Massive slide blocks C P R near Cathedral Mountain
Banff Alta Aug 17 More than 100 men with bulldozers and ditchers work to clear CPR tracks after a rock slide 45 miles west of here near Cathedral Mountain halts all east and westbound traffic. The slide began about 5 30 pm yesterday and dropped a stairway of rock 000 feet. No injuries reported though nearby towns faced devastation and a Field BC slide is noted.
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BANFF
Alta
C.P
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cathedral Mountain
C.P.R
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Field
B.C
Partridge
Cathedral Siding
patortal
Yoho
Seek Farmer For Double Slaying
Cornwall Ontario August 17 police pressed search for William Earl Lama a 49 year old farmer wanted for questioning in the knife slayings of his wife Mary Jane Lama aged 39 and their nine year old daughter Mary Elizabeth Lama. Bodies found in tin covered shack near Harrisons Corners nine miles from Cornwall. Frederick Lama 17 said his father had forced him out and they had fights. He said his father last visited three weeks ago and argued with his mother over a board before the Friday killings.
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CORNWALL
Hawkshaw
Frederick Lama
Harrison’s Corners
Frederick Lana
Frederick
Lana
Left Hand Corner’s Artful Ration Coupon Idea
A Peterborough Examiner note quotes Marchbanks proposing humorously extending ration book art beyond coupons. Visuals might feature sugar spoons or corn on the cob with butter drips, and even Donald Gordon style cuff imagery. The snippet ends with a remark on Canadians and American tourists.
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Prices Board
Donald Gordon
Marchbanks
Peterborough Examiner
Canada
Western Harvest Seen Ahead Despite Frost Risks
Thousands of combines move across western Canada as harvest begins with hopes for a better-than-average yield. Reports focus on moisture and frost risks through the season, with Manitoba progress and Saskatchewan losses from hail. Alberta faces frost dangers and wide yield variation though overall strong potential, with early wheat deliveries and above last year’s output projections.
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SHANE MACKAY
WINNIBEG
Canada
prairie
Alberta
MANITOBA
Winnipeg
Brandon
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Coderre
Mouse Jaw
Alameda
Rai
Moose Jaw
Calgary
High River
Publicity For Mackenzie King Described Across Paris Weeklies
Paris dispatch notes two weeklies and a social paper publishing long biographical profiles of Prime Minister Mackenzie King who led Canada’s delegation at the peace conference. Noir d Blanc uses a full page with two photos while Eaytoche runs a two column feature calling him the mediator.
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PARIS
CP_ Cables
Mackenzie King
Noir d. Blanc
Eaytoche
Frost Scare Past Clouds Halt Frost Damage in Alberta
Dominion meteorologists in Edmonton said the western frost scare is over as cloudy skies and a steady 15 to 20 mph breeze kept temperatures from dropping. No frost reported across Alberta, with Cowley hitting 32 degrees and Whitecourt at seven above. Alberta crop commissioner A. M. Wilson hailed a frost-free day amid warnings of Friday night’s threat.
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EDMONTON
Dominion
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
COWLEY
Alderin
Calgary
Peace River
British Columbia
Whitecourt
Alta
WILSON
A. M. Wilson
forth
50 000 Idle By Strikes In Dominion
Canada faces a turbulent labor scene with about 350 000 idle due to strikes though signs of easing appear. British Columbia showed relief as the War Labor Board abandoned a temporary wage increase ceiling, with final decisions still reviewable in Ottawa. Steel and coal mine disputes dominate talks as US unions seek higher pay and master agreements.
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JACK WILLIAMS
Canadian Press Star
Canada
British Columbia
British Columbia War Labor Board
Ottawa
UPTO
British
Columba board
National War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
C.C.L
western coal mines
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CT.O
Meat board raises export beef prices across Canada
Ottawa reports the meat board wired Friday night to raise export prices for better beef qualities to Britain. Effective Monday, floor prices rise by up to 2 per 100 pounds with regional boosts: Alberta Saskatchewan 1 dollar. Winnipeg Montreal 1.50. Ontario 2 dollars for good steer and heifer beef. Commercial quality rises vary by region, creating floors 25 cents below domestic ceilings.
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OTTAWA
meat board
Britain
Canada
Prices board
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Montreal
Ontario
Canadian war economy seals fate of farmers and fishermen
George Kitchen explains how war and famine boosted Canada’s long-term trade deals with Britain and others. Wheat price guarantees, bacon and ham contracts, and beer shipments underpin farmer and fisherman stability, with Copenhagen talks to shield producers from low prices and consumers from high costs. Canada shipped 1.4 million cases of canned salmon to Britain last year and aims for similar totals this year as UNRAA seeks to market excess.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Jong
Copenhagen
world food and agriculture organization
Britaan
Gardiner
U.MRR.A
United Kingdom
UNRA
Shelter for 17,000 children leaves veteran homeless
Vancouver report details G Fellowes a London blitz veteran who cared for 17,000 children in air raid shelters during the war. Now with his 10-year-old daughter in Vancouver he cannot find a home, believing London offers no hope for years, as they were bombed from their London residence.
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VANCOUVER
London
G. Fellowes
Ring Of Steel In Haifa Area
In Haifa authorities maintain a steel ring around the harbor as two British ships return from Cyprus amid deportation fears. Voice of Israel broadcasts urge Jewish residents to join a center town demonstration while reports say 1286 European Jews lacking permits have been confined in Camp Carnalos near Famagusta Cyprus.
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Hatta
Tobruk
Bengazi
Tripoli
Haifa
Iraq
Cyprus
JERUSALEM
Ha- Ranah
Voice of Israel
ENSION
aibiough
Stern 1 An
Vand Leumi
National Council for Palestine Jews
Palestine
Carnalos
Famagusta
Find Body Of Missing Man Buried In Cellar
Guelph police say they found the body of 44-year-old William Norrish, missing since March 20, buried under three feet of earth in a Devonshire Street cellar. Owner Witham Callaire, 44, was arrested on vagrancy charges after the discovery, as police investigate further.
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GUELPH
Ont
Wiliam
Norrish
Devonshire Street
Harold Nash
Witham Callaire
Rail Trainmen Reject Wage Increase Offer
OTTAWA Aug 17 The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced it rejected a 10 cent wage increase offer from Canadian National and Ontario Northland Railways affecting about 18 000 workers. The request for a 25 percent rise was referred to the National War Labor Board. J Hendrick of Toronto led the union which represents some 170 000 workers in rail service including conductors brakemen yardmasters and dining car workers.
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OTTAWA
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmer taxing
Canadian National
Ontario Northland Railways
brotherhood
National War Labor boars
J. Hendrick
Toronto
CNR
apg
Government to buy equipment to ease Hudson Bay shipping
Ottawa hauls in support to purchase gear aiding Hudson Bay transport. Transport Minister Chevrier told the Commons the move speeds shipping into Hudson Bay but would not extend the season to Churchill Manitoba, a matter mostly tied to weather and ice.
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OTTAWA
Hudson Bay
Chevrier
Churchill
Man
Armored Cars and Planes Over Seething Indian City
British troops moved into Calcutta to quell two days of Hindu Muslim riots tied to the Direct Action Day call. Curfew ordered as armored cars and British planes patrolled streets. Police fired on crowds amid looting and shutdowns, with casualties reported but not officially tallied. Disturbances spread to Delhi, Lahore, and Lucknow as hartal disruptions paralyzed business and transport.
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ALCUTTA
India
Bengal
College street
Delhi
Lahore
Lucknow
Liahore
Nawab of
Bombay
Firoz Khan Noom
Alderman's Whale Sold, Citizens Won't Have To Leave
WINNIPEG Aug 17 Citizens who fled after Alderman William Serabe announced bringing a 15 foot 1400 pound white whale from Hudson Bay off Churchill Man to town won t have to leave after all. Serabe, somewhat sadly, said the whale had been chopped up for dow rent there to cover express and handling charges leaving only a small sum behind.
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WINNIPEG
William Serabe
Serabe
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Man
dow
express
Senate May Fight Bill in Canada Parliament Crisis
OTTAWA Aug 17 The Commons passed bill 368 to implement budget resolutions on income and corporate taxes creating an income tax board over tax decisions The Senate criticizes the plan preferring government policy kept with the minister The bill aims to provide a public hearing on tax rulings and was debated during a lengthy sitting on estimates for veterans and transport departments ahead of prorogation.
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OTTAWA
commons
senate
dribes
dome
Abbott
veterans department
transport department
Tanker Blast Kills One, Injures Three in Portland Harbor
A tanker explosion aboard the 15,000 ton Diamond island tanker Diamond Tslind at Peru harbor killed 42 year old First Officer David Stemberg of Newark and left three others injured. The incident occurred in Portland Maine on a day in August. Authorities stated initial reports indicate an onboard explosion aboard the vessel.
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PORTLAND
Peru
Harbor
Gere David Stemberg
Newark
Turmoil in Calcutta Leaves Hundreds Dead and Injured
Pitched battles raged in Calcutta as crowds of Muslims and Hindus clashed for a second day. British troops moved in to quell the turmoil, with an estimated 260 deaths and about 1,600 injuries. Damage tops $4 million.
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CALCUTTA
eapital
India
EDMONTON
boards of health
Wetaskiwin
Barrhead
Alta
Alberta health suborition
Alberta
OTTAWA
The
commons
U.P
The commons
Maurice Lalonde
L. Labélie
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