CPR Bridge to Be Triple Track in Medicine Hat
CPR bridge expansion will triple track and extend railroad yards across the Saskatchewan River. About 100 workers will replace the old bridge with a new structure, exceeding 300000 dollars in cost, and enlarge abutments and piers to handle growing traffic. The project aims to spur industrial growth and make Medicine Hat a three-line hub with improved freight efficiency.
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Medicine Hat
C.plr
Calgary
C.P.R
G.P.R
Trorty
Saskatchewan
Kipp
More Women than Men Why Suffrage in England
London analysis notes that suffrage opponents cite female majority as grounds for rejecting votes. Official estimates show 1912 counts of 10,107,000 men and 11,319,000 women aged 25 plus, with 1916 projections at 10,480,000 men and 11,729,000 women.
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England
United Kingdom
Railroad Magnates Killed in Wreck
The collision of Illinois Central trains at Kingmoudy killed Jas T Harahan former Illinois Central president Frank O Milder Rock Island official Zippierce and Eldridge K Wright son of ex secretary of war. Three trainmen were injured and passengers in coaches bruised. The New Orleans Express No 25 was struck from No 3 Limited while refueling at Kingmoundy.
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Centralia
Jas. T. Harahan
Illinois Gentral
Frank O. Milder
Rock Island
Zippierce
Eldridge EK. Wright
Luke Wright
Illinois Central
Kingmoody
New Orleans
Kingmoundy
No. 3
Limited
Pelcher
Melcher
Plotts and Executions in Teheran Prompt Polarized Tensions
A plot to kill an American official connected to the gendarmes was uncovered amid a series of executions in Tabriz. A former gendarme officer implicated himself in the assassination attempt aimed at drawing the United States into a political incident. A court martial in Tabriz sentenced Constitutionalists to death or exile, and Armenian leader Andrassian was hanged for alleged involvement.
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Mer
United States
Tabriz
Andrassian
Ishapan
Frauds in Army Food Trade Exposed in Naples
Rome reports a major scandal as Camorra members in Naples allegedly aided officers of the commissary department in overcharging the army by 100000 dollars. Cattle were inflated with water, oxen with foot and mouth disease were sold to the government, and customs duties on coffee and sugar were evaded. Several officers and NCOs have been arrested.
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Rome
Camorra
Naples
Commissary Department
War Office
Dobbin Appointed Ticket Agent in Place of Sewell
L A Dobbin, clerk in the C P R ticket office, succeeds Robert Sewell as ticket agent. Sewell previously held freight and ticket agent posts, but rising city business necessitated a dedicated ticket agent. Dobbin, with prior service in the superintendent and despatch offices, has run the ticket office for two years.
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LL. A. Dobbin
Robert Sewell
Sewell
Dobbin
Dobtin
Patterson Ill at Daughter’s Home in Picton
Ottawa dispatch reports former customs minister William Patterson critically ill at his daughter's residence in Picton Ontario. The illness is described as serious and the family requests privacy. Patterson previously served as an Ottawa minister and is noted in political circles.
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Ottawa
Wm. Patterson
Picton
Ontario
Macleod to Host Provincial Seed Fair in February
Macleod announces the Provincial Seed Fair will be held February 27 to 29, jointly with the Macleod Agricultural Society and the Macleod Poultry Association Show. Exhibits are expected to break records, thanks to efforts by Malcolm McKenzie and W C Bryan. Noted speakers include Duncan Marshall and Fairfield, with others likely to attend.
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Macleod
Medicine War
Wab
Alberta
Macleod Agricultural Society
Macleod Poultry Association
Malcolm McKenzie
P.P
McKenzie
W. C. Bryan
Agricultural Association
Ton. Duncan Marshall
Fairfield
Experimental Farm
Lethbridge
Fairs Mckhenny
Burns
Dry Farming Congress
Four sailors rescued after 30 hours clinging to wreck
Four crewmen of the three masted schooner Harry Prescott were saved by the revenue cutter Itasca after clinging to masts and rigging for more than thirty hours. The ship struck near Hatteras Shoals while bound for Wilmington with a salt cargo.
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Norfolk
Harry Prescott
Itascac
Wilmington
Prescott
N.C
Diamond Shoals
Hatteras Light
Flatteras
Manchu Dynasty Abdicates and China Moves Capital
Chicago dispatches report the Manchu dynasty has abdicated through an issued edict to prevent a reactionary Imperial faction led by Prince King. Tien Tsin is noted as temporary capital during the transition to a new government.
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Tein Tsin
China
Chicago, Ill
Sable
Pekin
Chicago Daily News
Prince King
Tien Tsin
Famine Relief Appeal for 2.5 Million in China
A dispatch from the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions reports Shanghai famine relief urgent. Two and a half million people face hunger owing to revolutions, with a call to America for at least one million gold in aid.
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New York
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Shanghai
China
America
December 1911 strike activity shows eight disputes
Labor Department records reveal eight trade disputes in December, six fewer than December 1910. About ten firms and over fourteen hundred employees affected, with a roughly forty thousand work day loss. New disputes were minor, and four disputes remained unsettled at year end.
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Labor Department
Alberta Government to retain Alberta and Great Waterways Railway law
Ottawa report says the Government will not disallow Alberta laws taking over the 7 million dollars raised by the company. Minister of Justice C J Dougherty will announce the decision citing precedent and avoiding interference with provincial administration. Steps will be taken to protect claimants against the province.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
C.J. Dougherty
Alberta
Alberta and Great Waterways
France Italia clash over Manouba seizure and Turks
Paris debates Premier Poincaré's stance on Italy seizure of French vessels. France demands unconditional release of 29 Turks aboard the Manouba, disputes over orders, and possible Hague reference. Rome and Tunis details clash over who altered dispatch wording and who authorized actions.
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France
Hague
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poincaire
Hague Arbitration Tribunal
Manouba
Rome
Italy
Tunis
Red Crescent Organization
Hague Tribunal
Toulon
M. Lecate
Cagliari
Qui D'Orsay
Tittioni
Poinecaire
Red Crescent
Poincalres
St. Ennis
Carthage
Foreign Office
Poultry Show Committee Plans Banquet and Display
The Poultry Show Committee voted to hold a banquet for exhibitors on Thursday evening. Robt. Irwin J. R. Milli can and S. A. Wallace lead the event details. Entries exceed six hundred with Calgary Lethbridge and Medicine Hat fanciers competing. Rev J. W. Morrow trophy will honor Medicine Hat District’s best display.
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Messrs
Robt. Irwin
J. R. Millican
S. A. Wallace
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
J. W. Morrow
Royal visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught to New York
The Duke of Connaught the Duchess and Princess Patricia arrive in New York for a four day social visit. The trip is declared purely personal with no official status. They travel on two private cars, Cornwall and York, and are greeted at Grand Central by Ambassador Reid. Milanie Patti Taylor postpones Star theatre engagement to Monday the 29th due to illness.
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W. A
New York
Duke of Connaught
Duchess of Connaught
Princess Patricia
Ottawa
New York City
Prince Henry
Prussia
Reid
Cornwall
York
Grand Central Station
Mr. Reid
Madison Ave
Republicans Seek Global Recognition for China
The Republican government in Nanking issued a circular to Washington Tokio London Berlin and St Petersburg seeking recognition. Wang Chung Wei signed the notice as foreign minister. Sun Yat Sen vowed to oust the Manchu rulers and restore peace and a republic, claiming allegiance to the oath.
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Nanking
China
Washington
Tokio
London
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Wang Chung Wei
Sun Yat Sen
Associated Press
Yuan Shi Kai E
New Telephone Directory for Medicine Hat in Press
The Medicine Hat telephone directory is with the printer. Those who want alterations changes or new numbers should consult the local manager at once.
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Medicine Hat
20000 British Troops Mobilized By Mistaken Order
London readers were stirred when a mis understood Army Form 10 461 led to a false mobilization scare. War Office clarified that reservists would only be mobilized on first call and cautioned about misread railway passes and sustenance money.
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War Office
Aldershot
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