Currie Libel Suit Examination Held in Cobourg
General Sir Arthur Currie testified in Cobourg during discovery in his $50,000 libel suit against Frederick W. Wilson publisher of the Port Hope Guide and W. Preston. The session, closed to press, covered general military principles and the November 1918 Mons actions as Currie described troop positions and the cease fire order. Next Friday will finish the examination. the trial is expected in April.
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Cobourg
Ont
Mons
Gghada
Sinc
Arthur’ Currie
Frederick W. Wilson
Port Hope'Guide
WW. Tel. Preston
Pearing
General
Frank Regan
Toronto
T. F. Hall
W. A. W. Gampbell
Port Hope
R. H. Parmenter
K.C
A. R. Wilmott
D. H
Chisholm
Currie
Ayn Wack
Montreal
Mount Serrat landslide in Santos claims lives in Brazil
In Santos Brazil on March 12 a massive landslide at Mount Serrat buried homes and left many dead or missing. Officials feared up to 200 may be buried as 2 000 volunteers and engineers toil amid 80 yard high earth and obstructed streets. Rescue work continues with little hope of survivors.
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Santos
Brazdl
Mount Serrat
Eno
Brazil
Toronto News Stand Head Found Dead by Carbon Monoxide
Missing from her post as head of the hotel news stand staff Miss Margaret Constable was found dead in her Ozark Crescent home. Authorities attributed death to carbon monoxide poisoning from a two day flame on a burning range. A note enclosed in an unaddressed envelope left directions for her belongings.
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Toronto
Fii
Margaret Constable
Ozark ‘Crescent
Winnipeg Market Close Higher Wheat Prices March Market Report
Winnipeg on March 12 reports wheat prices firm with modest gains and a light overall volume. Local traders, including GNT houses with seaboard connections, led buying while coarse grains remained firm and inquiries stayed fair.
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Winnipeg
Seaboard
Influenza Death Toll Rises in Tokio Officials Report
March 12. The influenza epidemic in Tokio causes thousands of deaths including Princess Hisa. Police figures show 5,490 influenza deaths from November 1, 1927, to March 9, 1928, up 500 from last winter. Estimates of cases range from 500,000 to nearly one million in Tokyo with some foreigners confined to bed but no fatalities among them.
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Tekie
Es ‘Strick
Japan
Hisa
Muttantay
Asami
Tokio
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association meeting outlines aims
At the weekend meeting of the Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association executive the full city membership attended. Sub committees reported membership outreach, plans for distributing cards, and forming a representative to act on the Executive. Plans include traps for magpies and crows, discussions with Washington on Jack Miner plans, and shipments of bass and thinnows to Elkwater Lake for experimental use.
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Fish. Fund ’Game.'Association
Moore
Harry’ Bray
Méetiti
Tounti
Énees
Charles ‘Pratt
Washington
Jack Miner
A. P. ‘Burns
Alvérta
Mthnterview
T. G. Cosman
Elkwater Lake
A. C. Wade
DW. Hays
Galie
Boy Scouts
Benj. Lamton
Game’ Guardian
Five Million Women Eligible for British Votes
Britain plans to extend voting rights to five million women by lowering the age threshold to 30. Home Secretary William Joynson Hicks discusses introducing the measure in the House of Commons, which would add about 5,250,600 women to the voters’ list.
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Jondoh
Willam
Joynaon- -Hicks
Liregister
Great Britain
Cranbrook Em ployes Honored by Empire Mining Congress
British Empire Mining Congress honors Cranbrook division railway employees Brigineer A L Gray and Theman W J Alward of Canadian Pacific for acting swiftly during a rock slide near Cranbrook. Congress officials presented gold emblems at Cranbrook Saturday evening. The party toured Granada and rail crews halted the special train without incident.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia Railway
Brigineer A
KL ‘Gray
Theman
W. J.alward
Caiha‘dian Pacific, Cranbrook
British Empire ‘Mining ‘Congress
Granada
Cranbrook
C. A. Cattérell
Congress
Trai
Empire
Aviator Major G. C. Osborne Drowned Off Montcair
Major G. C. Osborne of Warcliver and aviator fell from the deck of the steamer Montcair as she entered St John harbor New Brunswick. He was drowned in the early nautical mishap with the vessel.
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G. C. Osborne
Warcliver
Montcair
St.chn
N.B
Storms Hit Europe as Flights and Events Disrupt
Winter storms across Europe halted air travel from Paris to London with the Trench liner sidelined near Calais and a German flight ending in a sea tragedy. Iceland enjoyed mild weather while British Isles faced blizzards impacting soccer matches. Frost slowed Polish elections and English farmers faced lamb losses amid icy northern blasts.
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London
Gibraltar
Iceland
Paris
British Isles
Germany
France
England
False Alarms Panic City Fire Drills Endanger Residents
On Saturday night and Sunday morning the Fire Brigade was summoned twice to false alarms at Box 57 near Sixth Ave and Beauty Street and at the Fourth Ave and Eighth Street corner. The culprit, likely same individual, risks serious charges for false alarms and public endangerment. Police urge caution to avoid wasting the brigade’s time and exposing the public to danger.
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Sixth Ave
Beaiuty ‘Street
Fourth Ave
Annd
Eighth Street
Thors
First Brigade
Corsider
One Kalled and One Fatally Injured In Sunday Auto Crash
Mission City B C March 12 One killed and one fatally injured when a car driven by Ralph Atkinson 23 collided with a heavy truck loaded with poles on the Manson road. Robert Parsonson 19, son of Victor Parsonson CN rail yard inspector Watrous Sask, was also involved.
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Mission City
B.C
Robert Parsondon
Victor Parsonson
Canadian National Railway
Watrous, Sask
Parsonson Passenger in Wreck Referred to in Report
A passenger named Parsonson was involved in the wreck and described as visiting relatives at Hatsic. The fragment notes his condition and location but lacks full details of the incident.
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Parsonson
Hatsic
Alberta Legislature in last week of session in March
Edmonton reports the session may prorogue by March with bills advancing. Workmen's Compensation Act amendments and Alberta Trackways Incorpora tion and Northern Alberta Power Development bills loom. Premier Brownlee plans Ottawa talks on policing and Spray Lakes rights amid continued debate on federal police takeover.
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Edmonton
Price
Brownlée
Alberta Trackways
Northern Alberta Power Development Company
Edson
Brownlee
Alberta Provincial Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
J.E. Brownlee
Alberts
Saskatchewan
Sage Flyay
Prison escape attempt at county jail ends in standoff
In Sydney Nova Scotia three inmates Frank Green Philip Morgan and Whi Richards planned to break out of the county jail. The escape led to a violent confrontation that badly injured the assistant jailer and left guards pursuing the fleeing trio days after the incident.
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Sydney
N.S
Eiight McKay
Frank Green
Philip Morgan
Whi Richards
Taneqs
McKay
Bes ‘Hind
Nancy Ann Miller Marries Indian Prince in Jungle
In Barwaha India on March 12 Miss Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle Washington to wed the former Maharajah of Indore at Darya Mahal amid jungle surroundings. Invitations for her Hinduism initiation were issued for Nasik Tuesday as threats to the wedding prompted a mission to convert her before the ceremony. The junior Maharanee protested by fasting as conversion rites reportedly will last five minutes with no priests present.
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Barwaha
India
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Wash
Indore
Darya Mahal
Miss Miller
Nasik
Calcutta
Nancy Miller
Washington
Maharanee
Jagatturu
Misi
Amd
Bael
Ananda
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Australia
Arbitration Court
the Bulletin
ERS
Toronto News
Medicine Hat Fish
Assoc
Britain
Cranbrook, DIV. C. PR. Employes
British Empire Mining ‘Congress
Europe
Atrmen
Alberta
Power Company
Nancy Ann
Jungle
Maurice
Day Baldwin
Baldwin
Digéese
Huron
Mont‘Tel
Seymour. Hicks
Liberal
Moose Hall
Ochook
Prof
Windial
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