Conservatives Triumph in Nova Scotia Election Seas
Halifas Nova Scotia rejected the Liberal Government that held power 43 years and shifted to a Conservative win. Early counts indicate about four Conservatives to Liberal five or three across the province with Mr Armstrong and most ministers defeated, including the attorney general. majorities are unprecedented and the Conservative vote may be about five to three overall.
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W. 4. O’hearn
Tinket
Mafifax
Agreement Reached On Home Bank Bill
Ottawa reports the Senate conference on the Home Bank reimbursement bill recommended non insistence on the preamble and acceptance of two changes. The Senate adopted the report and sent it to the Commons while noting willingness to accept conference alterations. The bill would deny deposits to certain groups and exempt religious charitable labor organizations provinces municipalities and MPs and senators from its benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renate
Ottawa
Senate
Commons
Inesenge
Japan Seen Preparing for War with China
Dispatches from Bombay reported by the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph claim Japan is preparing for conflict with China. The belief rests on unusual cotton market activity with Japanese exporters buying heavily and cotton stocks dwindling, plus reports of large US purchases and steady manganese buying, suggesting munition manufacture.
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Japan
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Holds Fifth Annual Convention
Four hundred delegates from across the Dominion and Newfoundland attended Winnipeg for the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association’s fifth annual convention. Mayor Ralph H. Webb welcomed guests while Lorne A. Eddy of The Telescope presided. Reports showed good progress and accomplishments in the past year across financial affairs and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neporta Show Weekly Press Association
Winnipeg
Dowinion
Newfoundland
Ralph H. Webb
Nexson
Larne
Charged Plot Against Bolshevik Leaders Uncovered
A Moscow suspect faces charges for conspiring against prominent Bolshevik figures including Leon Trotzky and M Stalin. The case notes involvement of Dr. Karl Kindermann and four others, outlining a plan to target leaders and destabilize the party.
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Piot
Moscow
Leon Trotzky
M. Stalin
Dermiana
Karl Kindermann
Wheat Prices Hinge On Canada's Surplus
Chicago reports that the world price of wheat will depend largely on Canada's available export surplus this year. Harris of the Chicago Board of Trade says the Canadian situation will heavily influence global wheat prices. He notes domestic prices remain uncertain until spring crop outturn is clear, with early Canadian reports suggesting a larger crop than last year but not reaching 1923 levels.
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Chicago
Canada
Harris
Chicago Board of Trade
Harria
Canadian Northwest
United States
Saskatchewan Livestock Pool Committee Holds Winnipeg Meeting
The Saskatchewan Livestock Pool Investigation Committee met in Winnipeg for an interchange of information. Attendees included W Waldron Regina secretary of the committee HR A Wright Drinkwater representing Saskatchewan livestock board E Evans Moose Jaw stockyards Langley committee chairman J C Staples president livestock exchange.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Livestock Pool Investigation Committee
Atvockyards
W. Waldron
Regina
HR. A. Wright
Drinkwater
Saskatchewan Livestock Board
E. Evans
Moose Jaw
Livestock Exchange
J. (. Dohan
Evacuate Ruhr by August Sixteenth Plan Approved
The Franco-Belgian armies and technicians will evacuate the Ruhr by August 16. The French cabinet approved the plan to complete withdrawal within that date, a year after the London agreement setting the Dawes plan evacuation. Withdrawal has been speeding up to clear the Ruhr on schedule. Johannesburg hosts a record 35,000 school children reviewed by the Prince of Wales in a lengthy inspection.
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Paris
Ruhr
French Teabinet
London
Johannesburg
South Africa
Prince of Wales
Turgrenteim
Arabs Demand League Oversight in Tangier Petition
Geneva reports a strong Tangier movement to place the territory under League of Nations supervision. Thousands of Arab residents sign the petition, dissatisfied with the current international regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League Geneva
iGeneva
Tangier
Petity
League For Nationa
Britishers In Ghia Warted Hong Kong
Britons working on the Canton Kowloon Railway report private warnings from Chinese friends that the Chinese aim to kill one foreigner for every Chinese. The note reflects tensions and perceived threats amid wartime conditions in Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghia
Hong Kong
Britishera
Joe
Canton-Kowloon
Lean Year in Washington and Four American Counties
Marriage license clerks report a very lean year in 1928 with sparse filings across counties including Grant and surrounding areas in the report on licensing records.
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Washington
American
Grant
Polar Expedition Crew Remains Found On Herald Island
Explorer HI A Know reports photographic discovery of five missing members of Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s 1914 Arctic expedition. Snow’s find on Herald Island near where the Karluk sank suggests the group perished from exposure and starvation after a long trek.
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Stefansson
New York
HI. A. Know
Arctic
Jovkeld
Karluk
Siip
Snow
Herald Island
Stop Traffic In Titles Move to End Titular Honor for Money
The government introduced in the House of Commons a bill to make trafficking in titular honors illegal in exchange for money. In the Lords, Marquis of Salisbury announced the plan to introduce the bill this year but warned it could not pass this season.
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London
House of Commons
Marquis of Satinbury
Privy Seal
House of Lords
Marquis of Salisbury
Earl of Selborne
Veterans to form British Legion in Canada
Ottawa reports the Great War Veterans Association unanimously approved a plan to form a Findsh Legion in Canada with assets around 8 million dollars and about 86 000 members. The move aims for unity among ex-service groups, pending Earl Haig’s approval, while preserving the G.W.V.A. during a one year transition and avoiding disintegration of venerahs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Findsh Legion
Canada
Great War Veterans’ Association
Earl Haig
France
G.W.V.A
Thearmistice
Legion of All War Veterans
C.W.V.A
Venerahs
Labor Troubles Press Britain Toward Crisis
London reports escalating labor strife with trade suppression and rising unemployment. Laborites blame the government, employers point to high wages and short hours, while ministers resist active interference. Owners plan to terminate the current wage deal by July end and restore an eight hour day for miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Ter
Action Demanded On Alberta Coal Shipment Mock Up
Ontario government and civic groups press for immediate talks with CN R head Sir Henry Thornton after Canadian National Railway cancelled plans for a 25 000 ton experimental Alberta coal shipment to Ontario. Deputation discussions prompt Premier Henry to wire CN R president seeking swift arrangement for coal distribution to the province.
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Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Ontario
Alberta
Civic and Trades
Sir Henry Thornton
Montreal
James Walsh
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
H. B. Clemes
LELO
Thomas Marshall
Board of Trade
George S. Henry
C.N.R
Shameen Island Fortified as Siege Fears Grow
Shameen, the artificial island Canton foreign settlement, is in a state of siege. Two gunboats, one British and one French, hold commanding positions in the creek separating Shameen from the city. All approaches to the island are fortified with sandbags and quick firing guns, showing foreign forces ready for emergencies.
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Canton
Shameen
Tthe
Motor Bus Triggers Strike by Riksha Workers in Nanking
Shanghai report says four thousand riksha men strike in Nanking protesting the city’s new bus service. They block traffic with street obstacles as they oppose motor bus introduction.
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Shanghai
China
Riksha
Nanking
Amundsen Hopes For Pacific Flight Over Pole
Amundsen and the Spitzbergen expedition returned to Oslo after an unsuccessful North Pole attempt by air from Spitsbergen. He spoke to the Associated Press of plans to fly over the pole toward Alaska and of gaining new knowledge from the venture.
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Amundsen
Stil
King’s Bay
Spittbergen
Roati Amundsen
North Pole
Spitabergen
Oslo
Norway
Arctic Circle
Spitzbergen
Associated Press
Pole
Alaska
Canadian Medical Association Opens 56th Meeting at Regina
The 56th annual Canadian Medical Association gathering opens at Regina Normal School with welcome addresses by Hon. J. M. Uhrich for Saskatchewan and Regina Mayor Mason. About 300 delegates join from every province, the Far East, the U S, and Britain and Newfoundland. The event aims to foster international professional understanding and cooperation.
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Canadian Medical Association
Regina Regina
J. M. Uhrich
Saskatchewan
Mason
Regina
Dominion
Far East
United States
British Isles
Ubrich
Amend Temperance Act Bill to Amend Canada
Ottawa reports the Can ada Temperance Act amendment bill clearing the House and now heading to the Senate. The measure mainly affects British Columbia, granting steps to prohibit importation of liquor except for medicinal sacramental and industrial uses. Opposition from Conservatives Brig Gen J A Clark and George Black cited private citizen targeting.
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Canada
Senate
Ottawa
House of Commons
British Columbia
Provinse
J.A. Clark
Burrard
B.C
George ‘Black
Yukon
Neill
Comon Alberni
Wea
Security Talks Hinge on German Premiers Meeting in Berlin
Premier discussions among the Federated German States await summons in Berlin as departments study France's security pact reply. Authorities weigh how to fit French ideas into the League of Nations covenant while liberal critics call France's guarantor proposal an affront to the league and warn it could undermine the entire structure.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Soviet Irrigation Project Opens in Armeniy Soviet
The Leuiikan project is the first national irrigation effort in Armeniy Soviet. It includes a large dam and 40 miles of canals built largely by refugee labor. It aims to convert 50 000 acres of barren land into fertile agricultural and grazing areas. A two mile tunnel through mountains and three years of labor were required.
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Leuiikan
Armeniy
Railway merger recommended by committee in Ottawa
A special Senate railways committee urges merging Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways under a 15 member board five named by each railway and five by government. It calls for recapitalization of National, guaranteed dividends for Pacific, and surplus distributions to the Government Railways and National in proportion to valuations.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
Senate
Op Railways
Iis
Canadian Pacifc
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacita Railway
Hist
CVA
Canadian Pacific
GPR
Authors Welcomed By Manitoba Premier
Canadian Authors' Association held its fourth annual convention in Winnipeg with seven members present. Premier Bracken urged the gathering to reduce gestional jam and boost Canadian jam, stressing its importance. Mayor Webb called for stricter censorship on United States literature deemed objectionable by Americans themselves, yet not by Canadians.
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Winnipeg
Bracken
Manitoba
Australia and Canada trade pact touted by premier
Premier Stanley Bruce expresses satisfaction as Canada’s House of Commons passes the Canadian Australian trade treaty. He expects Canada to approve amendments and foresees the Commonwealth Parliament ready to assent to the measure once Canada has done so.
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Stanley Bruce
House of Commons
Hoe
Commonwealth
Canada
Proposes Western Representation on Rail Board Debate
In Ottawa the minister of railways and canals, George P. Graham, says the railway board is too large and may be trimmed. He notes no funds for expansion but agrees the west deserves more representation, while warning any constitutional change would require legislation.
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Ottawa
George P. Graham
Railways and Canals
Iage of Commons
Board of Railway Commissioners
J. G. Coote
McLeod
Graham
Coote
Canada
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Saskatchewan Livestock Pool
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British Legion
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Glasgow
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