Mackenzie King Attacks Conservative Prejudice in BC Campaign
Kamloops news reports Mackenzie King denouncing Conservative prejudice toward the United States during his BC campaign stop. He warns against annexation talk and defends senatorial reform and old age pensions as Liberal priorities, noting strong sentiment among Canadian youth.
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Mackenzie King
Kamloops
B.C
Great Republic
Canada
British Columbia
Dominion
United States
Senate
King
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Mr. King
Liberals
Myrtle the Elephant Caught Near Cranbrook After Escape
Six year old elephant Myrtle, one of three from the Sells Floto circus, was captured three miles north of Cranbrook by local Indians and brought to Cranbrook town. Two other elephants remain at large as five trainers watch the woods for Tillie who is also located.
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Cranbrook
Amng
Myrtle
Weghing
Gardiners
Wichita
Kansas
Ald
B. C
Sells-Floto Circus
Tillie
Philips
Fifteen Injured After Tunnel Train Panic
Jersey City August 16. Fifteen passengers from a Hudson tunnel train were treated at Jersey City hospital after a fuse blew and smoke filled cars. A panic broke out, twenty windows were broken in one car amid the scramble.
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Jersey City
Jersey City Hospital
New Processes for Low-Temperature Coal Distillation
New York reports the International Combustion Engineering Corporation announced two new low temperature coal distillation processes. The firm says England can cut coal labor surplus and produce domestic automobile fuel and oil worth over 83 billion, reducing imports. First equipment plans target England and Italy, with patents and supply lines extending to Spain France and Germany.
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New York
England
International Combustion Engineering Corporation
Italy
Spain
France
Germany
Wheat Prices Fall On Weak Demand In Winnipeg Market
Wheat prices declined sharply in Winnipeg as Fleavy offerings and weak buying pressured the market. October closed at 1.381 4, December 1.363 4, and May 1.411 4, with coarse grains and flax also slipping. Cash demand remained low and sellers dominated amid tepid export interest.
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Winnipeg
Mount Vesuvius resumes activity after July eruption
Mount Vesuvius in Naples resumes activity with fresh lava streams flowing down its sides. Flames were visible through the night and a steady rumble was heard as officials reassure residents there is no danger of a major eruption.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvious
Cobham Completes First Half of England Melbourne Flight
English aviator Allan J. Cobham lands before 75 000 in Melbourne completing the first leg of his England to Melbourne and return flight. He previously flew England to India in 1925 and England to Capetown in 1925 returning to London in 1926.
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Melbourne
Allan J. Cobham
England
Cobham
India
Capetown
London
Plae
Leon Kameneff is Reduced To Ranks
Moscow reports Kameneff, once a principal Bolshevik and commissar of trade, has been replaced by M. Mikoin of Tiflis, a Stalin ally. Kameneff, linked by marriage to Trotsky, was ousted for challenging the new rulers and loses his post as trade commissary and bureau member.
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Moscow
Leon S. Kameneff
M. Mikoin
Tiflis
M. Stalin
Communist Party
Leon ‘Trotsky
Kameneff
Dr. W C Laidlaw Found Dead At Home In Edmonton
Dr Whitlam Charles Laidlaw deputy minister of public health for Alberta and longtime Edmonton resident was found dead in his bed Sunday morning Heart failure is listed as the cause He served in the South Africa war and World War I rising to the rank of colonel as medical officer with the 4th brigade
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Edmonton
Alta
Whitlam
Charles Laidlaw
Alberta
Laidlaw
Hay Ing
Fire blaze injures three Vancouver firefighters
A downtown seven story brick block housing the Gutta Percha and Rubber Limited and the British American Paint Company burned in the early hours. Three firemen suffered minor injuries from broken glass as flames of unknown origin caused about 250000 dollars in damage.
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Vancouver
Can. Press
Gutta Percha and Rubber Limited
Conservative Candidate Morrow Withdraws in Battle River
Edmonton reports G E Morrow the Conservative candidate in Battle River withdraws due to ill health. A new convention will be called to select a replacement candidate.
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Edmonton
G.E. Morrow
Battle River
Indian Elephant Hunters Declare Showmen Punk
Spokane reporters quote L Clayton of the Sells Floto circus as he and nine handlers recount a weeklong elephant and camel hunt near Cranbrook Canada. They describe escaped elephants Tillie Myrtle and Charlie Ed and say several Indians were hired to track them for $200 a head.
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Spokane
Teddy Roosevelt
L. Clayton
Sells-Floto Circus
Spokane International
Africa
Canada
Cranbrook
B.C
Tilie
Myrtle
Charlie Ed
Seattle
Great Northern
Clayton
Tillie
Bossadhen
Charley Ed
UN Spring
Empty Coffin Carried From Waterloo Packing Case
London officials confirm a packing case delivered to Waterloo station said to contain the body of Lord Kitchener was found empty. Chief Constable Weazley and Detective Superintendent Brown reported after reviewing the case with home office advisers. Scotland Yard sought to contact Frank Power, the journalist who brought the case from Norway where the body was reportedly found after HMS Hampshire sinking.
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London
British
Home Office
Waterloo Station
Lord Kitchener
Weazley
Supt. Brown
Scotland Yard
Frank Power
Norway
H.M.S
Hampshire
Roth Well at Redcliff Set for Finish Tonight
The 81 foot derick of Roth No 2 at Redcliff will be finished tonight and drilling to begin once electrical gear from Ottawa arrives in about a week. The site lies on Loty south of Loty by the water tower. Derek and Humberger, last crew members, are due in Wednesday evening. Supt Reed and Mrs Reed have quarters with Mr and Mrs Horne at Redcliff.
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Redcliff
Ottwa
Loty
Messrs
Derek and
Humberger
United States
To Day's Probs Local Showers
Local weather note reports scattered showers across the area with temperatures ranging from 54 to 72 degrees. Weather forecast indicates brief showers possible this afternoon and evening.
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across English Midlands and Wales
About twenty counties in England and part of Wales felt a wide tremor yesterday. Birmingham Hereford and several towns reported heavy shocks, ceilings cracked, bells rang, and residents rushed outdoors. No serious damage or casualties reported, tremors lasted seconds around 5 am with widespread alarm.
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Birmingham
Hereford
London
England
Wales
Worcester
Northampton
Wolverhampton
Ludlow
Bristol
Bath
Reading
Peterborough
Midland
Barnet
Derbyshire
Somerset
Devonshire
Herefordshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Radnorshire
Landringda
Prince to Visit Alberta Ranch Next Month
London reports without official word that the Prince of Wales plans a visit to his Canadian Alberta ranch in May or June. Friends say he longs to spend longer at the Alberta home during the autumn roundup and to rest from his royal duties in England.
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London
Prince of Wales
Alberta
England
Farm Hand Honored For 72 Years Service On Same Norfolk Farm
Winnipeg report notes weekly grain inspections with Wheat at 29 cars up from 25 last year and coarse grains at 23 cars down from 26. A Norfolk farm hand received a prize for seventy two years of service on the same farm despite serving under two masters.
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Winnipeg
Man
Norfolk
U S Authorities Arrest Mexican Revolutionists
About 150 men mobilized for a Mexican uprising under General Enrique Estrada were jailed in San Diego after U S authorities seized arms and munitions. Federal officers aided by city and county police intercepted the invading group three miles from the border.
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San Diego
Enrique Estrada
United States
United States’ Department of Justnce
Alberta Tax Committee Sits in Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat
The Alberta Tax Committee chaired by Dr. H M Tory will sit in Calgary on Sept 15 and 18, in Lethbridge on Sept 16, and in Medicine Hat on Sept 17. Public attendance is open and any taxpayer, corporation, or taxing authority may present views on taxation. Notify Secretary Robert Engleh at Government Buildings Edmonton to appear.
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Alberta
H.M. Tory
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Lberty
Robert Engleh
Government Buildings
Canadian Involved in London Murder Case
The London inquest into John Adam Derham’s death, allegedly at the hands of Alfonse Francis Austin Smith, was adjourned to August 30. Derham’s father Walter attended and refused to answer final statements about his son’s alleged pre death claims. Mrs Smith, Catherine White, and the Smith sister were present.
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Whitstable
Eng
John Adam Derham
Alfonse Francis Austin Smith
Walter Derham
Ing
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