All Canadian Route Needed Says Sir Henry Thornton
Sir Henry Thornton president of Canadian National Railways urged faster action on a route linking the Maritimes to the rest of Canada. He proposed two options reduced rates or a government subsidy, but warned both had objections. He favored closer collaboration between railway management and Maritime industries to share prosperity.
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Montreal
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Royal Core
Andrew Rae Dun
Maritimes
Sir Henry
Dominion
Automobile fatalities in 78 cities rise through August
The department of commerce reports 3,603 traffic deaths in 78 large cities since January. The four weeks to June 19 saw 549 deaths, the four weeks to August 4 497, up from 467 a year earlier. May–December last year totaled 4,345 deaths, reaching 7,948 by August 14 this year.
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Department of Commerce
Women Offer Help for Manitoba Harvest Appeal
Women respond to Mayor Webb request in Winnipeg by offering to work in harvest fields or tend stock to free men for field labor. Applicants originate mainly from rural areas and towns across the country.
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Winnipeg
Webb
Canada reports record low TB death rate in continental history
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association notes the country posted the lowest total deaths from tuberculosis in all forms last year, at 78.7 per 100 000 population, the record low for the continent.
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Canada
Ottawa
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Horses In Vatican Stables Poisoned
Several horses in the Vatican stables have fallen ill in recent days amid reports of poison in their feed. An inquiry points to a harmful substance mixed into the feed, with investigations ongoing to uncover the plotters.
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Vatican
Rome
Teresto to Buy 1000 Tons of Welsh Coal
The Teresto city board approved a purchase of 1000 tons of Welsh coal to be supplied to city residents during the coming winter season.
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Terento
Teresto
Centro
United States Leads Britain in Total Trade
The report shows the United States outrunning Britain in total trade, combining exports and imports, with the overall gap reflecting stronger American commerce and import demand during the period.
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United States
Britain
Liberal Leader Mackenzie King Campaign Stops in Atlantic Canada
In Antigonish and Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia crowds packed meetings as Mackenzie King wrapped up his Nova Scotia campaign. He touted tax cuts boosting national prosperity while fending off hecklers and signaling tours through Prince Edward Island Campbellton New Brunswick and New Carlisle before the final Ontario push.
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Antigonish
N.S
Mackenzie King
Wall Street
Rink
Kin
King
France Near Breaking Point With Russia
Paris reports a growing rift between Premier Poincare and Commissar Rakovsky over a Moscow fair dispute. Soviet posters urged French firms to exhibit, but passports visas and import licenses were denied, leaving exhibitors unable to participate and demanding refunds.
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Paris
France
Russia
Raymond Poincare
Christian Rakovsky
Moscow
Vancouver Shows Rapid Development in British Columbia
FE W Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway on his annual inspection tour states British Columbia and Vancouver are developing rapidly. He credits improved prairie conditions for growth and cites an anticipated prairie crop yield of at least 375 million bushels if weather stays favorable.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
FE. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mr. Beatty
Thousands Rush to Diamond Fields in Transvaal Gold Fever
Johannesburg notes a vast diamond rush in the Transvaal with about 15,000 participants including 120 women in tanning kits. Prospects report diamonds valued at 186000 dollars, while a syndicate used 30 university athletes as runners and more than 25000 claims were pegged, boosting district population to around 50000 overnight.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Sir Henry Thornton to Wed Montreal Bride This September
Sir Henry Thornton K B E president of the Canadian National Railways will marry Miss Martha Watriss of New York in September. Str lenry confirms the report regarding the engagement and upcoming wedding.
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Henry Thornton
Montreal
Sir Henry Worth Thornton
K.B.E
Canadian National Railways
Martha Watriss
New York
Str
Lenry
Metagama
Canada
U.S.A
Glasgow
Malcolm Campbell
M. J. R. Campbell
H. Petersen
Detroit
Us.a
J. Beaton
Pais
To Analyze Minerals Regina Northern Saskatchewan Survey Returns Samples
W H Hastings mining engineer reports hundreds of pounds of mineral samples from Lac te Ronge area for analysis. Minerals include pyrite magnetite copper sulphide glass sand fire clay iron sand pyrrhotite. Copper claims staked in Sturgeon Weir district. Transportation and lack of silver or gold hinder northern resource development.
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Regina
Lac Te Ronge
Saskatchewan
W. H. Hastings
Saskatchewan Bureas of Labor and Industries
Sturgeon- Weir Rivers
Hastings
Liberal King Faces Diefenbaker in Prince Albert Contest
In Prince Albert Saskatchewan Liberal leader W L M King will oppose J E Diefen baker a Conservative and former 1925 candidate. In a three cornered race last October Charles MacDonald led with 5 301 votes, Diefenbaker 2 412, Knox 2 638. MacDonald resigned to allow King to run in a by election February 26 1926 King defeated Captain I L Burgess Independent by a large margin with 7 920 votes to 2 299.
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Prince Albert
W. L. M. King
Liberal Party
J. E. Diefenbaker
Mr. Diefenbaker
Charles MacDonald
Andrew Knox
MacDonald
Diefenbaker
Knox
Mr. King
Premiser
I. L. Burgess
Mr King
Capt. Burgess
Halifax May Become a Grain Shipping Port
Montreal newspaper report shows Halifax could handle 5 6 million bushels per season if three loading berths are built for the present elevator. Canadian Wheat Pool witnesses say current berth shortage limits expansion and liner space governs most shipments. The Royal Commission heard that Halifax lacks sufficient steamer space and is not yet a recognized grain port.
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Montreal
Halifax
Canadian Wheat Pool
Royal Commission
Maritime Provinces
L. Smith
Albert Claire
Commission
Andrew Rae Duncan
Mr. Smith
Europe
No Change in U S Debt Policy Says Coolidge
President Coolidge sees no reason to alter government policy on foreign war debt. Most major powers except one have loaned debts to the United States, and France is expected to adjust its debts per prior agreements with U S officials. The president respects Baker but notes private citizens may advocate large taxpayer expenditures.
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Paul Smiths
N.Y
Coolidge
United States
Hail Insurance Rate Increased in Regina
Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association directors approved a 14 cent extra levy per seeded acre plus 4 cents flat rate on all land under the scheme. Heavy season losses cited at 1,266,000 with a further 60,000 added to meet liability, totaling 1,326,000 to be collected. Marquis municipality suffered the heaviest loss at 151,000.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association
Marquis
Less crime in Britain Quebec addressed by Lord Darling
Lord Darling spoke to the Canadian Bar Association during its annual convention in St John New Brunswick. He said English respect for laws had never been higher, noting no clear rise in crime compared with years past.
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Quebec
Canada
Lord Darling
Canadian Bar Association
St. John, N.B
Ammunition Seized at Nogales Border Across From Arizona
Mexican customs officials in Nogales Sonora seized twenty five thousand rounds of ammunition found in a touring car. The vehicle was driven by a man named Norosco who is detained for a preliminary hearing.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Norosco
Steamer Burevestnik Sinks Off Riga with 160 Dead
A Reuters dispatch from Riga cites official advices from Leningrad confirming the sinking of the steamer Burevestnik with one hundred sixty passengers perishing.
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London
Burevestnik
Reuter
Riga
Latvia
Leningrad
Meighen Addresses Montreal Rally As Support Grows
Premier Meighen spoke to about six to seven thousand in the Forum with visitors from across Canada including Sir Alfred Mond and Lady Mona. He opened in French, then voiced in English on tariffs and a stable policy to let Canada grow, rejecting votes traded for concessions.
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Montreal
Meighen
Canada
Sir Alfred Mond
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Mona
Atlantic
Pacific
House of Commons
Moving Western Crop Winnipeg
The grain movement report of the C N R car service department for August 30 shows 456 loaded cars carrying 560 000 bushels, nearly double the August 28 figure. Total grain in storage reaches 1 191 000 bushels with an 846 000 bushel marketer total and a 278 000 bushel rise in country elevators. Most movement is in Manitoba with shipments from mileage 181.9 on the Oyen sub division to Port Arthur and to Vancouver.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Car Service Department
C.N.R
Manitoba
Oyen
Alberta
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Beaubien Elected by Acclamation in Provencher Manitoba
In Provencher Manitoba Liberal-Progressive A P Beaubien was elected by acclamation after Conservative candidates failed to file papers amid muddy roads. Beaubien previously won last fall by a 110 vote majority. Fifty-seven candidates were nominated across 27 ridings with 23 straight party contests and three cornered races noted for remaining seats.
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Ottawa
A. P. Beaubien
Provencher
Man
Beaubien
D. H. McFadden
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
Port Arthur
Thunder Bay
Peace River
Alia
Springfield
Progressive
UPA
No Monopoly Of Union Jack Luncheon Speech in Toronto
Hon. J. H. Thomas colonial secretary in the MacDonald Government spoke at the exhibition directors luncheon in Toronto. He warned against political discussion during a general election and argued the Union Jack represents democratic government for all classes and creeds, not a monopoly of any single group.
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Toronto
J. H. Thomas
MacDonald Labor
Earthquake Devastates Horta Azores Killing and Injuring Many
A powerful quake in Horta Azores leaves 25 dead and no fewer than 400 injured as buildings collapse and streets flood with debris. Martial law is in force while relief efforts aid women and children in makeshift shelters.
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Horta
Payal
Azores
Church of the Conception
British House Adjourns After Coal Strike Debate
The British House of Commons adjourned to November 9 by a 225 to 100 vote. Ramsay MacDonald proposed delaying to September 7 to allow miners talks, while Churchill said Parliament could be summoned anytime conditions required. Emergency coal strike regulations extended for another month.
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London
House of Commons
House
Ramsay MacDonald
Miners’ Delegate Congress
Winston Churchill
Britain May Oppose Mineowners in Coal Settlement
In a temperate House of Commons speech Hon. Winston Churchill indicated the government might back a national coal strike settlement even against mineowners’ wishes if workers accept reasonable wages and hours.
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London
Winston Churchill
German Immigrants Top U S Visa List for Year
Washington shows immigration quota figures from July 1 indicating the largest number of visas this fiscal year went to Germans, with the Irish Free State second, and Great Britain and Northern Ireland third in the rankings issued by the state department.
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U. S
Washington,d.c
State Department
Germany
Irish Free State
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Largest grain cargo afloat reaches Buffalo on Lemoyne
The bulk freighter Lemoyne of the Canada Steamship Line docked at a Buffalo elevator with 513000 bushels of grain from Fort William Ont, the largest cargo ever floated in a single bottom.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Lemoyne
Canada Steamship Line
Fort William
Ont
British Columbia to send 7000 harvesters to prairie fields
Vancouver official notes BC will send more than 7000 harvesters to Alberta and Saskatchewan as reduced rates expire. J H McVery, superintendent of Canada employment service, cites the move as needed for grain harvests.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
J. H. McVery
Employment Service of
Canata
Irish Waters Enriched With Vancouver Trout Eggs
A large shipment of trout eggs was received from Vancouver British Columbia to enrich Ireland streams. The eggs are being imported from the North American continent for planting an Irish stream in Dublin and surrounding areas.
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Dublin
Vancouver
B.C
Emerald Isle
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Terente
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Nova Scotia
Ontario
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Prairies
C.P.R
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U.S
Directors Municipal Association
England
A. M. Kilgour
Kenora
Premier Meighen
Stier
Ireland
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