Japs Force Airliner to Land Near Canton
Chinese airliner pilot H K Woods reported Japanese warplanes forced his plane to land near Canton and machine-gun it killing or wounding at least 14 of 17 aboard. Most passengers were Chinese. Officials believed one passenger may have been Sun Fo former head of China’s Legislative Council who had canceled reservations.
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Hongkong
C.P
Canton
H. K. Woods
Hayes
Kan
Macao Ynhart
Sun Fo
Theegislative Council of China
Europe
Russia
China
Japan
No Transients Welcome In Sudbury Police Decision
Sudbury police announced an end to their old practice of granting overnight shelter to transients after fumigating and redecorating their cells. The move follows concerns over safety and order in the city police facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Ont
Obsession With Sin Leads Woman to Self Mutilation in Merced
In Merced California a Texas cotton picker Woodrow Harwell recounts from jail how his wife believed she had sinned and cut off her left hand and gouged out her right eye after reading Matthew 18 8 9. Police question the husband amid doubts she acted alone.
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Merced
Calif
Woodrow Harwell
Texas
Harwell
Inquiry Finds Pilot Error In Ascania Grounding
Ottawa Aug 23 report by Justice Demers cites an error of judgment by Pilot Henri Pouliot and over confidence by Chief Officer Cowcap in the grounding of the liner Ascania in the St Lawrence river on July 2.
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Ottawa
C.P
Ascania
St. Lawrence River
Henri Pouliot
Cowcap
Philippe Demers
Infantile Paralysis Cases Rise in Manitoba Report
Winnipeg health authorities report 42 cases of infantile paralysis this year up from 43 at the same time last year. The brief item notes the year’s figures as Manitoba records update.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Yeatérday
Frank Hawks dies in plane crash at East Aurora
Commander Frank Hawks international flyer and J Hazard Campbell East Aurora stock broker killed when their Gwinn aircar struck high tension wires and burst into flames near a polo field. Hawks had shifted to safety and comfort flying after giving up speed records. Campbell died later in a Buffalo hospital.
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East Aurora
N.Y
A.P
Frank Hawks
Hawks
J. Hazard Campbell
Buffalo
Polo
B. H. Rogers
J. W. Gwinn
Gwinn Aircar “Corporation
Buffal
Campbell
Seymour
Knox
Calgary Man Found Hanged in Vancouver Resolve
Vancouver police say 52 year old James Byrne, a former Calgary resident and upholsterer, was found hanged in his hotel room. A letter to Seattle friends stated illness and unemployment. Byrne had moved to Vancouver four months earlier.
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Vancouver
C.P
James Byrne
Calgary
Seattle
Byrne
Canagiat Pacific Railway
St Elias Climbed By Pushing Over Coastal Rock Front
Cordova Alaska August 24 A P Harvard University National Geographic expedition reports St Elias range rose by over thrusting coastal rocks. The party flew at 15000 feet surveying 19000 foot Mt St Elias and identified a new geologic contact between St Elias core rocks and coastal sediments.
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Associated Preas
Bradford Washburn
Harvard University
National Geographic Society
Cordova
Alaska
St. Eiias
North American
Hitler
Bob Reeve
Harold Giilam
G. D. Hanna
Geol L
Gallforn Academy of Absence
San Franciaco
Garrett Hiddy
Seattle
Mt. St. Elias
St. Vitas
Tyndall
Agagsiz
Dr. Hanna
St. Elias
Alberta relief quotas cut proposed at meeting
Edmonton August 24 A meeting of Alberta relief authorities and five city mayors halted a plan to reduce drought relief grants starting August 1. Calgary would lose about $10,000 monthly, with totals dropping to 60 percent for the balance of 1988 unless the federal grant arrives. Edmonton and Lethbridge relief rolls also declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Dominion
Andrew Davison
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Norman McL. Rogers
Davison
Lethbridge
Baseball scores from New York Detroit and Boston games
Chicago vs New York doubleheader results 8 to 5 and 15 to 11 with Stratton Chandler Gabler and others listed. Detroit 5 Philadelphia 10 inPhiladelphia and 25 to 11 in a later inning with Auker York Potter Hayes noted. Cleveland 5 Boston 3 with Hander Pytlak Harris Desautala involved.
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New York
R.H. E. Chicago
Stratton
Rensa
Chandler
Dickey
Chicago
Gabler
Schleuter
Pearson
Philadelphia
R.H. B
Detroit
Auker
York
Potter
Hayes
Caster
Wagner
Boston
R.H. B. Cleveland
Handér
Pytlak
Harris
Desautala
Baseball scores from Pittsburgh Chicago and Cincinnati games
In Pittsburgh Hutchinson and Lopez led a 29 to 6 Boston win over Pittsburgh as Bauers Todd and Hutchinson contributed. At Chicago New York defeated Chicago 14 to 6 with Danning Page and O'Dea in offense. Cincinnati edged a tight game by 5 to 2 behind Atwood Gah and teammates.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Hutchinson
Lopez
Bauers
Todd
Chicago
R.H. EB
New York
Danning
Page
O'Dea
Farm Sabotage Report in Stratford Farm T
Stratford Ont Aug 23 Ed Malcho a farmer reports seven horseshoes tied inside grain shocks on his farm damaging threshing gear police say the act appears deliberate and aimed at hindering his harvest
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Stratford
Ont
C. P
Ed. Malcho
Allice Township
League of Nations Covenant Clause 16 to Be Discussed
The redrafting of clause 16 of the League covenant, dealing with sanctions against aggressor nations, will be discussed at the League Assembly opening September 12. The British Foreign Office released the agenda noting the clause has faced worldwide criticism since sanctions were proposed against Italy for its Ethiopia conquest.
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London
C.P
League of Nations
League Assembly
Foreign Office
Pehaitjeay
Agathet
Italy
Ethiopia
Tales of an independent Arab nation rise in Palestine scene
Reports from Jerusalem describe evolving tales of an independent Arab state run by chieftains amid ongoing Arab Jewish guerrilla fighting. Egypt's premier Mahmoud plays a role in possible London talks with Weizmann, MacDonald, and others as violence intensifies with clashes near Kefr Kenna and Nazareth.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Mahoud
London
Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald
Mahmoud
Urgen
Weizmann
Murii
Syria
Indian Ocean
Mr. MacDonald
Kefr Kenna
Cana
Cust
Tiberias
Nazareth
P. R. Oakley
Royal Scots Regiment
Nahanya
Lyada
Rachel Konka
Israel Mishall
Guards Arrested In Hunger Striker Case In Philadelphia
Philadelphia August 24 Homicide squad police arrested two guards at the county prison where four hunger striking convicts died in a heated punishment cell Mayor Davis Wilson ordered hearings on homicide charges Coroner Charles Hesch suggested five more guards could be arrested.
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Philadelphia
C.P
Philadelphia County
Davis Wilson
Charles H. Hesch
Chiang dissolves Communist linked student groups in Hankow
Gen Chen Cheng ordered the dissolution of the National Salvation Corps the National Emancipation Van guards and other student worker groups. He said coordination under a single leadership was necessary to avoid overlap and boost efficiency.
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Hankow
A.P
China
United Resistance
Chiang Kai-shek
Chen Cheng
Wu‘mai
Huchang
Haikow
Yanyang
National Salvation Corps
National Emancipation Vanguards
Uder
Chen
British Official Wounded as Arabs Raid Jenin HQ
In Jenin a British assistant district commissioner S Moffat was seriously wounded when two gunmen, later identified as Arabs, attacked the district headquarters. Hospital officials said his condition was critical. Earlier, eight gunmen raided the Lydda police station, overpowering officers and stealing rifles and ammunition.
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Jerusalem
Moffat
Jenin
Lydda
Nothing Settled About Wheat Export Policy
Ottawa reports Prime Minister King says no progress on wheat export talks with the United Kingdom or United States. He notes discussions covered several angles and many suggestions were examined, with no agreement reached.
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Ottawa
C.P
King
United States
Portage Harvesters Refuse WagE Of Two Fifty Per Day
Portage la Prairie Manitoba fourteenth prospective harvesters were arrested for disorderly conduct as others remain idle over wage disputes. The Portage employment agency says workers demand two dollars and fifty cents daily while farmers offer two dollars. Ten men found work today versus fifty last week.
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Portage
Portage LA Prairio
Man
Portage Employment Agency
Switzerland protests German border aid to Austrian Jewish entry
Switzerland protested against alleged German frontier officials aiding illegal entry of Austrian Jews into Switzerland. Berlin dispatch reports the protest dated August 28 citing Swiss objections to border support.
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Berlin
Switzerland
Wheat futures slump to four year lows in Winnipeg market
Waves of selling in Winnipeg pushed wheat futures down to four year seasonal lows. October, November, December and May contracts closed around 64 to 67 cents. Manitoba crop conditions report noted stress on grain output amid government briefing.
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Winnipeg
Southern
Commission House
Tory
Manitoba
Provinc
Beaver Farm Plan Aims to Boost Population in Dominion Sanctuary
A proposed beaver farm spanning about 1 square mile could expand the animal population from 1,545 to 25,000 within a Dominion sanctuary for Indians. J S Watt will oversee the project with cooperation from Mines and Resources, aiming to extend protection and prevent poaching while gradually increasing tribal employment.
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Dominion
Sisk
Mny Cagra
Cusioner
Tue Company
Estimee
Dominior
J. S Watt
Pany
Minion
Mines and Resources Party
Rupert River
Doninson
Fem
Watt
Tornado Tears Through Garma District Near Fort William
A tornado believed to be the first in the Thunder Bay area ripped through the Garma District near Fort William on Monday night. It leveled multiple homes injuring none, uprooted trees and telephone poles, and caused extensive damage to outbuildings and cattle.
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Fort William
C.P
Thunder Bay
Juichang Falls as Japanese Drive Reaches Haykow
Shanghai dispatches report the Japanese army amending its eastward drive toward Haykow after a month long advance of about 21 miles from Kiukiang. Japanese sources say headship shifts toward Nanking may boost the Hankow campaign and the government in the former capital.
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Shanghai
C.P
Ofichang
Haykow
Kiukiang
A.P
Japa
Shang?ini
Nanking
Ting Yangtze River
Hankow
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Canada
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Cinginnati
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Chain Weizman
China Army
Aeive
Seeved
Juichang
Gove
Ching
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