Shackleton Antarctic Expedition Plans Stir England
London reports discuss Sir Ernest Shackleton's projected Antarctic crossing from Weddell Sea to McMurdo Sound with a 1914 autumn start from a South American port. Frank Wild named second in command and a scientific staff to be chosen. public funding to shape the program.
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London
Sir Lorne Shackleton
Antarctic
Arctic
Wedders Sea
McMurdock Sound
New Zealand
Frank Wild
Mawson
Sir Ernest
Ross Sea
Shackleton
The
Daily Mail
Ernest Shackleton
Daily Chronicle
Dominions
Tree Morning Post
Shackelton
Sheckleton
Standard
Daily Telegraph
Jerrolds Host Social Evening Draws Local Residents
The Rev and Mrs Jerrold hosted a Friday social on December 26 with many residents in attendance. Invitations went to listed locals including Lizzie Hoffner and Leo Hoffner. Guests enjoyed progressive whist and a lavish repast and the hosts received thanks for a splendid evening. The piece questions the Irvine Board of Trade’s status and hints at local civic restlessness.
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Jerrold
Lizzie
Leo Hoffner
Ethel
Lily
Bessie Mort
Scott
E. Price
Allison Hurdman
Messrs
F. Walker
Roy Keating
Irvine Board of Trade
Be Prepared for Spring Seeding to Improve Seed Quality
Farmers should test seed vitality for next spring with the Dominion government Seed Laboratory in Calgary. Contaminated seed with weeds and weed seeds like wild oats and flax waste reduce profits, especially on new breaking fields.
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Dominion Government
Calgary
Seed Cleanliness Aim Urges Early Lab Testing
Farmers with clean or weed free seed should sow pure seed and use Calgary Seed Laboratory. The lab is available to farmers, and early sample submission is urged to avoid March April delays and allow timely replacement if seeds are unfit.
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Calgary
Grand Jury to Probe Moyer Affair in Michigan Copper Country
Calumet and Hancock Michigan December 30 The Houghton county grand jury reconvened to investigate the assault on Charles H Moyer head of the Western Federation of Miners and his expulsion from the district. Delays arise from pending cases and a coroner's inquest into a Christmas Eve panic at Italian Hall that killed 72 people. Witnesses who attended the holiday event are examined as union attorneys seek the unknown man who allegedly cried fire and vanished.
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Calumet
Mich
Michigan
Moyer
Say
Bad man caught in Moose Jaw
In Moose Jaw on December 29 a burglar was arrested on the south side after breaking into an automobile store. Police found him with a full burglar kit, a loaded revolver, and about fifty shells. He claimed only to be an American and surrendered when covered by an officer.
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Moose Jaw
South Side
Shoe factories of Quebec close amid wage dispute
Nineteen boot and shoe plants will close as 2,000 workers strike over contract terms with the John Ritchie Company and Gale Bros. unions. Wages total about 25 000 dollars weekly and the lower city retail trade faces hardship. A rule to employ only workers with contracts sparked the strike amid the broader dispute. Also mentions a dire Albania hunger claim.
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Quebec
John Ritchie Company
Gale Bros
popular Medicine Hat sergeant departs to northern post
Dr Herbert J Patterson notes Sergeant Klarper as a long serving, respected officer. After fourteen years in service including the South African War, Klarper leaves Medicine Hat with best wishes. He is believed to have fallen in duty in northern wastes, leaving a lasting impression on comrades and the city.
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Od Police
Medicine Hat
Harper
Hudson Day
21St Alberta Hussars
Klarper
McLeod and
Trethbridee
Murder in Winnipeg wounding a man by neighbor
Winnipeg Manitoba December 31 A. Melnyezuk of Janow near Selkirk was shot in the head and arm by a neighbor. He was rushed to St Boniface hospital in a semi conscious condition by a CPR train. Authorities report little hope for recovery and the motive remains unknown. The shooting occurred around ten this morning. the injured man is about 30 years old.
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W. McIntosh
Jean McIntosh
Irvine
Chris Adams
Jin
St. George’s Church
St. Margaret's Church
Eagle Butte
St. George's Church
Winnipeg, Man
A. Meloyczuk
Janow
Manitoba
Selkirk
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
Melnyezuk
Jury Deadlocked on Schmidt Sanity Verdict
The New York jury in Hans Schmidt's case failed to reach a verdict on his sanity after a long deliberation. Jurors were deadlocked largely over the defendant's truthfulness about his mental condition. The judge ordered the panel back from a brief court pause, hoping for agreement.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Animuller
Schmidt
Foster
Late Sgt Harper Popular Officer
Sergeant Harper a famed Royal Northwest Mounted Police member long based in Medicine Hat has reportedly gone missing in the Peace River area with Constable Stevenson and a packer Harrington. They left Saskatoon Lake on Nov 3 pursuing fugitive Asa Flantington near Nose Mountain in Porcupine Lake district. A police search party has been dispatched to locate Harper and the missing men.
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Sergeant Harper
R.N.W.M.P
Medicine Hat
Peace River Country
Stevenson
Harrington
Saskatoon Lake
Asa Tlantington
Porcupine Lake District
Nose Mountain
Porcupine
Anderson
Serbe Seoured
Harper
Mount
Cant Handle Sin Without God Says Evangelist Brown
Evangelist John B. Brown preached at Fifth Ave Methodist Church on The Wages of Sin is Death. He urged that sin cannot be handled without God and cited personal experience to warn against reliance on willpower. He noted bad habits and warned of grim outcomes, with Miss Brown singing of God’s Keeping Power. services continue tonight at 8.
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John B. Brown
Fifth Ave Methodist Church
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Mr. Brown
Miss Brown
Stock Raisers appoint delegate for Alberta convention
Mr. O'Connor has been named a delegate to represent the Stock Raisers of Alberta at the High River convention on January 2. The talks will cover ranch leases from Medicine Hat and a delegation may travel to Ottawa soon to present their case to the Dominion government.
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O'Connor
Alberta
High River
Medicine Hat
Ottawa
Grain Markets Winnipeg Opening Strong Close Weak European Shifts
Winnipeg grain markets opened strong with a tendency to stack into the close. European markets were generally weaker while wheat saw active trade and oats and flax were subdued.
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Winnipeg
Montreal to receive water by this evening after conduit work
Montreal officials announced a staged water return by three o'clock as a rebuilt conduit starts supplying households within a few hours. Crews expect three half hours to fill the system and warn of slow ramp up as valves open gradually and safety checks continue after last week’s collapse. Firefighters later faced a separate blaze on St Lawrence Boulevard where high level reservoir water enabled control of flames and protected several local firms.
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Montreal
Verdun
Frank Dowd
Meauvial
St. Lawrence Boulevard
City Water Department
Sad Stove Manufacturing Co
Grothts
Junau
Autostapicipa
Nationalx Waste Co
Miller Clothing Co
Queen Siger Co
S. Warnick & C . Lax and
Rosenstein
Messrs. Best Mers
Dorminiana
Alberta members prepare report on agricultural credits
Edmonton December 29 reports the Alberta members of the American Commission on Agricultural Credits are drafting the final report. Dr H. M. Tory president of the University of Alberta recently returned from Washington where about forty members from Canada and the United States met. He says all evidence is raw and the report will be prepared without delay.
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Edmonton
Alberta
If. M.tory
University of Alberta
Washington
Canada
United States
Friction Over Britain Panama Exposition Participation
London reports in the Westminster Gazette that U.S. and Britain dispute the Panama Pan American Exposition. The Gazette says a robust British merchant exhibit could shift the question of government participation, noting naval representation at the canal opening may lessen pressure to join officially.
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London
United States
Great Britain
San Francisco Vite
Téfay
Westminster Gazette
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Action Against Bell Dismissed On Technicality
A health by law case against J T Bell for maintaining a nuisance was dismissed by Magistrate Kealy on a technicality after evidence showed fat rendering at the rear of the premises caused the smell to reach Mr Williams office. The magistrate said the act was not a punishable nuisance under the by law though civil action could follow. Edmonton reports that University of Alberta instruction staff will be enlarged by six or seven next term as President Tory negotiates appointments.
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J. T. Bell
Kealy
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Tory
Jong
Wanted Teacher for Feldman Lake School District
Wanted teacher for Feldman Lake School District No 199 to start immediately. Apply to T Atkinson Norton work leave to assess appointment and location details.
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Feldman L.ake
Apnly
T. Atkinson
Norton
MacCallum Named Secretary and Purchasing Agent for School Board
James L. MacCallum was elected secretary and purchasing agent with 38 applicants. He will replace R. M. Napier, oversee supplier tenders for items over $20, start January 1 at a $100 monthly salary. The city hall staff banquet is January 2 at Corona Hotel with toasts and music. Sentences of murderers J Lynn and Ole Jorgenson from Kamloops were commuted to life imprisonment.
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James L. MacCallum
Ofice
R. M. Napier
City Hall
Corona Hotel
King
R. Hoag
Jex
Hutchinson
Huckvale
A. Dick
Council
B. Jones
T. Bryan
A. K. Grimmer
W. J. O'Neail
A. R. Pointer
J. Bruce
Dr. Orr
F. Blackburn
E. C. Davies
J. JD. McBeth
God Save the King
H. Baker
J. Lynn
Ole Jorgenson
Kamloops
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New St. Paul's Church
Toronto
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Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
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