Western Unemployment Conditions Worsen in the West
Western Canada faces worsening unemployment with Winnipeg reporting a sharp rise in jobless men and prairie officials disputing Ottawa’s mainland optimism. Alberta officials and Vancouver police weigh relief measures as unrest grows among the unemployed, while authorities expect federal and provincial aid to fund relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Ottawa
Peter ‘Heenan
Heenan
Dominion
Manitoba
Regina
Saskatchewan
R. G.reid
Alberta
Edmonton
Reid
Nan’s
Brownlee
Capaetana
Mgt
Canaa
Stodev
Dan Mclea
M. Heenan
Winnipes
Employment Service Bureau
Westwrard
Vancouver
B. C
Wunemloved
la Camme
City Relief Office
William R. Tracey
Relief Commission
Tracy
Reief
John Gannett
George D. Ireland
Ralief
Cit
British Crisis Over Coal Bill Sparks Liberal Meetings
London reports that the Liberal shadow cabinet and parliamentary party met to discuss the crisis over the Coal Bill. Government replies to questions by Sir Herbert Samuel were deemed inadequate, with more inquiries likely as the bill is reviewed tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Samuel
London
Geo. Hambleton
Liberal
Liberal Parliamentary Party
Daily News
House of Commons
Non-Stop Fliers to Africa Reported in Peril
Royal Air Force team led by Squadron Leader A C Jones Williams and Flight Lieutenant N H Jerigeris vanished after leaving Cromwell for a record non stop flight to South Africa. They had crossed the French coast and entered a desert stage with signals previously reaching Cairo by wireless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canwell
Eng
A. C. Jones-Williams
N. H. Jerigeris
Africa
Sahara
Cromwell
Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force
South Africa
Marseilles
Sardinia
Cairo
Capetown
Vancouver unemployment relief plan supported in council
Premier Tolmie via Victoria reports and Alderman Atherton chairing the relief commission endorsed continuing relief at two dollars daily for married men and one dollar for single men, with tickets for food and groceries. The unemployed list shows 30 men enrolled as the plan aims to secure works through the board of works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
George Ireland
Fivie Peard
Edmonton to greet Premier Brownlee with celebration
A congratulatory demonstration is planned for Premier Brownlee upon his Ottawa return after signing the natural resources agreement. He will be met at the CPR station by a band and the program will feature fireworks a bonfire and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Brownlee
Ottawa
C.P.R
15 Year Old Boy Kills Brother and Sister in NY Home
Lawrence Wilbur, 15, confessed to officials in Aster County that he shot and killed two younger siblings Lulu six and Daniel three after being teased. He awaits mental examination in custody.
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Lad
Kingston
N.Y
Lawrence Wilbur
Aster County
Lulu
Daniel
Fifty-Nine Die in North McAlister Coal Mine Explosion
In MacAlister Oklahoma authorities abandoned hope of rescue as fifty nine miners entombed in Old Town Coal Company's North McAlister mine after an explosion. Thirteen bodies were recovered yesterday. In Romney West Virginia a man killed three people at their homes including a Justice of the Peace and the county jailor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacAlister
Okla
Old Town Coal Company
North McAlister
Romney
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
Final Decision Held Up Awaiting Lapointe Arrival
Ottawa reports that Ernest Lapointe’s return this week is expected to accelerate government program moves. Ontario and Quebec premiers may delay talks on waterpower rights until his availability is assured. A constitutional conference in London aims to harmonize laws with British Dominions and set groundwork for a Westminster Act to resolve inconsistencies.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ernest Laponte
Ontario
Quebec
Lapointe
St. Lawrence River
Ceneda
United States
Lepointe
London
Dominions
Great Britain
Christmas Charity Totals From Local Groups Reach 781 66
A Dickensian appeal accompanies a compiled list of charitable contributions from Medicine Hat groups and individuals. Institutions such as Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society, Cypress Club, Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus, and Empress Theatre management appear among donors, with totals totaling 781.66 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society
Med Hat Greenhouses Ltd
Catholic Womens League
Dr. F
Weeee Kiwanis Club
Hector Fang
Rotary Club
Beny & Son Garage
Canadian Legion
Knights of Columbus
Batt
St. Johns Troop
Empress Theatre Management
T. H. Walker
Masonic
Davidson & Gow
W. Jones
Maple Leaf Milling Co
Prices at the Stock Yards Report From Calgary and Winnipeg
Calgary and Winnipeg stockyard reports show receipts of cattle hogs sheep and lambs with prices for butcher cattle stockers and feeders varying by class. Calgary entries include 20 cattle 52 calves and 21 sheep with hogs at 11.25 top and bacon around 10.41 off car. lambs stronger. Winnipeg receipts total 400 cattle 400 hogs and 500 sheep and lambs with top lambs at 10.00 and butchers 6.75 to 7.00 for heifers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
West Lambs
Winnipeg
Lord Byng Suffers Set-Back in Illness
Lord Byng former governor general of Canada who has a lung ailment suffered a set-back Tuesday but showed improvement Wednesday morning according to a physician in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Byng
London
Canada
Metropolitan Police
Winter Chill Sweeps Canadian Prairie Cities
Saskatchewan townsерь Moose Jaw and Regina record sub forty below readings as Winnipeg and Manitoba endure extreme cold. Telegraph lines fail, streetcars stall, and drivers face hazards from wind and frost. Alberta remains milder with Calgary and Edmonton around 18 and 16 below.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Sashkatchewan
Muchitoba
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Canada
Regina
Prince Albert
Broadview
Manitoba
Kenora
Ontario
Pas
Minnedosa
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Trans Atlantic fliers crash after low altitude flight
Uruguayan trans Atlantic flyer Major Tadeo Larre Borges and Lieut Leon Challe tell officials of a 3600 mile voyage fought against head winds. Exhausted after 36 hours aloft they landed in darkness in Brazil, plane overturned, Challe trapped then freed. Authorities aided them in Santo Antonio before transport to Natal.
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Santo Antonio
Brazil
South Atlantic
Tadeo Larre-Borges
Maracuse
Leon Challe
Challe
Major Borges
Cape Verde
Larre-Borges
Pernambuco
Challa
Acio Postal
Natal
Radio Club Meeting Sought By Medicine Hat Radio Fans
A meeting is set for eight o clock tomorrow evening at City Hall to form a Radio Club in Medicine Hat. Radio inspector Mr Ainslie from Calgary will attend to discuss interference and urge city radio owners to join. A strong club could help secure a social inspector and remedy nuisance conditions facing radio owners.
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Hart
Ainslie
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Snowy Night Delivers Five Inches in Halifax Region
Five inches of snow, the season's heaviest, fell in Halifax and surrounding Nova Scotia areas last night, followed by rain and sleet. Telegraph wires were heavy but service otherwise unimpacted.
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Halifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
Grain Inspections Report Wheat Cars in Winnipeg
Winnipeg for December 18 shows grain inspections totaling 100 cars of wheat this year versus 1 700 cars last year. Additional data lists 139 cars under contract wheat.
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Winnipeg
Bad Sleet Storm Disrupts Eastern Telegraph Lines
A severe sleet storm disrupted telegraphic lines to Canada and the United States, halting the New York to Toronto wire and causing widespread delays. Snow and ice hindered movement in Ontario and Quebec, complicating newspaper operations as they tried to assemble early editions.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
United States
New York
Eds. Lions
Ontario
Venichesi
Quebec
UBC
A. Wa
Minister W R Motherwell Hospitalized With Pleurisy
Ottawa reports Hon W R Motherwell minister of agriculture moved from his residence to Civic Hospital suffering from pleurisy. Physicians expect no serious developments though he grew worse after a chill caught in Sherbrooke where he opened Hyestock arena. In separate note Ogilvie elevator burned, 25 000 damage. U S automobile deaths 27 000 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
W. R. Motherwell
Civic Hospital
No Signs of Cable Buried by Earthquake of Nov 18
Halifax Dec 18 The John W McKay returned with reports of no repairs after four weeks grappling the ocean bed for the Nov 18 quake damaged Transatlantic cable lines. No trace found in quake zones with hard clay on grappling irons, suggesting a large upheaval buried miles of cable.
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Halifax
N.S
Commercial Cable Company
John W.mckay
John W. McKay
Ares
Whig
Gape Race
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LABOR
Charles Sutton
R. H. Webb
Col. MacAlpine
R. F. Baker
G. A. Thomson
Alex Milne
Charles Dickens
W. Motherwell
Nero
Ogilvie
U. S
Assiniboia
Dist
Supt
Arena
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