Saskatchewan bank robbery sparks high speed gun battle
Three armed robbers hold up Royal Bank workers near Saskatoon and flee at high speed in a powerful car. RCMP pursue as bullets strike a police car windshield and rear window. robbers evade capture with $937 taken and a shattered chase.
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R.c.mlp
Saskatchewan
Royal Bank Bandits
Saskatoon
Sask
Mounted Police
Royal Bank
T. E. Oakey
W. McCullough
Treylon
Haultain
McCullough
Oakey
Mercury Jumped To 105 as the Peak Point
Winnipeg reports a scorcher with Manitoba and Saskatchewan reaching up to 105 degrees after a heat wave. Some Saskatchewan towns hit or surpassed the century mark, Aneroid at 120, Empress at 104, while Alberta saw relief from heavy overnight rain ending drought fears in the north and central regions.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Aneroid
Empress
Anuere
Saskatoon
Jionton
Edmonton
Bermuda Ship Burns at Pier in Hamilton
The motor ship Bermuda of the Furness Bermuda Line sank at her pier in Hamilton Bermuda after a blaze in the elevator shaft aft. Firemen flooded the oil tanks as Captain Harry Davis directed efforts, and the vessel’s bridge and superstructure burned away with the stern resting on the coral bottom.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Associated Press
Furness- Bermuda Line
Here
New York
Harry Davis
Thelma Stampede Set With Improved Grounds and Officials
The Thelma stampede will be held on Wednesday June 24 with improved grounds including four chutes for bucking horses and steers and rearranged corrals to prevent delays. Grounds are fenced and cars can park close to the action. Judging panel includes Charles Mayberry Jimmy Mitchell and Myron Marshall. Race committee comprises James A English George Armstrong and Bob Roth. H C Delmas directs 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
An earthquake in Panjshir district, Afghanistan, about 60 miles north of Kabul, killed fifteen people and damaged fifty houses and many buildings.
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Panjshir
Peshawar
India
Associated Press
Afghanistan
Kabul
Hawkes Flies London To Rome In Record Time
Capt. Frank Hawks completed a round trip flight from London to Rome in four hours and 39 minutes, averaging nearly 200 miles per hour. He landed at 10 15 a.m. local time, reporting fairly good weather along the route and planning a return leg after a luncheon stop in Rome.
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Rome
Frank Hawks
London
Hawkes
Will Farm Board Hold Wheat for Dollar Price
Boise Idaho June 17 Senator William E Borah arriving from Washington urged the Farm Board to keep wheat off the market until it reaches at least one dollar per bushel. He warned the board has about 200 million bushels on hand and that this stock depresses prices. Wheat pool meetings in a10 include C Jensen Wheat Pool Director for Lethbridge District speaking June 22 23 24 25 and 26 at various towns.
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Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
Washington
Farm Board
United States
Wheat Pool
C. Jensen
Lethbridge
Alberta Wheat Pool
Walsh
Grayburn
U.F.A. Hall
Irvine
Hilda
Schuler
Community Hall
Yale
Feldman Lake School
Norton
Bowell
Battle Ends as Police Clash With Communists in Sydney
Nineteen people were injured in Sydney as police clashed with nine police and sixteen Communists during an eviction fight in Bankstown. The house was fortified with barbed wire and power lines, but officers restored control and arrested the Communists after a bombardment of bricks and stones.
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Sydney
Australia
Associated Press
Wnine
Bankstown
Bootleg feud erupts in Syracuse. three shot on downtown street
In Syracuse on June 17 three men were shot in a suspected bootleg feud. Sten Mezzatesta was wounded repeatedly while fleeing into a restaurant. Raymond Johnson was found on a sidewalk with a bullet near the heart and spine. Tony Palermo was hospitalized after being shot. Detectives note Mezzatesta's alleged involvement in north side beer running.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Sten Mezzatesta
Tion Mezzatesta
Raymond Johnson
Tony Palermo
Mezzatesta
Beatty Announces Ready Dominion Agricultural Credit Plan
E W Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, told the House of Commons committee that the Dominion Agricultural Credit Company will be organized within weeks to aid Western Canadian farmers. The venture aims to diversify farming, progress cautiously in its early years, and draw on the U S Agricultural Credit Corporation model. About half of the $5,000,000 capital is subscribed as Parliament considers a bill to authorize banks and other institutions to invest in its securities.
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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 Sand
Agricultural Credit Corporation of
United States
Minnesota
Robertson
British Columbia
R. B. Bennett
Government of
Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
Poison Pact Widows Pay Penalty in Hungary
Two self made widows were hanged at Szolnok prison at dawn for poisoning their husbands. Frau Landislaus Szabo died at 6 am and Frau Balint Cordas thirty minutes later in the first double execution of women in Hungary. Spectators traveled far to witness the event as the widows bid farewell to friends and family, including Szabo's 21 year old son.
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Budapest
Associated Press
Szolnok
Hungary
Landislaus Szabo
Balint Cordas
Nagyrew
Frau Szabo
Vancouver Mayor and Labor Minister Clash Over Unemployment
Vancouver Mayor Louis D. Taylor sharply criticizes Senator Gideon Robertson for not grasping the unemployment problem and pushes for a Western Canadian conference in Regina within ten days. Robertson defends federal limits while noting municipal efforts and wage protections.
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Vancouver
B. C
Gideon Robertson
Labor
Louis D. Taylor
Taylor
Victoria
Robertson
R. H. Webb
Winnipeg
Regina
Ottawa
Former Liberal MP Elgin A. Munro Dies at Chilliwack
Elgin A. Munro, former Liberal member for Fraser Valley in the House of Commons from 1921 to 1925, died at his Camp River Road home in Chilliwack Valley after an illness dating from December. He had retired to farm life after public service.
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Chilliwack, B.C
Tokyo Tremor Spooks City. No Major Damage Yet
A severe earthquake struck Tokyo at 9 10 tonight sending tens of thousands into streets and gardens. The quake knocked down household ornaments but no serious damage was reported immediately.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Seed Growers Gather for Canadian Association Convention
Upwards of 100 delegates from across Canada attend the Canadian Seed Growers Association convention in Kemptville Ontario. Sessions at the agricultural school open with a welcome by W J Bell and focus on boosting production efficiency and lowering seed costs while maintaining high grade quality.
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Kemptville, Ont
Canada
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Kemptville Agricultural School
W. J. Bell
Shoo
Legs and Eggs entry from Miss MacKillican in Wisdom district
Teacher Miss Marjorie MacKillican of Lloyds D. No. 2890 Wisdom submits a new entry for the Fish and Game Association legs and eggs competition, presenting a splendid record of achievement for her pupils.
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Marjorie MacKillican
Lloyd’s
Wisdom
Fish and Game Association
King Urges Non-Partisan unemployment relief board
Ottawa June 17 Rt Hon Mackenzie King opposition leader urged the government to create a nonpartisan unemployment relief board to address grave Canadian conditions. He pressed for organized relief as he criticized exemption of millionaires from income tax and urged unity across parties to face the budget crisis.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
King
Conservative
Prince Cables Congratulations to Alberta Derby Winner
The Prince of Wales cabled congratulations to Lauretta Whittier’s owner and breeder after the Alberta Derby Stakes at Chinook Park Calgary. Lauretta Whittier, a three year old filly, won the race with owner Mrs. F. Eaton of Alix Alberta and breeder R. James Speers of Winnipeg cited.
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Calgary
Prince of Wales
Dominion
Chinook Park
Canada
Chinook Jockey Club
Prairie governments face 25 million wheat pool liability
Manitoba Premier John Bracken says total liabilities of the prairie provinces on the 1929 Wheat Pool crop guarantees will reach 25 million dollars with Manitoba at 3.7 million, Saskatchewan 14.3 million and Alberta 7 million. Banks demand cash or negotiable securities. A June 24 conference in Ottawa will address repayment and bond options.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
John I. McFarland
Central
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
J. E. Brownlee
J. T. M. Anderson
Canada
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Bo'rd
Readly Bootleggers’ Feud
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Donald Snedder
New York University
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Darien
E.W. Beatty
J. B. Williams
Chilliwack
Ole
Alma Ehman
Bertha Ehman
John Enslen
Wm. Enslen
Emil Heller
Theophil Heller
Baxter McKinley
Reinhold Seitz
Taf Ea Ar
John Seitz
Martin Schlinker
Meda Schlinker
Wagner
Reinhold Yanke
Eee
Mr. King
R. J. Manion
Manion
Bennett
Great Britain
William Ewart Gladstone
Gladstone
Henri Bourassa
Labelle
House
Liberal Party
Prince Cables
Alta’s
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