Veterans Honored by C R C and Friends at Cecil Hotel
Railwaymen and friends gathered at the Cecil Hotel to honor five retiring CPR conductors T A Cory F Russell G Gordon J Cunliffe and M Muir. The event filled the dining spaces, featured speeches and music, and concluded with club bags and flowers for the honorees and their families. telegrams from executives conveyed regrets at absence and long life wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Cory
F. Russell
G. Gordon
M. Muir
Cecil Hotel
C.P.R
Russell
Muir
Becker
Jmts
Grant Hal
Montreal
Western Lines
D. C. Coleman
Winnipeg
H. J. Humphrey
W. M Neal
J. M. Cameron
Calgary
Victoria
J. L Jamieson
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
Canada
Liberal Party to Amend Government Coal Bill in Parliament
London reports David Lloyd George led Liberal party conferences on proposed amendments to the Governments Coal Bill.Edward Clement Davies KC and mining authorities drafted changes after Liberal deputies failed to craft workable amendments, with calls for government withdrawal or revised bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
David Lloyd George
Pete
Edward Clement Davies
K.C
Montgomery
Wales
Lloyd George
Soc Labor Party
Compensation Paid On 14899 Accident Cases
Edmonton reports 1929 workmen compensation paid on 14899 accident cases, led by Alex Ross as board chairman. The total surpasses 1928’s 133,399 cases and notes a drop in mining accidents but a rise in building accidents across the province. Weather outlook mentions cold, snow flurries with a high around 34.2 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alex Ross
Ross
Tragedy near Wooster claims Burbank basketball players
A bus full of Burbank High School players aged 14 to 18 collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad flier near Wooster, Ohio after a game win over Big Prairie. Several youths were killed or critically injured, while others were hospitalized. The bus was dragged along the track for 100 feet and bodies were scattered over a wide area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio
Attis
Hera
Big Prairie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shes
Barrowman Re-elected Mayor in Lethbridge
At the first meeting of the new year the city council re elected Alderman Robert Barrowman to succeed himself as mayor. Under the charter seven aldermen at large are elected who rotate to the mayoral chair each year. Barrowman has held the post since July 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Cit
Robert Barrowman
Barrowman
Three Fires Hit Town From Oddfellows Hall To Reid Residence
Firefighters battled three blazes yesterday. At noon smoke poured from the Oddfellows Hall second floor where a rubbish box sparked a small fire but caused minimal damage. Later the Lake of the Woods M line Co dust room fire was started by a hot extension light near chaff with little loss. The midnight blaze at Herman Reid’s home destroyed thirty five canaries, many oil paintings, and the building, believed started by an over heated stove. Reid’s total loss awaits estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oddfellows’ Hall
Lake of the Woods
M Line Co
Herman Reid
Breemar Street
Reid
Bitter Winter Claims More Mexican Lives
Mexico City reports one of the coldest winters in history with over 12 deaths already and two additional deaths last night as two starved beggars were found frozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Winnipeg Wheat Inspections Reflect Past Year Totals
Winnipeg reports inspections show 67 corn and 100 cars of contract wheat for the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Two Boys Drown on Weak Ice in St Lawrence River
Montreal reports Maurice Bren aged 18 and Jacques Beauvais aged 11 drowned after venturing onto ice weakened by several days of warm weather on the St. Lawrence River yesterday.
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Montreal
Maurice Bren
Jacques Beauvais
St. Lawrence River
Windsor youth drink case leads to confinement sentence
Windsor Ont Jan 4 Eli Boismier of Sandwich was sent encd to three months for allowing liquor consumption with his knowledge. Evidence showed a ten year old neighbor boy was very drunk when police attended, and a fifteen year old and a twelve year old were taken home under liquor influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Eli Boismier
Sandwich
Ina
W. A. Smith
Boismier
Premier King denies Montreal candidacy report
Ottawa on January 4 Premier W J Mackenzie King dismissed a Montreal Gazette dispatch that claimed he would seek the Chateauguay Huntingdon seat. He said the report is pure invention and that he has no thought beyond his current constituency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
W.J. Mackenzie King
Montreal
Montreal Gazette
Chateau Guay-Huntingdon
King
Duke of York to attend Rome wedding in royal role
London reports the Duke of York departed for Rome to represent King George and Queen Mary at the wedding of Princess Marie Jose of Belgium and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy next Wednesday. Brigadier General F W Hill assumes duties as Commissioner of the New Brunswick Provincial Police.
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London
Duke of York
Rome
George
Mary
Marie Jose
Belgium
Humbert Oftaly
F.W. Hill
C.E
C.M.G
D.S.C
New Brunswick
Tourist Air Service Plan North Edmonton Expansion
Edmonton Jan 4 An additional 7.5 million will be spent by Commercial Airways Limited to buy larger aircraft for the northland service from Edmonton President I W C Solloway announced yesterday. Tourist air mall service is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Commercial Airways Limited
Northland
I. W. C. Solloway
Dutch Steamer Hofplein Crew Rescued After Grounding
In Aalesund Norway thirty four Hofplein crew members were rescued when the Dutch steamer ran aground and broke in two near Stadt. Five sailors were missing and feared drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aalesund
Norway
Stadt
Three Connecticut Prison Convicts Escape Through Skylight
Wethersfield Conn Jan 4 three prisoners working in the bakery of the state prison escaped through a skylight after five oclock this morning. The escapees were Roland G Lalone of Worcester serving a life term for killing a state policeman Leo Landry of Danbury serving a five year burglary sentence and Wal son Multhrope serving 18 to 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wethersfield, Conn
Connecticut
Roland G. Lalone
Worcester
Leo Landry
Danbury
Walson Multhrope
Kenilworth Castle Grapples With Fierce Atlantic Gale
The steamer Kenilworth Castle carrying the Prince of Wales to South Africa rode a fierce westerly gale from Ushant across the Bay of Biscay. The ship tossed on great swells while the Prince remained in his cabin and rested as the gale raged.
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Prince of Wales
Africa
Bay of Biscay
S.S. Kenilworth Castle
English
Kenilworth Castle
South Africa
Ushant
Betting on Dog Races Likely to be Legalized
Ottawa January 4. Parliament likely to be asked to pass a bill permitting betting on dog races. E R Chevrier announced in the House of Commons his intention to introduce the measure. Betting on home races is allowed on pari mutuels in every province if it does not infringe the criminal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
E. R. &. Chevrier
Dominion
Tragic Manitoba triple murder suicide shocks Tyndall town
In Tyndall Manitoba residents confront a four-generation tragedy as Herman Strandberg 65 kills his wife Martha 56 and mother-in-law Mrs. Weidman 80 then takes his own life with a rifle. The knife and gun play leave three wounded or dead and prompt a police inquiry. Coroner I. Dubney orders an inquest next Thursday.
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Tyndall
Man
Winnipeg
Herman Strandberg
Martha Strandberg
Strandbergt
Farails
Strandberg
Edwin Strandberg
Jack Watson
Manitoba Provincial Police
Dubney
Beausejour
Stabbed a Dozen Times In Fracas
John Fedorka, 26, from the north, lies in hospital with twelve knife wounds after a fracas in Winnipeg. One man is held, two witnesses are in custody, and a fourth is being sought by officials. Fedorka’s condition is reported as poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
C. P
John Fedorka
Fedorka
Jessop Nott Flies To Calgary With Rutledge Air Service
Mr. Jessop Nott and Mr. Clark accompanied by the Rutledge Air Service team to Calgary for an important build. The trip lasted about two hours with a forced landing half a mile south of the target. Nott, a student of the Rutledge Air Service local branch, logged 300 flight hours and plans further work after an engine overhaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessop Nott
Rutledge Air Service
Clark
Calgary
Nott
M Clarke
Rutledge Air Servi
Clarke
Eve
Steady Work From CP Rail Contract Affected 1929
Montreal January 4 The $16 500 contract awarded by Canadian Pacific Railway to National Steel Car of Hamilton in 1929 generated steady work for 122 business houses across four provinces. The distribution of orders kept skilled mechanics employed for months as the supply chain spanned British Columbia to Quebec, with car frames, steel box cars and dining car components sourced from multiple firms and materials from across Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
National Steel Car of
Hamilton
National Steel Car Company
Entreal Bt. John’s
Que
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C.R.C
J. Cunliffe
Liberals
Ketball Team of
Burbank, Near
Gritain
British
Air Ministry
A. H. Orlebar
G. H. Stainforth
H. R. D. Waghorn
R. L. R. Atcherley
D’arcy Greig
Irak
R. Barrowman
Prem
King Brands
Brunswick
Plan
North
Ene Comimercial Airways Ltd
E. R. E. Chevrier
Slay
J. Fedorka
Jessop Nott Pie
Pr Ptest
Ontario
Montis
Niagara Falls
Froville
Stee
Manitoba
Pacific Ss
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