06 Apr 1925
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1925
Page
1
In Belfast Friday six or seven government nominees lost and none led in any division. The boundary issue and alleged government despotism spurred the losses as candidates failed to impress, while Premier Craig maintains a solid majority amid critics. Donnelly led the poll in Tyrone and Fermanagh, with Archdeacon Edward Archdale following.
Lethbridge reports seeding operations in full blast in Southern Alberta. Burdett records sowing of wheat while soil moisture is the best since 1915. however South East Alberta will have the smallest wheat acreage in a decade, with about a ten percent rise anticipated in South West Alberta.
Washington reports a government Arctic expedition will use naval aircraft to observe uncharted areas between Alaska and the North Pole. Led by Donald B. MacMillan, the voyage departs from Wiscasset around June 16, with secretaries approval and President Coolidge's endorsement.
Prince Albert Sask April 6 Avery Sergeron a teamster was found dead Saturday three miles south of Valpariso under a load of ice freight which had turtled He was a native of Cornwall Ont where his parents still live.
The West sees fair and mild weather over the weekend with Manitoba mostly fair today and Tuesday and scattered showers tonight. Saskatchewan and Alberta experience fair conditions today and Tuesday with mild temperatures.
Members of the Ontario Commercial Travellers at their quarterly meeting urged cutting personnel in the House of Commons and Legislature by fifty percent to ease taxation. They argued government departments are overstaffed.
Belmont Mays April 6. Police report chloroform used to murder Canadian veteran and carpenter Alexander Buchanan. His head and hands bound, gas mask tied to his face, watch missing and $2,521 found nearby. A list of girls names and a girl's photo found. motive unknown. Buchanan from Sugar Loaf Cape Breton had visited McLean Hospital.
World War II veteran Gammon, detained as police investigate the disappearance of his wife, says he has suffered a total memory lapse about her departure. He recalls driving his wife and two children to Quebec and leaving her on the dock, then returning to Halifax with the children, now in Nova Scotia institutions.
Belfast April 6 election counts sketch the new Elster parliament. Government backers note Premier Craig’s reverses and clergy offense over education. anti prohibitionists gain power. Nationalists and Sinn Fein plan to take seats. Republicans tally expected gains in West Belfast and Derry.
Winnipeg trading sees May wheat up 23.2 cents to 146 3 4 with July at 140 3 4 and October at 128 1 2, as early strength cooled and demand remained tepid. Local buyers were inactive while longs sought to cover holdings, coarse grains firm with strong oats demand and cash wheat improving on a local tone.
In Nelson on April 6 a mass meeting of about 2500 Doukhobors told inspectors Dunwoody and Sheffield that they would not send their children to British Columbia schools. They cited God’s laws as superior and hinted at protests. women led the chorus saying No to obeying the school law.
A leading Canadian statesman and internationalist argues Canada should model its adoption of core protocol principles as a strong example for the umpire at the upcoming Geneva conference. He emphasizes consistent international behavior and the value of active participation in multilateral diplomacy.
The arrival of 1 674 immigrants in Montreal on three special trains from Halifax marked a large influx. Most passengers are from Great Britain including several families, with the rest consisting of Scandinavian farm laborers and other Europeans.
Peking reports Honan Government forces are attacking Shenkio where Tomkinson and his wife, missionaries with the China Inland Mission, are stationed. Clim reaches Shenkio as danger intensifies. The British Legation and Chinese foreign office urge protection of the Tomkins and other foreign lives and property.
In Ottawa on Thursday April 16 the budget division in the House of Commons is marked as the likely day for debate to conclude with six more working days ahead. The Easter recess will cut three days, and the independent group of thirteen is now treated as a fourth party with debate turns assigned. The London Fire Brigades had no calls in the first six hours of the year, a rare occurrence.
A violent tornado swept from the Atlantic coast into Miami and surrounding communities causing fatalities and numerous injuries. The Whit Belt Dairy near Miami suffered major damage with a death and several injuries, while the Westwood Inn and Elizabeth Park structures were heavily damaged. Homes were demolished and debris scattered along roads as the storm moved inland and out to sea.
London court rules the guardians of Poplar borough were rightly charged five thousand pounds for staff overpayment. Court notes compensation for workers set at a fixed minimum four pounds per adult per week, regardless of job, with Lord Atkinson criticizing philanthropy at the expense of others.
Toronto reports Sydney H. Jones, auditor at the Home Bank of Canada, released on parole after a court found him guilty on counts connected to a defunct institution. Judge Emerson Coatsworth ordered a four month jail term with parole release, tied to the finances of the institution that failed in August 1893.
Perth Australia reports results from yesterday's poll on a proposed measure. Supporters failed to win majority as 64,377 voted against while 35,806 voted for the proposal.
Nine men were committed for trial in Bombay after the preliminary hearing concluded today. The magistrate ordered the case to proceed, with charges involving a tax Begum linked to a Maharajah. The exact nature of the offenses was not detailed in the report.
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