Philadelphia Athletics Triumph in World Series Opener
The A All hits produced five runs and Grove yielded only two in a 5 2 victory over the St Louis Cardinals at Shibe Park. Connie Mack started Lefty Grove in the 1930 series opener as Meeks’s Athletics dominated with flawless hitting and steady defense in front of President Hoover and 32,295 spectators.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Lefty Grove
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Grove
Hoover
Meeks
Atheletics
Bishop
Bottomley
Cochrane
Bell
Shamons
Mancuso
Grimes
Frisch
Hafey
Morishity
Hatey
Ats Simmons
Simmons
Battomilev
Foxx
Voxx
Blades
Miller
Lades Foxx
Hass
Haag
Blaces
Allhongh Foxx
Maas
Hall
Gelbert
Page
Transfer of Alberta natural resources to province begins
Edmonton reports a quiet transfer of Alberta's natural resources from federal to provincial control. Officials maintain business as usual under Hon. R. G. Reid as 28 Dominion Land Office staff lose their posts in the shift of administration.
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Edmonton
Alberta
R. G. Reid
Imrie Heads C of C Trade Delegation
John Imrie Edmonton journalist has been named chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce trade delegation to Japan and China. The 40 member group departs Vancouver October 16, with stops in Tokyo Yokohama Nikko Nagoya Kyota Kobe Osaka and visits to Shanghai Hong Kong and Canton.
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Montreal
John Imrie
Edmonton
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Japan
China
Chamber
Imrie
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
West
The
Orient
Vancouver
Dominion
Tokyo
Hon. H. M. Marter
Yokohama
Nikko
Nagoya
Kyoto
Kobe
Osaka
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Canton
Mrs Landis Wins U S Citizenship After Oath Refusal
Lima October 1 Mrs Carl Landis of Philadelphia who refused to take oath to bear arms in defense of the United States is now a citizen following a year and a half court battle. She took the oath of allegiance yesterday while reserving opposition to bearing arms and pledging to serve as a nurse and shed her blood if needed in war.
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Lima
Carl Landis
Philadelphia
United States
Alberta WMS leader speaks at Medicine Hat gathering
Mrs. A. D. Miller provincial president of the Alberta branch of the United Church Women’s Missionary Society addressed a large Fifth Ave Church audience in Medicine Hat. She highlighted global WMS work, benefits for girls and women, and called for volunteers to relieve overextended workers abroad and in Canada’s programs.
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A. D. Miller
Alberta
Women's Missionary Society of the United Church
Medicine Hat
Fifth Ave
Mee Ammond
W.M.S
Walsh
Redcliff
Memorial
Westminster
Cann
Bobby Burns
Tokio
Florence Murray
Korea
R. Kilborn
Chehtu
Canada
Manitoba
United Church
Rev. W. T. Gunn Dies Suddenly at 63
Rev. William Thomas Gunn moderator of the General Council of the United Church died suddenly in Toronto at age 63 after a heart attack last weekend. He had shown health strain while attending the United Church conference in London and had retired from duties due to illness. He was succeeded by Rev. E. H. Oliver of Saskatoon.
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Toronto
William Thomas Gunn
General Council of the United Church
Gunn
Canada
Church Union
E. H. Oliver
Saskatoon
Prince Albert Welcomes CPR Re Entry Celebration
Prince Albert Saskatchewan October 1 citizens marked the CPR re entry with a large crowd. EB Beatty president of CPR spoke along with Premier Anderson pledging Nipawin to Prince Albert within a year. Mayors and officials from Saskatoon Moose Jaw Regina Humboldt praised the event and city’s strategic role.
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Prince Albert
C.P.R
Sask
Canadian Pacific Railway
EB. W. Beatty
K.C
Saskatchewans
E. W. Beatty
Great National Railroad
Beatty
J. T. M. Anderson
Rockets Explode in Cathedral During Saints Day
Eleven persons were badly burned when five thousand skyrockets stored in San Miguel cathedral in Guanajuato Mexico exploded during a Saints day celebration. The fireworks were ignited by a skyrocket that blew up inside the church.
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Veleya
Guanajuato
Mexico
San Miguel Cathedral
Big Railway Programme Goes Ahead in Canada
Ottawa reports Senator G D M Robertson announces a 21,000,000 programme by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways for construction and improvement. It will provide employment for 10,500 men and create 2,000 horse teams to work on grading and related tasks.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. D.M. Robertson
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Chinese Enter House Shoot B L Simpson
Bertram Lenox Simpson known as Putnam Weate, Englishman and former Commissioner of Customs in Tientsin, was shot at night by a group of Chinese who entered his house and taken to a hospital in critical condition. The case has sparked international protest as civil war rages between Yen Hsi Shan’s Northern Alliance and the Nationalist government.
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Tientsin
China
Bertram Lenox Simpson
Putnam Weate
Lenox Simpson
Yen Hsi
Shan
Northern. Alliance
Lenox
Simpson
Col
Hayley
Bell
Three Fold Problem Of Empire At Imperial Conference
The opening sessions of the Imperial Conference in London discussed three fold empire problems political and constitutional relations trade and relations with foreign powers. MacDonald outlined aims of equality of status in trade and disarmament while Bennett led a Canadian push for a British PM to preside.
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London
George Hambleton
Imper
General Economic Committee
Ramsay MacDonald
Foreign Office
MacDonald
Commonwealth
Imperial Conference Committee
J MacDonald
Flor
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Mo MacDonall
J. B. M. Hertzog
Downing Street
Locarno
Great Britain
Dominion
British Commonwealth
Ottawa
Waterloo Station
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Lord Byng
J. I. Thomas
Dominions
Malcolm MacDonald
Mr. Bennett
Foreman Fatally Shot in Accident on Canadian Pacific Rail
Frank Turner section foreman on the Canadian Pacific Railway was killed near Shaunavon when a gun he had brought for duck shooting exploded. He reached for the weapon and the charge struck his shoulder. The report notes a separate reference to German fuel production in the prior six months totaling 80,600,000 tons.
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Moose Jaw
Frank Turner
Canadian Pacific Railway
Consul
Shaunavon
Turner
Germany
Masked Mob Hangs Man in Georgia Death Ride
In Cartersville Georgia a mob of about 45 to 50 masked men abducted John Will Clark from custody and hanged him from a telephone pole. Clark was accused of murdering Chief of Police Jenkins and was taken away in an automobile for a death ride.
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Cartersville
John Will Clark
Clark
Jenkins
C P R Sets New Grain Loadings Record
Winnipeg Oct 1 The Canadian Pacific Railway reports a new peak loading of 44 777 grain cars from Aug 1 to Sep 30 1930 surpassing prior records. Total grain marketed into country elevators during the period amounts to 93 552 000 bushels with 72 percent loaded into cars by CPR’s transportation department. Western Canada grain cars inspected show 55 percent credited to Canadian Pacific.
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Winnipeg
Canadian: Pacific
Canadia Pacific
Transportation Department
Western Canada
Western Division Inspection Department
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canadian Pacific
Bandits Massacre Lihsian Citizens in Peiping China
Advices report 8000 people killed by bandits at Lihsian south of Kansu after a siege. Town attacked four weeks ago with inhabitants slain or carried off including girls. Grain inspections column follows with figures on wheat flax and other goods.
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Peiping
China
Lihsian
Kansu
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