Commission To Handle Social Insurance Appointed
A new commission based in Ottawa will oversee unemployment insurance funding, set up provincial employment agencies, and bridge employers with workers. Col Harrington earns 10000 dollars, two commissioners 9000 each. The body will study health insurance with provinces and municipalities and report to the governor general.
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Lakely
Minister of Labor
Moore
Trades and Labor Congress, of Canada
Mooreh
Halifax
Hats Mandatory in Judge Monet Court for Women
Five women were ordered from Judge A Monet's court for appearing without hats. The ruling insists women must wear headgear in the Montreal courtroom regardless of hair or headgear style.
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Montreal
A. Monet
Niagara Suffers Damage After Collision At Sea
The Canadian Australian liner Niagara sustained significant damage after colliding with the freighter King Egbert 23 miles off Race Rocks. Both ships returned to port under their own power. no injuries were reported and Prime Minister Lyons observed passengers remained calm. The Niagara, 13,415 tons, had been sailing from Vancouver and Victoria to Honolulu Suva New Zealand and Australia and may be delayed about a week.
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Niagara
Vancouver
Australia
Victoria
King Egbert
Race Rocks
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Egbert
Wheat Board to Function in Sept at Ottawa
The Canadian Wheat Board will take over operations on September 1. No announcement on the disposal of the carryover until it begins, with Premier Bennett assuring it will not dump on the market. Visible wheat supply stands near 200 million bushels, expected to fall by July 31. The board will set a minimum price to farmers, with a proposal for 50 cents per bushel for number one northern at the farm, about 70 cents at the head of the lakes. The act requires the board to buy from farmers at a fixed minimum and make payments if disposal prices rise above it.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
R. B. Bennett
Farm Help Needed Winnipeg
Manitoba employment service officials report farm help demand higher than for five years as applications run 20 to 50 daily and 175 placements have been made this week.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Employment Service of Canada
Saskatoon Student Wins Jacobs Prize at McGill
Afontreal Sydney Buckwold of Saskatoon, a third year commerce student at McGill University, has been awarded the Joseph H. Jacobs prize for accountancy valued at 1925 dollars.
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Sydney Buckwold
Saskatoon
Faculty of Commerce
McGill University
Joseph H. Jacobs
Ontario declares no work no relief policy for unemployed
Premier Hepburn announced a province wide ultimatum forcing unemployed Ontarians to work or lose relief. Budgeted at over $8 million for municipal projects, the plan aims to curb labor trouble amid agitators. Windsor strikers rallied at the Woodpile, while Alderman Ray Craft led calls to prevent returns to work.
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Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Eee Cn
David Croll
Windsor
Ray Craft
Plan to Aid Jobless by Demolishing Railway Box Cars
A township east of Scarboro Junction in Canada devised a scheme to employ relief recipients by paying 50 cents an hour to demolish 502 CN box cars over time. About 1,500 men have worked, with 180 cars already destroyed and a free truckload of lumber per relief recipient. Private truckers earn $1 per load, benefiting both carriers and township upkeep. wage-based work replaces relief payments for many.
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Toronto
Canadian National Railway
Scarboro Junction
Jobess
Alberta set Aug 22 for provincial election poll date
Edmonton announces Alberta provincial elections will be held Thursday August 22 with nomination day August 12. Acting premier George Hoadley cited ongoing floods delaying voter list compilation and the potential early Dominion election as reasons for the timing. More than 200 candidates are expected for 63 legislative seats across parties including United Farmers of Alberta and Aberhart Social Credit.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
George Hoadley
Preimier RG. Reid
United Farmers of Alberta Forces
Abberta
Hoadley
Ood
Aberhart Social Crédit Party
Experimental Station Post LB Thomson To Take Over Duties
L B Thomson, an officer in charge at an experimental station, has been appointed supervisor of the Swift Current Experimental Station. The announcement notes Thomson succeeds a prior supervisor and mentions his education at the University of Alberta.
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LB. Thompson
Swift Current
Ottawa
L. B. Thomson
Otcer
Fumata
Mangbeche
Aisttas
Swift Capek Tak
Caines
Tien
Ge Tage Pak Eam Aston
Aatindines
Temeeca Wes Bors
Geesengs
Alo
University of Alberte
Severe Hail Ravages Hit Southern Alberta Areas
Severe hail damaged crops across Stavely Carseland Strathmore De Winton Granum and MacLeod with De Winton facing 75 to 100 percent losses. Carseland and nearby districts reported heavy damage while Strathmore suffered lighter losses. Marble sized hail accompanied by heavy rain and a thunderstorm swept seven districts, with reports of cloudburst intensity near Brooks and an electric storm near Airdrie.
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Alberta
Calgary
Stavely
Carseland
Strathmore
de Winton
Granum
Macleod
Slavey
Brooks
Airdrie
Medals For Veterans Alberta Men Honored For Service
An Edmonton 1885 Riel War veterans event saw 27 former frontline fighters honored with peace medals at the Edmonton exhibition. About 4,200 spectators applauded as Hon. W. L. Walsh and Maj. Gen. W. A. Griesbach praised the veterans for frontier service and wartime conduct.
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Alberta
Riel
Eamonton
West
Louis Riel
Edmonton
Northern Alberta Pioneers’ and
W. L. Walsh
Leutenant
W. A. Griesbach
Stevens Seeks Support On First Platform Appeal
Hamilton voters heard Hon. H. H. Stevens outline the Reconstruction party platform amid claims the era marks a new epoch. He urged decentralization, warned of Communist influence, and called for youth inclusion, housing reform, and implementation of Hyndman commission recommendations for veterans.
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H. H. Stevens
Hamilton
Reconstruction Party
Canada
Doles
Plane wreck at Heston kills two passengers in blaze
Two people died when a plane crashed at the edge of Heston aerodrome during takeoff for Spithead. Major J. H. Hobbs and N. Newhouse were killed. Pilot and others, including Margaret Vickers, suffered burns and injuries and were hospitalized. Nearby Hankow floods in China report 14,000 bodies recovered and 4,000 refugees rescued from tree tops at Tienmen, 75 miles west of Hankow.
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London
Heston Aerodrome
Spithead
J. H. Hobbs
N. Newhouse
Margaret Vickers
Hankow
China
Tienmen
Hopeh
Han River
Strikers From Hope Camps Reach Vancouver by Freight
About 150 relief camp workers from four Hope camps, 80 miles away, arrived in Vancouver by freight. After refusing to work, authorities ordered them to either work or leave. Police escorted many to Hope by truck and each received 60 cents upon departure. A striker delegation sought relief from provincial officials but was refused. Most strikers are said to be from Regina arrivals.
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Vancouver
Hope
British Columbia
Regina
No Room in Canada for the Men Who Fight It
The judge rebukes three rioters for violence in Canada, saying the public’s patience is gone and the nation has no space for agitators. He contrasts the accused with working miners and stresses everyone must work for the country’s destiny. The ruling underscores national unity and responsibility over sensational acts.
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Canada
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R. C. Matthews
Ational Revenue
Dominions
I-Health
Royal Air Force
R.af
Headon
No. 26 Squadron
Audax
Stevens
Bennett
Hyndman Commission
Corbin
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