Liberal leader attacks Alberta budget and debt rise
Captain J. T. Shaw, Liberal leader, criticized Alberta’s budget in the legislature saying the government added 30 million to net public debt since 1921 and increased revenue demands from 8.49 million to 19.50 million for 1927. He warned taxpayers face a per capita levy of 100 dollars and a debt of over 16.80 dollars per person after Dominion grants.
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U.F. A
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
J. T. Shaw
R. G. Reid
Shaw
Dominion
Reid
Libera
A. M. “‘Matheson
Vegreville
A. G. Andrews
Sedge
Shanghai General Labour Union calls general strike
Shanghai reports a general strike call by the General Labour union to begin at noon and run until the Nationalists occupy the city. The item outlines related incidents in Shanghai and the Cantonese threat, with references to the Borodin case and Chinese seizure of a Russian steamer.
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Shanghai
Ceneral Labor “Union
C. E. Geddes
Geddes
London
Reuter
Mme. Borodin
Hankow
Michael Borodin
Yangtse River
Shaghat
China
Codie
Promising Young Boxer Lindsay Walken Dies at 16
Lindsay Alfred Walken, 16, died at his home on 32 Fifth Street from a brain hemorrhage after boxing at the Empire Theatre. He had won a 112 pound bout on Wednesday, later fell ill, and died last night. a post mortem confirmed brain hemorrhage. Coroner absent pending return to city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Alfred Walken
Fifth Street
Empress Theatre
Fish
Boyd
All Charts Place Canada In Prosperity Column Declared Dr McGibbon
Dr McGibbon told the Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Assiniboia Hotel that 1926 showed Canada in the prosperity column and 1927 would bring further success. He summarized nine economic theories, favoring three key views and traced ideas from Jevons to current business cycles during the University Extension lecture series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dr. McGibbon
Chamber of Commerce
McGibbon
Assiniboia
Chamber
B. F.ouch
N. M. Waldo
W. Stanley Jevons
John Stuart Mill
Jevons
Tornado Drives Toll Through Southwest Arkansas
Little Rock Arkansas March 18 news says a tornado hit half a dozen small communities in the southwest, leaving seven dead and scores injured. Klondike bore the worst damage with five lives lost and a serious injury in one household.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Klondike
Widow and Hired Man Committed in Murder Charge
Toronto reports magistrate Browne committed Mrs Myra Fisher and John A Vaughan for trial on the murder of Albert Fisher at Woburn Seaboro township on February 7. Mrs Fisher is the widow of the slain man. Neither prisoner showed emotion at committal.
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Toronto
Ont
Browne
Myra Fisher
John A. Vaughan
Albert Fisher
Woburn
Seaboro Township
Over a Thousand Settlers Arrive in Western Canada
Winnipeg reports 1 117 settlers from Europe arriving at two railway stations for distribution across Western Canada. The group includes British children and peasant families from Central Europe, with Norse, Russians, and residents of Poland, Yugoslavia, and Hungary. About 2 000 more immigrants expected next week.
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Winnipeg
Europe
Canada
Poland
Jugo- Slavia
Hungary
Midlands
Dominion
Wheat Values Reacted Today in Winnipeg Market
Wheat values moved fractionally within a narrow 1 to 4 cent range. May futures fell to 1.3014 dollars per bushel while October held firm as the strongest month. Coarse grains declined with oats offering heavy. export interest appeared as cash wheat demand stayed modest and supplies remained scarce.
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Winnipeg
Mar
Pardoned Slayer Cowan In Shadow Of Death
Ossining N Y March 18 Harry W Cowan the blind slayer of Eth Burton had his death sentence commuted to imprisonment by Governor Smith as he prepared to die for the murder stemming from a love affair. A keeper shouted the warrant to him in the death house where he had bid farewell to his daughter.
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Ossining
Harry W. Cowan
Eth Burton
Electrc
Cowan
Governor Smith
Sealing Season Ruined by Arctic Blizzard
In St Johns Newfoundland the sealing fleet faced disaster as an Arctic blizzard shattered the ice floes. Early season success saw about 1,000 to 1,660 seals killed in three days, but many thousands may be lost as pelts remain stranded on broken ice and unable to reach steamers.
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St. Johns
Mld
Newifoundland
W. Ashburner
Medicine Hat
Ireland
St. Patrick
Canada
Champlain
Cartier
Wilfred ‘Laurier
Sir John A. MacDonald
Lincoln
Washington
England
St. George
Scotland
Andrew
Wales
St. David
Gaul
France
St Patrick's Day Concert Impresses Medicine Hat Audience
A large crowd attended the St. Patrick's Day program at the Empress theatre under the St. Patrick's Parish committee. The concert featured a carefully chosen lineup with strong performances and enthusiastic encores, reflecting the musicians' winter work.
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ST. Patrick’s Day
Medicine Hat
Empress Theatre
St. Patrick’s Parish
Messrs
BE. Ashburner
J. M. Gilmour
P. J. Dailey
P. E. Wolway
H. J. Scott
J. Choinexg
List of the enormous fees Sapiro charged for organizing
Detroit reports Senator James A Reed presented a ledger of Sapiro fees in the Ford libel suit. Reed cited amounts from multiple farm cooperative groups, including 142000 from the Tri State Tobacco Association and 48000 from the Burley Tobacco Association, to illustrate alleged motives behind Sapiro’s work.
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Sapiro
Detroit
Mich
Aaron Sapiro
James A. Reed
Henry Ford
Sapir
Ford
Dearborn Independent
Reed
Tri-State Tobacco Association
Burley Tobaches Association
Potato Growers of
Colorado
Kentucky
Maine
Not Guilty in New Year's Eve Assault Case
Hugh C. McDonald and Mrs Peggy Adzick were found not guilty of grievous bodily harm to Veko Adzick in a district court trial stemming from a New Year's Eve party. Witnesses described a violent struggle with bottles and a butcher knife, while others recounted rushing in from another room as blood was drawn.
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Edmonton
Marche
Hugh.c. Macdonald K
Margaret Adzick
Hugh MccDonald
Veko Adzick
Hugh C. McDonald
Peggy” Adzick
Veka Adzick
Frank Smith
Vancouver
McDonald
H. H. Byer
Doings in Parliament Ottawa March 18 Canada Press
In Ottawa today the Senate sits as the Commons prioritizes government business. Senator Beaubien continued railway debate in the Senate while minor Bills were disposed of. In the Commons the third readings were given to income tax changes sales tax changes rural credits and Northwest Territories Act changes. A bill to establish a Canadian National steamship service to the West Indies received second reading and a bill to increase smuggling prevention had its first reading.
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Ottawa
Can
Senate
Beaubien
Commons
Northwest Territories
Canadian National Steamship Service
West Indies
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Atheete
Lindsay A. Walker
Rodolphe Lemieux
House of Commons
Western
Oregon
Carolina
Gallagher
Supreme Court
Michigan
Fred M. Raymond
Pacific
James ‘A. Reed
Missouri
Chicago
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