King George Improves, Doctors Hope for Steady Return
London reports show King George retaining slight improvement after calcium treatment as doctors monitor new symptoms and Queen Mary expresses gratitude. Princess Mary arrives at the palace while Sir William Joynson-Hatton voices hope the worst is over and the Riviera visit is deemed possible after discussions with royal physicians.
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London
King George
William Joynson Tet
George
The
Riviera
Moraimng
Ance
I. C. Dobbs
University of London
Mary
Yorkshire
Queen Mary
Maya
Kynaston Studd
Queen Plary
Manitoba Men Charged With Murder After RCMP Officer Slaying
Winnipeg reports two men face murder charges in RCMP Sergeant R. H. Nicholson death. William Mppin ner, 42, allegedly killed during a struggle over a rifle outside a Molson district farm. William Eppinger, 42, hid in a neighbor’s cellar and is jailed awaiting arraignment on related charge.
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Winnipeg
William Mppinner
R. H. Nicholson
Royal Canadian Mounted Folice
William Eppinger
Nicholson
Horace
Afghan King Celebrates Kabul Victory With Soldier Gifts
King Amanullah of Afghanistan, in advices received today, is reported celebrating a victory near Kabul by distributing largesses to his troops. Harsh cold in the Kabul region makes renewed rebellion unlikely before next spring.
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Peshawa
India
Amanullah
Afghanistan
Kabul
Response To Prince's Appeal Reaches Near Thirty Million
Tevidenece shows rapid growth of the Lord Mayor's fund for distressed miners families driven by the Prince of Wales appeal broadcast on Christmas Day. The total now stands at nearly 2,900,000 dollars, not counting government contributions intended to double it.
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Tuendon
Tevidenece
Prince of Wales
Argentine crop meant decline in Liverpool prices
Wheat trading in Winnipeg opened light with no material price change. May futures moved within one cent, closing 1 4 to 3 8 cents higher amid spread trading. Argentine wheat’s new crop pressure cited as Liverpool declines of 5 8 to 1 4 d. Cash wheat spreads steady. demand for cash rye and cash oats firm.
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Winnipeg
Liverpool
Bridge Fire Ignites Under Dunmore Road Structure
A leak caused a blaze that ignited the wooden underpinning of the Dunmore Road bridge around 11 yesterday morning. An alarm was rung and the brigade arrived to extinguish the fire with chemical, limiting damage.
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Dunmore Road
Tragic Car Crash at Cataragui Crossing Kills Eight
A loaded automobile collided with a Canadian National Railways passenger train near Cataragui Kingston Ontario, at about 80 mph, killing eight people from Cornwall and area. The Dupuis and Rivet families were moving belongings from Cornwall to Peterborough. no inquest date set. Witness Thernay Burtch described brakes applied, car slowed to about 14 mph before impact.
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Kingston
Ont
Canadiana National Railways
Cataragui
Here
Edgar Rivet
Cornwall
Alexander Dunuis
Dupuis
Ann
Treredy
Rivet
Petereboro
Tran
Thernay Burtch
Bash Crossing
Harry Snyder
Godfrey
Melville Seles
Kingston City
Mrs Northcott Confesses to All Crimes in Telegram
Mrs Sarah Louisa Northcott confessed by telegram to the crimes charged against her son Gardon Stewart Northcott. She earlier entered San Quentin under a life sentence for the murder of Walter Devins at the Wineville chicken ranch run by her son, with the crimes reportedly confessed to Los Angeles authorities.
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San Quentin Prison
Caaf
Sarah Louisa Northcott
Gaerdon Stewart Northcott
Alterney Norbert Savy
Los Angeles
Alberta Premiers Outlook for 1929 Highlights Growth Prospects
In a year end review Premier Brownlee notes Alberta aims for full public domain ownership, natural resource transfer, and a northern railway project as key 1929 goals. He calls 1928 a strong year with gains in building, industry, culture, and citizenship, despite wheat prices.
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Fdraontsa
Drewiuleo
Northern Railway
Grownlee
Mrowniee
Alberta
Toronto Flu Epidemic Claims 134 Deaths in Five Days
City records show 134 deaths in Toronto over the past five days amid a rising flu toll. Officials report one more death last night and total cases near a thousand with 54 percent added to the sick list across telephone, transportation, police, and fire departments. Doctors say flu is a contributory factor alongside pneumonia and bronchial pneumonia.
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Elyre
Toronto
Wheat Inspections Report For Winnipeg Trade Rows
Winnipeg dispatch notes inspections for 800 wheat cars yesterday and 2,000 last year. It mentions contract grades at 500 units and outlines daily activity in the grain trade.
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Winnipeg
Young girl rescues sister from thin ice at Charleston Lake
In Brockville Ontario on January 2, four year old Many Allen pluckily pulled her two year old sister Fern from frigid Charleston Lake after Fern fell through a hole in the ice. The rescue occurred as authorities respond to the lake danger.
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Brockville
Ont
Charleston Lake
Allen
Fern
Diphtheria Epidemic Strikes Alberta Forts
An outbreak of diphtheria threatens Fort Vermilion and Little Red River in Alberta. Captain May will pilot a plane from Edmonton with 500 000 doses of anti diphtheria toxin, a rescue mission described as one of the era’s hardest air runs.
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Alberta
Aeroplane
Edmonton
Fort Vermilion
Little Red River
Mdmonton
Dan
Logan
Thadsen Bay Company
F. A. Uamman
My 2
Bow
Trealth
Hamman
Cant
May
Edmonton Aero Club
Boy Sustains Knife Wound in Halifax Incident
Seven year old Billy Walsh is hospitalized in Halifax with a knife wound to the abdomen. Police search for a negro suspect after the boy's brother and sister report the injury was inflicted with a jack knife during a field play activity. The prognosis is cautiously optimistic.
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Halifax
N. S
Billy Walsh
Ptomaine Poisoning Causes Four Deaths In Ohio Valley
Virjie Pa January 2 Six more persons stricken at a Christmas Day dinner near Westfield New York are brought to Jonal hospital with ampurison symptoms. Medical authorities believe tainted canned beans caused the outbreak. Nine attendees remain in hospital. Ontario Legislature poised for January 3 session.
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Virjie
Alo A Westfield
N.Y
Hhelmas
Jonal Hospital
To Remove Gen Bramwell Booth From Command
London January 2 Evangeline Booths headquarters said a sufficient vote in the High Council had been assured to remove General Bramwell Booth as Commander in Chief and reorganize the Salvation Army More than three fourths of High Councillors would back the America Commander Evangelius Booth received a letter from Mrs William Bramwell Booth reporting the sick leaders inability to see the Commander due to fear of further excitement and expressed regret at denying the sister-in-law access
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London
Evangeline Booth
High Council
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
America
Evangelius Booth
No Investigation Of Negro Lynching In Jackson Miss
Jeekeen Mississippi January 2 Governor TT and Dr. Bilha issued notices about the lynching of Charley Shepherd. The governor announced he would not start an inquiry citing lack of time and funds to probe two thousand people. W G Ranton Verity Plow Co. secretary-treasurer died in Grantly Ford Ontario.
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Jackson, Miss
Jeekeen
Miss
Bilha
Iwnehine
Charley Shepherd
W.G. Ranton
The
Verity Plow Co
Grantford
Ont
Peace protocol not signed by Bolivia or Paraguay
Bolivian and Paraguayan delegates at the Pan American arbitration conference failed to sign the conciliation protocol due to Bolivian instructions missing for Minister Diez de Medina. Agreement on terms was reached after armed clashes near Fort Vanguardia, with a proposed conciliatory council including likely United States membership.
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Washington
Diez de Medina
Bolivia
Paraguay
Fort Vanguerdia
Orestus Ferrara
Eligio Ayala
Eduardo Diez de Medina
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Wedon
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Prince
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Guy Clerk
Lima
Hoover
Norbert Hoover
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Radaw Ganio
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