Highway construction seen as relief measure in Canada
Ottawa reports minister says highway work will employ single men while provinces and municipalities push for broader relief. Government plans conferences with provinces and may soon announce details on funding, camp setup, and wage levels, with noncompliant singles possibly losing direct relief. Extensive road building is expected in British Columbia Alberta Manitoba and Northern Ontario as the program unfolds.
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Ottawa
Canada
G. D. Robertson
Robertson
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Dominion
Flood Devastates Tampico as Rains End
In Tampico and nearby Vera Cruz and Tamaulipas cities heavy rains caused floods that claimed several lives. Three men and a woman died in Tampico after being swept away by the rising waters and residents reported numerous bodies in the Panuco river. Cattle losses were also reported. Apples exported from the United States last year totaled 2,100,000 barrels.
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Mexico
Y Press
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Tamalipas
Panuco
United States
Round the World Fliers Abandon Record Attempt
The Pangborn Herndon team abandoned their pursuit of the round the world record due to weather and wing damage. They shifted plans to Tokyo with a seven day layover and possible non-stop Tokyo to Seattle after repairs.
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New York
Panggera Herndon
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Tokyo
Seattle
Clyde Pangborn
Tass
Post and Gatty
Behring Sea
Nome
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Pangborn
Siggyo
York
Tokio
Renge
Lindbergh Reaches Aklavik After Arctic Flight
Col Charles Lindbergh and wife landed at Aklavik on the Mackenzie delta at 6 05 a m Eastern, completing a 1100 mile hop from Baker Lake in treacherous Arctic conditions. Eskimos and residents cheered as the Lockheed Sirius touched down on Peel channel, marking a bold leg in their Washington to Tokyo journey.
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Lindberghs
Ottawa
Charles Lindbergh
Tokio
Japan
Rockcliffe Airport
Col. MacNider
United States
Canada
G. Johnson
Aklavik
Northwest Territories
Wireless
Edmonton
Arctic
Charles A. Lindbergh
Peel Channel
Mackenzie River
Baker Lake
Washington
Coppermine
Lindbergh
Baler Lake
Churchill
Hunter Bay
Great Bear Lake
Fort Norman
Dwight Morrow
Hudson's Bay Company Post
Col. Lindbergh
Ker Lake
Lockheed
Washington-to-Tokio
First Wheat of the Season Marketed by G G Dais
The Lake of the Woods Milling Company bought the season’s first wheat from G. G. Dais, who farms east of Medicine Hat on the Irvine trail. The 200 acre crop yielded ten bushels per acre, grading No. 1 Northern and weighing 60 pounds per bushel, to be turned into Five Roses flour.
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Lake of the Woods Milling Company
G. G. Dais
Medicine Hat
Irvine Trail
Women admitted as associate members of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Three women have been made associate members of the Royal Institute of British Architects, an organization historically founded by men. The move marks a notable expansion of gender representation within the profession.
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The
Royal Institute of British Architects
Canada Australia trade pact proclaimed in both countries
Ottawa announces the Canada Australia tariff agreement is now in operation. Premier R B Bennett says it shifts much Australian buying to Canada, with major gains in lumber salmon news print and motor vehicle chassis. Beef veal lamb mutton and cheese terms outlined.
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Ottawa
Ont
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Australia
Wife Beater Held On Murder Charge
Andrew Bodz was committed to stand trial at the next Criminal Assizes after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. Hawkins. Mary Bodz died from a ruptured lung and heart, which the Crown alleges were caused by Bodz beating his wife.
Prairie Farm Relief Visit Set for Saskatchewan
A Canadian press report states a government mission led by Agriculture Minister Robert Weir will tour the prairie provinces, focusing on drought relief for Saskatchewan. The delegation includes Prof. L. E. Kirk, L. S. Archibald, and J. G. Taggart, who will meet farmers and study aid plans without public meetings. The Cabinet will discuss further steps on the trip's results, with a full report awaited.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Robert Weir
West
Weir
L. E. Kirk
Saskatchewan University
Dominion
Wests
Anthrax Outbreak Hits Manitoba Horses Near Rennie
An epidemic of anthrax has broken out among horses in Manitoba ten miles of the Rennie to Ingolf area. Sixteen horses owned by A N Duff of Regina died. the site is under quarantine. Three men were hospitalized for observation but not confirmed cases. Anti anthrax serum is being rushed to Winnipeg by air from Minneapolis New York and Kansas City. Provincial and Dominion veterinarians are aiding the response as officials warn the public to stay out of the affected region believed to originate among local deer and spread via horse and deer fly bites.
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Winnipeg
Rennie
Man
Ingolf
Ont
Manitoba
Minneapolis
New York
Kansas City
A. N. Duff
Regina
Medicine Hat Horses Shipped To Butte Slaughterhouses
In the past week sixteen carloads of Medicine Hat district horses were shipped to the Montana Horse Products Co. in Butte for slaughter. A buyer for the Butte firm says estimates of seasonal shipments could reach up to 20,000 head as Canadian range horses fade from use due to mechanization.
Yangtze Floods Leave Thousands Dead Across Central China
Thousands were reported dead as the Yangtze River rose to record heights in the valley. The flood swamped vast Central China areas, menacing pestilence and famine for hundreds of thousands made homeless. Nine-tenths of last year’s U.S. vegetable exports went to Canada.
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Hankow
China
Associated Press
Yangtse
Great River
United States
Canada
Meyer Expiates The Murder of G. J. Gerring
Edmonton reports Louis Meyer age 32 was hanged at Fort Saskatchewan jail for the April 16 murder of Gus J. Gerring. He went to the scaffold with composure after breakfast, was executed at 4:22 a.m., and life was pronounced extinct after a brief inquest.
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Edmonton
Louis Meyer
Fort Saskatchewan
Gus J. Gerring
Meyer
Arthur Ellis
T. W. E.henry
Germanys Banks Reopen After Three Week Shutdown
Germany’s banks reopened for public business after more than three weeks of emergency closure. Depositor runs did not occur. withdrawals stayed within expected limits as money moved into banks nationwide. Weather report notes coal and showery and temperatures from 68 to 44.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Marquis of Reading to Wed His Assistant Stella Charnaud
London August 5 Associated Press reports the Marquis of Reading a former ambassador to the United States and Viceroy to India will marry his assistant Stella Charnaud the daughter of the late Charles Charnaud who served Britain abroad Charnaud aided him in politics and India work during the first round table conference. The Marquis age 70 and Miss Charnaud age 37. Alice Edith Cohen the Marquis first wife died in March 1930.
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London
Associated Press
Marquis of Reading
United States
India
Great Britain
Stella Charnaud
Charles Charnaud
Turkey
Miss Charnaud
Lord Reading
England
Heas
Lord Irwin
Marquis
Alice Edith Cohen
Forest Fire Outbreaks Drive Refugees From Priest River Valley
Forest fires across the Idaho and British Columbia regions force hundreds to flee as flames ravage timber, destroy farm buildings and push smoke 8000 feet high. Firefighting teams battle multiple blazes near Kelowna Fernie and McBain's Lake with strong winds hindering efforts.
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Spokane
Wash
Priest River
Idaho
Kelowna
B.C
Okanagan Lake
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G. J. Gerring
Glenmore
Here
A. R. Harmon
Wilson's Landing
Fernie
Forestry Department
McBain’s Lake
South Fork
McBain's
Dumont's
Phillips Canyon
Bull River
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