Nations invited to sign U S peace plan
Secretary Kellogg extends invitations to Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Ireland and India to join the U S treaty renouncing war and to support arbitration of international disputes. The move accompanies a broader proposal to make war an instrument of policy and to replace the Hoar-Hryas arbitration pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
United States
Prank J. Kellogg
Canna
Kellogg
Wri Phillips
Ottawa
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Irish Free State
India
Kellogg Compliments Dominions On War Renunciation Plan
Secretary of State Frank Kellogg sends a formal note praising the British Dominions for their stance on the United States proposed treaty renouncing war. The Daily Telegraph notes the Dominions’ distinct position and their long role in major international conferences since 1919. The gesture signals mutual regard and friendly cooperation between the United States and the Empire.
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U.S
London
Frank J. Kellogg
United States
Europe
Daily Telegraph
British Empire
May Not Be Nominated Washington
In Republican circles here a fear persists that Merbert Hoover cannot beat Governor Alfred E. Smith if nominated. Hoover, linked to Coolidge policies, is the popular choice but his nomination remains far from assured amid organized party opposition.
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Washington
Merbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Hoover
Coolidge
Censor Committee Talk Among Publishers Police
A Toronto conference among publishers literary men and police discussed forming a censor committee to review books magazines and periodicals facing police complaints. If Dominion Government cannot act locally an effort will be made to appoint a committee here in London the Salvation Army training college stones paid for at Denmark Hill London. Sir Arthur Currie in Montreal recuperating and expected to visit Europe after McGill closes for summer.
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Toronto
Rensor
Dntinion
London
Salvation Army Training College
Woek
Denmark Hill
William Booth
Sir Arthur Currie
Montreal
Sir Arthur
Currie
Europa
McGill University
Dewes Denies Immigration Permit Deals Amid Inquiry
Former Solicitor General McMurray testified before the parliamentary immigration inquiry denying involvement in selling permits for 16 dollars each. He asserted he assisted applicants to bring relatives to Canada without charging fees, noting legal charges ranged from 18 to 50 dollars in earlier years and 25 dollars after 1926.
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Pormer “oliciter-Gensrak
E. J. McMorras
Fermer
M. J. ¢Aldwell
Regina
Coldwell
McAlburny
Forke
McMurray
Winnipeg
Canada
Inter On Fe
Afr. McMurray
Alberta to Enforce Sunday Law Observance
Attorney General Lymburn directs provincial police to inform detachments that the Lord's Day Act will be more strictly observed. Local police are to cooperate with citizens to respect Sunday rest, with previous leniency due to weather conditions not to set a precedent.
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Alberta
Lord's Bay
Edmonton
Lymburn
Beaken
Kellogg Plan Endorsed by Ramsay MacDonald at Luncheon
Ramsay MacDonald urged signing the Kellogg peace note to outlaw war saying multilateral pact would render armies and navies useless. He called self defence unnecessary and warned any aggressor becomes an outlaw, speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in London. Other items note a Saskatchewan shrine fire near Lebret, Japanese to return prisoners in Skhantung, and Brazilian X-ray martyr Alvaro Alvin’s death.
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Kellogg
Ramsay MacDonald
London
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Tapour
American Chamber of Commerce
MacDonald
Thornton Wil Serve On League Committee
Sir Henry Thornton president of Canadian National Railways accepted an invitation to join the League of Nations Railway Committee. Major-General Raymond D. Can duife also accepted to serve. W. A. Clews, European traffic manager CN, will represent Thornton when needed in London.
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C. N. Railways
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
League _Of Nations Railway Committee
Raymond D. Canduife
Great Southern
Buenos Ayres
Montreal
Henry W. Whornton
OLE
League of Nations
Sir Henry
W. A. Clews
London, Tor
Awards Made Covering War Losses In Canada
Canadians are awarded 6.289 million dollars in war reparation claims against Germany per Commissioner James Friel. Awards range from 30 to 246 thousand dollars, with major sums to Canada Steamship Lines, Dominion Coal Company, and other shipowners. numerous claims dismissed as no action or withdrawn.
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Ottawa
Germany
James Friel
K.C
Tries
Ireland
Halifax
Canada Steamship Lines
Dominion Coal Company
Dominion Tron and Steel Company
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
T. Exton Company, Limited
Antwerp
Chaim
Sentenced for Mail Theft in Toronto Case
Charles L. Pettit, a postal worker, was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for stealing letters from the mails in Toronto.
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Toronto
Charles L. Pettit
Bratl Postrhan
Says St. Lawrence Scheme Unnecessary, Ottawa Confirms
A. L. W. MacCallum manager of the Shipping Federation of Canada told the Senate Committee on waterways that the project is untimely and unnecessary for Canada. He said the federation supports ocean shipping and is not tied to any Canadian port, concluding that the vast expenditure on the St. Lawrence waterways is not warranted unless benefits are clearly large.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. L. W. MacCallum
Shipping Federation of Canada
Senate Committee On Waterways
St. Lawrence
MacCallum
Federation
Baron von Huenefeld Buys Europa Sister Plane
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld, famed for the first westward North Atlantic flight, purchased the Junkers Europa, sister to the Bremen. Plans for its use remain uncertain with reports of a possible Europe return flight. he denies definite plans and hints at Ireland or a flight to Germany. Crescent Beach praise: William Brankston wins Royal Drawing Society prize.
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Baron Huenefeld
Gwes
Bremen
Albany
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
North Atlantic
Junker
Europa
Koch
Fitzmaurice
Europe
New York
Germany
Baron von Huenefeld
Ireland
Koeh
Crescent Beach
B.C
William Brankston
W Brankston
Nanaimo
St. George's School
Royal Drawing Society of London
CN Flairway Spends 56 Million on Canadian Equipment
In reply to a House question the Canadian National Flairway reports spending 56 024 218 dollars on equipment in Canada between 1923 and 1927 inclusive. The figure reflects total investments within the period for equipment purchases.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Flairway
Canada
Scots From China and Family Sail to England for School
A Scottish family in China faces a passport puzzle but moves to England for schooling. Mr Calder has lived in China twenty seven years and his wife and sons are described as Chinese by birth while speaking their native tongue before English. They travel to the United Kingdom aboard the SP.S.S. Melita.
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Calder
China
England
Caves Life To Aid Science In Africa Expedition
A New York report notes an expedition in Africa linking to yellow fever research ends in death of Dr Hydeyo Noguchi of the Rockefeller Institute. Dr Mosuchi, who traced South American yellow fever, died in Accra after contracting the disease. In a letter, he described his illness and that he inoculated a monkey with his infected blood from bed, the animal died, and further work identified the causative micro organism.
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New York
Attien
South America
Hydeyo Noguchi
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Mosuchi
Accra
West Africa
Saskatchewan Coarse Grains Pool mails second interim payment
A second interim payment of 780 561 is mailed to Saskatchewan Coarse Grains Pool members. It pays 6 cents a bushel on most oats grades and 10 cents a bushel on all barley rye and flax, bringing 1927 crop payments to several dollar per bushel levels with Fort William basis.
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Saskatoon
Base
Saskatchewan Coarse Grains Pool
Fort William
Royal Society Honors Three Fellow Members
Winnipeg reports the Royal Society of Canada awards honoring Bliss Carman, Dr. A. P. Coleman, and Dr. Thomas Chapais with the Lorne Pierce, Flavelle, and Tyrell medals. Sixteen new fellows were elected, including J. S. Delury and D. C. Harvey, as the Carnegie endowment fund aims to stabilize the society.
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Winnipeg
Royal Society of Canada
Bliss Carman
A. P. Coleman
F.R
University of Toronto
Thomas Chamais
Caueree
Lorne Pierce
Coleman
Flavelle
Chapais
Tyrell
Canada
A. H. Reginald Buller
Fall.c
University of Manitoba
W. P. Thompson
University of Saskatchewan
Royal Society
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Robert Falconer
Toronto University
Sir Robert
Dominion
Sir Robert Lorden
W. H. Boyd
Ottawa
Rubi. H. Clark
J. S. Delury
D. CC. Harvey
L. L. Stines
Saskatoon
Geo. Wsearth
Montreal
Stanley Smiths
Albert Ferland
Father Hugolin
Oskar Klotz
B. R. MacKay
F. X. Ross
James Malcolm Swaine
W. Stewart Wallace
W.T. Waugh
Dirigible Italia Flies Over North Pole in Bold Polar Flight
Italia’s airship completed a night reconnaissance over the North Pole from King's Bay Spitzbergen. General Nobile reported dropping Latin Pope Pius messages and a tall oaken cross while the dirigible circled the pole for about two hours before returning, with plans to land observers at the pole abandoned.
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King's Bay
Spitzbergen
Dirigbte
Italia
King’s Bay
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Italy
Milan
Pope Pius
Pole
Nobile
Lindbergh Takes Charge of Tig Air Scheme Full Time
Col Charles Lindbergh is hired by Trans-Continental Air Transport as chair of the technical committee. He will select aircraft, motors, safety devices, routes and schedules for a coast to coast air mail service. A 48 hour passenger service between New York and San Francisco may begin within six to seven months. Other aviators join the committee with C M Keys as president.
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Lindbergh
Tig Air
New York
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Trans-Continental Air Transport Corporation
Ocean Flier
San Francisco
C. M. Keys
The
Transport Corporation
Alberta Forest Fires Raging on Both Sides of Athabasca
A telegram to Calgary from the Dominion Forestry Branch reports fires burning on both sides of the Athabasca River near Smith in the northern province. W Hall oversees the fight using Lesser Slave National Forest resources though the blaze lies outside the forest boundary. T F Bleigen notes extraordinary danger due to rank grass and scant rain, though no damage yet recorded. weather may hinder control efforts.
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Athabasca River
Calgary
Athabasca
Smith
Edmonton
Dunvegan
B.C
Dominion Forestry Branch
W. Hall
Lesser Slave National Forest
National Forest
T. F. Bleigen
Mr. Blefgen
Sail Passes to Bremen Salvage Mission in Maryland
The steamer fae gona sails from Humbermouth to reach the Bremen site on the Quebec Labrador coast where the stranded Bremen was damaged during takeoff. If the monoplane can be salvaged the fara gona will return it to Humber mouth for recovery.
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Bremen St. John’s
Humbermouth
Que
Quebec- Labrador
Labrador
Mine Disaster at Mather Claims 82 Dead
The Mather mine explosion in Pennsylvania continues to yield bodies. Reported death toll stands at 82 with 115 still missing as rescue teams work through the scene.
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Mather
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Booth
Wionl U
Dewes
Stathaly
Sacred Heart
Lebret
Sask
Tekiv
Skhantung
Anothr
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Brazil
Alvaro Alvin
Fosa
Thornton
Chief Justice
Ontario
William Aulock
Senate
Shipping Federation
Saskatchewan
Dirigible
North Pole
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