National Government Formed in Britain With Mixed Party Cabinet
London reports indicate a new non partisan national government led by Ramsay MacDonald is naming a cabinet that blends Labour Conservative and Liberal figures. Baldwin Samuel Snowden and Chamberlain are among senior names eyed for key roles as Britain seeks to balance economy measures and wartime debts.
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London
Privy Council
Labor
Ramsay MacDonald
Thomas T. Champion
House of Commons
J. H. Thomas
Philip Snowden
Lord Sankey
Stanley Baldwin
Samuel Hoare
Neville Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Herbert Samuel
David Lloyd George
Tigdey
Baldwin
Britain
Special Economy Committee
Sir George May
MacDowall
Pol Se
National Regency
Associated Press
Miniter
Mumsay MacDonald
MacDonald
The
Treasury
Lst
Stanley Galdwin
Council
Liberal
Lord Reading
Foreign Affairs
Ciry Samuel Hoare
India
J. Fh.fhoning
Dominions
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Board of Trade
Donald MacLean
Board of Education
Henry Setterteen
Lord Londonderry
Lord Lothian
Duchy of Lancaster
Lord Amulree
Air
Admiralty
Archibald Sinclair
Scotland
Agriculture
Wendon
Snowden
Tho
Oliver Firm Believer In Bay Route
Hon Frank Oliver visiting Churchill states the bay route can move all grain from Central and Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba two months a year and will compete with Port Arthur and Pacific routes. He says the railway and elevator capacity support the export flow and could boost Canadian West prosperity.
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Churchill, Man
Churchill’s Bay
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Frank Oliver
Bay Port
Bay
Port Arthur
Pacific
Lindberghs Welcome in Nemuro After 900 Mile Flight
Crowds greet Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh on arrival at Nemuro Japan as they complete a perilous 900 mile journey from Petropavlovsk. They thank wireless stations and ship crews for aid while officials downplay concerns over landings in prohibited Kurile waters.
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Nemuro
Japan
United Press
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Nibuci Inn
Tokio
Associated Press
Jasper to Banff Highway Considered by Federal Government
Aug. 25. Premier R. B. Bennett reveals that the federal government is studying the construction of a scenic highway from Jasper to Banff as part of unemployment relief schemes. The plan is under serious consideration by authorities.
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Ererintfere
Jasper
Banff
R. B. Bennett
L. E. Anderson’s Gorgeous Tenth Street Garden Display
City block between Fourth and Fifth Avenues on Tenth Street is becoming a lush garden. L. E. Anderson of 476 Tenth Street has 100 feet of adjacent ground for gladiolus culture with 8,000 flowering bulbs and 20,000 bulblets planted this year. He imports top gladiolus strains and expects a spectacular bloom display next year rivaling Western Canada.
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Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Tenth Street
L. E. Anderson
Anderson
Canada
Quebec Liberals Hold Power in Quebec General Election
Montreal Aug 25 Liberal regime returns to power in Quebec with 60 to 70 seats of 90. Premier Taschereau wins his claim to leadership. Opposition leader Camillien Houde defeated in two Montreal districts and without a seat. Conservative gains noted in Hull Three Rivers and Two Mountains. Rouville votes shift to Conservative by one.
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Montreal
Quebec
Hon. L. A. Taschereau
Camillien Houde
Taschereau
Gordon W. Scott
Montreal-St. Gerge’s
T. D. Bouchard
St. Hyacinthe
Aime Quertin
Hull
Maurice Duplessis
Three Rivers
Paul Suave
Mountains
Yamaska
Rouville
Gordon Missing in Ontario Flight From Trout Lake
Charles Gordon a geologist and aviator with the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. vanished after leaving Sioux Lookout ten days ago en route to Trout Lake. He is nephew of Rev. Charles Gordon known as Ralph Connor the Canadian author.
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Sioux Loolout
Ont
Charles Gordon
Trout Lake
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd
Ralph Connor
Murder verdict in Port Alberni death by own action
A Coroner's jury in Port Alberni British Columbia returned a verdict of murder and death by own action against Paddy O'Toole who with Grace Tumlin of Vancouver was found dead in O'Toole's burning home on Saturday. The jury found that O'Toole murdered Tumlin by cutting her throat and then killed himself in the same manner jealousy is believed to have been the motive.
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Port Alberni
B.C
Paddy O'Toole
Grace Tumlin
Vancouver
O'Toole
Brave Lads Save Parachutist From Drowning
Ottawa reports two boys, Clarence Mulrooney aged 14 and Emile Tessier aged 10, rescued unconscious parachutist Mrs. Pearl Lawless of Wilmington Delaware from Rideau Canal. The incident occurred Monday as the professional parachutist landed in the water and could not swim.
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Ottawa
Ont
Pearl Lawless
Wilmington
Del
Rideau Canal
Clarence Mulrooney
Emile Tessier
Harvest Begins In S Manitoba and Prairie Provinces
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes satisfactory progress in Canada's wheat harvest. Warm weather and scattered showers aid gathering across the Prairies, with Manitoba threshing starting in southern areas and northern areas lagging. Alberta crops benefit but general cutting may wait another week. Saskatchewan drought regions report wheat and coarse grains being cut for feed.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Robbers take two safes from Coca Cola on Richards Street
Vancouver police report robbers broke into the Coca Cola Co. premises on Richards Street early this morning and carried off two safes containing five hundred dollars. No arrests have been made.
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Vancouver
B.C
Coca Cola Co
Richards Street
Denial Of Bank of England Credit Condition Report
London August 25 Associated Press reports the official denial of a Laborite Herald claim that U S bankers demanded a dole reduction to grant more credits to the Bank of England. Authorities said no such conditions were imposed.
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London
Associated Press
Laborite Daily Herald
United States
Bank of England
Chinese Flood Sufferers to Receive Food
Shanghai reports government moves to aid tens of millions in Central China flood relief. T V Soong says cash and credit purchases could reach about 50 million Mexican dollars, with warning that even 100 million Mexican dollars may not cover necessities. Hankow faces meat shortages amid privation and fear of typhoon damage to the Yantse river port.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
China
T. V. Soong
Flood Relief Committee
Soong
Teg
Hankow
Admiral Jellicoe Welcomed in Ottawa by Legion and Officials
Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe arrived with a large following in Ottawa and was welcomed by Sir George Perley and government officials including ministers Gideon Robertson and H A Stewart. A guard of honor of veterans and Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel greeted him, and a Dominion Council reception at Trafl tgar House followed.
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Ottawa
Capital
Earl Jellicoe
Montreal
Frederick Maurice
K.C. G.M
J. S. Wylie
Durban
Natal
South Africa
A. F. Home
S. Robert Dunlop
C.I.E
Bombay Legislative Council
British Empire Service League
George Perley
Canada
George
Admiral Jellicoe
Gideon Robertson
H. A. Stewart
Rresent
Robert Borden
J. W. Allan
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Dominion Council of the Canadian Legion
Earl Jellicon
Traftalgar House
Conservative Elected Unopposed for Guildford Surrey
London Aug 25 Canadian Press cable Charles Rhys Conservative was elected unopposed as MP for Guildford Surrey succeeding Sir Henry Buckingham Conservative who died recently first won seat in 1922.
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London
Charles Rhys
House of Commons
Guildford
Surrey
Henry Buckingham
Weather Summary For Western Canada Today
Scattered showers have occurred in the western provinces and Saskatchewan but the weather has been generally fair. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies in Saskatchewan and Alberta with northerly winds and cooler temperatures tonight and Wednesday.
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Vancouver
Kamloops
Edmonton
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Drumheller Communists Parade Arrests at Provincial Court
Five men including William Kibannik and William Boychuk faced charges of assaulting police, with Ales Ledanyi charged for possession of weapons and all five for unlawful assembly. Bail set at $4,009 each. hearing set for September 1. Police prepared for further demonstrations as clashes and rocks were reported during weekend incidents.
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Drutheiler
Satuday
O'Connor
William Kibannik
William Boychuk
Ales Ledanyi
Tibo Sirko
Pete Kosa
Wayne
Newcastle
Drumheller
Tragedy in Rimbey: Housekeeper Shot by Colleague Then Self
In Rimbey Alberta Mrs Effie Ford 44 mother of two was killed by a shotgun blast from F W Harris her employer and housekeeper. Harris then tried to kill himself claiming the gun fired while aiming at pigs. He is listed as near death in hospital.
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Desusiempyil
Communista
James
William Spencer
George Horne
Krieg
Harry Weymark
Gutérdon
C.N.R
Rimbey
Alta
Effie Ford
F. W. Harris
Harris
Indian Round Table Conference Plans Unchanged
The Indian Conference in London on Aug 25 reports no change in plans for the Round Table Conference slated to begin next month. Officially Macdonald will chair and Lord Sankey will preside over the Federal structures committee with Lord Reading assisting in Indian affairs.
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London
Associated Press
Macdonald
Lord Sankey
Lord Reading
Bank of England Sells Gold and Releases Funds
London August 25 Bank of England reports sale of 150 300 pounds in bar gold and export of 17 000 pounds in sovereigns. It also releases 525 000 pounds recently set aside for an unnamed account.
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London
Associated Press
Bank of England Today
Bank Robbery Fear Nearby in Canwood Saskatchewan
An amateur gunman entered the Imperial Bank of Canada in Canwood Saskatchewan late last night and forced four clerks to surrender funds. He claimed a time lock prevented theft and left, promising to return with the RCMP already tracking him for a prior $45 restaurant hold up nearby.
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Prince Albert, Sask
Imperial Bank of Canada
Canwood
Here
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Premier meets provincial leaders on highway relief works
National Highway Edmonton reports discussion on wages scales for unemployment relief works with Premier J M Anderson of Saskatchewan meeting Hon George Hoadley of Alberta and Hon O McPherson Minister of Public Works. McPherson hinted a national road announcement may come soon. Dublin fights drunken drivers as Ireland faces motorist issues. Canada customs duties drop by nearly sixteen million dollars over four months.
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Edmonton
J. M. Anderson
Saskatchewah
George Hoadley
Alberta
O. McPherson
McPherson
Canada
Fires Retake Hold Against Corbin and Surroundings
Reports from Corbin and nearby areas describe ongoing forest fires with a roundhouse toppled by wind. Refugees seek shelter at McGillivray and Cold Springs as burning forces threaten Corbin and two hundred residents relocate.
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Lethbridge
Corbin
Cold Springs
McGillivray
Boise
Idaho
Police Foil Winnipeg Bandit Pair in Downtown Robberies
Canadian Press report from Winnipeg says police halted an armed pair attempting two chain store loots near downtown. One suspect Delbert Hesse, 31, shot in the hand, was arrested. the other fled a truck and remained at large as authorities recover an estimated 250 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Delbert Hesse
United States
Olice
Unclear Canadian Haws Report From Toronto
Fragmentary Canadian press summary notes a discovery related to an event in America affecting an Ontario area. Text is incomplete with garbled phrases and missing details about persons or outcomes.
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Coli
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Gordon
L. A. Taschereau
S. Manitoba
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