Debated 1893 Chicago wheat prize mystery
The Edmonton Journal notes a long standing dispute over who won the 1893 World Wheat Championship in Chicago. Alberta researchers cannot verify Rev. John Gough Brick’s claimed Red Fire wheat exhibit, as official Chicago records omit his name and early newspaper files offer conflicting signals about the award’s adjudication.
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historic altes and monuments board
Edmonton Journal
Alberta
John Gough
Peace River country
Long
University of Alberta
Mr. Brick
Edmonton
feam
Canada
cosa iy
Profesor Long
Brick
Editor Sinclair Sherman Dies at 74 in Hartford
Hartford June 28 A heart attack felled Mauricé Sinclair Sherman 74 longtime editor and publisher of the Hartford Courant local obituary notes his passing died here yesterday Sherman shaped the paper for decades and guided its editorial stance and growth within Connecticut journalism
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HARTFORD, Conn
Mauricé. Sinclair Sherman
Hartford Courant
Germany to end double summer time and revert clocks
Berlin reports that Germans will set clocks back one hour at 3 am tomorrow, moving from double summer time to single summer time. Germany will then be two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and six hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
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BERLIN
Germany
Greenwich
Three Die In Boat Blast
A fishing trip from Turkey Point ended in tragedy when a cabin boat exploded off Port Rowan Ontario near Lake Erie. Three men died Gordon Swart 40 Simcoe dairy manager and Eve McLeod 37 Turkey Point waitress plus Charles Cruickshank the owner were killed. Three others Howard Ferris 28 Turkey Point Jean Sturgeon 19 and June Strome 21 Toronto waitresses survived with burns and were rescued by police and local hospital staff. Dragging for bodies continued into the morning.
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C.P
Lake Erie
Charles Cruickshank
Turkey Point
Cruickshank
Gordon Swart
Simcoe
Simcoe Dairy
Eve McLeod
Turney Point
Winniper
Howard Ferris
Jean Sturgeon
June Strome
Toronto
Turkey Point hotel
Burkes Point
Swart
Miss McLeod
Miss Strome
John Krestal
Baycliff hotel
D. A. Archibald
Archibald
AL Shisa
Police cove
Bennett wartime role disclosed by Beaverbrook in war effort
Dorking Surrey June 28 7 Viscount Bennett Canada born wartime planner for replacing bombed aircraft factories was unveiled by Lord Beaverbrook as part of a three man Canadian team known as the three B s Bennett helped devise quick factory recovery plans investigated factory accidents and disputes with manufacturers drove long hours while health faltered Beaverbrook noted Bennett aiding other plants and sometimes traveling between factories to gather papers and writing pads were seen in Trafalgar Square grave site remarks marked first public detailing of Bennett s wartime duties.
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Surrey
Viscount Bennett
Lord Beaverbrook
Canada
Juniper Hill
Jerd Beaverbrook
Lord Bennett
Toronto
J. P. Bickel
St. Michael's parish
Trafalgar Square
Wages Cause Hospitals to Import Staff From Abroad
Calgary June 28 Miss M Kearns a hospital employee stated that proper wages and up to date methods would eliminate the need to import Polish girls for staff at Central Alberta Sanatorium Keith. She noted workers scrub floors and lack proper supplies and maps. A Brunton added low wages hinder staff recruitment and retention and many workers earn about 66 a month.
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CALGARY
M. Kearns
Calgary Trades and Labor Council
Central Alberta
Keith
A. Brunton
U N Showdown Looms Over Balkan Problem
United Nations security council faces a Balkan crisis as Russia and Western powers move toward a vote on Balkan stability. The United States warns it may seek enforcement action to curb anti Greek activities by Bulgaria Albania and Yugoslavia. Albania and Bulgaria deny responsibility blaming Greece, while Yugoslavia awaits its turn to speak.
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N.Y
Russia
United Nations
Balkans
United States
security counci
Balkan
Warren FR. Austin
Greece
Groove
Austin
Bulgaria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Nesil Kerenxhi
council
Nisin Neverah
aiso
Law Society Meets Jasper Lodge Alia June 7a
The Albtria Law Society summer convocation opened Friday and continues today with officers presiding. President W. S. Field of Edmonton, vice-president H. S. Patterson of Calgary, and secretary-treasurer E. S. W. Kane led the session joined by W. H. Odell Wetaskiwin H. Muriburt Vegreville Norman Ritchie Lethbridge W. G. Exbrtt J. E. Macleod Calgary S 21 McCuant 1. He Kalins and B. Smith Eémon.-
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JASPER LODGE
Alia
Albtria Law Society
W. S. Field
Edmonton
H. S. Patterson
Calgary
W. Kane
W. HH. Odell
Wetaskining H. &. Muriburt
Vegreville
Norman Ritchie
Prorogation Drive Dominates Ottawa Commons Session
Ottawa session stretches eight hours as MPs debate works post office and justice estimates. Prime Minister Mackenzie King, and leaders honor late Viscount Bennett. Senate grants royal assent to 27 bills including housing and UN measures. Postmaster Bertrand says new post offices planned where revenues exceed ten thousand yearly. three cent postage unlikely to return due to wartime rates.
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OTTAWA
commons
chamber
works department
post office
justice department
Mackenzie King
John Bracken
Viscount Bennett
Britain
senate
Thibaudeau Rinfret
Notable New York Tycoon Atwood Wilson Dies at 61
June 28 New York Toll Atwood Wilson vice president of the American Smelting and Refining Company and prominent WBNophile died Friday at age 61.
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NEW YORK
Atwood Wilson
American Smelting and Refining Company
Williams pleads guilty after homes flood levee threat
In Des Moines Iowa on June 28 Arthur Williams 18 faced a single charge and chose between a $20 fine or three days in jail after pleading guilty He cited his flooded home and stated he had been on the levee to help and asked the court to take him to jail The judge imposed the option he selected.
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DES MOINES
Arthur Williams
Convicted Man Is Released On Bond
VANCOUVER June 28 Mr Justice A M Manson released 20 year old Malcolm Woolridge on probation under a 1600 bond for seven years after manslaughter conviction. The jury urged clemency, noting his wife’s poor character, as Woolridge testified he shot his wife after a violent quarrel in their Vancouver rooming house. Woolridge and his wife had moved from Edmonton.
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VANCOUVER
A.M. Manson
Malcolm Woolridge
Woolridge
Justice Manson
Edmonton
Woman Dies Of Asphyxia After Assault in Park
Vancouver report states Mrs Norma Burton a 27 year old house wife was found slain in Stanley Park Sunday dying of asphyxia after criminal assault. Coroner Dr Whitbread said she was assaulted after becoming unconscious and there were no throat marks. Elmer Johnson a 25 year old baker is charged with murder in connection with her death and police allege he was her companion on a party Saturday night.
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VANCOUVER
Norma Burton
Stanley Park
John Whitbread
Burton
Bevin Bidault Meet in Paris as USSR Probes Plan
Paris June 28 A gloom hangs over British and French quarters after a private Bevin Bidault conference ahead of their second session in Paris The Soviet position appears to seek more information with Tass noting the foremost task was to clarify the US plan Bevin advocated secrecy while Bidault favors technical committees on transport food fuel and steel and a general steering committee is urged for European and Allied needs
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Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Russia
M. Molovi
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dowbé
United States
Bevin
Britain
Bidault
France
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
eidaulte
slalanis
Bee informatie
United BLES
Japanese Officers Hanged in Rangoon Jail at Dawn
Three Japanese officers were executed at dawn in Rangoon jail for the 1946 murder of four RAF men captured in the Irrawaddy delta. They were found guilty of torturing survivors and decapitating the victims.
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RANGOON
Burma
Reuters
Japan
RAF
Trrawaddy delta
Public Welfare Probe Ordered In Calgary
CALGARY June W 6 A public welfare probe is ordered by a competent body to investigate charges of incompetence and poor administration in the department of public welfare. Minister Hon Dr W W Cross says favorable consideration will be given to constructive recommendations from the investigating body at a Calgary Traces and Labor Council meeting.
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CALGARY
department of public welfare
W. W. Cross
Calgary Traces and Labor Council
Croas
Giant steel mill to lay off 10,000 men rest on coal shutdown
Carnegie-Tunnels Steel Corp says 10,000 district mill workers will be furloughed Monday marking the largest layoff yet in a coal dependent industry as nearly 506,000 US miners take a 10 day paid vacation. US Steel subsidiary cuts district operations by 9 percent from 104 to 45 percent capacity, affecting production workers. The Pittsburgh-Youngstown district, home to about 55,000 workers including maintenance and office staff, faces the impact amid broader coal mine shutdowns.
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Jane
Carnegie-Tunnels Steel Corporation
United States
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Tor
Carnegie-Ilinois
United States Steel Corp
US Steel
WASHINGTON
Congress of Industrial
CBC Defends Independence in Radio Licensing Debate
Ottawa reports CBC officials told the Commons radio committee they cannot side on whether to establish an independent body to license and regulate radio in Canada. A. D. Dunton, CBC board chair, said the board would not brief for or against changes, stressing impartial duties and oath to serve without government control. Parliament retains jurisdiction over CBC.
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CBC
radio committee of the commons
Canada
A. D. Dunton
CBC board of governors
Douglas Ross
B.C
Toronto St. Paul's
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
Dunton
Rene Beaudoin
Vaudreuil-Soulanges
States
United Kingdom
lcense
board of governors
101 Degrees In Shade At Brussels Sets Heat Record
Belgian officials report 101 degrees in the shade yesterday the highest temperature recorded since 1833. In London, June 28, Moscow radio says Bela Varga, former speaker of the Hungarian national assembly, was stripped of Hungarian citizenship by the council of ministers.
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Beeters
Belgium
LONDON
Moscow radio
Bela Varga
national assembly
Hungarian council of ministers
Bennett to Be Buried in Mickleham
Canadian Press reports former prime minister Lord Bennett will be buried in Mickleham Surrey. The Anglican service will be held Monday at St Michael’s Church with Rev Langdale-Smith and Archdeacon Golding-Bird officiating. He died in his bath of a heart attack, with royal attendance anticipated.
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Surrey
Mickleham High Street
tide grass-wort
K. M. Lamgdale-Smith
synt Michael's church
Tani derits
Lord Bennett
Walter Worsford
san Bennett
Langdale-Suitl
nally
Golding-Bird
Guildford
Lord Benet
Bennett
cee ha
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oea
Minister sentenced to hard labor for arson in Milwaukee
Milwaukee judge sentenced De. Jehe Lewis, a clergyman, to one to five years in hard labor for arson. An execution stir was granted until Sept 15 to allow appeals. The blaze caused $154,000 in damages at Calvary Presbyterian Church. The jury found him guilty of arson related to the church fire.
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De. Jehe Lewis
Calvary Presbyterian
WASHINGTON
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
John Kk. Lewis
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WINNIPEG
Dauphin
HALIFAX
Bedford naval magseue
MANILA
United States army
Irvin Plough
medical corps
army
Plough
Bie
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LEVERS
ST. LOUIS
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