06 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
1
Merchants report July as the best month since arrival, with August starting strong and expected to set records. They note looser money, more legitimate business, and better second payments on city properties. A reversion to pre tie up conditions is anticipated as fall and winter business approach.
Sir Don aid Mann reports after a western tour that the 1913 crop will be the best ever in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta a bumper yield across the three provinces quoted from Toronto dispatch published August 6.
Yeggmen rifled the Calgary real estate office of H. A. Freeman on Eighth Avenue, cracking the safe. Morning staff found papers and books scattered across the floor and the cash box rifled, though loss amount not yet determined.
In Berlin on August 6 a student named Wellis died after a so called American duel with a rival suitor for the same girl. The two agreed to meet and the other student watched as Wellis fired twice, choosing death by his own hand while the girl reportedly greeted the victor.
Paris Aug 6 Dr Roux head of the Pasteur Institute denies discovering an anti cholera serum. He states he sent to the Academy of Sciences a report by Dr Pottevin and Dr Vielle showing intestinal cholera transmitted to some inferior apes. He calls the result interesting but not of deep importance and says he is not pursuing cholera study.
Walter Huckvale of the Cypress Hills Water Users Association urged irrigated pasturage before the Western Canada Irrigation Association convention. He traced irrigation from England to Japan and Hawaii, noting sewerage farms and intensive methods as examples, and discussed crops, rice paddies, and sugar cane irrigation in Asia and the Philippines.
Berlin Aug 6 light sentences were imposed on members of the German Ordnance Corps tried by court martial for betraying military secrets taking bribes and insubordination. Lit. Tillan two months Lt Schleuder and Lt Hensto four months each Lt Hoge 43 days Chief Clerk Pielcer six months NCO Schmidt 2 12 months NCO Droese three weeks confinement. Evidence showed disclosure of government contract information to Krupp's representative.
The largest medical congress to date opened in Albert Hall London with over 8,000 delegates from around the world. Prince Arthur of Connaught welcomed attendees for King George V, noting imperial representation. Credentials were strictly checked to bar suffragists as police guarded the venue amid protests outside.
Spreading from the Allan ore docks at Superior the strike extended to the Duluth and Missabe Northern docks as night shifts quit. Four to six hundred workers participated with demands of 2.75 daily 3.00 night 3.50 Sunday and 35 cents overtime. A Great Northern probe continues as Jenks seeks talks with strikers with a coroner’s verdict linking the road to the accident that sparked the dispute.
Maitre La hori, famed Paris bar member who defended Dreyfus, will arrive in Victoria for a few days of recreation. Afterward he will attend the American Bar Association convention and then sail home via New York.
London reports a Bucharest message says Britain and Austria reserved the right to revise the peace treaty among Bulgaria Romania Servia and Greece over the Aegean Kavala port. With Russia Germany and Italy joining, peace is believed to be concluded Thursday evening.
London reports the Tunisian sails today carrying Private W. A. Hawkins of the 48th Highlanders from Toronto awaiting homeward return as a King's Prize man.
Elworthy, secretary of the Victoria Board of Trade, while photographing a tame looking bull at Banff, barely escaped as the bull charged at ten feet. He moved aside and shot the scene through the fence, capturing the moment of the bison’s rush.
Two unknown white men boarded the northbound No. 4 mail car at Calera, bound for Birmingham, and held up the mail clerks. The robbers took all registered mail, handcuffed George Hoover and E G York, bound Everett with twine, and fired a shot that narrowly missed him as they fled near 14th Street in Birmingham. Detectives searched the area after a swift police alert.
Calgary reports that the first session of Alberta's newly elected legislature will convene late in September. The session is expected to be brief and may be followed by a special session in February.
American climber J. A. Stuart of Baltimore escaped death after a glacier fall on Mont Blanc. He and two Swiss guides were swept down a precipice when ice gave way. One guide died in the fall.
Anxiety grips Victoria as forest fires menace Vancouver Island and Gulf lands. Dry weather fuels outbreaks. forest wardens and crews work around the clock to combat fires threatening timber holdings and regional industries.
The article reports strong results from local schools highlighted by Medicine Hat students. In Grade XI fifteen of sixteen passed and in Grade XII seven of eight succeeded, with full matriculation results pending and eight Medicine Hat students taking those courses.
The municipal gas well in the east end, completed by the International Supply Co, is among the best owned by the city. It delivers 2,800,000 cubic feet per 24 hours, and the company set a record by drilling the hole in 12 days.
A cloud burst above Shoshone Wyoming sent floodwater through the streets. Two houses were destroyed by lightning but there were no fatalities. Cellars flooded and two feet of water stood in the main street. Two railroad bridges were carried away.
Philadelphia reports Capt. Remnant of the British steamer Luellin saw wreckage of the Titanic with the stern eight feet above water. The hydrographic office investigates a possible submerged rock ledge that could have torn open the hull, a theory linked to a long-standing suggestion of obstructions.
Lisbon Aug 6 An official statement denies rumors that President de Arriaga is dead and says his condition continues to improve. The denial clarifies circulating reports and confirms ongoing recovery efforts.
Hong Kong reports a Canton battle as government troops assault the southern rebels. Two divisions guard the east gate while Amoy notes rising tensions. Li Chun’s squadron occupies Mu Chow after the chiefs flee. Han Kiang and Kiang Sil front clashes push rebel losses.
The season's heat record in Kansas was broken yesterday with 114 degrees at Clay Centre. Other highs included 105 at Topeka, 108 at Junction City, and 102 at Hutchinson. Water shortages persist as wells run dry across many cities.
Suffragettes plan to present their cases at the international medical congress, exposing alleged mistreatment in English prisons. Mrs Mansell cited a prison doctor's threat to a restrained Miss Richardson, saying they would drive militants insane to break up the movement. Mrs Pankhurst attended on a wheelchair, defending government restraint and noting coercive legislation against women.
London August 6 A memorial signed by nearly 100 Members of Parliament will be presented to Premier Asquith urging government backing for the proposed Channel tunnel between England and France. The project would cost about 80 million dollars with half funded by a tunnel company in England and linked to the English and French railways affected.
Montreal workers report no sign of settlement between striking iron moulders and core workers and finding men. Foundrymen demand a nine hour day with no reduction in pay, while others refuse to yield.
Mrs L A Bowes wife of a Calgary real estate operator and former Winnipeg newspaperman died last night in Calgary after a rheumatic illness that affected the heart. The death removes a prominent local figure and ties to the Winnipeg press.
In Vancouver British Columbia a drowning incident involved individuals named Parr and Hance. The event details are unclear from the fragmentary text, but the report notes two men perished in the water. Authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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