05 Aug 1924
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1924
Page
1
The Medicine Hat city council narrowly rejected the Chester Thompson deep well drilling agreement last night. Acting Mayor Gord cast the deciding vote in favor of the amendment, ruling the council was not justified in entering the contract.
Eight more Husgonte Kusshin Mennonite families arrive in Elmira district to provide homes for Soviet refugees. They recount brutal persecutions by roving bands with a red flag, including torture and mutilation of wealthy Mennonites near Busida. Also in the report, Elmira council debates oil drilling terms and a gas well bet, weighing a $75,000 stake and yearly payments amid uncertain finds, while Hon John S. Martin travels to Copenhagen seeking Canadian grain imports.
Premier MacDonald chaired a brief plenary session at Downing Street presenting the reparations protocol to German delegates. He asked Berlin to study the report and be ready to comment tomorrow, aiming to wrap up the conference by Friday. The German team is led by Chancellor Marx with Stressemann and Luther as ministers.
Aug 3 report from Lacon says talks between British and Soviet Russian representatives collapsed. Foreign Office announced no agreement on Article 14 after all-night sessions ending at 7:15 this morning.
All West region sees fair skies today and Wednesday with minimal temperature fluctuation. No significant rain or storm activity expected, officials report stable conditions across the area.
Mexico City reports the government continues to hold robbery as the main motive for the ambush killing of Mrs Rosalie Evans a British subject and widow of a London publisher. The bulletin connects the incident near Tex Meluca with a broader dispute over a British Mexican archival affair and estate matters under agrarian policy.
Sam Boschee of Thelma pleaded guilty to assisting in the taking of two yearling filly colts found astray near Cypress Hills Forest Reserve. He chose a speedy trial before Hastret Court Judge instead of waiting for Supreme Court. M Stone prosecuted. Boschee was undefended.
Wheat inspections Saturday reach 167 cars of which 115 are contract grade. Coarse grains accounted for 7 percent. No inspections occurred Saturday.
Stampede opening day brings a four hour program of western sport and entertainment at the Athletic Park. Cowboys arrive, calf roping tests skill and speed, and the main Stampede event features top riders and husky calves amid a busy afternoon and evening schedule.
In North Bay Ont a Trans-Canada Limited engine derailed three cars on the eastbound track east of Woman River last night after striking an angle bar on the double track. No injuries were reported. The westbound track was restored this morning and traffic resumed. Earlier a freight derailment east of Warren Sunday injured no one as a wheel mounted the rail.
Entries for the backing con test and roplage competition must reach the Secretary by ten tonight. Draws for horses and numbers will be held at the Chamber of Commerce.
Three bandits held up a Moose Jaw grocery store and escaped with more than 285. Ralph of Moose Jaw was sentenced to thirty days in jail at the police court this morning on a vagrancy charge.
Chicago reports new alienist testimony in the Leopold Loeb case. Dr Healy and other experts describe Loeb as having an emotionally frigid, self centered nature and predict possible mental breakdown after confinement. The defense signals a strategy of presenting mitigating epilepsy and interlocking mentality linking Loeb and Leopold.
J H Thomas and Arthur Henderson traveled to Dublin aboard the British coalition cabinet trip, alarming political circles and newspapers. They return to find Free State Premier William T. Cosgrave facing a cabinet split over amending the Anglo Irish Treaty with a bill postponed to October.
Argentine world flyer Major Zann departs Karachi British India for Nasirabad Aug 5 as wide awake advertisers rely on The News columns for updates.
At the council meeting Acting Mayor Boyd was authorized to declare a civic half holiday from 12 noon on Wednesday August 6.
A half holiday is declared from 12 o clock noon on Wednesday August 6 to allow citizens to attend the Fair and Stampede at the Exhibition Grounds.
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