Fires Sweep Pacific Coast Leaving Millions in Damage
Pacific Coast fires cause over 10 million dollars in damage across Washington Oregon and California. About 150000 acres burned and 15 people killed amid hundreds of fires. Heavy rains later subdued most blazes though threats remained near Woodside and along La Hoda Canyon.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Bgeck
Washington
Oregon
California
Ventura
San Diego
Ferson
Columbia National Forest
Lewis River
Woodside
la Hoda Canyon
Tragedy at Detroit Night Club Claims Sixteen Lives
Fire gutted the Study Club on the edge of downtown Detroit overnight trapping patrons and staff. About 130 inside and 40 workers faced a deadly blaze as flames blocked exits. A cigarette girl perished from fumes and many six entered a rear dressing room. Firefighters found interior walls sealed with wallboard hindering entry.
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Detroit
Mich
Study Club
Down Town Theatre District
Dominion Glass Co. Agreement With City Reached
The Dominion Glass Co of Redcliff has agreed to pay the city 0.65 cent per kWh from August 1 to September 30, 1930, per a mayoral letter received this morning.
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Dominion Glass Co
Redcliff
K.w
Ferguson Opens His Campaign in Toronto
Premier G. Howard Ferguson launches his campaign calling for no plebiscite on the Ontario Liquor Control Act while insisting the act is among the best in the Dominion. He argues plebiscites undermine democracy and hints at adjusting defects as needed. Continued on page five.
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Toronto
Thomas Green
G. Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
Dominion
W. E. N. Sinclair
Ontario
Sinclair
Local Solloway Mills opens Medicine Hat branch Monday
The Local Branch Office of Solloway Mills and Co will open Monday morning at Second Street beside the city hall. The remodeled building features quiet neutral tones, ample light, and comfortable seating. The branch will house separate grain and stock departments with a private wire exchanged across twelve markets. Staff includes manager H O Duggan and four others, with R Metcalfe coordinating Winnipeg operations. Duggan is a respected local figure and prior agent for the firm.
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Solloway Mills and Co
Solloway Mills & Co. Ltd
Second St
City Hall
Doirgy
New York
R. Metcalfe
Winnipega
H. O. Duggan
Medicine Hat
Duggan
Solloway Mills & Co
Canada
Edmonton to Aklavik Air Mail Route Initiated
Air mail service from Edmonton to Aklavik along the North River is set to begin in November. Officials estimate first Arctic circle delivery within six weeks, shortening winter dog sled trips from about ten weeks to four days once in operation. En route stations include Fort McMurray Wrigley Norman Good Hope Arctic Red River and McPherson.
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Qltawa
Edmonton
Aklavk
Arctic Circle
Aklavik
Fort McMurray
Wrigley
Norman
Goodhope
Arctic
Red River
McPherson
Grain Movement Quickens Across Canada in Latest Reports
Grain shipments on Canadian Pacific lines reached 3.526 million bushels, the season’s peak so far, with Alberta leading Saskatchewan by about 500,000. Lakehead storage dips to 66.028 million. 528,000 bushels shipped yesterday by boat. CP delivered 652 cars and unloaded 742 at the lake head as Vancouver stores near seven million and country elevators hold 25.155 million.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lakehead
Vancouver
Itield
Kra Katoa Volcano Active After Quake Near Java
Kra Katoa, the inland volcano in Syndrae Strait between Java and Sumatra, is active again after an earthquake yesterday. Eruptions followed with flames and smoke rising about 500 feet from the crater.
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Batavia
Java
Krakatoa
Syndrae Strait
Sumatra
Mysterious Gunman Shoots Noted Artist Frank Whiteside
Frank Reid Whiteside, 64, renowned landscape artist, was fatally shot last night at his Philadelphia home after answering the doorbell. He died instantly from a heart wound as authorities probe the mysterious attack.
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Phildesiphia
Frank Reid Whiteside
Burned to Death in Portage Avenue Garage Fire
Two unidentified men were burned to death in a downtown Winnipeg garage fire on Portage Avenue East. The blaze occurred early this morning, with firefighters responding to the blaze in the city’s core.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Portage Avenue
Wreckage of Plane Found Near Casablanc a Beach
Wreckage found on a Laradis beach confirms the loss of a Toulon to Casablanca mail and passenger plane. Six aboard including pilot, mechanic, and four passengers. Emmanuel Brousse and wife among the dead suspects. search for remaining occupants continues.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Laradis
Toulons T
Emmanuel ‘Brousse
Perjury Charge Filed Against Hyndman
Ottawa reports the preliminary hearing for George W. Hyndman assistant deputy minister of finance was adjourned after the crown presented evidence on three theft of victory bonds charges totaling 17406 with an added perjury count. Nine theft and conversion charges remain, bail set at 17000 reflecting the new perjury allegation.
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Ottawa
George W. Hyndman
Crown
Hyndman
Strange Mountain Tragedy Claims Two Climbers
Vienna reports the bodies of two young Austrian mountaineers recovered after a bizarre accident in the Dolomites. The pair, tied together by a long rope, were pulled over a crevasse as one climber slipped, causing the rope to swing them until it snapped and they fell to their deaths.
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Vienna
Farmers Urged to Hold Wheat for Better Prices Across Canada
Ottawa reports BE. B. Ramsay, chair of the Board of Grain Commissioners, urging Canadian farmers to store grain and avoid overseas movement unless prices are fair. He cites ample Canadian storage, mainly No. 1 and No. 2 grades, and warns rapid export could raise freight costs. Ramsay meets with Minister James Malcolm to discuss market stabilization and Western bank support grows.
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Ottawa
BE. B. Ramsay
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canada
Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay
Ottalwa
James Malcolm
Completion of Medicine Hat Line Urged by Business Men
A large Hanna meeting of Chambers of Commerce and businessmen from Medicine Hat and nearby towns unanimously passed a resolution urging the Canadian National Railway to complete the Medicine Hat Hanna branch. The resolution cites Parliament approvals, investments, bridges, and growing freight tonnage as reasons the line would be a real asset. The event included visits with Brooks leaders, remarks by MLA Gordon Forster, and tours of the CP rail farm demonstrations.
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Hanna
Chambers of Commerce and Businessmen of
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Sunny Nook
Canadian National Railway
Medicine Hat-Hanna
Parliament of
Canada
Red Deer River
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers ‘of Commerce of
Han- Yee
Brooks Board of Trade
Brooks
Gordon Forster
M.L.A
Hand Hills
Newell Hotel
Don ‘Bark
Bark
Baird
Canadian Pacific Railway
Toronto man jailed for 20 years for assault on girl
Frederick Kane of Toronto was sentenced by Magistrate J Albert Page in Rockville Ontario to twenty years in Portsmouth penitentiary after pleading guilty to a serious offence against a Toronto girl under ten years old.
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Rockville
Ont
Portsmouth
Frederick Kane
Toronto
J. Albert Page
Patrol Boat Fires At Canadian Ship
Captain John McLeod of the Shawnee claims he was 26 miles off New York when coastguard cutter fired five torpedo shots, two hitting. Officials debate whether Shawnee lay within 12 miles, potentially prompting a protest to the United States. The incident echoes the 1929 I'm Alone case and follows a Canadian protest plan.
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Washington, D.C
Nova Scotia
New York
John McLeod
Halifax
U.S
McLeod
Treasury
No. 145
North Atlantic
St. Pierre Miquelon
Gulf of Mexico
N.S
Youthful brothers sentenced to hang for murder in hold up
Montreal reporters say Lawrence Menard aged 16 and Norman Menard aged 21 were condemned to death for the shooting of John Earl Durham a Quebec Charcoal Supply Company employee during an attempted robbery. The case drew attention as a remarkable show of swift justice in a youth crime.
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Montreal
Menard Brothers
Lawrence
Norman
John Earl Durham
Quebec
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Niagara District
St. Catharines
C.P.R
F. Reid Whiteside
Charles McCrea
Toulon
Strange Mountain
E. B. Ramsay
United
C.N.R
Gas City
General and
Mrs
Higgins Salvation Army
Christian Science Society of Medicine
Christian Science
Paul A. Harsch
Toledo
Ohio
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, ‘Scientist
Boston
Mass
L.C.C.F. Hall
Third Street
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