Friendship Lands at Southampton After Trans Atlantic Flight
The trans Atlantic monoplane Friendship arrived at Southampton from Burry Port Wales shortly after noon. Pilot Wilmer Stultz who ferried most of the trip from Newfoundland to Burry Port was escorted by two British planes one from Southampton aerodrome and another flown all the way from Burry Port as guide.
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Southampton
England
Burry Port
Wales
Wilmer Stultz
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Barry Port
Atlantic Ocean
Valencia Bay
Ireland
Llanelly
Miss Mabel Bell Plans Westward Transatlantic Flight
Reports state Miss Mabel Bell wired for reservations aboard the Berengaria to depart June 25 from Le Bourget for a Leboutillier planned east west trans Atlantic attempt in the monoplane Columbia. Le boutillier said Bell would return to New York if she proceeds.
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St. Johns
Mld
New York
Missie
Europe
St. John’s
Mabel Bell
Atlantic
Columbia
Tia Earhart
Olifer le Boutillier
Harbor Grace
Miss Bell
Aft
Leboutillier
Leboutilier
Edison to Attend Vienna Old Boys Reunion
Viera Ont June 19 The famous son of this village bordering Lake Erie Thomas Alva Edison has accepted an invitation to attend Vienna old boys reunion to be held on Dominion Day July 1 Edison, now 80, spent his boyhood here and the old Edison home stands nearby.
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Viera
Lake Erie
Elgin County
Thomas Alya Edison
Vienna
Mr. Edison
Edison
Soaking Rains Spread Over Wide Area
Rain began Sunday and continued through yesterday and last night soaking the district. City totals from 5:30 am yesterday to 6:30 am today show .62 inch of rainfall bringing the district total to 1.30 inches since it started. Reports to CPR offices indicate rainfall was general from Calgary to Swift Current and across all branches.
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Calgary
Alberta's average per capita is high for motor owners
Ottawa reports that Canada has 8.6 passenger automobiles per hundred people, about one car for every twelve residents. Ontario leads with 12.1 cars per hundred, while Saskatchewan and British Columbia show 11.1. Alberta registers 11.0 and Manitoba 8.9 cars per hundred.
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Alberta
Ottawa
Dominion
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ultimate Heir Act of Alberta Declared Invalid
The Privy Council dismissed without costs appeals from Alberta and Canada on the right of the Crown on intestacy. It upholds the Supreme Court of Canada ruling that the Alberta Ultimate Heir Act is invalid and would have directed property to the University of Alberta when no legitimate heirs exist.
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London
Alberta
Dominion of Canada
Supreme Court
Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council
Ottawa
Canadian Press
Supreme Court of Canada
Donn Byrne Irish Novelist Killed in Auto Crash
Donn Byrne a noted Irish writer and novelist was killed when his car overturned on the sea shore near his home at Coolmain Castle near Bandon Cork. He was found dead by his secretary beside the road after the vehicle overturned on the coast.
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Bandon
Cork
Ireland
Donn Byrne
Byrne
Lily Carlong
Coolmain Castle
Dominion Fuel Board approves Nova Scotia coal shipments
The Dominion Fuel Board authorizes nearly 400000 tons of Nova Scotia coal to move to 15 inland localities in Canada where American coal dominates. The move tests costs, logistics, and competitiveness against U S coal, aiming to reveal actual costs to bring Nova Scotia coal to Quebec and Ontario and boost Canadian market share.
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Ottawa
Dominion Fuel Board
Nova Scotia
Maritime
Arndeus
Ataes
Neva Feotta Ea
Maritimes
United States
Ontario
Quebec
Antimony Poison Outbreak at Dominion Textile Ste. Anne
In Montreal on June 19 a mistake led to antimony being used in lunch soup as table salt at the Dominion Textile Company Ste. Anne branch. Twenty one employees were poisoned, antidotes were given in hospital, many returned home and the rest recover progress is favorable.
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Montreal
Dominion Textile Company
Ste. Anne
Bishop of London voices disappointment over Empire settlement welcome
Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, told the Church of England Council on Empire Settlement he failed to find a warm reception for Britons across the Empire during his tour. He noted Canadians welcomed Southern Europeans more enthusiastically and cited his Toronto remarks about Russians and Poles causing trouble. Rev. M. Dixon of Calgary added that families emigrating to Canada fare better than single English travelers seeking opportunity.
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London
Church of England Council On
God Knows
M. Dixon
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Rotary luncheon hears Forestry talk from Percy M Barr
The Medicine Hat Rotary Club luncheon attracted many visitors as Percy M Barr of the British Columbia Forestry Department spoke on forestry in the province. Barr outlined fire protection, timber sales, and reforestation as three main branches, noting fire fighting costs exceed one million dollars annually and stressing prevention through public warning campaigns.
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Medicine Hat
Rotary
Lethbridge Bevarian
Wm. H. Fairchild
Dominion Experimental Farm
Lethbridge
Percy M. Barr
Forestry Department of
British Columba
Victoria
British Columbia
Thousands Attend Rotary Convention Opens in Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports the 19th Rotary International convention opening with over 5,000 delegates registered and President Arthur S. Sapp predicting 12,000 by close. Delegates from fourteen foreign countries total 238, while routine business filled the day as the main sessions begin tonight.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Rotary International
Arthur S. Sapp
Huntington
Ind
All Kiwanis Night Ends With Mock Wedding Pranks
Local Kiwanis club hosts "All Kiwanis Night" turned stag with Kiwanianettes staging a playful mock wedding during dinner. Mrs Wickett and Mrs Coddington played bride and groom as Rev Canon Mrs Osborne officiated amid humorous backstage chaos.
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Herb
Wickett
Coddington
Osborne
Canon
Hubby
Hop Yuill
Bob Hoag
Niblock
Major Maddalene Fails to Locate Nobile Party
Rome reports Major Maddalene, Italian flier, failed to locate General Nobile and his five companions during a six hour visual search from Kings Bay Spitzbergen. The mission plans a follow up flight with radio aided guidance using the $55 aircraft.
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Rome
Maddalena
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Citta di Milano
Stefani
Branga
North Cape
Nobile
Riiser Larsen
Luetzow Holm
Major Maddalena
General Nobile
Oshawa Fire Destroys Rink and Six Homes
A blaze in Oshawa destroyed Bradley's skating rink and six nearby frame houses between William and Richmond Streets. The fire started this morning from an unknown cause and caused an estimated loss of $100,000.
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Oshawa
Bradley
William
Richmond
Skeleton Found Near Lestock Solves Elderly Woman Disappearance
In Lestock Saskatchewan on June 19 a dog belonging to the Muscowequan Chief led to a skull and part of a human female skeleton. The body is identified as Mary Teresa Leejarlais, an elderly half-breed woman who had been missing since early May and frequently moved between local families. It is presumed she died in the bush during one of her wanderings while in poor health.
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Lestock
Sask
Mary Teresa Leejarlais
Auto Crash Near Okotoks Claims Three Workers
William Hatfield 30, Royalite Oil employee, killed when the automobile overturned on Okotoks Hill at 5 30 Tuesday morning. Jack Wildy electric welder, in critical condition at Holy Cross hospital from head and internal injuries. George Kelly helper, also Royalite employee, bruised and shocked. The trio rode in the car when disaster struck half a mile north of Okotoks Alberta Calgary June 19 1919.
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Calgary
William Hatfield
Royalite Oil Company
Jack Wildy
Tite Oil Company
Holy’ Crogs Hospital
George Kelly
Weldat
Royalite Company
Okotoks Hill
Okotoks
Grain Inspections Reported in Winnipeg
Winnipeg grain inspectors processed 900 cars of wheat yesterday, compared with 152 cars this time last year. Contract grade inspections stood at 400 as officials tally the day’s output.
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Winnipeg
Council Endorses Proposed Distillery In Medicine Hat
The city council endorsed W. J. Quinn's plan to lease Medicine Hat Brewing Co. property for a distillery. The engineer was asked to determine the cost of installing a licensed airport here as Medicine Hat works with a federal air way project Winnipeg to the coast. Other items included bench marks by the Interior Department and permission to install a gasoline pump at 731 Third Street.
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W. J. Quinn
Medicine Ilat Brewing Co
Hargrave
Hargrave Park
Ald
Simpson
Department of the Interior
Huckva‘e
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Dominion
Winnipeg
Huckvale
Aid. Andrews
Ald. Currie
A. F. Mauch
Third Street
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Percy M. Bow
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Herb Joslin
Maj
Maddalene
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