West dominates International Livestock Exposition with two grand championships
West exhibitor James A. Johnstone from Yeton Grass led western Canada to major wins at the International Livestock Exposition. He captured prime stallion and multiple mare classifications, with grand and junior championships for Sonny Boy, Lady Trojan Mahomet, and Baron Trojan. Tom Davin placed third in two year olds. Russell Fleming of Whitby, Ontario swept breeding oxford sheep, earning grand and reserve championships and five top finishes.
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Chicago
Saskatchewan
James A. Johnstone
Western Canada
Brat
Sonny Boy
Johnstone
Scotland
Baron Trojan
Miss Manners
Thomas Davin
West
Russell Fleming
Whitby
Ont
Oxford
Winter Quiet Falls On Canada’s Newport Churchill Harbor
Work stops at Churchill Canada where major builders depart for Winnipeg amid hopes of ending isolation next spring. The Muskeg Special train returns south from Churchill to The Pas on December 2 as the port awaits the spring restart with plans for all winter service on the Hudson Bay Railway.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Churchill
George Kidd
Department of Railways
Church
Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson Bay
Islanders of St Paul Face Silent Crisis From In Indian Ocean
Anxiety grips readers as news breaks no messages have come from St Paul Island in the Indian Ocean since October 1. The French Government requests the steamer Euripides, en route from Capetown to Indis, to alter course and visit the remote settlement. Breton fishermen and a handful of natives inhabit the island, surviving on lobster catching and preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Indian Ocean
Paris
Euripedes
Capetown
Indis
Fox thefts spur investigation in New Brunswick and PEI
A theory of organized fox thefts in Fredericton New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island appears supported after James Duncan caretaker of the Rolana J Murray Fox Ranch reports many foxes stolen and killed on site with carcasses removed. Negotiations continue in London between C P Laykin Canadian High Commissioner and the Imperial shipping committee over Hudson Bay vessel insurance rates. A forthcoming report is expected.
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Fredericton
N.B
Prince Edward Island
James Duncan
Rolana J. Murray
Sprinfield Road
Guton
London
England
C. P. Laykin
Imperial Shipping Committee
Hudson's Bay
Fort Churchill
Manitoba
Six Die In Farmhouse Fire After Barred Escape
Alfred Bauve and five of his children perished as Gre v kept them trapped in the farm home. Mrs Bauve and infant survived, with Paul aged 12 escaping from a second story window. The mother hurled her one month old baby to the snow and leaped out, breaking both legs. Neighbors found her near collapse at a barn as flames consumed the house.
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Puther
Paul
Surprising Russian Memorandum Stuns U S Officials
Washington officials study the Russian memorandum transmitted via French channels in response to U S efforts to avert war between the Soviet Union and China. The tone is severe and blunt about U S commitments under the Briand Kellogg pact. Hoover and Stimson were informed but declined comment. Senate department officers voiced opinions on the Sino Russian action.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Soviet Union
China
Hoover
Stimson
Senate Department
New Record Set by Saskatchewan Cow Canary Kornhyder Alcartra
Canary Kornhyder Alcartra a Saskatchewan owned Holstein cow set a 1929 Canadian high for milk and butter. She produced 30 801 pounds of milk and 1 336 25 pounds of butter in 365 days with 3.47 percent fat. Bred by Ford W Heeney Ingersoll Ont and later owned by Saskatchewan Government for 10000.
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Toronto
Canada
Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Ford W. Heeney
Ingersoll
Ont
S. G. Sims
Winnipeg
B. H. Thomson
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Ottawa civil service seeks flat salary rise for all cadres
The Ottawa Civil Service Association plans to ask the Dominion government to grant a flat salary increase of 180 pounds for all civil servants. The move mirrors a prior push that would complete the remainder of a 300 increase sought in 1927, when 129 dollars were approved.
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Ottawa
Vernon L. Lawson
Ottawa Civil Service Association
The
Civil Service News
German General von Vorbeck visits London for East African veterans dinner
The Prince of Wales hosted General Von Lettoow Vorbeck commander of German forces in East Africa during the Great War in London. Vorbeck traveled to dine with General Smuts at a December 2 supper honoring East Africa veterans.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
von Lettoow Vorbeck
East Africa
von Vorbeck
Smuts
Australian Minister to Represent Commonwealth at London Naval Conference
Delegate from Canberra Hon J E Fenton Minister of Trade and C customs will represent the Australian Commonwealth at the naval conference in London in January. He will sail shortly for England.
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Canberra
Australia
J. E. Fenton
Trade and Customs
London
England
Will Purchase Legation Building In Ottawa For Diplomats
Congress has authorized a U S purchase or construction of an American legation building in Ottawa to house diplomats abroad in government owned property. Chairman Porter visited Ottawa to select a home and estate for eventual sale. William Phillips resigned as American minister to Canada citing unsatisfactory housing in Ottawa as a contributing factor.
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Ottawa
Washington
Congress
Stephen G. Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Wilam Phillips
Canada
Phillips
Call for Canada wide conference on unemployment crisis
A. R. Mosher president of the All-Canadian Congress of Labor and the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees sent a letter to Premier Mackenzie King urging a conference of financial industrial and labor leaders. He cited wheat shortages railway layoffs and a stock market collapse as factors shrinking buying power and warned of a vicious circle unless public confidence and employment plans are restored. He credited the Winnipeg meeting for showing westward unemployment and urged federal leadership over jurisdictional disputes.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
A. R. Mosher
All-Canadian Congress of Labor
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees
Mr. Mosher
Winnipeg
King
United States
Mosher
West
Predicts Higher Price For Wheat Bull Market Expected
Winnipeg dispatch quotes George McIvor of the Canadian Wheat Pool noting a 62,000,000 bushel gap between world export surplus and import needs. With 708,000,000 bushels available for export and 770,000,000 needed, the deficit implies Canadian carry-over will be drawn down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Winnipeg
Mail
Emp Re
George McIvor
Canadian Wheat Pool
Dispatch
Canada
Fight to Keep Seo Channel Open at Sault Ste. Marie
Four tugs from Thompson Towing and Wrecking Co. battle ice in the upper lake to keep the Soo Lock channel open for about 45 freighters. After a record twelve below zero storm, ten inch ice and drifting ice slowed traffic but tugs freed roughly 30 freighters. Downbound grain ships stay away, storage cargoes ready for next load as winter tightens the bottleneck.
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Sault Ste. Maris
Ont
Sault Ste. Marie
Thompson Towing and Wrecking Company
Michigan
Thorugh
Hunter Found by Indians Near Meadow Lake Saskatchewan
Edam Sask druggist L Galbraith aged about 32 went hunting with Arthur Rister and George Pardas of Edam. He left camp alone to find moose, survived five days in the woods without food, and was found exhausted by Indian trappers near Meadow Lake after companions failed to locate him.
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Meadow Lake
Sask
Cr. L. Galbraith
Edam
Galbraith
Arthur Rister
George Parad
Mac- Kwa
Seven Stewardesses Pass Lifeboat Certificate on Duchess of York
The Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of York had seven stewardesses receive the British Board of Trade Certificate for Lifeboat Efficiency after an exacting exam covering boat and fire drills, fire prevention, rocket apparatus, breeches-buoy and rescue procedures.
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Duchess of York
British Board of Trade
G. Riley
Aliss J. Johnson
A. Caldwell
C. Pendleton
A. Silk
A. Rowan
G. Lavender
Board of Trade
Premier Ramsay MacDonald Film Reveals Canada Visit Reception
Premier Ramsay MacDonald and his cabinet viewed a private film showing excerpts from his travels in Canada and the United States. Diplomats and 156 friends attended as newsreel segments demonstrated the welcome he received and how filmmakers guided leaders on stage movement and dialogue.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Canada
London
England
United States
Prime Minster
Lords Vote Against Soviet Recognition in House of Lords
Lord Birkenhead defeated a Labour motion 43 to 21 in the Lords on recognizing the Soviet government as undesirable. The vote signals little effect on Britain’s plan to resume full relations with Russia while Britain seeks world peace and expanded trade.
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London
England
Lord Birkenhead
House of Lords
Russia
South Africa
Lord Parmoor
United States
Moscow
Washington
Lord Thomson
Progress in Settlement of War Claims Ottawa
Ottawa reports good progress in negotiating a Canada Germany agreement on unliquidated property held by Thomas Mulvey undersecretary of state. The talks cover Canada’s claim against Britain of 174000 dollars and a Hungary settlement of 700000 dollars. Final adjustments depend on The Hague conference and Young Plan resume sessions in January. The total proposed Germany settlement tops 2 million dollars.
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Ottawa
Thomas Mulvey
London
Berlin
Canada
Germany
Britain
Hungary
Massey-Harris, Limited
Toronto
Mulvey
Great Britain
P. C. Larkin
Mr. Mulvey
Paris
Young Plan
The
Hague
United States
Pearce Returns From Arctic Northland to Winnipeg
Richard Pearce editor of the Northern Miner Toronto arrived in Winnipeg as the first MacAlpine party member to reach the outside after four months of Arctic travel. He traveled 1500 miles from Bathurst Inlet to The Pas, with the final 500 miles by train, and was greeted by friends and fellow newspapermen.
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Winnipeg
Richard Pearce
Northern Miner
Toronto
Pearce
Bathurst Inlet
Pas
Principal Brown to Visit Japan on Leave
Strathcona public school principal J. E. Brown received two months leave from the board of school trustees to visit Japan as the first Canadian guest among Japanese learners educated in Canada. He will spend April and May in Japan to observe education and improve Canada Japan understanding.
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Vancouver
B.C
J. E. Brown
Strathcona
Board of School Trustees
Japan
Canada
Brown
Empress Hotel Winnipeg Reopens After Massive Expansion
The Empress Hotel in Victoria BC unveils a large addition costing about 3 million dollars. Official opening is set for Saturday December 23 with companion social events and the Yuletide Festival first concert to follow Sunday.
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Winnipeg
Victoria
B.C
H. F. Mathews
Western Canadian Pacific Hotels
Lord Byng Recovering in England After Illness
A bulletin from Lord Byngs home states he remains debilitated but shows progress and hopes to sail for South Africa on December 20. Doctors anticipate a complete recovery from lung congestion.
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Bendon
England
Lord Byngs
South Africa
England's First Girl Traffic Officer Begins Duties
England's first female traffic officer has started her duties on the Portsmouth road. The officer is 23 years old and represents a breakthrough for women in municipal service. She will manage traffic flow and pedestrian safety in the busy corridor.
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England
Portsmouth
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Western Canada Flour Mills
George Foster
Sir George Foster
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Express
Ingoldsby Fur Farms, Ltd
Linden
Danzig
Fair Life Boat
McAlpine Party
Empress Hotel
Lord Byng
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