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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1927
Page
3
A massive tornado struck St Louis causing extensive damage across six square miles. Officials report 95 killed and about 575 injured with property losses estimated at 75 million dollars as thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed or damaged and utilities disrupted.
The Hert zog Government agrees with Imperial Airways Limited to erect a mooring mast at Tongaat Natal about 30 miles from Durban. A large aerodrome will also be built there. Reports say airship service may be run by South Africa's railway administration with about 356000 dollars for the mast and government contributions to the inter empire airship service.
The Soviet ship Dakabris sails from Quebec with 1,100 horses bound for Leningrad as Russia seeks Montana sources after Western Canada price hikes to 30 dollars per animal. Captain Smirnoff notes Montana and other states offer horses at 12 dollars each and the Dakabris plans a third shipment before November.
Toronto women and Ontario women are likely to back British Columbia’s proposal to allow women eligibility for the Senate of Canada when the National Council of Women discusses it at Stratford. The Toronto local has endorsed a similar resolution.
Ottawa reports the Royal Commission on customs needs three more weeks to finish a voluminous report for the Governor-general. The three commissioners are currently drafting the document with intensive work and firm expectations.
Hon. Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration, announces an agreement with the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways to control continental immigration. After talks with CP president Beatty and CN president Thornton, Forke says the minister will have final say on when to halt or curb influxes, viewing the accord as a warning against arbitrary action.
Prague reports Hammonna residents push for a separate school for gypsy children amid fears of cannibalism among nomad youths. Authorities plan the unique institution as 36 gypsies await trial for alleged cannibalistic orgies and murders.
Uncertainty surrounds whether Premier Mackenzie King will attend the York Pennsylvania sesquicentennial of the Continental Congress as the prime minister is away from Ottawa and may instead prepare for the upcoming premiers conference. U S Minister Phillips has not decided on attendance at the centennial.
Infantile paralysis spreads to Sweden with cases in two rural districts. At Marma near Stockholm a conscript dies from the disease while nearby Cerebro reports several ill children though fewer fatalities.
Initial steps have been taken by Montreal interests with New York financial houses to enter a 200,990 project to abolish level crossings in Montreal. The plan calls for a grand central terminal, underground tram facilities, and elevating or burying crossings. Governments and railway heads would share financial arrangements.
Delegates at the Canadian Good Roads Association convention in Niagara Falls heard H R R Mackenzie say Saskatchewan is building accident proof rural roads. Roads will be 214 feet wide with sloped ditches, allowing cars to pass at speed without overturning. The group urged federal aid, noting $175 million collected in the last decade for highways. Officers elected: President P C Black, vice-presidents O McPherson and W H Sutherland, and secretary-treasurer G A McNamee.
Regulations under the Seeds Act now bar importing alfalfa seed or mixtures with ten percent or more alfalfa seed unless at least ten percent of the seed in each container is colored red. The rule aims to curb Southern grown alfalfa imports.
In Farmers' Son Hon FE C Drury former UFO Premier of Ontario publishes a two column letter stating he has not joined the Liberal cause but remains a Progressive though his views diverge from UF O policies.
Advices from Las Palmas report a small boat from Funchal arriving in Madrid carrying Hugo Hoahna and an animal crew. He said he came from the United States with his wife and several children in Las Palmas.
The Canadian Pacific Railway reports August 1927 gross earnings of 17,258,634, up 528,460 from 1926. Expenses rose 1,071,687, reducing net profits to 5,562,148, a drop of 443,227 versus the prior August.
Lieut Otto Koen necke of the Germania arrived in Bagdad after a lengthy desert journey from Angora. He explained Turkish authorities ordered a wide detour to block overflights and that he paused at Aleppo to avoid the day's heat before continuing toward the Orient and the United States.
Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army urged that prohibition could work in England. Welcomed in a London hall, she said with Lady Astor's help prohibition could be introduced quickly. She cited U S benefits and urged nations to ban drinking to boost wealth and efficiency.
London retailers coordinate lobbying for a bill to Parliament aimed at restricting Sunday shopping which has expanded notably in recent years.
Lieut H H Bentley instructor for the South African air force completed a solo flight from Hendon England to Capetown in a light moth airplane covering more than 700 miles. The flight aimed to prove feasibility of London Capetown air service and set what was described as a world record for a long distance solo flight. Bentley expected 19 days but required 25 due to hazardous routes.
Riga dispatch cites Daily Mail Soviet despatch claiming Eugene Chen former Nationalist Foreign Minister wed Mme Sun Yat Sen in Moscow. It says they plan a China honeymoon and that the Third Communist International funds their activities.
Calgary notes Minister of Railways C A Dunning reports the Hudson Bay Railway now operates to mile 350 with the Limestone River bridge completed. He expects CN to award the last section to Churchill within weeks while Fort Churchill and shipping season depend on Palmer's final report.
A new practical method using the gramophone to teach English in Quebec schools has been approved by the Catholic committee of the council of public instruction. The sub committee's recommendation comes after a demonstration and unanimous adoption following approval by several school commissions.
W L Harding president of the Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater Association predicts Ottawa Washington cooperation for waterway protection after a White House call. He cites rumored Canadian moves to form a commission with the United States and warns grain losses from an 11 cent rail rate on Winnipeg to Quebec shipments could reach 5 million bushels. Harding, former Iowa governor, also notes shifting GOP support among Hoover Lowden and views McNary Haugen farm bill veto as less influential in Iowa politics.
The British Communist Party reports a drop in membership from over 10,000 last year to 7,300 this year, mainly in mining districts. Strongest in South Wales with over 2,000 members, Scotland 1,500, London 1,300, and party publications down 30 percent in six months.
Australia increases tariffs on imported cars effective immediately. Unassembled Canadian chassis duties rise from 14 to 24 4 percent and assembled chassis from 12 to 20 percent. United States unassembled chassis from 12 1/2 to 17 1/2 percent and assembled from 17 3/4 to 25 percent. English assembled chassis become duty free with 5 percent on assembled English chassis. The minister aims to shift trade toward Britain and stimulate inter imperial economic development.
William Lewis Butcher, chairman of the executive committee of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood Federation and NY State Crime Commission member, says Canada’s administration of justice is ahead of the United States. He urges more focus on prevention and cautions continued jail spending.
The Interior Department maps a new gold area near Woman, Narro, and Birch Lakes in northwestern Ontario. Nun gesser is assigned to a lake and its river to Little Vermilion, and Coli to another lake. The two men, killed in their Atlantic flight attempt, are memorialized by these honored geographic names.
The Government of Canada spent 1,918,000 on Indian education in the 1926 fiscal year. Some bands contributed 67,000 toward school purposes where funds allowed.
An agreement on select non aggression pact points was reached in talks held in Warsaw between Stanislas Patek Polish minister to Russia and George Tchitcherin Russian foreign minister, the Polish foreign ministry announced today.
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