Alberta's Two Heroes Return From North Flight
Edmonton fans greet Captain Wilfred May and J. Victor Horner after a perilous journey from Peace River to Fort Vermilion carrying diphtheria anti toxin. The pair landed at Portage Avenue airport at 2 40 pm amid cheers and a large scale homecoming procession. They faced frostbite signs and fatigue but received warm welcomes and gifts from local clubs and business leaders.
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Edmonton
Little Red River
Fort Vermilion
Peace River
McLennan
Portage Avenue
124Th Street
109Th Street
Northcott case twists as suspect says Clark is his brother
Riverside Calif Jan 7 The Northcott murder farm case marked another turn as Gordon Stewart Northcott on trial for three missing boys claimed Sanford Clark is his brother not nephew. Detained Clark and Northcott mock the claim while Mrs Sarah Northcott serves life for Walter Collins murder and Northcott attacks police methods as insanity defense.
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Riverside
Calif
Northcott
California
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Sanford Clark
County Hospital
Young Clark
Cyrus Northycott
Drowned in Queen Charlotte Sound Fear Grows After Launch Found
In Vancouver B C on January 7 fears rise that Leonard Davis of Quartgino Vancouver Island and an eighteen year old girl drowned in a gale on Queen Charlotte Sound last Monday. Their launch was found stranded on rocks about a mile and a half from Blunden Harbor. Flight Lieutenant A E Hull of the Royal Canadian Air Force located the wreck after patrolling the coast. The small boat and two mail sacks were missing. occupants may have abandoned ship and been swept to sea or swum ashore at a hidden cove.
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Vancouver
B.C
Leonard Davis
Quartgino
Vancouver Island
Queen Charlotte Sound
Blunden Harbor
A. E. Hull
Royal Canadian Air Force
Wheat prices rise on Winnipeg market amid Liverpool lift
Winnipeg reports a steady upturn in wheat with gains of 15 8 to 11 2 cents as improved exports and healthier Liverpool cables boost sentiment. Liverpool closes 3 8 to 1 1 pence higher while barley stays active and oats firm. flax climbs slightly in light trading with rye showing no interest.
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Liverpool
Winnipeg
Chicago
Trapper Hugo Gunther Found Dead Near Red Deer Lake
The missing trapper Hugo Gunther was found dead in a sand filled trench at Red Deer lake. Coroner ruled asphyxiation with no inquest. cremains sent to Medicine Hat for post mortem. Funeral services slated at Johnson's chapel with burial at Hillside cemetery. Gunther, a Bowmanton farmer and trader, had left with two traps last Friday for Red Deer lake. Weather notes follow with regional forecasts across Manitoba and Alberta.
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Hugo Herman Gunther
Boyd
Medicine Hat
Macleod
Johnson’s
Hillside Cemetery
J. Y. Morrow
Hugo Gunther
Bowmanton
Vancouver
Sam Andahl
Red Deer Lake
Big Texada illicit still runs to convict operators
Convicted in district police court of operating an illicit still on Texada Island near Vancouver, George Broder and George Henderson receive 12 months in Oakalla jail and fines of 500 each or six additional months. James Stewart gets six months and a 100 fine or two extra months. G H Harwood is cleared. evidence only showed he captained a gas boat found carrying gallons of alcohol. The Texada operation was uncovered by seaplanes and customs boats.
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Vancouver
Texada
Island
George
Broder
George Henderson
H. O. Alexander
Oakalla
James Stewart
G. H. Harwood
Na Onl
Clarence Richardson Appointed Secretary of Winnipeg Exhibition
Announcement reports C A Richardson former local Chamber of Commerce secretary and Medicine Hat Exhibition manager named secretary of the Winnipeg Exhibition Association. He is brother of EB Richardson Calgary Exhibition and Stampede official and earlier aided Calgary Dominion Exhibition operations. He previously worked with Canadian Pacific Railway at Calgary.
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C. A. Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg
Clarence Richardson
EB. L. Richardson
Calgary
Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Natural Resources
Widely Known Albertan Dies Sunday Former Banff Park Chief and Film Censor
Edmonton remembers Howard Douglas a 78 year old former Banff National Park superintendent and long time motion picture censor. He died at home after a stroke and months of ill health. Survived by sons Roy Tom Ralph in Edmonton and daughter Mrs George McCarter. Granddaughter Doris McCarter now Mrs Marry Nolan of Calgary. Funeral plans not announced.
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Edmonton
aJa
Howard Douglas
Alberta
Banff National Park
Raen
Douglas
Theatre Managers’ Association
The
Old Timers' Association
Roy
Tom
Ralph
George McCarter
Doris McCarter
Marry Nolan
Calgary
Eagle Butte Well Under Control
Eagle Butte Oil Co. Ltd Well No 1 in the Cypress Hills is under control after a crew cut through an ice barrier and fitted a control head atop the 84 inch casing. The interior was swept clear of ice and sand with little machinery damage expected. warming weather will help clear remaining ice.
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Eagle Butte Oil Co. Ltd
Cypress Slills
Question Mark Still Floating At California Endurance Flight
The Question Mark monoplane remained aloft at Los Angeles Metropolitan Port two hours after dawn with the craft clocking 142 hours airborne. The three motors ran smoothly as it extended its endurance record, having taken off from the airport at 7:26 on New Year’s Day.
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Metropolitan Port
Los Angeles
Mediterranean
Detroit Patrolmen to be paid bounty for deadly arrests
Detroit Police Commissioner Rutledge announced a new policy paying patrolmen a ten dollar bounty for shooting and killing a criminal caught in the act. The first award was given to Patrolmen Arthur Underman and Gerald McAuley for the January 3 encounter in which they killed an armed assailant resisting arrest.
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Detroit
Rutledge
Arthur Underman
Gerald McAuley
England Suffers Long Cold Snow Spell
England endures one of the coldest periods of the season with light snowfall but more is expected. Motorists face road closures from freezing sleet and frost grips Cornwall where such cold is rare. Snow also fell on the Isle of Wight for the first time this winter.
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London
England
Cornwall
Isle of Wight
Federal State and City Police Raid Chicago Heights Suburb
Chicago authorities describe a large dawn raid in Chicago Heights where federal state and city officers seized liquor slot machines and records. Police say the operation targeted alleged corruption linking crime and politics and found weapons and seized city hall control.
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Chicago Heights
Chicago
Illinois
Kairanter Fiern Vann
Cook County
Blizzard at the Soo and Water Up Two Feet
Sault Ste. Marie Ont January 7 The area endures a 48 hour blizzard with near two foot rise in St Marys River water. The sudden rise disrupts docks and lowers power plant efficiency due to westerly winds blowing lake water downstream and ice blocking escape.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
St. Mary’s River
Lake Superior
Fire call to General Hospital alarm mistake
At 4 15 pm Saturday the Fire Brigade was dispatched to General Hospital corner after an alarm was turned in by mistake. Toronto building permits topped 51 million pounds in 1928.
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General Hospital
Toronto
Alberta Homestead and Soldier Grant Filings Rise in 1928
The Dominion Lands Office at Edmonton reports a record 3369 homesteads and 134 soldier grants filed in 1928 per A Norquay Dominion Lands agent. 1927 totals were 1354 homesteads and 89 soldier grants with December 1925 filings at 400 quarter sections versus 107 in December 1927. Increases appeared across provincial offices, especially Grande Prairie and Peace River.
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Dominion Lands Office
Hd“nonton
A. Norquay
Dominion Lands Agent
Grande Prairie
Peace River
Cosquitlam City Clerk Found Murdered
New Westminster B C January 7 police suspect municipal clerk William Russell of Coquitlam was murdered. His body with a bullet wound and head injuries was found on a waterfront boom of logs, suggesting the body was moved after death to the water. Russell formerly worked as a teller at the Bank of Montreal.
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New Westminster
B.C
William Russell
Coquitlam
Russell
Bank of Montreal
Farmers urged to secure seed oats for 1929 crop
The provincial Department of Agriculture urges farmers to secure seed oats early for their 1929 crop. Frost reduced germination in many districts, causing seed oat shortages and some shipments from outside may be needed. Elevator companies will assist distribution. farmers should contact local elevator agents promptly to avoid seed scarcity during seeding.
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Department of Agriculture
Alexander Dictates in Jugoslavia Suspends Constitution
Belgrade January 7 1930 Alexander effectively rules Jugoslavia suspending the constitution and warning a non parliamentary cabinet. The regime shifts to a non parliamentary military style after failed attempts to reconcile strong party and racial antagonisms that have split the parliamentary system since last June.
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Alexander
Belgrade
Jugo- Slavia
Kina
King George IIIs Health Bulletin Signals Slow Recovery
London reports a quiet day with some improvement in King George V IIIs condition. The latest bulletin, signed by Hewitt and Dawson, notes no change and that the monarch had the first brief move from his sick room to an adjoining audience chamber for a state paper reading, while Queen Mary visited Burlington House art exhibits with most of the Royal family.
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London
King George’s Physicians
Hewitt, Rigby
Dawson
Lonon
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Hewrett
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Jesty
Queen Mary
Burlington House
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Princess
Mary
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