Tensions Rise Between Greek and Bulgarian Armies Near Doiran
Reports from Saloni on May 28 describe ongoing clashes between Greek and Bulgarian forces north of the city. Bulgarians are accused of provoking incidents and aim to seize Mount Panghaion and surrounding heights, despite a Bulgarian pledge to limit aggression.
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Saloni
Vieftheria
Panghaion
Alroady
Prava
Bieftheria
Bujuktu
Lake Doiran
Committee Work Proceeds in Secret Session at Methodist Conference
The stationing and statistical committees of the Methodist conference are working in secret to prepare reports and straighten schedules ahead of the general session opening Friday morning. Rev. W. B. Galloway of Calgary serves as chief statistician as ministers continue private sessions to assess work and upcoming business.
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W. B. Galloway
Calgary
Thoroughbred Caytn Purchases Five Bulls Amid Turmoil
A report notes James Hagush of Willtoy Creek purchasing five Hereford bulls from Starka and others as regional upheaval unfolds with rising tensions between Bulgaria and Serbia in late May.
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James Hagush
Wiltoy Creek
Starka An
Lightning kills settler in wagon death near town
A settler identified as Howe died after a lightning strike while traveling in a wagon with his brother Alfred Bow and Hall driving. They reportedly found him dead in the wagon and transported the body to a nearby farmhouse before moving toward the city. Undertaker Jeadop Nott was to handle burial.
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Fhra
Alfred “W. Bow
Hall
Howe
Alvinston Farmer Killed In Road Accident
On May 28 William Gray a 40 year old farmer living three miles south of Alvinston was found dead on the roadway with an overturned wagon across his chest He leaves a wife and five children for local authorities continue to investigate the scene this tragedy adds to the town’s long list of rural fatalities and raises concerns about farm safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvinaton
Wm. Gray
Here
Sale of Sidney Humphreys library nets $4600 at Schlaby
London May 28 report: the library of Sidney Humphreys was sold at Schlaby’s yesterday and brought in $4600. Bain purchased a copy of Chaucer’s works, the Kelmscott Progs, for $385.
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London
Sidney Humphreys
Schlaby
Bain
Chaucer
Kelms
Alberta Seed Branch Reports Bright Crop Prospects in Alberta
Officials touring the province say crops look as bright as in prior years. Warm weather since ten days ago spurred rapid growth with ample ground moisture. spring wheat stands five inches high in the south and three to four inches north of Calgary. Winter wheat shows poor results near Cardston and Raymond due to unknown causes. MacLeod reports cut worm activity, flax acreage down about a third from last year. Medicine Hat sees good rains and snow, improving outlook.
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Edmonton
Alberta Seed Branch
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Calgary
Cardston
Raymond
Dominion Seed Branch
MacLeod
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg Favored in Heat Wave Across Prairie West
Excessive heat swept the Canadian prairie west with a forecast for another scorcher. Light showers touched Manitoba and briefly reached Saskatchewan at Lloydminster, while prom ised rain and continuing high temperatures were noted across the region.
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Winnipeg
Prairie West
Mark
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Lloydminster
West
Slide In Culebra Out Again Moving
May 28 report notes the site at Culebra Creek remains active after heavy rain. A rock slide buried two cars and two steam shovels, with excavation continuing. A Culebra cut station will be established for several days as work proceeds.
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Culebra
Cyanal
Sir Ian Hamilton Sailings and Rail Depot Fire News
Nottingham reports Sir Ian Hamilton to Canada with General Tan yrees and resignation tied to unsettled events. A militant fragment set fire to timber sheds at the Great Central Railway depot but flames were quenched before major damage. Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers plans a picnic in Strathcona Park with automobiles.
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Nottingham
Centra Railwy
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Strathcona’ Park
Une
Missionary Problems Of Methodist Church In Canada Discussed
Secretary Allen outlines home mission strategy for Canada and Newfoundland. He presses conferences to realign fields to match available men and money, warns against waste, and notes Newfoundland readjustment saving $10,000 while eastern missions stay well served. Western deficits in salaries loom as field expansion continues.
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Methodist Church IN
Canada
Allen
theMethodist Church of Canada
Newfoundland
James Allen
General Mission Board
Alberta
Rev
Jas. Allen, M
Home Mission Department of Methodist Church In Canada
Hail Storm Follows Heat in London Suburbs
London reports four days of heat broken by thunderstorms bringing hail in parts of the country. Hail damaged fruit trees crops and greenhouses with stones weighing up to a pound. Much of London escaped, but some areas saw heavy rain and Walworth church was struck by lightning and briefly on fire before flames were extinguished.
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London
Hall
Walworth Chirch
Senator Stilwell Sentenced to Sing Sing for Bribery
Former New York State Senator Stephen K. Stilwell, who was convicted of bribery after an earlier exoneration by the New York State Senate, was sentenced to not less than four years and not more than eight years in Sing Sing prison.
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New York
Stephen K. Stilwell
New York State
Senate
Sing. Sing
Automatons May Fight Instead Of Human Soldiers
Copenhagen reports a Danish engineer Aesen patents a buried electric cylinder that fires 400 shots at 33000 yards when triggered from 4 5 miles away. The device could defend positions with many cylinders mowing down up to ninety percent of attackers and remaining hidden.London obits notes William Nicholas Miller former Canadian Senate speaker died in Christian Science Church service. estate valued at 299 pounds gross.
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Copenhagen
Aesen
London
William Nicholas Miller
Canadian Senate
Christian Science Church
Grasshopper Army Invades New Mexico
The grasshopper invasion reaches Elida Roosevelt County as a 20 mile by four mile swarm strips crops in its path. The pest moves westward at about eight miles per day and a mass meeting is held to raise funds and plan resistance.
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Clovis
N. M
New Mexico
Elida
Roosevelt County
German aviator killed in monoplane accident near Hanover
A. Horn, a German pilot, died after his monoplane fell from 500 feet during an overland fight. The wrecked machine revealed no identifiable cause, and investigators could not determine the accident’s origin.
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Hanover
A. Horn
Ottawa parliament backs rail subsidies across Ontario and west
Hon. Frank Cochrane tabled subsidies totaling about twenty two million dollars for railways. main funds cover Canadian Northern lines in Ontario and the west with 6400 per mile Ottawa Toronto, 810 miles Ottawa Port Arthur and Edmonton BC boundary double subsidies. additional grants to Ontario lines from North Bay to Cochran and Englehart to Char and other stretches bring total near several million.
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Ottawa
Ont
Frank Cochrane
the Commons Railway
Canadian Northern
Ontario
West
Toronto
Port Arthur
Edmonton
Province of
British Columbia
Yellow Head Pass
Arthur
C. N.R
Gc Ontario
North Bay
Cochrai
Englehart
Char
Subsidies Planned for Prairie and Canadian Rail Lines
A historic document outlines line subsidies for multiple rail projects across Canada and related lines in New Brunswick Quebec Ontario and Alberta. Subsidies set at a base eight thousand two hundred dollars per mile with caps and percentages for higher costs. Specific mileage grants include Margaret Coal Mining Company 50 miles Northern New Brunswick and Seaboard Railway 200 miles Lotbiniere and Megantic Railway 60 miles CP Rail Megantic to international boundary 36 miles and more. Also funds for lines to Port Burwell London Tilsonburg Ingersoll Embo Moose Jaw Red Deer Rocky Mountain House Penticton Midway Hope Calgary and related routes. A separate subsidy covers the Inlet Tunnel and Bridge Company for a Burrard Inlet bridge completion with an overall cap of one hundred million dollars.
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Margaret Coal Mining Company, Limited
New, Brunswick ,and Seaboard
St. John Quebec Railway
Lotbiniere and Megantic Railway Company
Mégantic
International Boundary
International Railway Company
Monte Bello
Erie, Loddon and Tilsonburg Railway
Port Burwell
London
Tilsonburg Lake Erie and Pacific Railway Company
Ingersoll
Embo
Penticton Wharf
Hope
Calgary
Fernie Railway ” Company
Michaels
Rd. Inlet
Burrard Inlet
Census of Seals Ordered in Pribloff Islands Alaska
Washington reports the United States government will census fur seals in the Pribloff Islands Alaska. Secretary Redfield announced enumerators will count seals, determine age and condition, and track birth and death rates to preserve the species for posterity amid end of pelagic sealing.
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Washington
United States
Pribloff Islands
Alaska
Redfield
Murdered Vancouver police officer found on vacant lot
Police constable James Archibald, ex Winnipeg officer, was found dead with two bullets to the heart on a vacant lot. Investigators suspect a burglary at Hastings Shingle Manufacturing and a ensuing fight. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Vancouver
James Archibald
Winnipeg
Archibald
Hasting Shingle Manufacturing Company
Campbell
Mrs Bell Injured in Broadway Street Car Collision
Mrs Bell wife of Charles N Bell secretary of the Winnipeg Board of Trade is seriously injured in a rear end street car crash on Broadway last evening about six o clock. She suffers a compound fracture of the leg above the ankle. The incident happened when she signalled the first car to stop and a second car backing a short distance rear ended it.
Lord Avebury 16 Dead in London
Lord Avebury formerly Sir John Lubbock died at age 9 after a brief illness. He was a banker, noted scientist and author, serving as President of the Foreign Bondholders Corporation and the Society of Antiquaries, and as rector of St Andrew's University. He championed Bank Holidays reform and municipal open spaces for children, and worked to regulate clerks' hours and fund municipal libraries.
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London
East
John Lubbock
Lubbock
Delegates for Lacombe District Not Reported
The Lacombe district lay delegates to the conference were not reported yesterday. Names mentioned include John Flack Trimble and W. Utton from Lacombe, W. Rimbey, Henry Stone, Bentley, Cummins from Ponoka, and Henry Stone from Bentley.
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Lacombe
John Flack
Utton
Trimble
Rimbey
Henry Stone
Ponoka
Land dispute sparks inquiry over Athabasca quarter section
Edmonton May 28 The Interior Department orders an inquiry into the relative rights of claimants for a quarter section of land one mile from Athabasca Landing opened May 12. Rival claimants are John W Frame an Edmonton butcher and A O Hoffues a Calgary real estate man. Hoffues alleges removal by a police officer friendly to Frame and cites about 700 spent on investigation. Frame, a Liberal, accuses Hoffues of using political influence to win the property.
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Edmonton
Department of the Interior
Athabasca Landing
John, W. Frame
A. O. Hoffues
Fourth Avenue
Calgary
Hoffues
Frame
Alex. Norquay
Dominion Lands
Hofmes
Katsura Attempts New Party Statement in Tokyo
In Tokyo on May 28, Katsura and the committee of a new party issued a statement saying the cabinet could not settle the California leadership question after a conference with Californians.
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Tokio
Eix-Premiesura
New Party
Californi
Yamam
Nottingham Innings Fragment Highlights Key Wickets
Fragmentary cricket notes show Nottingham reaching 241 with a tally of 177 wickets at 108 and mentions Bag as a figure in the play. The garbled line hints at pivotal dismissals and a turn in the innings despite unclear context.
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Nottingham
Till Bein Bag Fe
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Bulgaria
Servia
Alvinston
Sir Ian Hamilton
Sir Tan Yrees
Colin MacKenzie
General Board
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Grasshopper
Dominion
Minior
Médicine’ Hat
Lord Avebury
Windsor
George ‘Gordon Dé
Katsura
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