Peace message from Ramsay MacDonald in Ottawa
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald urged Canada and the British Commonwealth to honor their pact of peace, stressing national honor tied to the pledge to ban war. He spoke at a grand banquet in Ottawa with Canadian leaders and judiciary, receiving loud applause as King and Dennett voiced support.
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Ottawa
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Canada
British Commonwealth
Australia
Dominions
British Empire
Britain
America
Dominion Cabinet
Privy Council
Dominion
Hero
W. L. Mackenzie King
R. B. Dennett
Mr. MacDonald
Mr. King
Privy Council of Canada
MacDonald
Cmsasing
St Paul Daily Air Route Between Winnipeg and St Paul
St Paul Minn daily service over the air route between Winnipeg and St Paul announced with Schlee-Crock Aircraft interests acquiring Canadian American Air Lines. Twin Cities to Port Arthur service to begin once a field at the head of the lakes is prepared.
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St. Paul
Minn
Aair
Winnipeg
Schlee-Crock Aircraft
American Air Lines
Twin Cities
Port Arthur
Lakes
University grows need more buildings to span arts and science
President Murray told a crowd of more than 300 students at the Arts and Violence dinner that Saskatoon needs additional structures to keep pace with University of Saskatchewan expansion, highlighting a new arts and science facility as a priority.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Arts and Science
Murray
Madame Curie Returns to U S for Edison Dinner
In New York a frail Madame Curie was greeted by Ambassador Dawes and Owen Young as she stepped from the Titanic era liner Tie de France. The visit honors Thomas Edison on the 50th anniversary of his incandescent lamp with a White House stay and a $50,000 radium grant for Warsaw.
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New York
Tie de France
Madame Curie
Charles Gates Dawes
Radium Institute
Warsaw
Poland
Journey's End at Grand Regina A wartime play premiere
Journey's End by Robert Cedric Sherriff arrives at the Grand Theatre Regina for three nights starting Monday October 28. The London and New York hit portrays officers in a dugout before St Quentin, balancing quiet war life with sharp human drama and dark heroism.
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Regina
London
England
New York
Grand Theatre
Robert Cedric Sherriff
St. Quentin
Sherriff
Ottawa Welcomes Canoeists From Coast to Coast
Montrealers Richard Lesage and Paul Fequin, trans continental canoeists, were greeted by Ottawa Mayor Arthur Ellis. A civic car was provided to the explorers who will press on toward Halifax after visiting Hull mayor Lambert. Lesage travels by train to Montreal due to his sister’s illness.
Ottawa Premier Mackenzie Kings Western Tour Itinerary
The itinerary for Premier Mackenzie King’s western tour was released. He will speak in Winnipeg Saskatoon Prince Albert Edmonton Prince Rupert Vancouver Calgary and Regina. Minister J L Ralston will inspect the West alongside King and accompany him for much of the trip. Senator Andrew Haydon will also join from Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Edmonton
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Calgary
Regina
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
King
Andrew Haydon
Potatoes From New Brunswick To Western Canada
Shipments of potatoes from Carleton and Victoria counties New Brunswick move to Western Canada especially the prairie provinces. A railway ruling allowing bagging in transit helps the flow, and shippers say the entire New Brunswick crop will find strong markets led by J John and N B S Jpotatoes to J Western Canada.
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J. John
N.B
Carleton
Victoria
New Brunswick
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Restored Brussels Library Brightens After Destruction
The Louvain Library, burned in August 1914 during German occupation, held about 350000 volumes including 1500 incunabula and centuries old manuscripts worth over a million dollars. It is now fully restored and richer in some respects. Under the Versailles Treaty the Germans pledged return and have restored 300000 volumes including 600 incunabula and 300 manuscripts, among them an eleventh century item.
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Brussels
Louvain
Chicago Daredevil Dies Sliding From Opera House Rope
Rudy Cimino aged 23 from New York fell to his death while sliding down a rope from the 44th floor of the new Civic Opera building during a moving picture shoot. The stunt caused injuries to several spectators, one of whom died, according to witnesses and officials.
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Chicago
Rudy Cimino
New York
Dare Devil
New
Civic Opera
Cimino
Freight rate equality for the West urged in Ottawa
British Columbia and Alberta representatives demand complete equalization with the head of the lakes rates in an appeal to the Dominion cabinet against the Railway Board order. Manitoba Ontario Winnipeg counsel oppose, while millers may support. Proceedings delay the provincial appeals amid disputes over mountain differential merits.
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Ottawa
Lakes
British Columbia
Alberta
Dominion Cabinet
Board of Railway Commissioners
Leon J. Lander
S. B. Woods
K.C
Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Winnipeg Board of ‘Trade
Winnipeg
Millers of Canada
Saskatchewan
United Farmers
A. B. Hudson
Boards of Railway Commissioners
Kingsford Smith plans nonstop Atlantic flight next year
Major Charles Kingsford Smith, fresh from Vancouver, says he has arranged a non-stop London to New York flight for next May or June. He notes the Southern Cross will be rebuilt after an overhaul in Holland while keeping the same engines that have crossed vast oceans on prior trips.
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Vancouver
Charles Kingsford Smith
Atlantic
London
New York
Southern Cross
Fokker
Holland
Pacific
Indian Oceans
Australia
Good Roads League backs faster interprovincial highway plan
The Good Roads League of British Columbia unanimously endorsed a resolution urging the provincial government to complete a fast interprovincial highway to Alberta. The convention favored renewing federal aid for highway construction. J. J. Johnston of New Westminster was elected president for the ninth time.
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Harrison Hot Springs
B.C
Alberta
British Columbia
Good Roads League of
Big Bend
Kamloops-Jasper
J. J. Johnston
New Westminster
Federal workers seek $120 minimum annual raise
President W. O. Phelan of the Civil Service Federation of Canada urged Ottawa to establish a $120 yearly minimum salary for federal department employees. He appeared before the civil service commission, which promised complete and careful consideration of the request.
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Ottawa
W. O. Phelan
Civil Service Federation of Canada
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Larcombe Receives New Home for Pioneering Agriculturist
Samuel Larcombe, famed for rust resistant grain discoveries, tonight sleeps in a modern house overlooking Bird Tall Valley after hundreds of supporters and Manitoba officials helped present the home. His previous residence was destroyed by fire, and nationwide donations funded the construction.
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Birtle
Samuel Larcombe
Western Plains
Larcombe
Canada
Powers Accept Invitation to Five Power Naval Conference
The British Government has received official replies accepting invitations to a five power naval conference in January and expressing willingness to participate in preliminary discussions on limitations. Italy backs steps to reduce armaments, with its view known. The Italian and French replies were published. Japan’s acceptance was received but not yet public.
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London
England
Italy
Grading Of Grain Discussed At Saskatoon Meeting
Dean Rutherford of the University of Saskatchewan spoke at the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists noting over 90 percent of this year’s wheat meets statutory grades and protein averaged 14 percent, with some as high as 19 percent. He warned against changing grading baselines, cited sampling improvements, and described shifts toward car sampling and sea‑route grading.
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Saskatoon
Sask
W. J. Rtutherford
University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Canada
Australia
Dean Rutherford
Lakes
Vancouver
East Indies
Restrictions Placed on Grain Loading Across Railways Canada
Winnipeg reports tighter grain loading rules on the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways as prairie elevators increase by nearly a quarter million bushels while storage at government elevators rises to 9.397 million bushels. Edmonton holds 1,038,000 of 2.5 million capacity with transit grain enough to fill bins. Moose Jaw Calgary and Saskatoon are at capacity. Unrestricted loading following two week rationing boosts loading to 1,517 cars and marketing to 244,000 bushels. Port Arthur Fort William bins slip slightly to 72.041 million as seven boats move 1.619 million bushels.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Prairie
Lake Mead
Edmonton
Canadian National Railway
Dfet
Moose Jaw
Calgary
Saskatoon
Lakehead
Port Arthur
Fort William
Princes View R-101 Dirigible Flight Over England
The Prince of Wales and Prince George piloted aircraft to locate the dirigible R-101 during its trial voyage. They departed Sunningdale in the home counties, circled the airship from above, and returned to Northolt in Middlesex.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Sunningdale
Berkshire
Northolt
Middlesex
Bandits Torture Farmer Near Lethbridge Border
Alberta Provincial Police authenticate a border incident near Court-Sweet Grass about 15 miles away in which farmer Steve Charlie was hung by the thumbs and threatened with immolation by two unknown bandits seeking $200. The case links to a CPR station holdup of Fred Richardson, where $32 was stolen, occurring the morning after.
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Lethbridge
Eihor Wins In Australia In New General Election
Eihor defeats Prime Minister Stan ley Bruce in Flinders as Australian election forecasts show Labor 45 Nationalists 14 Country 10 Independent Nationalists 1 Independent 1 and Country Progressive 1. Armistice Day rites omit King George for first time. Prince of Wales to attend dinner in parliament buildings with Victoria Cross recipients. Poverty among war heroes reported.
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Melbourne
Australia
Stanley Bruce
Flinders
House of Representatives
Labor Party
Nationatista
Country Party
Country-Progressive
London
England
Britain
Whitehall
George
Yries
Wales
Prince ‘of Wales
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Good Leads League
J. McMillan
Canadian Pacific Railway
McMulan
Gitte
Naval
Prince of Wales and
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Eihor
Prince Wil
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