Manitoba Resource Settlement Proposed Subsidy Plan
The Dominion government plans to grant Alberta and Saskatchewan treatment similar to Manitoba in the natural resources settlement. Manitoba would receive a $4,584,212 cash balance for past arrears and staged subsidies: $562,500 annually until population reaches 800,000, then $750,000, rising to $4,125,000 at 1,200,000 and staying there. Subsidies to be paid from the treasury to ensure regional equality among Confederation provinces. The commission aims to place Manitoba on equal footing with eastern provinces in resource administration and control.
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Altoria
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada
Confederation
Commission
Canadian Destroyers to be Named Saguenay and Skeena
Hon. J. L. Ralston announces two new Canadian destroyers to be named Saguenay and Skeena. Built at Southampton by Thorncroft Limited, they cost about $3,000,000 and should be finished in two years. They will replace Patriot and Patrician, which were sold for scrap after obsolescence.
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Ottawa
Saguenay
Skeena
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Southampton
Thorncroft, Limited
Patrician
Floods and lightning kill over a hundred in Belgrade region
Despatches from Belgrade report more than 100 people dead in the past fortnight due to violent lightning storms. Massive floods swept away thousands of cattle and caused severe damage to orchards and vineyards across the area.
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Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Prince of Wales Praises King Recovery at Empire League Banquet
The Prince of Wales presided at the British Empire Service League annual banquet in London and said the King is making a very fine recovery.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
British Empire Service League
Population Decline Shocks London and Wales in Q1
London and England and Wales show a population drop of 44 112 in the first quarter this year, contrasting with a 31 611 increase in the same period of 192%. The change prompts concern over demographic trends and potential policy responses.
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London
England
Wales
Geneva hosts workers conference for crippled children
A six day conference in Geneva Switzerland will run July 28 to August 2. Public officials scientists and social workers will attend to discuss matters affecting crippled children.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Scientifc
Winnipeg Rebel Veteran George Buchanan Dies at 82
George Buchanan, a participant in both Riel rebellions and a member of the Red River expedition under Sir Garnet Wolseley, dies at his home in the West.
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Winnipeg
George Buchanan
Red River
Garnet Wolseley
MacDonald Hopeful On Naval Disarmament Talks In London
Premier MacDonald spoke at a Labour reception in London about early definite announcements on how naval disarmament negotiations would proceed and where a conference would be held. He said talks with the United States were already underway and stressed the goal of mutual understanding between English speaking peoples.
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London
Eugland
Tramsay MacDonald
Friends’ Meeting House
Fuston Road
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Great Britain
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Dawes
MacDonald
Labor
Crop conditions mix in Western Canada says Dr Black
Dr W J Black director of colonization and agriculture for the Canadian National Railways reports crop conditions in Western Canada are not as promising as last year though some districts show excellence. He notes strong settlement in the Peace River country with widespread land cultivation and many settlers moving into Fort St John district, described as a fine group.
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Montreal
Canada
W. J. Black
Canadian National Railways
Black
Peace River Country
Fort St. John
Forest Wealth Inventory Opens Conference in Ottawa
Hon. Charles Stewart opens a conference in Ottawa with three provincial ministers and federal officials to inventory Canada’s forest resources. The aim is to establish the actual forest wealth as a prelude to reforestation plans.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Charles Stewart
Stewart
Damage By Storm In Montreal District Runs Into Millions
A severe electrical storm and semi-tornado struck from the Laurentians to the eastern townships causing extensive damage. Seven deaths are reported with communications still disrupted. Estimated losses run into millions, including a $1,000,000 fire at the Sacred Heart convent at Saulau Recoliet.
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Montreal
Laurentians
Laurentian District
Sacred Heart
Saulau Recoliet
Oldest Odd Fellow Andrew Wickett Dies in Vancouver
Vancouver reports the death of Andrew Wickett aged 92. A longtime member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for over 65 years he was said to be the oldest member of the order. Born in Ontario he joined Aylmer Lodge No. 90 I.C.C.F. and remained connected until his death. He was a retired lumberman.
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Vancouver
Andrew Wickett
Independent Order of
Odd Felows
Mr. Wickett
Ontario
Aylmer Lodge No
1.C.C.F
Aylmer, Ont
May Resume Trade Relations With Moscow
London reports the new Labor government plans to resume diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia in the near future. Observers expect cross party support in Parliament for the move and anticipate it being included in the King's Speech on July 2. Support comes from Liberal critics of the previous break and reform-minded Conservatives.
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London
England
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Labor Ministry
Moscow
Labor Party
Russia
Arcos House
British Empire
Liberal Party
Baldwin
Conservative
Posthumous Gold Medal For Swedish Scientist Finn Malmeren
In Rome the gold medal for bravery was awarded posthumously to Pr. Finn Malmeren, a Swedish scientist who died trying to summon aid after a Polar dirigible crash in the Arctic last year. The government granted his mother living in Sweden a $100 yearly pension and provided documents from an investigative commission honoring Malmeren's heroism.
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Rome
Finn Malmeren
Arctic
Sweden
Overal
Grow-Ng
Malmgren
Destructive Durban Hailstorm Causes Multi-Million Damage
A historic hailstorm struck Durban Natal South Africa causing vast damage. Early reports estimate losses up to 500000 pounds sterling about 2500000 dollars. Hail depth reached eight inches on streets with some stones four inches in diameter.
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Durban
Natal
South Africa
Rum Running Drops as Liquor Exports Decline
Windsor report notes a sharp fall in liquor exports via Essex border docks and Ecorse imports cut to a fraction. Coast guard patrols say rum runners still slip through below Ecorse, while a planned fleet of over fifty boats will be deployed by July 1 to clamp down on the traffic.
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Windsor
Ont
Essex
United States
Ecorse
Detroit River
Trenton
Dry” Navy
United States Coast-Guard
Amherstburg
Stresemann Defies Rhineland Commission Demand
In a vigorous Reichstag reply Dr. Gustave Stresemann German foreign minister rejects the idea of a Rhineland commission as the price of evacua tion. After the debate Nationalists moved a no confidence vote charging five years in the post a failure.
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Berlin
Gustave Stresemann
Germany
Rhineland
Strong Heart the Movie Dog Dies at 13 in Hollywood
Hollywood sad note on Strong Heart a film dog dies at age thirteen at owner Miss Jane Murfin’s home. A complication of diseases after an operation months ago caused the death. He trained in Berlin kennels and served with the German Red Cross during the Great War.
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Hollywood
Calif
Strong Heart
Jane Murfin
Berlin
Red Cross
Stockmen Protest Land Sales After Saskatchewan Meeting
Following the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association Convention in Swift Current, stockmen protest grazing leases on school lands as unstable due to changing government rules. They call for a Dominion survey to identify best winter feeding districts for the stock raising industry.
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Swift Current
Saskatchewan Stock Growers’ Association
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Rabalo Wins Hungarian Derby Against Odds
A three year old named Rabalo, condemned and sold months earlier for 70 dollars as fit only for the plough, captured the Hungarian National Derby in Budapest defeating 21 thoroughbreds and earning a 10 000 dollar prize. His former master had consigned him to a farm after which a tavern keeper bought him for work before a friend retrained him for racing. Rabalo then reached the top of the Hungarian turf with a decisive victory.
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Budapest
Hungary
Rabalo
Grain grading standards debated by Saskatchewan commission
James D. Fraser objects to separate grading standards for eastern and western grain deliveries. Dr. Geddes explains continuous dryer discharge as safest method, while batch drying is unsuitable. Fraser says heated wheat affects color not protein, and suggests full inspection control over drying to reassure buyers. He declines comment on mixing prohibition.
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Winnipeg
Eastern Seaboard
James D. Fraser
Grain Inspection Department
Saskatchewan Royal Grain Commission
Wm. F. Geddes
University of Manitoba
National Research
Geddes
Brown
Fraser
Sapiro Urges 100 Percent Pool for Cooperative Marketing
Aaron Sapiro told a Saskatoon audience that a fully cooperative 100 percent pool is essential for true cooperation, arguing two thirds of farmers could deliver all wheat to the pool for years. He said the form of law is permissive and rejected opposition from grain dealers and indebted leaders.
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Saskatoon
Aaron Sapiro
United Farmers of Canada
U.F.C
Wheat Pool Board
Saskatchewan
Sapiro
Hock
Railways Paid Large Sums In 1928 Freight Figures
The Department of Commerce pamphlet on international payments shows United States commodities shipped over Canadian lines cost Americans about 40 million dollars in freight to Canadian railways in 1928 while Canadians paid roughly 14 million dollars to U S roads for similar transport.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Re-Elected As Speaker In Labour Era
The British Parliament opened under the Labour government and re elected Captain B E A Fitzroy as Speaker. No vote was cast against him, and he was praised for impartiality during the nominating speeches.
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London
England
B E. A. Fitzroy
United Thanksgiving Service Invites Ottawa Churches
Canadian churches are invited to join empire churches in thanksgiving for the recovery of His Majesty the King on July 7. The cabinet approved an order in council issuing the official invitation. Each church will conduct its own service.
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Ottawa
Canada
Indian trapper kills bear after surprise theft
Paul John of Port Arthur Ontario used a stone to stun a bear that was robbing his pike catch. He then stabbed the animal in the throat with a hunting knife, killing it.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Paul John
Russian Nobility Headed for Western Canada Farming
Prince and Princess Lea Challtzine, Russian aristocracy now in Paris since the revolution, arrived aboard the Empress of Australia last week. They reportedly will farm in the west under the Canadian Pacific Colonization Department.
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Quebec
Australia
Prince
Lea Challtzine
Paris
West
Canadian Pacific Colonization Department
Market Commissioner Victoria Appointment Reported
The Hon. T. G. Coventry, former MLA for Saanich and son of the Earl of Coventry, has been named market commissioner in London for the British Columbia Government. His task is to boost demand for Okanagan fruit.
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Victoria
T. G. Coventury
M.L A
Saanich
Earl of Coventry
London
British Columbia
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