Canadian West Sees No Relief From Heat Wave
Winnipeg reports no relief for parched grain fields as a heat wave continues across the prairies. Edmonton recorded slight showers, but hot winds lift temperatures toward the 90s by early afternoon. Alberta and Saskatchewan posted the highest readings, while Manitoba saw a brief hold near 80.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Edmonton
Alberta
US Prairies
Mercury
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dutch Author Says Winged Hero Resting After Operation
Verre Aug 5 Hendrik Willem Van Coon, Dutch American author and host, reports Wing Commander Charles Kingford-Smith, Australian aviator, is resting well after an operation for acute appendicitis last night.
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Verre
Holland
Hendrik Willem van Coon
Charles Kingford-Smith
Canadian bantamweight Artz defeats Bauman in Englewood bout
Englewood, N J August J Howard T Artz the Canadian bantamweight won an eight round decision over Frankie Bauman of Paterson at the Englewood Fight Club Monday night. Dr Donald J Sutherland 44 formerly a dentist in Hamilton Ont and Edmonton committed death by own action at Saskatoon by shooting himself.
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Englewood
N. J
Howard T. Artz
Frankie Bauman
Paterson
Donald J. Sutherland
Hamilton
Ont
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Diggers
Cuke Contracts For Reynolds Moore Firm
Reynolds Moore & Co plans cucumber contracts in Medicine Hat Alberta. A representative will arrive to arrange nineteen acres and a planned 150 ton season to feed a future Winnipeg pickling plant. The project aims to revive cucumber growing after a prior four year gap and may spark a local processing facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds- Moore & Co
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Winnipeg
Bennetts Cabinet Progress In Ottawa Rumor
Ottawa August 4 reports Hon R B Bennet advancing with his cabinet plans to form a new administration. Major portfolios nearly decided with ministers from Ontario Quebec and other provinces. Manitoba excluded and Robert Rogers reportedly not invited to join the ministry though subject to change before swearing in.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Gop
Mrt
Qeasbec
Ontario
Prince Kidward Island
Manitoba
Robert Rogers
Mc. Rogers
Robbery at Bank of Montreal Branch in Montreal Que
A lone bandit held up the Ste. Anne de Bellevue Bank of Montreal branch and robbed about $8,000. He entered after banking hours with a revolver, forced staff into a vault, and looted teller tills. Police traced the suspect via hotel registration and staged changes in clothing.
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Montreal
Que
C.P
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Bank of Montreal
Lica
Rhmep
Mihi. Ingpert
Freighter Collision Splits Fremmern in Two Near Stockholm
The American freighter Chickasaw owned by Moore McCormack collided with the Swedish freighter Fremmern early today, tearing Fremmern in two. Four men are reported missing. Chickasaw sustains minor damage and tows the derelict portion toward port as it aims to enter Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Moore McCormack Co
Fremmern
Three Men Burned to Death in Stamford Chemical Fire
Three men were burned to death and another was badly injured in an explosion and fire at Richards and Company manufacturing chemists in Stamford Connecticut. The blaze caused an estimated loss of thirty five thousand dollars.
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Stamford
Conn
Richards and Company, Manufacturing
J Fred Booth Dies In Rochester At Age 67
Ottawa reports the death of J Fred Booth 67 longtime vice president and general manager of J R Booth Limited lumber merchants He was the second son of the late J R Booth pioneer Canadian lumberman and father of Princess Erik of Dentria Residence noted at Dentria.
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Ottawa
Ont
Fred Booth
J. R. Booth, Limited
Rochester
Minn
Booth
J. R. Booth
Princess Erik
den- Tria Res
Premier Brownlee Moves to Form Provincial Industrial Board
Edmonton will see a move toward forming a Provincial Industrial Board. Premier J E Brownlee, holidaying in the East, instructed liquor commissioner R J Dinning and provincial trade commissioner Howard Stutchbury to confer with acting premier George Hoadley and other ministers. The board would coordinate industrial promotion across Alberta with trade and tourism campaigns. Discussions are expected soon.
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Edmonton
J. E. Brownlee
East
R. J. Dinning
Howard Stutchbury
George Hoadley
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Alberta
Prince of Wales Postpones Canadian Trip Amid Argentina Visit
London reports the Prince of Wales will not journey to Canada before returning next year from Argentina where he has been invited to open the British Industries Fair in Buenos Aires. The Duchess of York awaits the birth of a Royal child at Glamis Castle with tight security and special arrangements in place.
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London
Prince of Wales
Canada
Argentina
Buenos Aires
South America
Alberta
Australia
India
Africa
New Zealand
Gold Coast
British East Africa
Tanganyka
Kenya
Rhodesia
Nigeria
Sierre Leone
Malaya
West Indies
United States
Chile
Uruguay
China
Japan
Egypt
Spain
Central America
Malta
Italy
of Cours
France
Duchess of York
Glamis Castle
Islands
Forfar
R-100 Trip Plans Shift as Ottawa Toronto Flight Delayed
The R-100 flights to Ottawa and Toronto are planned after repairs and weather clear, with the Quebec leg cancelled. Officials describe weather and St Lawrence disturbances delaying the Ottawa Toronto start, while patching and doping finalize repairs aboard the giant airship.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. J. Desbarais
National Defense
St. Hubert Rt
Montreal
Great Britain
Toronto
Quebec
Cardington
England
St. Lawrence Valley
Earl of Birkenhead Seriously Ill With Pneumonia
The Earl of Birkenhead 58, born Frederick Edwin Smith, is gravely ill at Grosvenor Gardens London with bronchial pneumonia. He previously burned a flood vessel at Biarritz last April and had retreated from public life since his return from France.
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London
Earl of
Frederick Edwin Smith
Great Britain
Drought Stricken Midwest Reels From Rain Relief
Rain spread relief across drought hit Midwest and Southwest as heat waned briefly. Weather maps showed showers for New England, with scattered downpours elsewhere. temps topped 100 in many areas. New York, Philadelphia and Boston saw high humidity and heat related health concerns while crops faced continued stress in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Local forecasts suggested only brief reprieves as heat threatened again.
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Chicago
Middle West
Southwest States
Eipgland
Atlantic Seaboard
Oklahoma
Barttesville
Nebraska
Iowa
Lo Emporia
Kas
Great Lakes
Missouri
Kansas
Oklaholoma
Texas
East
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Seaboard
Ashington
City Council Delivers Burst of Tax and Airport Talks
A routine meeting turned long with debates on unpaid business taxes totaling 10 935 dollars and a vigorous collection policy. Officials discussed Sanitary Inspector travel funding and a city airport dispute, with the mayor casting the decisive vote on a related amendment before deferring airport issues to the Finance Committee.
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Ald
Ireland
VU Olowel
Webb
Winnipeg
Sanitary Inspectors’ Association
Watson
Hole
Currie
Charles Sivell
Tio
Cerita
Finance Committee For Action
Peace Conversations Move Nehru Family to Poona
Viceroy Lord Linluth allowed Pundit Motilal Nehru and his son Jawaharlal Nehru to be moved from Jalapore to Poona for peace talks with Mahatma Gandhi.
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Allahabad
India
Lord Ftrom
Pundit Motilal Nehru
Pundit Cawarhalal
Jalapore
Poona
Mahatma Gandhi
Conflagration damages Hamilton CN roundhouse
Fire swept the Canadian National Railway roundhouse near Stuart Street in Hamilton Ontario today shortly before noon. Three alarms were rung within 15 minutes and all available apparatus rushed to the scene as the blaze grew quickly.
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C.N.R
Hamilton
Ont
Canadian National Railway
Stuart Street
Gold Rush Begins in Tranagulla Australia Discovery
Bendigo Australia Aug 5 A 30 ounce gold nugget found at Tranagulla Victoria 40 miles away sparks a new rush. Over 250 prospectors have reached the field and pegged claims many driving cars. Prospectors eye the unexplored center of Australia a vast area believed rich in minerals.
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Bendigo
Australia
Tranagulla
Victoria
Woman Leaps From Car As Spouse Speeds At Sixty
In Waukegan Illinois on August 5 Mrs James Granbiorg of Highwood leaped from a speeding car after warning her husband to slow from 60 miles an hour. She suffered a fractured skull and was admitted to the local hospital.
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Nanking
A. R. J. Hearne
Tientsin-Pukow
Puchen
Pukow
Foochow
Kienyang
Fukien
Yenping
Edith Nellieton
Edith Harrison
British Church Missionary Society
London
Yenning
Nankine
China
Chargsha
Waukegan, Ir
Waukegan Hospital
James Granbiorg
Highwood
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipeg Grain Yard
Winnipeg August grain inspections show wheat last year 114 contracts, oats 18, flax 5, rye 22, mixed grains 1 with no screenings. Year-over-year figures noted for comparison, including oats and flax.
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Winnipeg
Police Involved in Search for Two Lost Prospectors
The Pas Manitoba Aug 5 Two Manitoba Provincial Police officers were seriously injured when their gas speeder crashed into a gravel car during a search for two missing prospectors. Constable Tom Peach suffered facial and neck injuries with lingering unconsciousness. Constable D N McGregor had two compound fractures and a lacerated hand. Aerial help and further search were arranged as the tale of missing Harry Cairns and son George continues amid difficult terrain in the Hudson Bay north country.
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Pas
Man
Manitoba
Notlice
Flin Fton
Tom Peach
Cranberry Portage
D. N. McGregor
Mer
Harry Cairns
George Anys Iig
Cypress Hills Trout Availability Sheds Light on Fisheries
A fragmented note from Cypress Hills outlines trout availability and local fisheries management. It references A. P. Burna and Medicine Hat fish efforts, noting communication gaps and a final wave of creeks.
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A. P. Burna
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Canadian
Alta
Ingsford-Smith
Cuke
Reynolds- Moore
Bennett
Twain
J. Fred Booth
Industrial Plan Prem
Brownlee
Commander Colmore
R. B. B. Colmore
R. S. Booth
Lawrence
Llasor
Lord Willingdeen
Carrington
St. Hubert
Birkenhead
U. S
Pennsylvania
Tranagualla
BR i
Cairns
Cypress Hills
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