07 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1911
Page
1
King Alfonso narrowly escaped harm in Malaga as two bystanders were slightly injured when an explosion occurred as he arrived at the Governor General's palace. The monarch, en route from Madrid to Melita, was greeted by a large crowd and a joyous reception before the blast.
Edmonton January six. D W Warner, recently back from Ottawa with farmers delegation, plans to tour Three Hills and then the province promoting the farmers institute. He stresses dry farming to keep soil clean and asserts full crops yearly are possible with proper soil care and rotation. He cites sixty bushels of barley per acre on a trial field and argues for thorough cultivation over sheer land area.
In London on January seventh, a renewed push for a general Anglo American arbitration treaty gains modest press attention. President Taft’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations weighs the proposal as British acceptance seems likely, though U.S. Senate resistance and past Hay-Vauncevote frictions shadow the effort.
Winnipeg January report states J. Finklein who led Federenko's defense received a letter from a friend in Russia claiming police raided Federenko's home seized papers and personal belongings and threatened his family saying every member will be jailed unless the agitation stops immediately.
London reports that William Booth, General and Commander-in-Chief of the Salvation Army, contemplates an autumn tour of Canada. He is expected to visit major cities and promote missionary work during the trip.
In Cleveland on January 7, the Erie Railroad presented locomotive to Alexander Larkin, its oldest engineer by age and service, on his 60th birthday. Larkin has spent 40 years with the company, starting as a fireman, and will retain the engine as long as he remains with Erie, to be used only by him for daily fast trains between Cleveland and Youngstown.
Zulmaker, a Quentin district homesteader, arrived in Saskatoon and is hospitalized with severe frost bites from a Wednesday night blizzard. He wandered in the wilderness after the sleigh upset, was found unconscious in the snow, and doctors fear loss of his right hand and possibly other extremities.
Regina Sask January reso condemns new City Council action excluding city press from committee meetings calling it against public interest and a retrograde shift from three years of generally satisfactory policy.
Montreal reports Sir Lauder Brunton M D prominent bacteriologist sails on the Canadian Pacific from Vancouver to Hong Kong as a British Medical Commissioner. England faces a threatened outbreak linked to plague spread via rats and fleas amid East Anglia fears and panic.
Montreal January 7 reports the formation of a 15 million Canadian Coal and Coke Company. Sponsors J W McConnell and H A Lovatt KC lead the consolidation of McConnell coal interests and Place Consolidated securities in London and Paris. Potential merger partners include Pacific Pass Coal Fields Limited Yellowhead Pass Western Coal and Coke Co Pincher Creek Alberta and Lethbridge Collieries Limited. It may include Sterling Coal Company active in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The annual report from Sunt. Wilson of K Division RNWMP details a drought year with stable stock, widespread settlement growth, and rising coal and railway activity. It notes 860 crimes versus 590 prior, three murders, more horse thefts, and major cases like Emil Bullshield, Wesyl Chobotar, Jacob Jerke, and Harry Simms with varying verdicts, alongside extradition efforts and notable trials.
H L Tweed and Co sell the M Leonard quarter to Burnside Development Co for 25000, adding 351 acres with river front and a mill. Rumors of new activity mid river surface as Pendale Yuill 120 acres sell for 20000 and Valley Land Co buys 78 acres near Brier farm. Bassett acquires Calder’s lot beside the Cosmopolitan to enlarge the hotel.
Winnipeg rumors say the Dominion Government may buy the abandoned Happyland amusement park to convert the site into a drill ball and parade ground. The 30 percent acre block is valued at 700000 dollars. Rumor also claims the Province has secured the Drill Hall and barracks site for new government buildings at about 1250000 dollars.
Captain White, arriving from Midland, placed $235 under his pillow at a Saskatoon hotel and woke to find his cash gone. Police arrested George Patrick half an hour after the complaint. wallet and part of the money were found on him at the station.
William Muzzard and Algor Johnson, wanted for the McKay Hotel robbery in Duluth, were captured by the Duluth police at Isaac Brown's logging camp eighteen miles north after a lengthy chase. Officer Chesmore, shot during the hotel raid, had died.
Real estate agents report steady activity with no spectacular deals as New Year opens. Mayor Smith of Castor visits the city and subdivides bought land into acre tracts two miles from town center, signaling value driven by practical lots over tiny parcels.
A special meeting of the Hospital Ladies Aid is set for Monday afternoon at three in the city hall. Full attendance is urgently requested. In Grenoble Spain on Jan 7 the Bishop of Grenoble issued a decree forbidding the reading of two rely newspapers on the ground they are hostile to the Catholic church.
Three masked men stormed Eugene Quifici s saloon in Imlay Nevada shooting him dead and wounding his wife who is believed fatally hurt. The robbers fled with 1200 dollars. In Dayton Ohio three masked youths attacked a street car grappling with the conductor. a motorman was wounded and tickets and change taken.
The Brooklyn Bible Society of New York hosts a free city hall lecture next Monday, aiming to stimulate Bible study and counter modern critiques. It notes extensive outreach, with over ten thousand lectures yearly and three hundred fifty million pages of free literature, funded by voluntary donations.
A New York blaze destroyed The House of Five Entrances in Chinatown. Six people are believed dead, with two bodies recovered and four still missing. Fire Chief Croker suspended search for safety until tomorrow. officials say some victims may be relatives of Tom Lee and a woman’s body was among the missing.
Fragmentary notes describe an ice jam near Niagara Falls on January 6 with unstable ice plumes and potential danger to the upper rapids. Observers warn of possible falls and rising threats as pieces of ice drift toward the gorge.
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