Premier Brownlee Averts Rail Sale Price Debate
Calgary August 3 Premier Brownlee says the railway sale price will be fair and negotiations for the Edmonton Dunvegan and B C and the Alberta and Great Waterways lines continue only if an advantageous offer appears. He notes finances show decreasing provincial liability and no current talks on CN R date.
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Calgary
Brownlees
Edmonton
Dinnvegan & B.C
Alberta and Great Waterways
Land Titles
Hlon
Brownlee
Vancouver
Charles Stewart
Interior
Bee River
C.N.R
National Railways
Dunvegan
B. C
Alberta
Great Waterways
Cable merger deemed plot to rob empire
London august 2 Walter Baker labor member opened the opposition argument in the house of commons debate on the imperial wireless conference report. He called the proposed cable and wireless merger a definite plot to rob empire assets and urged keeping empire communications under dominion control amid interlocking British and US firms and financial interests.
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London
Empire
Walter Baker
Imperial Wireless
House of Commons
United States
A al
King Boris Fights Forest Fires In Bulgaria
In Sofia on August 3 King Boris personally fought forest fires in the Tsham korye district and was burned on the forehead and hands. His sister Princess Eudoxia also fought the blazes. The injuries are not serious. The fires caused great damage but no lives were lost.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Tshamkorye
Eudoxia
Spain barred from signing Kellogg pact in Paris
Berlin Aug 2 major powers reject Spain as an original signatory to the Kellogg anti war treaty to avoid complications and bitterness among Europe. Spain sought early inclusion, but Washington feels expanding the pact could complicate negotiations with Locarno and the United States.
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Berlin
Europe
Spain
Paris
Madrid
Washington
United States
Germany
King George Endorses Kellogg Pact In Speech
London August 3 King George in proroguing Parliament praised the Kellogg pact to renounce war as a key peace guarantee. The Speech from the Throne notes acceptance of the treaty as finalized by the United States and its adoption by the Dominions and India.
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King George
London
United States
India
Canada Advances In Olympic Rowing And US Sprint Victory
Canada’s double scull team Wright and Guest from Argonaut Rowing Club Toronto win their preliminary heat in Amsterdam by three lengths with a 7 04 time for 2000 metres. Colin Ball of Winnipeg leads in the 400 metre semifinal as Ray Barbuti of the United States wins the 400 metre Olympic championship in 47 45 seconds.
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Amsterdam
Holland
T. H. Louden
Canada
Joe Wright
Jack Guest
Argonaut Rowing Club
Toronto
Olympic Rgatta
Wright
D. H. Gunther
Denmark
Colin Ball
Winnipeg
Ray Barbuti
United States
Ball
Barbuti
James Ball
Buchner
Mrs. Hester Fielding Dies in Ottawa in 80th Year
Mrs. Hester Fielding wife of Rt. Hon. W. S. Fielding former minister of finance died last night at the family residence in Ottawa in her 80th year. funeral at Beechwood cemetery tomorrow afternoon. Interment to follow. Messages of condolence came from friends across Canada. The Fielding family recalls her gracious charity and support during his public service. The funeral will be held at the house.
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Ottawa
Hester Fielding
W. S. Fielding
Finance
Beechwood
London Reports Chamberlain Ill With Bronchopneumonia
Austen Chamberlain, said to be confined at home with a chill, is suffering a mad attack of bronchopneumonia. A Foreign Minister bulletin says he is progressing satisfactorily and that his coach gave no cause for anxiety. Damage to crops west of Calgary near Cochrane followed Monday hail storms.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Anxley
Calgary
Cochrane
Death mystery at Edmonton ends with unknown killer verdict
Edmonton officials close an inquest into the July 26 shooting death of George Hodgson, a crippled tailor, after a 20 minute deliberation. The jury returns a verdict of death at the hands of some person unknown, with police acknowledging they have no leads in the puzzling case.
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Edmonton
Braithwaite
George Hodgson
Hodgson
Market Prices Report From Local Produce Stands
Lettuce two bunches for 50 cents. Beets carrots and onions three bunches for 10 cents. String beans five cents a pound. Rhubarb six pounds for 25 cents. Potatoes fourteen pounds for 25 cents. Eggs extras 40 cents, firsts 35 to 40 cents a dozen. Butter 35 cents a pound.
Hickman Death Sentence Upheld in Parker Slaying
California Supreme Court refused a rehearing of the appeal by William Edward Hickman, killer of 12-year-old Marian Parker. Hickman must face execution at San Quentin within four months as the law requires an execution 60 to 900 days after the remittitur, with the court having 30 days to issue it.
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San Francisco
William Edwad Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
California State Supreme Court
Hickman
San Quentin
Jeffrey to Explore at South Pole
Commander Douglas G. Jeffrey intends to depart New York by October 1 for a South Pole expedition to explore and conduct scientific studies. The plan includes a base in Graham Land, 30 expedition members, airplanes, steamships, and weather research to forecast storms weeks ahead.
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Cincinnati
Douglas G. Jeffrey
New York
South Pole
Pacific
Jeffrey
Graham Land
Cape Horn
Pole
Weddel Sea
Jeffery
Byrd
Richard FE Byrd
Chelsea
Antarctic
Death Toll Rises to Ten in Welland Canal Accident
In St. Catharines Ontario the death toll from the Welland ship canal accident rose to ten as foreman rivetter Alex Wilson of St. Catharines died and Leo Dion of Sherbrooke Quebec died hours later. Both men had suffered severe crush injuries and skull fractures.
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St. Catharines
Light Showers Reported by C P R in Fox Valley
The Canadian Pacific Railway reports light showers in the Fox Valley near Burstall along the Empress subdivision and at Retlaw.
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C.P.R
Fox Valley
Burstall
Empress Sub-Division
Retlaw
Two Men Hanged for Prison Clerk Killing in Maryland
Baltimore on August 3 reports Charles Carey and Benjamin Spragins were executed by hanging in the Maryland State Penitentiary death house for the July 1927 murder of prison clerk Albert H. Walker during an attempted escape. Witnesses described Carey’s noisy death as the trap fell and Spragins’ later execution drew a crowd fleeing to the yard.
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Baltimore
Charles Pp
Carey
Benjamin Spragins
Albert H. Walker
Maryland State Penitentiary
Spragins
Plane in Atlantic Fire Forcibly Crashes Off Azores
Captain Frank T. Courtenay and three companions were forced to abandon their flying boat after a fire during a attempt to fly from the Azores to Newfoundland. The Minnewaska rescued them with no injuries, while aid from several liners traced the drifting craft hundreds of miles from Horta.
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London
Frank T. Courtney
Atlantic
Minnewaska
Courtney
America
Azores
Cedric
New York
Frank
T. Courtenay
Newfoundland
Horta
Cape Race
de Pinedo
New Zealand
Courtenay
AchatIna
Banff Golf Course Adds Twelve New Holes
Banff officials open twelve new holes at the Banff Golf Course along with six existing links in a ceremony led by Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York City. Gardiner White and Dr. Thompson were among the guests, with White praising the layout as among the finest he has played.
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Banff
Jimmy Walker
New York City
Walker
Gardiner White
New York
Thompson
Hetaling
Banff Springs Hotel
Spray River
Polish Plane on Way to New York from Le Bourget
The Polish trans Atlantic plane Marshal Pilsudski, piloted by Majors Louis Iwaki and Kasithir Kubala, took off from Le Bourget and was sighted 69 miles off the French coast after 3 hours 24 minutes. Weather was stormy along the coast but the crew remained hopeful for better conditions as they aimed for the Azores and Bermuda before reaching the United States.
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L’orient
France
Marshal Pilsudaki
le Bourget
New York
Louis Thatki Iwaki
Kasithir Kubala
Ping- Gouin
Ad Ney
Fers
North American
Azores
Bermuda
United States
Explosion Kills Twelve at Lithuanian Munitions Dump
Despatches from Bromberg report twelve Lithuanian soldiers killed and 100 injured in an explosion at the Lithuanian munitions dump in Olity on the Polish-Lithuanian frontier.
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Berlin
Bromberg
Olity
Duchess of Bedford Sets Record Crossing From Liverpool
The Duchess of Bedford, sailing for Canada, clipped nearly a full day from the previous record and established a six days nine hours thirty minutes crossing from Liverpool to Montreal. Sirens greeted the Duchess as it docked in Montreal with celebratory notes.
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Duchess
Montreal
Liverpool
Baelfie
Duchess of Bedford
O.P.S
Montrose
Toronto Tops Dominion In Income Tax Increase
Ottawa reports Toronto paid 13.45 million in income tax for 1928 29 up from 10.46 million the year before the largest rise among Canadian cities. Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg Vancouver Regina Calgary Edmonton Saskatoon Prince Albert and Yukon also show changes with Saskatoon and Edmonton newly created districts. The rise is attributed to department efficiency arrears cleanup and penalties for late returns.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Queen City
Dominion
Montreal
Department of National Revenue
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Ft Willam
Winipeg
Regina
Prince Albert
Calgary
Vancouver
Yukon
Alberta
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Beiter
Sestion
LABOR
A. C. Hale
Bisley
Leutenant Burke
Chamberlain II
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