Britain Supports Large Cut in Armaments
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin outlines in a Commons white paper Britain’s stance on the U S proposal for a one third world armament reduction. Britain backs overall limits but seeks to keep top cap ships carriers cruisers and destroyers within adjustable sizes. Britain notes its army and air force reductions since 1913 and supports banning civilian bombing gas and chemical warfare while limiting aircraft sizes and numbers.
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London
England
Great Britain
Mcisky
United States
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Gas Conservation Ends Night Sky Fire in Turner Valley
Gas conservation by a government board shuts in high pressure wells in Turner Valley Alberta. Flares that lit up the night sky fade as operations cease from south to north, with eight years of darkness anticipated. Royalie No.4, coming in October 14 1924, is among wells recently drilled and flowing.
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Calgary
Alberta
Hell's Half Acre
Turner Valley
Great Hye
Prospector Narrowly Survives Week Lost in N W T Bush
Andy Nelson of Lindsley Bay near Great Bear Lake wandered seven days in the bush after injuring his ankle on a prospecting trip. He became confused, survived without food, and finally found his way back to camp exhausted but safe.
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Lindsley Bay
N.W.T
Andy Nelson
Great Bear Lake
Nelson
Trapper Listed Among Missing in Arctic Ottawa
James Asesela, the lone Fiji Islander who spent over two decades trapping along the Arctic coast and near Coronation Gulf, is listed as missing. The RCMP believes he perished on ice north of the Canadian mainland after disappearing in the Arctic reach east of Coronation Gulf.
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Ottawa
Victoria honey producers to invade Imperial fruit show again
Victoria BC honey producers who won six of nine honey prizes at the 1931 Imperial fruit show in England plan another entry this year. They seek to defend their success against strong international competition at the imperial exhibit.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
England
Rail shipments rise on Canadian National lines in Manitoba
Heavy rail traffic reports an increase in shipments on Canadian National lines in Churchill Manitoba. Last week saw 250 shipments of less than carload jets with much freight destined for northern outposts.
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Churchill, Man
Canadian National Lines
Price Hike Raises Gesolene Wholesale to 29 Cents
Vancouver and Victoria wholesalers announce a two cent per gallon rise in gesolene prices for retailers, lifting the wholesale rate to 29 cents a gallon.
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Vancouver
B.C
Victoria
Treasure hunt on Cocos Island yields no finds yet
Vancouver expedition head J F E Leckie reported no discovery of buried treasure on Cocos Isle off Costa Rica. Balboa naval reserve station officials said no such message was transmitted, while Ottawa defense officials doubted destroyers are nearby Esquimalt.
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Panama City
J. FE. Leckie
Vancouver, B.C
Cocos Isle
Costa Rica
United States Naval Reserve
Balboa
Naval Reserve Station
Noton
J. Walter Young
Leckie
Panama
Cocos Island
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Defence Department
Esquimalt
Wheat Exports Begin At Churchill Port Project
More than 1,600,000 bushels of the first order of 2,000,000 bushels of wheat are in the harbour bins at Churchill Manitoba awaiting shipment. A second order is arriving from Saskatchewan as plans foresee 11 ships needed to transport the initial grain. Four ocean steamers could line up, with grain galleries extended enabling loading in a day once finished. The elevator, built for 10,000,000 bushels total, has its first 2,500,000 bushel unit now in use, with future storage expansion anticipated.
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Churchill
Man
Saskatchewan
Plane Crash Near Lake Mazenod Claimed Three
In North Edmonton Alberta the bodies of Andy Cruikshank and two air mechanics Horace Torrie and Harry King were found after a plane wreck near Lake Mazenod in the Northwest Territories. Pilot Walter Gilbert located the crash site and plans to fly the bodies to Fort Smith for burial. Mrs Cruikshank and Mrs King remain at Fort McMurray awaiting news on the remains.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Andy Cruikshank
Lake Mazenod
Northwest Territories
Walter Gilbert
Cruikshank
North
Horace Torrie
Harry King
Fort Smith
C N Shops Use Wood to Replace Coal in Ontario Railyards
C N railway shops at Port Arthur in northwestern Ontario are burning wood instead of coal with favorable labor results. Hon William Finlayson Ontario Lands and Forests minister said the railway agreed to substitute wood for coal once imported from the United States.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Ontario
Canadian National Railways
William Finlayson
World co operation urged at Pacific Advertising clubs meeting
Vancouver speakers at the Pacific Advertising clubs convention stressed that abolition of world wide low mood hinges on global cooperation rather than any single nation. The annual session underscored a collective effort to lift spirits through international partnership.
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Vancouver
B.C
Convention of Pacific Advertising Clubs
Bridge Bandit Terrorizes Calgary Bridge Parties
The Calgary bridge bandit reappeared entering a home and robbing two women at gunpoint of $9.75. He has terrorized bridge games for a month, holding up players and taking all ready cash.
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Calgary
Alta
Trans-Continental Flight Ends Near Sudbury
Vancouver flight crews R. H. Storer and B. R. Ronald landed at Sea Island after a trans-Canada voyage that began in Montreal. A broken oil line forced a three hour halt near Sudbury, delaying the nonstop refuelling plan while head winds and rain battered the aircraft.
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Vancouver
B.C
Vancouver Sun
Sea Island
R. H. Storer
B. R. Ronald
trans-Canada
Montreal
Sudbury
St. Hubert
Gun running reports rise on Irish coast in Dail debate
In Dublin the Dail Eireann questioned President Eamon de Valera about alleged arms landings on the Irish Free State coast. de Valera said precautions were taken and refused to confirm any collaboration or searches by foreign governments. Unofficial reports said Royal Navy vessels were watching for boats trying to land arms.
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Dublin
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Dail Eireann
Irish Free State
Patrick McGilligan
de Valera
Free State
Dé Valera
Royal Navy
Irish Republican Army
Dairy Probe in Alberta Forms Fact Finding Panel
Alberta government announces a fact finding committee to study the milk question in the province. Led by J. J. Frawley, the panel will focus on Calgary and Edmonton and examine every link from producer to consumer as it begins work immediately.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. J. Frawley
Attorney-General’s Department
Calgary
Foot and mouth linked to broccoli imports to Britain
Foot and mouth disease in cattle in the British Isles is traced to imported broccoli, per investigations by Scottish agricultural bodies cited by T. G. Coventry, BC markets' representative in England, in a letter to J. B. Munro, deputy agriculture minister.
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Victoria
B.C
British Isles
T. G. Coventry
British Columbia
England
J. B. Munro
Saskatoon Lily McLaren Granted Divorce in Reno
Ethel Catherwood McLaren of Nevada, famed Canadian athlete nicknamed the Saskatoon Lily and rated Canada’s most beautiful competitor in 1928, was divorced from James Gillan McLaren of Toronto on non support grounds. The divorce suit, filed last October, was pursued after she halted proceedings to protect Olympic plans. she remains in training and had been secretly married in York township, Ontario, on November 25, 1929.
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Reno, Nev
Ethel Catherwood McLaren
Canada
Saskatoon
Lily
James Gillan McLaren
Toronto
McLaren
Nevada
Saskatoon Lily
York Township
Ontario
Free State Delegates to Imperial Conference Named
Ireland announces 25 delegates for the Imperial Economic Conference to Dublin. The delegation will be led by three government ministers: Sean T. O Kelly as vice president of the executive council, Sean Lemass as minister of industry and commerce, and Dr. Ryan as minister of agriculture. Senator Johnson, a labor leader, will accompany as labor problems adviser.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Free State
Sean T.o’kelly
Executive Council
Sean Lemass
Ryan
Johnson
Free State
Smith backs Democratic nominees for Roosevelt Garner
Alfred E. Smith said he would support the U S Democratic Party nominees and affirmed that backing includes the presidential and vice presidential choices. He noted no third party is practical at this time and did not name Roosevelt or Garner in the statement.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
U.S
Democratic Party
Smith
Roosevelt
Garner
Wolves Of Algoma Wolf Week Show Promised In Sault Ste Marie
The Wolves of Algoma plan a wildlife show at Sault Ste. Marie from July 25 to 30 with nine wolves available and others sought. The committee stated moose bear deer beaver and mink will be featured along with other animals from the region.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Algoma
Quebec Officials Warn Of License Plate Smuggling Racket
Quebec highway officials report that 1931 American state license plates have been imported in quantity and sold to Canadians to avoid renewal fees. They admit difficulty enforcing laws due to many real American citizens currently touring the province.
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Quebec
First Man Reaches Churchill Crashing Gate In Cold Wreck
A tired drenched man arrived at Churchill aboard a wheat special grain train that carried one car of lumber. He crouched among timber ends and endured severe cold before being sent south on the next train.
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Churchill
Churchill to set freight rates on grain via Churchill port
Northern shipping men forecast Churchill will govern export grain freight from the west, boosting volumes at other North American terminals. Churchill’s advantage lies in faster ocean voyages, reduced shipping time, and lower freight costs than Vancouver or Fort William routes, with government relief on handling charges to encourage shipments.
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Churchill
Man—Churchill
Vancouver
Ottawa
Prince Albert
Grain Company
Grain
Lake Head
Saskatchewan Pool
Fort William
French Sub Promethee Lost During Trials Off Cherbourg
The French submarine Promethee sank during diving trials off Cherbourg seven miles north of Cape Levi. At least 66 to 70 men perished as 7 crew survived after being ejected into the sea. The vessel, in service two years, was testing machinery amid mechanical fault corrections. 49 crew and 17 others are reported as lost.
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Cherbourg
France
Cape Levi
du Mesnil
Ministry of Marine
Paris
Promethee
Ge Matin
Mrs Barney Acquitted In Noted London Murder Trial
Mrs Eire Barney, a 22 year old daughter of a wealthy baronet, was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of her lover Thomas Moipiam Scott Stephen at her flat after a party on May 31. The jury also cleared her of manslaughter and intent to do grievous bodily harm in separate charges.
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Eire
Barney
London
England
Gary
Eira Barney
Giant Stand Of Wheat In London Ontario Captured
Westminster township farmer Frank Spettigue surveys his wheat fields noting the grain stands in the west promise a better yield. His crop currently averages five feet four inches in height, a giant stand believed to be a district record at this date.
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London
Ont
Frank Spettigue
Westminster Township
Spettigue
Carnegie Grants to Canadian Libraries Announced Later
Professor Fred Landon librarian of the University of Western Ontario said Carnegie Foundation grants for Canadian university and college libraries will be announced in October and November. He serves on the foundation's Canadian committee.
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Cancer Institute of London
England
F. J. H. Campbell
E. P. Johns
University of Western Ontario
Campbell
London
Eng
Carnegie Foundation
Fred Landon
Foundation
Belgium Imposes Transfer and Luxury Tax on Profits
Brussels announces a royal decree imposing a transfer tax and luxury tax on profits earned or exported directly from Canada and France, effective August 1. The tax will end when conventions to avoid duplication of the transfer tax come into effect.
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Brussels
Belgium
Canada
France
Australian ex-PM Hughes arrives in London for private visit
William Hughes, prime minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923, arrives in London for a private visit. Renowned for wit and acuity, he was nicknamed the Australian Lloyd George.
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London
England
William Hughes
Australia
Lloyd George
Egypt Increases Import Taxes On Several Commodities
Egypt raises import duties on multiple goods, aiming to adjust trade and bolster domestic industries. The measures affect various sectors, signaling a shift in tariff policy and potential price impacts for consumers and businesses.
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Egypt
India Expects 4 Million Bales Of Cotton Crop
India projects its current cotton crop will reach four million bales. Officials cite favorable weather and steady market demand as factors supporting the estimate. The figure underscores expectations of substantial output for the season amid trade considerations.
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India
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