Liberal convention and mass meeting set for Friday
Local Liberals praised turnout at City Hall meeting to select thirty three delegates for next week's nominating convention. Friday delegates will choose a bye election candidate at 1 pm and the federal riding candidate at 3 pm. Empress theatre mass meeting features speakers including C BR Mitchell W A Buchanan and Charles Stewart.
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W. A. Buchanan
Alberta Liberal Association
Charles Stewart
Interior
Wheatley Urges Defense Corps Enrollment for Workers
London reports Minister John Wheatley calls for enrolling ten million workers into a workers defense corps to guard living standards against attacks. He wrote in The Southside Standard that employers use force in wage fights, a brutal form of warfare subduing workers to starvation.
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Glasgow
Southside Standard
Britain Faces Hong Kong Trade Standstill Amid Chinese Coastal Rules
London reports Hong Kong trade losses rise as Chinese coastal regulations bite British and Japanese shipping. Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain returns to London as the Foreign Office reviews treaty rights and international law. In Canton and Swatow regions, soldiers move toward East River fronts amid unrest and reports of Soviet air support.
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Fireman Saves Five From Rocky Mountain Slide
J S Partridge a Calgary fireman on a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train sprinted across fallen brush and mud to outpace a rock slide at Field Will near Kicking Horse Pass. He reached the section house and station with the agent and halted a second eastbound train, enabling a relief train to operate. Five lives were saved and no one was hurt. Partridge joined CPR in 1907, served overseas, and returned in 1919.
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Kicking Horse Pass
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Partridge
Investigating Boiler Explosion on Excursion Stomer Mackleason
Four investigations underway to determine fault in boiler blast aboard the Mackleason excursion steamer at Newport. The tragedy has claimed 42 lives with a dozen others critically injured and four still missing. Hospital officials report many victims suffer scalding injuries from the steam as authorities brace for higher death tolls.
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Airship wing taps steamer in sea storm
Rome Aug. 22. Commander de Pinedo flying from Rome toward Tokyo reports from Cebu that the airship lightly struck a steamer in heavy seas. No injuries or derailment noted and flight continues. U S anthracite coal price in Montreal listed at 18 per ton.
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Illustrious visit on government owned system discussed
Sir Henry Thornton addressed Medicine Hat guests at the Cecil Hotel under city council and Chamber of Commerce auspices. He urged aggressive immigration to boost Canada’s population as a basis for industrial growth and noted the Hann a branch completion and national railway prospects in the region.
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Sir Henry Outlines CN R Progress and Objectives in Canada
Sir Henry states the Canadian National Railway aims to weld fragmented railway assets into a single transport system serving the people of Canada. He stresses patient progress, nonpartisan ownership, and the goal of a profit-making railway linking eastern and western regions. The visit to Southern Alberta is described as an eye-opener and signals hopes for lasting relations.
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Canada
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W. Lakey
U S Counterfeiters Gathered In By Secret Service
Federal secret service operatives working with agents in Detroit Illinois and elsewhere begun rounding up counterfeiters blamed for flooding the Midwest with hoarded forged $20 gold certificates. Several suspects were taken into custody in Detroit Rockford Illinois and Kenosha Wisconsin as the probe continues.
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H. C. Francis Named Regina Bank Manager
Announcement from the Bank of Montreal lists H. C. Francis as the new manager for Regina. The release also notes Jackson Dodds becomes assistant general manager western division with Winnipeg HQ, Hi F Skey promoted to second agent in New York, R J Williams moves to Winnipeg as assistant manager, and Francis shifts from Medicine Hat to Regina.
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Edmonton
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Alberta
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Lethbridge
Culgary
Pennsylvania Express Derails Near Columbus Ohio
Thirteen people suffer slight injuries when Pennsylvania passenger train No. 10 derails two miles west of Columbus after striking a broken rail. Train was travelling fast. four sleeper cars two baggage cars and the engine left the track. Wreck cleared in two hours. all injured continued on the relief train.
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Fernie Man Remanded After Elk Prairie Shooting
Fernie man Mansfield appeared before a local magistrate and was remanded for eight days on murder and shooting with intent charges. He remained calm amid questions as details emerged of the road ambush near Elk Prairie that killed George Whiting and wounded Frank Norstrom and others. An inquest was ordered by Coroner Murray to probe Whiting’s death while Constable Smith and provincial RCMP officers pursued Mansfield who surrendered after negotiations and assurances.
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Barnardo Boys Immigration to Canada Ceases
Dr Barnardo s Boys Home in Canada has halted operations after Dominion Government blocked immigration of boys under ten. John W Hobday, local supervisor, cites persistent criticism and lack of investigation as reasons. A spring party was brought but no summer expedition was organized.
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Canada
John W. Hobday
Tne
Dominionvernment
Complete agreement on anti smuggling treaty reached
Washington reports final conference between Canada and the United States produced regulations for the anti smuggling treaty. Authorities say there were no objections on any point and the details will be released after official signatures are attached.
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Canada
U.S
Ram Runner Rams Patrol Boat on Detroit River
A speed boat rammed a government patrol boat on the Detroit river after tying alongside it. The patrol boat suffered a large hole in its stern and was forced to the American shore where it beached before sinking.
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Detroit River
Prohibition
Railway Fatality In New York Derailment At Lake Junction
Rochester reports the Erie passenger train derailment at Conseu Lake Junction causing multiple injuries and a fatality as rescuers rush to the scene. Initial accounts described the locomotive and baggage coach overtoppling with a number of passengers affected.
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Erie
Conseu Lake Junction
Globe Has Personal Quarrel With The Premier
Toronto August 24 The Globe reports on the resignation of acting editor John Lewis and other members. It notes the paper’s reaction to the reasons given for Lewis departure and affirms that Liberal principles will not silence the paper in parliamentary campaigns.
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Toronto Globe
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Classified sas promote quick title sales in The News
Classifieds offer rapid title sales via advertising in The News. Short notices promise quick results and broad visibility for sellers and buyers seeking fast transactions. Local readers are urged to place ads for fast opportunities and reliable exposure.
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