Canada forest industry gains momentum in 1927 review
Hon. Charles Stewart notes 1927 forest fires lower than prior years and credit favorable weather plus better organization. He cites a forest products value of at least 475 million dollars with 6900 plants employing 125000 people, and exports totaling 283 million in the year. He warns about pulpwood supply and calls for refined Canadian milling and pulp production.
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Ottawa
Charles Stewart
Thitcher
Canada
United States
Stéwart
Jomeys
Stewart
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Fire destroys Alberta Pacific Elevator at Glenwood
Four elevators burned in Glenwood area over recent months. Alberta Pacific Elevator building destroyed by fire on Monday night with 92 000 bushels of grain lost. Flour wire house car shed also destroyed. Loss estimated at 40 000 dollars, insured. Police suspect arson by a man firing elevator fires in town. Nearby elevators at Midland Ogilvie Milling also burned in past year.
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Lethbridge
Jan-Mor-Glenwoot
Cardston
Alberta Pacific Elevator Company
Midland
Alberta Pool
Ogilvie Milling Company
Tom Mix Divorce Case Seeks Increased Child Support
Mrs Olive S Mix petitions the Superior Court to raise the alimony for their daughter Ruth from the 16 year old to 1500 dollars monthly claiming Tom Mix has accumulated an estate of five million dollars since their 1917 divorce.
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Los Angeles
Tom Mix
Olive S. Mix
Superior Court
Dld
Ruth
Bank messenger beaten and robbed in Pittsburgh
A bank messenger Leo Wigemann of the Washington Trust Company was attacked in the street yesterday in Pittsburgh. He received head cuts and was robbed of 4700 in certified cheques and a small sum of cash by two men.
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Pittsburgh
Leo Wigeman
Washington Trust Company
Development of the Steam Locomotive Highlighted by McArthur
Superintendent J M McArthur spoke to the Rotary Club on the steam locomotive's development noting early crude engines, key innovations by Watt Stephenson and Puffing Billy, the 1825 Stockton to Darlington line, The Rocket, and the first American Tom Thumb. He cited modern power units at Medicine Hat and described locomotive functions from heat to dynamos and air brakes.
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Supt. McArthur
Rotary
J. M. McArthur
Rotary Club
Mr. McArthur
Nicholas Joseph Cuno
James Watt
Murdoch
Blenkinsop
Stockton
Darlington
George Stephenson
Manchester
Liverpool
Stephenson
McArthur
Medicine Hat
Lab
Vauxhall
Dr. Insted
W. D
Recaptured Four Escaped Convicts Sentenced in Ontario
Sudbury Ont Jan 10 four of five escapees from Burwash Industrial Farm were recaptured and soon afterward sentenced by District Magistrate Stoddart. Roderick and Craig, both with prior records, drew three years while Raymond Carr and Harold Brandell received two year terms. Roderick and Craig were recaptured at North Bay and Carr and Brandell at Sudbury.
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Sudbury
Ont
Burwash
James Rod
Rick
Raymond Carr
Brockvile
William Craig
Harold Brandell
Toronto
Portsmouth
Enitentiary
Stoddart
Roderike
Craig
Roderick
North Bay
Arr
Grandell
Winnipeg girl completes 700 mile Paris to Monte Carlo cycling feat
Miss Mildred Webster of Winnipeg set a 700 mile cycling record from Dieppe to Monte Carlo in 20 days. She traveled through France and other European centers with little time to stop, enjoyed Monte Carlo but plans to return to Canada soon.
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Saint John
N.B
Dieppe
France
Monte Carlo
Mildred Webster
Winnipeg
Canada
Montcalm
Liverpool
Miss Webster
Monte -Garlo
Five Men Seize Truck and Rugs in City Kidnapping
Five men stole a five ton auto truck and kidnapped the driver in New York. They fled with 161 bales of rugs valued at 10 000 dollars, drove about the city for five hours, then abandoned the truck. The driver was released.
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New York
Plane crash halts 13000 mile Darwin flight from Croydon
In Muntok Bankai Island Dutch East Indies two aviators Captain W N Lancaster and Mrs Miller aboard the Red Rose were injured when the aircraft crashed. Mrs Miller suffered a broken nose and Captain Lancaster cuts and concussion. The plane is badly damaged and the pair plan to return to Singapore by steamer. the flight to Australia may not resume.
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Muntok Bankai Island
Dutch East Indies
Red Rose
W. N. Lancaster
Lancaster
Miller
Singapore
Australia
Croydon
England
France to establish Legation with Canada in Ottawa
Paris reports France and Canada will elevate diplomatic ties by creating legations in their capitals. The French Cabinet approved appointing a French minister to Ottawa, formalizing the new status of diplomatic representation.
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Paris
France
Canada
Ottawa
High School Lad Killed Escaping in Bronx
A 16-year-old youth who quit high school recently and began a crime career died instantly after plunging six stories while fleeing discovery in a Bronx apartment. Identified by a school report card found in his pocket, Harry Gordon had attempted to jump to the roof from a five foot stairway. Jewelry in his pockets matched items stolen from another apartment in the building.
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New York
Bronx
Harry Gordon
Myer Roth
Wheat Breaks Sharply In Last Hour Trading
Wheat prices fell 2 8 to 13 8 from the prior close as the last hour of trading turned weak. The session was mostly featureless with initial absorption giving way to dwindling buying orders. Weather in Western Canada spurred grain movement and farmers delivered large quantities, with about 300 million bushels in the current crop year through July 31.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Farmit
Ers
Ontario Lads Suffocated in House Fire
Kingsville Ontario January 10 Albert and Hilbert Mervis aged seven and five sons of Peter and Mary Mervis died in a small house fire. A Ross Tobacco Company employee noticed smoke and a later check found the bed alight. The fire was extinguished and the boys were found under a front room table dead from suffocation with no burns.
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Kingsville
Ont
Albert
Hilbert Mervis
Peter
Mary Mervis
Ross Tobacco Company
Wheat inspections tally in Winnipeg report
Winnipeg reports inspections of wheat with total cars 2 351 this year against 1 194 last year. Contract grade S36 shows 194 last year.
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Winnipeg
Fire attempt at Quebec Seminary prompts police hunt
Police widen the manhunt after a bottle of white phosphorus was found on the third step of the seminary stairs. A vigilant search follows reports of two strangers in the area after the Wednesday night incident that could have gutted the institution.
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Montreal
Quebec
Thomas Giguere
Elies
Dominion
Thomas Gienere
Pils AT
Wis
L'Action Catholique
Forthwild
Father Vachon
Laval University
Continuenu
Labor Wins Northampton Seat From Government
Northampton January 10 The Government loses a seat to the Labor Party in the by election caused by Sir A Holland’s death Col E Ceeli Estrante Malone Laborite secured 15178 votes Captain A F G Benton Conservative 14616 C Morgan Liberal 9484 and E A Hallwood Independent Conservative 1193
Retail Merchants Seek Relief From Mail Order Houses
Ottawa delegates from the Retail Merchants Association pressed the government for aid against mail order houses that avoid local taxes and gain postal advantages. Postmaster General Vendt noted some merchants approved rate changes, and ministers debated catalog effectiveness, road quality, and cross jurisdiction tax ideas.
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Ottawa
Retail Merchants’ Association
P. J. Vendt
Robert Forke
British election likely within a year says Cushenn
London dispatch reports Lord Cushenn former Chancellor Ronald McNeill telling a Harborough Worcestershire gathering that Britain’s next general election cannot be delayed much longer than a year and that the empire’s fate may depend on the result.
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London
Candian
Great Britain
Lord Cushenlun
Ronald McNeill
Plane crashes near Canajoharie kill three aboard
Wreckage of a missing plane was found seven miles southeast of Canajoharie New York. The aircraft crashed in fog, killing Lieut. George P. Benedict, Raymond Henrijeis, and Captain Edward M. Pauley. Fire and searchers located the bodies as mists cleared.
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Canajohaire
N.Y
Here
George P. Benedict
Raymond Henrijeis
Edward M. Pauley
J. T. Barlett
Pioneer Geo. Sc Edward Cole Dead in Wolseley District
George Sc Edward Cole, a pioneer of the Wolseley Saskatchewan district, has died. He was known for his contributions to early settlement and local development. His passing marks the loss of a prominent regional figure.
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Edward Cole
Wolseley, Sask., Distriet
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