Route is needed says Sir Henry
Sir Henry Thornton president of the Canadian National Railways told a royal commission the route to a year round port is imperative for Maritime prosperity He outlined two options reduced rates or a government subsidy and urged closer contact between railway management and Markline Industries to ease Maritime problems.
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Montreal
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Royal Commission
Andrew Tae Duncan
Mart Mies
Sant P Fustter
Sir Henry
Maritimes
Str Uenry
Eversope
Wms
Urere
Markline Industries
Hain
Automobile Fatalities Reach High Counts Across Year
Washington figures show 3 602 automobile deaths in 78 large cities this year. The peak four week period ended June 14 with 549 fatalities, and the four weeks ended Aug 14 reported 497 deaths, up from last year. From May to December last year 4 245 deaths occurred, totaling 7 948 by August 14 this year.
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Department of Commerce
Tne
Women enlist in harvest work as relief orders issued
Mayor Webb calls back several female applicants for field work or stock relensing as part of war relief efforts. Canadian Tuberculosis Association reports total deaths due to tuberculosis set a record low nationwide last year. Vatican horses poisoned in stables prompt a formal inquiry. Toronto to buy 1000 tons Welsh coal for the poor this winter.
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Webb
Canada
Ottawa
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Vatican
Toronto
Board of Control
Liberal Leader Concludes Nova Scotia Campaign Tour
Liberal Leader Mackenzie King finishes the Nova Scotia leg of his campaign, plans two Prince Edward Island meetings, and then moves west toward Campbellton New Brunswick and New Carlisle Quebec. He notes tax reductions and pension concerns while addressing a crowded Port Hawkesbury gathering despite heavy rain. The final week focuses on Ontario campaigning.
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Ontario
Rougedih
Mackenzie King
Wall Street
Rink
Mr. King
France Near Breaking Point With Russia
France and the Soviet Union clash as Moscow posters invite a large international fair. French firms rush exhibits but the Soviet embassy blocks visas and licenses, refusing reimbursement for prepaid funds. Premier Poincare and Commissar Rakovsky face growing bitterness over the diplomatic dispute.
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Neusrumy Mustow Reir
Paris
France
Russia
Raymond Poincare
Christian Rakovsky
Reds
Moscow
Vancouver Shows Rapid Development Amid Prairie Prosperity
E W Beatty president of Canadian Pacific Railway says British Columbia advances mirror prairie gains. He notes improved prairie conditions in the last three years and predicts crop yields if weather stays favorable, estimating total field crops could near 74 million bushels, though no firm prairie deal is set.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Heatty
Diamond Rush Transvaal Draws Thousands and Investments Rise
The Transvaal district sees a dramatic overnight population spike and a rush of prospectors. About 15 000 participants with some 120 women in racing attire, and more than 35 000 claims filed. Diamonds found valued at about 159 000 dollars. Sir Henry Worth Thornton of Canadian National Railways to wed Marsha Watriss in Montreal on September 10.
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Transvaal
Johannesburg
South Africa
University Athetes
Henry Thornton
Weg
Montreal
Sir Henry Worth Thornton
KALE
Canadian National ‘Railways
Mise Marsha Watriss
New York
Str
Peary
Athas
Emacs
Analyzed Minerals Of Saskatchewan Survey Returns Samples
Mining engineer W I Hastlings of the Saskatchewan bureau returns from Lac la Ronge area with several hundred pounds of samples including pyrite magnetite copper sulphide glass sand fire clay iron sand coal and pyrrhotite. Copper claims staked in the Sturgeon Weir Rivers district. Transport issues hinder northern resource development and gold prospects remain elusive.
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North
Saya
Regina
Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
Tastings
Saskatchewan Bureau of Labor and Industries
Sturgeon- Weir Rivers
Hastlogs
Prince Albert Contest Heats Up With King Diefenbaker Clash
Prince Albert Sask Rt Hon W I Mackenzie King Liberal leader will face J E Diefenbaker Conservative in a three corner race following a 1925 contest where MacDonald won 6301 votes over Diefenbaker 2412 and Knox 2638. King later defeated Capt Burgess in a 1926 by election with 7920 to 2299.
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J. E. Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
WI. M. King
Liberal Party
Diefenbaker
Charles MacDonald
Andrew Knox
MacDonald
Knox
Mr. King
BD. L. Burgess
Capt. Burgess
Halifax Could Become Grain Port with New Berths
Representatives from the Canadian Wheat Pool told a royal commission that Halifax may handle six million bushels of grain per season if three loading berths are added. Current facilities and liner-space limits constrain throughput, with five to six million bushels seen as the present practical cap.
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Montreal
Halifax
Canadian Wheat Pool
Royal Commission
Maritime Provinces
N. L. Smith
Albert Claire
Trafic
Commission
Andrew Rae’ Duncan
No Change in U S Debt Policy Says Coolidge
President Coolidge reports no reason to alter U S policy toward foreign wartime debts. He notes only one great power held debts to the United States, while other nations expect adjustments. He praises Baker but warns private citizens may advocate large public spending to fund obligations.
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Paul Smitha
N.Y
Coolidge
United States
Francy
Baker
Hail Insurance Levy Raised by Saskatchewan Municipal Association
Directors of the Saskatchewan Municipal Hall Insurance Association approved a 14 cent per seeded acre extra levy plus the existing 4 cent rate on all land under the hail insurance scheme. Heavy losses totaling 1,266,000 prompted the increase, with 60,000 more needed to cover liability before the policy ends. The levy will raise 1,326,000 from subscribing municipalities. Marquis District bore the largest loss at 151,000.
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Directors Municipal Association
Regina
Saskatchewan Municipal Hall Insurance Association
British Crime in Canada Address by Lord Darling
Right Hon Lord Darling spoke to the Canadian Bar Association during its annual convention in St John New Brunswick. He noted crime in Britain showed a tendency to decrease compared with a few years ago and attributed the overall strong respect for laws across the English peoples to the present era.
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Quebec
Canada
Lord Darling
Canadian Bar Association
St. John
N.T
Ammunition Seized in Mexico Across The Border
Mexican customs authorities seized twenty five thousand rounds on a touring car in Nogales Sonora across the border from Nogales Arizona. The driver Norosco is held for a preliminary hearing.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Norosco
Shipwreck Claims 160 on Steamer Burevestnik Near Riga
A Reuters dispatch from Riga Latvia reports 160 passengers perished in the sinking of the steamer Burevestnik. Official advices from Veningrad confirm the disaster and toll.
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London
Burevestnif
Yays
Reuter
Riga
Latvia
Front
Veningrad
Bride Ship Melagama Brings Scottish Brides Overseas
A Glasgow to Canada voyage on the Canadian Pacific liner iMelagama ferries brides to marry husbands in North America. bouquets from Sir Malcolm Campbell mark the group as they depart, couples listed include Miss May Campbell to H Peterson Spetrak USA and Miss J Beaton Paisley to Abr Crawford Windsor Ont.
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Canada
U.S.A
Glasgow
Malcolm Campbell
May
Campbell
Edinburgh
H. Peterson
Spetrak
Us.a
J. Beaton
Pais
Meighen Addresses Big Montreal Rally Amid Tariff Debate
Premier Meighen spoke to about ten thousand at the Forum in Montreal as Sir Alfred Mond and Lady Mond attended. He opened in French then shifted to English, praising the Conservative rise from coast to coast and defending a tariff policy as essential for Canada’s growth.
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Montreal
Meighen
Canada
Alfred Mond
Great Britain
Lioyd George
Lady Mond
Atlantic
Pacific
Mr. Meighen
House of Commons
Moving Western Crop Winnipeg Grain Movement Underway
The grain movement report from the CNR car service shows 436 cars carrying 60 000 bushels on August 30, almost double the August 28 total. Storage rises by 278 000 bushels to 1 191 000, with Manitoba leading shipments while Alberta District sends grain from Mileage 181.9 to Port Arthur and Vancouver.
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Winnipeg
Cacada
Car Service Department
CNR
Acclaimed Liberal-Progressive Beau Bien Elected in Provencher
Ottawa reports one candidate elected by acclamation in Provencher Manitoba amid delays caused by muddy roads. Twenty-seven constituencies require extra voting time. three-cornered contests occur in Port Arthur Thunder Bay and Springfield Manitoba. Fifty-seven nominees include Conservatives and Liberals across multiple regions.
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Ottawa
P. Beau ‘Bien
Provencher
Man
Mr. Leaubien
D. H. McFadden
Mrve Benubien
Quebm
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
Port Arthuir
Thunder Bay
Peare River
Alta
Springfeld
U.F.A
Union Jack not a monopoly of any class or creed
Hon. J. A. L. Thomas, former colonial secretary in the MacDonald Labor Government, spoke at an exhibition directors’ luncheon declaring that the Union Jack has stood for democratic government and the constitution, and should not be treated as belonging to any single group.
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Toronto
J. AL. Thomas
MacDonald Labor
Earthquake Devastates Horta and Nearby Towns in Azorva
An earthquake in Horta, Fuyal, Azorva, leaves at least 25 dead and 400 injured. Many buildings are wrecked and residents shelter outdoors as martial law is declared. Shelters rise from improvised materials while authorities aid women and children amid widespread disruption and blocked streets.
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Horta
Fuyal
Azorva
Agores
Glyco
Ad Nut
Dihe
British House Adjourns Earlier Than November 9 Vote
The British House of Commons adjourned to November 9 by a 224 to 100 vote. Ramsay MacDonald urged moving the date, while Winston Churchill argued the government could reconvene if needed. Emergency coal strike regulations were extended for another month.
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London
House of Commons
House
Ramsay MacDonald
Winston Churchil
Ve Lemoine Brings Record Grain Cargo to Buffalo
The bulk freighter Ve Lemoine of the Canada Steamship Line docked at a Buffalo elevator delivering 513000 bushels of grain from Port William Ontario. This marks the largest cargo to arrive in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Harvesters From British Columbia Headed to Prairies
Vancouver based harvesters number over 7000 bound for Alberta and Saskatchewan as Canada’s employment service reports reduced rates expire. J Ho McVety, superintendent, notes the movement of seasonal workers to grain districts amid ongoing labor adjustments.
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B.C
Vancouver
Prairies
Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
J. Ho McVety
Igloyment Service of Canada
Syld
Fish eggs to enrich streams in Ireland Dublin
Fish eggs are being imported from the North American continent for stream planting in Uriah streams. A large shipment of trout eggs recently arrived from Vancouver, BC, to enrich the Emerald Isle waters.
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Ireland
Dublin
Vancouver
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