Revolver Incident Tangles King Edward Visit in London
Irishman George Andrew McMahon claimed he threw a loaded revolver into the street during King Edward VII’s ride on Constitution Hill, insisting no intent to harm the King. Police sought witnesses as McMahon faces possible penalties up to 20 years, while his wife and father react with support and grief.
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London
C.P. Cable
George Andrew McMahon
Constitution Hill
Scotland Yard
York House
McMahon
Queen Victoria
Glasgow
C.P
John Bannigan
George
Andrew McMahon
Edward
Jerome Bannigan
Jerry
Veterans aboard as they sail for Vimy parade
Montreal dispatch chronicles a crowd of veterans marching toward Vimy Ridge as ships take on ten thousand travelers along a waterfront route. Vets perch on rooftops and piles of coal while the band plays and the parade unfolds with vivid, personal scenes of courage and loss.
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John Leblanc
Montreal
C.P
Dixie Brown
Langley Prairie
B.C
Eorge C. Haynes
France
Curly
Christian
Toronto
S. Shinobu
Heat Deaths Rise in US Corn Belt Near 4200
US farmers face continuing drought and losses in the corn hog belt as forecasters warn of no general relief. Heat deaths approach 4,200 despite moderate temp drops in Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Chicago
United States
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Flax Seen as Way Out For Drought Hit Farmers
The Medicine Hat chamber of commerce will launch an educational drive to promote flax as drought resistant. Alberta Linseed Co. Ltd. Lord WorayChurch announced the firm will absorb up to 200 000 bushels of flax in Southern Alberta in one year, more than four times Alberta’s last year crop. New flax varieties Bison and Redwing, drought tolerant on summer fallow, could yield higher net profits than wheat on the same acreage. Chamber will compile flax statistics and publish information for farmers.
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Alberta
Medicine, Hat's
Chamber of, Commerce
WorAyChurch
theAlberta Linseed Ql Co. Ltd
Church
Chamber of’ Commerce
Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta face crop deterioration report
A Winnipeg Free Press crop report says two-thirds of grain growing areas in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show deterioration from moisture and drought with warm fronts and scattered thunderstorm activity. Most regions have poor prospects though some areas retain enough moisture to reach maturity.
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Askatchewan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Windy gust lifts car to ditch near Schuler
Three Schuler youths Wilbur Aman Emil Dewalt and Ivan Miller were in a car driven by Aman when a strong wind lifted the vehicle two feet off Schuler Road and flipped it into a ditch. The occupants escaped with minor cuts and bruises after treatment by doctors B C Armstrong and D N MacCharties. The badly damaged car is being repaired at Beny and Son garage in Medicine Hat.
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Alberta
Hear Schuler
Schuler
Wilbur Aman
Emil Dewalt
Ivan Miller
Young Aman
Beny.,& Son
Medicine-Hat
B. C. Armstrong
D. N. MacCharties
Edmonton Woman Found Dead In Folding Bed
Police reconstruct the death of Mrs. Albert Phelan who was found suffocated inside a folding wall bed in her Edmonton home. Betty Hill, 46, is in custody on manslaughter charges after leaving for a rooming house. an inquest is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Edmonton
C.P
Albert Phelan
Betty. Hill
Pielan
Robertson Sutherland
Miss Hill
Sutherland
Mr. Phelan
City Taxpayers Rush To 10 Percent Discount Deadline
Taxpayers crowded the last day to pay taxes and claim a 10 percent discount amid heat. Only five percent discount will be allowed on taxes paid on or before October 3, 1936. City Treasurer H J Noble noted prepayments hit a record $66,500 from January to March. Discount covers general, school and library taxes.
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H. J. ‘Noble
No Relief Camps Will Reopen Next Winter Ottawa Says
Ottawawy 17 GP. Relief camps for transient unemployed will not be reopened next winter if the government’s plans hold. Labor Minister Rogers declared that if further care for the single unemployed is needed he prefers the English system of training camps. Re-registration of unemployed on relief will begin in August.
Senator Murphy Killed in Wisconsin Car Crash
U. S. Senator Louis e Murphy of Iowa died in a car crash near Bloomer Wisconsin. The accident occurred today as Murphy traveled through Chippewa Falbes area en route to an appearance. The AP reports the fatal collision shocked the political world and prompted authorities to launch an investigation.
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Chippewa
Falbes
Wis
United States
Louise Murphy
Iowa
Bloomer
Distressing Case Of Pastor And Girl In Police Court
In Hanna Alta 16 July a 68 year old Pentecostal pastor Rev Thomas Bunting was committed for trial on a charge involving a 22 year old girl after a hearing. Bail set at 10000 to secure his release until trial. Bunting had been named for Social Credit nomination in Hand Hills prior to the 1935 provincial election. nomination later won by Dr. W W Cross now Alberta health minister.
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Hanna
Alta
Cc. P
Thomas, Bunting
Pentecostal Church
Bunting
Central. Council
Social. Credit Party
Hand Hill
Thez
W. W. Cross
Alberta
Escaped convict suspected in deadly fire spree
Sudbury Ontario July 17 A manhunt for Joan Gray the so called mad convict escalated as guards and police formed a human chain in forest country near Rock Lake where the body of Marshall Johnson was found. Authorities say Gray and accomplice Marshall Johnson escaped last Saturday and Gray is believed to have started new fires in a frantic bid to hide.
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Sudbury
Ont
Burwash
Servos
Townshiptoday Ih
Joan © Gray
Gray
Marshall
Johnson
Rock Lake
Forest Rangers
Drought Bites Southern Alberta Wheat As Heat Hits 106
The region endures a six week drought with Mercury near 106.4 degrees by mid afternoon. Farmers report only sporadic showers in 42 days, and estimates show up to 80 percent of dry land wheat ruined with near total losses expected.
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Alberta
Hat
Medicine Hat Chamber to push for paved Hat to Wild Horse road
The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce will vigorously advocate a gravel road from Medicine Hat to Wild Horse on the Alberta Montana border to route American tourists through the city toward a trans Canada highway to Vancouver. Directors heard Charles Beny Jr. urge action and noted Alberta’s link decision between Big Bend and Blue River routes.
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Vancouver
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Montana
Pacific Coast
Hat Chamber of Commerce
Assiniboia
Charles Beny, Jr
Big Bend
Golgen
Revelstoke
Calgary
Blue River
Edmonton
Beny
U.S
Mr. Beny
Hat Contractors Seek Code Provisions for Local Trades
Calgary Builders Exchange calls for provincial trade code coverage as contractors in Medicine Hat and Calgary express support. W D King named code administrator to visit Medicine Hat to explain provisions to Hat retailers. dates pending arrival of H T W Forster and business leaders.
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Calgary
Hat
W. D. King
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Walter Huckvale
News
Mr. King
H. T. W. Forster
Retail Merchants
Canada
Granum Receives Rain After Drought Across Alberta
Granum district in southern Alberta finally saw heavy rain last night ending a dry spell. Nearly half an inch of moisture fell during a thunderstorm while other districts continued drought conditions with crop distress and water restrictions in Cardston and Claresholm.
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Calgary
C.P
Granum
Alberta
Cardston
Claresholm
Beatty Advocates Private Competition At NB Convocation
Sir Edward Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway urged against agricultural over production and state control at the University of New Brunswick convocation. He argued markets for Canadian wheat need private competition to drive efficiency and cautioned against belief in permanent state direction. A ceremony awarded him Doctor of Laws. Separately a raid near Tsankow injured Chinese engineer Gunzo Kishida and authorities hunt the attackers.
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Fredericton
N.B
C.P
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sir Edward
University of New Brunswick
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Edward
Baseball Scores and Player Listings Across The League
A compilation of recent baseball scores and player pairings across teams including Detroit New York St. Louis Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington Chelini Sewell Whitehill Millies New York Pittsburgh Hubbell Mancuso Swift Weaver Welch Finney Brooklyn Cincinnati Mungo Berres Derringer Campbell Boston and Chicago figures. Also noted Miss Agnes McPhail M P plans a Russia visit this summer.
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Detroit
New York
Lawson
Forrell
Myatt
Hadley and Dickey
St. Louis
Boston
Andrews
Guillant
W. Ferrell
R. Ferrell
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Gatehouse
Pytore Doyle
Hayes
Chicago
Washington
Chelini
Sewell
Whitehill
Millies
Pittsburgh
Hubbell
Mancuso
Swift
Weaver
Welch
Finney
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Mungo
Agnes McPhail
M.P
Russia
Car turns over injuring woman near Duchess
A Friday afternoon accident near Duchess left Mrs. Louise Coleman of Picton with two broken bones after a car driven by G A Welsh of Okotoks rolled three times into a ditch. Welsh, his wife, Thelma Lowery and others escaped with bruises as Coleman was rushed to Medicine Hat General Hospital and later expected to be sent home within days.
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G A. Welsh
Okotoks
Alta
Picton
Ont
Gomersault
Duchess
Louise Coleman
Coleman
Welsh
Mike Lowery
Nellie Rohmer
Third Street
Nominations Today for Manitoba Elections Anticipated
Between 135 and 140 candidates will be formally nominated tomorrow to contest 53 seats in the Manitoba general elections on July 27. Nominations open as returning officers accept filings in Winnipeg and 43 other constituencies. voting in two districts is postponed to August 21. The Liberal Progressive government led by Premier Bracken and Treasurer McPherson hold seats in multiple constituencies. parties name candidates across Winnipeg and rural districts while minor parties and independents enter the field.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Rupert's Land
Pas
Bracken
Liberal-Progressive
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F. W. Gershaw
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Gunzo
Kishida
Tsankow
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