Tragic Cypress Hills elopement ends in double death
Noose of love and secrecy ends in tragedy as Adam Sneider and fifteen year old Mini Sturm are found dead in an open car in Cypress Hills near Elkwater Lake. Ray Faulkner and family discover the scene and authorities prepare an inquest this evening.
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Ray Faulkner
FOX
Elkwater
South District
Adam Sneider
Mini Sturm
Cypress Hills
Elkwater Lake
Ray Fulkner
Faulkner
Sneider
Raad
Jonath
Elawater
Lake
Sgt. Allen
A.P.P
Boyd
Earbreak
George Ambrosé
Talien
Wild Well Gus Heeds Oil Gusher in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City a wild gopher well spouted oil and gas in a residential area. Families fled as fumes rose and nearby oil fires were extinguished. Authorities prepared to fight if a spark ignited the spray amid storm warnings and high gas pressure at C.G. Julian No. 2.
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Oklahoma City
Ferry capsizes on Ganges river drowning thirty two workers
In Galcutta India on August 18, a ferry boat carrying thirty two jute mill workers capsized after being caught in a strong tidal current of the western arm of the Ganges. Twenty two others were rescued at the scene.
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Galcutta
India
Jute Mit
Ganges
Passengers Transferred as Tahiti Crew Stands by
The British steamer Tahiti, off Rarotonga, sank after storm warnings. The Norwegian liner Ventura rescued 347 aboard and transferred 176 of Tahiti’s crew and passengers. Tahiti sailed from Wellington August 12 bound for San Francisco with 175 passengers and 142 crew.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Ventura
Tahiti
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
San Francisco
N.2
Rarotonge
Sifely
de Tahiti
Perlyburn
Toten
Niebdats
Nationalists Claim Definite Defeat of the North
Nationalists declare a decisive victory in Northern China and predict an end to the civil war as government circles weigh the implications. Reports mention Taiwan recapture boosting Nationalist authority in Shantung and renewed government pressure along the Shantung Kowloon route.
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Inking
Aueb
China
Nerney
Coh
OO Miasio
Tin Poy SN
Ting Re Ain Ona Vince
Andaricet
Tha
Taiwan
Shantung
Ighontungkwan
Wes
Cpaonia
England Scores 405 in Innings Against Anzacs
England ended their first innings for 405 at Kennington Oval as Australia began their reply. Sutcliffe steadied the innings lifting his score from 138 to 161 while Wyatt contributed 64. Australia reached 468 for 1 before rain and poor light halted play with W M Woodfull and W H Ponsford opening for the innings.
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iCabagi Ane
Australia
Herbert Sutcliffe
R.B. &. ‘Wyatt
Jngland
Wiclkets
W. M. Woodful
W. H. Ponsford
London
England
Kennington Oval
Lost tour party sought in far north Ontario
An alarm has been issued across Northwestern Ontario for Roger and Bruce Manatuk and their guide Bill Gordon after a three week absence. The brothers, sons of a Hartford Com. millionaire, embarked on a canoe tour along Ombabika, Cat, and Albany rivers under Gordon’s guidance from Sioux Lookout.
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Sioux Lookout
Shotgun Shells Tied to Mrs. Perri Murder Mystery
Police reveal Mrs. Rocco Perri bought the shotgun shells used in her death. Detectives traced purchases to hardware stores, locating shells matching the weapon and confirming the dealer who sold them identified her as the purchaser. A clerk aboard the scene was unable to positively identify the buyer.
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Rocco Perri
Hamilton
Perri
Ian
Ghells
Perch Fingerlings Released Into Elkwater Lake
W CGC Mapes of Fort Qu Appelle presided as fish hatcheries aided by Fish and Game enthusiasts released about 1500 fingerling perch into Elkwater Lake on Saturday. The stocklings were in fine condition with few deaths. The project aims to stock prairie lakes with perch and similar operations are expanding near Edmonton for commercial netting.
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W. Cgc. Mapes
Qu'Anpelle
Fish ‘and Game Association
Elkwater Lake
Prairie Lakes
Edmonton
Splendid Rains Bring Relief to Drought Areas
Millions of dollars in rainfall drenched the Central United States yesterday. General and scattered showers revived pastures and corn crops, offering relief to drought stricken regions as more rain was forecast.
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United States
Chicago
Five Killed by Lightning and Crop Damage
Five persons killed by lightning and millions of dollars in crop damage reported as a violent storm swept the Eastern seaboard. Heavy hail flattened fields and a hurricane like wind toppled power lines and trees across New York State and Southern New England. Worcester Massachusetts alone suffered more than a million dollars in damage with Connecticut growers also affected. One man died in New York and four others in surrounding districts.
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New York
Seaboard
New York State
New Mingland
Worcester
Mass
Connecticut
Grain Inspectors Report Winnipeg Wheat Oats Flax Rye
Winnipeg grain inspections show wheat 464 versus last year 70. Oats 19 and 12, flax nil, rye 18 and 10. Sorghum grains nil, screenings nil.
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Winnipeg
Weather Report Fragments From The Western Plains
fragmentary weather note references today and tomorrow conditions across the Western plains and Southern States reported by the Weather Bureau.
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The
Weather Bureau
Dover
Squthern
Origin of Government and Parliamentary Power
Rotary luncheon speaker Dr. F W Gershaw discusses the origin of government and the shift of sovereignty from the King to the House of Commons. He explains the Bill of Rights establishing Parliament as sovereign, its limits, and Sunderland’s proposal to align ministers with the ruling party to ensure unity and accountability.
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F. W. Gershaw
M.P
House of Commons
William
Earl of Sunderland
Sunderland
Dt. Eone
Coimmora
Altho
Blakeburn mine disaster hope fades as rescue stalls
Four days after the Blakeburn mill explosion the rescue effort for 42 miners remains tentative. Fire in old workings halts full digging as teams work 24 hours a day to clear the main tunnel. Two bodies have been recovered, funerals held for Albert Cole and Bob Edwards, with families and nearby towns offering aid as the community weighs future relief efforts.
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Gap
Princeton
Algenby
Copper Mountain
Coalmont
Merritt
Albert Cole
Bob Edwards
Ee Breton
Sunfish Col
Lakeburn
Unclear report from Peshawar tribal area bombing
Fragmentary dispatch from Peshawar notes a bombing in the Afridi tribes region and martial law tests. Details are incomplete with mentions of disappearance in a valley and unresolved dates.
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Peshawar
Indi
Afridi
Tigre
Hess Bara
Adanac Reads Positive on New Drilling Plans
Adanac officials told the News the first well produced water but does not condemn the acreage and plans are under discussion for another drill. The prior well, intended to blow in on Saturday, appears to have drifted off course.
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Adanac
Ottawa Cabinet Meeting Sets Calgary Nomination Day
Ottawa August 18 The Councils convene at 2 o'clock this afternoon Premier A B Bennett outlines tentative arrangements for Calgary with late stage sessions possible The tentative nomination day is fixed for August 25 by Bennett and the cabinet in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
A. B. Bennett
Calgary
Calgary Taxi Driver Abducted and Shot Near De Winton
Alberta police hunted four men after Ernest Midwinter, Calgary taxi driver, was seized on Saturday night near the Macleod Trail north of De Winton. He was found bound with hay rope and gagged, shot twice, and rushed to Holy Cross hospital in critical condition. He reported being forced from Okotoks area and left in a plowed field with the car missing.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ernest Midwinter
Midwinter
Wintog
Okotoks
R. H. Purdy
AGPY
George Harvey
Holy Cross Hospital
Whens
Featrods Rang Ou Poh Incident Cited
A garbled police report describes limited details about a street disturbance in Featrods Rang Ou Poh. It mentions people clashing, mentions arms, and notes injuries but precise names or locations are illegible in the OCR.
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Welland Canal
Sutcliffe
G T. Wyatt
Aubtralians
Bat
Ontario
Peete
New England
Dr. Gershaw
Hag Jong
King
Kinga
Aristo
Ted
Blakeburn
Meey
Stewart
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