Silver Maple and Other Vessels in Distress
The British freighter Silver Maple was towed to Bermuda after drifting 250 miles in heavy seas. Coast guard cutters Tampa and Mojave made the rescue 900 miles from New England. The missing trawler Sevier prompted destroyers Shaw Davis and Wilkes to search Nantucket Shoals. The Norwegian freighter Tern faced dwindling water. Stanley was sent from North Sydney. The New Bedford dragger William H Killigrew was towed to port by Kingfisher after drifting 165 miles south of Highland Light.
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Oston
Mass
U.S. Coast Guard
Tampa
Mojave
New England
Bermuda
Sevier
U.S
Shaw
Davis
Wilkes
Nantucket Shoals
Friars Head
N.S
Stanley
North Sydney
Atlantic
New Bedford
William H. Killigrew
Kingfisher
Highland Light
Local Council of Women Holds Annual Meeting
The Local Council of Women met at the YWCA in subzero weather, drawing a splendid crowd to hear society reports. Highlights include nine regular meetings, Shamrock Tea triumphs, playground supervision funded by that event, and exhibits sent to Toronto with a fall tea at Mrs. McMillan's showing strong home industry interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byers
Miss Best
Norris Returns From Graham Paige Factories
D A Norris reports from Chicago and Detroit after visiting the Graham Paige plants in Detroit and Wayne. Officials say Canadian and American receptions boosted daily output to 700 cars, with Canada receiving the first 192 models for Western dealers Grayson and Norris. Cars on display invite inspection.
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D. A. Norris
Chicago
Detroit
Graham-Paige Automobil
Wayne
Mick
Graham-Paige
Grayson & Norris
Western
Canada
Manitoba Extends Grain Probe Jurisdiction
Winnipeg Jan 29 An order in council extends the Saskatchewan Grain Enquiry Commission to Manitoba bringing it under its investigation. Manitoba becomes the second province after Alberta to grant full powers of enquiry to the Saskatchewan commission.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Grain Enquiry Commission
Manitoba
J. D. McGregor
Saskatchewan Commission
Alberta
Germany Debates Briand Kellogg Pact Bill in Reichstag
The Reichstag introduced the bill approving the Briand Kellogg pact and the Foreign Office issued a White Book with the diplomatic notes. Debate likely February 2. Local notes report unusually cold weather with temperatures from minus 20 to minus 24.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Foreign Office
Premier Brownlee Advocates Alberta Resource Control
Premier J. E. Brownlee told Calgary Rotary Club Alberta should gain stronger control over its natural resources. He cited historical policy shifts, Dominion talks, and a small subsidy share, noting 25 percent of mineral lands are alienated and royalty from the No. 4 CPR well will go to the CPR rather than Alberta.
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Calgary
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Saskatchewan
Stewart
Dominion
Brownlee
C.P.R
General Booth gets chance to state case
London January 30 A Cholmery Court injunction halted the Salvation Army High Council from acting on its resolution depose General Bramwell Booth and elect a successor until a further meeting allows the General to be heard. The Justice ruled a mistake deprived the General of his opportunity to state his case and voided the council’s adjudication.
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London
High Council
Salvation Army
Chanozry Court
Eve
Bramwell Booth
Council
Chicken Thief Harlton Found Guilty of Murder
Edward Harlton was found guilty of murdering County Constable John Waddell on September 12, 1925, after a second trial. The jury took about two hours to reach verdict which included a mercy recommendation by one juror. Sentencing to be pronounced today. Harlton had previously had a mistrial in 1928.
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London
Edward Harlton
John Waddell
Harlton
Waddell
Labor wins Midlothian by-election seat in Scotland
In Edinburgh yesterday the Labor party captured the Northern Midlothian seat from the Government. Andrew Clarke, a Laborite, won on the reemployment issue, delivering a major political shift in the by election.
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Edinburgh
Labor
House of Commons
Midlothian
Andrew Clarke
Dr. F H Mewburn Dies in Edmonton Pioneer Surgeon and War Veteran
Colonel Dr. Frank Hamilton Mewburn, M.D. LL.D. O.B.E., aged almost 71, died in Edmonton after a three day illness. A Louisian-born Ontario native, he served as surgeon to the Northwest Mounted Police, commanded Cliveden hospital in England, led the Colonel Belcher Hospital in Calgary, and became professor of surgery at the University of Alberta in 1921. His career spanned Winnipeg, Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton with service in the Riel Rebellion, World War I, and multiple honors from McGill and the University of Alberta.
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Edmonton
Province of
Alberta
Old Northwest Mounted Police
C.B.E
McGill
University of Alberta
Frank Hamilton Mewburn
Mewhburn
University Hospital
Drummondville
Ont
Lethbridge
Jan
Niagara Falls
McGill University
Montreal General Hospital
Winnipeg
Winnipeg General Hospital
Cliveden
Astor Estate
England
Canada
Menhburn
Hatch Former Lethbridge Mayor Dies at 77
Geo. M. Hatch age 77 and a former Lethbridge mayor died Tuesday in Lethbridge. He was a pioneer who helped survey the Union Pacific Railway and served in Alberta Territorial Legislature. Hatch came to Alberta from Montana in 1907.
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Lethbridge
Geo. M. Hatch
I. H. Mewburn
Edmonton
Hatch
Griggsville
Tus
Union Pacific
United States
Tie
Montana
Alberta
Civic Gas Crisis Stir in Medicine Hat Meeting
Medicine Hat manufacturers met to press Mayor Bullivant for gas relief. They proposed tapping two private wells at 425 pounds pressure and a $250 pipe cost to connect Maple Lecvat Milling Co. and possibly the Ueberrhein farm well. The mayor ordered no information released, while councilors remained uninformed as gas supply and jobs suffer.
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Medicine Hat
Asso
Bullivant
Tim
Ueberrhein
Roth
Canada Cement
Saskatchewan Grain Commission Considers Terminal Elevators System
E M Robins proposes large interior terminal elevators in southeastern Saskatchewan to ease grain flow to the head of the lakes and enable grading standards. He cites 27000000 bushels moved via CPR yards since Sept 1 and urges terminals at Weyburn Shaunavon and similar points to benefit farmers amid high early shipping prices.
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Weyburn
Sask
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Grain Commission
E. M. Robins
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Robins
C.P.R
Shaunavon
Lakes
Winnipeg
Central Board
McTaggart
U.F.C
Brown
Wm. Sinclair
Grain Standards Board
Commission
British Planes Disappear in Afghanistan Mystery
British troop-carrying planes vanish north of the Khyber Pass after leaving Peshawar for Kabul. Despatches from Lahore report two aircraft missing with grave fears for their safety. London confirms the report via the Daily Mail.
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New Delhi
India
Afghanistan
Khyber Pass
Peshawar
Rissalpur
Kabul
London
Daily Mail
Lahore
Hippodrome sale could lead to razing site
New York reports the Hippodrome the world’s largest theatre was sold for about 6.06 million dollars. Frederik Brown, a real estate operator, bought the property and hinted at a new project possibly involving razing the theatre.
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New York
Hippodrome
Frederick Brown
Spanish Outbreak Censored Reports Death Sentences
Madrid reports a summary court martial in Ciudad Real with several death sentences alleged. The artillery ring leader reportedly escaped to Portugal while Madrid troops under General Orbaz reestablish order. Censorship blocks further details and many despatches are suppressed. Sanchez Guerra, Tory leader, is arrested in Valencia, detained near the Captain General’s quarters. his son heads Valencia Port.
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Madrid
Ciudad Real
Orbaz
Sanchez Guerra
Valencia
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Silver Maple
Coast Guard
Bermuda Harbor
Council of Women
East
Germany
Temp
General Booth
CNW
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Vancouver
New Mexico
F. H. Mewburn
Pioneer- West
G. M. Hatch
Rathbone Lodge No. 5
Knights OF Pythias
Ladies Auxiliary
Shriners
Empress Theatre
Children’s Hospital
Monarchs
Gleichen
ARENA
Thurs
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