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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1926
Page
3
London reports no prospect of a settlement as miners demand wage reforms while coal owners stand by eight hour legislation. Premier Baldwin planned a recess trip to Alix-les-Bains lasting three weeks after postponing holidays.
A San Francisco dispatch reports about 36 million dollars in gold from Australia arriving for transfer to the Bank of England at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Most of the bullion, in British sovereigns, was consigned to the San Francisco mint to settle international balances. Bankers warn Britain may need actions to support the exchange as London could see gold flow to New York during the autumn.
Fire swept Kiruna the northern mining center above the Arctic Circle destroying several large buildings. One fireman was killed and about 250000 dollars in damage occurred after a dynamite depot exploded during blasting of Kiruna varra, the nearby iron ore mountain.
In Austin a petition by a woman to ban men from removing shoes in railroad passenger coaches was not acted upon by the Texas railroad commission. The decision allows men to ride with bare feet or socked feet without commission interference.
Reuters dispatch from Tehran reports Salar Ed Dowleh uncle of the former Shah has reached Kurdistan and is trying to rouse the tribes. The Persian government is taking energetic steps to quell the disturbances.
Reports from Yamagata and Akita say floods subsided with damage estimated at 3,000,000 yen for the two areas. Rainstorms cause further damage in other sections of Japan.
The Norge dirigible, carried in a freighter’s hold with 50,000 cases of salmon, arrived in Seattle from Teller Alaska and continues on toward Rome.
Lady Strathcona and Mount Reyss, daughter of the late Lord Strathcona, formerly Mrs. Margaret Howard, died in London in her 30s. Her father, Donald Alexander Smith, was a long prominent Canadian figure and former high commissioner in Britain.
A letter mailed from Glen Rae Ontario in 1891 arrived in Toronto decades later, having lingered in the dead letter office. Mrs J T Marshall wife of a local Baptist pastor was at the Toronto Normal School when the postmark dated October 22 1891 appeared. The strange postal delay spans 35 years and underlines long archival lags in earlier mail systems.
Mr Keni eyinski Polish minister to Moscow says complete order reigns in Soviet Russia and leaves Warsaw on leave. He dismisses European reports of unrest as far from the truth and adds that Communist dissensions are no more serious than splits in other cabinets or government parties.
Washington farmers plan to sow 14.4 percent more winter wheat this fall than last year, totaling about 45,064,000 acres. If abandonment is average, about 39,274,000 acres would be harvested next summer, an increase of 7 percent.
In Paris demonstrations previously directed at American and British visitors expanded to target Poles and Czecho-Slovakians. A restaurant saw crockery and glassware smashed as the crowd attacked tourists from Poland and Czecho-Slovakia. No Americans or British were harmed.
William H. Thompson, 77, inventor and manufacturer of the time stamp used in business offices, has died in New York.
Toronto Telegram reports Municipal Bankers' Corp forming Canadian Department Stores Limited with 22 Canadian stores and about 16 million dollars in assets. Sir William Hearst is president and Sir John Willison vice-president. No public securities issue planned now. Averages 44 years in business per store. two major Montreal and Hamilton firms to join the list.
A large French passenger plane en route from Paris to London crashed off the English coast near Folkestone during dense fog. Two dead, including a man named Robert Blainey of Boston, six of the nine injured are U.S. citizens, all in critical condition at Victoria Hospital. Engine trouble likely caused the craft to dip and strike a barn.
London reports a new body named the Industrial Peace League of the British Empire is founded to foster industrial harmony and seek a five year truce between capital and labor. J Havelock Wilson leads labor backing. Sir Frederick Lewis is named for chairmanship with Frank Hodges as secretary.
Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador, told Roanoke Island observers that America is guiding the world toward a spiritual rebirth and universal peace. He praised the U S for a human policy in industry and high wages proving their value beyond mere wealth during the Virginia Dare birthday anniversary event.
France aims to reduce living costs by 28 million bushels of wheat imports next year. Agriculture Minister Andre Queuille proposed raising the whole wheat proportion in flour to cut 5 million bushels, and mandating 10 percent other cereals in bread could save 23 million more. The measure starts a series of economy steps for the cabinet.
Thirty of the world’s top big game hunters gathered in London for a Shikar Club dinner. Notables included the Duke of York and the Earl of Lonsdale, with the King as honorary president. The private club, formed by Lord Lonsdale, honors hunters who have pursued big game beyond civilized regions.
Geneva reports Prince Chichibu son of the Emperor of Japan has climbed Wetterhorn, a peak over 12 000 feet. The article notes several European alpinists have been killed recently in the Alps.
In Withiamstown Massachusetts a diplomat from the Royal Wunfarian legation argues regional pacts in Europe are a second line of defence that undercut the League of Nations. He cites the Littlen tente alliance among Czecho Slovakia, Jugoslavia and Romania as opposing Hungary and notes new alignments may not be belligerent but threaten faith in the league.
Winnipeg reports E. H. Louw, trade commissioner for the Union of South Africa, says the flag dispute is overblown. He notes Sir William Campbell and Captain Jordan publicly support the government on flag policy and asserts he fears no violent repercussions.
Athens indicates a friendship treaty with Romania modeled on the recent Greece Yugoslavia accord is in prospect to promote Balkans peace. A further Greece Turkey agreement on political and economic issues may be signed soon, with military provisions possible later after parliamentary ratification.
At dissolution July 2, the House of Commons standing showed Conservatives 116 seats after the 1925 election, Liberals holding the remainder. Portage la Prairie seat vacated by Arthur Meighen’s resignation. Four Liberal seats were vacant due to death and resignations. by-elections returned Liberals, leaving standing unchanged. Party strength by provinces was listed at dissolution.
Three western cowboys were injured at the stampede for Ottawa’s centenary celebration. Ray Miller of Cheadle Alberta sustained a smashed elbow after a bronco throw. Basil Allard of Hardisty Alberta suffered a concussion. Don Holt of Miles City Montana was gored by a steer in bulldogging. All three were reported progressing toward recovery.
The gross earnings of the C N R for the week ended August 14 1926 totalled 4 921 089 dollars, up from 4 700 169 a year earlier, an increase of 220 920 dollars or five percent.
The Earl of Clarendon and family tour Canada to study the 3000 family immigration plan. He reports no malcontents among 25 families interviewed and notes steady progress of the scheme with 500 arrivals in 1925 and about 1200 in 1926, with more expected next year.
Representatives of United States and Canadian wheat pools met in Winnipeg to form a provisional committee for the World Wheat Pool conference next winter. They discussed data for delegates, organization methods, and other preliminary business as H W Wood of the Alberta pool and W J Jackman of the Saskatchewan pool travel to rally producers in Australia and Argentina. Spokesmen said Canadian pools would handle about half of prairie wheat this season.
In Charlottetown Charles Dunning and J A Robb spoke on the need for Canadians to travel within Canada before abroad. Dunning compared Confederation to marriage needing compromise for harmony while Robb praised the budget and government prospects.
Reports in London suggest plans for H R H the Prince of Wales to visit his Alberta ranch during the autumn roundup. The trip would offer a respite from official duties and follow his frequent remarks about Canada as a home.
In Ottawa the corner stone for Col Iy memorial, founder of Bytown later Ottawa, was unveiled as the neon gun sounded from Parliament Hill. The monument will stand south of Connaught Place by the Rideau canal, built under his direction a century ago.
Former prime minister and Democratic party leader Papanastasiou has been detained over a political plot from earlier in the year. He was banished but later released after President Pangalos ordered his freedom.
Edward S. Barnes acting solicitor of the customs house here suggests barring all foreign magazines containing liquor advertising from the United States if the tentative ruling is sustained.
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