Civic reception planned for Mr. Borden visit
Ottawa opposition leader Mr. R L Borden will visit June 28 and a three member committee to arrange a civic welcome was formed by the city council. Ald Howson McKay voted the mayor to lead the committee with Ald Forster Howson and Brown named. Mayor to present address at the city park and a band is expected.
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R. L. Borden
Ottawa
Ald
Pingle
Howson
McKay
Forster
Brown
Calgary
Mr. Borden
Unwritten Law Acquits Heslop in Ontario Assault Case
In London Ontario a jury acquitted William Heslop of assaulting and wounding James E. Fowler with intent to do great bodily harm. Heslop claimed the action arose from jealousy over his wife and Fowler. Judge Elliott denounced the verdict as a grave miscarriage of justice and warned against the precedent.
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London
Ont
Wm. Heslop
Jas. E. Fowler
Heslop
Fowler
McoEver
Elliott
Spur lines in city to be built by C P R through Rosedale lanes
The C P R applied for spur track accommodation to serve lumber yards warehouses and the industrial site including Saratoga Park and Alberta Linseed Oil Company. Mayor Milne wrote May 10 authorizing extension up lane in blocks 6 and 5 and signing contracts with C P R to cover the spur extensions.
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C.P.R
Rosedale Survey
Saratoga Park
Berta Linseed Oil Company
Milne
Cameron
Rosedale
Ald
Howson
McKay
Bic Night Voting Contest Prompts Subscriptions
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German aviator dies in altitude record attempt
Herr Schendel and his mechanic Mous perished when the German pilot attempting to break the world altitude record aboard a passenger flight crashed after reaching 6 630 feet. The accident occurred Tuesday in Joehanstall Germany.
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Joehanstall
Germany
Herr Schendel
Mous
Scendel
Pas
Charter for Radial Road for Medicine Hat Area
The Finance Committee, by motion of Ald Forster seconded by Ald Brown, was instructed at last night’s council meeting to secure a charter for a radial railway around Medicine Hat and surrounding district. The charter would be usable when population and business prospects warrant construction.
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Ald Forster
Ald Brown
Medicine Hat
Synod Accepts Grisdale Resignation. College Planned at Regina
Rev BE A Davis FP Fatt and F G Forster returned from the Anglican Synod at Regina. J J Boyce of Little Plume attended as Eagle Butte delegate. Fatt elected to the diocesan executive. Bishop Grisdale's resignation accepted. retiring pension of 1000 dollars annually. Bishop Harding of Qu Appelle to succeed him. Synod approves erecting a college bishop's court and headquarters for the diocesan mission at Regina costing 80000 dollars for ministry education.
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BE. A. Davis
F. Fatt
F. G. Forster
Regina
J. J. Boyce
Little Plume
Eagle Butte
Fatt
Dioscean
Grisdale
Harding
Qu’ Appelle
Doiscean Mission
City councils repudiates out of town reports on Alberta C P R workshops
The Medicine Hat to Calgary press reports alleging local Alberta C P R workshop locations and real estate moves were condemned by the city council. The council passed a resolution disavowing responsibility for the correspondence and any views they conveyed.
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City Council
Medicine Hat
Calgary
F. G. Forster
J. E. Howson
Alhberta C. P. R
Police Committee Reports May Arrests and Revenue
Aid Pringle, chairman of the police committee, reported at the council meeting last night that there had been 79 arrests and summons for May and 792 taken in licenses. There were 64 animals impounded and 49 collected from this source of revenue.
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Pringle
Gas Committee Recommends Five Cent Gas to E Ueberheim
The Gas Committee proposed supplying gas to E Ueberheim at five cents per thousand cubic feet, pending a city solicitor's report. The recommendation was adopted by Alderman Robertson and Howson in a formal motion.
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E. Ueberheim
Ald
Robertson and Howson
Sale of Suffield land authorized by order in council
Ottawa reports an order in council authorizes sale of the west half of section 34 to 14, range 9, west of 4th Meridian, at Suffield to builders pressing for titles. The Robbins Irrigation Company grant lands are involved with Southern Alberta Land Company as assignee, due to failure to meet sale conditions requiring irrigation of at least one acre in four.
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Ottawa
Suffield
Robbins Irrigation Company
Southern Alberta Land Company
Lindsay Surrenders to Police in Bank Warrant Case
Toronto reports W J Lindsay surrendered to police at ten this morning. A warrant had been out for over five months tied to the Farmers Bank case.
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Toronto
W J. Lindsay
Farmers Bank
Runaway Forger in City Hall Cells After Escape Bid
Russell Williamson a 25 year old alleged forger was arrested at the CPR station by Sergeant Bruce and remanded to the police court. He attempted to flee along South Railway Street pursued by Officer Campey and recaptured near Collin's butcher shop. Authorities kept him in leg irons after arraignment as they investigate counterfeit checks and passes. Williamson claimed a wife at the Windsor hotel in Lethbridge and familiar names surfaced in the failed forgeries.
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Bruce
Lethbridge
Williamson
H. S. Ireland
Ireland
Main Street
South Railway
Main
South
Toronto Street
City Hall
Garlough
P. C. Gover
North Railway
Windsor Hotel
Micklejohn
Gillespie
Kealy
City Council Approves Fruit Stand Permit and Mayors Meeting
The council led by Mayor Milne grants F J Appleyard permission to erect a portable fruit stand on Roy street. A sixth Alberta Municipalities convention report, fire hose purchase, pavement issues, and July reef practice plans are discussed. A Hupmobile purchase for the city engineer is approved and weed inspector J M Crisall is appointed.
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F. J. Appleyard
Roy Street
Pingle
Bridgeman
Union of Alberta Municipalities
Macleod
New Industries Committee
Ald
Pingle and
Howson
EB. L. Richardson
Alberta Live Stock Association
Alberta
Hatcher
Contributions to Medicine Hat Boy Scouts Coronation Fund
Donations received for a fund to support Medicine Hat Boy Scouts traveling to the Coronation. Contributors include F. F. Fatt, Walter Huckvale, W. B. Marshall, 0.0. Nelson Spencer, Hon W. T. Finlay, W. E. Hay, F. C. Lowes & Co, and Fewings and Abbott, with several amounts listed.
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Medicine Hat
F. F. Fatt
Walter Huckvale
W. B. Marshall
Nelson, Spencer
Hon
Farewell Procession Of Local Boy Scouts Before Coronation Trip
The Boy Scouts march along Main Street to the park for a review in front of city hall. A farewell ceremony honors scouts leaving for England to attend Coronation ceremonies, with remarks echoing past duties to uphold the British flag.
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Main Street
Council
Ing
Hay, Fatt and
Spencer
England
South Africa
Earthquakes Kill and Maim Mexico City Rounds Up Death Toll
Reports from June 10 indicate telegraph delays and slow district replies hinder accurate casualty tallies. Known dead exceed 1650 with potential to rise but unlikely to reach 3500. Most life loss centered along the west coast in Colima and Jalisco, while Guadalajara reported few fatalities.
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Colima
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Manaland Andres
Calgary chosen for Gordon Nail plant due to rail facilities
At last night’s council meeting a letter from Gordon Nail Company explained Calgary was selected as the most desirable site for the plant because of railway facilities. The by law advertising for factory concessions was ordered discontinued and burgesses will not vote on the measure.
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Gordon Nail Company
Calgary
Winnipeg and U S wheat and grain prices trend unchanged
Winnipeg cash wheat prices ranged from No 1 Nor 97 1 4 to No 6 Nor 73 1 2 with feed grain oats at 36 3 4 and flax at 2 20 per bushel. American quotes in Minneapolis Chicago show July futures near 96 1 8 to 99 3 4 for wheat and oats around 37.5 with flax around 2.20 for July and 1.75 for October.
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Winnipeg
Nor
Minneapolis
Chicago
Close
Locomotive Builders Strike at Baldwin Works
Philadelphia June 10 The locomotive builders council from seventeen unions announced a strike by Baldwin Locomotive Works workers. About 10 000 of 12 000 employees are among the strikers after foremen ordered removal of union badges and discharges followed for refusals.
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Philadelphia
Locomotive Builders Council
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Beggar Arrested in Lethbridge Over $50 Cash
A local beggar selling tooth picks was arrested for vagrancy in Lethbridge after a search found more than $50 in cash and a bank book showing over $700 in an American bank. The man had been active in the city for several days.
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Lethbridge
Cricket results from London matches June first
London cricket results for today show Worwershire defeating Leicestershire by nine wickets, Devonshire beating Northamptonshire by 59 runs, and M C C defeating the Indian team by an innings and 168 runs.
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London
Worwershire
Leicestershire
Devonshire
Northamptonshire
Visiting Cards Neatly Printed at the News Office
Visiting cards are neatly printed at the News Office newsprint shop showcasing quality card stock and careful typography. The item highlights in-house printing and sample runs for patrons seeking durable, crisp cards.
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Newa
Fatal Clash Tars Hammond Bridge Crew Incident
Eight Black workers were killed at Labranch near Hammond when they attacked Foreman Boutwell of an Illinois Central Bridge gang and Conductor Green and Storey of the work train. Boutwell fired on the assailants, killing three. Storey joined and five more conspirators were killed.
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Hammond
Labranch
Foreman Boutwell
Illinois Central Bridge
Green
Storey
Boutwell
City Council Awards Public Works Tenders
The public works committee report on tender awards was adopted by the city council. Awards include street sprinkling to H. C. Cooper at 4.99 per team, manhole work to John Pettet, diversion of Seven Persons Creek and spur line to industrial sites by Donald Black at 3910, Fortland cement by Birnie Bros, and plank sidewalk by Hotson and Leaser.
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Public Works Committee
Ald, Howson and Fawcett
H. C. Cooper
John Pettet
Seven Persons Creek
Donald Black
Fortland Cement
Birnie Bros
Hotson
Rev B A Davis Named Rural Dean in Qu Appelle Diocese
The Rev B A Davis rector of St Barnabas receives appointment from the Bishop to Rural Dean in the Diocese of Qu Appelle. The Deanery extends from Swift Current to the western diocese boundary.
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B. A. Davis
St. Barnabas
Qu Appelle
Swift Current
New Gas Well Struck at Bow Island In Calgary Supply Field
Bow Island reports another gusher as the Prairie Fuel Gas Company, serving Calgary and Lethbridge, brings in two strong wells. The Bordwell well flows at a depth of 1890 feet, boosting output from the franchise’s Bow Island operations.
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Bow Island
Prairie Fuel Gas Company
Calgary
Lethbridge
Bordwell
General Booth Coming to Western City
Winnipeg dispatch says General Booth plans to visit a western metropolis next September though exact city and dates are not announced. The cable notes his tour is expected to draw attention in the region.
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Winnipeg
Man
General Booth
8th C.E. Meeting Elects Honorary Past President Knowles
At a Tuesday meeting of the 8th C.E. Knowles was chosen as honorary past president amid formal remarks and applause marking his long service and leadership within the organization.
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C.E
HO. Knowles
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