King George Maintains Steady Condition, Quiet Day Reported
Buckingham Palace released a 9:16 p.m. bulletin stating the King had a quiet day and a slight gain in strength. Earlier, doctors reported the night was steady with no changes in his condition, and no further bulletins were planned until tomorrow night. The royal household appears calm as the Prince of Wales takes on additional duties.
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London
Eng
Buckingham Palace
George
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rigby
Lord Dawson
Penn
Therday
Lord Dawson of
Iis Maesty
Berlow
Prince of ‘Wales
Lvera
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Canada US anti smuggling talks fail to back liquor refusal
Canadian delegates at Ottawa rejected the U S proposal to refuse clearance to vessels carrying liquor to the United States. Officials said the conference will continue with further discussions. Aimed at curbing liquor traffic, delegates noted administrative difficulties and the risk of wider border smuggling.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
American Republic
Saskatchewan Man Fires On RCMP Officer Then Surrenders
Victor Lagrace fired on Corporal BE Fryett of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while officers sought to arrest him at his farm home on a disorderly conduct charge. He later surrendered and was released on $6,000 bail on a charge of intent to wound and resisting arrest. Mrs. D N McCannus, wife of a United church minister, died in London.
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Willow Bunch
Victor Lagrace
BE. Fryett
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Coal Crisis Seen Catastrophic in England
GENEVA Jan 9 Leading economists say the coal crisis in England is of catastrophic proportions and weighs on coal industries abroad. While other nations may benefit temporarily from Welsh stoppages, long term harm would follow.
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England
Gneva
Wales
United Farmers of Manitoba Face 1928 Financial Struggles
Brandon Manitoba reports from three provincial officials detail the United Farmers of Manitoba battle with financial stringency through 1928. Delegates heard readings of presidential and secretarial reports from both women's and men's sections, with presidents and secretaries outlining frugal measures and ongoing expenditures.
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Brandon
Man
United Farmers of Manitoba
R. C. Prov
Mable
Finch
Ambershins
Herddress Te Womeh
Toronto Murder Suspect Barley Charged in New Year Death
Coroner's inquest concluded William Barclay responsible for death of Mrs. Agnes Hudson on New Year's Day. Hudson was found dying with throat cut in a room Barclay occupied. Murder charge filed against Barclay.
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Toronto
Wiliam Barclay
Agnes ‘Hudson
Peasant Riot Breaks Near Gifu Amid Government Project
In Namoru village near Gifu Japan three infantry companies were sent after a large peasant march to local government offices. About two thousand protesters clashed with three hundred police, injuries reported, and troops dispatched as peasants armed with bamboo spears opposed a government irigation project believed to flood poppy fields.
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Tokio
Namoru
Gifu
Japan
Judgment Favor Boschee in Horse lien case
Judge Jackson delivered a District Court judgment in favor of Boschee with costs. Boschee sued Otto and Emanuel Deering for 562.29 on a lien note for horses sold. The Deerings claimed the horses belonged to August Boschee Sr. and that the claim was outlawed and settled. The court rejected those defenses and held the horses were F Boschee’s property when sold, requiring payment by the Deerings.
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Boschee
Otto
Emanuel Deering
Boschée
We. A
Begg
K.C
Boschee Tgie
Deerings
Boschée, Sr
Local Foreman Tony Dobranski Dies by Self Inflicted Shotgun Blast
Edmonton report notes Tony Dobranski aged 39 a section foreman at Renoon ED and B C north of the city died by suicide using a shotgun. He left behind a widow and two children with no known reason given for the act.
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Edmonton
Tony Dobranski
Renoon
B. C
Here
Inventor Sabin von Sochocky Dies From Radium Work
Wewark N J Dr Sabin von Sochocky died at his home after years of illness linked to radium paint he perfected. He refined mesotherium salts with zinc sulphide to glow in darkness and was the fourth radium victim, following Dr Edward Lehman and two French chemists.
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Wewark
N.J
Sabin von Sochocky
Orange
Edward Lehman
von Sochocky
United States Radium Corporation
United States
Radium Corporation
von. Sochocky
Lehmai
Four Die As English Train Wreck Injures Dozens
Rescue crews recovered four bodies from a passenger train wreck in Ash Church England after a freight train struck it last night. Twenty five to thirty people were injured. The express engineer and three passengers were killed. The crash occurred about thirty miles from Garfield where a similar disaster happened last October.
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Ash Church
Eng
Carfield
Evangeline Campaign Holds Reformist Salvation Army Margin
Sunbury on Thames Jan 9 The Reformist party led by Evangeline Booth was believed to command fifty three seats in the Salvation Army High Council against ten for the non Reformists led by Mrs Bramwell Booth and Catherine Booth.
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Sunbury -on-Thames
Eng
Salvation Army High Council
Evangeline Booth
Bramwell Booth
Catherine Booth
Ottawa Tragedy Inquest Opens Over Parrotta Death
An inquest opened in Ottawa on January 9 into the death of Pietro Parrotta a former New York mob figure shot last night. Bruno Messina his brother in law surrendered to police and admitted shooting to prevent Parrotta from forcing his wife back to New York and into the underworld.
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Ottawa
Ont
Pietro Parrotta
New York
Bruno Messina
Messina
Parrotta
Canada
Alberta gains full control of natural resources under new federal offer
Edmonton reports a Canadian offer in Ottawa terms to transfer Alberta's natural resources excluding park areas to the province. The deal includes a perpetual 562 500 dollar subsidy, school lands and funds to Alberta, and mineral rights in parks aligned with other provinces. Premier Brownlee says a decision will come before the legislature meets.
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Ottawa
Ont
Carnadian Press
Dominion
Edmonton
National Park
Toto
Mackenzie Kine
Alberta
Brownlee
King
Afghan King Amanullah’s Forces Push Rebels Near Kabul
Dispatches from Peshawar report Afghan King Amanullah’s troops advancing from the northwest toward Kabul. Rebels under Bachai Sakad are said to be pressed as King Amanullah’s forces gain the advantage near Jalalabad with tribes including Shinwari Mohmands and Khan aiding the pursuit.
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Tnndia
Kabul
Amuldih
London
Jalalabed
Zald
Khan
Amanullah
French plane crashes near Saint Rafel during test flight
A French naval plane on a test flight yesterday plunged into the sea four miles off Saint Raphael, killing five men. The mystery surrounding the crash remains as investigators search for answers.
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Saint’Raphel
Frances
Jans
Andora Earthquake Reported with No Casualties
An earthquake shook Angora on January 9 accompanied by a subterranean roar. No damage or injuries were reported despite the chilling tremor. Authorities offered no further details on the quake’s epicenter or aftershocks.
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Angora
Constantinople
Andora
Dredging Prospects Highlighted by Johnston in Medicine Hat Speech
Johnston outlines Dominion leases for placer lands along Prairie Province rivers, citing five mile river leases with exclusive dredging rights and 20 year terms. He argues low operating costs seen in California and reports on historic gold finds, MacLeod River tests, and potential dredging economic impact for the region.
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Johnston
Cecil Hotel
Saskatchewan River
Medicine Hat
Kiwani Club
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Minister of the Interior
Interior Department
MacLeod River
Rocky Mountains
Canada
United States
Montana
Fielding Lraves
Grass Mopcer Creek
Bannock
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J. K. Drinnan
Pashley
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Jim Plumley
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Thhin
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