Arbitration Considered To Solve Czechoslovak Minority Dispute
London reports a British arbitrator may be named to resolve the Czech minority issue. France allegedly originated the plan with Viscount Runciman named as a possible arbiter. The draft nationality statute would address autonomy for Sudeten Germans and other minorities in Czechoslovakia.
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London
AV Praha
France
Viscount Runciman
Board of Trade
Ibeen
Tpoesibie Arbi
Siitice
Ant
Terest
Gep
Labor
Germany
Shake-Up in Japanese Army Retires Many Officers Of High Rank
Tokyo reports a drastic army shake up with 105 officers of all ranks placed on the retired list and 58 field officers removed from active service. The move accompanies broader military reorganization amid tensions in Asia as Japanese forces press campaigns toward Kiukiang.
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Tokyo
C.P
Ham Nkow
Cockshafer
Pat
Anc Ae
Kiukiang
Et Aut
United Be
Weo
Kinkiang
Vancouver tourists survive highway crash near Medicine Hat
Five Vancouver visitors narrowly escaped after their car rolled three times on the Lethbridge highway twenty miles west of Medicine Hat. Miss Hardis Bjorvick and Mina Bjorvick are hospitalized with injuries. others suffer only bruises. The party had been touring Swift Current and were returning home when the vehicle hit loose gravel on a crest and struck a guard rail. R.C.M.P. investigations are underway.
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Vancouver
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Hardis Bjorvick
Medicine Hat General Hospital
L. Nicol
Ella Larson
Ralph Larson
Ed. Davidson
Mina Bjorvick
F. W
R.C.M.P
Nordwind Completes Second Trans-Atlantic Flight
Germany completed its second trans-Atlantic flight of the week as the catapult flying boat Nordwind arrived at Port Washington New York. The seaplane base was described as an international stopover for the lengthy voyage.
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Washington
N.Y
Germany
Nordwind
CCF Edmonton Convention Debates Provincial Platform
The Alberta provincial convention of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation considers a platform advocating public ownership socialized health services debt reduction and tax changes. Delegates acknowledge full provincial CCF setup is not constitutional but support launching policies locally. The national council calls for a wheat board minimum of 1.06 per bushel for 1938 crop.
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Edmonton
C. P
Alberta
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
C.C.F
National Council of the
C.C
Drowned Four Year Old Noble Child at Boxed Spring
Doreen Noble daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Noble farmer living twenty miles south of Irvine drowned in a boxed spring used as a well. The accident occurred about one o clock when her brother found her head first, feet upward against the wall. He and a helper pulled her out and tried revival with artificial respiration but failed. Dr Macleod of Medicine Hat was called and arrived promptly but could not save her. Arrangements will be made.
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Doreen Noble
Fred Noble
Irvine
Weather note from Medicine Hat area report
No rain reported at CPR offices in Medicine Hat this morning though heavy rain fell in the Ress Pills area overnight. Barometer steady and current weather expected to continue. Noon temperature 76 degrees with 24 hour maximum 74 and minimum 48.
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Medicine Hat
Focal C.P.R
Ress
Boston and Chicago notch baseball scores in tight game
In a mixed American League contest Boston edges Chicago 9 to 1 with Ostermueller and Desautela contributing for Boston while Lyona Sewell and Root lead Chicago. National League action sees Cincinnati upset Boston 6 to 2 as Passeau and V Davia secure the win and no batteries are listed for the Philadelphia series.
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American
Boston
Chicago
Dix
Ostermueller
Desautela
Lyona
Sewell
National
Brooklyn
Root
Alirtnett
Fitzalmmona
Campbell
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Biantoy
Todd Passeau
National League
Cincinnati
Hepburn Exit Afloat For Arctic Cave Flight
Premier Hepburn of Ontario travels by air to visit Aklavik after a ground and air odyssey along the Coppermine river area. J P Bickell and Ben Smith accompany him aboard a first flying boat sighted in the region as they plan to Dawson City then south via the inside passage.
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Aldorado
N.W.T
C.P
Premier Hepburn
Ontario
Toronto
Ben Smith
New York
Aklavik
Arctic
Fort Norman
Coppermine River
E. J. Walls
Dominion
Lord Tweedsmuir
Heuburn
Bickell
Mackenzie River
Dawson City
Boy Struck by Dart In Toronto Play Accident
Five year old Donald Ranger was hit by a dart that penetrated his skull and required surgery at Toronto hospital for sick children. The dart was tipped with a five inch steel piece and reportedly thrown by a playmate. Scattered showers and a high of 74 degrees were reported.
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Toronto
C.P
Donald Ranger
Debts Canada Carries in 1937 Totals 7.16 Billion
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that on March 31, 1937 the combined direct and indirect debts of the Dominion provinces and 1936 municipalities amounted to 7,162,163,114 dollars. Direct debts total 5,699,070,680 with Dominion 3,083,952,202 provinces 1,199,480,759 and municipalities 1,415,637,719. Indirect debts show Dominion 1,212,447,291 and provinces 250,645,142 with no municipal indirect debt statistics.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Chamberlain Reaffirms Peace Defense Stance in Commons
In London July 26 the Prime Minister told the House of Commons that Britain seeks peace but will defend vital interests. He said defences grow formidable daily and stressed restraint in using strength. Viscount Runciman named mediator in the Czech minority dispute as talks continue with no new commitments reported.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Viscount Runciman
Runciman
Europe
Ontario Horse Disease Outbreak Prompted Serum Treatment
Serum arrived from Kansas City and 25 horses were treated in Niagara Falls Ontario to halt the spread of Suetis a sleeping sickness that killed three horses over the weekend. The affected animals were on pasture and had been recently purchased.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
C.P
Kansas City
Suetis
Soviet Manchoukuo border clashes reported near Ussuri
Reports from Tokyo describe a five hour battle involving 300 Japanese soldiers and Soviet Manchoukuo forces at the border. Other incidents along the frontier included cross border activity and exchanges of fire with Russian withdrawal after fighting.
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Tokyo
O.P
Jalay Manelab Ater
Folse
Botohi
Ussuri
Inoculation Use Arrives For Edmonton Horses
A shipment of 2,000 doses of encephalomyelitis vaccine has reached Edmonton to combat an outbreak. Dr. Percy Talbot announced veter inarians may access the vaccine, with portions sent to Dr. J Gordon Anderson in Calgary.
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Edmonton
C.P
Percy Talbot
New York
Alberta
Vancouver logging district closed by order of chief forester
Vancouver district including Vancouver Island and mainland coast to Seymour Inlet is shut to logging until further notice due to extreme fire danger. The move follows a broader stop logging order after a Campbell River fire burned about 100 000 acres, with wildlife losses reported from Menzies Bay to Courtenay and a possible season relaunch later.
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Vancouver
C.P
E. C. Manning
Vancouver Island
Seymour Inlet
T'S Inley
British Columbia
Barnett Harvey
British Cruiser H M S Hork Visits Victoria During Court Mourning
Fleet week opens in Victoria with the British cruiser H M S Hork arriving at Esquimalt amid official welcomes from Canadian naval officers and Victoria officials. Vice Admiral Sir Sidney Meyrick receives honors as mourning for Dowager Queen Marie of Romania dampens usual social events.
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Victoria
C.P
H.M.S. Hork
America and West Indies
Esquimalt
British Columbia
Sidney Julius Meyrick
Marie of
Roumania
Death of Nathan G. Henderson Former Peel County Sheriff
Nathan G. Henderson, who served as Peel County sheriff, has died. The obituary notes his tenure in law enforcement and his public service to the county. Funeral details are not listed in the available text.
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Nathan G. Henderson
Peel County
Arrests In Attempt On Puerto Rico Governor Winship
Three men described as Nationalists were arrested in the assassination attempt on Major General Blanton Winship, governor of Puerto Rico. Two assailants were killed and at least 31 wounded in the clash following the attack. A fourth suspect was being sought by police.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
C.P
Blanton Winship
Two Trapped in Well Die in Gas After Rescue Attempt
In Cloverdale, Washington, Thomas Graham and his 17-year-old son Fred died after being trapped for about six hours in a gas-filled well. Rescue workers pulled them from the 9 foot deep shaft, where they likely suffocated from accumulated gas.
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Cloverdale
Jilly
Thomas Graham
Fred
Atta Rescue
Ues
Attem
Surface
Provincial School For Recreational Leadership in Edmonton
Ottawa approves a training course in recreational leadership to be held on the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton from August 15 to September 2. The program, modeled after British Columbia, will train instructors and young leaders for future community recreational centers with selective admission and a $10 registration, tuition to be furnished.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
British Columbia
Ian Risenharadt
Alberta
Dominion
Epearez
Sach Dents
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Hankow
Kutang
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Dart
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