Bay Eskimo sinks leaving northern posts short on supplies
The Hudsons Bay Company ship Bay Eskimo sank in Ungava Bay on July 23. The rescue ship Nascopic is racing around Arctic coasts delivering relief and will not report full details until return to civilization. crew and passengers are aboard Nascopic awaiting further word.
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Montreal
Que
Hudson’s Bay Company
Ungava Bay
Labrador
Ungava
Hudson's
James Bay
Port Burwell
Arctic Ocean
Baffin Land
Baffin
William Jennings Bryan to be buried in Arlington
The body of William Jennings Bryan who died in Dayton Tennessee will be moved by special train to Washington at 6 40 am Wednesday. Burial is planned for Arlington National Cemetery Virginia with the funeral party including Mrs Bryan and Dayton friends, reaching the capital early.
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings, Bryan
Washington
Bryan
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Dayton Friends
Igcoxpoet&l
Weal
Governor General at Haig River Wireless
Wireless update reports Governor Sienna Ced traveling by car toward Haig River but delayed by rough weather. The craft is due to land near Burns Island, then reach Fort Simpson by Sunday night. In Dayton Tennessee, July 27, William Jennings Bryan was found dead in bed at 4:30 pm of heart disease after a nap. He had attended Methodist services earlier and appeared well.
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Dayton
Tenn
Willian Jennings Bryan
Southern
Methodist, Episcopal Church
Bryan
JHE DOLE SYSTEM DISCOURAGES ENTERPRISE IN BRITAIN
London reports official figures show a decline in population flow from Great Britain to the Dominions since 1912. Sir Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, cautions no single cause explains the trend but argues the dole significantly discourages enterprise and effort.
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Britain
London
le de Amery
Naninions
Great
Train coach disinfection fluid explodes killing woman
Saskatoon reports a woman, Mrs. Fa Bayton, 49, burned in a train coach explosion while she sprayed a disinfecting fluid in her stateroom. About half of her skin was destroyed. she was rushed toward Chicago for burial as an inquest is pending.
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Saskatoon
Fa. Bayton
Arninmias- Bie
Robin
Cherry
Chenit
Moulin
Tata
Aviteh Isle
Chicago
Iron
Montgomery
Alabama
Rain Brings Relief to Drought Hit Western Canada
Western Canada saw renewed rainfall with Alberta and Saskatchewan receiving soaking showers. Medicine Hat recorded 0.62 inches while areas like Rasinthoia and Swift Current noted near to moderate precipitation improving grain conditions and progressing wheat toward maturity. Scattered showers reached Manitoba as cooler, unsettled weather persisted with prospects for more rain.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Manitoba
Canad
Calm France In Morocco Amid Rif Rebellions
Calm reigns in Morocco as French troops face Rif tribesmen in the region. Reports say the Rifians have abandoned offensive plans while Paris weighs its next move against Abd el-Krim’s forces.
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Morocco
Abd
Italian Earthquake Prophet Registers Large Quake
Seismo graphic instruments at Raphael Bendandi's observatory recorded an earthquake at four o'clock Sunday morning, marking a distant disturbance from Italy. Bendandi had predicted violent earthquakes for July 25 and 26 in Alaska and noted shocks in Japan on July 3.
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Faenza
Italy
Seismo Graphic
Raphael Bendandi
Miners in Britain Say They Are Fully Prepared
London July 27 A J Cook secretary of the Miners Federation left for Paris to attend the miners International Federation conference. He said the situation was unchanged from the miners standpoint and that they had made all preparations and were fully prepared for the struggle.
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London
A. J. Cook
Miners’ Federation
Paris
Miners ‘International Federation
Vancouver Robbery Reports Home Invasion After Midnight
In Vancouver British Columbia on a Sunday night a couple, Dr. and Mrs. F H Wilson, were held up in their West End home. The bandits entered their beds during the incident and looted about 1000 in jewelry a watch and 50 in cash. The article notes the crime occurred shortly after midnight.
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Vancouver
B.C
H. Wilson
Wheat market fades as weather improves in Western Canada
July reports show unfavorable milling price movement despite favorable weather. Traders note a sluggish cash grain scene with limited activity in coarse grains, declines in October prices, and weak demand for flax. Rust concerns in Southern Manitoba offset by better weather, while exporters and Seaboard services keep a cautious stance.
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Manitoba
Stern
Canada
Seaboard
British policy aims to maintain Cairo garrison says Daily Express
London reports the Daily Express states the Committee on Imperial Defense advised Ramsay MacDonald that British forces on the Suez Canal should be kept adequate. The policy minimizes the strategic need for large canal forces and supports maintaining Cairo garrison as the cabinet accepts the report as basis for policy.
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London
The
Daily Express
Ramsay. Macdonald
Keyin
Ras
Suez
Cairo
Weekend Rain Delivers Wide Grain Benefit Across District
Heavy showers and cool conditions inundated many areas boosting grain fill. Reports from Bow Island Vauxhall Box Springs Redcliff and Norton indicate widespread rainfall with cloudburst intensity in places. Locally Empress subdivision saw two hour downpours while Calgary and Bassano also received significant rain.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Empress Subdivision
Bassano
Calgary
Bow Island
Vauxhall
Box Springs
Redelitt
Norton
Alberta coal shipments to Ontario speeded after A B C mine reopening
Edmonton reports the A B C mine in Drumheller will reopen with nine men to start, boosting Alberta coal output and speeding Ontario shipments. Howard Stutchbury, the coal commissioner, says the reopening brightens the coal situation and removes doubt about timely delivery.
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Edmonton
A.B. C
Drumheller
Howard Stutehbury
Alserta
Sing
Ontario
Alberta
Stutchbury
A.B.C
Alberts
Auto Skid At Porter’s Hill Bank In Narrow Escape
W. A. Creer and family faced a thrilling mishap on a rainy return trip from Elkwater Porters Hill when their car slid on the greasy grade and tipped over the bank. The second descent nearly tipped again but no injuries occurred and only minor damage was noted.
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W. A. Creer
Elkwater
Porter’ S
Quebec Sees Two Minor Earthquakes Reported
In Saint Helena de Kamouraska Quebec two light earthquakes were reported. The first tremor struck around 9:20 PM lasting several seconds and was described as severe though causing no damage. A second tremor followed moments later and was widely felt.
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Quebec
St. Helena de Kamouraska
Fox Valley Branch Ends Steel Laying and Crew Departure
Steel laying on the feeder from the Leader-Pashley CPR branch running east through Fox Valley is complete and the contractors and men have left the site.
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Leader-Pashley C.p.ro
Fox Valley
Possible British harvesters to meet Western crop needs
Ottawa reports a potential shortage of harvest hands for the Western crop. If Canadian labor pools fail, the plan may revive bringing in British harvesters, with assisted passage under the Empire Settlement scheme and 900–950 British families already slated to immigrate in spring 1926.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Old Country
Immigration Department
Dominion
Boat struck by steamer near Yarmouth in fog
Two fishermen named Berry and Cisco were rescued by Light Keeper Cunningham after their small boat was run down by the Yarmouth Boster liner Prince George off Yarmouth Cape in fog. The stern was nearly cut off and the steamer did not notice the collision.
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Yarmouth
N.S
Yarmouth-Boster
Prince George
Berry
Cisco Ching
Cunningham
Yarmouth Cape
Poisoners Strike Again In Camden Street Neighborhood
Residents report two dogs found dead from poisoning on Cambridge Street causing distress. Mrs H T Watkin mourns her fine Pit Bull Terrier valued at a hundred dollars, a beloved pet of her young sons. Irish Water Spaniel owned by Mrs I S Ratton also said to have died from poisoning.
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Cambree Street
Watkin
Cambridge Street
I. S. Ratton
Fire damages at City Meat Market and Arcade Confectionary
A morning blaze at 3:46 a.m. damaged the City Meat Market on South Railway Street and Arcade Confectionary after spreading smoke to both properties. Firefighters extinguished the fire quickly with no spread to nearby buildings. insurance covered the losses.
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Thes City
South Railway St
Canadian North Shipping Committee hears evidence on North Atlantic trade
Sir Halford Muckinder, chairman of the Imperial Shipping Committee, said members protected the inquiry with an open mind. The committee sought the fullest possible information regarding North Atlantic shipping practices and addressed alleged criticisms in the government report.
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sCanadian
7Regton
Ottaawa
Halford Muckinder
Imperial Shipping Committee
Aup
North Athintle
Wim Collins Sentenced for Vagrancy by Magistrate Ellis
In this morning's police court Wim Collins was sentenced to ten days in jail by Magistrate Ellis on a vagrancy charge.
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Wim
Collins
Ellis
Grade XII Examination Results and Supplementary Details
Grade XII results list successful Grade X21 and conditional admit recommendations to Normal school, dates and centres for Grade XII supplementary exams, notices on appeals, and names of students including Hazel Bell and Mary Carr. The document outlines eligibility for full Grade XII standing and the rewrite options starting August 31 at Alberta centres. It lists centres from Calgary to Vegreville and notes appeals are not guaranteed before the supplementary exam.
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Department. of. Education
Hazel Elizabeth Bell
Geraldine Alberta Blossom
Mary
Veronica Carr
Dorothy Mary Crawford
Harold
Edward. Dillon
Winonah “Hone ’ Hargrave
Doris Elizabeth Harper
Eleanor Margaret Hood
Beatrice Grace Lewin
Norma Ievelyn McWaine
Kathleen Helen Montgomery
William Reginald
Morria
Calgary
Camrose
Coronation
Edmonton
Grande Prairie
Hanna
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Red
Deer
Stettler
Vegreville
Wainwright
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George Lascelles
Princess Mary
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Suez Canal
Porter's Hill
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Eastern Provinces
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W.tr. Preston
Nora Dorothea Clements
Sitfah
Xil Nary- Rosatta
League ‘of: Nations
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