Storm devastates grain crop across Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Last week a severe electrical storm with rain hail and high winds swept Manitoba and Saskatchewan causing four deaths and 10 to 50 percent crop damage. Reports from Winnipeg Rapid City Poplar Point Regina Lumsden and others describe blown cars destroyed buildings flooded cellars and widespread grain loss.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Associated Press
Winnipeg
West End
St. John’s
Rapid City
Man
Here
Poplar Point
Portage la Prairie
James
C.N.R
Moose Jaw
Corinne
Regina
Sask
Deloraine
Moosomin
Virden
Holland
Melfort
Stonewall
Dauphin
Chas
James McCabe
Ogema
Viceroy
C.P.R
Brandon
Telegraph and
Selkirk
Grand Prize Contest Standings Hint at Keen Finish
The relative standings show Mrs Bacon leading with strong headway as Miss A, Miss G, Miss E, and others trail. Prizes are valuable and daily effort counts as contestants race to close the contest with some withdrawing early.
Big River survey finds 10 to 20 ft channel to Pas and plans river works
Chief engineer L A Voligny reports Saskatchewan river from Edmonton to Grand Rapids offers a ten to twenty foot depth at Cumberland House. Dredging and a wharf at Pas mouth to begin immediately with five year completion goal. Navigation likely to extend to Winnipeg. main use for Hudson Bay Railway link.
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le Pas Herald
Winnipeg
Man
L. A. Voligny
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Grand Rapids
Pas
Lafleur
Cumberland House
Moose Lake
Cedar Lake
Pas River
Voligny
le Pas
Prince Albert of la Calle Falls
Hudson Bay Railway
V.ligny
Ottawa
Harry Thaw Escapes Matteawan Asylum Theft by Fast Transit
Harry Thaw escaped from Matteawan Asylum New York when a guard opened the gates for a milk wagon. He dashed into a waiting auto and fled with another car that sped toward the Connecticut state line at about 70 miles per hour. Alarms were sent nationwide, and return may be uncertain if he reaches another state.
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Matteawan Asylum
N.Y
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Stormville
Connecticut
Prince Albert Men for H B RY Work
N K Boyd linked with J D McArthur aims to recruit workers for Hudson Bay railway construction in Prince Albert. He plans to bring about 100 men to Winnipeg, with winter operations demanding a large labor force to ease local unemployment.
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Hudson Bay
N. K. Boyd
J.D. McArthur
Winnipeg
Boyd
Ship State of California Sinks After Rock Strike
The steam ship State of California bound for Skagway struck a rock in Cambier Bay Alaska and sank in about three minutes. A large hole was ripped in the hull and thirty two lives are reported lost with the vessel.
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Juneau
Alaska
State of California
Skagway
Cambier Bay
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All Saints’ Church
Brookdale
Kenora
Ont
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McGinnis
THE
BIG River Survey
Mr. Voligny
C.E
Prince Albert
H. B. RY
Prince Albert Herald
C.H. Anderson
Edwards Avenue
Third Street
Agent
Grand Rapids Subdivision
Pas Annex
Armstrong Trading CO
First Street
Edwards Ave
the Lake Lumber Co
Railway Avenue
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