Funding Of War Debt Helps Relations Between Britain And The U. S.
London prime minister Baldwin addressed the House of Commons on the finance bill. He praised U S Congress approval of terms and highlighted Britain’s war debt settlement with the United States. He noted inflationary debt values and stated Allied debts remain unsettled while a January offer was rejected.
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Flewley Baldwin
House of Commons
Sovusion
Great Britain
United States
Prine
United States Congress
Canadian Council condemns Senate action on railway expansion
The Executive Board of the Canadian Council of Agriculture denounces the Senate’s refusal to pass legislation for constructing Canadian National Railway branch lines. The resolution says the delay hampers urgent work across Nova Scotia New Brunswick Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia and harms the CNR's emergency needs. The body regrets the lack of supplementary estimates to fund subline construction and urges expedited measures for the most urgent portions.
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Winnipes
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Repute
Canadian National Railway
Senate
Nova Scotia
Brucewick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Atk
Crow's Nest Pass Rates Extended For Ozawa
The order in council continuing Crow's Nest Pass rates for another year is officially gazetted from July 6. This action maintains the existing tariff structure affecting navigation and trade through the Crow's Nest Pass as recorded in the government gazette.
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Crow's Nest
Ozawa
Order-In-Council
Memorial Tablet Unveiled for Walter Hines Page
A memorial tablet honoring the late United States ambassador Walter Hines Page was unveiled at Westminster Abbey on July 4 in a ceremony attended by dignitaries and representatives from the United States and Britain.
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London
Weashminster Abbey
United States
Walter Hines Page
Voluntary Wheat Pool Conference Sought in Saskatchewan
Farmers union aims to organize a voluntary contract pool for Western Canada grain marketing. A Saskatoon Board of Trade pledge to help convene a conference, if multiple provincial farmers groups approve. The union calls for a provincial conference by July 12 and appeals to Hon J A Mubarg and Premier Fanning to support the plan.
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Farmers’ Union
Canada
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Board of Trade
J. A. Mubarg
Saskatchewan
Fanning
Branch line plans move ahead in British Columbia
Ottawa officials state branch lines for British Columbia were contracted before the Canadian National Railways bill reached the House. They say the Senate six months hoist does not apply and construction will proceed, despite Senate action on the bill.
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British Columbia
Canadian National
House
Senate
Department of Railways and Canals
Canadian National Railways
Ban on British Livestock Imports Prolonged
US officials extend the embargo on livestock from Great Britain due to foot and mouth disease. A June 21 outbreak caused renewed delays in lifting plans. Geneva notes the League of Nations will investigate Saar Valley events during the current session with unanimous support from France and Britain.
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Washington
Great Britain
Department of Agriculture
Geneva
Council of the League of Nations
Saar Valley
France
Grain inquiry commission schedule announced for Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The Royal Grain Inquiry Commission of Saskatchewan and Manitoba will sit in Moose Jaw from July 27 to 31, then travel to Prince Albert, Mel Fort, North Battleford, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Assiniboia, Weyburn, Moose Jaw, Regina, Brandon, Deloraine, Morden, and Dauphin, concluding August 13. The sequence lists each city with set dates starting July 16.
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Moose Jaw
Royal Grain Inquire Commision
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Noose Jaw
Prince Albert
Dauphin
Winsiper
Melfort
North Battleford
Saskatoon
Yorkton
Assiniboia
Weyburn
Regina
Brandon
Deloraine
Morden
Dacplin
Famous French Ace Killed in Flight Tragedy
Paris Captain Doellin, a celebrated French ace with twenty one confirmed kills, died when his aircraft dived at Vina Coublay during test runs for the Grat time. The crash sparked speculation the rush for speed contributed to suffocation by air.
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Paris
Doellin
Vina Coublay
Duellin
Vancouver lawyers urge complete Criminal Code revision
A committee of lawyers proposes a full overhaul of the Criminal Code in a report on administering criminal justice. The Vancouver Bar Association executive sent the document to the British Columbia Law Society benchers with a recommendation that H. S. Wood, committee chair, be sent to the Canadian Bar Association annual meeting in Montreal to advocate the plan.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Bar Association
Thigh
Columbia Law Society
H. S. Wood
Canadian Bar Association
Montreal
Baldwin Ready to Table U.S. Prohibition Seizure Proposal
Prime Minister Baldwin said in the House of Commons he would lay on the table the United States proposal for powers to seize ships beyond the three mile limit suspected of smuggling intoxicants if U S consent can be obtained. Steps will be taken to obtain this consent.
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London
Baldwin
House of Commons
United States
Attempted blast targets Colonel Gault monument at St. Hilaire
In Montreal area a suspected attempt to blow up the Colonel Gault monument in St. Hilaire was reported. A person of suspicious appearance was seen loitering nearby before the blast and is thought to have acted as the gang’s tool, tied to prior monument damage a year earlier.
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Montreal
Colonel Gault
St. Hilaire
Aolan
Ontario election recounts in North Grant and Prince Edward
The election recounts are likely in North Grant where Provincial Secretary Nixon was declared elected and in Prince Edward where Hon. Nelson Parliament Speaker in the last House was declared beaten by 19 votes.
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Toronto
North Grant
Nixon
Prince Edward
Y Nelson
Not Sufficient Time For Alberta Wheat Pool To Operate This Year
Calgary reports the Alberta Wheat Pool cannot be organized in time to handle this year's crop. After two days of deliberation the United Farmers of Alberta announced a voluntary pool may be formed but will not be ready to operate this season. The Wheat Pool Committee includes W J Jackman Bremner Stephen Jane Pincher Creek and A K Brown Westlock.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
W. J. Jackman
von Brumner
W. Wood
CFA
J. E. Browally
Alterta
Bremner
Stephen Jane
Pincher
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Alberta Natural Resources Final Settlement Expected in August Meeting
Alberta premier Greenfield reports a final settlement on natural resources likely in an August Ottawa conference with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and ministers. Attending will be Attorney General Brownlee. aim to settle railway freight and related issues. Also planned is a cooperative marketing trip to coast states and a coal conference with Sir Henry Thornton in July.
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Alta
Alberta Natural Resources Wi
Ottawa
Greenfield
Privy Council
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Columbis
Brownlee
R. G. Reid
Abolition of Land Sales Register Passes Commons
The House of Commons voted 266 to 187 to abolish the registration of land sales and leases after opposition by Austen Chamberlain Lloyd George H H Asquith and Rameau MacDonald. Lloyd George noted each Dominion keeps a complete register. Premier Baldwin argued registration is an unnecessary expense.
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House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Lloyd George
H. H. Asquith
Rameau MacDonald
Dominions
Baldwin
Cruise to Arctic from Sydney Captain Sails July Fourth
Captain Ronald B. MacMillan leads the Bowdoin on a Arctic cruise depart Sydney Nova Scotia on July 4. The vessel carries supplies for a prolonged stay in the frozen north.
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N.S
Ronald B. MacMillan
Arctic
Bowdoin
Wheat pool urged for prairie farmers by UF Manitoba
The United Farmers of Manitoba urged a voluntary wheat pool for Western Canada and backed forming a cooperative marketing system. A plan was adopted. the Canadian Council of Agriculture agreed to push steps for a voluntary pool this year with further conferences among Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta farmers.
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Canada
United Farmers’ of Manitoba
United Farmers
Canadian Council of Agriculture
United Farmers of Alberta
Y H. Burrell
G. McKegsie
Peter Wright
Independence Day Fires Injuries Toll Across Cities
The holiday led to many deaths and over a hundred injuries from fireworks and accidents. Chicago reported three deaths and 28 injuries, while Pittsburgh noted several fatalities linked to pre-holiday blasts. Anton Beiltz was fatally shot by his wife in an incident ruled an accident in another case.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Anton Beiltz
St. Louis
Western Troops From Camp Hughes Pass Through Winnipeg
About 256 active militia members journeyed from Camp Hughes Manitoba through Winnipeg en route to Sydney Nova Scotia to maintain order in the strike area. The contingent includes Strathcona's Horse and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry as part of an emergency call response.
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Winnipeg
Camp Hughes
Manitoba
Sydney
N.S
Strathcona
Horse
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
London Gazelle League leader sentenced for seditious conspiracy
London aArt O'Brien, president of the Gazelle League, and five colleagues released from Irish internment under a court ruling disrupting deportation, were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. O'Brien received two years, the others one year each.
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aArt O'Brien
Gazelle League
Ireland
England
O'Brien
Russia Receives German Aeroplane
The first of a series of Blaot aeroplanes ordered by the Russian Soviet Government from German works at Friedrichshafen has been delivered in Moscow. The Dormier Comet aircraft is aluminum built and carries four passengers plus crew. It has a 200 horsepower engine and averages 100 miles per hour.
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Berne
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Moscow
Turkish government rescinds foreign exclusion order in Angora
The Turkish government revoked an earlier decree barring most foreigners from leagues within the country and requiring permission from Angora authorities for non British French and Italian nationals to participate.
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Constantinople
Angora
Parliament Passes Debt Redemption Bill in Australia
The Australian Parliament approved a bill to redeem the national debt over fifty years. The measure outlines a plan to retire the debt gradually, with the government allocating funds to reduce obligations within the five decades.
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Melbourne
Complete Closure Of Cape Breton Mines As Result Of General Strike
A general strike shuts Cape Breton coal mines and the Sydney steel plant. Troops guard lines as all mines close and pickets block fuel moves. Dominion Coal diverts ships to Hampton Roads. four major collieries idle. a large coal bank at New Aberdeen fuels fears for the British Steel plant.
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New Waterford
Dominion Coal Company
Cape Breton-St. Lawrence
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Amershean
Indice Donk
Gsal
Renault
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No. 2
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