China Demands Release of Chinese Prisoners and Protection
The Nationalist government in Nanking replies to Soviet demands over Manchuria railways with two terms. It calls for release of about 1,000 Chinese prisoners in Russia and adequate protection of China from aggression. A Chinese plenipotentiary will discuss the dispute in Moscow. Manchurian troops, numbering about 15,000, have been mobilized to bolster border patrols and maintain order amid rising tensions.
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Nanking
China
Russia
Manchuria
Ssia
Moscow
Poincare Survives Chamber Vote in Debt Accord Clash
Paris July 17 The French Chamber of Deputies again backed the government by a large vote 850 to 38, rejecting a Socialist bid to bring Rhineland evacuation into the debt accord debate. Premier Poincare, fatigued after five days of speeches, remained in bed with Deputy Prime Minister Barthou saying no serious illness.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Rhineland
Poincare
Great Britain
United States
M. Barthgu
Chamber of Depos
Three Asphyxiations From Refrigeration Plant Leak
Chicago authorities blamed a leak in the mechanical refrigerating system for the deaths of three people found in their apartment. Coroner Bundesen said methyl chloride refrigerant gas caused the asphyxiation. The victims were Joseph Painter 32, his wife Mary 21, and their infant son Joseph Jr.
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Chicago
Howard N. Bundesen
Joseph Painter
Mary
Joseph, Jr
Grain inspections in Winnipeg report July figures
Winnipeg grain inspections for wheat show 17 July results with 400 cars inspected versus 600 last year. Con tract grades tally to 285.
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Winnipeg
Four Die in Cornwall Ontario Fire Blaze on Gay Street
An explosion in Cornwall Ontario at 3:30 a.m. destroyed four houses on Gay Street. Osiah Givogue and his wife, their grandchild Rita Givogue aged nine months, and Cecille Peche were killed. Hermidas Piche and his wife were badly burned but expected to recover while Baptiste Givoque and his wife were slightly injured. The families lived in a semi detached row. origin of the explosion was not yet known.
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Cornwall
Ont
C.P
Gay Street
Osiah Givogue
Rita Givogue
Cecille Peche
Hermidas Piche
Baptiste Givoque
Rita
Givoque
Piche
Eskimo Murder Trial Ends With One-Year Terms
Court II at Herschel Island convicts Eskimo man Okchina of manslaughter in the death of Oskusk after a plotted killing. Lily Sarniyak, a young Eskimo girl, is sentenced to one year for infanticide with suspension. Judge Dubuc presided. trials began after arrival at Aklavik and concluded with a jury verdict.
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Edmonton
Ossuk
Okeblna
Bathurst
R.C.M.P
Aklavik
Lily Sarniyak
Dubuc
Okchina
Oskusk
Nellikok
R.C.M.P. S
Herschel Island
Clarence Lagoon
Demarcation Point
Yukon Territory
Four Die as Train Strikes Auto Near Niagara Falls
In Niagara Falls on July 17 an automobile carrying two men two women and a girl crashed into a railroad engine at a town crossing near Cambria. The car was hurled 300 feet, caught fire, and four occupants died while the girl was fatally injured.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Cambria
Daily Train Service In Sight For Foremost
Foremost July 15 Dr FL W Gershaw MP for this constituency visited friends and acquaintances here. He stated the C F R is putting on a daily mixed train service here voluntarily while railway commissioners rejected a recommendation for daily mixed service between September 1 and December 31. Gershaw hopes for continuous daily train service on this line.
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FL. W. Gersnaw
C.F.R
Gershaw
Labor Government Pressed Over Uncertain Spending Plans
In the Commons the new Labour government faced opposition over authorising unspecified expenditure for unemployment relief. David Lloyd George challenged parliamentary control while Winston Churchill moved to adjourn as no Treasury representative attended. Pethwick-Lawrence offered to present an estimate in the usual manner. In London the same day debates on talking films saw leaders rebuff discussions with the opposition, and Miss Talkie faded from the stage. Pathfinder in France: American airmen Pathfinder Yancey Williams landed at Le Bourget after a Rome flight.
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C.P. Cable
House of Commons
J. G. Thomas
David Lloyd George
House of Cermans
Winston Churchill
Treasury
Pethwick-Lawrence
George Hambleton
C. P
Yesteday
MacDonald
Toa
Pathfinder
France
le Bourget
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Lebourget
Rome
Pioneer Conductor Retires After Long CP Rail Career
The 65 year old T A Cory recalls early Manitoba days with his family. He retired with a June 29 final run after a career shaping the Canadian Pacific Railway. Cory describes mud, homesteading trials, and settlers guiding his path from St Boniface to Brandon and beyond.
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W. A
Bill) Brown
T. A. Cory
Brandon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cory
Old Father
van Horne
Thomas Shaughnassey
J.M. Egan
Linskey
the Kennedy
Perley
Phillips
Lou Yen
Tom Kellett
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
Native Sons Urge Canadian Settlement Funding Change
At Winnipeg July 17 the Native Sons of Canada passed a program to reallocate one million dollars from foreign immigration to aid natives settling on western farm lands with a government loan of 2500 dollars per applicant. Delegates urged a direct king appointive role and other reforms while calling for use of Canadian literature in schools and opposition to war film displays.
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Winnipeg
Native Sons of Canada
Canada
Casera
War Memorial
National Assembly of the Native Sons of Canada
Minister Forke sees ample work despite winter unemployment
Hon R Forke, Federal Minister of Immigration, arrived with Deputy Minister W J Hgan and stated that Western conditions do not indicate danger of unemployment this winter. He plans meetings with provincial governments to discuss immigration and notes that there is plenty of work and willing labor, with regional variances balanced by active business and industry.
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Hdamonton
Sury- General
Datuger Vale
Rob Forke
W. J. Hgan
Forke
Wheat Prospects Say Good Near Etzikom
Farmer Mr. W. E. Brown of Etzikom left wheat samples with Mr. Charles Johnson showing a favorable yield outlook. Seeded on stubble rather than summer-fallow, plants measure 2 ft 5 in tall with heads averaging 3.5 in, not yet mature but promising.
Zeppelin to Fly to United States Planned for August
Friedrichshafen Germany July 17 Dr Hugo Eckener stated that the Graf Zeppelin’s next flight to the United States is planned for the first week of August though the exact date remains unfixed.
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Freidrichshafen
Germany
Hugo ‘Eckener
Hag
United States
Premier Brownlee Prepares North Tour For Alberta
Premier Brownlee plans a real north country tour departing July 29 accompanied by Dr. R. C. Wallace and D. M. Kennedy. Inspector Hancock will lead the police section as the party visits Peace River highway sites, experimental farms, and towns like Vermilion and Fort Smith. The aim is to meet northern settlers, view resources, and reduce isolation while touring by road, river, and possibly air.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Peace River
Sexsmith
Hugh Allen
M.L.A
Sturgeon Lake
Ugeaver Lodge
Pouce Coupe
Lake &J. John
Carcajou Point
Vermilion
Sheridan Lawrence
Fort Fitzgerald
Fort Smith
Great Slave Lake
Alberta‘ Boundary
Dogg Rockers River
Fort Chipewyan
Alan Cameron
Lake Athabasca
Wallace
McMurray
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