Canada to Join Imperial Agricultural Tour of Britain in 1928
London reports that Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and India will send twenty five delegates each to a Great Britain and Ireland tour beginning June 4 and ending August 17 1928. Delegates will meet British farmers in London at a conference on Imperial agriculture with potential plans for an Imperial agricultural union.
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London
South Africa
Er C. Stewart
Bam
Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
India
Imperial Agricultural Union
Dominions
Province of Manitoba May Manufacture Its Own Liquors in Time
Winnnipee Man December 6 With the first reading of a Liquor Bill sweeping changes to Manitoba liquor laws are proposed The government may enter brewing and distilling and possibly operate beer parlors The bill imposes jail penalties fines for first offences and heavier penalties for corporations with thresholds up to 5000 for second offences and related penalties
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Province of
Manitoba
Winnnipee
Man
Bill Sets Liquor Rules With Local Options and Licenses
The proposal allows closure and license cancellation of premises with two convictions in a year. It empowers the commission to declare places prohibited and confiscate vehicles used for illegal liquor transport. Local option rights are emphasized, licenses capped by population, separate parlors for men and women, bans on bars stalls and fixed seating, price limits at ten cents per beer and 20 cents a bottle, and a standard quality rule. Surplus profits support a liquor fund and revenue. Individual limits allow one case of beer one gallon of wine and one quart of other liquor per permit.
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Alberta
Liquor Commission
Consolidated Revenue Fund
North West Territory seeks seat in federal House
Edmonton reports residents of the north west territory petition the Dominion Parliament for a dedicated seat in the federal House. About 500 northern residents support the move and Col. J K Cornwall the Apostle of the North returns with backing and vows a strong campaign.
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Edmonton
Northwest Territory
Dominion
Dommon House
J. K. Cornwall
North
Dominion House
Grain Inspections and Newfoundland Minister Dies
Winnipeg notes show grain inspections totaling 2106 cars with 856 contract grade last year 219. Life and death report: William Noel 49 deputy minister of agriculture and mines Newfoundland died in St John s.
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Winnipeg
Dee. G
Wm. Noel
Agriculture and Mines
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Calmly Lifted 25000 Dollars in Jewels
In Washington on December 6 two thieves, aided by two nearby clerks, carried off about 25000 dollars in jewels from Whitmore & Company show window at 7th and F Streets. One man used a telephone ruse and opened a doorway while a second acted as lookout. A clerk later saw a man enter and leave the store.
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Washington
Whitmore & Company
Pth and
F. Streets
City Council Holds Quiet Session On Tax Sale Rights
The City Council met in a brief session to review tax sale property offers. A long discussion clarified that tax sale purchases extinguish the original owner's rights, while unpurchased properties allow a one year window to regain possession by paying taxes, unless another buyer intervenes.
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Smll
Finance Committee
Crow
National Conseciousness
Art Wakelyn
The
Train Robbers Strike No. 2 Near Regina
Regina, Dec. 6 A C P R mall coach filled with sacks of merchandise was robbed on train No. 2 between Moose Jaw and Regina. Bags of mail were opened and some merchandise taken as the train traveled at about 55 miles an hour. Suspects reportedly boarded at Moose Jaw.
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Moose Jaw
Regina
C.P. R
C. P. RR
Prairie
Moose Jat
Strangler Nelson Appeal Delayed Until After Christmas
Ottawa reports that "Strangler" Earle Nelson's appeal will not be taken up by the federal cabinet before Christmas. Nelson is to be executed for murder at Winnipeg on January 13, with six other capital cases awaiting dates fixed by courts for early January.
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Ottawa
Earle Nelson
Jnil
Nelson
Winnipeg
Night Lost Huntress Survives Wolf Threat in North Saskatchewan
Mary Mesington a nineteen year old Bannock hunter wandered into an unknown North Saskatchewan forest near Tisdale and survived a night in freezing conditions. She built a bonfire to ward off wolves then trekked to Prairie River west of Bannock by rail, guided by sun until rescued by a search party. Her clothing suffered burns from proximity to the fire.
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Tisdale
Sask
Mary Mesington
Bannock District
Here
North Country
Prairie River
Bannock
Fatalities from Blizzard Reported in Alberta Area
Lethbridge reports William Cameron of Reid Hill district near Vulcan died Monday afternoon during the blizzard his frozen body found at midnight He was en route to a coal mine Johnny Jukaluk seven of Coaldale is missing since Monday noon search parties worked through the night A Hope engineering construction crew south of Shelby Mont arrived with several frostbitten members.
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Lethbridge
William Cameron
Reid Hill
Vulcan
Johnny Jucaluk
Coaldale
The
Herald
Shelby, Mont
Hope Engineering Construction
Wheat prices jump on Winnipeg Grain Exchange
A fair demand from millers and commissions, plus strong Argentine markets, lifted Winnipeg prices 5 to 8 cents with a narrow trading range. Exporters were inactive while seaboard buyers pursued barley and oats for domestic needs. Very cold at 38 below zero was reported.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Eight Die In Williamson Boarding House Fire
Eight persons perished in a December blaze at a Williamson boarding house. Six victims from Dingess in Minor county were in town to testify in the murder trial of Elpah Wellman and his sons. The hall fire trapped them as flames blocked the stairway.
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Williamson
W. Va
Dingess
Minor County
Elpah Wellman
Medicine Hat Braces as Blizzard Misses Extreme Impact
A Calgary report notes Medicine Hat escaped a full blizzard as west Canada faced heavy snow. Calgary saw streetcar outages and school closures while sidewalks drifted in outlying areas. Central city streets remained congested as crews fought drifting snow and frozen rails.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary Albertan
Calgary
Texas the 112 year old elephant killed during rampage
Colton California December 6 Texas the 112 year old show elephant weighed 9100 pounds and went wild after trainer Albert McHarrin left for a weekend. The animal attacked two automobiles and stockyards portions before an army marksman Ben McFarland killed it with a rifle after a twelve hour rampage.
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Colton
Cal
Texas
Albert McHarrin
Ben McFarland
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I. Bullivant
Hull
Cardston
Pulic Works Department
United States
Brooks
Bow Island
Yoho
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DR. Boyd
Alberta Jewelry Store
Second Street
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ELM Street School
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City Hall
Riverside School
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