07 Dec 1925
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1925
Page
1
At the nomination hour the lineup for mayor and council seats was published. Returning Officer Blackburn announced the contest for mayor and four council vacancies while Wy. C. Duggan was elected by acclamation to a one year council term. Board candidates were also returned by acclamation.
London reports debate over Mosul boundary as competing oil interests threaten to widen the crisis. Sir Austin Chamberlain heads to Geneva for League council talks, with Britain urged to state its position clearly on sustaining its mandate amid competing Turkish and Anglo Persian holdings.
Vancouver reports burglars shattered a window at the New York Fur Company and stole five coats. Henry Gerlitz, 23, was arrested after a chase through downtown alleys. four of the five coats were recovered.
Mrs. J Patton 80 of 1085 Ninety third Street was shot in the skull by her husband during an accidental discharge from a .30-30 rifle in their garage after an earlier hunting trip. Police say Mrs Patton was taken to hospital where doctors attempted to save her life but her condition remained critical.
Eamon de Valera accused Great Britain of trickery over Article 12 of the Free State treaty and said Ireland could accept the agreement only if an Irish representative assembly elected by the nation approved it. He lamented the boundary commission's work and urged the people not to consent to dismemberment.
Frank A. Hamilton, barrister, succeeds D. BR. Harkness as juvenile court judge at Winnipeg.
Reports indicate the Prince of Wales will travel to Belfast to lay a foundation stone during a 1926 visit. After the ceremony he is expected to make an official tour of the Free State, with plans tied to Ireland’s boundary and postwar arrangements.
Calvary, Dee. Twelve rioters linked to Brumhelter disturbances were sentenced by Air. Justice Boyle. One year in prison for unlawful assembly for most. one youth received six months suspended sentence. five others got two months each for watching and besetting. The six charged wounded by police jailed differently.
Defrot Michigan Avenue grocery proprietor Yhreinas Deck was shot at dawn by a steel jacketed pistol bullet fired by detectives who had been summoned by a passer by after a pane of glass was broken. The detectives were exonerated after statements.
Rotie Well Drilling progresses at the Reth No 1 site with eight and a quarter inch casing set to 2,671 feet and another inch casing down to 2,675 feet as of today.
The 69th Congress opens with a three cornered fight over the Speakership. An insurgent Republican group rejects compromise and fields their own candidate, Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, while leaders back Nicholas Longworth of Ohio for Speaker. Representative Garrett of Tennessee is the Democratic candidate.
Wheat futures surged with December at 1.97, May 4.68 12, and July 1.05 as buyers and foreign demand boosted prices. Traders noted profit taking and light export flow with active buying from speculators and public demand despite meagre cash sales.
Lethbridge December 7 Liberals in Macleod convention nominate JAW MacDonald barrister of Macleod as candidate with W A Day president and Mr Mackintosh secretary treasurer. Speakers praise Liberal leadership and criticize Alberta government while urging broadening political movement.
Prohibition officers report the capture of Ilda Stevgs described as the "Queen of the Border Rum Runners" in St. Albans Vermont. The raid targets the Northwestern United States smuggling network, with the captured woman found near a key route across the mountains.
In Manchuria Marshal Lin's forces retreat as General Hung-Lien advances toward Mukden. Reports say surrender attempts and divisions among troops, while a separate note mentions Rev. A. McKibben, a retired Methodist minister, dying in London.
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