Germany Rejects New Concessions on Reparations Plan
At The Hague Aug 28 German Foreign Minister Dr Gustave Stresemann told the five creditor powers Germany cannot make further sacrifices under the Young plan. Delegates debated compensation as Britain nears 75 percent of demands, with 96 million marks in unconditional annuity promised to Snowden.
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Stresemann
the Hague
Gustave Stressemann
Germany
Great Britain
Philip Snowden
Reich
Paris
Stredemann
The
Hague
Menlo i
Fire at Nanking munitions depot causes $5 million loss
A massive blast at Nanking's munitions depot in China started by heat exposed weaknesses in shells. The blaze, once one of the largest in the country, killed no one reported yet but led to government arms and ammunition losses valued at $5,000,000. Martial law was declared to curb looting as residents evacuated nearby areas.
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Nanking
China
Redcliff Warhorse Triumphs in Calgary Show Championship
Redcliff Warhorse dominates the Calgary show wirehaired fox terrier class sweeping Canadian bred open and winners to claim the championship. He also earns the Dallas Trophy for best dog or bitch and wins the Welcome Cup the P Burns Cup and the Agnew Cup.
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H. Champ
Redcliff
Calgary
Redcliff Warhorse
Grain Inspections Report For Winnipeg Wheat Cars
Winnipeg August 28 inspections show 200 wheat cars checked Tuesday, up from 136 last year. The contract number 191 referenced in the dispatch.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Mariner Rams Unknown Vessel Off Beachy Head
The Canadian National Steamship Company's vessel Canadian Mariner collided with an unidentified ship in dense fog off Beachy Head while en route from Montreal to London. The ship sustained a hole in hold No 3 and took on water but kept pumps running. It reached Dover for repairs with lifeboats unable to locate the other vessel.
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London
Canadian Priass
Canadian National Steamship Company
Canadian Mariner
Montreal
Beachy Head
Eastborne
Dover
Calgary Kiwanians Fly to Greet Medicine Hat Event
Calgary Kiwanis plans a big showing at the Western Canada District Convention in Medicine Hat. Fifty one members travel by aeroplane to drop greetings and distribute thousands of hand bills and 25 prize envelopes. The visit features several notable activities to unfold Friday through Saturday.
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Calgary
Richard W. Moore
Saskatoon
Western Canada
Medicine Hat
Alberta youth killed as auto leaves road near Willingdon
A youth identified as Wrublewski was killed when the steering rod broke on a hill near Willingdon Alberta at six p.m. Tuesday. Passenger Mike Pkachuk suffered a broken collarbone and a third rider had only severe bruising. Weather across western centers shown as mostly clear and warm with regional forecasts for Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Willingdon
Alta
Tpe Wreublewski
Mike Pkachuk
Istas
Wrublewski
Canadian National Earnings Rise in July
Montreal reports Canadian National railways show net earnings of 3,654,981 in July, up from 3,618,447 in July 1928. The gain reflects improved operating results and higher revenue across operations.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Telephone Assn To Meet At Jasper Park
Hon Vernor W Smith minister of railways and telephones and president of the Canadian Telephone Association will attend the ninth annual convention in Jasper from Friday to Tuesday September 2 with 60 delegates from nine provinces. Alberta representatives include eight officials led by James D Baker and Alex M Mitchell. The agenda centers on the Trans Canada telephone line with a projected completion by 1932 at a cost of 6 000 000 000.
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Edmonton
Vernor W. Smith
Canadian Telephone Association
Jasper
Dominion
Mr. Smith
Alberta
James D. Baker
Alex. M. Mitchell
The
Telephone Association
W. F Proste
W. B. Ferguson
H. A. Sproule
A. Higgins
W. C. Brice
F. Jackson
British Columbia Telephone Co
Alberti
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Bell Telephone Co
Ontario
Zeppelin Heads Over Texas Toward New Jersey
Graf Zeppelin moved over El Paso at 5 13 p m heading across Texas toward Lakehurst New Jersey. The craft traveled 30 to 40 miles an hour against a 12 mile head wind while army radio monitored progress. Crowds cheered as the dirigible passed the business district and headed east toward Fort Worth.
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el Paso
Texas
Fort Bliss
el Paso Herald
Army
Lakehurst
N.J
Fort Worth
Bonny Boy Wins Ebor Handicap At York
Four year old Bonny Boy won the Ebor Handicap at York this afternoon by three quarters of a length over Kings Over with Cavenden a length behind in third. Thirteen horses ran the mile and three quarters race as a popular late summer fixture with betting at 100 to 8 against Bonny Boy and four to one against Kings Over.
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York
Eng
Bonny Boy
Kings Over
Cavenden
Covenden
Winston Churchill Amusing Himself in the Rockies
Banff August 28 Winston Churchill enjoys a holiday in Banff with a sulphur pool swim and a Spray River ride. He sketches the Bow river panorama from Banff Springs Hotel, plans a Banff Windermere highway trip, and a night at Radium Bungalow Camp before visiting Lake Louise and Vancouver.
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Spray River
Winston Churchill
Bow River
Fairholm Range
Banff Springs
Banff-Windermere
Radium Bungalow
Sinclair Canyon
Lake Louise
Vancouver
Britain Ready to Talk to Canada on Economic Conference
Montreal Aug. 28 The British Government is prepared to hold an economic conference with Canada and to host it in Canada Lord Privy Seal J H Thomas told the Canadian Club at a luncheon today.
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Montreal
Dominion
Canada
J. H. Thomas
Canadian Club
Labor Day Baseball Double Header With Havre Team
The iCee Pees plan a Labor Day doubleheader at Athletic Park on Monday Sept 2 with first game at 2 30 and second at 5 30 pm. The visitors are Havre Monts strong team and local fans recall two good games from a prior visit. The Cee Pee management sets the second game at 5 30 to allow a full nine innings and fair value for supporters.
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Montana
Cee Pees
iCee Pees
Athletic Park
Labor Day
Mont
Vicin
Cee Pee
Thelp
Newfoundland to Deal for Sale of Labrador
St Johns Aug 28 Sir W F Coaker a Newfoundland government member issued a statement that Jos De Champlain was authorized last September to deal with arrangements for appointing a delegation to consider selling Labrador to Canada and the authority was extended recently by the present administration.
CP R being active with depot and yard upgrades
The Canadian Pacific Railway undertakes extensive upgrades this year at the station area. New concrete curbs, asphalt blocks, a rear walk from Alberta tar sands, front depot paving, a steam heating system for the roundhouse, a bunkhouse for enginemen, and a new stucco telegraph office at the west end plus improved grounds along South Railway Street.
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C.P.R
Alberta
Police Court H Price faces trespass charge
Police Court records show H Price charged this morning with trespassing on C P R property. The defendant was ordered to pay court costs.
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H. Price
C.P.R
W&s
Uae
Grass Fire Near Athletic Park Extinguished Early
A grass fire near Athletic Park last night around eight o clock was put out with chemical measures before causing damage. No injuries or property loss reported. investigators may review cause.
Elevator Fire Destroys Federal Company's Grain Elevator
A fire in Stavely at 7:30 p.m. destroyed the Federal Company's elevator, burning to the ground before alarms. Two carloads of new grain doors owned by the CPR were lost. The building, insured, will be rebuilt promptly.
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Stavely
Federal
C.P.R
Man Drowns While Swimming in Old Man River
Lethbridge reports the drowning of Frank Mandell, a 26 year old Austrian farm laborer, in the Old Man River near Hardieville on Monday. He disappeared after getting into difficulty midstream while swimming with two companions. Robert Murfin attempted a rescue but failed.
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Lethbridge
Frank Mandell
Old Man River
Hardieville
Robert Murfin
Seeding by Plane Near Bellingham Marks Fast Work
An airplane seeded 160 acres in one hour forty minutes near Bellingham Washington traveling ninety five miles per hour. The seed supply totaled eight hundred pounds distributed from a height of five hundred feet.
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Bellingham
Wash
Dispute Over Wailing Wall Sparks Arab Uprising Fears
Jerusalem reports a potential Moslem uprising across Palestine Syria and Trans-Jordania amid Arab Jewish clashes over the Wailing Wall. Deaths and injuries mount as Haifa and other areas suffer attacks while British troops bolster Jewish colonies and officials warn of broader unrest.
Riots Spread in Palestine as Jerusalem Faces Threats
Reports from Aug 27 to Aug 28 describe rising Arab Jewish clashes across Palestine. British marines fired in Haifa to quell attacks on the Jewish quarter, with deaths and injuries among both communities. Jerusalem faced grave danger as rioting prompted deployment of additional troops from Egypt.
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Haifa
League of Nations
London
Palestine
Jerusalem
Amman
Transjordania
Jordan
Jerusdlem
Omar
Egypt
Jewish Telegraphs
Aeep
Tragic Saskatchewan River Death Near Battleford
Joe Debret, a married man with several children, drowned while bathing in the Saskatchewan River north of Battleford. His wife and two children watched the accident from the river bank.
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Joe Debret
Saskatchewan River
Battleford
Woman leaps before CN locomotive in Edmonton death
Edmonton reports a 25-year-old woman killed as she threw herself under a Canadian National freight locomotive shortly after 3 a m. Police call it death by own action. The victim’s right arm and chest were crushed as the engine crew arrived.
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Edmonton
Canadan National, Railways
Three Week's Work Will Finish Hudson Bay Ry
Ottawa reports twenty miles of the Hudson Bay Railway remain to be ballasted and three weeks should complete the work under favorable conditions. Light traffic has run all summer, with heavy freight including harbor works equipment moved in winter. Foundations and structures at Churchill port rise, while harbor dredging proceeds.
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Hudson Bay
Terial
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Department of Railways
Hudson Bay Post and Mounted Police
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