Ouster ruling over Willow Lake School District trustees
Judge Greene ruled in a School Act ouster case brought by Gilbert Parks and A B Sculthorp against Alexander Matheson Peter Sampson and C Stuber trustees of Willow Lake District No 2356. The board was found justified in part and Matheson and Sampson were barred from future office duties while the complaint against Christian Stuber was dismissed with costs to the complainants.
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Alexander Matheson
Peter Sampson
Christian Stuber
G. M. Blackstock
W. A. Begg
Sampson Dad Parks
Parks
Weiss
Sculthorp
Matheson
Hall
Parks and
Heven
Winnipeg readies for 28th International Eucharistic Congress
Winnipeg reports major Catholic gathering as about one million pilgrims from Western Canada and Europe prepare to attend the June 20 to 24 congress in Chicago. Canadian National Railway lines arrange special trains and equipment for French, German, and English speaking participants, forecasting the largest Western Canada passenger movement to date.
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Winnipeg
Chicago
Msgr
Brodeur
Prince Albert
Sask
Canada
America
Convention City
St. Boniface
Western Canada
Cbi
Prairies
Canadian National
Every Rib in Scorn Anne’s Body Broken
Winnipeg March 18 A man named Dan Proskiw held as a material witness confessed to striking Scoren Annie Carino in her home. He described laying on the bed after the blow and not explaining why. Autopsy says every rib in the murdered woman’s body was broken and boiling water was poured on her face.
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Winnipeg
Dan Proskiw
Thirteen plus students killed in Beijing shooting toll
In Peking a March 10 parade by about 2,000 Chinese students was fired upon by soldiers in front of the chief executive Tunan Chi Jui residence. Thirty two killed and about thirty wounded as troops beat protesters with rifles bayonets then fired for five minutes.
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Peking
Tunan Chi Jui
Tientsin
Ottawa House Without Committee of Supply After Defeat
Ottawa reports the house placed in a technical defeat as a division halted the supplies vote. The government plans to reestablish the committee of supply this afternoon to revisit civil expenditure in the customs department and resume estimates discussion on Tuesday.
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Ottawa
Can
House of Commons
Committee of Supply
Customs Department
Sir Henry Drayton
Duventive Service
Department of Customs
Theft of Bahamas treasury sparks financial embarrassment
The Colonial Government of the Bahamas confronts a theft of approximately 47000 in gold and silver from the treasury vault. Officials fear impact on public works funding as a power-boat escape is suspected and the incident ranks with island criminal history.
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Nagsau
Bahama’ Islands
Bahamas
Searce
Treasury
House votes supply amid protest in 74 to 41 roll call
Government members with Progressives backing two Independents voted 74 to 41 against emotion as Conservative members cried resign. No division bells rang and no roll call. supply voting halted for the day as the committee chair left the chair and new motions await tomorrow.
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Committee of Supply
Sea Serpent Seen Near Wright Sound by Captain House
Prince Rupert B C March 19 Captain C J House of New Westminster reports sighting a sea serpent in Wright Sound while aboard the government fishery protection boat Cloyah. He described a tall head and a long erect body that moved like a snake before submerging, leaving disturbed water and a porpoise like wake.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
C. J. House
New Westminster
Wright Sound
Cloyah
Capt
House
Turtle Point
Roth Well Drills Through Hard Haselane at Depth
At 8 a m today the Roth No 1 well stood 3400 feet down the drill bit six and five eight inch bit pounds into a very hard Haselane making slow progress
Fire Destroys Prerantle Garage In Massive Loss
A fire in Prerantle Pennsylvania on March 19 destroyed a garage and 150 automobiles. The estimated loss stood at $850,000 with coverage by insurance.
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Prerantle
A_ garee
Destree Iby
Grain Company Patents Elevators Patents Seized
Fragmented OCR text shows a grain company patent and elevator matters with unclear details. Readable elements mention Patents and Elevators tied to a grains business in a port or town, but specifics are missing.
Snowmobile win ends gasping Canadian liquor chase
In St. Albans Vermont on March 19 a trio of alleged Canadian smugglers in a sleigh raced a snowmobile unit. The chase through deep snow ended with the snowmobile trio captured after a clash. 144 quarts of liquor were found aboard the sleigh. Names given include P. I. Maynard Ferdinand and A. James Fountain of Ebeville.
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St. Albans
SheyiHe
Que
P. I. Maynard
Ferdinand
A. James Fountain
Ebeville
Blairmore Town Clerk Arrested on Theft Charge
Blairmore Alberta former town clerk Frank Wright aged 49 now in Soham Cambridgeshire was remanded on a charge of stealing 2000 Canadian dollars. He claimed the Blairmore auditor might have found mistakes since leaving last August and denied the theft.
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Frank Wright
Pass Town
London
Blairmoor
Alberta
Soham
Cambridgeshire
Wright
Blairmore
Alberta budget shows 1926 revenue surplus of 21989.46
The Alberta Government aims for a revenue surplus of 21989.46 on income for 1926, after deducting 130000 for the coming provincial election. Total estimated revenue is 11699952.39 and expenditure 11877862.98 with no new taxes announced.
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Edmonton
Alberta
R. G. Reid
Emigrants Sail to Canada Under Prairie Settlement Schemes
Six hundred emigrants plus 260 single men and 40 boys sailed for Canada on the Antonio under a family settlement scheme. Twenty families proceed independently to the Dominion. Most aim to settle on the western prairies as the emigration season opens with the Antonio Doric and Montrose sailing from Liverpool.
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London
Canada
Antonio
Dominion
England
Prairies
Liverpool
Doric
Montrose
Alberta Premier opposes restoring old ballot system
In Edmonton on March 19 Premier Brownlee urged rejecting a return to the old cross-mark method and proposed a discussion on amending the Alberta Election Act to allow either X or cross marks. McKeen of Lac Ste. Anne defended the change while Liberal support appeared strong. The debate adjourned after the motion's discussion.
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Edmonton
Préimier Brownlee
M. ‘©. McKeen
Lac Ste. Anne
McKeen
George MacLachlan
Pembina
G. A. Forster Hand Hills
Stevens Nasty Tongue Brought Forth A Well Merited Re buke
Ottawa reports Hon. H. N. Stevens challenged to repeat charges outside the house of commons at customs committee. RR. P. Clark inspector of customs said he resented accusations of theft and incompetence and asked Stevens to present charges in court or outside parliament. Clark cited personal harm to his family and declined further public comment.
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Ottawa
H. N. Stevens
House of Commons
Customs Committee
RR. P. Clark
Customs and Excise
Montreal
House,of Commons
Customs Department
Stevens
Mr. Clark
Clark
Wheat market suffers sharp declines in Winnipeg trade session
Today's Winnipeg wheat session shows losses of four to five cents as export buying collapses and exporters pull back after yesterday's active sale. October futures fall five cents to 4.993-4, coarse grains and flax follow the decline with weak demand and light offerings. No cash market trades appear and shippers report no demand.
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Winnipeg
Russia
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