Government Vote Defeat of Conservative Budget Amendment
The Ottawa house defeated the Conservative budget amendment by 321 to 148 after an all night sitting. Premier King and Arthur Meighen were absent and paired, with no party switches as Liberals opposed and Conservatives backed the amendment. Progressives independents and labor sided with the government on the main budget motion.
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Ottawa
House
King
Arthur’ Meighen
Jender
Meighen
Bess
Labor
Ungava Territory Flight Expedition Plans Three Aircraft
A provincial government expedition led by surveyor Henri Belanger plans a four month aeroplane survey of Ungava Territory. About fifty men will split into three parties with Belanger Paul Sayvarda and Arlen Chaufour guiding. They aim to map over 1 000 miles across Seven Islands and Granada region in June.
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Quebec
Ian
Juava
Ungava
Henri Belanger
Mr. Belanger
Paul Sayvarda
Arlen Chaufour
Granada
Aid From Soviets Money Refused By Trades
Soviet news agency reports A J Coot secretary of the British Miners Federation accepted money offered to aid strikers in the British Isles with thanks and requests immediate transfer to England. Earlier dispatches noted funds to British miners from Soviet Russia totaling about 1 000 000. The Trades Union Congress rejected the offer during the period of the strike.
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British Minera Moscow
A. J. Coot
Miners’ Federation
Soviet Minera
British Isles
Cook
Engand
Russia
Sim
Rusaia
Tas
Britten ‘Trades Union
Three Englishmen Sentenced by French Court for Espionage
Three former British intelligence officers were found guilty by a French criminal court of attempting to obtain secret documents about French maritime and aviation stations. They were arrested last December and faced espionage charges, while the British Foreign Office denied knowledge of their activities.
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Parla
Intellipace Service
Great Britain
British Foreign ‘Office
Aiel
Drought Lashes Manila as Rain Nears in Philippines
Manila reports an extended dry spell with almost no rain for over a month. Officials warn of growing water shortages and urge conservation as heat persists.
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Philippines
Manila
Begum of Bhopal Abdicates in Favor of Her Son
London. India s only woman ruler the Begum of Bhopal abdicates transferring power to Nawab Zada Hamidulla aged 31. She ruled Central India s 6902 square mile state for 25 years and cites desire to see her son succeed before faculties fail. Hamidulla trained in statesmanship and served in the war and during the Prince of Wales visit.
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London
India
the Begun of
Bhopal
Nawab Zada Hamidulla
Nawab Nasrulla Khan
Begum
Hitle
Central
Newah Zado Hamitaila
Prince of Wales
Influence Not An Issue In Home Bank Depositors
Premier W L M King told the House of Commons influence has no bearing on payments to Home Bank depositors. Conservative MP Peter McGibbon quoted a report claiming some depositors struggled to receive the promised 35 percent. King said two groups planned to travel to Ottawa as a deputation to present their case and would be received and considered like any other delegation.
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Ot‘tawa
Boy-ed Banned From States in War Recall Request
The report states Captain Karl Boy-ed was refused admission to the United States. The passport bureau of the State Department deemed his wartime activities too recent to permit reentry, despite the naval attache of the German embassy in Washington. Germany recalled him at the State Department's request in 1915 due to his military and naval activities.
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State
Department
Germany
Berlin
Karl Boy-ed
Yisa
United States
State Department
Washington
Storms Ruin French Fruit Crops Amid Weather Threats
Readable fragments show French fruit crops damaged by snow rain chalk and gales. Cereals face threat while forecasted improvement stalls. Valleys report heavy losses and uncertain recovery as weather forecaster notes slow material relief.
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France
Reduction of Armaments Faces Difficult Task Worldwide
Geneva report on the disarmament talks shows France Belgium and Britain cautious about broad cuts. France warns that disarmament could invite conquest by weaker powers. Belgium recalls WWI trauma while Muskolini argues for accounting for all military strength. Viscount Cecil urges gradual shared reductions and cruiser and submarine limits amid public pressure for lower taxes and unemployment relief.
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Geneva
France
Belgium
Muskolini
Viscount Cecil
Britain
Hhe
Ban On Fortune Telling In Vancouver Approved
Vancouver crime chief Charles Jones announces a city ban on fortune telling by tea cup readings and card readings. He says phrenology and astrology are legal sciences for licenses, but fortune telling will be illegal and may lead to license cancellation and police action.
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Vancouver
Chas. Jones
Jones
Indians Allowed to Harvest In Washington Under Labor Ruling
Native workers may enter Washington state to assist in harvesting a valued strawberry crop estimated at 1.5 million dollars under a U S labor department ruling. They must register as caterers and depart within a reasonable time as berries ripen two to three weeks ahead this season.
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Seattle-British Columbia
Washington State
United States Department of Labor
Awaiting boat to South Nome Four explorers
Arctic explorers led by Raold Amundsen wait for a steamer in Nome Alaska. The Norge dirigible is packed for shipment as plans and reminiscences of the polar journey fill a cabin dubbed the Explorers' Club. The next Nome departure is expected June 15.
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Nome
Raold Amundsen
South Pole
North Pole
Spitebergen
Teller
Alaska
Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
New York
Oscar Wisting
Oskar Omdall
Canadian Historical Association Opposes Canadian Flag Change
The Canadian Historical Association management committee expresses strong disapproval of substituting a flag for the Union Jack on the Canadian standard. A motion by the British Columbia Historical Association was supported by some provinces, but the committee finds no further action advisable.
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Historical Association
Ottawa
The
Canadian Historical Association
British Columbia Historical Association
Shylock of the World Speech Sparks European War Fears
Hon James W Gerard former U S ambassador to Germany warned here that Hatred between European nations risks another war. He said the United States has been called the Shylock of the world for its stance on war debts.
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Toronto
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Chips of the Old Block for Canada immigrants highlighted
A brief notice praises certain immigrant families bound for Saskatoon and Fleetwood Lancashire showing the Nicol and Heald children among the migrants sought by Canada. It emphasizes father and mother with several children and the desire to welcome these families as part of the country’s immigrant program.
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Shrives
Bhid England
Baskitgon
Annie
Jeffrye
Mary
F. Heald
Fleetwood
Lancashire
Saskatoon
Canada
Nicol
Jeffrys
Striking Labor Stirs Disastrous Debate in London
Frank Hodges of the International Miners Federation condemns the general strike as a disaster driven by blind passion and futile against economic realities. Ramsay MacDonald criticizes government actions during the Hammersmith by election, arguing earlier negotiations might have prevented the strike and noting the government shifted position after its end.
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London
Frank Hodges
International Miners’ Federation
Trades Union Congréss
Tredges
Ramsay MacDonald
Hammersmith
MacDonald
Baldwin
Gold Deposits Found Near Arctic Circle by Electrical Prospecting
Mining engineers Hans Lundberg and Kurt Sundberg discovered 34 ore bodies in Holiden and Vesterbotten near the Arctic Circle using electrical prospecting. They report deposits covered by glacial drift swamps or lakes and one site traced under 30 feet of ice. In addition to gold the ores yield copper silver arsenic sulfur and pyrites.
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Stockholm
Hans Lundberg
Kurt Sundberg
Holiden
Vesterbotten
Arctic Circle
Germany Changes Loan Market Shifts to Britain and Holland
A Berlin bank report by the Disconso Gesellschaft says Germany has replaced the U S as the main loan market. Since January 1 Germany raised 2 650 000 000 marks in loans, 1 980 000 000 abroad and 670 000 000 domestically.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Holland
Disconso Gesellechaft
Ried Lake Railway Bill Defeated in Ottawa
A railway bill to build a Quibell Ontario to Red Lake line on the Canadian National was rejected by the railway committee after brief debate. The preamble failed and the bill was defeated by 24 to 14 with 22 abstentions.
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Ried Lake
Ottawa
House
Quibell
Ont
Red Lake
Train carries 30 boys to Vimy Ridge training farm
The steamer Minnedoss sailed for Canada on May 21 carrying 30 boys bound for the Vimy Ridge training farm at Guelph Ontario. They travel to learn agriculture under the One Government program aiding young settlers.
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Settiera
London
Minnedoss
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Guelph
Ontaro
Couraa
Acegig Stor Abe
First Commercial Airplane Lands From Germany at Le Bourget
The first commercial airplane from Germany has arrived in Le Bourget, France after a recent aviation record between France and Germany. The aircraft carried one passenger.
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