25 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
1
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Gen Sir Sam Hughes Canada’s War Minister died at his Lindsay Ontario home at 1 this morning after a long illness from pernicious anaemia. He was in his 69th year and had just begun to fail after a period of unconsciousness. Survived by many relatives and noted for mobilizing and arming Canada’s forces in World War I, Hughes is remembered as a key figure in militia and defense.
A Moscow wireless despatch reports 2,600 people threatened with starvation in Valga with 900,000 children among them. The dispatch notes groups venturing food shortages, gathering in rooms, waiting for relief while temperatures and conditions worsen across the Terrar villages.
Sault Ste. Marie Ont. Aug. 24 Former Governor Charles E. Osborne of Michigan engaged in a desperate struggle after swimming in St. Marys River with a black bear. He stunned the animal with a blow from a small axe and then choked it to death with his hands. Osborne was 61 and described as an old time bear hunter.
The airship expected at dawn to complete trials at Howden was driven off course by a severe electrical storm and rain early yesterday. It later reported off Howden near seven o'clock, with plans to depart for the United States no earlier than August 20.
August reports from Bombay describe seditious agitators inflaming religious fervor leading to mass rioting and property destruction in Malabar. Military forces fire on rioters. lines and post offices disrupted. Bengal area troops reinforce as proclamations order calm. Several murders including a police chief and a military officer are noted amid open rebellion.
The Flaming Dragon weed burner was shown yesterday at Mr. W. R. Babington’s farm. It draws a wagon, uses straw fed by a bolt and forks, and releases a wide flame to destroy weeds and pests. Patent applications are planned in Canada and the U S, with a company to manufacture locally.
Los Angeles August 24 Horace Rox twenty two a prisoner in the county jail was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff in a gunfight that followed the reported discovery by Deputy Sheriff Al Patton of an attempted jail break by Bor
A fragmentary report notes rain in Vancouver and cloudy conditions in Edmonton Lethbridge Moose Jaw Saskatoon Nelson Calgary and Medicine Hat with temperatures ranging from the mid 40s to mid 90s. It also records Winnipeg as clear and notes a generally warm past 24 hours across the West. Forecasts for Alberta call for fair but cooler conditions with scattered showers tonight and Thursday.
Imperial Oil and Fort Norman Oil Company crews press ahead with two drilling sites on Mackenzie River Arctic frontier. derricks rise on Bear Island while boilers and camps go up for a race to reach oil sands before winter freezes the river. stake is quick drilling and rapid setup to beat the season’s end.
The Alberta Deep Wells Company formed in 1916 by the late Eugene Gardiner and O. J. Morrison earned a distinguished record in drilling. They started with gas wells including the J. H. 3 cancer ranch, pioneering a smaller bore that cut costs, and achieved gas flow at 686 feet. They also drilled artesian wells, delivering reliable water supplies such as the A. Miller site nine miles from Foremost and accumulating over 49 artesian wells from Bow Island to the regional boundary, with Higdon and Yeast sustaining three on the Hooper Huckvale ranch.
Dublin August 24 The reply to Great Britain's settlement terms for the Irish question will be delivered at Downing Street on Thursday night or Friday morning it is expected here The delivery is thought to precede the proposed public meeting of the Dail Eireann.
A wireless message from the Mayflower locating President and Mrs. Harding off Sharp's Island reports good weather and all well on the cruise down the Polomar.
Surprises marked the Dominion Golf Championship as S. H. McCulloch of Calgary defeated J. T. Cuthbert of Winnipeg 2 and 1. McCulloch escaped a late-round rally with precise putting and smart play, advancing while top Winnipeg hopefuls faltered.
A Soviet dispatch reports Blussia, Britain, and France considering famine relief pledges but Blussia declines to provide aid. The Pravda cites Soviet debts running into several billion rubles and notes the government’s preference to buy essential goods rather than fund direct relief.
Winnipeg Aug 23 The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada considers revoking the charter of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees and expelling that group from membership amid years of dispute. A. R. Mosher defends the 7,000 members and 157 local unions while debate centers on congress authority and alleged amalgamation terms.
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