Buffalo crowds test new four point four beer at Fort Erie
Buffalo onlookers cross the Niagara to Fort Erie test a new 4.4 beer. Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League visits but declines to taste. he notes attendees were not severely drunk though some were a bit wobbly. The drink fails to satisfy those seeking the real thing.
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Anti- Saloon League
Fort Erie
Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara River
Wayne B Wheeler
Legague of America
Wheeler
Flood Reports From Kootenay Flat and Rail
Heavy rains flood the Kootenay flats near Kootenay Lake with homes underwater and residents fleeing. CP Rail workarounds risk washouts while four motor parties get stranded between highway washouts near Moyte in Cranbrook.
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Kootenay Landing
B.C
Kootenay Lake
Paulson
Maseinmbes
Will
Kitchener
Canadian Pacific
Canadian’ Pacific Railway
Associated British Columbia Boards of Trade Convention
Cranbrook
Moyte
Forty Thousand Natives Welcome Prince Of Wales
The Royal train neared Umtata South Africa as more than 40 000 natives gathered for the Prince of Wales South African tour. He reviewed Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and laid wreaths on memorials for white South Africans who fell in the Great War and natives who died in the conflict.
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Umtata
South Africa
Prince of Wales
Bow Island Reports Heavy Worm Damage Across District
Bow Island district endures heavy crop damage from worm infestation described as ent o worms with complaints from nearby areas. Local farmers await more moisture to aid recovery as reports of pest impact spread.
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Bow Island
Amundsen Pole Flight Attempt Under Favorable Conditions
Roald Amundsen started a flight toward the North Pole from Spitzbergen with Riseer Larsen as pilot Plane 24 carrying Lincoln Ellsworth as observer and Oscar Omdal as mechanic. The 1,100 kilometre route was expected to take about nine hours with good weather.
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Witing Bay
Spitzierzen
Pole
Spitzbergen
Roald ‘Amundsen
iPline
Riseer Larsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lient, Districkson
Las
Oscar Omdal
Woman M P Stays Up All Night in Stormy Commons
London May 21 The house of commons rose at six o clock after an all night sitting on the Scottish poor law bill. Laborite Buchanan attacked Sir John Gilmour as reactionary calling for democratic reforms. The debate ended with a row as Conservatives accused Labor of breaking a government agreement. the bill passed with Ellen Williamson, the Labour member, guiding the session.
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London
House of Commons
Scotland
Buchanan
John Gilmour
Labor Its
Ellen Williamson
Laborite
U S Murder Toll Grows Amid Rising 1924 Rates
New York May 22 America’s annual murder toll tops 11 000 with 1924 rates more than double 1900. Frederick L Hoffman Prudential statistician shows 28 large cities account for a quarter of the population recording 609 homicides in 1900 and 2219 in 1924. He cites easy access to pistols and poisons and criticizes lethal weapon sales by mail.
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New York
America
Frederick L. Hoffman
Prudential Life Insurance Company
of America Bays
Hoffman
Fisgerts
Cabinet Overthrown in Belgium by Nonconfidence Vote
Brussels on May 22 reports Premier Aloys Van Vyvere and his cabinet defeated in a confidence motion by 73 to 58 with nine abstentions. The entire cabinet resigned to the king following the vote.
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Brussels
Aloys van Vyvere
van Vyvere
Ellingson Girl Says She Will Plead Not Guilty To Matricide
Dorothy Ellingson, 17, the San Francisco matricide suspect, is deemed sane after more than 30 days observation at Napa State Hospital and will be arraigned again on murder charges. Assistant District Attorney Harmon Di Skillen plans to push for a Monday trial, citing readiness to proceed. The case follows her January 13 confrontation that killed her mother, Anna Ellingson, after being denied a liver party.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Hillingson
Napa State Hospital
Dorothy Ellingson
Wag
Heavy rain sweeps districts north and west of Medicine Hat
Rainfall fell heavily yesterday afternoon and evening in the territory north and west of Medicine Hat, lightening as the storm moved south and east. Bassano reported two hours of heavy rain. a local storm swept to the south with rain from Bassano to Calgary and Empress to Swift Current.
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Medicine Hat
Bassano
Canadian Pacific Railway
Empress
Swift Curent
Suffield
Lomond
Calgary
Bassa- No
Hilda
Schuler
South Country
Cypress Hills
Slay attempt on paramour triggers family tragedy
Luccille Munsch, 15, shot Miss Agnes Simnick three times and then wounded her father William Munsch and her mother in Riverside Illinois after learning of his affair. The gunfire occurred after the couple returned from an automobile ride. Lucille faces possible murder charges while police investigate the family dispute and schoolyard taunts.
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Chicago
Luccille Munsch
William Munsch
Agnes Simnick
Munsch
Miss Simnick
Lucille
Riverside
Fraser River Reaches Peak As Flood Conditions Improve
Vancouver reports flood conditions eased across the Fraser Valley with signs of subsiding. Government gauge at Mission read 20 feet 9 inches at 8 am, up four inches in 24 hours, indicating the peak has passed. The youngest grandmother in Illinois is identified as Mrs Joe Barefield of Mount Vernon with two grandchildren.
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Vancouver
B.C
Fraser Valley
Fraser River
Mission
Ilinois
Joe Barefield
Mount Vernon
Rif Riffians dispute French Morocco gains and war push
Tangier dispatch reports Riffians denying recent French advances in the French zone of Morocco while admitting heavy losses on both sides. Paris notes Abd El Krim's forces expanding to 120000, preparing a hard push toward Ouezzan amid propaganda abroad and Communist Socialist interference.
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London
Tangier
Daily Telegraph
Morocco
Paris
Abd el Krim
Ouergha
Ouezzan
Algeria
Beype
India
France
Abd Hl Krim
Riffian
Chamber of Deputies
Abd I Krim
Three League of Nations commission members killed
A car carrying Malaria Commission members of the League of Nations fell from a precipice during a survey trip near Beirut. Dr. Latsian of Britain, Dr. Samuel J. Darling of the United States, and Mile Besson the French secretary were killed.
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Beirut
Syria
Malaria Commission
League of Nations
Latsian
Great Britain
Samuel J. Darling
United States
Mile .Besson
Vauxhall Reports Delayed Seeding and Strong Alfalfa Growth
Messrs C A Anderson and A X Walker arrived from the Vauxhall Stock farms and noted spring rains delayed seeding with wheat just breaking the soil. Alfalfa shows a good start and vigorous growth, while crops toward Retlaw have started well with healthy growth.
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C. A. Anderson
A. X
Walker
Vauxhall
Retlaw
McMurray Resigns as Solicitor General in Ottawa
Ottawa reports Von E L Mc Murray has resigned as Solicitor General and his resignation has been accepted. J R Summers, former warden of Elgin county, died at Aylmer, Ontario.
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Ottawa
von. E. L McMurray
J. R. Summers
Elgin County
Aylmer, Out
Cash Wheat Shows Activity in Winnipeg Market Rise
Cash wheat held steady with a firm close in Winnipeg on May 22. May at 1.87, July at 1.165 and October at 1.441/2. Buying power was moderate and offerings absorbed. Reports of rain eased crop worries. UK and continental buyers fed demand, while futures remained dull but firm. Oats were in strong demand but light offerings limited sale. barley and other grains featureless.
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Winnipeg
Seaboard
United Kingdom
Continent
Germany
United States
Atlantic
Caillaux Budget Plan Balances France Finances
The French Cabinet approved Caillaux Finance Minister plans to balance the budget. The measures include additional taxation and withdrawal of Dawes plan receipts from Germany to fund Inter Allied debts, with details to be presented to the Chamber of Deputies on Monday.
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Paris
Caillaux
Germany
France
Chamber of Deputies
Open immigration policy could aid Canada says railway official
Walter Maughan of the Canadian Pacific Railway passenger department told the Honussét Common ocean rates committee that an open door policy would benefit Canada to some extent by aiding development. He noted the United States admitted about 250000 aliens yearly before the war and argued Canada should not be overly rigid. transient workers could still contribute economically.
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Toronto
St. Lawrence River
United States
Prescott
Brookville
Ogdensburg
New York
Sudbury
N.Y
Cleveland
River Road
Niggara
W. F. Nickle
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trans- Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Walter Maughan
Canadian ‘Pacific Railway
Ocean Rates Committee
Prominent Labour Leader Thompson Held on Theft Charge
Drumheller Alta May 12 21 P John Thompson former imperialncy states Wayne Local No 4682 United Mine Workers of America was committed for trial on charge of stealing 102 dollars from the Local. Thompson was apprehended after a lengthy police search.
Lightning Strikes Home. Hero Survives in Day After
A man was struck by lightning and left dazed. family members escaped a house after a large hole was torn in the side. The incident occurred last night with responders aiding the injured man.
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Earl-Of
Deal
England
the Earl of Ypres
Marshal French
Amundsen
M.P
U.S
London Zoo
Mimi Jordan
Wembley
Ellingson
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchuria
Pekin
League OF Nations Commission
Ion. McMurray
A. B.cable Auto Livery
Studebaker
Mahone
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