Rail extensions eyed for Grande Prairie and Peace River regions
Stanonton Jan 294 tentative rail construction plans discuss five branch lines totaling about 40 miles. A 26 mile Grande Prairie extension would link toward the British Columbia border to boost Beaver Lodge and Valhalla service. A 15 mile: Peace River north extension requires no Ottawa filing. Government may share or defer builds based on sale negotiations and Dominion approval.
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Stanonton
Grande Prairie
Wembley
Peace River
Railway Commission
Dominion
W. W. Smith
B.C
Spirit River
British Columbia
Beaver Lodge
Valhalla
Hythe Settlement
Ottawa
Canada ‘Central
Smith
C/N R
C.P.R
Murder in Pelly Rocks Grain Theft Probe
Joseph Hrabarchyk, 68, was shot to death in a shack cellar near Pelly while police pursue a grain theft case. Two men, Mike Chernoff and Tracia Cazakoff, are detained as investigators probe a possible motive and establish timelines between January 1 and 19.
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Pelly
Joseph Hra‘barchyk
Hrabirchyk
Kinistinuk
Pelly Toda Toushl
Coroney J
Tigedrohier
Hrabarchak
Pollice
Mike Chernoff
Tracia Cazakoff
Hrabarchuk
John Kinistinuk
Young Rider Fractures Leg After Prairie Fall
Sixteen year old Jacob Bosctlee of Robinson fell from a horse while riding over the prairie yesterday and fractured his left leg. He was brought to the hospital last night and attended by Dr. Gershaw.
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Jacob, Bosctlee
Robinson
William Hiller Pleads Guilty in Police Court
William Hiller pleaded guilty at the police court to unlawfully consuming liquor in a place other than his residence. He was fined $20 plus costs.
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Wiliam ‘Hiller
Eighty Mile Gale Wrecks Amusement Park and Barques
A fierce eighty mile gale struck Fall River Massachusetts early today. The storm wrecked the Amusement Park, drove two barges ashore and toppled chimneys along residences near the city. Weather crews reported high winds and rising tides, with damage estimated across coastal areas.
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Fall River
Mass
Ani
Ifortibus
Mrs Baldwin Christens Canadian Pacific Liner Duchess of Bedford
Mrs Stanley Baldwin wife of the British prime minister christened the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Bedford in Glasgow on March 24. She praised the ship calling it a symbol of empire travel while Premier Baldwin and company officials spoke of the liner’s role in uniting the empire and boosting tourism.
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CAN. Pac
Glasgow
Jang
British Mercantile Shipping
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Publtic Uher
Duchess ‘of
Bedford
Baldwin
Hiner
Lantheon
Pacific Railway
Ite
Airdtl-Fdite
Phi Olfhe
Preihidr
Polit
Joh ‘Brown
Clydebank
Betiforil
Baldwiin
Canada
George Mendréd ‘Brown
Pacific
Gillis
Stameahips
Ambergris Find by Astoria clam diggers worth thousands
In Astoria Oregon on Sunset Beach two clam diggers James Garner and Harry Brown found a waxy lump weighing four to five pounds. They sent a sample to Los Angeles where experts identified it as ambergris valued around 40 to 100 dollars per ounce. The find yielded about four thousand dollars and is said to be the first ambergris discovery in twenty years.
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Astoria
Ore
Sunset ‘Beach
Provell
James Garner
Harry Brown
Here
Los Angeles
Hach
Garner
Brown
Eighteen Of Escaped Prisoners Still At Large
Detroit authorities continue pursuit after twenty one inmates escaped Elmwood Avenue jail. Two were recaptured yesterday and a third, James Dwyer, was captured today at Fordton. Remaining escapees include Robert J. Witte and William Trudeau among federal prisoners awaiting Narcotic Act trial.
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Detroit
Mich
Elmwood ‘Avenue
Wayne County
Liberty
James ‘Dwyer
Fordton
Robert J. Witte
William Trudeau
Four Children Die as Tornado Hits Holmes Creek School
Nashville Tenn Jan 25 Four children are dead and a fifth dying with many others injured after a tornado struck Holmes Creek school in Eastern Tennessee. Bus driver Houston Webb said the storm hit suddenly during class and the building collapsed trapping principal Grady Carter who suffered a broken hip. Some students survived, but details were scarce as communication remained down.
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Nashville
Tenn
Holmes Creek
Tennessee
Houston Webb
Little Mountain School
Grady Carter
Carter
Webb
Nippy Weather Hits Manitoba and Saskatchewan Blizzard
Winnipeg and southern Manitoba endure a severe blizzard with drifting snow piling up to feet high and roads nearly impassable. The weather man predicts a sharp temperature drop as Saskatchewan faces a lingering cold wave with readings 10 to 15 below in the north while western areas stay moderate.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg priest named editor of Toronto church paper
Rev. William Hingston S.J. of Winnipeg is appointed editor of the Messenger of the Sacred Heart in Toronto.
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William Hingston
S.J
Winnipeg
The
Messenger of the Sacred Heart
Toronto
Lower price levels in wheat on Winnipeg Grain Exchange
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange saw a reversal as the October option sold off and pushed prices lower. Chicago interests led spreading sales of October against July purchases, pushing the distant future to 13-8 below the prior day and closing 3-8 to 1.24 cents down. Prices across coarse grains eased overall.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Chicago
Gale Ravages New York as Severe Storm Lashes City
A January gale struck New York uprooting trees smashing stove windows and ripping signs from moorings after a heavy rain the warmest January 24 in four years. Winds peaked at 66 mph at 7 am with warnings of a storm centering over Maine bringing western and northern gales.
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New York
Maine
Rhode Island Storm Delivers Major Damage Across State
A sixty mile gale struck Rhode Island causing extensive damage worth thousands of dollars. Roofs ripped from buildings, telephone poles toppled, and a Barrington brick firm roof collapsed onto railroad tracks disrupting New York New Haven Hartford service. The steamer Commonwealth was blown from its dock and later refloated by tugs.
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Providence
R.I
Barrington
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Western Union
Commonwealth
The
New England ‘Steamship Company
Hays talks Vauxhall progress at Kiwanis meeting
D W Hays general manager of the Canada Land and Irrigation Co addressed Kiwanis on Vauxhall farming progress. He cited four year oats and barley yields and contrasted regional wheat and crop growth with Sturgeon St Albert South Edmonton. He described Vauxhall as a center of irrigated farming and a model for future expansion in Medicine Hat.
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D. W. Hays
Canada Land and Irrigation Company
Kiwanis Club
Vauxhall
Sturgeon
St. Albert
St.Albert
South Edmonton
Hays
Canada’ Land and Irrigation Company
Medicine Hat
U.S. Officials Fail to Reach Gen Sandino
Three members of a goodwill mission report mediation attempts with Gen. Sandino failed as U.S. authorities blocked direct contact. The delegation returned after a two month Nicaragua visit and made their statement public in New York via the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
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New York
Sandino
Iuader
United States
Mission of Good Will
Nicaragua
Havilan
Cuba
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Two Brown as the Result of Foolish Wager
In Winchendon Massachusetts on January 25 two young men died in a pond during a foolish bet. Henry Joslin aged 20 and Adolphus Lotrelle Jr. tried to rescue each other after Joslin broke through thin ice. Both men drowned despite efforts to assist.
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Winchendon
Mass
Beth
Ius
Wiltec
Henry Joslin
Bailey charged with killing Tollver parents in Piedmont home
In Charleston West Virginia the 80 year old Wisa Bailey was charged with murdering his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Enoch Tollver. Bailey had fled after the decedents were killed December 26 at the Tolliver home in Piedmont West Virginia. He was arrested in Ashland Kentucky and brought to Charleston last night by a State policeman.
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Charleston
W. Way
Wisa Bailey
Enoch Tollver
Tolliver
Piedmont
Railway unions press for better protection at level crossings
Ottawa reports the committee of the Order of Railway Conductors and two brotherhoods urged the government to separate grade crossings to prevent accidents. They called for immediate action with watchmen gates signals and improved warning systems, and urged amendments to the Immigration Act and criminal code alongside broader railway safety measures.
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Ottawa
King
Senate
House of Commons
Piacing
Canada
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Grand Prairie
Rifle World
Oregon
Michigan
Rhode Island
MGR
CAN. Land & Irr. CO
U.S
Gen
Bailey
GOVT
Memograndum
Hall Boys
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