Citizens pack meeting on Roth oil contract in Medicine Hat
A large crowd filled the council chamber as Alberta officials debated the Roth oil contract. Mayor Huckvale and City Solicitor Clow explained the terms while Alderman Hole opposed municipal ownership. a vote on the agreement was framed around Royalty details and development potential.
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Crow
Ald
Hole
Mr. Roth
Col. Rossiter
Huckvall Gald
Roth
Riverside School
Knox Com
John Benson
Huckvale
Bay
Clow
Iwik
Blanchard
Myr Roth
Convicted of Conspiracy Fight Delays Appeal Hearing
Toronto, Fel 6. Aeiittus oar vis, who is under ventice of six months tipelso night and a fine of $600,000. following conviction for conspiracy in connection with Provincial bondigus, was yesterday given leave in My. Justice stc move before the Appellate Division for permission to put in affidavits of physics and other respect ing his fitness to serve sentence and his ability to pay the fine. The case will be under further review before the Appellate Division on February 10.
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Toronto
Aeiittus Oarvis
Tipelso
Bondigus
Stc
Dance Lessons Hit During Montreal Strike
In Montreal on February 4 a strike by 1500 workers in the salt cloak and skirt industry led to dancing instructors and an orchestra at a strike headquarter to calm tensions. The stoppage affects 100 establishments as workers demand a 44 hour week and the principle of collective bargaining.
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Montreal
Earthquakes Hit Southern Norway In Two Weeks
Oslo February 5 Fifteen earthquakes of varying violence shook Southern Norway over the past fortnight. Explosions and strong reverberations accompanied the tremors. Cracks up to 160 feet long and about three feet wide opened at Sidgal and Soha.
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Oslo
Norway
Sidgal
Soha
Mrs Philip Snowden Concluding Her Lecture Tour
Mrs Philip Snowden, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, finished her lecture tour traveling coast to coast and back on Canadian Pacific lines. She thanked Canada for its scenery and kindness and planned further speaking in Sherbrooke and St John.
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Philly Snowdely
Exchapper
Ewoast
Canadian Pacific Lines
St. John
Canadian Pacific Steam
Ule
Vsnewden
Canada
Unclear OCR Finds Reported Activity in Halifax Area
Fragmentary text describes discoveries or events in Halifax Nova Scotia with references to Clay’s Harbor and a street scene. Details are garbled with misspellings and incomplete phrases, making precise facts difficult to extract.
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Halifax
Kobe
Claire
Nova’ Scotia
Clay
Hanhor
Suspected Slayer Refuses to Talk in Morley Case
Seattle dispatch reports Elmer Manhart, jailed for two nights and a day, refuses to explain his movements before arrest after the death of Mrs. Lilliam Morley of Victoria and Calgary. Police seek associates who may link him to the crime and hotel staff fail to identify him. Claude Wilkins, Morley’s cab driver, says Manhart may have hired the car but was dressed differently.
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Seattle
Elmer Manhart
Lilliam Morley
Victoria
Calgary
Manhant
Peragns
Walters
Manhart
Bank Clearings Totals From Clearing House This Week
Returns from the clearing house show 310 424 for this week and 235 201 for last week while this week last year stands at 206 238. The figures reflect weekly banking activity across the clearing house.
Wheat futures slide as Liverpool cables push markets lower
Wheat prices fell across the board in early trading as Liverpool cables and selling pressure dominated. May futures slipped to around 2013-8 with a 11-4 close, other months down 6 3-8 to 8 cents, oats, barley, and flax also weakening. cash wheat and cash grain markets saw little activity.
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Winnipeg
Liverpool
Europa
United Kingdom
London
Europopean Powers Block All Effort To Abolish Opium
Geneva february fifth leads to a deadlock at the international opium conference as US and European delegates and Far Eastern possessions fail to agree on opium smoking remedies. The sub committee’s single outcome is opposition to any unified solution, leaving the conference future grim.
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Geneva
Far East
International Opium Conference
United States
Widow of Hon. David Tisdale Dies in Ontario
Mrs. David Tiadale widow of the late Hon. David Tisdale died at Simcoe Ontario. The brief notice records her passing and identifies her husband as a former honorable figure.
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David Tiadale
David Tisdale
Simcve, Ont
Forecast Saskatchewan and Alberta Mild and Fair
The forecast calls for mostly fair and mild conditions in Saskatchewan today and Friday. Weather offices expect light winds and no significant precipitation in the region.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Cave City cave rescue tests hope for Floyd Collins
In Kentucky, Floyd Collins remains trapped in a sand cave twenty five feet underground as rescue teams drill and tunnel from the hilltop. A new collapse sealed the passage, raising doubt on escape while authorities search for a way to reach him.
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Cave City
Floyd Collins
Collins i
Collins
Wood Casey Wood found guilty in Home Bank case
Feb 5 8 Casey Wood of K C director of Home Bank of Canada found guilty by Judge Emerson Coataworth on charges under the Bank Act for negligently signing approving and concurring in the February 1923 bank statement. Verdict followed trial last week with sentencing planned for Tuesday including R P Gough vice president and J F M Stewart director.
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Torgato
Casey Wood
K.C
Home Bank of Canada
Emerson Coataworth
Alatment
Hig Hone
R. P. Gough
J. F. M. Stewart
Fragmentary note on a Seven Adventists group in New York
A partial text describes a small Seventh-day Adventist band in New York awaiting an upcoming event. It mentions Robert and a doomsday notion, a family, and preparations such as selling belongings and surviving on water. The piece reads as a noisy, garbled historical clipping with limited clear facts.
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New . York
Msg
Robert Ge
Ely
Leaves paper to workers in Chicago estate case
The Chicago Journal, left by John C. I who died last week, bequeathed to employees. Eastman was sole owner. No property value estimate given. probate judge set a $1,000,000 bond for the executors. Wide awake advertisers urge The News columns.
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Chicago
John C. I
Eastman
Parliament Opens in Ottawa with Throne Speech
The Gov General opened parliament in Ottawa with a throne speech outlining aims to amend the British North America Act, create a Canada wide equal freight rate system, control ocean rates, modernize port facilities, and promote settlement in fertile regions like the Peace River. The address predicts steady progress in 1924 and hints at a Grain Act and other major measures. The house adjourned after tributes to two members who died in the recess.
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Ottawa
Can. Press
Government of
Canada
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Pacific
Peace River
King
John
Morrisy
North
Immigrant Party Arrives in Winnipeg on Canadian Rail Route
A diverse group of seventy-nine arrivals from Britain via Central Europe and via the Cedian National Railways completed a second leg of their journey to settle in Canada. The party includes Poles Russians Swedes Bremen and others, with representatives from several nations. They met local authorities and prepared for resettlement in various Canadian homes.
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Central
Europea
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Cedian ‘National
Canada
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