Blatchford Wins Edmonton Mayoral Race and Plebiscite
Dee Famonton reports Mayor K A Blatchford won yesterday with about 8500 votes from a 16400 turnout aided by preferential balloting. Second place went to Ex-Aide J A Couison with ~2300, Clarke ~2000, Sheppard ~1500, Adair under 1000, and Miss McBain 0. Plebiscite favored a two year term. Alder men East and West Edmonton show likely first count gains. five Circle Government and two Labor candidates lead for council. four school trustees to be elected with Labor and C G A vote split anticipated.
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Dee
K. A. Blatchford
Blatchford
Ex-Ata
Couison
ExAld J. A. Clarke
Rice
Sheppard
Jos. Adair
Miss McBain
Donce
Nord
Sidermanic
J. Dowsing
Tapes
East
Charles Stewart
West Edmonton
Cirle
Assam
Labor
Bullivant Elected Mayor With 831 Votes Over Huckvale
Poll results show J. Bullivant elected mayor for a two year term by a 129 vote margin over Mayor Huckvale with Bryce Mitchell also receiving 262 votes. Total mayoral votes 1795, including 831 for Bullivant, 702 for Huckvale, and 262 for Mitchell. Aldermen elected: P. Simpson 087, Ald. Mole 933, TR. B. Davidson 929.
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Huckvale
Bryce Mitchell
Bullivant
Bryce ‘Mitchell
J.P. Marsh
P. Simpson
Ald. Mole
TR. B. Davidson
E. Huckvale
Alderman Wwe
P. M. Simpson
J. Hole Wa
T. Bell
Famous Cheylesmore Divorce Case Reaches From England to Alberta
Elizabeth Baroness Cheylesmore and Francis Eaton Lord Cheylesmore file affidavits in Edmonton Supreme Court in support of divorce from Nora Eaton. Lord Cheylesmore seeks domicile in Alberta with a ranch at Alix, while Lady Cheylesmore pursues divorce in England’s High Court. Affidavits also name officers of the Grenadier Guards and a London club steward.
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Alberta
Eximonton
Elizabeth
Cheylesmore
Gilbert Hamilton
Grenadier Guards
London
Supreme Court
Edmonton
Stanley C. S. Kerr
Francis Ormond Henry Eaton
Alix
Nora Mary Eaton
Lord Cheylesmore
Lady Cheylesmiore
High Court of Justice
Happy Valley
Local Poultry Trade Boosts Maple Creek Farmers
P Burns Co through local rep Bastedo bought Christmas poultry for Vancouver market. Ten tons turkeys mostly No 1 plus three tons from Hatton and Pinpot and more chickens were purchased at 25 cents a pound. Farmers gain good income. poultry could grow as a local industry.
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P. Burns Co
Bastedo
Vancouver
Hatton
Pinpot
Soviet Regrets Pact Seen With Suspicion
Foreign Minister Tchlitcherin in Paris said Soviet Russia cannot accept the League of Nations invitation to the disarmament conference preparatory work. He called Locarno a prelude to a crusade against the Soviet republic and urged immediate disarmament.
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Tepitcherin
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Tchlitcherin
Russia
France
Locarno
Soviet Republic
Baby Girl Born on Seattle Street After Hospital Refusal
In Seattle District 12 a 17 year old Indian mother Mrs Iak Beacon delivered a baby girl in the street after county hospital refused admission. She tried to reach the city hospital before the delivery with attendants noting the emergency was not clearly stated.
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Det
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Te City Hospital
Henson
Despatches Show Blocked Sea Route Worsening Starvation
From Peking reports via Daily Express despatches indicate the sea route remains blocked, leaving the capital stifled by hunger. Gens Feng Yu Hsiang's wife is said to head the Red Cross, worsening the relief crisis as the poor die of starvation.
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The
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Peking
SILYS
Feng Yu Hsiang
French Repulse Druse Attack in Damascus Chasyour Quarter
Jerusalem reports the French used artillery machine guns and aircraft to repel a Druse assault in Damascus Chasyour quarter last night causing damage. Dispatches confirm French forces held the sector and inflicted losses on the attackers.
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Chasyour
Damascus
Nathan Leopold Turns 21 Behind Prison Bars
Joliet Illinois December 15 Nathan Leopold Jr once the killer of Bobby Franks is now 21 years old. Birthdays hold little significance in prison except as a milestone on a life sentence. He works as a clerk in the penitentiary shoe department and receives a short family visit before returning to his duties.
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Birdie Schwab
Nathan Jr
Leopold
Paris Slated Under Heavy Snowstorm In Ten Year Blizzard
Paris and northern France face a severe blizzard with heavy falling snow. After a mild spell the country endures the worst storm in a decade, halting traffic and interrupting telegraphic and phonetic communications.
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Parle
France
Manchurian Troops Retreat Amid Looting Panic
From Mukden Toki Dec 14 official advices say Marshal Chang Tso Lin's troops retreat from Sinminfu and Mukden while looting runs rampant. Japanese residents are terrified. War office plans rapid troop replacement if the crisis worsens.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Chang Tso Lin
Sinminfu
War Office
League Decision Seems to Favor Britain Over Mosul
After a secret session the League of Nations Council reportedly voted to fix the provisional Brussels line as Mosul’s frontier, granting the greater part of the disputed territory to the British mandate of Iraq. Britain would extend its Irak mandate for twenty five years and negotiate economic treaties favorable to Turkey.
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Switzerland
League of Nations Council
Brussels
Mosul
Irak
Turkey
Britain
Finance Committee Votes 14 to 5 to Return Loucheur Measures
Paris December 14 The Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies voted 14 to 5 to return all of Finance Minister Loucheur's fiscal measures to the Government. The decision signals a challenge to the minister's policies as debates continue.
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the Chaaber of Deputies
Loucheur
New German Cabinet Formed as Koch Accepts Invite
Exchange Telegraph from Berlin reports Dr. Koch, leader of the German Democratic party, has accepted President von Hindenburg’s invitation to form a new cabinet. The announcement signals a shift in postwar German politics as coalition talks begin.
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New 14
Herlin
German Democratic Party
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von Hindenburg
Italy Comes Through Route Debts Subscriptions Rise
The Stefani News Agency reports voluntary subscriptions to pay Italy's debt to the United States have surpassed 4,050,000 dollars to date, signaling strong financial support amid the Italian obligations.
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Stefani
United States
Notable Cleric Starr Dies in Toronto
Former Nelson area Methodist minister Mayor Werbert Graham Starr died in Toronto. Starr, son of the late They, JE. Starr, was once a prominent local church figure and civic leader. The notice records his passing and notes his former roles and origins.
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Nelson
They
JE. Starr
Toronto
Ars. Mary A. Powell
Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada
West O Rowa Sails Toward Japan After Storm Damage
Cordova Alaska December 16 The steamer West O Rowa which lost its rudder and part of the stern in a December storm was radio dispatched to proceed toward Japan Navy reports say position at noon yesterday was 1600 miles northeast of Tokyo The West Holbrook and Dew followed closely
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West O'Rowa
Navy
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Tokio
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Dew
Travellers In Church Disharmonize Service
In a Saskatchewan church the minister’s text is interrupted as a verger introduces two strangers to a pew. He whispers to the rector that the visitors are “two commercial travellers from Mouse Jaw,” adding a note on unexpected guests during the service.
All Britain to Dance for Hospital Charity Event
London hosts a nationwide radio event Tuesday night with hospital charity as the focus. The main revel is at Olympia, London, while smaller dances occur from Plymouth to Aberdeen and Belfast.
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Great Britain
Revel
Olympia
Plymout
Aberdeen
Belfast
Special Constables Seize Belfast Barracks in Ulster Uprising
In Belfast the A special constabulary seized the Prince's Dock barracks declaring they will hold the buildings until compensation for disbandment under the Irish agreement is agreed. In Derry 8500 A specials guarded stores and army as authorities seek a peaceful settlement. The force demands a £200 bonus per man tax free, citing sudden disbandment and job loss as cause for action.
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Special Constabulary
Prince’s Dock
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Ram
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Ena
Pitiones de
Rumors Rise of Dunning Joining Mackenzie King Cabinet
Ottawa December 15 Rumors claim Saskatchewan Premier Dunning may join Premier Mackenzie King’s cabinet though no official confirmation exists. Analysts say his Western influence could bolster prairie support and affect cabinet seating for defeated ministers if the government holds.
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Dunning
Saskatchewan
Mackenzie King
Prairie Provinces
Middlesex
Vincent Massey Min
Claimant Appears as Sole Heir to 36 Million Fortune
Cilengo December 15 One more claimant to the 36,000,000 estate of the late Edwin Jennings appeared to plead his case. Charles Edgar Morris of Lake Louise Alberta wore Western attire and produced a will dated September 25 1923 said to be by Jennings. Morris aged 41 says he must marry before 45 and must settle rivals’ claims. He claims to be a nephew of Jennings and that Jennings sent him to Canada to manage a ranch.
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Dennings
Charles Edgar Morris
Lake Louise
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Jennings
Morris
Jenulus
Imillilonatro
Canada
Chicago Killers Heavy Week End Record
Chicago authorities logged a heavy weekend of killings including a family slaying in Batavia and a police officer fatally wounded. Two former convicts near River Forest exchanges sparked gunfire as a robber was killed and a partner wounded. A bootlegging feud and a candy shop fight left multiple dead or injured.
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Pan Automobile
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River Forest
Ed. Plauine
James Johnstone
Hank
Metterry
Frank
South Side
Frank Henkinson
Jas Hannan Wins Liberal Nomination in Vegreville
Jas Hannan of Tofield defeats Jos McCallum former M L A to secure Liberal nomination in Vegreville for Alberta legislature race.
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Tofield
Jos. McCallum
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Vegreville
Albeta
Paris Finance Crisis Deepens as Loucheur Resigns
Dec 15 Paris reports Finance Minister Loucheur resigning after the finance committee rejected his fiscal bills. The cabinet plans another effort to secure agreement with the Chamber of Deputies finance committee while markets react to the franc decline and a government pledge to curb foreign stock speculation.
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Briand
Committee of Public Safety
Tragic Suicide Pact Revealed In Vancouver Inquest
In Vancouver on December 15 Jessie a 18 year old stenographer died by suicide after telling her employer Wright of a plan to kill themselves together Wright testified he refused the proposition noting Jessie had been in a disturbed mental state the day before the tragedy and that she then shot herself.
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Jessie
Wright
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Heta
Conductor Dies in Car Coupling Accident
Robert We Oal ley, a C P R freight conductor of Moose Jaw, was crushed between two cars while coupling trains at 4 30 in the afternoon. He leaves a wife and a months old baby. The body was taken to Bellamy's Funeral Parlors.
Saskatchewan official tours coal tests in Europe
Bt. John New Brunswick December 14 Commissioner Molloy of Saskatchewan’s Labor and Industries department arrived with a party aboard the Montclare from Liverpool. He and Dr. Camsell of the Federal Department of Mines tested Saskatchewan low grade coal in carbonizers in England Germany and Czechoslovakia to find the cheapest most efficient carbonization method. Further results will be announced after board review.
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N.B
T.M. Molloy
Russia
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Molley
Saskatchewan
Kughid
Germany
Czecho
England
Molay
Hostler Becomes Persian Monarch After Assembly Transfer
The Constituent Assembly yesterday transferred the Crown of Persia to Reza Khao Pehitvi, formerly a hostler in the Cossack regiments, and then dissolved. Reza will take the oath before the Mofils on Tuesday and hold his first public court on Wednesday.
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Fersla
Dee
Constituent Assembly
Crown of
Persia
Reza Khao Pehitvi
Resa
Mofils
National ‘Assembly
Rex Versus Nadan Appealed To Privy Council
In London on December 14 the Privy Council reserved judgment in the appeal Nadan versus the King. The case challenges convictions under the Alberta Liquor Control Act of 1924 and the Canada Temperance Act of 1906 as amended.
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Nadan
London
Privy Council
King
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Langirs Attitude on Canada’s Policy Sparks Debate
A resclutlor proposes that Canada refuse responsibility for complications from the fuel oil policy of the United Kingdom. Woodyworth, a Lab member for Winnipeg, North-Care, opens a preliminary approach at a session. Notice of motion is on the order page.
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Unites King
Woodyworth
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Winnipee
North-Ceare
De Valera Affair At Dublin Hotel Investigated
The Daily Mail reports that famous Irish leader Eamon de Valera was staying at a Dublin hotel when detectives entered his room to examine papers and search clothing, prompting questions about the security breach and motive.
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Pee Ia
Daily Mall
Famonn de Valera
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