Death of Anderson Buchanan Linked to Beauty Powder Mystery
Detective Inspector Guthrie reports James Buchanan identified as the purchaser who ordered printing of mysterious Beauty Powder circle labels. Anderson Buchanan, 22, died January 18 after taking a powder sent to his mother. James Buchanan died home this morning amid police efforts to connect the labels to the case. A Hamilton printer and his firm’s officials plan to meet Toronto police to aid the investigation.
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Toronto
Guthrie
James Buchanan
C. Mc .Carthy
Hamilton
Buchanan
Anderson
Anderson Buchanan
Buehan
Toronto Police
Urgent Red Cross calls for funds and aid in Calgary
Calgary January 28. Teachers in several districts report food shortages for school lunches and seek Red Cross help. The organization urgently funds clothing for mining districts and appeals for donations to headqu arters in Calgary. Acknowledgements list contributions totaling 1229.25 from various groups and individuals to support relief efforts.
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Calgary
Schogla Jo
Distrigta
Aietesary
Ioes Botlery
Pring
Red Cross
O'Sullivan
Bloc
Pine U.F.A
Ladies Aid
Fye Hill
Proyent
Fierce Blizzard Grips Saskatoon City
Saskatoon awoke to one of the winter's fiercest blizzards. Snow began falling around 11 PM and a howling storm followed by 1 AM. Temperature near 10 degrees and wind speeds listed between 42 and 14 mph.
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Saskatoon
Sam
Liberal Interior Minister Expected to Seek West Kootenay Seat
A Victoria dispatch reports Liberal MP W Mphreys may retire from West Kootenay to clear the way for Hon Charles Stewart, minister of the interior, to win the seat in the Liberal creanta. The dispatch notes a vacancy at the capital on the date reported.
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B. Cy
W. Mphreys
West Kootenay
Charles Stewart
Interior
Creanta
Victoria
Ae World
Stewart
Budapest Overrun With Rats and Nace
Budapest reports a severe rodent infestation spreading from the famine area into the city. Markets, stores, and warehouses are swarming with rats and mice. some merchants have been bitten. The scarcity of cats, worsened by wartime cat meals and fur trade, has increased the problem with price incentives for kittens.
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Budapest
Hungary
Weather snapshot from Western Canada and Prairies
The report shows many cities with cloudy conditions and light snow in parts of Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Forecast calls for local snow flurries but mainly fair and very cold tonight and Sunday with a generally cold weekend ahead.
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Grand Forks
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
the Pas
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Snow
lCalgary
Celar
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Regina
Prince Albert
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Alta
City Council Reaches Pay Agreement with Civic Union
The city council and the civic employees' union have reached a salary agreement covering the majority of civic workers. The pact specifies pay terms for most city staff and outlines plan details.
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Civic Employees’ Union
Farmers hold line on political action at British Columbia convention
United Farmers of British Columbia decide not to enter politics as an organization. A 15 member special committee will oversee political action and fund management while locals may act individually. Convention in Victoria reelects J L Pridham as president. Vernon chosen for next year’s site. Resolutions urge reform of surveying laws and stricter sulfur, gas controls to protect farmland.
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Vancouver
B. C
United Farmers of
British Columbia
J. L. Pridham
Victoria
Vernon
W. F. Laidman
R. A. Copeland
Lumby
E. W. Neill
Duncan
Mrs. Louise Leslie Sentenced for Manslaughter in Ottawa Case
Toronto judge Justice Riddell sentences Mrs. Louise Leslie of London Ontario to twelve years in the penitentiary on manslaughter charges tied to the death of 17 year old Miss Hileen Lyons after an illegal operation.
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Toronto
Justice Riddell
Louise Leslie
London
Germans Buy British Ships for Demolition
Berlin reports a large German firm purchased about £0 British warships for demolition to supply raw materials for German industries. The price is said to be about 500,000 sterling.
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Berlin
Achtahy Abenblatt
Ita Object Fa
Ulster Leader Affirms Faithful to 1920 Bargain
Sir James Craig told a Unionist luncheon he and Michael Collins will honor their conference understanding. He opposed reducing Ulster’s 1920 act area, praised the boycott’s end, and urged calm across Ireland while considering a future voting route between north and south. He planned to report progress in London and to keep Belfast streets free of terrorism.
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Belfast
James Craig
Unionist Council
Michael Colligs
Ulster
Colling
Hegn
Southern Ireland
James
Sir James
Free State
Whco
Collins
Ireland
Ireland &S
London
all-Ireland Council
Nef
H M. Assixews
Txhor Act
J Eearath
Aninistar
Irigh
Pago Bix
Austria Worries the French Government
Paris reports disturbing Vienna news causing French officials anxiety. The government is inclined to act to aid Austria’s financial situation and may seek allied discussions to determine necessary assistance.
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Paris
Lat
Vienna
Austria
Government aims to enlarge Canada’s trade with pulp and paper
Montreal January 28 Hon J A Robb minister of trade and commerce addressed the Canadian Pulp and Paper association noting growth since 1910 from pulp value 5 204 597 and newsprint totals 2 156 096 to 1921 82 103 307 and 1924 He urged industry to expand capital and co operate with government to open wider markets and solve immigration and employment issues while praising the 1917 trade pact and urging constructive criticism.
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Montreal
Canadian Pulp and Paper’ Association
J. A. Robb
Minster of Trade and Commerce
Robb
Canada
Pulp
Adejer
Lawsuit Seeks 1.5 Million Estate Restitution
Alice Brown Martin and Irene Brown Black sue over the estate of John Sidney Brown founder of J. S. Brown and Brothers Mercantile Company. They accuse J Sidney Brown Frederick Sidney Brown WH Nam Knight Brown and Carroll Teller Brown and Franklin T. Matzer of usurping control and collusive fraud. They say the sisters receive two sixty thirds of the estate instead of one ninth and allege inflated salaries and dissipation of assets.
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Age Fe Aate Reetee
Denver
Col
John Sidney Brown
J. 38
Brown and Brothers Mercantile Company
Alice Brown Martin
Seattle
Irene Brown Black
J. Sidney Brown
Frederick Sidney Brown
Whnam Knight Brown
Carroll Teller Brown
Franklin T. Matzer
Carroll Brown
Will Live Two Weeks In Haunted House
Halifax January 23 A Halifax Herald staffer was chosen by lot to spend two weeks in a deserted house claimed to be haunted at Caledonia Mills Antigonish county Nova Scotia The owner Alex McDonald moved away saying tire fires were started in odd places and horses were frightened by night prowlers while cattle were scattered across the land
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Halifax
N.S
Halifax Herald
Caledonia Mills
Antigonish County
N. S
Alex McDonald
Snooks
Ontario to Oust 300 County Constables Next Monday
Crown Attorney Urquhart unveils a plan to reorganize the county police by removing three hundred constables in Ontario. The sweeping move targets restructuring the county force and shifting enforcement duties.
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Ontario
Crown
Urquhart
Raisuli Seeks Surrender Talks After Spanish Pressure
Tentan Morocco January 2S. Bandit Raisuli asks to reopen negotiations for surrender as Spanish operations intensify.
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Raisuli
Tentan
Morocco
Veterans aide lists 1009 unsettled war credits in Canada
Ottawa reports that about 1 009 accounts with the Militia Department show credit balances from war service pay gratuity separation allowance and dependent sums. The Great War Veterans Association aims to publish weekly name lists to locate addresses and finalize settlements, with volunteers urged to help.
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Ottawa
Department of Militia and Defence
Great War Veterans’ Asselation of Canada
Jast
Militia Department
Department of Soldiers
Great War Veterans’ Association
Association
G.W
Scalded Husband to Keep Him Home
New York January 28 Alleged to have poured boiling water over her husband and two children as they slept Mrs Tillie Mildare appeared before Magistrate Falwell on a charge of felonious assault and was remanded pending outcome of injuries She admitted scalding them but said she only intended to scare him to make him stay at home more.
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New York
Tillie Mildare
Falwell
Conay Iseland
Cinese Premier Resigns Amid Foreign Minister's Refusal
Pekin January 28 Liang Shih Xi has resigned as premier. Dr. W. W. Yor, foreign minister and acting premier in Liang Shih Yi’s absence, has declined the post saying he remains needed in the foreign office.
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Pekin
Liang Shih Xi
W. W. Yor
Liang Shih Yi
Foreign Office
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