Calgary veterans protest ruling on Class A service badge
Calgary veterans denounce a court decision that it is no longer illegal to wear a Class A service badge if the wearer did not serve in France. The case against T A P Frost was dismissed after counsel argued the Order in Council had been repealed, prompting backlash from local veterans and G W V A officials.
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Calgary
France
Sanders
I. G
Petley
G.W.V.A
Harry Turner
Canadian Patriotic Fund
C.F
Order In Council
Joseph Shaw
Shaw
W.va
C. F E. Thompson
Insurance suit over Lusitania drowning dismissed
New York judge rules executors of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt cannot recover $150,000 on an accident policy after the Lusitania sinking. court finds death caused by war actions of Germany, not accidental drowning, under policy terms.
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New York
Supreme Court
McAvoy
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Chit Cori
Calgary Fair Promises Best Ever Entries
The Calgary Exhibition, touted as King Gasoline powered, will feature top attractions July 2 and 8 with championship auto races including Sig Haughdall and Louis Diebrown for five thousand dollars. Auto Polo will run daily and Lieut. Ormer Locklear will perform four aviation stunts June 27 to 30. Livestock promises high quality, and the Calgary Auto Club will run the camping site near the Elbow river with an accommodation bureau at the CPR depot for visitors. Special passenger rates are advised via station agents.
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Calgary
Sig. Haughdall
Louis Diebrown
R. Burr Lampkin
England
Ormer Locklear
Locklear
Exhibition
Elbow River
Calgary Auto Club
C.P.R
Grasshopper Damage Estimated At One Million Dollars
County farm agents report grasshopper infestations causing about one million dollars in crop losses near Cadillac Michigan in June 1918. Wheat beans and corn are blighted. potatoes suffer little damage while other crops face ruin according to local farmers.
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Cadillac
Mich
Weather summary and local notices mix
Vancouver cloudy 69 47 Medicine Hat cloudy 70 58 Moose Jaw clear to 50 Lethbridge cloudy 74 53 Winnipes clear ccc e ens Ti 48 Alberta forecast unsettled with showers. Lawn mowers sharpened at Gas City Planing Mills. Local weather and ads blend in a fragmented notice.
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Vancouver
Medicine Hat
Cloudy
Moose Jaw
Clear
Lethbridge
Winnipes, Clear
Ccc
Gas City
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Foster
Sale Pride
Ptr
Worten
Hyndman
John McPherson
Sanart
Morrow
White South Sea Island
Canada
Hamilton
South Secu Island
Redfern
Kid Oxfords
Yale
Mesherson
Shey
Krost
Gw.v.a
R. Swift
G.aw.v.a
Ee En Patriotise
Jack Russel
Lusitania
Justice McAvoy
Alfred J. Vanderbilt
Fleming
P. Abbis
Berta
Alberta
Medicine Hat Medical Society
Howes
Quebec
A. A. H. Reilly
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