Alberta Young Man Steps High and Is Taken into Custody
Thomas Harry Jenkins a 38 year old Syracuse resident was arrested in Buffalo after admitting a eight month spree of forged checks and fraud totaling about 3900 dollars. He said funds came from a wealthy Alberta family and he wired home for money amid lavish spending in Syracuse and on trips to Toronto and Canada before his capture.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Thomas Harry Jenkins
Buffalo
Jenkins
Sprucefield
Alberta
Catlin
Canada
Toronto
Buffalo Police
Brutal Bandit Attacks Aging Montreal Woman in Candy Store
In Montreal on a Saturday afternoon a 73 year old woman, Mrs. Adolphe Laperie, was beaten and robbed at 195 Chamberlain street. An unknown man demanded money, struck her unconscious, and fled with about $3 from the cash drawer. She was hospitalized with a fractured skull.
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Montreal
Chamberlain Street
Ami
Adolphe Laperie
Industrial accident panel awards $2487 to bitten worker
The estate industrial accident commission at a Fort meeting awarded William Miller of Lahore $2487 with $12 weekly until recovery after a tongue bite on June 10 at Van Sickle Island near Wittsburg California left him unable to work due to infection.
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San Francisco
Jan
Estate Industrial Accident Commission
Leva
Willian Miller
Lahore
Miller
van Sickle Island
Wittsburg
Cal
Campbellford Man Accidentally Killed While Bear Hunting
Campbellford Ont Jan 5 A 22 year old blacksmith Daniel Brown of Stanwood was fatally shot in the abdomen when a gun discharged accidentally in the hands of his companion Allen Simpson during a bear hunt. He died Saturday evening.
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Campbellford
Ont
Daniel Brown
Stanwood
Allen Simpson
Chicago Cannot Divert More Lake Water
The Supreme Court affirmed a federal injunction preventing Chicago Sanitary District from diverting more than 250000 cubic feet of Lake Michigan water per minute. The order takes effect in sixty days and preserves any War Department permit options.
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Washington
Chicago
Sanitary District
Supreme Court
Federal Court
Lake Michigan
Secretary of War
Alberta Liquor Profits Top One Million Dollars
Edmonton reports Profits from the new Liquor Control Act exceed 1,100,000 for 1924. Government Vendors stores plus beer taxes incense fees and permit accounts sum to 1,134,144. Attorney General Brownlee says cities will receive six months of police court fines, with Ottawa trip noted for Greenfield and Smith.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Greenfield
W. W. Smith
Ottawa
Gough Evidence in the Home Bank Case
Toronto January 5 The cross examination of R P Gough vice president of the Home Bank which failed in 1925 on charges of making false statements of the banks affairs was concluded. Gough testified in his own defense after more than 32 hours of cross examination by crown prosecutor D L McCarthy KC in what is described as a record length session. Reexamination by W N Willey KC defense counsel began and may wrap up this afternoon.
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Toronto
R. P. Gough
Home Bank
Gough
D. L. McCarthy
K.C
W. N. Willey
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission Report Completed
The Royal Grain Inquiry Commission report is finished and presented to the government. Chaired by Justice W Fr Turgeon, the panel included D A Mabbon of Alberta University Hean Rutherford of Saskatchewan University and J G Scott, with work ongoing since 1928. The study is described as the most complete survey of Canadian grain trade conditions.
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Ottawa
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Canada
W. Fr. Turgeon
Mr. Turgeon
D. A. MaGbbon
Alberta University
Hean Rutherford
Saskatchewan University
J. G. Scott
Sterling Near Parity In Postwar Exchange
New York reporters observed sterling near parity with the dollar as the market opened with demand at 4.7636 dollars, a half above the wartime peg, reflecting earlier gains in London and talk of restoring sterling to prewar gold standards.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
London
Horned rabbit attracts crowd at Ontario show
A two horned rabbit shot by Gordon Smith near Effingham is among highlights at the St. Catherines Poultry and Pet Stock show opening at the Armories. Believed to be the first such animal seen in the Niagara district, its horns are clearly visible on its head.
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St. Catherines
Ont
Gordon Smith
Effingham
Armories
Niagara District
Gant Pleads Guilty in Park Garage Burglary Case
At the police court Alfred Gant admitted breaking and entering the Park Garage on January 1 and stealing a Studebaker car owned by Percy Yeo. He was remanded for sentence until ten o'clock tomorrow morning with G M Blackstock for the prosecution and R B Davidson for the defence.
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Alfred Gant
Jaanuary 1
Studebaker
Percy Yeo
G. M. Blackstock
R. B. Davidson
Sentry shoots at car to stop it injuring woman and baby
In San Diego at Fort Rosecrans gates a sentry fired at an automobile to halt the vehicle and wounded Mrs. Charles W. Rockwell in the back. The bullet lodged in her lung. she is in serious condition at a military hospital. The infant was unharmed. Private Starkey is under arrest.
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San Diego
Cal
Charles W. Rockwell
Fort Rosecrans
Starkey
Poisoner Pastor and Wife Sentenced in Mt. Vernon Case
Judge J C Kern overruled a motion for a new trial and sentenced Rev Lawrence M Hight to life imprisonment and Mrs Elsie Sweetin to 35 years for poisoning her husband Wilford Sweetin. The court found Mrs Sweetin equally guilty and noted her cruel actions in poisoning him three times. Hight showed little emotion as he received his sentence, with the judge citing mental unbalance as a possibility but confirming the crime and resulting penalties.
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Mount Vernon St
J C. Kern
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hwecht
Wilford Sweetin
Hight
Southern Winds
Menard
Sweetin
Stateville
Kenn G
Peison
Wilson sues University of Chicago for $20000 over 1919 expulsion
Hume Wilson filed a damages suit in Chicago alleging he was expelled from the University of Chicago in 1919 on a false charge of cribbing in his English work. He seeks $20000.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Hume Wilson
Large Entry In Utility Classes At Medicine Hut Poultry Show
Judging at the Medicine Hut Poultry Association show in Pruitt Block starts tomorrow morning. Mr H Rosas will judge all classes except utility, which goes to Mr Dykes from Lethbridge. The show opens to the public at 10 a.m. and runs daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Wednesday night with many entries from out of town and lectures planned by Mr Dykes on poultry.
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Medicine Hut Poultry Association
Pruitt
H. Rosas
Kidmonton
Lethbridge
Poulte
Radio signals cross continent in daylight on 21 meter band
Hartford Conn January 5 the American Radio League announced that John Reinartz of South Manchester sent daylight amateur signals on a 21 meter wavelength crossing the continent. Three western amateurs reported his signals were heard distinctly on December 21 achieving a new daylight transmission record.
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Hartford
Conn
American Radio League
John
Reinartz
South Manchester
Bardsey Island Cut Off by Gales for a Month
London reports Bardsey off Carnarvonshire cut off from the mainland for a month due to persistent gales. The two mile strait with strong currents has halted navigation and the sole boat left a month ago with two weeks of supplies. Islanders rely on fishing, which is now impossible without boats or telecommunication.
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London
Bardsey
Carnarvonshire
Garnarvonshire
Coo perative Marketing Talk From White House
President Coolidge addressed the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Associations at the White House urging that co operative marketing be built from the soil upward and stating it can succeed in the United States. The Agricultural Commission in Washington planned relief legislation for the cattle industry and co operative marketing assistance for farmers was to be discussed with industry leaders invited to testify.
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Washington
Congress
Cnule Induutry
Agricultural Commission
Department of Agriculture
Co-operative Marketing Association
Washingto
United States
Coolidge
National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative Marketing Associations
White House
Weather outlook for Manitoba and western provinces
Manitoba fair and mild today with light snow possible on Tuesday. Saskatchewan and Alberta mostly fair today and Tuesday, then northerly winds bring cooler conditions and light snow.
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Manitoba
Seakatchewan
Alberta
Committees Not Yet Lined Up In City Hall
Mayor Juckvale says no step has been taken to appoint standing committees. Council will decide whether to keep the old pattern with one alderman per panel or adopt a new two aldermen per committee setup with the mayor on each committee. The council meets tonight to settle the arrangement.
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Council
Juckvale
Lning
Allied ambassadors present note to Marx on Cologne evacuation
British French Italian and Japanese ambassadors and the Belgian minister delivered the Allied Governments identic note to Chancellor Marx postponing Cologne evacuation. the timetable had set January 1 under the Versailles treaty.
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Marx
Cologne
Bertin
Belglin
Warning on skating rink safety and parental cooperation
Warning issued after an incident near the new skating rink where a child was harmed. Authorities urge guardians to supervise and cooperate with prosecutions of those responsible as investigations continue.
Regina Enforcer Pleads Guilty to Bribe and Fines
Regina reports a provincial court hearing where R. L. Smith an enforcement officer pleaded guilty to accepting a $60 bribe and was fined $500. The case involved delays due to missing witnesses and amendments shifting the charge under Saskatchewan law. Another officer faced a $100 bribe charge and was remanded to January 8.
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R. L. Smith
Brewing
Company
Regina
Nquor Commission
Stewart Gibao
Dol
Smith
C. FP. Byrne
McDoragh and Shea
Smith i
C. FL Byrne
Annual Faire Association Meeting Held in Calgary
The annual meeting of the Faire Association was held in Calgary on February 5. Alberta pairs association noted, with officials discussing plans and upcoming events.
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Faire ‘Association
Calgary
Alberta
Police Court Fines Al Quto Truces Operator
In police court Homer was fined five dollars after pleading for operating without proper authorization. The case centered on truces used by Al Quto and involved local enforcement actions.
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wMr
Homer
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D. A. Kameron
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Ontario
Sentry
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Chicago University
Neville M. Henderson
Egypt
Island OF
Monarch Theatre
Joey
Johnnston
Doy
Vancouver
Victoria
Medicine Hat
St Moore Jaw
Saskatoon
Bowie
Winnipeg
AF. Bagshaw
Saskatchewan
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