Secret Chamberlain Briand naval entente forgery tale
London letter supposedly from Sir Austen Chamberlain to M Briand proposes pooling British and French fleets in all oceans with joint naval experts and a peace aim. The document, dated July 23, outlines Atlantic and Pacific cooperation and a split of Mediterranean guardianship, but its authenticity is uncertain.
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Chamberlain
Briand
Toronto
the Mail
Empire Today
London
Austen Ahamberlain
M. Briand
Great Britain
France
Sir Austen
League of Nations
Atlantic
Pacific
China
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Snakes Captured After Hourlong Struggle In City Apartment
A 15 foot brown and white snake weighing about 75 pounds was trapped in a third floor apartment at 778 Eighth Avenue by six officers. They forced the reptile into two canvas bags after a prolonged tussle. Mrs. Mary Munro awakened as the snake knocked items from a kitchen cupboard and fled to the street screaming. An officer used a yard stick to force the snake down its throat to subdue it before removal. Origin or entry point remains unknown.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Mary Munro
First Shipment of New Crop Wheat In Medicine Hat
The Lake of the Woods Milling Co. Ltd received 2000 bushels of No 2 Northern wheat, the season's first crop in Medicine Hat. Threshed on Burnside Farm, Coy's land, the late Capt. C. 8. Pingle, the grain weighed 868 lbs per bushel with 11.4 percent moisture. A further sample from CPR car No 152, 576 front Winnlred, was advanced for grading. Both lots show promise of improved milling quality versus last season.
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Lake of the Woods Milling Co. Ltd
Medicine Hat
Burnside
Coy
Capt. C. 8
Pingle
C.P.R
Beatty Leads CPR Directors on Western Tour Voyage
W Beatty and CPR directors travel from Montreal to inspect western lines. The party includes Sir Herbert Holt and Dirs. Molson, Cockshutt, Black, Richardson, McMaster, Gordon. They visit Toronto, North Bay, Winnipeg, Lethbridge, Vancouver, Victoria, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Peace River country, then return to Montreal.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Mr. W. Beatty
The
B. W. Beatty
Sir Herbert Holt
F. W.molson
W. N. Tilley
K.C
Col
Henry Cockshutt
D. C. Coleman
Western Lines
Toronto
Royal York Hotel
North Bay
Winnipeg
Ontario
Tuesay
Prairie Provinces
Lethbridge
Kettle Valley Railway
Vancouver
Victoria
Lake Louise
Banti
Calgary
Edmonton
Peace River
Pease River Landing
Two Killed In Explosion At Dupont Powder Plant
Ashland Wisconsin reports two men died in an explosion at the jelly punching house of the Dupont Powder plant in Darkydale ten miles away. Victims were S. Conrad Holman 45 and Alvin Rentston 89. Building destroyed and powder punching operation halted.
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Ashland
Wis
Dupont
Darkydale
S. Conrad Holman
Alvin Rentston
Grain Inspections Report From Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports grain inspection figures with wheat at 57 yesterday and 54 last year. Contract wheat stands at 85.
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Winnipeg
Coalhurst Miners to Return to Work After Strike
North American Cartridges Limited in Coalhurst Alberta faces a settlement as 199 miners vote to return. They seek adjustment to the dorage clause and reassessment of six laid off workers. Union president Frank Wheatley says terms are satisfactory and some reinstatements may occur.
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Calgary
Carlisries, Limited
Coalhurst
Alto
Comunity Club
Mine Workers’ Union of Canada
Dan Quigley
Colorado
Frank Wheatley
Eagle Butte Well Progress Report in Cypress Hills
At the Eagle Butte OH Co well in Cypress Hills the thirteen inch casing has been landed at 1344 feet. Two car loads of oneS nch essing will arrive in Manyberries today and drilling will resume once taken to the site.
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Eagle Butte OH Co
Cypress Hills
Reverend Hutchinson Found Working With Canadian Harvest Crew
A British rector once missing from Doddington England is located near Brooks Canada working with 22 British harvest hands on a CPR irrigation project. He travels as a tourist seeking educational methods and joins the harvest to gain experience and rest.
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Franklyn Hutchinson
Dodcington
Essex
England
Brooks
Medicine Hat News
Molehill
Hutchinson
C.P.R
Canada
F. @. Cross
Doddington
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Newell, Brooks
E. Hutchinson
the Newell
Rev. Hutchinson
Calgary
Policy inquiry demoralization prompts police board review
The Lennie report on charges against Vancouver police is referred to the Police Commissioners after city council discussion of action responsibility. Chief Long and Detective Sergt McLaughlin, named in the inquiry but later cleared, will not seek reinstatement until the commission reviews the report. The board includes Mayor Louis D. Taylor.
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Vancouver
R. S. Lennie
Board of Police Commissioners
Ceunoth
Taylor
Tiférmim
FW. Plecher
Meaniturs
Peirce H. V. Long
Susziatea Show
Investlan
Sergt
George McLaughlin
Lennie
City ‘Council
Police Commission
Louis D. Taylor
Embezzler Pilkington Returned for Trial in New York
William B Pilkington a 28 year old former New York treasurer for Joshua Hoyle and Son Limited Manchester was arrested after embezzling about 152000 over four years. He had fled to Murrayville British Columbia and was brought back to stand trial. He admitted funds supported his high living style and that he diverted firm money.
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New York
William
Pilkington
Murrayville
British Columbia
Joshua Hoyle and Son Limited
Manchester
England
Market Was Listless Today In Winnipeg Grain Trade
The Winnipeg grain market showed listless trading with little export interest and spreads in the cash wheat market unchanged. Wheat closed slightly higher on light activity as foreign demand cooled amid ample export supplies, with frost noted in western Canada but not altering overall sentiment.
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Winnipeg
Broomhall
Canada
Ottawa to Vancouver test of trans continental air mail flight
Ottawa reports a government and post office plan to test a one stop Ottawa to Vancouver flight for a trans continental air mail service. Squadron Commander A E Godfrey will fly an amphibian from New York to Ottawa then westward to Comorant Lake Manitoba with a return via Western air stations possibly to Great Slave Lake. The 9000 mile journey would be among the longest attempted.
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Godfrey
Ottawa
Vancouver
Western
Trans-Continental Air Mail Service
Government Air Services
Post Office Department
A. E. Godfrey
New York
Governtment Air Station
Comorant Lake
Manitoba
Great Slave Lake
London Swimmer Aims to Beat Record in Second Try
London swimmer Hilda Sharp returned from Boulogne after a 15 hour 5 minute attempt to beat Gertrude Ederle’s 14 hour 81 minute women’s record. She vows to try again almost immediately with trainer Jabez Wolff guiding a challenge to Ederle.
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London
Hilda Sharp
Boulogne
Miss Sharp
Gertrude Ederle
Miss Ederle
Jabez Wolff
Ederle
Kiwanis to Meet in Medicine Hat Next Year
Brandon Man August 25 The Western Canada district Kiwanis Clubs conclave closed with Medicine Hat chosen for next year’s meeting. Officers named for year include W R Moore District Governor Saskatoon lieutenant governor Dr Harrison Fort William J de Smith Regina and Andr Wicker Edmonton. International trustee Deray Tils urged members to work locally and uphold Kiwanis civic duties.
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Brandon
Man
Canada
Kiwanis
Hat
W. R. Moore
Saskatoon
Harrison
Fort William
J. de Smith
Regina
Andr Wicker Bedmonton
Ordeay Afternon
Tragic West Side Subway Crash Kills 17 in Rush Hour
A ten car express train split a switch near Times Square during New York’s peak hour killing 17 and injuring 156 as responders rushed to the scene. Emergency crews battled crowds and wreckage with ambulances and police aiding the search for the dead and injured.
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New York
West Side Subway
Times Square
Brooklyn
Dengue Epidemic Grips Piraeus Amid Flight Delays
In Piraeus Greece a dengue epidemic affects over 50 000 cases causing widespread impact. Augmented mortality attributed to dengue. travel disruptions persist as authorities struggle to manage the outbreak and business operations slow.
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Piraeus
Athens
Greece
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Reptile
Pres. Beatty
West
Lord Lovat
Eagle Butte
Med
W. B. Moore
New York Subway
Actash
Armi
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Transit Commission
West Side
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