Plan for Doukhobor Prison Colony on Darcy Island
Western Canada officials propose to place fanatical Doukhobors who refuse Canadian law in a remote island colony, likely Darcy Island in the Gulf of Georgia. The province argues a federal issue, awaiting Ottawa approval from Health Minister J H King. The plan envisions gradual exposure to Canadian customs through restricted liberty and agricultural work.
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Victoria
Canada
British Columbia
Darcy Island
Gulf of Georgia
Vancouver Island
J. H. King
Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Abe
Lost Aviator Rescued After 16 Days In Northern Manitoba
C F Mews a young aviator with Northern Aerial Mineral Exploration was found 30 miles west of Oxford House after wandering about a hundred miles in bush for 16 days. Partridge airman picked him up. Mews landed near Knee Lake August 24 and survived on berries awaiting air rescue as planes and trackers closed in.
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Manitoba
C. F. Mews
W. Partridge
Oxford House
Mews
Partridge
Filer
Northern Aerial Mineral Exploration Company
Knee Lake
Murphy elected president of Winnipeg Grain Exchange
William A. Murphy vice-president of Reliance Grain Company was elected president of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange by acclamation, succeeding James A. Crowe who retired. A. P. White of Clark and Martin and Ernest E. Parker were elected vice-presidents.
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Winnipeg
William A. Murphy
Reliance Grain Company, Limited
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
James A. Crowe
Mr. Murphy
A. P. White
Clark and Martin
Ernest 8. Parker
Alberta Wheat Pool Expands Elevator Network in Province
Calgary reports the Alberta Wheat Pool now owns 430 elevators across Alberta, up 185 from last year. The Pool operates facilities able to handle about 90 percent of the province’s Pool wheat.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Discovery Splitting Hydrogen Shocks Minnesota Chemists
The American Chemical Society witnessed a dramatic demonstration by R F Bothoeffer of a hydrogen element split into two substances. Dr Hugh B Taylor of Princeton called it the greatest scientific discovery of 1929 and predicted a revolution in physical chemistry with a new kind of molecule and revised textbooks. The breakthrough has no current commercial use but signals major future advances.
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Minneapolis
American Chemical Society
Hugh 8. Taylor
Princeton University
R. F. Bothhoeffer
University of Minnesota
Taylor
Dominion Election Forecast By Winnipeg Liberal Minister
Hon Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration, urged a forecast of a Dominion election within 15 months or a year while speaking before the Winnipeg Liberal Association. He said Liberals expect gains in the Maritimes and named Manitoba as a keystone province, outlining plans to reduce assisted immigration and stressing self paying passages.
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Winnipeg
Robert Forke
Winnipeg Liberal Association
Liberal Party
Maritimes
Manitoba
Keystone
Jury Recommends Fire Safety Audit After Winnipeg Blaze
A coroner's jury could not determine the fire origin at Medway Court on September 1, injuring ten people and killing nine. It found the building lacked adequate escape means and urged three-expert reviews of all three-story residential structures, including the fire chief, to advise on stronger protections.
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Winnipeg
Medway Court
Yukon Parcel Post Suspension During Yukon River Freeze
Parcel post to the Yukon will be halted during the navigation closing period from October 1 to May 21. Mail to the Yukon is not accepted unless directed to Champagne, Carcross, or Whitehorse. Air carriage option via Prince George to Ingenika River area is approved for Western Canada Airways of Winnipeg with special stickers for the charge.
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Calgary
Yukon
Yukon River
Prince George
B.C
Ingenika River
British Columbia
Western Canada Airways
Winnipeg
Helsinki Disaster Toll At Sea 120 Missing Officially
In Helsingfors Finland authorities confirm 120 people missing from the Kuru steamship disaster while an unofficial estimate lists 145. So far 45 bodies have been recovered.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Kuru
Doukhobors Sentenced and Shipped From Regina
Ninety six Doukhobors including men women and children were sent to Prince Albert. Sixty one adults face six months in jail while 37 juveniles will be placed with the children's welfare bureau. Thirty four women who disrobed near Mikado pleaded guilty to indecent exposure. Two women and 23 men were convicted of vagrancy with no charges against the juveniles.
Soviets Decline Involvement in Europe Economic Plan
A Riga telegram states Soviet foreign commissar iat declared the USSR would not join Geneva plans for an economic united states of Europe. The despatch says the Soviet opposed efforts that estrange Europe from America and will stay neutral in the coming economic struggle between the continents.
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Europe
London
Eng
Riga
Russian Foreign Commissariat
Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
America
State Control Suggested for Broadcasting Ottawa
A royal commission recommends government-owned broadcasting in Canada with a 12 member board including provincial reps. It envisions seven 50 000 watt stations as a funding nucleus financed by license fees studio time rental and a federal subsidy. The plan would require legislation and cabinet approval before implementation.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Commission
P. J. Cardin
Toronto
Charles A. Bowman
Augustin Frigon
Montreal
Dominion
Cardin
Saskatchewan to Hold Eight By-Elections in Fall
Premier J T M Anderson announced dates for eight Saskatchewan by-elections due to cabinet promotions. Nominations run September 30 with elections October 7 in Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon and Lumsden. Tisdale Moose Jaw Yorkton nominations October 7 and voting October 14. A provincial Liberal convention is planned for late winter or spring and the legislature session will likely start after year’s first.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
J. T. M. Anderson
George Spence
Saskatchewan Liberal Association
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Lumsden
Tisdale
Moosemin
Yorkton
Dress Reform Movement Proposes Universal Trousers Skirtunion
London report from the World League for sex reform congress notes Dr J Luger of England presenting a combination dress of trousers and skirt for universal use. He says men may wear skirts and women trousers in the future or a shared uniform. a new dress mode blending advantages for both sexes is urged.
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London
Eng
The
World League For Sex Reform
J. ©. Luger
England
MacDonald to Sail for United States on September 28
A London Daily Express quote relayed by the New York Times states Prime Minister MacDonald has definitively planned to sail for the United States on September 28. The report emphasizes the move as a decisive step in MacDonald’s activities abroad this autumn.
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New York
London
New York Times
London Daily Express
Ramsay Macdonald
United States
Federal Farm Board Studies Wheat Prices and Grain Storage
The Federal Farm Board has begun an investigation into the gap between Canadian wheat prices and Northwestern State wheat prices. The inquiry also examines the broader subject of grain storage facilities and related infrastructure.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Message from Canadian chamber greets King George at Edmonton
A greeting from 300 business leaders and five British chambers opened the Canadian Chamber of Commerce convention in Edmonton. Delegates also heard messages from the Governor General and premiers, including Lord Passfield and W L Mackenzie King, expressing hope for Canada Britain ties and rapid progress.
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Edmonton
Great Britain
King George
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
William Birks
Ramsay MacDonald
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Lord Passfield
Dominions
Lord Iveagh
Federation of Chambers of Commerce
British Empire
Canadian
International Balloon Race Starts From St Louis in 1929
Ten balloons from nations including the United States France Germany Belgium Denmark and Argentina will launch from St Louis on September 23 for the eight eenth international Gordon Bennett trophy race. Seven races have been won by the United States and five by Belgium which holds the original trophy. the U S holds the second trophy and the third awaits. Three American airmen seek the first leg on the new trophy.
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St. Louis
United States
France
Germany
Belgium
Denmark
Gordon Bennett
U.S
Labor Party Wins Approval of the People
London reports that the Labor party, free of Communist entanglements, plans overdue reforms to align its constitution with modern needs at the Brighton conference. The executive states the government has seized the people's imagination and notes electoral reform demands were not raised during Labor’s early struggles. Affiliated membership fell from 3,294,000 in 1927 to 2,077,000 last year due to Trade Union Act effects and new party machinery gaps.
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London
Eng
Labor Party
Brighton
Premier Kings Western Trip Hinges On MacDonald Visit
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King ties his fall western tour to Premier Ramsay MacDonald’s plans in London. King says if MacDonald goes to Washington he would come to Ottawa after, to discuss Canada Britain interests, expecting MacDonald’s trip around month end or early October. King will not travel to Washington. He treats talks there as between Washington and London.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mackenie King
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
King
MacDonald
Washington
Canada
Mr. King
Mr. MacDonald
British Premier to sail for Washington amid naval accord talks
London officials hailed a likely American British naval disarmament accord after Premier Ramsay MacDonald planned to sail September 28 to visit President Hoover. The talks with Charles G. Dawes followed the U.S. reply to British proposals and aimed to settle eight inch cruiser disarmament.
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London
Eng
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Hoover
MacDonald
Charles G. Dawes
General Dawes
No. 10 Downing Street
Mr. MacDonald
England
Lossiemouth
Washington
British policy on Palestine mandate upheld by Passfield
Lord Passfield told a Jewish deputation that Britain would not relinquish the Palestine mandate or depart from the Balfour Declaration's goal of a Jewish national home. The Palestine Arab executive denied mosque damage rumors and urged peace, while police urged Arabs to keep the peace.
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London
Eng
Lord Passfield
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Omar
Forty-Two Bushels Per Acre in Saskatchewan Wheat
Henry Wicket of Rosetown district reports a 200 acre Marquis wheat field yielding 42 bushels per acre and grading No 1 hard. He farms 1000 acres producing 35 to 40 bushels per acre, all No 1. Rosetown district has shipped 15 carloads of No 1 wheat so far.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Henry Wicket
Rosetown
Wicket
Vancouver Port Tops Pacific Coast in Trade Volume
Figures from Canadian Pacific Steamships show the Port of Vancouver leading the Pacific coast in inbound and outbound traffic and trade tonnage for 1928. Vancouver handled 8,899,787 tons of food imports and exports, surpassing Seattle and other rivals.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Limited
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Doukhobor Nudists Detained for Indecent Exposure
In British Columbia 104 Doukhobor sect members including seven children were moved from Essendale to Okalla jail to begin six month sentences for indecent exposure after a nude parade in South Slocan on August 29.
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Vancouver
B.C
Sons of Freedom
Essendale
New Westminster
Okalla
Nelson
South Slocan
Free State urges Geneva general disarmament conference
Patrick McMilligan Irish Free State foreign minister proposes a general disarmament conference in Geneva. He laments that eleven years after World War I many weapons remain and calls on the League of Nations to convene the powers.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Irish Free State
Patrick McMilligan
Free State
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