06 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
1
Copenhagen reports Allied and American forces will temporarily occupy Berlin to exercise police supervision and Mannheim will be occupied likewise. The action follows a prison camp supervisor shooting three French men, according to a German intercepted wireless dispatch cited by the Berlin newspaper.
J M Cooper, named as a candidate in Ward Four, requests retirement from the contest and urges supporters to back Alderman Marshall. He says a three cornered race fails to reflect the will of the people and acts in the citys best interests.
Berlin faces serious disorders with heavy firing in main streets as Bolshevik elements loom. Liebknecht reportedly mobilizes 16,000 loyalists in a planned revolution. Chaotic politics grip Germany as Spartacist rivals and Berlin military soviet clash with Berlin’s executive committee.
A representative group of women gathered in Medicine Hat's council chamber by Mayor Brown to form a three woman committee to work with the Reconstruction Committee. Brown thanked local women for wartime service, urged cooperation, and noted the Rotary Club's unity in advancing city welfare. A discussion followed on committee formation and roles for settlement and industry recovery.
London reports list 14 women among parliamentary candidates. Christabel Pankhurst, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, and Mrs. Frederick Patrick Lawrence head notable suffrage figures. Mary McArthur leads the National Federation of Women Workers, and Countess Georgina Markievicz is noted Sinn Fein leader.
Paris December 6 report in the Pett Journal says British warships have entered the Russian port of Reval to aid the government of Eithonia upon urgent request. The paper notes similar action would occur if any small nation seeks allied protection.
A resolution adopted by the district trades council calls on the government to withdraw Canadian troops from Siberia. The resolution, passed in Vancouver, is being circulated through Canadian trade unions.
Mayor Brown and the council host an eight o clock meeting at City Hall to answer citizens questions on taxes civic finances and city government. Diagrams will illustrate how money is spent and whether economy or development drives policy.
A tremor at 12 45 this morning rattled Vancouver and Victoria prompting reports of shaking buildings and furniture. The quake lasted about two minutes in Vancouver with nausea reported by occupants of tall structures and windows rattling across nearby island points.
Calgary report notes H. W. Wood president of the United Farmers of Alberta says he is unlikely to accept the Dominion Government offer to join the Canadian trade commission overseas. He adds he might join after the United Farmers annual convention in January.
Prices today include butter 45 cents a pound eggs new laid 66 cents a dozen beef 10 cents a pound and up pork 25 cents a pound and up beets cabbage carrots onions turnips and parsnips 9 pounds for 9 cents potatoes 160 a bushel celery 12 to 12 cents a pound dressed chicken duck and geese 28 cents a pound turkey 83 cents a pound
Governor Whitman of New York issues a proclamation ordering boys aged sixteen to eighteen to undergo military training as a state requirement. The plan aims to bolster preparedness and discipline among youth during the current period.
Lethbridge December 6 local miners vow to press for the release of all Japanese laborers at the Galt mines. Three Japanese workers are above ground. none remain in the pit. A district wide strike threat could involve miners in Pass and Yellowhead. Vice President Christopher accused of using the issue for District 18 politics as he runs against President Thomas Biggs.
G Graham of New Westminster is in Edmonton searching for his sister Felicia Graham MA a teacher who vanished from Edmonton High School on Friday November 15. The 32 year old woman was last seen wearing green dress and coat a green velour sailor hat and mink furs. Her brother believes she is alive and has no clue to her disappearance.
London reports Premier Lloyd George asserts full British influence at the peace conference to prosecute the Kaiser and punish war crimes. He favors expulsion of enemy aliens and supports international trial for war perpetrators, with emphasis on crimes at sea and treatment of prisoners.
Toronto will not face a police strike after union members decided on amicable settlement. President Charles Scott announced the decision following discussions with Mayor Church and other officials. Local soldiers later train at 6:06 p.m. including F. Lear, W. Tins, H. M. Reeves, and J. F. McNeil.
The News urges re electing Alderman J J Marshall, praising over two years of public service and time given freely to duty. It argues civic progress shows in few improvements and highlights bridge work on Seven Persons creek as a key project benefiting Ward Four, while contending change is sometimes needed.
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