Harvest Prospects Reported Across Western Prairies
In Edmonton and across towns such as Carman Birtle Stonewall and Lethbridge farmers anticipate one of the west’s largest harvests. Spring wheat looks ideal, fall wheat progressing well, while conditions vary by district with reports of warmth rain and favorable yields though some frost and rain may affect outputs.
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Edmonton
Peavine Prairie
Red Deer
Carman
Birtle
Stonewall
Lethbridge
Calgary
Alberta
Drouth
Gladstone
Acre
Prince Albert
Humboldt
Yorkton
Wainwright
Branch lines open in Ottawa dispute with railway board
Rutan and McNutt met Chairman Mabee to urge quick inspection of lines, arguing enforcement delays impact elevator construction by the Saskatchewan Elevator Commission. Mabee pledged prompt action and immediate railway engineering inspections.
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Messrs
Rutan and MacNutt
Railway Board
Ottawas
Rutan and McNutt
Mabee
the Railway Commission
Saskatchewan Elevator Commission
Commission
Drowned Sawmill Worker in Saskatchewan River
Edward Dunlevvy thirty year old employee of the Edmonton Lumber Co. at Strathcona was drowned last Tuesday evening while attempting to recover a log from the Saskatchewan River. He fell back as his pike pole slipped and the swift current carried him away. he was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathcona
Edward Dunlevvy
Edmonton Lumber Co
Saskatchewan
Dunlevvy
Electric Cars Meet Head On Near Dearborn
A head on crash on the Ann Arbor division of the United Railway near Dearborn killed motorman Louis Hamilton and injured five people critically. Over twenty others sustained less serious injuries as both electric cars collided at high speed. many victims were taken to Detroit hospitals and are expected to recover.
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Detroit
Ann Arbor
Nt United Railways
Dearborn
Louis Hamilton
Hos
Section Foreman Hurt In Canadian Northern Accident
George Stanbridge, section foreman at Greenway, was struck by an eastbound work train while returning from Manneapolis on his hand car with assistants. He suffered severe injuries to one leg, and his body was badly lacerated. He was transported to General hospital. prognosis is poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldur
Manneapolis
George Stanbridge
Canadian Northern
Greenway
General Hospital
Port Arthur Dry Dock Sees Harmonic Refit And Public View
The Harmonic, Northern Navigation's flagship, entered dry dock Tuesday for ten hours to have a propeller blade replaced. Thousands from Port Arthur and nearby visited the exposed hull while the Strathcona, a 266 foot freight steamer, shared the dry dock space.
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Port Arthur
Harmonic
Northern Navigation Company
Haven
Strathcona
Installing Heavy Plant In Transcona Shops Rapidly Filling
In Transcona Manitoba machinery is being unloaded under Mr A D Porter superintendent. Four to five carloads are placed on concrete beds as the heavy plant work proceeds. Public realizes the labor needed to prepare suitable concrete beds for this equipment.
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Transcona
Man
A. D. Porter
Regina starts new street railway on first business day
Regina reports five thousand five hundred people paid fares on the new municipal street railway on Saturday, its first business day. Only four cars operated on two routes with twenty minute service, a record considered highly satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Satlast
Trust dissolved without contest in GE Westinghouse case
Washington reports the electrical trust surrendered to Attorney General Wickersham in a March 3 suit against General Electric, Westinghouse, and 33 other defendants. Lawyers for the clients agreed to dissolve without a court battle.
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Washington
Electrical Trust
Wickersham
General Electric Company
Westinghouse Company
Vancouver man dies after hotel room shooting confession
Peter Colwell, shot Saturday night in the Russ hotel, died at General Hospital this morning. In a partial Monday consciousness state he confessed to shooting himself, naming no details. The revolver was identified as his own. Police detain the three men found in the room.
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Vancouver
Peter Colwell
Russ
General Hospital
Shelbrooke to Blain Lake rail freight authorized
Ottawa grants Monday approval for the C N R to carry freight on the Shelbrooke to Blain Lake segment and continue to Edan on the Jack Fish line, completing recent line construction authority.
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Shelbrooke, Man
Ottawa
C.N.R
Cary
Shelbrooke
Blain Lake
Edan
Calgary Expenditure Up To June 30
City Treasurer Burns reports Calgary paid out to contractors merchants and for wages and salaries a total of 2 736 691 38 dollars by June 30.
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Calgary
Burns
Yogo Sai’s For Japan News Note
A fragment notes Yogo Sai and London’s Encre Togs visiting from Victoria and departing August 28 for unspecified destination. The text is incomplete but implies a travel or arrival record involving these names and dates.
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London
Encre Togs
Wil Gail
Victoria
Nordica, World’s Highest Paid Singer, Keeps Busy Tour Route
Mme Lillian Nordica, famed American soprano, earns vast sums and maintains a rigid touring schedule. She performs about ninety concerts in seven months, travels in a private palace on wheels, and employs a large staff including a secretary, accompanist, cook, and attendants. Her homes span Ardeley on the Hudson, Deal Beach, and Martha’s Vineyard.
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Mme
Nordica
Berlin Royal Opera
Washington, D. C
Orraber
Noritha
Mme. Nordica
America
Ardeley
Hudson River
Deal Beach
Long Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Milne
Nordica’s Life and Legacy as Opera Star and Benefactor
The Nordica feature details her costume collection and photos, a Long Island estate serving as a refuge for former servants and beloved animals, and her steadfast devotion to art. It notes her feminist ties, study with Cosima Wagner, and ongoing public performances despite wealth and status.
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Nordica Museum
America
Hempstead
Long Island
Mme. Nordica
Mme
Nordica
New York
Geo. W. Young
Cosima Wagner
Bayreuth
Frau Cosima Wagner
Gra
Fran Leads Return of American Prima Donna
A careful, warm friendship endures between Fran and her former stage alter ego Elsa. The article notes her current status as a confirmed, valid American prima donna and highlights the continued influence of Elsa and Isolde on Fran's access and career.
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Elsa
Fran
Paper Mill Fire Destroys St. Lawrence Plant
Ottawa reports a blaze at the St. Lawrence Pulp and Paper plant on Tuesday with the building left a total loss. Fire forced fifteen workers to flee, destroying 250 tons of finished paper and damaging machinery valued around 25 thousand dollars.
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Ottawa
St. Lawrence Pulp and Paper Company
Tuesaday
Preferring Death to Prison Hickey Took Poison
Kingston Ontario report states John Hickey of Clarendon, wanted for assaulting his wife, swallowed poison Friday as a constable with a warrant approached. He died Tuesday in Kingston. Hickey had served part of a two year term for wife abuse, then parole enabled his release before renewed abuse. his wife fled and hid in the woods. Authorities say action prompted his suicide.
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Kingston
Ont
John Hickey
Clarendon
Hickey
Steel Inquiry Aims to Hear Morgan Over Steel Merger
New York reports that the House committee of inquiry into United States Steel seeks J Pierpont Morgan for personal testimony on the 1967 absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by U S Steel. A subpoena is expected soon for Charles M Schwab, former U S Steel president.
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New York
House of Representatives
United States Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
Tenessee Coal and Iron Company
Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
University of Alberta Moves to New Strathcona Dormitory
The University of Alberta completes rapid expansion from rented rooms at Strathcona collegiate institute to a new 200000 dollar dormitory on campus. President Terry expects to open his office in the new building on Monday as moving progresses this week.
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Strathcona
University of Alberta
Strathcona Collegiate Institute
Terry
Horses Burnt Alive in Lightning Fire at Brandon Area
Brandon area farmer John McLain of Little Souris suffered a heavy loss from a lightning strike during a severe storm. The barn containing a driver, a team of black ponies, three teams of work horses, and the entire contents burned. the house occupants were asleep and the fire was uncontrollable. Loss estimated around $3,000.
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Brandon
John McLain
Little Souris
Modern coal handling plant planned at Fort William
Fort William will see a new hard coal handling facility proposed by James Murphy. The plant measures about 00 feet by 55 feet by 100 feet with 700 feet of river dockage and a 20 000 ton retaining capacity, driven by western business growth and local demand.
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Fort William
Canada
James Murphy
Power for Portage city buys Central Electric plant
Portage accepts a $110,000 offer for the Central Electric and Gas Company plant. The next step is to draft the legal agreement so the by law authorizing its placement can be presented to the voters.
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Plant of Power Company
Portage
Central Electric and Gas Company
Alberta Crop Estimate Highlights Harvest Labor Need
Reports to Alberta's department of agriculture show farmers require 7 210 men to harvest. Data comes from 506 of 520 correspondents across nearly every township in the province.
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Edmonton
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Weekly Market Review of Grain Poultry and Livestock Prices
A weekly market review summarizing price movements for grain poultry and livestock at home and abroad. It notes trends in dairy product prices and related commodities, reflecting national and international markets.
Ice cream on Sundays sparks court split in Toronto
In Toronto the Lord's Day Act interpretations clashed until last week when Judge Morson upheld a Sunday ice cream sale for take away. He said he was bound by higher court rulings, despite prior on prem ises consumption rulings by Judge Middleton.
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Toronto
Lumberjack P. Lombardo Found Dead Near Cranbrook
The body of P. Lombardo, a Staples Chamber employee, was found by the roadside last Monday night by Constable Hop in Cranbrook B C. Death attributed to heart failure.
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Cranbrook
B.C
P. Lombardo
Hop
Lombardo
Staples
Man Dies in 70 Foot Fall From Church Steeple
In Vancouver on Tuesday C. F. Henza was killed when scaffolding collapsed while painting a church steeple. A companion suffered a fractured thigh as both men plunged about seventy feet to the ground.
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Vancouver
B.C
C. F. Henza
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Logger
Geo. Stanbridge
Port Arthur Dry Dock
Mer
Yogo Sai
Japan
Lillian Nordica
St. Lawrence Company
Alberta University
Fort William Enterprise
Weekly Market Review
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Manitoba
Sinai
Lake Winnipeg
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