Relief Agreement Between Provincial And Federal Authorities
Edmonton reports tentative relief pact with Ottawa outlines federal grants for relief works direct relief for families and camps for single homeless men plus a second trans Canada route across Alberta The Dominion would date from April 1 193? to March 1 1934 and cover one third of municipal relief costs with the province and city each bearing one third The Alberta government has not yet studied the document which is continued on page four.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
O. L. McPherson
Dominion
McPherson
Banff
Russian System Uses Children to Harvest Crops
TheNorth Caucasus Ukraine and mid Volga regions deploys up to 100000 children from underage to 16 to harvest grain and guard crops in a state effort dubbed protecting the Socialist crop. A nine year old boy Mischa Sorokin is praised for denouncing his father a collective farmer over production issues. local wheat price details follow with field notes on futures and premiums.
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Moscow
Eedp
North Caucasus
Ukraine
mid-Volgate
Mischa Sorokin
A Poor Harvest Crop in the Argentine
A Buenos Aires cable reports the Bureau of Rural Statistics warns Argentine grain crops face disaster without abundant rains. Wheat flaxseed oats barley and rye suffer from prolonged drought and severe frosts intensifying the damage across the grain belt.
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New York
Buenos Aires
New York Times
Bureau of Rural Statistics
Argentina
Forest Fires Abating In Brazeau Reserve
Edmonton August 21 Alberta Government forestry officials say 10 men plus improved weather slowed the Brazeau Reserve fire. The outward flame rush began Thursday and slackened Sunday as strong winds died with nine degrees of frost noted Sunday night aiding fighters.
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Edmonton
Alta
Brazean Forest Reserve
Alberta
Atlantic Storm Claims Coast Guard Fears Dozens Missing
Atlantic City reports a powerful northeaster battered New Jersey and Long Island with giant waves. Coastguard fears about a score may have died. four are known drowned, two others missing, at least three boats with perhaps 20 passengers unaccounted for.
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Atlantic City
N.J
U. S. Coastguard
New Jersey
Long Island
Weather Summary for Canadian Provinces and Cities
The report lists multiple cities with conditions including clear, fair, and cloudy skies and temperatures ranging from the mid teens to the mid 90s in various locations. It notes moderate rain in Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta with cooler conditions there, while Manitoba remains warm. Alberta forecast calls for moderate winds, fair today and Tuesday, with a cool night.
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Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Fair
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Saleary
Fidmonton
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Four Die In Picnic Bus Fire After Gun Cotton Truck Crash
Wilmington report details a straw ride tragedy when a truck loaded with pic nickers and another with gun cotton collided early today. Fire and a later explosion followed, killing four occupants of the picnic bus and injuring many others who were rushed to nearby hospitals. Police say the cellulose nitrate freight truck crashed into the merrymakers’ vehicle, sparking the inferno that swept the scene.
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Wilmington
C. P
New York
Merrymakers
Creation of central bank stressed before Royal Commission
The Alberta brief and Edmonton Chamber of Commerce urged a cheap money policy and central bank. Professor H W Hewetson of Alberta University backed a national central bank to represent Canada in international finance and widen wheat markets.
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Hadmonton
Canada
Royal Commission On Banking
Alberta
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Hewetson
Alberta University
National
Redcliff Notes On Local Visits and Baseball Doubleheader
Notes from Redcliff list residents visiting relatives and returning to work in Calgary and Medicine Hat. The Redcliff Medicine Hat All-Stars split a doubleheader with the Drumheller Nationals 14 13 and 19 16, with wind aiding long hits and a late comeback in the ninth inning.
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A. Moseholm
E. Paarup
Chas. Johansen
H. O. Andersen
S. Andersen
Drumheller
Redcliff Medicine Hat All- Stars
McCleary
Sailor
Brown
Plotsky
Knox
Farmer
Owens
Sid
Clennell
Nationals
Smith
Buchanan
Pinchhitting
Charles
O Duffy and DeValera Face Off in Irish Turmoil
Dublin reports a showdown between General Owen O Duffy leader of the Blue Shirt National Guard and Eamon de Valera amid parades and government warnings. Tensions flare with minor clashes in Cork and Dublin as police protect Blue Shirt events and Dublin reads a message from O Duffy at each parade.
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Dublin
Owen O'Duffy
Blue Shirt National Guard
Blue Shirt
Free State
Eamon de Valera
Thurles
Executive Council
O'Duffy
National Guard
O'Connell Bridge
Cork
Irish Republican Army
National
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
Kevin O'Higgins
Explosive Lime Bottles Found in Hastings Lake
Investigations by the University of Alberta research department identified lime bottles as the source of disturbances in Hastings Lake. When compressed they explode and kill fish. The Alberta Fish and Game Protective League offers a $50 reward for information leading to conviction of the guilty party.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
Hastings Lake
Alberta Fish and Game Protective League
Hope for World Wheat Conference Agreement Expressed
London reports the resumed world wheat conference adjourned after receiving a draft text for stabilizing markets and raising prices. Delegates from 26 nations aim to limit production, regulate exports, bolster consumption, and reduce barriers to demand before exporters commit to any agreement.
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London
United States
Canada House
R. B. Bennett
Tariff debate links labor standards to trade policy
Dr. James T. Shotwell of Columbia University argues at the Institute of Pacific Relations that labor conditions should guide tariff rates and bargaining. He favors preferential treatment for goods produced under agreed standards and higher duties for oppressive labor practices, in a broader context of a textile trade emergency similar to wartime coordination.
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Banff
James T. Shotwell
Columbia University
New York
Institute of Pacific Relations
Shotwell
Japan
Lancashire
Britain
Otl
Alee
Bombay
Great Britain
India
Trans Atlantic Flier Down In Iceland Wreck
British pilot John Grierson was uninjured after his plane wrecked during a takeoff attempt for Greenland in Iceland. A wave swamped a float, smashing the craft. a motorboat rescued him as he and his Royal Air Force flight continued a staged attempt to reach New York from England via Orkney and the Faroe Islands.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
John Grierson
England
United States
Greenland
Royal Air Force
Brough Aerodrome
New York
Orkney
Faroe Islands
Blackstock Returns From Masonic Dedication in London
Mr and Mrs G M Blackstock and their son returned from England where he represented the Grand Lodge of Alberta at the dedication of the Masonic Peace Memorial Temple in London. The temple cost five million pounds funded by English Masons. The visit included notable events at Albert Hall with thousands of Masons from Canada and the U S. He noted signs of happiness in London and dismissed rumors about political plans.
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G. M. Blackstock and Son
England
Duke of Connaught
Grand Lodge of England
Albert Hall
London
Canada
Blackstock
Royal Masonic Institute For
Rickmansworth
Austria Plans to Sever Ties With Germany in Policy Shift
A meeting between Austrian Chancellor Dolfuss and Mussolini in Riccione signals Vienna's intent to pursue peace and closer ties with Italy and Hungary while maintaining better relations with Germany. The communique notes shared views on exploring independence from Berlin and continuing cooperation with neighbors.
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Riccione
Italy
Austria
Engelbert
Hungary
Germany
Great Britain
France
Mussolini
Chancelor
Hl Duce
Dolfuss
Vienna
Communique Ag
I Duce
Cuban Horror Tangles Havana Hunt For Ainciart Kin
In Havana on August 20 Juan Sampol nephew and bodyguard of ex police chief Ainciart shot himself after being recognized. Ainciart killed himself last night as pursuers closed in. Sampol had fatally wounded a chauffeur and member of the ABC Secret Society and was later seen at a restaurant before his death.
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Havana
Juan Sampol
Anton B. Aincijart
Ainciart
Machado
Almendares
Sampol
Jose Aguirre Leon
A.B.C
Rindart
le Fe Bane Line
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Ashington State
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Mayor Worts
Slkwater
P. Malcolm Stewart
Martha Balmer
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Mexico
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Jin’ Ferguson
James Farley
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