Street Car Strike Riots Turn Canal Street Into Battle Ground
In New Orleans on July 6 a street car strike escalated into a riot with non union workers and police clashing with strikers. Two union men died, others wounded, as the crowd wrecked and burned cars, damaged property, and blocked tracks while police and firemen faced hostile crowds. About 200 arrests were reported. Sylvan Thibodeaux and Joseph Molinerio died from gunshot wounds amid the violence. The City Commission ordered a halt to street car operation and limited gatherings to authorized pickets.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Public Service Company
City Commission Council
Public Service
Cach
Sylvan Thibodeaux
Union
Joseph Molinerio
Three Milton Children Missing in Nova Scotia Forest
Blood hounds join a vast search for Hazel Hall 7 Doris Martin 5 and Mildred 4 who vanished two days ago near Liverpool Nova Scotia. More than fifty hours have passed with two hundred men scouring the edge of a wide forest as rain worsens the odds of their survival.
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Liverpool
N.S
Milton
Hazel Hall
Doris Martin
Mildred
Plane crashes in Ontario lake during treaty flight
The Dominion Government sea plane piloted by Flying Officer R Kingsley Rose crashed at Osnabrook House in Northern Ontario at 7 30 last night. Morisson drowned, Rose was slightly injured, mechanic John Shaw escaped uninjured.
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Ottawa
R. Kingsley Rose
Royal Canadian Air Force
Osnabrook House
Ontario
Morrison
Rose
John Shaw
Untin Bowler Grounded Near Great Whale
Ottawa July 6 Canadian Press The Untin Bowler had not been heard by the Port Burwell Government wireless station by noon today. The silence is taken to mean the plane is on the ground at Great Whale and weather conditions prevent any flight.
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Ottawa
Port Burwell
Great Whale
Canadian Wheat Pool Reports Deteriorating Prairie Crops
The Canadian Wheat Pool reports Western crops deteriorated in the last week due to extreme warmth. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show wheat and coarse grain conditions below normal with substantial moisture shortages and many fields requiring rain urgently.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Wheat Pool
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Sask
Tariff Reform and Free Trade Within the Empire Debate
London July 5 The Conservatives edge toward Imperial preference and free trade within the Empire amid calls to abandon old pledges Neville Chamberlain urges tariff reform while Labor defends unemployment solutions The drought harmed harvest and farmers seek subsidies Lord Bledisloe proposes cross party talks on agricultural policy as salaries worry new Labor MPs
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Daily Express Today
Britain
Labor
Lord Bledisloe
Great Britain
French Cabinet Stands Firm on Debt Ratification
Paris July 6 The French cabinet met in special session and reaffirmed Premier Poincares decision that ratification of the British and United States debt accords must be unconditional. Any reservations must be stated separately and the ministry remained united. Paris July 5 The cabinet faced heavy opposition but Poincares position held as foreign aid finance commission insisted reservations tying payments to German reparations. A humorous aside about Poincare as a transatlantic flight aspirant helped ease tensions.
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Paris
Poincare
United States
Raymond Poincare
Burr Faa
Foreign Aid Finance Commission
Great Britain
Germany
Alberta Fur Exports Hit 1928 Total Value Over Four Million
Alberta exported fur worth 4 306 624 05 from 1 447 918 pelts in the year ending June 30 1928 per the Game Branch department figures. The volume fell from the prior year though value declined only slightly. Major items include 21 788 beavers worth 544 725, 508 196 muskrats valued at 660 576 80 and 22 798 fox pelts at 884 870.
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Alberta
Game Branch
Department of Agriculture
World Record for Endurance Aloft Set in Cleveland
Roy L. Mitchell and Byron K. Newcomb established a new endurance flight world record at Cleveland airport. They stayed aloft for 174 hours and 59 seconds, surpassing the previous 172 hours 32 minutes set in Fort Worth by Reginald Robbins and James Kelly. A crowd of about 75 000 greeted their return after a grueling weeklong flight.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Roy L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Mart
Fort Worth
Texas
Reginald Robbins
James Kelly
Railwaymen Seek Pay Increase on Western Lines
Ottawa July 5. Labor Minister Peter Heenaman formed a conciliation board to study the Western lines dispute involving the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways and conductors, trainmen, and yard workers. About 6000 workers are directly affected, with as many as 10000 affected indirectly. Board members include Isaac Pitblado and David Campbell of Winnipeg. a third member will be named.
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Ottawa
Peter Heenan
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Order of Railway
Brotherhood of Railroad
Isaac Pitblado
K.C
David Campbell
Winnipeg
Air Mail Starts in West One Month Early
The post office department in Ottawa announced Western Canada air mail will begin a month earlier than planned. Flights will operate without direction lights or an emergency landing field for daylight service, with Western Canada Airways Ltd. notified of the change. If lights cannot be ready, the service will start in September once conditions permit.
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Ottawa
Ont
Western Canada
Post Office Department
Western Canada Airways Ltd
National Defence Department
Death of Quon Koy's Son in Marshall Plane Crash
William Quon Koy, 25, Calgary aviation student and son of Quon Koy and his wife who ran a Royal hotel and restaurant, was killed when a plane in a tail spin crashed near Marshall Missouri. His companion Norman Poy survived injuries. He had studied at the Institute of Technology and planned to return to China as a commercial pilot instructor.
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Quon Koy
Royal Hotel
Golf and Country Club
Willie
Calgary
Marshall
Missouri
William Quon Koy
The
Institute of Technology
Here
China
Norman Poy
Wm. Koy
Arrowwood
Carseland
W. G. Carpenter
William Kay
Koy
Roy
R. B. Fuller
Jacksonville
Fla
Fuller
Tariff Dispute Delays St. Lawrence Waterway Plan
Washington reports that progress on the St. Lawrence waterway project may stall due to the Hawley Smoot tariff issue. Canadian discontent grows as Ottawa seeks to influence policy while a jurisdictional dispute between Dominion and provincial authorities adds to delays. Premier Mackenzie King convenes a conference of Dominion and provincial officials to address the matter.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
Foreign Policy Association
St. Lawrence
United Press
Senate
United States
Ontario
Quebec
Mackenzie King
Dominion
Old Age Pensions Board Opens Applications Provincewide
The Old Age Pensions Board announces applications are now being received under the Old Age Pensions Act. Alex Ross, board chairman, says forms are available and arrangements ensure easy access. Calgary and Edmonton residents should visit Workmen's Compensation Board offices. rural districts via municipal secretary-treasurers. Medicine Hat Lethbridge Wetaskiwin and Red Deer offices handle city applications.
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Alex. Ross
Calgary
Edmonton
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Wetaskiwin
Red Deer
Gunther Wins Diamond Sculls at Henley in Narrow Victory
L Gunther of Holland defeats Joe Wright Jr of Toronto by a yard to win the Diamond Sculls at Henley. Gunther clocked eight minutes forty two seconds, eighteen seconds slower than last year. Leander Rowing Club takes the Grand Challenge Cup, beating Thames RC by two lengths in seven minutes.
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Henley-on-Thames
L. Gunther
Holland
Joe. Wright Jr
Toronto
Gunther
Wright
R. T. Lee
Eton Vikings
Jack Guest
F. Bradley
Cambridge
Gunter
Lée
Wistgunt 'Therton
Henley
Eyken
Ken Myers
United States
Mo Henley-on-Thames
Leander Rowing Club
Royal Henley Regatta
Thames Rowing Club
Trinity Boat
Harp Evidence Found and Grain Inspections Reported
Winnipeg notes July 6 reports reveal wheat inspections totaling 330 cars, down from 600 last year. Con tract grades listed as 200. Also noted is a finding of evidence suggesting harp existence in prehistoric times.
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Winnipeg
Alberta Police District Forms Available At Detachments
Unauthorized personnel may obtain application forms from the office of the nearest detachment of the Alberta Provincial Police. The notice directs residents to secure proper forms to engage with district offices.
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Alberta Provincial Police
First Driver Loses His License in the Province
Edmonton July report: Magistrate George B. McLeod in the city police court cancels the driver's license of Robert W. Heron who was charged with operating a car while intoxicated. Heron fainted on the witness stand as Crown Prosecutor S. T. Bigelow argued his condition would render him unfit to drive even after four beers. The court adjourned briefly while he recovered.
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Edmonton
George B. McLeod
Ifriday
Robert W. Heron
Heron
Hill
S. T. Bigelow
Prisoners Re Captured After Escape From Carleton Jail
Ottawa July 6 two young prisoners John Andrews and Thomas Finnessy who escaped Carleton County jail yesterday were captured today without a struggle. They were found on a bench at Parliament Hill soaking wet and exhausted, having swapped prison garb for different clothing but lacking hats.
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Ottawa
John Andrews
Thomas Finnessy
Carleton County Jail
Jon
Parliament Bill
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