Fire kills many at Hospice St Charles Quebec
A Quebec fire at St Charles Hospice late last night left between thirty five and sixty children dead or missing. Sixteen bodies were recovered initially, with many injured as flames swept through the building housing about 371 inmates. Sixty unaccounted children prompted fears of further discoveries as investigators and nuns worked at the ruins.
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Quebac
St. Charles
Quebec
Iine
St. Hamie
Marie
Des Anges
The
Good
Shepherd
Gaudreault
Can. Press
Rose Anna Goudreault
Albert Racine
Canardiere Road
Marcoux
St. Charie’s
Safnty
Not a vestige remains of the Kamloops mystery
Port Arthur Ontario December 15. The fate of twenty men and two women crew of the missing lake freighter Kamloops remains unsolved eight days after last sighting. No tangible clue has been found whether the Kamloops sank in last week's Lake Superior storm or ice blocked at an inlet.
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Port. Arthur
Ont
Kamloops
Great Lakes
Port Arthur
Canada Steamship Lines
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
Upper Lake Ports
Navy plans a broad five year building program
Washington reports a forthcoming bill to Congress for a large naval buildup valued at about a billion dollars. The plan, discussed by Secretary Wilbur and President Coolidge, calls for 3 to 5 aircraft carriers, 20 to 26 cruisers, destroyer leaders, destroyers, and submarines with possible delays at the president’s discretion.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Navy
Hilary Jones
Navy General Board
Budget Bureau
House
Madden
House Appropriation Committee
Butler
Naval Affairs Committee
Washington
Wilbur
Big New Elevator Opens in Port Arthur
The 5,500,000 bushel United Grain Growers elev tor in Port Arthur Ontario opened for commercial use today. Built at over two million dollars, construction began May 20 last.
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Port ,Arthur
Ont
United Grain Growers
Port, Arthur
Nationalist China Severs Ties with Soviet Agencies
Shanghai reports the Nationalist Government ordering the Soviet consul to leave within a week and cutting diplomatic and commercial relations. In Canton authorities arrested thirteen Russians linked to a Communist uprising, with three shot and others to be executed later. Hong Kong cites arrests of Communists from Canton aiding strikes and attempts to incite tramway workers.
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Shanghai
Ral Bank
Canton
China
Hong Kong
Brantford Ontario Chiefs Claim Separate Nation Status
Leader C chief Johnson urges Six Nations Reserve Indians to govern themselves insisting the Dominion Government has no jurisdiction. He favors a hereditary council to rule the reserve rather than an elected council.
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Six Nations Reserve
Brantford
Ont
Johnson
Hglt
Heavy rains in Honolulu cause widespread property loss
Honolulu today assesses damage from renewed torrential rains. Official estimates place property losses at about $50,600, with private property damage far higher. Many families in poorer city quarters became homeless as water eight feet deep swept through flimsy dwellings before receding.
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Honolu
Honolulu
Municipalities Call On Alberta Govt for Aggressive Road Policy
Calgary December 15 government road policy defends pace as Alberta ministers face Union of Alberta Municipalities. Public Works minister O L McPherson cites agricultural needs and urges fast but safe expansion of main and secondary highways to spread development. Alberta Motor Association head A B Mackay urges rigorous highway building to boost tourist traffic and provincial prosperity while linking benefits to all communities.
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Calgary
O.L. McPherson
Union of Alberta
Palliser
McPherson
A. B. Mackay
Alberta Motor Association
Alberta
Mackay
United States
Canada
Wheat prices fall as pools bid and ships fail
Wheat prices slipped in Winnipeg on December 1 as tired holders resisted, despite firm opening from Liverpool cables. Foreign support was absent and heavy liquidation followed, with the Canadian Pool credited with aiding sales. Oats and rye found outlets while barley traded fairly. prices remained firm, fair, and milder with temperatures around minus eight to minus twenty.
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Winnipeg
Liverpool
US Revenue Shows Large Sums From Taxes and Loans
A historical notice reports substantial federal receipts and debts with figures for income taxes, war loan interest, treasury certificates, treasury notes, and corporate dividends. It notes about 1.383 million dollars exchanged in trade activity and outlines 250 million from certificates against 326 million notes and 75 million in interest.
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New York
Dew. Io
United States
Treasury
Canadian Pacific S S Ltd Withdraws From Conference
London office of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd confirms withdrawal from the North Atlantic Conference with six weeks notice. The move follows disagreements over trans Atlantic traffic policy and recent proposals by rival lines to boost passenger traffic.
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London
Nec
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd
Liverpool
North Atlantic
Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd
Proposals for a fixed calendar reach government
Ottawa reports that M B Cotsworth of New York has submitted a plan for a fixed calendar of 13 months of 28 days to the External Affairs Department. The scheme adds an extra month between June and July, all months begin on Sunday and end on Saturday, with a leap day as a mid-summer extra Sabbath.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
M. B. Cotsworth
New York
League of Nations
League
Committee of Inquiry
Committees of Inquiry
Agatn
Alberta Resources Question to Reach Privy Council Again
Ottawa reports the Common Government will press the Alberta resources dispute before the Privy Council in London this session. The unsettled status and educational conditions attached to resource transfer drive a new bid, with potential private funding if no public body intervenes. Manitoba and Saskatchewan show interest, Alberta pushes for its control while the Dominion remains firm on educational provisions.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
London
Alberta
Supreme Court
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Judd Gray to Face Fiend Defense in Snyder Case
Ossining New York December 14 United Press Henry Judd Gray will be portrayed as an arch fiend not a lover in a new defense plea to save Ruth Brown Snyder from the electric chair on January 12. Attorneys said Gray, posing as a love slave, could sway the jury against Snyder. Gray faces the same date and punishment.
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Ossining
N.Y
United Press
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Brown Snyder
Ann Wallace
Four Napier flying boats arrive in Bombay from Karachi
Four British super marine Napier flying boats that left Plymouth on October 17th reached Bombay twice after journeys to India Australia and the Far East. The report notes their progress and the revived use of News columns by advertisers.
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Bombay
India
Plymouth
England
Australia
Far East
Karachi
Dominion field crops rise by 35.8 million in 1927 Canada
Canada's principal field crops show a 35.839 million increase in value in 1927, totaling about 1.141 billion versus 1.106 billion in 1926. Wheat leads at 452.6 million, followed by oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, and other grains, with regional totals by province listed.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Blizzards slash Minnesota and Dakota territory
A second severe blizzard swept into Minnesota from North Dakota, bringing heavy snow in Fargo with over fifteen inches and triggering school closures. Bismarck reported more than six inches with strong winds creating deep drifts. Authorities note it follows a prior major storm the week before.
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Fargo
Bismarck
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
N.D
Weather Bureau
Tar and Feathers Fo e a Houston Steel Worker
Houston Texas December 15 W S Patton 45 a steel worker was tarred and feathered and found in a shed at his home by his 18 year old daughter He could not speak after the attack and could not identify his assailants no motive is given
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Houston
Texas
W. S. Patton
Tatton
Clearing House Returns This Week and Last Year
This week the clearing house shows returns of 689,858 dollars. Last week 566,163 dollars and the same week last year 290,201 dollars. The figures reflect weekly totals across all accounts and indicate a healthy turnover compared with the prior year.
Christmas Cheer Fundraiser Contributions Listed
A clipped list shows donors to a Christmas cheer fund including Mrs W N McNeely E Ueberrhoin Canadian Legion L R Leveque Monarch Theatre Caledonian Society Kiwanis Club Dr F Webershaw MP Beny & Son A Friend Jack and Pauline Sc C W Pingle MLA Rotary Club and others with totals noted. The page totals indicate a final amount raised.
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W. N. McNeely E. Ueberrhoin
Canadian Legion
L. R. Leveque
A. R. We
Monarch Theatre
Wee
Caledonian
Society
Kiwanis
Club
F. Webershaw
Beny & Son
Jack and Pauline
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SE. Charles Hospital
Quebec City
Aia
Shanghatl
Cryrf Johinson
Alberta Govt
Motor Association
U.S
CAN. Pac. S.S. Ltd
Confr’ce
N. Atlantic
Saul
Judd Gray
Ontario
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Strait
Department, of Agriculture
Dakotas
Tar and Feathers
Houston, Texas
Assiniboia
B.A.M
G.c.as
Masonic Temple
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