New Water System Plan Outlined by City Engineer Grimmer
City engineer Grimmer details a proposed water works system for Medicine Hat. Intake on the river west side, 20 to 22 inch mains, 18 inch town main, gridiron layout, 4 to 5 miles of piping, estimated 80 000 dollars cost. Initial 6 000 000 gallons daily capacity with options to add 2 000 000 more, and a 750 horsepower turbine power plant to feed a 300 foot high reservoir. A public meeting will be held next week before by law vote.
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Grimmer
Riverdale
Grand View
Frank Ave
Robinson Quarter
Sissons
Central Park
West Road
Seventh Ave
Medicine Hat
Canada
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Spencer
Two of Four Gun Men Now in Tombs
Whit ney Lewis and Dago Frank Jocked await further examination as two of the four gunmen who murdered Herman Rosenthal. Lewis was arrested last night and claimed no knowledge of the shooting while claiming to have visited relatives out of town.
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New York
Daugherty
Successful Hat Pupils Grade 7 and 8
In Medicine Hat provincial exams grade 8 shows 65.5 percent success with six of ten passing. Grade 7 had 13 of 19 pupils passing, listing named students such as George Earl James B Glover Roberta Godard and others.
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Medicine Hat
George Earl
James B. Glover
Roberta Godard
Sarah M. Gordon
Clarence W. Niblock
Annie E. Waestaff
Agnes M. Agnew
Edna Y. Armstrong
Alice H. Brown
Mary Douglas
Emma Fisher
William B. Glover
Annie EB. Grant
Berta M. Harper
Roy Manger
Lloyd Moorehouse
C. Fred Napier
Dorothy R. Niblock
Eva Osborne
Harvesting Started Early at Portage la Prairie
Harvesting began in Portage la Prairie Manitoba with J ae Pattie planning to start wheat harvest on his Southside farm just south of the river. The crop is notably forward this year with southern fields ripening earlier than northern areas. General harvesting is expected in the district from the tenth to the twelfth. A nearby farmer reports finishing barley cutting with a very good yield.
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Portage la Prairie
Man
J. Ae
Tagleside
Allovi
Palmer Guest of Mrs Linch at Esplanade
Miss Palmer of Winnipeg is the guest of Mrs. Linch at Esplanade.
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Winnipeg
Italy's Move to Halt Germans Over Turkish Peace Talks
Constantinople reports a Turkish commission to discuss peace with Italy meets Italian delegates at Lausanne Switzerland. The Daily Express says Italy seized Tripoli after learning of German efforts in Constantinople to buy rights in Tripoli, effectively gifting Germany control of the territory.
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London
Constantinople
Turkey
Italy
Latauzanne
Switzerland
Daily Express
Tripoli
Germany
Imperial loan proposal to fund naval defence by per head tax
London reports a suggestion that each dominion contribute one pound per white subject to a ten year naval loan. The idea, backed by the Speculator, would be managed by the Admiralty and Imperial Defence Committee to bolster shipbuilding and deter Germany.
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London
Dominion
Imperial ‘ Naval
Admiralty
Imperial Defence Committee
Germany
Russo Japanese Alliance Trip Reported By Novoe Vremya Official
The political director Meyoroff of Novoe Vremya will depart next week on a semi official trip to Japan and its possessions. The journey, expected to last two months, aligns with ongoing diplomatic conversations aimed at a Russo Japanese alliance.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Meyoroff
Japan
Maniac Shoots Five Hits Then Burns Hotel in South Platte
Geo Ballway, 20, believed mentally deranged, opened fire with a double barrel gun wounding five people, three possibly fatally, then set a hotel ablaze near South Platte Colorado. Sheriff Dennis of Jefferson County leads a posse toward the scene with nurses accompanying the search.
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South Platt
Colo
Geo. Ballway
Dennis
Jefferson County
Grace acquitted in attempt on husband life in Atlanta
Daisy Grace was acquitted of attempting to murder her husband Eugene Grace, who was paralyzed since a March 5 shooting. He plans to seek specialists to regain use of his legs and pursue divorce. The couple, in Atlanta, announced possible relocation to Philadelphia.
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Atlanta
Daisy Grace
Philadelphia
Eugene Grace
Grace
Boy Scouts Elbow Kent Mobilization Chain For Coast Watch
London August 3 The Kent County Scout mobility drills run for three days under Commander James Galloway to test a human chain of communication along the southeast coast from New Romney to the Isle of Sheppey. Scouts will relay information between coast towns and London and form links with neighboring counties. Stations are set at half mile intervals with posts at each. If wartime disruption occurs the chain could prove invaluable and be repeated annually.
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W. A. P. Cable
London
County of Kent
James Galloway
England
New Romney
Fortlands
Isle of Sheppy
Kent
Medical Reciprocity Clears Path for National Practice
Ottawa reports Canada wide medical reciprocity after all provinces adopt the Canada Medical Act. It establishes a Dominion Medical Council and Assembly to certify doctors for practice in any province, ending the prior system of province specific exams.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Mexican government orders arms from Mauser factory
Berlin reports the Mexican government has placed an order for rifles and ammunition valued at 875000 with Oberndorff based Mauser factory. The weapons are to be delivered immediately.
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Berlin
Mauser
Oberndorff
Wurtemberg
Arrest of English Paper Correspondent in Lisbon
Miss Alice Oram, correspondent for a London daily, was arrested in Lisbon after a domiciliary search ordered by military authorities. Documents were seized and the British minister has taken up her defense. The family has long lived near Lisbon and she has translated many works under a pen name for Portuguese readers.
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Lisbon
Alice Oram
London
Portugal
Royal Court
Portugese
Chicago Street Railway Men Vote 10 to 1 to Strike
Chicago August 3. Negotiations were to prevent a strike on the street railway and elevated systems after a 10 to 1 vote by workers. The union demanded higher wages and better conditions with arbitration set to resolve disputes. The vote covers surface lines citywide and elevator workers.
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Chicago
Ill
Pall Mall Gazette Reacts to U S Senate Resolution
The Pall Mall Gazette comments on Sen Lodge’s resolution touching the Monroe doctrine. It argues the United States would face grave concern over any foreign domination of American land and urges firm territory expansion to safeguard naval base interests and national security.
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London
Lodge
United States
Senate
Park Mall
Montreal to Welcome Olympic Swimmer Hodgson
Montreal plans a grand reception for George Hodgson the Canadian swimmer who set records in Stockholm. He sails from Liverpool today and is due to arrive in Montreal next Saturday a public reception and a dinner in his honor are arranged by the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.
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Montreal
George Hodgson
Stockholm
Hodgson
Liverpool
Montreal Amateur ‘Athletic Association
Deserter Charge Hit Hoffman After Barrow Row
John Ralph Hoffman, arrested last night after a bar-room altercation, faces a desertion charge from the Royal Northwest Mounted Police at Regina. The case places Hoffman in the deserter category within RCMP jurisdiction.
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Winnipeg
John ‘Ralph Hoffman
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Regina
Porcelain Dinner Set Sale Promoted by B B Trider
B B Trider offers fine porcelain dinner sets to customers, promoting a special sale along Third Avenue. Local advertisement highlights affordable pricing and home dining elegance.
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B. B.trider
Seta
Third ‘Ave
Wholesale Arrests Near Morley Over Blair Murder
Police report eight arrests in the Canmore Morley area tied to the Roy J. Blair killing. Detectives, police and Indians combed Bow River valleys and dense thickets, finding tracks but no solid evidence linking suspects to the crime. Lyons, a trained jumper, is believed to have fled or escaped.
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Canmore
Morley
Roy
J. Blair
Dick Lyons
Shorty
Reily
Harold Lawson
Lyons
Bow River
Ryan
Barber
Grierson
Royce
Kananaskis
New Townsite Near City Promises Model City Pittsburg Canada
Statements from C E Brown former industrial commissioner indicate a new townsite about three miles east of the city will be offered for sale soon. Brown named industrial manager, engineers to map the tract Tuesday, with four premier backers including J J Costello and H B Barnum. The project envisions a model city named Pittsburg Canada with substantial funding behind it.
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Pittsburg
C. E. Brown
Brown
J. J. Costello
H. Be.’ Barnum
J.M
Cement Agreement On Its Way East
Medicine Hat awaits a decision from Canada Cement Co as tests are completed. Mr Jones indicates the board of directors may approve supplying cement to the city within ten days if tests meet expectations.
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Medicine Hat
Canada Cement Co
Jones
Dorsation
Dirgat
Imperial Defence Committee invited key UK leaders to visit Canada
The Yorkshire Post reports that at yesterday's Imperial Defence Committee meeting Premier Borden formally invited Premier Asquith, Lord Salisbury, and other officials including Winston Churchill and Seely to visit Canada, signaling wartime coordination between Britain and Canada.
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Churchill
Harcourt
Seely
Will
Canada
Asquith
London
Yorkshire’ Post
Borden
Imperial Defence Committee
Winston
Ghorehill
Lewis
C ‘Seely
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Militia
CW. A. P. Cable
Chigago ST. Ry- Men
Pall Mall Gazette
U.S. Senate
Blair
Pacific Coast
Mr. Jones
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