Britain’s Employment Minister J H Thomas Rushes Unemployment Plans
Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, minister of employment, speeds through groundwork for unemployment schemes before leaving for Canada. He faces daily deputations seeking grants or guarantees for industries, causing him to cancel social engagements. The Yorkshire Post notes hoped boosts to British settlement in Canada amid improving immigration figures and prosperity.
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London
Britain
J. H. Thomas
Canada
Yorkshire Post
Thomas
Atlantic
Dominion
United States
Heat and More Heat for West
Western Canada endures drought with no relief in sight as forecasts show no rain. Prairies dodge the worst of the heat though moisture remains distant. temperatures stay around 80 to 90 degrees by day and cool at night. Crops still suffer from severe moisture shortage while showers are rare.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Prairies
Pioneer Blacksmith George Robinson Found Dead After Car Plunge
The body of George Robinson a 48 year old pioneer blacksmith from Laura Saskatchewan was found pinned beneath his overturned car at a turn about a quarter mile north of Laura at eight last night. He appears to have skidded into the ditch in the incident.
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Saskatoon
George Robinson
Laura
Saskatchewan
Leavenworth Prison Riot Leaves One Dead
Riot at United States Penitentiary Leavenworth Kansas yesterday lasted over half a day. Mexican inmate Mike Martinez, who served one year of a thirty year term, was killed by gunfire. A second inmate lost a leg to a gunshot and was amputated. Three others suffered severe wounds and several more were injured lightly as guards with machine guns held the line and contained escapes.
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United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kansas
Mike Martinez
Alberta appoints poultry commissioner and reorganizes
Edmonton reports George McCormie named poultry commissioner for the Alberta Department of Agriculture effective August 15. The Dominion poultry program ends in Alberta and is replaced by provincial leadership with Ivan Cunningham and others joining the department. Minister Hoadley cites expanded research and closer coop with Poultry Pool ROP Association and breeders to boost the industry.
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Edmonton
George McCormie
Dominion
Alberta Department of Agriculture
George Hoadley
Agriculture and Health
McCormie
Alberta
Ivan C. Cunningham
Department of Agriculture
J. R. Nicholls
Douglas Thornhill
J. H. Hare
Oliver
Hare
Poultry Pool
R.O.P. Association
Turkey Breeders’ Association
MacDonald and Dawes Reach Naval Disarmament Talks
The Evening Standard reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and US Ambassador Dawes have a tentative naval disarmament agreement. London officials caution no decision yet, but talks proceed. proposals include limiting battleship programs, reducing sizes of new ships, prolonging existing ships’ lives, and agreeing to cease submarine construction.
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Steidard
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Dawes
London
Hugh
Gibson
Belgium
Western Lines Head Sees Mixed Prairie Crop Outlook
W. M. Neal of the Canadian Pacific railway says drought clouds the prairie crop prospects though higher wheat prices improve farmer position. He notes best looks in Lethbridge and southern Alberta, poor rain in Saskatchewan, and potential yields not exceeding half of last year. CP prepares for a record harvest with 400 per cent locomotives and 7,500 steel box cars as Neal tours western Canada with C. A. Cotterell.
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Vancouver
Prairies
W. M. Neal
Winnipeg
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Neal
Alberta
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific
Field
Revelshire
B.C
C. A. Cotterell
Very Great Loss in Tobacco Fields
Hartford Connecticut August 2 Growers in the state's main tobacco district centered on Hartford faced a violent storm with hail winds and rain causing destruction. Losses from the tobacco crop alone are estimated at 1 250 000 dollars and total damage up to nearly 2 000 000 dollars.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Rum Runner Burns Off Edgewater Beach
A mysterious fire and gasoline blasts destroyed the Red Boy rum runner and its $90,000 Canadian cargo four miles off Edgewater Beach Cleveland. The fate of the crew remains unknown as investigators probe the blaze.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Edgewater Beach
Man Hit by Car In Saskatoon. Critical Injuries Reported
A man believed to be John Chanton aged around 40 walked head down into a passing automobile in Saskatoon at 10 45 last night. He suffered a skull fracture and was not expected to live. The driver Willard Woodin of Kindersley was allowed to depart after giving a police statement.
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Saskatoon
John Chanton
23Rd Street West
Willard Woodin
Kindersley
Cotton Rag Buyback Penny Line in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat News reports a five cent per pound payment for clean cotton rags offered by Medicine Hat News Limited. The program invites residents to bring in usable rags to support paper supply and recycling efforts.
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Medicine Hat News Limited
Young Prince Shot In Beppu Hotel Yard
Chang Tsung Chung former War Lord of Manchuria shot Prince Hsien Kai cousin of China’s former boy emperor Piu Yi in a Beppu hotel garden. Chang says his revolver exploded by accident. authorities investigate the incident and the prince, 21, a July graduate of the Japanese military academy, is seriously wounded.
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Tokio
Chang Tsung Chung
Manchuria
Hsien Kai
China
Piu Yi
Chang
Beppu
Island of
Kinshin
Hsien Kui
Balfennie Lad Drowned Near Saskatoon
Jack Wallace 21 son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Wallace of Balfennie near Rose Town was drowned while bathing in the Saskatchewan river at eight o clock Wednesday morning. He was a good swimmer but entered a deep hole and disappeared.
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Saskatoon
Jack Wallace
Ernest Wallace
Balfennie
Saskatchewan
Baden-Powell Receives Barony in London Honoring Service
King George awards Sir Robert Baden-Powell a barony entitling him to a seat in the House of Lords as of August 2 in London.
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Baden-Powell
London
George
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
House of Lords
Lawn bowlers head to Edmonton open tournament
The C.P.R. team led by W. Gallacher P. Gow A. Worsley W. Stephenson departs tonight for Edmonton to compete in the Alberta open tournament on August 3 and 5. They are confident of making a strong showing and hope for success.
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Edmonton
C.P.R
W. Gallacher
P. Gow
A. Worsley
W. Stephenson
Alberta
Forest Fires Ravage Brazeau District And Western Provinces
The Brazeau forest near Coalspur Alberta endures a sprawling blaze that has consumed millions of feet of timber as two hundred men struggle with limited progress. Fires spread from the Cardinal River toward Grave Flats, threatening historic graves amid dry, tinderlike conditions. Across western Canada, fires threaten Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and British Columbia with rain unlikely soon, while Ontario reports worsened conditions in Kenora and Patricia districts. In the U S Pacific Northwest, volunteers and foresters fight Schwartz Creek fires with thousands of acres burned and no rain in sight.
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Coalspur
Alta
Brazeau Forest
Grave Flats
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Manitoba
Ontario
Toronto
Wm. Finlayson
Kenora
Patricia
Spokane
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Schwartz Creek
Missoula National Forest
Mammoth field draw sparks north Saskatchewan mineral rush
Northern Saskatchewan sees an unprecedented mineral rush around the Mammoth field 190 miles northeast of Prince Albert with the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co planning a 5000 foot drilling program and Diamond drilling by Trail Company set to start. Prospectors arrive from Lac La Ronge and Rottenstone areas as planes haul equipment and bunkhouses are built for the operation.
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Prince Albert, Sask
Saskatchewan
Mammoth Field
Davidson-Montgomery
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Consolidated Mining A: Smelting Co
Markitts
Rottenstone Lake
Dominion Explorers Limited
Lac la’ Ronge
Bert Barker
Thomas Harvey
Barker
Consolidated Company
Laurentian Shield
Trail Company
Rottenstone
Lac la Ronge
Montgomery Lake
Flying Duchess Sets Out On India Flight in Spider Monoplane
The Duchess of Bedford begins a 10,000 mile journey to India and back in a week in a blue monoplane named The Spider. Captain T D Barnard pilots the craft with Bob Little as engineer and co pilot from Lympne.
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Lympne
Duchess of Bedford
England
India
T. D. Barnard
Bob Little
Milner Wins South East Leeds by election for Labour
In the August by election Leeds south east James Milner Labour secured 11 804 votes. Opponent William Brain Communist tallied 512 votes. Government supporters retain Labor voting constituencies since May 30.
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Leeds
Mag
James Milner
Labor
Wm. Brain
Winter Wheat Promises High Alberta Yield
In southern Alberta near Lethbridge eight miles east, A M Henry’s farm reports winter wheat yielding 36 bushels per acre with 64 pound bushels. The crop, not yet graded, shows promise of the highest Alberta red winter grade. Swathing began over the weekend and packing follows, with regional cuts ranging 30 to 50 bushels per acre expected.
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Lethbridge
A .M. Henry
Alberta
Graf Zeppelin Forces Beyond Gibraltar On Atlantic Run
A Lloyd report from Corunna says Graf Zeppelin is at sea en route to the Azores well beyond Gibraltar. Messages place the craft 265 miles west of Gibraltar as it heads toward America with a stowaway found aboard after departure.
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London
Lloyd
Corunna
Azores
Gibraltar
Berlin
Cape de Gata
Mediterranean
Spain
G.M.T
T.J. Sens
Telegraphen Union’Agency
Megidge
Friedrichshafen
Atlantic
America
Herbert E. Siebel
Associated Press
Graf Zeppelin
Eckener
Methods to Stop Ants Using Poured Substances and Barriers
Readers are advised to block entrances with treated tape soaked in corrosive sublimate to deter ants. If a nest is found, seal it with boiling water or carbon disulfide, though these are hazardous. Alternative baits include calcium cyanamide and a syrup-soaked sponge using sodium arsenite, but all carry risk and damage vegetation.
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Halifax
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Conwallis
WM. Neal
Prince
Balfennie Lad
Big Brazeau Forest
Thunder Bay
Lovett
City Council Chambers
My. Rutledge
The
Rutledge Airways
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