01 Dec 1915
Page 1
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!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
1
London dispatch surveys Balkan war tensions with Roumania Greece and Bulgaria at odds with Entente aims. Reports claim Prizren fall to Bulgaria and Serbian defense struggles while Russians fortify Riga and Italy eyes Gorizia amid winter lull.
In New York on December 1 the Hamburg American Line agreement details were turned over to the German embassy in Washington. Dr. Karl Buenz testified at a U S trial that the abstract and all related correspondence were delivered to the German government, with cablegrams moved to the embassy to safeguard their naval code from public exposure.
Ottawa reports Canada will finance war purchases with domestic funds and a possible New York loan. Britain may require Canada to grant credit for orders, replacing London borrowings. The first domestic financial venture is described as remarkably successful.
Rome reports that Emperor William’s Vienna trip aimed to disrupt Austria’s negotiations with the Vatican via Madrid for a separate peace with the Quadruple Entente. Berlin pushes for separate talks to fracture the alliance, while Vienna seeks a genuine, lasting peace to relieve growing tensions.
The Imperial government requisitions nearly all British passenger steamers from Canadian ports and New York, leaving only a few sailings through year end. Neutral lines struggle to absorb remaining demand as bookings fill early. Mr. L A Dobbin at the Canadian Pacific depot offers sailing details and required passports or IDs.
The total clearings for the month ending November reached 1,906,437 dollars. The figures indicate improved activity in local markets and suggest steady financial flow for the period.
London reports in the House of Commons that the number of British prisoners of war held in Germany stands at about 33,060. The figure was provided by Harold J. Tennant, Parliamentary Under Secretary for War, during a Commons question session.
Citizens gathered across Italy to mark a 48th birthday with patriotic demonstrations. The King and Queen attended at the Quirinal Palace and publicly thanked the people for the celebrations.
A Morning Star shipment from Seattle brings fifty tons of crab grass seed to Belfast Ireland, prompting expatriate Irishmen to wonder what has become of their land. The Seattle seed cargo, shipped by the Morning Star under Captain Wills, arrives as rumors swirl about Ireland's green image.
Lethbridge report says Neil Stalker, 47, Urassy Lake, a noted sheep and cattle man in southern Alberta, was instantly killed when his car skidded and rolled south of Purple Springs. Miller, a farm hand, was severely injured and hospitalized at Grassy Lake.
By midnight the first navigation period closed on the Great Lakes with 9,940,000 bushels of commandeered grain cleared for the lower lakes. Of this 8,701,000 bushels were shipped to U.S. ports as the government loaned grain back to owners to meet contracts. At 11:40 today all November trades were cleared by delivery or purchase, involving about $5,000,000.
The bodies of fourteen miners killed in Mine No 2 of the Boomer Coal and Coke Company were brought to the surface this morning and taken to a temporary morgue after an explosion of a blowout shot at noon Tuesday that endangered about 300 men.
The body of Chin Yew Moy, wife of Chinese merchant Gee Chong Fong, was found in a Chinatown room in San Francisco with a twelve inch stiletto thrust. She had separated from her husband three weeks earlier and lived apart, while residents heard her screams and a Chinese man fled the scene.
A massive four ton blast at Dupont Powder Company Upper Hagley yard in Wilmington Delaware destroys the packing house. Thirty workmen are dead and seven injured with many dismembered remains scattered over the ground.
Ontario officials consider financing a 300000 horsepower scheme diverting Chippewa Creek to Niagara Falls area. Sir Adam Beck argues urgency while government resists full loan at present. Plan contemplates a 540 foot drop, $10 million cost, potential $400000 initial raise, and rising rural traction needs.
New York undertaker Leon T Stowe of 307 West Fifty first street is charged in a 100000 damage suit for allegedly alienating the affections of Mrs Gen H Kuper. Kuper married Mrs Lillian Horner in 1908 and claims Stowe enticed his wife from Red Bank New Jersey. the couple’s two children were also taken and later produced in court which ordered joint custody six months each year.
The British steam er Kingsway was sunk off London ward. Its captain and 21 crewmen have been landed. Five sailors remain missing.
Calgary November 30. The Black Diamond Oil Fields Ltd. and International Supply Co. reach a consent judgment. Justice Stuart approves a $3,000 settlement of the suit. The agreement was consented to by defense counsel. The item ends noting The Broken Coin stars in a complete play at Dreamland tonight.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will speak at a Toronto recruiting meeting on Saturday, December. The announcement confirms Roosevelt’s acceptance of the invitation to address the event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.