U. S. Fliers Reach Greenland on World Flight Course
American airmen Lieutenants Smith and Nelson arrive in Greenland after a 625 mile hop from Iceland ending their Iceland to Greenland leg. Officials in Washington remain on duty awaiting word with no official message yet due to communications difficulties in the Iceland region.
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Halifax
Greenland
Americas
Smith
Nelson
Iceland
Mer
Locatelli
Washington
War and
Navy Department
U S Must Accept Soviets Says Rakovsky in London
Russian Charge d Affaires Christian Rakovsky argues the United States, despite defending democratic principles, protects big capitalists and seeks European economic guardianship. He predicts Washington will recognize Soviet Russia as signs of change grow, pointing to the rise of a third party as proof of upheaval in American life.
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Rakovsky
Moscow
United States
Christian Rakovsky
London
S “America
America
Europe
Russia
M. Rakovsky
Ottawa Knows Nothing Of Wainwright Oil
A Ottawa dispatch reports the Interior Department has not received word from district officials confirming British Petroleums struck a 500 barrel oil well at Wainwright Alberta in addition to the previous well. Mines and Lands inquiries failed to verify the report as the company continues boring.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Interior Department
British Petroleums
Wainwright
Alberta
Mines
Northwest Territories
Dominion’ Lands
Prince Heavy Prize Winner at Victoria Fall Fair
Prince of Wales entry from the E.P. Ranch took 12 first prizes in shorthorn classes at the Victoria Fall Fair in Victoria B C. George A Arbuckle of Lemberg Sask challenged in several classes. E P Ranch bulls won senior junior and grand champion titles with the Saskatchewan entry beating the E P entry in two year old bulls.
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Victoria
B.C
Prince of Wales
E.P. Ranch
George A. Arbuckle
Lemberg
Sask
E.P
Saskatchewan
Canadian songwriter Laura Lemon Heath dies in Guelph
Cablegram from Guelph reports the death of Laura Lemon Heath also known as Laura Lemon. She was a noted Canadian songwriter author of patriotic numbers and the collection My Ain Folk. She was widow of William Heath of Winnipeg and daughter of the late Andrew Lemon QC of Guelph and Winnipes.
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Laura Lemon
Andrew Lemon
Guelph and Winnipes
William Heath
Winnipeg
Opposition to Wembley Empire Exhibition Continues
Replies from most Dominions oppose extending the Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1925. Newfound land has not yet replied. The main argument against continuation is the cost of staff and exhibit renewal.
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London
Dominions
Newfoundland
Wembley
Demonstration as French Troops Depart
The evacuation proceeded in an orderly fashion with French troops moving away without ostentation. French civilians and families followed in their wake, while German citizens refrained from demonstrations to avoid provoking the departing forces.
Prince Will Avoid Public Functions on Canadian Visit
The Prince plans a private stop on Long Island to watch International polo between Britain and the United States before heading to Alberta. He aims to avoid public functions on the return journey and may lodge at Jasper Park and spend a weekend at his ranch. Canadian authorities note the past privacy was appreciated and expect similar discretion.
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London
Long Island
Great Britain
United States
Alberta
Jasper Park
Jewel Robbery in Boston Stolen Diamonds Worth 150000
Four men staged a fast hold up at Carl S Skinner diamond merchant in Boston. One waited in the car while two covered three clerks with revolvers and a fourth grabbed jewelry cases. The heist occurred within minutes as the robbers fled through South End streets. a pursuing officer lost them in the maze.
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Boston
Carl S. Skinner
South End
Trail Blazers Aim For Pacific Coast Auto Crossing
Winnipeg report notes A F Bement of Lincoln Highway Association and H E Evans of Detroit seek to become first tourists to drive across prairies to the Pacific coast. A gold medal from the Canadian Highway Association awaits the successful party, a prize unclaimed after years of attempts.
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Winnipeg
A. F. Bement
Lincoln Highway Association
H. E. Evans
Detroit
Prairies
Pacific Coast
Trail Blazers
Canadian Highway Association
Scarlet Fever Control Vision Outlined By Doctor
Dr H B Cushing of Montreal told the New Brunswick Medical Society that within a year an anti toxin for scarlet fever could be perfected and standardized and that the disease would be controllable like typhoid fever.
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St. John
N.B
H. B. C Cushing
Montreal
New Brunswick Medical Society
Earthquake kills forty one in Russian Turkestan villages
A seismic disaster near Osh in Semirechensk region causes 41 deaths and 8000 homeless across three villages. Over 4000 houses are destroyed, per Allahabad dispatch.
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London
Osh
Semiryechensk
Russian Turkestan
Allahabad
India
Forest Fire Near Alice Arm Ravages Timber Stand
A blaze near Alice Arm in British Columbia has scorched more than three square miles of timber, destroying a premier stand. Fire control efforts intensified as crews battled the outbreak for several days.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Alice Arm
Conttrol
Snowden Warns Britain Against Trade Menace
London reports Phillip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer, warning British industrial interests about a proposed Germany France commercial agreement. He alleges France aims to control German industries using politics and cautions textile and iron trades to be vigilant against a serious trade menace.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
France
Manchester Guardian
Phillip Snowden
Mac Ld
Ruhr
Germany
Snowden
Mr. Snowden
No Decision On Postal Strikers In Montreal
A post office department decision on reestablishing postal workers who struck and paying the balance beyond $85 will not be announced before September. Deputy Postmaster-General Gaboury, arriving in Montreal August 21, provided the update.
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Montreal
Post Office Department
Gaboury
Cretan Seaman Sets Sail for Gibraltar in 22-Foot Boat
Dimetrios Sigelakis of Crete begins a trans Atlantic voyage in a 22 foot sail boat bound for Gibraltar. He states his sole aim is to feel the thrill of achievement and personal conquest.
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New York
Gibraltar
Dimetrios Sigelakis
Africa Will Not Exhibit Next Year
A Cape Town report says South Africa will not exhibit at Wembley next year if the British Empire Exhibition reopens in 1925. London sources attribute the decision to financial strain, noting South Africa is not as well off economically as Canada or Australia.
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London
Cape Town
South Africa
Wembley
Canada
Australia
Manufacturers Now Appeal To Board Over Rate Discrimination
The Canadian Manufacturers Association will apply to the Board of Railway Commissioners to remove alleged undue discrimination caused by reduced rates between points set by the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways. The new tariffs, effective July 7, apply only to points common to both railways, prompting widespread complaints of hardship for shippers and receivers across Canada.
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Toronto
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Board of Railway Commissioners
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway
C.P.R
C.N.R
Subterranean Farm in Montreal Fire Reveals Owner and Family
Fire Commissioner Ritchie reports from the August 16 Maurei household blaze in Montreal that Signor Giuseppe Mauroi, Neapolitan landlord, runs a subterranean farm beneath an east end house. The cellar housed pigs goats about forty chickens plus a barrel coal and wood. Giuseppe and his wife and nine children, plus inlaws and a granddaughter, lived above. Only two goats died from smoke.
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Montreal
Guiseppe Mauroi
Ritchie
Giuseppe
Mars Under Observation by Naval Observatory this Month
Phobos and Demos, Mars satellites, will be observed by the naval observatory during the present month as Mars approaches closer to Earth than in several years.
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Washington
Phobos
Demos
Mars
Naval Observatory
Earth
British Warships Reach Port Sudan to Restore Order
Several British warships arrive at Port Sudan to aid troops in maintaining order as martial law remains in effect after disturbances in the district.
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Port Sudan
Khartoum
Egypt
Hudson's Bay Ship Delays Herschel Island Radio Station Plan
The Lady Kindersley bearing supplies for Herschel Island and Mackenzie River posts delays establishing a radio station due to late season ice. An officer and two national defense personnel remain on Herschel Island while the schooner is icebound. The vessel, likely abandoned in the Arctic, drifts with its crew toward the northwest as a safety measure.
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Ottawa
Lady Kindersley
Herschel Island
Oficer
Department of National Defense
Canada
Herschelland
Mounted Police
Mackenzie River
Vancouver
Arctic Ocean
C. H.“French
Hudson's Bay Company
To Consult Premiers About H B Road Plan
A former federal cabinet member proposed that the prairie provinces take over and run the Hudson Bay Railway. The idea was discussed with Manitoba Premier Bracken and his cabinet by the On-to-the-Bay Association delegation. No definite plan was set, and Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers will be consulted next.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Hudson's Bay Railway
Bracke
Manitoba
Association
Germany May Impose Heavy Wheat and Flour Duty
Winnipeg reports from Europe that Germany plans a Reichstag bill to levy a heavy import duty on wheat and flour. The proposed rates would be 35 cents a bushel for wheat and 50 cents per barrel for flour, aimed at steering Germans toward potato products and boosting home farming. A New York exporter expects the move to push down world prices and reduce Germany's imports by up to 75 million bushels in the coming year.
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Winnipeg
Europe
Winnipeg Grain Trade
Reichstag
Germany
New York
Delorme to Face Third Trial in September
Montreal report says Adelard Delorme, twice tried for the murder of his half-brother Raoul, will have a third trial at the September sessions of the Court of King's Bench. Crown prosecutor R L Calder KC confirms. Judge Demers to preside. Trial opens September 14 despite recent alienist examination.
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Montreal
la Presse
Adelard Delorme
Raoul
Court of King’s Bench
R. L. Calder
K.C
Justice Demers
Delorme
King’s Bench
Paris Session Suspended as Communists Disrupt Debates
In Paris the Dawes reparation plan and London conference steps were overshadowed by violent Communist demonstrations in the Chamber of Deputies. Premier Herriot read a long declaration as the chamber was interrupted by protests calling for peace. Session suspended to restore order amid a clash over Germany defaults.
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Paris
London
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
Chamber
Senate
Cye
Germany
Government Stores Not Money Makers in Alberta Liquor Trade
Alberta officials say government liquor stores are not profitable as beer sales by breweries and hotels thrive. Chief Liquor Commissioner R. G. Dinning notes staffing cuts amid weak early three month results while denying imminent store closures.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Dinning
British Government Assumes All Cost for Canadian Settlement
Ottawa reports a new immigration agreement with the British government. About 3000 British families will be settled in Canada with Britain funding all equipment and sailing costs totaling four and a half to five million dollars. The settlers will repay the amount over 25 years, with Canada directing settlement and providing field services, choosing land in any province though most will likely head to the Northwest. Sailings begin next month and Canada’s immigration department will administer the program.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
James A. Robb
Immigration Department of Canada
Northwest
Immigration Department
Sawfly Damage Hits Saskatoon Wheat Crop
Professor Manly Champlin reports 5 to 10 percent wheat loss on the University of Saskatchewan farm from sawfly damage. He notes serious reports across the Saskatoon district and advises cutting wheat before it becomes fully ripe to curb the pest.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Manly Champlin
Champlin
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Prince Heavy Prize
Saskatchewan Farmer
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R. M. McIver
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Signor
George Reid
William Reid
Nan Reid
Glasgow
Marloch
Greenock
Quebec
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H.B. Road Plan
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