King George Warily Clings to Life Despite Infection
London reports indicate no change in the King's condition at Buckingham Palace yet warn of a long, difficult struggle ahead. Official bulletins note slight improvements but stress the weakness from recent operations and systemic infection. Queen Mary and Prince of Wales act as royal watchers as doctors monitor the fragile state.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George
Lord Stamfordham
Queen Mary
President Coolidge
Theing
Hugh Rigby
Stanley Hewett
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Princess Mary
Associated Press
Lancet
Medicial Journal
Medical Journal
Vancouver Congregation Backs Orr With $5000 Stipend
In Vancouver the New Presbyterian Church congregation voiced support for Rev. S R Orr after the Immigration Board freed him from charges over his 1926 entry from New Zealand. They adopted a resolution thanking the board, approved finalizing a covenant with Orr, and set a maximum annual stipend of 5000 dollars.
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Vancouver
S. Robertson Orr
Orr
New Presbyterian Church of
Vacouver
Central Presbyterian Church
Central Church
Arrowwood Edgerton Vote Set For January 12 Local Option
Local option liquor votes are planned for Arrowwood and Edgerton on January 12 after petitions were approved by the Government. About 100 to 125 voters in each village previously opposed beer licenses two years ago. Returning officers will be Herbert C. Boyd at Edgerton and J R Shearer at Arrowwood. A similar vote request has reached Lousana near Drumheller with possible regional expansion planned.
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Tdmonton
Arrowwood
Edgerton
Herbert C. Boyd
J. R. Shearer
Lousana
Drumheller
Disarmament Talks Delayed Until Hoover Inaugurated
Lugano reports say the League of Nations will not resume disarmament efforts until Herbert Hoover becomes U S president. A March start for a preparatory disarmament commission was discussed with Gustav Stresemann Aristide Briand and Sir Austen Chamberlain at a two hour meeting. Maxim Litvinoff urged examination of a Soviet partial disarmament plan at the next session.
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Lugano
League of Nations
Herbert Hoover
United States
League
Gustav Streseman
Aristide Briand
Austen Chamberlain
Maxim Litvinoff
Commission
Briand
France
Streseman
Germany
Sir Austen
Married Woman's Act Declared Ultra Vires
Chief Justice Simmons of the Trial Division ruled in Hill v Hil that Alberta's Married Women's Act Cap 214 is void as ultra vires. The slander suit by a wife against her husband was dismissed after the act’s conferral of a claim was deemed beyond provincial legislative power.
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Calgary
Simmons
Supreme Court
Hill
Alberta man in wrong down in Tacoma
Two men arrested in Tacoma face charges of passing counterfeit silver dollars in northwest cities. George N. Edwards 33 alias C Nelson Moorey alias Gene Edwards and Gev Whitehead 23 are held in Tacoma jail, with Edwards listing Kelso and Whitehead Alberta Canada as their homes.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northwest
George N. Edwards
C. Nelson Moorey
Gene F.idwards
Oregon State Penitentiary
Gev
Whitehead
Edwards
Kelso
Alberta
Canada
Sentence Commuted for William Murrell in Ottawa
The execution set in London Ontario on December 17 is commuted to life imprisonment at Portsmouth Penitentiary. The decision was announced by the Secretary of State's office.
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Ottawa
William Murrell
London
Ont
Portsmouth
Secretary of State
Protecting Girl Settlers Faces Suggested Reform
Rev. Abbe Casgrain, Port of Quebec immigration officer, urged direct applications to the immigration department to curb sub agents of steamship lines who recruit girls for employment. He noted many young European girls do not reach intended destinations and may vanish en route or fall under ill repute. Minister Forke considered changes but said outcomes depend on the girls themselves and prior arrangements.
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Ottawa
Europe
Abbe Cosgrain
Quebec
Robert Forke
Abbe Casgrain
Canada
Casgrain
Forke
League of Nations Urges Conciliation Over Bolivian Paraguayan Rift
Washington December 14 Bolivian delegate to the Pan American Conference declines today session on the dispute citing lack of instructions. Lugano December 14 the League council adopts a policy of conciliation, agreeing to relay messages between Bolivia and Paraguay and to forward Bolivian cables to Paraguay.
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Washington
Lugano
Switzerland
Council of
League of Nations
Briand
Paraguay
Bolivia
Bar Association meeting highlights in Lethbridge
The Bar Association of the province convenes in Lethbridge with speakers including Dean Arthur Moxom of the University of Saskatchewan and Alberta judges. Afternoon sessions feature talks by J. McKinley Cameron and G. M. Blackstock on criminal law and district court jurisdiction.
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Lethbridge
Bar Association of
Arthur Moxom
University of Saskatchewan
Justice Mitchell
Winter
Alberta
Thompson
British Columbia
Messrs
McKinley Cameron
L. W. Prockington
A. L. Smith
S. H. McCuaig
J. McKinley Cameron
K.C
Calgary
G. M. Blackstock
Medicine Hat
Dean Arthur Moxom
University of Saskatchewan Law Faculty Discussion Time
At 4.30 p.m. Dean Moxom will address the audience with KC EL Mc Cuaigz of Calgary Alberta leading the session at the University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Law.
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Faculty of Law
University of Saskatchewan
Dean Moxom
EL McCuaigz
Calgary
Alberta
Xmas Cheer Fund Drive Update
The Christmas Cheer Fund lists donations from Med Hat Type Union Mayor Bullivant Hector Lang Dr Gershaw Med Hat Operatic Soc Rotary Club Taylor Bros Canadian Legion totaling 310.00 dollars. Small gifts from individuals are emphasized as valuable as larger organization subscriptions to brighten Christmas Day for the needy.
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Union
Mayor Bullivant
Hector Lang
Gershaw
Rotary Club
Taylor Bros
Canadian Legion
Grain inspections and staff changes at Edmonton branch
Winnipeg reporting shows 1,388 cars inspected yesterday and 300 last year with contract grades 625. R O G Bennett of the Bank of Montreal in Grande Prairie is named assistant manager for the Edmonton branch.
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Winnipeg
R. O. G. Bennett
Bank of Montreal
Grande Prairie
Canadian Field Crops Behind That of 1927
Ottawa reports 1928 Canada's principal field crops valued at 1 051 043 000 dollars, down 83 149 600 from 1927. Grain crops lead at 733 845 000 with other totals for potatoes hay and fodder root crops and more. Area under cultivation rises notably in Saskatchewan and Alberta with price declines across wheat corn and rye.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Brunswick
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Minister's Wife Alleged To Have Drawn Weapon In Arrest Case
Vancouver December 13. Rev S Robertson Orr released after immigration board inquiry. Orr faced breach charges under the immigration act but the charges were not upheld. He had faced suspension from his church role amid a divorce case in which he was a co respondent. Mrs Orr proclaimed conspiracy against him as he was arrested outside the Central Presbyterian church after addressing a church commission. Immigration officers and city detectives escorted him to custody.
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Vancouver
S. Robertson Orr
Canadian Immigration Board of
Orr
Mr. Orr
Canada
New Zealand
Central Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of Canada
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In Canada
Regina
Hon Dr King Passes Through Town on Railway Visit
Hon J H King federal minister of health arrived by Crow train en route to Ottawa in his private car parked beside the station here. He was joined by J G Turgeon of Vancouver and was greeted by Dr F W Gershaw MP Hector Lang MLAs and Alderman King. The visit supported efforts to revive a northern CN railway link.
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J. H. King
Ottawa
Vancouver
Dr. King
J. G. Turgeon
Senator Turgeon
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
Hector Lang
Ald. King
Liberal Association
King
C.N.R
City Market Returns Small Egg Sale and Prices
Market activity was light with fifteen dozen eggs brought to market by noon. Firsts sold at 60c a dozen, butter 45c per pound, dressed turkey 38 5c per pound, and five chickens and ducks priced at $1.00 each.
Three Die in Smoky Lake Level Crossing Crash
Edmonton report records a fatal level crossing collision near Smoky Lake. Nick Zymbaliuk Bill Kalyniuk and Mary Watomaniuk died. Jacob Watomaniuk and another man were injured, with Watomaniuk hospitalized at Radway Centre.
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Smoky Lake
Edmonton
Nick Zymbaliuk
Bill Kalyniuk
Mary Watomaniuk
Jacob Watomaniuk
Radway Centre
C.N.R
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