23 Jul 1934
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1934
Page
1
Five hundred guardsmen moved toward Minneapolis to curb violence as police convoys prepare to move trucks through striking drivers. Owners warned relief if drivers do not return to work. a two day truce holds while mediators seek lasting peace. One wounded picket dies after clashes injuring sixty eight.
John Dillinger was killed by three unnamed federal agents after leaving a Chicago movie theatre. A woman tipped off the agents. $7.80 was found in Dillinger’s pocket. At the morgue crowds gathered as two women were held as his companions. Meanwhile Dillinger Sr voiced defense of his son, saying the young man was peace loving before his “raw deal.”
In Ashbridge Bay Toronto harbor an explosion wrecked the oil barge Enarco. Two firemen died District Fire Chief James Dixon and Lieutenant James Henry. Twelve others were hospitalized with some in serious condition as the barge sank. Fire crews pumped to recover bodies while checking for remaining survivors.
A head on collision near Hawkesbury Ontario killed John Petzold and left seven Ottawa residents badly injured including his wife and two children. Also injured were Paul Petzold Ruth Verch Peter Waltman and Joseph Cohen. A separate Hamilton incident reported fifteen injured in a street car crash on Burlington Street near Irondale.
Saturday's tremor injures about 150 people in the quake zone including Puerto Armuelles and David. President Harmodio Arias tours the area, reporting widespread damage to adobe houses, collapsing structures, and a disrupted water supply. Relief tents are being set up as salvage operations begin.
The Kiwanis luncheon moves to Wednesday with Lieut Governor Charles Russell of Wetaskiwin as the official visitor. He will address the club at the regular gathering and highlight the event as the feature of the luncheon.
Armed bandit halted a Edmonton grocery store Saturday at 9 PM using three shots to intimidate staff and customers. He rifled tills for about 250 dollars, locked workers in the icebox, and escaped in a stolen car later recovered two miles away near CN railway lines. A companion drove the car.
A bus carrying Brooklyn residents to a Sing Sing baseball game plunged 25 feet and burned after a gas tank exploded. Sixteen died, including men, women and children, with twelve bodies recovered and four rescued passengers dying later in hospitals.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police checked freight trains heading west and arrested 63 transients over two days. After questioning 30 were released, 20 remained in cells to appear in court, officials withheld reasons for the operation. Light showers with a temperature range from 46 to 80.
A dynamite explosion 3009 feet underground in shaft No 4 at Noranda mines, Noranda Quebec, kills Mansell Meredith 33 of Wales. Miner Ector McKinnon 25 from Inverness Nova Scotia is badly injured and treated at Youville hospital. Parents listed as Port Burwell Ontario.
Welcome rains visited parts of the Medicine Hat division in the early hours of Sunday. The heaviest downpour extended from the city east to Maple Creek with 2 to 6 hours of steady rain. In the city area rain fell from midnight to 4 45 am totaling 1 0 inch. Other areas reported scattered showers lasting 20 to 30 minutes.
George Hambleton reports from London that France trembles toward a cabinet collapse amid charges by Andre Tardieu accusing Camille Chautemps in the Stavisky swindle. Germany warns of economic decline while Eastern Europe eyes shaky Locarno prospects and Britain signals cautious optimism.
Ottawa reports a fall return to Parliament with by elections set for September 24 and a late October start of the final session. A December recess and April prorogation are expected to clear the chambers for dissolution, paving the way for campaigning and a general election, with four Ontario by-elections likely not altering the overall timeline.
In Sudbury Ontario on July 22 Alex Raymond aged 47 was beaten to death in an altercation with his 36 year old brother Steve. Police say the head was battered with a beer bottle and the killing occurred in front of Raymonds two daughters. Steve Raymond was arrested on a manslaughter charge as investigations continue.
Three killers Raymond Hamilton Blackie Thompson and Joe Palmer escaped the Texas state penitentiary death house amid gunfire. One convict died and guards wounded during the wall climb and rapid getaway to two waiting cars.
Tokyo officials voiced displeasure over reports that the British garrison commander at Tientsin rejected a Japanese army request to notify foreign garrisons of maneuvers near the Manchukuo border. The discussion signaled a push toward a final determination of Manchukuo's international status.
Quebec July 23 Canadian Union of Municipalities adopts two resolutions. One urges the Dominion government to bear all costs of direct relief and administration. The other seeks broader taxation powers for municipalities, approved with a clause on amending the British North America Act removed.
Central Saskatchewan reports heavy rains soaking Regina and surrounding districts while other areas see showers. The storm ends a heat wave and saves some crops, but drought devastations persist across the U S Midwest and Southwest with widespread crop losses and high heat.
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