Viscount Peel to Head U K Delegation to Empire Parliament
Viscount Peel named chairman of the United Kingdom delegation to the Empire Parliamentary Association meetings in Canada. He is 61, former under secretary of state for war 1919–1924, and first commissioner of works. Hon. P. G. Williams to join the delegation. Arrival at Quebec August 24, transcontinental tour of the Dominion before leaving Sydney October 5.
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London
Eng
Lord Hailsham
Baldwin
Viscount Peel
United Kingdom
Empire Parliamentary Association
Canada
Association
P. G. Williams
Board of Trade
Quebec
Empire
Dominion
Sydney
N.S
Fatal Crossing Accident Near Okotoks Claims Four
A Calgary crossing crash kills A. J. Clarke deputy sheriff of Sunburst Montana his wife Jennie and two sons Gerry ten and Lloyd four Ada about fifteen is hospitalized in High River in critical condition. The family touring from Coutts Alberta was en route to Calgary when the accident occurred near Okotoks possibly caused by sun glare.
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Calgary
Okotoks
A. J. Clarke
Sunburst
Montana
Jennie
Gerry
Lloyd
Ada
High River
Coutts
Alt
Sperling Farmers Seek Drainage Relief in Manitoba Flood Loss
About 150 farmers in Sperling District Manitoba report nearly one million dollars in crop and grazing losses from June and July floods. They petition the government for drainage relief urging reconstruction of the drainage system. Premier Bracken and Public Works Minister Clubb, after inspecting the area, promised early consideration.
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Winnipeg
Sperling
Manitoba
John Bracken
W. R. Clubb
Public Works
Record Crop Optimism From Australia and Canada
Sir Joynton Smith, billionaire publisher and promoter of Sydney, NSW, arriving on the Aorangi, predicts Australia’s wool and wheat crop for 1928 will be the most immense the country has ever produced. He says the yield will be a record in every way, with impacts extending to Victoria, BC and Canada.
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Victoria
B.C
Australia
Canada
Joynton Smith
Sydney
N.S.W
Joynton
Calgary miner killed by premature dynamite blast
Calgary. L. Johnson longtime chairman of the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re establishment at Calgary was instantly killed when a dynamite charge exploded prematurely in his mine at Dodds Alberta according to information received here.
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Calgary
L. Johnson
Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-establishment
Mr. Johnson
Dodds
Alta
Miners Flock to Harvest Fields from The Pas
Five hundred men depart The Pas on the last two trains heading south seeking higher wages in interior harvest fields after leaving railway construction camps along the Flin Flon line.
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Pas
Flin Flon
Pooled marketing praised by Canadian and U S experts
Prof C R Fay of the University of Toronto extols the wheat pool as a tool that lifts farmers to greater prosperity by removing sale timing pressure and guiding marketing with statistics. He says the system especially helps small farmers. C L Christensen of the U S Department of Agriculture notes active government support in research and education.
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Williamstown
Mass
C. R. Fay
University of Toronto
Institute of Politics
Canada
United States
C. L Christensen
Department of Co-Operative Marketing
Department of Agriculture
McLean Reappointed Assistant Chief Commissioner of Railway Board
Dr. Simon J. McLean of Ottawa has been reappointed assistant chief commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners for a ten year term. His previous terms began in 1904 and 1914, and he drafted the Dominion Railway Act. Commissioner Frank Oliver will retire near the end of September at age 75. Rumor suggests possible legislation on superannuation for board members.
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Ottawa
Simon J. McLean
Board of Railway Commissioners
McLean
Frank Oliver
Death Of Canadian Novelist Vancouver
Mrs Isabel Ecclestone Mackay Canadian novelist poetess and playwright wife of Peter J Mackay official reporter of the Supreme Court of British Columbia died at her Vancouver home after a yearlong illness Born in Woodstock Ontario 52 years ago She came to Vancouver nineteen years ago She authored novels including House of Windows Up the Hill and Over Mist of Morning The Window Gazer Glengarrow and books Fires Of Driftwood and The Shining Ship She wrote plays produced in Canada and the United States She leaves her husband and three daughters
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Vancouver
Isabel Ecclestone Mackay
Peter J. Mackay
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Woodstock
Ont
Mackay
Donald MacLeod MacPherson
Glengarrow
Australia Sails for Quebec After Montreal Visit
H M A S Australia flagship of the Royal Australian Navy sails for Quebec after a productive Montreal stay. About 12 000 people visited the new cruiser during its MontreAl visit as it plans a four day stop in Quebec before proceeding to Halifax then on to Boston New York Chesapeake Bay Colon Tahita Wellington Brisbane and Sydney in a long voyage through October.
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Montreal
H.M.A.S. Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Quebec
Australia
Halifax
Boston
New York
Chesapeake Bay
Colon
Tahita
Wellington
N.Z
Brisbane
Sydney
N.S.W
Kellogg Plans Ireland Visit After Paris Treaty Signing
Secretary of State Kellogg has practically decided to visit Ireland after signing the fifteen power anti war treaty in Paris on August 27 to return the call of President Cosgrave of the executive council of the Irish Free State. He may also visit London.
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Washington
Kellogg
Ireland
Paris
Cosgrave
Executive Council of
Irish Free State
London
Gold Strike Reported at Johnson Claims Ontario
A Lochalski despatch says a sensational gold strike on the Johnson claims near Mine Centre south of the Foley mine and east of Little Vermilion Lake. Surface ore glitters with visible gold worth thousands of dollars per ton, rivaling the Isabella find by Northern Red Lake Mines.
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Toronto
Lochalski
Ont
Fort William
Canadian National Railways
Johnson
Foley
British-Canadian Mines, Ltd
Little Vermilion Lake
Northern Red Lake Mines, Ltd
Message From Amundsen Found In Bottle
London despatches report the Norwegian Minister in Amsterdam saying a bottle near Rottumeroog contained a message from Roald Amundsen. The note allegedly gave the group's position on July 1 during the search for the Italia crew. Amundsen and four companions have been missing since their seaplane voyage began in France.
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London
Daily Mail
Hague
Amsterdam
Roald Amundsen
Italia
Rottumeroog
Amundsen
Netherland Islands
North Sea
Italia Party
Roy Nominated Canadian Envoy to Paris
The Dominion Government recommends Hon. Philippe Roy for the minister plenipotentiary post in Paris. No appointment yet for Tokio. Roy, born December 18 1868 in St Francois Quebec, has served as Canadian commissioner in Paris since 1911 and as agent general for Quebec in Paris since 1912.
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Philip Roy
Paris
Ottawa
Philippe Roy
Dominion
King
Roy
Tokio
Mr. Roy
St. Francois
Que
Senate
Wilfred Laurier
Influenza Epidemic Reported on Mackenzie River
A letter from Rev. W. B. Singleton reports a serious influenza outbreak along the Mackenzie River with numerous deaths. Fort Resolution 20 deaths. Hay River 10 deaths. other sites feared higher tolls. Manitoba Division of Indian Affairs has no provincial epidemic information.
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Winnipeg
Mackenzie River
W. B. Singleton
Hay River
Manitoba
Dominion Department of Indian Affairs
Fuller Party Reaches Hudson Bay Route After Rescue
Four Iowa student geologists long believed dead are reported safe in Regina. They set out three weeks ago on a shorter trek via Neulin Lakes and the Thlewiaza River toward Hudson Bay. Provisions and gear have been renewed as they head toward Driftwood Point between Chesterfield Inlet and Fort Churchill.
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Regina
Sask
John D. Fuller
Iowa
Hudson Bay
Neulin Lakes
Thlewiaza River
Driftwood Point
Chesterfield Inlet
Fort Churchill
Vandals wreck St. Jerome church sacred items
Vandals entered the Roman Catholic Church in St. Jerome Quebec and destroyed sacred vessels and vestments. The chalice and Host were torn and scattered, and the altar area suffered significant damage to religious articles.
Peace Pact Hope Highlighted by Coolidge in Wisconsin
President Coolidge told the Wisconsin State American Legion that the Kellogg pact holds a greater hope for peaceful relations than any prior effort. He argued the U S position on defending arms proves pacific intent and that the treaty represents a revolutionary policy toward reducing war.
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Wausau
Wis
Coolidge
Wisconsin State
American Legion
United States
British harvesters to stay if work available
Saskatoon reports that British miners recruited for western harvest fields could stay through winter if permanent work is found. Transportation and support are pledged, with T Devlin of the Canadian National Immigration department predicting strong prospects based on the workers' experience and drive.
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Canada
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
Great Britain
W. D. Harrison
W. D. Harrison (Marcelin, Sask.); E. A. Corcoran
Weldon
F. W. Beale
Carlea
J. D. Preston-Jones
Atwater
Saskatoon
Sask
T. Devlin
Canadian Nationa Colonization Department
British Isles
Devlin
Flu Epidemic Devastates Mackenzie Native Population
Reports from Edmonton indicate 275 natives along the Mackenzie River have died in a two week span with only one white casualty. Deaths by fort include Fort Simpson 53 Fort Resolution 50 Fort Rae 33 Fort Norman 28 Fort Goodhope 26 Fort McPherson 21 and others. North natives reportedly neglect medical aids and await immediate cure while authorities fear totals will rise before patrols return.
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Edmonton
Mackenzie River
Fort Simpson
Jack Stewart
Sherwin
Mackenzie
Fort Resolution
Fort Rae
Fort Norman
Fort Goodhope
Fort McPherson
Expedition Well Equipped New York
The Byrd Antarctic expedition starts from New York this week as the most extensive exploration venture yet, with costs projected to reach one million dollars. Headquarters report at least 855000 in expenses, and potential total near 1000000, with 435000 in equipment and 237543 in cash already contributed. The 1926 North Pole expedition cost 140000.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
North Pole
Rum Fleet Clash on Lake Erie and Niagara River
Government boats fired on ram runners off Brocton and Barcelona. One craft burned after being set afire. two men captured on Lake Erie with liquor. A fast patrol seized a boat near Niagara Falls containing whiskey and ale. another vessel surrendered after a 300 round chase.
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Buffalo
Niagara River
Lake Erie
Niagara
CG. 121
Brocton
Barcelona
British-Irish reconciliation highlighted by Irish chief justice
Victoria hear Hugh Kennedy, chief justice of Ireland, at a Canadian Club luncheon. He said past conflicts with England ended in a peace treaty and reconciliation, agriculture would anchor future prosperity, and the Free State showed religious tolerance with a Presbyterian finance minister from an Orange county.
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Victoria
B.C
Hugh Kennedy
Ireland
England
Free State
Orange County
Aerial Sham Warfare Over London Marred by First Accidents
London reports the aerial sham warfare over four days with hundreds of planes. Flying Officer L C Bennett had to parachute from a burning plane over Richmond and landed safely on a house top. A raiding bomber made a forced landing in a field. pilot and observer escaped unhurt.
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London
Eng
L. C. Bennett
Richmond
Recognition Of Ecuador Gains U S Acknowledgment
The United States fully recognizes the government now in power in Ecuador. Secretary Kellogg notified the Ecuadorian authorities by note that recognition is effective immediately, citing Ecuador’s aim to return to a constitutional government after 1925.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Ecuador
State Department
Kellogg
Montreal Garment Workers Halt Work in City
About twelve hundred employees in seventy Montreal workshops are idle due to a local stoppage by Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America members. Officials say it is not a strike since not all shops are affected and a speedy settlement is hoped for.
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Montreal
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
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Dr. Mclean
Ra‘l Boag
Ontario
J. H. Cotton
National Council of the Native Sons of Canada
Dr. Cotton
Mackenzie River District
Fuller Party
British Student Harvesters
Mr. Coolidge
North
Commander Byrd
Montreal Garment Workers
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