Edmonton Hit by Spring Blizzard Rages Across Western Canada
A spring blizzard swept Edmonton and parts of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta on May 21 bringing heavy snow and northwesterly winds. Temperatures dipped to freezing while crops were shielded by snow. transport and communications faced outages and disrupted service across the region.
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Winnipeg
Orly
Albertis
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Gill
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Peace
Red
Dominion Meterological Bureau
Wearther Bureau
Vegreville
Lamont
Malaten
Pensions and Liquor Bills Advance Through Parliament
Ottawa May 21 The government and the opposition praised the pensions committee as the pensions bill passed committee and heads to the Senate. The Senate also gave third reading to a liquor export ban bill with a Pope amendment rejected, clerical error corrected, and debate noted by Sir George Foster and others.
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Senate
United States
Rufus Pope
Commons
Pope
Daniel
Fope
McDonnell
Griesbach
Tanner
Stanfield
Planta
Gillies
Green
Barnard
Colpp
Beique
Beland
Belcourt
Graham
Forke
Tessier
Foster
St. Johns
Wilson
Rockliffe
Buchan
Murdock
Hughes
Lewis
Haydon
Turgeon
Turits
Molloy
Little
Spence
McQuire
Harmer
McArthur
Paradis
Lessard
Riley
Hatfield
Horsey
Willoughby
St. George
Calder White
Pembroke
Todd
Sharpe
Black
McCormick
Crowe
Taylor
Schaffner
Michener
George Foster
Canada
C. B. Tanner
British West Indies
Bank Run in Bombay Amid Rumor of Manager Involvement
Crowds in Bombay, India attacked the Bank of India after a rumor that manager A G Gray, serving as an auxiliary officer, participated in an incident with Congress members at Wadala and the Congress House. Gray denied the claim, but the run continued.
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Bombay
India
Bank of India
Doings in Parliament Ottawa May 21
Ottawa reports Parliament activity with the Senate set to meet and the House of Commons resuming budget tariff schedule reviews. The previous day saw the Senate pass Liquor Export Bill and examine the Railway Act, while the House approved Pensions Act amendments and Returned Soldiers Insurance Act changes. Committee discussion focused on a tariff tweak for fruit and vegetables and seasonal minimum tariffs introduced by the Finance Minister.
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Ottawa
Parliamentary Committee On Pensions
House of Commons
Senate
J. H. King
Canada
Grombers
House
Stitt and More Nominees Chosen for Provincial Seats
At Bassano new candidates were selected by local parties yesterday. L P Schooling of Hifglar won UFA nomination over Ben Plumer for Bows Valley seat. J T Shaw contested the last election. Wetaskiwin UFA chose E E Sparks after a contest. Josh Stubbs was named by Labor at Blairmore for the Rocky Mountain Riding.
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Stitt
Howmnallbhis
Bassano
Somp
L. “P. Schooling
Hifglar
U.F.A
Bows Valley
Ben
Plumer
J. T. Shaw
Wetaskiwin 'U F. A
E. E. Sparks
Josh Stubbs
Blairmore
Rocky, Mountain
Kng
Broken Rail Wrecks CNR Train Near Collins Bay
A Toronto to Montreal Canadian National Railways train No 16 derailed after a broken rail one mile east of Collins Bay. W J Verity of Brantford Ont is hospitalized with cuts and Pullman conductor Teen Bellefeuille has cuts. No other injuries reported.
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Kingston
W. J. Verity
Brantford
Ont
Toronto
E Rutherford Elected Pres Young Liberals
The Young Liberals of the city held their annual meeting to elect officers and committees for the coming year. R H Henderson praised past work, while Rera Yee Roge and others spoke on the Assembly's acts. The club planned public meetings and formed committees for the election. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening at Lang’s hall.
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R “Henderson
R. C. Black
W.gow
A. P
R. H. Henderson
Lang
Olook
Indian poetess Sarojini Naidu arrested in salt raid
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, Hindu poetess and civil disobedience leader, was placed under arrest at Dharsana as she directed a raid on the Government salt depot. Nationalist volunteers clashed with police injuring several. arrests included Gandhi associates and Congress workers. Police raided Congress HQ and internment camps were filled as further arrests followed.
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Bombay
India
Sarojini Naidu
Mahatma Gandhi
Abbas Tyabji
Dharsana
Mailal Gamshi
Mumay Mahatma
Pyarelal
Imam
Saheb
Bwagir
Gandhi
All-India National Congress
Narinat
Congress
Wadala
Worli
Choksey
Bombay Provincial Congress
Congress Bulletin
War Council
Madras
Masulipatam
Gulivada
Olaf Arneson Sentenced to Hang in Lethbridge Aug 12
Calgary May 20 Two hours after retiring the judge in the Olaf Arneson murder case aged 28 farmer living 18 miles northwest of Olds returned verdict of guilty in the Supreme Court at 5 45 pm yesterday The judge stated the trial was fair and the jury found Arneson guilty of killing Pat Best His Lordship pronounced the sentence to be imprisonment at Lethbridge until August 12 1930 then execution by hanging at Lethbridge He noted mercy was recommended by the jury but the sentence remains the death penalty and a transcript of the evidence will be sent to Ottawa for final decision by the Governor General.
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Calgary
Olaf Arneson
Olds
Steven
Pat Beat
Arneson
Squilly
Supreme Court
V. L Walsh
Kired Pat
Jair
Letheridge
Ottawa
Excelenzy
Gereral
Independent Candidacy Announced for Medicine Hat
Mayor Bullivant announces in a Calgary newspaper his bid as an Independent candidate for Medicine Hat in the provincial election.
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Bullivant
Calgary
Medicine Hat
MacNider Named Minister to Canada by Hoover
Hanford MacNider of Iowa has been selected by President Hoover as Minister to Canada. His name has been submitted to Ottawa and a favorable reply is expected. MacNider, former Assistant Secretary of War and former National Commander of the American Legion, resides in Mason City.
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Washington, D.C
Ken Clark
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Hoover
Canada
MacNider
American Legion
Mason City
Parachute Jumps Fail Leads to Torontonian Death
Kenneth Burgess of Toronto died after his first parachute jump from a Colonial Airways aircraft failed to open at 1 500 feet. The chute tangled with telephone wires and his car near Dufferin Street, North York. He died minutes after extraction. survived by wife and two children. The inquest date is pending. A second report notes a May 1 fire in Lomond destroying a Home elevator and 20 000 bushels of grain, plus four empty box cars destroyed.
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Toronto
Ont
Kenneth Burgess
Burgess
Colonial Airways
Companys
Dufferin Street
North
York Township
Western
E Lomond
Alan
Weir addresses Vancouver nurses on Canada nursing survey
Dr. G M Weir of Vancouver spoke to city nurses on the survey of nurse education in Canada. The study covers Ontario and western provinces, focusing on supply and demand, unemployment, and educational standards. The project aims to identify facts before proposing solutions.
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G. M. Weir
Vancouver
Canada
Ontario
Columbia
Prairie
Maritimes
Railcar Repairs Delay Engine 570 at B C Yard
Fragmentary OCR notes describe repairs to engine 570 at a rail yard in British Columbia. A fire and overheating caused a long delay as workers cleared debris and attempted to restore operation with rods and grates, taking several minutes per cycle and delaying service.
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At. Ee B.C
Premier Forth i Premier Forth i Ravo
Premier J E Brownlee outlined Alberta policy to develop natural resources for public benefit. He urged consultation with cultural and agricultural sectors and aimed to direct growth away from individual gain.
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