Bold daylight hold up nets large payroll haul in Winnipeg
Five bandits robbed Dick Shaw Winnipeg Electric Railway cashier at 9 50 am as he returned with a payroll bag. They seized about 50 000 to 75 000 dollars intended for nearly 1500 employees. A hot pursuit strove through crowds before the gang abandoned the car and fled. Shaw was knocked unconscious and police and citizens joined the chase.
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Winnipeg
Dick Shaw
Winnipeg Electric Railway Company
Shaw
Dows
Lown
Winnies Electric Railway Company
Winnipes
Page Ives
Mary Louise browning spns tale turns musical comedy spectacle
Reporters outside the Spas Astoria home are denied entry as Mary Louise Browning sings and then screams in public. Mary Louise, once linked to the adoption case, is seen reading a magazine on a couch while a crowd gathers, a police officer and a dramatic bungalow scene adding to the tension.
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New York
Browning Spns
Cinderella
Leroine
Che
Spas
Astoria
Mary Louise
Flo
Ory Fidlward W. Browning
Browning
New. York
Astori
Government liquor store looters captured near Chilliwack
Abbotsford British Columbia August 14 twelve hours after the government liquor store at Abbotsford was broken into and liquor seized John Napora about 25 Italian and George Walkes were arrested by Provincial Police near Vedder Mountain Chilliwack. The loot was recovered from a bush cache about a mile from Abbotsford Albert Montreuil a 26 year veteran of the customs service is mentioned.
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Abbotsford
B.C
John ‘Napora
George Walkes
Vedder Mountain
Chilliwacn
Abboteford
Paris Calais express crash at Amiens kills many
A Paris to Calais express crashed into Amiens station killing several and injuring sixteen as the train, reportedly speeding up to eighty mph, failed to slow before entering the yards. Many passengers were third class. gas lights sparked fires, with seven cars derailed and several bodies found.
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Paris-Calais
Amiens
France
Aliens Station
Paris
Hil
Prince of Wales Arrives in Uruguay on British Visit
The Prince of Wales landed in Ayaun Uruguay this afternoon aboard the Repulse escorted by a cruiser and planes. He was officially welcomed by President Zerrato and government officials amid a large crowd at the harbor.
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Monte
Prince of Wales
Ayaun
Zerrato
Erdiyi
Marquis of Londonderry Warns Against Miners Leader
In London Aug 14 Canadian Press Cable the Marquis of Londonderry, a major coal mine owner in Wales, warned A J Cook General Secretary of the Miners Federation that challenging Britain's parliamentary institutions could trigger revolution and destroy trades unions. He said Cook would soon learn the danger of threatening the nation and that Baldwin stands ready to pursue peace, but government action may push to a showdown.
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Londons
Londonderry
Wales
A. J. Cook
Miners’, Federation
Trades’ Unions
Great ‘Britain
Cook
Baldwho
Earthquake Shakes Seattle. No Damage Reported
A Seattle tremor at 4 o clock lasted over a minute with peak intensity of thirty seconds. The University of Washington xeremograph recorded the shock and Prof Sheldon Grover noted the center was under 500 miles from Seattle. An inquiry into the Metagama grounding on the Laurence River was scheduled in Montreal before Dominion wreck commissioner Captain A L Demers.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Sheldon, Grover
University
Laurence River
A. L. Demers
Dominion
Montreal
Winter Signs Point to Early Severe Winter
A Rocky Mountain forecast warns of an early severe winter. Unusually tame wildlife appears in Banff with bears elk and antelope approaching humans and even taking food from hands. Cinnamon bears and gophers are noted as never before seen in town, suggesting harsh conditions ahead.
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Rocky Mountains
iBanti
Bantt
Sir James Lougheed
Lougheed
Banfi
Frozen Assets Marketed by Northwest Agencies Plan
St Paul August 14 Frozen assets exceed one hundred units and will be marketed through a corporation created for the purpose. Howard Everett formerly of the Western Canada Colonization Association based in Winnipeg announced the plan driven by holders of frozen paper. Thousands of Northwest farms are to be sold on an easy payment basis through the agency.
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St. Paul
Howard Everett
Western Canada Colonization Assvociation
Winnipeg
Perils of Jogianatism Reported in Morton Wedding Tale
A fragmented Morton article recounts a marriage described as elegant while the town editor is missing. The piece notes humorous printer errors calling the wedding “elephant” and hints at a spoofish or satirical bent in local reportage.
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Jogianatism
Pourid
Morton
Wheat Market Turns Bearish on Weak Export Demand
Winnipeg reports a bearish wheat market due to acute lack of export demand and improved weather abroad. October futures slipped 3 1/4 cents to 1.48, with December and May showing weakness as Liverpool cables fell and coarse grains followed the trend.
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Winnipeg
Liverpool
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Tuy
Europe
Asia
Missive Urges Return to Family from Redcliff
A note signed by John Van Voorthuyen of Redcliff Alberta appeals to Mrs. John Van Voorthuyen to return to her anxious family. He states he was entirely to blame.
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John van Voorthuyen
John.van Voorthuyen
Redcliff
Alta
Fire Damages Stand and Building Near Victoria Park
A blaze near Victoria Park caused extensive damage to a temporary stand and adjacent building. Firefighters reported preparations for reconstruction and noted property losses estimated around seventeen thousand dollars. The cause remained under investigation.
Manitoba Woman Missing in Rocky Mountains Near Lake Windermere
Mrs. A. A. McCoubrey of St. James Manitoba is reported lost after separation from her climbing party in the Purcell Range near Earl Grey Pass. Search parties and guides were organized, with BC Provincial Police coordinating from the area thirty miles from Lake Windermere in a remote, telephone-deprived zone.
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Lake Windermere
B.C
A. A. McCoubrey
St. James
Manitoba
Sepa
Tosti
Ane
Naunda
Sitlaen
British Columbia
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Jaghter
Winnipeg Eléctric Co
Albert ‘T. Montreuil
Windsor
Hag Relirad
Lethbridge Callies
Medicine Hat Callies
Uruguay
Great Britain
G. K. Chesterton
Toni Weller
Pickwick Papers
England
Chesterton
Kipling
Wells
Nin
Beaconsfield
Banff
Victoria
Amutrio
Getge “Park
British Obsi Ener
Loscott
Venice
Italy
Ido Boalt
Andy Wayss
Gutytdeca
City OF
Medicine Hat
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