Premier MacDonald to preside over unemployment measures
In Lonton England Premier MacDonald will chair a cabinet meeting centered on drafting the King's speech and outlining domestic policy focusing on unemployment relief. J H Thomas hints at two plans raising school leaving age to 15 with parental allowances and increasing pensions for older workers to ease labor market pressure. Scotland seeks road development for housing schemes and employment estimates. Royal Commission to study liquor trade likely. Mines face friction as eight hour day debated. Miners Federation urges repeal alongside government talks.
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Lonton
England
Ps. May MacDonald
Ita
J. H. Thomas
Privy Seal
Minnister
Thomas
Scotland
Scottish Board of Health
Labor and the Nation
Labor
Miners’ Federation
Federation
Huge Meteor Sighted Near Michipicoten Island
Frank Kuskick a Michigan prospector reported a huge meteor the size of a ship fell into Lake Superior near Michipicoten Island at 10 p.m. on June 11. The event lit the island as bright as daylight and caused a two minute rumbling sound. A noticeable wave rose on the lake afterward.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Sao
Michipicoten Island
Frank Kuskick
Prospector
Lake Superior
All Murders in London Solved in 1928 Report
London police commissioner reports 18 murders of persons over one year in 1928. Eleven culprits were convicted and seven killed themselves, according to the official record.
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London Police
London
England
Commissioner of Police
Lynn Chief Defies Rumors to Stay On Force
Police Chief Thomas Mc Burches, in his 84th year and nearly fifty years on the Lynn force, dismissed rumors of an imminent resignation and declared no power would force him out. He emphasized his resolve to continue serving.
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Lynn
Mass
Thomas Mc Burches
National wealth of Canada rises in 1927 estimate
Canada’s wealth excluding undeveloped natural resources is estimated at 27.687 billion dollars for 1927, published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The figure shows an increase of about 100 million over 1926.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistica
Warning of dangerous film storage at Cleveland Clinic
Coroner A J Pearce completed an inquest into a 123 fatal fire at the Cleveland clinic linked to faulty X-ray film storage. The report notes prior warnings to the Ohio inspection bureau urging a safer film and storage, with ignition in the basement causing toxic nitrogen peroxide and carbon monoxide fumes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
A. J. Pearce
Ohio Inspection Bureau of
Vancouver Bank Heist Suspect Pleads Guilty
Arthur Thomas an 18 year old pleaded guilty in police court to robbing the Grandview Royal Bank of Canada in Vancouver. He elected summary trial after holding up five employees including manager J W Logan as they arrived for work and looted a vault before escaping. Police recovered nearly all the stolen money after his arrest in New Westminster. The four other bank staff were restrained and trapped in a cubicle they later broke free from.
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Vancouver
Arthur Thomas
Grandview
Royal Bank of Canada
Thomas
New Westminster
J. W W. Logan
Liberal party weighs another general election
The Liberal administrative committee plans to strengthen constituency organizations and vows to fight any national appeal with vigorous campaigning, signaling potential fresh elections in Britain as the Liberal party holds balance of power in the new parliament.
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Liberal Party
Britain
London
Feng
Great Britain
Liberal Administrative Committee
Herbert Samuel
Health authorities probe second promaine poisoning outbreak
Health authorities in Bowmanville Ontario conduct investigations as a second outbreak in four days sickens over 100 people. The initial incident saw many poisoned by contaminated milk, while the latest event occurred at a Sunday school entertainment and supper with tainted salads suspected.
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Bowmanville
Ont
Reprieve Granted to Joln Ivanchuk in Ontario Murder Case
A month long reprieve until July 19 is granted to Joln Ivanchuk who faced a June 21 hanging after being convicted of the murder of License Inspector Harry Constable in Cochrane Ontario. Cabinet will review new evidence and federal authorities may receive further submissions.
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Ottawa
Joln Ivanchuk
Cabinet
Feder
Ivanchuk
Harry Constable
Cochrane
Ont
Forty Believed Drowned in Sevill a Flood Disaster
In Cauca department Colombia the town of Sevilla was nearly wiped out by floods from the Quil cade river after a hillside landslide redirected the river. About 40 people are believed dead and more than 100 injured amid the destruction of Sevilla, a town of roughly one thousand residents.
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Bogota
Colombia
Sevilla
Quilcade
Cauca
May Revise Tariff Changes Considered By Dominion Government
The Toronto Globe reports Ottawa considers drastic tariff revisions that could widen British preference or move toward free trade on Empire goods. The general tariff on imports from the United States is expected to stay unchanged.
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Dominion
Toronto
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Border Rum Runners Face Ontario Crackdown Amid Tighter U S Blockade
Ontario Attorney General Price vows no crime within province as U S patrols tighten. Rum runners continue activity at Windsor Niagara Falls border and export docks while a gun battle near a customs cutter prompts police reinforcement. Incidents include a photographer’s kidnapping and a coast guard arrest in Dunkirk New York.
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Windsor
Ont
Price
Ontario
United States
United States River
Niagara Falls
United States Customs
Dunkirk
N.Y
United States Coastguard
Dominion
Department of External Affairs
Sandwich
Department
Department of National Revenue
Border Cities
Alberta Adopts Old Age Pension Across West
Hon. Peter Heenan reports an order in council authorized Alberta to negotiate for old age pensions. Alberta accepts the plan and will start August 1, 1929. The move links Alberta with British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba and the broader western pension system already in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Peter Heenan
Labor
Alberta
Dominion
Heenan
British
Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mounties to Enter Camp Perry Rifle Matches
Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police will compete in the National Rifle and Pistol matches at Camp Perry Ohio in August. The Canadians who led the 1929 revolver team event will shoot against U S entries in the international police pistol match on August 31. The team includes Corporals A D Ford D E Forest J G Pelletier of Lethbridge Alta and Constable J D O Connell of Ottawa.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Washington
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
United States
A. D. Ford
D. E. Forest
J. G. Pelletier
Lethbridge
Alta
J. D. O'Connell
Ottawa
Margaret Lawrence elected president of Canadian Women's Press Club
Mrs. Margaret Lawrence of St John was elected president at the convention’s close. Western provincial vice presidents named include Manitoba Miss Elizabeth Long, British Columbia Miss Winnifred Lee, Alberta Miss Evelyn Murphy, Saskatchewan Miss Clara Holmes.
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St. John
N.B
Margaret Lawrence
Canadian Women's Press Club
Manitoba
Elizabeth Long
British Columbia
Winnifred Lee
Alberta
Evelyn Murphy
Saskatchewan
Clara Holmes
Man Sacrifices Life To Save Child On Ontario Road
Fred Denys died after hurling himself from a wagon to shield four year old Kenneth McRow in Kingston Ontario. He died in hospital several hours later never regaining consciousness after the collision.
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Kingston
Ont
Kenneth McRow
Fred Denys
Trotzky Seeks U.S. Entry Permit
Exiled Soviet leader Leon Trotzky plans to apply for entry to the United States, aiming to gain permission to enter the country, according to reports from here.
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Constantinople
Leon Trotzky
United States
French Airmen Honor Lindbergh With Cable Praise
Aboard the Yellow Bird, French aviators Jean Assolant Rene Le Fevre and Armeno Lotti Jr receive congratulatory cables from Col Charles Lindbergh after their nonstop crossing from Old Orchard Maine to Comillas Spain. Lindbergh's message to the trio lauds courage tenacity and scientific skill. The French flyers respond with thanks and cite following Lindberghs pioneering New York Paris flight as their guiding example and inspiration.
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Paris
Jean Assolant
Rene Lefevre
Armeno Lotti, Jr
Charles Lindbergh
Old Orchard
Maine
Comillas
Spain
New York
Canada Will Not Copy U S Tariffs Leaders Say
At a South Huron Liberal picnic Hon. Ernest Lapointe and ministers J C Elliott and W D Euler asserted Canada will chart its own tariff path. They rejected American methods, citing British preference and Canadian interests, noting British trade growth and 43 treaties while urging national unity and self reliance.
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Grand Bend
Onl
United States
Ernest Lapointe
J. C. Elliott
K.C
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
South Huron Liberal Association
Mr. Lapointe
Ottawa
Washington
Robb
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
W. S. Fielding
Great Britain
Europe
Wheat prices to rise in 1929 30 from world crop outlook
The U S Department of Agriculture forecasts a world wheat crop five percent smaller than last year excluding Russia and China, likely lifting world market prices through the 1929 30 season. Higher carry overs and varying yields in Canada Argentina and parts of Europe offset by steady harvested area. Domestic supply projected near 1 09 billion bushels with exports about 100 6 million by July 1.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Russia
China
Department
Canada
United States
Fatal Seaplane Crash Kills Montreal Aide to Governor-General
In the St Lawrence River between Point St Charles and Nun's Island a seaplane crashed after hitting two high tension wires. Captain the Hon. J C Jervis M C 32 son of Lord St Vincent and two companions Pilot C S Caldwell and Dr William D Morris were killed instantly. Rescue efforts were hampered by restricted access and the cabin bodies were recovered after hours. Dr Morris had moved from Victoria to Montreal two years ago and was a University of Alberta Me surgeon.
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Montreal
J. C. Jervis
M.C
Lord St. Vincent
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Point St. Charles
Nun's Island
Dr. Morris
Victoria
B.C
The
University of Alberta
Meoith
Hong Kong Experiments Fail To Rain Up Cloud Delivery
Rain making attempts above Hong Kong dropped a chemical named Devlin from the clouds but the experiments failed. Hong Kong faces severe water famine prompting drastic measures to replenish supplies.
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Hong Kong
Devlin
Air Line Crash Inquest Verdict In England
The coroner's inquest into four victims of the City of Ottawa airliner crash in the channel returned a verdict of drowning caused by the accidental fall of the aeroplane.
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Lydd
Eng
City of
Ottawa
Channel
Sun Life Capital Increase Blocked by Exchequer Court
The exchequer court under Mr Justice McLean rules Sun Life Company lacks charter authority to raise capital from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Judgment confirms the limitation on the insurer's ability to expand.
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Attaws
Exchequer
Sun Life Company
Justice McLean
Yale Honors Vincent Mansi Canadian Minister in Washington
New Haven reports that Honorable Vincent Mansi Canadian minister to Washington received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University.
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New Haven
Vincent Mansey
Washington
Yale University
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Lindbergh
U. S
R. B. Bennett
C. S. Caldwell
Canadian Vickers
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