Alberta Legislature Likely to Hold Session After Harvest
Edmonton reports suggest a fall session for the Alberta Legislature soon after harvest to enable the new UFA administration to start. Premier-elect Greenfield is expected to take over provincial management by month’s end, with a cabinet to be announced at a meeting next Thursday in Edmonton.
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U.F.A
Greenfield
Edmonton
Alberta Assembly
U. F.A
Premen
Stewart
Sub Commander Patzig to Surrender for Trial
Berlin reports Lieut Commander Patzig who led the submarine that sank the hospital ship Llandovery is in South Africa and intends to surrender to the German court claiming sole responsibility for the attack. Dittmar and Tholdt were sentenced to four years each.
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Berlin
Leipsic
Patzig
Llandovery Vasue
Uth Africa
Germany
Theie
Wipatzig
Dittmar
Johann Tholdt
Boldt
Lightning Kills Three in Alabama Blaze of Sky
In Tallahasse, Alabama, on August 6, Laverne Haynie, 19, a white boy, was instantly killed when a bolt of lightning struck from a clear sky as he rode a mule. The same bolt hit two Negroes and a dog sheltering under an oak tree. one of the two Negroes and the dog died instantly while the other Negro was knocked unconscious. All four mules in the team were killed.
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Tallahasse
Ala
Laverne Haynie
Afghanistan vows to back Turkey and threaten Britain
At a luncheon in Angers the Afghan ambassador told the Turkish Nationalist Government that Afghanistan would support Turkey and declare war on Britain if it sided with Greece. He warned that British aid to Greece would prompt Afghan tribal intrigues on India's northwest frontier.
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Constantinople
Afghanistan
Great Britain
Turkey
Angers
Greece
India
Manitoba Harvest Labor Wage Raised to Four Dollars
Winnipeg dispatch reports harvest labor wages increased to four dollars a day starting today. J A Bowman provincial superintendent says this is a fifty cent rise from the previous rate and unions across the three prairie provinces agree not to pay more than four dollars for farm labor this year.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. A. ‘Bowman
Provin‘ohtt Berperimendenst
United Farmers’ Organizations
Prairie Provinces
Tragic Staten Island Bomb Blast Injures Brooklyn Boys
Twelve year old Frank Cafaro of Brooklyn was killed in a Staten Island quarantine grounds blast while his two brothers were badly hurt. The device, found on the grounds, exploded after a hammer strike, authorities report.
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New York
Frank Cafaro
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Italians Redirected to Canada Amid U S Immigration Rules
Montress Aug 6 Italian steamship firms shift passenger traffic to Canada due to U S immigration limits. Nagi gnazione Generale Italiana plans a direct Domination line. first ship sailed from Naples to Quebec carrying Italian immigrants.
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nigRans
Canada
United States
Nagignazione Generale Italiana
Dominion
Italy
Naples
Quebec
Global diets vary with bread use and rice reliance
The text notes that only about a third of the world’s population uses bread daily while a majority in some regions relies mainly on rice. It contrasts bread consumption with rice-based diets across different cultures and geographies.
21 Yearold Tramps 4000 Miles From New York to Los Angeles
John Lush aged 21 completes a 4000 mile trek from New York to Los Angeles. He wins 500 by not shaving not accepting a lift and living on raw food during the journey.
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John Lush
New York
Los Angeles
Census figures issued by Ottawa branch today
Ottawa August 6. The census branch released figures from the recently taken census with notes that figures are subject to revision.
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Ottawa
Impromptu Gusher Lights Oils North of Fort Norman
Fort Norman witnesses a dramatic display as Imperial Oil’s original gusher north of the Mackenzie river spurts over the derrick during cleanup. Head Driller T. A. Boyd and crew used a bailer to clear debris, triggering a solid column of high grade oil that rose above the casing before spilling down.
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Imperial Oil Coy
Fort Norman
W. T
McMurray
Imperial Oil
Mackenzie River
Arctic
Weil
T. A. Boyd
Lester Morrow
William Cleaver
al, Asby
Boyd
Talk of Protest in Edmonton Election
Edmonton reports a protest likely to be filed over the provincial election in the Edmonton riding as independent candidate Joseph Adair claims irregularities. He says evidence gathered since July 18 supports a new election if a protest proceeds.
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Joseph Adair
Edmonton
Journal
Tellegen Sues Farrar for Separation in Desertion Case
Lou Tellegen, actor, files suit for separation from wife Geraldine Farrar, opera singer, on desertion charges. Tellegen's counsel says the quit followed a letter from Farrar's lawyers offering to discuss differences in a law office.
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New York
Lou Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Tellegen
Miss Farrar
Edmonton Election Results Stir No Labor Protest
Edmonton August 6. Labor Party candidates deny Calgary claim they will protest the provincial election. Official count shows Liberal candidates leading. five Libs elected. Question of irregularities remains unproven as the campaign ends.
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Labor
Calgary
Edmonton
Nly
Despondent Ontario woman ends life at home
Despondent due to long illness, Mrs. Levi Young, 35, of Smith's Falls, Ontario, killed herself yesterday by severing a jugular vein at her Brockville home.
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Brockville
Ont
Levi Young
Smith’s Falls
Rainfall Reported Across District After Night Showers
Light showers are reported across the district with .04 inch total rainfall. A two hour rainfall event covered most of the Swift Current to Empress line.
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Swift Current
Empress
Windsor man charged with arson and attempted murder
In Windsor Ontario on August 6 David Long was charged by his wife with arson and attempted murder after she escaped a house fire she says he started. Firefighters battled flames as onlookers watched and Long was taken into custody near the scene. The home was burned to the ground.
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Windsor
Ont
David Long
Long
Fuel control in Canada unlikely this winter
Ottawa August 6 reports Sir Geo Foster says a fuel control scheme has been under consideration but the present situation requires no action by federal authorities.
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Sir
Foster
Sitatur
Ottawa
Can
Geo. Foster
Henry Orr Willson Dies After Auto Accident in Hamilton
Henry Orr Willson aged 60 was struck by a motor car last night driven by Henry Giddings a well known horseman of Oakville. He died on the way to the hospital in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Henry Orr Willson
Harry Giddings
Oakville
Greeks Advancing South of Ismid in Thrace Front
London dispatch reports two Greek divisions moving south of Ismid fifty miles southeast of Constantinople. Greeks reportedly entered Vezirhan and Lefke without resistance and gained control of the southern exit from the Gelyli pass about twenty miles from the city.
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London
Ismid
Constantinople
Exchange ‘Telegraph Co
Vezirhan
Lefke
Gelyli Pass
Simmons Amendment Shifts Debt Negotiations to President
Washington report details an amendment to the allied debts refunding bill offered by Senator Simmons of North Carolina. The measure would authorize the president to conduct negotiations instead of the treasury secretary and imposes prohibitions on cancellation or alteration of principal or interest. It bars substitution of debtor government bonds with those of another government and forbids delaying interest payments after July 1 1922 except for newly created governments with unconditional guarantees.
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Washington
Simmons
North Carolina
Treasury
Rattler in N Y Skyscraper Stray Snake Found in Hudson Terminal
A five foot rattlesnake prowled the Hudson terminal building corridors today after escaping from a parcel counter. A porter alerted staff after spotting the reptile on a telephone. a circus worker later confirmed the escape among three snakes checked at the counter.
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New York
Hudson Terminal
Twelve Tramps Exposed after Train Stop Charge Vagrancy
Twelve men pulled off a Canadian Pacific freight train yesterday afternoon were arraigned before Magistrate Rae on vagrancy charges. Five faced a fine of 5.06 dollars or thirty days in jail and chose jail. The other seven were ordered to leave the city by this evening.
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Canadian Pacific
Rae
McKeown to remain jailed amid Irish parliamentary move
Dublin August 6 officials announced most Irish republican prisoners now in custody will be freed ahead of Parliament’s August 16 meeting. One exception is John J. McKeown who was convicted of murdering District Inspector McGrath.
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Dublin
John J. McKeown
McGrath
Penetang Tercentenary Forges Peace Between Foes
On August 6 in Penetang Ontario hereditary foes the Hurons and Troquois ended 271 years of feud at the tercentenary ceremony for Champlain. Chiefs Ovide Sioui and Andrew Staat declared unity as they smoked the peace pipe and buried the war hatchet beneath a red boulder.
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Penetang
Ont
Troquois
Penetang Bay
Champlain
Ovide Sioui
Tlurgas
Andrew Staat
The
Six Nations
Greenfield to announce cabinet slate next Thursday
Calgary Aug 6 Herbert Greenfield leader of the U F A in the legislature will announce his cabinet slate at a conference of elected U F A members in Edmonton on Aug 11. A cabinet will take over as soon as Premier Stewart is ready and Greenfield vows immediate public announcement after the conference. Distress among dried-out farmers and urban unemployed will be addressed with data and a conference on unemployment to meet again late this month.
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Calgay
Edmonton
Herbert Greenfield
U. F.A
Calgary
Greenfield
Stewart
D. L. Kennedy
Peace River
Public Library Sees High Summer Circulation
The Public Library reports July circulation at 5 868 with 4 624 fiction 1 037 juvenile and 207 non fiction. June 6 199 and July last year 4 920. July new cards 77, fines $16 75. Donations total thanks to many individuals and groups including GQ Mills Emma Armstrong Mrs G A Turner and the W C T U.
Weather Summary Across Prairie Provinces
The past 24 hours brought cooler conditions across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with showers in most areas. Forecasts call for generally fair weather with little temperature change today and Sunday.
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Vancouver
Nelson
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Regina
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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