17 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
1
The Times comments on Bordern's speech as overseas dominions gain admission to the Foreign Office secrets. It notes a historic step forward and implies broader imperial collaboration and control.
The Times notes Canada has outgrown cash-only contributions and urges that Ottawa seek real control in imperial defence decisions. It discusses Churchill’s offshore fleet plan and asks if Canada will demand a say in war and peace votes, amid coverage of Canadian negotiators in London.
Kingston Jamaica January 17 The legislative council of St Vincent passes a resolution ratifying the Canada West Indian reciprocity trade agreement and declares any steamship service plan must include a direct line among Canada this colony and other small colonies.
The Department of Agriculture with the Dominion Experimental Farm Lethbridge plans an excursion train from Medicine Hat to Lethbridge on July 22. Farmers and families may visit the farm with meals at reasonable prices and a tea and coffee service at the grounds. Farm manager Al Fairnell will oversee arrangements.
Coupon No 32 dated Wednesday July 17 entitles the holder to a gramophone reproduction of a famous painting after paying ten cents and presenting the coupon with five others at the Daily News office after January 24. The image cannot be mailed. A separate travel note mentions excursion trains from Medicine Hat to Dominion and Lethbridge with return times, but details are incomplete.
In Lima on July, the finance minister Minuestiaek offered resignation which was accepted. The minister cited a misunderstanding between the finance department and the war ministry over military expenditures as the reason.
In Paris Mr. Pelletier will push for penny postage between Canada and France. It is noted the issue will be difficult as penny postage has not been established between England and France.
Directors of the American Forestry Association arrive in Concord NH and are hosted by Governor Robert P. Bass. They will travel to Bretton Woods for the annual meeting held with the forestry conference under the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Participants include the New Hampshire Forestry Commission and the Association of Northern Foresters.
Delegates from across the Dominion met in Toronto on July 9 to discuss church union and the next steps for the special committee of the Methodist General Conference. Afternoon talks continued on union with Presbyterian and Congregational bodies.
Charles McBrien MPP from Rockus Mountain and Willie Go McCtos key laborer were arrested in Calgary for haranguing crowds on socialism. They were released at midnight on bail each. Obstruction of the street will be the specified charge they face.
Oborne, longtime Canadian Pacific superintendent in Toronto and Vancouver, probate granted. Widow Edith Oborne and two sons Ross and Fill iard share estate of 35,400.64 each. Daughters Alma Rhoda Jocur etta Edith in Montreal also named heirs with equal shares.
In London the Judicial Committee reserved decision in Corinthe and others versus the British Clerics of the Seminary of St Supice of Montvesd. Appellants claim a seignority granted to their predecessors by King Louis NLV. respondents argue the grant to their predecessors. The case centers on indigenous leaders and historic land claims.
Four weeding gangs are employed on the outskirts of the city. The work is very necessary to prevent weed spread and has produced noticeable improvement in street appearance.
The Linseed Oil plant near Greendale plans to reopen by September with thirty five workers. The manager reports current shipments going to outside points and output averaging four cars weekly as operations restart.
The third annual conference of state county and city dealers begins in Columbus on July 17 for a three day session. Prominent speakers include A Fisher head of the division of weights and measures at Washington, Palmer commissioner and measures of Virginia Reichmann assistant of weights and wares of New York, and W W Kelehner chief of Toledo.
Reports say investigators will reveal whether police or gamblers plotted the Rosenthal murder. District Attorney Whitman grills Louis Lihte and William Shapiro who owned the murder car as he presses grand jury action into graft allegations touching several police files. Names of three men tied to the killers are awaited.
In London on July 17 Liberal MP Joseph King urged the Foreign Secretary to seek favorable terms for British shipping passing the Panama Canal. Sir Edward Grey quoted Hay-Pauncefote and stated the canal must be free and open to all, with no discrimination based on nation or citizens. He added Britain would raise objections to U S policy when necessary for treaty considerations.
The Turkish cabinet resigned today amid a revolt against the Union and Progress Committee. The move follows intensified infighting over policy and leadership in Constantinople as tensions rise within the government and the capital.
Ireland awaits the arrival of Prime Minister Asquith with thousands expected in Dublin and Meath. He will stay with Augustine Birrell and address a large audience at Theatre Royal, Dublin, with John Redmond presiding and Dillon Devlin among backers. He leaves for London on Saturday via Liverpool after a Liberal garden party.
Ottawa reports deputy minister of marine and fisheries warns that the American schooner Hattie Hechman, owned by Whelam & Co of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was seized at a Canadian port by the cruiser K Petrol. The case goes to the Nova Scotia admiralty court. vessel to be confiscated.
Detroit July 17 National Industrial Traffic League convened to discuss changes in Western freight classification that triggered protests from railroad commissions in Oklahoma and Iowa and commercial groups. The Interstate Commerce Commission sent a special examiner to Chicago. after submitting findings the commission suspended the new classification for ten days. Testimony is continuing in Chicago and other cities as the commission considers the issue.
A fragment describes a boy at Pinckstone undergoing an operation and recovering, noting deformity and postoperative care. The readable text mentions his condition and a period of convalescence, with related medical references and unclear details.
The Privy Council legal committees refuse to appear in cases listed today. Smith against The National Trust Co left to appeal. Mebaren versus the Attorney Generator Quebec granted leave to appeal.
Dispatches report a patient at the Lacs Animus T Hospital in Havana is under observation for Bubonic plague. The Public Service states the cause is uncertain and the service is monitoring the situation closely.
At Winnipeg the Manitoba Grain Growers' Grain Company holds its annual meeting with plans to endorse an offer to lease the provincial system of internal elevators. The organization aims to expand marketing reach, with representatives from Saskatchewan and Alberta present. The group reports strong shareholder equity and contemplates further ventures in timber, coal, and general merchandising to aid farmers.
Wheat futures showed gains in Chicago as prices rallied on a global supply drop and Russian condition concerns. Reports from Winnipeg and Minneapolis mirrored the uptick with July contracts leading, while cash prices for No. 1 to No. 6 northern grades varied across markets. In Ontario, a family tragedy at Joan Axons house left John R. Bennet sought by police.
In municipal court Judge Caverty discharged Grace street residents and others charged with insulting Miss Gertrude Edler after testimony showed one man said Oh you beautiful doll. The judge ruled that remark as stated was a compliment and not an insult.
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