Daring Mechanic Dangles to Right Air Ski in Alaska Blast
Prince Albert Sask December 26 Jim Cusator a reserved air mechanic became a Northland hero after dangling in a -70 mph wind to straighten a tilted ski on a twin plane. He clung from the cabin frame gripping the back stay wire guiding the pilot to a safe landing on the ice locked river surface.
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Prince Albert
E. N. Davis
Northland
Jim Cusator
North
Cusator
Jack Wright
tinson-Detroiter
Tomesay
Curator
Victoria Seaman Is Electrocuted by Wrecked Wire
A near hurricane in Victoria B C on Christmas morning gusts reached 72 mph. Telecommunication lines failed and trees fell as the Canadian Puget Sound Lumber Co roof was blown onto high tension wires. Leading seaman J Essiman 32 of H M C S Vancouver died after he touched a hanging wire in the naval yard. he warned his parents before the accident.
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Victoria
B. C
J.essiman
H.M.C.S
Vancouver
Naval Yard
Weather Mild Before Christmas Holiday Ends
Winnipeg reports 15 degrees as mild spell continues after Christmas. The Pas records zero overnight, while Prince Albert and Saskatoon show 20 and 14 above with Calgary and Edmonton at 24 and 20. Forecaster notes a probable downturn after Christmas night.
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Winnipeg
Tonlaht
Manitobas
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Meningitis Surge Reported in Indianapolis
Dr. Herman C. Morgan reports thirty four spinal meningitis cases in Indianapolis over three weeks with twenty three deaths. Five fatalities occurred yesterday as health officials tally the outbreak.
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Indianapolis
Herman C. Morgan
Indianapolis Board of Health
False alarm drives fire crew through city on Christmas Eve
A box near the Ogilvie mill triggered a false alarm just after midnight on Christmas Eve, sending the brigade on a wild goose chase through the city.
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Ogilvie
Clearing house weekly and year totals
This report shows weekly returns of 366 961 dollars for the current week and 477 246 dollars for the prior week, with last year’s corresponding week totaling 628 553 dollars. It highlights a comparison of week to week and year over year performance.
City Hall and market burned in Sorel blaze
The City Hall and the market place in Sorel Quebec were destroyed by fire on December 26. Estimated loss stands at about 150000. Fire crews fought the flames through the day.
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Sorel
Que
Farmer dies after horse kick in St. Agathe area
Winnipeg December 26 William Marchand a 50 year old farmer from St. Agathe died in hospital from injuries suffered when kicked by a horse yesterday.
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Winnipeg
William Marchand
Rescue efforts continue for missing Eielson crew in Alaska
Nome reports no trace yet as search widens for Pilot Ber Wielson and Mechanic Earl Borland. Canadian flyers and three Fairchild planes join coast guard cutter Chelan en route to Teller and Fairbanks to aid locating the missing duo.
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Nome
Alaska
Elephant Point
Kotsebue Sound
Seward Peninsula
Northland
Ber Wielson
Earl Borland
Teller
North Cone
Siberia
Bill Graham
W. B. Miller
BR. Julian
Elephone Point
Ing
Nanuk
Ice-Boyond
North Cape
Eielson
Borland
Joe Crosson
Harold Gillam
Coast Guard
Chelan
Seward
Fairbanks
Fairchild
Carl Ben Elelson
Five Killed in Christmas Air Crashes Across U S
Five persons died in holiday air crashes. In Dunn B C three men perished when their stunt plane failed to loop. Alton Steward of Coats North Carolina and Stephen Son and Hugh Blaylock of Angier North Carolina died in the incident. Samuel Bartel and W B Allen of Mountain Grove Missouri were fatally injured near Cabooi Missouri when their machine crashed. Allen struggled with his instructor for control, blamed for the deaths.
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New York
United States
Dunn
B. C
Alton Steward
Coats
N.C
Stephenson
Hugh’ Blaylock
Angler
N. C
Samuel Bartel
W .B. Allen
Mountain Grove
Cabooi
Allen
Winnipeg man dies after streetcar collision near snow drift
William Denby aged 62 died in Winnipeg on December 26 after being struck by a street car while trying to dislodge a car from a snow drift near the tracks. An inquest will be held into the death.
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Winnipeg
C. P
William Denby
Butcher John Kellie Hangs Self in Regina shed
John Adam Kellie a 51 year old Regina butcher hanged himself in a shed behind his home. Unemployed though his family of wife and two sons did not lack for essentials, neighbors could not explain the death. Kellie had moved to the city from Indian Head about six weeks ago.
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Regina
John Adam Kellie
Kellie
Indian Head
Tragic double death at Lingfield home in Surrey
A 70 year old woman Mrs Howe was found dead with knife wounds and her husband John Howe aged 70 was found with his throat cut in their home on Vicarage Road Lingfield Surrey. A tradesman seeking entry after no reply alerted police. The couple lived alone in a house Mr Howe had recently built.
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London
Parole Applied For By Dr. F. A. Cook
Dr Frederick A Cook Arctic explorer seeks parole from a 14 year sentence for conspiracy to use the mails for fraud. He was admitted to Leavenworth on April 26 1925 and has served one third of his term with good conduct. Parole board hearing set for January.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Frederick A. Cook
De‘yraud
Federal Parole Board
Cook
Federal
Monarchs Host Canadians In Anticipated Arena Showdown
After a 4 0 win over Swift Current the Calgary Canadians arrive for a Canada Cup style clash with the Monarchs tonight at the Arena. Frosty night means good ice and warm fans as the two teams meet annually in a anticipated high tempo game.
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Swift Current
Calgary Canadians
Monarchs
Invaders
Tilley East Area Board Seeks Lease Applicants
The board schedules a February first meeting to allocate leases and will advertise details in The News. Interested parties must submit applications to the Department of Municipal Affairs in Edmonton without delay.
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Tilley East
Tvkcets
Department of Municipal Affairs
Edmonton
Mrs McCarthy Injured After Midnight Christmas Service
Mrs F McCarthy slipped on an ice walk after the St Patrick's Church midnight service and suffered a compound fracture above the ankle with bone protruding. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and Dr Macleod will perform an X ray tomorrow to assess the damage.
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St. Patrick's Church
F. McCarthy
Macleod
Wealth and Titles Among London Labour MPs
London reports that among 200 Labour MPs in Parliament, wealth and titles are well represented. The roster includes two baronets, a baronet's wife who is a Marquis daughter, two King's counsel, a banker, three professors, five clergymen, two solicitors, four retired officers, nine lecturers, fourteen teachers, one chemist, ten barristers, a landowner, a Salvation Army commissioner and two cartoonists.
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London
House of Commons
King's
Salvation Army
Englishwoman Inheritance Unlocks Million Dollar Chicago Claim
News from Chicago filled the home of Mrs Louis Hutchinson of London with joy when she learned that through the demise of an aunt who had gone to Chicago more than twenty seven years ago she is the owner of one million dollars.
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Chicago
Louis Hutchinson
London
Eng
Wolves Rampage Across Manitoulin Island Farming District
Wolves are prospering on Manitoulin Island The Rock ridge and near Manitowaning and Tehkummah as farmers face losses. Trappers report few catches while government bounties offer 15 dollars per wolf with a 5 dollar local bonus and a 45 dollar total for white residents, Indian claims debated. Local residents like Alex Mitchell advocate broader bonuses for Indians.
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Tehkummah
Manitoulin Island
Ont
Manitowaning
South Bays
Imainland
Lencla
Edna
EE CR Epp
Ivan Clark
Island
Alex Mitchell
Clove Valley
Wikwimekong
Mitchell
Jim Lutke
Jim
William Fayette
Turkey shoot at Gun Club offers twenty five turkeys as prizes
The Gun Club schedules a Monday afternoon turkey shoot at the trap grounds starting at 2 o clock. Ten shots per entry for each marksman with an entry fee of one dollar. Twenty five turkeys are the prizes.
Fortune hinges on secret American marriage in Had Change for Fortune
In Had Change for Fortune a quiet village tale centers on Vivian Cornelius who may inherit $650,000 from William Emory of New Jersey due to a long hidden child. Reports say Emory’s daughter secretly married an English Cornelius. a missing heir could claim the fortune or it may pass to Vivian Cornelius after the family’s deaths.
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Cornelius
Vivian
Percy Cornelius
Earlwood
Vivian Cornellua
Vivian Cornelius
Northesk
Earl of Northesk
Jessica Brown
London Register Office
William Emory
Wremington
New Jersey
Anglishman
England
Frederick Georger
Brooklyn
Washington
Landgraf
Emery
Tragedy at Humboldt Christmas Ends in Death and Wounding
In Humboldt Saskatchewan on December 26 a family tragedy left Antena Krappa dead and Alex Wycochau seriously wounded after a revolver incident at the Krappa home. Annie Kropa, the child, witnessed the scene as her mother died soon after reaching hospital. Wysochau’s condition was reported critical and alive.
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Humboldt
Sask
Annie Kropa
Antena Krappa
Alex
Wycochau
Annie
Kropa
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Josephine O'Connor
Anseance Riles
William MacDougall
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St. John’s Newfoundland
A. M. Moore
Republic
Bremen
Margaret Peters
Eset
Muriel Dickson
Lancasuire
Scotland
Christiats En Ly
Duchess of Birchmond
Saint John
VIN R
Winnipe
F. A. Cook
Canadians
Tilley
Mrs. McCarthy
FEHOL
Turkey
Mer
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