Planes Stop at Saskatoon on Transit Run to Nome Alaska
Four U S planes voyaging from New York to Nome Alaska paused in Saskatoon. Aviators were guests of honor at a Rotary Club banquet and city officials welcomed them. Mayor Young delivered the address of welcome. Edison Sends Message in Morse for the first time in fifteen years. Thomas A. Edison sent a telegraph message to be recorded on an indestructible disc for posterity. The message extols memories with comrades and records a tribute to the beginnings of electricity and the worldwide fraternity.
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Saskatoon
United States
New York
Nome
Alaska
Rotary Club
Young
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Shamrock IV Defeated as Resolute Captures Final Race
Shamrock IV suffered its severest defeat, Resolute winning by thirteen minutes and 45 seconds in the final race of the series, keeping the America's Cup in the United States. Sir Thomas Lipton stated that the best boat won, a view reflected by yachtsmen who saw the races.
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Shamrock IV
United States
Thomas Lipton
Largest Western Canada horse sale at Moose Jaw
The Southern Saskatchewan Co operative Stock Yards in Moose Jaw sold 1562 horses in a record sale drawing buyers from Winnipeg Dauphin Souris Melville Canora Yorkton Calgary Regina Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Prices were hurt by crop and weather conditions though top horses sold well and President Grayson praised the result as proof that the finest animals fetch the best prices even in a large sale.
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Moose Jaw
Southern Saskatchewan Co-operative Stock Yards
Canada
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Souris
Melville
Canora
Yorkton
Calgary
Regina
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Grayson
Stock Yards
Up to Date Facilities For Prince's Stock Shipment
Prince of Wales ranch in Alberta receives livestock at McCrea on the Montcalm. Shipment includes eight fillies eleven Dartmoor ponies eleven colts and two pens of Suffolk chickens. Special car with running water and electricity will convey the animals west tonight.
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Prince's
Prince of Wales
Alberta
McCrea
Montcalm
Reverend Reimert Murdered by Chinese Rebels
It is reported that while protecting women and children at his station Rev. Wm. Reimert of New Tripoli Pennsylvania missionary to China was murdered by revolutionary soldiers of the empire.
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Wm. Reimert
New Tripoli
Penn
China
Arctic Trapper Prefers Home Over Vancouver City Life
W. D. Clark, an Eagle River trapper and trader, visited Vancouver and saw street cars, cars, and skyscrapers. He said urban life is wonderful but not his choice, longing to return to the Arctic after thirty three years away, with a journey from Vancouver to Calgary and Edmonton before reaching the north.
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Arctic
W. D. Clark
Eagle River
Vancouver
Arctic Circle
Clark
Calgary
Edmonton
Red River
Proposals to Operate Alberta Tar Sands
Proposals are on foot to develop Alberta tar sands along the Athabasca River with billions of tons of deposits. Estimates suggest vast outputs of gasoline kerosene naptha bitumen and lubricating and fuel oils could be secured. An order in council gazetted last week withdrew the lands from sale settlement or disposal to enable development.
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Alberta
Athabasca
Johnson Released to Joliet Crowd in Chicago Welcome
Thousands of black supporters gathered to greet former champion Jack Johnson as he arrived near Chicago for transfer to Joliet penitentiary. Police clashed with the crowd while Lucille Cameron Johnson, wearing a red hat and blue suit, escorted by officers, left with her eight suitcases and a Mexican hairless dog.
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Johnson
Jack Johnson
Joliet Penitentiary
Chicago
Lucille Cameron Johnson
Regina Barbers End Strike With New Wage Agreement
After a fourteen day strike Regina barbers return to work. The agreement grants concessions both ways with a minimum of 25 dollars per week and 65 percent of the chair taken over 38.50 dollars. The men previously sought 25 dollars weekly and 60 percent over 35 dollars.
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Regina
Britain warns Russia to halt military actions before talks
Great Britain delivered a clear message to the Soviet Government that no more trade delegations will be heard while Russia continues military operations against Poland. The note expressed astonishment at the Soviet offensive and stated that equitable treatment will not be offered until aggression ends.
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Russia
Great Britain
London
Poland
Greetings to Imperial Press Conference Delegates arrive in Sydney
Greetings from Lieut. Governor Sir Richard Lake Premier W M Martin Regina Board of Trade President F J James and editor W F Kerr welcomed the Imperial Press conference delegation arriving in Canada The messages express warm wishes for a successful visit and praise the press role in the empire.
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Imperial
Sydney
Richard Lake
Canada
W. M. Martin
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Great Britain
West
F. J. James
Regina Board of Trade
W. F. Kerr
Morning Leader
Mackenzie King to Tour Western Provinces This Fall
Liberal leader Mackenzie King plans a two month western tour beginning after leaving Ottawa. If plans hold, he will travel coastward with speeches en route and cover major cities by mid November before speaking in the eastern provinces.
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W. L. M. King
West
W.L. Mackenzie King
Ottawa
King
Fire destroys Currie Williams cannery and Nippon workers dwellings
A severe blaze at Ladner B C destroyed Currie Williams cannery the manager residence and about forty houses occupied by Japanese employees. Loss about 100000 dollars includes six thousand cases of this year's salmon and nets gear. Volunteers fought the fire without success. the plant owned by the British Columbia Packers association may not be rebuilt.
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B. C
Ladner
B.C
Currie Williams
British Columbia Packers’ Association
Hunt for Escaped Bandit on Vancouver Island
Authorities pursue believed escapee George Van Horst, a life convict, after his alleged break from New Westminster penitentiary. Vancouver Island residents told to stay vigilant as a manhunt continues.
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Hant
Vancouver Island
George van Horst
New Westminster Penitentiary
Death of Czarina and Children in Bolshevik Fire
A sensational report claims that during Nicholas II's execution a Bolshevik group burned the Czarina and their children in nearby woods, forcing them into flames with bayonets. The piece denounces the atrocity and condemns Soviet ideology as barbaric and unmodern.
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Carina
Russia
Czar Nicholas
Widow Weds Klang After Tragic Death Linked to Horse Debt
A Winnipeg widow, Mrs. Stevick, married Klang weeks after Nick Stevick was found hanging in his stable, believed to have killed himself over debts for three teams of horses. The Ruthenian wedding celebration began Saturday afternoon and extended into Sunday night.
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Nick Stevick
Klang
Stevick
Winnipeg
Dorsey's Electric Heating Plan for City Discussed
Professor J W Dorsey outlines a scheme to heat homes by electricity promising about 9 00 per month. City officials Glasco and Cambridge will study it. He plans to consult the U S Bureau of Standards in Washington and cites Winnipeg river power and cheaper transmission as key factors.
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J. W. Dorsey
J. G. Glasco
City Light and Power Department
F. A. Cambridge
City Electrician
Dorsey
Washington, D.C
United States Bureau of Standards
Winnipeg
Storm Ravages Estevan Areas Cause $100000 Loss
The summer storm in Estevan and Alameda districts caused two women to perish and a four day old infant to die. Many barns and property were destroyed. total damage estimated at $100,000.
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Saskatchewan
Estevan
Alameda
Prairie Provinces Seek Unified Freight Rates Case
Premier Norris asks Alberta and Saskatchewan leaders to join in a joint argument before the railway commissioners in Ottawa. H J Symington KC of Winnipeg previously represented the three provinces in January 1918. Full cooperation from the Canadian Council of Agriculture is anticipated.
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Prairie Provinces
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ottawa
T. C. Norris
Stewart
Alberta
Martin
Saskatchewan
H. J. Symington
K.C
Winnipeg
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Italian boy leads class after English no word at start
Italian student Petro Giovanella arrived from Italy seven years ago to Cabal and now, at age twelve, passes the entrance exam with honors from St. Patrick's school. The runner up was a Czecho-Slovak pupil.
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Petro Giovanella
Italy
Cabal
St. Patrick's School
Finance Minister weighs single federal income tax plan
The minister of finance considers removing duplicate taxation as individuals face federal provincial and municipal taxes. Negotiations with provinces aim to create a single income tax under federal auspices. Lands value taxes are suggested as a potential compensating measure.
Mountain Tragedy: Goldie Sturgill Arrested in Fatal Shooting
Alice Hammock, a mountaineer noted for her stylish dress, was lured into the mountains by a jealous companion and shot three times. Goldie Sturgill has been arrested for the murder in what authorities label a fatal act of crime.
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Alice Hammock
Goldie Sturgill
Bandit Payroll Heists Rock Chicago In Two Shootouts
In Chicago two separate payroll robberies netted about $35,000 and ended with all bandits escaping. In the first incident two bandits in a touring car fought three express company messengers outside Hert Schaeffner and Marx factory, taking a steel box with $10,000 after a gunfight wound two bandits. In the later incident, two bandits and two express paymasters were shot at another location and about $25,000 stolen. a paymaster likely fatally wounded. Over fifty shots were exchanged as crowds watched.
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Ahmed
Chicago
Express Company
Dering
Hert, Schaeffner and Marx
West Side
Man to attempt Niagara fall ride in steel barrel
Bobby Leach plans another ascent over Niagara Falls in late next month using a Canadian steel barrel. He previously went over the falls on July 25, 1911, surviving the dangerous plunge.
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Falls
Niagara
Bobby Leach
Milk Price Accord Brings Calgary Milk to Fourteen Cents
Calgary milk producers and shippers merge their interests to fix prices. The city enjoys summer milk at fourteen cents per quart or eight cents per pint for the smaller measure.
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Alberta
Calgary
Body of Holmes infant Found in Cyclone Disaster
The body of the Holmes infant, lost in the recent cyclone near Fro bisher, was found over half a mile from the house and placed in the vault at Frobisher awaiting inquest and burial. Mr. Holmes remains alive but in precarious condition.
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Holmes
Frobisher
Express Firms Seek 40 Percent Toll Increase
An application forwarded by the Express Traffic Association Canada Express Company and Dominion Express Company requests a rate increase of not less than forty percent of current tolls. The claim is that the higher tolls are needed to cover actual operating expenses.
Slab of Silver From Miller Lake Mine Heads to Museum
A slab of silver from the Miller Lake O'Brien mine at Cobalt weighs heavily in transit. The piece fills a wagon and measures 42 inches wide, reportedly yielding 7 000 ounces per ton of silver. It is unloaded and destined for the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
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Miller Lake O'Brien
Cobalt
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Girl Drowns at Long Beach B C Eleven-Year-Old Annie Hill
Annie Hill aged eleven daughter of rancher Robert Hill drowned near Long Beach while swimming with another girl Sheila Hudson. Miss Wilson saved the other girl but could not save Annie Hill despite diving twice. In Calgary a soldier Ajex is drowned in Chester Mere Lake and Roy Tunnis dies after swallowing carbolic acid. inquests planned.
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Long Beach
B.C
Annie Hill
Robert Hill
Sheila Hudson
Miss Wilson
Calgary
George A. Place
Ajex
Chester Mere Lake
Roy Tunnis
Europe Faces Heavy Wheat Demand This Fall
France plans to require at least thirty six million bushels of wheat this fall. Demand in other nations aside from Great Britain will be substantial and prices are expected to rise above last year. Governments overseas are not expected to cooperate as much in buying.
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Europe
France
Great Britain
Farmer Walter Williams Dies Amid Crop Worries
Worried by poor crop prospects Walter E Williams a farmer from the Mooshank district apparently took poison and died in his shack. Constable Inglis reports the body was found by provincial police.
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Walter E. Williams
Mooshank
Inglis
Williams
Labor Shortage Rings France Harvest Foe
It is officially stated that it is practically impossible to harvest the French record crop this year owing to lack of labor. The announcement highlights a severe worker shortage affecting agricultural yields across the country.
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France
Appointments Made by Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission names Mindy Christianson of Regina as Inspector of Indian affairs and Regina and Thor Hermann of Calgary as hydro metrical recorder, Calgary.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Mindy Christianson
Regina
Sask
Indian Affairs
Thor
Hermann
Calgary
Confession Shocks Owen Sound Murder Case
Seven years after the Owen Sound killing of Mrs Love, the farmer's wife, the farmer was hanged for the crime. The couple's fifteen year old son, Arnell Love, now claims he killed his mother after evangelistic meetings moved him to confess. Detectives are said to have pressured the boy, and questions remain about his state of mind.
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Owen Sound
Ontario
Arnell Love
Scenic Canadian Rockies Tour Attracts Thousands By Train
The Mount Robson route through the Canadian Rockies draws many tourists yearly. Jasper Park and Mount Robson Peak offer dramatic scenery. The eight hundred mile voyage from Stewart to Seattle via Grand Trunk Pacific ships showcases the Inside Passage and coastal landscapes.
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PA William
Mount Rearguard
Mount Robson Park
Canadian Rockies
Eson Park
Mount Robson
Grand Trunk
Prince Rupert
Seattle
Canada
Jasper Park
Dominion
Hazelton
Kitwanga
America
Stewart, Annox
Vancouver
Victoria
Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Company
North Pacific
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Resolute
Chum
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