Tragic Flight Near St Catharines Airport Claims Six
A Travelair cabin plane operated by Skyways Limited crashed near the St Catharines landing field killing six people including five passengers and the pilot. Government inquiry opened, with an inquest set for September 26, while investigators probe the cause of the crash.
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St. Catharines
Ont
Niagara Peninsula
Travelair
Skyways Limited
Toronto
Weet Olsered
A'l
J. Ll. St. Bond
Hatchet Rampage Ends in Fire and Self Destruction
Vancouver report of William Campbell Phillips 87 who killed his daughter Joan 10 and son Eric 4 with a hatchet and wounded his wife Lily 33 before setting his home ablaze and taking his own life. Wife injured and unconscious. firemen found the victims and Phillips dead with a cut throat. Police hesitate between razor and glass as the weapon.
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Vancouver
William Campbell Phillips
Third Avenue
Joan
Fric
Lily Phillips
General Hospital
Phillins
Phillips
Highest Prize Won By Local Exchange
Supt. G. F. Pauling was advised the local telephone exchange has won the banner for best kept interior and exterior in Alberta. Medicine Hat exchange also took first prize for best exterior, continuing a string of top finishes. The award cites Supt. Pauling and staff for the exchange’s success and beautification of the locality.
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G. F. Pauling
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Pauling
Bishop of Winchester Heads Across Dominion for Victoria Cathedral
The Lord Bishop of Winchester RL Rev. Theodore Woods sails to attend the consecration of the new Cathedral at Victoria. He will travel through Winnipeg on Tuesday morning and later proceed to Calgary and Lake Louise before returning via the United States. A noted cleric and orator, he stands six feet seven inches tall.
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Winnipeg
Winchester
Rans Theodore Woods
Church of England
Victoria
Canadian Pacific
Mesing
Calgary
United States
England
Bedouin Clashes Raise Tensions in Palestine Near Sea of Galilee
Dispatches from Jerusalem report a fresh outbreak at Harrin near the Sea of Galilee where Bedouin tribesmen suffered sixteen dead and many wounded before British patrols dispersed the fighting. Jewish Telegraphic Agency notes growing Egyptian Arab discontent with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem over funds raised for the Mosque of Omar.
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Jerusalem
Harrin
Sea of Gallilee
Palestine
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Omar
Doukhobor Leader Disowns Sons of Freedom at Veregin Gathering
Veregin Saskatchewan Sept 10 Peter Veregin leader of the Universal Brotherhood addressed about 2000 followers declaring disassociation from the Sons of Freedom sect which has defied laws in British Columbia and Saskatchewan He urged strict adherence to community principles and law while denouncing the radical group as fanatics and disconnected from the Doukhobor cause. He noted many Doukhobors are now independent and prospering and discussed a potential California trip and Regina meeting plans.
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Veregin
Sask
Peter Veregin
Universal Brotherhood
Christian Community of
Doukhobors
Sons of Freedom
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
California
Regina
Roman Catholic Bishop Killed Near Liaotong
In Peiping on September 16 the French legation protested to the Chinese Nationalist Government over the killings at Jaotang in Wupeh Province. Belgian victims included Bishop Trudefins and two Franciscan fathers described as bandits by authorities. A French gunboat was ordered to Tehang to protect missions and conduct a murder inquiry. Bishop Jans had spent 22 years in China.
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Peiping
China
Trude Fins
Jaotang
Ip Wupeh
Iau
Tehang
Jans
Duck Hunters Flock To Country For The First Day Shoot
Early morning crowds head out for the annual duck hunting holiday across district wetlands. Most hunters target larger lakes as drought dries sloughs, with Manv Island lake among favored spots and a list of local participants named.
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Manv Island
A. c. Burns
Willeth
W. Niles
N. Files
W. Klag
Dr. Hargrave
C. A. Anderson
Woo
Cgonrod
Capt. Porter
W. T. Bannan
Mayor Bullivant
A. CC. Wade
Dr. Dixon
J. L. Trotman
PH. McNiehan
M. L. Moore
W. A. Church
A. G. Finch
B. W. Wright
JL. C. Bracken
W. Roxborough
W. Court
Bud" Reeves
Ff Shaw
Cliff Wright
Wm. Armstrong
R. Bradley
Alberta Crop Report Sees Strong Wheat Yields and Freight Plans
Alberta's September crop report notes widespread threshing with higher than expected yields and many districts reporting top grade wheat. Estimated provincial average wheat yield is 11 to 12 bushels per acre on about 7.42 million acres, with high No. 1 and No. 2 grades despite some green kernels. The province plans free shipment of hay and feed oats to short districts after Sept. 18, as rail agreements finalize, and hay cutting and drought relief efforts continue to influence feed supply for winter.
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Edmonton
Department of Agriculture For
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Department
Government to wait and see on tariff policy
At Eustache Quebec a Liberal rally honored Liguri Lacombe federal member. Secretary of State Fernand Rinfret said the Dominion Government will wait for Washington to outline tariff policy and then act, preferring a business tariff rather than theory.
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Eustache
Sur le Lac
Quebec
Fernand Rinfret
Liguri Lacombe
Washington
Prince of Wales Trophy Won by Chas Reid
Banff Sept 1 Charles Reid of the Banff Springs Golf Club Banff today won the Prince of Wales golf trophy from a field of forty two competitors The winner s score was 141 net his handicap being 17 This is the first time in its history that the trophy has been won by a Banff player Calgary golfers have taken it to that city after each of the four former competitions J Riley of the Calgary Municipal club was last year s winner In today s list of players were thirty five Calgarians from the Bowness Coun try Regal and Municipal Clubs one competitor from Port Arthur and six members of the Banff Springs Club This is the first time the event has been played on the entire new course excepting 4 wind that rose about noon conditions were ideal for play.
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Banff
Charles Reid
Banff Springs Golf Club
Calgary
J. Riley
Calgarians
Bowness
Country
Regal
Municipal
Port Arthur
Banff Springs
Coast Is In Arms On Potato Rates
Vancouver BC September 15. The Vancouver Board of Trade protests a proposed special freight tariff on potatoes from the maritime provinces to prairie points starting in October. Last season the rates began in February after much of BC’s potato crop was sold. W A Rundle traffic manager has forwarded information to railways and Winnipeg for a Monday meeting.
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Vancouver
C.P
British Columbia
Prairies
Vancouver Board of Trade
Maritime Provinces
Prairie
W. A. Rundle
Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Continued Aid Should Be Given to British Immigration to Dominion
Banff Alberta Sept 16 The report of a national immigration committee presented to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges continued aid to British settlers and stresses that opportunity for settlement exists year round with spring and early summer peak in farming districts Western Canada should receive settlers in time for seeding operations The committee chaired by George W Allan KC of Winnipeg cites alignment with House of Commons recommendations and calls for autumn planning to advance the program.
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Banff
Alta
British Isles
National Committee On Immigration
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
George W. Allan
K.C
Winnipeg
Dominion
Western
Canada
Quebec
Select Committee
House of Commons
Department of Immigration
Brandon man killed when car overturns on gravel road
Geo. W. Duncan of Brandon was instantly killed when the automobile carrying him and Francis Massin turned over five miles south of Harding after hitting loose gravel on a downhill stretch. Massin was found near the wreck bruised and in shock.
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Brandon, Man
Geo. W. Duncan
Brandon
Francis Massin
Harding
Seaplane Pilot Missing in the Bay of Fundy
An American seaplane pilot William Reed of Rockland Maine is missing in the Bay of Fundy. He was last seen six days ago and authorities in Ottawa coordinated a search using Royal Canadian Air Force seaplanes Atlantic Airways planes and Saint John Flying Club units.
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Ottawa
Bay of Fundy
William Reed
Rockland
Maine
Department of National Defence
Réed
Nova Scotia
Department
Royal Canadian Air Force
Shelburne
N.S
Atlantic Airways
Saint John
Navy Pact Extension Hinted Ahead of London Talks
London dispatches forecast the United States may seek a five year extension of the ten year naval holiday at the upcoming five power disarmament conference in London. Washington aims to extend the agreement to 1936 with Britain Japan France and Italy.
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London
United States
Decemer
Sunday Chronicle
Washington
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Daily Press
MacDonald
Hoover
Sunday Observer
Sunday Referee
The
Sunday Dispatch
Mde
Paris
le Temps
America
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St. ‘Catherines’ Landing Field
Govt. Board OF Enquiry
Agnes .Bennett
Hamilton
Louis
D. W. Surrey
Wesland Ship Canal
Allan Dowd
Ord
Philadelphia
Great Lakes
Hans Deyhle
Miguel Koyguin
Peter
Liaotong
Alta. Govt
Chas. Reid
Maritimes
Praires
Chamber OF Commerce
U. S
Ramsay MacDonald
Mackenzie King
U.S
Premier King
Mr. MacDonald
Redcliff
Brognain
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