Britain PM Says Cabinet to Meet After Emergency Session
London reports the Labour government finishes a financial emergency plan and will reconvene tomorrow. Inter party talks among Labour Conservatives and Liberals wrap up with no public resumption yet. King George returns from Balmoral as Baldwin plans to head to London tonight.
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London
George Hambleton
Downing Street
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Paris
Labor
Scotland
Rumor
Phillip Snowden
Herbert Samuel
Donald Maclean
Liberals
Samuel Hoare
Neville Chamberlain
Josephine K Coastguard Seizure Under Scrutiny
The News reports Walbur P. Talley says the Coastguard Patrol Boat 145 fired on the rum runner Josephine K outside the twelve mile limit. Captain William P. Cluett was fatally shot as the vessel was slowed by the attack. Assistant US Attorney Arthur Schwartz plans to present the matter to the Grand Jury.
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New York
David Bath
Walbur P. Talley
Coastguard
Josephine
Talley
United States
Arthur H. Schwartz
William P. Cluett
Schwartz
Thirty Million Are Made Homeless in Yangtse Flood
Destruction and displacement surged along the Yangtse as Hankow Wuhan and Hanyang report massive floods. Unknown thousands drowned and typhoid and dysentery threaten soon after waters recede. Authorities fear epidemics and say up to 30,000,000 people may be homeless. About 400,000 refugees counted in Hankow Wuhan Hanyang.
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Hankow
Associated Press
Yangtse
Wuhan
Wuchang
Hanyang
Monster Sturgeon Caught at French River Camp
Ellis Allen Jr of Louisville Ky fishing near French River Bungalow Camp used a frog as bait and a fifteen pound test line to haul an eighty pound sturgeon. It was the largest catch in the eleven year history of the camp, taking two hours and forty five minutes to land.
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French River
Ontario
Ellis Allen, Jr
Louisville
Miss England II Arrives for Race in Montreal
Miss England II the world’s fastest speed boat arrived in Montreal aboard the Duchess of Bedford and will be unloaded by a floating crane. Owned by Kay Don the craft with a 2000 hp Rolls Royce engine is expected to exceed 112 mph boosting England’s Harmsworth Trophy bid. T. F. Fisher and three others brought the boat for shipment to Detroit by rail.
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Montreal
Kay Don
England
T. F. Fisher
Detroit
Back to the Land Movement in Medicine Hat
Dispatches from Edmonton report settlement plans for ex-service men and a small Great War veteran group in Medicine Hat. Dr. Gershaw and MLA Hector Lang support urgent steps to gain influence, with about twenty veterans already involved. D. Whetstone and T. Sparling presided over meetings as Mr. Lang and officials visited The News office to promote the plan.
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Edmonton
Gershaw M.P
Hector Lang
M.L.A
D. Whetstone
T. Sparling
Elko Ranchers Safe as Forest Fires Raze Surrounding Areas
Fire roars through East Kootenay and Bonner’s Ferry region with flames destroying fences and lumber stands. A. F. Ingham’s ranch near Elko is threatened while A. Pra and Reg Brewer fight back fires to save buildings. About 300 fire fighters tackle the surrounding blazes.
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Elko
B.C
Ingham
Reg
Brewer
Pra
Fernie
East Kootenay
Bonner’s Ferry
Idaho
Kootenay River
Elko and
Wardner
Newgate
A. F. Ingham
Quebec Elections Anticipated as Special Police Kept Ready
Four weeks of intense political activity culminate in Quebec's 90-seat general election. One hundred special constables sworn in to bolster provincial police. no major clashes reported aside from four post nomination fracas with injuries. Premier Taschereau seeks a third term as Montreal mayor Camille Houde leads opposition.
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Montreal
Quebec
Court House
Lomer Gouin
E. J. Flynn
Wilfrid Laurier
Ottawa
Fr. G. Marchand
S N. Parent
L. A. Taschereau
Taschereau
Montmorency
Camillien Houde
Montreal-St. Mary
St. Pascal
Kamouraska
Mont
Clashes Over Relief Work Across Canadian Cities
Vancouver Acting Mayor John Bennett says the city cannot fund further unemployment relief, citing depleted bylaw funds and prior year contributions. Federal minister H H Stevens had urged city cooperation while Saskatchewan Manitoba and Calgary discussed relief cost shares and programs with Ottawa Edmonton and local councils.
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Vancouver
John Bennett
H. H. Stevens
Board of Trade
British Columbia
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Precious metals mine reported near Okemah
In Okemah Oklahoma on August 22 gold and silver are said to be found in paying quantities. The gold bearing quartz lies about twenty three feet below the surface. Traces of platinum and iron ore were discovered in the ore. Laboratory tests will decide if mining is advisable.
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Okemah
Okla
Lindberghs Forced Down Again On Pacific Route
Fog forced the Lindberghs to descend near Shana Iturup Island after leaving Shimushiru on the way to Nemuro. They had aimed to cover 897 miles in one leg but weather and motor trouble halted the flight, marking the third forced descent on this vacation route.
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Nemuro
Japan
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Muroton Bay
Shimushiru Island
Shana
Iturup Island
Muroton
Tokyo
Gunmen Battle NY Police Killing Six in Raid Across Streets
In Upper Manhattan and the Bronx a twelve mile gun battle with two payroll robbers lasted an hour and a half. Six people died including a taxi driver and a police officer. twelve were wounded and a baby struck by a stray bullet also died later in hospital. Police vowed to curb gun possession as one robber and the taxi driver were killed. Patrolman Webb died defending the payroll escort of Mendoza Fur and Dyeing Company. The robbers fled in a taxi after abandoning the first car. The gunmen were pursued toward East 133rd Street and Third Avenue before the taxi escape. Continued on page eight.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Bronx
Walter D. We
Lloyd Fromhoff
Mendoza Fur and Dyeing Company
Webb
Fromhoff
Third Ave
163Rd St
Herbert Hasse
Boston Post Road
Relief Road Work In Southern Alberta Begins
Edmonton Aug 22 Relief road projects start immediately in the Edson coal branch Rocky Mountain House Nordegg and grough districts of south eastern Alberta. Dominion approval comes amid unemployment relief measures with quick starts on sections from Rocky Mountain House to Nordegg and other planned routes to employ residents out of work since last spring. An engineering party will move in on short notice to begin the work.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Calgary
Edmonton
Andy Davison
L. McPherson
Ord
Edson Coal Branch
Rocky Mountain House
Nordegg
Grough
O. L. McPherson
Ross
Lengti
Canada to ship 10000 cattle to France in ten months
Hon Robert Weir announced in Saskatoon that Canada will ship 10000 head of cattle to France within ten months, the first export to France in years. He said 80 stocker cattle are being sent weekly to Britain in addition to existing fat cattle shipments and that the federal government will assist with equipment costs.
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Saskatoon
Hursday
Robert Weir
Saskatoon Board of Trade
France
Canada
Britain
Weir
Regina Thureday
County Ling . Company
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Balmoral Castle
Queen Mary
Ballaster
Balmoral
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Josephine K
Miss England II
Medicine Hat
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Hungary
Maria of
Savoy
Italy
Franz Joseph
Bethlen
Signor Auriti
Regina
Saskatchewan
J. A. Merkeley
Railways
Labor and Industries
A. C. Stewart
R. EB. Bennett
Merkeley
Winniper
John Bracken
Gideon Robertson
Oittawa
Bracken
Lindberghs
Shimushira Island
Greenland
Denmark
Michigan
Robert H. Collignon
Edwin H. Preston
Cochane
Ont
Rupert House
Hudson Bay
Hope
Hudson Straits
K. Fukuma
J. J. Forster
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tokio
Fukuma
Tokio Daily News
Victoria
Yokohama
U.S
Pacific
Siberia
China
N.Y
Alta
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