Railway Board refuses to set hearing date for Alta coal case
Ottawa dispatch reports the Board of Railway Commissioners refused Alberta and Ontario's request to set an early date for hearing the coal rates case. Chief Commissioner McKeown said no compelling reason to halt the ongoing general freight rates inquiry, which had run a year and a half. The piece highlights Alberta's coal output and a push for domestic coal consumption under the banner Canadian coal for Canadian consumers.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Alberta
Ontario
McKeown
Dominion
Canada
Smoky River
Virginia
Pilots Crashed In Mountain Wreck Near Ashland
Heavy fog grounded a mountain flight and forced a crash into the mountainside south of Ashland Oregon. Patterson, piloting the plane, was pulled from wreckage by wood cutters 200 yards away and carried to the highway. He suffered a broken left hip a crushed left leg and a burned right hand.
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Medford
Ore
Dee
Patrick
Patterson
Ashland
Rotagyy Christmas Cheer Fund Donation Notice
A brief note shows Rotagyy's Christmas Cheer Fund receiving a $50.00 donation with a $5.00 total indicated. The donor appears as Wide-awake advertisera and reference to The wa caine is visible in the fragment.
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Rotagyy’s Christmas Cheer Fund
Wa Caine
Grain inspections report from Winnipeg
Winnipeg dispatch records grain inspection totals for December 17 with 475 cars inspected, including 72 contract grade, versus last year’s 1,599 cars. Coarse grains numbered 131 cars in the tally.
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Winnipeg
Modale bank robbery ends in arrests after town shooting
Two brothers robbed the Modale Savings Bank of about 3100 and fled across the ice into Iowa. A cashier was wounded and several bystanders were hurt as a large pursuit followed with a drinking spree of gunfire. Bray Harding confessed involvement. brother Dave denied shooting after leaving the bank.
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Maha
Neb
Missouri
Modale
Phate * ‘Savings
Othen
David
Bray Harding
Tich
Hough
Bray
Dave
Tha
Halo
Asourio
Towa
Nahn
Angel
Iowa
Praska
Hi Sigler
Carl Ball
B. Walch
Sigler
Sassman
Jaly
Modala
Calgary Capitals Meet Monarchs In Evening Hockey Game
The Calgary Capitals face the Monarchs at 8 30 tonight. The local Hockey Association arranged transport by car from the train to the rink for the Calgary team.
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Calgary
Calgary Capitols
Monarchs
Local Hockey Association
Lithuanian Government Overthrown in Memel
A Berlin Reuters despatch reports a reliable source says the Lithuanian government was overthrown in Memel with its members arrested and martial law declared.
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London
Reuters
Berlin
Memel
Bolshevist Propaganda In Lithuania Reported Coup
Despatches from Kovno claim Lithuania's government was toppled by former President Smetona with army help. President Kasimir Grinius and all ministers were arrested, martial law declared, and the country placed under siege. Placards accuse the government of selling the country to Bolshevists and foreigners.
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Riga
Latvia
Koyno
Smetons
Kasmir Grinius
Oxlet
Russia
Kovno
Lithuania
Col. Lovatsky
Bolshevists
Moose and Rotary defer clash for Christmas concert
The Moose and Rotary Club both planned Sunday evening entertainments for the same date to raise funds. To avoid conflict, the Moose postponed their event to December 26 and Rotary will perform that night at Monarch Theatre, urging a large Rotary turnout at Moose Hall.
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Rotary Club
Moose
Rotary
Moose Hall
Monarch Theatre
Edmonton Coroner’s Jury: Death by Strynchine Mistake
Edmonton December 17. Dr Hill of Luscare testified that Walter Pysnemi took strychnine believing it was salts. The coroner’s jury found accidental death and the body is being returned to Edmonton for burial.
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Edmonton
Hill
Luscare
Walter Pysnemi
Man seeks annulment of Canadian marriage on insanity
Lethbridge hearing reveals a dramatic request for nullity of marriage on ground of insanity. John Koole, Alberta farmer, alleges Harriet Norris Koole was unsound at the December 8 1923 ceremony in Lethbridge. She had escaped from Washington state hospitals and had a prior murder conviction.
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Lethbridge
Supreme Court
D. H. Elton
K.C
Canada
John *Koole
Harriett Norris Koole
Mamie Norris
Peiree
Alberta
John Koole
Harriet Norris Koole
S. S. Dunham
Hancock
Blensburg
Washington
University of Washington
Walla Walla
Medical Lake
U.S
Monarch
Boys Murder Teacher In Revenge For Whipping
Hazard Kentucky December 17 Two mountain school boys angered over a whipping lured their teacher Bud Morgan to the front door of his home and killed him, according to late reports from Hyden, Leslie county. Morgan leaves a widow and five children.
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Hazard
Bud Morgan
Hyden
Leslie County
Morgan
Featureless Wheat Session in Winnipeg Trade
In Winnipeg on December 17 the wheat market showed a featureless session with fair buying, slack export trade, light offerings, and prices moving in narrow ranges. December at 1.2918, May 1.383, July 1.33. December pressured by liquidation, May and July recovered. Light course-grain trade and dull cash markets with firm price spreads.
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Winnipeg
Poultry Show Opens in Medicine Hat Marshall Block
The Medicine Hat Poultry Association opened its annual show in the Marshall Block on Third Street with more birds on display than last year. Judging began this afternoon and will finish tomorrow morning. The exhibition runs 10 am to 10 pm tomorrow and Tuesday. Entries come from Calgary, Saskatoon, and Vernwood near the Manitoba border, with rabbits and bantams in large displays and a new eggs class open for competition.
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Medicine Hat Poultry Association
Marshall Block
Calgary
Saskatoon
Verwood
Manitoba
Australia wheat harvest progresses in Victoria and Commonwealth
The International Institute of Agriculture reports Australia’s harvest is under favorable conditions. Victoria production is estimated at 47,750,000 bushels and the total Commonwealth yield may exceed 15,000,000 bushels.
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Rome
International Institute of Agriculture
Victoria
Commonwealth
Rowell Pushes for Prosecution of Rum Runners in Vancouver
Vancouver dispatch reports Royal Commission counsel N W Rowell urging prosecutions for perjury and criminal actions tied to intransit and ex-warehouse liquor shipments. Findings seek forfeiture of illicit cargoes, bond cancellations, and license revocations. Authorities target Manitoba Refining BC and others, with emphasis on fake landings and false declarations.
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Vancouver
B.C
Customs Commission
R. L. Calder
K.C
Commission
Chris Moeller
Manitoba
British Columbia
R. M. Morgan
J. L. Stewart
J. S. Norstenoff
T. J. Fay
Soo Vancouver
N. W. Rowell
Royal Commission
Department of Customs and ‘Excise
Manitoba Refinerings
Joseph Kennery Company, Ltd
Consolidated Exporters of
British ‘Columbia
Great Britain
Mexico
Central America
United States
Rowell
Central American
Canada
Marx government forced to resign amid Reichstag vote
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Marx and his cabinet resigned after a 249 to 171 non-confidence vote in the Reichstag following charges by Social Democrat Phillipp Scheidemann that monarchist military forces were forming an illegal reserve and undermining the Reichswehr. He named places and figures to back his claim, sparking heckling of traitor and blackguard. Scheidemann urged replacement by Republicans and condemned Soviet Russia for aiding German militarists.
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Berlin
Det
Marx
Reichstag
Phillipp Scheidemann
Social Democrats
Reichswehr
Scheidemann
Soviet Russia
Prge
Alberta government to press for coal rates reconsideration
Edmonton reports Premier Brownlee says Alberta will not drop the matter after the Railway Board decision. The government intends to press for reconsideration, urge action before Parliament, and coordinate with Ontario and eastern provinces to secure a workable eastbound coal freight arrangement. Brownlee will contact Premier Ferguson in Toronto to align lines of action.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Alberta
Railway Board
Ferguson
Toronto
Ontario
Murderer Caught Near Landisburg Farm Killings
Harrisburg dec 17. Paul Sheaner, a missing farm hand, was captured in Greensboro NC for the murder of Mr and Mrs George D Shall of near Landisburg and the attempted abduction of their daughter Mrs Lester Kell. The arrest was announced last night.
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Harrisburg
Greensboro
N.C
Paul Sheaner
George D. Shall
Landisburg
Lesler Kell
King Ferdinand Improving Daily in Bucharest Dispatch
King Ferdinand is reported to be gaining strength daily after recent operations and may soon undertake the trip to Paris. Queen Marie made a public appearance as Canadian and American societies gathered yesterday for the Prince Mired event amid a fair.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Ferdinand
Paris
Marie
Canada
States
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Or ‘der
Maritime Provinces
Bypress Club Mayor Bullivant Alta Prov. Police
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Soviet
West
R. Robertson
Australia
Harvest
Customs Probe Commission
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