19 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1923
Page
1
Catania reports Mount Etna belching fire and lava with streams rolling down slopes. About 50,000 people have been made homeless and the population area around Etna is dense. King Victor Emmanuel plans to visit Sicily to inspect relief arrangements.
The West sees cooler conditions with scattered showers in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Most areas experience fair skies today and Wednesday with little temperature change. Vancouver is clear at 51, Edmonton cloudy at 42, Calgary 68, Medicine Hat 46, Winnipeg clear, Nelson rain, Lethbridge cloudy, Moose Jaw 72, Saskatoon cloudy 62.
Wichita, Kansas June 19 The American State Bank closed after the discovery of a defalcation of 1 5 million by cashier Phip A Drumm who used bank funds to invest in property Drumm has confessed according to clearing house officials President W Omftehards believes depositors will suffer no loss.
Comptroller Craig challenged Mayor Hylan to a fistic duel at a New York board of estimates meeting. The mayor rejected the taunt, calling the comptroller a liar during a debate over sewer assessments.
In Montreal on June 9 Sheriff Lemieux orders target cards printed bearing no admission to be affixed to doors of the king's bench court where Adelard Deforme faces charges of enslaving his half brother Roaul. The trial is set to begin Wednesday.
Toronto June 19 A telegram from Peter Heenan newly acclaimed MLA for Kenora warned the Ontario government to provide daily bread for the Osachuk family mother and four children or they would be sent to the Parliament buildings.
A Moderation League gathering occurs at 8 pm in the Chamber of Commerce offices. Delegates from the recent Calgary meeting will report on the proceedings and actions taken.
Six year old Warren Feely was electrocuted in the yard of his Winnipeg home last night when he touched a television wire. A storm had prompted his older brother to take down a radio wire which tangled with a service wire, leading to the fatal contact.
In Timmins Ontario a rising wind drives bush fires toward the town as citizens form a fighting squad and rail cars stand by. Timmins population about 4000 and escape routes organized while officials report no panic and improving forest conditions elsewhere in Quebec and Temiscouata relatives assured no loss of life.
A quaint pageant revived in England in May echoes a custom from Henry VI era. A woman on Eel Pie Island made famed eel pies that reached the king, who then ordered the first pie of each year to be sent to him. The practice continued through George I’s reign.
A city council meeting heard Superintendent G R Taylor present shortages of water and proposed remedies. He urged surveying intake damage when water clears, building a permanent low river connection via a tunnel to the well, placing a pump valve, and protecting the intake from ice. He urged electrically operating the intake valve and considering engineers' December 1920 recommendations.
The Fortieth Anniversary Celebration in Riverside Athletic Park on June 27 features a parade opening at 1 PM followed by athletic events, lacrosse, baseball, football contests, a dance, and a potential parade film. Officials seek residents born in 1883 to register and plan a large turnout with Mounties featured in the parade.
Lausanne reports the near eastern conference paralyzed by inertia over concessions and the Ottoman debt. Allies warn a treaty may fail without debt payments while Turkey diverts funds, and Venizelos and Ismet Pasha trade reproaches as Greece-Turkey peace hangs in the balance. Jack Bein, a forestry service worker, is reported missing after the Latimal incident near Lake Superior.
Report from Ottawa indicates J Murray of United Grain Growers may take the board chair if granted a year off by his company executives. In Chicago a National Wheat Conference opens with 500 delegates seeking solutions to a severe price slump and looming bank pressures as 170 million bushels remain in surplus and a new harvest begins.
New York officials of major trans Atlantic steamship lines say halting at Halifax to bypass liquor rules by the treasury department is not feasible. The Furness and Red Cross lines were cited and the added voyage for direct routes would raise costs beyond reason.
A parliamentary interpellation on the Toalkan situation was discussed. The official stated that Bulgarian actions pose no danger to others and that Bulgaria could pose a threat only to itself. The remarks stressed that external events should not threaten national stability.
The Rotary Club pledged support at a regular luncheon for Medicine Hat’s 40th anniversary event. Rotary President Chartie Pinghe noted members would participate and the club aims to help ensure a successful celebration. Keeley Mines in Silver Centre posted a net loss of 188,507 in the first three months of the current year.
Delhuas Bros notified Thelma residents of dry picnic routes for tomorrow. Weather may affect the Eagle Road Bus and Bull trail. Kinnaird's Tramster will run a char-a-hane from North Railway Street transfer at 10 am.
At last evening's city council meeting Ald. Simpson was appointed deputy mayor for the third quarter of this year.
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