Boiler explosion on excursion steamer Macine kills 29
The excursion steamer Macinae exploded a boiler at 5 30 pm near the Newport Naval Training Station injuring 52 seriously and scalding 29 with two reported missing as 677 people aboard headed from Newport to Pawtucket. Most victims were trapped on lower decks. Captain McVey said the vessel was at full speed before the blast.
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Newport
Pawtucket
Macinae
Newport Naval Training Station
Narragansett Bay
The
Naval Hospital
Providence, Jr
Thomas McVey
Sawtucket
Thomas
Quartermaster Spenard
Hendrick Nominated by Conservatives in Bye-Election
At a Conservative convention yesterday delegates favored J J Hendrick for the local bye-election. Blanchard and Sissons supported Hendrick after others withdrew. Hendrick was named chairman and accepted the nomination. Belgium agrees to a proposed security pact with France, Brussels reports.
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Messrs
S. Blanchard
F. C. Sissons
Hendrick
Hendricks
Belgium
Brussels
Berlin
British school teachers feted and dined in Victoria
A party of sixty five British school teachers arrived in Victoria on a Canada tour under the Overseas Education League. They were greeted by officials, given corsages, and hosted at the Empress Hotel banquet and a public reception. They will visit Do minion Observatory and Butchart Gardens before continuing to Vancouver and eastward by train.
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Victoria
B.C
Canada
Overseas Education League
S.S
Kitcleen
Curtis Sampson
B.C Gov
Empress Hotel
Dominion Observatory
Little Saanisa Mountain
Butcham Gardens
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Pacifi
Kettle Valley
British Columbia
Miners' Federation Leader Urges Inquest on Private Ownership
A. D. Cook, general secretary of the miners' federation, warned in Durham that within a year the mining issue will dominate the general election. He urged the government to appoint a commission to investigate mining questions and conduct a private ownership inquest as the corpse.
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A. d. Cook
The
Miners’ Federation
Durham
Alleged Gunfire on Road Crew Near Fernie
A resident of Elk Prairie near Natal B C is being hunted by provincial police after allegedly firing several rifle shots at a Government road gang. Foreman George Writing and rancher guide Mansfield were wounded as the attackers claimed the crew encroached on their property while building a new highway.
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Fernie
B.C
Bandits Rob Detroit Office in Staged Heist
Three women employees of the Brods Company in Detroit were tied up at gunpoint as robbers forced their entry into a rear office. The assailants ransacked the safe and cash drawer before fleeing. The incident occurred on a western day with weather notes indicating high clouds two miles above.
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Detroit
Mich
The
Brods
Roekbere Westernday
Stee
Alberta Crop Report: Rain Dampens Harvest in Alberta
Alberta Government Crop Report notes heavy rains since early August slowed harvest across Southern Central and Northern regions. Wheat yields lower than expected due to poor green heads despite rainfall aiding late oats and feed crops. Sugar beets boost expected to 8 to 12 tons per acre with some regions up to 15 tons. Corn yields anticipated as satisfactory with adequate harvest labor available.
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Smont
Department of Agriculture
Government of Alberta
Albenia
Wis Atea
Alberta
Koming Community Karnival Promises Bigger Fun
Medicine Hat prepares for the Kommunity Karnival at Armoury Park on September 3 4 5 with a Saturday kiddies matinee. Rotary Club hosts the event showcasing enhanced attractions prizes and decorations for a community celebration.
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Medicine Hat
Armoury Park
Rotary Club
Fireman Testimony Ties Pusher Reg to Cowley Wreck
Pincher Creek jury verdict blames pushers for a head on collision between engine 3899 Pincher pusher and eastbound Crow's Nest coach No. 956 near Cowley. Fireman Dommett blamed for not ensuring orders. Middleton died with Middleton and Fireman Rendall. Pincher station urged as registration point for pushers to avoid repeats.
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Pincher Creek
Dommett
Middleton
J.j.endel
Fred Middleton
Frank Ate
Knainer Middleton
Fireain Rendall
Cowley
Pireman Demmett
Demmett
Hinsel
Pineher
Dupmst
Pincher
Buckmaster urges Europe stay clear of new wars in speech
Lord Buckmaster, visiting American and Canadian bar groups, urges Britain to avoid further European strife. He faults France for rejecting a Germany deal and calls for an international debt commission to resolve war debts, noting Britain pays 60 million pounds yearly with limited U.S. return.
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Banff
England
Europe
Lord Buckmaster
House of Lords
Connell
America
United States
Canada
France
Germany
Teutons
Hoon
Britain
Banff Spring Hotel
Winnipeg
Thor Association
Honday
Devois Toppear
British Mexican Petroleum Sale To Anglo Americana
New York reports the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company sold the entire outstanding capital of the British Mexican Petroleum Company to the Anglo-American Co Ltd. The price is estimated at about eight million dollars. The Standard Oil Company has just completed the Cre ten-American Petroleum stake, acquiring control in the process.
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New York
Mexican Petrolum Company
Anglo-Americana OF Co. Ltd
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Pan-American Company
Estimatte Piies
Va.lidis Ana
Cretan-American Petroluem Frais
T. Doheny
Haly Accepts French Security Pact Note Amid Clarifications
Haly approves the French note on the Security Pact, with the understanding that Italy's stance remains unchanged. The statement emphasizes that approval does not imply any shift in allied positions or concessions.
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Haly
Italy
Train Strikes Auto Killing Woman Passenger at Pinpot
Eastbound train No. Two, operated by Medicine Hat crew, struck a car at Pinpot, killing a woman passenger and severely wounding the other car occupants. The incident disrupted service and ongoing investigation noted.
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Medicine Hat
Pinpot
Local Liberals to Elect Delegates Friday Evening
City Liberals meet at City Hall Friday evening to elect delegates to the Nominating Convention in Laidaw Annet Alb. The event aims to organize Liberal leadership and nominate candidates for upcoming municipal issues.
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Liberals
Liberal
Insane Man Claims to Be Murderer in Brooklyn Case
Thomas Mc Avoy a crippled pencil dealer startled police by claiming he was the man who killed Miss Florence Kane. He was declared insane and physically incapable of having committed the crime in a vacant Brooklyn lot last night.
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Philadelphia
Thomas McAvoy
Florence Kane
Brooklyn
N.Y
Cabinet Meeting Yields No Election Decision
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King after a four and a half hour Cabinet session said no statement on a possible general election. No vacancies filled at the sitting and no decision on the next meeting. King later talked with many callers including Liberal MPs from out of town constituencies.
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Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
Cabinet Council
King
Ernest Lapointe
JO A. Robb
Finance
PL. A. Cardin
Marine and Fisheries
T. A. Low
E. M. MacDonald
Charles Murphy
HH. Os. Beland
A. B. Opp
Charles Stewart
W. G. Motherwell
James Murdock
J. J. Sinclair
Five hangings scheduled for north England
Joondon Aug 19 The hangman faces a busy fortnight with five murderers to be executed at northern prisons. All condemned men left London after appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal failed. Among them are brothers Lawrence and Wilfred Fowler linked to the Wa F Plummer murder in Attercliffe Sheffield, part of a Sheffield gang of ten.
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Joondon
England
London
Court of Criminal Appeal
Lawrence Fowler
Wilfred Fowler
Wa. F. Plummer
Attercliffe
Sheffield
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