Hurricane Reaches Florida Lower Coast as Death Toll Mounts
Florida residents brace for a growing hurricane as its center nears the lower coast and Key West. Winds around 60 mph stretch from Miami to Nassau, with communication cut between Miami and Key West and Nassau reporting severe destruction and outages.
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Florida
Miami
Fla
Bahamas
United States
Key West
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Nassau
Churchill Suffers from Population Strain as Dunning Tours Hudson Bay
Hon Charles Dunning minister of railways travels 21 hours from Churchill to The Pas aboard the Hudson Bay Railway. He warns critics that Churchill is ill suited to receive an influx of people and urges careful consideration before opening the town. News from Nassau reports at least 20 deaths and widespread damage from the hurricane, with telephones out and floods, as ships Isle of June and Princess Montague feared.
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Charles Dunning
Hudson's Bay Railway
Flin Flon
Pas
Man
Churchill
Dunning
Nassau
Miami Herald
Sysum
N ‘Tony Rocks
Miami
R. H. Sweeting
Beatty Advocates Alberta Resources and Rail Links
EdmontonSept 27 J W Beatty chairman and president of Canadian Pacific Railway and a party of directors and eastern businessmen arrived after a 300 mile trip by water and motor to Waterways Fort McMurray. He urged developing tar sands and Peace River branches, stressing CP backers will assess profitable operations and that a coast outlet will come with growth and nonburdensome costs.
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Edmonton
J. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Eastern
Waterways
Northern Alberta Railway
Fort McMurray
Steel
Geatty
Alberta
Canadian Pacific and National Railway
Mora
Peace River District
Beatty
Northern Alberta Railways
Montreal
Fence River
The
Canadian
Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Align on November 11
Ottawa reports Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day coincide this year as November 11 falls on both observances. The Canada Gazette publishes the proclamation declaring a day of public thanksgiving.
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Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Explosion Kills Eight at Covington Coal Mine in Oklahoma
Eight men died in a Covington Coal Co mine near Peteau Oklahoma after a gas filled blast last night. Six were missing until a rescue team entered the chamber and found the bodies, with two miners killed instantly.
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Peteau
Okla
Covington Coal Co
Here
Becker resigns to head new Commercial Airways venture
Edmonton September 27 C S Becker resigns as assistant attorney general and collector of succession duties after nearly five years in office to become general manager of the reorganized Commercial Airways Limited. The firm plans to operate aircraft in central and northern Alberta this year. Becker, president of the Edmonton Aero club, has long promoted aviation and has a wartime flying record.
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Edmonton
C. S. Becker
Train Schedules Change Sunday on CPR
Montreal Sept 28 The CPR unveils major revised running times for trans continental trains with daylight saving changes. The Imperial from Montreal and The Dominion from Toronto will be accelerated by ten hours westbound to Vancouver. Travel to Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Medicine Hat and Calgary will arrive earlier saving a day for passengers mail and express.
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Montreal
Canada
W. Beatty
C.P.R
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Regina
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Pacific Coast
MacDonald Sets Sail for U S in Naval Disarmament Push
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald departed London for the United States with a public show of support from King George V and U.S. Ambassador Dawes. At Waterloo Station the crowd cheered as he hoped to narrow the Atlantic and advance naval disarmament talks toward a five powers conference planned for early next year.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
U.S
Charles G. Dawes
Waterloo Station
Atlantic
Mr. MacDonald
Southampton
Frorma
New York
Downing Street
MacDonald
Canada
Tao
Washington
Reparation Sought From Govt Over Shawnee Shelling
Ottawa contends for compensation after the motor vessel Shawnee was shelled by a United States coastguard ship while the Shawnee was near the coast pursuing liquor trade. Captain J McLeod’s representatives insist the vessel fired on the Shawnee at close range, causing hull damage and water ingress.
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John McLeod
Insect
United States Coast Guard
New York
Ottawa
C.b
Shawnee
United States Coastguard
Department of External Affairs
Department
J. McLeod
Halifax
McLeod
Washington
Shaw
United States
Wheat inspections show drop from last year
At Winiper on September 28 inspectors logged 1800 cars of wheat, down from 2200 last year. Contract prices listed at 1600. Weather fair and warmer with a temperature around 58 and 32 minutes.
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Winiper
Prades
Big Lease Granted To Hidgon Ranching Co
Lethbridge reports a government order in council granting Hidgon Ranching Company Limited a lease of about 100000 acres in southeastern Alberta. The report notes 3000 head of cattle 100 horses 500 purebred bulls, plus buildings fencing and an artesian well valued around 20200 dollars and lauds the manager as an experienced cattleman with well managed lands.
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Lethbridge
Hidgon Ranching Company
Alberta
Ottawa
Hidgon Ranching Company, Limited
Two Aviators Dash North to Aid Bathurst Search
Punch Dickens and Andy Cruickshanks are dispatched to Stoney Rapids to join the hunt for eight missing Dominion Explorers flyers. Weather improved for rescue missions but fog around Bathurst Inlet may delay arrivals as crews prepare from Stoney Rapids Fort Smith and Sioux Lookout with 17 planes ready across the North. Wilson McCredie former Elgin warden dies at South Dorchester.
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Winnipeg
Bathurst Inlet
Canada
Punch” Dickens
Dominion
Hudson’s Bay
Bathurst
G. H. Blanchet
Col
C. D. H. McAlpine
Fort Smith
Alberta
Sioux Lookout
Ontario
Northland
Jager
sub-Arctic
Col. C. H. D. McAlpine
Barrens
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay
Baker Lake
Stoney Rapids
Cranberry Portage
Manitobba
Ont
New York
Andy” Cruickshanks
Western Canada Airways
Stoney
Wort Smith
Mackenzie River
White Slavers Run Circuit in Four States
Boston September 28 report says at least fifty murders in Massachusetts Rhode Island New York and Pennsylvania are traced to white slave traffic. The investigation centers on Samuel Rinstein of New York and federal prosecutor Frederick H Tarr after Rinstein was shot in a hotel. The circuit of houses of ill fame spans several cities and involves corruption of officials with eight murders in the recent weeks.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
Samuel Rinstein
Frederick H. Tarr
United States
Rinstein
Grain Shipments on Canadian Pacific Lines Rise in September
Grain marketing on the Canadian Pacific routes shows 1,952,000 bushels hauled to elevators and 1,178 cars loaded. Alberta leads with 926,000 bushels delivered as over a million bushels move by boat from the head of the lakes. Storage climbs to 71,850,000 bushels. Vancouver bins hold 7,326,000 with 100,000 moved out by boat. Canadian Pacific delivered 489 cars and unloaded 622. 512 CP cars head west of Field.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Alberta
Vancouver
Field
Alexandra High School Field Day Preparations
Alexandra High School gears up for Field Day on October 2 with 500 students traveling to the riverbaseball park after roll call. Boys and girls train across the campus in events including sprints, jumps, throws, relays, and the new girls baseball series with six teams. Final events conclude with girls baseball finals in the afternoon at the ball park.
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Riches
Alexandra High School
Baseball Park
Athletic Park
Ludwig
Ance
Ball Park
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Oliver
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Airways
God Speed
Ramsey MacDonald
His
King George
Nee
Mac Higdon
Punch Dickins
Wilson McCredie
Elgin County
South Dorchester
Alexandra H. Sch
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