British newspapermen praised Canada during Alberta dinner
Edmonton guests from a tour of Canada lauded the nation’s growth and education. Isaac Edwards of the Boston Evening News called the trip a mission, noting Canada’s bulldog courage and high school standards that surpass the 14 year age limit in England. He cited universities and colleges as striking contrasts to Western Canada’s expectations.
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Edmonton
High River
Canada
Alberta
University of Alberta
Isalac Edwards
Boston Evening News
West
England
Prisoner Carried By Airplane To Hudson
Port Arthur reports Edward Cook aged 17 was arrested as a material witness in the murder of trapper George Aus tin. He was taken by airplane from Blackstone Lake to Hudson for a preliminary hearing, after police received a crime report.
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Port Arthur
Edward Cook
George “Shorty
Austin
Fill Shack
Hudson
Cook
Blackstone Lake
Punena Finkinson
Ontario
Lightning Strikes Victoria Hospitals and Homes in Inferno
A severe electric storm hit Victoria B C last night, lasting four hours and striking three locations. A fuse box at St Josephs hospital elevator shaft caused a fire, another at 727 Johnson Street sparked flames, and lightning-set logs on Discovery Island burned before the fire department contained the blazes. Torrential rains accompanied the storm.
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Victoria
B.C
Observatory
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Johnson Street
Discovery Island
Capt Leslie Hamilton Plans Ottawa Flight From Upavon
Aug 24 Upavon England Captain Leslie Hamilton British aviator reports favorable weather from Bristol and will depart for Ottawa Ontario tomorrow at about seven o clock if conditions hold. His Fokker Jupiter remains on the field ready for takeoff.
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Upavon
Eng
Leslie Hamilton
Bristol
Ottawa
Ont
Banff Highland Gathering to Feature Bruce as Chief
Banff August event runs September 2 to 5 with Randolph Bruce as chief. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia will travel from Lake Windermere after opening the Windermere fair. Calgary Mayor Osborne and Vancouver Mayor Taylor plan to attend. Noted bagpipe experts Fra ser and Mac Millan join, signaling strong interest. Moonlight motor passes link Lake Louise to Banff for Chateau Lake Louise guests. Radio broadcasts will reach Calgary and Edmonton via CP and Alberta Government Telephones. Entries for Highland and athletic events are heavy, especially adult Highland dancing.
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Banff
Randolph Bruce
British Columbia
Lake Windermere
Windermere
Bruce
Robert the Bruce
Osborne
Calgary
Taylor
Vancouver
Alexander Fraser
A.D.C
Ontario
Donald MacMillan
Detroit
Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louse
Edmonton
Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Manila Springs
Canadian Rockies
Police Court fines for failing to yield at intersection
In the City Police Court Magistrate Ellis fined John Hehr five dollars plus costs for not yielding the right of way to an approaching automobile at an intersection.
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Ellis
John Hehr
Wheat Prices Continue To Fall In Winnipeg Market
Wheat continued its downtrend with closes at 35-8 for the day and 1.41 8-8 for December. Warmer Canadian West weather and forecasts of more warmth spurred unloading, though gains were feeble amid large trade volume and active spreaders. Barley and flax traded steadily as cash markets stayed quiet. Oak Bay golf club house in Victoria was destroyed by fire.
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Winnipeg
Oak Bay
Victoria
Mme Klepikoff Executed After Appeals Rejected
Moscow reports Mme Klepikoff, condemned last month for aiding her husband Commander Klepikov in espionage for Great Britain, was executed today after the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet rejected her appeal for remission. Her husband was executed recently.
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Moscow
Mme. Klepikoff
Kronstadt
Central Executive Committee
Kleplkovi
Great’ Britain
Are Still Searching For Fliers In Ocean Mystery
San Francisco August 24 Missing fliers Mildred Doran John Pedler Lt Knope Jack Frost Gordon Scott are feared lost after leaving Oakland for Hawaii a week ago. Rescue efforts continue as ships including forty two submarines destroyers and aircraft carriers report little progress while fifteen additional destroyers and a light cruiser are ordered to join the search.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dole
Mildred Doran
John “Aurgy” Pedler
Re Knope
Jack Frost
Gordon ‘Scott
Oakland Municipal
Hawaii
Wm. Erwin
A. Eschwaldt
Dredge Monarch Sinks Near Port Dalhousie
In a Lake Ontario trough seven minutes out from Port Dalhousie the dredge Monarch owned by Dominion Dredging Co went down early today. The thirteen crew members were rescued in under two minutes by Captain Hand of the tug Dorothy S. off Port Dalhousie.
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St. Catherines
Ont
Paris Radicals Riot Across City After Sacco Vanzetti Execution
Paris residents assessed the wreckage from an orgy of destruction sparked by infuriated radicals. Demonstrations near the United States Embassy deteriorated into widespread property damage before a late storm ended the disturbances. Thousands of dollars in damage were reported.
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Paris
Grounded Huronic Steamer Off Mud Bank With 100 Aboard
Sarnia Ontario August 24 1925 Despite two tugs efforts the steamer Huronic of the Northern Navigation Company remains aground on a mud bank in Mud Lake at the head of Lake Huron. One hundred passengers are aboard but officials report they are not in danger.
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Sarnia, Ont
Huronic
Northern Navigation Company
Lake Huron
Former Crown Prince George of Serbia Allegedly Attempts Suicide
A Belgrade dispatch reports former Crown Prince George of Serbia attempted suicide, sustaining serious wounds. The source notes the event occurred near Nish, Yugoslavia, and that recovery is not expected.
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Vienna
Austria
Belgrade
Nish
Jugo-Slavia
George
Serbia
Courteney's Flying Boat Refused to Rise in Atlantic Bid
Southampton August 24 Captain Frank T Courteney tried to depart for the Azores on the first leg of his transatlantic flight but his heavy Whale flying boat failed to lift from the water in repeated attempts.
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Southampton
Frank T. Courteney
Norwegian-born driver dies after buggy horses run away
Camrose Alberta August 24 Gilbert C Oppen aged 71 died in Camrose hospital Tuesday afternoon shortly after being injured when the horses he was driving to a binder became frightened and ran away nine miles east of Camrose. He was a native of Norway.
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Camrose
Alto
Gilbert C. Oppén
Oppen
Norway
U S Bankers Travel Plan From East to Seattle Convention
Plans map hundreds of investment bankers from eastern points to the Investment Bankers Association of America convention in Seattle from September 25 to 30. They stop in Moose Jaw for a stretch, Banff and Lake Louise for recreation, Field for fishing, then Victoria and Vancouver before proceeding to Seattle.
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New York
Far West
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Seattle
Canada
Moose Jaw
Sask
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Field
Victoria
Vancouver
Ostheimer Party Back At Jasper After 63 Days
Alfred J. Ostheimer Jr leading eight men and eighteen pack horses returned to Jasper Park Lodge Alberta on Tuesday afternoon. The party, out sixty three days, completed scientific work and tallied thirty peaks, including two twelve thousand foot ascents and four elevens, with nine days of back packing and 37 days of climbing remaining when the injury forced evacuation.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Alta
Alfred J. Ostheimer, Jr
Jasper
Ostheimer
Ben
Fuhrer
Weather Synopsis for Western and Eastern Provinces
The Western Provinces report fair and warm conditions with higher temperatures. The East and Alberta see general showers. Winnipeg forecasts fair and warm today with scattered showers expected Thursday.
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Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
Dynamite Explosion Wrecks Chicago Business Block
An explosion attributed to gangsters rocked Chicago's west side business district in the early hours, wrecking three buildings and setting eight others on fire. About 500 residents were forced from their homes while investigators search the debris for three men reportedly trapped.
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Chicago
West Side
Woollee
Marquis of Hertford is bankrupt again
London, Aug 21 The London Gazette reports a bankruptcy order on a creditor petition against the Marquis of Hertford who lives at Torquay Devonshire. He has been described as a versatile peer and has held many roles including soldier actor author journalist farmer dancer and wine agent. his marriage to Alice Thaw in 1903 ended in annulment in 1908.
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London
London Gazette
Marquis of Hertford
Arquis
Torquay
Devonshire
Alice Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Premier Baldwin Tours Canada Aboard Empress of Scotland
Canadian Prime Minister Baldwin spoke aboard the Empress of Scotland at Southampton after a 19 day tour of Canada. He described the journey as a wonderful experience, noting 26 speeches and praising Canadians open hearted welcome and interest in England’s issues.
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Southampton
Scotland
Baldwin
Canada
England
Dominion
Wales
Prince’ George
Old Age Pensions Urged At Labor Convention
Edmonton August 24 Unanimously the Canadian Labor Congress agreed to press for old age pensions in all provinces and debated national unemployment and sickness insurance The resolutions committee opposed the methods proposed and the Montreal Pattern Makers resolution was sent back for redrafting Tim Buck Toronto Communist commented on diabolically worded resolutions and the chairmen’s remarks.
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Edmonton
Canadian Labor Congress
Montreal
Tim Buck
Toronto
Resolutions Committee
A Want Ad in The News Shows a Silent Hard Worker
A compact notice highlights a dependable worker described as silent but efficient. The ad emphasizes reliability and steady performance, inviting employers to consider the discreet, diligent talent for unspecified roles.
Cairo Mourns Zagloul Pasha Egyptian Nationalist Leader
Cairo reports the death of Zagloul Pasha, president of the Egyptian Chamber of Deputies and nationalist leader. Telegrams of condolence pour in as details of his militant push for full independence emerge from a long, turbulent political career. The article traces Zagloul’s role, imprisonment, exile, and multiple clashes with British rule, including a 1924 premier term and subsequent resignation in 1924 amid indemnity tensions with Britain.
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Cairo
Egypt
Zagioul Pasha
Egyptian
Chamber of Deputies
Eczena
London
A Pasha
Piian Chamber of Deputies
Exchange Telegraph Company
Safad Zagloul Pasha
Zagloul
Pigglet Betora
Catttérence
National Party
Malta
Alexandri
Citieg
Milner
Zaglowl
Gibraltar
Lee‘Stack
Sitdar
Réadoh
Work begins on wrecking old Union Station
crews start demolition of the old Union Station building in Toronto with expected clearance of debris and site preparation for future development. The project involves safety measures and coordinated work by city engineers and contractors.
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Toronto
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