Florida coast battered by tropical hurricane near Melbourne
Jacksonville reports a tropical hurricane striking from West Palm Beach to Melbourne causing ship and rail disruptions. Missing trains and downed communications isolate towns while the Florida East Coast Railway Tavana Special and the Mallory Line steamer Algonquin trigger searches and fears of further damage.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
West Palm Beach
Melbourne
Florida East Coast Railway
Miami
Fort Pierce
Algonquin
Mallory Line
Galveston
New York
Florida Straits
Vero Beach
Stuart
Associated Press
Palm Beach
Palm Beaches
Miami Weather Bureau
Dollar Line Steamer in Trouble Near Knriles
Tokio August 8 A radio message picked up by the Japanese steam ship Paris Maru stated that the Dollar Line freighter Stanley Dollar bound for Shanghai from Seattle was disabled by a boiler explosion off Knriles yesterday. The Stuart Dany from Victoria BC to pavehit was expected soon. The Stinsytai said her water was almost exhausted but the American liner President Grant sailing from Yokohama to Seattle on August 2 was expected to arrive and replenish it.
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Tokio
Paris Maru
Dollar Line
Stanley Dollar
Shanghai
Seattle
Stuart Dany
I Ae
Victoria
B.C
Stinsytai
President Grant
Yokohama
Weather Summary for Western Cities
Edmonton and area report mostly fair and warm conditions with scattered showers possible today and Thursday. Vancouver Calgary Moose Jaw Winnipeg and other listed locales show a mix of cloudy and fair skies with mild temperatures in the high 50s to mid 80s.
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Vancouver
Cloudy
Edmonton
Calgary
Fair
Moose Jaw
Clear
Winnipeg
Storia
Ieee
Birhbridge
Alberta
Bennett Fined for Canvassing Without License
At the police court yesterday afternoon B Bennett was fined two dollars and costs for canvassing for orders without a license.
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B. Bennett
Bennett criticizes Grit rule on jobs and emigration in Nova Scotia
Antigonish Nova Scotia August remarks by Hon R B Bennett accuse the Liberal government of failing to create employment and stem people leaving Canada. He cites trade balance, butter imports, and competition from New Zealand, urging measures to develop Canada for Canadians and keep workers at home.
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Antigonish
N.S
King
West
R. B. Bennett
Nova Scotia
Herine
Bran“i. Bennett
Khiaren
Rey-Hairei Grandfathe
Bennnett
Brandon
Canada
Bennett
New Zealand
United States
Cross Country Fame Ends in Crash for Italian Aviators
Ferrarin and Del Preté, famed for a Rome to South America distance flight, were injured when their Savoia Marchetti crashed during a test near Governador Island. Ferrarin suffered rib fractures and internal hemorrhages, Del Preté fractured a leg, and a Brazilian mechanic was seriously hurt.
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Rio de Janeiro
Ferrarin
el Prete
Rome
South America
National Telegraph Agency
Governador Island
del Preté
Brazil
Natali
South Atlantic
Strenuous Schedule Planned for Premier King in Prince Albert
Premier King arrives in Prince Albert for a three day constituency visit. He will travel to Blaine Lake for an address, then to Shellbrook for a dinner and reception. He plants the Rosthern post office cornerstone and will formally open the Prince Albert National Park before heading east.
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Prince Albert
Sask
King
Hla
Motors
Blaine Lake
Shellbrooke
Rosthern
Prince Albert National Park
Vesuvius Eruption Reported Near Naples
Mount Vesuvius erupts near Naples with lava outpourings marking an active month. Meteorological notes record scattered showers and a temperature range around 980-58.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Armored Car Hold-Up Nets $26,000 In St Paul
Four bandits in two cars robbed an armored motor car in St Paul Minnesota early today. They hurled gas bombs into the interior disabling the guards and escaped with $26,000.
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St. Paul, Minn
Italian Sub H-14 Crew Perishes in Adriatic Rescue S fail
Rome reports the Italian submarine H-14 with 31 aboard died from poisonous chlorine after a collision with a destroyer during Adriatic maneuvers. Salvage crews, aided by seaplanes, divers and air and cable connections, recovered the sub but found no survivors. Captain Well and Commander Fasulo were among the dead.
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Rome
Adriatic
Guiseppe Missouri
Well
Fasulo
SCR Aalwch Ohta
Wheat Gets Another Hard Crack From Winnipeg Trade
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange posted a continued drop as bearish sentiment drove prices to new lows, down 3 8 to 3 4 cents on the day. Early selling by the Canadian Pool faded by mid-session, with commission houses maintaining pressure despite some buying power and lower Liverpool cables aiding maturities for North American crops. Flax slipped 3 4 to 3 2 cents, rye fell 2 1 4, and oats and barley declined slightly amid ample offerings.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Shorts
Liverpool
North America
Ranchers urged to attend Medicine Hat meeting
Ranchers are reminded of a Monday meeting in Medicine Hat with J Wright president of the Western Canada Livestock Union and Dr Gonnor of the U S Tariff Commission. They will gather evidence on the cost of raising livestock on Western Canada ranches to inform the tariff inquiry and oppose removal or reduction of duties on cattle shipped from Canada to the United States.
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Medicine Hat
United States
Canada’s Geneva Meeting Stance On Arbitration Expected
Ottawa reports Canadian representatives at the forthcoming League of Nations talks in Geneva will study a stance in favor of compulsory arbitration in international disputes. Cabinet discussions are anticipated on the final line once Premier King returns from the West. Romania owes Canada nearly 24 million dollars.
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Ottawa
King Defends Ship of State In Canadian Parliament
Premier Mackenzie King tells Conservative leader K. Bennett that the government steers Canada toward unity prosperity and amity. He cites wartime debts and postwar payments from Britain Belgium France Romania and Greece and describes railways and the economy improved under Liberal policy.
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King
J. Fred Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Canada
Romania
Greece
P. C. Larkin
Finance Department
Belgium
France
Bennett
Mr. King
Robert Bkorden
Montreal
Ship of State
Unity
Prosperity
Amity
London
Ramsay MacDonald Interprets British Labor Ideals in Canada
In Toronto on August 7, Ramsay MacDonald, leader of Britain's Labour Party and head of its first postwar government, framed Labour as an intellectual party aiming to fulfill rather than destroy. He denied affiliations with communism, stressing aims to address unemployment and low wages and to oppose Communist influence in politics.
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Toronto
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Canadian ‘Club
Labor Party
Great Britain
British Isles
Alberta Farm Loan Act Awaiting Federal Board Appointments
Edmonton reports that operation of Alberta's Loan Act cannot begin until Hon. Jas. Robb, federal finance minister, returns from Europe. A provincial farm loan board will oversee long term mortgages under the federally sponsored Farm Loan Act, with a board of four members and provincial supervision, pending federal action.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Jas. Robb
Europe
R. C. Reid
Federal Farm Loan Board
Robb
Peysong
Hug”Ely
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Frank T. Courtney
B. B. Hosmer
Fred Perce
W. Gilmour
Glasgow
Minnewaska
Courtney
Azores
Newfoundland
BE. B. Hosmer
White Star Line
Geneva
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