Prorogation on Track as Alberta Legislature Weighs Bills
Edmonton reports indicate the session may prorogue this week as 20 bills await second and third readings. Key issues include Alberta Trackways incorporation and Workmen's Compensation Act amendments, with a looming railway debate tied to a bid for Alberta and Great Waterways Railway. Premier Brownlee cautions against premature action amid traffic projections and public utilities questions ahead of prorogation.
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Alberta
Northern Railways
Edmonton
Alberta and Great Waterways
Dunvegan
B.C
Linng
Anl
Severe Blizzard Strikes Constantinople Paralyzing City Life
From Constantinople in March 719 a heavy snowfall and record cold shut Black Sea shipping and halted daily work. Influenza and tuberculosis spread among residents as thousands suffer. slums in Stamboul Varigils report 26 to 60 percent of live stock perished from the cold.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Black Sea
Stamboul
Varigils
Doris McDonald Plea For Clemency Not Yet Decided
The Canadian press reports that the case of Doris Palmer McDonald, condemned to hang in Valleyfield Quebec, remains undecided. A potential royal cabinet review may occur today or tomorrow with any clemency steps likely announced Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Doris McDonald
Apartment of Justice
Doris Palmer McDonald
Valleyfield
Que
Millionaire State Treasurer John Smulski Ends Life
Chicago March 109 John Smulski 61 former state treasurer ended his life in his apartment yesterday. His body was found by hotel attaches after a period of despondency over ill health.
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Chicago
John Smulski
Milionaire Bing
Df. Sigols
Longest Flight by Woman Reaches Darwin Australia
Mrs Keith Miller and Captain W N Lancaster complete a record flight from Croydon England to Darwin Australia in 18 000 miles aboard the two seater light plane Red Rose They started Oct 14 and faced several mishaps including a crash on Banka Island Dutch East Indies with Miller sustaining a broken nose and Lancaster a cut lip en route they plan to press on to Sydney New South Wales.
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Darwin
Australia
Keith Miller
W. N. Lankhater
Croydon
England
Murtek
Banka Island
Dutch East‘Indies
Grain market mixed with liquidation pressures and small gains
After a volatile session, cash oats and rye held steady while coarse grains softened. Prices fell from earlier highs as liquidation dominated in the last half, with July and March futures edging higher in early trading before retreating.
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Tate
Sterdy
Canadian National Railways accused in UMW attack claims
C K Eaton union attorney told Senate Coal Committee that the Canadian government and the Canadian National Railways conspired to depress United Mine Workers wages in the United States. W R Woodford of the Rail and River Coal Company testified the firm is WV incorporated but CN ownership controls stock. Ottawa officials dismissed the charges as a scatter of CN Railways administration.
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Washington, D.C
United Mine Workers
United States
Senate’ Coal ‘Committee
C. K. Eaton
W. R. Woodford
Cleveland
Ohio
Rail and River Coal’Company
National Railways
Eaton
Woodfora
CNR
Waton
Ottawa
Qan
Washington
Canadian National Railways, Administration
Detroit Man Killed in Hit and Run Streetcar Zone
William Gurrie a 50 year old Detroit Edison employee born in Calgary was struck by a speeding car and killed with fiancee Miss Shirley Blog badly injured her leg. The car did not stop and dragged Currie’s body before fleeing the scene.
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Énkager
William Gurrie
Dnd
Rynautomobile
Miss Shirley
Currie
Detroit Edison Company
Detroit
Calgary
Alta
Tailor George Watson Dies in Self Inflicted Throat Slashing
Goderich Ontario March 19 George Watson a tailor of Elgin Avenue died after slashing his throat with a razor in a self inflicted act. He was described as a cripple and had not been in good health.
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Goderich
Ont
George Watson
Elgin Avenue
Snow Storm Hits Eastern States From Atlantic
Snow from an Atlantic coastal storm blanketed the eastern states with depths between three and seventeen inches inland, downing some trees but mostly not hindering travel. Boston saw heavy rain while New York City had light sleet turning to rain as the storm moved through.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Boston
Pennsylvania
New York City
Body of Woman Recovered After Ice Plunge Near Gananoque
The body of Mrs. Peters, who rode with Dean Hetherington in a motor car that plunged through ice opposite Grindstone Island near Gananoque, was recovered yesterday and taken to Mrs. Flora Bullloch's residence. Hetherington's body was raised from the water on Saturday. the woman's body was not in the car when found. The vehicle rested about 45 feet below.
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Ont
Peters
Dean Hetherinton
Grindstone Island
Here
Flora Bulloch
Hetherington
Obsequies of Nancy Ann Miller End Hindu Wedding Rite
Barwaha India March 19 The Hindu wedding ceremonies for Nancy Ruth Miller an American girl ends after a lengthy rite attended by thousands at Darymé Hall Palace Ag social as the procession proceeds Bride and groom seated facing east and west Miss Miller in silk and gold brocade with diamonds Miss Miller’s grandmother watches closely The ceremony follows Maharatta rites including barefooting gold ornaments rice holy water vows sacred fire and deities Colonel Lambdate gives Miss Miller away The couple receive a golden thread and are declared man and wife They worship the sacred fire and the peepal tree The couple then go to the residence for a banquet for 10000 guests including European attendees No junior maharaja or high state officials were present
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Barwaha
India
Nancy Ruth Miller
Maharanee Devi
Sharmista Holkar
Darymé ‘Hall Palace
Pip
Miss.Miller
Miss Miller
Lambdate
Lakashami
Indore
Mahazanee
Redistribution debate in Edmonton Legislature prompts resolution
In the Edmonton Legislature on March 16, debate on redistribution is highlighted. Mr McGillivray notes the current representation system yields 71 seats for 41 percent of votes, urging a redistribution bill for the next session.
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Edmonton
Labor
Atad- Anamannadia
Debate on Representation by Population in Canada
Mr McGmillvray argued that democracy should be based on representation by population as a cornerstone of Canadian parliamentary systems. He urged presenting the facts to the legislature and people to decide the fate of the resolution amid Alberta’s ongoing federation discussions.
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McGqmillvray
Alberta
Skull Fractured by Bullet in Odd Circumstances
Vancouver police hold Antone Ereneko as they investigate the death of his wife Mary Ereneko from a bullet wound Sunday night. The body was found with a .32 calibre pistol beside her head after a neighbor call. Doctors say the fracture and wound appeared unlikely to be self inflicted.
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Vancouver
Antone Ereneko
Mary Ereneko
Hkreneko
Thorntson
New York Quakes Jolted Northeast Regions
Residents of northeastern New York recount details of yesterday’s earthquakes felt from Malone and Plattsburg to Lake George. Tremors were reported near Saranac Lake around 10 o clock yesterday morning and also felt on the Canadian side of the St Lawrence River.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Los Angeles Disaster Toll Cited at 272 Dead 177 Missing
Officials in the St Francis disaster region report 272 confirmed dead and 177 missing as authorities resume search efforts. Army equipment is aiding as crews clear debris from the affected zone while authorities restrict salvage work to the chimed land area.
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Lée
Angeles
Jossa
St. Francis. Dam
Canadian Minnedosa brings workers to port in record numbers
The Minnedosa arrived with 75 cabin, 489 tourist and 896 third class passengers, including 36 Danish farm hands bound for the West and 10 British families. A subsequent wave of 75 Danish workers and 15 British domestics followed under the colonization program of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The British Columbia Legislature adjourned Wednesday with ceremonies.
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Colonization Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
West
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Unsinkable lifeboat leaves London on Atlantic trip
The 68 year old inventor Schuttevare and three companions boarded the inscribed lifeboat Schuttevare at Westminster pier for an Atlantic voyage. Crowds gathered on the Embankment and Westminster Bridge as the boat departed marking a bold venture.
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Atlantic
Schuttevare
York
Westminster Pier
House of Parliament
Ren
Embankment
Westminster Bridge
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