Forest Fires Rage Across Canada Leaving Fatalities and Losses
Fires swept British Columbia Alberta Ontario and neighboring areas with at least one death and two seriously burned. A firefighter Alex Skiba 35 of Cranbrook BC was found dead near Hast Root Mays. Four planes searched for Bill Tweed an Ontario forestry pilot missing since Wednesday night. Sudbury warehouse fire caused 10000 damage with pumps canoes and tents lost delaying firefighting. Rain and patrols offered some hope as crews faced multiple new blazes in Sault Ste. Marie Gould Township North Bay and Muskoka districts.
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British, Columbia
Alberta
Ontario
Alex Skiba
Cranbrook
B.C
Alberta-British Columbia
Bill Tweed
Ontario Forestry Air Service
Twin Lakes
Schreiber
Burrows
Sudbury
Port Arthur
Sault—Ste. Marie
Gould Township
Onézli
Féuhdi
Gould
North Bay
Snistrict
Muskoka
Musk
Toronto
Seattle Newspaper Forced To Suspend Publication
SHATTLUG reports Aug 1 5 5 AP hundreds of pickets surrounded the Post Intelligencer building after the paper announced indefinite suspension of publication due to an unspecified cause.
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Shattlug
Post. Intelligencer
Three Miners Buried at Lake Shore Mine
Kirkland Lake Ontario August 15 three miners were entombed after a rock fall in a stope on the 2700 foot level of Lake Shore mine. One body has been found but not extricated. Names named include Jack Bottrill Roy Warwick and J Morden with no definite word on injuries or death.
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Kirkland
Lake
Ont
Lake Shore
Kirkland Lake
Jack Bottrill
Roy Warwick
J. Morden
Seattle Press Guild Strikes Spark Protests Across City
Guild led walkouts headline the day as the Times Star and Post-Intelligencer editors condemn teacher pressure to suspend publication. Police report three beatings amid disorder with hundreds of pickets surrounding the Post-Intelligencer building. unions united in support.
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Seattle
The
Times
Star
Post-Intelligencer
Cattle Receipts Rise as Prices Dip Except Top Quality
Cattle receipts increased this week while overall prices fell, except for the best grades. Export demand stayed firm with buyers from the United States and United Kingdom active, top steers around 5.50 to 5.85 and various regions reporting mixed gains and declines across grades.
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Evolumo
United States
Ted Kingdom
Montreal
Lorento
Winnipeg
Glasgow
Birkenhead
Toronto
Calgary
Tragic Train Crash Kills 17 at Crossing
Louisville report recounts a Canadian Pacific freight train slamming into a truckload of political meeting attendees. Seventeen riders died instantly, five more perished later in Louisville and Three Rivers, with dozens injured or missing. Morgue overflows as villagers recover bodies from the wreckage.
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Louisville
C.P
Three Rivers
London Mayor Sir Percy Vincent Visits Montreal on Tour
Sir Percy Vincent Lord Mayor of London and Lady Vincent travel to Vancouver for Pacific centennial events. They arrived in Quebec Thursday aboard the Empress of Britain and were hosted in Montreal for a brief two hour visit by a civic delegation led by Mayor Camillien Houde.
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Montreal
C.P
Percy Vincent
London
Lady Vincent
Vancouver
Quebec
Percy
Camillien Houde
Scottish First Division Football Scores
Aberdeen 4 Ardronath 0. Albion Rovers 4 Hibernians 0. Clyde 1 Celtic 1. Hamilton Roads 4 Dunfermline 2. Hearts 8 Motherwell 4. Killmarnock 1 Dundee tb. Queen of South 1 lalkin 4. Queen's Park 2 Partick histo 2. Rangers 3 Third Lanark 1. St. Johnstone 4 St. Mirren 2.
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Glasgow
Aberdeen
Ardronath
Albion Rovers
Hibernians
Clyde
Celtic
Hamilton Roads
Dunfermline
Hearts
Motherwell
Killmarnock
Dundee
Queen of South
Lalkink
Queen's Park
Partick ‘Histo
Rangers
Third Lanark
St. Johnstone
St. Mirren
Second Division Scores From the Country Leagues
Second Division results show Cowdenbeath 4 Airdrieonians 0 and Dundee United 3 Brechin City 3. East Fife 6 St Bernards and Stirling 0 Rother Rovers 3. S c Lincolnburgh City 0 Morton 4. Alloa 3 Leith Athletic 2 Dumbarton 1 Montrose 2 Ayr United 3 Stenhousemuir 0 King’s Park 1.
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Cowdenheath
Airdrieoniana
Dundee United
Brechin City
East Fife
St. Bernards
Mast Stirling
Ralth Rovers
Siclinburgh City
Morton
Wartar Athletic
Alloa
Leith Athletic
Dumbarton
Montrose
Ayr United
Stenhousemuir
King’s Park
Trish League Beleasy Openers Include High Scoring Matches
Opening Trish Football League games featured mixed results with several high scores. Notable outcomes included Larne defeating Glittonville 35 to 3 while Linfield topped Distillery 6 to 2 and Portadown beat Glenavon 3 to 0. Other scores show Belfast Celtic 1 over Derby City 2 and Newry Town 3 over Ballymena 2.
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Derby ‘City
Belfast Celtic
Bangor
Larne
Glittonville
Portadown
Glenavon
Glentoran
Ballymena
Newry Town
Ards
Linfield
Distillery
Ty Coldraine
Britain Warns Intervention in Spain Could Spread War
London notes a grave warning to European powers reading that meddling in the Spanish Civil War may trigger serious repercussions. A foreign office communique endorsed by Anthony Eden states Britain will use all measures to prevent civil aircraft supplies to belligerents on either side and uphold non intervention.
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London
Europe
Kine Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
Spain
Veteran Vegreville mayor William Clements dies at 77
William Clements, longtime Vegreville resident and first mayor, dies at 77 after a Thursday death. He was born in Paisley Ontario and will be buried in Vegreville today.
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Vagreville
Alta
Yukon
Vegreville
William
Clements
Mr. Clements
Paisley
Ont
Coroner's Jury Rules Death From Blows at Hand of Inmate
A coroner's jury found John J Sarn gster died August 2 from blows dealt with a club by Wesley Freeman Anderson, an inmate of the Missouri state prison. The case names the parties and notes the manner of death as recorded in the official verdict.
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John JS. Sarngster
Wesley Freeman Anderson
Americans Defeat Britons in Quadrennial Track Meet
A crowd of 90 000 at White City Stadium watched the United States track and field team defeat Britain 11 points to 3 in the sixth quadrennial meet. Three world records fell in relay events during the afternoon.
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London
White City
America
Empire
Relief Grant Cut Hits Medicine Hat by $100
The city’s relief cheque from the province dropped from 1900 to 1800 dollars due to a 1 percent federal cut in relief grants during the summer months. Lethbridge also faces a similar provincial grant reduction this month.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Small Boy Secures Autograph From Governor General
An Edmonton lad yesterday squeezed through Garda ranks at the cenotaph unveiling to ask Lord Tweedmuir for his autograph. The Governor-General granted the signature and teased the boy with a likable “good boy” remark before the youngster slipped away.
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Edmonton
C.P
Canada
Lord Tweensmuir
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
President Roosevelt Defends U S Borders as Peace Monument
President Roosevelt in a foreign policy speech declares the United States and Canada share an invisible boundary of friendship. He states the noblest monument to peace is not bronze or stone but a 3,000 mile frontier with no barbed wire guns or passports.
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Chautauqua
Roosevelt
United States
Snotra
Canaday
Japan and U S vie for unofficial Olympic swimming title
In Berlin Japan wins two of three events but loses the unofficial team crown to the United States 77 to 33 as the U S leads in the overall team standings. Japan takes breaststroke and distance titles. Marshal Wayne tops platform diving. Coy Hidia claims field hockey title as U S builds lead.
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Berlin
C.P
Japan
United States
T Day
Marshal
Wayne
Miami
Elbert Root
Chicago
Hidia
Germany
Calgary Board of Trade Warns Against Signing Covenants
Calgary officials urge members not to sign social credit covenants that force cooperation with the provincial government for basic dividends. The resolution, approved by the board council, will go to the wholesale and retail section for consideration.
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Calgary
C. P
Calgary Board of Trade
Alberta
Board of Trade
Council of the
Doukhobors Seek Liquidation to Allow Land Titles
Regina reports Peter Veregin leader and Ben Foster met with Attorney General T. C. Davis to discuss voluntary liquidation of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood of Doukhobors. A wind-up order is before the courts on creditor grounds. Veregin claims up to 250000 against the holding company.
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Regina
the Christian
Community of Universal Brotherhood of Doukhobors
Peter
Veregin
Doukhobor Holding Company
Peter Veregin
Ben Foster
Winnipeg
T. C. Davis
K.C
Doukhoborg
Registrations Top South Carolina Vote In Hat Riding
Registration offices report heavy activity as a week long drive continues with 38 staff signing covenants for citizens retailers and producers. The deadline remains September 30 for those who have not registered with travel and holiday exemptions noted for week end.
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S.C
Social Credit’ Committee
Darth:larly
Reilly
Loyalists Repulse Vicious Rebel Incident at Front
On the Franco-Spanish frontier near Iran on Aug 15 rebels attacked but were repulsed by government militia after a five hour battle. Heavy losses reported with two airplanes aiding rebels. mass executions and evacuations among foreigners followed. Portugal protested incursions near Campo Maior.
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Ibieratou
C.P
Iran
Spain
Portugal
Lisbon
Campo Maior
Elvas
Badajoz
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United Kingdom
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W. Clements
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E. Root
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Loniwon
Offige
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