Tariff adjustments urged by Alberta manufacturers group
A delegation from the Alberta branch of the Canadian Manufacturers Association met Hon George Hoag state minister and Emery chairmen to press for tariff changes to aid employment. They urged Premier Brownlee and said the Employment Service Council would discuss the issue at Ottawa. The group sought government support and a written briefing for Premier Brownlee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Employment Services Council
Walter Smitten
T ‘ Fone
PRR
Smitten
Hoadley
J. B. Brownlée
Unclear historical note from fragmented Sydney report
Fragmentary text mentions bridge sections and water-side whistles with unclear context. References to names and places are garbled, offering no resolvable event, date, or outcome to summarize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Aystadian Press
Acti
Heheement- Jong
Hih
McPherson Mystery Deepens Over Malibu Isolation
Reports conflict over Aimee Semple McPherson’s condition at Malibu Beach cottage. Guards keep out visitors as Minnie Kennedy alleges a face lifting, illness and a fist fight with her daughter, while Angelus Temple and hospital bulletins describe her as resting or near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Malibu Beach
McPherson
Angelus Temple
Angelus ‘Temple
Harriet A. Jordan
Temple Board of Directors
Jordan
Kennedy
Impossible to Check Forest Fires Rampant in North
Prince Albert Saskatchewan August 20 Flames flared anew in Northern forest lands. An army of foresters and fighters had slowed but not stopped the blaze. Fire guards proved little aid as high winds spread embers across miles of timber, threatening valuable stands and general woodland areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Sask
Barcel Sewet
Jmen
Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pringe Ibert
Saskatoon
Battleford
Modeo Jaw
Regina
Ansarea
Stuithern
Brandon
Cattle For England Negotiations Move On
Cattle for England moves forward as Hon. R W Weir, minister of agriculture, says talks in Canada aim to ship high quality cattle to Britain this fall. He seeks lower rail and water freight to make Canadian cattle competitive overseas. Also noted, Isaac Mort and wife of Mitchell Ontario celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipes
R. W Weir
Agriculture
Ottawa
United States
Isaac Mort
Mitchell, Ont
Dominion Crop Report Details Prairie Drought and Rust Impacts
The Dominion Crop Report from Ottawa notes drought and heat across prairie provinces and Western Ontario affecting wheat and barley. Manitoba shows rust risk amid variable conditions. Saskatchewan reports spotty yields with regional differences. Alberta faces early maturity and mixed yields with stem rust spreading but limited damage. British Columbia crops suffer from low rainfall. early fruits and vegetables sell as spring grains are cut. rainfall needed to restore pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Prairie
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Sargkatchewan
British Columbia
Tr¢E
Three Hanna Farmers Die in Lightning Crash
Aug 20 Hanna reports three men John Engle 60 Sam Hirsso n 18 and Alex Derr 5 killed when a barn they sheltered in during a fierce electrical storm was struck and burned seven miles northeast of Hanna. Five horses also perished in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Here
John Engle
Hrsson
Sam
Alex Derr
Coronation
Aguty
Victims Identified in Drinkwater Farm Fire
The Greenman family suffered two deaths from the Greenman farm blaze near Drinkwater. Ira G Greenman, mother of a five month old baby died en route to hospital, and Mrs Greenman died in a local hospital. Mr Greenman is in critical condition with severe burns and shock but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Greenman Farm
Drinkwater
Ira
G. B. Greenman
Premier Bennett to Visit Medicine Hat Tomorrow
Honourable R. B. Bennett and Miss Mildred Bennett will arrive in Medicine Hat tomorrow at 1 25 p m en route to Calgary where a reception will be held at the station. Local citizens and the Ladies Conservative organization will greet them and present Miss Bennett with flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 8. Bennett
Mildred Bennett
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Bennett
Canada
Ladies Conservative Organization
Miss Bennett
Return Of Natural Resources To Alberta
Edmonton reports provincial auditor James C. Thompson will travel to Ottawa to meet Interior Department officials on the return of natural resources to the province. W. Herbes of Calgary accompanies him. Thompson also heads to Halifax for the Dominion Chartered Accountants meeting. A three member committee continues examining resource administration links between Dominion and Alberta. The transfer is set for October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Ottawa
Department of the Interior
W. Herbes
Calgary
Land Titles Office
Thompson
Halifax
Leond
Domion Association of Chartered Account Units
Alberta
R. J. Dinning
Fred Smailes
Civil Service
Dominion
Lethbridge
R.G. Reid
Sday
Vancouver Island
George Headrey
McKinnon Sentenced to Four Years for Arson Charge
Joseph W. B McKinnon of Twining Alberta received a four year penitentiary sentence on an arson charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. B McKinnon
Twining
Alberta
Bank of Montreal bank robbery in Calgary description
An unmasked bandit robbed the Elbow Park branch of the Bank of Montreal at 12 15 PM taking between 7000 and 8000 dollars at gunpoint. Teller H H W Beyestein was alone. manager N T to mianager left to lunch and was confronted by the robber in the wicket. The bandit is described as 25 to 26, five feet six, fair haired, wearing a blue suit and khaki shirt. The suspect’s description matches a prior Midwinter taxi murder suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Elbow Park
Bank of Montreal
H. H. W. Beyestein
N. T
Mianager
Thether
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Assoc Fundraiser Promise Prizes
The Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association reports strong public support for a fundraiser. A standard Winchester pump gun is the main prize with six consolation prizes of shells waders and more. Tickets cost half a dollar and proceeds aid song and game bird protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Association
Record Bond Sale Sets Province Stamp of Low Rate
Victoria B C August 20 Hon W C Shelly Minister of Finance completes sale of 2 5 million in one year BC bonds at 3 50 percent within 3 85 percent yield record low for the province. Sale to a syndicate including Canadian Bank of Commerce Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities Wood Gundy A E Ames and Company and Dillon and Road. Redeemable in Montreal or New York.
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Victoria
B.C
W. C. Shelly
London
Bnia
Canadian Bank of Commerts
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion Securities, Wood, Gundy, and Company
A. E. Ames and Company
Dilton and Road
Montreal
New’ York
CEE PEES Triumph In Lethbridge Victory
Ray McDonald influenced the game as the CEE PEES beat the Lethbridge nine two to one at home. Tension rose when McDonald clashed with Goldsworthy during the match. A rematch is scheduled for this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cee Pees
Lethbridge
Ong Ray McDonald
Goldsworthy
Eagees
James Bay Railway extends to James Bay terminus awarded
The Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission awarded the contract for the final James Bay extension from Moose River to the James Bay terminus to A. F. McLean Co. Ltd of Toronto. Coral Rapids will host the construction segment.
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James Bay Railway North
Bay
Gorimpanists Capture and Burn Yangtse Port Wusueh
Wireless reports say Gorimpanists captured and burned Wusueh, a key Yangtse River port 26 miles above Kluklang. Refugees fled to the countryside as a Japanese gun-boat was ordered to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wusueh
Nankow
Gorimpanists
Yangste River
Kluklang
Storia
Heavy fall from horse at Manyberries hospitalized
In a riding accident at Manyberries Mattie Tuisku suffered a severe concussion after a horse threw him to the ground. Medical aid was summoned at once and he was transported to Medicine Hat General Hospital for treatment.
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Bia
Raneh
Snes Reye Ofr
H. C
Ayosebia
Rain Streak Covers Wide Stretch Across Division
Reports indicate thirty minutes to an hour of rain moving through the division including Witple Creei and north to Burstall and Empress. Rain extended generally west to Bassano and nearby areas, bringing light to moderate showers across the region.
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C. P. Ry
Witple
Creei
Burstall
Ald
Empress
Bassano
Léeh
Local Eyewitness Notes Election Chaos in Rahway
A garbled report references Rahway and a city event on August 28. It mentions a high president figure and a sequence of actions tied to a mouth Seine and Brear row, suggesting a local political or civic moment with unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Yar Wi
Yan
Tional Rahwayen
Falls rescuers report two men fall over Niagara Gorge
Two unidentified men who plunged over the Niagara Falls gorge last night died in hospital early today. The surviving man, though in critical condition, is expected to recover and told a nurse the other’s name as George Wilson, but could not identify his own origin. The incident involved a broken report and confusion in the immediate aftermath.
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Niagara, Falls
North Magnetic Survey Aboard Ship Off Bootle Coast
An unnamed explorer associated with the Dominion Government conducts a geological survey aboard a ship near Bootle coast. The phrase North magnetic sole and recent airmen visits hint at ongoing northward exploration and mapping efforts.
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Winnipeg
C.P
North Magnetic
Ted
Gilbert
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Dominion Crop Report
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Special Commission
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Nha
George Hubert Wilkins
Polar Explorer
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Simon Lake
Sloan Hanehower
Medicine Hat Fish
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Redpete River
Diff As
Pee
Allen
Hogs Ff
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