Alberta and Montana mull cross border highway to spur traffic
A Alberta provincial deputation and Medicine Hat leaders pressed for a Medicine Hat Havre cross border motor road linking to the Roosevelt highway. They urged rapid resurvey and road construction to connect with the boundary and attract U S tourists and spending, with Hill County Montana ready to fund its side if Alberta builds to the border.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
United States
Medicine Hat
International
Havre
Montana
United
Alex Ross
Perren Baker
W. C. Smith
C. 8. Pingle, N.L. A’a For Redcliff and Medicine Hat; Mayor Bullivant
L. Laidlaw
HR. G. Lihebarger
Havre Chamber of Commerce
Geo.’Bowery
Hill County
Coutts
Bullivant
Pingle
Medicine Hat-Havre
Bfrnebarger
He&Vre
Linebarger
Roosevelt Highway
Yellowstone
Canadian Rockies
Storm Wreaths West Coast Amid Pacific Move
Victoria reports wireless signals show a vast storm, among the largest in the region, approaching the coast from Northern Pacific waters. Observatory head Napier Denise says the storm spans about 1,000 miles with its center west of Price Rupert and its trailing edge extending off British Columbia.
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Victoria
Pacific
Napier Denise
Price Hupert
British Columbia
Pembroke Detectives Seek Suspect in Whitney Murder
Ontario officers led by Insp. Stringer and Constable Fillott arrived in Whitney to locate John Parks aged 24 on a warrant for the murder of Sgt. John Billings and Joe Stringer in an attack 14 miles from Whitney. Marshal Chang Teo-Lin ordered release of Lt. M. Ivanoff, former Chinese Eastern Railway head, in Harbin Manchuria.
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Pembroke
Ont
William H. Stringer
Criminal Investigation Department
Ontario Provincial Police
Elliott
North Bay
Simon Fillott
Whitney
John Parks
John Billings
Joe Stringer
M. Ivanoff
Chinese Eastern Railway
Harbin
Manchuria
Chang Teo-Lin
Vagrant Urchins of Russia Rampage in Cities
Hunger driven bands of vagrant children terrorize Kharkov and Moscow with robberies and thefts described as wolf like. Militia briefly restores order as many are arrested. Mme Katinin warns the problem outgrows state care and appeals for public aid.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Madame KaHain
Au-Russian Central Executive Committee
Mme. Katinin
Progs and Tories Confer on Maritime Problems
Ottawa January 27 A Canadian Press report says Progressive leader Robert Forke described a friendly conference between Conservative and Progressive members as satisfactory. The non party gathering aimed to acquaint Progressives in the House with Atlantic Provinces issues and seek solutions with Liberal participation. The Western group signaled willingness to cooperate on maritime problems.
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Ottawa
Maritime Province
Robert Forke
Progressives
Atlantic
St Joan’s Men’s Club Hosts Social for Departing Ministers
The St Joan's Men's Club met in church parlors with over 150 members as Br and Mrs Wilson, bound for Vancouver to join Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, were honored. J J Davies presided. F H Sproule was elected president amid a program of speeches and singing.
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St. Joan's Men's Club
Elu Anil
A. H. Burpee
Medicine Hat
C.P.R
Cranbrook
Bmies
F. H. Sproule
J. 8. Jones
St. John's
Coninuing Presbyterian Church
HH. Uf. McBain
G. M. Blackstock
Lloyd George i
Sevan
School Board Starts Woodworking Classes At Alexandra
The Alexandra school carpentry program drew about one hundred applicants Tuesday, far more than expected. Six classes run weekly across three grades with A H Holmes leading. Beaver Lumber and Hevelstoke Sawmill each donated five hundred feet of lumber to support the project.
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Alexandra School
A. H. Holmes
Beaver
Alberta
Lumberone
Hevelstoke Sawmill Co. Ltd
Order-In-Council Aims At 21 Year Crash Leases
An Order-In-Council in Ottawa updates issuance rules for twenty one year crash leases. The Interior Ministry may grant leases on vacant Dominion land not suitable for agriculture, replacing prior regulation. It seeks to protect the interests of bona fide existing industries in the district.
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Order-In Council
Ottawa
Minister of the Interior
Dominion Hnd
Prince of Wales Horse Drops Dead During Hunt
The Prince of Wales rode with the Belvoir Hounds at Melton-Wowbray when his horse collapsed and died beneath him. The Prince was not injured.
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Prince OF Wales
London
Melton-Wowbray
Belvoir
Edmonton Mayor William Short Dies in Office
Edmonton January reports William Short K C mayor of Edmonton died after a stroke in his office this morning. Brother William Short of Medicine Hat is named.
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Edmonton
Willia Short
K.C
Dytux
Mr. S. Short
Medicine Hat
Roth Well Delayed Awaiting Spear Ordered From Bhelhy
Work at the Roth well is halted until a spear is ordered from Bhelhy. Montaas arrives and is expected to arrive tomorrow to be used to jar the six and five eleventh inch casing loose which stuck at the Wotton.
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Roth Well
Bhelhy
Montaas
Wotton
Alberta Wheat Crop Yield Set At 18 Bushels Per Acre
Edmonton January 27 1935 official statement from Cotin C Groff publicity commissioner shows Alberta wheat acreage 5 719 749 with average 18 bushels yielding about 103 095 482 bushels and marketing total near 93 600 000 bushels after seed. Railway figures put total shipments at about 77 000 000 with unmarketed surplus around 18 000 000 confirming department figures.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Cotin CG. Groff
Department of Agriculture
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National
Germany faces friction over new government in Reichstag
Jan Kerlin reports from Berlin that Chancellor Luther and his followers may clash with the Reichstag over the new government. At its first session the body met with marked coldness, even from supporting parties, signaling political strain ahead.
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Kerlin
Reichstag
Luther
Alberta Resources Transfer Agreement Outlines Conditions
Ottawa reports a Dominion Alberta resource handover plan requiring federal and provincial approvals plus Imperial Parliament confirmation. Crown lands and school lands fund move to Alberta, with exceptions, while the subsidy of 562,500 dollars yearly is phased out after three years. The Dominion keeps Indian reserves, parks, several forest reserves, and strategic interests, with limited legislative jurisdiction retained in forests.
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Ottawa
Charles Stewart
Inter
House of Commons
Albi
Alberta
Canada
Albot
Crown 3S
Dominion
Nto
Moun ‘Cin Forest
Milner murder case nets two arrests in Edmonton
Archie Killips, 18, and Nick Hawarylak, 17, were arrested by detectives Sutherland and Allen in Edmonton for complicity in the January 4 killing of Jacob Milner. Killips allegedly confessed, naming Hawarylak as the shooter, who has not yet spoken. A $250 reward spurred the arrests after information from Jack Anderson.
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Edmonton
Archie Killips
Alliance
Sutherland and
Allen
Jacob Milner
Nick Hawarylak
95Th Street
Hawarylak
Informaton
Hawary- Yk
Killups
Jack Anderson
Milner
Livestock market debate at Saskatchewan grain growers convention
Saskatoon January convention of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association saw heated debate as United Livestock Growers president Rice Jones decried buyers’ market behavior. He claimed profit from market ups and downs favored buyers and cited a steer netting $30 and a $100 gain, denying ULG involvement. The assembly backed a livestock pool plan and local co operative marketing groups modeled on Alberta pools.
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Saskatoon
Ote Eh Rice Jones
United Livestock Growers
Neere
Skakatchewan Grain Growers
Jones
U.S.G
U.S
Alberta
Italy's War Funding Agreement Signed in London
London reports a funding agreement for Italy's war effort was signed in the British capital. Key figures included Hon. Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens? Exchequer, and Count Volpi, Italy's finance minister, with involvement from Britain on January 27.
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London
Italy
Britain
Euer
Wiston Churchill
Chasvéliog
Exchequer
Count Volpi
Ian
Debate on Maritime Rights Dominates Ottawa Session
In Ottawa on January 7, MPs debated Maritime rights with division expected soon. Halifax Conservative F P Quinn called Maritime rights a focus, criticizing the Halifax grain elevator as a political sop and questioning grain supply timelines. Liberal William Duff pressed why Maritime rights faded under 1911–21 Conservative rule, noting Canadian ports handled vast American wheat and warning against blocking U S grain movement.
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Ottawa
F. P. Quinn
Halifax
Quinn
William Duff
Queen's Imnenburg
Duff
Mr. Gressive
Ana Sf Dupger
Amertes
Tallate
Wheat Market Fluctuations Press Prices Down Winnipeg
The wheat market showed an erratic trend with an early strength followed by a sharp decline. May closed 1 2 lower at 1.565, July 1.543, and October 1.353, as heavy offerings and reports of lower Russian prices spurred a bearish turn. coarse grains remained narrow in range while cash grain saw modest gains. Rev Francis Swann led a conference in Vancouver.
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Winnipeg
Russia
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WM. Short
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Jacob Milne
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