Riots in Regina leave one dead and many injured
Clashes between relief strikers and police in Regina resulted in one fatality, about 50 to 75 injured, and $25,000 in property damage. Police used firearms to control the mob as 80 arrests were made for unlawful assembly and rioting.
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Regina
C.P
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Exhibition Grounds
Charles Millar
Market Square
Arthur Evans
George Black
Federal Department of Labor
Lumsden
Kana
Constable Shaw
Wakefield
Conquest
Sask
R.C.M.P
W. Hammill
Citizens’ Emergency Committee
Sam G. Ross
Ottawa
Women meet to aid Medicine Hat relief recipients
A women’s social to form a relief organization for Medicine Hat recipients will be held in the parish hall on Maple Ave Wednesday at 8 pm. Admission is free. All interested women are invited. A lunch will be served. Mrs Smart and Mrs Anderson of the Calgary and District Unemployed Association will speak on Worden into the Ranks.
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Medicine Hat
Maple Ave
Smart
Anderson
Women's
The
Calgary and District Unemployed Association
Worden
Mulholland Wins Golf Crown For South Province
Frank Mulholland the Medicine Hat licksman captured the southern Alberta championship at Lethbridge on Monday nosing out Stan Howard of Lethbridge on the 18th hole. He previously defeated Jack MacKay in the semi finals and has dominated the city championship. Wind and dust troubled play as 107 entries entered the tournament with Connaught club golfers earning notable results.
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Frank Mulholland
Medicine Hat Licksman
Hollera
Alberta
Southern Alberta
Lethbridge
Stan Howard
Mulhedland
Jack MacKay
Medicine Hat Golf Club
Mulholland
Connaught Club
Dunham
H. G. Fox
John Elder
Roy Jones
Connaught
South Africa Wins Test at Lord's for First England Victory
South Africa defeated England by 157 runs at Lord's marking the Springboks first Test win on English soil. The July 2 match in London saw South Africa take the initiative and secure a historic series victory.
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Ow PT Penn
London
C.P
South Africa
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground
Spring Boks
Niagara Blasts Dismantle Table Rock At Honeymoon Point
At Niagara Falls Ontario on July 1, a public blast shattered part of Table Rock as 2,000 tons of rock were blown into the gorge. 40,000 spectators watched from both sides. Two charges at 1 pm and 4 pm removed rock to avert erosion danger to Honeymoon Point.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Table Rock
United States
Parks Commission
Honeymoon Point
Saskatchewan Premier Plans To Scatter Striking Relief Campers
Regina July 2 The Saskatchewan government may disband the relief camp workers in Regina and has sent telegrams to Prime Minister Bennett asking for action. Premier Gardiner says police surround the strike camp and plan to force men to Lumsden camp or starve them into submission. The attorney general T C Davis demands Ottawa explain federal authority and orders police to take directives from Saskatchewan.
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Regina
C.P
Saskatchewan
T. C. Davis
Hugh Guthrie
Ottawa
Davis
Auto Fatality in Edmonton Railings Plunge
Delmar Walford age 24 son of Mr and Mrs W G Walford of 10082 147 street was killed when his car crashed through the railing of the Gros Ravine bridge at 102 avenue at 2 40 am on Sunday in light rain and plunged 100 feet into the ravine tearing out a 30 foot section of the railing.
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Hdmonton
Delmar Walford
W. G. Walford
147 Street
Gros Ravine
102 Avenue
Walford
Sinking of Midori Maru Claims Over 100 in Osaka Afloat
A small passenger steamer named Midori Maru sank off Osaka early today with over a hundred believed dead. Rescue efforts continued as authorities investigated the disaster and searched for survivors from the crowded vessel.
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Osaka
Japan
Safety Week Bumped by Reckless Driving Incidents
Médicine Hat saw a setback during the holiday weekend as four drivers face reckless driving charges. A local youth was stopped by Inspector J. McQueen after speeding across Finlay bridge near the Pavilion crowd, with observers estimating over 60 miles per hour.
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Médicine Hat
J. McQueen
Finlay Bridge
Toronto Bridge Collapses Over Ravine Injuring 24
A span of the Wocabine foot bridge in East York near Toronto collapsed early this morning, sending many from a large picnic into a 40 foot ravine. Twenty four people were injured, none seriously, mostly members of the East York Workers Association.
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Toronto
Wocabine
East York
East York Workers Association
Grain Board Bill Amended by Committee in Ottawa
Ottawa July 2 The grain board committee finished work and the bill to create a Canadian wheat board with broad powers will be reported to the House of Commons with many amendments. Liberal opposition to compulsory features faded through compromise. Ottawa July 1 A minimum price for Canadian wheat and trading rules were among compromises reached at private conferences of the nine member committee chaired by Prime Minister Bennett.
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Ottawa
Grain Board Committee
House of Commons
Select Committee
R.B. Bennett
Committee of Nine
W. L. Mackenzie King
Cabinet Council
Manitoba Relief Camp Strikers Storm Winnipeg Hall
Five hundred unemployed camp workers stormed Winnipeg’s relief dining hall and barricaded themselves inside. After hours of tension, a truce was reached with central billeting arranged and two meals promised, while Premier Bracken refused to alter camp policy and police interference was minimized.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Exhibition Grounds
John Bracken
Bracken
Manitoba
Ottawa
Dominion
Market Square
Princess Street
John Blumberg
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Strikers Quit Work at Valcartier Relief Camp
About 1,000 workers at the Dominion government relief camp in Valcartier Quebec stopped work today. They demand $1 a day wages and improved food and living conditions. the camp commander Major Flynn forwarded the demands to Ottawa for settlement.
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Quebec
C.P
Dominion Government
Valcartier
Que
Major Flynn
Ottawa
Redcliff Stampede Praised At Local Fair
Redcliff held its annual July Stampede with the Redcliff Jubilee band, clowning by T. Osgood and Fr. end M. Martin, and light music drawing cheers. A strong westerly wind stirred dust but weather remained favorable as the crowd enjoyed a growing, improving event.
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Redcliff
Redcliff Jubilee
O Canada
T. Osgood
Medicine Hat
End M. Martin
Weekend Drownings in Canada Reported
Toronto dispatch reports 37 violent deaths over the weekend and Dominion Day. Ontario records 11 drownings among 19 fatalities, Quebec 11 deaths with three drownings, Manitoba four drownings, Alberta two more fatalities including a highway death, and Western Canada totals six.
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Toronto
C.P
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Soviets Ordered to Return From Manchukuo by August
Soviet citizens in Manchukuo and elsewhere were ordered to return to the USSR by August 6. The move followed Moscow's warning to Japan over provocative incidents on the Siberian Manchukuo border. About 66,480 Soviets are known to reside in China, with numbers in Manchukuo uncertain.
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Dairen
C.P
Soviet Union
Manchukuo
Moscow
Tokyo
Japan
U.S.S.R
China
Manchoukuo
Local War Vets May Get Work On Roads Program
Medicine Hat unemployed ex servicemen may receive work this summer on a Dominion government road program between Jasper and Lake Louise. The local Legion branch heard a letter from its secretary indicating veterans will be given preference in the next labor call. Secretary W. J. Harper said the call is expected very shortly.
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Medicine Hat
Jasper
Lake Louise
Canadian Legion
Legion
W. J. Harper
Regina Relief Strike Prompting Ottawa Response
Ottawa reports a relief offer to Regina rioters to return to camps or homes with food transport and clothing. Justice Minister Hug Guthrie says no bloc move. Police clash details and an investigation into the incident are discussed in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
C.P
Regina
Hug Guthrie
House of ‘Commons
Royds
Canadian Mounted Police
Guthrie
Angus MacInnis
Labor
Vancouver South
Bennett
Commons
Hailstorm Hits Weyburn Area Causing Damage
Severe hail and strong winds swept a 30 mile by 4 to 6 mile area in southeastern Saskatchewan damaging crops and farm buildings near Wordsworth Benson and Lampman. At least three people were reported slightly injured. Weather event reported July 2 in Weyburn Saskatchewan.
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Weyburn
Sask
Saskatchewan
Wordsworth
Benson
Lampman
Conservatory Exams in Medicine Hat Results
List of Medicine Hat candidates achieving passes and honors in Toronto Conservatory of Music exams. Names arranged by merit across piano associateship, teacher's pass, senior and intermediate passes, honors, and first class honors with multiple equal marks.
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Medicine Hat
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Marie LeFort
Betty Roche
Florence A. Baker
Joan Anderson
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ICADS
GU Valilgid
Dan Magee
R. J. Westgate
Nclid
Women For
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Ines
Dustun
Arthur McNamara
Jasper- Lake Louise
States
Margaret Brown
Dorothy M. Davidson
Moira Reilly
Margaret Lang
Melva C. Montgomery
Hazel Reid
Irene B. Tall
Pass
Beryl Kinvig
Elizabeth V. Desharnais
Frances Peacock
Adrienne White
Frances Gust
Margaret Keyes
Anne, W. Shepherd
Lillian Dempster
Hilda M. Stephenson
Kathleen BE
Sheasby -Gordon Camp
Mary G. Mitchel
Warham
Equity
Mitchell
June Piper
F Ton
Isobel J. Williams
Margaret
Bic
Een Williams
Lenora-Wal
Dempster
Blair Bishop
George
He Beattie
Betty
Fetti
Mariellen
M Elder
Millicent
Juntek
Gordon‘ Camps Bell
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