Brutal Assault Tied to Meachem Man
Saskatoon July 30 One of the province s worst crimes Frank Mazure of Meachem beat his wife unconscious with a steel railway bolt leaving five head gashes and injuries to her body He fled but Constable Stewart of the R N W M P tracked him down and secured his capture Mazure remains in Prince Albert awaiting trial following a preliminary hearing at Colonsay He had just been released from jail a month earlier after a four year sentence for shooting an officer.
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Saskatoon
Frank Mazure
Meachem
Colonsay
Mazure
Stewart
R.N.W.M.P
Allan
Mature
Prince Albert
City Suspends Work On La Calle Falls Dam
Special city council session approves suspending operations on the La Calle Falls dam due to exhausted funds. Excavation for the spillway and tail race will continue while other city work proceeds and no staff cuts are planned.
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Prine
Albert
la Calle Falls
Campaign closes in Athabasca in lively Liberal rally
Athabasca hosts a large Liberal rally for Hon. Al G. MacKay with speakers including Premier A Sifton and ministers Chas Stewart and Chas Cross. Conservatives led by R B Bennett and Michener backed their candidate. Polls open today across a riding 400 miles long, with Athabasca town expected to cast the largest share. Result timing uncertain as distant polls report later.
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Athabasca
I Athabasca
al G. MacKay
Ontario
J. L. Wood
A. Sifton
Alberta
Duncan Marshall
Chas. Stewart
Chas
Cross
MacKay
R. B. Bennett
Michener
M.P.P
England
Wales
Athabasca Landing
Champion farmer Baxtrom dies by self harm near Champion
Word reached the city today of the death by own action on Friday near Champion of Robert Baxtrom a well to do farmer who lived ten miles east of Champion He was married with no children and was known for good crops and the best herd of horses in the district
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Lethbridge
Champion
Rater “Baxtrom
Turmoil in Tangier as Spanish troops face desertion and shortages
From Tangier dated July 30 the report says the situation worsens with scarce provisions and low morale among Spanish forces. It notes young recruits discarded cartridges and retreated to seek ammo, and reports three soldiers convicted of desertion were shot on Monday.
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Tangier
Petuan
Parliamentarians Visit Port Arthur on Canadian Tour
A party of British parliamentarians arrived in Port Arthur Ontario from the east during a Canadian Empire tour. J. J. Carrick M P hosted a noon dinner for the visitors with Port Arthur and Fort William leaders present. Speakers included Carrick Greenwood Hogarth Crooks and Others.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Canada
Empire
J. J. Carrick
M. P
Hamar Greenwood
D. M. Hogarth
M.P.P
Will Crooks
Mr. P
Rt. Hon
Railway clerks dispute enrollment amid union tensions
In Halifax on July 30 President Mosher of the Railway Brotherhood left for Moncton as Secretary with McLean in returns to LCR statements. Manager Gutelius says rail authorities oppose enrolling clerks due to access to files and potential information disclosure. McLean notes men could share information if favorable to them, and the group will not accept 400 men. Promotion pay for porters and baggage masters still unsettled.
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Halifax
Pres. Mosher
Railway Brotherhood
Moncton
McLean
LCR
Gutelius
MGregor Farm Residence Burned In Swift Blaze
A blaze destroyed the Gwenemar Farm home of Mr J D McGregor ten miles northwest of Brandon. Nine people two servants and visiting friends escaped in night clothes after alarm. With virtually no water supply, the house burned for a substantial loss estimated between eight and ten thousand dollars.
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Brandon
Gwenemar Farm
J. D. McGregor
Here
Dol- Jara
Sylvia Pankhurst Goes On Sleep Strike in Holloway Prison
London reports Miss Sylvia Pankhurst is back in Holloway Prison for inciting to riot and has developed a new method of worrying the authorities. She refuses food and water as part of the protest.
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Sylvia
London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Holloway
Boy Lost Near Leduc in Alberta Bush
Edmonton July 30 reports Charley Glubish eight years old has vanished from the Mackenzie district near Leduc. After 36 hours with no sighting, neighbors and parents organize searches through the bush area but fail to locate him.
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Edmonton
Leduc
Charley Glubish
Mackenzie
Presbyterian minister accepts Regina call from Carmichael church
Cobalt Ontario July 29 Rev. R J McDonald of the Presbyterian church has received a call to the Carmichael church at Regina Sask and will accept.
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Cobalt
Ont
R. J. McDonald
The
Presbyterian Church
Carmichael
Regina
Sask
Calumet Mine Owners Seek Lansing Conference
Operators of the Duke Superior Copper mines will be asked to send five representatives to Lansing to confer with five striking miners in Gov. Ferris' office. Gen Abbey announced after receiving a message that troops remain in Calumet as disturbances continue.
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Calumet
Mich
Duke Superior
Lansing
Gov. Ferris
Gen Abbey
Suffragette Edith Rigg Sentenced in Fire Attack
Edith Rigg, known suffragette and wife of a prominent physician, was sentenced in Liverpool to nine months' hard labor for setting fire to Sir William Lever's country residence at Tivington Lancashire on July 1 with damage estimated at 100000 pounds. She also admitted to a bomb outrage at the Liverpool cotton exchange on July 4.
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Liverpool
Edith Riggby
William H. Lever
Tivington
Lancashire
Liverpool Cotton Exchange
Attempted death by own action at hospital stake
Following an attempt to commit death by own action late tonight, Joseph Marsden lies in hospital with only a slight chance of recovery.
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Jaluary
Joseph Marsden
George Wilson Dies After Bicycle Accident in Medicine Hat
George Wilson a Medicine Hat Grocery Company employee died at the General Hospital following a collision with a Riverside Lumber Co. car driven by M Kleiner. An inquest is set for 2 pm with testimony to challenge Kleiner’s speed claims as witnesses prepared to swear to 30 to 35 mph.
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General Hospital
Kleiner
George Wilson
Medicine Hat Grocery Company
M. Kleiner
Riverside Lumber Company
Wilson
F. W. Gershaw
Crocery Company
Trishman
Calgary
Winter Street
Side Limber Co
Geo. Wilson
Columbia Avenue
South Railway Street
Election in Athabasca riding nears finish
In Athabasca, polling is under way in the deferred election with Liberal candidate A J WeKay and Conservative J W Woodshell. Ministers have attended, campaigning has been vigorous, roads are poor due to heavy rains, and most polls are in the countryside with two towns reporting heavy turnout this morning.
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Athabasca Landing
Athabasca
A.J. We- Kay
J. Wl. Woodshell
Rains Bring Relief to Brandon District
Heavy downpour yesterday night arrived as a needed relief for Brandon farmers. No heat damage reported but leading farmers say rain came at a critical time and likely improved grain samples.
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Brandon
Government Recaptures Fort Shanghai July 30
The international fleet warned belligerents of danger after bombardment in Shanghai. Chinese and Annimite police were killed in the French concession. many foreign buildings damaged. Rebels abandoned two camps but hostilities may resume. Captain Bassett was shot at but unharmed. authorities displayed force.
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Shanghai
Chapel
Bassett
Community urged to fund Medicine Hat Fire Dept team trip
Readers are asked to contribute toward the Medicine Hat Fire Department athletic team’s trip to Victoria, B C for August events. A thousand dollars remains to be raised with many locals listed as donors, including G M Johnston, Walter Huckvale, Dr Haterave, Dawson, W B Marshall, and others providing amounts around ten dollars each.
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Fire Department
Victoria
B. C
Pingle
G. M. Johnston
Walter Huckvale
Dr. Haterave
T. BF. Dawson
W. J. Melean
W. B. Marshall
Less Keller
R. Martin
A. P. Burns
H. W. Ireland
A. F. Krapfel
T. Williams
W. M. Ginther
Nee Wees
Captain Halsey Voices Canada Naval Policy Support
Vancouver reports Captain Lionel Halsey of HMS New Zealand says Canada has the right to adopt any naval policy for imperial defense and that the Admiralty will back Canada in carrying out its chosen plan. He spoke at a Canadian Club luncheon, noting Canada’s freedom to decide its defense strategy.
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New Zealand
Canada
Vancouver
Lionel Halsey
H. M.S. New Zealand
Empire
Admiralty
Funeral of James Conmee in Port Arthur
Port Arthur Ont July 30 the funeral of James Conmee who died last Thursday in Arizona was held this morning from the family residence to St Andrew's cemetery and was largely attended Thousands of people gathered around church and home with mass at St Andrew's at 9 45 The funeral cortege moved from the home with hundreds of carriages and public bodies from the two cities and a detach ment of the Ninety Sixth Regiment attended Pall bearers were John King Don McMillar and Mayor Graham of Fort William from Port Arthur John Munro Louis Walsh and W F Fortune
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Port Arthur
Ont
James Conmee
Arizona
St. Andrew's Cemetery
St. Andrews
Cortese
Tapreacuta Ares
Mr.Conmee
John King
Don McMillar
Graham
Fort William
John Munro
Louis Walsh
W. F. Fortune
Rooseveltrumored four volunteer cavalry regiments forming in southwest
In Austin today rumors claim Col Roosevelt quietly organized four volunteer cavalry regiments of the rough rider type in Arizona New Mexico and western Texas. The plan reportedly aims to direct selection for a military division ready to enter Mexico if hostilities arise with the United States War Department allegedly approves the setup and Roosevelt would command the brigade if war comes.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Col. Roosevelt
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Southwest
Mexico
Roosevelt
United States Department of’ War
Dastardly Attempt to Blow Up London Plant
London officials disclosed a concealed British artillery shell found yesterday near a new incinerator. Supt Dodd stopped the device as it was placed on the furnace barrier, narrowly averting a blast that could have killed seven workers and damaged nearby Victoria Hospital.
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London
Tegar
Dodd
Victoria
Henri Bourassa on immigration policy and national cohesion
In Montreal on July 30, Henri Bourassa argues in Le Devoir that immigration policy cannot be reversed but suggests corrective steps. He proposes repatriation of Canadians, directing Interior ministries toward desired immigrants, and focusing on valued newcomers from the British Isles and French-speaking regions while promoting colonization by compatriots. The piece hints at a continuation on page 4.
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Montreal
Henri Bourassa
le Devoir
Cartier
MacDonald
Europe
British Isles
Catholic dignitary sits medicine hat progress
Fragmentary OCR describes a Catholic dignitary in Medicine Hat with mention of Cadoux and Father L Esperance, noting travel and a local opinion on the city. The readable text is unclear and partial, conveying a sense of weighty commentary without concrete actions or dates.
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Father L'Esparance
Er “Cadoux
L'Esperance
Tolman Pleads Guilty in Illegal Lending Ring Case
In Trenton New Jersey Tolman, accused of conducting tablishment for lending money at illegal rates, connected with a chain of forty establishments, pleaded guilty. He was examined days after being placed on trial for the State. The July 30 due date is noted.
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Trenton
Tolman
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