Alberta Legislature Eyes Ponoka Asylum Debate
Edmonton March 4 The Legislature faces a busy week with the Ponoka asylum debate led by Premier J E Brownlee and the Hincks Farrar report. Other items include a provincial power investigation, a possible judicial inquiry into Ponoka patient treatment, the School Act, Wheat Pool Bill, and natural resources transfers. The session may run past March 15 with extended hours as needed.
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Edmonton
Ponoka
J. E. Brownlee
Hincks-Farrar
Joseph Pr. Shaw
K.C
A. A. McGilivray
McGillivray
Ton
Perren Baker
Eader
Agricultural and Colonization Committee
C.J.R. Lodge
Public Accounts Committee
Brownlee
Fourteen Hurt At Woolwich Arsenal
London reports fourteen injured after a spectacular series of explosions at the Woolwich Arsenal fuse and primer department. A fire followed and firemen battled the blaze for hours as rockets erupted through dense smoke and a railway bridge was briefly struck nearby.
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London
Woolwich Arsenal
Overseas League to settle 1000 youths in Western Canada
Saint John N B Mar 4 One thousand young Britishers will be settled in Western Canada during 1929 by the Overseas League funded by London merchants subscriptions. W R Lisle Carr traveling secretary of the Overseas League made the statement here.
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Saint John
N. B
Canada
Overseas League
London
W. R. Lisle Carr
England
Terrific Explosion at Sofia Arsenal Kills Dozens
An explosion at the Sofia arsenal in the fuse section killed thirty people and left twenty seriously injured. The blast caused heavy material damage and occurred today in Sofia.
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Sofia
Mar
Calles Said to Be Directing Mexico from Abroad
A Douglas dispatch reports an ultimatum to Plutario Elias Calles demanding he leave Mexico and stop directing the government, while Portes Gil is the president. The informants accuse Calles of continuing control despite Portes Gil's tenure.
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Douglas, Ariz
Douglas
Plutario Elias Cales
Republic
Calles
Portes Gil
Local Radio Troubles Led to Ottawa Officials Action
In a 1929 exchange from Ottawa, Dr Gershaw MP and Mr C J Niles discuss radio interference in Medicine Hat Alberta. A deputy minister promises to expand the interference investigation staff and allocate Calgary personnel to southern Alberta to improve reception and broadcast service.
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C. J. Niles
Gershaw
Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
C. H. Niles
Penne
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Alta
Niles
Edwards
Radio Department
Wyou
F.W. Gershaw
Dept. of Marine and Fisheries
Ner
Calgary
Alberta
A. Johnston
F. W. Gershaw
M.P. House of Commons
Reverend W P Freeman Dies in Victoria
Rev W P Freeman longtime Alberta Baptist church leader and Alberta missions superintendent dies in Victoria after brief illness Survived by widow and three daughters He previously taught Sunday school and youth work in Alberta and B C and lived in Edmonton Calgary and Hillhurst Baptist church once held.
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Calgary
W. P. Freeman
Baptist Church
Alberta
B.C
Victoria
Freeman
Hillhurst
H. H. Bingham
First Baptist ‘Church
Edmonton
First Baptist Church
Hoover Opens Presidency With Swearing In Parade
Herbert Hoover took the oath of office as president at 1 08 pm in a ceremony marked by large crowds and a grand parade. Washington streets were lined with spectators, and Chief Justice Taft administered the oath, as Hoover became the 31st president.
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Taft
Washington
Herbert Hoover
White House
Capitol
United States
William Howard Taft
Revinsky Identifies Remains as Katzs in Gruesome Case
In Gull Lake on March 2 a preliminary hearing concluded that the remains found in a grave were those of David Katz. Police, aided by H. Revinsky, examined thawed sand and recovered trouser fragments and a watch chain. Corporal Barker extracted a watch later identified by Nathan Katz as the watch given to David Katz.
Delegation to Press for Medicine Hat Havre Highway
Medicine Hat and Havre officials travel to Edmonton to meet the Minister of Public Works. L WN Laidlaw of the Rotary Club M A Cory of the Chamber of Commerce W Huckvale of the Kiwanis Club and W J Conrad and O Connor represent southern residents. Delegation to be joined by Havre Montana delegates and possibly Fort Benton and Great Falls.
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L. WN
Laidlaw
M. A. Cory
W. Huckvale
W. J. Conrad
O’connor
Edmonton
Minister of Public Works
Medicine Hat- Havre
Rotary Club
Cory
Chamber of Commerce
Huckvale
Kiwanis Club
People of
South Country
Havre
Montana
Alberta Bill Proposes Two Year Extension of Fixed Industrial Assessments
Edmonton March 4 amendments to the Industrial Assessment Act extend fixed assessments for industries by two years and bar such assessments after 1929 30 and 31. The bill allows municipalities to bylaw assessments for improvements erected 1927 to 1931 within set years and limits taxes to improvements value only.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Board of Public Utilities Commissioners
Alberta
Ir. J. Lymburn
Prince of Wales to Read Address From Throne
London report says the Prince of Wales may take on key royal duties while King George recovers. He is expected to read the Address from the Throne to the peers at the opening of Parliament after the general election.
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London
Prince of Wales
George
Lloyd George Causes Furore in Great Britain
London March 4 The rise of Lloyd George and his pledge to solve unemployment within a year without extra taxation stirs Liberal optimism and anxiety among Conservatives and Labour. Critics ridicule the promise while supporters see it as a defining issue for the next general election amid shifts in Liberal unity and press backing.
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London
Mar
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Ramsey
MacDonald
Sir William Joynson-Hicks
Sir William
Ramsay MacDonald
J. H. Thomas
Dubbert
Walter Runciman
Daily Express
Liberal Party
Labor
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Rothermere
Two Generals Take the Field at Head of Revolutionary Armies
Mexican government mobilizes loyal forces to meet widespread revolt. General Calles returned from retirement to direct war efforts while armies move toward Vera Cruz and Sonora. reports of revolts spread across multiple states and cities as censorship and troop movements intensify.
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Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Sonora
Jesus Maria Aguirre
Sorora
Francisco Manzo
Morrow
Cuernavaca
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
Portes Gil
Gilberto Valenzuela
Great Britain
Calles
Oaxaca
Sinaloa
Nayarit
Coahuila
Chihauhau
Durango
Douglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
Naco
Nogales
Gonzales Escolar
Coahuilca
Mexican Revolutionary Movement
Fausto Topete
Gonzales Escobar
Perehe
Aguirre
Chapultepec Palace
Emile Ports Gil
Arrest in Athabasca Election Case Sheds Light on 1925 Voting
The third arrest connected to the 1925 Athabasca election occurred at Lac La Biche when Peter D. Hamel was taken into custody by the Alberta Provincial Police on RCMP request. Hamel faced subordination of perjury charges and was released on $4,000 bail after instructions from A. B. McDonald, prosecuting for Ottawa’s Solicitor General.
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Edmonton
Athabasca
Lac la Biche
Peter D. Hamel
Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Haniel
A. B. McDonald
Solicitor General's Department
Ottawa
Ruling Challenged in House of Commons Vote Split
In Ottawa the House divided after Deputy Speaker Johnson’s ruling on an amendment to J. S. Woodsworth’s water powers motion. The division 96 to 90 sustained the speaker. Guthrie led Conservatives against the ruling with Liberals and Liberal Progressives largely supporting it. Debated further as budget session adjourned.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Johnson
G. R. Geary
Toronto South
J. S. Woodsworth
Hugh Guthrie
A.W. Neill
Comox-Alberni
J. W. Ward
Dauphin
U.F.A. Stour
Winnipeg North Centre
A. A. Heaps
Winnipeg North
H. B. Mea
Calgary East
Canada
Ne House
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Craigweil
Bognor
Buckingham Palace
Hurt
Virseas League
Revinsky
Katz
Medicine Hat-Havre
A.P.P
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