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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
1
Cork reports detail a Sunday ambush near Kilmichael where a party of recruits were shot dead after mistaking an armed group in khaki and tin hats. Witness accounts suggest a mined road or trench caused the deaths, with no attackers harmed. Authorities seek clarity while policing claims of winning control against extremists.
Geneva December 1 The military commission says Poland will share responsibility for Danzig defense in future wars with another power, likely Great Britain. The plan awaits League of Nations approval. Poland seeks full military jurisdiction at Danzig, with naval and land forces seen as necessary for defense.
A large fire in Jasper Alabama consumed an entire block and spread to another, cutting communication with the town as it burned through parts of the area. No further details on casualties or cause are provided.
In Greenock Scotland on November 28 crowds gathered as the grave of Mary Campbell Robertson known as Highland Mary will be moved from Old West Kirk to a new grave near the James Watt memorial cairn to make room for a shipyard expansion project.
The Chamber of Commerce forum meets at City Hall at 8 this evening with Commissioner J C Yorath of Saskatoon presenting on the Managerial Form of Municipal Government. Yorath brings wide municipal experience and the public is invited. Deputy Mayor Huckvale and Chamber secretary Richardson gave him a city tour this afternoon.
In Stockton California the Central California Woolgrowers association, representing about 200000 sheep, adopted a resolution urging Congress to act on federal aid to protect the industry from foreign wool and frozen meat competition. They set wages for herders at 70 a month after December 15 and fixed rates for tying and shearing per head, with machine work at 60-50 cents and shearing machine operators to supply their own machines.
A national committee decision bars Waris Dee t All vericultural syndicates pledging allegiance to the Moscow led third Internationale from the federation of agricultural workers. Local newspapers report the ruling and its implications for farm unions.
Evidence boxing gains popularity in Toronto as Sunday school gym hosts seven boxing bouts in two rounds each, seen in large classes of boys at the Methodist church in the west end.
In Duluth on December 1 the regular marine insurance rates for vessels on the Great Lakes ended at midnight, marking official navigation closure. Many ships will still sail until the ports freeze over.
Ottawa mayoral race notes incumbent mayor Fisher will not run again, paving way for potential successors and triggering local political reshaping as residents prepare for upcoming election dynamics.
The jury verdict places Claude Emery’s death Sunday evening near Porter's Hill at 7 to 9 as caused by an unknown instrument in the hands of party or parties unknown. Testimony described head injuries, a missing tie end, and a knuckle duster in Emery’s possession as witnesses recounted events leading to the discovery of his body.
Austria was unanimously voted as a member of the League of Nations by the commission for the admission of new states here today. It is expected the assembly will ratify this action.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce reports full housing for winter visitors in southern California. The Housing Bureau can provide accommodations and the Canadian Tourist Association head, known as the Mayor of the Canadian Colony at Long Beach, confirms readiness for an influx of Canadians.
Paris reports three French communist leaders who attended the Moscow congress perished in a sailing boat wreck off Murmansk while returning to France. The names Vergeat Lepelt and Jefe vese are listed among the lost.
Grain prices opened weaker with wheat down around 40 cents at RPGS and May rye lower near 81604 as Dee futures show softer bids. Dee flax edged up two cents to 1.02 while other items show uneven declines amid port and commodity trading activity.
A farmer near Manville Alberta bought a farm last year at 88 per acre and the first crop yielded 66 per acre in cash. The deal and harvest reflect profits per acre from the purchase price to crop income.
Trustees debated overhauling the school system including free supplies and cost cuts. Ireland urged a commission to reform from top to bottom while Louch compared Medicine Hat and Lethbridge spending to justify higher local costs. Lang urged unloading one third of work for healthier student development.
New York reports show widespread seizure of contraband liquor under prohibition. Knox B. Phagian, temporary enforcement agent, said one large warehouse and several government offices are already filled with confiscated stock, posing a major storage problem for authorities.
Montreal reports say 1100 workers were laid off at Canadian Pacific Railway Angus shops and other metal industries in the Montreal district. Rev R W Lee of Cranbrook suffered a badly broken wrist when his car wheel back tire exploded as he cranked it.
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