Dunning Praises CN Railways Leaders at Kingston Dinner
Montreal January 12 Hon C A Dunning minister of railways and canals urged Canadian National executives to meet future problems with past successes. The event followed a day of meetings with CN president Sir Henry Thornton and included directors and officials from across the system. Thornton joked about media critics and job shuffles as he welcomed the minister and noted the open controversy surrounding newspaper coverage. The remarks closed with plans to continue discussions and a continuation of briefings on system matters.
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Montreal
Parliament of Canada
Sharehlders
C. A. Dunning
Railways and Canals
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Dunning
Sir Henry Thornton
Major Graham Bell
Mathew Lodge
Moncton
N.B
J. C. Gardner
Brockville
Ont
A. McDougald
Toronto
Tom ‘Moore
Ottawa
W. G. Chisholm
K.C
Canada
Sub Rosa UFM Politics in Portage la Prairie
A. J. Poole, retiring president of the T. F. ML, accuses the United Farmers of Manitoba of acting as a buffer in a clash between Wheat Pool officials and the United Grain Growers. He warns against entanglements that could undermine the Farmers' Union of Canada merger debate.
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Portage la Prairie
Man
Canadiayy Press
United, Farmers’ Organization
Manitoba
United Grain Growers’ Company
A. J
Poole
T. F. ML
Farmers’ Union of Canada
United Grain Growers
Quebec Premier Bans Under Sixteen From Movie Theaters
In the Quebec Legislative Assembly Premier Tascheau announced a bill to prohibit children under sixteen from attending motion picture theatres regardless of accompaniment. The move follows the Laurier Palace disaster in Montreal that caused 78 deaths.
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Quebec
Autopsies Show Brains Normal for Snyder and Gray
Ossining N Y Jan 13 autopsies on Mrs Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray found both brains normal. Snyder walked to the death chair with guidance from matrons and prayed as she died. Gray, once jaunty in court, faced the execution with a groomed appearance and eyesaverted, last words not audible.
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Ossining
N.Y
Ruth, Snyder
Judd Gray
Gray
Snyder
New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray Executed in Ossining Chair
After days of appeals Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray were executed in the Ossining electric chair. Snyder faced death at 11 01 p m and Gray at 11 14 p m as crowds gathered outside and reporters wired updates from the telegraph hub nearby.
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Gray
Ossining
N.Y
Ruth Snyder
Henry
Judd Gray
Snyder
Bennett Resigns From Royal Bank Directors' Board
Montreal January news reports Sir Herbert Holt announced the resignation of Hon. R. B. Bennett from the Royal Bank of Canada board. Bennett is praised for broad experience and service to the country as he departs to devote efforts to national affairs.
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Bennett
Royal Bank Directors’ Board
Herbert Holt
Montreal
Royal Bank of Canada Today
R. B. Bennett
K.C
Herbert
R. B
C. P. Neill
L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Adam Shortand
Oscar. D. Skelton
Royal Bank
Man 84 Found Dead From Carbon Monoxide in Garage
An 84 year old Windsor man Whillam Graham was found dead in his car in the garage after returning home. Authorities report death caused by carbon monoxide fumes lingering in the vehicle.
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Winnipeg
Graham
Egg Market Slows With High Prices Reported
There was practically no market this morning with eggs selling at 65 cents a dozen and cutters at 45 cents a pound.
Pravda Critiques U S Naval Program and Americas Policy
Pravda denounces Secretary Wilbur's naval program as unprecedented and a prelude to new wars after the Geneva Conference failure. It summarizes U S activities in Nicaragua Central and South America China and the Near East as signs of Washingtons drive for world hegemony.
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Pravda
Wilbur
Nicaragua
Central and
South America
China
America
Vancouver men overcome loading liquor into tank car
Joshua and Teddy Gorvey of Vancouver were overcome by fumes while loading liquor into an empty gasoline tank car in the Great Northern Railway yards. Firemen and police rescued them, they received hospital treatment, and later went home. Police say they were employed by shippers to load the liquor.
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Vancouver
B.C
Great Northern
Joshua
Teddy Gorvey
Firemen Pumped Oxygen To Baby For 21 Hours
A 12 day old baby in Chicago received 21 hours of oxygen from six elite firemen after an operation and a later respiratory failure. The infant’s mother Mrs. Jaspeh Smith gave two ounces of herbiodd and observed a marked improvement as the child began breathing and taking nourishment. The firemen arrived in their gear unaware of the emergency.
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Chicago
Jaspeh Smith
Dominion Tax Payment Sought on Abandoned Farms
Regina reports the Western Union of Rural Municipalities passed a resolution asking the Dominion Government to pay taxes on land once sold to homesteaders by the Federal Government but later abandoned. The measure was mailed to Ottawa at the meeting’s end.
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Regina
Dominion
Ottawa
Western Union of Rural Municipalities
Woman found murdered in Chicago apartment
The body of Betty Chambers was found in a North Side Chicago apartment under blood stained silk pillows. Police believe she was murdered, with a ligature and a neck wound. Andrews says she lived with Gordon Chambers until a quarrel last month. she may have been with a stranger since. Police search for Chambers and the unidentified man.
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Chicago
Betty Chambers
G. Andrews
Gordon Chambers
Andrews
Gordie
Chambers
Ringleader Gets Long Term Lashes Windsor Case
James McKeegan a 26 year old Leamington man was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary and 30 lashes by Mr Justice Logie in Sandwich as ringleader in a summer attack on a young Leamington girl. Accomplice Nelson Quick 18 received 15 years and 20 lashes. Nathan Girardin 17 pleaded guilty to indecent assault and drew two years. The court heard the acts were indescribably revolting.
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Windsor
James McKeegan
Leamington
Justice Logie
Sandwich
McKeegan
Appellate Division
Chatham
Nelson Quick
Nathan Girardin
Guelph Reformatory
Strangler Nelson hanged at provincial jail yard
Earle Nelson the 80 year old Dark Strangler was executed this morning for the murder of Mrs Emily Patterson, a 27 year old choir singer, at her suburban home on June 10. He denied guilt to the end while pardoned by the hangman and witnesses watched as the trap released at 7 56.
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Winnipers
Earle Nelson
Nelson
United States
Canada
Emily Patterson
Lola Cowan
Haneman Arthur Ellis
Arthur Ellis
Hangman
A. J. McaArthur
Father Webb
F. J. Holloway
Murderer Jose Lopez Shot by Police in Mexico City
Jose Lopez a 22 year old stonemason accused of murdering Mrs. Margaret Winter in a Coyoacan robbery was shot and killed by police today as he allegedly tried to flee. Five pesos and a small package of cigarettes were found among his effects from the Winter home after the slaying.
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Mexico City
Jose Lopez
Margaret Winter
Coyoacan
Lopez
Brazilian City Destroyed by Major Brazilian Flood
Rio Janeiro Jan 18 Damantia in Minas Gerarea province, a diamond industry center, has been wiped out by floods. An estimated thousand houses were destroyed by mountain streams. About five thousand people are believed displaced and lacking food and medical aid.
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Damantia
Minas Gerarea
Brazil
Sheriff Uses Grim Display To Warn Morbid Women
Flint Michigan January 13 a man questioned as a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of five year old Dorothy Schneider was arrested. Sheriff Frank Green staged a stark public reminder inviting civic club women to view the child’s remains to demonstrate the consequences of protecting criminals.
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Flint, Mich
Dorothy Schneider
Frank Green
Wollin
Io Fecity
Grain Inspections Report For Winnipeg Wheat Cars
Winnipeg grain inspection figures show total 1 115 cars for wheat on January 13, compared with 476 a year ago. Contract grade cars reach 368 this year versus 170 previously.
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Winnipeg
Opening Strength On Wheat Met In Winnipeg Trade
Winnipeg report notes strong early grain activity with final wheat quotes 3-8 higher. Liverpool cables and local buying spurred demand, cash wheat and barley in good demand, but offerings remain firmly held. Coarse grains lack notable features amid windy cold weather.
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Winnipeg
Liverpool Cables
Broomhall
Manitoba
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