Railway Timetables and Express Services Listed
Timings and routes show Imp. Ltd. Montreal to Vancouver and Vancouver to Montreal. Prairie Express Winnipeg to Calgary and Calgary to Winnipeg. St. Paul-Seattle and Seattle-St. Paul Expresses. Local services Cranbrook Calgary and Kootanay Landing. Nos. 11 and 12 do not time at Dunmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imp. Ltd
Montreal
Vancouver
Toronto
Van
St. Paul
Seattle Express
Seattle-St. Paul Express
Prairie
Winnipeg
Calgary
Kootanay Landing
Cranbrook
Dunmore
Kootenay Landing
Soo, Ltd
St. Paul-Port
Port
Medicine Hat
Weekly Chronicle Advertisement Update
The notice announces a weekly paper published every Thursday with sixteen or more pages covering local and district news. Subscription terms list three and six month advance rates, with one year in advance and a price of 1.50 dollars for the Friday August 16th, 1912 issue.
Industrial Bureau aims for cash to back city’s development
Medicine Hat’s Industrial Bureau seeks fresh start with unanimous citizen backing. Over the next two weeks volunteers will collect further subscriptions and remaining unpaid gifts to fund the bureau’s work toward a successful issue that would crown Medicine Hat as the western industrial center.
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Medicine Hat
West
Bureau
Sincere Suffragists and Mrs Leigh in Prison Dock
The writer notes sincere dedication of suffragists despite rowdy tactics and even criminal labels. He admires English suffragette Mrs Leigh who, facing five years in prison, declared it better to bear a convict’s number than be voteless in a trembling but strong voice.
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Mrs. Leigh
Medical expert cites energy of a crying infant
The Vancouver Province reports a medical expert estimates a 20 pound baby crying an hour uses two tons of energy. The article notes no figure for a 150 pound woman speaking in a year, implying such large numbers are hard to compute.
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Vancouver
Spartan customs and modern bonuses for base stealers
A writer in a current magazine condemns a lax Spartan custom of rewarding men for successful theft and questions whether today’s practice of bonusing base stealers shows a similar mindset.
Love and balloons hint at cheap romance
A reflective line compares love to a Fourth of July balloon and its hot air as life’s chief supply, suggesting couples should invest more in each other despite the low cost of affection.
Province notes Vancouver clock primacy in Canada
A Province piece touts Vancouver as hosting the largest clock in Canada while prompting a quip about Medicine Hat’s clock. The playful exchange highlights regional pride and tourist interest in city landmarks.
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Vancouver
Canada
Medicine Hat
Typhoid cases feared in Winnipeg from dirty dairy
Reports indicate fifty typhoid cases traced to contaminated dairy in Winnipeg prompting warnings to Medicine Hat to inspect local dairies. The article also notes crooks in New York seeking to reveal informants to save themselves.
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Winnipeg
Medicine Hat
Bishop Fallows of Toledo Advocates Modest Dressing
The Toledo clergyman Bishop Fallows warns that form fitting clothing attracts unwanted attention from men and asserts women have achieved their aim through such attire, urging modest dress.
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Fallows
Toledo
Teddie Roosevelt Faces Surge of Mud-Slinging Ahead
The piece suggests Teddie Roosevelt will likely engage in extensive mud-slinging over the next two months, eclipsing the efforts of any number of laborers.
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Teddie Roosevelt
Petticoats to Bankrupt Firm and Floral Industry Notes
A Boston firm making Petticoats has gone into bankruptcy. Hatters plan to grow flowers with Medicine Hat pots for winter use. A murder rate is noted for July in New York. Rosenthal appears as a prominent figure. Public reactions to appearances prompt women to assess figures. Aviation is rising as a topic and shoe prices jump 15 percent. A princess speaks against race suicide, while Canada sees no such cry per statistics.
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Boston
Canada
If a man don't give himself a square deal
A compact line questions the odds of fairness in business and daily life, implying that personal honesty determines one’s chances. It hints at a harsh view of deceit and the rugged logic of self-responsibility.
This Date in History Highlights Key 1777 to 1911 Events
A compact list of notable dates and events: 1777 American victory at Bennington over Britain. 1780 British defeat at Camden. 1784 New Brunswick formed. 1809 Flushing captured by England. 1811 birth of George Jones, New York Times founder. 1812 Hull surrenders Detroit. 1825 Franklin’s Northern Sea discovery. 1861 Lincoln proclamation on trade with seceding states and Baton Rouge evacuation. 1894 Cesaro execution. 1911 Leconte inaugurated Haiti president.
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Bennington
Camden
S. C
New Brunswick
Flushing
George Jones
The
New York Times
Poultney
South Poland
Hull
Detroit
Franklin
Lincoln
Baton Rouge
Santo Cesaro
Carnot
France
Cincinnatus Leconte
Haiti
Sir Joseph Pope Birthday Note and Career Highlights
The message marks Sir Joseph Pope's 58th birthday. Born August 16, 1854 in Charlottetown, he trained at Prince of Wales College and spent eight years in banking before entering Canada’s Civil Service in 1878. He served as private secretary to Sir John A. Macdonald, authored his biography, and held senior posts in External Affairs. He participated in Behring Sea arbitration, the Joint High Commission, and the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pope
External Affairs of Canada
Charlottetown
Prince of Wales College
Civil Service of Canada
John Macdonald
State Department
Sir Joseph
Paris
Joint High Commission
Quebec
Washington
Notables Celebrate Birthdays of Three Public Figures
James Wilson secretary of agriculture turns 77, Charles S. Mellen head of the NYNH Hartford Railroad reaches 61, and George Wingfield the Nevada financier marks 36 today after declining a US senate appointment.
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James Wilson
United States
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
George Wingfield
Nevada
United States Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glasgow House
Royal Bank OF Ale
Savings Bank Department
Fourth Avenue
C. H. McDunnough
Imperial Bank of Canada
BR. G. Wilkinson
Merchants Bank OF Canada
Pioneer Bank OF Western Canada
W. C. Joy
Es Bnabeafenbeakeet
Suite IL
Imperial Bank
J. H. Preston Planing Mills
the Medicine Hat Milling Co’y., Limited
Apid Personal Liable
Tasker Transfer Co
Toronto Street
Alberta
Medicine Hat News Co. Ltd
Main Strte
Alta
J. N. Terrill
Eetor
ROG
Weekly News
New York
Rosenthal
John
Central Park
Rosedale
Main St
South Railway
Donald Currie
Becker Block
Morgan
Beaver Board
Pravi
Finlay & CO
P. D. Box
SER
J. A. Landry
Carpenter & Builder
Ottawa St
R. B. Taylor
Wes
E. M. Cawker, Phim. B
South Ry. St
City Sale
Fred McClain
J.J. Lait
Montheal Street
Pingle’s Drug and Book Store
Laren
Leone Ee
Contractors Builders
City Hall
Crossley. Bros
4Th Ave
J. S. Follis Contracting Co
Ios
Toronto ST
Imag
F. St’ Lyon
HEAVY
Yulu Street
W.r.simmonds
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