Prorogation Doubt Rises as Ottawa Parliament Stalls
Ottawa reports from June 22 indicate doubt about prorogation as Parliament delays ending the first post election session. The Senate and House pressed bills on radio corporation control, Bank of Canada oversight, and Criminal Code changes while deadlocks over the combines investigation act persist. Prime Minister King signals royal commissions if the Senate blocks action and note the end of Section 98 of the Criminal Code after decades of effort.
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Bank OF Canada
Ottawa
C.P
House
House of Commons
King
Rinfret
Supreme Court
Caurt
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Mackenzie King
Premier Aberhart Arrives Amid Warm City Welcome
Premier William Aberhart made his first city visit to meet citizens and local officials. Mayor Bullivant greeted him at the station with a large crowd while MLA J J Robinson and D Lush offered introductions. He was escorted to the Cosmopolitan hotel and later the Assiniboia hotel for Rotary Club dinner.
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Emier Wiliam Aberhart
Alberta
Bullivapt
J. J. Robinson
M.L.A
Medicine Hat
D. Lush
Empress
A. A. H. Reilly
Arabs Attack Trains Near Jerusalem in Violent Skirmish
On June 22 in Jerusalem area, Arab snipers attacked a train twice. Five Arabs and two British soldiers were wounded during the exchanges. Reports say the day’s fighting left two British soldiers dead and between 20 and 40 Arabs killed.
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Jerusalem
Baseball scores and lineups across leagues today
Scattered score reports list Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Le Boston St Louis Philadelphia and Boston with multiple pitcher and batter pairings such as Derringer Campbell Earn Shaw Berres Carleton O'Dea Benge Lopez Walker Davis Walter Atwood Marcum Ferrell Phillips Hayworth.
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Brooklyn
Derringer
Campbell
Earnshaw
Berres
Chicago
le Boston
Carleton
O'Dea
Benge
Lopez
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Walker
Davis
Walter
Atwood
Premier Aberhart backs prosperity bonds in Alberta services
In Calgary on Sabbath, Premier William Aberhart proposes accepting salary in prosperity bonds and promotes a 1 percent weekly loan with no interest to aid the unemployed. He defends dual roles, denounces opponents as “henchmen of financiers,” and signals Social Credit plans while noting mortgage rates as a federal issue.
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Calgary
C.P
Alberta
William Aberhart
Calgary ‘Prophetic Bible Institute
Tere
Irish Trouble Was Squelched By Govt Force
Dublin reports a clash between government authorities and the Irish Republican Army after a ban on the group. Police seized a lorry used for speeches on College Green, moved speakers to Dublin Castle, then released detainees after hours. Crowds gathered. several arrests were made and shots fired but no injuries reported.
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C.P
Irish Republican Army
College Green
the. R.A
Dublin Castle
Mary MacSweeney
Stockley University
Countess Plunkett
Two Trains Collide Near Guelph Station
Two Canadian National passenger trains collided head on near the Guelph CN station with both locomotives wrecked and passengers lightly injured. No cause given. Separate note: William Johnstone Morton founder of Morton Engineering and Drydock Co died in Montreal having coal business ties in Tofield Alberta since 1912.
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Quelph
C.P
Canadian National Railway
C.N.R
William .Johnstone, Morton
Morton Engineering and Drydock Co
Montreal
Tofield
Alta
Premier King Warns Senate Over Government Legislation
Ottawa June 22 Premier King criticized the Senate for blocking key government bills and refused to bow to the upper chamber. J S Woodsworth urged government restraint, while Bennett urged a conference to end the deadlock. King also said he would probe Rome forecasts on Canada dropping sanctions against Italy.
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C.P
King
Senate
Commons
J. S. Woodsworth
C.C.F
People of Canada
R. B. Bennett
Rome
Canada
Bennett
Quebec
Prescott
Drowned Lad Watched By Brother and Sister
Eight year old Robert Kenneth Bohnet drowned in a dam on his father E W Bohnet’s farm near Woolchester 16 miles south of Medicine Hat. His brother and sister watched helplessly as the raft failed and he sank to the bottom. R C M P reported the tragedy Sunday and funeral rites are planned for Tuesday in the Evangelical church at Little Plume with Pattison Funeral home handling arrangements.
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Robert Kenneth Bohnet
R.C.M.P
E. W. Bohnet
Woolchester
Medicine Hat
Little Kenneth
Evangelical Church
Little Plume
Pattison Funeral Home
Governor General to visit Medicine Hat in September
A letter to Mayor Bullivant from A S Redfern secretary to the Governor General announces His Excellency will make an official visit to Medicine Hat in September. Lord Tweedsmuir and a small staff will arrive at noon on Thursday September 10 and depart the following Sunday at 1 05 am. The visit will include a stop at Alsask Saskatchewan.
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Bullivant
A. S. Redfern
Medicine Hat
Lord Tweedsmuir
Redfern
Alsask
Sasaktchewan
Calgary to raise tax rate and utility charges
Mayor Andrew Davison will urge Calgary city council to hike the tax rate from 50 to 55 mills and boost light and water rates by 15 percent after Alberta appeal court mandamus, with no plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Calgary
Andrew Davison
Alberta Appeal Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Baldwin Warns War Is Only Hope to Stop Italian Expansion
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told a Conservative mass meeting that war may be necessary to halt Italy in Ethiopia. He argued sanctions alone fail without military threat and urged readiness for combat, warning only war can alter events while trusting real disarmament efforts in the future. The talk touched on League of Nations reforms and Britain’s stance ahead of upcoming council meetings.
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Coltness
Setland
C. P.havas
Italy
Ethiopia
Stanley Baldwin
Europe
Baldwin
League of Nations Council
Assembly
Great Britain
League of Nations
League
Nations
Doukhobors Rampage Hits Nelson Settlement Victims and Damages
In Nelson British Columbia on June 22 a surge of arson and bombing by Doukhobors damaged three schools the Glade brick school the Appledale school and Blueberry school along with a sawmill at Terry's and a community hall near Glade. Police investigate while residents used a water tank to check fires.
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WITIL
Nelson
Paul Watkin
B.C
Glade
Appledale
Blueberry
Max Ruskin
Terry’s
G. McAndrew
Castlegar
Fight pictures at the Monarch June 26 27
Monarch theatre confirms by wire the Schmeling Louis fight film. Showings are scheduled for Friday and Saturday June 26 and 27.
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Monarch Theatre
Schmeling-Louis Fight Pictures
Stampede Opens Tuesday at Medicine Hat Exhibitions
The city prepares for a grand two day stampede with high class contestants and a festive setup. Grounds and stands are in top condition as booths rise near Riverside park and events begin with gates opening at 10:30 a.m. daily and performances at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. Mayor Bullivant will officially open the event at 1:30 p.m. with events following at Athletic park and downtown venues.
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Medicine Hat
Riverside Park
Athletic Park
General Commission
Bullivant
Jobless Rush to Alberta Unsettles Social Credit Plan
Empress MLA David Lush warns that Alberta’s scrip prosperity certificates could draw a flood of jobless from other provinces. He urges immediate province wide registration and limits to residents of at least 12 months. He cites Toronto recruiters placing 20,000 men on farms this season and fears a mass influx when the plan “clicks.”
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Social Credit
David Lush
M.L.A
Empress
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