Flourishing city reports praised by council and board
Citizens hear unanimous praise of council and school system with reports showing municipally owned franchises at cost producing profits, strong school salaries, and notable civic improvements. Gas and electrical departments expand, night schools planned, and staff growth expected. Hopper plans not to seek re election.
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Board of Education
Dominion
Medicine Hat
Canada
Milne
Nelson Spencer
W. Hay
Hay
Hopper
Smythe
Alta
Hoey
McNamara Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Times bombing
Los Angeles dispatch confirms James B. McNamara pleads guilty to the murder of Charlie J. Haggarty and the Times explosion. The case ties his brother John C. J. to the broader indictment as investigators note business leaders helped push a possible settlement amid wartime labor tensions.
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Los Angeles
W. A. P. Dispatch
Calif
James B. McNamara
Charlie J. Haggarty
Los Angeles Times
McNamara
John C. J
Times
Harrison Grey Ottis
the Times
Cal
John McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Works
James B
Burt M. Franklin
Toronto
McNamaras
Llewellyn Iron Works
Charles J. Haggerty
James Stevenson
Independent Labor Party
Montreal
Gustave Frances
Jacques Cartier Typographicel
Nion
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Canada
McNamara Brothers
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Frank Morrison
Federation
Gomper
WANTS COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE POST OFFICE SYSTEMS
A notice from W A P Otewa Dee and Joseph Armstrong of East Lambton calls for a commission to study national telegraphs telephones wireless telegraphs and cable postal conditions laws and rural mail delivery with a view to improving services and mail facilities in rural districts. The proposal follows questions on steel bounties and a government adjournment to December 7 to January 5 amid plans to review large estimates and public servant dismissals.
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Patced Post
Post Office Department
Wis
Ontario
Steamer Tees Aground Off Vancouver Island Amid Fog
The C P R Steamer Tees with about fifty aboard is ashore in Eyequote Sound on Vancouver Island’s west coast. Dense fog and a southeast gale prevent entry by tug and salvage vessels. Wireless reports indicate distress signals. about fifty persons are aboard.
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Tees
Gillam
Eyequote Sound
Vancouver Island
Wilda Joliffe
Salvor
United States Revenue
Tanoma
Nanoose
Van
Victoria
B. C
Estevan
Triangle Island
Wreck on Illinois Central Leaves Several Fatally Injured
Paducah Ky December 2 Over a score of passengers on Illinois Central passenger train No 1 were injured when rails spread on a curve at fifty miles an hour and the coaches plunged into a ditch twenty eight miles east of Paducah One life was lost earlier when Steves mine boss at Central City Ky sacrificed himself to save others Most injured are from southern Kentucky and Western Kentucky residents among the wounded were reported
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Paducah
Illinois Central
Here
Steves
Central City
Wetern Kentucky
Winnipeg candidates for municipal honors named
Winnipeg December 2 The penultimate civic campaign stage today with nominations and elections a week away An unusually large field for the board of control and eighteen for aldermanic honors Nominees for mayor are Aid W F Adams and Controller Waugh List includes Controller J G Harvey J W Cockburn A A McArthur Aid W G Douglas ex Ald D Mc Lean T R Ferguson KC A W Puttee W B Simpson R S Ward and Robert Snook Also notice of a new five room cottage on Badmoral Street East priced at 1650 dollars with 859 down and balance in monthly payments by H Pettet & Co Then an editorial note about walking turned typo
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Turpin
Hay
Messrs. Morrow
Jamieson
Milne
H. Pratt
Pingle
Financial Post
Medicine Hat
Dominion
Ald
Forster
Winnipeg
Board of Control
Aid. F. W. Adams
Waugh
J. G. Harvey
J. W. Cockburn
A. A. McArthur
Aid
W. G. Douglas
D. McLean
T. R.ferguson
K.C
A. W. Puttee
W. B. Simpson
R. 8
Ward
Robert Snook
Badmoral St
Pettet. “& Co
Haven
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Ald. Robinson
Ald. McKay
Lawrence Sullivan
Sullivan
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Darrow
Indianapolis
United States
Miller
Cw, A. P. Dispatch
Avery
CW. A. P. Dispatch
W. A. Vickery
Allied Trades and Labor Council
Industrial Bureau
Rosedale
Jos. Armstrong
Otewa Dee
Joseph Armstrone
East Lambton
National Telegraphs
Sinclair
Buysboro
Foster
Frank Oliver
Mr. Foster
Guysboro
W. F. McLean
Wilfrid Laurier
Railway Board
C.P.R. S.S
Victoria, B. C
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