Ferguson meeting British Empire optimism on migration and growth
Premier G Howard Ferguson of Ontario declared Britain not decadent as he left for Canada. He praised improvements in Scotland and Ireland, forecast strong imperial development, and said better crops and employment pressures would boost overseas interest and imperial unity.
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London
Eng
G Howard Ferguson
Ontario
Canada
Ferguson
Britain
Europe
Premier Ferguson
England
Condiitons
Scotland
Ireland
Ontario Wheat Pool Shows Strong Start in Ontario Co Op Drive
At Chatham Ontario a meeting on the Ontario Grain Pool highlighted one year of operation as a success. Colin Burns and A Gilroy spoke on progress, with David L McCreary re elected to the pool board. Gilroy noted hundreds of five year contracts signed and farmers already backing cooperative marketing with more to join in the coming year.
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Chatham
Ont
Ontario Grain Pool
Ontario
Colin H. Burnell
Winnipeg
British Prime Minister Aide Declines Ottawa Visit
Information from the government indicates Lord Hailsham, slated to act as Prime Minister in Baldwin's absence, will not travel to Canada with the Empire Parliamentary Union expected in the empire capital the last week of August.
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Ottawa
Lord Hailsham
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Empire Parliamentary Union
Mussolini Receives Nobile With Italia Disaster Report
Rome premier Mussolini met General Umberto Nobile and received his first report on the Italia disaster. The premier had earlier told the cabinet that a full inquiry would cover all aspects of the polar dirigible project. Winnipeg Dr R C Wallace to become University of Alberta president was toasted at a farewell luncheon by Manitoba Mining Association officials Col H F Osler made the presentation.
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Rome
Mussolini
Umberto Nobile
Italia
North Pole
Winnipeg
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
Manutchs Mining Associations
Wallace
Col
H. F. Osler
Mount Vesuvius Erupts as Lava Clouds Reach Paradise
Mount Vesuvius erupts sending lava and smoke visible for miles. A cordon of troops is at the base to keep tourists out of the danger zone.
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Naplea
Waly
Vesuvius
Kingston Legion Condemns Union Jack Use at Meetings
The Ontario branch of the Canadian Legion in convention condemned draping desks with the Union Jack, urging it be used only as a flag at gatherings.
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Kingston
Ont
Ontario
Canadian Legion
Submarine F-14 Disaster Claims Crew in Adriatic Collision
Initial reports placed 31 aboard the Italian submarine F-14 but four men were ashore. Twenty seven perished after a 34 hour rescue attempt raised the sunken vessel. Included victims were Captain Well and Commander Fasulo. both remained at their posts in the conning tower with no signs of panic.
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Romie
Ube
Lap
Captain Well
Commander Fasulo
Mander Fasulo
Coening Tower
Pilgrims At Ypres Commemorate WWI Fallen At Menin Gate
Eleven thousand British veterans and 3 000 servicewomen gathered at Menin Gate Ypres Belgium on August 8 for a solemn ceremony honoring comrades who fell in the Ypres salient. The Prince of Wales Lady Haig Admiral Jellicoe and other leaders attended as nearly 20 000 joined in singing O Valiant Hearts during a simple, impressive service.
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Ypres
Belgium
Meninl Gate
Prince of Wales
Haig
Britain
Jellicoe
British Legion
Storm Sweeps Florida Towns As Hurricane Hits Citrus Region
Storm crossed East Central Florida then reached Winter Haven and other citrus areas near Tampa. Officials report 75 mph winds after earlier 40 mph gales. Fears rise for orchards and fruit. Reports say several towns along the storm line suffered damage.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Winter Haven
Tampa
Co-Operative Movement Plans 260 Saskatchewan Stores
Saskatoon report notes the formation of the Saskatchewan Wholesale Society sponsored by the United Farmers of Canada to sell goods at cost. Secretary W Moss Thrasher says about 200 stores will open in the first year, with 700 to 800 trading units planned to cover the province.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Wholesale Society
United Farmers of Canada
W. Moss Thrasher
Empire marketing starts at home with British product sign
A Union Jack feature in a national park promotes a government scheme to identify British products. The installation urges recognition of home grown goods and supports national marketing efforts.
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London
National Park
Bandits Hit Armored Car in St Paul Robbery
Ear gas bombs were thrown by bandits injuring no one but blinding the driver and five guards of the Sweeney Detective Bureau armored money car. The raid in St Paul, Minnesota netted $20,000 in currency.
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St Paul
Minn
Sweeney Detective Bureau
All-Canadian telephone service inaugurated Winnipeg to Montreal
Officials from Bell Telephone Company Canadian Pacific Railway and the Manitoba Government announce a new domestic line connecting Winnipeg to Montreal via Port Arthur and Fort William with nine repeater stations. The 1605 mile route uses copper weighing 350 tons and completes a coast-to-coast Canadian service in stages since 1922.
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Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
Port Arthur
Fort William
Bell Telephone Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Sudbury
Alberta
Head of the Lakes
Rockies
Dominion
Greatest Crop in History Predicted for Western Canada
Western Canada nears the 1928 harvest with forecasts of a record crop. Wheat yields amid 25 to 40 bushels per acre in some districts, barley rye and oats above ten year averages, rustless crop though hail hurt Saskatchewan. Grain cars and carriers mobilize as hearings on interior grain rates approach.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Leslie Boyd
Board of Grain Commissioners
British Harvest Help Ottawa
Satisfactory arrangements have been made with the British Government for moving harvest help from Britain to Western Canada wheat fields. The movement begins at once under the direction of the British Government, Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway. Railways place workers in harvest jobs on arrival. Dominion and provincial governments assist in winter farm placement. return fares provided if winter work is unavailable.
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Ottawa
British Isles
Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Old Country
English School Girls Arrive in Montreal for Canadian Tour
Twenty five English school girls arrive in Montreal to begin a two months trip organized by the Imperial Daughters of the Empire. Their itinerary covers the maritime provinces Northern Ontario Central Canada the Rockies and the West to show many facets of Canadian life. They will return on October 01.
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Montreal
Canada
Imperial Daughters of the Empire
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Rockies
West
Long Trek for Pension from St John Veteran to Ottawa
Joseph McIntosh, a returned soldier from St John New Brunswick, wears a placard about his pension fight as he begins a long trek to Ottawa to demand renewal of his $110.75 monthly pension.
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St. John
N.B
Ottawa
Joseph McIntosh
French Airmen Killed in Bourges Plane Crash
Four French airmen including Captain Labbe and three assistants died when their aircraft crashed near Bourges after a 24 hour mission. The plane burned and the charred bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
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Paria
Labbe
Bourges
Air Express Inaugurated on Canadian Pacific route
new bi weekly express service links Toronto Ottawa Montreal and Rimouski with parcels to be delivered. The service cuts two days off regular schedules and transfers western consignments to the Vancouver Express at Toronto.
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Canadian Pacific Express
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Rimouski
Vancouver Express
Rainbow crashes at Orly on final test flight
A large wooden tri metered airship called The Rainbow crashed during a final test at Orly aerodrome Paris. One mechanic Lan net died, pilot Mau ce Drouhin was fatally injured, and two others Gianoli and Manuel were hurt as the aircraft shattered along the field.
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Orly
France
Paris
New York
Orly Aerotrome
Lannet
Mauce Drouhin
Gianoli
Manuel
Rene Cousinet
Avantic
Death of Croat parliamentarian sparks unrest in Zagreb
Stefan Raditch, Croatian peasant parliamentary leader, died in Zagreb from wounds suffered June 20 when radical deputy Punica Ratchitch fired six shots into a Croatian group. The attack killed two, wounded four, including Raditch who later died after a brief recovery. Troops patrol streets amid near martial law as unrest looms.
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Vienna
Stefan Raditch
Zagreb
Croatia
Raditch
Punica Ratchitch
Ratitch
Message To Women From Ishbel Macdonald On Co operation
Miss Ishbel Macdonald during a visit with her father J Ramsay Macdonald issued a Canadian message to women stating they will cooperate with men in public life not seek equality. She says men and women cannot be compared and that women are not equal to men though equally important.
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Ishbel Macdonald
Toronto
J. Ramsay Macdonald
Canada
Extension of Preference Expected Soon
Ottawa reports a proposed regulation to raise Empire labor and materials in British imports from 25 to 50 percent to qualify for the British preferential tariff. The rule depends on customs measures and awaits Hon. J. A. Robb's return for final considerations. The change aims to curb foreign finishing and boost Canada’s importing trade.
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Ottawa
Canada
J. A. Robb
Great Britain
England
Railways Prepare to Move Eastern Harvesters West
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National brace for a record wheat harvest moving 44,000 harvesters from Eastern Canada to Winnipeg. Fares set from Ontario Quebec $15, New Brunswick $20, with return trips and mileage surcharges. Railroads allocate 40,000 box cars and 79 engines, including 13 Mikado locomotives, as grain carriers east of the Lakes ramp up output.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Quebec
New Brunswick
Ontario
St. John
West
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Macleod
Canadian National
Eastern Lines
Rich Gold Strike Reported in Northwest Territories Area
Edmonton reports a rich gold and platinum strike along the north shore of Lake Athabasca east of Black Bay in Saskatchewan. Trader Ed Meyers says Jack Hersey located the find after years of search. University tests show ore with up to 84 percent precious minerals, while an assay cited by Charlie L Argent notes about 45 dollars per ton on quartz shipped south.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Lake Athabasca
Black Bay
Saskatchewan
Ed, Meyers
Fort Chipewyan
Jack Hersey
Charlie L'Argent
Belgian Capitalist Loewenstein Dies in Air Crash
London reports Captain Alfred Loewe nstein died after falling from an airplane over the English Channel on July 4. He allegedly left 60 million dollars in fortune, with 40 million to be split between his wife and son.
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London
Eng
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
The
Evening News
Loewenstein
Hickman Sentenced for Kidnapping Slaying in LA
William E. Hickman was sentenced to hang at San Quentin on October 19 for the slaying of 12 year old Marian Parker. Judge Douglas Edmonds overruled nine defense objections before fixing the second hanging date for the youthful kidnapper who abducted and killed the girl last December in California.
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Los Angeles
William EH. Hickman
San Quentin
Marian Parker
Douglas Edmonds
May Defer Old Age Pensions Discussed in Ontario
Ontario may defer old age pensions for another year as Premier Ferguson delays the survey. Indications point to the study not finishing before the next legislative session and the bill could be revived on the eve of the forthcoming election.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Ferguson
Le Vine Buys Bremen Type Junkers Plane for Delivery
Charles A Le Vine, first trans Atlantic airplane passenger, buys a Junkers Bremen type plane for 100000 marks about 23860 dollars for delivery in Dessau next week.
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Dessau
Germany
Charles A. Levine
Junkers
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Nobile
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America
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Guinness
Joan Yarde-Buller
Lord
Churstan
British Harvest Help
Air Express
Maurice Drouhin
Big
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