Japanese military actions escalate in North China reports
The dispatches describe 100000 Japanese troops heading toward North China and Chosen, with requisitioned trade ships and mobilized reserves. Peiping is reported being cut off by Japanese trenches, and heavy reinforcements move toward Peiping Tientsin and the connecting railway. Japanese officials warn of taking proper measures as clashes raise casualties, while talks of a truce stall.
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Nanking
C.P
Central
Today
Japan
North China
Chosen
Korea
Peiping
China
A.P
Tientsin
Wengtai
C C F Group Formed Here Last Night
A small Park Hill meeting led to the formation of a C C F group in Medicine Hat. speakers William Irvine and Fred J. White described C C F principles and current politics. P M SitpsSon chaired the gathering as organizers were elected and future meetings planned for September.
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Park Liall
Wiliam Irvine
C. C. Ff
Fred J. White
P. M. SitpsSon
Irvine
C.c.r
White
C.C.F
Medicine
Haut
Welte
R. A. Price
J. Alun
Double drowning reported at McBride British Columbia
Word arrived of a double drowning at McBride British Columbia. Lawrence B Reid aged 32 and his four year old son Pat lost their lives when the boy slipped from a raft and the father dived in after him. Cloudy with showers and a temperature of 56.
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Edmonton
McBride
B.C
Lawrence B. Reid
Pat
Mining Boom In British Columbia Predicted To Exceed
Victoria July 15. British Columbia's mining industry is projected to gross over 79 million dollars this year if current production holds. Minister George S Pearson notes indicators point to the highest yearly output on record, with production value up 53.4 percent to 36,383,540 from 23,722,290 a year ago.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Mines Department
George 5. Pearson
Rain delays Governor General tour in Red Deer area
Lord Tweedsmuir and entourage rode the Vice Regal train as up to four inches of rain swamped roads and halted a planned 120 mile motor tour. The weather forced cancellations, but the governor and Lady Tweedsmuir posed for photos with two boys. Local farmers hailed the moisture while some wished for more, hoping bumper crops and stock feed through winter.
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Guy E. Rhoades
Red Deer
Alta
Lord Tweedsmuir
Red Deer Valley
Rocky Mountain ‘House
Big Train
Saskatchewain
Aleask
Tweensmuir
Alexander Fraser
R. L. Gaatz
HI. Leonard Gaetz
Jesse Bourn
Ridgewood
Here
E. S. Hogg
Rocky Mountain Hous
St. Albert
Carseland Boy Dies Under Body Of Upset Auto
Verne Watson, 17, was crushed when a rolling automobile toppled onto him after he was thrown through an open window. Three other youths in the front seat escaped injury as the coupe skidded on a rain slick road. An inquest will open Friday at Strathmore.
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Carseland
Alta
Verne Watson
Watson
Strathmore
Local Rainfall Below Normal in Medicine Hat Area
In Medicine Hat Alberta the July rainfall is only 0.64 inch versus the 1.84 inch average. Nearby Edmonton recently recorded over five inches and Hat Lake saw 4.80 inches on Aug 14 1927 in a 19 hour period. No further rain reported within 100 miles overnight.
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Alberta
Noice
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Gangland Bust Loose in New York City
Two gangland style murders surfaced in Brooklyn within 24 hours of federal bootlegging indictments since repeal. One victim was bound with adhesive and burned, another, Samuel Silverman age 25, found dead in a burned car with head wounds and kerosene, a blond woman questioned.
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New York
C.P
Brooklyn
Samuel Silverman
Kootenay Field Battery Units Move to Camp Shilo
Officers and NCOs of the 2nd Kootenay Field BDE RCA under Lieut Col D Philpot passed through Medicine Hat en route to Camp Shilo Manitoba for eight days of training. They were hosted by the S A R officers mess at the Third Street armories. The 24th Battery comprises the 107 Battery Cranbrook 108 Kimberley 109 Trail and 111 Nelson.
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N.C.O
Cranbrook
Kimberley
Trail
Nelson
Edmonton Population Figures from City Census
Edmonton announced a population of 87 034 in the annual city census, up 1 338 from the official Dominion 1936 census. The release notes the latest figure for the city as of July 15.
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Edmonton
Wheat futures surge on Winnipeg exchange to daily five cent limit
Wheat futures on the Winnipeg grain exchange rose to the full five cent limit for July and October, with December near the limit as bearish rainfall reports failed to dampen buying. Prices closed higher: July 1.5374, October 1.4514, December 1.4134, as Gardiner's forecast of 150 million bushels of Canadian production fueled optimism despite drought fears. Rye also hit the five cent limit, July at 1.15, a 12 year high. Chicago wheat rallied on export shortfall outlook.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Chicago
Britain’s Spain Plan Gets Mixed Early Reactions
Italy and Germany accept the British control plan for Spain as a basis for talks. The Earl of Plymouth submits the proposal to a 27 nation non intervention committee amid cautious but hopeful British sentiment. France seeks guarantees on ports and foreign troop evacuation. A sub committee may meet Tuesday to work out details.
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London
C.P
Italy
Germany
Spain
Earl of Plymouth
Charles Corbin
France
Great Britain
Gardiner's drought relief plan approved by Ottawa
The Canadian government approves a broad relief program for drought stricken Western farmers. It covers free livestock freight to grazing areas, government feed for maintenance, slaughter processing assistance, and subsidies for buyers from outside the drought zone. It also funds grazing area assembly points and water conservation with lease and fencing of deserted ranch lands to rehabilitate grazing capacity.
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Ottawa
C.P
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Saskateewan
Reag
Agriculture Department
Atlantic Air Liners Complete Record Flight Across Atlantic
Botwood Md July 18 Pan-American Clipper III completed the return cross Atlantic flight in 16 hours 22 minutes from Joynes Ireland after a 1925 mile hop facing head winds. Captain Harold B Gray and crew aboard the 23 ton flying boat faced head winds but finished the journey. Meanwhile Imperial Airways Caledonia landed at Foynes Ireland after a 12 hour 7 minute flight from Botwood indicating 179 mph average over 1870 miles and beating the Pan-American Clipper III by 27 minutes.
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Botwood
Botood Harbor
Atlantic
Harold EB. Gray
Joynes
Ireland
United States
Imperial Airways
Caledonia
Foynes
C.P
River Shannon
Nild
Alberta Woman Drowned Near Peace River
Mrs. Lorne Harris, 40, drowned in a water reservoir on her Griffin district farm about 35 miles west of Peace River Alberta. She went to fetch a pail of water, failed to return, and was found floating by her daughter. A doctor’s efforts to revive her failed. It is believed a heart attack or shock from falling caused the death. A two year old daughter had drowned at the same site last April.
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Peace River
Alta
Lorne Harris
Griffin District
Here
St. Louis Beats Philadelphia in Baseball Tilt
National League game in St. Louis where the Cardinals or St. Louis team defeated Philadelphia 10 to 3 after a late rally. Pitchers Johnson Owens Waiters Atwood noted for contributions.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Johnson
Owens
Waiters
Atwood
Little Hanna Girl Fatally Hurt By Farm Fork
Kathleen Mildred Millard ten year old resident of the Sidney Morse farm nineteen miles east of Hanna died after a manure loading accident. A fork tipped as her brother worked caused a tine to penetrate her right eye and brain. she died within hours.
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Drumheller
C.P
Kathleen Mildred Millard
Sidney Morse
Hanna
Toronto Leads In Income Tax Collections For Quarter
Ottawa report shows Toronto districts topping three months ended June 30 with 28.65 million, up 6.18 million from last year. Montreal second at 22.17 million, national year total 1.741 billion, western districts listed with Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Yukon gains.
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Ottawa
Toronto
National Revenue Department
Montre
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Yukon
Local Daylight Burglar Receives Sixty Day City Sentence
Clarence Clinton Gray was arrested after a morning pursuit near the High School area and charged with house breaking and theft. He pleaded guilty and received a 60 day sentence at the city police court, with the case handled by Magistrate William Highland in Bow Islands.
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Clarence Clinton Gray
J. M. Taylor
J. Cairney
Sixth Street
Five Roses
Eighth Avenue
Eighth Street
James Gibson
Gray
Regina
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
William Highland
Bow Islands
W. H.luis
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Tokio
War Office
Garrigsons
J. Allan
N.Y
George Hambleton
Gardiner
Govt
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