Snowden Rejects New Reparations Proposals At Hague
The British Chancellor Philip Snowden rejected four power proposals aimed at increasing Britain’s share of German reparations. French, Belgian, Italian, and Japanese delegates pressed on with a plan meeting about 75 percent of British demands. London noted Snowden would decide if Germany must evacuate the Rhineland as a price for any accord.
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Hague
Philip Snowden
Ata Atternoon
Snowden
Jaspar
Belgium
France
Italy
Japan
Germany
Great Britain
Rhineland
London
Lord Cushendun
Geneva
Dead Heart Made To Beat by Sound Waves
Boston, Aug 23. A dead heart was made to beat rhythmically by super sound waves in a Princeton University demonstration before the thirteenth International Physiological Congress. Dr Harvey showed a heart from a turtle or frog in a glass. the ventricles beat without sound. He cautioned that resuscitation by such waves would not work in a living person due to tissue absorption.
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Boston
Mass
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated,, Press
B. Newton Harvey
Princeton University
Harvey
Prof
Way WANTS SCHNEIDER CUP RACES POSTPONED
England asked to post the date of the blue ribbon Schneider cup races set for Sept 6 and 7 in England due to the death of Captain Giuseppe Motta Italian cup team member and vice commander of Desenzano high velocity school. Aug 23 Italy today announced the postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uqually
England
Giuseppe Motta
School of High Velocity
Desenzano
Italy
Plumbers Union Accord Declared Illegal by Royal Commissioner
Windsor Aug 23 Gordon Waldron K C royal commissioner found the agreement between Journeymen Plumbers and Master Plumbers as represented by the Amalgamated Builders' Council illegal under English Canadian and Ontario law. He said his report to Ottawa will name John W Bruge business agent of the plumbers union. Bruce denied personal gain from any group in the matter.
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Windsor
Ont
Ontario
Amalgamated Builders’ Council
Gordon Waldron
K.C
Ottawa
John W. Bruge
Plumbers’ Union
Bruce
Minister of Labor
Peter Heenan
Plumbers
Heenar
Royal
Marie Viau and Her Lover Expiate Crime
In Hull Quebec thunder and rain marked the execution of Marie Viau and her lover Philibert Lefebvre for poisoning Zephyr Viau, Marie's husband, seven months earlier. Lefebvre died first at eight, followed by Marie twenty one minutes later as crowds watched through the night.
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Hull
Que
Marie Viau
Philibert Lefebvre
Grimson
Zephyr Viau
Gatineau Hills
Lefebvve
Peace Tower
Parliament Hill
Toronto Girl Holds 2nd Place In Race
Ruth G Tower of Toronto trails Martha Nevelius of New York by 65 yards at the halfway point of the Wrigley ten mile women's swim held on Lake Front. Both compete with strong strokes as progress continues toward the finish.
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Toronto
Ruth Tower
Leaden
Wrigley
Lake Front
Harold Aine
Martha Nevelius
New York
Ruth G. Tower
Peace River Settlement Plans By General Sutton
General Sutton, adviser to Chang Tso Lin, details a Canadian West migration scheme for Peace River. He envisions a chain of log cabin villages with 100 houses each, electric lights, water, clubs, stores, and picture shows, surrounded by a 16 000 acre square and 100 quarter sections per village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Hambleton
Sutton
Chang- Tso-Lin
Daily Chronicle
Peace River
Chronicle
Freight Rate Boost Delayed to March 24
The interstate commerce commission postponed the upward revision of westbound freight class rates from Chicago Milwaukee and nearby points to the northwest, which railroads had set for August 24, until March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Milwaukee
Inter-State’ Commerce Commission
Trainee John Bonnar Sentenced to Three Months Jail
Winnipeg reports John Bonnar a British immigrant was jailed for three months and ordered deported after pleading guilty to vagrancy. He joined John Sweeney with a similar sentence, citing farm work refusals and an injury as reasons. Sixty assisted passage immigrants face deportation to the Atlantic seaboard after weeks in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
John Bonnar
R. M. Noble
Bonnar
John Sweeney
Port William
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Writ Filed Against B C Airways in Port Townsend Crash
Executors of Alexander MacCallum Scott and Jessie Hutchison Scott sue British Columbia Airways Limited in the Supreme Court in Victoria for damages from the crash near Port Townsend that killed seven aboard a Victoria to Seattle flight a year ago. The writ, filed by J B Clearlue for London and Glasgow plaintiffs, cites alleged negligence by the airline. Scott, a Glasgow barrister and former member of Parliament, was a friend of Premier Ramsay MacDonald and planned to meet him. MacDonald learned of the disaster upon Vancouver arrival.
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Victoria
B.C
Alexander MacCallum Scott
Jessie Walker Hutchison Scott
British Columbia Airways, Limited
Seattle
Port Townsend
Supreme Court
J. B. Clearlhue
London
Glasgow
Wood and Held Build Tight Semi Final in Canadian Amateur
In heavy rain at Jasper Park Lodge Eddie Held of New York trails Freddy Wood of Vancouver by one hole after nine in their 36 hole Canadian Amateur semi final. Gardiner White leads D Clarke Corkran one up at the turn as both matches reach the midway point.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Alta
E. E. Fulford
Gardiner White
New York
D. Clarke Corkran
Noble
White
Young Freddy Wood
Vancouver
Eddie Held
Wood
Jasper Park
Freddy Wood
D. Clarke
Corkran
Squaring
Hale
Thaden Extends Lead in National Women's Air Derby
Louise McPhitridge Thaden of Pittsburg held her lead in the National Women's Air Derby by finishing first at Tulsa Municipal Airport after leaving Fort Worth Texas. Thea Rasche of Germany followed closely in second place. Benys Auto Show Tonight.
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Tulsa
Okla
Louise McPhitridge Thaden
Pittsburg
Tulsa Municipal
Fort Worth
Texas
Thea Rasche
Germany
Graf Zeppelin Hops Off on Los Angeles Flight
Graf Zeppelin begins 5470 mile voyage from Kasumigaura toward Los Angeles amid typhoon warnings. The airship left at 3:13 p.m. local time as weather calm, with position reports from Tokio and Kasumigaura noting eastward progress and 100 mph speed.
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Tokio
Kasumigaura Naval Base
Eckener
Hong Kong
Cassum
Santon
Blue Funnel Line
Tyndareus
Apeoy
Havana
Cuba
National Observatory
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Isles of the Pines
Premier MacDonald to Visit Hoover in October
Premier MacDonald of Great Britain is expected to arrive in the United States between October 1 and 16 for talks with Premier Hoover. He will be accompanied by his daughter Ishbel and a small staff with possible White House lodging.
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Prem. Macdonald
Pres. Hoover
Washington
MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Hoover
Ishbel MacDonald
Esme Howard
White House
Prairie crops shrink as Canada foresees wheat drop
The Bank of Montreal notes prairie province crops deteriorated over four weeks and the 1929 wheat yield may reach 250 million bushels, less than half of 1928. The report says the smaller wheat crop will shift trade and dampen grain related activity, though diversification and higher prices support livestock and dairy sectors.
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Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Imports of Beef and Cattle Rise in U S A This Year
Washington reports that imports of beef veal and live cattle into the United States are higher this year than last. Domestic supplies remain smaller and prices stay high. Canada remains a major supplier alongside New Zealand and Mexico, with tariff and weight rules under consideration in the Hawley bill.
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U. S.A
U. S. Dept. OF Agriculture
Canada
New Zealand
Mexico
United States
Washington
Kenneth Clark
United States Department of Agriculture
Smoke Pall Not Due to Prairie Fires Ruling Out Rumors
City woke to a smoky morning as rumors spread of prairie fires. Sgt. Allen reports no fire alerts at local HQ and CPR confirms no division fires. Officials believe the smoke originated from Turner Valley Moose Jaw districts with atmospheric conditions causing ground level drift.
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Allen
C.P.R
6.C
Turner Valley
Moose Jaw
Vancouver Girl Shoots Self in Fit of Pique
Vancouver girl Dor Knox, 25, formerly of Vancouver B C, is found dead in Portland apartment from a bullet wound to the left breast. Gabriel Porciello, 40, man she lived with, said she demanded a theater trip but he declined and police released him after questioning. Medical examiner notes need for further inquiry into suicide verdict.
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Portland
Maine
Dor Knox
Vancouver
B. C
Gabriel Porciello
Porciello
Miss Knox
Tony Casale
Casale
William Holt
Eagle Butte Well Drilling Moves to Bob Roth Ranch
Mr. Roth returned from Moose Jaw and Regina with news that Eagle Butte Oil Co. finished well No. 1 and will move the derrick and machinery to Bob Roth's ranch east of the present site. Drilling to begin as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roth
Moose Jaw
Regina
Eagle Butte Oil Co
Eagle Butte
Roth
Bob Roth
City Market Filled With Local Produce On Slow Day
The city market was largely quiet with many stalls filled by locally grown vegetables. Prices included cabbage 1b at rodt tobacco 15c, golden bantam corn 30c a dozen, potatoes 5c lb, onions 3c, beets 3c, carrots 5c, tomatoes 10c lb, cauliflower 15c each, cucumbers 3.50 per hundred, green peppers 15c lb, citron 36 per pound, and marrows 20c each.
West Has Unshaken Faith In the Future
Winnipeg reports the weather and crop outlook amid partial failure with optimism. Analysts note 52 percent of normal yield prospects and regional variation from Saskatchewan to Alberta while prices and exports influence sentiment. D C Coleman of Canadian Pacific Store cites resilient western farmers and steady labor markets despite drought.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Red River
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Carrot River
Alberta
Calgary
Macleod
Lethbridge
D. C. Coleman
Canadian Pacific Store
Wa No
Brandon
Indian Head
Russian Aviator Crashes In Siberia
The article reports a Russian aviator crash near Chita in Siberia during an attempt to fly to America via the Graf Zeppelin route. It notes plans for several stops and mentions a Moscow to New York flight line used by airships, with limited legible details about the accident and the pilot.
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Moscow
Semion
Shestakov
Chita
Siberia
New York
Thyragay
America
Graf” Zeppéin
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Way
A.B.C
Waldron
Ontargia Plumbing Guild and Heating Guild
Dom Jon Chamber of Creditora
Bny’s
Bisley
Mavis Downey
St. John, N.B
Dominion Rifle Association
Miss Downey
Connaught
Peace River Settlement
Gen. Sutton
U.S
J. Bonnar
B.C. Airways Ltd
Frederick Willams Taylor
F. Wood
Eddie
New Yorker
Louise Thaden
Beny
Zeppelin
DR. Eckener
Will
West
Semion Shestakov
Waden
Woihen
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