Government statement defends dissolution procedure
Ottawa officials defend the dissolution of Parliament claiming all steps followed established precedents and forms. Acting Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie cites prior King steps and Privy Council guidance to show no variation in the process. Continues on Page Five.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
King
Hugh Guthrie
Quthrie
Meighen
Privy Council of Canada
Guthrie
Tolows
City Council Hears Treasurers Report on 1926 Tax Receipts
City council meeting notes a favorable 1926 tax collection report with cash receipts of 207 516 and arrears 10 061 for the period ending July 3rd. The mill rate is 15 4 higher than 1925 and officials discuss rent collector and probation officer duties plus a proposal from the Children’s Aid Society.
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Freedman's
Groceteria
Engineer's Department
Children’s Aid Society
City of
Medicine Hat
City Hall
Children’s Protection Department
Morrison
Ald
Simpson
King
Ald. Marsh
Davidson
Hole
Aid
Duggan
Roth Company plans merger after Medicine Hat well results
A circulated notice outlines a proposed amalgamation between Medicine Hat Petroleum and the Roth Company. It states C E Roth drilled a Medicine Hat well to 3940 feet with non commercial oil but indications of potential from another well. Shareholders may exchange their holdings for Roth shares with rights to subscribe at par.
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Redcliff
Roth
McWecina Hat
Petre Company
Wutl'g Head
C. E. Roth
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Petroleum Company
Roth Company
Petroleum
Petroleum Company
Grain Board Reports Inspections and Car Totals
A Winnipeg inspection update shows 490 cars rated under Wheat Tax regulations and contract grades, 289 coarse grains cars documented, and BAO cars noted in the tally as part of ongoing grain carriage checks.
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Winnipeg
Man
Robbers Gag and Rob Montreal Man Then Set Home Ablaze
In Montreal on July 6 a man named Henri Bedard was gagged and tied to his bed by intruders who robbed him of 880 dollars. They set the house on fire and Bedard escaped after wriggling free. The residence was destroyed by the blaze.
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Montreal
Que
Henri Bedard
Bedard
May
Double Drowning Of Gobbett Boys At Creston B C
Friends in Medicine Hat received the sad news of the drowning at Creston B C of two young men Harold and Arthur Gobbett sons of William Gobbett of that place who was among the early ranching settlers on Little Plume Creek The Gobbett family will have the sympathy of the older residents here The accident particulars are not known Continued on Page Eight
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Medicine Hat
Creston
B. C
Harold
Arthur Gobbett
William Gobbett
Little Plume Creek
Gobbett
W. ¥. Avery
11Th Street
Fiere
Particuars
Labor Moves Against Its Secretary in Britain
Weymouth July 6 The National Union of Railwaymen backed general secretary J H Thomas amid resolutions seeking his removal over his stance on the recent general strike The conference discussed possible action while Thomas already led negotiations for the Trades Union Congress with the Baldwin government and defended his policy in a recent speech stating a general strike is doomed to fail.
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Weymouth
Ieng
National Union of Railwaymen Today
J. H. Thomas
Eng
National Union of Railwaymen
House of Commons
National Union
King Elms
Manchester
Thomas
New York Subway Plunged Into Major Strike Turbulence
July 6 reports say nine hours after motormen and switch crews walked out Interborough Rapid Transit workers halted service. Traffic congestion appeared at peak morning hours with express trains running at 15 minute intervals and local service tightened. Brooklyn service was halted. no violence reported as about 7,000 police guarded key points.
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Jam N.Y
Ontario
Quebec
Interborough
Brooklyn
Meighen May Open His Campaign in Ottawa
Premier Arthur Meighen may launch his campaign in Ottawa with possible first address here. His speaking itinerary likely includes a coast to coast tour and multiple meetings in Quebec. The Cabinet is studying steps to proceed with a Customs and Excise inquiry, and Meighen indicated the government will act within the House of Commons resolution.
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Ottawa
Ont
Arthur Meighen
Department of Customs and Excise
Meighen
House of Commons
Was Constitutionally Right But Erred In Judgment
London July 6 Canadian Press Cable Sir Sidney Low, author of many historical works, says in The Daily Mail that Lord Byng’s political judgment may have been at fault in Canada’s complex political situation, but he was constitutionally justified in trying to prevent a second general election within a year, though he failed.
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London
Canadian Press Cable
Sidney Low
St. James Gazette
the Standard
Daily Mail
Lord Byng
Canada
Cypress Returns Final Vote Totals and Spoiled Ballots
Final election returns for Cypress riding compiled by Returning Officer W. R. Hawke show Baker 1 210, Foster 6 823, Erwin 1 743 and 131 spoiled ballots. Temperature 70 with thunderstorm activity.
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Cypress
W. R. Hawke
Baker
Foster
Erwin
Former Alberta Man Drowns Heroically
Samuel L. Price, a civil engineer from Alberta, drowned at Seattle after sacrificing himself to keep the wife of his friend afloat when a boat capsized on Lake Union. His brother Ray and a third man were aboard. Price could not swim. He lived about 40 years, spent years in the Peace River district, and belonged to Peace River Lodge A F and A M.
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Vancouver
B. C
Samuel L. Price
Seattle
Fred Green
Lake Untion
Ray
George
Quebec
J. E. Lewis
Delray
Alta
Samuel Price
Peace River District
Peace River Lodge
A. F
A. M
House of Commons Debates Emergency Regulations Vote
The House of Commons sat late discussing the government motion to extend the emergency regulations under the Emergency Powers Act of 1920 amid the coal strike. The motion passed by 181 to 61.
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London
House of Commons
Governmnt
Wheat Market Strength Lifts Prices in Winnipeg
Wheat buyers including exporters and others supported a strong market with short covering. July closed at 1.5238, October 1.3434 and December 1.3437. Rye rose about 0.15-0.8, while cash markets for wheat and coarse grains were dull.
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Winnipeg
Counterfeiters Plead Guilty in Vancouver Case
Fred Harritt and Reginald Garrett, Calgary men, pleaded guilty in police court to possessing counterfeit Bank of Montreal notes. Barritt collapsed in court and is epileptic. Arrests in Vancouver tied to Calgary discovery of forged notes totaling about $2,000,000. Calgary police prepared to testify.
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Victoria
B.C
Fred Harritt
Reginald Garrett
Calgary
Bank of Montreal
W. C.moresby
Barritt
Calgary Men Given Heavy B C Sentence
Victoria B C July 6 Reginald Garrett and Fred Barritt Calgary men pleaded guilty to possessing 15000 in counterfeit Bank of Montreal notes They appeared before Magistrate Joy in the Police Court and were sentenced to six years each in the penitentiary Barritt also got an additional year for uttering spurious money to run concurrently with the main term The maximum penalty is fourteen years.
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Victoria
B. C
Reginald Garrett
Fred Barritt
Calgary
Bank of Montreal
Joy
Barritt
Moose convention rejects real estate offer for Moose homes
In Chicago on July 6 the Loyal Order of Moose declined a syndicate proposal to place 4000 acres near Felrid on Moose property for orphan and widow care homes. James J. Davis said the idea is valued but not feasible now. Norman G. Hoyd of Toronto was elected supreme dictator, the first Canadian in the role, succeeding Albert J. Cassidy.
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Chicago
Fldrid
Order of ‘Moose
Nelyoak
Moosehaven
James J. Davis
the Moose
Moose Homes
Norman G. Hoyd
Toronto
Canada
Order
Albert J. Cassidy
Baltimore
Prisoner shoots sheriff in Billings jail
In Billings Montana a prisoner named John Vickery shot and killed Sheriff Sage and wounded Deputy I L Brooks in the county jail. Vickery, alleged to be demented, escaped but was recaptured by a posse after using a gun obtained in his cell following a prior arrest for disturbing the peace.
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Billings
Mont
Russell Sage
I. L. Brooks
John Vickery
Vickery
Sage
Robbers Overpower Five at Castle Ice Cream Office
Five robbers overpowered and bound five employees at the Castle Ice Cream Company office in Perth Amboy New Jersey early today. They blew the safe and escaped with thirty thousand nine dollars.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Castle Ice Cream Company
Did Amery Influence Byng’s Dissolution Decision
London dispatch notes the Evening Standard editorial arguing Canadian governors general are chosen by the Dominion. It states Viscount Willingdon was not on the Dominion list and was brought in by Mackenzie King, and denies any influence by Lord Amery over Lord Byng’s dissolution decision.
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Col. Amery
Baron Byng
London
Canadian Press
The
Evening Standard
Canada
Dominion
Times
Standard
Oee
Viscount Willingdon
Mackenzie King
la Ce
Amery
Inions
Lord Byng
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Tecumseh
Edward Nandce
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Wardavillé
William Naudee
John Ross Robertson
Thamesville
Gnt
Battle of the Thames
New ‘York
Subway
Jack Jones
M.P
West Ham
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Lake Union, B.C
British Coal Strike
Norman G. Noyd
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L.C.C.M
GHI
Montana
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