Rum Running Pact Between Britain and United States
Washington reports a peacetime pact between Britain and the United States becoming effective September 29. The agreement, confirmed through diplomatic exchanges, provides administrative cooperation to prevent liquor trafficking between their territories, though the full text remains confidential.
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Washington
Great Britain
Andrewa
Londos
London
United States
Canada to discuss envoy plan at Imperial Conference
Premier King will discuss Canada's proposed minister plenipotentiary to Washington with the British government in London. Vincent Massey, named for the post, will be in London for talks on duties of the office though not part of the Canadian delegation to the Imperial conference.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
King
Briish
London
Vincent Massey
United States
Mr. Massey
England
By-Elections Planned With Nominations Then Polling
Ottawa reports indicate by elections for new government ministers will nominate on November 16 and polls on November 22. Writs await returns from recent contests by October 10, after which a 35 day window precedes voting. Current signs show ministers likely unopposed. Boulogne notes a tragedy from ambition to swim the English Channel. The body identified as Las Itudriguez Delaca, linked to a Madrid family, washed ashore after a solo attempt from France to England.
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Ottawa
Boulogne
Las Itudriguez Delaca
Madrid
Delara
Frances
England
Newfoundland Leaders Sail For Imperial Conference
Will Attend Conference at London with St John’s Mid-Prime Minister Monroe and Hon A B Marine aboard the Furness liner Nava Scotia to England. Justice Minister Higging also heads for England to represent Newfoundland in the Imperial conference amid missionary isolation reports from Chengtu and Cheng fund.
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St. John’s
Monroe
Newfoundland
A. B. Marine
Furness
England
Ton. W. J. Higging
Newfoundiam
Privy Council
Snowstorm Ravages Rural Sask Telephones
Heavy southeast Saskatchewan storm damaged about 20 000 dollars in telephone lines and poles. Dozens of poles snapped and wires broken, leaving many rural residents without service after the recent blizzard.
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Patnes
Regina
Sask
Rindstormt
Ssakatchewan
Thirty Five Nations Sign Gupeva Reply at League Secretariat
The League of Nations secretariat announced that 35 states have signed the reply to Washington. The document will be sent to Washington on accept.
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The
League of Nations
Washington
Civil Service Reform Spreads From Manitoba To Federal Level
Speakers at a Citizens' Research Institute session report success in removing political influence from civil service in Manitoba and extending reforms to the federal field. J. W. Fleming notes Manitoba’s civil servants now 1,307 after trimming from 1,509 with improved efficiency. W. F. Cockshutt calls patronage a vote getter, not a service principle. Major Vinnie Cronyn cites poor pay as a reform target.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Citizens’ Research Institute
WH Hans Foran
Canadian Civil Service Commisssion
J. W. Fleming
witlIn
W. F. Cockshutt
Brantford
Ont
Vinnie Cronyn
Occupation of Germany Seen as Hindrance to Peace
German press across parties denounces allied military presence as humiliating and hindering reconciliation with former enemies. They cite the Ger mershhen episode showing clashes likely while foreign troops stay, jeopardizing Briand and Stresemann’s Locarno spirit and league cooperation.
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Germany
League Gerlin
Messrs, Briand
Streemann
Genevva
League of Nations
New Canadian Official Promises Action at Ottawa
W D Euler new customs minister in the King Government says his approach will be to apply the remedy completely and act rather than speak. He notes this is not the time for talk but for action. Winnipeg Ottawa reports say Arthur Meighen plans to retire from public life and decline lesser positions.
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Customs
Kjtehener
W. D. Euler
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Gilawa
Arthur Meighen
British Columbia
Ottawa mulls Canada West Indies steamship contract
Government teams consider the Canada West Indies steamship service as the control expired and operations have continued on a temporary basis. No official statement is yet issued, but a decision is anticipated soon. The move focuses on the future of the steamship line and its management.
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Ottawa
Canada-West Indies
Bandits Attack Motorists Near Mexico City
Bandits attacked motorists near Mexico City injuring two Mexican drivers. Authorities say no foreigners were involved. Troops pursue the outlaws under orders to exterminate them.
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Mexico City
Accidents at Rodeo Report Injuries in Canada and Montana
Hay Miller of Cheadle Alta sustained a broken leg after being kicked by a horse. Coyote Frank of Great Falls Mont suffered a concussion when thrown. Jack Cooper of Jar vins sustained injuries in the same rodeo incident.
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Rodeo
Toronto
Hay Miller
Cheadle
Alta
Coyote Frank
Great Falls
Mont
Jack Cooper
Jarvins
Optimism for Canada From British Jurist Lord Darling
Lord Darling, noted British jurist, told the Ontario Car Association he has unbounded optimism about Canada’s future. He said Canada is a future great power in the world and that the Empire will develop with no doubt, expressing strong belief in Canada’s potential.
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Ord
Darling
Toronto
Horte Shay Falls
Lord Darling
Ontario Car Association
Canada
Senny
Government uses film to broadcast political voices in London
Government readers who have shown themselves to the people through movies may now combine the feature with the transmission of voices to the public. After displaying cabinet members at work and at play, the government has acquired a device that coordinates the human voice with the film. Sir William Joynson-Hicks has appeared in the movies with a speech delivered via the new device.
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Moving Pictures
London
William Joynson-Hicks
Steps to curb smuggling along the Canadian border
Ottawa reports a Canadian customs probe will resume with a three judge commission to oversee smuggling suppression and assess treaty compliance with the United States. Sir Francis Lemieux chairs. new members include Chief Justice J. T. Brown and Judge William W. Wright. The inquiry aims to determine treaty amendments and schedule field sittings.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Francis Lemieux
Quebec
J. T. Brown
Court of King's Bench
Saskatchewan
Wifam WW. Wright
High Court
Ontario Supreme Court
Hen. N. W. Rowell
KR. Calder
K C
Customs Department
Tax Free Bonds Vomited by Conference Speaker
University of Saskatchewan professor of political economy delivered an address on Tax Free Bonds at the Citizens Research Institute conference in Winnipeg. The talk outlined bond tax exemptions and potential effects on public finance and investor behavior.
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University of Saskatchewan
Citizens’ Research Institute
Winnipeg
Miners Rescued After Five Days in Michigan Mine
Forty three miners were brought to the surface from the G. Pabst iron mine in Ironwood Michigan after five days trapped underground. The rescue ended at 11 20 p m with all workers lifted via an adjoining shaft and taken to Grandview hospital for checkups. Police and crowds greeted the survivors amid cheers and the rescue process.
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Michigan
Ironwood
Mich
G. Pabst
Heacue
Grandview Hospital
Baldwin says British trade in China unharmed by unrest
Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons that British steamers sail unhindered between Canton and Hong Kong and that Hankow trade has seen no interference. He announced reinforcements are being sent to bolster Far East naval forces to protect British subjects and interests, and that military intervention is not warranted. No army reinforcements have been dispatched.
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China
Baldwin
London
Y House of Commons
Canton
Ifeng-Kong
Hankow
Far East
Hermit Millionaire Left $80,000 London Estate
Bayard Brown an eccentric American millionaire lived as a hermit for 35 years in his yacht off Brightlingsea due to a love disappointment. His will shows England property valued at $50,000, he died at 72 last April, and it is estimated he gave away $2,600,000 during his stay in Britain.
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London
Bayard Brown
Brightlingsea
America
England
Brown
Canadian Pacific School Train Comes to Northern Ontario
The Provincial Government of Ontario and the Canadian Pacific Railway bring a mobile school to remote stations between Chapleau and Sudbury. The program aims to educate about 460 children of railway workers and residents by delivering classroom facilities to the scholar on wheels.
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Ontario
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chapleau
Sudbury
Military scheme in Europe against Russia outlined
Reports from Soviet naval circles claim Britain France and Baltic states are coordinating against Russia. France will send fifteen warships including an armored cruiser two torpedo boats and twelve submarines. Poland receives funds from Britain to expand Gyms port. Latvia to build a large base on Courtland coast and Finland plans dry docks and a naval base at Bjerke.
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Britain
France
Bolshevicts Lenperad
Russia
Poland
Great Britain
Gyms
Latvia
WIN
Courtland
Finland
Bolshevists
Bjerke
Giant Caproni aircraft under way for transatlantic flight
Caproni works in Italy are constructing a 2000 horsepower airplane for a trans Atlantic attempt. Clifford Harmon, president of the International Aviation League, backs Col Falchi to pilot the beacon and may cover expenses. Possible candidates include Falchi or De Pinedo as the pilot.
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Italy
Paris
Caproni Aeroplane Works
Noward
Clifford Armon
International Aviation League
Harmon
Col. Falchi
Milan
Aviation League
League
Harmion
Rumor Arthur Meighen to Move to Vancouver Coast
A Globe dispatch notes May practice for Arthur Meighen in Vancouver. Reliable information suggests he may become a resident of Vancouver and resume his profession there. Offers to join Montreal and Ontario corporations are reported, though he has not decided. Sir George Perley is seen as likely temporary Conservative leader for the next Parliament session.
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Arthur Meighen
Vancouver
Poronto
Qttaw
The
Globe
Arthur Neighen
Pacific
Montreal
Oronto
George Perley
Valedictory of Baron Byng on Leaving Canada
Lord Byng of Vimy bids farewell after five years in Canada praising Canadian ideals. He departs with the Lady Byng from Quebec on September 26 aboard the Kan Press of France, confident in Canada’s future role in the British Empire and the world.
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Baron Byng
Canada
Quebec
England
League of
Lord Byney
Vimy
Rominion
Hyng
St. Lawryne
Kan Press
France
Mogiandid
Spencerwood
British plan for empire settlement extended via Clarendon report
Ottawa reports that Lord Clarendon proposes new measures to extend the empire settlement scheme. He says 3,000 British families have settled in Canada and migrants are thriving. Further details await a formal government proposal after his return and talks with immigration officials.
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Ottawa
Lord Clarendon
Canada
Immigration Department
Canada Week Aims to Boost Cuba Trade for Montreal Leaders
Canadian industrial chiefs will travel to Havana for Canada Week to study Cuban conditions and showcase Canadian goods. The initiative, coordinated by the Cuban Consul in Montreal, seeks to balance trade with Cuba where Canada buys more than it sells, with yearly figures around 11 million imports from Cuba and about 8.5 to 7.1 million in exports in recent years.
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Canada
Cuba
Montreal
Dominion
Havana
French Aviators Fail to Lower Nonstop Record
Sergeant-Major Arrachart and Captain Arrachart failed in their attempt to beat the long distance nonstop air record. A telegram from the French air ministry said bad weather in Eastern Russia forced them to return to Paris as soon as possible.
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Paris
Arrachart
Aviatora
Irkutsk
Siberia
French
Air Ministry
Russia
Peter Heenan Named Minister of Labor in Canadian Cabinet
The official Labor publication highlights locomotive engineer Hon. Peter Heenan as chosen minister, noting his long service with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and hailing the appointment as gratifying to organized labor.
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Waslington
Labor
Railrond Brotherhoods
Peter Heenan
Heenan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
English Channel swimmer eyes Mall of Kintyre crossing
Norman Lesie Dereham, famed for crossing the English Channel on September 17, plans another swim attempt. He may try a Mall of Kintyre to Ireland crossing, a distance of about 19 miles, though rough seas could require a longer route.
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Southend-On-Sea
Essex
Norman Lesie Dereham
English Channel
Mall of Kintyre
Scotland
Ireland
Dereham
Speeding Up Airplane Fights Set to Break Speed Records
London notes that three aeroplanes ordered by the air ministry are under construction and expected to reach between four and a half and five miles a minute. The aim is to set a new world speed record for Britain.
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London
Tirstam
Great Britain
Bridge Work Shifts North of Moose Jaw For Trestles
The CNJR bridge crew formerly south of Moose Jaw moves north of The Pag to build trestles ahead of the steel. A large Moose Jaw creek camp was moved by truck. In her 20 months in office Governor Miriam A Ferguson of Texas granted clemency to 2 333 prisoners.
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Moose Jane
Hudson's Lay
C.njr
Moose Jaw
Pag
Ofice
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
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