District Prohibitionists Formally Organized in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat district Prohibition Association of Alberta organized at the Fifth Avenue church. Officers were elected including honorary presidents Dr. F. W. Gershaw and Mr. Hector Lang, with a large list of vice presidents and committees. A temperance rally followed with speakers from Vancouver and Alberta. Resolutions supported complete prohibition of the labor traffic and abolition of alcohol consumption. plebiscite planning advised.
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Medicine Hat
Prohibition
Fifth Avenue
Hugh Dobson
Vancouver
H. Bull
Alberta
J. Mlclvor
Negina
F. W. Gershaw
Hector Lang
Elis
Jos. Shaw
Perrin Baker
N. T. Pollitt
Sec
Nreas
J. T. Mills
W. B. Smith
McAmmond
Schroeder
Collard
Calder
Dickie
Williamson
Westgate
Nesting
Miller
J. Sargent
Scragg
Blackburn
Morrow
Sieber
Cann
Karickie
Turner
Deck
Sheilds
McKinnon
Messrs Pollitt
Kent
Esplen
Louch
Capt
Houghton
J. W. Morrow
J.T. Cuyier
Prohibition Association of Alberta
Korean Rebels Paying Penalty for Outbreaks
New York report states 78 Koreans killed and 17,000 arrested in student disorders in Korea aimed at Japanese rule. Cable from Seoul via Shanghai notes the movement spreading.
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New York
Peong K. Yoon
Korean Church End Institute
Seoul
Korea
Shanghai
Alberta Youth Murdered Girl in Waugh Case
Edmonton January 29. No inquest will be held into the tragedy at Waugh Alberta where Kenin Woles aged 18 and Mike Gill 22 were killed Tuesday noon. Chief Coroner Dr E A Braithwaite arrived at the scene last evening and the survivors are set for Thursday. Gill after shooting the girl then fired two shots at himself dying after losing consciousness.
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Edmonton
Ahd
Kenin Woles
Mike Gill
Waugh
Alberta
E. A. Braithwaite
Gill
Calgary Pilot Tests Coast to Coast Air Route
W. L. Rutledge of Calgary, head of Rutledge Air Service, flew at 10: Os Bio to Vancouver for a coast to coast test. The plane, unable to land in fog at Vancouver, diverted to Merritt then back toward Vancouver and over Kelowna at 11:30 a.m. The flight aims to test the air mail route across the mountains. Rutledge planned to address Medicine Hat audiences but stayed with the hop to Vancouver.
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Solloway, Mills Co
Vancouver
Merritt
W. L. Rutledge
Calgary
Pacific Coast
Rutledge Air Service
Medicine Hat
G. Clarke
Rigger McDonald
Ivan M. Weistrod
Weistrod
Rutledge
Diver Is Caught in Crib Mark of Pier in Quebec
Divers Peter Trans is submerged at Rivere Aux Outardes after a crib repair accident. Rescue teams including Quesnel Morency and Levis Begin head to Rimouski to assist with saw-out rescue. air is supplied in shifts while cold conditions delay confirmation of survival.
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Quebec
C. P
Curtis-Reid Aeroplanes
Rivere Aux Outardes
Peter Trans
Rimouski
Quesnel Morency
Levis
Ontario
Paper Company
Kiwanis Luncheon Promises Friday Dinner Abstention
Kiwanis Club members vow to skip dinner Friday, inviting audience abstention at Community Arena. Herb Joslin, famed host and coffee maker, will serve hot dogs chips and coffee during the Ted Carnival. Harold Scott leads Kiwanian volunteers delivering meals to seats, promising strong value and unique entertainment.
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Kiwanis.Club
Herb Joslin
Kiwanis
Harold Scott
Gaver
Harold Sytang i
Sy Wen
Eb Joslin
Application for Committal of Fair Warden in Contempt Case
Ottawa January 29 Can Press reports the motion by Eugene Lafleur for Harry Bronfman one of Canada’s wealthiest distillers to commit the Regina jailer for contempt of court for failing to produce Bronfman before Justice Daft. The matter was adjourned to Saturday with Bronfman’s counsel noting notice of the motion only this morning.
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Ottawa
Can. Press
Harry Bronfmen
Regina Feil
Bronfman
Justice
Daft
Katood
Eugene’ Lafleur
K.C
Strange West Toronto tale of young girls forced into marriage
Miss Nellie Forman reports at the Toronto Central Presbyterian Assembly that fourteen and fifteen year old girls among some foreign born groups in the West are pushed into marriage to men they barely know. Women are treated as chattels, wages are diverted, and girls hand over earnings to fathers and then to husbands, making the wedding day their sole moment of importance.
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Toronto
West
Nellie Forman
Saskatchewan
Labor Deputation Presses Alberta for Wider Wages and Hours
A Alberta labor delegation met with Premier Brownlee and ministers to push for a six hour day in building trades during winter months, a seven day week limit for hotels and restaurants, and a general expansion of the Minimum Wage Act. They also urged district inspectors elected by popular vote, raised underground work age limits, broader Mechanics Lien Act protections, wage bonding requirements, and extension of Mothers’ Allowance amendments to wives. The meeting featured Fred J. White and other Federation leaders alongside Premier Brownlee’s cabinet.
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Edmonton
Fred J. White
Federation
Elmer E. Roper
P. M. Christophers
M.L. A
Labor
Rocky Mountain House
Andrew Smeaton
M.L.A
Lethbridge
Sam Sligo
Calgary
Fred Smeed
J. K. Worsley
A. Mogridge
Max Adamson
Brownlee
George Headley
R. G. Reid
L. McPherson
Vernor W. Smith
J. F. Lymburn
Ted
United States
Harold Peters Arrested Near New Smyrna For Regina Escape
Immigration officials report the arrest of Harold Peters wanted in Regina Saskatchewan for a 22 year sentence escape. He allegedly built a jungle cabin near New Smyrna Florida and traveled from North Dakota through Washington to California before entering Florida in November. Evidence found in the shack included knives a shotgun ammunition clothing and stolen goods. Peters visited the New Smyrna post office to receive coded letters from his Regina brother.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Gration
Harold
Peters
Regina
Sask
New Smyrna
Myrna
Shack
North Dakota
Dtrove
Dirigible R-1100 completes 58 hour endurance flight
Cardington England January 29 the dirigible R 1100 returned to her home port shortly before two o clock this afternoon after a successful endurance flight lasting 58 hours The airship crossed the Channel and flew along the southeastern coast before looping over London entering misty weather on the final leg of its voyage
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Cardington
England
Hern
Engla
Is . Orver
London
Primo de Rivera Resigns as Spanish Premier
Madrid reports say General Primo de Rivera, the Spanish premier and dictator, has resigned with King Alfonso accepting the move effective 10.16 pm last night. Police clashed with students celebrating in the streets, nearly 200 students arrested and several wounded, as Damasco Berenguer is named successor.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso
Damasco Berenguer
Morocco
Alberta election rumors unfold in Edmonton hints of June vote
Rumors circulate in Edmonton that a provincial election may occur in June or July after sitting. No confirmation yet but party ranks show active discussion. Premier remarks imply public notice will accompany any government moves.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Former Bane Ment Member Appeals Prison Term
A former member of Bane Ment who was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment in Ontario has successfully appealed. The case, heard in Ottawa in January, led to a revision of the penitentiary term.
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Banement Making
Ottawa
Behin
Ontario
Five Skiers Complete Historic Jasper Park to Banff Trek
Five intrepid skiers from Jasper Park to Lake Louise finish a bold journey across trackless snow and steep climbs. From the start they faced forty below zero, open camps, and dangerous descents, emerging triumphant after about fifty six hours of travel and endurance.
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Lake Louise
Alta
Lake Today
Hent
North America
SheeGatye
Frank Bustrom
Vern Jeffery
A. L. Withers
Doug Jeffery
Joe Weiss
Banff
Jasper
Louiniljes
Boise
Athabasca Fally
Canin
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Pollitt
W.L. Rutledge
Strand
Howard Ferguson
Inset
Septimus Ward
Niagara
Sudbury
Harold Peters
N. Dakota
California
Smyrna
Dirigible
Berenguer
Vrs Seasion
Department of ‘Natural Resources
Skiiers
Jasper Pk
Bann
Dr. W. G
Babi
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