Irish Free State faces political upheaval after oath crisis
Dublin reports a government move to require all candidates to swear allegiance to the Crown. Eamon de Valera and 44 other Republican deputies took the oath, boosting opposition votes in the Dail. The Republicans, National League and Labour parties were said to be forming a possible alliance, threatening the government’s stability.
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Dublin
Kevin
Pree State Council
Congrave
Ave
Fianna
Eamon de
Republic
Dail
Republicans
de Valera
National League Group
William Redmond
Labortins
Tom Johneun Chasen
Epidemic in Bath England Raises Child Anxiety
An epidemic tied to tainted ice cream has sickened over 30 in Bath and surrounding districts, mainly affecting children. Authorities fear a mysterious irritant causing convulsions. several fatalities are reported, though details remain uncertain.
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Bath
Somerset
Manitoba Crop Report Highlights Mixed Manitoba Yield
The Manitoba crop report notes a good western crop with poorer eastern results and minimal frost damage. Wheat cutting should start by late August, with durum wheat dominant in the south and little Marquis wheat sown near Morden and Morris. A new public station opened, ending a long wait, with Genin to operate from it.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Provincal Department of Agriculture
Morden
Morria Rivieron
Teronte
Ile
Eld
Eo Am Genin
East harvest plan noted for Farm Area in Fastern Dotan
A report outlines anticipated staffing needs in Fastern Dotan with 30 workers not expected to be available from Mcary and Mcarywill be needed from East for harvesting. The memorandum stresses this supply should be readily available.
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Ars Mcary
Decline in Occupied Farms in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 1926
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics preliminary report on the 1926 quinquennial census shows fewer occupied farms in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta than in 1921. It lists counts for occupied farms and land values, with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta totals and year comparisons.
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Ottawa
Dominion Pureau
Manitoba
Seskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Comiay
Saskatchewam
Dye Trust Secrets Suspected sale attempt in Germany
Three German Dye Trust employees were accused by police of trying to sell manufacturing secrets to English interests. Officials claimed the memo was hidden in socks and described a purchase offer of 200000 marks with air travel, naturalization, and profit sharing. The men were released.
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Germany
Howehst
England
London To London Airmen Selected For Flight
Captain Tully and Lieut Medealf chosen as pilots for London Ontario to London England flight. They have served as Ontario Government air services supervisors in Sault Ste Marie and partner Lieut V Medealf. Sil-son Mooplane to be completed in time for August delivery in London. Weather hoped favorable for take-off within a week and a $25,000 stake at issue.
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Tully
Lieut Medealf
London
TB. Tul
Ontario Government Air Services
Sault Saine Ste Marie
Lieut V. Medealf
England
Charles Burns
Ato
Detroit
Silson
Ume
Crop Report Says Favorable Conditions Boost Wheat Outlook
Ottawa The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports excellent crop conditions across Canada with spring wheat at 105 percent of the ten year average and a projected wheat yield of 357,267,000 bushels. If favorable through harvest, the crop may surpass the July forecast.
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Ottawa
Dominion Barwa
Canada
Air Derby Fliers Die In California Plane Crash
In San Diego California two Navy lieutenants Lieut Co Hi and RW Waggener perished when their plane burst into flames after crashing near Point Lona Covell’s forkpit aboard a Mole project in Honolulu. Bodies recovered, one found charred in the wreckage wallet in coat pocket. They had drawn number 13 in the race and aimed for Oakland for a flight that Never completed.
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San Diego
Cal
Co. Hi
RW. Waggener
US. Navy
Honolulu
Point Lower
Oakland Airport
Fianoulu
Point
Police Watch Garibaldi Arrives After Havana Trip
Col Ricciotti Garibaldi landed from Havana on the liner Oroya and was directed to a refused address but granted liberty. He had faced a piracy-plot charge in November 1926 along with Col Macha, reportedly sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined $3.
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Garibaldi
Liverpool
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Havana
Cuba
Oroya
Col
Macha
Penalty For Careless Smoker In Tehama County
A laborer named Pret Robinson was fined five dollars and banned from smoking for one year after admitting fault in starting a prairie fire in Tehama County. Justice of the Peace EF Lenin issued the decree under forestry rules. Robinson pledged to abstain, claiming to have learned from the incident.
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Sacramento
Cal —State Forestry
Michals
Tehama County
Justice of the Peace
Lenin
Robinson
Peach crop damage warning impacts Yakima and Okanagan yields
The wholesale fruit house manager warns of a frost caused crop failure in Washington and British Columbia peaches. He estimates only 200 to 300 carloads will be produced this year from the Yakima and Okanagan valleys, far below last year’s quantity.
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B.C
Washington
Britis
Columbia
Yakima
Okanagan
Two radicals again granted brief reprieve
Pricon Charleston Mass Meola Sacco and Hartolomea Van zett were granted a reprieve from the electric chair after seven years on death row. Prison Warden Hendry announced the action following formal papers, part of a historic legal battle and global protests demanding mercy for Sacco and Vargelis. Celestine Madviros, also condemned for murder though not related to the radicals, shared in the blanket reprieve.
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Pricon
Charleston
Mass
Meola Sacco
Hartolomea Vanzett
Williaw Hendry
Ndh
Tiel
Defen
Sacco
Vargelis
Celestine Madviros
Vaneth
Canada Railways General Prospects Bright Amid Growth
EW Hearty KC, head of Canadian Pacific Rail, says overall industrial outlook and agricultural conditions in Canada are favorable with rising earnings for transportation firms, though costs remain high. He emphasizes the impact of population growth and weather in the coming weeks, and notes royal visits and the diamond jubilee boost national morale and confidence.
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Cateary
Canada
EW. Hearty, KC
Canadian Pacifi Raila
Baldwin
Beatty
Rltain
Settlers Plan Expansion After Canada Colonization Efforts
After a tour by the Canada Colonization Association in the West RC Dunes says prospects in Alberta are bright. At Namaka on George Lane farm 36 families plan to pay $50,000 of debt this year and insure crops. The association will add 25 families. 14 on the Dutton farm near Kelowna have harvested onions. An OA rep will study Okanagan Valley opportunities and Mr Duncan travels to Ontario to explore sell possibilities in tobacco belt Essex County.
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Progreta
Canada Colonization
Lethbridge
Dutton
Kelowna
British Columbia
Canada Colon Fection Association
Okanazin Valley
Duncan
Ontario
Essex County
Susay
Airplane Race To Honolulu Postponed
Airplane race from San Francisco Bay to Honolulu postponed by the flight committee and the Department of Commerce after a late night meeting. The start is delayed up to two weeks with no new entries accepted for the postponement period.
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Honolulu
San Frame
San Francisco Bay
Department of Co
Lutu
Association
Hono National Aeronais
Betting Tax Sparks Independent Challenge to Churchill
An independent Conservative candidate in Essex’s Epping area plans to oppose Winston Churchill over the betting tax. The National Sporting League protests the levy and threatens to field a candidate against Churchill, the chancellor who backed the tax.
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National Sporting League
Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Celon
Excl
Eppinea
Essex
Premier Uuverstil In Vicoria Illness and Retirement Flagged
Premier Uuverstil in Victoria remains fragile after surgery with limited public duties and hospital rest noted as he met supporters in the legislature weeks earlier and announced retirement plans. Climber and Guide Missing Jasper Park FM. Stark and Fred Routs feared dead in Tonquin Valley attempting Redoubt Peak ascent.
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Uuverstil
Vicoria
John Oliver
Jasper Park
Stark
Vancouver
Fred Routs
Jasper
Tonquin Valley
Redoubt Peak
Rampart Range
Frustrate Conspiracy To Liberate Prisoners
County officials said a plot to free 62 prisoners from the county jail was foiled when a jailer found two bars on a first floor cell nearly sawed through and a third bar loosened. Prisoners told sheriff that a woman supplied the saws and planned to smuggle firearms for a breakout.
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Waukee
Vaner Hound
Surwaunee
Wis
Cials
Sherif Charles Schallitz
Soft Coal Dust Aims To End Canada Fuel Woes
Montreal expert HLA Bradstreet predicts seven year path to fuel independence using pulverized soft coal dust and by products. Process removes gas and oil from materials. tests on lignite yield spark-free pulverized fuel with high heating value. By products include fuel oils gasoline lubricants wood preservatives diesel oils resins paraffin wax tar and domestic gas.
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Montreal
Canada
HLA
Bradstreet
Eng Sh
la Lai Induste
Fort Churchill Named Terminus of Hudson Bay Road
Nelson Manitoba reports Fort Churchill to be the terminus of the Hudson Bay road. Government officials note a major harbor advantage and push for rapid construction with support from the federal department of railways. Engineers’ recommendations aim to minimize shipping costs and establish a direct road link to the harbor.
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Fort Churchill
Nelson
Hudson's Ty Company
Prince of Wales
Hadson’s Bay
Fort
Paine
Purehill
Port Neky
Pater
Palmer
Anon Wnt
Charles A. Danning
Kauwassami Canals
Maer Hay
Charebill
Wake Use
Bay
Hudson's
Federal Department of Railways
Fea
Railways, Act
Dunning
May Build More Cruisers in Proposed U S Plan
The article discusses a plan to build up to 260 cruisers, with four hundred thousand to two hundred thousand units mentioned, and a likely authorization by Congress soon. It notes President Wilbur's rapid-city naval opinions on yearly production rates, aiming for about eighteen thousand tons per cruiser and a total fleet near two hundred twenty one ships.
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Geneva
Americs
Fort Deratt
Consien
Jury Wilbur
Rapid City Naval
First Wheat Shipment From Manitoba Garnet Variety
The Garnet wheat from a Manitoba farm near Rosenfeld was shipped via the Canadian Pacific Railway to Lake of the Woods Milling Co. The lowland crop, flooded early, averaged 13 bushels per acre with potential yield near 0 to 4 bushels per acre. Floods damaged crops in Mumbai district, reducing job availability. Bombay presidency reports suggest 30 percent damage and widespread impact on cotton and broader farming.
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Manitoba
E. Nikkel
Rosenfeld
Man
Pactic Railway
Lake of the Woods Milling Co
Inair
London
Bombay
Tinjerat
Bombay Presidency
Iit
Reuter's
Jobi
Guyerat Snd
Kathbawar
Look For Chinese Troublemaker Vancouver Police Seize Leads
Police scanned translated documents seized at the Chinese Nationalist headquarters after a shooting incident involving three Chinese. An unnamed Chinese wanted was sought as officers pursued translated clues. The pursuit referenced a vessel to sail from Inez with a 09 beard and other coded details.
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Vancouver
Naionalist
Three Chines
China
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Manitoba Crop Report
Téronte
Air Derby
Right Hoo
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Ton
W. L. Mackenzie King
U.S
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