Tragic Day in Bjorkdale Family Court Hearing
At a Tisdale preliminary hearing three Day brothers are charged with conspiracy to murder and being accessories after the fact. Confessions by Alfred and Henry claim their mother killed Captain Allison Day and burned the body. Caroline Day testified that her mother shot and burned the body and asked her not to tell.
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Tisdale
Robert
Alfred
Henry Allison Day
Bjorkdale
Caroline Day
Allison Day
Day
Dad
Ody
J. B. Lussier
Prince Albert
F. B. Goodwillie
K.C. Melfort
Corporal Watson
S.P.P
Melfort
Henry
Watson
Max Sinnes
Sinnes
Harry
CPR Takes Over Lacombe and Northwestern Railway
Enswered reports the payment of 1 619 582 59 turned over to the provincial treasurer at a quiet function in Brownlee's office closing the Lacombe and Northwestern Railway deal. CPR now holds possession rights and securities, government directors retired, new CPR directors appointed, with Brownlee as president and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlee
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lacombe and Northwestern Railway
L. and
N.W
C.P.R
Lacombe Road
W. W. Smith
R. G. Reid
Geo. Hoadley
John Callahan
D. C. Coleman
Geo. A. Walker
Calgary
Geo. Fox
Edmonton
C. D. Porter
George Hutton
Bremen Monoplane Ready to Fly From Greenly Island
The Bremen repair is completed and the trio of fliers may pilot the plane from Greenly Island to the mainland at any time. Possible landing sites include Quebec or Montreal with May 22 city visits by the American tour group.
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Quebec
Greenly Island
Robert Cannon
Canadian
Trans- Continental Airways
Koehl
Baron von Huenefeld
James Fitzmaurice
Cuisin
Thibeault
Canadian Airways Company
Duke” Schiiler
Fitzmaurice
Liiely
Greenly
Cleveland
Jas. Fitzmaurice
New York
Floods Ravage Sturgeon Falls District
Flood damage in the Sturgeon Falls area is estimated at 50000 by Mayor Theo Legault with extensive loss to farmers blocked from planting. Over 1000 acres are underwater, Field houses see water to ceilings, twenty families evacuate from single storey homes as transport halts except rowboats.
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Sturgeon Falls
Ont
Sturgeon Fallis
Theo Legault
Italia Leaves King’s Bay for North Pole Flight
A Reuters dispatch from Oslo reports the dirigible Italia began its first trial flight over the North Pole from King's Bay Spitzbergen at six am under General Umberto Nobile. Nobile previously flew over the Pole in 1926 with Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth aboard the Norge. The Hobby sealer with Captain George H Wilkins and Diet Carl B. Wiberson also departed Green Harbor Spitzbergen and is due at Tromsoe on Monday.
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London
Reuter
Oslo
Norway
Italia
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
North Polar
Umberto Nobile
Nobile
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Hobby
George H. Wilkins
bDieut
Carl
B. Wbierson
Green Harbor
Tromsoe
Ottawa River Floods Reach 1922 High Water Mark
Ottawa river at Parliament Hill rose three inches to 1922 high water, with extensive damage and flooding in Pembroke where basements in the business district are at risk. Some residential areas are underwater while many homes on higher ground remain safe.
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Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Pembroke
Youth is Dead After Ranch Accident Near Piapot
Merie Soper aged 18, a hired man for Charles McCarthy, died in Maple Creek hospital after a cattle herding accident 14 miles south of Piapot in Beaver Dam district. While following a steer on horseback his horse fell, toppled him, and he suffered fatal internal injuries despite aid and surgery.
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Piapot
Merie Soper
Charles McCarthy
Beaver Dam
Maple Creek
Soper
Maple Creek Hospital
Fire destroys old log shack on Steel Street
Fire of unknown origin gutted an old log shack at the rear of Steel Street in the east end today. The alarm came in about 12 30 and the brigade arrived quickly but the flames held the building, preventing any major effort to check the blaze.
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Steel Street
Italia Returns From Polar Flight After Seven Hours
The dirigible Italia left King's Bay for a 40 hour polar flight but returned after seven hours due to bad weather. It had covered about 700 miles, mostly through a heavy snow storm and a northwest wind before landing at the base.
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King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Italia
Polar
Alberta coal rate clarified boosts provincial operators
Calgary reports the Board of Railway Commissioners issued an order setting a six dollar and seventy five cent special rate on Alberta coal, aligning with federal policy. Operators at an Alberta coal meeting welcomed the decision, saying it solves a major problem and will energize orders, with optimism for extension of the movement beyond January 15.
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Calgary
Board of Railway Commissioners
Alberta
Ntarlo
Geo
Coal Selief Limited
Alice Coal Opera- Brockbank
Howard Stutchbury
T. and
N.C
Stutchbury
W.W. W. McBain
Lakeside Coal Company
Edmonton
Coalspur
Canadian Coal Committee
Alberta Coal
S. L. McMullen
Midland Coal Company
Drumheller
Alperta
Parliament in Canada Approves Public Works Estimates
Ottawa May 11 The House of Commons will consider estimates for Public Works and Agriculture. Yesterday MPs set May 17 and May 24 holidays. Public Works estimates for Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia were approved. Senate approved the Federal Commission appropriation and amended the liquor inter provincial traffic bill.
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Ottawa
Can
House of Commons
Department of Public Works and Agriculture
Public Works Department
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Senate
Federal Commission
Iquor
Burns assets prompt retirement plan amid market talk
Rumors of a Calgary plant sale to Dominion Securities and possible amalgamation with Canadian Packers were denied by Dominion and Packers leaders. They say the reorganization aims to let Mr. Pat Burns retire and realize value from his holdings.
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Pat Burns
Siete
OLR
Toronto
P. Burns & Co
Calgary
Dominion Securities Corporation
Canadian Packers Limited
A. L. Fullerton
Dominion Securities
J. S. McLean
Canadian Packers
P. Burns Company
Burns
The
Raphael Painting Fetches Record Sum in English Sale
New York reports Sir Joseph Duneen bought Raphael's The Madonna and Child at the highest price Ever paid for a painting at an English sale. He also bought a Rembrandt in Germany for 136000 dollars. The total topped the prior high for Gainsborough's The Blue Boy at Huntington. Duneen plans to leave the Raphael in England and offer it at cost to the British nation or a public institution group.
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New York
Joseph Duneen
England
Raphael
Germany
Rembrandt
Gainsborough
Huntington
San Marino
Calif
Joseph
Air travel from England shows strong growth across winter
London reports a rise in winter passenger numbers as air travel becomes safer and more reliable. Imperial Airways operates 11 machines on European routes while Croydon infrastructure expands capacity. A Handley Page Jupiter flight set a 80 minute London to Paris record with 10 passengers aboard.
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London
England
Croydon
Imperial Airways
Cap
A. S. Wilkinson
Tebbitt
D.H. Napier
le Bourget
Paris
Air Hnes
House May Begin Sittings on Saturday
Ottawa reports a motion to start Saturday sittings on May 19. Senate leader Dandurand hinted Parliament may prorogue on May 26.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
King Kay
House
Senate
Dandurand
Alberta public works funds set by Ottawa for year
The House of Commons approved 56 850 for Alberta public buildings next year. Items include 17 000 for Alberta Dominion buildings 3 500 Edmonton post office pickup tables 1 300 Edmonton tractor and 35 000 for a Wainwright public building. Debate over a new Camrose post office echoed the lapse of a prior vote.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Alberta
Dominion
Edmonton
Wainwright
Camrose
W. ‘F. Lucas
M.P
Public Works
Robert Gardiner
Acadia
J. C. Elliott
Nationalists appeal to League of Nations over Tsinan crisis
Shanghai reports heavy fighting as Nationalists lose Tsinan to Japanese forces after shelling and looting. Nanking government appeals to the League of Nations amid international tension. Casualties feared high. foreign residents evacuate and anti Japanese sentiment rises in Canton and Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Tsinan
Canton
Shimeen
Hong Kong
Taiwan Bank
Taiwan
Shantung
Shantung Railway
Yellow River
Kotieh
Geneva
League of Nations
William T. Hobart
Taianfu
Berlin
Tsiwan
Berliner Tage Blatt
London
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
China
Hwangfu
Nanking
C.C. Wu
Paris
Washington
United States
Market Gains On The Close In Winnipeg Grain Trade
Closing in Winnipeg shows support from exporting interests lifting values with gains of 1 2 to 3 4 cents. New York reports export surpluses abroad over 1 5 0 0 0 0 bushels with local shippers active. Flax leads advances. rye rises. oats and barley inch higher amid commission house activity.
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Winnipeg
New York
Chicago
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Nsw
Bremen
Ottawa River
Merle Soper
Ontario
P.O
Rapadvtieng
Lozg P
Anna Karenine
Tolsto
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