23 Dec 1924
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1924
Page
1
In Ottawa unofficial word suggests the Baldwin government will convene the Imperial Economic Committee after Christmas to study methods to stimulate empire trade beyond preferential tariffs. Proposed aid methods include import licenses and price stabilization for foodstuffs and agricultural goods from the British Empire.
A London backed tilt to favor dominion meat exports faces opposition and requires cabinet and imperial committee review. Canada presses Britain for meat access while Argentina trade balances future moves as Baldwin weighs tariffs and licenses in imperial trade strategy.
Mount Verken, 41, and Mrs Hise Sweetin, charged with poisoning Wasban Wilford Swetin, face a Christmas Eve verdict if a present plan holds. Prosecution fears impact on jury amid possible insanity defense and appeals. Attorneys weigh sending Sweetin mother to Christmastime for her three boys.
A fault at the power house caused a short circuit when a new switch was being installed. The outage plunged the area into semidarkness for about ninety minutes. No damage occurred and power was restored after repairs.
A coroner's jury found that a faulty elevator shaft door caused the death of a person identified as Edisto in Edwekton on December 28. The finding cites a defective lock on the shaft door as the cause of the fatal incident.
The Kiwanis Club held its annual meeting amid mourning for former president Dr W H Macdonald. A memorial was delivered by Dr Fred Gerahiy, with prayers by Rev H id Gordon and a Christmas theme address by Rev W C West. Dr Fred Gershaw was elected president unanimously.
The year ends with the board endorsing a vacancy plan for the Earl Kitchener principalship and delaying new appointments until fall 1935. Miss I N Carver receives leave of absence to September. Hector Lang elected board chair. new committee heads named. R G Black honored for service. Mattie Briggs found dead from freezing near her Shelby Montana shack.
Six of eight suspects in the Royal Bank of Canada robbery at Nanaimo on December 1 are named. Rosa C. Watson, Seattle detective, and Clarence H. Silver are among the accused, facing extradition as other listed bandits Br. William Bagley T. N. Jolson Harry Stone Silas Laden and Hunter await Seattle transport for trial.
Local fundraiser notes very munificent donations from Ynyfor Tiros and many groups including Rotary Club Cypress Club Knights of Columbus News Typographical Union and Catholic Women’s League among others. Contributions range from small personal gifts to larger sums totaling several dollars in support of the fund.
London dispatch reports the British government asks dominions to agree to a special Imperial Conference in March to discuss the League of Nations disarmament protocol.
Regina reports the first vote on the church union question in Southern Saskatchewan resulted in 68 members voting against joining the union and one voting for it at the Assiniboia Presbyterian church. Rev J R Graham, pastor, presided as provisional moderator of the Saskatchewan Synod.
A New York man claiming to be a bootlegger offered the Pris others Belle Society a $1000 draft saying he might need help later, but the donation was turned down in Washington on December 20. The donor described himself as a bootlegger by occupation.
A two storey Drumheller residence near the N R bridge caught fire at 2 am. The mother perished in the blaze and six children were left homeless. The Pawiek family lived there while the husband was away at Round Hill near Camrose.
Moscow report says Trotzky remains the target of attacks from within and outside the Communist party. Despite being out of frontline politics and in poor health, he faces continued censure over alleged deviations from Communist principles. A party congress in March is expected to rule on his alleged heresy.
Reports from Belgrade claim a column of Albanian insurgents entered Virana and that Scutari has fallen. Advices say forces moved from Kiranal Aé m toward Fano, with Premier Fan No&l and ex-premier Ahmed Hey Zoran’s forces beaten by rebels.
The final report of the royal grain inquiry commission is practically completed and will be revised, printed, and presented to the Federal government. It is expected to run about 600 pages or 150000 words detailing an exhaustive survey, and the commissioner will likely table the report to the House of Commons when Parliament meets.
Abel Crump, 42, died from burns after an explosion of thawing substance yesterday afternoon. He was transported to the hospital by Louis, who admitted him.
A damaged local passage mentions travel, science and mathematics with names like Van and Francines amid unclear fragments. It references a night event or journey and hints at a field involving the greatest branch of the fat Travellie lant.
Clarence Gilbert, a mail pilot, leaped from a failing plane in a snowstorm above Kaperville Illinois and was found dead with lines still attached to his belt. His wrecked aircraft and mail load were recovered after an 11 hour search, marking a grim first fatality among continent spanning air mail pilots. Luman Dake, pioneer hotel proprietor, died at St Thomas Ontario.
Western Canada braces for a deep cold spell that is expected to linger through the holiday period. Prairie temperatures fall as north winds sweep in, with The Pas reporting 18. below zero as the coldest spot in the region and other Manitoba points showing severe cold. Alberta and Saskatchewan also see frigid readings as weather worsens across the area.
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