06 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
1
A driving snow squall battered New York in the early morning, with winds near 60 miles per hour causing toppled chimneys shattered plate glass and damaged art in Fifth Avenue galleries. Trolley and train service and telegraph lines were badly crippled amid widespread damage.
Smonton March 5 The provincial legislature rejects abolition of the Canadian Senate in Alberta. The motion by W M Davidson to urge abolition failed 381 to 12 on party lines as critics argue the federal reform belongs to the federal parliament. The division list shows supporters and opponents and notes a continuation on page 8.
Tomorrow's Forum session in Dreamland theatre features Calgary speaker Mr William H. Peebles who will present on The New Political Party. Mr Peebles known for strong oratory will discuss the topic as several songs are performed and Mr John Benson presides as chairman.
Montreal March 6 Marshall Gra han director of park animals in charge of buffalo robes says a new animal called the cattalo has been created by crossing buffalo and cattle. The cattalo combines bison hardiness with cattle robustness and provides robes and food. Government experiments with buffalo and cattle cross breeding continue with the interior and agriculture departments pursuing further work.
London Times reports Belfast originst council delegates from three counties offer noncommittal remarks on government home rule proposals. Indications show consideration likely, though delegates from Senegal, Monaghim and Cavin favor full Ulster inclusion in the North Ireland parliament.
A March report from Mayor Pincott of Tofield warns of an impending danger of reduced crop acreage this year due to a feed shortage in spring work. He plans to bring the issue to Governor Clarke and the Alberta Industrial Development Association executive for action.
London dispatch reports Major General Jules Janin commander of the Czecho Slovak army in Russia has been boycotted by Russians for signing the order delivering up Admiral Kolchak to the Reds. Janin says the Reds threatened to tear up rails and he preferred the death of one man to halt allied evacuation.
London dispatch says Enver Pasha, former Turkish war minister, has been in Berlin since Christmas with Djemal Pasha and plans to offer his services to the Soviet government in Russia to create trouble in Afghanistan.
Building trades in Edmonton urge wage adjustments every two months to match rising living costs. The Labor Gazette notes costs fluctuate and workers insist wages must also rise accordingly as federal and provincial governments consider the appeal.
A former mayor of Winnipes is offered the position of commissioner for the British Government. He would join the Industrial Board visiting the Sgur Valley in Alsace Lorraine to assess coal field values.
Ottawa in a dramatic house move as Major Andrews of Winnipeg and Dr. Clark of Red Deer signal crossing to the cross benches. Andrews explains his earlier resignation, rejected by constituents, now supports the opposition amendment and joins the cross benches. The shift follows Crerar led movement and follows prior cross bench seating by Andrews in the last session.
The Cathoexelusive will mentor a court reont at 7.90 pa on Monday March Sth. Local notice lists no further details.
New York March 6 About 12 000 000 worth of securities were stolen last year from brokerage homes in New York and other cities district attorney announced Most of the crimes are believed to be the work of an organized band of criminals. Vancouver weather cloudy 46 at Edmonton clear Medicine Hat clear Winnipeg clear Calgary clear Lethbridge clear Moose Jaw clear Port Arthur clear 10 -10 The weather during the past 24 hours has continued fair and cold no snow falls reported Forecast Fair and moderating
London March Cairo dispatch reports Egypt threatened by a serious food shortage as the food department places supply handling under a board of control and censorship is restored starting today.
In Montreal on March 6 a heavy snowstorm has dropped over 12 inches with a 27 mph wind. The Vancouver train arrives ten hours late due to the winter conditions.
District Court opens Monday March 8 before Judge Greene with a docket of small debt and civil actions. Cases include Cushman Motor Works v Lust, Geo A Wolff v Ehrman, Susan McArthur v Tyas et al, Stuber v Bawn, and others against various defendants.
Winnipeg reports progress as Ottawa indicates publishers will receive a permanent ample newsprint supply. Under the new arrangement the bulk for the city dailies will come from an eastern Canadian mill with several cars already en route.
Toronto March 6 The cost of constructing houses in Ontario is about 120 percent higher than before the war says J. A. Jobs director of the bureau of municipal affairs. Lumber prices have risen so much that erecting a frame house is nearly as costly as a brick building according to Mr Ellis.
Saskatoon reports 1919 fines totaling 20,312 while 1918 yielded 14,? for police court work. City received 2,792 from police court operations during the year.
London reports suggest the Cicilian massacre will shape the peace terms, potentially abandoning the Enos to Midia boundary and narrowing Turkish Europe to the Marmara north peninsula. France and Britain favor this shift, while Italy's stance remains unsettled.
Winnipeg March 6 Contending the winning general strike of 1919 aimed to overthrow authority crown counsel A J Andrews J C told the jury at the trial of seven strike leaders He outlined evidence of a Dominion wide propaganda drive starting in 1918 to arouse class spirit and establish no soviet form of government The defense indicated Ela Trueman would speak for the accused tomorrow
Saul Mercier a 20 year old single man from St Cregoire Montmorency died after severe scurvy while prospecting with explorers in Hudson Bay. He received tribal aid then endured 250 miles of snow on a dog sled to St Felicien and Lake St John before traveling to Quebec by train where he died last night after Monday arrival.
Lomson March 6 reports the Bolshevik forces began another assault on Finnish defenses after heavy artillery bombardments on Wednesday. The Central News correspondent in Helsingfors notes the attack hit Finnish positions at Sutfersi.
March 6 report notes the high cost of living while the Bouchard family at Scoumales Mills gains twins born to Mrs Eugene Bouchard. The family now counts 20 children with 18 still living, illustrating the region’s large families.
A bill to prevent all American imports into Denmark unless approved by the financial council was introduced today in the Folketing by the minister of commerce. The measure was described as urgently needed to halt further declines in the exchange rate.
Ottawa officials notify descendants of soldiers sailors and airmen killed in the war that under the peace treaty all pensioners of the deceased receive indemnity. The payout depends on the deceased’s age at death and dependents. Pensioners must submit the deceased’s birth date and their own birth date.
John Henson of Outlook led more than two thousand Saskatchewan residents in a Canadian Tourists association mid winter reunion at Ocean Park California. The event drew over 14 000 Canadian tourists to the gathering in California.
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