Saskatchewan Farmers Decide to Amalgamate
At Saskatoon a joint convention of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association and the Farmers' Union of Canada voted to amalgamate. The resolution approved the basis of the merger and authorized boards to arrange necessary steps and legislation to complete the union.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Grain Growers Rssectation
Farmers’ Union of Canada
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Executions in Turkey and Wireless Beam Stations Delayed
Thirteen men were hanged at dawn in Smyrna for conspiring to assassinate Mustapha Kemal Pasha. Among the executed were Chukri Key Zia Hourecit Bey and Ruchi Pasha. London reports a plot tied to opposition figures. In London the postmaster general said four imperial wireless beam stations using the Marconi system would operate before year end, enabling links to Canada South Africa Australia and India.
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Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Smyrna
Asiatic Turkey
Mustapha Kema Pasha
Chukri Key
Esmid
Zia Hourecit Bey
Ruchi Pasha
Ferzerum
London
House of Commons
Imperial
Marconi
Canada
South Africa
Australia
India
Good Roads Convention Discussed in Edmonton
Preliminary arrangements for a Good Roads Convention were discussed in Edmonton between officials of the Cabhedian Good Heads Retariation and the Provincial Government. Squire and William Finlay met Premier Brownlee and Alex Rows. event date to be announced later, planned for late September with about 700 delegates from across Canada over three days. Western road problems will be featured with addresses and papers on issues for road builders and users in Alberta.
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Iternoon
Edenton
Squire
Getarto
William Finlay
Toronto
Brownlee
Alex
Good Roads Association
Canada
Alberta
Coal Strike May Continue An Early Settlement
Churchill told London bankers the coal crisis would probably continue for some time, noting grave effects on national wealth. He observed that overall trade and finance had not suffered as severely as expected, with the brunt falling on areas with strong trade unionism.
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Ndon
Winston Churchill
London
Severe Winter Grips Southwestern Argentina City
The southwestern section of Argentina endures one of the harshest winters in 25 years with heavy snowfall paralyzing activity and causing food shortages. Temperatures drop as much as eight degrees below zero.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine
Liberal party to run candidate in every Ontario riding
At the management committee meeting of the Liberal Association the decision to field a Liberal candidate in every Ontario riding was reportedly reached unanimously though no official statement was issued.
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Toronto
Liberal Association
Liberal Party
Ontario
Psychiatric panel to rule on Gib son mental state in Mussolini shooting
Two psychiatrists have been assigned to form a committee to decide if Violet Albina Gibson was mentally responsible at the time of the April 7 shooting that lightly wounded Premier Mussolini. The defendant is described as sister of Lord Ashbourne.
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Rome
Violet Albina Gibson
Lord Ashbourne
Mussolini
Filipino parties urge legislature for immediate independence
Manila report says the national supreme council representing combined Filipino political parties asked the Philippines legislature to adopt a resolution reiterating the Filipino people's desire for immediate and absolute independence.
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Manila
National Supreme Council
Philippines
Winnipeg City Clerk Charles J. Brown Dies at 71
Charles J. Brown longtime Winnipeg city clerk for 43 years and a Manitoba pioneer died aged 71 after several weeks illness. He served in city hall and was a prominent civic figure in Winnipeg. Born in Manitoba, his death marks the end of a long municipal career.
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Winnipeg
Charles J. Brown
Manitoba
Wheat harvest begins at Bedell farm in Taber
Fair wheat harvesting started on the G. C. Bedell farm in Taber. Second cutting of alfalfa also began there about a week earlier.
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Lethbridge
G. C. Bedell
Taber
Indian babies clinic held near Fort Qu Appelle
Dr H C Hall and the public health department conducted a clinic for Indian babies at Ashleys Point, about ten miles west of Fort Qu Appelle, on July 13. Sixty seven babies were examined by Dr R G Ferguson and the San medical staff. The Fire Fontainebleau fire near Jibati East Africa reported. passengers and crew saved, mail lost, ship to be destroyed.
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Fort Qu’Appelle
H. C. Hall
Fort Qu'Appelle
Department of Public Health
Ashley’s Point
R. G. Ferguson
San
London
Lloyds
Jibati
East Africa
Fontainebleau
Northland Elevator Plans 1.5 Million Bushel Port Arthur Plant
Arrangements with Port Arthur city officials set terms for property and street approaches enabling Northland Elevator Company to build a 1,500,000 bushel plant for next season. Wings International Scholarship Ottawa. Miss Isabel Stewart Manson of Rockhaven Sask. awarded an international scholarship and sails for England this week. She is a Canadian BA from University of Saskatchewan and a graduate of Presbyterian Hospital of New York City.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Elreet
Northland Elevator Company
Ottawa
Isabel Stewart Manson
Rockhaven
Sask
England
University of Saskatchewan
Presbyterian Hospital of
New York City
Lisbon Denies Report Of Gomes da Costa Liberation
Official denial from Lisbon rejects a Paris reprint claiming General Gomes da Costa, the deposed dictator, was freed by the crew of the cruiser Carvalhao Araujo while en route to exile in the Azores.
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Lisbon
Paris
Gomes da Costa
Carvalhao Araujo
Azores
Building More Motorships London
Lloyds shipbuilding returns for the three months ending June 30 show a remarkable development in the construction of motorships in London, highlighting a strong growth trend in British shipbuilding.
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London
Lloyds Shipbuilding
Advance Polls For Sailors In Ottawa Elections
Col. O. M. Biggar, chief electoral officer, announced advance polls will be provided to accommodate seamen expected to be absent on polling day in the forthcoming elections.
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Ottawa
Col
O. M. Biggar
Meighen Government Sees Thirteen as Omen of Luck
Ottawa supporters cite the thirteenth day as a good omen for the new Meighen administration. They recall Sir Wilfrid Laurier forming his government on a July 13th date thirty years prior and note Laurier’s long fifteen year tenure after oath as Privy Council president.
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Otawa
Tate
Sir Wilfrid “Laurier
Hisself
Privy Counccl
Meighen
Ontario bans Sunday public dancing province wide
Ontario will forbid public dancing on Sundays by provincial statute, says Attorney General W F Nickle after NIagar Falls city council deputation. He adds municipalities need not deny licenses where dancing occurs, signaling a statewide prohibition guidance.
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Toronto
Province of
Ontario
W. F. Nickle
Nickle
Niagara Falls
Ont
Europe Faces Financial Crisis Prompting Stronger Leader Powers
Brussels reports a Belgian bill granting King Albert full decree powers to stabilize exchange rates. France explores a similar path with finance minister Caillaux proposing a decree authority. Italy weighs making Mussolini answerable to the King rather than parliament as authorities seek a gold basis currency to rescue Belgium from its deepening crisis.
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Brussels
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
Albert
M. Caillaux
Italy
Mussolini
Belgium
France
Globe Circling Record Evans and Wells Circumnavigate Earth
Evans and Wells completed a world circling race in 28 days 14 hours arriving at the Pulitzer building after leaving June 16 at 1:30 am. They beat the 35 day 21 hour 6 minute previous record set by John Henry Mears in 1913.
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Earth
New York
Edward S. Evans
Linton O. Wells
Pulitzer
John Henry Mears
Sapiro Urges Unity Among Saskatchewan Farmers
Aaron Sapiro urged Saskatchewan farmers to unite their organizations and maintain the cooperative spirit. In Saskatoon he warned against failed wheat pools and praised the wheat pool’s achievements while calling for broader cooperation across every farm and home. The address drew hundreds, with university president Walter Murray presiding and Sapiro being made a freeman of Saskatoon.
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Mr. Saptro
Farmers of
Sapiro
Iom
Saskatchewan
Wheat
Walter Murray
Mr. Sapiro
Saskatoon
A. J. McPhail
Murray
New Governor General Que bec sworn in soon
Viscount Willingdon is expected to be sworn in as governor general of Canada upon reaching Quebec city. The oath ceremony has been performed in the ancient capital for past governors, suggesting this tradition may continue.
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Quebec
Viscount Willingdon
Canada
Duke of Devonshire
Baron Byng
Rabies Clinic Records 147 Treated at Royal Victoria
In Montreal 147 rabies cases have been treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital since the epidemic began. Wounds ranged from large lacerations to bites through the muscles, with several patients in serious condition.
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Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital
Strapping Scots for the Prairies Sailing to Canada for farming
A group of six robust Scottish youths plus Captain CA Allen board the Canadian Pacific SS Montrose bound for Canada. The men, from Edinburgh Helensburgh Glasgow and Castle Cary, plan to start farming after arrival. They express optimism and readiness for the western labor.
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Montrose
Canada
CA. Allen
E. Ferguson
Edinburgh
A. Bryde
Helensburgh
A. McCole
D. Robertson
J. McCole
Glasgow
W. Thomson
Castle Cary
Forest Fire Tragedy Claims Nine Lives in Mountain Area
A deadly forest fire swept the Pacific Northwest trapping a vehicle near Ban, Aha, and Windermere. Four from Dysart Saskatchewan died including Mrs. Leslie Watts and Mrs. Clifford Nesbitt with two children. husbands Leslie Watts and Clifford Nesbitt were hospitalized. RCMP Corporal Taylor reports the party halted at Kootenay Crossing as flames closed in.
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Ban
Aha
Windermere
Leslie Watts
Clifford Nesbitt
Dysart, Sask
Invermere
Taylor
RCMP
Kootenay Crossing
Imperial Conference postponement rumors denied
The Daily Telegraph reports rumors of a postponed imperial conference due to Canada's unsettled parliamentary situation are unfounded. Canadian authorities have not requested a date change and all Dominion representatives are expected to attend.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Canada
Rust status in Saskatoon area report
No indications of black stem rust have been found in the province to date a statement from Dr Guthrie Sanford head of the Dominion laboratory of plant pathology at the University of Saskatchewan. Light infections of leaf rust have been reported but this form is not serious and great damage is unlikely.
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Saskatoon
Guthrie Sanford
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Saskatchewan
Meighen Forms New Cabinet and Assignments
Ottawa reports the Meighen government expanding with Arthur Meighen as prime minister and secretary of state for external affairs. Ministers include Perley, Bennett, Patenaude, Guthrie, Stevens, Tolmie, Black, Manion, Chaplin, Jones, Ryckman, plus unnamed ministers without portfolio. Several portfolios remain unfilled with plans to allocate interior and other posts to provinces. Drayton to act as prime minister during Meighen’s campaign.
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Arthur Meighen
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Patenaude
Marine and Fisheries
R. B. Bennett
Dr. Morand
Henry Drayton
J. L. Chabot
Ottawa
Meighen
Sir Henry Drayton
Imperial Conference Aims Set For October Date
London Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons the Imperial Conference is proposed for October. The agenda includes defence policy, imperial communications, overseas settlement, imperial trade and economic issues, research, empire film exhibition, and taxation for state enterprises.
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London
Caldwin
House of Commons
Cern
Baldwin
Imperial Economic Committee
Empire Marketing Board
Imperial Communications
Imperial Shipping Committee
Perks Fails Channel Swim Amid Wind and Fog
Frank Perks of Birmingham attempted to swim the English Channel from the French side at midnight but after nine hours in rough seas and fog he was forced to abandon the effort. In Paris France marks Bastille Day with a grand parade attended by Primo de Rivera and Mulai Youssef. 20 demonstrators, including M. Joly, were arrested for jeering at the Sultan as President Doumergue reviewed the troops.
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Eng
English Channel
Frank Perks
Birmingham
Perks
Paris
France
Primo de Rivera
Morocco
Mulafi Youssef
M. Joly
Doumergue
Would Study V U S Methods London
The Daily Mail reports talk in ministerial circles of sending a commission to the United States to study high wage methods. A mission like the Mail recently sent could be dispatched if industrial peace returns, likely in the fall, though no decision has been made.
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London
The
Daily Mail
United States
Mail
Great Britain
Prohibition Army Plans Quick Expansion in Cities
Prohibition forces announce enlistment orders for 150 men in New York and 15 in Los Angeles as part of 906 new members authorized by Congress. The additional troops, requested by Assistant Secretary Andrews, will be mobilized promptly and placed into action at the soonest opportunity.
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Washington
Prohibition
New York
Los Angeles
Congress
Andrews
Editorials Suspend Contests After Betting House Plea
Editors of the OBT Bulletin the Referee and the Guardsman pleaded guilty in the city police court to conducting common betting houses tied to coupon papers and were given two years suspended sentence. The sentence rests on their agreement to discontinue the contests.
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Winnipeg
OBT
Bulletin
Referee
Prosecution Decision For CPR Officials Pending Board Return
The question of whether CPR officials should be prosecuted for alleged failure to comply with the railway board grain rate equalization order will be decided by the full board when the three commissioners return to Ottawa from their western tour.
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Vancouver
C.P.R
Ottawa
Edmonton Exhibition Sets Attendance Record
Edmonton Exhibition attendance on citizen's day reached 22,168, surpassing last year's 27,052 high. Ideal weather aided a strong turnout across the fair.
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Edmonton
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H. H. Stevens
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W. A. Black
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R. J. Manion
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George B. Jones
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Donald Sutherland
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John A. MacDonald
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