Cleaning facilities urged at all country elevators
T C Milnes, Alberta legislator for Claresholm, told the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission that elevators should have on site cleaning facilities to retain screenings. He criticized sending grain to terminal elevators for cleaning, noting freight savings and cattle fodder value in screenings, and called for lower Claresholm to Vancouver freight costs given distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1. C. Milnes
Claresholm
Grain Commission
Alta
T. C. Milnes
Alberta
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Milnes
Vancouver
Fort William
Early settlement looms in Sydney steel strike
Halifax reports hints of an imminent settlement after talks involving Rupert Curtis and Premier Armstrong. Curtis voiced willingness to end hostilities through mediation, while Halifax hints a Sydney mediation effort may proceed tonight.
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Halifax
Sydney
Rupert Curtis
Steel Workers’ Union
Armstrong
Curtis
Serfiney
N. S
Springhill
United Mine Workers
J. L. Lewis
Pictou County
Cape Breton
Number Two
Glace Bay
Colonel McDonald
Col. McDonald
New Glasgow
N.S
Westville
Man Fined For Misuse Of Railway Pass In Moose Jaw
Joseph A. Veretto was fined 10 dollars plus costs of ten days imprisonment in Regina Jail after conviction for attempting to secure passage on a Canadian Pacific Railway pass issued to S. Kluna in Moose Jaw on July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Joseph A. Veretto
Regina
Canadian Pacific Railway
S. Kluua
Harding Heads North For Alaska Gulf Cruise Tour
President Blacding sailed from Junesu aboard the troop ship Henderson for a 4000 mile voyage across the Gulf of Alaska. The trip to Seweard will start a three day journey by rail and road, with Cordova as a later stop, following a 24 hour halt at the capital.
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Junesu
Alaska
Blacding
Henderson
Gulf of Alaska
Seweard
Cordova
Explosion at Western Cartridge plant kills misses injures workers
A blast at the Western Cartridge Company plant in East Alton kills twelve employees, seven women, and injures 28. Officials offer no explanation, but investigators suspect loose powder jammed in a decapping machine used for shell salvage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Western Cartridge Company
East Alten
Detroit Referendum Drive Sparks Prohibition Opposition
The Charles A Learned post of the American Legion adopted a resolution opposing prohibition and calling for a popular referendum on repealing the dry amendment. The action aligns with a broader labor sympathy movement supporting miners in Pictou County and Sydney steel workers.
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Detroit
Charles A. Learned
American Legion
Michigan
Pictou County
Sydney Steel
Curious iron hand found in Sault Ste. Marie relic
On Victoria Day a carved iron hand was uncovered beneath an old house in Sault Ste. Marie. Believed to date from the first iron mining in Lake Superior around 1769, with a birch tree cut in 1888 marking the area’s age. To be shown during August Discovery Week. The piece contrasts early iron work with today’s ore yards in Steel City.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Activity at the House of Doorn in The Hague area
Reports from Doorn show renewed activity around former Emperor Wilhelm. Prince Mitel Freiderich and Dr Carl Helfrich, financial authority, have arrived from Germany, while Princess Hermine and her two sons are seen nearby. the ex Kaiser and his wife increasingly visit Dutch aristocrats residing near Doorn.
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The
Hague
House of Doorn
Wilhelm
Valle
Germany
Mitel Freiderich
Carl Helfferich
Hermine
Doorn
Byng Sees Canada Becoming One Nation Through Service
Governor General Byng told the Byng Boys club in Pleasant Point that if Canada unites like the legendary corps the nation would be the finest ever. He credited ex service men for his success and urged solidarity among French Canadians Nova Scotians Ontario battalions. A police court fined a citizen $2 plus costs for driving with improper license plates.
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St. John N.B
Canada
Byng
Byng Boys
Pleasant Point
Here
Vimy Ridge
Vimy
Ontario
Third Army
Huge Ottoman Anatolia concession may fail
New York officials of the Ottoman American Development Company say friction between Canadian investors and U.S. interests risks the Chester concession in Anatolia. The $2 billion enterprise needs $300 million to start, with a deadline of April 30, 1925, but no banker or syndicate has been approached.
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New York
United States
Chester
Anatolia
Turias National Assembly
Lethbridge Sees Biggest Liquor Fine Haul in City History
Lethbridge July 10 the police court recorded the largest liquor act fines in city and possibly provincial history. Nineteen offenders pleaded guilty and paid $3 379 including costs after raids Monday afternoon. Most fines were 200 and costs or two months. one case $50.
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Lethbridge
Wara
Fire destroys oil refinery in Kansas City plant
A fire after an explosion wiped out the Interstate Refiner plant in Kansas City Missouri with estimated losses around 200000 dollars. Flames rose above 150 feet as emergency crews fought the blaze, which took less than 30 minutes to level the building. No nearby structures were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Interstate
Hermit Farmer Dies Beside Meal of Gophers Near Swift Current
Swift Current report says James James aged hermit who lived six miles northwest of the town died of heart failure Sunday night while reading his paper. He had eaten a light supper including gophers and a coroner finding gopher tails and heads near the door suggests rodent meals. The mortgage on his farm was paid off last fall and a neighbor owns the land now. Two sisters in the United States are said to reside, one in Holt Michigan. Coroner Stewart and the Provincial Police found him in his weathered shack before funeral arrangements were coordinated.
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Swift Current
James James
Stewart
States
Holt, Michigein
Beames
Gardon
Voter Impropriety Near Owen Sound Leads to Ballot Review
In Owen Sound Ontario on July 11 a deputy returning officer at poll No 2 Keppe Township allowed nine voters to cast ballots despite uncertain eligibility. A note in the ballot box prompted a recount of Northeastern Grey results where Taylor, the Farmer candidate, edged Breeze, Conservative, by 50 votes.
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Owen Sound
Ont
Keppe
Nort
Grey
Taylor
Breeze
Power Plant Destroyed in Redcliff Storm
A fierce electrical storm hit Redcliff early today and lightning destroyed the power plant, burning it to the ground. Loss is estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, with partial insurance. Firefighters fought the blaze, preventing spread, while the town relies on a well-filled water tank for a limited time. The town council meets this afternoon to address the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redcliff
Northwest Brick and Coal Company
Httle
Convicted ex Seattle officers jailed for liquor sale
Clarence Shiveley and Charles J. Clark former Seattle police officers were sentenced in federal court to two years in Leavenworth and fined 4000 each for selling liquor in an apartment last February.
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Seattle
Clarence Shiveley
Charles J. Clark
Leavenworth
Kaw
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada in Autumn
London reports the Prince of Wales plans a private visit to Canada in autumn. He will travel in a private capacity and will not accept official engagements during the stay.
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London
Prince of Wales
Canada
U F A Convenes In Medicine Hat Moose Hall
The Medicine Hat federal constituency U F A convention opened in Moose Hall amid poor road conditions from a recent storm. President Rufus Cates praised faithful members as 1673 strong in the constituency and junior work received strong emphasis from Mrs. Clarke Fraser.
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Moose Hall
Medicine Hat
Angus Baker
Rufus Cates
Oyen
Medicine Hat Association
Hopeful
Cates
Ottawa
Clarke Fraser
Chinook
Association
Oil Hit at Gladys Belle Well Lifts Montana Alberta Prospects
The Gladys Belle oil find northeast of the Sweet Grass hills by the Gladys Belle Oil and Refining company is described as a good showing. The well at 1 760 feet in BN foot sand resembles Cat Creek oil and is expected to become a strong producer as plans continue to drill deeper. Grant Stebbins Jr. is onsite and officials express optimism about a potential large Montana Alberta field opening.
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Gladys Belle
Sweet Grass Hills
Gladys Belle Oil and Refining Company
Cat Creek
Rogers-Imperial
Grant Stebbins Jr
Canadian Oil and Refining Company, Ltd
Militia Viewed as Questionable in Cape Breton Strike
Ottawa July 11 James Murdoch stated his department sought to persuade provincial authorities to withdraw troops from the Cape Breton miners strike area. He conveyed his personal view that deploying troops when unnecessary was a mistake and questioned if the Sydney outlook ever justified militia use.
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Ottawa
Alex
McIntyre
Cape Breton
James Murdoch
Sydney
Recall of Troops From Cape Breton Urged by Trades Union
The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada urges immediate recall of troops from Cape Breton and calls for a Royal Commission with wide powers to examine events leading to military deployment. The letter, sent to Prime Minister King and copied to Minister Murdock, requests worker representation on the inquiry.
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Ottawa
Cape Breton
Executive Council
The
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Promer King
James Murdock
Monister
Leter
Barr elected vice president of Brotherhood meeting
In Houston Texas Fred Barr chairman of the board was elected vice president of the Brotherhood of Fire Enginemen at a directors meeting. He succeeds the late O W Karn of San Francisco.
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Cleveland
Omo
Fred Barr
Houston
Texas
The
Brotherhood of Fire
Comeeting
Barr
O. W. Karn
San Franchisor
Local Rain Brings Heavy Downpour Across City
The rainfall last night was not general, extending west to Bowell and east to Hatton. Here in the city the fall measured .70 of an inch, accompanied by vivid lightning and thunder. The storm was brief but produced a heavy downpour.
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Bowell
Hatton
Redcliff
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Steel Workers Union
Harding
Alaska Gulf
Radi
Western Cartridge Cay
Alton, Hi
Lord Byng
Costa
U.S
ASCOT
Keppel Township
Redclife Power Plant
Prince
Hatulf
Assn UA
Edmonton
Mangles
Montana— Alberta
Lethbridge Herald
Murdock
Labor Dept
T. & L. Congress
Farr Wen
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