Strickland Outlines Grasshopper War Strategy
Alberta entomologist Prof. E A W Strickland told the Public Accounts Committee that small campaigns in 1920 and 1921, plus a large drive in 1922, will curb the grasshopper plague. He predicts the southwest will be fairly free as egg-feeding parasites increase and pests decline north of Calgary toward Red Deer.
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Red Deer
Wetaskiwin
Calgary
Great Arc
Jidmonton
March Ab
Alberta
E. A W. Strickland
Public Accounts Committee
Strickland
Community Oil Well Resumes After Setback
Work at the Community Oil well resumed today after a two to three day halt to straighten a drum shaft and repair pumps. The drill sits about 2400 feet deep and geologist Lebkicher expects they will reach the Dakota within a few hundred feet with promising indications. Grasshopper outbreak feared across regions south of Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, with Prof Strickland warning wet seasons offer little relief. parasites and proper distribution of poison are crucial to prevent livestock losses and enforce new Pest Act penalties.
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Community
Lebkicher
Colorado
Dakota
Calgary
Red Deer
Wetaskiwin
J. R. Boyle
Strickland
Grasshopper
No Evidence of Arson in Montreal Hospital Fire
Montreal March 16 One death resulted from last night’s fire at the Hotel Dieu Catholic hospital for incurables. Madame Marie Rosa aged 80 died from shock after being moved to the hospital. Firemen offered two possible causes a carelessly discarded match in a cloak room or defective wiring behind an elevator wall. No evidence of arson reported to authorities.
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Montreal
Marie Rosa
Hotel Dieu
City Market Prices List Short and Ends
Prices at today’s city market include beef at and up ved fe and up work 220 and up muten 14c and up butter 4c lb eggs Soc per dozen.
Consul Assiniboia Rail Extension Nearing Completion
Wianipes March 16 predicted the Canadian Pacific rail line from Consul to Assiniboia Sask will be completed within a week. The new extension runs southeast from Consul and west of Shannayen and will be used immediately to haul grain from the district.
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Wianipes
Completon
Canadian Pacific
Consul
Assiniboia
Sask
Charles Maryby
Mainanger
Shannayen
Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston
The Royal Military College at Kingston trains civil and military engineers. A staff of distinguished officers and educators has produced many of Canada's notable engineers and military professionals.
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Royal Military College
Kingston
RMC
Alberta Seeks Dominion Co operation for Lower Freight Charges on Coal
Premier Greenfield will move a resolution in the Alberta legislature calling for federal cooperation to secure a freight rate eastward for Alberta coal. The goal is to allow Alberta coal to reach the Ontario market at a price competitive with American coal, boosting domestic use and reducing unemployment.
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Alberta
Dominion
Edmonton
Greenfield
Assembly
Ontario
Regina
Wheat Board
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Trans-Continental Railways
Desperate Fight for Life Ends in Trapper’s Death
Saskatoon March 16 A trapper named Carl Lynn who never missed an engagement was found torn by six timber wolves near Cree Lake 200 miles north of Ile a La Crosse His clothing and gun were left as evidence of a brutal struggle as he fought hunger and wolves He had planned to be in Te a La Crosse March 1 and served as a sniper in World War I with North Battleford battalion He was connected with Hudson’s Bay Company and Rivilton Freres and was a noted rifle shot and pioneer in the north country.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Cree Lake
Ile A la Crosse
Carl Lyon
Lynn
Te A la Crosse
Tian
Ufe
Lown
Ploneer
North Country
Hudscu's Bay Company
Revilton Freres
Urge Completion Branch Lines in this Province
Fifteen Alberta legislators spent Thursday rehearsing a resolution urging the dominion to build branch lines by the Canadian Pacific and C N systems in Medicine Hat and other ridings. W G Johnston of Medicine Hat led the motion, with support from Mitchell Bow Valley and several others as the house debated long promised extensions amid sparse government business.
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Edmonton
Feelas
Mitchell
Bow Valley
Canadian Preiie Railway
C.N
Dominion
W. G. Johnston
W. CG. Smith
Redcliff
A. TL. Sanders
Stettler
J. G. Cook
Placher Creek
J. R. Lowe
Wainwright
M. Chornuhus
Whitford
Bh. Proudfoot
Acadia
Y. Joly
St. Paul
G. A. Fos
Turkish Counter-Proposals Reviewed in London Conference
Preliminary Allied conference to examine Turkish counter-proposals to the Lausanne draft peace treaty will open Tuesday in London and continue through March ending.
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Paris
Lausanne
London
Provinces Cities Overpaid Supplementary Revenue Tax
Special to The News reports that Allerta cities paid 209 68216 to the government in supplementary revenue tax for 1922 while being assessed 200 40970. Towns and villages also overpaid, with municipal districts and improvement districts showing large gaps. Weather notes follow including Vancouver rain and Winnipeg cold fronts.
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Fidwionten
Mar
Allerta
Jos. Dechene
Beaver River
French Guards to Patrol Ruhr Mines In Major Allied Raid
The 164 division of French troops plans guard duty at Ruhr mines with engineers escorted to conduct a decisive mission. Additional French and Belgian forces expected to arrive. headquarters move from Essen to Duesseldorf. A derailment near Treves in Rhineland injures several railway workers.
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Doesseldorf
Ruhr
Westerhold
Essen
Duesseldorf
Liquor Sales Profits Reported Across Seven Years
Alberta records show profits from liquor handling for medicinal use totaling 2.608 million since a 17 thousand initial investment seven years ago. Of this, 1.942 million has gone to the provincial treasurer, 665 thousand remains in stocks. Edmonton vendors sold 948,912 and Calgary 607,076 in liquor last year. government warehouses hold stock valued at 665,000.
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CG. R. Mitchell
Jos. Dechene
FE. S. Hishop
Social Service Council
Edmonton
Calgary
Mareh AG
Alberta
Supreme war court condemns men for espionage in Lettish case
Moscow reports the supreme war court sentenced to death six men likely tied to Lettish military intelligence. The defendants were charged with espionage on behalf of the Lettish agency and contested the charges.
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Moscow
Supreme War Court
Sis
Army
Beit of Lettish
Tax Arrears Owed to Province Exceed Four Hundred Thousand
Manitoba tax returns show municipalities and improvement districts owed the province 1922 total of 478 921.95 with large sums attributed to supplementary revenue taxes and educational taxes. The report notes arrears for wild lands and related charges, plus collected amounts up to December 21 1922. Separate testimony mentions fuel substitutes and a fraud arrest tied to a grain company.
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Ifdimonton
Mar
Tex
Sricerys
Cdr
Mitchell
Bow Valley
Tas
Uni
Canadian Pacific to Bring English Agriculturists to Canada
Vancouver reports that the Canadian Pacific plans a large group of English agriculturists to the Canadian west. Young men will travel soon and be placed with experienced farmers to gain skills before settling independently. Mr. Coleman, VP of western lines, expects favorable business conditions and active growth in western cities this summer. He will proceed to Winnipeg after speaking in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Anl
Paeble
Canada
Ysen
D.C. Coleman
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific
Coleman’sjoninion
Ciisles
Favora’ x
Winniper
Storm Claims Savage Village In Mississippi Toll
Memphis dispatch reports a violent storm late yesterday wrecked Savage Mississippi killing nine people and injuring over fifty while sweeping through Pangla and Quitnin townships in Tate County authorities warned of further damage assessments ongoing.
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Memphis
Venn
Savage
Tate County
Mississippi
Pangla
Quitnin Coudlies
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DR. Strickland
Campaigen
Tie
Montreal Hospital
Freedman
Groceteria
CHOY
Trapper
Carl Lynn
Manitoba
Duesselior
Mare 16
Treyes
Rhinelland
Sinnipes
PG. G
Sackatchewan Co-operative Elevate Company
Alleghany County
Aints House
Angelica
N.Y
DOE
Cangsdia
Charles Camsell
Fact Commission
Senate
Maurice Duprey
Ihber
Manitoba Lesishire
MM. Jh. Romboult
Defaust Atlantic Grain Company
England
Norm Weeks
Medicine Hat Petroleum Company, Limited
Hhuckvale
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