Germany to mediate in eastern crisis with China and Russia
Germany agreed to intervene as intermediary between Russia and China over Manchurian tensions. Moscow warned of severed ties with China as Chiang Kai-shek's government convened leaders to assess the frontier situation. Hamaguchi and Shidehara faced uncertain developments amid Moscow and Tokyo reporting on the crisis.
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Germany
Bertin
Germs
China
Runeia
Russa
Russia
Moscow
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Japan
Benern Russa
Par East
Hamaguchi
Shide Hara
Moseow
Seattle Water Front Fire Tears Through Dock
A Seattle waterfront fire destroyed the Union Pacific dock dating back to 1914. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars as six firefighters were treated at Providence Hospital for smoke inhalation and other injuries. Fireboats joined the battle while engines and trucks rushed from twenty stations as traffic stalled along business streets.
Montreal spinster quartet form Plaza Service Corporation
Three Montreal area spinsters Misses Fila Deloreux Bertha Cormier and Tessie Dickson filed articles of incorporation in Sacramento under the Plaza Service Corporation name with 20000 capital to engage in various businesses including publishing. Ottawa reports a forthcoming Acadia voyage to recover stranded Chicago flyers, plus a fatal Guy Street fire and an anticipated apple crop surge in Canada reaching 3608.4 barrels.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Department of Marine
Acadia
Port Burwell
Chicago
Fort Churchill
London Paris Electric Railway Proposed by Observer
The Observer reports an English channels and communications committee plan for an electric London to Paris railway. It would employ about fifty thousand men for ten years at an estimated cost of 100 million dollars. The system would use undersea tunnels, 23 feet in diameter and 44 miles long, with a seven foot gauge and powerful electric locomotives to make the crossing in around 2 hours 45 minutes.
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London
Eng
Observer
Committee On
Paris
English Channel
Will Head New Bank Montreal
The royal Hon Sir Robert Borden former prime minister of Canada was elected president of Barclays Bank Canada at the shareholder meeting. He will assume duties on September 3 when the bank begins operations. Arthur B Purvis was elected vice president and JR Booth appointed manager. Also elected to the board were Hon L A Taschereau premier of Quebec A A Magee W C Stevenson HP Alton and JS Crossley.
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Montreal
Royal
Robert Borden
Canada
Barclay’s Bank
Robert
Arthur B. Purvis
JR. Booth
Purvis
L. A Taschereau
Quebec
A A. Magee
W. C. Stevenson
HP. Alton
JS. Crossley
Miraculous Escape After Interurban Crash
A Vancouver interurban car crashed into a vehicle at an intersection, pinning driver Kinneburgh for over half an hour. Rescue teams used a jack to lift the car and freed him despite his hand injury. He faced pain during extrication but was later found to have no other injuries. One passenger was injured in the crowded car.
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Vancouver
Saleaman
Interurtan
Charles Kinnedargs
Kinneburgh
Ugh
General Hospital
Hhe
Canada Wins Kolapore Cup in shooting match
Canada reclaimed the Imperial Kolapore Cup from the Mother Country by 33 points, with India, Guernsey and Jersey trailing. The Canadian aggregate reached 1,082 to 1,050 for the Mother Country across 300, 500, and 600 yard distances, after leading by 18 points at 800 yards and 50-yard totals of 729 to 703.
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Hisley
Caraga
Bisley
Canada
India
Guernsey
Jersey
Ndia
Potato Acreage Falls Five Percent From 1928
The Canadian potato acreage shows a five percent decrease from 1928, totaling 368,800 acres versus 599,062 last year. Western provinces hold similar levels while Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes report light to fairly heavy declines. British Columbia expects a good crop, whereas the prairie provinces fear a light year due to dry weather.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay Railway completion delayed to October
Ottawa reports the Hudson Bay Railway will not be finished this year. Chief Engineer Czowaki of the Canadian National Railways says a million yards of ballast remain and work will start only in October, with tidewater completion not expected until 1830. Unemployment fears loom as western conditions prompt an immigration conference led by Federal Minister Robert Forke and Deputy W. J. Egan with the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Suegwen
Hudson Bay
Czowaki
Canadian National Railways
Tidewater
Edmonton
Robert Forke
W. J. Egan
Hoard Appointment Not Yet Finalized in August Cabinet Meet
In Ottawa the reorganization of the grain board will not be decided until the first August meeting of the Dominion cabinet. Hon James Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce, announced the delay. He declined to say how many current board members would be replaced by new appointees.
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Ottawa
Grain Board
Dominion
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Students from Canada and beyond study at Queen's Sun School
The program draws many learners from across Canada including Saskatchewan with 23, Manitoba 3, Alberta and British Columbia four each. Two students come from the United States and one from China. Canadian history is misemphasized. attendees enjoy Kingston historic sites and Queen's Library.
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Kingston
Unt
Queen's Sun School
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alperta
British Columbia
United States
China
Queens Library
Fire losses rise in British Columbia report 1928
The 1928 fire losses in British Columbia reached 2,667,554 dollars, up from 2,622,905 in 1927, an increase of over 44,000 dollars, according to J. A. Thomas provincial fire marshal in his annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Russia breaks off relations with China in ultimatum aftermath
The Soviet government announces the severance of diplomatic ties with China after an ultimatum expires. It recalls all Soviet officials from China and from the Chinese Eastern Railway, suspends railway links, and orders Nanking envoys to leave the USSR. It demands restoration of Russian officials and prisoners and the reopening of Soviet institutions in Manchuria.
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Russia
China
Soviet Union
Fiet
Nanking
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Central Republian
Manchuria
Churchill to Visit Calgary and Banff This August
Private sources report Winston Churchill will arrive in Calgary on August 24 and stay until August 27. He will then travel to Banff for a brief visit before proceeding to the coast. Plans include visits to Turner Valley oil fields and possibly coal areas in the Calgary district.
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Calgary
Alta
Winston Churchill
Exchequer of
Great Britain
Banff
Turner Valley Oiields
Torrential rains cause floods in Sind division India
Dispatches from Bombay report widespread floods in the Sind division with Sukkur town submerged and 12 deaths. In Middle Sind hundreds of cattle perished from exposure as miles of desert were turned into a lake.
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London
Bombay
Sind Division
Sukkur Parrage
Middle
Sind
Revisit Scene of Exploits at Banff and Lake Louise
Stephens and Tom Wilson, pioneers linked to the CPR and Lake Louise, pose in Banff as they reflect on fifty years of change from virgin forest to first class hotels and improved roads. Both men, now in their seventies, recall Indians as a danger in youth and celebrate enduring mountain air.
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Stephens
CPR
Pensioner
Tom Wilson
Lake Louise
Banff
Oak Lake
Man
Wilson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Government Says Liquor Boat Clearances Power Belongs to Parliament
Ottawa declares the federal government cannot refuse liquor laden boats bound for the United States under current law. Minister W D Euler, national revenue minister, says only an act of Parliament can grant authority for such refusals, reaffirming sentiments from the last session as developments support them.
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Ottawa
United States
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Ottawa Scouts Review at Birkenhead Jam opening
Canada's Boy Scouts contingent to the International Jam boree opening at Birkenhead England on July 27 was reviewed at Parliament Hall by Premier W. L MacKenzie King. Later, addressing scouts and leaders from every province and the Yukon in Parliament, the Prime Minister appealed for full citizenship realization in the Dominion and the Empire.
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Ottawa
Canada
Birkenhead
England
Parliament Hall
W. L MacKenzie King
Dominion
Yukon Territory
Empire
Postponed Atlantic Flight Ending the Paris Bid
Dieudonne Coste may attempt an Atlantic crossing again this year though no date is set and backers have stayed silent. A telephonic telegraphic photo service will link London and Berlin within months. The Graf Zeppelin’s next US flight is planned for early August but not fixed.
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Dieudonne Coste
Atlantic
Friedrichshaves
Germany
Luo Eckener
United States
Harvest Labor Needs Dwindle For Prairie Crop
J A Bowman, Manitoba employment chief, says harvest help will drop to under a quarter of last year’s level as grain prospects look good. Fewer outside workers from eastern Canada and England expected. western unemployment remains limited and Manitoba can place workers as harvesting begins if the dry weather lasts another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Canada
West
J. A. Bowman
Martoba
Bowman
Winnipeg
Manitoba Unemployment Bureau
Prairie
British Premier says naval disarmament statement soon
London reports Prime Minister MacDonald will brief the House of Commons on naval disarmament negotiations with the United States before Parliament rises at end July. The session also covered Leon Trotsky’s entry into Britain and Dominion replies to resumed negotiations with Russia.
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London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Rameau McDonald
JR. Clynes
Leon Trotzky
England
Winston Churchill
Labonite
MacDonald
Churchill
Troteky
Clynes
Britain
Troty
Trotzky
Raselt
Prince of Wales Meets Ranch Manager at St James's Palace
Professor W J Carlyle, manager of the EP ranch at High Rives Alberta, was recently received by the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace London. The conversation details were not disclosed but the prince showed interest in the ranch's progress and hinted at a possible future visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfessor
W. L. Carlyle
St. James's Palace
London
Eng
W. J. Carlyle
High Rives
Alta
Prince of Wales
Detroit club warns tourists to avoid Ontario routes
The Detroit Automobile Club circulated warnings to tourist bureaus about alleged police discrimination in Ontario against U S travelers. The issue prompted use of a safer All-American eastward route to ensure fair treatment, per Rica rd Harris and Ban Frandsen. Separately, Gordon Stewart Northcott's appeal briefs were ordered by the state supreme court to be filed before August 5 while he awaits death row execution and his mother serves life in San Quentin.
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Windsor
Ont
Ontario
United States
Detroit Automobile Club
Ricard Harris
Detroit Chaian
Ban Frandsen
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Wineville
State Supreme Court
Northcott
San Quentin
Poland Honors Aviator Ludwik Idziewski Memorials
Polish ceremonies are held across Poland to honor aviator Major Ludwik Idziewski. The Polish schooner Iskrka will return his body to Poland for state honors and religious observances are noted nationwide.
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Poland
Narsaw
Iskrka
Ludwik Idziewski
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