Alaska Wreck Toll Rises From Blunt's Reef Sinking
Eureka reports list of Alaska passengers and crew missing or dead after Saturday night collision with rocks at Blunt's Reef. Of 182 passengers and 82 crew, seventeen dead identified in Eureka morgue and many others missing. The Anyox rescued 106 survivors and seventeen dead, including woman and child, while 31 others remain unaccounted for.
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Cales
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Blunt’s Reef
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Crown 15 Great Link of Empire
London reports an imperial conference address to King George affirming loyalty to the crown and the empire. The delegates vow no change in status will weaken unity among peoples and governments and express hope for welfare, safety, and peace of dominions and world.
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London
Imperial Conference
George
Mary de Jong
Rain Douses New Brunswick Forest Fires
Frederickton New Brunswick Aug 8 heavy overnight rain ended forest fires across the province and prevented further spread, averting more losses after weekend blaze caused over half a million dollars in damage to resorts and villages.
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Frederickton
N. B
de Vigor
New Brunswick
Murder charge in infant death case in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg on August 8 police say a dead male infant was found in a suit case and Lulu Linthe aged 20 is charged with murder as the child's mother.
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Winnipeg
Lulu Linthe
Lightning Fire Destroys Centralia Methodist Church
A lightning strike caused a fire that completely destroyed the Methodist church in Centralia on Saturday. All movable contents were removed before the structure collapsed.
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London
Centralia
Dining car price cuts foretold by CPR official
Grant Hall vice president of the Canadian Pacific Railway on arrival here from the east said a reduction in dining car meal prices on all Canadian railway lines will be announced shortly. New price schedules are being prepared.
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Winnipeg
Grant Hall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hall
Canadian Pacific Train Theft Fined On Court Day
J Varce, charged with stealing two tiles on a Canadian Pacific train on Saturday, was fined $5.00 plus costs in this morning's police court proceedings.
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Bole Court
J. Varce
Canadian Pacific
Weekend drownings reported in Vancouver and Montreal
Vancouver saw two drownings over the weekend with a seven year old boy missing at Jericho Beach after a slip and fall near Point Grey and a Japanese workman drowned in False Creek when a boat overturned. In Montreal two drownings were reported with a 12 year old boy lost in the Rauquette river and a body recovered believed to be Murray A Mason of Fredericton from the Lachine Canal at Wellington Street bridge.
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Vancouver
Namac
Gerald Paterson
Point Grey
Jericho Beach
False Creek
Mentuepgl
Montreal
Release of John J McKeown and Sinn Fein MPs
Paris reports the British government will release John J McKeown the last imprisoned member of the Irish republican parliament along with fourteen Sinn Fein MPs detained at Bailymine internment camp. The decision, said to originate from Dublin Castle, was not yet confirmed by London as of afternoon. A message from the Irish parliament was sent to Lloyd George with no reply by early afternoon.
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Allied Supreme Council
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Desmond Fitzgerald
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Gill
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London
James Peter Robertson VC Hero of Canadian Infantry
The account from The Times History of the War honors Private James Peter Robertson of Medicine Hat and the 27th Battalion for rescuing a machine gun crew, routing the enemy, seizing a gun, and leading his platoon to victory before he was killed while aiding wounded comrades under heavy fire.
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Times
James Peter Robertson
Medicine Hat
Robertson
Tades
Iftor
Harvesters Wanted for Crow Nest Pass Jobs
Mr J M Wright of the Alberta Government Employment bureau seeks harvesters to join tomorrow's Crow train for work lasting about 40 days. Wage offered is 64.00 per day. Employment bureau opens at 7 30 in the morning.
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J. M. Wright
Alberta
E Employment Bureau
Sugar Prices Rise for Wholesalers in Toronto
Toronto reports a sugar price increase of 1 165 percent for wholesalers with a forthcoming retailer rise. European demand is said to have stiffened the market.
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Toronto
Europe
Auto Ditch Tragedy Near Deschambault Kills Driver
A 41 year old woman driving with three companions on the Quebec Montreal highway near Deschambault went off the road late Saturday night and was killed instantly when the car plunged into a ditch. The crash occurred as their auto left the highway, with no further details provided on the others involved.
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Quebec
Jermenine Page
Deschambault
Quebec-Montreal
Tie in fifth international six metre yacht race
The fifth international six metre yacht race between Britain and the United States ended in a tie with the cock team scoring 8 points. Britain had won three races previously and the U S team was left with no further chances to win the cup, Elwis Row said.
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Elwis
United States
Alberta road problem fairway to be solved by research
Edmonton Aug 8 Alberta's road bulging problem is near solution through the Industrial Research Commission studies. Dr K A Clarke reports progress on using Athabasca tar sands and local soils to create cheap serviceable earth roads, addressing lack of sand and gravel deposits and the need for economical rural highway construction.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. L. Cote
Scientific and Industrial Research Council of Alberta
Cote
K. A. Clarke
University of Alberta
Industrial Research Commission
Aps
Athabasca
McMurray
C. Clarke
Amas
Research ‘Commission
Mr. Cote
Parral
Jim
Tue
Boutéarie
Clarke
Two Men Rescued After Two Days Afloat On Lake Ontario
Two roving mariners Henry Deichmiller of Rochester and Leonard Dewap of Ontario drifted in an open boat for about 45 miles from Thursday afternoon until 6 p.m. Saturday in rough winds. The pair, lacking food, were rescued by the steam barge Liberty between Charlotte and Ogdensburg.
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N. Y
Lake Ontario
Liberty
Charlotte
Ogdensburg
Henry Deichmiller
Rochester
Leonard Dewap
Ontario
Dover Fire Destroys Large Bristol Lumber Yard Stock
London August 5 Dover suffered a fire at a Bristol lumber yard valued at £1,000,080. Fire brigade aided by mounted police as flames destroyed about 500 feet of stock and infrastructure.
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London
Dover
Grobevat & Lumber Yard
Astipation
Aebics
Bristol
Alberta to Probe Fertilizer Sources in Province
Edmonton August 8 the soil survey of Alberta now under way by the Scientific and Industrial Research Council of Alberta chaired by J L Cote will begin an investigation into fertilizer sources. The effort will map what fertilizers are needed in each area and locate nearest raw materials.
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Scientifie
Industrial Research Council
Berta
J. L Cote
Erta
Alberta
Goninieston
Commisaida
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