Acute turmoil in Palestine as raids and evacuations mount
The situation in the Holy Land remained acute with Arab demonstrations clashes with police in Damascus and Transjordan stirring unrest. Haifa saw fighting with British naval forces and looting driven out. About 700 Jews evacuated to Haifa and then to Mount Carmel area while 10 English sailors and 10 Jews were killed.
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Jerusalem
Syria
Transjor Gania
Palestine
Damascus
Transjordania
Haifa
G. R. H. Sykes
Bri
Barham
Hadar Hacarmel
Mount Carmel
Ontario Liquor Officials Discuss Short Circuit Prevention
A conference between Sir Henry Drayton chairing the Ontario Liquor Commission and Hon James A Robb minister of finance on measures to stop liquor from crossing into Ontario ended with satisfaction over conclusions. Also present were Sir Henry R W Breadner customs commissioner and G W Taylor excise commissioner.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Sir Henry Drayton
Ontario Liquor Commission
James A. Robb
Finance
National Revenue
Henry
Robb
Ontario Liquor Board
Henry R. W. Breadner
Customs
G. W. Taylor
Excise
Lady Victoria Egg Record Shatters World Poultry Mark
Saskatoon hens set a new world record with Barred Plymouth Rock pullet No. 440, Lady Victoria, laying her 353rd egg surpassing University of British Columbia’s 351 eggs. The bird’s owner is the University of Saskatchewan and the milestone greeted Professor R. K. Baker on return from a poultry science convention in Auburn Alabama.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Victoria
University of Saskatchewan
University of British Columbia
R. K. Baker
Alabama Polytechnic
Auburn
Alabama
Cold Weather Halts Border Clashes on Manchur Frontier
Reported tactics paused as both Chinese and Russian forces massed along the Manchurian frontier retreated from trenches due to Siberian cold. Soldiers sought shelter in farmers homes and border settlements along the region, with officials hoping the freeze would reduce clashes and intensity.
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Manchur
Manchuria
Manchurian
Siberia
Derby crash claims lives at Boston airport
A Philadelphia Cleveland Derby plane crashed on arrival at Boston airport. Pilot Derveaux and his mechanic were killed and Devereaux’s wife was probably fatally injured. The craft was the second derby plane to reach the city.
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Boston
Mass
Red
Devereaux
Route Not Selected Air Mail Route To Coast Awaits Report
G Herring of Ottawa, Post Office Department air mail superintendent, says no through coast route has been chosen yet. Technical flying reports will determine the fastest, safest option before a final line is settled, noting Canmore was a terminus to gain two hours for train connections.
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Edmonton
Pacific Coast
G. Herring
Ottawa
Post Office Department
Calgary
Herring
Canmore
May Not Have Rights Ottawa Oil on Prince of Wales Alberta Ranch
The Prince of Wales may or may not benefit from an oil discovery on his Alberta ranch E P if the crown owns mineral and petroleum rights. The Interior Department Mines Branch says he could lease those rights by applying to the Dominion lands agent. He may hold mineral rights if purchased with the title or benefit from continued rental payments.
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Ottawa
Prince of Wales’ Alberta
E.P
Department of the Interior
Dominion Lands
Moslem Revolt Threatens Jerusalem as Fighting Rages
Advices from Jerusalem say Arabs attacked Tulkeram and Jenin near Jerusalem, with rioting wounding ten Jews at Bei san. British marines fired in Haifa to quell attacks on the Jewish quarter, while reports describe Jerusalem in grave danger as 2000 armed Arabs advance toward the city.
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Cairo
Tulkeram
Jenin
Jerusalem
Beisan
Haifa
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Druz
Atoms Added To Radio Noises In Schenectady Broadcast
In Schenectady New York radio listeners heard new noises described as atoms added to the broadcast on station WGY The experiment aimed to enrich sound by introducing small matter audible to listeners and demonstrated in a recent program.
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Schenectady
N.Y
WGY
Rumors Of Ontario Election In November
Rumors of an Ontario election in November swirl as Premier Ferguson and cabinet avoid comment. Liberals led by W. E. N. Sinclair predict a fall vote while sources suggest it could occur in early November. Ferguson offers no confirmation or denial.
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Ontario
Toronto
Howard Ferguson
Snowden Wins at Hague Reparations Conference
After eight hours of talks at The Hague the British Chancellor Philip Snowden secured 31 4 percent of 48 000 000 marks and 80 percent of his 120 000 000 marks conditional payment share. Italy agreed to buy 1 000 000 tons of British coal annually for three years. French correspondents called the accord complete capitulation to Snowden.
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the Hague
Philip Snowden
France
Belgium
Italy
Japan
Germany
Snowden
Powers
Britain
Proves Northern Air Route Is Reliable
A Fokker monoplane with pontoons completed an 860 mile nonstop flight from Aklivik to Dawson in 6 hours 45 minutes. Piloted by S. W. L. Britnell the craft carried O S Finnie secretary Hois Murphy L A Giroux and W S Trill. The Dominion Government tested the Arctic route linking McDougall Pass Porcupine and Yukon rivers to Dawson to open remote Canada.
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W.S. Trill
Dominion
Canada
McDougall Pass
Porcupine
Yukon
Dawson
US oil workers admitted to Canada despite border hold
A party of United States oil men including executives and geologists, held up at Sweetgrass Montana, has been admitted into Canada. Deputy minister W. J. Egan said the minister's discretionary power under the contract labor order in council was exercised. The group, en route to Alberta to inspect all areas, was approved after a Department of Immigration communication. The order in council, effective August 7, bars contract labor entry unless approved, and differs from the Alien Labor Act. The onus to prevent admission lies with the Department of Immigration.
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Ottawa
United States
Sweetgrass
Montana
Canada
W. J. Egan
Alberta
Department of Immigration
Minister of Immigration
Urge Shorter Day For Canadian Miners
A Drumheller Alberta local union resolution presented at the Trades and Labor Congress in St. John New Brunswick urged a six hour day and a five day week for all Canadian miners. It argued miners work only five months a year and that failed markets for Alberta coal led to wage reductions.
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St. John
N.B
Drumheller
Alberta
Trades and Labor Congress
of Canada
Canada
Resources To Be Discussed In Fall In Alberta Transfer
Edmonton reports that natural resources and the transfer of the public domain to Alberta will be discussed again in the fall. Premier Brownlee says no official Ottawa offer has been received but understanding suggests Ottawa intends a settlement plan similar to Manitoba for Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Parachutist Claims World Record Jump in Ohio Flight
Rex Harker, 23, leaped from a plane at 11 800 feet over East Liverpool Ohio claiming a world record for a delayed parachute jump. He descended after pulling his ripcord from 9 600 feet.
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Cincinnati
Rex Harker
East Liverpool
Amery Takes Break From Politics to Climb Mount Amery
Rt Hon L C M S Amery former Dominions secretary, joins A O Wheeler president of the Alpine Club of Canada and guide Edward Feuz to start from Lake Louise for Mount Amery ascent in the Canadian Rockies. Amery appears relaxed, shedding state worries for the moment.
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A. O. Wheeler
The
Alpine Club of Canada
Lake Louise
Mount Amery
Canadian Rockies
Edward Feuz
Rockies
Mr. Amery
Economic conference urged to be held in Canada
Lord Privy Seal J H Thomas told the Canadian Club that Britain is ready to hold an economic conference with the Dominion in Canada. He said proposals should be discussed in Parliament, emphasized British capital and joint British Canadian effort, and urged Canada to progress with British and Canadian brains to avoid U S mistakes.
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Montreal
Dominion
Canada
J. H.thomas
Privy Seal
Canadian Club
Thomas
W. Gentty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
Manitoba to Host Registered Seed Cleaning Plant
Federal Minister of Agriculture W. R. Motherwell announced Manitoba will soon have a registered seed-cleaning plant. He said Manitoba seed growers will receive services similar to those already offered in Saskatchewan once they are ready.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. R. Motherwell
Saskatchewan
Dafoe Named National Commissioner for US Germany Peace Commission
Winnipeg editor John W. Dafoe of the Manitoba Free Press has been appointed by the United States as the first national commissioner on the international commission for the peace between the United States and Germany. The five member body includes Dafoe as the initial appointee with future selections to come from both nations and a third country.
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Ottawa
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
United States
Republic
International Commission
Germany
International Commission For Investigation
Washington
Dafoe
William Phillips
O. D. Skelon
Phillips
Ach
Ottawa rail line near finish for heavy freight
Twenty five miles of the Hudson Bay Railway remains to be ballasted and three weeks should complete the work. Light traffic has run all summer. winter shipments included harbor equipment for Fort Churchill. Port structures rise. dredging under way. Churchill houses about 550 railway workers plus regional posts and Indigenous residents.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Department of Railways
Western Creameries Win at Toronto Exhibition
Western Canadian creameries from Manitoba secured top butter grades at the Canadian National Exhibition. Ontario dairy officials acknowledged Western superiority, with judge George H. Barr offering no excuses and lauding Western craftsmanship. The silver cup for the highest scoring creamery butter went to J. G. Gallagher of Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Toronto
Western Canada
Ontario
George H. Barr
J. G. Gallagher
Winnipeg
Quebec Saw Accident Involving Blouin Family Tragedy
In St Sebastian Beauce County Quebec a mechanical saw incident harmed Antoine Blouin and his two children. The wheel decapitated his thirteen year old daughter Yvette, severed one arm of his eleven year old son, and completely severed Blouin his own arm.
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Quebec
Antoine Blouin
Yvette
Blouin
St. Sebastian
Beauca County
Arctic Mail Service to Start Between Fort McMurray and Aklavik
An Arctic mail route linking Fort McMurray Alberta and Aklavik Northwest Territories via northern trading posts will start in early November. The service was announced by Postmaster General Peter J. Vennat. details remain undisclosed.
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Ottawa
Fort McMurray
Alberta
Aklavik
Northwest Territories
Peter J. Vennot
Sleeping sickness reported in Japan with high mortality
Widespread sleeping sickness with 202 cases and 73 deaths attributed to a severe summer swept across southwestern prefectures near Tokyo. Okayam a suffered 113 cases and ten deaths as the outbreak spread, while over 33 million are registered in Sunday Schools worldwide.
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Tokyo
Okayama
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