Rum Runners and Coast Guards Battle in Detroit River
Reports say a gun battle occurred off Fighting Island in the Detroit River with one man wounded and another believed captured by U.S. Coast Guard officers. Albert Letourneau of River Rouge Michigan was treated in Windsor Hospital for a bullet wound and later discharged. One companion reportedly captured. details incomplete.
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Windsor
Ont
U.S
Wwighting Island
Detroit River
Albert Letouneau
River Rouge
Mich
Gace
Ile
Letourneau
Fighting Island
Fourth of July Cost the States 159 Fatalities
Chicago reports 159 deaths on the Fourth of July 1929, down from 1928. Drownings and heat deaths fell. automobile fatalities rose to 70 from 54. A ten minute snowstorm at Speculator, New York, accompanied an unusually cold holiday, with temperatures near 50 degrees.
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Chicago
United States
Speculator
N.Y
Helen Wills Wins Wimbledon Final in England
Helen Wills defeated fellow Californian Helen Jacobs in the Wimbledon women’s singles final by 6 1 6 2 to claim the British championship and assert her supremacy among world players.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Helen Wills
Helen Jacobs
Herman Typalle Ill in Winnipeg After Chest Operation
Winnipeg July 4. The world famous wheat grower Herman Typalle of Peace River remains very weak after a serious chest operation. Surgeons see a chance for recovery despite complications from influenza. The lung cavity is affected. He cannot pursue agricultural pursuits this year and is confined to Victoria hospital.
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Winnipeg
Herman Typalle
Victoria Hospital
No Advertising By Radio Listeners In Will Pay License
Ottawa reports the Royal Radio Commission heard proposals from the All-Canadian Congress of Labor and the Canadian Legion for government control of all broadcasting, ending advertising, and listener licenses to fund upkeep. They urged continued or new administration with strong imperial and Canadian cultural aims as foreign programs are said to flood airwaves. The commission plans to draft its report, expected by month’s end.
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Ottawa
Royal Radio Commission
All-Canadian Congress of Labor
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Canadian Congress
Legion Brief
Commission
Untin Bowler at Rupert House Waits on Weather
The Sikorsky amphibian Untin Bowler carrying Parker Cramer and Bob Guest was aloft at 9 37 this morning as weather reports reach Rupert House. Officials note bad conditions along Hudson Straits and speculate the flight is to receive forecasts before heading toward Berlin.
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Ottawa
Sikorsky
Parker Cramer
Bob Guest
Robert Woods
Chicago Tribune
Federal Department of Marine and Fisheries
Port Burwell
Hudson Straits
Burwell
Yler
Berlin
Rupert’ House
James Bay
Department of Marine
Hope
Chicago
Rupert House
Hudson Bay
The
Current Tax Payments Ahead of 1928 What It Shows
City Treasurer HE Noble reports first discount period taxes ending July 4 as very satisfactory. Current taxes up about 12000 while total collections lag 3000 versus last year. arrears and land sales show strong recoveries. Wednesday yielded 70900 in one day as system efficiencies praised.
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My. HE. J. Noble
Noble
Treasurer’s Department
Kerr
Anaan
Ten Bathers Drowned at Granthaven
A severe coastal surge and strong undertow at Granthaven Michigan swept ten bathers to their deaths yesterday within a few hundred yards. Nine swimmers at Municipal Park Beach drowned as a giant breaker hurled them from the pier into the lake. One girl and three companions were swept from the pier. only the girl died. Hundreds watched in horror as the victims disappeared into white caps.
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Granthaven
Mich
Michigan
Municipal Park Beach
Williams Takes Command Of 19th Field Brigade Artillery
Lieutenant-Colonel T. J. Williams M C is appointed to command the 19th Field Brigade Canadian Artillery with regimental quarters at Calgary. He replaces Lieutenant-Colonel A M Naismith who moves to command the 19th Reserve Field Brigade. Williams served with the Royal Field Artillery in Egypt, France and Belgium and earned the Military Cross.
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Ottawa
T. J. Williams
M.C
19Th
Canadian Artillery
Calgary
A. M. Naismith
Wii C
Williams
Royal Field Artillery
Egypt
France
Belgium
Wheat inspections in Winnipeg see 600 cars this year
In Winnipeg Manitoba on July 5 inspectors report 600 cars of wheat examined up from last year’s 300. Con tract grades of wheat noted, reflecting market activity and quality assessments by officials.
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Winnipeg
Man
Cochet Defeated in Wimbledon Mixed Doubles
Wimbledon, England. July 5. J G Collins and Miss Joan Fry upset Henri Cochet and Miss Eileen Bennett in the mixed doubles quarter finals winning 2 6 6 4 8 6.
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Cochet
Wimbledon
Eng
J. G. Collins
Joan Fry
England
Henri Cochet
France
Eilleen Bennett
Labor Chooses Viscount Cecil as Its Spokesman
London July 5 cheers from the Labor benches as Viscount Cecil is named to represent Great Britain at the League of Nations disarmament commission and to attend the forthcoming assembly. The delegation also includes Ramsay MacDonald Arthur Henderson William Graham and others. Conservative protests followed Henderson's announcement defending Cecil's inclusion as a nonpartisan precedent from 1924.
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London
House of Commons
Viscount Cecil
Great Britain
League of Nations
League
League Assembly
Ramsay MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
William Graham
Board of Trade
M. A. Hamilton
Labor
M.P. Blackburn
Mary Swanswick
Geneva
Henderson
Tornado Swept Across Germany and Austria Reports
Reports of deaths and extensive damage due to a storm with tornado force last night reach South Germany and adjoining Austria and Czecho Slovakia. Vienna noted lives lost and property damage in Salzburg and nearby areas as cottages were destroyed and trees felled injuring several people.
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Munich
Germany
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Vienna
Salzburg
General Bramwell Booth Dies Poor Man With No Wealth
London reports that General Bramwell Booth died penniless despite long years as head of the Salvation Army. A friend and adviser said he left almost nothing but his uniform and a few books. His home in Southwold belonged to relatives, and he relied on kin to fund his children's education, with a yearly income of 2500 dollars from a trust.
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Detroit
Angelo de Poli
Benny Evangelista
Evangelista
Vincent Elias
Elias
de Poli
London
Bramwell Booth
Daily Chronicle
Southwold
Lincolnshire
Salvation Army
Canada Trade Surges in 12 Months to May 31
Canada’s trade rose by 307,809,699 in the year ending May 31 with total commerce reaching 2,681,492,305 up from 2,373,682,606. Imports led at 1,296,738,954 an increase of 164,419,847 while exports rose by 143,389,852.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Local Crop Conditions Across Prairie Regions Report
Weather updates show minimal rainfall in Manyberries and surrounding areas with some showers in the Milk River region. Wheat and crop conditions vary from excellent on summer fallow to drying on stubble, while irrigation areas near Vauxhall hold strong despite overall dryness in parts of Bowell Irvine and Josephburg. Crop report from Canadian Wheat Pool notes extreme heat worsening conditions across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba with coarse grains and wheat lagging behind last year.
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Mac Higdon
Manyberries
Canadian Pacific Railway
C. 8
Blanchard
A. K. Walker
Burstall
Vauxhall
Josephburg
Irvine
Bowell
J. W. McLane
Canada Land and Irri. Co
R Gard
Winnipeg
C.P
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Wheat Pool
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Liberals Regret Labour Budget Not Aiding Agriculture
London July 5 Conservatives and Liberals tabled amendments to the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne. Liberal and Conservative critics pressed for aid to agriculture and for plans to shift unemployment costs from local authorities to the national exchequer. Parliament debated questions on conscription, Russia relations, and debt payments to the United States.
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London
RK. C. Bourne
Oxford
America
France
Great Britain
Susan Lawrence
Ministry of Health
Misa’ Eilen Wilkinson
Labor
Wright Jr. Reaches Henley Diamond Sculls Final
Joe Wright Jr. won his semi final at Henley Regatta in a tight race finishing ten minutes thirteen seconds amid slow conditions. L Gunther of Holland defeated R V T Lee in another Diamond Sculls heat. Columbia lightweight crew beaten by First Trinity eight in Thames Regatta.
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Henley-on-Th
Joe Wright
Toronto
Forrow
L. Gunther
Hollade
F. Bradley
Pembroke” College
Cambridge
Gunther
Biscount
Tiverton
Wright
Henley-on-Thames
Columbia University
Trinity
Kingston
Toronto Argonauts
London Club
Holland
R. VT. Lee
Eton Vikings
Lawyer Fred R. Taylor Dies in Rothesay NB
Dr. Fred R. Taylor K C renowned New Brunswick lawyer died at his Rothesay home after several months illness. He was nearing his 58th year.
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St. John
N.B
Fred R. Taylor
K.C
New Brunswick
Rothesay
Irvine's Big Stampede to Boost Irvine Sports Day
Irvine schedules its annual Sports day and Stampede for Wednesday July 17 with horse races, bucking contest, calf roping, steer riding and more. Judges include George M. Armstrong and Jim English with Roy Beny as entry clerk and time set at 1 30. A Maghet theatre dance closes the day with Tip Top Orchestra promised.
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Irvine
George M. Armstrong
Jim English
Jimmy Mitchell
Tom Hargrave
Charlie Mayberry
Roy Beny
Jack Porter
S. Murphy
R. H. Davidson
Ithe Maghet Theatre
Atraignt
Tip Top Orchestra
Promis
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Helen
Herman Trelle
Untin
Lord Jellicoe
British Legion
D.S.O
A.D.C
British Empire
ILO Luau
Lake Michigan
Booth
Labor Govt
Russia
Ernest Brown
Leith
R. M. Kedward
Ashford
Isent
George Hambleton
Westminster
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Clydeside
Mr. Henderson
J. Thurtle
Shoreditch
Phillip Snowden
Exchequer
Joe Wright, Jr
Henley Regatta
Bradley
N. B
Big Stampede
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