22 Jun 1920
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
1
Civil war across Londonderry continues with eight dead and civilians confined as barricades rise and street fighting persists. Milk and bread deliveries halt, ships delay at harbor, and reinforcements are awaited amid escalating violence.
The supreme council of the allies adjourned after a three hour session in Boulogne and will meet again in Brussels on July 2. Germany's reparations issue was referred to experts in Paris to harmonize differing Allied views on division of the sum Germany must pay.
Montreal June 22 Sir Thomas White ex finance minister denies any candidacy for federal premier and says he will not return to politics. He confirms his public service is over and rebutts rumors of leading the Unionist party. Woodstock building permits issued this year total $139,391, a new record.
A local poultryman in Winsted Connecticut reports twelve hens have fed on a bed of wintergreen berries for a month. The flock, numbering thirteen birds, now lays eggs with a wintergreen flavor a change that customers find agreeable.
Dr J J Glover of St Michael's hospital reports a serum injection approach as the potential cancer cure. Hospital staff remain cautious noting the treatment is experimental, with seven or eight observed cases showing considerable relief to date.
Inglewood Los Angeles reported far heavier damage than first estimates after last night quake. Twenty one business buildings were destroyed, lights and gas were cut, and many homes damaged. Shattered windows struck pedestrians. San Pedro Long Beach Santa Monica Venice also had minor damage. Mrs William Shippy of Los Angeles died at Venice Beach from heart failure after leaping from a car.
London reports King George plans a garden party at Buckingham Palace for Victoria Cross recipients and some family members. About 117 survivors who received the Cross before World War II remain, plus 580 awards since 1914, with roughly half still living, yielding an anticipated attendance near 400.
London reports a crisis in Lloyd George and Krassin negotiations may end talks and send the Bolshevik minister home. The Herald says the break hinges on the Soviet government agreeing to compensate Britain’s financiers with investments in Russia.
Funds from a $50,000 gift by Canadian women finance a new Hostel in London for Canadian men on short stays. It will house sixty guests at eight shillings daily and is set to be officially opened within a week or two by the Duke of Connaught.
The city council accepted C Lean Lumber Co. tender for cement and paddling wool for the Finlay bridge reflooring at 1.29 per barrel fob Medicine Hat with 00 per barrel sack return allowance. Engineer Green to inspect inlay bridge at 150 fee. decision on closing to traffic pending report. A scow may be used to move vehicles if closed. Also discussed is extending business tax final payment date to June 30 and enforcing distress after.
Manitoba Free Press third crop report notes no general crop decline since early June. Wheat in short blade appears surprisingly large given late seeding, with hope for an early harvest despite past frost. Grasshopper damage is limited and baiting has been effective. moisture is uneven with some points needing rain, and wind damage is minor overall apart from Alberta and Saskatchewan railway area losses.
Ottawa June 22 supporters of the government meet in caucus and decide there will be no increase in indemnities for house members this year. The group also discusses continued wheat control and a 50 percent vessel construction guarantee with public first claim at half cost.
Buenos Aires June 22 Radio Ereaphic service in Argentina will be augmented and devoted to commercial uses. Current installations mainly handle government dispatches. New stations planned at Patagonian ports Gayman Rawson Puerto Callegos and Buenos Aires with further expansion to Corrientes Bahia Blanca Comodoro Rivadavia and Ushuaia. Existing stations to gain power increases.
Wireless dispatch from Moscow quotes an official statement saying bolshevik forces advanced on the northern end of the Polish front. Soviet successes are reported on both sections of the line and reflect ongoing activity along the sector.
Vancouver reports from the provincial fruit inspector indicate a favorable season for British Columbia fruit with prospects for a heavy crop. The season has supported good growth and the yield is anticipated to equal or exceed last year’s output.
Paris reports that a Boulogne meeting backed holding international financial conferences in Brussels to mobilize German money and issue loans tied to German revenues. The move aims to support European finance and funding efforts.
Seventeen people including the alleged Soviet government representatives were killed in January at Anadyr Siberia during a clash between anti Bolshevik natives and Soviet agents. An American owned trading store was looted. Information reached here via KL M McCirk and Corbett Bland Americans.
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