Redistribution bill before House with four Ontario ridings in doubt
Ottawa July 12 The Redistribution bill defining constituencies is before the House after a March referral to a special committee. The panel reports disagreement on four Ontario ridings South Hastings West Peterborough Hastings Peterborough and Fort William while other provinces are unanimous. Next week sessions may address doubtful points and potential amendments.
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House
Ontario
South Hastings
West Peterborough
Thastings-Peterborough
Fort William
M. MacDonald
Maritime Provinces
Bbuse of Commons
Manitoba
Winnipeg
St Boniface
Saskatchewan
Long
Manitoba Women Urge Suitors to Move In
A Winnipeg report cites Dominion government data showing more women than men in Manitoba. A Newcastle Pennsylvania woman urges single men to relocate for marriage, praising Manitoba as “the old maids’ paradise” and inviting suitors to visit.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion
Newcastle
Penn
Burglars Loot Wetaskiwin Jeweler Safe
An expert auto-opener stripped H.R. French jeweler in Wetaskiwin last night, removing between 2500 and 3000 dollars in rings and watches and leaving about 85 dollars in pennies. Police investigate, linking the theft to a similar Strome robbery.
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Wetaskiwin
H.R. French
Strome
Govt Wolf Hunters Plan New Expedition Into Barren Lands
Edmonton reports government wolf hunters prepare to enter the Barren Lands northeast of Great Slave Lake to wage war on timber wolves preying on caribou. Led by B Lorenger, the team will sail from Fort Smith Northwest Territories and base on the Lockhart River where previous campaigns reduced wolf populations. Canoes are being built for the expedition.
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Edmonton
Great Slave Lake
B. Lorenger
Fort Smith N.W
Grain inspections tally 412 cars in Winnipeg
Grain inspections in Winnipeg on July 12 counted 412 cars with 66 dollars of contract grade. Compared with last year’s 165 cars inspected the current total shows a sharp rise in activity for the period.
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Winnipeg
Attempted assassination of Egyptian Premier in Cairo
In Cairo on July 12 the Egyptian premier Said Zagloul Pasha was wounded in the right hand by a revolver shot at the railroad station as he prepared to depart for Alexandria. A 20 year old student from Germany named Abdel Khadiri fired and was saved from the crowd by police. the premier was later taken home and bulletins indicated his condition stabilized.
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Cairo
Said Zagloul Pasha
Alexandria
Zagloul
Abdel Khadiri
Germany
Medical Service Failures Highlighted in Great War History
London reports editors of the Official Medical History of the Great War condemn the British medical system as faulty. They cite poor coordination with combat units, insufficient planning, and outdated practice across campaigns in Dardanelles Mesopotamia and East Africa.
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Unigihat
Dardanelles
Mesopotamia
East Africa
Dardanelle
Liberal Giroux Widens Lead in Grouard By Election
Edmonton reports show Liberal candidate JL A Giroux leading by about three hundred as counts from four polls place Giroux at 909 to UFA challenger Culle with 444. Alberta dispatches note Premier Greenfield and H W Wood campaigned heavily amid broader critique of Wheat Pool politics.
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Giroux
Culle
U.F.A
Manes Alta
JL. A
Crouard
Alex. Ross
Ant
H. W. Wood
Mic Pool
Nuso
Alta
Edward C. Fisher
Provo
Orderfield
Alberta Wheat Pool
Greenfield
Wood
Alberta
Metegama Refloated After Shore Incident at Harbor Entrance
The Canadian Pacific liner Metegama, which ran aground at the harbor entrance yesterday near St Johns Newfoundland, was refloated early today and proceeded to Quebec propulsion underway after the maneuver.
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St. Johns
Nld
Canadian Pacific
Quebec
Headless Body of Murdered Indian Found
The decapitated body of a man found in the North channel near Hedford Island eight miles from Little Current Manitoulin Island has been identified as Angus Corbierre an Indian. Authorities believe he was murdered and following inquest disclosures his wife and her grown cousin are being held.
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North Channel
Hedford Island
Manitoulin Island
Angus Corbierre
Canadian Bank Inspection Bill Clears House Stage
Ottawa July 12 The bill for government inspection of Canadian banks passed the House of Commons final stage and goes to the Senate. Progressives pushed amendments on loan limits and note issue profits with mixed votes, while conservatives and independents supported changes to restore protections for depositors and prioritize the redemption fund in insolvencies.
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House of Commons
Senate
Thong
Garland
Bow River
Exgem
Progresay
G. C. Coote
Macleod
VT. Shaw
Calgary West
William Irvine
Labor
Calgary
Caldwell
Carteron
Victoria
Robert Forke
W. ©. Good
Brant
Thomas Wein
Banking Committee
Yorath Resigns Edmonton Post to Lead Utilities
Yorath quits his $9000 a year city job in Edmonton to become president and general manager of Northwestern Utilities Limited, the natural gas franchise operator. A contract has been signed but the start date is not announced. His resignation will be presented to the city council on Monday as the commissioner departs.
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Yorath
Edmonton City
Eee
Commissioger
Sas Ne
Edmonton
Northwestern Utlites Limited
Military fakir who victimized western Canada now in U S prison
Winnipeg reports that D P Freeman a noted impostor who used ranks like Lieut Col and claimed military honors operated across Western Canada from 1923 before moving to the United States. He was arrested in Bykele, New York, convicted of obtaining 10 000 in false pretenses and sentenced to Auburn prison for three years.
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London
England
Canadia
P. Freeman
United States
Freeman
Canada
Kenneth MacLellan
V.C
M.C
Steve Ture
Calgary
Pacific
Bykele
N.Y
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