Chan Tso Ling raids Mukden treasury for funds
Passengers on the Empress of Russia report Chan Tso Ling, the Chinese marshal, needs funds and is using Mukden treasury money to finance his campaign against the Cantonese in Tronan Province. Mrs. E. A. Sutton hints her husband may travel to England via Canada, while Chinese political splits grow near Shanghai with Chang Kai Shek under pressure.
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E. A. Sutton
John Sutton
Chan Tso Ling
England
Canada
Vancouver
Gentton
London
Chang Kai Shek
Chang
Kuomintang
Shanghai
Canton
Eugene ‘Chen
Ideala
Ofe
Ningpo
Shang
Chekiang
H.M.S. Keprel
Kuomintans
Ningpo Anj
Supreme Court to Rule on Alberta Act Section 17
Judgment reserved by the Supreme Court of Canada today on the validity of Section 17 of the Alberta Act. Ottawa reports state the hearing involved Dominion Government counsel Lucien Cannon and Eugene Lafleur for Canada, with Alberta opposition led by H Chrysler. Saskatchewan and Alberta attorneys argued, while Lafleur spoke for the Attorney General of Canada and Alberta backed by a watching brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Can
Supreme Court
Lucien Cannon
Eugene Lafleur
Dominion
Harold Fisher
K.C
Saskatchewan
GE. Henderson
Alerta
H. Chysler
H.C
Chysler
Supreme Court Act
Lafleur
Attorney General of
Canada
Alberta
Railway Collision Near Otterbourne Claims Two
Two railway workers were struck by a freight train near Otterbourne Manitoba on Saturday. Henri Vernette a sectionman and H J Almar My strom a section foreman died in Winnipeg after a heavy snowstorm hid the men from an engine crew who failed to avoid the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Otterbourne
Man
Henri Vernette
H. J. Almar Mystrom
Sanguinary Fight in Beaverdale House Siege
Johnstown Pennsylvania March 7 Two men were dead another dying and two more wounded after a six hour siege by a posse attempting to capture Bruno a 50 year old who had barricaded himself in his Beaverdale home The fight ended when a posse member fired from a church across the street and hit Bruno in the heart mortally wounding him
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Johnstown
Posse
Idir Bruno
Bruno
Sal
Beaverdals
Prohibitionists push liquor reform to Alberta government
A 25 member delegation led by Ki. W H Hull and A I Marks urged the Alberta government to enact provincial control of liquor manufacture, ban all liquor advertising, limit per‑customer sales, stop wage cheques cashed at licensed premises, permit only warehouse sales to licensees, end banquet permits, and close beer halls on Christmas and Thanksgiving days. Premier Brownlee said the proposals would be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tdmonton
Alberta
Ki. WH. Hull
Prohibition Association
A. I. Marks
Brownlee
Calgary
Girl fatally injured on coal train siding near Ladysmith
Helma Oman an 11 year old Vancouver student was fatally injured when she crawled under a coal train on a siding near Ladysmith British Columbia. She died a few hours after being taken to hospital. March 5 1927 Medicine Hat News Alberta reports the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
B. C
Wis
Helma
Oman
Vancouver
Taxi Driver Kills Wife Then Commits Suicide
New York March 7. Aloysius Josephs a 26 year old taxi driver killed his wife and shot himself after asking Father John J Sheridan of St. Raphael's to witness the last rites. The wife lay dead in the kitchen and Josephs died soon after at Bellerue hospital. They had been married two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
York
N.Y
John J. Sheridana
St. Raphael’s Church
Aloysius Josephs
Josephs
Sheridana
Joseph
Bellerue
Supreme Court
dJustice
Walsté
Raphael Aberle
Bruno Gersinger
Aberle
Mgr
W. A. Begg
Bill Penteliuk
Duncan
F. W. Thirlwell
Hilda
Theodore Mantz
Madagascar Faces New Cyclone After Devastating Storm
A second powerful cyclone threatens Madagascar and St Denis Beunion Island as Tamatave is reported nearly wiped out. Officials in Cape Town warn earlier casualty tallies may be inflated though deaths could reach about thirty and shipping damage is noted. Oil production remains high with 100000 to 175000 extra barrels daily.
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St. Denis
Beunion Island
Madagascar
Tamatave
Capetown
South Africa
Quake Reports Vary as Tokyo News Cite Casualties
Tokyo dispatches report conflicting casualty figures from the earthquake area. Osaka to Hochi Shimoui cites 115 killed or injured, with ninety in a collapsing moving picture theatre. several houses collapsed and fires started, while Nippon Shimoun Rengo News Agency notes no serious disaster beyond injuries.
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Tokio
Osaka
Hochi Shimoui
Nippon Shimoun Rengo
Moving Picture
U S Marines to Protect Citizens Around Nicaragua
United States Marines numbering 135 head to Matagalpa to shield Americans amid clashes between Liberal and Conservative factions in Nicaragua. The British cruiser Colombo has moved from Corinto to provide refuge if needed, destination unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Matagalpa
Colombo
Corinto
Wheat Market Declines on Export Demand Amid Weak Trading
Heavy liquidation in Winnipeg grain markets and lower export demand pushed prices down. Wheat closed 3 4 to 11 8 cents lower with May at 1.435, July 1.41, October 1.304. Early gains faded as selling increased. oats and barley stayed firm while other grains eased. Trade was light with scattered cash grain sales at steady prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
South Eastern boxing eliminations set for Empress theatre
Entries close March 12 for the South Eastern boxing eliminations to be staged at the Empress theatre on March 16. Officials have been appointed, amateur cards issued Tuesday evening at the Canadian Legion hall, with Redcliff boxers including Podesta and Jacobson brothers.
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Empress Theatre
J. M. Taylor
J. W. Wright
Canadian Legion‘hall
Bill
Lauder
Ronny
McAffer
Redcliff
Podesta Brothers
Jacobson' Brothers
Glass Town
John W. Wright
W. Lauder
P. McQueen
Hector Lang
W. A. Kirby
Sgt. W. Lillis
W. T. Bannan
H. Baker
J. Scott
F. Nicholson
H. C. Dixon
Dr. J. §. McLeod
C. Richardson
C. Pickering
W. J. Harper
T. A. Maxwell
W. D. Watson
Grain inspections and sentencing in Canada and Portsmouth
Winnipeg reports wheat inspections at 3875 cars with 88 contract grade and coarse grains at 110 cars, compared with last year. In Toronto, Lawrence St Germaine and Sarto Drady receive two year prison terms after being charged with importing stolen goods from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Lawrence St. Germaine
Sarto Drady
Portsmouth
Toronto
Canada
United States
Three Trucks Crash on Mexico City Road Kills One
One dead and ninety injured when three motor trucks carrying pleasure seekers overturned on a steep grade on the Mexico City Puebla road. Forty injured were hospitalized as authorities investigated the crash and the other truck collided with the overturned vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Puebla
Madrid seeks urgent rescue of Uruguayan aviator in Morocco
Madrid reports orders to military commanders in Spanish Morocco to rescue Major Paden Larre Borges and companions from tribesmen. A despatch from Gite Subl notes progress hindered by local hazards as their plane was found amid the inclemet area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Morocco
Paden Larre Borges
Flers
Architects Call for Stricter Building Legislation
An Alberta delegation from the Alberta Association of Architects urged Premier Browhlee and then Minister C L McPherson to pass a building act regulating construction province wide for safety. The premier indicated no legislation on this at the current session, saying building rules fall mainly under municipal jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Wnen
Browhlee
Alberta Association of Architects
C. L. McPherson
Municipal Golf Draws Many Local Players Over Weekend
A large turnout of local golfers played the municipal course on Saturday and Sunday and found the greens and fairways in fair condition.
Heroic High School Boy Rescues Kids From Ice Water
Lawrence Weissgerber a 16 year old Menominee student is hailed for saving Charlotte Knutson and Earl Knutson from Lake Michigan ice. He reached over the ice ridge and pulled Charlotte out then dived twice to rescue Earl and Alvin Weissgerber, using his jack knife to climb the ice. Earl died despite efforts.
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Menominee
Mich
Earl Knutson
Lake Michigan
Lawrence Weissgerber
North
Charlotte Knutson
Earl
Alvin Weissgerber
Weissgerber
Sca
Charlotte
Jup
Earl Koutson
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Lord
LADY
Terrington
Monte Carlo
Lord Terrington
House of
Ghbmmons
Mia
Devere Humphrey
Monte ‘Carlo
Medicina Hat
Alta
Medicine Hat
Marquis
Tr. S. of Men
Schisler
Aberlo
Amie
Wight
Japan
Pici We House
U.S. Mares
Canadian Legion Hall
Spain
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