Irish Dail Eireann opens as Sinn Fein presses independence
Dublin announces the first open session of the Irish Republican Parliament with 130 members present including Countess Markievicz. Eamonn de Valera pledges separation from Britain and outlines plans to report on negotiations with Lloyd George while rejecting face-saving talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Republican Parliament
Eamonn de Valera
Dail Eireann
Sinn Fein
Great Britain
Dail
Fireann
de Valera
Lloyd George
Countess Markievicz
Southern Alberta Crop Reports Improve Harvest Prospects
The Lethbridge Daily Herald reports weekly crop data for Southern Alberta showing general harvesting progress and improved conditions after recent rains. Warner and Cardston districts are expected to yield strong crops with Cardston averaging about 20 bushels and Warner 15 to 80 bushels. Wheat quality is high with No. 1 Northern grading common wherever grain has been moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Murder verdict for Abelard and Lionel Tessier in Smith death
A Montreal coroner's jury found Abelard and Lionel Tessier guilty of murder in the death of Albert John Smith who died from a fractured skull after a hammer blows. The Tessiers have left town and a warrant will be issued for their arrest on the murder charge. The dispute arose from remarks by the younger Tessier to a nearby woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Abelard
Lionel Tessier
Albert John Smith
Tessiers
Smith
Tessier
Fall Rye Project to Be Discussed at Luncheon
The Rotary Club will host a 12:30 luncheon at the Assiniboia hotel to discuss a fall rye planting initiative. Attendees will include most club members, other leading citizens, and a number of farmers, with M A Brown of Winnipeg planning to speak and outline a campaign to promote rye in drought areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assiniboia
Rotary Club
MacArthur
M.A. Brown
Winnipeg
Brown
Western Canada Calculation Association
Two New Heb Tebe Appointed In Alberta Supreme Court
Edmonton Aug 15 The Dominion government will appoint two additional judges to the Alberta Supreme Court after September 16 under the 1919 Judicial Act. Names mentioned include T M Tweedie C K C Calgary C R Mitchell Edmonton L M Johnstone Lethbridge W S Ball Lethbridge S J Shepherd Lethbridge J B Woody Edmonton A H Clark Calgary A F Ewing Edmonton F C Jamieson Edmonton. Ottawa will make the appointments and pay salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Dominion
Supreme Court of
Alberta
Court of Appeal
Hkely
T. M. Tweedie
K.C
Calgary
C. R. Mitchell
L. M. Johnstone
K-C
Lethbridge
Ottawa
No Change in British Market for Canadian Cattle
Montreal August 16 reports show British markets steady for Canadian cattle with choice steers at 27 to 28 cents per pound. Arrivals are smaller, demand stronger, and export demand paused as ships fill country and western points. Ocean and rail freight cuts boost inquiries and port space booked at $80 per head for this month and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Dominion pressuring farmers to repay loans in Alberta
Calgary August 16. A farmer from the Milk River district asks Secretary Higginbotham of the central UFA office to investigate reports that Dominion government authorities are pressing southern Alberta farmers to repay seed grain and relief loans from the past two years. The farmer requests the USFLA central office appeal to federal authorities if justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Higginbotham
U.F.A
Milk River
USFLA
British Market for Chilled Meat Offers Great Opportunity
An Alberta cattle report outlines potential profits from Canadian chilled beef to Britain. A 1200-pound steer shipped live or chilled could net about 126.80 after costs, with freight around 38.67, suggesting strong demand and high prices in Smithfield, London, where most supplies are chilled or frozen. The commission notes英
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Calgary
Alberta
Montress
Joan Wilson
Alberta Cattle Breeders' Association
William Spurrell
WU. F. A
Duncan Marshall
Britain
Montreal
Smithfield
London
Hodgkins Appointed Police Magistrate in Alberta
The Alberta Gazette announces Delmar Hodgkins as police magistrate for the province. The travelling magistrate with HQ at Lethbridge replaces the resignation of H Stedman. Hodgkins, a provincial police detective, was chosen amid surprise and political contention. Whether the new government will approve the appointment remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Delmar Hodgkins
Lethbridge
Stewart
H. Stedman
Macleod
Mindé
Lethbridge Herald
A. J. Mclean
EK. N. Barker
Hodgkins
Lodge Named U S Delegate to Disarmament Conference
Washington August 1 Henry Cabot Lodge chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been definitively selected by President Harding as a member of the United States delegation to the disarmament conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Cahett Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
United States
Police capture suspect in murder case near Lloydminster
A tense morning pursuit nine miles east of Lloydminster ends with police overpowering Jack Masterman after he fires on Detectives Scorny and Hamrick. Masterman is identified as the thief who stole the Alberta Police Magistrate Rawls’s car the day before Gustave Stahl’s murder. A posse travels to Bressaylor to confirm sightings tied to the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Lloydminster
Inspector Tate
Tloydminster
Sergt. R. R. Scorny
L. A. Hamrick
Jack Masterman
Gustave Stahl
Bressaylor
Masterman
Alberta
Rawls
Stahl
Bank Teller and Clerk Missing With 50000 At Denver Bank
Edwin A. Morse head teller at International Trust Company in Denver disappears with 50000 in currency. Filing clerk Miss Mabel Penfold, 22, also reported missing by bank president John Evans. Local police say investigation underway and currency unaccounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Penfold
Denver Trust Day
Denver
Colo
Edwin A. Morse
International Trust Company
John Evans
Mressing
Evans
City Council Sees Rotary Swing Gift To Jetty
At last night's meeting the council received a letter from Rotary Club President MacArthur thanking the city for taking over swings the club installed for children. The council accepted the gift and praised the club's work. The report also notes tax collections and civic business including a letter drop by law and police figures for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Rotary Club
Post Office Department
Foreigners fleeced by Montreal crooks in Glace Bay
Glace Bay residents report foreigners scammed out thousands of dollars by crooks from Montreal after the war. Victims traveling to visit relatives in Italy and elsewhere were persuaded to invest cash in fake drafts left worthless at banks. Some surrendered all savings and lost everything. Similar frauds are said to have affected foreigners across the Canadian West, with the culprits currently at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glace Bay
N.S
Cleve
Montreal
Crooks
Canada
Italy
Canadian West
Four killed at Massowa Eritrea after earthquake
Telegram from Ahmara reports a strong quake near Massowa Eritrea on the Red Sea coast. Four people killed and a score injured as several houses collapse and others damaged. Additional casualties said to be reported from nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eritrea
Red Sea
Ahmara
Massawa
Pravda Excerpt Shows Russia Facing Catastrophe
English translation of Pravda July 16 report quoted in Moscow notes indicates Soviet leaders warn of famine conditions in Russia. It states productive resources are exhausted and urgent measures to boost food production are necessary amid dire economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nébelal Tenine
Holshevik
Pravda
Moscow
Russia
Hiltz Stocking Machine Co May Locate Here
City council approved a sixty day option on the Crayon building and one acre for 2500 dollars as Hiltz Stocking Machine Co Moos e Jaw plans to locate here for manufacturing the stocker invented by A D Hiltz. He proposes to employ about fifty workers at start and a demonstration on vacant property opposite Lake of the Woods mill is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Ihiltz
Hiltz Stocking Machine Co. Ltd
Moose Jaw
Hiltz
Hill
Moosedaw
Lake of the Woods
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belfast
Ulster Cabinet
Ulster
Colora
Ireland
Aldershot
Farnborough
South
Sidi Amaron
Peninsula
Madrid
Spain
Morocco
Sidi Amaran
Mellila
Jhry
Adelard
A. J. Smith
Fall Rye
Dom
Parmer
Milk River District
Texas
D. Marshall
Lodge
U.S
EC Wista
LOCH
Rotary.glub
Attorney-Genal
Poundtesper
James F. Poyser
S.W
Poyser
Huckvale
Parliament Building
Massowa
Africa
Leoromy
MMSE
Lenine
Hiltz Stocking Machine Co., Ltd
Wyeclifpe
Otomo Piens
B.C
Monarch Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!