22 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1914
Page
1
The article notes that Prime Minister Asquith takes responsibility for the King's Speech and asserts the King has strictly followed constitutional practice in every detail. It states the publication of the speech is at the discretion of the conference and outlines the formal procedure surrounding the speech.
London July 22. Premier Asquith assumed full responsibility for the king's speech to the conference on Irish Home Rule. He stated the speech was published with the king's consent and that ministers advised the King throughout. The conference resumed at Buckingham Palace amid large public interest as Liberals Conservatives Irish Nationalists and Ulster Unionists debated Ulster exclusion from Home Rule.
In Chicago July 22 the federal board of mediators struggles to broker a settlement between western railroads and their enginemen. Officials say the task is the most difficult the commission has faced. The managers of 98 roads resume arguments as the enginemen vote for a strike over a proposed fifty percent wage increase amounting to 33 million dollars annually.
Word arrived this morning of the death of Dean Dean Galbraith of the School of Practical Science at Go Home Bay Parry Sound district. He was born in Montreal in 1846 and was a noted civil engineer and educationalist. No particulars accompanied the message.
The Moose Jaw Board of Trade announces a new labor bureau to manage harvest labor for Saskatchewan crops. It plans arrangements with railways to transport workers from various points at one mile rate. Local labor in the west is believed sufficient, and railways will not source harvesters from eastern provinces this year.
London July 22 Liberal newspapers criticize King George speech calling the phrase theory of civil war on the lips of the most responsible and sober minded of my people. They warn such ideas risk loyalty and warn a constitutional monarch cannot be partisan.
Montreal reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier will begin his Maritime Provinces tour August 25 at Charlottetown and speak in Halifax on August 27 before addressing Moncton and other provinces. He will then head to the Pacific coast and return through Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario. Premier Borden will tour the west in September or October to greet the Duke of Connaught and Prince Alexander of Teck.
The mayor and four officials including Brown Baker Grimmer and Rand return from Calgary aboard No 4 after discussions in hotels about the oil boom. They expect an injunction hearing in Calgary tomorrow and plan to return tonight to attend it.
At the request of the judge, judging of the children’s flower gardens is postponed until next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Youthful gardeners are asked to designate all gardens with white flags to avoid house visits and inquiries.
Testimony before the royal commission in St John shows Ernest Kelly and John Scott paying 1500 to H. F. McLeod to secure railway contract favors. Evidence details salaries for Ross Thompson and R Gould, and multiple legal retainer payments totaling over 4000 with further charges expected.
Chief Bruce demands proper dress in the police court as patrons arrive in appropriate attire. An interpreter twice fetches a coat to comply, delaying proceedings. In Belfast a suffragette crowd near the court disrupts proceedings as Dorothy Evans faces explosives charges.
Cardinal Granito di Belmonte Genarro opened the international eucharistic congress in Lourdes as delegates from the United States and Canada arrived. The opening session drew ten cardinals and about two hundred archbishops and bishops from around the world.
Paris witnesses a violent outburst in the Caillaux trial as Joseph Caillaux challenges M. Chenu, counselor for the slain journalist's children, amid heated exchanges and jeers from political allies and foes. Guards briefly threaten to intervene. The report notes parliamentary doubt due to the premier's October tour and an upcoming January meeting.
One year of continuous operation under manager Geo. C. Armstrong at the Ogilvie Flour Mills plant in Medicine Hat. The mill, the largest west of Winnipeg, produces 2,000 barrels daily with potential to double, serving prairie provinces and export markets including China and England. The company has expanded from 18 country elevators to 27, boosting Alberta capacity to 1,800,000 bushels.
Reported mass strike activity with about 200000 workers across trades laying down tools. Mentions Ralph G Richardson of London Ontario and two companions in Port Stanley as part of the casualty note.
A fragmented note from Edmonton traces a year of activity with names such as Tay Buccessful, P. H. Ronan, Jas, W. Dempsey, Wilso Ner, and John Boyd through medical events and local efforts.
Vancouver officials report friction amid tension following the Komagata Maru affair. Immigration authorities face questions over promises and delays as the ship remained afloat near the harbor while contacts debated access and passage to China. The scene resembles a stalled navigation with limited staff showing for the morning office opening.
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