Royal Bank Bandits Battle with R C M P in Saskatchewan Chase
In Saskatoon three armed robbers fled after holding up Royal Bank staff for 937 dollars. A sunlit highway pursuit reached 70 mph with a .45 pistol firing through a police car windshield. One tire punctured, bandits escaped. officers Oakey and McCullough exchanged shots and remained unharmed.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Mounted Police
Royal Bank
T. E. Oakley
W. McCullough
R.C.M.P
Treylon
Haultain
McCullough
Mercury Hits 105 Peak Amid Drought Across Prairies
Winnipeg reports temperatures near 100 across Saskatchewan with several readings above a century in isolated spots including 117 at Aneroid and 104 at Impress as drought grips Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Alberta sees normal conditions after heavy overnight rain ends drought fears in the north and centre. Edmonton records 0.32 inches of rain, a yearly high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Impress
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Ibrost
Al‘ta
Burning Motor Ship Bermuda Sinks At Pier
The Bermuda motor liner of Furness Bermuda line burned out her bridge and superstructure after a 1:30 a.m. fire in the elevator shaft. Captain Harry Davis directed firefighting as the stern rested on the bottom at Hamilton Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Associated Press
Furness- Bermuda Line
New York
Harry Davis
Thelma Stampede Schedule With Improved Grounds
The Thelma stampede will be held on Wednesday June 24 with improved grounds featuring four chutes for bucking horses and steers and rearranged corrals to minimize delays. Officials include Judges Charles Mayberry Jimmy Mitchell and Myron Marshall with James A English George Armstrong and Bob Roth on the race committee. H C Delmas oversees boxing bouts and the big dance in Delmas hall at night.
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Thelma
Cecil Bedford
Charles Mayberry
Jimmy Mitchell
Myron Marshall
James A. English
George Armstrong
Bob Roth
H. C. Delmas
Delmas Hall
Panjshir Earthquake Kills Fifteen in Afghanistan District
An earthquake in Panjshir district 60 miles north of Kabul killed fifteen people and damaged or destroyed fifty houses. The extent of damage included many buildings across the area.
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Panjshir
Peshawar
India
Associated Press
Afghanistan
Kabul
Australian Communists Face Large Police Clash in Sydney
Sydney police and Communist protesters clashed in Bankstown as authorities evicted a fortified house. Nine policemen and sixteen Communists were injured. a bystander was shot in the thigh. The house was ringed with barbed wire and power lines before police stormed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Associated Press
Bankstown
Deadly Bootleggers' Feud Strikes Syracuse Street
Three men were shot on a downtown Syracuse street in what police call a bootleg feud outbreak. One victim, Sten Mezzatesta, died after multiple gunshots as he fled into a restaurant. Raymond Johnson survived a spinal wound near the heart, and Tony Palermo was hospitalized after being aided by a motorist. Detectives noted Mezzatesta’s prior beer-running activity on the north side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
Sten Mezzatesta
Tion Mezzatesta
Raymond Johnson
Tony Palermo
Mezzatesta
Hawkes Flies London To Rome In Record Time
Capt. Frank Hawks landed in Rome at 10.15 a.m. completing a London to Rome round trip at an average speed near 200 mph. The flight took four hours and 39 minutes. Weather was fair most of the way. He planned lunch and a return departure.
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Rome
Frank Hawks
London
Hawkes
Borah Urges Farm Board to Hold Wheat for Dollar Price
Senator William E. Borah arrives in Boise and urges the Farm Board to keep wheat off the market until it reaches at least one dollar per bushel. He notes the board holds about 200 million bushels and warns it depresses prices, calling it a menace to U S wheat farmers. Wheat Pool meetings listed for Alberta Pool with dates and locations across June.
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Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
Washington
Farm Board
United States
Pupils of Evie Beete Present Delightful Empress Dance Recital
The Evie Beete school of dancing staged a two hour program at the Empress theatre last night with pupils and guest steppers delivering a varied and polished revue. Betty Marchant and Evie Beete showcased solos and ensembles. local talents like Gloria Cooper Patsy Maher and Phyllis Moorhead also impressed. A mix of waltz, Highland and Sword dances, plus an acrobatic piece by Betty Marchant, highlighted the show as a promising display of young talent in Medicine Hat and district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie Beete
Empress Theatre
Betty Marchant
Molly Lewis
Medicine Hat
Calgary
M. Cotter
P. Moorhead
P. Terrill
O. Wilson
B. Lauder
S. Morris
Gloria Cooper
Patsy Maher
Betty Watkins
Phyllis Moorhead
George McIntosh
M. Bowker
B. McCully
A. Davis
Q. McCully
B McCully
K. White
M. Colter
Vancouver Mayor and Labor Minister Clash Over Unemployment
Vancouver Mayor Louis D. Taylor accused Labour Minister Gideon Robertson of not grasping the unemployment situation after a Victoria conference. Robertson defended limited federal relief and urged municipalities to accept one third of direct relief while planning Western Canadian talks.
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Vancouver
Labor
B. C
Gideon Robertson
Louis D. Taylor
Taylor
Victoria
Robertson
R. H. Webb
Winnipeg
Regina
Ottawa
British Columbia
R. B. Bennett
Pendine
Government of
Canada
East
Marmentan
Calgary
Seed Growers Conference Opens in Kemptville Canada
Up wards of 100 delegates from across Canada gather in Kemptville Ontario for the Canadian Seed Growers Association convention. Welcome remarks were delivered by W J Bell principal of the school, as meetings focus on boosting production efficiency and reducing seed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemptville
Ont
Canada
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Kemptville Agricultural School
W. J. Bell
Shoo
King urges nonpartisan unemployment relief board in budget speech
In a four hour budget speech Mackenzie King calls for a nonpartisan relief board to tackle unemployment and debt in Canada. He accuses the government of tax exemption for millionaires while urging organized relief and warns of serious social unrest. The chamber reacts with applause as debate adjourns.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
King
Mr. King
R. J. Manion
Manion
Bennett
Great Britain
Poison Pact Widows Paid the Penalty
Budapest police reported two self made widows hanged at dawn in Szolnok prison for murdering their husbands by poisoning at Nagyrew. Frau Landislaus Szabo died at 6 a.m. and Frau Balint Cordas thirty minutes later, in Hungary’s first double execution of women. Crowds gathered from miles away as tearful farewells were spoken, including the 21 year old son of Szabo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Associated Press
Szolnok
Hungary
Landislaus Szabo
Balint Cordas
Nagyrew
Frau Szabo
Beatty Outlines Dominion Agricultural Credit Plan
E W Beatty told the House of Commons Committee that the Dominion Agricultural Credit Company will be organized within weeks to aid Western Canadian farmers. The venture will invest a 5 million dollar capital, modeled on the US Agricultural Credit Corporation, with slow initial operation and reliance on banks and other financial entities once parliamentary approval passes.
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Ottawa
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
House of Commons Committee On Banking and Commerce
Canada
Beatty
Agricultural Credit Corporation of
United States
Minnesota
Prince Cables Congratulations On Alberta Derby Win
The Prince of Wales sent personal congratulations to JC Lauretta Whittier’s owner and breeder for winning the first Alberta Derby Stakes at Chinook Park Calgary. The three year old filly is owned by Mrs. F Eaton of Alix Alberta and bred by R James Speers of Winnipeg, with the Prince a patron of the Chinook Jockey Club.
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Calgary
Prince of Wales
Dominion
JC Lauretta Whittier
Chinook Park
Canada
Prairie government debts total to 25 million in 1929 wheat pool
Winnipeg reports Liabilities of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta on 1929 crop guarantees to the Wheat Pool total 25 million dollars with repayment methods undecided according to Premier John Bracken. Proportions may adjust after final wheat turnover checks. The Central Selling Agency aims to sell remaining carryover by month end.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Central
John I. McFarland
Central Selling Agency
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
E. Brownlee
T. M. Anderson
Saska
John Bracke
He. Wester
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Royal Bank Bandits
Mercury
Empress
Thelma Stampede
Deadly Bootleggers
Will Farm
Bo'rd
Wheat Pool
C. Jensen
Wethbridge
Alberta Wheat Pool
Walsh
Grayburn
U.F.A. Hall
Irvine
Hilda
M. Schuler
Long Island Sound
Sea Fox
Donald Snediden
New York University
Snewton
Darien
Prof. Snedden
MAK Suv
J. B. Williams
Marjorie Mackcillican
Lloyd’s
Fish and Game Association
Alma Ehman
Bertha Ehman
John Ensien
Wee Ee
Wm. Ensien
Emil Heller Wee Ee
Theophil Heller
Baxter McKinley
Reinhold Seitz
John Seitz
Martin Schlinker
Meda Schlinker
Wm. Wagner
Reinhold Yonke
Paris
Prince Cables
Alta’s
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