Canada urged to curb extravagance by Sir Arthur Currie
Winnipeg report cites General Currie, then president of McGill, praising Canada for moving beyond a low mood. He urged thrift and seriousness during hard times, declaring the Dominion rid of threats of collapse and praising the Peace River country and Alberta’s vast agricultural region.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Winnipeg Young Men’s Board
Rage
Dominion
Sir Arthur
Ahes
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
United States
Petce
Alberta
Government grants 624 radio licenses to blind owners
Ottawa reports 624 licenses issued free to blind radio owners in the 1930-31 fiscal year to date, up from 589 in 1929-30. For the first five months of the current year, 349,676 licenses were issued, signaling a rising number of radios operated nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
White Seals Reported Off Mexican Coast by San Diego Team
The San Diego Zoological Society expedition claims to have found white seals previously thought mythical after returning from Guadalupe Island. The party reported white seals on an inaccessible outer islet where landing was impossible and could not obtain a specimen.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego Zoological Society
Guadalupe Island
Vancouver Wheat Exports Peak to Date in Current Crop Year
Wheat exports from Vancouver British Columbia this crop year total 8,283,378 bushels far above last year at this time. The article notes that the 1928-29 record crop year saw Vancouver ship 100,000,000 bushels and compares current shipments to that peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
Cattle Exports From Montreal To Britain Rise This Season
Canada's cattle export trade to Great Britain from the port of Montreal totals 1690 head year to date. The latest shipment of 377 head marks the sixth shipment of the season, following none sent last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Canada
Great Britain
Japan conducts second decennial census in empire
Tokyo reports a quarter million census takers collecting data across Japan as preliminary estimates project the empire population near 89 million. Officials say the census aims to measure demographics and workforce for planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
R 101 Makes Trial Trip Before Voyage to India
The reconditioned dirigible R 101, the world’s largest airship after its lengthening, completed a brief trial flight at Cardington England as preparation for an voyage to India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardington
Eng
Indias
Bennett Addresses Imperial Conference in London
Honorable B L Bennett prime minister of Canada speaks at the Imperial Conference in London at Guildhall. He urges unity and economic solidarity across the Empire, praising diversity and leadership while noting not bankrupt in statesmanship. HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught presided at the banquet with cheers greeting the speech.
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KB. Benneit
Brillant
London
England
Guildhall
Royal Empire Society
Empire
BL. B. Bennett
Canada
Mr. Bennett
Bennett
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
South Africa
Canada Fire Loss Highlights Fire Safety Urgency
Premier John Bracken used Canada’s last year fire loss of 47 million dollars to press delegates at the Dominion Fire Prevention Association for stronger effort. Prime Minister Bennett is honorary member. W H Shapley of Toronto is new president. A key resolution urged aid recipients from federal provincial or municipal authorities to ensure proper fire safeguards.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
John Bracken
Manitoba
Dominion Fire Prevention Association
R. B. Bennett
W.H Shapley
Toronto
Hope Is Fulfilled Battleford Rail Arrival
Battleford Saskatchewan celebrates the first Canadian Pacific Railway train arriving at the depot at 12:30 pm on September 30. The crowd marked the milestone as the culmination of a long quest dating to 1875 when planning began to carry steel from Winnipeg to Fort Livingstone Battleford and through Yellowhead Pass to New Westminster. The 1881 route change shifted focus to southern Saskatchewan, energizing local effort for decades.
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Battleford
Sask
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Fort Livingstone
Yellow Head Pass
New Westminster
Extensive Railway Construction Programme Announced
Ottawa officials say Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways will start a $21,000,000 construction and improvement program. The plan provides employment for 10,500 men for a year and keeps 2,000 teams of horses active, notably aiding grading work and farmers in several districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Qnt
Robertson
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
To Teach Natives Leningrad Russia and Siberian Nomads
Geologists and educators travel to northern Siberia where about 5,000 nomads live to learn better fishing, start reindeer farming, tannery, cannery, and a iodine plant from seaweed. Separately Winnipeg grants a $50,000 loan to Manitoba Cattle Loan Association at five percent, with seven percent charged to members on lien-secured cattle advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Russia
Siberia
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba Cattle Loan Association
Manitoba
Cabinet Council
Government relief program enlarged for Canada
Ottawa outlines a broad relief drive using 80 to 90 million dollars to create jobs across Canada. The plan includes 21 million for railway construction with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, 4 million for direct relief, and 1 million extra for subway work. Railways will hire about 10,500 workers for a year, with 2,000 teams grading, and a 1.5 million guarantee to railroads to cover interest and charges.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Gideon Robertson
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Board Railway Commissioners
Sydney
Vancouver
Robertson
Nova Scotia
Senator Robertson
Dover Channel Swim Halted By Cold Water
British swimmer Miss Mercedes Gleitz failed in a new attempt to cross the English Channel from Dover. She entered the water but stayed only about four hours, abandoning the effort due to the intense cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
England
Mercedes Gleitz
English Channel
Staff Reduced As Alberta And Saskatchewan Take Resources
Edmonton reports no ceremony marked the transfer of Alberta's natural resources, with twenty eight Dominion Lands office staff laid off. In Saskatchewan, Premier J. T. M. Anderson forecasts staffing cuts to save costs as the provincial government takes over grazing leases mining claims timber permits land sales and school land contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Dominion Lands Office
Regina
Sask
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
Won Citizenship After Long Court Battle
Limi. O. Mrs. Carl Landis from Philadelphia received U S citizenship after a year and a half court battle over oath to bear arms. She swore allegiance but reserved opposition to armed service, willing to serve as a nurse if needed. Judge A M Rogers allowed the reservation over the protest of the assistant supervisor. Landis, from Alsace Lorraine, came in 1910 and married during the fight.
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Limi. O
Carl Landis
Philadelphia
United States
Common Pleas
A. M. Rogers
Landis
Alsace- Lorraine
Eleven Burned in Explosion at Mexican Saint Day
Eleven people were badly burned when 5,000 skyrockets stored in San Miguel cathedral in Veleya Guanajuato exploded during Saint Day celebrations. A skyrocket ignition caused the blast inside the church.
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Veleya
Guanajuato
Mexico
San Miguel Cathedral
San Miguel
Maritime ports are important to Canada
Sir Henry Thornton, president of Canadian National Railways, told luncheon listeners in Halifax that the Maritime ports are the Atlantic coast’s only ingress and egress in certain seasons. He warned that separating the Maritimes from Canada would mean economic death, and pledged CN R support for port and province development.
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Halifax
N.S
Maritime Provinces
Henry ‘Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Maritimes
Canada
Henry
Dominion
CNR
Making Inspection Trip Hon R J Manion To Look Over Bay Railway
Ottawa Ont On his first inspection trip Hon R J Manion Minister of Railways and Canals departed from the capital to survey the Hudson Bay Railway and the Churchill terminals He will be away from Ottawa for a fortnight accompanying him were his deputy D I Smart Col A B Dubuc chief engineer of the department and Charles Haddow assistant high commissioner for Great Britain
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R. J. Manion
Ottawa
Ont
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Manion
Dr. Manion
D. I. Smart
Col
A. B. Dubuc
Department
Charles’ Haddow
Great Britain
Empire trade pledge voiced at Imperial Conference
London dispatch reports self governing nations of the British Commonwealth pledging to Empire trade cooperation at the opening Imperial Conference. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald urged a turning point in history while Dominion leaders Bennett and others echoed calls for action, autonomy within unity.
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London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Locarno
Foreign Office
Dominion
Canada
Bennett
Prospects for Greater Trade with Antipodes
London reports the Imperial Conference focusing on constitutional questions from the 1926 Balfour report. Patrick McGilligan urged Ireland’s free sovereign status first, while Canada and Australia, led by Stevens and Scullin with Maloney, explored mutual trade. They noted Australia can swap dried fruits oranges wool with Canada, reducing reliance on outside sources. Discussions included New Zealand trade and a tariff point on butter rising from four to eight cents per pound.
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London
England
Imperial Conference of the British Nations
Patrick McCulligan
McGilligan
Canada
Australia
H. H. Stevens
James Scullin
P. L. Maloney
Hawaiian Islands
New York
Stevens
New Zealand
Scholarships Awarded To Canadian Nurses
The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada renewed a policy from 1921 by granting 144 scholarships for post graduate courses in public health nursing at Canadian universities. This year's awardees include Hazril Latimer and Edit Stevenson of Ottawa, Elizabeth Edwards of Kingston, Mary Henderson of Niagara Falls, Margaret Ferguson and Jean Watt of London, Annie R. Smith of Calgary, and Jacqueline Noel of Montreal.
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Ottawa
Ont
Victorian Order of Nurses For
Canada
Hazril-Latimer
Edit Stevenson
Elizabeth Edwards
Kingston
Mary Henderson
Niagara Falls
Margaret Ferguson
Jean Watt
London
Annie R. Smith
Calgary
Jacqueline Noel
Montreal
Northcott Hanged at San Quentin for Child Murders
Gordon Stewart Northcott, 23, Wineville chicken rancher, hanged at San Quentin for the murders of three young boys. He confessed in writing and staged a fake death attempt. He walked blindfolded to the gallows, collapsed on the 13 steps, and was raised as the trap sprang at 10 03 am while Rev. Larry Newgent offered consolation.
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San Quentin
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Wineville
Northcott
Larry Newgent
Los Angeles
Wheat Markets Federal Government Appropriates Sum Of Money
The Dominion Government allocates funds to support practical demonstrations of Canadian flour usage for baking. Demonstrations begin in the United Kingdom and later expand to other European countries.
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Ottawa
Dominion
United Kingdom
Pilot Death Misadventure In Fort William Ontario
A coroner's jury ruled Capt. James A. Dickie Bishop's Field Flying Club instructor died in a plane crash due to misadventure while teaching advanced flying near Fort William Ontario. Passenger Miss Marian Swaim could not testify due to memory lapse.
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Fort William
Ont
Cotoner
James A. Dickie
Bishop's Field Flying Club
Here
Marian Swaim
Dickie
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Eddie Schneider
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Gordon Northcott
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