30 Jul 1923
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1923
Page
1
A League of Nations special committee studies opium use worldwide. The report shows how opium is consumed in different countries and aims to curb production except for scientific and medical needs. India reportedly uses twelve times the amount needed for legitimate purposes each year.
The Toronto Star reports explosions damaged water lines to the British Empire Steel Company plant in Sydney River and Chand Lake, cutting water to the facility and forcing an immediate shutdown. Company officials rushed to the scene as authorities assess potential damage.
Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons that France and Belgium had not replied to Britain's reparations communication and it is doubtful any response could be made public in Thursday's debate.
Mexico City reports state Francisco Villa predicted his death weeks before his assassination and wrote to several wives promising shares in his estate. Five wives and many children have filed claims as the search for the rumored seven million pesos continues.
The Duke of Orléans, heir to the French throne, is confined in a Roehampton private house outside London under doctors and four male attendants. The Daily Express reports he suffers from delusions and delirium, sometimes crying that he is a prisoner and that he is king of France.
Ottawa July 30 restoration of the privilege converting a homestead preemption into a grant under the Soldier Settlement Board was announced by the Dominion Command of the W.VA. The measure affects returned soldiers and clarifies eligibility under the veteran settlement program.
Winnipeg reports Hon. FP Black provincial treasurer will be named chairman of the Liquor Commission. Fletcher Sparling former Hudson’s Bay manager in Calgary and Magistrate RH. OM Noble are also reported as likely appointees to the commission.
Vancouver Socialist speaker Charles Lester argued at a Forwy meeting that prohibition questions are immaterial to workers and that only abolishing capitalism and establishing a cooperative commonwealth will end drunkenness. He urged sobriety while linking liquor to capitalist oppression and predicted ongoing drunkenness until systemic change, noting prohibition failed in the United States and that youth defies forbidden practices.
Berlin reports financial writers foresee Germany transitioning to a gold currency basis. Experts argue rising gold standard invoicing and wage adjustments hint at abandoning the mark as a unit of account. The government plans an internal gold scheme to foster gold pledged securities and potential rehabilitation of the gold standard.
Toronto police recovered the robbers’ car from a Dunlop farm barn about ten miles northeast of the city. The vehicle yielded two stolen bags, bloodstained contents, bank cheques from Sterling and Bank of Nova Scotia, and evidence of a tied license plate change. Investigators consider whether the gang fled back to the city or hid in nearby bushes.
In Scranton Pa on July 30 three armed men robbed the Avoca Coal payroll aboard a Laurel Line train at Woosle. They killed Murphy and wounded two others before fleeing with about $85,000 to $90,000.
Victoria British Columbia July 30 A six knot tide and a sirent zone muffled the fog alarm as the Furness Withy freighter Siberian Prince ran aground on Betick Island ten miles from Victoria. The ship was headed south from Seattle to Portland and San Francisco with about 6000 tons of freight for the United Kingdom.
British government reports an attempt to establish a republic in place of the monarchy. Ronald MacNeill, under secretary for foreign affairs, told the House of Commons this afternoon that intelligence indicates such moves have been made in Direice.
At 11 24 this morning G Pinhorn driving a Ford collided with a Dodge driven by W B Draper at the corner of First street and Sixth avenue. The front axle and a fender of the Dodge were broken. Both cars were moving slowly and the crash was accidental.
Chicago report says about 130 Negro construction workers and citizens clashed with police at a Worth Illinois dance hall. One man killed, two county highway policemen believed dying, and two others seriously wounded as violence erupted during a white community dance.
London dispatch reports Berlin sources say the Cuno cabinet will resign with Paul Loebe and Dr Gustave Stresemann named to lead the new government. A definite decision awaits the Reichstag meeting at the end of next week.
Mr. FL S. Ratliff arrives home from the States and heads to Spokane to arrange an excursion next Friday. Prominent Northwestern men will travel by car to the Many Island Lake oil field next Saturday morning, followed by a dinner that evening.
President Harding’s illness prompts cancellation of his California program and a return to Washington by special train when travel allows. Physicians report ptomaine poisoning from tainted food as a likely cause and note rest aboard the train aids recovery with a two week travel recovery window.
Geologist Hugh Watson now in Conrad. inventor of the Watson ethereal wave magnet claims a radio based device can locate underground oil pools and determine sand depth with aid from assistant A E Landry of the Gravellbourg syndicate. He predicts Regina Shelby wells will yield oil and cites global testing.
Berlin and other areas saw the July 80 Antifascisti Day demonstrations fail to draw crowds as Bolshevik rhetoric proved a hoax. Indoor meetings replaced large gatherings as food shortages trigger federal action with the League of Agriculture to boost deliveries and improve distribution.
At 12 30 this afternoon firemen were called to 43 Aberdeen street. the unoccupied house had a paper fire set in the basement by boys but no damage occurred. Separately Kings College Ontario votes 16 to 7 to federate with Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Montreal reports that Britain will contribute a quota of labor for Western Canadian harvests this year. The Canadian Pacific Railway expects to bring at least 1000 men using cheap fares via steamship lines. Transport from a British port to Winnipeg costs 56.50 dollars or 12 pounds, with a similarly low return fare.
Cheyenne Wyoming July 30 Dave Wythe of Cheyenne wins the rough rider championship at Frontier Days closing events. Other honors include steer roping Ben Johnson Foraker Oklahoma 47 6 10 seconds bull dogging Perch Porter Clayton New Mexico 37 1 10 seconds calf roping George Cline Rongavelut Arizona 43 4 10 seconds towgirl fancy end trick riding Mabel Strickland Fort Worth Texas and cowboy fancy and roping Chester A. Byers Fort Worth Texas.
In the Supreme Court Judge Ives sentences H. C. Gunther of Bowmanton after finding him guilty of stealing wheat valued at about 125 dollars from S. Andahl. Gunther had stored the wheat in Medicine Hat under Andahl’s name and used it himself, facing a 25 dollar fine. Rye cutting in Clavel and Phonehill districts of Saskatchewan has begun and is expected to spread next week.
Vancouver reports wholesale sugar at 10.00 per hundred pounds, down 13 cents from prior levels, marking a notable price decline in July.
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