Wheat price table shows government-set grades mixed reception
Winnipeg reports mixed Manitoba reaction to federal prices for grades other than No 1 Northern sold to the Canadian Wheat Board. Farmers praise higher values at Fort William versus Winnipeg cash, but critique durum figures and a wide gap between No 1 Northern and Amber Durum.
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Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Robert Gardiner
U.F.A
Paul Bredt
Winnipeg
C.P
Northern
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Manitoba
Vo Wardly
C.W. Garnet
W. Garnet
W. Wte
CW We
Grain Exchange
United Farmers of Alberta
Manitoba Pool Elevators Limited
British Timber Leaders Land in Montreal for West Coast Visit
A group of more than 30 leading British timber representatives arrived in Quebec aboard the Empress of Australia. Led by W A McAdam agent general of British Columbia, they will spend ten days touring British Columbia with planned stops at Banff and Lake Louise before returning to Montreal by September 9.
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Montreal
C.P
Government of
British Columbia
Canada
West Coast Lumbering
Quebec
Australia
W. A. McAdam
Banff
Lake Louise
Local Police Padlock Nine Disorderly Houses
Authorities issue padlocks on 28 properties whose tenants or owners have been convicted at least twice for maintaining disorderly houses. The action targets repeat offenders and aims to curb illegal activity in these premises.
Czechoslovak Premier Offers Concessions to Sudeten Germans
Praha August 1.9 Premier Hodza announced the government would present a choice of political positions to pacify the autonomy seeking Sudeten German minority. He spoke during a conference with Viscount Runciman official British mediator on the issue. Runciman also met Konrad Henlein head of the 3 500 000 Sudeten Germans in a bid to ease tensions.
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Praha
C.P
Hodza
Viscount Runciman
Runciman
Konrad Henlein
Germans. Some Quarters Believed the Iterview
Canada Appreciates Roosevelt Offer Yet Pursues Defences
Ottawa voices appreciation for President Roosevelt’s Kingston speech while stressing Canada will continue building its own defence forces. Observers note the US pledge may mean aid against invasion or a broader automatic backing in wartime, raising questions about implications for ties with Britain and Empire.
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Canada
Roosevelt
Salonika explosion devastates outskirts village
An explosion at a warehouse left by the Allied army in 1918 near Salonika almost destroyed a village on the city’s outskirts and killed two people. Salonika itself was shaken by the blast.
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Athens
C.P
Salonika
Further Showers Across Southern Alberta
The rainy season continues with showers and rain overnight across southern Alberta. In the city a heavy shower occurred around 6 pm while total precipitation until 6 am today reached 0.32 inch. Farmers on the market reported heavy rain from Walsh toward Lethbridge, with varying durations across Brooks, Langdon, Irricana, Strathmere, Bassano, Rosemary, Maple Creek, Hatton, Empress, and Pennant subdivisons.
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Alberta
Walsh
Lethbridge
C.P.R
Brooks
Langdon
Irricana
Strathmere
Bassano and
Rosemary
Maple Creek
Hatton
Empress
Pennant
Fierce Fight With Arabs Near Acre Intensifies Bloodshed
On the Plain of Sharon near Acre, the clash between British forces and Arab guerrillas left scores dead or wounded. Irish Guards patrol ambush sparks heavy fighting as planes aid infantry and armored cars. Casualties include 60 Arabs killed and hundreds wounded, plus British deaths and injuries. A night curfew was imposed on the Jerusalem–Nablus road.
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Jerusalem
Casialey
Plain of
Sharon
Acre
Holy Land
Jerusalem-Nablus Read
Germans Executed for Treason in Berlin
Three Germans named KaH Weishoff Peter Heinz and Wilhelm Braun were executed in Berlin today after being convicted of treason for entering into relations with the information service of a foreign power for monetary gain.
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Berlin
C.P
Information Service
Kah Weishoff
Peter Heinz
Wilhelm Braun
Two Year Old's Doll Breaks After Horse Kick
In Nanton Alberta a two year old girl named Melba Presley was kicked in the face by a horse. Her doll, which she clutched, shattered in pieces but the child escaped serious injury.
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Nanton
Alta
C.P
Melba Presley
Baseball scores from Detroit Boston Philadelphia and Cleveland
Detroit 8 7 Detroit 8 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston 4 Chicago 7 New York 5 Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 7 Chicago 2 Weaver Ferrell Ostermueller Desautels Chandler Dickey Nelson Hayes Lee Schleuter Pytiak
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Boston
R. H. E. Washington
Weaver
Ferrell
Ostermueller
Desautels
Philadelphia
New York
Chandler
Dickey
Nelson and Hayes
Cleveland
R. H. E. Chicago
Lee and Schleuter
Whitehill and Pytiak
New York Triumphs in Night Game Over Boston Brooklyn
At New York the score shows R H E with Philadelphia winning and New York losing. The game featured paced innings, trailing 2 runs. Pagteau and Davis contributed for New York, while Lohrman and Danning were noted in the Boston Brooklyn night game. Loula scheduled to be played later.
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New York
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Pagteau
Davis
Lohrman
s.Danning
Boston
Brooklyn
British Ship Stanbrook Bombed Off Barcelona
London reports insurgent planes attacked the British freighter Stanbrook near Barcelona as it sailed to Algeria. The closest bomb fell 300 yards away causing minor damage. the incident is tied to wider actions against ships in the region.
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Barcelona
C.P
Stanforth Wireless
Ballona
Algeria
Atrack
London
C.P. Cable
Iex
Today
Oan i
Abong
Ghtéer
Stanbrook
Secut
Reldengs
Fatal Truck Gasoline Fire Claims Life of John Bradshaw
RED DEER Alberta August 19 In a gasoline ignition incident John Bradshaw 19 died in hospital after leaping from a truck when fuel ignited Willis Teskey 17 escaped injury Bradshaw crawled out onto the fender poured gasoline from a can and was trapped under a rear wheel The boy died six hours after admission Parents Mr and Mrs Matthew Bradshaw Rocky Mountain House witnessed the bedside vigil The truck sustained no damage the fire escaped through a hole in the engine pan
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Red Deer
Alta
C.P
John Bradshaw
Willis Teskey
Bradshaw
Teskey
Matthew Bradshaw
Rocky Mountain House
Short Crop Predicted as Prairie Wheat Damaged
U S expert B W Snow reports Canadian wheat hit by stem rust and grasshoppers, predicting Marquis variety a failure and total millable yield below 295 million bushels. Manitoba Pool official Paul Bredt calls the outlook "apcity" amid mixed damage across Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan with uncertainty remaining.
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Chicago
B. W. Snow
Chicvain
Yo Sask
Manitoba
Pool Warators, Ltd
Wee
Phe
Mr. Bredt
Prairie Provinces
Marquis
Alberta
Sanekatchewan
Privy Council to Announce Alberta Case Reasons
Edmonton August clarifies that Privy Council will publish reasons for overturning Alberta bank tax credit and press control acts on appeal from Supreme Court of Canada. Lord MacMillan’s absence in the United States delayed announcement. Boyd McBride K C notes timing.
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Edmonton
C.P
Privy Council
Alberta
Supreme Court of Canada
Boyd McBeide
K.C
Sehen
Londor
Dominion
Lord MacMillan
United States
American Bar Association
McBride
Thirteen Die In Civil Air Disaster Near Varese
A seaplane owned by Macchi Aircraft Construction Co crashes after takeoff near the Italy Switzerland border town of Varese. Pilot Giuseppe Parei and prefect Mario Chiesa with family are among the 13 dead in the sightseeing flight. The year’s civil aviation toll in Italy rises to 66 across four major accidents.
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Varese
Italy
Macchi Aircraft Construction Company
Guiseppe Parei
Mario Chiesa
Prison guard charged in Texas jail escape killing
Sergeant Bob Parker a bloodhound handler at Eastham prison farm was jailed on murder charges in Crockett Texas for the death of convict John Hendrix Frazier of Dallas. Lusk said Frazier was shot while hands were in the air during a posse pursuit.
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Crockett
Tex
A.P
Bob Parker
Eastham Prison Farm
Parker
John Hendrix Frazier
Dallas
Leon Lusk
Houston County
Arch Maples
Justice Court
Frazier
Encephalomyelitis Outbreak Hits Beaver Lodge Horses
An outbreak of brain disease encephalomyelitis was reported among horses at Beaver Lodge near the Peace River district in British Columbia. Dr. K C MacDonald ordered immediate vaccine shipments to the area. prior outbreaks occurred in Cranbrook Creston and Penticton.
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Victoria
C.P
Beaver Lodge
B.C
British Columbia Peace River
K. C. MacDonald
Cranbrook
East Kootenay
Creston and Penticton
Okanagan
Alberta sends third iron lung as Calgary patient treated
Edmonton reports a rush order for another iron lung to Toronto as the province uses its third respirator to treat a young married woman in Calgary with infantile paralysis. A fourth machine was ordered after No. 3 was shipped to Calgary yesterday.
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Edmonton
C. P
Toronto
Alberta
Calgary
Banff Plans $50,000 School and Auditorium Project
Banff will build a $50,000 school and auditorium this year with government approval. The new venue will feature a modern stage and seating for 600, to host conventions and house the Banff School of Fine Arts.
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BANFF
C.P
Banff School of Fine Arts
Alberta revenue climbs to 7.13 million in half year
Edmonton reports interim financials showing Al Serta and other revenues totaling 7,125,622 for the period ended June 20, up 406,401 from a year ago. Expenditures reached 5,563,064, up 217,047, with cash on hand 1,360,874. Net funded and unfunded debt stood at 156,747,689, down 267,727 since March 31.
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Edmonton
al- Serta
Solon E
Vast Store Houses For Raw Material Suggested
Cambridge August 19 Professor John Maynard Keynes suggested the UK establish vast storehouses for Canadian wheat and other empire foodstuffs and raw materials. He urged government storage offered free of charge to all empire producers to guard against wartime starvation.
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Cambridge
C.P
United Kingdom
John Maynard Keynes
Economics
British Association
For the Advancement of Science
Cambridge University
Winnipeg woman rescued after Lake Louise near drowning
Hope Baxter, 24, of Winnipeg, nearly drowned at Lake Louise Alberta when unable to swim. A companion and Daniken, a boatman, helped her to surface and she clung to a canoe until rescue.
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Lake Louise
Alta
C. P
Baxter
Winnipeg
Tee Vt Daniken
British Passport Official Arrested in Vienna Strain
London reports Britain takes a serious view of the arrest of Captain Thomas Kendrick, a Vienna passport office official, while returning to England on leave. Sir Neville Henderson will inform the German Foreign Minister and seek a full speedy explanation and release.
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London
C.P
Neville Henderson
Berlin
Thomas Kendrick
Vienna
Kendrick
England
Hendrick
Ontario Premier Hepburn rejects St. Lawrence development
Premier Hepburn of Ontario says his government will not consent to developing the St. Lawrence river for water power, citing public ownership policy and future handling beyond immediate plans. Premier Pattullo of British Columbia agrees with President Roosevelt’s stance on continental sovereignty and Canada-US cooperation if foreign domination threatens North American soil.
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United States
British Columbia
Alaska
St. Lawrence
Canada
Roosevelt
Toronto
C.P
Premier Hepburn
Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Franklin Roosevelt
Ivy Lea
Ont
Hepburn
Victoria
Pattullo
Kingston
Mgr. Pattullo
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Poteevant
Detroit
Hildebrand and Sullivan
Kennedy and
York
Bank OF Canada
Prehouse
Parliament Buildings
U. S
West
Privy Council ON Alberta
Verese
Robert Harkness
Cornwall, Ont
Low
Germany
Roosevelt Bat Pattullo
Gas Department
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