Alberta coal freight costs debate before railway board
Three divergent estimates for moving Alberta coal to Ontario were presented at the Board of Railway Commissioners hearing. I P Mallory put the out of pocket cost at 8.96 dollars per ton including 1.37 dollars lost revenue, while George W Oliver of Ontario proposed 5.25 to 6.08 dollars from Drumheller and 5.02 to 5.83 dollars from Edmonton. A. W. J. Liddy gave 7.60 dollars per ton from Lethbridge and 8.31 dollars from Knee Hill.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Ontario
Board of Railway Commissioners
I. P. Mallory
J.N.R
Drumheller
Toronto
Tis
George W. Oliver
Chicago
Edmonton
W. J. Liddy
O.P.R
Lethbridge
Knee Hill
Alto
Mallory
Oliver
United States
Mr. Mallory
Neacket
Liddy
Railway officials survey Red Deer area route feasibility
A J Gayfer and R C U Fab of CNR with Mayor Bullivant returned from a two day trip from Redcliff to the Red Deer river. They assessed grade conditions and river piers for a potential extension from Hannaton Medicine Hat while noting heavy rain and scenic geology along the Red Deer valley.
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A. J. Gayfer
C.N.R
Winnivers R. CU
Redcliff
Gayfer
Red Deer
Builivant
Grand Canyon
Gayfer and Fair
N .R
Hannata
Medicine Hat
Conservative Wins Vernon by-election in British Columbia
W. F. Kennedy, Conservative, won the Vernon by election over Dr. K C Mcdonald, Liberal, by 203 votes. The seat had been held by A A Cochrane, Conservative. Only three small polls reported at the time.
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Vernon
W. F. Kennedy
K. C. Mcdonald
A. A. Cochrane
Second All Red Cable Route Being Laid
Victoria news reports the cable ship Restorer with 80 crew sails to lay the final two links in the second All Red cable linking Canada with Australia and New Zealand. Captain C M C Fleming leads the operation as Canadian Pacific Railway finishes connecting with a copper line from Vancouver to Halifax. The Pacific Cable Board previously laid the Australia to Vancouver Island main cable, and completion will double Canada England Australia communications within days. Also noted is the death of notable Canadian electrical engineer James Kynoch in Toronto.
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Victoria
B.C
C. M. C. Fleming
Arble
Fleming
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Halifax
Pacific Cable Board
Bamfield
Vancouver Island
England
Russia May Still Take Our Horses
Victoria June 10 an order for 4000 horses from Canada to Russia was introduced and then canceled after the break with Great Britain. Of the 4000, 1500 are to come from British Columbia Calgary. A sale of 100 Canadian horses remains a possibility as federal Agriculture Minister W R Motherwell declines to rule it out, saying prospects depend on the Russian government and that there is still hope before June ends.
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Victoria
Althouggh
Canada
Great Britain
Ostawa
British Columbia
Calgary
W. R. Motherwell
Palliser
Motherwell
Russia
Hoe
Five Teens and Woman Die in Mille Lacs Storm
In Qonanna Minn last night six people including five teenagers and a woman died when sudden squall lashed Lake Mille Lacs near Garrison eighty miles north of here. About a dozen others were rescued as several fishing boats capsized and waves reached six to ten feet. Bodies not recovered. rescuers aided by bystanders.
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Qonanna
Minn
lTuges
Lake Mille Lacs
Garrison
Here
Winnipeg Grain Market Opens Strong Then Steady
Winnipeg June 10 prices closed unchanged to 14 cents above Thursday. The session began with a bull move after a U S government winter wheat report but exporting buyers did not follow and heavy profit taking emerged. Coarse grains fell late as outside demand waned. Occasional showers and a 62 degree low accompanied the trading day.
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Winnipeg
Portuguese flier missing on northward flight from Para
A Portuguese aviator Major Sirmento Belres has not been heard from since he left Para Brazil Tuesday en route to George town West Indies on a return flight to Lisbon. The Portuguese consul plans to dispatch a searching steamer. Belres previously flew from West Africa across the South Atlantic to Fernando De Noronha off Brazil before heading to the South American mainland.
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Buenos Aires
la Nacion
Para
Brazil
Sirmento Belres
Georgetown West Indies
Lisbon
United States
Belres
Fernando de Nerenha
Soviet Is Seeking For Trouble On the Frontier Of Poland
Warsaw reports petty frontier incidents spark Polish concern. Police official Radesiosice briefly crossed into Soviet territory and was arrested. Poland ordered his release. Polish frontier signs damaged by rifle fire from Soviet guards.
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Poland
London
Reuter
Warsaw
Radesiosice
Aviator McKee Drowns Testing Seaplane on Lake
Mouthal Que June 16 report says Aviator McKee of Pittsburg holder of the land and water long flight record was drowned when his seaplane broke in two while alighting on Lac Pech in the Laurentians after a test flight from Montreal. Lieut Hogan US Army Flying Corps survived and was taken to the Laurentian Club. search for McKee continues with grappling efforts failing.
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Lieut. Hogan
United States Army Flying Corps
Laurentian Club
Mekkee
Hongan
Train wreck near Alsask kills twenty race horses
A Canadian National freight train derailed west of Alsask Saskatchewan around 11 PM Thursday, killing about twenty race horses and injuring several men. Horses from J J Walsh and others in the Winnipeg Calgary shipment were among the deceased. the wreck left injured workers to seek hospital care in Alsask. Names of all dead horses were not confirmed.
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Calgary
Alsask
Sask
Oo Duggan
J. J. Walsh
Desepit Rehrer
Winnipeg
James
FE. Fairmann
Wels
Rohrer
Erien
Bill McCoy
Marvel
Nelle
Britain Expands Army in China With New Border Regiment Unit
Tientsin June 10. The second Battalion of the British Border Regiment arrived to reinforce foreign protection. Crowds gathered as troops marched to quarters in the British concession.
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Tientsin
China
Local Rye Meteor Speed Growth With Four Foot Heads
Weather favors rapid crop progress as Chris Fischer delivers a four foot rye sample head high from land north of the river to the News office. He notes favorable conditions speeding growth and harvest potential this season.
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Chris, Fischer
Seventh Street
Fischer
Missionaries Reach Peking in Safety After Perilous Journey
Fifty British American and Scandinavian missionaries arrived in Peking today after a grueling trek from Kansu Province. Dr George F King the party's British leader drowned in the Yellow River near Paptow as he attempted to rescue a grounded raft. The group faced anti-foreign sentiment, bandit raids, and nightly travel to avoid danger.
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Peking
Kansa Province
Kansu
Yellow River
Ikinchow
Capulot Kaien
Paotow
Shensi
Cu Gontskin
George F. King
Paptow
Canada’s Bond Pluses and Northward Frontier Growth
Ottawa June 10 Hon J A Robb Canadian finance minister asserts Dominion bonds are safest and Canada’s credit at home and abroad strong. He urges northward frontier expansion to diversify production and balance regions while stressing prudent resource use for long term national gain.
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J. A. Robb
Dominion
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Investment Bankers Association
Tle
Robb
Grain Inspections Report For Winnipes June 10
Inspections of wheat at Winnipes numbered 166 cars with 76 contract grade. Last year 268 cars. The current total rises by 24 cars from the year ago 123."
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Winnipes
Albania Orders Minister to Withdraw from Jugoslavia
Albanian government instructs its minister to withdraw from Belgrade after tensions rise over the arrest of M. Gjourachkovitch, a Jugoslavian agent accused of espionage. The minister had signaled resistance seeking no break in relations with Jugoslavia.
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Albania
Jugoslavia
Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
M. Gjourachkovitch
Jugo Slavian
Tirana
Rolling Mills in Operation Again Today
The Alberta Steal Co. Ltd. plant resumes operation after a suspension during re organization. Large orders exist including one for a quantity of material, stock on hand to be replenished, and a new manager plus additional crew expected with visits from L A McElroy of Erie Pennsylvania and E A Schwarzenberg of Cleveland.
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Alberta Steal Co. Ltd
Fox
Dhmiteller
Hind
L. A. McElroy
Erie
E. A. Schwarzenberg
Cleveland
City
Germain Hanged for Rimouski Wife Murder
Rimouski Quebec June 10 Mrie Germain of Rimouski was hanged for the murder of his wife. The execution, originally set for May 25, was stayed to allow an appeal, which was denied by the Solicitor General Hon. Lucien Cannon. The prisoner was executed as ordered by Judge Stein.
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Rimouski, Gue
Mriee Germain
Rimouski
Stein
Lucien Cannon
Russia Bows Out of World Poultry Congress Exhibit
Ottawa June 10 Russia will not be represented at the World Poultry Congress owing to severance of trade and diplomatic ties by Britain and Canada with the Soviet Republics. Information to this effect was received at Congress headquarters.
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Ottawa
Ont
Can. Press
Great Britain
Dominion of
Canada
Russia
Congress
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