Talented Company Presents Mirthful Comedy At Empress
The three act comedy A Prince There Way at Empress theatre Tuesday drew a packed crowd and praise for a talented cast led by Brian Shelton and Anna Marie Kane. The production by Mr Blanchard under St Patrick's Church auspices will return Saturday with matinee and evening shows. The youthful Comfort played by Toootie Bell delivered standout moments and the overall performance elicited sustained laughter from the audience.
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Empress Theatre
Blanchard
St. Patrick’s Church
Brian Shelton
Charles Martin
Anna Marie Kane
Marion Chandler
Kathleen Woods
New York
Comfort
Bell
Hotel Lenox Fire Claims Several Injured and Missing
Fire at the Lenox Hotel in Lynn Massachusetts last night left four people severely burned, one badly cut, and six reported missing. The blaze began in a miniature golf course on the first floor of the five story brick building, with 75 to 100 guests aided to the street by firemen and police. The structure housed stores and the golf course on the first floor and the hotel above.
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Lynn
Mass
Lenox
Medalta Agreement Signed by City Council in Special Meeting
The City and Medalta Potteries, Ltd. signed the agreement at a special council meeting called to address the measure amid opposition from Aldermen Mc Combs and Rae. The by law passed unanimously after a third reading, with Deputy Mayor Hole and City Clerk Blackburn signing as required. Davidson of Medalta praised the move, noting plans to hire up to 150 workers at the plant.
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Medalta Potteries, Ltd
Ald
McCombs
Rae
Hole
Bulli N Ald
Simpson
Ire
R. B. Davidson
Black
Davidson
Blackburn
Questions On Soviet Embargo Move In Canadian Parliament
Ottawa March 18. A Liberal member asks the Dominion Government about the Russia embargo. He questions whether Canada consulted foreign governments before the embargo and if it sought to persuade others to imitate the move. He also asks if Canada plans to repatriate Canadians working in Russia.
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Ottawa
Canadian Press
Dominion
W. Girouard
Drummond-Athabaska
Rus
Canada
Mr. Girouard
Russia
Duff Better After Montreal Hospital Operation
Premier R. B. Bennett reported that His Excellency Administrator Justice Duff of the Supreme Court of Canada had a serious operation at Royal Victoria hospital in Montreal this morning. Surgeons say the operation was successful and the patient is resting comfortably.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Wheat grade counts from Winnipeg inspections
Winnipeg reports inspections list 117 inspected wheat, 475 lost year, 58 graded tough. Contracts show 41 cars of wheat, 28 oats, 40 barley, 11 flax, 3 rye, 11 other grains 3-1.
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Winnipeg
Missionary Women Slain in China at Yunnan Fu
Two United States Seventh Day Adventist missionaries, Mrs. C B Miller of Glendale California and Mrs Dallas R White of St Helena California, were killed in their sleep at Yunnan Fu as reported from Peiping. Authorities blamed discharged Chinese servants. both victims suffered fractured skulls from hatchets. The husbands were away on business in Talifu and two children were unharmed.
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Hong Kong
United States
C. B. Miller
Glendale
Calif
Dallas R. White
St. Helena
Yunnan Fu
Peiping
China
Vera Mosebar White
Battle Ground
Washington
Victoria Marian Miller
Doings In Parliament Ottawa March 18 Debates Continue
Parliament reports show the Senate and House of Commons advancing debates on the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne and Mr King’s amendment. Key figures include L F Schaffner Raoul Dandurand W S Willoughby R B Bennett J S Woodsworth Charles Stewart Henri Bourassa F H Pickel G C Coote Thomas McMillan Fernand Rienfait and the Naturalization Act bill moving to first reading. The scene covers ongoing Senate adjournment and notable cross‑partisan participation.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
W. CL. Mackenzie King
L. F. Schaffner
Souris
T. J. Bourque Richibucto
Raoul Dandurand
Henri Bourassa
Ind
Labelle
F. H Pickel
Brome
Bennett
Mackenzie King
Mr. Kin
Charles Stewart
William Clark
Alberta Legislature Debates Freight Rates and Fiscal Agency
During the week of March 4 the Alberta Legislature debated a resolution by Mr Andrews urging immediate action to fix discriminatory grain and flour freight rates to Vancouver and British Columbia. The assembly also discussed provincial financing via a fiscal agency and passed the estimates for the coming year. The debate on the fiscal agency motion continued until adjournment.
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Dunrtieré
Andrews
P&dicle
British Columbia
Ruailding
Prairies
Montreal
Fort William
Port Arthur
Western Province
Alberta
Dominion
Vancouver
Imperial Bank
Wond, Gundy and Co
Dominion Securities and Ames
Howson
Appeals by six Toronto brokers dismissed by Ontario court
The Ontario Appellate Division upheld the prison terms for six Toronto mining brokers sentenced last fall to two and a half to three years. Their appeals were heard after a lengthy session, with two other brokers accepting their sentences. Names include William J. Smart Matrice E. Young D. S. Paterson Austin Campbell Malcolm Stobie C. J. Forlong.
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Toronto
Mar
Canadian Press
Supreme Court of Ontario
Jas. Hipplestone
W. T. H. Shutt
Arthur E. J.mlaysey
William J. Smart
Homer L. Gibson’ Company
Matrice E. Young
Homer L. Gibson Company
D. S. Paterson
D. S. Paterson Company
Austin Campbell
D. S. ‘Paterson Company
Malcolm Stobie
Stobie
Forlong, Company
C. J. Forlong
FoHong Company
Auto Bus Service To Lethbridge From Medicine Hat
Mr. Fisher of the Greyhound headquarters in Calgary is arranging a new bus service between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge now in operation for a week. Buses depart Lethbridge for Medicine Hat at 8 am and return at 1 30 pm with 12 noon arrival in the city. The schedule permits connections to Cardston Coleman Spokane Calgary and Edmonton. The Medicine Hat headquarters is Benys Garage and buses will pick up passengers at hotels if called in. Additional service will be added as demand grows.
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Fisher
Greyhound
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Cardston
Coleman
Spokane
Edmonton
Beny’s
Beny
Three Survivors Of the Viking Are Rescued
News from St Johns and New York report three more Viking survivors pulled from ice floes near Horse Island Newfoundland. Bowring Brothers and the Sealing fleet aid in search as additional seamen named Johnson Kean and Best are identified among rescued men kept under care for exposure.
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New York
N.Y
White Bay
Newfoundland
Bowring Brothers Ltd
St. Johns
Mfld
Strait
Belle Isle
Fressi
Viking
Horse Island
Johnson
Kean
Best
Ssater
Ungara
Alfred Kean
W. Johnson
Diphtheria Cases Rise as Alaska Town Struggles
Point Barrow Alaska March 18 The diphtheria epidemic worsened with two new serious cases and full hospital space. Dr Henry Griest returned home to bed patients showing any improvement. James H Connall prominent Peterboro merchant and curler is dead.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Henry . Griest
New South Wales in Financial Trouble Says Prime Minister
Canberra reports Prime Minister Scullin told the House of Representatives that New South Wales paid only 123000 of 1228000 in interest due March 15. He said the Federal Government is considering action to uphold Commonwealth law and constitution as NSW rebels against the loan policy.
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Canberra
Australia
Scullin
House of Representatives
New South Wales
Labor
General Commonwealth
Ney
Federal Loan Council
Citrine of Glasgow Runs Aground Off Bragda Head
The Citrine of Glasgow ran ashore and turned turtle off Bragda Head near Port Erin Isle of Man. Ten lives feared lost two crewmen reached shore.
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Port Erin
Isle of Man
Citrine
Glasgow
Bragda Head
Wages of British Railway Workers Cut Four Percent
About 100 000 railway workers in Britain will have earnings cut by four and one sixth percent under a settlement between rail companies and the union. No adult male will earn under 40 shillings a week. A separate earthquake tremor near Georgetown University lasts four hours and may have originated near Korea. Patsy Sacco killed in Welland crossing accident. Dominic Degazio hospitalized. William Squires of London Ontario dies by suicide in barn.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Welland
Ont
Patsy Sacco
Michigan Central Railway
Crowland
Dominic Degazio
Nes
Degazio
Sacco
Burnaby Chief Receives Threat After Jail Breaker Death
An anonymous letter threatens Burnaby Chief Constable W J Devitt after Ellis Wilcox, a jail breaker, was shot and killed in a gunfight last Friday. The caps letter mailed in Vancouver at 11 PM Tuesday vows retaliation and says the chief's life is worth a plugged nickel.
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Vancouver
W. J. Devitt
Burnaby
Ellis Wilcox
Wilcox
Bennett Defends Canada’s Economic Principles at Ottawa
Ottawa reports Premier Bennett reaffirmed that Canada’s general economic principles will guide policy at upcoming Imperial and Economic Conferences. He rejected any shift in stance and asserted broad support in Parliament as he addressed the throne speech debate.
Resignation rocks Liberal ranks in London
Sir Archibald Sinclair resigned as head of the Liberal party, signaling turmoil in political circles. The report notes among Liberals several were divided, with twenty three aligned with government policy and six opposed, as Lloyd George contemplated a signing.
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London
Archibald
Sinclair
Chie Wits
Liberal Party
Ouamons
Daly Lloyd. George
Jenvier
Canadian Club speech urges public board to back northern land project
J M Gilmour of Medicine Hat called for a central private or public body to finance settlement in Northern Canada to preempt railway expansion and unite distant communities. He warned against reliance on speculation and stressed patriotism, national benefit, and the need for decisive action.
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Maple Creek
Canada
Canadian Club
Medicine Hat
Maple Creek Board of Trade
Flo
London
Canadian Pacific’ ‘Railway
Gilmour
Redistribution debate signals potential political shifts
Edmonton reports D M Duggan Conservative Leader warns of evolving political alignments before recovery from the depression. He urges a commission to redraw constituencies and standardize voting, noting unrest and threats from oil markets, secession, and communism as factors shaping future elections.
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Edmonton
D. M. Duggan
Sch Chenger
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