Four companies found guilty in fruit conspiracy case
Vancouver report states that four individuals and four companies were found guilty in a fruit conspiracy trial after 36 days of testimony. Sentences imposed included one day in jail and fines of 25,000 dollars each. Appeals were announced and broader charges may be pursued.
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Medicine Hat Branch of Concern
Vancouver
B.C
Justice MacDonald
M. Macleod Sinclair
British Columbia
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Nash Simington Ltd
Canada
H. P. Lloyd
William Colquhoun
Regina
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
W. BE. Carruthers
Calgary
Alberta
Mutual (Vancouver) Ltd
Mutual Brokers Ltd
Begina
D. A. McDonald
MacDonald
Miss Gibson
McDonald
J. G McRuer, KC
Toronto
Edmonton
H. L. Davidson
Mutual Brokers
Gordon Smith
J. F. Parker
Saskatoon
H. W. Moran
George H Snow
Mutual
Victoria
K. A. Gibson
Vancoucouver
Jadmoptoen
Mutual Purchasing Company
Robert Forbes Company
Staples Fruit Company
Creston
Mutual Fruit Company
Vernon
Acme Fruit Company
Mitchell Fruit Company
Nash-Simington Company
Yorkton
Brown Fruit Company
Royal Fruit Company
Lethbridge Mercantile
Lethbridge
Alexander Grocery Company
Camrose
Nihilists Granted Pensions In Russia On Anniversary
Eight women and one man linked to the assassination of Emperor Alexander II were awarded lifelong pensions of 112 monthly by the Council of the Peoples Commissars. The pensions mark the forty fifth anniversary of the Nihilist plot that killed the tsar near the Winter Palace in St Petersburg.
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Moscow
Alexander II
Russia
Council of the Peoples Commissars
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Winter Palace
Peace River Election Case Advances in Alberta Courts
In Edmonton on March 15 Chief Justice Simmons ordered the petitioner to supply details within five days about specific charges against Peace River Progressive member D M Kennedy. On March 16 magistrates opened charges against Robb Winter and Griggs with hearings postponed after missing documents were recovered from a hotel clerk’s room ash can.
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Edmonton
J. B. Page
D. M. Kennedy
Peace River
Simmons
Supreme Court Chambers
R. D. Tighe
BD. M. Kennedy
N. D. Maclean
K.C
P. A. Robb
Ray H. Winter
J. H. Griggs
Court House
Williams
E. E. Cogswell
AKC
Edson
Police warn youths over shooting near fox farms
Chief Taylor warns that boys caught shooting within the city limits or in public areas will be prosecuted. Several complaints have been received about gunfire around the fox farms on Saturdays, afternoons, and Sundays.
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Fox Farms
Taylor
Rotary event features Dr Gershaw and Wart House Quartet
Dr Gershaw spoke at the Rotary on the opening of the Dominion House of Parliament in Ottawa detailing the Speaker’s dignified entry and the democracy of debates. Wart House Quartet performed two exquisite pieces. About 50 to 60 businessmen attended, enjoying a pleasant luncheon on a blue Monday.
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Gershaw
Dominion House of Parliament
Ottawa
Great Britain
Rotary
Wart House
Géza de Koesz
Boris ‘Hambourg
Harry Adaskin
Milton Blackstone
Hart Quartet
Large Canadian Pacific Rly spring ballast program under way
Early spring ballast work begins on the Canadian Pacific railway, with multiple gangs of 75 to 90 men each. Crews will operate on the Maple Creek and Brooks subdivisions from Medicine Hat to Calgary and Medicine Hat to Swift Current, using Macleod and Morley pits for ballast. The project aims to employ many local workers and boost district circulation.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Maple Creek
Medicine Hat
Swift Current
Brooks
Calgary
Macleod
Morley
Roth Well Drilling Reaches 3311 Feet at Roth No 1
City officials report the Roth No 1 well down 3311 feet and plan to drill deeper until oil is found or proven unavailable. Extra casing and about 4000 feet of 5 3/16 inch pipe are en route from Minneapolis, with tools on site or arriving. The 6 5/8 inch open hole will be carved deeper as possible.
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Red Lake
T. P. Greer
Sioux Outlook
Greer
Roth No. 1
Minneapolis
Wreck in Costa Rica Kills 248 on Rail Line
In San Jose, Costa Rica a disastrous rain wreck on the railroad kills 248 and injures 93 as three cars are demolished and others plunge from a bridge into the Varilla river. A separate Costa Rican incident reports 178 dead and 75 injured when an excursion train derails over the Varfita river, sending cars down a fifty foot embankment.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Sanday
Varilla
New York
Varfita River
United Fruit Company
Parliament Opens with Mass Of Questions on Hudsons Bay Policy
Ottawa March 15 The house of commons starts with private members day as J Woodsworth submits a motion urging Canada to refuse responsibility for UK foreign policy complications. The main estimates soon to be filed include a large Hudsons Bay railway vote with debate over routing to Churchill. Premier King takes his seat.
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Ottawa
Can. Press
House of Commons
J. §. Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg
Canada
Churchill
King
Huntingdon United Church Burned in Furnace Fire
The Huntingdon United church in Huntingdon, Cunt, was destroyed by a fire Saturday afternoon caused by an overheated furnace pipe. Loss is estimated at 40000 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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Huntingdon, Cunt
Huntingdon United Church
League of Nations Council Reorganization Talks Fail
Geneva reports say no agreement on replacing the League of Nations Council as Germany joins the body. Postponement of the Assembly to Wednesday followed secret talks amid rising British pessimism over who bears world opinion’s blame for the crisis.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Council
Germany
League
Assembly
Poland
Austen Chamberlain
Assembly of the League
Weather and Education Notes Across Western Canada
The report says a fair, mild pattern prevails in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with mild days ahead. It also notes Saskatoon high school non resident students must pay annual fees from thirty to fifty dollars as approved by the high school board.
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Saskatoon
Red Lake property on Hudson Bay Company lands shows ore discovery
Reported assays by a syndicate holding the Red Lake property south of Hudson’s Bay Company lands indicate ore value around 15 dollars per ton with about 12 1/2 ounces of silver. The find occurred near the Red Lake river area and is described as a private assay result.
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Qpartz
Toronto
Hudson
Owey
Hudson’s Bay Company
Red Lake
Regina bye election inquiry and farmer's death report
Regina reports a mayoral bye election where Alderman Cornelius Rink may oppose C A Dunning though the party is not stated. In Winnifred Farm, neighbor reports the death of 68 year old Gunder Haugen, found shot in bed. An inquest was deemed unnecessary, with authorities leaning to self-inflicted death.
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Regina
Cornelius Rink Preston
Opposito
C. A. Dunning
Abe
Railways and Canals
Rink
Winnifred
Gunder Haugen
Meecer
Haylms
Whitia
Western Women Confer On Social And Economic Subjects At Regina
At Regina March 15 the Western Women's Social and Economic Conference reelected Mrs F M Eddie as president. Calgary chosen for 1927 meeting. Beatrice Brigden and Mrs. Harry Perry named secretaries. Provincial vice presidents named for Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta. Resolutions include abolishing capital punishment and protesting flogging, promoting scientific temperance education, forming provincial conferences, aiding non English speaking women, condemning emigration schemes, and opposing cadet training in public schools.
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Regina
Western Women’s Social and Economic Conference
F. M Eddie
Calgary
Harry Perry
Misa Beatrice Brigden
Brandon
Saskatchewan
T. V. Hanway
Manitoba
E. Cove
Alberta
T.T. McArthur
Medicine Hat
Canada
Recordi Ag
Wheat Drops After 9c Gain in Winnipeg Market
Weak foreign cables spurred a early 3 cent drop for May to 1.48 7 8, July 1.47 3 8, and October 1.31 1 2 as prices fell in Winnipeg today. A partial rebound closed 11 2 to 15 8 cents below Saturday amid light export demand and weak cash markets.
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Winnipeg
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Council OF Peoples Commissars
Try“Pho News
Columas
Ontario
DR. Gershaw MP
Commons
Hart House String Quartet
CAN. Pac. Rly
Roth
Bly
H. Keeler
Port Arthur
Northern
James Lyons
Hudson's Bay
Churchill A8
United Church Burns
France
Man
Clear Aearee
Kamloops
Clear
Nelson
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