Calgary Agrees to C P R Shops Plan After Council Vote
Calgary council in special session ratified the agreement with the C P R for the public utilities in the car shops district. Aldermen Ross and Hornby opposed adopting the measure, while Gen. Supt. Price supported the deal noting its economic benefits and job creation. The contract for the Calgary shops was awarded to Westinghouse Church Keer Co and will mirror Winnipeg in size and modernity.
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Calgary
C.P.R
Ross and
Hornby
Price
Supt. Price
Ald. Ross
Ald. Samis
Supt.Price
General Supt. Price
Westinghouse Church Keer Co
Winnipeg
Railway Commission Set to Hear Western Rates Case
Ottawa December 15 A hearing on Western Canada telegraph and later freight rates is scheduled by the Railway Commission for January 6. The inquiry, urged by the Winnipeg Board of Trade, is led by Isaac Priblado K C of Winnipeg. The hearing may delay western investigations into freight charges until late winter.
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Western Telegraph
Ottawa
Western Canada
Railway Commission
Tele
Graph Companies of
Canada
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Isaac Priblado
K.C
Winnipeg
Peg Negro to Die in March
Henry Wilbur Redd, a Black man, was sentenced to death by Chief Justice Hawfell for the July 21 murder of Frank Johnson. The execution is scheduled for March.
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Winnipeg
Henry Wilbur Redd
Haw
Dispatch
Frank Johnson
Medical Students Up in Arms Over Fees
Fourth year medical students at Toronto University discussed finishing their term at McGill to avoid a hospital clinical fee rise. They oppose a proposed $650 annual fee and a $200 Christmas donation to sick children’s hospital, arguing the university grants should cover such costs. President Falconer said the issue was misunderstood and he learned of it only that morning.
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McGill University
W. Apb
Toronto
Toronto University
Montreal
McGill
Cop Arrested Took His Life
Toronto dispatch reports Police Constable Arthur Staples died by his own hand after being found in an unfit condition on his beat. Despondency over possible disgrace cited as the motive. Also listed are local real estate snap offerings from Simpson Northam Co and H C Pettet Co.
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Toronto
Arthur Staples
Martin
Staples
Simpson-Northam Co
North Railway
Braemer St
H. C. Pettet & Co
Ex Policeman Harold Armstrong Sentenced For Vagrancy
Harold Armstrong an ex Mounted Police Constable discharged from Calgary for selling chewing tobacco to prisoners appeared in court for vagrancy and begging and was sent to Lethbridge for two months. A 22 year old former night clerk at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, he was discharged for drunkenness. During the past three weeks he has…
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Harold Armstrong
Mounted Police
Calgary
Lethbridge
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Prisoner Hinted at Bar Plot to Hold Up Mail
In the dock the prisoner said he heard men in a local bar discussing a Crow train mail robbery and named a speaker, but the magistrate treated the remark with skepticism. The mood and complaints about begging frame the case.
Australians Lead After First Day in Sydney Test
London reports on December 15 that Trumper remained not out as Australia finished the first innings at five wickets. The exchange telegram indicates the total runs for the day in the M G C C Australian test match at Sydney.
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London
M. GC. C
Sydney
Australia
Trumper
British Army Bans U.S. Meat Packers for Contracts
The British government will exclude American meat packers under U.S. prosecutions from tendering for army and navy supply contracts pending court outcomes. War Office letters say no firms involved will be invited to tender, due to parliamentary opposition to American trusts. expected sales may shift to Argentine packers.
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U.S
British Isles
United States
War Office
Rumor of King George assassination rumors in London
London crowds buzzed with a wild rumor that King George had been assassinated in Delhi. Officials dismissed the tale as unfounded after a Delhi despatch clarified there was no incident, noting a minor tent fire near the royal camp was accidental.
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London
George
Delhi
India
West End
Delhi Durbar
India Office
Legislature Debates Municipalities Bill in Alberta House
Edmonton reports heavy legislative grind before Christmas adjournment. Premier answers questions on costs of legislature and telephone system, while opposition probes railway policy. Bill No 1 on rural municipalities advances. Bill No 2 on CNW private railway charter sparks debate on CN R monopoly and railway policy.
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Edmonton
Tweedie
Bell Company
City of
Medicine Hat
House
C. R. Mitchell
John R. Boyle
Sturgeon
Riley
Canadian Northern Western Railway Co
Cote
Michener
C.N.W.R
C.N.R
Alberta
C.P.R
Sifton
Mr. Michener
Big Reception to Rev. C.T. Holman
The Baptist church filled with members and denomi national representatives for a welcome to Rev. C.T. Holman who recently became pastor. Captain Marshall of the Salvation Army and others spoke, praising unity among creeds. Holman thanked the audience and said the church forms a unified front under one Great Leader. He stressed that a pastor’s wife assists without official title and urged all members to act as ministers in faith.
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Toolman
Hoolman
Arcitresses
Ufuhnan
Holman
Mrrs. Holman
Favors State Control of Public Utilities
Theo dore N. Vail, president of American Telephone and Telegraphs and Western Union, spoke at a Kansas City businessmen dinner in favor of regulating public utilities by state and national commissions. He urged eliminating arbitrary corporate customer treatment and praised utilities regulation as essential amid anticipated developments. It was his first public speech after decades in the public eye.
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Kansas City, Mo
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraphs
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas City
Mr. Vail
Persia Now Has Other Troubles
The Times correspondent reports a grave situation in Charaz capital of Fares with Mollah Mirza fanning fanaticism against religious leaders in Holy War. The cabinet refuses to resign and Russia faces a frenzied population. The Morning Post notes Persia will accept Russia’s first two demands but seeks withdrawal of Russian troops before the third, Anglo Russian consent on foreign appointments. Sir Edward Grey says the Anglo Russian agreement does not bind Britain to Persia’s independence.
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London
Teheran
The
Times
Charaz
Fares
Mollah Mirza
Russia
Morning Post
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Persia
Great Britain
Lords Pass on Insurance Bill
The House of Lords today passed the National Insurance Bill providing compulsory sickness and unemployment insurance for the working classes through its third reading. The measure now completes the process to become law pending formalities.
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Lords
Lloyd-George
London
House of Lords
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