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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
Reports from Afghanistan say Russian troops unprovoked attacked and captured the port of Darkbad. Officials fear this could signal a Russian push toward India, reviving old British worries about Russian access through Afghanistan to India.
Baltimore December 28 Dr W A Patrick Johns Hopkins predicts lower costs for steel making refining and refrigeration from silica gel a colloidal silica with absorbent pores. He cites a UK steel mill and US Steel plans using the process plus a New England refrigerator car maker and a Standard Oil plant refining using the material. He says silica gel increases steel output and lowers costs, enables gasoline from natural gas and benzene from coke over gas, and acts as a vacuum pump dehydrating air prior to furnaces.
In a W C M P court in Swift Current, Alex Fritzler admitted selling about two gallons of distilled spirits per day for two years. He was fined 520 dollars and 19 dollars costs after not pleading guilty. A barrel of wash and one-gallon jugs were shown as evidence, but the still itself was not found.
Akron reports Speaker Nicholaa Longsworth on rubber plants amid concerns of artificial price hikes by foreign unions. He said investigations into tide rubber production restrictions will aid American manufacturers, with testimony expected from Firestone and others. He praised tax cuts and warned against entangling alliances.
Paris reports the death of Mme Louise Cognacq, a business genius who claimed she never took a vacation in fifty years. She and husband Theodore Cognacq built a department store empire in Paris after meeting as clerks in 1853 and marrying in 1872. The obit notes her long career and the store's vast turnover. The piece ends with mention of Dr. N J Lindsay's death.
Regina society members discuss whether killing Saskatchewan horses and shipping the meat to Belgium is humane. Proponents cite market needs and costs, while opponents urge humane handling and reject eating horseflesh. The Alberta minister and Saskatchewan livestock officials express support for trials and shipments, with debate over cruelty and transport conditions.
Mr A Bevans proprietor of the Jasper hotel paid a fine of 200 dollars and costs for an offence under the Saskatchewan Liquor Act after police actions. The case was before Major Moodie. The Sun Cafe proprietor received 50 pounds and costs for a similar offence at the same time.
Two die and two are not expected to live after eating poisoned food in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. The deceased are Charles Thompson sixty a businessman and Miers Asabel Ward twenty seven his housekeeper. Hospitalized are Charles Pickens seventeen and Einier Ward seventeen half brother of Miss Ward.
The Union Steamship Cowichan sank after being rammed by the Lady Cynthia about 30 miles north of Vancouver. All 16 passengers and 81 crew were saved, while the Lady Cynthia ferried them to Vancouver and continued to Powell River.
Washington reports Brazil’s Sao Paulo legislature may authorize a 50 million dollar loan from London bankers to bolster the coffee market against price declines. Congress and Secretary Hoover plan retaliatory measures as they investigate rubber and coffee controls amid foreign monoplo lies.
Official figures show profits from British Columbia's government liquor business rising steadily in the six months ending September 30. Revenue reached 1,551,? as against 1,409,791 in the prior six months and 279,216 in the same period before the dip.
Vancouver reports Premier Brownlee of Alberta and Alex Ross left for Edmonton after coastal talks with Premier Olser of British Columbia. They emphasized joint trade interests and a unified policy to develop the Pacific coast outlet for Western Canada as a key regional challenge.
Captain Gordo Canning reports Abd el Krim ready to accept the first four points of French terms outlined by M. Painleve at Nimes. Terms include reciprocal phosphorus exchange, amnesty from January 1 1926, administrative autonomy, and territorial regime definition. Obituary notes: William Stuart Taggart, renowned portrait pilot, dies in Ottawa at 66.
A formal note from P H Wedderburn outlines a rabbit control drive coordinated by farmers and three member district committees. Government supplies trapport materials by rail with farmers transporting and disposing of rabbits to fund local needs as winter campaigns begin from Seven Person into neighboring districts.
The American FarmW carrier group in Des Moines voices strong opposition to the Fordney McCumber tariff. It faults the tariff for burdening consumers and farmers alike and threatens action against continued protection if demands are not met. The export surplus plan gains approval while Congress faces renewed pressure.
Ottawa reports a budget prospect featuring substantial reductions in income and sales taxes. The plan may ease motor vehicle duties, with Liberal caucus members opposing for political reasons. The aim is to lower taxes while keeping revenue in check as estimates are prepared.
Secretary Hoover launches public drive with the National Rubber Association and the American Automobile Association urging motorists to reuse tires and conserve rubber. He cites British restrictions on exports and the alleged artificial price spike by the rubber cartel while outlining plans to boost production and explore substitutes.
Berlin reports engineer Frang Lorwt has created a device that delivers a strong electric shock through the touch to disable a target. A tiny inductive cell powers wires in the sleeves, causing a victim to collapse unconscious as an ambulance is summoned. Government officials discuss possible negotiations over the device.
London officials reject United States claims that Britain is manipulating crude rubber prices to pay war debts. They call the suggestion pure nonsense and affirm no government pricing effort to finance obligations.
Berlin reports General Ladendorff, wartime Quartermaster General and leader of an ultra nationalist faction, has pivoted to a new policy campaign amid wartime tensions. Details remain unclear as authorities assess its potential impact on Germany’s political landscape.
East Bideford farmer Frank Dawson, 45, was killed when his horse and sleigh broke through ice on the Bedford river. The incident followed a harsh winter as prompt response and rescue efforts were reported.
Ottawa dispatch reports Lorenzo Martin saved five children under six when their home burned early today. He woke to fire and smoke, urged his wife and two children from bed, then returned to rescue the remaining three, all escaping unharmed.
A blaze in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn forced more than 100 families from their homes today. The fire damaged a coal socket at Fleet Brathigra and menaced nearby houses as police reserves were deployed. A woman was overcome by the panic and a man suffered a rage attack.
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