Britain Opposes Young Plan at Hague Conference
British Chancellor Philip Snowden set out a firm position against the Young plan at The Hague financial committee meeting. He argued Britain would not accept indivisibility, would not share reparations toward conditional and unconditional parts, and would resist continued deliveries.
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Philip Snowden
Ue Exchequer
Snowien
the Hague
Tregard
Asowden
Great Britain
Snowden
France
United Staes
Italy
Young Plan
Young Committee
Spa
House of Catamans
Pacific Great Eastern Rail Line May Be Sold
Hon. RP Pooley says the Pacific Great Eastern railway may be sold soon. He spoke at the Esquimalt Conservative picnic at Saxe Point, noting the line is government owned and a survey of the province’s territory is underway.
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British Columbia
Pacific
RP Pooley
Esquimalt
Saxe Point
Government of Man
Colanbis
British airship may challenge Zeppelins in trans Atlantic race
London reports from Lakehurst say Graf Zeppelin's successful New York trip spurs talk of a regular trans Atlantic air line. British speed gains are hoped from nearing completion R-100 and R-101 with Sir Dennis Burney noting the Graf's margin over fast steamers is small and a 60 hour outbound 48 hour return cruise would be required for real competition.
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Londen
Eng
Lakehurst
America
Lemion
Dennis Burney
M.P
The
Daily News
Resignation of Grain Board Ottawa
All members of the Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada have resigned effective August 15. Hon James Malcolm minister of trade and commerce announced the move from cabinet. The new commission will appoint its own assistant commissioners and names of the outgoing members were L H Boyd Matthew Snow and James Robinson. A new board will comprise three commissioners and four assistant commissioners.
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Ottawa
Board of Grain Commissioners For
Canada
Grain Commission
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Malcolm
L. H. Boyd
K.C
Matthew Snow
James Robinson
Near Board T
New Administration Assumes Office in Dominion
Victoria reports Chief Justice Francis Alexander Anglin became administrator of the Dominion of Canada after taking the oath in Premier Tolmie's office. A second proclamation named Hon. Mr. Justice B. FR. Mignault of Montreal deputy administrator with authority to sign urgent documents.
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Victoria
Francis Alexander Anglin
P.C
Justce
Canada
Dominion of Canada
S. F. Tolmie
British Columbia
Dominion
Justice B
Mignault
Montreal
Eight Killed in Jute Mill Riots Near Calcutta
A dispatch reports eight people killed and 20 injured in clashes between jute mill strikers and watchmen and police at Naihat, 240 miles north of Calcutta. The strike follows protests against a sixty hour week, with about 40 percent of Calcutta area looms idle and 12,000 workers laid off.
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London
Eng
Calcutta
Daily Mall
Naihat
Patrol Ship Boothic Reaches Far North on Northland Patrol
The Canadian patrol ship Boothic has completed a northern voyage with the Department of Interior expansion. It reached Bache Peninsula on Ellesmere Island on August 3 and now heads south bringing Inspector A H Joy of the Canadian Mounted Police who wrapped up a northland patrol of 1800 miles.
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Ottawa
Boothic
Department of Interior
Bache Peninsula
Ellesmere Island
A. H. Joy
Canadian Mounted Police
Hoover drops freedom of seas issue in disarmament plan
A Washington dispatch reports President Hoover has dropped the freedom of the seas from the disarmament program to align with the Kellogg anti war treaty and to pursue naval parity with Great Britain as the sole real guarantee of freedom of the seas.
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Tyoromto
Mail
Empire
Washington
Hoover
Great Britain
Wea
New Becomes the Greatest Siege Fighting Force In the World
The Admiralty recalls five Queen Elizabeth class battleships from the Mediterranean to form a dominant Atlantic fleet. The force will include Rodney, Nelson, Hood, Iron Duke battleships, and battle cruisers Renown and Repulse, reshaping naval balance away from Malta and Gibraltar to the Atlantic.
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Atlantic
Rodney
Nelson
H.mss. Hood
Hood
Flenown
Per Capita Liquor Sales Top Ten Dollars in Canada
Ottawa reports 1628 province stores sold liquor totaling 107,694,284 dollars, over ten dollars per person. Dominion Bureau of Statistics lists revenues by province with Ontario and Quebec leading, Ontario 8,130,390 and Quebec 7,000,000, while British Columbia 2,752,229 and Alberta 2,765,009 follow.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Dominion
Liquor Control Boards
Saskatchewan
Liquor Board
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Ottawa and Washington named in I'm Alone case arbitrations
United States and Canada announce selections of arbitrators and counsel for the I'm Alone case. Willis Van Devanter will sit as US member with Canadian appointees awaiting opening pleadings and preliminaries. sittings may be held in Washington or Ottawa as negotiations proceed.
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Ottawa
Canada
Eugene Laffeur
DCL, LLC
Eminent Counsel
Montreal
I’m
United States
Willis, van Devanter
Supreme Court of the United
Department
Dominion of Canada
W. N. Tilley
K.C
Toronto
Aime Geoffrion
Department of External Affairs
Washington
Northwest Airways plans Chicago to Pacific Northwest route
Col. L. H. Britten announces a new all air passenger route shortening Chicago to Puget Sound area to 22 or 23 hours. Northwest Airways will extend to Winnipeg and connect with Western Canada Airways from Winnipeg to Danif and Victoria, expanding the Hye network.
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Chicago
Puget Sound
Col
L. H. Britten
Northwest Airways
Britten
Western Canada Airways, Ltd
Winnipeg
Danif
Victoria
Montreal pilot Trailblazes Transcontinental Air Tour
Captain J. H. Parkinson of Montreal heads toward the Pacific coast on a transcontinental flight across Canada. He has made 18 stops in eastern cities and towns and will visit prairie cities en route to the west coast.
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Winnipeg
Man
J. H. Parkinson
Montreal
Que
Pacific
Mary MacLane Dies In Chicago After Quiet Years
Chicago novelist Mary MacLane born in Winnipeg in 1881 died August 6 in a lonely Chicago room near the black and tan belt. The author of I Mary MacLane and Men Who Have Made Love To Me had faded from public view, lived clandestinely, and died of natural causes without a bedside observer. Her body was found by a hotel keeper where she had resided for four years after retirement following failed ventures and financial reverses.
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Chicago
Mary MacLane
Winnipeg
Mary MacLaine
Miss MacLane
Ottawa Plans Steps to Halt Liquor Smuggling
The Dominion Government reviews increased co operation with the United States to suppress liquor smuggling across the border. Premier Mackenzie King says US actions prompt Canada to consider further measures and potential new regulations. cabinet discussions concluded with possible announcements in days.
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Ottawa
Dominion
United States
W. L. Mackenzie King
Anglo Egyptian draft treaty hailed as major reform
London reports say the new Anglo Egyptian draft treaty end the British occupation except for the Suez zone. It envisions withdrawal of troops to the canal area and introduces Egyptian independence on minority protection and foreign rights. Approval by Egypt’s new Parliament is required before Parliament in Britain may ratify.
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London
Eng
Egypt
Suez Canal
Downing Street
Foreign Office
Zaghoul Pasha
Arthur Henderson
Baal
League of National
Great Britain
Canal Zone
Sarwat Pasha
Austen Chamberlain
Henderson
Mahoud
Women in Senate Question to Be Decided Soon
Ottawa brief by solicitor general Lucien Cannon notes the Privy Council reference on women's eligibility for the Canadian Senate. Cannon says the case asks if under section 24 of the BNA Act women may be appointed, not whether women should sit. Judgment is reserved after full argument by Eugene Lafleur and N W Rowell.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
Senate of Canals
Lucies Cannon
O Oitawa
Cannon
Dominion
Senate
Eugene Lafleur
N. W. Rowell
Roc
Ar. Cannon
New York Opposes Italian For Mayor In New York Fight
Tammany Hall mobilizes its forces for a fierce battle against Fiorello H La Guardia who has secured the Republican mayoral nomination. La Guardia is a strong campaigner noted for his sharp verbal attacks and broad outreach among various communities.
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Tammany Hall
la Guarda
New York
New York City
Fiorella H.la Guardia
la Guardia
Manitoba Explosives Plant Planned Near East Selkirk
The Manitoba Free Press reports Canadian Explosives Limited intends to buy about 1000 acres near East Selkirk, 18 miles north of Winnipeg, to build an explosives plant with an approximate investment of 760000 dollars. Construction depends on mining, but work may start next spring and production is expected by late 1920.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Manitoba
Canadian Explosives Division
Canadian Industries, “Limited
East Selkirk
French Minister Jean Knight Begins Pacific Coast Trip
Honorable Jean Knight, Canada’s French minister, leaves for a three week tour to the Pacific coast. His first Vancouver visit since appointment last October includes Winnipeg Regina Calgary Edmonton and Victoria with speaking engagements at numerous clubs and chambers of commerce.
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Ottawa
Jean Knight
Canada
Pacific
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Victoria
Knight
Chambers of Commerce
Britain Ready to Accept Rhineland Evacuation Accord
The Exchange Telegraph reports that British delegates at The Hague conference have told France and Germany that if they reach a bilateral agreement to evacuate the Rhineland, Great Britain will accept it unconditionally.
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London
England
Exchange Telegraph Company
France
Germany
Rhineland
Great Britain
Likely rise in Velan coal exports to Canada on visit
The Manchester Guardian notes a possible increase in Velan anthracite exports to Canada by up to 2,000 tons yearly, linked to the forthcoming Dominion visit of Right Hon. J. H. Thomas, UK Minister of Labour.
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London
Eng
Canada
Dominion
J. H. Thomas
Manchester Guardian
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Lieut. Desmond
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U.S
Spain
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