Eleventh Alberta Women s Institutes Conference at Foremost
The Medicine Hat constituency of Alberta Women’s Institutes held its eleventh annual meeting in Foremost on August 8 with over fifty members and visitors from Manyberries Foremost Bow Island Irvine and Walsh. The event showcased handicrafts and linen work with flowers decorating the theatre as speakers Mrs W R Fulton Walsh provincial president Mrs Montgomery and Mrs F C Alcock addressed attendees.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Women’s Institutes
Foremost
Manyberries
Bow Island
Irvine
Walsh
W. R. Fulton
Montgomery
F. C. Alcock
Auto crash in city injures three. one dead
An automobile struck a sidewalk, smashing a plate glass window and killing a ione occupant while seriously injuring two others. Frank Woodman of Manitoba, 30, was arrested for driving without license or registration. The text also notes branch activities about cemetery improvements, child welfare, Red Cross donations, and school health programs, plus community reports and plans for education and shelter services.
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motBta
Aoa Igauchuk
Eauharnois
Girard Russetordge Santreal
Frank Woodman
Manitoba
Red Cross
Salvation Army
The
Woods Home
G. Calder
Bow Island
Education and Selter Schools Committee
Britney
Reinhardt
Communists Threaten Marxist Mass Killings in Changsha
Reports from Hankow and Shanghai describe a brutal cycle as Hu Nan Governor Ho Chien claims daily tortures and executions of about 250 Communists while Reds allegedly vow to butcher all residents aged 15 to 35. Chinese troops evacuate Changsha amid feared red counterthreats.
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Hankow
A.P
Gbhdngsha
Shanghai
Changsha
Climber Hope Waffl Missing On Mt Robson Quest
Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies holds the search for Newman D Waffl a New Jersey schoolmaster missing since last Tuesday. Guides Roy Hargreaves and Joe Saldana report footprints on the upper ice fields and hazardous snow conditions hindering the West route ascent. Swiss guides Hans and Henry Fuhrer joined the effort from Jasper Park as authorities inform Mrs Waffl of the situation.
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Mount Robson
B.C
Nowering
Mount Robeson
Canadian Rockies
Cpg
Berg Lake
Ragson
Conrad
Kain
Finiss
Robson
Opin
Roy Hargreaves
Waffl
Hans
Henry Fuhrer
Maligne Lake
Jasper Park
Hargreaves
Joe Saldana
Hachsten
Tree-Sitter Injured In Minneapolis Collapse
Stephen Streleck a 16 year old tree sitter was badly injured in Minneapolis when a limb he had perched on for nearly 400 hours broke, dropping him 25 feet to the ground.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Stephen Streleck
French Wheat in Crisis From Heavy Rains
Paris reports from August twelve say Minister Fernand David told the Cabinet that heavy rains have cut France’s wheat crop by 60 to 70 percent on average, with some regions further damaged by storms. Bread costs are rising despite earlier farmer complaints about selling at a loss.
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Paris
A.P
Fernand David
M. David
Domestic Under Arrest Charged With Murder
Isabel Carr of Geary Sunbury County NB is charged with the murder of 90 year old Mrs Charles N Clark in her home where Carr was employed as a domestic. Police Chief Nathaniel Jones laid the information after an inquest that concluded behind closed doors. The accused said she was assaulted by an unknown man on Thursday afternoon the day of the killing.
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Fredericton
N.B
Isabel Carr
Geary
Sunbury County
Charles N. Clark
Carr
Nathaniel Jones
Prairie fire devastates Grassy Lake area acreage
Grassy Lake August 11 a prairie fire burned about 700 acres of pasture and 60 acres of grain crops, destroying residences and farm buildings. Firefighters contained the blaze by late Sunday morning after an overnight effort from the local crews. The weather was fair and warm with temperatures around 84 during the day and 52 at night.
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Grassy Lake
Weather Observer to be Stationed at Air Field
The city approves a two story twenty foot square building at the airport for the Weather Bureau. A new agreement replaces Western Canada Airways for night service. day service continues with Lieut Leigh paying the city for field use. The city’s share of the night duties is fifty dollars monthly.
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Air Field
D.C. Archibald
Mereorological Survey Department
Wigginther
Charles Pickering
Medicine Hat Public Library
Nhearva
Archibald
Western Canada Airways
Leigh
WA Lifau Ewu
Gawal Wioul Vuli
North Star Oil Co
Western boys rifle teams blank East in Ottawa contest
At Connaught Rifle Ranges in Ottawa on August 12, Calgary High School and Winnipeg Highland Cadets upset Eastern powers in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Cadet match. Calgary earned the clock minature despite a tie with Winnipeg Highlanders on total 256 points, narrowly besting by fewer magpies and better shot distribution. Imperial Cadets A from England placed third with 241, while Hamilton Central A followed in fourth.
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Connaught Rifle Ranges
Ottawa
C.P
West
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Calgary High School
Winnipeg Highland Cadets
Hamilton
Ont
Central College
Calgary High
Winnipeeg Highlanders
Calgarians
Magpies
Winnipegers
Imperial Cadets
England
Hamilton Central
Turbulent India and Frontier unrest reported across regions
Reports from Peshawar Simla and Bombay describe Afridi tribesmen movements near Peshawar with RAF air support. Observers consider possible tribal alliances and links to Afghanistans Nadir Shah while looting and censorship hinder details in Sindh and Quetta reinforcements. In Ahmadabad civil disobedience and police disruption mark nationalist protests with injuries and arrests.
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Peshawar
India
Parachipar
Simla
Kahajuri
Royal Air Force
Bombay
Ae Pashovar
Pny
Nadir Shah
Afghanistan
Nadir Shih
Quettas
Tariff Advisory Board Abolished in Canada Reform Plan
Ottawa reports Premier Bennet announces abolition of the Tariff Advisory Board and creation of a new body under Parliament authority. The current board, formed by order in council, will be replaced. salaries of the chairman and members noted. Beatty commission urged to continue and widen surveys of civil service roles.
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Ottawa
Tariff Advisory Board
R. B. Bennet
House of Commons
Senate
Draer
Parliamenit
Ahnlishhed Hoarna Haranita
G. P. Graham
Irman
Alfred Lambert
Montr&g
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
Graham
W. H. Moora
Lambert
McKenzie
Hector Racine
Montreal
Frank Jacobs
de Winton
Alta
Moore
Ontario
Beatty Commission
R. B. Bennett
Civil “Sérvice
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Raiway
George Garneau
Quebec
Walter Murray
University of Saskatchewan
CP R Branch Winnipeg invites tenders for drought relief line
Winnipeg August 12 the Canadian Pacific Railway construction department calls for tenders to build a line from Wataskerry to the Leth bridge Weyburn branch using local labor to aid drought stricken Southern Saskatchewan farmers. Contracts expected to be let by Saturday August 16.
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Winnipeg
Wataek ‘Therry
Lethbridge-Weyburn
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Weather Bulletin Fragment Notes Dry Conditions
A fragment from a weather bulletin mentions portions of the dry season and Bureau observations. It provides limited readable details about humidity and air conditions without clear dates or locations.
Smith-Dorrien Killed in Auto Accident at 72
General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, a renowned British Army commander, dies in an auto accident near Chippenham, England aged 72. He led in World War I with the Second British Expeditionary Force and served in various key commands.
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Smith-Dorrien
Chippenham
Eng
Sir Barace “Om the Dorrien
Britain
Smith
British Canadian airship link eyed by Premier Bennett
Plans for an early Atlantic airship service from Britain to Canada were presented to Premier Bennett by Sir Dennistoun Burney, head of the R-100 project. The proposal envisages constructing an Atlantic type airship in Canada within the near future, signaling a bold step in transatlantic air travel.
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Ottawa
Atlantic
Canada
R.B. Bennett
Dennistoun
Burney, Bart
Incompetent Crew Replaced On Vessel Red River
St Catharines Ontario August 12 charged with incompetency in handling their ship the captain and five of the crew of the freighter Red River were discharged while passing through the Welland Canal a skeleton crew was forced to take the boat to Port Weller the vessel narrowly missed crashing one of the lock gates.
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St. Catharines
Ont
Red River
Welland Canal
Gad
Weller
Chinese Tong War Claim In Chicago Violence
A brief report from Chicago notes a Chinese tong war incident resulting in fatalities and police investigation. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate lethal violence in the city.
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