Ottawa House votes down Conservative budget amendments
The Commons passed the budget by 107 to 83. A UFA and Liberal group sub amendment to favor British preference failed 136. Conservatives and allied members opposed the main amendment while Liberals and Labor factions backed the government.
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House of Commons
U.F.A
Ulf.a. End
Labor
Measrs
Woodsworth J
Heaps
Messrs. Neli
Bourassa
H. H. Adshead
East Calgary
House
Hugh Guthrie
Canada
Should Share Research Funds For Education Methods
Mrs. H Plumptre member of the Toronto school board urged setting aside part of Dominion Government Research Commission funds for investigating educational methods. She spoke at a Vancouver luncheon for school officials attending as delegates to the National Council of Education and emphasized training of Canadian children alongside natural resources development.
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Vancouver
Dominion Government Research Commission
H. Plumptre
Toronto
National Council of Education
Aviator Performs First Outside Loop Over City Airfield
Minneapolis pilot Charles W. Holman claimed the first outside loop in a commercial biplane at 4800 feet above World Chamberlain Field. He used a Wright Whirlwind engine, the same craft from his New York Seattle derby win, though the maneuver had never before been done in civilian flight.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Charles W
Holman
World Chamberlain Field
New York
Mrong
Savings Deposits Drop in Canadian Banks in February
Savings deposits in Canadian banks fell by more than seven million dollars during February according to the monthly bank statement issued by the department of finance.
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Ottawa
Department of Finance
Halfway locomotives weigh paused at 20 tons
A brief note records locomotives reaching a 20 ton pause point with mention of a victory or achievement indicated by the fragment WON. vu. aver and unclear context. The readable portion highlights the weight milestone and an incomplete evaluation.
Long Term Leases For Churchill Townsite Lots
The townsite of Churchill at the Hudson Bay Railway terminus will grant 99 year leases for lots transferable with fixed rate revisions after five years and every ten years. Minister D G McKenzie noted the government may not sell lots at Churchill and will focus on Cranberry Portage and Sherritt Gordon town sites as Manitoba’s northern seaport settlement grows.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway
D. G. McKenzie
Mines and Natural Resources
Manitoba
Bracken
McKenge
Cranberry Portage
Sherritt-Gordon
Wall Join Los Angeles To London Flight Plans
Mrs. Keith Miller of Redbank New Jersey an Australian aviatrix who flew with Captain William Lancaster from London to Australia says she will be second pilot and radio operator on a proposed Los Angeles to New York London and return flight Captain Lancaster will be pilot and Captain Harry Lyons navigator They plan to take off from Los Angeles in June and aim to reach New York in one hop then fly east to west on the return leg using a tri motored all metal closed plane
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Redbank
N.J
Keith Miller
William Lancaster
London
Australia
Los Angeles
New York
Lancaster
Harry Lyons
Miller
Sunday School Lesson April 21 Comfort in Exile and Return
The lesson traces Judah under Hezekiah through Jerusalem’s fall and Babylonian exile. Isaiah 40 1 11 offers comfort to the exiles urging hope of return while stressing that prophets speak for a personal God. Alexander Maclaren explains mercy, forgiveness, and divine restoration as the heart of the message.
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Judah
Hezekiah
Jerusalem
Babylonia
McFadyen
G. W. Wade
Christ
Alexander Maclaren
Tornado devastates Swifton area in Arkansas toll rises
A southwest tornado swept through North Central Arkansas causing multiple deaths and heavy damage. Swifton near Newport reports rising fatalities with dozens injured as communications fail and figures expected to climb. Alicia area also reported deaths, but verification was hindered by downed phones and telegraphs.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Swifton
Newport
Alicia
Dawes Named U S Ambassador to Great Britain
The White House announces former Vice President Dawes will be ambassador to Great Britain. The State Department says Britain’s government advised the appointment would be acceptable to the King.
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Washington
Dawes
Great Britain
White House
State Department
Gen
New Record for Canadian National Rail Revenue in 1928
Ottawa reports the Canadian National railway’s 1928 operating revenue reached a record 276,631,921 dollars. After expenses and taxes, net income was 52,213,729 dollars, up from 40,789,724 in 1927, with freight and passenger income driving gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canadian National
Sir Henry Thornton
House of Commons
Charles A. Dunning
Trafic
Dominion
C.n.r
Settlers Flood Peace River District With New Homesteads
Edmonton reports nearly 1 000 settlers, with about 1 250 000 dollars in capital, have moved into the Peace River country this year. The migration peaks in April, with 200 arrivals last April and an estimated 1 500 this April. Most settlers are Canadian or American aiming for homesteads on new land, split between Fairview and Hythe beyond railway lines.
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Edmonton
Peace River Country
Peace
Fairview
Hythe
Grand Prairie
Immigration Expenditures in 1928 and Totals to Date
In 1928 the Department of Immigration in British possessions spent 1,016,202. The Europe continent outlays last year were 75,796 and 392,157 went to obtaining immigrants in the United States. From 1881 through 1928 the department spent 51,618,024.96. The figures were disclosed in the House of Commons by Hon. Robert Forke, minister of immigration and colonization.
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Ottawa
Department of Immigration
Europe
United States
Immigration Department
House of Commons
Robert Forke
Immigration and Colonization
Income Tax Collected Rises to 59.42 Million
Ottawa reports a year ending March 31income tax collections totaling 59,422,297, an increase of 2,851,250 from the prior year. The figure was announced by Hon. W. B. Euler, minister of national revenue, in a formal statement.
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Ottawa
W. B. Euler
National Revenue
Ottawa Bound on Tenth Annual Forestry Lecture Tour
The Canadian Forestry Association launches its tenth annual lecture car tour from Ottawa. Over six months the traveling unit will visit western communities with talking pictures and a 125 seat car to educate school groups on shelter belts and farm home beautification. Last year the tour reached 200 prairie communities with extensive school programs.
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Ottawa
Canadian Forestry Asociation
Canadian Forestry Associaton
Will of Dr. W. H. Scott Leaves Estate to Medical Sergeant
The probate of Dr. W. H. Scott of Carrot Creek Alta recalls a war era dispute with a medical sergeant known as the M O. The will awards $5 060 and a section of land at Carrot Creek to P W Houghton D C ALAS and a Legion of Honor veteran and former medical sergeant of the First Battalion. The two men met during hospital treatment and later in 1920 in Galt Toronto where a friendship formed.
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M.O
W. H. Scott
Carrot Creek
Alta
P. W. Houghton
D.C
Legion of Honor
Houghton
Dr. Scott
Galt
Ont
Toronto
Rust Resistant Wheat Progress Reported in Canada
Winnipeg reports on progress toward rust resistant wheat with good baking and milling qualities. Dr. J. H. Grisdale credits Canadian scientists for breakthroughs aided by plant pathologists and breeders. Ottawa tests show 36 lines of Marquis Crosa rust resistant wheat with promise in baking, while a new rapid moisture test and dust control research are described. A fall conference of plant pathologists is planned in Edmonton.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
J. H. Grisdale
Dominion
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Ottawa
Burton
University of Toronto
Arnold Pitt
Manitoba
Grisdale
Edmonton
Two Defences for Sinking of the PM Alone
Washington two defenses for sinking the rum runner PM Alone are outlined in a state department note prepared for Secretary Stimson. The note argues Seizures of Vinces Gold Harbor and Pescawha were within treaty limits and cites prior court approvals. It also interprets the US Canada rum treaty as granting stop and seizure rights within an hour of shore.
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Washington
Coast Guard
State Department
Canadien
Stimson
Gulf of Mexico
Vinces
Gold Harbor
Pescawha
United States
Canada
Native Canadians Face U.S. Border Fees after Court Ruling
Washington officials say Supreme Court limits border crossing for foreign born Canadians. Native born Canadians may cross freely but must prove immigrant status for work. They face an $8 head tax and a $10,000 consular visa fee, plus medical exam, for U.S. employment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Canada
Immigration Service
R. C. White
Seccretary of
United States
Toronto Student Wins Royal Bank Fellowship Essay Prize
Miss Kathleen Best of McMaster University Toronto wins a $1,000 Royal Bank of Canada fellowship for the best university essay on an economic problem. Her subject is the Economic Aspect of the St Lawrence Waterways Plan. N H Pacoby of the University of Saskatchewan placed sixth.
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Mountred
Kathleen Best
McMaster University
Toronto
Royal Bank of Canada
German Delegate Urges World Disarmament Pact
Count Von Bernstorff, head of Germany’s delegation to the League of Nations disarmament talks, says an outlaw war pact is essential and calls for global disarmament and a general settlement pact for disputes by peaceful means.
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Starnburg
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Geneva
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