Relief of Ponoka congestion by transferring 100 patients
Edmonton reports the transfer of 100 patients from Ponoka mental hospital to a new Ponoka dormitory and to the Oliver hospital, relieving overcrowding. Forty move to Ponoka new dormitory. sixty to Oliver, with space for ten attendants at Ponoka and overall capacity expansion in the 1928- session appropriations.
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Ponoka
Edmonton
Ponoka Mental Hospital
Oliver Mental Hospital
George Hoadley
Agriculture and Health
Ponoka Institution
Oliver
Oliver Institution
Struc
Hineksitaar
London Woman Masquerader Held for Trial on Perjury
In Marlborough police court Captain Barker known as a London woman masquerader fainted after magistrate ordered her held for trial on perjury. She sat through the preliminaries as she faced a new charge for swearing to a false name before the High Court. The case involves a 1922 marriage ceremony at Brirhton with Alfred Emma Hayward, where she used the name Victor Barker, bachelor.
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London
Barker
Marlborough
High Court
Victor Barker
Alfred Emma Hayward
Brirhton
Gandhi Convicted for Defying Orders in Calcutta
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Nationalist leader, was convicted in Calcutta today of defying police orders against destroying foreign cloth. He was fined one rupee after a hearing held yesterday. He denied intending to disrupt with a peaceful gathering while police asserted the crowd started a bonfire of English fabric.
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Calcutta
Mahatma Ghandi
Ghandi
Bombs Strike Chicago City. Major Damage Reported
Two more blasts rocked Chicago with one blast the year's strongest. Estimated damage reached twenty thousand dollars with several persons injured as authorities investigated late at night and into morning.
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Chicago
Royal Grain Commission Rules Against Route Discrimination
Winnipeg reports the Royal Grain Commission stating no discrimination shall favor eastern routes over western grain routes. Testimony shows CN R and CPR officials debating capacity, permit systems, and port congestion with farmers in Alberta seeking western movement and railways urged to provide options. The chairman notes the remedy lies with the railways.
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Royal Grain Commission
Winnipeg
Canada
Brown
Pacific
A. I Rosevear
C.N.R
Commission
Vancouver
Harbor Commission
Gordon Sutherland
C.P.R
National Witness
Alberta
Grain Inspections At Winnipeg Report
Winnipeg notes show on March 27 inspections of wheat totaling 300 cars last year and 800 for contract grades 200.
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Winnipeg
Portage Bandits Overtaken In Pursuit Near Headingly
Winnipeg reports bandits who robbed two stores in Parage la Prairie Manitoba fled toward Headingly in a car. Police blocked roads and fired upon the vehicle after a gun battle. The pair abandoned the car, fled into the bush, leaving stolen clothing in the wreck.
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Winnipeg
Parage la Prairie
Man
Headingly
Here
Four Million Dollar Copper Plant For Sudbury
Premier Ferguson announced plans for a four million dollar copper refinery near Sudbury with initial capacity of 120000 tons per year. Consolidated Smelters and International Wickes are involved and expect to hire about 600 men with a 730000 dollar payroll. Power needs total about 6009 horsepower and the plant may duplicate the initial unit soon to meet Frood mine expansion.
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Toronto
Sudbury
Ferguson
Consolidated Smelters
International Wickes
Aviator Buzz Morrison Released by Mexican Rebels
Nogales, Arizona reports G. K. Buzz Morrison a Reno aviator hired by the Mexican Federal forces was captured after a forced landing near Cananes Conora. He was released after crossing back into the United States and pledging not to take part in further Mexican activities.
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Nogales
Arizona
G. K
Buzz” Morrison
Reno
Nevada
Cananes
Conora
Morrigan
United States
Sanctuary Opened For Ducks In Many Island Lake Area
Interior Department action, urged by the Fish and Game Association, through Dr. Gershaw M.P., informs the public that duck and goose shooting will be allowed within the sanctuary during the open season near Many Island Lake.
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Dept. of the Interior
Fish and Game Assoc
Gershaw M
Chang Captures Chefoo in Swift Nanjing-Style Advance
Chang Tsung Chang entered Chefoo, Shantung, with minimal resistance from Nationalist defenders. Foreign vessels Cornflower and Trenton moved offshore to guard the harbor. The Shantung Marshal’s forces seized the cable station as thousands of Chang troops pursued retreating Nationalists, while a subordinate’s defection contributed to Liu Chen Nein’s defeat.
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Chefoo
Shantung
Mar
Chang Tsung Chang
Cornflower
Trenton
Whh
Chang
Liu Chen Nein
Ban Is Off Livestock From California and Mexico
Ottawa reports Deputy Minister Dr Grisdale signed an order removing import restrictions on horses poultry and dogs from Lower California and Sonora Mexico. The move ends a ban enacted because of foot and mouth disease concerns across the regions.
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Ottawa
Mar
Grisdale
Federal Department of Agriculture
Lower
California
Sonora
Mexico
Still Figuring On Position Of Canadian Boat
Washington reports from March 27 explain British Consulates in New Orleans filed accounts on the sinking of the Canadian rum runner I'm Alone. The key detail under study is how far the vessel was from shore when first fired upon by the Coast Guard cutter Wolcott. Diplomats consider possible U S jurisdiction and political maneuvering depending on whether the ship was inside or outside U S waters.
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Washington
Mar
New Orleans
Legation
Coast Guard
Wolcott
U.S
Avalanche Buries Pack Train Near Marmot Mines
Prince Rupert March 27. A pack train bound for Marmot Fungineer mines near Stewart was buried by a 14 snow slide. George Gunn, from Marmot workings, witnessed the avalanche. Rescuers reached the scene. Jack Morrizon was rescued after waving from the snow and Jack Rennie survived after being stunned. A horse was also dug out alive.
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Prince Aonert
B. C
Marmoth
Stewart
George Gunn
Marmot
Jack Morrizon
Jack Rennie
Federal Government Seeks Tax Arrears from Wheat Pool
In Regina the Dominion government argued before Justice Odette that deductions from grain prices by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool for commercial reserves are income, seeking 456 652.69 for 1925 and 1926. Saskatchewan Co operative Wheat Producers, Ltd. denied the claim and said the pool acts as agent for about 60,000 farmers with per-farmer credits.
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Regina
Mar
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Elevatts Reserve
Court of Exchequer
Odette
O. M. Biggar
K.C
R. M. Milliken
I.C
Saskatchewan Co- Operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
Mr. Biggar
Biggar
Prairie Fire Rips Across Alberta Farmlands
A prairie fire fanned by high winds swept from Winnifred to Seven Persons and Whitla, Alberta, destroying a Whitla bridge and farm buildings while vast pastures and fences burned. Local A.P.P. officers and hundreds of farmers fought the blaze, saving Morrison farm buildings and many homesteads. Help arrived as wind drove flames across coulees toward Seven Persons and Bulls Head, with injuries reported and several residents hospital bound.
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Winnifred
Sergi. Allen
Const. Davis
A.P.P
Whitla
Craig
Bow Island
Morrison and
McGregor Farms
Courees
Parsons
Bulls Head
Retlaw
Irvine
Carlton
Medicine Hat Hospital
Tethbridge
Mar
Crows Nest Pass
C.P.R
Here
Tompkins
Sask
Nedeauville
Medicine Hat
George Campbell
John Fisher
Fisher
Fred Robinson
Immigrants From Great Britain To Canada
London March 27 C P Arrangements between Overseas Settlement Office and Canadian Railways will ship 2200 young single men to Canada by mid May for farm work The British authorities cover travel for those unable to pay and at least 75 percent must be unemployed migrants All entrants must be over nineteen and many come from mining areas This move aims to ease emigration slowdown after the two pound Canada passage was canceled
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London
C.P
Overseas Settlement Office
Canadian Railways
Canada
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