Alberta Crop Prospects Downward With Drought Damage
Alberta crop report notes wheat yields severely reduced by wind heat and drought across southern districts. Rains arrive too late to save much, though some areas show partial recovery in grain fill. Central districts report patchy conditions with 4 to 25 bushels per acre, while Peace River district improves with rains. Harvest labor projected at 14 000, with 4 000 found locally.
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Department of Agriculture
Government of Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta
Canaria
Vermilion
Gooshie
East Central Territory
Lasour
Nanton
Peace River
Gordon retracts statement in Maurer murder case
Chicago dispatch reports Sheriff Groves of Wichita Kans was informed that John Gordon’s claimed confession naming Ned Joseph Maurer as the killer was a hoax. Gordon reportedly retracted the statement, leaving Russell Scott’s hanging sentence in Chicago pending review.
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Chicago
Peter M. Foffman
John Cordon
Wichita
Kang
Ned Joseph Maurer
Russell Scott
Groves
Kans
Gordon
Alex McCulloch Mounted Police veteran dies in Lamont
Alex McCulloch a 15 year veteran of the Mounted Police died at Lamont after coming west from Parry Sound in 1892 continuing a life in western Canada his death ends a long service memory
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Alex. McCulloch
Mounted Police
Lamont
Parry Sound
Boy Saves Women From Drowning in Quebec River
Montreal August 3 Eric Gilman 16 rescued two women from drowning after their boat capsized in the Riviere de la Prairie. The trio were swept downstream for about a half hour before Gilman, an expert swimmer, brought the women ashore where they regained consciousness.
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Montreal
Riviere de la Prairie
Eric Gilman
Strose
Gilman
Greeks Move Toward Frontier in Bulgarian Dispute
Athens reports Greece has sent two regiments to the Greek Bulgarian frontier and plans an ultimatum to Bulgaria over the murder of Greek citizen M. Nicolaides at Stanimaka. If rejected, Greece may push troops three miles into Bulgarian territory, prompting a League of Nations appeal.
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Paris
Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
M. Nicolaides
Stanimaka
League of Nations
Trail Riders Form in Canadian Rockies Neeed to Break Trail
Walter J. Nixon leads the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies as they experiment with a heavy pack harness to break deep snow for a Phoenix mine trek in British Columbia. The first Pow-Wow near Yoho Valley drew 207 participants, unveiling a bronze plaque for guide Wom Wilson and planning a grand trek to Wapta Camp with anticipated turnout near a thousand.
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Walter J. Nixon
The
Trail Riders of
Canadian Rockies
Phoenix Mine
British Columbia
Trail Riders
Yoho Valley
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tukakkun Falls
Wom Wilson
Tts
Ugalow
Order of the Trail Riders of the
Junction
Official figures show costs of permit system for farmers
The Sun reproduces a table from The Grain trade of Canada showing the 1923 crop shipped via Vancouver and the price spread between prairie Fort William purchases and Liverpool sales. The data highlight higher costs and freight rates, suggesting profit and market access issues under the permit system.
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Urther
Vancouver
the Sun
Grain Trade of
Canada
Board of Grain Commissioners
Thos. A. Low
Fort William
Liverpool
Cooun
Vancuver
Fort Willian
Deen Peerett
Lae Fevaser
Mthesia
French Canadians Tour Ontario Under Bourassa Leadership
Le Devoir plans a tour through Ontario August 16 to 22 led by Henri Bourassa. About 300 French Canadians, 50 clergy, 70 women, and French Americans from New England travel in two trains with receptions at Windsor Detroit Toronto and other stops. The excursion is described as purely educational with no political aim.
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Montreal
le Devoir
Ontario
New England
Canadian National Railways
Henri Bourassa
Quebec
Dominion
Queber Wlelix
Ottawa
Sarnia
Windsor
Detroit
Toronto
Martime
Hnea
Bourasan
Italian Mob Kills Four In Riot Over City Hall Officers
Four killed and fifteen injured in San Giovanna In Flore Calabria during a mob riot demanding abolition of communal taxes and dismissal of city medical staff natives. Police fired and troops from Cosenza arrived to restore order.
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San Giovanna
Flore
Calabria
Italy
Cosenza
Dominion Cabinet Reorganization Not Including Solicitor General
Ottawa August 1 expected re organization of the Dominion Cabinet this fall will not include the solicitor general as part of a major reshuffle. Officials say changes will focus on other ministries while the solicitor general position remains intact.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Victoria opens Unique Amusement Centre with Crystal Gardens
The Hon. W. G. Nichol and D. C. Coleman opened Crystal Gardens in Victoria as Canada’s largest salt water swimming pool facility. The two acre complex features a 150 foot pool, a glass roofed conservatory, gymnasium, hot baths, art gallery, two dancing floors and a tea room. The CPR expands service with new steamships and routes to capitalize on a coming tourist boom.
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W. G. Nichol
British Columbia
D. C. Coleman
Canadian Pacific Railway
Crystal Gardens
Victoria
Canada
Peacock Alley
Beacon Hill Beach
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Seattle
Princesses
Kathleen
Marguerite
Appointment to vacant Solicitor General post discussed
The post has been unoccupied since the resignation of Hon. E. J. McMurray for private reasons in the last session. Canada’s May newsprint output surpassed that of the United States.
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E. J. McMurray
Canada
United States
Fire destroys National Corners plant in Vancouver
A fire of unknown origin consumed the National Corners plant in Vancouver early today. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 8125000, with total destruction of the facility and its contents.
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Vancouver
National Corners
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Dobbin
Rockies
Mr. Nixon
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Branff-Windermere
Tumbling Creek
Wolverine Plateau
High Alps
Hermit
Goodsir
Goodsir Creek
McArthur Pass
Lake O'Hara
Wapta
Phoenis Mines
Peng Fils Ghar
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