Forest fires cause heavy loss in Ontario
Port Arthur Ontario reports 700 fighting fires in Thunder Bay area tied to record. Blazes at Whitefish Lake and Denga Lake demand extra crews. 10000 feet of lumber and a six thousand dollar dam perish. Two brigade members Budbury Ontario die near Onion Lake after canoe overturns, while a Gogama bush fire threatens 3060 acres with 200 firefighters. One casualty Pan Natatka injured by falling tree.
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Whitefish Lake
Denga Lake
Sunday Creek
Tbe
Graham
Whitefish
Otonga
Dog Lakes
Gulf River
Dog Lake
Port Arthur
Pigeon Timber Company
Joseph Marrifield
Con Mahoney
Onion Lake
Budbury
Gogama
Here
Ontario
Pan Natatka
Burial of Violet Sharpe Attended by British Consul
In Englewood New Jersey a simple service for Violet Sharpe Bitet, an English servant, was held with Morrow household members and the acting British consul general present. The casket was carried to Brookside Cemetery where the late Senator Dwight W. Morrow lies, four staff members bearing the pall. No Morrow family attended the service, but Arthur Springer and Mrs Josephine D. Graham were present representing staff.
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Englewood
Dwight W. Morrow
Morrow
Brookside Cemetery
Lindbergh
Decision Resting With Immigration Minister in Nova Scotia Case
In Halifax the fate of a group of alleged communists held for weeks hangs on immigration minister Wesley A. Gordon after the Nova Scotia Supreme Court full bench ruled unanimously no further appeal. L A Ryan, counsel for the group, said no higher court recourse remained.
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Halifax, NS
Rave
Halifax
Wesley A. Gordon
L.A. Ryan
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
German Fascists vow not to shrink from war
Gregor Strasser, head of the Nazi Party, declared in a political broadcast that the government has allowed a Fascist to speak. He said the National Socialists do not intend to start a new war, but will not shrink from war if necessary to defend political and social freedoms.
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Berlin
Germany
Gregor Strasser
Adolph Hitler
Strasser
Kiwanis International Holds Canada Detroit Convention
Canadian Kiwanis delegates arrive for the sixth annual Kiwanis International convention in Detroit. Leaders from Halifax Swift Current Seattle and Ottawa speak as 1800 clubs across Canada and the U S plan a four day program addressing unemployment urban rural relations welfare and adult education. The event gathers about 59000 Kiwanis members with Canadian citizenship week set for late June to early July.
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Segates
Canada
Detroit
Dominion
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Willam O. Harris
Los Angeles
Charles A. Fowler
Halifax
Ontaro-Quebec-Maritime
James P. Whyte
Swift Current
Sask
Western Canada
Clintin S Harley
Seattle
Pacific- Northwest
Andrew G. Gaul
Hamilton
Ont
Charles C. ‘Tatham
Famonton
Justee
Leadi Ag
U.S
United Fellowship
Kiwanis International Committee On Public Affairs For
H. Stanley Higman
Ottawa
Nelson A. Harkness
Vancouver
Richard W. Moore
Saskatoon
Alberta Premier wary on British immigration talk
Premier J E Brownlee says no communication on British immigration to western Canada has reached Alberta. He notes if the Dominion government plans to include the issue at the imperial economic conference, provincial advisories would be given. If needed, Alberta will be ready to state its views.
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Famonton
Alberta
A. D. McRae
Wingipeg
Western Canada
Regina
J. E. Brownlee
Hhe
Brownlee
Dole Reforms Spur Local Vines Employment Clash
In Sydney Australue, dole recipients became selective about jobs. In Mudree’s vineyard district, grape growers offered local men on the dole top positions for picking with a daily $250, meals, and quarters, but the proposal was rejected.
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Sydney
Australue
Mudree
Will Attempt Speed Flight From New York to Europe
Cyrus Peabody, veteran pilot, announced plans for a speed flight from New York to England France and Germany to be undertaken within the next few weeks before taking off for Nashville Tennessee.
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New York
Nashville, Tenn
Cyrus Peabody
England
France
Germany
Coastal Service Opens Vancouver to Skagway Route
The summer service between Vancouver and Skagway was officially launched by Canadian National Steamships as the SS Prince George under Captain Neil MacLean sailed from Vancouver on June 13.
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Vancouver
B.C
Skagway
Canadian National Steamships
Prince George
Neil MacLean
Alberta mortgage firms pledge no foreclosures for farm loans
Nine Alberta mortgage companies promise not to foreclose on any farm mortgages for one year without approval from the Alberta Debt Adjustment Board. Foreclosures are paused while interest payments are maintained. The guarantee came via the Ponoka Constituency Association of the United Farmers of Alberta, with Prem Brownlee noting talks and grain payment arrangements.
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Alberta
Ponoka
Alberta Debt Adjustment Board
Pon‘oka
United Farmers of Alberta
Prem- Island Lake
Prem Fer Brownlee
Wniee
Goitre Theory Prompts New Medical Finding
Dr Andre Crotti of Columbus claims a small fungus causes goitre, challenging the iodine deficiency theory. He reports finding the microorganism on cabbage leaves and in soil in goitre belts, urging wider acceptance by the American Association for the Study of Goitre.
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Andre Crotti
Columbus
Ohio
American Association For the Study
Crotti
Sentencing in Lindbergh baby case yields long terms
Wohneton Gastons received 18 years for swindling Mrs Evelyn Walsh McLean of 104000 in an alleged plan to return the kidnapped Lindbergh baby. Justice James M. Proctor in the District of Columbia Superior Court sentenced the former justice department investigator to 10 years for larceny of 100.60 ransom and five years for larceny of 4000 expense money, to run after the first term.
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Wohneton Gastons
Means
Evelyn Walsh McLean
Bloodless Sea Fight Off New York Coast Retold
Halifax reports recount a old-fashioned sea scrimmage between a British rum runner and a United States cutter about 70 miles off New York. Potatoes, turnips, paint pots and molasses jugs flew as the vessels Ganeff and Mary F. Ruth limped into harbour. Masters claim the cutter Daphne rammed Mary F. Ruth on Friday and Ganeff on Sunday, leaving a large hole in the Ganeff’s stern.
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Halifax
United States
New York
Ganeff
Mary F. Ruth
Daphne
Gold Strike Draws Claim Rush Near Island Lake
Reported gold discovery about 40 miles northwest of Island Lake sparks a rush of claim stakers from the district. Samples said to be richer than those in Island Lake prompt air travel crowding the scene, while details remain undisclosed. Ottawa announces Governor General and Lady Bessborough will tour western Canada from August 15 to October 11, visiting British Columbia and the Okanagan Valley.
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Pas
Island Lake
Island Lake District
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Bessporouh
Canada
Victoria
British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
St Lawrence Seaway Route Wins U S Support
Chicago reports negotiations with Canada for the Great Lakes St Lawrence seaway are at a favorable point. The Republican platform pledges commitment to developing the seaway under President Hoover and securing its early completion.
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Chicago
Canada
St-Lawrence Seaway
Republica National
St. Lawrence
Republican Party
Great Lakes-St Lawrence Seaway
Hoover
Great Lakes
Ford Windsor to Supply English Ford V-8 Motors and Cars
Wallace R. Campbell announces a contract where Ford Motor Company of Canada in East Windsor will supply Ford V-8 motors worth 3,000,000 and 1,500 to 1,800 complete V-8 cars in the next year. The Canadian plant will export to New Zealand, Australia, Africa, British territories, and other markets while the English firm sells in Great Britain, Spain, Sweden, and other regions. The deal aims for near full Canadian payroll across East Windsor, Toronto, and other plants.
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Ford Motor Company of
Windsor
East Windsor
Ont
England
Wallace R. Campbell
Canada
Ford
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Africa
Malay States
Great Britain
Spain
Sweden
Campbell
Toronto
Station Master Held Responsible For Rail Wreck
Death sentence imposed on the station master at Zeboaya and his assistant for a head on collision near the station that killed several passengers. They were found guilty of signal interference while intoxicated. Thirteen other railroad employees received prison terms from one to ten years. One man was exonerated.
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Dnieperpetrorks
U.S
Railmad
Zeboaya
World Disarmament Conference Suspends Activities
The World Disarmament Conference suspended formal activities for an indefinite period as private discussions among leaders focus on disarmament solutions. Debates on war debts and reparations rise amid Lausanne conference preparations in Geneva.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Advisory Committee urged for British timber trade at Ottawa
Lord Lovat in the House of Lords urged the creation of an advisory committee representing all sections of the British timber trade to accompany the British delegation to the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa. He argued government representatives must be adequately informed on the technical aspects of the issue.
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London
England
Ottawa
Lord Lovat
House of Lords
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Hubert Wilkins
Italo Balbo
Arthur Witten Brown
John Alcock
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