06 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions London January 1963 and a claim of government responsibility for further sacrifices. The readable portion references justified indignation and metonymic terms, with incomplete phrases about Salta humanity and the Salta n humanity’s responsibility.
Reported Allied and Central powers movements across Dobrudja Moldavia and the Danube frontier. German Bulgarian Turkish forces push toward Braila and Slobozia while Russian counteractions and Greek tensions unfold amid broader WWI activity.
Montreal reports the death of Sir Frederick William Borden to dispatches from Canning Nova Scotia. The former Minister of Militia and Defence under Laurier from 1898 to 1911 served as an army surgeon and organized Canadian troops in the South African War where his son Lieutenant Harold L. Borden was killed in action. Born in Cornwallis Nova Scotia in 1847.
Winnipeg and Minneapolis Boston Chicago listings show May Wheat trading around 183 to 199 in various markets with futures at 149 to 189 in Chicago and Winnipeg cash prices for Nor wheat No 1 to No 6 and feed grains. Barley and oats also listed with quality grades and bid ranges across No 8 and No 4 categories.
The Rev J R Johns reports the union of Morris churches strengthens community duty. Home Bank of Canada directors oust M J Haney to the presidency with Senator Jamies Mazon named honorary president. R P Gough becomes vice president. Hydro power and radio projects are approved in Ontario municipalities except in two towns.
A. Cavill, once with the Princess Pats and later invalided from the army, recounts wartime duties with the Imperial bomb throwing section in France. He was wounded seven times, mentions his stiff leg and lingering gas exposure, and plans to seek treatment in Rochester before returning to Sydney via Vancouver.
London January 8 Dr Frienderich Adler who assassinated Austrian Premier Stuergkh has attempted suicide by hanging in his prison cell.
Ottawa reports no decision yet on who will replace the late T Chase Casgrain as Postmaster General. Indications point to Speaker Sevigny possibly joining the administration.
The pope, responding to New Year greetings from Roman nobility, expressed hope that peace based on justice and righteousness will soon return to the world. He spoke in Rome on January 6.
Mike Tompson appeared before Inspector Shosbotham at the R.N.W.M.P. office yesterday charged as a suspected deserter from the 175th battalion. He was remanded for three days and will be handed over to military authorities.
The Marshall Mitchell Hardware Co Limited has rebranded after W B Marshall’s retirement, with Bryce and David Mitchell taking control. The firm has moved across the street to larger premises formerly used by Le Page Bros and will reopen Monday on Third Street.
TokIo January 6 officials state that the Allies reply to President Wilsons note will convey views shared by Japan and the other Entente powers through France. The official communication asserts unity among the Allies on the pending proposals.
Private W Harvey of the Fighting Tenth is in town staying with his daughter Miss Mary Harvey at 860 Third Bt 3.E. He was a prominent football figure with Red Cliff before enlisting. Medically unfit due to a gunshot wound in the lungs and kidneys from Ypres, he was discharged and will report to the Hospital Board in Calgary on January 14 before a three month treatment course.
Food shipments from United States ports to Europe totaled 670 million dollars in the first live months of the year. The report highlights strong demand for agricultural products and notes ports handling the surge across major hubs.
At an Ottawa Trades and Labor Council gathering Secretary P. M. Draper reported opposition to registration by Labor Councils in Regina Edmonton Vancouver Victoria Winnipeg and Montreal. He defended Congress executive lines saying registration would not lead to conscription but delay it. President J. C. Waters supported his stance on national service.
London Jan 6 Captain Frederick Courteney Selous author and hunter who accompanied Theodore Roosevelt on a 1909 hunting expedition was killed in action in East Africa.
In Rome the Entente representatives hold a war council with no fel es or banquets. Premier Boxall will host a luncheon for visiting statesmen tomorrow. Menus will follow hotel and restaurant food restrictions.
A plan to aid returning soldiers is outlined with a proposed bill to be discussed in the coming session. Dr Claude Wheeler a prominent Montreal medical man and printer is noted as deceased in this fragment.
The News Chronicle of Port Arthur Ont reports the death of two Thompson brothers nephews of Mrs J W Morrow Medicine Hat. It notes Second Lieutenant Hector Thompson Royal Flying Corps died September 18 and is buried in Equancourt military cemetery Germany.
A petition signed by presidents of Alberta livestock and agricultural associations urges the government to retain the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for criminal law enforcement in western Canada. It argues the force’s semi military organization and traditions provide stability during the transition to provincial policing as recruitment for overseas service continues.
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