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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
3
A devastating tornado struck St Louis Missouri causing massive damage and high casualties. The Globe Democrat reports about 69 killed and over 1000 injured as 2500 homes were wrecked or damaged. Cars, wires, trees, and poles crippled streets while power and telephone service collapsed across the city.
The Hert zog Government and Imperial Airways plan four mooring masts near Durban Tongaat Natal for a large aerodrome project. An airship service is to be overseen by South Africa's railway administration with an estimated expenditure around 350000 dollars, though no firm construction commitment is issued.
News item reports Russia planning horse movements involving 1100 animals from Quebec to Leningrad and high Western Canada prices. It notes Dakabri farmers selling horses, with prices around $30, states like Montana considering $12 per head, and anticipated return in November for a third trip.
The text reports support for Toronto on a proposal to extend senatorial eligibility to women in Canada. It notes the Nations Council of Women meeting in Stratford, and mentions a Customs Report with three weeks remaining before the Royal Commission presents to the Governor in Council.
Negotiations in Montreal between Hon Robert Forke and officials outline a plan to allow Forke to control foreign immigration. The project aims to fund subway lines and abolish level crossings, with initial steps reported and a costly national rail and urban reform program discussed involving federal, provincial, and railway interests.
Reports from Homronna in Movakia claim Gypsy children strike for separate schooling amid fear of cannibalistic acts by nomad youths. Parents back the move saying their children face danger of being eaten. authorities plan a separate school for Gypsy children as a response to alleged cannibal orgies involving about 26 Gypsies awaiting trial.
Uncertain whether Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King will accept an invitation to attend the forthcoming centennial of the Continental Congress in York. White, the prime minister, is away and hints he will focus on the provincial premiers conference to be held here in November. No decision yet from William Phillips, U S Minister to Canada, on attending the centennial.
An infantile paralysis outbreak spreading through Europe has reached Sweden with cases in two provincial districts. A conscript died at Marma military training field north of Stockholm, while near Cerebro west of the capital several children are affected but none fatally.
Regulations under the Seeds Act amended to ban importing alfalfa seed or mixtures containing ten percent alfalfa seed unless ten percent of the sand in each container is colored tea. The move aims to discourage imports of Southern grown alfalfa.
F C Drury ormer UFO Premier of Ontario publishes Teiler in two columns declaring he has set his course toward the Liberal cance yet remains royally a Progressive though in disagreement with prompt UFO policies.
A small boat from Funchal arrived in Las Palmas carried Hugo Mosk and a cat. He said the craft came from the United States with his wife and several children aboard. Local authorities report no other details.
Delegates at the Canadian Good Roads Association convention in Magara Falls discuss safety first. Saskatchewan chief engineer H R Mackenzie says rural roads will be built to be autonomous and accident resistant with sloped ditches. The federation backs federal aid while officers are elected including Hitchcock and McPherson. Also notes August earnings of the Canadian Pacific Railway at $17,258,624 with higher expenses cutting net profits.
German aviator aboard the Germania cleared up his mysterious halt after a long desert routing from Angora Turkey to Aleppo then Baghdad. Turkish authorities ordered a wide detour to avoid daytime heat and restricted airspace, causing the delay before the flight resumed.
Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army in London argues that prohibition is possible in England with help from Lady Astor. She cites U.S. outcomes and urges countries to embrace temperance measures, noting her first London visit since 1920 and praising prohibition's benefits.
Several large bodies in the retail trade have joined to promote a bill for Parliament to restrict Sunday shopping in London. The movement notes that Sunday trade has grown rapidly in recent years.
Lieut I HL Bentley of the South African air force left Hendon England for Capetown on September 1 completing a record flight of more than a thousand miles. The long distance pioneer aimed to demonstrate London's air capabilities and the potential of air routes to Africa despite hazards and remote terrain.
The Riga Daily Mail dispatch reports former Nationalist Foreign Minister Eugene Chen and Sun Yat Sen’s widow Mme Sun Yat Sen wed in Moscow. The couple plan a honeymoon in China and reportedly seek to spark a new revolution with the Third Communist Internationale backing.
Minister of Railways Dusning expressed satisfaction with progress on the Hudson Bay Railway. He said the line reaches mile 359 at the Limestone River, with the last section to Churchill expected to be contracted soon. Fort Churchill and shipping prospects await further details.
A new practical method using gramophones to teach English in Quebec schools is to be considered by the Catholic committee of the council of public instruction. The plan, approved by several school commissions, will be demonstrated to the members of the committee before final adoption.
WL Harding predicted Ottawa cooperation with Washington on a Great Lakes St Lawrence waterway treaty after visiting President. He warned Premier King may appoint a commission to seek an agreement with the United States. He cited possible saving of grass-shipping losses and noted Hoover gaining ground in Republican politics.
The central executive committee reports the Communist Party had over 10 000 members last year amid the miners strike but this year membership fell sharply, mainly in mining districts. South Wales hosts over 2 000 members, Scotland 1 200, and London about 1 200, with party publications down 39 percent in six months.
Australia increases import duties on Canadian and other assembled automobile chassis and parts. The new rates raise intermediate and assembled chassis duties, while English assembled chassis gain tariff-free entry. The minister of customs hopes the move redirects trade from the United States to Britain, boosting inter imperial economic development.
In an interview, Wil Lewis Butcher, chairman of the Mig Mouth 'rhood and Sisterhood Federation, and New York State Crime Commission member, extolled Canada’s justice system as superior to the United States. He noted administrative efficiency and preventative focus despite garbled text remaining.
The interior topographical survey maps new gold bearing areas near Woman Nar row and Bieh Lakes in northwestern Ontario. Names Num geaser and Col appear for lakes and rivers as linked memorials to Nungeaser and Coll who died together. Ottawa reports 1935 Indian education expenditure at 1,918,000 dollars with related provincial funding. Warsaw comments on Russia Poland tensions and foreign policy shifts amid ministerial notes.
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