Currie greeted by demonstrations on return to Canada
General Sir Arthur Currie arrives in Montreal after a year abroad, greeted by a guard of honor from the Canadian Legion and Imperial Veterans as McGill students join in the welcome. He reflects on postwar Europe and the world’s renewed push for peace after his health-improving travels.
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Guard OF Honor
Canadian Legion and Imperial Veterans
Montreal
Canada
Sir Arthur Currie
Canadian Corps
McGill University
Duchess of York
Canadian Legion
Imperial Veterans
France
Sir Arthur
Gener
F. C. W. Loomis
K-C.b
L. R. Lafleche
D.S.C
Ottawa
Lady Currie
Arthur
Olc
Me Iili University
Currie
Cobourg
McGill Universty
Europe
Naples
Ontario
Manitoba
Aidda
Barlin Backing Delegates View on Reparations
British and German discussions on reparations reach a stalemate as German officials reject any demands beyond Owen D Young proposals. Berlin signals Berlin sees no need to reply in writing while Paris delegates remain the decisive factor. May 26 report notes mixed sympathy but no confidence in new terms.
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Me Patla
Medy
Josiah Stamp
Eitilte
Moreau
Owen D. Young
Hdfe
Young
Br. Schacht
Berlin
Paris
Associated Press
Germany
Mr. Young
Veteran Captain Thibeault Killed by Electrocution
Quebec May 27. Captain Charles Edward Thibeault war veteran was killed by electrocution while repairing home wiring at St Michel Bellechasse County. His birth of a fifth child occurred just 24 hours earlier. Brother in law J A Brochu rushed a doctor and fainted at the wheel causing a crash. Brochu suffered serious injuries.
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Quebec
Charles Edward Thibeault
St. Michel
Bellechase County
J. A. ‘Brochu
Thibeault
Brochu
Belcourt Improves After Heart Attack
Ottawa May 27 Canadian Press Senator N A Belcourt who suffered a heart attack yesterday is reported improved today. He collapsed at Sacred Heart Church during mass and was attended by medical staff.
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Belcourt
Ottawa
N. A. Belcourt
Sacred Heart, Church
British Ambassador Offers to Relinquish Diplomatic Liquor Privilege
Sir Esme Howard, Britain’s ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps, said he would personally forgo the long-standing privilege of importing liquor for foreign diplomats if the United States chose to cancel it. The embassy stressed his remark was his personal view, not a collective position of the corps, and related to a private letter from James T. Carter of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Washington
Esme Howstrd
United States
Degire
New York
Diplomatic Corps
Esme
James T. Carter
Lynchburgh
Virginia Lumber
Esme Howard
Carter
Chautauqua Committee Meeting Tonight
A meeting of all Chautauqua committee men will be held tonight at City Hall at 7 30. Every body turn out.
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Chautauqua Committee
Girls Strangler Sought by Posses in Ukiah
In Ukiah California on May 25 officers organized posses of farmers to hunt a killer who attacked six year old Theresa Johnson and strangled her. Deputies joined each group as searches through Mendocino hills aimed to prevent lynching while the body shows signs of beating and strangulation. Authorities also pursued Serg Alien who escaped from a state hospital amid the manhunt.
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Ukiah
Calif
Theresa Johnson
Mendocino Hills
Serg Alien
Santa Rosa
F. B. Johnson
Aleutian S S 1 Wreck Near Kodiak Island
Manual Dorras of the Aleutian crew died after the liner struck a rock and sank in Ayak Bay near Kodiak Island Alaska. Dorras rescued a fellow crew member from a lifeboat before his death a second collision had occurred three months earlier near Seymour Narrows British Columbia. Captain J G Nord commanded the Aleutian in thirty years of Alaskan service.
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Seattle
Wash
Dorras
Alaskan Steamship Company
Aleutian
Ayak Bay
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Seymour Narrows
British Columbia
J. G. Nord
Alaskan
Pavilion Fire Ravages City Park in Winnipeg
A pavilion at City Park was ruined by fire in Winnipeg on May 27 causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze lasted an hour and toppled the tall tower as wind drove flames and embers long distances. Insurance covered the loss.
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Winnipeg
Mortality Heavy When Earthquake Struck Turkey
Havas Agency dispatches from Angora say 64 killed and 72 injured in 74 Central Turkey villages after the quake on Saturday. Karalis Sar and Souhenir near Sivas reported the greatest damage with 1857 houses destroyed and 213 damaged. A later report notes a Greenwich Observatory quake at 10 51 p m Sunday, estimated at 4800 miles distant.
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Paris
Havas
Angora
Turkey
Karalis Sar
Souhenir
Sivas
London
Kew Observatory
Greenwich
Mystery of 1 Year Disappearance Solved Near Grande Prairie
Edmonton reports police recover bones and clothing remains from a manure pile near the Monasterki buildings, believed to be Mike Monasterki of Kleskin district. The man vanished May 7 last year after riding away on a horse. his son Nick disappeared soon after. Authorities seek further news and possible involvement of additional witnesses.
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Edmonton
Mike Monasterki
Kleskin
Grande Prairie
Monasterki
Nick
Winnipeg
Australia
Archibald
Regina and Vicinity Get Much Needed Heavy Rains
Regina May 27 heavy rain fell Sunday night over the Regina district easing soil dryness after cyclonic winds. The downpour made many country roads impassable and stranded hundreds of Regina residents who were away for the weekend.
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Regina
Wheat inspections and contract grades update
In Winnnipeg on May 27 inspectors reviewed 700 cars of wheat this year, down from 1000 last year. The report notes contract grades at 500.
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Winnnipeg
Rotary International convenes in Dallas for 20th annual meeting
Delegates from 48 countries and more than 3 000 communities gather in Dallas for Rotary International's twentieth annual convention at Farr Park and the Exhibition Building. Speakers from 48 countries greet Rotarians while debates over motto wording and overseas conventions shape the program.
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Dallas
Exaa
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Texas
Texas State Fair Park
Schenectady
South
New Orleans
Farr Park
Rotary
House of Friendship
L. B. Sutton
Tampico
Cuba
Central America
South America
Ennesto
J. Aguila
Mexico
Manu
Facturer
Arid
Carlos Mejorada
Mexico ‘City
Pachuca
Great Britain and Ireland
North America
Ostend
Belgium
International Board of Directors
Rotary Club of Nashville
Rotary School
Rotary Ands
Old South
Dallas Country Club
Fair Park Stadium
Dan Moody
J. Waddy
Tate
I. B. Sutton
Texas Rotaians
Will R. Manier, Jr
Nashville
United States
Rotary Clubs
Texas Q
Reg
British election forecast favors Labour and Liberals in tight race
London reports a British general election forecast predicting 262 Conservative seats, 256 Labour, and 9 Liberals and Independents. Lloyd George and Snowden share the view, while Conservatives claim a higher tally and Liberals few more than 50. Endorsed by Sir Herbert Samuel, the outlook shows Labour Liberal optimism rising as voters face a three way race amid apathy worries and a budding dirty campaign.
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London
Labor
Lloyd George
Philip Snowden
British United Press
Herbert Samuel
Wulm Uul
Iloyd George
Baldwin
Zinoviev
Austen Chamberlain
Pamph
Canadians Who Are Native Born Can Still Cross
Buffalo N Y May 26 Commuting from Canada to this country for employment of non native born residents of Canada was halted permanently when Arthur J Karnuts district director of immigration issued orders to immigration inspectors along the Niagara frontier that no persons other than native born Canadians be permitted to commute for employment. The ban covers British subjects in the Dominion and naturalized Canadians barred by a Supreme Court decision in the John Garber case. The instructions followed consent by stipulation to dismissal of habeas corpus writs, removing the need for a court session Monday to dismiss the writs and order aliens returned to Canada.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Canada
Arthur J. Karnuts
Niagara ‘Frontier
Dominion
Supreme Court
Circuit
John Garber
Karnuts
Calgary inquest on death of elderly car crash victim begins
An inquest will determine the death of George OMB 64 killed when a car struck him as he crossed a Calgary street. The driver, Leschinski of Coalhurst Alberta, will be questioned after the vehicle is examined. OMB, born in Nova Scotia, lived in Calgary and ran a real estate business before retirement and also owned land east of the city. He leaves a son in law William Kenfernis, a daughter Mrs Knights, and a sister Mrs Hudora McLeod.
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Calgary
George
Atreet Wert
T. A. Wight
Grioner
Gaile
Thirteenth Avenue
O’brien
Thtorinaligi
Svwardl
Sanit Leschivski
Coalhurat
Alta
Lethbridge Meon
Leschinski
William ‘Ty Kenfernis
Hirat Street West
Great Village
Nova Scotia
New York City
City
Stéker
Hudora McLeod
Conneckticut
Tragic Drowning of Little Albert Brown on Sturgeon River
Albert Brown's two year old son, Archie Brown Jr., fell into the Sturgeon River at Na Mayo while playing with companions. The body had not yet been recovered despite search efforts.
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Lag
Edmonton
Albert Brown
Archie Brown
Mayo
Korié
Ottawa May 27 Parliament opens with water power bill
The Canadian House of Commons resumes the current session and begins deliberations at 14 o'clock. The first reading is given to a bill to transfer oversight of water powers to the Prairie Provinces, aligning with British Columbia's control established in 1911. The measure stems from a prior House resolution and aims for uniform Western province administration.
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Ottawa
C.P
House of Commons
Charles Stewart
Interior
Prairie Provinces
House
Commons
British Columbia
Pacific Coast Province
Peace River
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F Stewart
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