Oil separation solved could unlock Alberta fields
Dr H M Terry of the University of Alberta told the Calgary Board of Trade that solving the oil and oil sands separation problem would take weeks more with rapid progress. He noted Alberta's oil fields north of Edmonton may hold the world’s greatest oil body. Earlier a Montreal church wedding was halted when groom Bryce Muir suffered shell shock and memory loss, delaying the ceremony.
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Edmonton
H. M. Terry
University of Alberta
Calgary Board of Trade
Terry
Edenestom
Montreal
Mise Doreen Hicks
Bryce Muir
Muir
Windsor Hotel
Train wreck near Troy disrupts mail service
A special mail train No. 27 was ditched near Troy Ontario recently, with several believed killed or injured. Doctors and nurses have departed for the scene as wires between Spokane and Troy remained reported down and unconfirmed.
Pep Walters a long serving Mountie and US cavalry veteran dies
Staff Sergeant Paul Walters known as Pep Walters dies at 74 in Winnipeg Old Folks Home after a 30 year career with the Royal North West Mounted Police. Colonel Knight calls his career checkered noting Walters served with the U S Cavalry during the Custer era and later joined the Mounties in Regina in 1890. He also fought with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles in South Africa earning the South African Medal and rear clasps in 1900.
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Pep” Walters
Paul Walters
Royal North West Mounted Police
United States
Old Folks
Winnipeg
Knight
NWMP
Regina
U.S. Cavalry
Custer
U.S
Mounties
Canadian Meuanted Rifles
South Africa
Sugar prices fall with refinery declines noted
Sage at 18 Cents Re ealed second hand sugar took a beer drop yesterday, following the $1.50 per hundred pound decline in the price of regular or refinery sugar by all Canadian refiners the day before. Over 1,000 bags of sugar from the Govern scent warehouse at the south end terminate were sold recently at 18 cente per pound.
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Governscent
South End
New York Move Day Turmoil in Brooklyn Tenants Repeal
On moving day in Brooklyn a clash broke out as police reserves arrived to enforce eviction orders. Tenants hurled stones and tore clothing while patrolmen protected property. twenty families faced eviction. Two arrests were made for disorderly conduct amid widespread disruptions citywide.
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New York
Brooklyn
Aviator Nutt Crashes in Hazelton During Return Flight
Reported incident states Lieut Nutt in Air plane No 3 of the Alaskan Flying expedition crashed on landing at Hazelton British Columbia. The pilot reportedly injured and the aircraft badly damaged. A separate court record describes William McCullough dispensing one prescription per minute for 186 minutes under Temperance Act breach charges.
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Lieut. Nutt
New York
Nome
Hazelton
B.C
William McCullough
McCullough
Raid on Fanad Head Seizes Arms From Crew in Dublin
The Fanad Head, an Armored Sinn Fein raid target, arrived from Montreal on September 22 and was raided for arms in Dublin. Four revolvers and one rifle were seized from the crew’s possession aboard the Head Line freighter owned by Head Lines Ltd with offices at Dublin and Belfast.
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Dublin
Montreal
Sinn Feinere
Belfast
Chicago hotel owners announce broad price cuts
Twenty two Chicago hotel owners agree to reduce restaurant prices by 25 to 33 1 3 percent. Vegetables fruits and cereals will see the largest cuts, signaling a major shift in local dining and shopping costs.
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Chicago
Drowned Man on Hunting Trip near Netley Creek
William Collett aged 58 from Prince Edward Island drowned on a Manitoba hunting holiday with his son near Netley Creek at the Red River mouth. A canoe drifted and upset after hitting a snag. the father sank while the son clung to the craft until rescue.
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Netley Creek
Red River
William Collett
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Edmonton men charged after crowded restaurant holdup
John McPhee of Edmonton Alberta and Byron Barker of the United States were committed for trial after a sensational holdup in a crowded Chinese restaurant at eleven last night. Two masked men robbed the cafe and escaped with $180.00.
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John McPhee
Edmonton
Alta
Byron Barker
United States
Minister Heads North for Agriculture Study Tour
Hon. C. M. Hamilton provincial minister of agriculture begins a ten day field study trip through the Western Dakotas and Montana to compare evolving farming under similar conditions to Saskatchewan. Principal John Brecken of Manitoba College of Agriculture will accompany him part of the way.
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C. M. Hamilton
Dakotas
Montana
Saskatchewan
John Brecken
College of Agriculture of
Manitoba
Farmers Off To Europe Change Hits Saskatchewan Tours
Farmers in Saskatchewan shift from winter in California to European tours. Regina CPR agent Mr Hayward reports many young Canadian farmers, visiting wives in Britain and the continent, are purchasing tickets, marking a new travel pattern this season.
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Europe
Double Widowhood From Sask Rail Wreck Reported
Two Winnipeg women, a mother and daughter, became widows after their husbands were killed in a railway wreck five miles west of Canora Saskatchewan. The bodies were flown to Winnipeg for burial.
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Winnipeg
Canora
Sask
Canadian Women’s Institutes eye international federation
The Board of the Federation of Women’s Institutes of Canada, meeting here, reports Great Britain’s institutes approve an international federation. The objective should be realized by the next biennial meeting to be held in the west in 1921. The current board represents all Canada with 100 000 women members.
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Women’s Institutes International
Federation of Women's Institutes of Canada
Institutes of
Great Britain
West
Canada
Infant Mortality in France Surges After Armistice
Reports indicate infant deaths in France have reached an extraordinary level since the war ended with Paris recording fifty percent mortality. By comparison England shows nine percent and New Zealand four percent, cited as having the best record.
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France
Paris
England
New Zealand
Bread prices fall in Montreal after flour drops
Leading Montreal bakers announce bread price reduction following two flour price cuts in the past month and a drop last week. The standard loaf of 1 1/4 pounds will decrease from 1 54 cents to 1 41 4 cents.
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Montreal
Jazz curfew imposed in Greenwich Village
A Jefferson Market Court magistrate ordered the Melbourne? no clock of cowbells and saxophones to stop by eleven o’clock in the Cherry Blossom tea room. The rule aims to protect nearby tenants from late noise and preserves sleep in the Bohemian quarter.
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Greenwich Village
New York City
Jefferson Market Court
Cherry Blossom Tea Room
Montreal Coal Prices Cut By One Dollar Per Ton
Bituminous coal will soon drop by 1 to 1.5 dollars per ton in Montreal, announced by the Lee Coal Company manager.
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Montreal
Lee Coal Company
Death of Mrs Deacon in Grenfell after long service
Mrs George Deacon a Grenfell resident for twelve years died suddenly on September 24 after returning from a trip. A longtime Methodist Church member and active WM S and WCU worker she leaves four sons F L Deacon Indian Agent at Fire Hills E G Deacon M S Deacon Grenfell and Nettie Johnson North Vancouver and a daughter Lottie Deacon who served as a Japan missionary.
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Lottie Deacon
Japan
George Deacon
Methodist Church
W. Rothwell
H H. Gilbert
Calder To Inspect Aspirants For Saskatchewan Lieut Governor
The new Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan will likely be appointed in about a month. Hon J A Calder, now in the West, will review the field of applicants and report on the situation. The five year term may expire before a new governor is named, with the current holder serving until a successor is appointed.
Four Years in Jail for Calgary Fund Misappropriation
Malcolm Davis once secretary of the Patriotic Fund in Calgary has been sentenced to four years in jail for misappropriation of funds and false pretences. His secretary Mrs. Melville received 23 months for cooperation. She will serve at Fort Saskatchewan women’s prison while Davis goes to Prince Albert. The frauds covered months and totalled about $600.
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Malcolm Davis
The
Patriotic Fund
Calgary
Melville
Woman's
Fort Saskatchewan
Mr. Davis
Prince Albert
Death sentence commuted for Madame Gagnon
Madame Gagnon, condemned for murdering her stepdaughter, will serve life in the penitentiary after the cabinet council commuted the sentence. Authorities cited nursing twins born two months earlier and medical reports indicating risk to the children as the basis for the decision. The move aligns with a Canadian tradition of commuting death sentences for women, though the government expected commutation would not be common in this case absent the twins.
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Madame Gagnon
Canada
Australia plans expanded navy after wartime buildup
The Australian naval estimates propose expenditure of 3,266,000 pounds, up from two million before the war. The fleet personnel is listed as 6,628, up from 3,837 prior to the conflict.
Depew Foresees Calm Times and Declining Costs
Chauncey M. Depew of New York in a recent interview predicted no panic, saying living costs will drop gradually as the economy remains sound. He noted fewer strikes, improving labor relations, and harmony between labor and capital, while affirming his robust health at eighty six.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York
M. Depew
Good Fur Catch Reports Point to Strong North Fur Season
Edmonton reports indicate rising fur supplies in the north, with forecasts of a large catch this season. A year of abundant rabbits and mice, along with more game, suggests an approaching peak in fur trapping, as predators rely on these prey species.
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Edmonton
Wanders For Week Near Home Ends In Regina Hospital
Duncan Fletcher stricken suddenly stone blind after wandering for a week 50 yards from his home. He was found near Milestone and taken to a Regina hospital where his condition is described as very serious.
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Duncan Fletcher
Regina
Milestone
Indigestible Pie damages awarded in Grimsby suit
James H. Konkle of Grimsby Ontario was awarded 300 dollars against the Grange Cafe proprietor in Hamilton after biting into a piece of china in a chocolate pie caused injuries. A separate note reports a Dublin painter attacked by a shark near Ursey Sound while working on lighthouse dwellings, then reaching a ship bleeding. A Canadian prison welfare meeting in Montreal cites 75 percent of murders using small firearms and calls for tighter gun control and store regulation.
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James H. Konkle
Grimsby
Ont
Grange Cafe
Hamilton
Konkle
Dublin
Ireland
Ursey Sound
Canada
Robert Bickerdike
M.P
Canadian Prisoners’ Welfare Association
Montreal
Sunflowers Replace Summerfallow In Prairie Farming
An article argues Iowa land prices match Canadian prairie values but notes Americans obtain higher prices due to corn. It predicts sunflowers will replace summerfallow, with Strathmore farm trials yielding 25 to 30 tons of ensilage fodder per 25 acres, reducing soil blowing and reshaping prairie agriculture.
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Iowa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minnesota
Dakotas
Regina Plains
Indian Head
Northwest
Canada
C.P.R
Strathmore
West
Prairie
Victory Bonds Offer Strong Investment Advice
Brokers report active sales of Victory Bonds with many buyers converting initial subscriptions into permanent holdings. The bonds are presented as a superior, easily realizable investment with strong bank collateral, no defaults, and Canada’s backing. As money conditions improve after year start and harvests, values may rise and premiums could occur.
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Victory
Dominion of Canada
The Baseball Scandal and Calls for Real Sport
An editorial condemns investigations into bribe linked losses by famous baseball players. It argues professionalism corrupts sport and lowers player value, urging a return to genuine competition and integrity to restore the game.
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America
Manly
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