06 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
1
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Id at Once BEY and City Engineer Grimier return from Montreal with reports on Ogilvie Milling Company's plan to build a mill and elevator in Medicine Hat. The project includes a 25,000 barrel storehouse and new operators, with council approval anticipated to allow swift construction.
Report notes steady influx of Anglo and other European emigrants via British Isles routes. Journeys are rough, 12 to 16 days by slower boats. several reports describe stormy seas and long crossings impacting new arrivals settling near Medicine Hat.
Survivors of the Civil War’s Shiloh clash gather near Pittsburg Landing for a semi centennial reunion under the Shiloh Association. Veterans from Texas to Wisconsin attend to recall the April 6–7, 1862 battle that left heavy Confederate and Federal casualties and crowned a Confederate tactical victory before Johnston’s fall.
Reports from Montcalm and nearby towns say heavy teams still use the ice between Montcalm and Berthier with no signs of breaking on the Richelieu and Yamaska rivers. The St Lawrence movement waits as ice remains unusually thick and the ice-breaker Montenim may be out for weeks.
At the hearing the first witness was Dr Kerr of Maple Creek who performed the post mortem on the body dated the 9th.
Morden Manitoba reports light showers yesterday afternoon delaying outdoor sports. Forecasters say rain aids seeding and should promote general field work by early next week.
Mr. Harry Kerr has begun the excavation for his new home on the Esplanade, signaling the early stages of construction work.
Winnipeg dispatch reports Governor Cameron prorogued the legislature after a throne speech praising the boundary settlement and new public utility controls. A late agreement ends disputes with the Reese syndicate and Winnipeg railways, with the city agreeing to buy all poles in the city and lease space to the Winnipeg Electric Co. This resolves a tangle caused by city poles vs company lines and may affect the 1927 street railway franchise.
Winnipeg dispatch reports a fatal stabbing and robbery near Strachan Avenue ending with one man dead and another severely wounded. Police seek three suspects. victim identified as J. Rosenthal, 41 Wyndham Ave. Injured man Eli Dunkellan, 181 Richmond St. W., hospitalized. Money was found on the dead man.
Swatow China April 6 general Ho and General Wu Sumag arrived to lead forces near the city. US British and Japanese warships requested an interview, refused, and Marines were landed to guard foreign offices. Ling's troops now control police stations demanding indemnity and transport to Canton, with hostilities spreading from Canton.
London April 6 The Miners Federation accepted the executive committee recommendation to resume work after the ballot. More miners joined pits across districts this morning and the total returning workers is expected to rise by Monday. After Easter holidays a near complete resumption is anticipated with few isolated disturbances noted.
A spring storm shifts from rain to heavy snowfall from Alberta to the U S Midwest. Telegraph lines suffer outages from Winnipeg to Chicago causing delays but overall western communications hold. Seeding plans in eastern districts are disrupted while a dry fall last season promises overall agricultural benefit.
In Tedford Mines Quebec on April 6 a premature explosion at Bell mine killed Pierre Levinier, 40, and badly injured William Boyle and Nadeau. A man standing in water completed a battery circuit by touching two wires, triggering the blast.
About 230 guests attended a student led Easter event at the Southern Alberta Business College on Thursday night. Alderman Brown awarded three diplomas to graduates Miss Stothers Miss Smeaton and Miss Sprague amid applause.
Quebec, April 6 The delegation for the wear arrived yesterday evening by special car. The seventeen member party met upon arrival with His Worship Dreuin and city council representatives as well as a delegation from the Quebec Board of Trade including Scott J. B. Morrisette and T. Schenegeour. Reservations have been extended and set for Tuesday next.
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