Germany to mediate Eastern crisis amid China Russia rift
Russia broke relations with China over Manchuria and named Germany as intermediary for Russian and Chinese interests in China and Nanking. Chiang Kai-Shek called an emergency meeting as troops massed on the frontier, with Japan possibly ready to mediate for peace. Moscow papers criticized China’s reply to Moscow’s note.
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Germany
Nanking
Russia
China
Moscow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Japan
Far East
Hamaguchi
Shide Hara
Seattle Waterfront Fire Destroys Union Pacific Dock
Seattle suffered its largest waterfront blaze since 1914 as the Union Pacific dock burned completely with damage around 1 million dollars. Six firefighters were being treated for burns and smoke inhalation at Providence Hospital after the fire started under the flooring at the bay end of the dock.
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Seattle
Union Pacific
Providence
Montreal Spinsters Form Plaza Service Corporation
Three Montreal spinster sisters Ella Deloreux Bertha Cormier and Jessie Dickson filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan in Sacramento. They form Plaza Service Corporation with capital of $20,000 to engage in any business from railroads to publishing newspapers.
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Sacramento
Calif
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Frank C. Jordan
Plaza Service Corporation
Ella Deloreux
Bertha Cormier
Jessie Dickson
Acadia to Retrieve Chicago Flyers at Port Burwell
The Canadian government vessel Acadia will call at Port Burwell in about ten days to remove the stranded Chicago flyers after their plane was destroyed. The Acadia will then take the flyers to Fort Churchill.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Marine
Acadia
Port Burwell
Chicago
Fort Churchill
Four Die In Fire After Stove Explosion On Guy Street
Explosion of a coal oil stove sparked a blaze on Guy Street East Cornwall destroying five residences. Four people died trapped inside the burning houses and four others were injured. Property damage estimated between 25000 and 30000 dollars.
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Cornwall
Ont
Guy Street
East
Ottawa Sees Surge in Apple Crop This Year
Ottawa reports a larger commercial apple crop with an 11 percent rise over last year and a 21 percent increase above the five year average, totaling 3,609,417 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
London Paris Electric Railway Plan Revealed
The Observer reports a committee plan for an electric London to Paris railway with twin Channel tunnels about 44 miles long, seven foot gauge track, and powerful locomotives. It estimates 59 000 workers over ten years to complete the project.
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London. Eng
Observer
London
Paris
English Channel
Will Head New Bank Montreal
The Right Hon Sir Robert Borden elected president of Barclay's Bank Canada at the first shareholders meeting. He will assume duties September 3 when business begins. Arthur B. Purvis elected vice president and J. R. Booth named manager. Board includes L. A. Taschereau A A Magee W O Stevenson H P Alton and J S Crossley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Robert Borden
Barclay’s Bank
Canada
Montreal
Robert Borden
Sir Robert
Arthur B. Purvis
J. R. Booth
Mr. Purvis
L. A. Taschereau
Quebec
A. A. Magee
W. O. Stevenson
H. P. Alton
J.S. Crossley
Potato acreage in Canada falls five percent from 1928
The Canadian potato acreage shows a five per cent decrease from 1928, totaling 568 000 acres versus 599 063 last year. Western provinces hold similar levels while Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes report modest to fairly large declines. British Columbia expects a good crop. prairie dryness risks a light yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Defer Driving of Golden Spike Delays Hudson Bay Rail
Chief Engineer Czowski reports the Hudson Bay Railway completion is postponed as ballast work remains. One million yards of ballast must be laid, pushing spike driving to October and full completion to tidewater to 1930.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Czowski
Canadian National Railways
Tidewater
No Cause For Alarm on Western Employment Outlook
Hon. Robert Forke federal minister of immigration said general western conditions do not give cause for alarm over unemployment this winter. He arrived from the East with W. J. Egan deputy minister for an immigration conference with the provincial government.
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Edmonton
Robert Forke
W. J. Egan
Grain Board Appointments Delayed Until August Cabinet Meeting
Ottawa announces that appointments linked to the grain board reorganization will not occur before the Dominion cabinet’s August meeting. Hon. James Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce, declined to say how many current board members will be replaced.
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Ottawa
Grain Board
Dominion
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Queen's summer school draws students nationwide
Manly Students from West Kingston Ontario attend Queen's summer school now in progress. Participants include 23 from Saskatchewan, 3 from Manitoba, 8 from Alberta, 4 from British Columbia and two from the United States plus one from China. Canadian history is emphasized as students explore Kingston’s historic places and Queen's library.
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Kingston, Ont
Queen's Summer School
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
United States
China
Kingston
Queens Library
Fire loss in British Columbia rises in 1928 report
British Columbia fire losses totaled 2 667 554 dollars in 1928 up from 2 622 905 dollars in 1927 according to J A Thomas provincial fire marshal in his annual report.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
J. A. Thomas
Miraculous Escape as Interurban Crush Pins Driver
Kinneburgh, driving across an intersection, was crushed when a big steel British Columbia interurban car crashed, overturned his car and mounted it. He remained imprisoned for about 30 minutes as police, railway workers, and ambulance crews struggled to lift the vehicle with a jack. He emerged with four bruised hands and no other injuries after release at General hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinneburgh
Go Ghe
Russia Breaks Off Relations With China
Moscow announces the severance of diplomatic ties with China after an ultimatum over the Manchuria railway seizure. Russia recalls all Soviet officials and suspends railway communications while ordering Nanking officials to leave the USSR. The move follows a three day ultimatum issued July 13 to reverse actions in Manchuria.
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Moscow
Russia
China
Soviet Union
Nanking
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Central Republican
Manchuria
Canada Wins Kolapore Cup at Bisley Camp England
Canada defeated Britain to reclaim the Imperial Kolapore Cup by 33 points. Eight Canadian marksmen contributed to an overall aggregate of 1,083 versus Britain’s 1,050, with India, Guernsey and Jersey following. Canada led 18 points at 300 yards and reached 729 to 703 at 500 yards.
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Bisley Camp
Eng
Canada
Bisley
India
Guernsey
Jersey
Mother Country
Churchill to Visit Calgary and Banff in August
Private sources report that Winston Churchill will arrive in Calgary on August 24 for a three day stay through August 27. He plans to tour Turner Valley oil fields and may visit coal areas in the Calgary district before proceeding to the coast and Banff.
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Calgary
Alta
Winston Churchill
Exchequer of
Great Britain
Old Country
Banff
Turner Valley
Floods Devastate Sind Province After Torrential Rains
Telegraph dispatches from Bombay report widespread floods in Sind. Sukkur Barrage town ship is submerged with 12 deaths. In Middle Sind hundreds of cattle perish from exposure as miles of desert become a vast lake.
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London
Eng
Exchange
Bombay
Sind
Sukkur Barrage
Middle
Banff photograph recalls fifty years of change in Banff
James Stephens the CPR pensioner now at Oak Lake Manitoba and Tom Wilson discoverer of Lake Louise in the early eighties sit with Banff in the background. Stephens notes Banff has transformed from virgin forest to a town with a first class hotel bridled by roads and railways while Indians once a danger are now a local draw. Wilson, still active in the Rockies, is another original CPR trailblazer. The mountains’ air has kept them young as the image suggests.
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James Stephens
C.P.R. Pensioner
Tom Wilson
Lake Louise
Banff
Stephens
Oak Lake
Man
Wilson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Government Is Powerless Ottawa Statement
Hon. W D Euler minister of national revenue says refusal of liquor laden boats bound for the United States lies beyond federal power under current law and cannot be acted on without parliamentary authority. He notes having aligned with earlier sentiments and cites subsequent developments supporting them.
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Ottawa
United States
W D. Euler
National Revenue
Ottawa reviews Boy Scouts opening in England event
Premier W. L MacKenzie King reviewed Canada’s Boy Scouts contingent at the Birkenhead opening in England on July 27. He addressed Scouts and provincial leaders in Parliament Hill and urged youth to fully realize citizenship in the Dominion and the Empire.
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Ottawa
Canada
Birkenhead
England
Parliament Hill
W. L MacKenzie King
Dominion
Yukon Territory
Empire
Atlantic Flight Postponed From Paris Mission
Dieudonne Coste appears unlikely to attempt another crossing of the Atlantic this year. He has not abandoned the plan but said there is no hurry when asked about timing. Backers who built the aeroplane and its motors have been silent about a new attempt, reinforcing belief it will not occur in 1929.
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Paris
Dieudonne Coste
Atlantic
MacDonald
Churchill
Trotzky
Clynes
Bolshevik
Britain
England
Dominions
Great Britain
Russia
British Prime Minister hints at naval disarmament statement
London reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald may deliver a full House of Commons statement on naval disarmament negotiations with the United States before Parliament recesses in July. He says he will expedite talks but cannot guarantee when the remarks occur.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
J. R. Clynes
Leon Trotzky
England
Winston Churchill
Telegraphic photo service to Berlin announced in Commons
London officials say within two or three months a public telegraphic transmission service for photographs and similar material will open between London and Berlin. The announcement was made in the House of Commons by Hon. H. B. Lees-Smith, postmaster general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Berlin
House of Commons
H. B. Lees-Smith
Graf Zeppelin to Fly to United States Planned for August
Dr. Hugo Eckener confirms the Graf Zeppelin's next flight to the United States is planned for the first week of August but no exact date is set. The Amerika airship project continues as officials prepare for the transatlantic voyage from Friedrichshafen, Germany.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
United States
Prairie harvest extends lighter manpower needs this year
Winnipeg reports that less than a quarter of last summer’s harvest help will be required in the west. J A Bowman notes the bumper crop weakened by heat and drought. about 10 000 to 15 000 workers may be called west next month, far fewer than the 50 000-strong eastern and English contingent last year. Unemployment remains present in Winnipeg and other centers, but Manitoba officials expect easy placement as harvest begins if dry weather persists.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Canada
J. A. Bowman
Manitoba
West
Bowman
Manitoba Unemployment Bureau
Prince Receives E.P. Ranch Manager at St James's Palace
Professor W L Carlyle, manager of the E P ranch at High River Alto, was recently received by the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace. No details of their talk were released, but the Prince showed interest in the ranch's progress and hinted at another visit.
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London
Eng
W. L. Carlyle
E.P
High River
Alto
Prince of Wales
St. James's Palace
Detroit Club urges avoiding Ontario for US tourists
The Detroit Automobile Club warns US tourists and highway bureaus to use the all American route to the east to avoid Ontario amid complaints of police discrimination. Richard Harris, managing secretary, relayed the advisory noting concern over fair treatment.
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Windsor
Ont
Ontario
United States
Detroit Automobile Club
Richard Harris
Detroit Club
Northcott Appeal Briefs Due in California Supreme Court
San Francisco. Cal. Counsel for Gordon Stewart Northcott, convicted slayer of boys on his Wineville murder farm, were ordered to file briefs on his appeal before August 5 by the state supreme court. Northcott is under death sentence and his mother serves life in San Quentin for participation.
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San Francisco
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Wineville
State Supreme Court
Northcott
San Quentin
Iskrka to Bring Home Polish Major Idziewski
The Polish schooner Iskrka will transport the body of Major Ludwik Idziewski back to Poland for funeral honors. Religious ceremonies have been held across Poland in memory of the aviator.
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Warsaw
Poland
Iskrka
Ludwik Idziewski
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