Canada to launch program for level crossing elimination
The Board of Railway Commissioners with provincial governments and railways begins a joint survey of level crossings. They will classify danger levels to guide a nationwide elimination and protection program. Funding may reach two to three million dollars annually, with federal support up to 40 percent of elimination costs.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commniourrs
Canada
Railways of Canada
Charlier Dunning
Dunning
Railway Board
Father Sought By RCMP As Sick Child Calls Ottawa
A hospital bound child on Hudson Bay prompts a radio call from Chesterfield Inlet to Staff Sergeant M A Joyce. The message via Canadian National Railways Radio chain asks the officer to reach a sending station so the Ottawa radio link can aid a transfer.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Canadian National Railways
M. A. Joyce
Bao Ia
Periaugly
World Population Doubling Time and Race Shifts Hinted
A Chicago report notes world population at 1.7 to 1.9 billion and predicts doubling in at least 150 years if current fertility and mortality persist. It warns even doubt about growth could shift race composition, with Slavic groups rising as North America Europe and Australia fail to reproduce at replacement.
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Chicago
North America
Europe
Australia
Don’t shoot I have no booze in this car protest banners
In Windsor Ontario banners reading Don’t shoot I have no booze in this car were found on windshields and rear windows of cars arriving from Chicago and other Midwest centers. The signs protest alleged bootlegging repression and police activity.
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Windsor
Ont
Chicago
Mitnois
Canada denies Labrafor offer to Newfoundland
Ottawa rejected rumors that Canada offered to buy Labrador from Newfoundland Premier King called the report false. Edmonton rumors say Peter Heenan will sign documents for the old age pensions scheme under joint government operation.
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Ottawa
Canada
Labrafor
King
Edmonton
Peter Heenan
Peration
New Party Delegation Kendos England
Fragmented OCR note from Kendon agency referencing non party delegates and the League of Nations amid a political pamphlet. Text is incomplete but indicates a party delegation and international context with England.
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Kendos
England
Royal Commission Report On Canadian Radio Broadcasting
Report outlines government control of all broadcasting stations to end advertising and have listeners fund upkeep. Proposals favor a continued or new board with full administrative power. The Legion seeks imperial patriotism and Canadian culture amid foreign programs. Commission will prepare its final report, likely by month’s end.
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Ouswa
Pey
Beensere
Royal Adie Commission
All-Canada Congress of Labor
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Canadian Congress
Legion
Canada May Consider Relations With Russia
Ottawa reports that Britain has sent Canada general communications on resuming diplomatic ties with Russia. The Canadian government has not finalized its stance, but it is considered likely to support any move toward restoring relations.
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Ottawa
Russia
Canada
Bitish
Two Injured In Explosion At Winnipeg Jewish Orphanage
A faulty water jacket burst in the basement of the Jewish Orphanage on Mathe son Avenue in north Winnipeg, injuring city worker George Bennett and Mrs. A Osovsky while damaging the basement. Children at the orphanage were uninjured as fire crews assisted.
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Winnipeg
Matheson Avenue
City Water Works
George Bennett
A. Osovsky
Central
North Stations
Kari Sets Sail For Atlantic Crossing From Cleveland
Five-man crew built the small power boat Kari in Cleveland Ohio and departed to attempt crossing the Atlantic. Captain Joe Leppich a 31 year old German World War veteran sails down the St Lawrence to Hamburg planning a round trip in ten days with 560 gallons of gasoline and supplies for three months.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Kari
Joe Leppich
Leppich
St. Lawrence River
Hamburg
Germany
Karl
Winnipeg business leader named new Queen's chancellor
James Armstrong Richardson of Winnipeg, head of James Richardson and Sons, was unanimously chosen as the new chancellor of Queen's University Kingston to succeed Sir Robert L. Borden who had resigned weeks earlier. His name was the sole nomination.
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Kingston, Ont
James Armstrong Richardson
Winnipeg
James Richardson and Sons
Queen's University
Robert L. Borden
Richardson
May Spend Whiter in Africa London King Considers Proposals
The Evening News reports the King weighing proposals to spend part of next winter in Africa. The article notes discussions on possible travel plans and implications for royal duties during the season.
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Africa
London
England
Canadian crop prospects mixed across provinces
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports varied conditions from coast to prairies. Ontario notes excellent fall wheat and strong alfalfa. Saskatchewan and Manitoba show moisture gaps requiring rain. Alberta sees satisfactory yields with central-area reductions. British Columbia reports cool June with ongoing berry harvests and a likely record strawberry crop despite lower prices.
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Ottawa
Dominion Burean
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Iis
Manitoba Department For Agriculture
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Swift Current
Alberta Department of Agriculture
British ‘Columbia
British Columbia Department of Agriculture
Gold Strike Sparks Northern Saskatchewan Excitement
Report of a placer gold and platinum find about 300 miles north of Big River Saskatchewan draws 100 men to the site and over 400 others en route. Primary discovery at Ambisher Lake with claims around Fro bisher Birch Lakes. Access by water from Big River Tele La Crosse Lake Deep River Clear or Churchill Lake. Reports estimate rich yields, including 17 dollars per shovel of dirt.
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Saskatchewan
Big River
Sask
Fnd
Mbisher
Frobisher
Birch Lakes
Envoy Marler to Speak Across Canada and West to Japan
Hon. Herbert Marler Canadian minister will address audiences from Montreal to British Columbia during a westward tour before sailing to Japan. He will speak in Toronto Oshawa Hamilton Fort William Winnipeg Regina Calgary Jas per Park Vernon Nanaimo Duncan Port Alberni Penticton Kootenay Landing Kimberley Windermere Kelowna Sicamous and Victoria before August 29.
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Ottawa
Herbert Marler
Japan
Montreal
British Columbia
Marler
Toronto
Oshawa
Hamilton
Fort William
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgary
Jasper Park
Vernon
Nanaimo
Duncan
Port Alberni
Penticton
Kootenay
Landing
Kimberley
Windermere
Kelowna
Sicamous
Victoria
Major General MacBrien Makes Forced Landing Near Sydney
Major-General J H MacBrien and Dr Freeman ONeil survived a forced landing on a farm near Sydney Nova Scotia after engine trouble. The plane’s tail skid struck a rum cache hidden under sticks, narrowly avoiding a serious crash for the pilot and guest.
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Sydney
N.S
J. H. MacBrien
Here
Freeman Oneil
Prince Sails For Home From Canada Visit
Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester completes a month in Canada as he sails from Quebec aboard the Empress of Australia bound for England. A flag draped liner and Governor General Lord Willingdon with Lady Willingdon on the dock witness the Prince's departure amid a large turnout in Quebec City.
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Quebec
Que
Prince Henry
Duke of Gloucester
Canada
England
Lord Willingdon
Willingdon
Plan to Solve Labor Problems in Great Britain
In a debate on the Speech from the Throne, J H Thomas outlines government plans to reduce unemployment. Proposals include steel sleepers, road and bridge schemes, rail electrification, docks improvements, and natural resource development. He plans a Canada trip to discuss migration on the spot.
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London
England
J. H. Thomas
Great Britain
Thomas
Britain
Waterloo Bridge
Great Charing Cross Bridge
Great Eastern Railway
Liverpool Street
Scotland
Canada
Dominion
Viscount Cecil to Lead British Delegation on Geneva
London reports the appointment of Viscount Cecil to represent Great Britain at the Preparatory Disarmament Commission and the league assembly in Geneva. The delegation includes Ramsay MacDonald Arthur Henderson William Graham and others with Cecil noted for Geneva experience and prior service in wartime and Baldwin governments. A Conservative protest followed the announcement but Henderson defended the nonpartisan precedent set in 1924.
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London
England
House of Commons
Viscount Cecil
Great Britain
League of Nations
League
League Assembly
Ramsay MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
Wm. Graham
Board of Trade
J. A. Hamilton
Labor
Blackburne
Helen Maria Swanswick
Private Plane Skims Roof, Lands Harshly Near Melfort
Two occupants of a privately owned aeroplane narrowly escaped injury when the craft made a poor landing on Windsor Lake shore near Melfort Saskatchewan. The plane skimmed a house roof, cleared trees by a narrow margin, and hit the ground with the right wing. R Leadbitter and O P Brownfield freed themselves from the wreck with no reported injuries.
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Melfort
Sask
Windsor Lake
Here
Ao House
R. Leadbitter
O. P. Brownfield
Accidents Kill Five From Artillery Shells in Poland
In Poland two shell accidents claim five lives. Near Luck a dud exploded at a home after two country boys brought it indoors, killing a family of four. Near Cracow an artillery mishap during practice struck military observers, killing one and wounding several.
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Warsaw
Poland
Luck
Cracow
Administration pressures to block tariff hikes on foreign trade
Washington seeks to deter higher tariff duties aimed at U S foreign trade. The administration focuses on Canadian trade as a key concern and aims to influence senators and congressmen to oppose increases in tariffs.
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Washington
United States
Actress Gladys Brockwell Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Los Angeles reports the death of film actress Gladys Brockwell from peritonitis after internal injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
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Los Angeles
Gladys Brockwell
Dominion Rifle Association Meet Set for August Dates
The Dominion Rifle Association announces its annual meet from August 12 to 17 at Connaught Ranges in Ottawa. The event gathers shooters from across the region for a week of competition and exhibitions.
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Dominion Rifle Association
Connaught Ranges
Ottawa
Mevisto Cabinet Naval Minister Promises Armament Imitation
Admiral Hyo Akarade, minister of naval affairs, pledges support for further imitation of naval armaments in a Mevisto cabinet interview. In England, 2 500 automobiles are delivered to new comers weekly.
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Tokio
Hyo Akarade
Mevisto
England
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