao, a young Chinese law student from New York, was found guilty of murdering his bride Wai Sheung Miao in Carlisle England and was sentenced to death.
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Carlisle
Eng
Chung Yi Miao
New York
Wai Sheung Miao
Wheat Pool Denies Deliberate Hold on Shipments
Manitoba Wheat Pool secretary M E B Ramsay denies Canada is delaying shipments to raise prices. He says shipments are not being retarded but not sold freely at current levels. Ramsay adds farmers feel prices are too low and non pool members are storing grain awaiting better prices.
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Winnipeg
Man
E B. Ramsay
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Canadian Wheat Pool
England
Canada
Mr. Ramsay
Saskatchewan Cow Moose Jap Can Notation World Record Holder
A Saskatchewan cow named Canary Korndyke Alcartra owned by Ben H. Thomson of Boharm set a world butterfat record in a 305 day test with 1 080 pounds of butterfat and 26 395 pounds of milk averaging 4 04 butterfat while milking three times daily on Brae burn Farm feed.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Ben H. Thomson
Boharm
Canada
Braeburn Farm
Maritime coal shipment via Hudson Bay railway route debated
Hance J. Logan of Amherst, Nova Scotia, new CN director, says Maritime coal could reach western Canada via Churchill after Hudson Bay Railway completion. He notes Maritime opposition has not grown and asserts route could spur mining and colonization. CN to discuss Peace River and Alberta Northern Lines with CPR on Sir Henry Thornton's return.
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Winnipeg
Man
Maritime
Churchill
Hudson's Bay Railway
Hance J. Logan
K.C
Amherst
N.S
Canadian National Railways
Logan
Maritimes
Canada
Bay
Sydney
Cape Breton
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
Peace River
Sir Henry Thornton
England
Peace River District
C.N.R
C.P.R
Alberta Northern Lines
Sir Henry
Colonization Expert Links Canada With British Settlement Plans
The Chief Commissioner of Colonization and Development, a veteran Canadian land settlement figure, has recently concluded important plans with the British Government for moving British settlers to Canada after more than fifty years of active work in immigration and colonization issues.
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Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Soviet to Open 5000-Mile Air Network Next Spring
The Soviet Air Transportation Company plans more than 5000 miles of new routes to augment eastern and southeastern rail service. Siberia will link to the European air network with a 2000 mile daily link to Irkutsk, via Luft Hansa cooperation, cutting travel to 26 30 hours at night. An Alma Ata to Novosibirsk line via the Turkestan Siberian route is also planned. German Junkers aircraft will operate on all lines.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Soviet Air Transportation Company
Dolbrolot
Siberia
Irkutsk
Alma Ata
Leon Trotsky
Novosibirsk
Turkestan- Siberian
Volga
Federal Aid Sought for Trunk Roads in Canada
Premier S F Tolmie urged Vancouver Board of Trade for a revival of 1919 25 policy granting provincial trunk road grants. He argued federal aid is needed as the Dominion government is a major road user via post offices and other departments.
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Tolmie
B.C
Vancouver
S. F. Tolmie
Vancouver Board of Trade
Dominion
Four youths die in Ryan Brougham crash near Catalina mountains
A Ryan Brougham monoplane plummeted into the Catalina mountains while in flight in search of Bill Hyatt. The aircraft struck an air pocket, caught fire, and was demolished. All four occupants were burned to death.
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Tugson
Aziz
Catalina Mountains
Bill Hyatt
Holding Swine Club Tests Winnipeg Manitoba
Canadian National Railways has organized interprovincial swine club competition for boys and girls to be held November 21 at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Six provinces will participate with provincial winners advancing to Toronto and guests of the National system during the fair week. Teams will visit Niagara Falls and Donalda Farms outside Toronto. Roland Manitoba teams have won the W. D. Robb Trophy for the past two years, and gold medals will be awarded to the winning provincial team.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Donalda
Roland
Manitoba
W. D. Robb
Syndicate Tests Dredging Riverfront For Gold Near Medicine Hat
A local syndicate with Vancouver and U.S. capital has leased ninety miles of river front near Medicine Hat, Alberta, and is testing dredging methods to recover gold. Thirty years ago similar work employed pan mining with expert yields around four dollars daily. George L. Helms, a San Francisco engineer, oversees the tests.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
Vancouver
United States
George L. Helms
San Francisco
Journalists defend press integrity at Columbia conference
Frank B. Noyes of the Washington Star told industrialists at Columbia University that newspapers generally merit readers confidence. He cited upward progress in accuracy and ethics, noted occasional inaccuracies as human faults, and defended journalism against unwarranted attacks.
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New York
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington Star
Associated Press
Columbia University
Noyes
Work at Fort Churchill Season Progress Report
Ottawa reports the department of railways and canals will issue full particulars on the season at Fort Churchill. Chief engineer S W MacLachlan returned from inspection. harbor works progress and the full season program completed. The harbor may delay ship traffic but railway completion will ease supplies. No accidents occurred this season and overall progress pleases the department.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Railways and Canals
Fort Churchill
S. W. MacLachlan
Five Thousand Miners Remain in Canada
About 8,500 British miners came to Canada this year for harvest work under government auspices. 3,800 have returned home. Many remain in Winnipeg waiting for jobs, with farm placements arranged where possible. The special arrangements allow return to the Old Country up to next February, after which official responsibility ends.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Old Country
Submarine Antarctic Exploration Feasible Says Wilkins
Sir George Hubert Wilkins discusses possible use of a submarine to explore Antarctica. He plans to reach Deception Island aboard the Whaler Heritoria to establish an air-based base, with submarine work expected about two years later to study ocean currents sea life and chemistry, seeking British government support.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Heritoria
Deception Island
Antarctic
Clean Law Administration British Columbia Will Not Resort To Use Of "Stool Pigeons"
British Columbia attorney general F H Pooley states the province police will operate transparently and will not employ stool pigeons or agents to urge people to break laws for convictions. Also notes US grand jury probe into bootlegger funds seeks tax records. US citizens in Canada may vote at US consulates. wreck inquiry into Western Canada Airways plane fire after Calgary crash to be opened by High River station officials.
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British Columbia
Victoria
B.C
F. H. Pooley
Pooley
Philadelphia
United States
Monaghan
Grand Jury
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Western Canada Airways
Calgary
High River Air Station
Department of National Defence
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Kaiser
Wee
Hudson Straits
Prairie Wheat Pools
Sir Arthur Currie
Col. J. 8. Dennis
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Syndicate
F. R. Newman
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North Transcona
Wilkins
Clean Law Administration
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