Dominion Limited marks 50 years on transcontinental line
At Windsor station Montreal on June 29 the Dominion Limited began its westward journey to Vancouver amid drums, bells, and a giant 50 candle cake. The ceremony recalled the first through train 50 years ago, with D C Coleman praising the railway for uniting Eastern and Western Canada and a royal message read to the crowd.
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Ana
King Edward
Houde
D. C. Coleman
Montreal
C.P
Dominion
Windsor
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Ottawa
North Bay
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railway. Co
Victoria Rifles
Dominion Limited
God Save the King
Pacific Ocean
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Guard of Honor
Camillien Houde
King
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Dominion of Canada
Fire destroys Powell Block in downtown Edmonton
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Powell Block at 104th Street and Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton. The single story building housed the Douglas Printing Company and the Cave Cafe with a dance hall. damage total about 175000 dollars after a two hour battle by five fire stations. Contents of the Cave and Douglas Printing Company were lost. cave decor aided spread. five hours until extinguished.
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Edmonton
Powell
104Th Street
Jasper Avenue
Douglas Printing Company
Cave
Black Legion Kills Chicago Woman in Hotel Room
Chicago police report Florence Castle a 25 year old divorcee found beaten to death in a hotel room. Detectives say the clues include red mark on mirror and two halves of bloodstained paving bricks used in the attack while her six year old son James watched.
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Chicago
Florence Castle
Black Legion
Nolice
James
Mosley Mob Stoning in Manchester After Rally
An angry crowd of about 3,000 stoned Mosleys auto and damaged the Fascist club in Hulme following a Blackshirt demonstration at the town hall. Mosley, guarded by police, departed as the crowd tore down the party flag and attempted to overturn tracks. A senior officer was injured. one person hospitalized and eight arrested.
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Manchester
A.P
Oswald Mosely
British Fascist Party
Hulme
Mosley
Fined For Riding Bike On Sidewalk
In Medicine Hat police court a young city resident pleaded guilty to riding a bicycle on the sidewalk and was fined the court costs of 4.75 dollars. Police warn that further action will follow against new cases.
Ontario Lawyer Surrenders to Police in $150,000 Theft Charge
John d. Huggard, a 36 year old Seaforth Ontario lawyer, surrendered to Los Angeles authorities after being sought since May on charges of theft and conversion of funds. He told officers he sought to end his financial troubles and had speculated with client securities in the stock market. A popular Seaforth resident, he had represented many clients as a financial agent in Ontario.
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Los‘angeles
John’ d. Huggard
Seaforth
Hugeard
Ontario
Girl's Prolonged Sneezing Dims Medical Hopes
Moose Jaw report says Alice Lizce from La Fleche Saskatchewan has sneezed non stop for 10 days at a rate of 82 times a minute. Relief only came from sleeping draughts to rest and sleep since June 19, baffling doctors.
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Moose Jaw
C.P
Alice Lizce
Lafleche
Sask
Italy pledges no Estonian native army mobilization to League
In a note to the League of Nations president, Italy promises not to mobilize an Estonian native army. Great Britain and France sought this assurance. The note also blames the Ethiopians for the Italo Ethiopian war.
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Geneva
C.P
Italy
League of Nations Assembly
League
F Duce
Great Britain
France
Labor Camps Evacuated As Homeless Men Migrate
Ottawa reports labor camps for homeless unemployed men will close by Wednesday with 1,500 inmates remaining. Most have moved to fill 10,600 needed for deferred railway maintenance, others absorbed into farming or other industries.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Vegreville News Reporter Describes Scrip Venture Response
The June Vegreville issue notes a government scrip plan limited to 1 denomination certificates from $1 with $50 000 to $100 000. Lucien Maynard Aberhart minister without portfolio says retailers will face pressure to accept scrip or lose business as wholesaler lines appear reluctant to join.
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Aberhart
Vegreville
Axe
Sthirough
Financézis
Maynard
Hst - of - Wholesalers
Scheme Seen as Practical for Social Credit Rise
Maynard said wholesalers are lined up to meet province needs and that if the plan works Social Credit could come soon. Police will curb bootlegging and rowdyism at Alberta summer resorts as Hon. J. W. Hugill announces a RCMP detachment will open at Sylvan Lake.
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Social Credit
Maynard
Alberta
J. W. Hugill
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sylvan Lake
Hottest City Faces Record Heat as Prairie Digs In
Medicine Hat endures a blistering heat wave with a Saturday afternoon shade reading near 104 degrees and some sites reporting 106. Rain is urged to avert crop damage across Southern Alberta while farmers reassess a former wheat crop forecast. The city recalls a 108 degree high in 1886.
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Medicine- Hat
Canada
Alberta
Belicott
Dunmore
Taber
Lethbridge
John J. McFarland
Federal Wheat Board
McFarland
Medicine Hat
Aberhart Forecasts Impending Rapture At Prophetic Conference
Premier Aberhart told Edmonton Prophetic Bible Conference that God opposes religious coercion and that half of church members are not Christians. He predicted the rapture could occur any moment and urged all to continue attending church, calling the Baptist church the only truly democratic.
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Edmonton
C. P
Aberhart
The
Baptist Church
Canadian employment figures show modest rise in June
Ottawa report from the Bureau of Statistics states 963 513 workers on payrolls at cooperating firms on June 1, up from May 1. The index hits 102.0, highest for June 1 since 1931, with gains in food and lumber manufacturing and in logging mining and transport services. building activity weaker as Ontario adds jobs in several sectors.
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Canada
Rogers
Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
C.P
Pb Bureau of ‘Statistics
Esteemed M Taggart Honored by Rail Staff after 46 Years
Community banquet honors McTaggart for his long Canadian Pacific career from Fort William to Field. Delegates including vice presidents and managers praised his service, with gifts and a ovation as George A. Stephen named successor effective July 1.
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M’taggart
Neal
Humphrey
Mather
Cotterell
Hall
McNabb
Vancouver
Halkett
MacArthur
Tripp
Edmonton
C. D. Hatch
McTaggart
Ralph Kubicek
John Inglis
F. W. Gershaw
Knowlton
F. D. Knowlton
Standard
Telegraphers’ Organization
Medicine Hat Division
J. M. Gilmour
Pat O'Malley
Bill Bagshaw
Fox
George A. Stephen
Stephen
J. B. McTaggart
G. J. Fox
J. A. Panter
A. Pb.thompson
H. H. Wickett
R. Kubicek
M. O'Malley
C. Haggbloom
W. A. Fillingham
J. C. Josh
F. R. Reeves
R. H. Davidson
G. ‘T. Guzzwell
D. H. Turner
F. R. Vigar
A. Helwig
J. Cousley
M. Prusky
L. Buffam
G. H. Inches
H. Halt
R. B. Holt
A. W. Bell
A. R. Bell
G. Miller
W. Crews
D. W. Noren
J. F. Anderson
KF. Bagshaw
W. J. Nowicki
J. Huzvar
J. P. May
A. McNaughton
Pushie
Hy Law
M. Barannik
G.székofski
L. Shabatka
Mountaineer Begins Transcontinental Runs On CP Lines
CP Rail announces summer service additions for the Mountaineer sleeping car. Train No. 13 arrives Medicine Hat daily from Chicago and St Paul at 1 40 a.m. and departs for Calgary and Vancouver at 2 a.m. Train No. 14 arrives from Vancouver and Calgary at 1 20 a.m. and departs for St Paul and Chicago at 1 40 a.m. Both services start immediately.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Medicine Hat
Chicago
St. Paul
Calgary
Vancouver
St.Paul
Premier Aberhart Aims Social Credit Addresses This Summer
Premier Aberhart announced plans to deliver a series of Social Credit addresses this summer. Speaking to about 1,000 at the Prophetic Bible Conference, he said he would address gatherings in July and August, including events at the Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute.
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Edmonton
C.P
Aberhart
Social Credit
Alberta
Prophetic’ Bible Conference
Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute
Fire destroys barn and cowshed at local diary near Hillside
The barn and cowshed at the Choice Dairy near Hillside Cemetery were destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. Insurance covers the damage. Owner Frank Millington blamed a man burning rubbish and a gusty wind driving flames. Medicine Hat fire brigade could not save the buildings. cattle were saved. A separate report notes a Winnipeg drug store cash heist on Sunday evening for $80.
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Choice Dairy
Hillside Cemetery
Frank Millington
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg
Selassie Plans Return to Organize Ethiopian Resistance
Emperor Haile Selassie said he would return to Ethiopia immediately to organize resistance if the League of Nations fails to intervene in the Italo Ethiopian crisis. He stated he would travel with his ministers and address the League assembly to seek justice. The assembly was set to meet tomorrow.
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Geneva
C.P
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
League of Nations
League Assembly
Selassie
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