Alberta debate on agriculture prizes and travels in 1930s
House discussion led by Harvey Bossenberry urged increasing prizes and grants for agricultural societies. Ministers argued cost and economic conditions while lawmakers pressed for fair funding comparisons between Calgary and Edmonton. Traveling expenses and official travel costs for Department of Agriculture were scrutinized amid calls for reductions.
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Edmonton
Harvey Bossenberry
Pincher
C. ‘Eek
Department of Agriculture
House
Enue
Milton C. McKeen
U.F.A
Lac Sté. Anne
Minaps
Bossenbargi
Acuilie
Hugh C. Farthing
Calsary
O. L. McPherson
Calgary Court House
Land Titles Office
Normal School
Calgary
St .-Bonnyville
Cold Lake
Josph M. Dechene
Liveral
St. Paul
Falconer
Athabasca
L.A. Giroux
Grouard
Lesser
Slave Lake
George Hoadley
J. J. Bowlen
J. E. Brownlee
Webster
Sioolnston
Zertaig
Forster elected President of Medicine He Branch
The Local Retail Merchants Association annual meeting at the Assiniboia Hotel drew a record turnout. H T W Forster was re elected president. visitors included Howard Stutchbury Edmonton Frank Freeze Calgary and A C McKay Calgary. Freeze warned of deflation and urged cautious government action to protect retailer credit and the balance with banks. The talk covered ledger information among wholesalers, deflation trends, and impact on farmers and merchants with prices and purchasing power declining.
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Retail Merchants Association
Assiniboia
Howard Stutchbury
Edmonton
Alberta
Frank Freeze
Calgary
Canadian Credit Men’s Trust Association
A. C. McKay
W. Lakey
Mr. Freeze
Freeze
L N Laidlaw and RC Black Return From Nebraska Trip
Mr L N Laidlaw RC and Ald R C Black return from a three week journey by car from Medicine Hat to Nebraska on February 17 19 visiting J H Minor at his ranch. They saw 1200 head of three year old heifers and enjoyed Thermopolis Wyoming hot springs. Snow fell briefly aiding winter wheat growers in Nebraska Colorado and Kansas on return to Alberta.
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Medicine Hat
Nebraska
Myanmas
Mr. Minor
J. H. Minor
Worland
Gray
Laidlaw
Black
Mr. Black
H. G. Minor
Thermopolis
Wyoming
Rand
Wotorado
Kansas
Alberta
Young Montreal Night Watchman Murdered in East End
Montreal report says GP pas Campbell aged 9 the night watchman at an East end coal yard was murdered. Dr Wilfred Derome performed the autopsy after police dismissed a horse kick theory. Campbell was found marching in the stable last Saturday and died in hospital Sunday.
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Montreal
Que
Pas Campbell
Eastend
Wilfred Derome
Campbell
Derome
Sisters Leap to Death in Danube at Budapest
Three sisters Frieda Elizabeth and Irene Rosenberg arrived from Theresianopel seeking work. With no funds they drank poison and leaped from the Hargarethen Bridge into the Danube, after climbing the railing and screaming.
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Budapest
Hungary
Hargarethen
Danube
Frieda
Elizabeth
Irene Rosenberg
Theresianopél
John P. Cotton Dies After Illness at State Dept
Washington dispatch reports Joseph P. Cotton Under Secretary of State rapidly sinking at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He had been ill for weeks and was not expected to live beyond three hours.
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Cotton
Washington, D. C
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
State Department
Joseph P. Cotton
Man Hanged for Murder of Unidentified Victim in Bedford
Alfred Arthur Rowse, known for many loves, was executed for the murder of an unnamed man. He had attempted to die by proxy to escape his affairs, and a last minute confession failed to identify the victim. The victim reportedly died after catching fire from a lighted cigarette.
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Bedford, Eyy
Associated Press
Alfred Arthur Rowse
Hawes
Etim
Ste
Roubké
Mian
Rouse
Rhan
A. Hiltednd
Durango Dispatch Reports Iguala Mayor Killed
A Durango dispatch to Excelsior states Iguala Guerrero Mayor Apolinar Barragan and his secretary Juan Perez, plus another man, were assassinated yesterday by unidentified assailants. Federal troops pursue the attackers.
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Mexico City
Durango
Excelsior
Apolinar Barragan
Iguala
Guerrero
Juan Perez
Fire at Royal studio damages curtains in short circuit blaze
At 10 05 p m the fire brigade attended the Royal studio at 22 Sage Street where curtains and a canvas background were destroyed by a blaze caused by a short circuit in a rheostat. The fire was extinguished before serious damage occurred.
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Royal Studio
Sage the
Rhenstat
Entzminger Found Guilty In Theft Case At Police Court
Gottloib Entzminger aged 19 was found guilty of theft by picking a rock at the police court this morning. The suspect had lingered around the PR depot waiting room where the weighing machine was tampered with. cops recovered stolen gold and a thin tool used to extract coins. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment by Magistrate Ellis with the sentence reserved earlier.
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Gottloib Entzminger
Ellis
Entzminger
P.R
Stone to Ease Clash With Traders on Market Fluctuations
Washington March 10 James C Stone new Federal Farm Board chairman says growth of co operatives may reduce the role of large commission houses in commodity trading and that a continued fight against traders is not currently necessary He is a Kentucky tobacco and wheat interests leader who once owned a farm near Olds Alberta and has frequent ties to the Western Canadian wheat country.
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Washington, D. C
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Stone
Burley Tobacco Co-operative
Wes
Olds
Alberta
Kingston Fire Devastates Court House in Kingston
Fire in Kingston Ontario Court House raged over two hours causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Flames started near an old furnace and dense smoke impeded water crews. Three firefighters were injured including Charles Saunders with severe lacerations, Thomas Patterson overcome by smoke, and Smith with a wrist artery cut.
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Kingston
Ont
Court House
Charles Saunders
Thomas Patterson
Smith
Fourth Offense Law in New York Set for Modification
Albany march 10 New Yorks famed fourth offense law which makes a life term obligatory for four felonies appeared slated for modification. Legislative elders and the State Crime Commission agreed plans would alter the law during the nights legislative session.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
State Crime Commission
Prominent Men In U S Scandal Involving San Diego Elites
San Diego district attorney Thomas A. Whelan announced plans to arrest Alexander Pantages theatre magnate and Jesse Shreve real estate figure in the Los Angeles love market probe. He also prepared two complaints against John P. Mills oil man for statutory offences against young girls. Mills faces additional charges in Los Angeles over statutory assault on Clarice Tabner, 16.
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San Diego
Calif
Thomas A. Whelan
Alexander Pantages
Jesse Shreve
Los Angeles
Whelan
John
P. Mills
Mills
Clarice Tabner
Sir Oswald Massey Expelled Over New Political Party
Sir Oswald Massey was expelled from the other party for an act of gross disloyalty after he launched a new political party. The action marks a sharp split in local politics with Massey facing censure.
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London
Oswald Massey
Winchester Pump Gun Competition Returns for Fundraiser
The Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association hosts another Winchester pump gun raffle linked to the Fish and Game Sanquet event. The grand prize is a Standard Grade gun, with eight consolation prizes of shells. Tickets cost 50 cents and are sold at Hewitt and Black Hardware Service Hardware Boyd and Reid's and through Fish and Game executives.
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Medicin Hat Fish and Game Association
Hewitt and Black Hardware
Service Hardware
Boyd and Reid's
Fish and Game Executive
Europe Endures Bitter Winter Across Continent
Widespread cold and heavy snow cripple transport from France to Germany and the Balkans. Telegraph lines fall, rail traffic halts, and seas roar while England and the United States face arctic conditions. London shovels millions of tons of snow as ferries and roads buckle under a record midwinter storm.
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Geh
Europe
Balkans
Chambery
Thorion-les-Bains
France
Black Forest
Rhine Valley
Germany
New England
Upstate
New York
Og Onden
England
Wmit
Lapsea
London
Erst
Sipdi
CunaMer
Leconia
Cornwall
Betas
Ain Nayaterlitz Bridge
Abs on Sod Montreal Srastn Invaly Zet Eased Monday
Dispatch from Ottawa reports a proposed tax on sales of manufactured goods and on sales by Western retailers, aiming to raise revenue. The plan would raise prices and affect newspaper costs, with critics calling it the wrong remedy for rising outlays.
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Wesalern
Ang
Aaa
Saskatchwitz Referendum In Regina Pending Legislation
A Saskatchewan referendum is discussed in Regina on March 10. The government plans to proceed with a proposal tied to the Gra Act and a $125,000 expenditure. Attorney General Hoe and others face questions before the legislature chaired by Premier Anderson regarding authorized expenditure and return of favorable outcomes.
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Regina
Cepeitee
Saskatchwitz
Neal
Mier Andérson
Gene
Prontina Fia
Pesasakef
Saexpendive
the. Govarnthant Wil Wip
Woman Charged with Misdemeanor Assault in Local Incident
A 60 year old woman faces a charge of manslaughter after an alleged attack. Police reported the incident occurred in a local area, with the accused taken into custody. Officials did not release additional names or exact locations pending further inquiries.
Coast Guard, Rum Runner Crew Aid Nova Scotia Seamen
A U S coast guard patrol boat Lewes and the crew of a Canadian rum runner aided two Nova Scotia seamen in distress at sea. The Sebago reported two injured inboard and requested urgent assistance. Details remain garbled but indicate cooperative rescue efforts on the high seas.
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United ‘Statax
Nova Scotia
Coastguard
Lewes
Nova Broun
Slp
Hanoliam
N.S
Sebago
Shane
Aa Fur
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Peter Heenan
Canada
Nelson D. Porter, Jr
Ottawa
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Mexico
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Weyburh
C.P.R
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Ris Heward
Malcolm Gampbell
Lady Campbell
Sir Oswald
Winchester
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