East Asia Crisis Deepens as Germany Mediates In Russia China
Berlin says Germany will handle Russian interests in China and Chinese interests in Russia during the diplomatic break. Nanking reports Russia ceases relations with China and Chiang Kai-Shek calls an emergency meeting as Manchurian tensions rise. Moscow notes loyally criticize China’s reply while Hamaguchi and Shide Hara weigh in.
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Berlin
China
Russia
Moscow
Japan
Far East
Hamaguchi
Shide Hara
Seattle Waterfront Fire Destroys Union Pacific Dock
A major blaze on Seattle's waterfront destroyed the Union Pacific dock, causing about 1.6 million dollars in damage. Six firefighters were hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation as engines from twenty stations responded and three fire boats aided the effort.
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Seattle
Union Pacific
Providence
Three Montreal Spinsters Form Plaza Service Corp
Three spinster sisters from Montreal Quebec filed articles of incorporation in California with Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan. The Plaza Service Corporation is capitalized at $20,000 and may engage in any business from building railroads to publishing newspapers. Names listed: Ella Deloreux Bertha Cormier and Jeasie Dickson.
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Sacramento
Calif
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Frank C. Jordan
Plaza Service Corporation
Ella Deloreux
Bertha Cormier
Jeasie Dickson
Rescue to Airmen in Ottawa by Acadia voyage
The department of marine arranges for the Canadian government to send the ship Acadia to Port Burnell in about ten days. It will evacuate the Chicago flyers stranded after their plane was destroyed and transport them to Fort Churchill.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Marine
Acadia
Port Burnell
Chicago
Fort Churchill
Four Dead In East Cornwall Blaze On Guy Street
An explosion of a coal oil stove sparked a fire that swept five houses on Guy Street East Cornwall. Four people died trapped in the flames and four were injured. Property loss estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars.
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Cornwall
Ont
Guy Street
East
Ottawa forecasts larger Canadian apple harvest this year
Canada expects a bumper commercial apple crop with 11 percent gain over last year and 21 percent above the five year average totaling 3 609 417 barrels.
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Ottawa
Canada
Electric London to Paris Railway Planned by London Committee
The Observer reports a committee plan to build an electric railway from London to Paris with twin tunnels under the Channel. Estimated cost about 900 million dollars, involving 50,000 workers and ten years of work. The line would use a seven foot gauge and powerful electric locomotives to cover the distance in roughly two hours and forty five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Bngtish
Paris
English Channel
Will Head New Bank Montreal
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Borden former prime minister of Canada was elected president of Barclay's Bank Canada at the first shareholders meeting. He will assume duties on September 3 when the bank begins business. Arthur B. Purvis elected vice president and J. R. Booth appointed manager. Directors named include Hon. L. A Tagchereau premier of Quebec A. A. Magee W. O. Stevenson H. P. Alton and J. S. Crossley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Robert Borden
Canada
Barclay's Bank
Robert
Arthur B. Purvis
J. R. Booth
Mr. Purvis
L. A Tagchereau
Quebec
A. A. Magee
W. O. Stevenson
H. P. Alton
J. S. Crossley
Potato crop in Canada shows five per cent drop acreage
Canadian potato acreage falls five per cent from 1928 to 568000 acres, down from 599063 last year. Western provinces hold similar figures while Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes report declines. British Columbia expects a good crop, but prairie dry weather raises fears of a light year.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Defer Driving Golden Spike Marks Delayed Hudson Bay Rail
Chief Engineer Czowski of the Canadian National Railways reports ballast work delaying completion of the Hudson Bay Railway. A million yards of ballast must be laid, pushing driving the golden spike to October and preventing tidewater completion before 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Hudson Bay Railway
Czowski
Canadian National Railways
Tidewater
No Cause For Alarm, Immigration Officials Say
West conditions do not justify alarm over unemployment this winter, said Hon. Robert Forke federal minister of immigration after arriving from the East. He was joined by W. J. Egan deputy minister and planned an immigration conference with provincial government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmonton
Robert Forke
W. J. Egan
Grain Board Appointments Delayed to August Cabinet Meet
Ottawa announces that reorganization of the grain board will wait until the Dominion cabinet meets in August. Hon. James Malcolum, Minister of Trade and Commerce, made the statement and declined to indicate how many current members will be replaced by new appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Grain Board
Dominion
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Pew
Students Attend Queen’s University Kingston Summer School
West Kingston Ontario hosts Queen’s summer school drawing students from across Canada and abroad. Saskatchewan sends 23 participants, Manitoba three, Alberta four, British Columbia four, plus two from the United States and one from China. The program emphasizes Canadian history with visits to Kingston historic sites and Queen’s Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston, Ont
Queen’s Summer School
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
United States
China
Kingston
Queens Library
BC Fire Losses Rise in 1928 Totals
British Columbia fire losses for 1928 reached 2,667,554 dollars, up from 2,622,905 dollars in 1927, an increase of over 44 thousand, per the annual report of J A Thomas provincial fire marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
J. A. Thomas
Miraculous Escape in Vancouver Car Crash
Charles Kinneburgh aged six was pinned for over 30 minutes under a toppled touring car after an interurban collided with his vehicle in Vancouver. Rescuers used a jack to lift the interurban as police and ambulance crews worked to free him. He suffered a bruised hand but no other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Charles Kinneburgh
Kinneburgh
General Hospital
Russia Breaks Off Relations With China
Moscow declares a break in diplomatic ties with China after an ultimatum over the Chinese Eastern Railway. The Soviet note blames China, recalls all Soviet officials, suspends railway links, and orders Chinese envoys to leave the USSR. The move follows a July 13 ultimatum demanding rescission of seizing Manchurian railway assets.
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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
Canada defeats the Mother Country by 33 points to reclaim the Imperial Kolapore Cup at Bisley Camp England. Eight Canadian marksmen posted an aggregate 1 083 with India Guernsey and Jersey trailing as scores mounted across 300 500 and 600 yard distances.
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Bisley Camp
Eng
Canada
India
Guernsey
Jersey
Mother Country
Churchill to visit Calgary and Banff in August
Former British chancellor Winston Churchill will visit Calgary for three days in August from August 24 to 27. He will then proceed to Banff for a brief stay before moving to the coast, with potential stops at Turner Valley oil fields and coal areas in the Calgary district.
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Calgary
Alta
Winston Churchill
Exchequer of
Great Britain
Old Country
Banff
Turner Valley
Torrential Rains Cause Floods in Sind Province
Telegraph dispatches from Bombay report widespread floods in Sind with Sukkur Barrage town submerged and 12 deaths. Hundreds of cattle perished from exposure as miles of desert became a vast lake.
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London
Eng
Exchange
Bombay
Sind
Sukkur Barrage
Middle
Banff Photographs Mark Fifty Years of Change in the Rockies
James Stephens and Tom Wilson, early Canadian Pacific trailblazers now in their seventies, pose at Banff beside Lake Louise discovered in the eighties. Stephens recalls Banff as virgin forest, now a resort with a first class hotel, roads, railways, and bridle paths. Indians once a danger are now part of the attraction. Wilson, like Stephens, helped blaze the CPR routes and continues to look young in the mountain air.
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James Stephens
C.P.R. Pensioner
Tom Wilson
Lake Louise
Banff
Ifr
Stephens
Oak Lake
Man
Wilson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rockies
Government Is Powerless On Liquor Boat Clearances
Ottawa remarks by Hon. W. D. Butler minister of national revenue state that refusing clearances to boats carrying liquor to the United States is not within federal competence under present law. He says Parliament must grant authority by act before such action can be taken and he still supports his earlier stance.
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Ottawa
United States
W. D. Buter
National Revenue
Ottawa Premier Praises Boy Scouts at International Jam
Premier W L Mackenzie King reviewed Canada's Boy Scouts contingent at Birkenhead England opening on July 27. He spoke later on Parliament Hill to scouts and provincial leaders urging youth to strive for full citizenship in the Dominion and the Empire.
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Ottawa
Canada
Birkenhead
England
Parliament Hill
W. L. Mackenzie King
Boy Scouts
Dominion
Yukon Territory
Empire
Coste Postspone Atlantic Flight Return
Dieudonne Coste appears unlikely to attempt another transatlantic flight in 1929. He says there is no hurry and backers who built the plane and motors have offered no new timing. The pause fuels belief the attempt will not occur this year despite no formal abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dieudonne Coste
Atlantic
Telegraphic photo service eyed between London and Berlin
In the House of Commons postmaster general Hon. H. B. Lees-Smith announced that within two or three months a telegraphic transmission service for photographs and similar matter will be opened between London and Berlin for general public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Berlin
House of Commons
H. B. Lees-Smith
Graf Zeppelin US Flight Planned for Early August
In Friedrichshafen Germany Dr. Hugo Eckener stated the Graf Zeppelin dirgible will fly to the United States in the first week of August with the exact date yet to be fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
United States
Fewer Harvest Help Needed This Year in Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg reports that only about a quarter of last year's harvest workforce will be required as a dry season and heat reduce grain yields. J A Bowman of Manitoba unemployment notes the west faces a light season with hundreds still jobless but easily placed locally. If weather stays dry, only a small amount of outside labor will be needed next month.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Canada
West
J. A. Bowman
Manitoba
Bowman
Manitobs
Prairie
Naval disarmament terms to be announced in Commons
In London Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald said a full statement on naval disarmament talks between Britain and the United States may be made in the House of Commons before Parliament rises at end of July. He cautioned the statement might not be forthcoming.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
J. R. Clynes
Leon Trotzky
Fingland
Winston Churchill
MacDonald
Churchill
Trotzky
Clynes
Britain
England
Dominions
Russia
Prince Receives W I Carlyle At St James Palace
Professor W I Carlyle manager of the E P ranch at High River Alberta was recently received by the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace. No details were given of their talk but the Prince expressed interest in the ranch's progress and hinted at a future visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Carlyle
St. James's Palace
Detroit Club Warns Tourists About Ontario Discrimination
The Detroit Automobile Club issued a circular to tourist bureaus on highways to Ontario warning visitors from the United States about alleged police discrimination. Rich ard Hartis, managing secretary, urged travelers to use the all American route to the east to avoid Ontario if fair treatment is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Ontario
United States
Detroit Automobile Club
Richard Hartis
Detroit Club
Northcott Appeal Briefs Due In California Case
San Francisco based state supreme court ordered Gordon Stewart Northcott and his counsel to file briefs on the appeal by August 5. Northcott, condemned to death for the Wineville murder farm crimes, is under death sentence while his mother serves a life term in San Quentin for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Wineville
State Supreme Court
Northcott
San Quentin
Poland Honors Aviator in National Remembrance
The Polish schooner Iskrka will bring home the body of Major Ludwik Iidziewski to Poland for state and religious honors. Religious ceremonies have been held across the country to remember the aviator.
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Warsaw
Poland
Iskrka
Ludwik Iidziewski
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