Baldwin frames Imperial Conference unity and equality charter
Ottawa notes Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin at Government dinner outlines the Imperial Conference aims. He emphasizes equality among self governing parts, practical cooperation, and consultative external relations while warning against forgetting Empire-wide effects.
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Ottawa
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Mr. Baldwin
Baldwin
Canada
Angelus Temple Control Claimed By McPherson Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson takes full control of Angelus Temple after a settlement with Minnie Kennedy ending a ten day dispute over finances. Kennedy resigns from active management and McPherson assumes complete control with no public settlement details.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Senile Mctherson
Angelus
Minnie Kennedy
Temple
Ataman Kin Attacks Soviet Garrison Near Minsk
Reuter reports from Warsaw say anti Soviet leader Ataman Kin attacked the Soviet garrison at Kojanovo near Minsk in White Russia. The infantry rotation was disarmed and several soldiers were killed as regimental lands were confronted. Soviet officials deny the event. Pursuit orders were sent.
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London
Baldwins Birthday Marked by Messages at Rideau Hall
Ottawa reports Right Hon Sumley Baldwin turning sixty with hundreds of congratulatory messages arriving at Rideau Hall. Among those were letters from the King and Queen congratulating the Premier of Great Britain on his sixtieth birthday.
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Ottawa
Sumley Baldwin
Iito Rideau Hall
Great Britain
Death penalty for possession of arms in Ireland
Dublin August 1 The Dall Eireann voted 54 to 24 to sit all night to pass the Government Public Safety Bill. Introduced by President William Cosgrave after the assassination of Vice President Kevin O Higgins the bill provides the death penalty for possession of arms.
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Dublin
Ireland
Dall Eireann
Wm. Cosefive
Kevin O'Higgins
Hope Stirs That Treaty May Result
Geneva August 3 The announcement that six plenipotentiaries at the Tri Partite Naval Conference plus three or four other delegates would meet today to discuss the new situation created by the Japanese compromise plot stirred hopes in conference circles that the treaty can be drawn at Geneva. The decision, if any, the Pig Six and others reach is seen as depending on the British Cabinet meeting in London today.
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Baldwin
Great Britain
Canad
Canada
Imperial Conference
Geneva
London
Government Arctic Expedition Reaches Ellesmere Island Station
Heavy ice and a severe summer hamper the S S Beothic on the annual government voyage to Canada’s northern posts. The party reached Bache Peninsula Ellesmere Island on July 31, faced ice delays at Pond Inlet and Dundas Harbor, and collected botanical specimens before continuing toward Etah Greenland amid bad weather.
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Ottawa
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
S.S. Boethie
Canada
Bache Peninsula
Ellesmere Island
Polies Point
Customs House
Sydney
N. S
Godhaven
Greenland
Dundas Harbor
Devon Island
M. O. Malte
Dominion
Craig Harbor
George P. McKenzie
C. E. Wilcox
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bogethic
Etah
Wall Street Shaken by Coolidge Decision Sighting 1928 Candidacy
New York August 3 The stock market opened with a surge in selling after President Coolidge announced he would not seek the 1928 nomination. Prices plunged three to nearly sixteen points before recovering, with about three million shares trading as rail and industrial averages reached new highs and broker loans near record levels. Opinions differ on long term impact, but politics entered the market earlier than expected.
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New York
Coolidge
Wall Street
Lord Cavendish Visits Banff Springs Hotel
Lord Charles Cavendish son of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire arrived at Banff Springs Hotel from Vancouver after a six months world tour. He is accompanied by Major Nathan and Captain G Davies. He previously stayed at Banff in 1921 and plans to visit Montreal and New York before sailing for England around August 10 aboard the Berengaria.
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Banff Springs Hotel
Lord Charles Cavendish
Duke and
Duchess of Devonshire
London
England
Vancouver
Lord Cavendish
China
Nathan
G. Davies
Banff
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
Canadian
Montreal
New York
Six Drumheller Businesses Burned In Downtown Fire
A blaze at 6:20 am destroyed six heart of Drumheller business houses including the Crystal Confectionery, Regent Theatre, CPR telegraph office, J W Cummer real estate and insurance, Tom Tarrants tailor shop and Elliotts meat market.
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Drumheller
Crystal
Regent Theatre
Canadian Pacific Railway
J. W. Cummer
Tom Tarrant
Elliott
Harvest Begins in Manitoba Wheat Fields Across Region
Winnipeg reports from August 3 that harvest has begun with wheat cutting starting in Thetna Manitoba and expected to spread nationwide next week per the Agricultural Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Agricultural Department of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thetna
Winnipeg Boys Drowned on Canoe Trip
Two Winnipeg youths G. M. Bernie and L. MacDonald vanished after a June 2 canoe trip from Malaki Ontario. Bernie's decomposed body was found near Sturgeon Falls 22 miles from Pinewa power plant. MacDonald’s body remains missing as search teams plan to drag the area. The missing pair had planned a long holiday in the backwoods and relatives only recently sought help.
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Winnipeg
G. M. Bernie
L. MacDonald
Malaki
Ont
Bernie
Sturgeon Falls
Pinewa
Manitoba
MacDonald
Wheat price bulge on Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Rust infestation in the North Western States pushed prices higher on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Mid-session buying by nervous shorts covered positions as a liberal Canadian Pool supply entered the market. Wheat closed 1 1 4 cents higher with oats, barley, flax and rye also advancing.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Adian
Farley
Missionaries Preserved Amid Devastating Kansu Earthquake
In Shanghai Aug 3 a report says 34 American and European missionaries in Kansu survived the May 23 quake that killed over 100000. Sister Superior of the Divine Word Mission in Sijiang is missing. rescuers found several children dead or dying as the area, 20000 square miles, lies in ruins. The National Geographic Society estimates the toll from two major quakes in Kansu at 700000.
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Shanghai
China
Kansu
Constantine Society
Divine Word
Sijiang
Red Cross
Liangchow
Mer
Theodore Buddenbrock
Steyl Mission
Shiénghai
China Inland Mission
Washington
Kansu Province
National Geographic Society
Inquest Finds Misjudgment Cause Of Death For Jamey Anderson
Last night’s inquest into the death of Jamey Munroe Anderson concluded the fatal accident resulted from misjudgment or confusion by the deceased. No disability or impairment was found and no railway official or employee was held responsible.
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Jamey Munroe Anderson
Anderson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Britain Concludes RAF India Flight Ended in Danube Crash
The British Air Ministry reports a Royal Air Force non stop flight to India ended when a plane crashed into the Danube near Sommerberg Austria. The three crew members Lieutenant C R Carr Flying Officer E G Dearth and another officer were taken to Aschoch near Linz with one presumed fatality due to engine overheating.
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London
British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
India
Danube
Austria
Vienna
Somerberg
Berg
Wiight Lient
C. R. Carr
Hart
Aschoch
Pear Linz
Second Trainload Of Horses Pass Thru For Soviet
At noon today about ninety head of horses moved through the city en route to stock yards. The second trainload for Quebec totals 359 horses and will be increased by loads from Saskatchewan. Purchases were made locally from numerous buyers and through districts including Bassano and Patricia. Buying for the second shipments starts August 8 with James Murray, Provincial Agriculturist, Medicine Hat available for contact.
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Quebec
Saskatchewan
W. D. McLennan
Fred Walker
John Reid
Henry Cavan
Bassano
H. Walsh
2. Walsh
A. McHugh
S. L. Tilkington
F. W. Courtney
F. Wolfe
Ed. Evans
T. H. Hunter
C. MacKinnon
J. Clark
Mikepiecs
Parks
Retlaw
Robard and Bailey
Patricia
W. J. McC
Premier Mackenzie King Welcomes Prince and British Prime
Ottawa Aug 3 The addresses of welcome to the Prince of Wales delivered by Premier Mackenzie King on his arrival in Ottawa express cordial greeting from the government Parliament and people of the Dominion The speakers note the Diamond Jubilee year and the strong attachment of Canadian subjects to the royal family They also welcome Prince George as a guest and express hope for another Canadian visit.
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Ottawa
Prince of Wales
Mackenzie King
Government of
Canada
Dominion
Con
Prince George
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