FUGITIVE HICKMAN TERROR SPREADS ACROSS WEST COAST
The manhunt for William Edward Hickman, accused slayer of Marian Parker, expands from California to Washington and British Columbia. Reports place him possibly headed toward Canada with police tracing his actions through deliveries of ransom bills and sightings from Seattle to Vancouver.
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J. Pendleton
Ore
Hickman
Echo
Marian Parker
Neatile
W. EF. Hickman
Il Ferest
Valley Garage
Kent
Here
Claude Grannick
Los Angeles
Herman Cline
Seattle
William Edward Hickman
Little Marian Parker
Canada
Vancouver
B.C
International Boundary
British Columbia
William Edward Wickman
Perry M. Parker
Hlickman
Lower Mainland
Tulse
Olli
Dee
William Hickins
Flartford
Ark
Illickman
Wlayger
California
William 4. Hickman
Bellevue
Alhambra
Marian
Arizona
George Contreras
District Attorney's
Gas well burn injures Dunmore driller
Dunmore gas well incident injures Ronnes of 424 First Ave NW while cleaning a mud plug. The flare from escaping gas ignited the engine exhaust, burning his face as crewmates escaped unharmed. Ronnes, treated by Dr. McCharles, notes familiarity with drilling and cites gas storage relief after mud plug removal.
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Dunmore Hell
Ronnes
First Avenue N.W
Mr. Ronnes
O. Morrison
Dunmore
Rannes
Co. N. Grande
H. Cooper
Ind
Dr. McCharles
Dunmore Hal
Two New Oil Wells Struck in Turner Valley
Calgary report notes Dalhousie Company's two Turner Valley wells showing oil and gas on Wednesday. Dalhousie No 6 produced steady oil to 2200 feet casing level with gas pressure, while Dalhousie No 2 blew in with a “nice flow of wet gore” and drilling fluid cleared from the hole. Officials plan to mud the hole deeper to extend production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Dalhousie Company
Turner Valley
Dalhousie No. 6
Aim
J. H. McLeod
Manaroy Yor
Delhousie Nea L
New Diamond Field Found in Namaqualand
Capetown reports a new diamond field near Namaqualand thirty miles from Port Malloth with stones valued at about £350,000. The find mirrors a recent major discovery in South Africa and prompted the government to ban prospecting for 12 months.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Namaqualand
Malloth
South Africa
Ships collide near Aruba claim multiple Venezuelan crew
In Willemstad on December 22, the Venezuelan schooner Velnte Dulio sank after a collision with the American steamer Merida off Aruba. Several crew members are feared drowned, two bodies have been recovered.
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Willemstad
Curnene
Sant
Merida
Aruba
Minister of Labor Faces Five Industrial Disputes
Ottawa reports five industrial disputes requiring Minister of Labor Peter Heenan. About 520 workers from Saint John to Nanaimo are affected, with wage and condition demands across Canadian Pacific Railway grain elevator and marine freight teams in Saint John. Vancouver Island coal miners seek restored 90 cent daily bonus, while South Wellington workers join a two-member board process. Affected groups include 1500 coal workers and 75 to 80 clerks and freight handlers on the Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Peter Heenan
Saint John
N.B
Nanaims
B.C
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver Island
Western Fuel Corporation of
Nanaimo
South Wellington
Minister of Labor
Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo
Skaters Warned Over Fence and Building Damage
Police report complaints of skaters pulling lumber from fences and buildings around open air rinks to make fires. City authorities condemn the damage and warn that continued acts will be prosecuted.
Wu Laughs At Soviet Criticism
Shanghai December 22 C I Wu Nationalist Foreign Minister mocked Soviet criticism of the note replying to Nanking breaking with Russia He dismissed Nehucherin claim that Soviet Russia bore no responsibility for December 11 crackdown and called the note propaganda from Soviet methods wheelhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Russia
Dro Wu
NehutcherIn
Cruton
Amery Aims to Expand British Emigration to Canada
Linden December 21 Colonel Amery secretary of state for the colonies travels to Canada to study emigration prospects. He will consult Dominion views on opening emigration avenues and protecting immigrants. Upon return he reports to the Overseas Settlement Committee before a wider tour to New Zealand Australia and South Africa.
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Overseas Settlement Committee
Lord Lovat
Canada
Mr. Amery
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Britain
Amery
Christmas Cheer Fund donations listed by group and individual
A partial list shows contributions to the Christmas Cheer Fund from many organizations and individuals. Notable donors include Monarch Theatre 657, Cypress Club 500, Rotary Club 100.90, Canadian Legion 25, Masonic Benevolent Committee 20, and Mayor Bullivant 25, among others with smaller amounts, plus a balance carried from 1926 of 16.73.
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7Th Ave
CPR
Dd. Watson
Operatic Society
Cypress Club
Bomford
Dee Freedman
R. Freedman
Charm Court
W. ON. McNeely
Ueberrhein
Canadian Legion
L. R. Leveque
Jack
Pauline Scott
S. Pingle
Rotary Club
Alberta farmers protest wheat grading and foreign miller control
At a Lethbridge convention T. Q. King of the U F A claims Alberta wheat grading robbed farmers of millions this season by foreign millers dictating grades. He opposes a US based grade system while urging caution on broader reforms as a Raymond Joral proposal seeks beet sugar subsidies. a later motion asks Ottawa for aid to the fledgling beet industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alberta
T. Q. King
U.F.A
Canadian, Wheat Standards Board
U.F.A. Association
King
Canada
Yio
Vigoros
United States
Raymond Joral
Old Country
Raymond
Laflamme Named Senate Appointee in Surprise Deal
Ottawa reports N. K. Laflamme S.C. was appointed to the senate in a surprise move amid strong Montreal competition. Names floated included Mayor Mederic Martin and P. Dui Tremblay of La Presse, with prior compromises noted in Montreal harbor leadership and parliamentary seats.
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Ottawa
N. K. Laflamme
S.C
Senate
Laflamme
Montreal
Mederic Martin
P. Dui Tremblay
la Press
Lawrence Wilson
M.P
J. B. Prevot
MAP
W. Ja. McDougald
Graen Inspections Report Wheat Car Totals
Winnipeg Dec 22 report shows inspections of wheat with 1461 cars, last year 37200 cars. Contract grade 560 compared with 240 last year.
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Winnipeg
Submarine S-4 Sunk. Air Pumping Fails to Revive Crewmates
Princetown Massachusetts reports diving resumed to survey wreck of the S-4 as six men remain imprisoned. air pumped for over ten hours with no signs of life. Provincetown notes no life detected after five hours as odor of rancid oil lingers and salvage plans consider bow lines. Admiral Brumby says no life remains on S-4.
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Princetown
Mass
Simon Lake
Bridgeport
Conn
Provincetown
Falcon
Edward Ellsberg
Frank I. Brumby
Lptooviinceelowd
Uveeld Sey Dil
Frank H. Brumby
Admiral Brumby
Der
James Ingram
John Keily
Niver D. M. Bird
Bird
Edward Eushberg
Chicago Woman Wins Her Appeal
Catherine Cassler, convicted in the Checazo murder, had her hang date of December 30 stayed after the Supreme Court granted a review of her conviction. Cassler, among the few women sentenced to death, spoke of preferring death to prison. News notes a weekly clearinghouse return: 610,926 this week. 629,858 last week. 353,317 a year ago.
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Springfield
Catherine Cassler
Checazo
Yeserday
Barley Holds Spotlight as Wheat Trading Dries Up
Winnipeg reports a quiet session on the Grain Exchange with wheat trading near its end and prices down 5 to 8 cents. Barley kept attention with fair export activity, up over twenty cents from last year, while other coarse grains remained dull.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
No sale yet of Eddy paper mills in Ontario
From Offanz Ontario December 28 The Citizen reports Hon BR Bennett and others discuss the Eddy paper mill and related plants after a sale. Bennett says no sale is contemplated though several offers have been made by six large pulp and paper firms for the mills and timber limits.
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Offanz
Ont
Toronto
BR. B. Bennett
Eddy Paper Mill
Amitch
Eddy Properties
Mu Bennett
Cena
Dotatn Ior
E. Wi Eddy Company, Ltd
Local Scouts Send Out Toys Across Canada
Local Boy Scouts repair and dispatch toys province wide from Ottawa headquarters. A list tracks immigrant children to ensure each receives Christmas presents. Toys are sent via Scout Toy Shops across Canada, with local toy distribution through Rotary Club hampers coordinated by the Scouts.
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Boy Scout
Ottawa
Canada
Scout Council
Scout
Rotary Club
Boy Scouts
Police urge compliance with Day Act amid holiday Sundays
Authorities warn against any public entertainment during the Christmas and New Year Sundays to ensure observance of the Day Act and maintain proper behavior. The notice calls for orderly conduct and adherence to legal requirements across the holidays.
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Pendleton
Ens Angeles
Cal
Shaya
R. Peck
Hollywood
Portland
Oregon
Wickman
Lord Carson
House of Lords
Dominions
Ireland
Turner Field
LABOR
Col. Amery
Dominion
Sir Edwin Alderson
London
Edwin
Lethbridge U.P.A
Chicago
Eddy Paper Mills
R. B. Bennett
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