Slater Watts Whipping Case Sees New Trial Granted
Judge MacDonald of British Columbia's appellate court grants a new trial in Shiter Watts whipping case. verdict earlier favored defendant. Appeals to Canada Supreme Court expected months later. Notes on provocation, damages, and directions to juries. Also details a looming labor strike across multiple mines and coal companies in Alberta and British Columbia with several firms listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. O'Shea and
Warris
Nelson
Shiter Watts
MacDonald
Appellate Court of
British Columbia
Supreme Court of Canada
William Slater
Wattsbirg
Watts
Lihel
Iman
J. A. Macdonald
Coal Strike Impending in Crows Nest Pass Mines
District 18 United Mine Workers announced a general strike starting April 1 after weeks of talks with operators at city hall broke down. About seven thousand miners across sixteen companies will walk out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crows Nest Pass Coal Company
Coal Creek and
Michel
Hosmer Mines, Ltd
Hosmer
Corbin Coal Company
Crows Nest Pass
District 18
United Mine Workers of America
Figure Pill Cure for Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Claims fig pills remove backache and urinary issues with a few doses. Promises complete cure of disordered kidneys and liver, saying 16 pills restore health. priced 25 cents per box and five for a dollar. Sold by Cranbrook Drug & Book Co and The Fig Pill Co. in St Thomas Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fig Pill Co
St. Thomas
Ont
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Drug and Book Co
Government seeks coronation gifts from all Georges
The Governor General announces a empire wide Georges coronation gift drive. Subscriptions from 5 cents to $9 are invited, with a donor list to be presented to the King. Mayors and local officials are urged to publicize and collect names by May 1. Victoria signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor-General of
Canada
Georges
Empire
Windermere Lands Sold for Irrigated Settlement Project
Vancouver reports a late financial group from New York to Vancouver plans to buy over 200000 acres of Canadian Pacific railway lands in Windermere district on Lower Columbia Lake. They aim to irrigate, found a town Invermere, attract British settlers, and subdivide into small holdings under Western Agencies & Development Company with CPR official S. Dennis as president.
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Windermere
Lower
Columbia Lake
New York
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Invermere
Western Agencies & Development Company
1S. Dennis
CPR, Colonization and Irrigated Lands Department
Columbia Valley Irrigated Lands Incorporation Reported
A new company, Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands Limited, with head office in Calgary, plans to subdivide nearly 200,000 acres near Wilmer under a major irrigation scheme. British settlers and former officers are to be invited, with Canadian Pacific Railway involvement for a tourist hotel at Invermere and steel delivery to the Koote nay Central by year end. The Western Agencies and Development Co and a network of Vancouver Calgary Winnipeg Montreal Toronto financiers back the venture as part of large western land purchases to be held by subsidiary colonization firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands, Limited
Calgary
N. Davidson
Minneapolis
Wilmer
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Invermere
Lower
Columbia Lake
Kootenay
CPLR
Western Agencies and Development Company
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Poultrymen Elect Officers at Cranbrook Meeting
The Cranbrook Poultry and Pet Stock Association held its annual meeting in YMCA committee rooms with about seventy attendees. Officers elected for the coming year are President W J Atchison Vice President W B Bardgett Treasurer C H Knocke Directors N J Harrison EH McPhee L P Sullivan HH White. The next meeting will be Friday April 7 with J R Terry provincial poultry expert presenting on cooperative marketing methods for poultry products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Poultry and
Y.M.C.A
W .J. Atchison
W. DB. Bardgett Lee-Treas
C H Knocke
N. J. Harrison
EH McPhee
L. P. Sullivan
HH. White
J. R. Terry
Terry
Red River Trader mentions Andrew McDermot forebear
The piece recounts Ross's praise of Andrew McDermot's grandfather, a prominent Red River settler, trader, and council member. It notes his wealth, charitable acts, and reputation as the “poor man’s friend” while hinting at his Irish lineage and ancestral names such as Dermud/Diarmot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Red River
Cranbrook
Andrew McDermot
Council of
Assiniboia
A. L McDermot
Treland
Dermud the Bold
Orork
Meath
Trish
Darmud
Diarmuid
Diarmot
Dermot McDermot and the Plains Fur Trade Rise
A historical sketch traces Dermot McDermot from humble beginnings to vast influence in the Red River settlement. It notes his shift from plains trade to inland commerce, his knack for barter, and his role as a central, trusted operator in early Canadian fur ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dermot
Histhy Velomat
Naidrow McDermot Hata ii
Jydeon
Chey
Epnor McKenvie
George
Tony
Red River
Colonial disputes and a fraudulent remedy offer in a damaged letter
Fragmentary account describes soldiers paid but diverted funds by McDermot as colonists, with a corrupted note on colonial officers. It shifts to an advertisement for PHOSPHONOL a nerve strength remedy offered by OL DRUG CO at St Catharines Ontario with pricing and delivery terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogan
OL Drug CO
St. Catharines
Phosphhonol Restorer Promises Strength and Vigor
An advertisement touts Phosphonol The Eleatic Restorer as reviving dormant nerves and restoring normal tension. It claims nerves dormant for a year will vibrate with vigor and that two boxes can make a weak man feel eighteen again.
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Slater Vs
CHINE
Appellatth Court
Shirer
City of
Victoria
WIG Financial Corporation
Universal
Hin
Mac
England
States
McDermot
Oman
Seal OF
Seal OF Alberta
Bth
Crofton
Phosphonol
Alvar de Dee
Elbow Park
Pinkham & Macleod
Centre ST
Alta
THE
Canadian Bank OF Commerce
SIR
Edmund Walker
Cvo,llc
Alexander Laird
Geneva
Dank
Book of Commerce
R. T.brymner
Cranbrook Branch
P. Burns Co., Ltd
P. O. Box
B. H. Short
Armstrong Ave
Jos, Brault
Royal Bank OF Canada Incorporated
Quebec
H.S. Holt
ER. L. Pease
Savings Department
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