Prairie conference backs using immigrant harvesters for winter work
A Saskatoon meeting of Boards of Trade, governments, and prairie farmers endorsed coordinating efforts to place British harvesters with winter employment in Canada. The plan calls for the Employment Service of Canada, aided by the Canada Colonization Association and other groups, to match employers and workers and to keep as many as possible in agricultural work through winter.
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Saskatoon
Canada
Dominion
Conference of Boards of Trade
Farmers’ Organizations
Three
Prairie Provinces
Canada Colonization Association
Employment Service of Canada
The
Railways
Federal Department of Labor and Immigration
Canadian Council of Agriculture
England
Old Country
Charles F. Roland
Employers’ Association of Manitoba
West
One Hundred Thousand Perish in Japan Disaster
A Toronto Star cable from Bishop Hamilton of Nagoya reports six Canadians killed in the September 1 disaster with more than a hundred thousand total fatalities, two thirds of Tokyo ruined and four fifths of Yokohama destroyed. The cable lists several Canadians affected and notes most other Canadians in Japan are unharmed.
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Toronto
Toronto Star
Bishop Hamilton
P. A. F. Cable Due
T. Eaton Company
W. W. Watson
G. R. Gregg & Co
Tokio
Yokohama
Government Buys Cattle Montreal
Federal and provincial agriculture departments co operate in buying a large stock of horses swine and sheep in the British Isles. The herd includes sheep belonging to the King and arrived on the steamer Garcia.
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Montreal
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
British Isles
Garcia
Dry Law Policy Stance Cited by Toronto Attorney General
Attorney General Nickle clarifies Conservative stance on the Ontario Temperance Act. He says the act stays in force while on statute books and can only be repealed or replaced after a referendum or explicit new legislation.
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Toronto
Nickle
Conservative
O.T.A
Storm Endangers Shipping Near Nome Alaska
Storms lash the Behring Sea coast around Nome extending 100 miles east and west with grave fears for schooners Sea Wolf Silver Wave Teddy Bear and Nokatak overdue over a week from Nome ports to the west. The Fret J Wood owned by A H Moore ran ashore in Port Clarence Bay Teller with gold hunters aboard. no casualties reported.
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Nome
Alaska
Behring Sea
Sea Wolf
Silver Wave
Teddy Bear
Fret J. Wood
A. H. Moore
Port Clarence Bay
Teller
Deadlock in Imperial Wireless Plan Talks
The Daily Telegraph reports a fresh deadlock in negotiations with the Marconi Company over the long delayed Imperial wireless scheme. It suggests referring the entire matter to the Imperial economic conference as the only way out.
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London
Marconi Company
Imperial Wireless
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Imperial Economic Conference
Cosgrave Re elected President of Irish Free State
William T. Cosgrave was re elected by the Dail Eireann as President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
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Dublin
William T. Cosgrave
Dail Eireann
Executive Council
The
Irish Free State
Britain replies to U S on liquor question
Washington reports the British reply to Secretary Hughes on a reciprocal treaty to curb rum running and permit legitimate liquor shipments. Officials call it generally unsympathetic, with the Imperial Conference to consider the issue next month in London. Canada and other dominions would have direct interest in changes to ship registration and clearance papers.
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London
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Uie
Lord Curzon
House of Lords
Dominions
Canada
World Flight Party Faces Los Angeles Work Shuffle
The 39 gentlemen adventurers who arrived August 25 aboard the yacht Frontiersmen for a British air voyage around the world next year may become longshoremen at Los Angeles harbor. Their yacht was seized by federal officers for liquor law violations and billed by firms twice for debts. the ship's surgeon has malaria and now another obstacle looms. Many aboard are war heroes unused to longshore work but may be forced into it.
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Los Angeles
Seed Inspection Bill Takes Effect October First
Ottawa announces an order in council implementing the seed testing inspection and sale act. The measure allows redress to buyers if seeds fail quality tests and requires seed packages to show merchant name address and the growing province and county to curb noxious weed contamination.
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Ottawa
Greece Orders Naval Salute to Italy in Janina Murder Apology
Greece offers a formal apology to Italy with a 21 gun salute in Phaleron Bay as two Greek cruisers flank the Italian flag. An Malian cruiser and British French ships join the salute while Greek officials honor the dead at a memorial service, marking the Allies approved closure of the Janina murders incident.
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Athens
Greece
Italy
Unions Report High Employment at Coast Vancouver Meeting
At the Trades and Labor Council regular gathering delegates said most union members were employed and some wages had risen. Construction has begun on a new apartment hotel on Georgia Street with a cost of £550,000.
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Vancouver
Trades and Labor Council
Georgia Street
Saskatchewan Wheat Yields Vary Across Districts
Saskatchewan wheat yields in crop districts range from 14 to 27 bushels per acre with an average of about 20 bushels in the province, according to threshing returns in the Saskatchewan Government crop report.
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Negina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Berlin Court Uses Briquettes as Unit of Value
A Berlin court set briquettes as a value standard to curb mark fine depreciation. A gambler arraigned faced jail and a fine of 500 briquettes or their equivalent value to be paid within fourteen days.
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Berlin
Swiss Farmers for Canada Eager to Settle in Victoria
Thousands of Swiss farmers express strong interest in migrating to Canada and settling in Victoria B C if settlement opportunities are available, seeking new farming prospects and stability.
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Victoria
B.C
Canada
Lack Of Vessels May Cause Congestion In Grain Movement
In Montreal conflicting opinions arise on grain movement capacity as American Great Lakes vessel owners refuse to join Canadian grain trade while inland water freight rules persist. Exporters predict movement will proceed with 12 to 13 million bushels aboard ships in Oct and Nov, despite potential bottlenecks. Fort William reports heavy activity with about 1,000 cars daily, rising to double by month end. elevators prep for action with crews rising to 1,600.
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Montreal
James Carruthers
James Carruthers and Company, Ltd
Fort William
Ont
Earthquake Shakes East England Coast
A slight tremor occurred on September 19 at Cromer Norfolk at 11.52 am. Windows rattled and ornaments displaced while the vibration was felt along many east coast parishes. no inland sighting reported and a sea explosion was not confirmed.
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London
Cromer
Norfolk
Daily Mall
Peaceful Settlement In Sight Belgrade
The Jugoslav cabinet delays action on Fiume after reviewing all aspects of the situation. It awaits detailed proposals from Premier Mussolini to form a basis for negotiations, suggesting the incident may have moved from a dangerous acute phase toward a peaceful settlement.
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Belgrade
Jugoslav
Mussolini
Fiume
Western Grain Route Gains Support Amid Rate Proposals
Ottawa reports a potential rate cut on grain exports via Vancouver as the Railway Commission reviews the issue. Optimism exists for faster Western route development, with Alberta backing and Vancouver promoting export facilities. Hearings may occur in October to influence this year's crop, while eastern outlets may lose some rail exclusivity.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
Railway Commission
John Oliver
British Columbia
Prairies
Alberta
Pacific
Panama
Hudson's Bay Railway
Mother and Son Face Murder Charge in Dauphin Hand
Winnipeg report: A mother and her 12 year old son Peter are charged with murder after the death of Mrs Anna Kunka in Pine River near Dauphin Manitoba. The incident stems from a cattle dispute on September 1 when Mrs Sawicki allegedly ordered the boy to fire. The mother claims self defence. The preliminary hearing opens in Pine River.
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Winnipeg
Anna Kunka
Pine River
Dauphin
Man
P. Sawicki
Peter
Stinnes in Moscow Seeks Soviet Farm Concessions
German industrialist Hugo Stinnes travels to Moscow to press for agricultural concessions from the Soviet government.
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Moscow
Hugo Stinnes
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N. U
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Swiss Farmers For
Manitoba
Riverton
Doinion Livestock Branch
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
W. W. Fraser
Stinnes
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