Soil Scientists Tour Western Canada Impress Delegates
Regina hosts 190 soil experts from many nations visiting the Indian Head Experimental Farm after attending the International Soil Conference in Washington. Delegates praised western Canada’s soil and farming potential while Prof. Joel noted strong Russian interest in Saskatchewan soils.
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Regina
Acil
Theorld
Indian Head
Canada
Washington
D.C
Association of Soil Science
USA
Joel
Saskatchewan
Association of Soil Scientists
Shriener
U.S.A
Toronto marksman wins Prince of Wales prize
Major W. A. Hawkins of Toronto won the Prince of Wales prize against hundreds of marksmen from the Empire. He scored 99 out of 100 in a service rifle shoot at 300 and 600 yards, earning $500 and the National Rifle Association badge. Hawkins also won the King's prize in 1913.
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Bisley
Eng
W. A. Hawkins
Toronto
Prince of Wales
Empire
National Rifle Association
Hawkins
Victoria BC Agricultural Output Hits New High in 1926
Final figures from Minister E F D Barrow show BC agricultural production reached 71 362 200 dollars in 1926, surpassing prior estimates by two million and marking a 9.53 percent rise from 1925. The result reflects a more than doubling since 1916. Meanwhile floods in South Anhwel province on July 6 left over 1,000 dead and tens of thousands homeless.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
E F. D. Barrow
Shanghai
South
Anhwel
Pioneer Charles W Barker Dies in Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports the death of 7 year old pioneer Charles W Barker who arrived in 1882 and helped lay the Canadian Pacific line through the Crow Nest Pass. He was born in Colborne Ontario.
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Winnipeg
Charles W. Barker
Manitoba
M. Barker
Crows Nest Pass
Colborne
Ont
Madame Borodin Released After Wander Arrest in Peking
London reports Madame Borodin wife of Michael Borodin advisor to Hankow Government has been released after a wander arrest in Peking according to the Daily Mail’s Peking correspondent.
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London
Madame Borodin
Michael Borodin
Hankow
Peking
Daily Mail
Soviet Navy Commander and Wife Executed and Jailed
Soviet court martial sentences former Baltic fleet commander Klepikoff to death for aiding his wife in espionage for Britain. He allegedly passed a report to a British agent in Finland on Soviet naval conditions. His wife, Mme Klepikof, received three years imprisonment for complicity but the sentence was not confirmed by the supreme court.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Klepikoff
Kronstadt
Great Briain
Klepikof
Baltic
Finland
Mme. Klepikof
Supreme Court
President of Alberta Law Society Dead
Dr CF Conybeare KC, dean of the Lethbridge bar and former Crown prosecutor, died suddenly at 67 from heart failure at his home July 13 in Lethbridge. Born in England, he moved to Canada in 1886 and led the Alberta Law Society and Knights of Pythias while contributing poetry and Indian lore studies.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Conybeare
Little Sutton
England
Winnipeg
Alberta Law Society
James Mair
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Editors to Visit Prince Ottawa in Alberta Ranch Tour
A party of British newspaper men and wives will arrive in Quebec on August 12 and visit the Prince of Wales ranch at High River Alberta on August 24. The Prince and Prince George are expected to be present to personally receive the visitors. This marks the sharpest seen newspaper group in Canada since the 1920 Imperial Press Conference.
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Ottawa
Quebec
High River
Alta
Prince George
Canada
Insurance sales rise in Canada for May
Eighteen percent more ordinary life insurance was purchased in Canada during May than in May 1926, per the Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau. New business totaled 44.553 million dollars, with forest 84 percent of the total outstanding business in Canada. May sales near the December record, the highest month besides December 1926.
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Montreal
Canada
Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau
Forest
Indians Halted Sun Dance Near Paynton Reserve
The sun dance on Poundmaker's Reserve nine miles south of Paynton was stopped by a Battleford RCMP officer after Indians from the north joined as spectators. Four leading figures were taken to Battleford and later released. the event is forbidden by the Dominion Government.
French Armed Sloop Enters Montreal Harbor
The Ville D Ys an armed sloop of the French government steams into Montreal with her ensign at the dip in courtesy to steamships in the harbor. Commanded by Captain Emile Antoine she will stay a week then proceed to Quebec after visiting the French consul.
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Montreal
Ville D’ys
Emile Antoine
Quebec
Recount Confirms Rutledge Win in Minnedosa
Conservative Dr. E J Rutledge was officially elected to the Manitoba Legislature after a recount in Minnedosa. He finished with a final majority of 14 votes over his Liberal and Progressive opponents, up from an election night lead of three.
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Winnipeg
E. J. Rutledge
Manitoba
Minnedosa
Dr. Rutledge
Wild Animal Invasion Report From Vancouver Area
A woman sighted a cougar in Stanley Park raising officials’ doubts it is a dog. Bears have raided camps near Pitt Lake and Seymour, breaking into pantries and eating bacon mutton and cheese. A bear was seen near Burnaby Lake interurban line and three skunks were killed on the line.
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Vancouver
Beitef
Stanley Park
Pitt Lake
Seymour
Burnaby Lake
Grand Trunk Shareholders Move for Test Case
London reports Grand Trunk Railway junior stock holders pass resolutions to convert £1 shares to preference stock and raise capital to £52,000, renaming as Grand Trunk Junior Stocks Limited. Ottawa says Canada will act when the legal situation becomes definite after London despatches.
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London
Lord Askwith
Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk
John Simon
Grand Trunk Junior Stocks, Limited
Ottawa
C. A. Dunning
Students From Old Country as Harvesters Arrive
Montreal Canadian Pacific steamships the Montrose Melita and Empress of Scotland brought over 2200 newcomers to be added to Canadian population. A party of 50 students from British Isles universities will aid in harvesting western harvest tasks in Ontario and Saskatchewan, with more arrivals planned up to three thousand.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Montrose
British Isles
Toronto
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Immigration League
Control of Indian Reserve Roads Transferred in BC
British Columbia and the Federal Government reach an agreement to own roads through Indian Reserves in the province. The transfer will be formalized after negotiations between Hon. W. H. Sutherland and federal authorities.
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Victoria
British Columbia
W. II. Sutherland
Insect Plague in B C Grasshoppers Threaten Loss to Agriculturists
British Columbia faces a grave infestation as millions of grasshoppers hatch after rains and the clover root borer appears in North Okanagan. The Department of Agriculture ships poison bait to curb anticipated crop damage across agricultural regions. The situation endangers Clover crops and regional yields amid outbreak pressures.
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Victoria
B.C
Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
Okanagan
Washington
Steamer Washington Found Near Genoa
In Genoa area, Italian divers located the steamer Washington sunk in October 1917 by a German submarine while sailing from America to Genoa. It lies at Camogli near Genoa. The vessel carried copper valued at about 60 million dollars, with hopes to recover the cargo.
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Genoa
Italy
Mvers
Washington
America
Camogli
Lunch Swimmers At Chateau Lake Louise Pool
A photo shows two young ladies dining at the Chateau Lake Louise swimming pool. The scene highlights resort life in the Canadian Rockies where tourists visit year round. The waiter recalls poolside dining as a novel service at mountain resorts like Banff with warm sulphur pools in winter.
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Chateau Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Rapid Transit Plans Mix Rail and Air Travel
William P. MaccCracken Jr assistant secretary of aviation said at Cedar Point Ohio that five railroads plan to use aeronautics to supplement service. The government will encourage the carriers in this program. A New York to Pacific coast combined rail and air trip could soon cut travel time significantly with night train and day plane segments.
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Aferican
Washington
William P. MaccCracken, Jr
Department
ea@emeree
Cedar Point
Ohio
New York
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Hog Grading Regulations Delayed in Ottawa
Ottawa delays hog grading regulations amid criticism and admin hurdles. Changes to wording expected. new draft may push to August 1 or later. Swine committee meets in Regina on July 19 with federal Livestock branch representative L C Mc Oust.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Agriculture
Swine Committee
Regina
Federal Department
L. C. Mc Oust
Hvestock
Ontario Wheat Pool Affiliates With Western Boards in Toronto
The Ontario Wheat Pool has aligned with three western provincial pools to join the Central Selling Board. Western board members have arrived in Toronto to finalize the affiliation details and will remain in the city until the arrangements are complete.
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Toronto
Ontario Wheat Pool
Central Selling Board
Western Pools
Visitor urges extended trade with Australia
Sir George Fairbairn agent general for Victoria in London arrived in Winnipeg with Lady Fairbairn en route to Melbourne. He urged expanded commerce noting wool lumber and dried fruits as key exports while discussing irrigation projects and government land sales to boost wheat production in Australia. He forecast a major reservoir project fed by the Murray River costing about 15 million dollars and stretching 2 000 000 acre feet.
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Winnipeg
Australia
Canada
George Fairbairn
Victoria
London
England
Canadian Pacific
Sir George
Lady Fairbairn
Melbourne
Lake Louise
Vancouver
Aorangi
New South Wales
Commonwealth
Murray River
Orth
Plans for Royal Party Tour in Canada
Government officials reveal arrangements for a royal tour of Canada with Prime Minister Baldwin. The schedule favors public viewing over speeches, aims to rest Baldwin, and plans brief receptions across the country. The party will split at Banff with the Prince and George heading to E. P. Ranch.
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Niawa
Prince of Wales
Baldwin
Prince
Mr. Baldwin
Canada
Devinton
Banff
Prince George
E.P
Workman Exonerated in Vancouver Fire Inquest
A coroner's jury exonerated painter David Henderson after two hours of deliberation in the Royal Alexandra Apartment fire in which eight people died. The verdict blamed the inflammable paint remover used in suite 40 and criticized the building owner C. E. Nightheart for permitting the dangerous product.
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Vancouver
David Henderson
Royal Alexandra
C. E. Nightheart
Winnipeg Businessman Cecil Parrish Dies After Crash
Cecil K Parrish succumbs to injuries from an automobile accident on Beach road. He died at St Boniface hospital Tuesday evening. A longtime Winnipeg accountant with the Toronto Type Foundry, Parrish was active in the Traffic club and Winnipeg Bowling Association, serving on its executive since inception.
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Winnipeg
Beach Road
Cecil Karrish
St. Boniface
Parrish
Toronto
O., Ltd
Winnipeg Bowling Association
Lord Hewart to Address Canadian Bar Association Gathering
Lord Hewart of Broughton chief justice of England will speak at the Canadian Bar Association annual meeting in Toronto this month and will be guest of honor at the August 23 dinner hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada for the CBA council and other distinguished visitors.
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Toronto
Lord Hewart of Sur
England
Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
Council of the Canadian Bar Association
Queen Victoria's toys shown again at Kensington Palace
Recurring exhibits display Queen Victoria's toys at the State Apartments in Kensington Palace, drawing visitors to the historic display themed for royal curiosities and early toys.
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Queen Victoria
Kensington Palace
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